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August 13. 2013 10:41PM
Derry looks at what to do with roads once private
By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
— The recent efforts to improve Hilda Avenue has led to a larger discussion of how the town plans to improve former private roads near Rainbow Lake and throughout town.
Councilor Mark Osborne brought up the issue at a recent Town Council meeting, noting that he had been contacted by several residents of Hilda Avenue concerned about the state of their road.
Since that time, the public works department has taken some steps to improve the safety and condition of the road at the intersection of English Range Road, including cutting vegetation to improve visibility.
Public works director Mike Fowler said the town will also pave a portion of the road apron at the intersection when it paves Cove Road later this season.
Fowler said the condition of Hilda Avenue points to the issue officials have in addressing many roads the town has taken control of at Rainbow Lake and in other areas during the past decade.
"The history of Rainbow Lake is that the town inherited those roads through a court order back in 2003," said Fowler. "Quite honestly, we have struggled with the best way to stay on top of these roads. They are gravel roads and low volume roads, but when it rains, we have to go in and try to perform maintenance."
The town plans to pave some of the gravel roads to reduce future maintenance costs, Fowler said.
A limited annual paving budget means blacktopping all desired roads will take time.
Paving the entire Rainbow Lakes area would cost about $1 million, he said, which would be close to the entire town paving budget for the year. Fowler said it will be five to seven years before the entire Rainbow Lake area is paved.
"This is a function of having other roads in town, such as Crystal Avenue and Birch Street, that have much higher volume and these are roads that are going to require attention," said Fowler.
Councilor Brad Benson suggested the public works department come before the council with an update on its plan and schedule for paving the former private roads in town.
"In the last four or five years, we have acquired a lot of town roads that are not up to town specifications, and most are not paved," said Benson.
He said it would be helpful to have a ranking of the order in which the roads will be paved.


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It's the second one of the soul serie that started with Christine Miller wonderful rendition of Marvin Gaye's Inner City Blues. This time it's Prince Jamo who sings Aaron Neville's ultra classic Hercules backed by The Zion Gate Players. This cut is followed by instrumental versions with Arnaud Fradin (Malted Milk) playing guitar, Mark «Mostec» Skeete at the Wurlitzer electric piano and Charlotte Méas ,really inspired at the flute. This is reggae blended with soul with a touch of blues, definitely the funkiest release on the label up to now !
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Rusty Staub was one of the good guys in Mets' history, not to mention one of their better players. Who can forget him playing the 1973 World Series with basically one arm?
Staub developed into one of the game's great pinch-hitters. On this date in 1983, Staub tied Dave Philley's then major league record with his eighth consecutive pinch-hit in the first game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia.
Staub played 23 seasons in the major leagues, including nine with the Mets. He broke in with Houston in 1963 – the Astros' second year of existence – then played with Montreal (1969-71); the Mets (1972-75); Detroit (1976-79), where he had three of his best seasons; another brief stint with the Expos at the end of the 1979 season; Texas in 1980; and finally five more years with the Mets.
Staub finished with 2,716 hits and 292 homers.
After his career, Staub worked on Mets' telecasts, then own and operated two restaurants in Manhattan. He is a chef and wine connoisseur.
The Expos retired Staub's No. 10 in 1993.


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The birth of a glacier
What does it take to grow a glacier?Growing a glacier requires two essential ingredients: adequate snow fall and a cool climate. In warm climates, high mountain peaks may recieve heavy snowfall in the winter, only to have it melt away during the warm summer months. A cool climate means cool summers. In a cool climate, some winter snow may survive each year, providing a base for the next years snow. Glaciers can grow only when the amount of snow that accumulates is greater than the amount that melts each year. Heavy winter snowfall and cool summer temperatures both favor the growth of glaciers.
If conditions are right...Over many years, perhaps a few centuries, layer upon layer of snow builds up. As the mass thickens the weight of the snow presses down, forcing the snow at the base of the glacier to recrystallize into dense glacial ice. Eventually, when the ice reaches a thickness of about 100 feet, the ice begins to squeeze outward and move under the pressure of its own weight. Once the ice starts to flow, its no longer just a thick lump of ice-a glacier is born!
As the glacier flows downhill, it descends to warmer zones where the snow melts from year to year. The boundary where snow melting equals snow accumulation is called the annual snowline. The snowline varies from year to year depending upon the amount of snowfall (precipitation) and temperature.
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Your children's daily hydration needs will vary depending on their ages, genders and physical activity levels; the temperature outside; and their health, including whether they have a temperature. Generally, healthy kids who aren't involved in rigorous physical activity or sports get enough water by drinking when they're thirsty and eating a balanced diet.
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Keep fluids flowing. Offer smaller amounts of beverages throughout the day, rather than large amounts at one time.
Hydration tip: Be mindful of the beverages you choose. Those with added sugars and calories, but few other nutrients, should be occasional choices.
Make fluids fun. For younger kids, serve beverages in colorful glasses and use crazy-shaped loopy straws.
Let kids pick their own water bottles. They'll be more excited about carrying beverages to school, sports and other activities.
Hydration tip: To keep beverages chilled, freeze half of the fluid in the bottle overnight, then top it off in the morning.
Use caution when it's hot outside, especially for active kids. In high temperatures, kids don't sweat as much as adults do, so it's harder for them to cool off. This puts them more at risk for dehydration. When kids are playing outside on hot days, head off problems by making sure they drink fluids before, during and after activity. As a guideline, encourage at least 4 ounces of fluid every 15 to 20 minutes, or whenever there's a break or time-out.
Hydration tip: One ounce equals about two "sips."
Take care when it's cold, too. Kids who play winter sports or play actively outside in cold, dry environments may sweat, especially when wearing lots of layers or protective gear. So follow the same fluid guidelines as for hot weather.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Swedish journalist was shot to death while he was out reporting in an affluent and well-guarded area in Kabul Tuesday, highlighting fears of rising violence ahead of a crucial election to choose a new leader for the country.
Nils Horner, 51, who also had British citizenship, had worked for Swedish Radio since 2001 as a foreign correspondent mostly in Asia and the Middle East, including Afghanistan and Baghdad.
The killing came a day after the Taliban vowed "to use all force necessary" to disrupt the April 5 presidential vote, but a spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the Islamic militant movement was behind the attack. The shooting also occurred near the site of a Taliban assault against a Lebanese restaurant that killed 13 foreigners and eight Afghans two months ago.
"The police do not have any evidence to say who was behind this attack, but after the investigation we will know whether this incident was political or personal," police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said.
The area is home to several embassies, and there was a police checkpoint about 100 meters (yards) away from where the attack occurred. Security also was tighter than usual as dignitaries gathered for the funeral of Afghanistan's powerful Vice President Mohammed Qasim Fahim.
Suicide bombings and other attacks are frequent in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan where insurgents are fighting to undermine confidence in the Western-backed government as the U.S. and allied troops prepare to end their combat mission at the end of the year. But Horner's assassination heightened concern that insurgents may step up their campaign of violence against foreigners, which have been relatively rare in the capital.
Anne Lagercrantz, head of news at Swedish Radio, said the newsroom was in deep shock.
She said Horner spoke to the desk in Stockholm early Tuesday and they agreed that he would go out and do interviews ahead of the election.
When people in the newsroom saw reports that a foreign journalist had been shot in Kabul, they tried to contact Horner by email but got no response. They then called his mobile phone, and a doctor answered saying Horner had been shot and killed, Lagercrantz said.
Swedish Radio chief executive Cilla Benko said Horner was very safety conscious but was prepared to take risks.
"This was his life," Benko said. "He didn't want to do anything else."
Swedish Radio officials said there were no known threats to Horner.
A guard at a restaurant across the street from where the attack happened said two young men approached the journalist as he was talking to his translator at about 11 a.m.
The guard, Mohammad Zubair, said one of the men pulled out a pistol and shot Horner in the head, causing him to collapse in a pool of blood. He said there was a single shot and the bullet then hit a nearby Mercedes Benz, which had a bullet hole.
The witness said he and other guards called the police from the checkpoint and they cordoned off the area.
Stanikzai said the two attackers were wearing military uniforms, which can easily be bought in markets and are frequently used by insurgents as disguises. He also said police were questioning the journalist's driver and translator as part of the investigation.
Not including Horner, at least 29 journalists have been killed in Afghanistan since 1992, most after the 2001 U.S.-led ouster of the Taliban, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.
Violence also targeted Afghans elsewhere in the country. A roadside bomb killed three health workers vaccinating children for polio in the south, said Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province. He said the blast struck a car carrying the three as they traveled between districts.
Meanwhile, thousands of Afghans waving flags and chanting crowded into a Kabul cemetery and thronged an ambulance carrying Fahim's flag-covered coffin to the gravesite. Fahim, who died Sunday at 57, was an ethnic Tajik and a leading commander in the Northern Alliance, which battled the Taliban for years and helped the U.S. in ousting the Islamic militant movement.
At a funeral service earlier in the presidential palace, Karzai lauded Fahim — who held the rank of field marshal and had survived several assassination attempts — for always promoting national interest.
"I lost my best friend and my brother," Karzai said, surrounded by tribal leaders and other Afghan dignitaries and foreign diplomats. "He was always with me in making important decisions on international and domestic issues."
Associated Press writers Amir Shah in Kabul, Matti Huuhtanen in Helsinki and Karl Ritter in Stockholm contributed to this report.


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"Why do you want to do porn?" What a question. For Angelina (Ashley Hinshaw of "Chronicle"), known as Cherry when she's naked on film, the answer's simple. She likes trying new things. She did a naked photo shoot once. No big deal.
