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If God exists, why are there so many religions? In other words, if God is all-powerful and all-good, then is it not surprising that we have so much confusion when it comes to religion? This problem is 'up there' with the problem of evil and problem of divine hiddenness.
The Issue
The problem of religious diversity arises when we notice that religious diversity/confusion is not surprising on the hypothesis of metaphysical naturalism. That's because nature is indifferent, and there is no God to care about us getting to God. Furthermore, one can easily explain religious diversity/confusion in terms of naturalistic causes like cultural pressures, etc. Thus, we have no need to invoke God or evil spirits to explain what's happening.* While one might concede that naturalism doesn't predict religious beliefs, one can still argue that if there are religious beliefs that are diverse, then this would be predicted by naturalism. But, that's exactly what we see. We don't see just simple religious belief like one religion; rather, we see many different religions.
To be sure, there are only several major religions, however, there are many more minor religions. Even among the major religions, we have much disagreement; this disagreement includes disputes over fundamental doctrines. Even among classical monotheism, there are more than a few options.
We would obviously expect an all-good God to be concerned about us having the correct beliefs with regard to religion. That's because beliefs have an impact on behavior, especially beliefs about ultimate reality. Similarly, we would expect God to be concerned with humans and their place in the world (i.e. purpose and meaning).
There's no denying that one can cook up an explanation for this, but the issue is whether the explanation or justification is any good. One might appeal to free will, character-building, or God's mysterious ways.
With regards to free will, it's hard to see what this objection is supposed to be. We don't just "choose" what to believe. Not to mention, it seems the 'more free' decision would be choosing to follow a religion/God based on having all the relevant information!
And what about character-building? Well, we can build character in the context of a relationship with God. We can also have an ever deeper investigation in the correct religion.
Finally, the 'mysterious ways response' isn't really a response at all, because it doesn't explain anything. In addition, from our standpoint, it's just as likely that God does NOT have a good reason to allow religious diversity.
Formal Statement of the Argument
1. It is a known fact that there are many religions and religious confusion
2. The fact that there are many religions and religious confusion is much more likely on the hypothesis of naturalism than on the hypothesis of classical theism
3. The hypothesis of naturalism has an intrinsic probability equal to that of classical theism
4. Therefore, other evidence held equal, it is very probable that classical theism is false
I'm not arguing here that one's religious belief is made irrational because of multiple religions. In addition, the argument nowhere stated that one's religious belief is false because they were born in a certain place. If the argument I presented is interpreted charitably, one can naturally see why religious diversity is a problem.
If God exists (an all-powerful and all-good Being), it's pretty surprising that so many religions exist. If God doesn't exist, there is nothing at all surprising about there being so many religions. That's exactly what we'd expect. Hence, the existence of so many religions counts as, at least, some evidence against God.
*Also, appealing to literal demons to explain the existence of religious diversity is not a good explanation in itself. For one, any advantage this explanation has with regards to the consequent probability is offset by the prior probability. Secondly, this move appears to be completely implausible, ad hoc, and unfalsifiable. Thirdly, the debate here is about theism simpliciter vs. naturalism, not Christian theism vs. naturalism. Fourthly, appealing to literal demons will be of no help to theists who don't believe in such a thing. Fifthly, appealing to specific doctrines in the context of the problem of religious diversity appears to beg the very issue in question.


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Australia's migration, on a healthy climb
Recent information released by Australia Immigration paints a healthy picture for migrants to the Land Down Under. The information revealed that Australia's migration figures will reach 246,300 migrants by the end of September. This translates to a rise of 4.5% in the number of Australian visas issued and is set to continue on this trend until at least 2016.
The information was originally released by the Department of Immigration and Border Control. The report took into account recent policy changes, instituted in recent months. This included the streamlining of the student visa application process.
The Department of Immigration and Border Control's data also considered Australian visa grants of the past year and kept world economic growth forecasts in mind. The report combined this information with the assumption that future policy changes could affect these figures into 2016.
The Department's document forecasts migrant arrivals at 511,500 – which is already a 1.5% increase since December 2013. Breaking the arrivals down into the different visa categories student visas lead the pack with 457 Skilled Migrant visas following at number four.
The breakdown of visas granted is as follows:Temporary Student Visas 119,000457 Skilled Migrant Visas 44,300Working Holiday Visas 63,000Visitors' Visas 47,400And other temporary visas 7,400
Forecasting the number of entries under the permanent resident category, The Department of Immigration and Border control published the following figures:
Skilled Migrant Visas 39,500Family / Relative Visas 35,200Humanitarian Visas (which would include Asylum Visas) 14,500Other Permanent Visas 4,800
It is clear from the data released by the state department that the granting of student visas has significantly increased along with the demand therefor. The report states that, "This is likely the result of the department's visa streamlining measures and the introduction of new post study work arrangements."
The report also suggested that while Australia's economic growth is expected to slow down this will impact on the country's unemployment rate which will in turn mean that fewer Skilled Migrant Visas could be granted by 2018. The forecast estimates this figure to drop to around 43,000 visas. Yet, arrivals in the other visa categories should reach a plateau at 63,200 by 2018.
Visitor and all the other temporary Australian visa categories are expected to remain steady said the forecast. The information collated suggested that visitors on temporary visas are expected to remain steady at about 48,000 arrivals. These can be broken down as follows:
Skilled Migrant 39,800 Family Visas 34,800
With the balance of the visas issued for other temporary visa applications.
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News from Mets Trade - Amsterdam
Amsterdam, November 15th 2017 - It was an important day for Montura at the Metstrade in Amsterdam, where the Italian clothing company presented Keep Sailing, a new sailing line rich in innovative solutions and realized with technologies applied for the first time in the world of sailing.
Montura, that after thirty years of experience is considered as one of the leaders in clothing production for outdoor activities in general, came to the launch of the Keep Sailing line after four years of research and development. Determinants have been the advice of a selected group of sailors, accustomed to considering the sailing clothing as true protection systems. Among them there is the Italian Sailor of the Year Gaetano Mura, an historic friend of Montura, the sailing World champion Enrico Zennaro and Sergio Caramel, skipper of the Melges 24 Arkanoè Aleali by Montura, who, with his young crew, won the Sportboats European Champion in the Corinthian division. In 2017 Enrico Tettamanti, during his historic North West Passage, and OASTAR's sailor Michele Zambelli were able to complete tests for the "big cold".
"Since Montura has decided to look to the sea, the relationship between the athletes and the company has been unbroken," says Sergio Caramel, one of the closest consultants of the Italian clothing company. "The company has enthusiastically married our project and we started using the first prototypes already a couple of seasons ago onboard our Melges 24 and, at the same time, we began to send our feedback, suggesting changes and arrangements we think are useful to perfect each one of them. By comparing with designers and collaborating with others partners, such as ONEsails for his decade's commemorative jacket, innovative ideas have emerged, like the neck protection offered by the Altura jacket".
"The process of creating Keep Sailing has been very fascinating and it's great to have been part of it," says Enrico Zennaro, a recent winner of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup with Supernikka. "From the very beginning I realized that we were moving in the right direction and now, after a couple of seasons, we are ready to launch a line of unique garments for details and quality of the materials. I have no doubts that we have a product that can compete with the most well-known brands in the nautical world".
Headlines of the new line, made using the latest Goretex generation, are the Altura jacket and pants and the spray top, which made its official debut at the 49th Barcolana in Trieste.
The Keep Sailing line is then complemented by a varied range of ad hoc garments.


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Filed under: MLS team values by Forbes, Uncategorized | Tags: Andrea Pirlo, Avaya Stadium, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, David Villa, DC United, Didier Drogba, Don Garber, ESPN, FC Dallas, Forbes magazine, Fox, Fox Sports 1, Frank Lampard, Houston Dynamo, Kaka, LAFC, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Miami Fusion, Montreal Impact, NBA, NBC, NBCSN, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, NFL, NHL, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Steven Gerrard, Toronto FC, Univision, Vancouver Whitecaps, WNBA
The average worth of Major League Soccer clubs reached $157 million in 2014, up 52 percent from the previous year, according to a valuation by Forbes magazine.
Topping the list were the Seattle Sounders at $245 million, while the Colorado Rapids, worth $105 million, brought up the rear. The biggest mover was DC United, whose value increased 97 percent, from $71 million in '13 to $140 million last year. Average team worth was $103 million in 2013, nearly triple what Forbes valued the teams five years earlier.
Eight of MLS' then-18 clubs turned a profit in 2014, led by Seattle's $10 million. The biggest loser was the New York Red Bulls at $9 million.
