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Parents Report: The Nontoxic War Against Lice
It used to be that you had to pour lots of poisonous chemicals onto your child's head to get rid of the super-resilient bugs we call lice.
We've since learned, with horror, just how dangerous some head-lice treatments can be, as some studies have revealed hospitalizations, seizures and deaths have been linked to their use.
That's exactly why Maria Botham started her manual, all-natural lice-removal business, Hair Fairies, in the late 1990s, which just expanded to include a studio in Pasadena this January.
"The blood runs very close to the surface on the scalp. When you apply highly toxic products, you're looking at a thin barrier between the skin and blood and there has been a lot of data about terrible accidents with kids," says Botham, who says traditional over-the-counter lice products might have worked 30 years ago, but not anymore.
"Through misuse and overuse, just like with antibiotics, they're now at their top level of poisonous. They can't make them any more poisonous," Botham says.
Botham, who says she has always been an entrepreneur, was reading The Wall Street Journal almost 20 years ago when she came across an article about how problematic these shampoos and lotions were.
"I realized that there was a need for an all-natural product," says Botham, who at the time already owned two companies, a "super-high-end children's spa" and a private-swim-lesson business called Future Fishies.
After doing her research, she saw that this not-yet-filled niche had "longevity."
"I was looking for something I could grow on a big scale," says Botham, who was raised in Hancock Park and lives in Los Angeles and now has 13 Hair Fairies salons in cities across the country, with Pasadena being the second L.A. location.
Her beginnings, however, were humble, as she drove a van to homes and schools, manually removing lice and testing different natural products for three years, "12 hours a day seven days a week," until she finally developed the right formula with the help of researchers.
"With the shampoo companies, one Achilles' heel is that they can't get sufficient enough lice samples to do their tests," says Botham. "You can't go and grab bugs off kids' heads.
"But with Hair Fairies, because I have access, I would bring them to the chemists," she explains.
Though clinical trials with the live specimens, they finally developed an effective, all-natural formula that kills lice without harming children. Some of the 14 active ingredients include tea tree, nettle, rose hips, peppermint and eucalyptus.
Botham has since successfully used the formula on thousands of students in schools across the country through regular screenings, which have begun in Pasadena schools, too.
"We also have a nonprofit organization to serve underserved communities, which is something I'm really proud of and want to develop more," says Botham.
In Pasadena, Hair Fairies has already partnered up with pediatricians, dermatologists, schools, pharmacies, hair salons and parents directly.
"We bring in charts and educate them," says Botham. "The doctors refer people, which is great because they get insurance coverage a lot quicker this way."
Yes, your health insurance covers the treatment, though apparently, not many realize this.
"Most people spend $200 or $300 before coming to Hair Fairies because they beefed up their dry cleaning bill and housekeeper bills and tried many products" when really all that isn't necessary, says Botham.
"All you have to do is wash the clothes on your back, your combs and your bedding," she says. "We really take pride in educating people so they don't get it again."
While her salons charge $250 a head on average, often only one treatment is needed; sometimes two, depending on the severity.
Sure you could do it yourself for less, but do you really want to?
"It's labor intensive," explains Botham, who in addition to using her special shampoos actually manually removes the little bugs.
She offers this analogy: "You can paint your own kitchen and change your own tires but if you don't have to, you probably won't."
How easy is it to catch lice?
"I have never had lice," says Botham, who has long hair and doesn't bother to tie it back when working on her lice-riddled clients.
"If you're on an elevator with 10 people who have lice, you're not going to get it," she assures. "You need hair-to-hair contact."
That said, if you're a mom, you have about an 80 percent chance of catching it from your kids for this reason, she says, and if your kids go to camp, beware.
Botham, a mother of two herself, says last year her 11- and 13-year-old picked it up for the first time from summer camp but it went unnoticed until they were staging a photo shoot with them for the news and spotted the lice during the demonstration.
"When it hatches, you can't see it for a week, but by day eight, it's visible," says Botham, who adds that they only live for 30 days but keep repopulating, laying three to five eggs a day or 150 in their lifetime.
She says some moms come into her hair salon in tears saying, "I'm such a bad parent," but she explains that that's not true; that the signs are subtle and often hard to detect.
After all, her own kids had it for two and a half weeks and she didn't know.
"Most people don't scratch unless highly allergic."
She also says, "It's kind of a rite of passage. If one kid gets it, the next gets it."
"They don't discriminate. It's everybody's problem," says Botham. "They're super resilient bugs only because they've been exposed to very toxic products for decades."