The best thing about first-time director/co-writer Stephen Elliott's "About Cherry" is its refusal to go overboard. Angelina doesn't fall down a rabbit hole of dangerous people and drug addiction; she merely dates Francis (James Franco), who enjoys coke, maybe more than she knows.
In a subtle performance from Hinshaw, Angelina's an empowered woman who doesn't wear her troubles on the outside. She simply takes the opportunities she's given and does what she can to protect herself. She leaves behind her alcoholic mom (Lili Taylor) and younger sister in Long Beach to move to San Francisco with her best friend Andrew (Dev Patel), who not surprisingly finds difficulty in sharing one bedroom and one bed with his gorgeous pal.
If only Elliott (a Chicago native) engaged the fractures in the relationships. The complications between the somewhat passive Angelina and Francis and Andrew barely exist until they're major problems. The same goes for the developing issues between Angelina's director (Heather Graham, now behind the porn cameras 15 years after "Boogie Nights") and her girlfriend (Diane Farr).
Eventually, no one not in the porn industry can handle what their loved ones do when they're not around. Co-written by adult actress Lorelei Lee, "About Cherry" deflects these feelings rather than tracking them and offers only a mild examination of people's search for perfection in each other. The film comprises both usefully non-sexual business talk (yes, porn stars require contract negotiations) and steamy encounters, whether Angelina's practicing in the mirror or flirting with Francis at a bar. That generates a sensual world existing on top of the real one, where many people work non-ideal jobs simply to pay the bills.
That's provocative, even if "About Cherry" remains too tasteful to satisfyingly put the two worlds together.
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text: Chris Crooks: Three Tattooers, One Tattoo (VIDEO) By Chris Crooks It has been a really busy few months at White Dragon Tattoo in Belfast. It has been an honor to have Ching from East Tattoo and Takami from Japan guesting at the studio. We decided that it was a great opportunity to work together on something. It is rare to have three japanese style tattooists in the same studio, and most definitely the first time something like this has happen in my country... [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BenmXZ_zfj8&w=560&h=315] The plan was to work together and to just let the tattoo design flow. There was a very loose theme of a skull using our own personal trademark styles. Ching and Takami did a lot of free hand sketching, and I opted to draw up a chrysanthemum and stencil it due to the complexity of the design. We all worked on the piece together for three-and-a-half-hours, completing the line work and the shading. Next session will be later in the year following the London Tattoo Convention when we will all be in Belfast again. It was a great honor and great fun, the video has been edited to try to fit as much in as possible but I look forward to adding the color as this will really bring the whole piece to life! (Chris Crooks is a tattooer and blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine. Chris can be found at: White Dragon Tattoo in Belfast, Northern Ireland.)


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Well, this is rather interesting. Back when The War Z was being promoted, the game's developers were spotted copying images from The Walking Dead and using them for their own promo shots. The cycle is now more or less repeating itself with Bethesda and Tango Gameworks' newly revealed "The Evil Within" project.
And War Z used pieces of stuff like The Walking Dead.
Oh jesus... what were they thinking? And how many other corners did they cut in this manner?
Anybody else think this could be done as a joke or for revenge by the artist's due to the War-Z controversy surrounding stealing artwork as opposed to lack of creativity?


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There's no doubt that Nathan Drake is one of the most popular game characters to emerge this generation. After all he is a 21st century Indiana Jones, with a lot of charm and wit. He seems like someone you'd love to hang around with, and someone who just takes life as it comes, even though most of his time is spent looking down the barrel of a gun. However, behind this exterior of a charming guy lies the mind of a cunning, ruthless, secretive mass murderer.
This again, I'm pretty sure it's not murder if you kill people who are trying to kill you and/or destroy/take over the world. Why is it that Drake always gets this weird criticism and all other protagonists are immune?
"How many did you kill just today?" This line from Lazaravich is still blown out of proportion and context just for clicks? and why Drake like the Dragon's Crown Sorceress so singled out with killing and everyone else gets a pass?
Naughty Dawg should make a game where you play as a bandit and have a bandicoot partner. *_*
is just gameplay, Drake really doesn't kill hundreds of people in the games just like Mario runs and jump for hours in his games and never gets tired. That's just how gaming is unless you want to go the David Cage's route when making games just to keep everything within context.
The only way to fix Uncharted would be by mirroring Mirror's Edge gameplay maybe? Instead of gunning down every-body it would be more about the chasing... Or maybe by putting more emphasis on stealth and less bullets?
This discussion has already been done and overkilled.... Stop being cliche.


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Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah Army veteran was found hanging dead Friday in his jail cell as he awaited trial on charges of killing a police officer and wounding five others during a raid that netted 13 pot plants and sparked a fierce debate about what happened that night.
With a trial no longer a possibility, authorities strongly refuted the previous claims of Matthew David Stewart that he didn't know who was breaking into his home. Stewart's father, Michael Stewart, has insisted his son was only defending himself from what he thought was a robbery.
Matthew David Stewart, 39, was found hanging from a bed sheet during a routine cell check just before 1 a.m. Friday, Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said at a news conference.
The county has referred the investigation into the death to an outside agency, and another county attorney will review it.
Michael Stewart said he doesn't believe foul play was involved, but he accused jail officials of making his son's life miserable and leaving his mental illness untreated.
Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson denied those allegations on Friday.
Michael Stewart said his son was despondent over a judge's recent refusal to hold a hearing on what the family believes was an illegally obtained search warrant.
"I think he gave up," Michael Stewart said about his son's death. "He was depressed."
Matthew David Stewart was accused of killing strike force agent Jared Francom and wounding five other officers when authorities descended on his Ogden home during the January 2012 raid. He could have faced the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
He also faced charges of attempted aggravated murder and marijuana cultivation.
Investigators have said they received a tip from Stewart's ex-girlfriend that he was growing marijuana in the home about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Officers said they visited weeks earlier when no one was home and believed they could see equipment for growing marijuana in the basement.
Authorities obtained a search warrant for a drug raid on Jan. 4, 2012.
Stewart maintained he never heard the officers identify themselves and believed he was being robbed when they broke open his door with a ramming device.
Police said Stewart had not responded to a knock at the door and waited for police to enter before firing into a hallway from his bedroom.
Stewart suffered several wounds during the gun fight and was hospitalized for nearly a month.
Smith used Friday's news conference to detail the police version of what happened that night.
"There has been a lot of noise about Mr. Stewart believing that these were intruders into his home, that he didn't know they were police," said Smith, speaking sternly at a podium. "The evidence is very clear that he knew exactly who he was shooting at."
Smith said he felt free to discuss the details of the case now that there won't be a trial.
Undercover officers involved in the raid have testified they wore jackets that said "police" on the back. In addition, Stewart was given ample opportunity to open a side door, they said.
Officers had cleared all but one room in the house when two of them walked into a bedroom hallway. Stewart fired the first of 31 shots — 17 of which hit officers, Smith said.
One officer was struck in the face. Another ducked into a bathroom and was trapped, as Francom tried to cover for him, Smith said.
Francom was struck seven times by shots fired from Stewart's 9mm gun, and continued to be hit when he was already down, Smith said.
Ballistic reports show that every bullet that hit officers came from Stewart's gun, the prosecutor said.
Stewart's father said he doesn't trust the official reports or the officers' accounts. He believes some of the officers shot others in the chaos of the darkened house.
"He was defending himself," Michael Stewart said of his son. "I'm not criticizing all police. There are good ones, but none will come forward in this case to tell the truth."


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<cal2>Senior Movie Day. "PS I Love You" will be shown in the Multiplex Cinema at Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St., at 10 a.m. Refreshments and door prizes provided prior to movie. Free for those 55+. Call 703-435-6530.
Relay for Life. 7 p.m., Reston Sheraton, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. A "Kick-Off Party" for the 2009 Relay for Life will be held. The Relay will be held May 30+31 at South Lakes High School. Call Angee Quattro at 301-466-3320 or Andrew Sterling at 703-244-5881 to donate or volunteer.
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Dine-In Movie. 6-9 p.m., Herndon Community Center Pool, 814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Bring your floats and rafts and watch a movie in the pool. Doors open at 6 p.m.; movie begins at 6:30 p.m. Pizza and drinks available for purchase on the pool deck. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian; children under 6 must have a parent or guardian in the water with them. Visit www.herndon-va.gov or call 703-787-7300.
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Father Daughter Dance. Fathers and their daughters, ages 4-12, are invited to dance to popular music at the Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave., 6:30-9 p.m. This semi-formal event will include dancing, appetizers, drinks, a photo of the couple and a keepsake. Daughter may be accompanied by an uncle, grandfather, or a male guardian. $50/couple; $25/each additional daughter. Call 703-787-7300.
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• What you should know about "Won't Back Down" - talking points
• Parent trigger, or parent tricker?
• Real parent engagement - real reform
• Union-led parent partnership solutions
• Useful links
• Blogs on the film
• "Won't Back Down": Film reviews
You probably have heard the buzz about the new movie, "Won't Back Down," which opened in theaters nationwide on September 28.
The story is compelling and the acting is reportedly great (many predict Academy Award nominations)
But "Won't Back Down" is a dishonest Hollywood portrayal of the problems in our educational system. The movie was funded by the very people who want to privatize and profit from our schools.
As Florida parent activist Rita Solnet wrote: "…this movie was funded by charter school privatizers seeking fistfuls of dwindling education dollars. … But before our nation agrees that it is a neat idea for parents to demand takeovers, everybody has to know the real issues that caused the problems. People can choose to blame teachers unions, but they should remember that the problems people are trying to fix in public education are the same in states with unions and without unions."
Read Solnet's entire piece here.
• "Won't Back Down" is this year's "Waiting for Superman," exept it's fictional and it's Hollywood. And it's worse.
1. "Won't Back Down" is "inept and bizarre."