2014 valuation of MLS clubs, plus revenue and operating income*:
1. Seattle Sounders — $245 million, $50 million, $10 million.
2. Los Angeles Galaxy — $240 million, $44 million, $4 million.
3. Houston Dynamo — $200 million, $26 million, $5 million.
4. Portland Timbers — $185 million, $35 million, $4 million.
5. Toronto FC — $175 million, $32 million, -$7 million.
6. Sporting Kansas City — $165 million, $29 million, $4 million.
7. Chicago Fire — $160 million, $21 million, -$6 million.
8. New England Revolution — $158 million, $25 million, $7 million.
9. FC Dallas — $148 million, $25 million, -$3 million.
10. San Jose Earthquakes — $146 million, $13 million, -$1 million.
11. Philadelphia Union — $145 million, $25 million, $2 million.
12. New York Red Bulls — $144 million, $22 million, -$9 million.
13. D.C. United — $140 million, $21 million, -$1 million.
14. Montreal Impact — $128 million, $22 million, -$3 million.
15. Vancouver Whitecaps — $125 million, $21 million, -$6 million.
16. Columbus Crew — $112 million, $18 million, -$4 million.
17. Real Salt Lake — $108 million, $17 million, $1 million.
18. Colorado Rapids — $105 million, $15 million, -$3 million.
*Operating income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization.
Forbes cited a number of reasons for the league's surging team valuation, including:
o Growing attendance, which through July averaged 21,000, as MLS continued to widen the gap with the NBA (17,800) and NHL (17,500) in that department. That average projects to total attendance of 7.2 million in 2015, thanks in part to the addition of new teams in New York and Orlando. The 2013 total was 6 million.
o An influx of overseas talent that picked up in 2015 with the arrival of the likes of Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Villa and Didier Drogba–a clear indication that owners are willing to spend to enhance the product on the field.
o More soccer-specific stadiums throughout MLS. The latest was San Jose's Avaya Stadium, which opened in March, and DC United plans be in new digs by 2018. Like United, the Earthquakes' value has doubled since '13.
o The end of a TV deal with ESPN, NBC and Univision that paid MLS an average $30 million per year. The new deal, in which Fox replaced NBC, pays $90 million a year. Hardly NFL figures, or even NHL figures, and average viewship of 232,000 this year on Fox Sports 1 trails even the WNBA, but that represents a 65 percent improvement over NBCSN's average audience of 141,000. [September 19]
Comment I: Total team worth of more than $2.8 billion for a league that as recently as 2002 nearly went under. No wonder there were no signs of panic when MLS Commissioner Don Garber, during his "State of the League" address in December, revealed that the league was losing more than $100 million a year.
Comment II: Being part of MLS is still far from being a license to print money, but no wonder the owners of LAFC, which won't begin play until 2018, paid a league-record expansion fee of $110 million to try to succeed where it predecessor, the ill-fated Chivas USA, failed. By comparison, the Miami Fusion, one of the league's first two expansion teams, paid $20 million in 1997 to join MLS.
Filed under: Futbol de Primera Player of the Year, Landon Donovan, Uncategorized | Tags: 1999 FIFA Under-17 Tournament, 2014 World Cup, Belgium, Brad Davis, Brazil, Carson CA, Chris Wondolowski, Clint Dempsey, Cobi Jones, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, English Premier League, Eric Wynalda, Everton, Futbol de Primera Player of the Year, Jermaine Jones, Juergen Klinsmann, Julian Green, Kasey Keller, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles Lakers, Major League Soccer, MLS Cup, Most Valuable Player, NBA, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders, StubHub Center, Tim Howard, U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year
Landon Donovan went out a winner on his last day as a professional player as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution, 2-1, in extra time at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA, to capture its third MLS Cup in four years and its Major League Soccer-record fifth overall.
Donovan, 32, announced in August that he would retire after the MLS season. Thanks to the Galaxy's victories over Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders in the playoffs, his season was extended through November into December.
Though he had an unspectacular afternoon against New England–drawing a caution at the end of the first half and missing on a 20-yard free kick in OT that would have put L.A. ahead–Donovan in the end lifted the MLS Cup trophy for a record sixth time.
He also exits as MLS's all-time scoring leader and assist leader, and he holds so many other league regular-season and post-season marks that the only ones left involve either goalkeeping or defender-of-the-year awards. His list of U.S. international records is equally long. Donovan's 57 goals include five in the World Cup and 10 game-winners, nine multi-goal games, 14 goals scored in the final 15 minutes of a match, nine alone in 2007 (tied with Eric Wynalda for most in a year) and 15 penalty kicks in 15 attempts. His 58 assists–10 of which were recorded in 2009 alone–are 36 ahead of No. 2 on the list, Cobi Jones. Donovan is second all-time in international appearances at 156 games, and if he weren't left off the U.S. roster for the 2014 World Cup, he might have picked up seven more caps (three World Cup warm-ups and four games in Brazil itself), leaving him one behind Jones' American mark of 164. Of course, if Donovan, who logged nearly 13,000 minutes–nine days on the field–for the national team, hadn't been dumped by U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann, he might have continued adding to his numbers into 2015 and beyond. (He's only 32. Galaxy teammate Robbie Keane, 34, says he expects to play until he's 38. The great Pele retired just shy of his 37th birthday.)
The individual awards in his trophy case are topped by the Golden Ball he was handed as the best player at the 1999 FIFA Under-17 Tournament, and he was voted the 2002 World Cup's Best Young Player. [December 7]
Comment: Donovan has won several other individual honors during his career, including the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year (2003, '04, '09 and '10) and Futbol de Primera Player of the Year (2002, '03, '04, '07, '08, '09, '10). His exclusion from the U.S. World Cup team, of course, left him out of the running for either trophy this year.
Howard was the clear favorite for both awards as he set U.S. records for career wins, 55, and goalkeeper appearances, 104, blowing past the now-retired Kasey Keller (53 and 102). His 15 shutouts in 2013-14 helped his club, Everton, finish fifth in the English Premier League. And there were those World Cup-record 16 saves in the USA's 2-1 overtime loss to Belgium in the second round in Brazil. Howard won the U.S. Soccer award with 64 percent of the vote from a panel of U.S. players, coaches, administrators and others; midfielder Jermaine Jones was second with 19 percent. Some 200 journalists made Howard the runaway winner in the FDP balloting, giving him 363 points to Jones' 160 and Clint Dempsey's 147.
Anticipating the Howard landslide, one FDP voter gave Donovan one final first-place vote (with Howard second and Jones third). However, it was based not on sentimentality but a nagging doubt.
Naming Donovan the best player in America in 2014 requires a look through a different prism. That is, Donovan may have demonstrated his value to the U.S. National Team at the 2014 World Cup not through his presence but through his absence.
Watching players who took his place on the roster, like Brad Davis and Chris Wondolowski, struggle in Brazil, must have made Donovan squirm. Couldn't the greatest player in American history, perhaps a year beyond his prime, have made a difference in this or that situation? Should he have been left behind in favor of 18-year-old Julian Green, and could he have scored the goal Green scored against Belgium in overtime? Many would say no and yes–Donovan wouldn't have mis-hit his shot like Green's star-kissed volley. As for what Donovan might have done with Wonolowski's chance at the end of regulation against the Belgians . . . .
This upside-down look at a player's value isn't new. Long ago, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, coming off an NBA championship in his rookie season, suffered a serious knee injury midway through his second, in 1980-81. The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, and the argument was raised in many quarters that Johnson proved that he deserved the league's Most Valuable Player award because the Lakers struggled and ultimately crashed without him.
As for Donovan, it was only one Futbol de Primera vote in the face of a landslide. It mattered not. It was worth using it to lift the question "What if?" into a statement.
Filed under: Away goals rule, Uncategorized | Tags: Brad Evans, Bruce Arena, CenturyLink Field, Clint Dempsey, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Juninho, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, NASL, NBA, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, NHL, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders, StubHub Center, Village People
The Los Angeles Galaxy lost to the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, on a frigid night at CenturyLink Field but won the Western Conference final on away goals to advance to Major League Soccer's championship game.
The Galaxy, which a week earlier took the first game of its home-and-home series, 1-0, will return to the StubHub Center on December 7 to play host to the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final. New England defeated the New York Red Bulls, 2-1 and 2-2, in the Eastern Conference finals for a 3-2 aggregate.
Brad Evans, in the 26th minute, and Clint Dempsey, six minutes later, scored to give the Sounders hope of reaching their first MLS final, but nine minutes into the second half L.A. midfielder Juninho pounced on a deflected corner kick by Landon Donovan and ripped a shot in off the left post for his first goal in 13 months. [November 30]
Comment: The last stupid MLS idea has died peacefully of natural causes.
And we don't mean the Columbus Crew's decision to dump its Village People logo once and for all (that's called "re-branding").
MLS finally succumbed to the use of the aways goals rule this playoff season, and the world did not come to an end. Both the Eastern Coference semifinals and finals were decided on aggregate goals, as did one Western semifinal, won by L.A. over Real Salt Lake. And when the Galaxy walked off the CenturyLink Field at the final whistle after the road leg of its Western Conference final, the partisan Sounder crowd of 46,758 accepted the fact that its side, winners on the night by a goal, were losers overall.