She says some children have been known to miss a month of school because of head lice, but they don't have to. Not anymore. Not with Hair Fairies opening up everywhere.
In addition to her new Pasadena salon, Botham plans to open eight more locations in Los Angeles.
For more information, call (626) 577-5423 or visit www.hairfairies.com.
Or stop by in person at 1045 East Green Street in Pasadena.


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Posted in Interview Recaps by Jack at 00:18, May 20 2006
By Neal Jones
TNA's Team Canada member Showtime Eric Young was the first guest this week on www.inyourheadonline.com. Which can be heard live every Wednesday at 6:00 PM with Jack, OneInchBiceps and Barbie Richards.
The hosts welcomed Eric to the show Eric talks about being in Florida checking out the rides, which he gets for free at the Universal Studios.
Jack asks about the TNA Sacrifice PPV. Eric says it went well and was fun. Jack mentions the reaction Eric got from the fans. Eric was surprised by it.
The change to Babyface is brought up. Eric says they have talked about it before, but after the reaction he thinks they will do it soon. Eric says he has been there for 2 years, and would like to be a babyface.
Jack asks if Eric would like to go singles. Eric says he would like to go singles, he usually wrestled as a singles babyface before going to TNA. He considered himself the Hulk Hogan of Ontario Wrestling, he had 14 belts at one time. Eric says it was a humbling experience going to TNA and being the guy who gets beaten up every week on Team Canada, but he loves being there.
Eric says he prefers being a babyface over a heel. Eric says its more of a challenge to get the people to like you than hate you. Being in Team Canada the fans automatically boo.
OIB asks how he came up with the name Showtime. Eric says he was in film directing, stunt workshops, improv and acting schools when younger, and that stuck with him into his wrestling. He mentioned it being "Showtime" once before a promo and it stuck.
OIB asks about the vignette before Lockdown. Eric said it was great, they filmed it Nashville with David Sahadi and Andrew Thomas. They finished it in about 35 or 40 minutes, but thought it would take 2 or more hours going in.
Jack asks if the famous Funeral segment was his first time to show his personality. Eric says yes, it was the start of it. He had been bugging TNA to give him a character, Eric believes his strength is portraying a character to the audience.
Eric believes portraying a character and doing promos is 50% of what it takes to be a pro wrestler. He is really having fun getting more promo time, and doing more vignettes especially with the whole Sting angle. Eric says TNA gives him bullet points and lets him fill in the rest.
Jack asks if he was happy to work with Sting. Eric says it was a very cool moment for him, he grew up watching Sting. He loved wrestling him one on one plus the vignettes, and Sting even painted Eric's face for the angle.
Eric mentions HBK, Bret and Owen Hart, Jake Roberts, Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk and others as the guys he watched growing up. Jack mentions Eric's elbow drop. Eric said it was the first move he tried when he got on the top rope, because Macho Man and HBK did it.
OIB asks how TNA's Team Canada compares to WCW's. Eric said it is completely different. WCW's Team Canada had no identity, it was just a group of guys they had nothing else to do with. TNA's was put together for the World X Cup, they had no intentions of originally hiring them. Their work, the fact they got over and they were all easy to get along with made TNA hire them all.
Jack asks about the original Team Canada, and if Teddy Hart's attitude was the reason he isn't there and is held back. Eric says he never met Teddy so can't say, but teddy does have a reputation. Eric says there is always talks of bringing Teddy back in because of the Hart name and his work in the ring.
IYH fan Slartibardfast asks who's idea was the scared gimmick and does Eric enjoy it. Eric says if it was one person it would have been Dutch Mantel. Dutch told Eric to be skittish, and Eric went over the top with it and it got over. Eric says it is a blast to do it.
OIB asks if TNA will have their talent raided to go to the new ECW. Eric says he is sure there will be some, but he doesn't get involved. Eric says he wishes everyone all the luck who decides to go. Eric thinks a lot of guys will say no because they believe in the TNA product.
Jack asks about Eric's WWE dark matches from 2003. Eric says he worked for about 8 weeks straight, a lot of guys thought he was under contract but he wasn't. Eric says the guys trusted him not to mess anything up. Eric talked to Stephanie McMahon and the writers once about a surfing guy gimmick. Eric thinks he was unknown at the time, and was a lot smaller guy.
Eric is surprised the Team Canada t-shirts sell so well. Eric says there's always guys who want to cheer for the bad guys. And there are fans now who appreciate your work as a heel, and it's there way of saying thank you.