Andrew O'Hehir, reviewing for Salon.com, writes that "Won't Back Down' is "a set of right-wing anti-union talking points disguised (with limited success) as a mainstream motion-picture-type product."
2. "Won't Back Down" promotes an ALEC [American Legislative Exchange Council]-model bill. The film promotes the "parent trigger" law, an ALEC-created policy proposal that turns public schools into privately run charter schools. ALEC also brought you Arizona's draconian immigration law, Pennsylvania's disenfranchising voter ID law and Wisconsin's union-busting Act 10.
3. "Won't Back Down" is deeply deceptive. The "parent trigger" law promoted by the film has only been used twice in real life. Both instances have created "legal and community disasters," writes Salon.com's Alexander Zaitchik.
4. "Won't Back Down" promotes horrible (and untrue) stereotypes about teachers. The film shows public school teachers as listless and uncaring. One teacher is even shown locking a girl in a closet. As Randi Weingarten writes in The Washington Post:
"I don't recognize the teachers portrayed in this movie….The teachers I know are women and men who have devoted their lives to helping children learn and grow and reach their full potential. These women and men come in early, stay late to mentor and tutor students, coach sports teams, advise the student council, work through lunch breaks, purchase school supplies using money from their own pockets and spend their evenings planning lessons, grading papers and talking to parents."
5. "Won't Back Down" helps fund anti-union causes. Walden Media, which produced the film, is owned by Philip Anschutz, whose foundation has donated $210,000 to the anti-union National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
6. "Won't Back Down" avoids the real issues. Writing in variety, Peter DeBruge points out the film is "grossly oversimplifying" education reform. It's a "disingenuous pot-stirrer [that] plays to audiences' emotions rather than their intelligence."
7. "Won't Back Down" is a "heavy-handed lecture disguised as art."
Elizabeth Weitzman, reviewing for the New York Daily News, begins "I am neither anti-charter schools nor anti-union." In the film, however, "the plot is just a clothesline on which to hang an unabashedly biased diatribe….Every so often they remember they're writing a movie and not attending a debate, so they'll shove in a rushed romance, or an out of nowhere personal revelation."
8. "Won't Back Down" is being heavily promoted by the right-wing. Groups promoting the film include the Heritage Foundation, Freedom Works and the Chamber of Commerce, who are also lending support to right-wing candidates.
9. "Won't Back Down" scapegoats teachers and their unions, but ignores all other factors. As Liza Featherstone writes in Dissent:
"Jamie [the film's protagonist] leads the fictional takeover because her daughter, who is dyslexic, can't read. Yet not a word is said in the movie about the need for more services and teachers for special needs kids….
"Never mind those wonky details. The problem, we're repeatedly led to believe, is the teachers' union. But if unions were to blame for failing schools, wouldn't unionized public schools in Princeton or Scarsdale also suck?
"Hollywood hasn't been known to let logic get in the way of a good story, and neither do education reformers."
10. "Won't Back Down" isn't your best option. Going to the movies this weekend? Try the musical comedy "Pitch Perfect," the sci-fi thriller Looper, or, of course, this classic re-release about a brave teacher (well, archaeology professor).
• "Won't Back Down" is also bankrolled by conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
• The movie is flawed, inaccurate, and intended to promote a political agenda to privatize education.
• The movie is intended to build support for "parent trigger" laws that allow charter school operators to collect petitions from parents. If a majority of parents sign, it enables charter schools to take over public schools.
• Parent trigger laws are being pushed in legislatures throughout the country by organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which Walden Media owner and oil billionaire Philip Anschutz helps fund. The emotional appeal of the movie is intended to help push this type of legislation.
• "Won't Back Down" romanticizes parent triggers through the story of two moms, portrayed by Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who mobilize parents to fix a struggling neighborhood school.
• These moms buck the system by using a state law (parent trigger) that calls for school board review of community-supported interventions if a majority of parents and school staff petition for the interventions.
• Many reviewers have panned the film. The Hollywood Reporter called it, "…condescending... dumbed-down agenda film… " (Scroll to the bottom of this page to see more reviews.)
• Still, politicians and elites are blaming teachers for all problems schools and school children face. Teachers are being demonized and shamed by politicians and elites who want to undermine and dismiss their reform efforts.
• Walden Media's Anschutz has funded many organizations that operate against the public interest in favor of corporate interests. Walden Media produced "Waiting for Superman."
• Anschutz opposes employees having a voice on the job through a union and collective bargaining, and he spends a lot of money trying to get those rights curtailed.
• Anschutz also has invested millions in anti-gay and anti-environmental organizations, displaying—along with his attacks on public schools—a set of values out-of-step with most audiences of this film.
• It's time to support our teachers - not vilify them. Teachers' unions across the country are working with parents, administrators, community and businesses to improve public schools, and that is the story worth telling.
• The last thing the country needs is another attack on employees and their unions. Unions give hardworking employees a voice on the job. And unions help ensure that we can advocate for those who depend on the vital services union members provide.
• America's teachers are devoted to their students and their work. They are already doing more with less—budgets have been slashed, thousands of teachers have been laid off since the start of the recession, class sizes have spiked, and more and more children are falling into poverty.
• Still, politicians and elites are blaming teachers for all problems schools and school children face. Teachers are being demonized and shamed by politicians and elites who want to undermine and dismiss their reform efforts.
• Teachers unions give educators a voice in their work and the ability to work together to advocate for students and their parents.
• "Won't Back Down" ignores the positive contributions teachers make through their unions to improve the quality of education in schools.
• The Chamber of Commerce and a number of right-wing organizations are sponsoring showings of the movie in cities across the country.
• "Won't Back Down" masquerades as parent engagement. But instead of focusing on real parent empowerment and how communities can come together to help all children succeed, "Won't Back Down" offers parents a false choice: you're either for students or for teachers, you can either live with a low-performing school or take dramatic, disruptive action to shut a school down.
• "Won't Back Down" doesn't mention "parent trigger" laws by name, but the film makers clearly support these laws.
• Several states enacted "parent trigger" laws in 2010. In California, the parent trigger law allows 51 percent of parents with children attending a "low performing" school to sign a petition and force actions such as closing the school down completely, replacing the principal, firing 50 percent of the teachers, or converting it into a charter school.
• Montana does not have a parent trigger law. More than 20 states have considered such laws and seven have enacted some version of them: California, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas.
• Advocates of parent trigger laws claim that the traditional procedures for turning around struggling schools are too slow and too political. They argue that parent trigger affords parents a more active role in how schools are managed.
• Opponents of parent trigger say there are already mechanisms in place to intervene in such a situation: school accountability committees, PTAs and other groups of involved parents, school-community decision making teams or school-based community involvement committees, and local school boards. They say parents may not be aware of the changes schools have already made. Some opponents raise concerns that corporate charter school operators are using the trigger laws to expand their business.
• Funding for many of the "parent trigger" initiatives comes from wealthy philanthropists, policymakers, and think tanks that support charter school expansion.
• Parent trigger laws are key elements in the agendas of two controversial organizations: the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Heartland Institute. Both are funded by the ultra-right wing Koch Brothers, well known for their efforts to privatize schools and end public sector unions.
• The California trigger law was based on ideas of Ben Austin of Green Dot Public Schools, a charter school company.
• Austin later formed Parent Revolution to promote parent trigger laws across the country, backed by big money from the Walton Family Foundation (think Wal-Mart), which spends millions to promote the privatization of public schools.
• Many parents, educators, and others say parent trigger laws are being misused to promote the growth of charter schools.
• A January 2011 Los Angeles Times editorial concluded that the "Parent trigger must not become a means for private charter groups to get free school buildings through secret proceedings."
• Education policy expert Diane Ravitch is a former charter school promoter and education advisor to President George W. Bush. She now speaks against charter schools, and against parent triggers. At the American Federation of Teachers convention in 2012, Ravitch said, "Earlier this spring, Florida parents and teachers joined to defeat the Parent Trigger law. They recognized that the purpose of the Parent Trigger was to trick unsuspecting parents into turning more public schools over to for-profit charter chains. I call it the "parent tricker" law.
• Not a single parent organization in Florida would stand with legislators who were pushing for parent triggers and in the end the proposals were defeated. Instead, parents united with teachers to fight for proven education reforms.
• Parent trigger laws distract people from the real issue: making public education a priority. Elected officials need to provide students and teachers with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
• Parents in other communities have tried the parent trigger, and it has misfired. That's because there is no silver bullet solution to fixing our schools. We can't afford to risk our children's future—we need to work together to find sustainable solutions that work now and in the future.
• MEA-MFT members and public school teachers nationwide care about their students, and are deeply committed to improving public education for all children.
• Those of us who spend our days in America's public schools—not on movie sets—know that we are all accountable for student success. This includes educators, parents, and elected officials. When we work together, students succeed.
• Fictionalized accounts that pit parents against school employees may make an interesting story line and haul in the bucks at the box office, but they don't reflect the on-the-ground reality.
• Educators and parents are on the same team—we're all accountable for student success and need to be a united front, putting students at the center of reform. For educators, that means reaching and motivating every student. For parents, that means instilling values of respect, responsibility and a love of learning. And for elected officials, it means providing students and teachers with the tools and resources they need to get the job done.
• Instead of false promises like parent triggers, we need sustainable solutions. It's time to make smart investments: small classes, early childhood education, up-to-date textbooks and computers, and classes like history, art, PE and music.
• The research is clear: parent and community involvement creates higher academic performance and school improvement. Students with an engaged school community tend to earn higher grades, have better attendance, greater motivation to succeed, and are less likely to drop out of school.
• Our challenge and commitment is to figure out how to share and replicate ideas and programs that work to improve student learning and strengthen communities.