Some in the media here didn't quite know what to make of this new gimmick, although it's used in cup competitions the world over. "Rules of the road lift Galaxy into the final" read one newspaper headline. Another: "Galaxy's Goal is One for the Road." But a worthy winner was produced. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena called the concept of the away-goals rule–an incentive for the road team to attack in the first leg–"garbage," and it certainly didn't inspire Seattle to produce an away goal or two in the first leg. But no one at CenturyLink exited wringing their hands over an injustice. Everyone knew the rules going in. In fact, the Sounders were the first team in MLS history to advance on away goals, eliminating FC Dallas nearly three weeks earlier in the Western semifinals (1-1 in Texas, 0-0 at home). And there was no effect at the gate: MLS drew a record average attendance of 19,151 during the regular season–once again better than the NBA and NHL–and 21,275 during the playoffs. Not a tremendous accomplishment, unless one recalls the days in the not-too-distant past when most MLS post-season matches drew crowds embarrassingly smaller than many regular-season games.
Americans fans, apparently, have been more adaptable than MLS gave them credit for over its 19-season run. Or at least they were tolerant. They've had to endure earlier MLS playoff concoctions, such as the ponderous best-of-three-games playoff. And the ridiculous "first-to-five-points" system. Once it got to the simple home-and-home formula in 2003, it counted road goals equal to home goals, perhaps in the belief that a romp by the visiting team in the opening leg would kill interest in the second leg.
Fans here also–some of them–survived other MLS innovations, like the silly countdown clock, and they survived leftovers from the old NASL, like the shootout, back when it was believed that American DNA made it impossible for folks here to understand, let alone appreciate, the concept of a draw. Perhaps the seamless debut of away goals signals the end, once and for all, of its "unnecessarily creative" period.
Filed under: 2014 World Cup predictions, Uncategorized | Tags: ABC, Amazon, Angel Di Maria, Argentina, Belgium, Bob Bradley, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brad Friedel, Brasil '14, Brazil, CONCACAF, Croatia, ESPN, ESPN2, Europe, FIFA World Player of the Year, Germany, Gold Cup, Gonzalo Higuain, Group "A", Group "F", Group "G", Group of Death, Ian Darke, Iran, Italy, Juergen Klinsmann, Korea/Japan 2002, Lionel Messi, Luis Montes, Manaus, Maracana Stadium, Mexico, Natal, Nigeria, Nobel Prize, Real Salt Lake, Recife, Riccardo Montolivo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sergio Aguero, South Africa, South Africa '10, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Western Hemisphere, World Cup
The 20th World Cup will kick off Thursday, June 12, in Sao Paulo when host Brazil plays Croatia in a Group "A" match. The Brazilians go into the 32-nation, 64-game tournament as an 11-4 favorite to lift the World Cup trophy for a record sixth time. Oddsmakers also have established Argentina as a 4-1 pick to win it, followed by defending champ Spain and Germany, both at 6-1. The United States is a 250-1 longshot. [June 11]
Comment: Here are predictions for Brasil '14:
o Argentina will defeat Brazil in the final on July 13 at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, site of Brazil's nightmare 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the last match of the 1950 World Cup. This time, the Argentines will win an end-to-end thriller, 3-2, to capture its third world championship and its first in 28 years. Why? Because of Lionel Messi, who four years ago in South Africa played a part in several Argentine goals but scored only one. This time, the four-time FIFA World Player of the Year runs wild. Along with Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria, the Argentine attack builds momentum against soft Group "F" opponents Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria, a momentum that only grows in the knockout rounds. In the third-place match, a banged-up Germany defeats an aging Spain … unless an outsider crashes the semifinals. Uruguay and Belgium are popular picks for that role, but Switzerland lurks.
o The U.S. will confound the experts, defy common sense, and advance out of Group "G", the so-called "Group of Death"–and it won't require a brutal tackle on Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. Juergen Klinsmann's side has enjoyed an encouraging run-up to Brazil without suffering injury, and its considerable fitness level gives it an edge in the heat of coastal cities Natal and Recife and the Amazon jungle's Manaus. Under Klinsmann the U.S. has become the attack-minded side it was not under then-coach Bob Bradley four years ago, and he has established a culture of winning, from placing first in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers to taking the 2013 Gold Cup to beating Italy in Italy. More important, he has instilled in his team the belief that it's not just Germany that's capable of a late miracle comeback. The U.S. enters its seventh straight World Cup without international stars, as usual, but as goalkeeper Brad Friedel, hero of the USA's 2002 quarterfinal run, said in a recent interview, the Americans can do it as a team, if every player earns a 1-to-10 rating of 7 for every match.
o World Cup television viewership in the U.S. will dwarf the ratings numbers established at South Africa '10. No matter where a World Cup is played, a World Cup game is scheduled to kick off in what is prime time in Europe, or close to it–the rest of the world be damned. With this being the first World Cup played in the Western Hemisphere in two decades, we Americans finally get reasonable game times: noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT on most days. That's a far cry from Korea/Japan 2002, when some games started at 2 a.m. on the West Coast. Meanwhile, greasing the skids is the fact that, with apps and expanded streaming services, this will be the most digitally interactive World Cup ever.
o ESPN/ESPN2/ABC has once again gone all-British with its play-by-play commentators. Ian Darke rightfully gets the choice assignments, including the final, but it will only influence more in the American soccer media to go Brit. A player, wearing a "kit" and a pair of "boots" and playing not on a field but a "pitch" will score two goals, which will be referred to as a "brace." One goal will have been made possible by a teammate who, at "pace," sends him an "inch-perfect pass." That will leave the opposition "on its back foot" yet possibly inspire it into a "purple patch." Anyway, look forward to another four-year period in which an increasingly number of Americans who know better refer to any singular thing in soccer as a collective: "France are," "Uruguay are," and the "Real Salt Lake are." I are looking forward to it. Or we am looking forward to it.
o Americans who really, really don't like soccer–that is, those who feel threatened by it–will dig in their heels even further over the next four weeks. Everyone from newspaper columnists and radio sports talkers to Internet commentators will call the World Cup a dull, overblown waste of time and make xenophobic remarks about the participating nations and their fans. But with each World Cup, their footing is growing more unsteady. Those cracks about foreigners and soccer can't be so easily excused anymore, not with some of our cherished sports–like golf, basketball, hockey and tennis–now a virtual United Nations of participants. Those jokes about one-named Brazilian soccer players? See "LeBron," "Kobe." The argument that soccer in the U.S. is a game for kids? The estimated number of soccer players in this country has ballooned from 8 million in 1982 to 25 million today. Hard to believe that a few of those millions aren't adult players, particularly when what we see at the local park doesn't say otherwise. And the line about soccer and 1-0 games leaving Americans bored beyond belief? That kinda lost something with Landon Donovan's goal against Algeria four years ago. What's left is the complaint that penalty kicks are ridiculous and the charge that players feigning injury make soccer players crying, whining wimps. PKs are ridiculous, and a Nobel Prize awaits the first person who figures out a better tie-breaker. As for the macho involved in playing soccer compared to more manful, manly and masculine American sports, you could start with the hundreds of thousands of soccer players recovering from concussions caused by head-to-head contact. Or ACL tears. Or you could go straight to last Saturday, when Italy's Riccardo Montolivo and Mexico's Luis Montes sustained broken legs–in friendlies.
o Finally, this official World Cup song will be forgotten three days after the Brazil-Croatia opener: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGtWWb9emYI
Filed under: Landon Donovan, Uncategorized | Tags: 1994 World Cup, 2014 World Cup, 2018 World Cup in Russia, Alejandro Bedoya, Aron Johannsson, Aston Villa, AZ Alkmaar, Azerbaijan, Bayern Munich, Besiktas, Bob Gansler, Brad Davis, Brad Evans, Brad Guzan, Chris Wondolowski, Clarence Goodson, Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley, DeAndre Yedlin, England, Eric Cantona, Everton, Fabian Johnson, FC Nurnberg, France, Geoff Cameron, Germany, Ghana, Graham Zusi, Group of Death, Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim, Holland, Houston Dynamo, Jermaine Jones, Joe Corona, John Brooks, Jozy Altidore, Juergen Klinsmann, Julian Green, Kyle Beckerman, Landon Donovan, Landycakes, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Mat Besler, Maurice Edu, Mexico, Michael Bradley, Michael Parkhurst, Mix Diskerud, Nantes, Nick Rimando, Nigeria, Norway, Omar Gonzalez, Portugal, Puebla, Real Salt Lake, Rosenborg, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Stanford University, Stoke City, Sunderland, Terence Boyd, Tim Howard, Timmy Chandler, Toronto FC, Turkey, U.S. National Team
Juergen Klinsmann, the coach hired to shake up the U.S. National Team, dropped the biggest bombshell of his controversial tenure by announcing a 23-man World Cup squad that does not include all-time U.S. scoring leader Landon Donovan, a player considered the best ever produced by this country.