Jack asks which crowd is better Nashville or Orlando. Eric says when they first came to Orlando the crowds were insane. Eric thinks the old school mentality of over exposure is true, they are there every week now. Eric thinks the fans are spoiled, the reactions aren't as good anymore because the fans have seen it all. Eric says the show in Detroit had overwhelming reactions.
Eric says TNA should travel more. Maybe do the PPV's in other buildings. Eric thinks TNA should take baby steps though not go too fast.
OIB asks about Tyson Duke's tassels. Eric says the story is Tyson likes tassels.
Barbie asks about the return of Johnny Devine and the debut of Tyson Dukes. Eric likes it because they are friends of his.
Jack asks Eric's memories of BCW. Eric says he ahs many. Petey Williams, Chris Sabin and Shelley all had one of their first matches with Eric in BCW. Eric has seen all those guys start and grow into what they have become.
Eric says he likes having D'Amore with the group. Eric says Team Canada being the heel group is best with a manager.
OIB asks Eric which is better Canadian Bacon or real American Bacon. Eric says Canadian Bacon. Eric says bacon in Canada is thicker, Canadian Bacon in the USA is just fried ham. Eric talks about bags of milk instead of bottles, and Jack claims that's the reason Americans hate Canada.
Jack asks what are his favorite teams to work with. Eric remembers one of his best matches was on Victory Road vs AMW. Eric also mentions the Naturals, doing vignettes with Alex Shelley, working with the Dudleys was really cool as well.
IYH fan Jobber asks if Eric has any good rib stories. Eric says he is only funny on TV not in real life.
Jack asks which he prefers the 4 or 6 sided ring. Eric says he prefers the 4 sided to work in, but since the 6 sides means he's on TV for TNA he prefers the 6 sides.
OIB asks about Eric's current health. Eric says voice will start to get weak after his surgery, last time he had complications from the surgery and had to be hooked up to a respirator. Eric says he also has broken his ankle, and had to wrestle the next day vs AMW and Dusty Rhodes. Eric broke his wrist from a press slam over the top rope.
Jack asks if it is good having guys jump from WWE. Eric says the name recognition is good. Eric has been friends with Christian for a while, and he left on his own he wasn't fired. Christian is a big name and a great worker and talker so he can only be helpful.
Eric says he'd like to work Bobby Roode if he ever turned face. They always had good chemistry together when they wrestled on the Indy's prior to TNA.
Eric thanks all the fans for watching TNA, and all the emails he gets from the fans, and they haven't seen anything yet.
We were also joined by WWE's Harry Smith in the 2nd hour. To hear both of these interviews and the Al Snow interview also from this week please visit www.inyourheadonline.com and join us next week live at 6:00 PM Eastern for former WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin.
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What an exciting week! These days the 080 Barcelona Fashion week is taking place at the National Theatre of Catalonia. I wish I had attended to more shows, but I swear I have never had a busy week like this, so I only went twice (by the way, the video is only from one day).
So, as you can tell, I filmed a short video to share my experience there. The video begins with my worried face because I thought I was running late… That's another reason why I am wearing sneakers haha. Fortunately, we arrived in time and we could see Oscar Leon's show (the one that you see on the video), and then we went shopping nearby.
What do you think about it? Have you ever been to a fashion show? Tell me so in the comments and I'll be glad to read! I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did there!
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Last night, the Philippines Azkals, as the national team is called, lost their 2nd stage World Cup qualifier match against a superior Kuwaiti team to the score of 2-1 (aggregate 5 - 1) but despite this setback, I have never felt prouder for the Philippines and its people.
To understand the significance, one has to realize that prior to this year, the Philippines has NEVER won a world cup qualifier since it was established by FIFA in 1950. Yet here we are playing one of the stronger and more established teams in Asia in the 2nd leg!
|You know you want it
Other than having Manny Pacquiao, the absolute pound-for-pound best boxer in the world (I'm not hatin' Mayweather fans, it's just the way it is), the Philippine sports scene has been somewhat of a disaster offering very few bright spots along the way.
|Just an excuse to post a Manny Pacquiao Picture :)
With the emergence of the Azkals, helped tremendously by the addition of Filipinos born and trained abroad, the sport has caught fire and in under a year, we have come from being a never-been to a where-did-these-guys-come-from?
The boys played valiantly last night and left their hearts on the field. Despite being outclassed, outskilled, outplayed (but NOT outhustled), they managed to score the first goal and gave the Kuwaitis a run for their money.