• "Won't Back Down," like "Waiting for Superman," portrays teachers unions as stopping school improvement efforts. That's not true.
• In fact, MEA-MFT and our national affiliates have led the effort to improve schools for over a hundred years.
• NEA's Priority Schools Campaign has many success stories of union-led parent/teacher collaboration. AFT also has success stories.
• In Montana, MEA-MFT and our local affiliates have worked with parents and other to create the Montana Digital Academy http://montanadigitalacademy.org/, Stand Up For Education, and countless other innovative programs.
• Denise Juneau, Montana's outstanding Superintendent of Public Instruction and an MEA-MFT member, has made enormous strides in turning around Montana's lowest-performing schools through her Schools of Promise program. She has worked closely with community members, parents, school administrators, and especially the teachers' unions in these communities. MEA-MFT has been a key partner in these efforts.
• We need to invest in and advance programs that we know work, instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We have to make sure all our students, not just some of them, have highly qualified teachers, up-to-date facilities and technology to prepare them for the jobs of the future.
From NEA:
• NEA's Won't Back Down page
• NEA's Parental Resources page
• NEA We Believe PSA
• NEA Priority Schools: Union and Parents Join Forces
• NEA Priority Schools: Family School Partnerships—20 Collaborative Strategies to Advance Student Learning
From AFT:
• Won't Back Down: A Memo from AFT President Randi Weingarten
• Diane Ravitch remarks
• A misleading movie with blatant stereotypes
• Alternatives to parent triggers: meaningful parent empowerment policies
• Won't Back Down: Factchecker
State and local response examples:
• California Teachers Association
• Clark County/Nevada
• Edutopia: Parent Trigger Laws: Why It's Better to Embrace Collaboration
• PR Watch: "Won't Back Down" Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
• Tumblr: Won't Back Down: A Fictional Story that Deceives the Public About Our Schools
• Pure Parents: The 3 Big Lies in the Won't Back Down movie
• NYC Public School Parents Blog: Don't be fooled by "Won't Back Down"!
• FavStocks: Warn People – "Won't Back Down" Is A Right Wing Corporate Propaganda Movie
The Hollywood Reporter: Won't Back Down - Film Review
"The hot-button issue of public school reform gets unsubtle treatment in this pedestrian and insultingly tendentious drama.... condescending... dumbed-down agenda film… Given the disingenuous way in which this lumbering movie pushes obvious buttons and manipulates the audience's emotional investment while conveniently skimming the issues, it's a mystery how some of these names got roped in."
AP: 'Won't Back Down' fails to make the grade
"Theaters should install glow-in-the-dark versions of those old clunking classroom clocks so viewers can count the agonizing minutes ticking by as they watch the movie."
NPR: 'Won't Back Down' Takes A Too-Easy Way Out
"...something less honorable...propaganda piece w/ blame on its mind..."
Salon: Won't Back Down: Why do teachers unions hate America?
" …the movie is unbelievable crap and the whole project was financed by conservative Christian billionaire Phil Anschutz, also the moneybags behind the documentary "Waiting for 'Superman,'" …"simpering, pseudo-inspirational pap, constructed with painful awkwardness and disconnected from any narrative plausibility or social reality…. script that has that disconnected, amateurish quality distinctive to conservative-oriented entertainment and plays written by fourth-graders…. a set of right-wing anti-union talking points disguised (with very limited success) as a mainstream motion-picture-type product. Someone needs to launch an investigation into what combination of crimes, dares, alcoholic binges and lapses in judgment got Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal into this movie…..,.."
Variety: Won't Back Down
"...disingenuous pot-stirrer...taking public for dummies...cardboard characterizations"
New York Observer: Substitutes Chalk It Up in Won't Back Down
"This is Norma Rae with chalk and erasers in place of a sewing machine, except for one major difference—this time it's the unions that stand in the way of progress. With that in mind, it's little surprise that political conservatives at the press screening I attended booed loudly. [?] For the most part, the direction by Daniel Barnz is clear and substantial, and the screenplay, by the director and Brin Hill, is meticulously researched and stumble-free. As a message picture, its heart is in the right place. Too bad it doesn't always manage to rise above a swirl of predictable Hollywood clichés."
Edutopia: Won't Back Down: An Engaging and Misleading Film
"The bottom line is that, while any filmmaker has the absolute right to present his or her point of view, this emotionally manipulative and dramatically effective film is a piece of propaganda that further polarizes parents and educators, distorts educational issues, and presents simplistic, misguided solutions. It doesn't help solve our educational problems; it magnifies them. "
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Former Michigan governor Granholm leaving Current TV
The cable network has been purchased by Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab news giant.
LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm announced she is leaving Current TV and her public affairs program The War Room following the purchase of the cable network by Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab news giant that the government of Qatar finances.
"We were told today that Al-Jazeera is the buyer for Current TV," Granholm said in a posting on her Facebook page late Wednesday.
STORY: Al-Jazerra buys Current TV
The deal for sale of the cable network founded by former vice president Al Gore, a Democrat, and other partners was announced Wednesday. The liberal-leaning network has struggled with low ratings.
Al-Jazeera plans to gradually transform Current TV into a network called Al-Jazeera America by adding five to 10 new U.S. bureaus beyond the five it has now and hiring more journalists. Now about 4.7 million homes in a few large metropolitan areas, including New York and Washington, can watch Al-Jazeera English.
Granholm, a Democrat who was Michigan's governor from 2003-2011, began hosting her show in January 2012. She also is a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley.
The War Room recently moved to a 6 p.m. ET time slot from later in the evening.
Granholm has been considered one of the network's leading personalities. Others are former New York governor Elliot Spitzer and Cenk Uygur, a former political commentator on MSNBC who hosts the show called The Young Turks. Current signed Keith Olbermann in 2011, but his tenure lasted less than a year.
Previous to Al-Jazeera's purchase, Current TV was in 60 million homes. Comcast Corp., which owned less than a 10% stake in Current TV, and DirecTV carry the network. Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable TV operator, announced it is dropping Current TV because of the deal.
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Hey, fellow college-educated and degree-aspiring Americans: happy $1 Trillion Student Debt Day!
Today is the day (approximately) that American student loan debt finally passes $1 trillion, having already passed credit card debt as the number one form of consumer debt last year. Now the interest rate on Stafford loans is set to double from 3.4% to 6.8%, which according to the White House will effectively straddle over 7 million borrowers with $1,000 each on average. Many factors and actors have fueled the student loan debt bubble, but its similarity to the sub-prime mortgage bubble probably couldn't be more apt or frightening. Basically, there have arisen multiple industries where a lot of very rich people make a lot of money off of screwing middle and working-class people. Student loan debt is simply the latest iteration of that phenomenon.
Graduates from the class of 2010 owed an average of about $25,000, obviously a new record. Tuition rates are rising faster than the cost of living at about 5% a year, and not—as Newt Gingrich would try to tell you—because lazy Millennial kids are smoking weed out of a pop can instead of going to class and spending seven years in school (although I do know that guy)—but because states have divested enormously in public education. For instance, the University of California system of schools used to be a world-class jewel of public higher education, but that state has basically given up funding it (opting for an endless series of prisons instead. Yay!). As states divest, tuition rises, and students take out increasing debt.
Ah, but there's more. For-profit universities like the University of Phoenix make most of their profit from federal student loan system by recruiting students who don't understand the debt burden under which they'll spend the rest of their lives (if you're thinking about applying to one, watch the eye-popping PBS documentary "College, Inc."). These for-profit schools account for 10% of college students, yet consume 25% of all federal student aid and could make up nearly half of all student loan defaults. When students emerge from these schools, they are often unaware that their degrees are not the bill of goods they were sold by the aggressive tactics of the sales force.
A default is basically an unthinkable option because student loan debt is non-dischargeable, meaning you can't get rid of it through bankruptcy. There are no consumer protections, in fact, so for-profit institutions have figured out how to reap billions of dollars of profits in student loans while offering fifth-rate educations to unsuspecting consumers, many of whom may fail to graduate or get a degree that can actually get them a job. That's why the for-profit schools fought the Obama administration so hard on the "gainful employment" rule, which meant that students had to be able to get a job that could actually pay down their student loan debt after they graduated (what a shocking idea).
And I won't even get into law schools, which rope thousands and thousands of college graduates into their teeth every year. Unless you're going to a top ten law school, though, you're simply joining the bubble of people with a law degree who will have to take a job waitressing while strapped with upwards of $200,000 of debt. Schools, big and small, basically use their law schools as ATM machines.
What do all of these debt-traps have in common? Who's benefiting from inflating the student loan bubble? Why all the same people, of course. Just like mortgages, student loan debt is being repackaged and sold by Wall Street as asset-backed securities. Federally-backed and private student loans currently swim around the global debt market in the form of mutant for-profit financial instruments. Can't wait for all those defaults to start kicking in! Should be oodles of fun, right?
The geniuses who recognized the brilliance of lending mortgages to people who didn't understand them figured something else out about the bottom 90% of the country: we need college degrees, and we need them badly.
Despite what Rick Santorum thinks about snobby college graduates, the simple fact is that your economic future basically depends on holding a college degree. All Wall Street did was recognize a way to make money off of this necessity.
But what we need now goes beyond massive investment in public education (especially community colleges), clamping down on malfeasance by for-profit universities, a program of student debt forgiveness, and reform of the student loan system to create consumer protections. What we need is for school boards to begin implementing a debt-education class in every high school. This class should be required for all seniors, and it should focus on how different forms of debt can basically ruin your life.
Since much of the American economy appears to be focused on forcing normal people into some kind of consumer debt as soon as they turn 18—whether it's student loans, credit cards, mortgages, or the risk of going uninsured and ending up in crushing medical debt—our education system needs to fight back. Kids need to understand the financial risks of the society they're stepping into, and apparently that will have to begin while they're still mostly children.