Klinsmann had until June 2 to reveal his final roster, but with his preliminary squad still training at Stanford University ahead of final World Cup tune-ups against Azerbaijan (May 27), Turkey (June 1) and Nigeria (June 7), he pulled the trigger, sending home Brad Evans, Clarence Goodson, Maurice Edu, Michael Parkhurst, Joe Corona, Terence Boyd, and the man considered the face of American soccer.
The final 23 headed to Brasil '14:
Goalkeepers — Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake, MLS);
Defenders — DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla, Mexico), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City, MLS), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, England), Timmy Chandler (FC Nurnberg, Germany), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim, Germany), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders, MLS);
Midfielders — Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake, MLS), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, France), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC, MLS), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo, MLS), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg, Norway), Julian Green (Bayern Munich, Germany), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas, Turkey), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City);
Forwards — Jozy Altidore (Sunderland, England), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders, MLS), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar, Holland), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes, MLS). [May 22]
Comment: This isn't on a par with the decision to leave Eric Cantona off the roster of what would become 1998 World Cup champion France, but by American standards, it's close. And, on the face of it, a completely unnecessary gamble.
In a perfect world, Klinsy's grateful selection of players melds in Brazil and beats Ghana, upsets Portugal and walks arm-in-arm with Group "G" favorite Germany into the round of 16.
But in this imperfect world of Klinsmann's own making, the U.S. could be tied late with Ghana or trailing Portugal or Germany by a goal, and standing at the halfway line, ready to ride to the rescue, will be Wondolowski or the 18-year-old Green (total international experience: one half hour), not the guy who's scored 57 career goals, including five in his 12 World Cup matches (all U.S. records). In short, by omitting Donovan and assembling a team that includes Yedlin, Brooks, Gonzalez and 15 other players with no World Cup experience, Klinsmann, the coach whose aim is to motivate his players by making them uncomfortable, has succeeded in leaving everyone unsettled, including fans who, over the years, have derided Donovan with the nickname "Landycakes."
Klinsmann described the decision as a matter of 23 players being better than the 32-year-old forward/midfielder: "… I just think the other guys right now are a little bit ahead of him." Perhaps it's true. But in soccer, player selection can be a very subjective thing. Perhaps the coach is still holding a grudge against Donovan for his well-publicized sabbatical in late 2012 and early 2013 that caused him to miss the USA's first matches of the final round of World Cup qualifiers.
Whatever the reason, Klinsmann has created a potential nightmare for himself. Some have speculated that he has concluded that getting out of the so-called "Group of Death" is impossible and it's best to blood young players like Yedlin (total U.S. minutes played: 34) in Brazil in preparation for the 2018 World Cup. But this isn't the 1990 World Cup all over again, where then-coach Bob Gansler, looking to the '94 World Cup the U.S. would host, threw a team averaging 23 years of age to the wolves. Three and out is no longer acceptable under any circumstances.
If the U.S. somehow advances out of Group "G" next month, Klinsmann is a bloody genius. But if the U.S. crashes, Klinsmann will be hounded by the spectre of Donovan and what might have been. And that will cast doubt on every decision he makes–whether risky or mundane–from now through Russia '18.
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Seattle Sounders FC bowed to the Philadelphia Union, 2-0, at CenturyLink Field, ending Seattle's bid to head off the Los Angeles Galaxy for the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield.
With two rounds remaining in the regular season, the Galaxy leads all teams with an insurmountable 64 points (18-4-10). The Sounders, second in the Western Conference, trail by seven points (16-7-9). Real Salt Lake (15-11-6, 51 points) is third in the West, and the next-best club, fourth overall, is the Eastern Conference-leading Union (11-7-14, 47 points).
Los Angeles thus joins DC United as the only team to top the league in points four times. [October 8]
Comment: Over its 16-season lifespan, Major League Soccer has repeatedly caved to the traditionalists. It's time for one more cave.
Quite simply, beginning next season, it should declare the Supporters' Shield winner–the club with the best regular-season record–the one and true league champion, and stop pretending that the MLS Cup winner is somehow the best team in MLS. We're all grown-ups here; we can handle it, just as we've handled the concept of ties and game clocks that count up, not down.
A post-match comment by Sounders coach Sigi Schmid perhaps best illustrates the current Supporters' Shield/MLS Cup dichotomy: "You look at who won the MLS Cup last year, Colorado. Did they win the Supporters' Shield? No. Who won the MLS Cup the year before? Salt Lake. Did they win the Supporters' Shield? No. So maybe winning the Supporters' Shield isn't all that necessary to win the MLS Cup, and at the end of the day that's our goal."
Such an adjustment in emphasis and perception might not have been possible until recently. In the beginning, MLS was trying to woo a fan base accustomed to American sports in which teams shift late in a season from a league format to a knockout format (gee, kinda like the World Cup), and it all ends with a climactic game or series. Nowadays, many of those spectators at MLS matches know full well that the league is the league and a cup is a cup–the English F.A. Cup winner, the team that hoists Spain's King Juan Carlos Cup, Germany's DFB-Pokal Sieger, is oftentimes not the best team in the country.
And seldom is the MLS Cup winner. Only five times has the team with the best record in MLS gone on to win the MLS Cup (1997 and 1999 DC United, 2000 Kansas City Wizards, 2002 Galaxy, 2008 Columbus Crew). The MLS Cup is what it is: a crap shoot to which even the ninth- and 10th-worst teams in the final standings are invited to bring their bankroll and toss the dice. In the end, 67 percent of the time, the team that didn't win the Supporters' Shield but best embraced a do-or-die atmosphere and capitalized on a break or two, or three, has taken home the MLS Cup and the perception that it is somehow the league's finest.
More important, MLS has gone to a balanced schedule after years in which it cut travel costs by having its teams play more games within its own region. Now, more than ever, the playing field has been leveled: Each team plays the other twice, home and away, and that top point-getter did it without beating up on a weak conference.
There are concrete ways in which MLS can make this shift. At present, the Supporters' Shield winner gets a nifty trophy, a pairing against the last MLS Cup qualifier, home-field advantage through the playoffs up to the final itself, and an undisclosed amount of cash to help it beef up its roster for the CONCACAF Champions League, for which it qualifies automatically. But MLS should drop the other shoe and declare that team the host of the MLS Cup final, regardless of whether it wins its way there. So far, the organizational geniuses at MLS headquarters have done a great job of staging all manner of galas and special events when the site of the MLS Cup has been pre-determined by months. Surely they can do a very good job when that site isn't known for sure until four, five or six weeks in advance.
In the end, MLS gains credibility and loses nothing. Its best team, after nearly three dozen weeks of competition, is properly identified and recognized. Its post-season last-chance saloon for also-rans still stands. Its best team has a well-deserved advantage in winning a league-cup double. And MLS still ends it all with a climactic match made for TV.
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Real Salt Lake scrambled to earn a 2-2 draw with host Monterrey in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, setting up a climactic second-leg showdown April 27 at Sandy, Utah. The winner advances to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December in Japan.
Argentine midfielder Javier Morales scored the equalizer in the 89th minute to lift the overall record of MLS clubs in Mexico to 0-21-4. Real Salt Lake heads into the deciding leg having gone unbeaten in 37 matches in all competitions at Rio Tinto Stadium. However, it will be without playmaker and captain Kyle Beckermann, an occasional U.S. international who will serve a yellow-card suspension. [April 20]
Comment: Major League Soccer has an international reputation of being on a par with, say, the Belgian second division and, an aging David Beckham or Thierry Henry aside, that's not likely to change any time soon.* Rapid expansion in recent years hasn't helped as the native talent pool has been repeatedly dilluted, but Real Salt Lake could deliver a minor blow to that perception when it meets Monterrey needing nothing more than a 1-1 draw to become only the third U.S. club in the competition's 49-year history to finish first.
Geophysicists rule out the major continental shift necessary for MLS clubs to compete in the UEFA Champions League, so the only way MLS can lift its image is by winning the CONCACAF Champions League on a regular basis, beginning with Real Salt Lake next week. Since the North/Central America/Caribbean region began playing a club championship in 1962, better-paid, better-organized, better-supported Mexican teams have won 26 times (Club America and Cruz Azul five apiece), and no other country is even close. Costa Rica has nearly half as many winners, six, as Mexico has runners-up, 13. After El Salvador's three winners, the U.S. is tied with Guatemala, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti and Surinam.