Kudos goes to Stephan Schrock and Neil Etheridge who, in my opinion, are the only Azkals in the same class skill-wise as the Kuwaiti players (their two forwards are amazing). There were flashes of brilliance provided by Calingdong and Gier but it wasn't enough to record an upset.
|Stephan Schrock - also plays in Germany for Greuther Furth
|Neil Etheridge - also plays for Fulham in the Premier League
Now we have a newly renovated stadium, legions of fans, TV coverage, and sold-out team wear (I'm still searching for a Mizuno replica jersey). Now all we need is patience, continued fan support, and funding!
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"Shopian continues to be under curfew. Restrictions have also been imposed in the townships of Kulgam, Pulwama and Kakapora," a police spokesman said.
He said the restrictions were imposed as a preventive measure to maintain law and order and prevent loss of life and property after clashes took place between protesters and security forces in these townships on Saturday.
Five persons have been killed in Shopian since last week.
While four persons were killed in CRPF firing on September 7, another youth was killed in the firing by the paramilitary troopers on protesters outside Gagran camp, while 13 others suffered pellet injuries, on September 11.
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Definition of Abstract Art from the Oxford Dictionary: art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
I have been working on a photography project the past few months, which involves shooting images from the lanai (porch) of my rental in Holualoa, Hawaii. The results so far have produced quite a few spectacular images, some however have been a surprise. Reality seems to have slipped away and what I capture is an impression, something non-representational, abstract. As often happens on creative projects, unexpected offshoots and various other trails emerge in the process.
At first it was the colors that would resonate within me, cool soothing greys, warm apricot gold and sometimes wild vivid reds but after a time I noticed a similarity of line in many of the pictures. Some pictures reminded me of the Modern art of Barnett Newman whose style is characterized by areas of color separated by thin vertical lines or "zips" as he referred to them. An artist like Newman can define the spatial structure of his art with paint and brush, as a photographer I can define the framing but it is nature that provides the line, form and color. Nature is after all the preeminent artist with the incomparable palette, I am just the messenger.
What follows is a sample of the transcendental offshoot of my current project.
2d2d CJ
Ough; oyOiyh [ioy]
Kelec; k2d
7; Kedec
Uigl; uigi
All photos are untouched or manipulated in any way. The "Sundown" project is ongoing as more images are being collected from my lanai at Holualoa. These images are a starting point, a jumping off place, a source of ideas. I'd like to see a few of these done as large paintings on canvas (if I could paint). They may also lead to a short story or two, science fiction of course…..or maybe a song? is it a poem? or just some old faded memory.
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WINGS – We Inspire Girls to Succeed!!
By Ana Cimino, Albert Schweitzer Follow, Clarina Howard Nichols Center
Through the sponsorship of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and Clarina Howard Nichols Center, Ana Cimino has spent the year hosting a youth empowerment group that focused on breaking the cycle of gender-based violence. The kids who participate in the group entitled it WINGS – We Inspire Girls to Succeed.
Working with the Clarina Howard Nichols Center, a Vermont agency that serves survivors of domestic violence and their children, Cimino has implemented a program that fosters an empowering and safe environment for kids to heal and grow. The program delivers its curriculum through various modalities, including art, dance, and writing. This program is not a support group, but rather an advocacy program empowering local youth to find their own space to heal, and to open the dialogue on healthy relationships and body image.
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Here is an excerpt of an interview with an ophthalmologist Dr Gayathri Srikanth, author of yet another biography on
superstar megastar Rajnikanth. This one is called, 'The Name is Rajnikanth'.
Why did you zero in on Rajnikanth and not Kamal Haasan for your first book?
I felt he was the obvious choice because he was the superstar, and the hype surrounding Sivaji was so immense. When I searched for him on the Internet, I found out that he grew up motherless as a child, and had a very bad childhood. Later on, he had to work as a coolie, then a bus conductor and lastly became the superstar. I found the stories had so many gaps. But I thought the rags-to-riches story of Rajni was very fascinating. So, I decided to write a biography on Rajnikanth and started my work in March 2007.
How did you begin your work? Did you contact Rajniknath first?
No, I couldn't contact him. He was shooting for Sultan in Holland. So, I met his wife through a common friend. I told her, 'Ma'am I want to write a book on your husband'. She said there are a million books on him. She first thought I was yet another fan. When she came to know that I was an ophthalmologist, she was amused and gave me permission to go ahead.