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Re: Wrong idiomsby moritz (Cardinal)
|on Mar 29, 2013 at 21:00 UTC ( #1026191=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
Sometimes I get the feeling that simply the look and feel of the code is the reason to do so.
Or maybe just the effort to write the code in the first place. Or missing awareness.
There are many more similar but less obvious cases. For example code that interpolates an array into a double-quoted string depends on the value of $". Code that uses print implicitly uses $\ and $,, and if you use readline (or <$fh>) or chomp you'd better hope nobody messed up your $.
And good thing that $[ is deprecated.
And your seemingly harmless loop while (<>) { } gets an entirely new meaning if $^I is set.
Speaking of <>, did you know that it executes code for you?
So you see there is a whole scale of things you should consider when you want to write truely robust and correct code. But once you start to write your code as
you get a lot of boilerplate code, and writing Perl stops to be fun.
So you can either leave Perl 5 for good, or decide where on your scale between fun and correctness your code should be. Don't condemn anybody for using a simple truth check instead of defined, but not for failing to reset all used global variables in each routine that could be called from the outside.
Note that Perl 6 drastically reduces the number of global and special variables, and most built-in functions don't depend on them to the same degree as in Perl 5.
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31 December 2015
Best of 2015
This year has been great. With ups and downs and moments of joy and sadness. But to sum it up it was great and I have nothing to complain about. I will not continue to write because we are all preoccupied with the NYE party and most of you followed my journey during the year. So, I will leave you now with some of my favorite outfits this year.
I`m sending you all my best wishes and wish you all a wonderful year and a wonderful NYE Party ♥
Kisses, Manuella
P.S.: Don`t forget to share the love ♥
16 December 2015
What to wear on Christmas Eve or NYE
I think that during the holidays most girls search for the perfect outfits in which they`ll shine in these 2 wonderful occasions of the year. Even more because after so much work and effort done for the beloved ones like searching for gifts, cooking, cleaning the house, search for the right Christmas Tree and so on, we need to feel gorgeous and to have our moment.
So, my post today will come with outfit suggestions that will make your decision easier. Sammydress, is one of those website from which I am constantly placing orders because they have good offers and because the price/quality ratio is perfect.
So, for you today, I will start with the dresses. Here are some suggestions and below the pictures you can see the direct link to the one you like the most:
As you might guesses, is time that we continue with the shoes. I prefer stiletto since it`s cold outside but if you dare, you can also decide from the wide range of styles on their website:
So, what is left? Accessories, of course. I decided to share some clutches instead of earrings, necklaces, bracelets or rings, because when it comes to them, we all have different tastes and for sure plenty of them in our wardrobes so I will let you decide by your own:
I hope that my suggestions can inspire you and I have no doubts that you`ll all look stunning!
Enjoy the shopping and do not neglect your outfits :D
Kisses, Manuella ♥
14 December 2015
Genele false si parerea mea despre acestea la 3 saptamani dupa aplicare
Intr-o vineri, mai exact pe 27 Noiembrie, aveam programare la Chic Lashes realizata in urma unei conversatii cu Adina si Laura pe aceasta tema. Dupa cum deja v-am informat pe Facebook si Instagram, pe moment am fost extrem de incantata de rezultat si cu siguranta incantarea mea tine si in momentul de fata.
Insa nu v-am povestit nimic pana acum fiindca doream sa vad cum evolueaza, cat vor rezista genele si care o sa fie impresia mea dupa o perioada de timp, dar sa incepem cu inceputul.
Evident, aveam cateva retineri datorita parerilor impartite auzite la diverse persoane cat si descoperite online. Google este mereu util insa parerile sunt mai mult sau mai putin avizate. Teama mea? Sa nu raman fara genele mele, sa nu imi curga ochii constant dupa aplicarea lor si desigur sa nu ma aleg cu diferse reactii alergice sau infectii.
Parerea mea dupa aproximativ 3 saptamani de la aplicarea acestora? In primul rand, eu impreuna cu cei de la salon am decis pentru inceput sa optez pentru varianta 2D... nici prea mult, ca sa evit senzatia de prelata deasupra ochilor :))) desi nu este cazul nici pentru cele 3D, dar nici prea putin. Vroiam sa fie o diferenta dar care sa para destul de naturala, diferenta care m-a scapat de utilizarea rimelului dar si a tusului negru pe care il foloseam mai mereu inainte.
Genele mele inca sunt la locul lor, singurul moment in care am lacrimat a fost momentul in care procedura a fost finalizata si a trebuit indepartata banda protectoare pt genele de jos si datorita unei curatari atente si intr-adevar migaloase a genelor cu apa micelara nu m-am ales cu nicio bacterie in zona ochilor. Demachiantele pe baza de crema nu sunt recomandate in cazul genelor false, deoarece distrug rezistenta lipiciului aplicat si astfel acestea vor rezista mai putin.
Tin sa va mai precizez, ca si acum genele se prezinta minunat si nu este o nevoie reala de a le face o noua intretinere insa cu siguranta voi merge inainte de sarbatori pentru a fii sigura ca vor arata impecabil. Desigur, o alta intrebare la care cu siguranta vreti sa stiti raspunsul, este cat tin?
Variaza durata in functie de cum le ingrijiti. Dar in cazul meu, va pot spune ca 3 saptamani cu siguranta si chiar mai mult.
Daca aveti si alte intrebi, mi le puteti adresa si va voi raspunde cu drag, iar pentru mai multe detalii despre preturi, locatie si despre salonul la care am ales sa merg puteti gasi Aici, fiind site-ul oficial al celor de la Chic Lashes.
Sper ca experienta mea sa vina in ajutorul multora si sa apelati cu incredere la acest serviciu pentru a arata impecabil in aceasta perioada a anului si nu numai!!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
13 December 2015
Weekend Mood
Hi loves! Sunday is for most of us the day in which we can truly relax and enjoy a free day as it should. My advice, never think of tomorrow, especially because it`s Monday.
So, for today`s outfit, as you can see it`s mainly black and white, with a combo between them (gray) and a touch of color brought by the second bag from YVY Bags. You already knew about it from my previous post and now is time to show it to the world :))
Also, I wanted for a while now, to combine this cape with a skirt and in my mind I had something else prepared for the shoes, more precisely a pair of over the knee boots, but in that day it was extremely cold and I couldn`t risk to get a cold by wearing bare feet.
But I hope that for a casual outfit it will be a great inspiration for you because honestly, I fell great and comfy while wearing it!
Wish you all a wonderful day and enjoy the sun
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Cape
Blouse Similar Here
Guess Watch
Pandora Bracelet
Shein Skirt
Mustard Bag from YVY Bags
Marc Jacobs Shoes
11 December 2015
The Bag Issue
For example, in my case, after buying the third Michael Kors Bag, I`ve said that I will take a break and change a bit the focus on other brands. For how long? I don`t know yet, but I know is not for ever.
So, changing the focus... great idea on paper, but I`ve change it to another brand that I love, YVY Bags. I was the happy owner of 3 bags too, but this changed since I added 2 more with a total number of 5 right now. So, was my strategy effective? Not really... but at least I have 2 new gorgeous bags and I will show you one today and the mustard one later this week ♥
I always have purposes like this and I have to admit that some of them are more inspired than the others but in this case I'm more than happy becayse I have 2 new colors :D
So evwn if the weather is not that great I wish you all a happy weekend!
Kisses, Manuella
I was wearing:
Bluemarin Croco Bag from YVY Bags
Choies Cape
Stradivarius Pants from Kurtmann
Prada Sunglasses
H&M Blouse
Choies Glitter Boots
I was wearing:
Bluemarin Croco Bag from YVY Bags
Choies Cape
Stradivarius Pants from Kurtmann
Prada Sunglasses
H&M Blouse
Choies Glitter Boots
9 December 2015
Between Places
I know that after seeing these pictures you might have some questions like: If I was freezing? the answer is yes. If it was a bit late for these pictures? The answer is again yes. Why I`m wearing such a dress since outside is already winter? The answer is simple: just because I was on the run the entire day and at the end of it I had to attend the Deichmann Christmas Party and this was the outfit I wore and the pictures were taken extremely fast, like in no more than 5 minutes right after I changed myself in the car.
Well, this was something from the inside, but I decided to share it with you just because I want you to be part of my life and to see also not the so glam and fancy things. Oh, and yes, the make-up was done also in the car between places :))
So, I hope that you`ll like my outfit and you can share all your thoughts. I will be more than happy to hear them :D
Wish you a wonderful night,
Kisses, Manuella
I was wearing:
Prada Sunglasses Here
Shein Dress Here
Shein Cardigan Here
Inia Lavin Here
Meli Melo Clutch
Tommy Hilfiger Watch
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7 December 2015
Blue jeans, White shirt
I know, big jacket, boyfriend jeans and large shirt. Last week when I wore this outfit I felt the need to have large items on me and to be extremely comfortable since it was a long busy day with thousand places to be in. I have to admit, the heels were only on when I was outside of the car, otherwise I had the most wanted sneakers :)) Why so?! Because this is what I understand when we talk about comfort and the heels are not getting even closer to it, no matter how comfortable they are for the first 2 or 3h, in the end my feet will be in pain.
So sorry for my tired face, even the wonderful make-up made by the Mac girls is not listening anymore :)) But I have to say that I just love this type of smokey eyes and for sure I will try it again, even more because it`s part of this season trends.