What makes this showdown significant for MLS is not just a CONCACAF Champions League trophy at stake but a berth in the FIFA Club World Cup. Back in 1998, when DC United defeated Toluca of Mexico to capture what was then called the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup was two years away. In 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Olimpia of Honduras in the CONCACAF final and thought it had booked a place in the following year's Club World Cup in Spain, only for that competition to be cancelled for a number of reasons, chief among them the collapse of FIFA's marking arm, ISL. (As some may recall, the Galaxy was grouped with Real Madrid and scheduled to play the reigning European champion in the first round at the Bernabeu.)
The FIFA Club World Cup, which officially replaced the Intercontinental Cup–the long-running meeting of European and South American club champs–in 2005, certainly is not the most gripping competition on the international soccer calendar. To some Euro champs, it's been an annoying obligation in the heart of the regular league season, one in which winning is expected. To South American champs, it's a chance to prove that the Copa Libertadores holder is the world's best. But for the rest–the continental champions of Africa, Asia, Oceania and, yes, CONCACAF–the Club World Cup presents a priceless opportunity to show their wares to an Eurocentric soccer world.
*According to the most recent rankings of national leagues by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, Major League Soccer comes in at No. 42. Spain tops the list, followed by England, then Italy, Brazil, Germany, France and Argentina, as well as No. 11 Belgium, No. 12 Mexico, No. 18 Paraguay, No. 27 Japan and No. 32 Israel. Immediately ahead of MLS are Croatia, Moldova, Serbia, Georgia and Tunisia. Immediately after are Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, Poland and Sweden. Five notches below America's league is the Sudan. Obviously, MLS Commissioner Don Garber continues to have some work ahead of him.


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EPHESIANS - Chapter 4 - Verse 8
Verse 8. Wherefore he saith. The word "he" is not in the original; and it may mean "the Scripture saith," or "God saith." The point of the argument here is, that Christ, when he ascended to heaven, obtained certain gifts for men, and that those gifts are bestowed upon his people in accordance with this. To prove that, he adduces this passage from Ps 68:18. Much perplexity has been felt in regard to the principle on which Paul quotes this Psalm, and applies it to the ascension of the Redeemer. The Psalm seems to have been composed on the occasion of removing the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim to Mount Zion, 2 Sa 6:1, seq. It is a song of triumph, celebrating the victories of, JEHOVAH, and particularly the victories which had been achieved when the ark was at the head of the army. It appears to have no relation to the Messiah; nor would it probably occur to any one, on reading it, that it referred to his ascension, unless it had been so quoted by the apostle. Great difficulty has been felt, therefore, in determining on what principle Paul applied it to the ascension of the Redeemer. Some have supposed that the Psalm had a primary reference to the Messiah; some that it referred to him in only a secondary sense; some that it is applied to him by way of "accommodation;" and some that he merely uses the words as adapted to express him idea, as a man adopts words which are familiar to him, and which will express his thoughts, though not meaning to say that the words had any such reference originally. Storr supposes that the words were used by the Ephesian Christians in their hymns, and that Paul quoted them as containing a sentiment which was admitted among them. This is possible; but it is mere conjecture. It has been also supposed that the tabernacle was a type of Christ; and that the whole Psalm, therefore, having original reference to the tabernacle, might be applied to Christ as the antitype. But this both conjectural and fanciful. On the various modes adopted to account for the difficulty, the reader may consult Rosenmuller, in loc. To me it seems plain that the Psalm had original reference to the bringing up the ark to Mount Zion, and is a triumphal song. In the song or psalm, the poet shows why God was to be praised—on account of his greatness, and his benignity to men, Eph 4:1-6. He then recounts the doings of God in former times—particularly his conducting his people through the wilderness, and the fact that his enemies were discomfited before him, Eph 4:7-12. All this refers to the God, the symbols of whose presence were on the tabernacle, and accompanying the ark. He then speaks of the various fortunes that had befallen the ark of the covenant. It had lain among the pots, Eph 4:13, yet it had formerly been white as snow when God scattered kings by it, Eph 4:14. He then speaks of the hill of God—the Mount Zion to which the ark was about to be removed, and says that it is an "high hill"—" high as the hills of Bashan," the hill where God desired to dwell for ever, Eph 4:16. God is then introduced as ascending that hill, encompassed with thousands of angels, as in Mount Sinai; and the poet says that, in doing it, he had triumphed over his enemies, and had led captivity captive, Eph 4:18. The fact that the ark of God thus ascended the hill of Zion, the place of rest; that it was to remain there as its permanent abode, no more to be carried about at the head of armies, was the proof of its triumph. It had made everything captive; it had subdued every foe; and its ascent there would be the means of obtaining invaluable gifts for men. Mercy and truth would go forth from that mountain; and the true religion would spread abroad, even to the rebellious, as the results of the triumph of God, whose symbol was over the tabernacle and the ark. The placing the ark there was the proof of permanent victory, and would be connected with most important benefits to men. The "ascending on high," therefore, in the Psalm, refers, as it seems to me, to the ascent of the symbol of the Divine Presence accompanying the ark on Mount Zion, or to the placing it "on high" above all its foes. The remainder of the Psalm corresponds with this view. This ascent of the ark on Mount Zion; this evidence of its triumph over all the foes of God; this permanent residence of the ark there; and this fact that its being established there would be followed with the bestowment of invaluable gifts to men, might be regarded as a BEAUTIFUL EMBLEM Of the ascension of the Redeemer to heaven. There were strong points of resemblance. He also ascended on high. His ascent was the proof of victory over his foes. He went there for a permanent abode. And his ascension was connected with the bestowment of important blessings to men. It is as such emblematic language, I suppose, that the apostle makes the quotation. It did not originally refer to this; but the events were so similar in many points that the one would suggest the other, and the same language would describe both. It was language familiar to the apostle; language that would aptly express his thoughts, and language that was not improbably applied to the ascension of the Redeemer by Christians at that time. The phrase, therefore, "he saith"—legei-or "it saith," or "the Scripture saith," means, "it is said;" or, "this language will properly express the fact under consideration, to wit, that there is grace given to each one of us, or that the means are furnished by the Redeemer for us to lead holy lives."
When he ascended up on high. To heaven. The Psalm is, "Thou hast ascended on high." Comp. Eph 1:20,21.
He led captivity captive. The meaning of this in the Psalm is, that he triumphed over his foes. The margin is, "a multitude of captives." But this, I think, is not quite the idea. It is language derived from a conqueror, who not only makes captives, but who makes captives of those who were then prisoners, and who conducts them as a part of his triumphal procession. He not only subdues his enemy, but he leads his captives in triumph. The allusion is to the public triumphs of conquerors, especially as celebrated among the Romans, in which captives were led in chains, (Tacitus, Ann. xii. 38,) and to the custom in such triumphs of distributing presents among the soldiers. Comp. also Jud 5:30, where it appears that this was also an early custom in other nations. Burder, in Ros. Alt. u. neu. Morgenland, in loc. When Christ ascended to heaven, he triumphed over all his foes. It was a complete victory over the malice of the great enemy of God, and over those who had sought his life. But he did more. He rescued those who were the captives of Satan, and led them in triumph. Man was held by Satan as a prisoner. His chains were around him. Christ rescued the captive prisoner, and designed to make him a part of his triumphal procession into heaven, that thus the victory might be complete—triumphing not only over the great foe himself, but swelling his procession with the attending hosts of those who had been the captives of Satan, now rescued and redeemed.
And gave gifts unto men. Such as he specifies in Eph 4:11.
{a} "When he ascended" Ps 68:18 {1} "captivity captive" "a multitude of captives"
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Seven years after he lived in the Ecuador embassy in London, Julian Assange he was arrested by London police. The co-founder is WikiLeaks He was taken to prison and is now scared to be sent to the United States.
– The impact of Julian Assange on influencing global data
Those who believe that Assange will leave the queue have been mistaken. As promised, Australia is published all (more) your files in your file. The data becomes confidential to governments from countless countries, including Brazil, international banks and other major continents. Completed pack is complete US Army Nazi forces, the millionaire of the Sarney family and their expectation HIV from Steve Jobs. It was rejected at the time of publication by a number of sites, in 2011, a year after the death of the businessman.
– Apple is building a $ 1 billion camp in Texas
Steve Jobs, the Apple's founder, has officially died of rare cancer. According to a published document by WikiLeaks, t There were posts as carrier of AIDS. The files show a secret test that shows HIV.
It is possible to see the full name of the entrepreneur, Steve Paul Jobs, on the date of birth, February 24, 1955 and the ID number. Even jobs record on it California Pacific Pacific Center. Several studies state that the document is documented as the laboratory would be established two years after the date of designation.
"I can confirm that exams can contain information about the treatment and diagnosis of HIV / AIDS," commanding, asking for confirmation from the patient. You can see a visa on the side.
a & # 39; Sarney He was also in the radar of Julian Assange. According to the published documents, t Rockets have more than 150 million dollars from Roseana Sarney (opened in reduced tax-paid countries) around the world. The lawyer José Brafman, friend of Jorge Murad, a husband of Roseana, appears in freedom.