So, I wish you all a wonderful week and remember... we have 2 and a half weeks until Christmas ♥ Can`t wait for it!!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Shein Pu Jachet
H&M Shirt
C&A Boyfriend Jeans
Garkony Heels
Love Moschino Bag similar here
4 December 2015
Casual outfit for busy days
Who said you can`t stay True to Fashion even if you`re wearing a casual/sport outfit? You might have guessed, this post comes as a second part of the "stay True to Fashion" series in collaboration with a website I just found called True Fashion.
There you can find designer items at great discounts and this is always the motto of all the smart girls:"Smart Investments". I like to invest in statement pieces or classic ones that will last in my wardrobe more than just a season. And by doing this, you`ll find that in the long run, you`re savings will increase and you`re items will still be ready to be worn.
During the years, I managed to keep my enthusiasm and to buy only the things that count the most. Don`t get me wrong, it's not a 100% rate but is close to it and I`m extremely proud of myself ♥
And by the way, this leather jacket is something you shouldn`t miss out on because it`s extremely soft and versatile that for sure you`ll love always and forever as it was my case!!
As usual, for direct links check the "I was wearing" section and each description will bring you to the specific website.
Wish you all a wonderful weekend loves
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Calvin Klein Leather Jacket
Tommy Hilfiger Shirt
C&A Boyfriend Jeans
Guess Sunglasses
Cavalli Class Bag
Michael Kors Allie Trainers
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3 December 2015
Teddy bears and over the knee boots
These days were awesome and I could`t stay home without taking advantage of going out and take some pictures ♥
So the bear sweater was out and was the main attraction of my outfit together with my first A-line skirt. I had in my mind for a while now to buy a skirt like this but I didn`t knew which one to have. My pick was in the end suitable for this kind of weather in combination with a pair of over the knee boots. What do you think?
I hope that my outfit will bring a smile on your face and also I want to wish you a wonderful evening!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Sweater
Romwe Skirt
Jessica Buurman Boots
Michael Kors Bag
Prada Sunglasses
Pictures by Silvia From Bucharest Style
2 December 2015
stay True to Fashion
Good evening girls ♥ Today I am presenting you one of my favorite outfits that made Silvia think about Jackie Kennedy while she was looking at me. I have to say that I feel honored for receiving this comparison and it can only bring a huge smile on my face. I know that she would have never worn lace up over the knee boots but it`s just my suggestion for these days.
Also, today I want to share with you this website I just found recently, called True Fashion where you can find designer items at super affordable prices which is a dream to every fashionista, right? Even more, they have prepared some super discounts for this period, in advance for the Christmas Holidays. So, you can make the perfect gift for your beloved ones at a lower price or you can buy more items in your initial budget♥
So, I hope that you like my new suggestion, I know that you`re always in search of new websites as I am and what you should also know is that they deliver the items and in less than 48h you`ll get your hands on the package due to the fact that everything on the website is in stock. I am thrilled about this because I just ordered something for St. Nicholas for my love and I know that it will arrive in time and the shoes will be happy to receive the present hahaha.
For more details about the outfit you can check the "I was wearing" section and you`ll be surprised to see the prices and for sure you`ll make a great wishlist for this season ♥
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Fendi Sunglasses
Tommy Hilfiger Jacket
Versace Dress
Cavali Class Bag
Jessica Buurman Boots
Photos by Silvia Cimpeanu from Bucharest Style
Place: Centrul Shakti
Labels: bag, cavalli class, fashion blogger, fendi, inspiration, let`s talk about fashion, Manuela Lupascu blog, street style, sunglasses, tommy hilfiger, true fashion, versace dress Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 12/02/2015 4 comments
1 December 2015
The Army never felt so good before
Good morning loves! I know it`s been a while but since it was only cloudy and rainy I decided to stay more indoors and work from home. It was nice but I felt so much the need to go out and take some pictures and here is the outfit I decided to present you today.
You might have noticed, indeed is the outfit I wore a few days ago at the Casa Di Peroni event. So today you can find all the details about it and I also have to tell you that the Michael Kors bag is at a discount these days and you can save up to $100. So, it`s a best buy, don`t you think?
I have to go now, because it seems that the weather will keep me outside but I want to wish you a wonderful day and "La multi ani Romania" ♥
Kisses, Manuella ♥
P.S.: Ati notat mica schimbare? Se datoreaza extensiilor de gene recent aplicate la Chic Lashez, un loc extrem de placut si relaxant care cu siguranta o sa va incante nu doar datorita rezultatului obtinut la sfarsit ci si datorita starii de bine de care o sa va bucurati.
"La CHIC LASHES sesiunile de aplicare a extensiilor de gene 3D sunt riguros alcatuite, tinand cont atat de grosimea, lungimea si desimea genelor naturale, cat si de forma ochilor (micile imperfectiuni de ordin estetic – pleoape cazute, forma descendenta a ochilor sau distanta prea mica/prea mare dintre pupile - pot fi corectate cu un styling corespunzator menit sa asigure o simetrie a trasaturilor). Astfel, extensiile de gene 3D sunt adaptate din punct de vedere al grosimii si al numarului de fire aplicate, pentru a nu afecta genele naturale si pentru a nu ingreuna pleoapa"
I was wearing:
Hat Similar Here
Zara Blouse
Shein Jacket
Pull and Bear Pants from Kurtmann
Inia Lavin Boots
Michael Kors Bag ON SALE
Michael Kors Wallet
26 November 2015
Go Big Discounts on Shopbop
This is part of my latest order from Shopbop. I`ve promised myself that I will stop buying another Michael Kors bag, but I couldn`t help myself from ordering other items like these trainers and the wallet.
Why I`m sharing this with you? Because is the most trustworthy website that sells designer items and because the order arrives in no more than 5 days, which if you ask me, is great. Even more they started this huge sale where you can get discounts up to 25% by using the " GOBIG15" code. So I will invite you to enjoy this discount on they website that can be accessed HERE.
You should hurry because the promo will be available until Nov 30 and be careful, since the website is from the US, the ending time is based on the US Eastern time zone.
What is again important to be mentioned is the fact that the discount is applied to both full price items and the discounted ones. ♥ So take your friends and make one order if you want to enjoy the biggest discount and let me know what have you picked!!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
Direct links to my picks:
Michael Kors Allie Trainers Here
Michael Kors Wallet Here
23 November 2015
Grey for the day
I am looking at these pictures for a while now and I was constantly asking myself if I should share them with you. Not because I don`t like them, but mostly because the weather was so gloomy, the colors are in grey tones and the overall picture makes me a bit sad... for no reason.
While I`m writing this for you, it seems that the weather got back on a better track: it`s sunny and I can hear the sound of the wind ♥ Love it. So in the end I decided to share the pictures with you, mostly because this is the course of nature and life. You can be happy, bright and fun and the next day you`ll have a completely different attitude. So, I will go out for some new pictures that will bring you the smile back ♥
So I hope you enjoy the outfit and maybe it can inspire your future decisions.
Wish you all a wonderful week!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Grey Cape
Boyfriend Jeans Similar Here
Romwe Blouse
Michael Kors Allie Trainers
Michael Kors Bag
Daniel Wellington Watch
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Posted by Manuella at 11/23/2015 2 comments
20 November 2015
November feelings
Good morning loves! It seems that the good weather will continue to stay with us and I couldn`t be happier. I don`t even remember the last time when it was late November and I was wearing only a shirt with a faux fur vest. But this is great and I cannot complain ♥
So, you can see my latest pick for a casual day when I decided to take my new pair of Inia Lavin shoes for a walk. You can also order yours on the preferred color, doesn`t matter if it`s uni or a color combo because you know that I love to make customized shoes for each of you. If you have any questions you can write me on Facebook or at email@example.com and I will give you all the info you need.
Right now I have to go and I hope that my outfit can inspire you for your next choices. Wish you all a wonderful weekend and see you again soon. ♥
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Shein Vest
Denim Blouse Similar Here
Shein LeatherPants
Daniel Wellington Watch ( Use the code: manuelalupascu for 15% off)
Inia Lavin Leather boots (Orders at: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Bag: YVY Bags
Labels: casual, collection, daniel wellington, denim blouse, discount, fashion, faux fur, Inia Lavin, inspiration, leather pants, leather shoes, let`s talk about fashion, Manuella, street style, watch, yvy bags Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 11/20/2015 2 comments
19 November 2015
Glamour Street Fashion Show
Seara trecuta a avut loc cel mai asteptat eveniment de catre fashionistele din toata tara: Glamour Street Fashion Show. A fost o zi minunata, iar petrecerea nu s-a oprit pana tarziu. Multa lume cunoscuta, de fapt toti se stiau intre ei si multe tinute ce se incadrau perfect in tendintele de toamna-iarna.
Nu stiu daca va mai amintiti, dar acum ceva timp m-am inscris in acest concurs in echipa Laurei pe care o stiu de foarte mult timp si o apreciez pentru munca depusa si pentru seriozitatea ei inca de la prima intalnire.
Daca va intrebati, nu, nu am castigat nimic insa in egala masura nu regret nimic. Este loc pentru toata lumea si le felicit pe castigatoarele serii care cu siguranta sunt extrem de bucuroase si entuziasmate. La fel sunt si eu fiindca am apucat sa cunosc o parte dintre participante si sa imi petrec ziua intr-un mod relaxant si placut cum de mult nu am mai facut-o.
Tinuta pe care o port o stiti deja dintr-o postare recenta, iar jacheta Loulou mai presus de orice altceva a fost inca o data o prezenta remarcabila. Restul tinutei a fost compusa din pantaloni Shein si Sandale Giuseppe Zanotti
Stiu ca multumirile sunt plictisitoare si cateodata fortate dar Laura iti multumesc si in egala masura multumesc si echipei Glamour pentru minunata experienta ♥
Elegance is a state of mind
Hi loves ♥ Pentru astazi v-am pregatit o noua postare in care eleganta este principalul cuvant ce descrie cel mai bine tinutele ce urmeaza sa vi le arat.
Pentru minunatele rochii trebuie sa ii multumesc Raffaelei Moraru, iar creatiile de a ei le-ati putut admira si pe contul meu de Instagram acum cateva zile, mai exact cand am imbracat pentru prima data o rochie de mireasa. Ce va pot spune, este ca spre deosebire de majoritatea rochiilor deosebite de ocazie, acestea sunt extrem de usoare, comfortabile si deloc incomode. Cele pe care vi le prezint, fac parte din noua colectie lansata de Raffaela si le puteti gasi pe site-ul ei AICI , alaturi de multe alte minunatii. De asemenea mai multe poze gasiti pe contul ei de Instagram si Facebook. Un inside, este ca m-am hotarat cu greu sa aleg rochiile, osciland intre nu mai putin de 7 rochii ♥
Ce va mai pot spune si cu siguranta o sa va incante este ca puteti admira aceste creatii si in showroom-ul din Bucuresti de pe Calea Mosilor nr 308 dar si in Campina la adresa Carol 1 nr 5. Pentru mai multe detalii, va invit din nou pe site-ul oficial unde puteti afla mai multe informatii utile dar si surprizele pe care Rafaela vi le-a pregatit pentru aceasta perioada.
Eu sper sa va placa aceste poze la fel de mult ca si mie, fiindca despre rochii nici nu mai trebuie sa va spun cat de mult le ador.
Despre Raffaela, va pot spune ca este minunata si o mare bucurie a fost sa o cunosc si sa pot sta la povesti cu ea. Este acel gen de om deschis si plin de energie pozitiva pe care ai impresia ca il cunosti de o viata.
"Brandul pe care-l reprezint simbolizeaza universul meu. Fecare creatie se remarca prin materialele extravagante, croiul clasic si aplicatiile manuale. Dintotdeauna, "am fugit" de ideea de serie, cu toate ca este mult mai accesibila, optand pentru unicitatea tinutelor vestimenare. " Raffaela Moraru.
Astept cu drag opiniile voastre si va las mai departe cu pozele.
Kisses, Manuella ♥
Rochii: Raffaela Moraru
Pozele au fost realizate de Adrian D. Photography.
16 November 2015
X-Mas Gifts from Daniel Wellington
Yes, you heard it well: X-mas gifts. I was thinking of you and in collaboration with Daniel Wellington we had prepared for you a gift code that you can use on your orders at www.danielwellington.com
All you have to do is to enter the following code: manuelalupascu and you`ll get 15% discount. I decided to have 2 watches for example: One for me and one for my love. It will be the St. Nicholas gift, because it will be sooner and because he will find about it after seeing this post ahhahah. But I think that he will be happy to know and we all enjoy a gift regardless the perfect timing ♥
So, I`m inviting you to visit their website and find the perfect watch because for sure it will be a great gift.
Kisses, Manuella ♥
14 November 2015
Once you go black you never turn back
Astazi vreau sa vorbim despre o tinuta all black si despre piesele pe care le port. Dupa cum stiti deja sunt adepta tinutelor simple dar feminine. Ei bine, in cazul acestei tinute, totul a pornit de la minunata jacheta Loulou care pre surprinderea mea este confectionata din rafie prelucrata cu detalii argintii. De asemenea tin sa va spun ca a fost o destul de greu sa ma decid asupra culorii pe care o doresc, fiind disponibila de asemenea pe alb si 2 tipuri de modele pe roz ♥ Desi se poarta foarte mult culorile pastelate in acest sezon, eleganta negrului nu cred ca o poate intrece ceva.
Cum deja ati vazut pe Facebook si Instagram povestea Loulou este una minunata, iar vizita facuta la showroom-ul lor m-a impresionat datorita aerului boem atat al locatiei, situata in centru Bucurestiului (Str. Dionisie Lupu 70-72) cat si al minunatelor creatii pe care le puteti gasi acolo.
Eu am decis sa abordez o tinuta poate casual, business , extrem de feminina insa rochiile de acolo, oh da, rochiile spun o cu totul alta poveste si fiecare in parte se poate adapta in functie de cerintele voastre astfel incat sa aratati minunat si sa vi se potriveasca perfect ♥
Sper sa va placa sugestia mea si de asemenea ca am reusit sa va introduc putin in aceasta lume minunata pe care o puteti descoperii si voi atat in showroom-ul lor, cat si in magazinul aplasat in mall-ul din Baneasa.
Astept cu drag impresiile voastre si va doresc un weekend minunat.
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Prada Sunglasses
Loulou Jacket
Shein Leather Pants
Swarovski Bracelet
Giuseppe Zanotti Sandals
Labels: blazer, fashion blogger, giuseppe zanotti, high fashion, inspiration, let`s talk about fashion, loulou, Manuella, prada, sandals, street style, sunglasses, swarovski Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 11/14/2015 6 comments
9 November 2015
Little Red Riding Hood
Good morning loves!! Today I want to share my weekend outfit with you. It was something that I wore yesterday for a walk in the park and I couldn`t resist to take some pictures because I was in love with this long, red coat ♥ The other items are just some basics, comfortable ones and the loved and most weared YVY Bag.
I think that red is kind of a thing when you want to make a statement but without trying too much. The funny thing is that I was not the only one wearing red yesterday in the park because two old ladies decided to pick this color too. And I felt great. Not because we were the attractive point in the park and we had the chance to catch the attention, but because it is great to see old persons that wear colors and have a positive vibe ♥
So I hope you enjoy my outfit suggestion and maybe it will be your inspiration for the next outfits.
Wish you all a wonderful day
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Red Coat
Zara T-Shirt
Boyfriend Jeans
Tamaris Shoes
Bag from YVY Bags
Fedora Hat
Guess Watch
Labels: boyfriend jeans, casual, fashion, fashion blogger, inspiration, let's talk about fashion, Manuella, outfit, red coat, street style, style, t-shirt, TAMARISofficial, weekend, white Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 11/09/2015 4 comments
8 November 2015
Gloomy Weather
The weather outside is not that nice anymore but you know, is almost mid November and it should be like this. But I wouldn`t mind for a bit of sun, sure with low temperatures but still sunny :D
For today I have prepared for you a black & gray outfit and you`ll see all the details about it, as usual, in the I was wearing section. I`m a bit on a hurry so I will let you with the pictures!
Kisses, Manuella
I was wearing:
Shein Cape
Shein Leather Pants
Zara Boots
Tommy Hilfiger Watch
H&M White Blouse
Old Backpack
6 November 2015
Black & White with a touch of Red
Good evening! A bit strange for my habits, is the fact that today I`m posting at this hour. But I don`t think you mind, even more because you can enjoy a late night inspiration that can help you in the decision making process of the tomorrow`s outfit. right?
Today I`m not in my best mood, but I decided to fight against it and do anything that comes into my mind. This is my was of avoiding the things that I don`t want to directly face in the present, at a specific moment. Is kind of a process in which I prepare myself for everything and that in the same time makes me stronger.
I know you`re not really used with me as a motivational speaker and I will not change my attitude.
Anyway, moving to my outfit, I can say is one of those that can be perfect for a long and busy day, right? You can find all the details and direct links to each item in the "I was wearing" section.
Wish you all a wonderful night
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Wool Hat
Asos Coat
Yoins White T-shit
Tamaris Shoes
Leather Leggings Here
Bag: YVY Bags
Tommy Hilfiger Watch
Labels: asos, autumn, autumn/winter, blog, casual, coat, fashion blogger, inspiration, leather pants, let`s talk about fashion, outfit, red hat, street style, TAMARIS, yvy bags Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 11/06/2015 3 comments
4 November 2015
White, Pink and Leather
Hi loves! today is time for a new outfit post. It`s more bright and it can bring you a small smile on your face or at least this was my reaction. Usually during the cold season the only thing we can see are dark colors and sad faces because we are afraid of how we can keep our clothes clean. This is also the case of white jeans and each time I`m wearing them is almost impossible not to get something on them, at least a spot.
Anyway, today I`m also sharing with you my new pair of Inia Lavin shoes and the way I decided to style them. I have plenty ideas on my mind but this was the first one. If you think that pink is a bit difficult to wear, don`t forget that you can pick your own color and leather type to fit your style ♥ For more details you can send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will make a promise that also the website will be done extremely soon so that you can see more there! Until then, you can see part of my work on my Facebook Profile and Here.
This is it for now and I wish you all a good day
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Shein Pink Jacket Here
Zara Shirt
Zara White Jeans
Inia Lavin Pink Booties
Gray Leather Bag Here
Marc Jacobs Watch
Gray Hat Similar Here
2 November 2015
Camel and Khaki
Late night posts are the ones that I`m doing with the biggest pleasure. Is that time of the day when you take your laptop and write in bed all your ideas and everything you have in mind. The most peaceful time of the day!
Today I want to share with you a new outfit in camel and khaki tones. I refused for a while to take pictures in the park but lately I have to say that I love the autumn colors and it is extremely peaceful. Since it`s getting colder, there are no more kind in the park and is more quiet.
I won`t talk too much because I`m not really in the mood but I hope that my outfit will inspire your future decisions. Wish you all good night!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Romwe Coat Here
H&M White Shirt
Zara Jeans
Red Bag Similar Here
Nude Stiletto Similar Here
Sunglasses Here
31 October 2015
Classy outfit and new Inia Lavin boots
Stau in fata laptop-ului de aproximativ o ora si ma gandesc ce as putea sa scriu. Aveam un text pregatit de ieri, in care totul era roz si frumos si in care va povesteam despre noua pereche de cizme Inia Lavin dar pe care l-am sters instant cand am deschis postarea.