"Brazilian authorities must be curious about the number of companies created by Rio de Janeiro's solicitor called José Brafman. The files show links through Brafman, Antrade to Roseana Sarney. She was probably a candidate for the Brazilian president in 2002, but retired after the police got $ 570,000 in her home. "
A file of about 22 pages shows that organizations are holding them Nazi empathy to attend the American army service. The information was collected by the FBI information department and shows that some of the largest members of the United States are in the Armed Forces, from detention to the National Guard. The archive is based on extracts from newspaper reports.
"The murdered white soldier for killing a black couple" t, in a cutting from the 1995 edition of Washington Post.
The report presents a view from a significant key view of the federal administration of the USA. "The Defense Secretary notes that there are huge numbers and many other weapons in armament."
Another section gives more information about the death of the black couple.
"Troops belonging to the white workers at Fort Bragg were issued when an American-American couple died in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The crime opened a survey of 22 troops at Fort Bragg with remote practices. "
Also in 2007, he was joined by Julian Assange symbols used by pedophiles to attract victims.
"Pipers, those who abuse children and those who do, distribute or sell child pornography. They use a range of identity, symbols or symbols to recognize and distinguish between sexual choices., said the document.
The letters continue, "In identification of gender and sexual orientation, members of pedophile groups use descriptions of girl's friend & baby's & # t 39. These symbols come in special rings and printed in " t.
The English bank Barclays to invest more money 300 million pounds in the Brazilian market to pay a fine. According to the file, the "Investment will be made with a special British tax company. The remainder of the sector is managed by the Barclays Bank. "
The stone pathway tells of a company from the Cayman Islands, the NewCo. It is the bank's idea to charge a fee for up to 19%.
WikiLeaks distribute analysis of cannabis from the South African government. management of marijuana. The article compares measures in countries such as New Zealand, Holland and the United Kingdom, and provides strategies to keep young people out of grass.
"Historically, marijuana will be grown for a number of reasons, including medicine. In South Africa it is a basis of a foreign market income, prepared with a mixture of tobacco and smoked. T Piping or rolling as cigarettes. t
That is just a few of the hundreds of stories published by WikiLeaks. Think about what is coming.


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While she might have read reviews or spoken with her family and friends, she might not know what information you need from her before her consultation.
The service cycle for a treatment starts before a client enters a medical spa. It starts with awareness of the need to feel and look better with minimum risks and affordable costs. Collagen induction therapy, or "skin needling," is an inexpensive and safe response to such a need as it eliminates the risk of epidermal damage and reduces post-treatment downtime that is typically associated with ablative laser treatments. Collagen induction therapy activates the skin's scarless, wound-healing response, and stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, which maintain the skin's youthful bounce. Furthermore, collagen induction therapy does not cause dyspigmentation and is, therefore, a safe treatment method for all skin tones.
While collagen induction therapy is safe, it is neither hassle-free nor does it guarantee to leave clients wrinkle-free; however, knowing the client's role in this service encounter will help skin care professionals not only set realistic client expectations, but also improve treatment outcomes. For example, you suggest pre-treatment with skin care products rich in vitamins A and C, but the client consumes alcohol that depletes vitamin A and reduces pre-treatment efficacy, thereby affecting treatment outcome.
To ensure clients are aware of their role in this service encounter and that they make an informed decision about their treatment options, create a script for the service desk to help your staff determine whether a client qualifies for collagen induction therapy. For example, collagen induction therapy is unsuitable for clients with chronic inflammation, active skin ailments, or severe skin laxity; therefore, disqualifying a client with these conditions in the first service contact saves the client's time and consultation fee, which demonstrates spa's "customer care" message.
Once qualified, ensure that the client has a broad understanding of the needling techniques, the resulting effects, and their role in the service encounter. For example, cosmetic needling (0.1 to 0.3 millimeter needles) does not reach the dermis to induce collagen production, but enhances penetration of topically-applied active ingredients in skin care products. Cosmetic needling causes very little bruising and post-treatment edema. In contrast, medical needling (1 to 2 millimeter needles) reaches just below the basal membrane and causes mild intradermal lesions that create scarless, wound-healing conditions and activate collagen synthesis for skin regeneration; therefore, medical needling is the preferred method for wrinkled and photodamaged skin.
Knowing the difference between treatment options and a client's role in improving treatment outcomes helps clients adjust their expectations and increases their willingness to participate in the realization of desirable treatment outcomes.


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U.S. to resume making parts for ground-launched cruise missile systems - https://t.co/vEKHgThEoV pic.twitter.com/sQ7jOgHiME— Alert 5 (@alert5) March 12, 2019
We need to slightly alter our viewpoints. Its becoming increasingly obvious that the leadership (across all services) are waking up to the reality of nation state warfare.
It's gone from words to action. Don't believe me? Follow the money!
So where does that leave us now? We're in a whole different space. We can now debate which approaches are best. We can disagree with the solutions that they come up with but we should cheer the fact that they're FINALLY beginning to work the problem.
Am I happy? Wouldn't go that far. Relieved would be a better description. Relieved and a slight tingle of being pleased. We don't have much time and the budget crisis IS a thing. But they're working the problem! That's a sea change.
From the USMC flying a F/A-18 Hornet loaded with 10 AMRAAMs and 2 Sidewinders, to the US Army seeking 30mm turrets for the Stryker/AMPV/M-113 type vehicles and back to the USMC pushing forward with the ACV...I'm finding reason to acknowledge the work being done.
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She said.......
It's about the beer
He said........
Gina Miller
Bill Keeper
Hey Bill, I just read the Tap Room Newsletter from our friend Kevin over in NJ and was
interested to read that today there In the late '70s, there were just 44 brewing companies in
the entire U.S. Now, there are nearly 2,500 breweries in the US. I did a little checking and
found out that total includes 409 new craft brewers added only last year. Not only that but
there are another 1,250 breweries are in the works. That's explosive growth by any definition.
My question and worry is can this continue? Are we heading toward overload which will lead to
the decline and maybe demise of the type of beers we both love? We both remember the late
1990s when the beer industry saw low volume growth, excess brewing capacity, and no pricing
power to sustain their long term debts.
Last year 48 out of the 50 states saw an increase in craft-beer production. The two exceptions
are North Dakota and Vermont both of which might be a precursor to what could happen
nationwide. North Dakota is rife with red tape concerning licensing and distribution, and
Vermont. Despite its relatively small population, Vermont ranks 15th for overall craft-beer
production. If the politicians and the neo-prohibitionists get involved they'll make it almost
impossible for the small brewer to survive. As for Vermont I know they have more craft
breweries per capita than any other state but their beer production fell 2.45% last year which
might indicate overproduction or dare we say, people can have enough beer. And no, I'm not
one of them so don't dare say it!
Even if consumption continues to increase as I believe it will there will be more than a few of
the new and even familiar breweries biting the dust. What will be left are newcomers with
access to big capital and intimate industry savvy. That's fine but the craft movement was built
on the little guy's desire to make good beer and learn the business ropes as he went along.
Beer was first not money considerations.
I hate to say it but with 2,400 brewers, there's going to be some bad beer. We've both had a
few of those which hurts the craft beer movement overall. Since there breweries are often
new and underfunded they can't afford to take the beer back and make the needed changes.
Instead they start sending beer all over the place, never to check on it again. More bad beer
get to the consumer and another black eye for the industry. That's why I applaud some of
major craft names who have withdrawn from some states as to concentrate on the demands of
their local market. That means consistently fresh beer for the consumer which makes for a
loyal customer to fuel sustained growth.
I guess I'm just a worry wort but it's just that I don't want anything to happen to this industry that
has provided us with the finest beers ever made.
That's it from me, chug-a-lug, Bill.....see you next month.
Hey Gina, lets keep things in perspective. I agree that the 2,500 breweries in the US is a big
number but it would have to double before we were on par with the per capita brewery rate of
Germany. I agree that there are some bad beers out there but that's why having so many
breweries is a good thing. Ultimately, increased variety and competition will result in better beer
for all of us. Today's beer drinker is too knowledgeable about styles and quality for a company
to count on solid sales just by putting "craft" on the label.
Even with the growth of craft beer the big 3 control about 90% of beer sales which means there's
lots of beer drinkers who can be converted to the good stuff. It's happening ever day so the
potential to expand demand remains exceedingly high and that doesn't even count the wine and
cocktail drinkers who are beginning to see craft beer deserves consideration. Now don't think I'm
one of those people who see a conspiracy behind everything but I wouldn't be shocked to find
out that some of the publicity about craft saturation is being pushed by the A-B/Coors/Miller trio.