Ei bine, de ieri pana astazi s-au schimbat multe lucruri si cred ca de fapt asa putem sa descriem pana la urma viata noastra: Imprevizibila, Fragila si de multe ori de necontrolat. Nu sunt aici sa fac justitie sau sa apar interese politice, de asemenea nu sunt nici macar in masura.
Incidentul de aseara insa, ne-a marcat pe toti si pot spune ca a fost un real soc. Intamplator sau nu, am aflat de acesta fiind chiar in trecere in acea zona la scurt timp dupa producerea dezastrului: zona era impanzita de politie, salvari si masini de pompieri iar apoi in tot orasul masinile de salvare incercau sa isi faca loc printre cei care circulau nedumeriti. In momentul urmator am cautat pe net sa aflu despre ce este vorba si am incercat sa aflu care este situatia si daca prieteni de ai mei se aflau acolo.
Ei au avut noroc, la fel ca mine si cei dragi. Ce va pot spune, este ca trebuie sa ne bucuram de fiecare clipa a vietii noastre, sa o pretuim si sa incercam sa fim mai buni in fiecare zi, nu doar in cazurile de acest gen.
Condoleante tuturor, si desi este un eveniment, cum am mai spus, socant sper sa nu atrag antipatia celor din jur prin ce am spus si prin faptul ca am decis sa vin cu o noua postare in care vorbim de haine, pantofi si orice altceva superficial in comparatie cu cele intamplate. Viata merge mai departe si sper ca putem invata cu totii din intamplarile ce au loc in viata noastra si sa nu fie doar un impact de moment.
Live your life with no regrets because nothing is for granted. Keep your family and friends close because just in one second they can disappear and nothing will bring them back.
I was wearing:
Romwe Jacket
My own design skirt
Inia Lavin Wear it Twice Boots
Prada Sunglasses
Michael Kors Bag
Tommy Hilfiger Watch
Labels: chanel inspired, classy outfit, fashion, fashion blogger, Inia Lavin, inspiration, leather shoes, let's talk about fashion, Manuella, michael kors, prada, romwe, street style, sunglasses, tommy hilfiger, watch Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 10/31/2015 3 comments
29 October 2015
Changing tops
Hy girls! Right now I`m at the Stefanel Brunch but I wanted to share with you my latest outfit. Today, you`ll see basically two extremely similar outfits that keep the same color combo but are just a bit different.
Meaning that I decided to wear first a chunky sweater that keeps me extremely warm and goes perfect with the cold autumn days if you also have to walk from one place to another and stay out for a while. The second choice was made by changing the sweater with a camel vest. With this type of outfit you can show more you your body (don`t get into this idea too deep) and it will be suitable if you only get out of the car and enter immediately into a place because it will not keep your warm at all.
This is a matter of taste, but I have to confess that I like both styles the same. Even more I want to hear your impressions regarding this new pair of Inia Lavin Peep-Toe Ankle Boots. You can order yours on your favorite leather type and color at email@example.com
Let me know your impressions and don`t forget to follow me on Facebook and Instagram for more real time updates
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Choies Hat
Choies White Blouse
Fluffy Sweater Similar Here
Inia Lavin Ankle Peep-Toe Boots
Leather Leggings Here
Prada Sunglasses
YVY Bags Camel Bag
Tommy Hilfiger Watch
Choies Brown Vest
Labels: blogger, cut out boots, fashion, Inia Lavin, inspiration, leather boots, leather outfit, leather pants, peep-toe ankle boots, prada sunglasses, shoes collection, street style, style, yvy bags Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 10/29/2015 9 comments
24 October 2015
Sunny Weekend ♥
I have prepared a new outfit for you perfect for these sunny days when you can enjoy this kind of pants or skirts in this length. But I hope that in the mean time you enjoy this beautiful day outside in a perfect company.
I will not talk too much because I also want to go out and do anything else but I still want to tell you something about what I`m wearing. Sure, you can find all the details in the "I was wearing" section, together with direct links to each of the items, but as you can see I went for a dark outfit, black and gray, but also with a small splash of color due to the brown Michael Kors bag.
Another thing that I`m very excited about is that finally my Prada baroque shades are finally hope. If you remember, a while ago I had the similar ones bought from a local shop and I always wanted the original ones. Believe me, there is no doubt that the quality is way much better and that they deserve the investment.
I also had the chance to buy them at a discount from Shopbop so, if you ask me, this is the online shop that you should follow if you want to enjoy some quality shopping ♥
I hope you like it and wish you all a wonderful weekend!
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Prada Sunglasses Here
Shein Vest Here
Shein Lace-up Body Here
Shein Leather Pants Here
Michael Kors Bag Here
Choies Cut Out Boots Here
Labels: black, choies, fashion, fashion blogger, gray, inspiration, leather bag, let's talk about fashion, Manuella, michael kors, outfit, prada, shein, street style, street style blogger, style, sunglasses Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 10/24/2015 4 comments
23 October 2015
Autumn Colors
Ok, these kind of autumn days are perfect: Not too cold, sunny and if you have seen, during this season we can enjoy the most wonderful colors of the year thanks to the course of nature.
We can also use these colors in different combinations for our outfits, but when is cloudy and rainy the only thing I`m thinking about is black or maybe grey. It depends on our mood a lot, I think, as I`ve told you also on my previous posts.
Regarding the outfit well, in the first instance I was a bit unsure about culottes, but lately I love them and I decided beside the black ones that I own to add a new pair of burgundy ones. Also, I wanted to combine them with a pair of over the knee boots because until now, I had the chance to wear them only with short or mini skirt in order to create the effect of extremely long legs. But things have changes and I moved to a different interpretation. What do you think about it?
I hope you like it and maybe it will inspire your casual outfits for the weekend :D
Wish you all a wonderful Friday,
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Shein Leather Jacket
Zara Turtleneck
Bershka Culottes from Kurtmann
Jessica Buurman Lace-up boots
Marc Jacobs Watch
Leather bag similar Here
Sunglasses Similar Here
Labels: autumn, black, burgundy, casual, colors, culottes, fashion, fashion blogger, fashion outfit, leather jacket, let's talk about fashion, Manuela Lupascu blog, over the knee boots, street style, trends Links to this post
Posted by Manuella at 10/23/2015 2 comments
22 October 2015
What goes around comes back around
Good morning again loves ♥ Cold weather wouldn`t be enough if it would be without rain and wind! So these days we are facing dramatic changes in weather: one sunny day and another one rainy. I don`t want to say that it is perfect but we have nothing to do than to adapt.
During the autumn days, when the weather still allows us, I love to wear short skirts combined with over the knee boots. And by chance, since I had these items, again between the ones in the front of my wardrobe, I realized that is not the first time when I`m combining this skirt with this cape. Well, I have to admit that I love how it looks, chic and elegant but in the same time casual and cozy.
And also by chance I ended up wearing black in the upper part and grey to the bottom. I think that outfits created on a rush, can also look good too... what can I say in my defense?! :)) I can still add one more thing in my defense though and I think it can also be a small advice: Usually we don`t buy items just to wear them once. We also love one outfit that we can`t stop wearing it. In addition we make smart investments that last over the years and are not out of fashion. In this situation, the only thing left is to switch some items or to add a small accessory that change the perspective or the outfit and we can wear it once more.
I have items that were never worn or maybe just once, but I also have items that I love to add in more than just one outfit. This is nothing wrong and it proves that the particular item is versatile, great picked and also a good investment.
What do you think about this? Did you faced the same situation when you wanted to wear more and more one item and on the other hand when you bought something impulsively and never had the chance to wear it?
I`m so curious to hear your answers and some concrete examples :D
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
She In Cape
Zara Turtleneck
Choies Skirt
Choies Grey Over The knee Boots
Leather Bag Similar Here
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Posted by Manuella at 10/22/2015 1 comments
21 October 2015
Lately I`m so into casual outfits
You all feel my mood described in the title right? I mean in my case, there are days when I just want to be...let`s say a princess and I act accordingly: nice and girlish outfits and behave in the same way. But on the other hand are the other days when I would like to be a boy: casual outfits, large jeans, flats and a ponytail that helps me to forget about my long hair !!
It may sound silly but usually my mood in most of the cases inspires my outfits for each and every single day. Why in most of the cases? Well, I already told you that some of the outfits are prepared in advanced for the entire week. There can be changes and also outfits added if the schedule ask for them.
You can also see the change in attitude and outfits between this post and the previous one. I think it is obvious but I have to tell you that sometimes this is the fun part of the fashion, that we can play with our wardrobes and that we can change everything all over again if we feel the need ♥
I hope you like it and I know, this outfit is more appropriate for the outside weather now. Even if I love the spring/summer weather I have to get used with this :))
Wish you all a wonderful day and check the I was wearing section for more details about the items I`m wearing
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Zara Jacket
H&M White Blouse
C&A Boyfriend jeans
Choies Shoes
Freyrs sunglasses
YVY Bags
Marc Jacobs Watch
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Posted by Manuella at 10/21/2015 1 comments
20 October 2015
Powder pink & Silver sequins
Good Morning! It seems that yesterday Summer, or at least the weather of a late summer, was back in the city and I decided to take advantage of it to wear again one of my favorite blouse ever ♥ I combined it with this new pair of silver sequin trousers and he nude stilettos because I didn`t want my feet frozen.
I have to go now, but stay tunned because I have prepared more cute outfits for you.
Wish you all a wonderful day
Kisses, Manuella ♥
I was wearing:
Open Back Blouse ( Old)
Yoins Sequins Trousers
Nude Stiletto Similar Here
Marc Jacobs Watch Here
White leather Bag Similar Here
Freyrs Sunglasses
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Posted by Manuella at 10/20/2015 2 comments
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