You mention what happened in the late 1990s but remember that was a period when there were
a lot, repeat lot, of bad beers being made. You can only fool the consumer for so long. Good
beer will always sell. You and I both travel for beer and rarely consider price. And we're not
alone. Don't underestimate the willingness of the American drinker to seek out and support good
lf you're still worried take a look at wine. It sometimes makes my head spin when I try to choose a
wine since my local store boasts of thousands of bottles. No one is worrying about saturation
with wine so you don't have to worry about our favorite beverage either. Remember there are
more styles of beer than wine so we have variety on our side. That of course means breweries
have to diversify the styles they make. Everyone loves an IPA but if the brewers can educate the
public on other types of beer you'll see even more overall growth.
One issue that concerns me about new breweries is marketing. If some fail that might be the
main reason and not market clutter. Many of the new breweries out there have not realized that
simply getting on the shelf will mean success. You do actually have to "sell" this stuff. You have
to work the festivals and shows. You have to provide tastings. You have to visit beer clubs and
give out as much swag as possible. It's more hustle and effort than expense but it has to be
done to sustain sales. Over-saturation happens when ideas run out and whatever opens up is
just a regurgitation of what's already out there. There's a lot more imagination and ingenuity left
for craft beer in many areas
Take this to the bank -craft beer will continue to flourish and grow!
Here's looking at you, kid! See you next month.
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If you think all the artists are in a loft in New York, they're not; they're at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria.
This renovated munitions plant is home to more working artists' studios than any other U.S. building — 82! But wait, there's more! The center also houses seven galleries, workshops, a school and a café.
Each gallery features a different type of art, including enamels, fiber, clay and photos.
Current exhibits include an event called I Wish to Stay, at which artist Sheryl Oring invites visitors in to write postcards on a manual typewriter to send to the president. Oring wants to bring attention to the fragile state of freedom of speech in the United States today, as well as urge people to make their thoughts, fears and wishes for the political climate known.
It's always fun to buy a piece of art, but how about buying a portrait of your baby? Or a watercolor of your beach house? You can do it at the Torpedo Factory, where a number of artists work on commission, producing paintings, drawings, sculptures and even jewelry to your specifications.
If you can't help but become inspired after your visit, the center's Art League School has classes for all ages and abilities in subjects such as figure drawing, portrait painting and photographic lighting tools.
The Torpedo Factory is also a favorite for hipster weddings. Industrial décor is all the rage these days, but this is no décor — it's actual industry: pipes, ductwork, a smokestack. The three-story building has different spaces to accommodate groups and parties of varying sizes.
Set aside some time this spring to visit this primordial soup of art!
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, Virginia; Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, open until 9 p.m. Thursdays; free.


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- Drafting and prosecuting a worldwide patent portfolio for a revolutionary optical prosthetic designed by medical specialists in collaboration with Oxford University Innovation
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This is the fourth post in a series based on a ZS social selling survey of 125 sales leaders.
My colleagues and I have recently shared some insights on social branding and social listening—two of our "Six Building Blocks of Social Selling"—based on our recent survey of 125 sales leaders across various industries. Unlike those previous building blocks, which typically are the first that we think of in connection with social selling, social organization isn't at the center of the social selling conversation. This third building block refers to a set of internal practices that make use of social networks to help build more effective sales teams.
Our framework defines social organization as the building of a sales team through organizational design, hiring processes and lead routing to most effectively integrate social selling. To successfully enable social selling, B-to-B sales leaders should consider social selling when structuring, hiring and deploying their sales teams. We see companies implementing social organization practices in three ways:
- Evaluating social media presence and social selling competency during the hiring process for new sales reps
- Incorporating connections or "social proximity" (for example, the closeness or strength of a relationship through social networks) when designing account or territory coverage
- Considering connections or proximity when routing inbound leads to sales reps
By leveraging social selling information in this manner, sales leaders can build a sales organization that can deliver on desired social selling behavior and drive increased sales effectiveness.
We surveyed sales leaders to understand the current state of social organization and the perceived impact that it has on their sales teams. Here are some of the significant findings, as well as suggestions for how to take action:
- Adoption of social organization practices is still in its infancy. While 53% of high-tech and telecom sales leaders report that their companies are considering social selling in some fashion when structuring, hiring and deploying their sales teams, overall adoption is still in its infancy. Of those 53%, only 17% are using social insights in more than one of the three core aspects of social organization, and only 7% are using social insights across all three.
Furthermore, drilling down into each area of social organization reveals that adoption is relatively low across the board. Of the high-tech and telecom sales leaders that we surveyed, 27% report evaluating candidates' social media presence as part of their hiring process, 23% say that they incorporate social connections when assigning account or territory coverage, and 27% look at social connections when routing inbound leads to sales reps.
For companies that aren't using social organization, we observed a few barriers to adoption. The most common is uncertainty that social organization will have a positive impact on sales performance (43%), followed by legal concerns regarding managing and leveraging social media information (35%), and a lack of executive support (34%).
- Sales leaders see the value in adopting social organization practices but are still hesitant. Despite the barriers mentioned above, high-tech and telecom sales leaders are fairly optimistic when it comes to the potential impact of adopting social organization practices. Sixty-seven percent agreed that incorporating social connections or "proximity" into lead-routing guidelines would increase sales force effectiveness. Fifty-seven percent agreed that using social proximity for account or territory planning also would make their sales forces more effective. Finally, 43% believe that social media presence and competency are important criteria for recruiting and hiring productive sales reps.
- Sales leaders who've adopted social organization practices are reaping the benefits. Adoption of social organization practices may be low, but the perceived impact is high, and those sales leaders who've implemented these practices have even greater perceptions of the impact on their sales force effectiveness. For sales leaders who've incorporated connections or proximity into lead routing, 80% agree that it has a positive impact on sales effectiveness. Of those who haven't, only 39% agreed that it has a positive impact. Sixty-five percent of sales leaders who've incorporated social connections or proximity into account or territory planning agreed that it makes their sales forces more effective, versus 37% for those who haven't. Finally, 77% who consider social media presence and social selling competency as part of their recruiting and hiring process think that they increase sales effectiveness, while only 32% of those who haven't done so think that they would.
Getting Started With Social Organization
Our findings show that there is untapped value in implementing social organization practices. To successfully do so, high-tech and telecom leaders need to define which competencies and characteristics are required to be a social sales rep in their organization. This means understanding which social selling skills your sales reps should learn in order to successfully engage your customers and prospects. It also means taking an honest look at how your current sales team matches up to the desired social selling competencies and characteristics that you've defined, as the skills of newly hired millennials may differ from those of your more established sales veterans. Ensure that you have processes in place to evaluate social selling aptitude when interviewing candidates, and to "upskill" your sales reps as part of your formal training and development program.
Next, revisit how you currently determine your sales reps' alignment to accounts and customer segments. In today's more customer-centric world, the practice of assigning opportunities based purely on geographic territories is misaligned with the "relationship is king" sales mantra. Instead, look to see if there's a better way to assign them by also considering the number—and, more importantly, the strength—of their existing social connections when determining who should cover a given account or industry.
Finally, think about expanding the criteria you use to route inbound leads to include social proximity. For larger B-to-B sales organizations that may have multiple sales reps or roles covering a specific territory or account, it's often a challenge to decide which rep gives you the greatest chance to win the business. More than likely, it's based on things like past performance, bandwidth or physical proximity. While we're not suggesting that you remove these criteria altogether, we see some organizations going a step further to consider social proximity, such as LinkedIn connections, common contacts or shared past employers and education. However, keep in mind that it's not just about connections, but rather the strength of the relationship indicated by the connection, which can be very difficult to accurately calculate. If you have best practices for measuring the strength of social connections within your sales organization, please share in the comments section below.
Next up, in part four of our series, we'll explore the use of social collaboration practices to drive sales effectiveness through internal social platforms.
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Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Know. Hear. Follow.
Jeannine Rodriguez-Everard, speaker.
- March 13 – 15, 2020.
- DoubleTree Resort by Hilton , Myrtle Beach.
- Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 5PM.
Studies show the average woman speaks 20,000 words a day! By nature, most women are equipped to cultivate deep relationships and to communicate in a meaningful way. The Bible tells us that our Heavenly Father also loves to communicate. With us!
"My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me." This familiar verse from John 10 shows us how our Savior knows us, speaks to us, and guides us. But many of us still have questions:
- How do I know I am hearing His voice?
- How can I listen, obey, and follow Him?
- What are some practical ways that God speaks to me?
Join us in March as we learn together about hearing the voice of God. Our retreat speaker, Jeannine Rodriguez-Everard, will guide us through these questions as we practice the art of hearing God.
Price includes accommodations for two nights, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, and all taxes and fees.
- Single: $381.00 (no roommate).
- Double: $276.oo (one roommate).
- Triple: $241.00 (two roommates).
- Quad: $224.00 (three roommates).
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- You will be charged the rate that corresponds with the number of people actually registered in the room, so please make sure all of your roommates are registered by the February 18 deadline. Otherwise you'll be charged the higher rate. (In other words, if you register for a triple but only two people register for your room, you'll be charged the double rate and billed for the difference. This policy holds true for cancellations in the room as well).
- Please do not register by yourself in a multiples room and assume that we will assign you a roommate as there are not always roommates available. If you need help finding a roommate, please email Sally Wallace (email@example.com) or Rebecca Glenn (firstname.lastname@example.com) prior to registering.
Registration deadline: 5:00 pm , February 18, 2020.
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A full refund is available if you have to cancel prior to February 28. Cancellations between February 29 and March 8 will receive a refund of the original rate less a $67.00 administrative fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after March 9. Partial refunds will be issued in check form.
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We are offering a discount for our senior saints (65+). Use discount code SENIOR when registering.
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Limited need-based scholarships are available on a first come, first served basis. Everyone applying for a scholarship must complete a scholarship application. Click here to review and complete the required scholarship form.
Scholarships are sometimes the only way some ladies can attend the women's retreat. If you would like to donate to the retreat scholarship fund, please check the amount you'd like to donate while registering. Donation options are listed below retreat rates on the registration page.
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The retreat is for high school graduates and older. Childcare is not provided.
Hotel check in as well as retreat check-in begins at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dinner begins at 5:00 pm Friday and the first session begins at 7 p.m. The retreat concludes at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
You will receive a detailed information letter prior to the retreat. Please watch for any additional announcements via women's ministry emails, Currently, Facebook, and Instagram.
If you have specific requests regarding your room beyond what is addressed in the St. Andrew's registration, please contact the hotel directly.
Questions? The best way to reach us for a prompt reply is by email: Sally Wallace (email@example.com) or Rebecca Glenn, (email@example.com). You may also leave a message at 843.284.4358.
About Jeannine
Jeannine Rodriguez-Everard is a wife, artist, singer, storyteller and speaker. She seeks to help people know God, hear His voice, and discover how they were uniquely created to reflect His Light and love to the world. She is passionate about imparting the Father's heart for the world and for spurring the church on in bringing Heaven to Earth through intimacy with Him. Jeannine is also a trainer for Streams Ministries International and has extensive experience in developing and leading outreach teams at film and arts festivals, new age gatherings, and in everyday life. She lives in Victor, Idaho with her husband, Ian, from which she travels, trains and leads outreach events around the world.


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To install our Linux client, it is recommended you download the latest version. We would also advise you review our system requirements as the operating system and infrastructure prerequisites are updated regularly.
Each Linux distribution provides a subtlety different software package installation process. Within this topic we will cover two alternatives to install our LucidLink client, 1st through a graphical user interface (GUI) package manager and/or 2nd via the command line (Terminal) - the proceeding example(s) will be demonstrated through Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon distribution:
Option 1. (GUI)
1. Locate your installation download and double click to initiate installation.
2. Once the Package Installer begins. Please review all tabs, and select 'Install Pakage' to continue.
3. You will require administrative privileges to continue. Please provide a valid password, and select 'OK'.
4. The Package Installer will provide you progress of the installation status, please sit back and relax, while we install your LucidLink client.
5.Once the Package Installer finishes, please review the installation summary and consult our knowledge base articles, forum and/or create a support ticket in the unusual event of any errors; when installation is successful, click 'Close'.
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2. Should you receive a dependency error relating to "libappindicator1" please run "sudo apt-get -f install" it will resolve the issue.
3. You can now link to your Filespace through terminal via our Lucid client command-line interface.
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A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.
I value the friend who finds time for me on his
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It is important that our friends feel that we are frank
with them. It is important to
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Friends ask how we are – and wait for the answer.
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probably because they are the same people.
It takes a loose rein to keep a marriage tight.
Laughter is the
shortest distance between two people.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves look like dogs.
A lot that passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body saying that it needs work.
Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me what you've got done.
Do it yourself test for paranoia: You've got it if you can't think of anything that's your fault.
Everybody is ignorant – only in different subjects.
Nothing offered unsolicited by a stranger is free. Be careful what you fall for.
Opportunities are never lost. The other fellow takes those you miss.
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize. It does not beckon you will bells and whistles.
Problems are often opportunities in disguise.
What isn't tried won't work.
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The very first EMSAY design, and one of our most intricate, comes in the form of this beautifully rugged large concrete planter. Something about those ruff edges would spark the inspiration for an entire store. With individually hand-painted design, this planter is made for a hip living room or lonely bedroom corner. With no drainage hole, it'll work best with cacti or succulents but can fit 4" plants in their original container.
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Because all of our pieces are handmade and due to the nature of concrete, no two pieces are exactly alike. Each piece has slight variances (i.e. bubbles and color) that add to its charm and character. Plants not included. All pots sold individually.


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Find me a date: Tiffany and Ivan
These city kids ditched Tinder and let us play matchmaker. Here's a blow-by-blow of their blind date
The date: our daters had a meal at The Gyu Bar
First impression
Tiffany: 'He looked like a mild and decent guy but I'm not so sure if I still stand by my initial assessment.'
Ivan: 'We both arrived early, which is cool. I was really relieved because she seemed normal, I mean you never know what can happen on these blind dates right?'
Tiffany: 'I think there was chemistry. We bonded over our love for travelling and food. My life is nowhere near as interesting as his, though, so I hope he feels the same way.'
Ivan: 'The conversation flowed throughout the night but it's not like we're rushing to name our second kid or something.'
Awkward moment
Tiffany: 'There were some inevitable awkward silences in between courses and being the shy person that I am, I tried my best to avoid eye contact. I hope he didn't think that I was being rude.'
Ivan: 'Not that I can recall. I guess nothing is awkward unless you think it is.'
Tiffany: 'He suggested taking a slow walk to Orchard. It was as if he could read my mind because that's how I envisioned the night to go.'
Ivan: 'We took a stroll down to Orchard and parted ways soon after, we both enjoy walking so it was nice.'
Tiffany: ♥♥♥♥ 'He's easy to talk to and I felt comfortable around him. But since it's only our first date, I can't be too sure if we're entirely compatible.'
Ivan: ♥♥♥♥ 'Overall, the date went well but it's too early to tell. As I've said, I have pretty high standards so unless she's a snake charmer of sorts, five hearts are hard to come by.'
Can't get enough? Read on for other blind date stories
The couples
Here's a compilation of all the couples from the Find Me a Date series so you'll never miss an installation of the blind dates


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Staff Sgt. Audia Levy, U.S. Army Priority Air Transport Battalion-Pacific Flight Detachment flight steward, prepares a meal before take-off in a C-20F Gulfstream jet at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Nov. 8. The compact space contains a small oven, hot plate and refrigerator. (Photo by Spc. Glenville Walker, U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs)
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Face Goop
13 comments:
- Lisa-Marie said...
It is great, but I request that when I read it, I also get gin. no wait, Jack Daniels.
- 10 March 2010 at 22:21
Sheer genuis - bravo to you both! And he he he for your little Goop usage...
- 10 March 2010 at 22:24
- Unknown said...
You leg-ends, thank you x
- 10 March 2010 at 22:35
- the polish chick said...
brilliant! kind of like "let's panic about babies" make-up edition.
- 10 March 2010 at 23:07
word verification i s oussol - where do I apply this?
- 10 March 2010 at 23:10
- redfox said...
Ooooh, fantastic! I hope you update VERY OFTEN, because I am greedy.
- 11 March 2010 at 00:34
Wonderful - will you also review the freebie "trousses" as that seems to be my main motivation for buying the products?
- 11 March 2010 at 09:28
- Nellig said...
Well I think you might be on to something, because today I seriously considered buying an Armani lipstick. I might add that I am over 50 and live near Whitby, so this totally goes against the natural order of the universe.
The pair of you are wicked harpies and obviously destined to be rich.
- 11 March 2010 at 18:08
- Eliza said...
Love it made me laugh.
- 11 March 2010 at 18:33
Utterly brilliant. Please hurry up and do more. And get people to send you free stuff to review. I am an aging old bag (41) and am requesting an exfoliator review for "mature skin" (wtf? mature at 41?).
Keep it up girls.
- 11 March 2010 at 22:50
- Margaret said...
I love it! It's wonderful! the polish chick is right--it's Let's Panic without the babies. (When she's not going on about penises, she's very insightful.) Can we make requests for reviews?
- 12 March 2010 at 02:11
- magpie said...
Can I be the first member of the official face goop fan club? Please be aware that now you have started these reviews, if you stop I Will be bereft and will hold you solely responsible for the fact that I will eat Tesco's out of mini chocolate brioches...
- 12 March 2010 at 23:25
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