I went to Bangalore and the first person I met was Bahadur. He then helped me meet all of Rajni's school friends. I also met his brother, a very simple man. I think simplicity runs in the family. Then I went to Mumbai to meet the friends he had befriended as a teenager but they wanted to remain anonymous
The book was launched at Taj Connemera in Chennai last evening. Soundharaya Rajinikanth was the only person who was there from Superstar's family. It was already known that other family members including Superstar would not be there since it would look like self-proclaiming. Soundharya too didn't speak much in the event. Just a small speech, "I am proud to be the daughter of a great man.'
Veteran journalist Cho S Ramaswamy handed over the first copy of the book to the superstar's daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth. Cho was being mischievous, 'Rajnikanth is a believer in spiritualism but he is not a spiritualist, an observer of politics but not a politician and an actor but not a showman.'
Megastar Rajnikanth was a spoilt brat when he was five-years-old, bullied people when he was 10 and tied cycle chains around his neck at 20…Rajni, along with his friends, used to play marbles and if anybody else other than him won the game, he used to beat him up.
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The 34-year-old doctor turned writer said, "Another reason I decided to write on Rajnikanth is that there are so many books on the north Indian counterparts of the star like Amitabh (Bachchan) and Shah Rukh Khan, but none on the southern stars."
It is surprising that Gayathri completed research and writing of the book without meeting or interviewing Rajnikanth even once. Perhaps it is only a compilation of already written information floating around.
"After completing the book, I presented it to Rajni sir in November. He didn't say a word and just took it. What unnerved me more was that for next 10 days I didn't get any response from his side. And then a letter arrived," she said. The letter said:
This is a result of extraordinary effort made by Dr. Gayatri. She has gone through many trials and trouble to put together this book. She has woven together numerous incidents into a kind of screenplay, which is stylish and beautifully presented. I am overwhelmed with the book. I hope readers would enjoy it.
"The first edition(384 pages, 100 pictures- priced at Rs 495) would see nearly 20,000 copies in English hitting the bookshelves across the country March 6. By year the book will be published in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese. ," said publisher Ajay Mago of Om Books International.


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The Best Medicine by Elizabeth Hayley
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Lauren Hastings is finally ready to enter the real world. At twenty-six, she's about to get her master's in psychology, and she's well on her way to beginning the career of her dreams—until she suffers public humiliation and has to endure something she thought she'd never have to deal with again: a part-time job.
A gig at Trinity Hospital isn't exactly Lauren's definition of a good time, but Dr. Scott Jacobs quickly changes her mind. He's straight-up gorgeous, and he always gets what he wants. And that includes Lauren. It's an ideal arrangement for both of them. No strings. Just fun—at least at first.
But feelings quickly begin to run deeper than either Lauren or Scott is willing to admit, causing issues neither of them want to confront. After all, who wants to risk the perfect relationship on something as terrifying, as messy, and as unpredictable as love?
Tracy's review of The Best Medicine (Strictly Business #1) by Elizabeth Hayley
Lauren is 26 years old and out with her friends at a bar one night when she's basically accosted by an asshole she knew in school. Josh just doesn't want to take no for an answer and she ends up giving him a punch to the throat and a knee to the balls for his insistence. A "signal" between Lauren and her friend Sam the bartender goes awry and next thing you know someone has pulled the fire alarm. She gets arrested for multiple reasons but ends up just having to pay the owner of the bar back for the damages that his insurance company doesn't cover. Her mother finds her a job at the doctor's office where she works and Lauren works there while finishing up her graduate degree in psychology.
The doctor Lauren starts working for is 29 year old Scott Jacobs. He's hotter than hot in Lauren's eyes and while he acts like an entitled jerk Lauren sees below the surface. She manages to pull out the good guy under the façade and becomes friends with Scott. Scott wants Lauren badly but he wants a strictly sexual relationship. He makes her promise that she won't fall in love with him, and she does, but really, can anyone ever keep that promise when they have no idea how things will play out in the future? I don't think so.
The pair become closer and closer but when Scott realizes that Lauren is in love with him he sets her free – which she's not happy about. It'll take more than a few people for Scott to realize the mistake he's made in letting Lauren go.
This was a cute story. I really liked Lauren a lot. She was fun and friendly, had good friends and a good head on her shoulder. She was truly quite perfect for Scott even though he was completely blind. Down deep he knew that he was more attached to Lauren than what he thought but it was nice seeing him come the realization of how badly he'd fucked up. I thought that the author did a great job of having Scott getting back in to Lauren's good graces. He didn't grovel but it was done exactly how Lauren needed it.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
This title is available from Signet. You can buy it here or here in e-format. This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.


text: Culture November 16, 2015 EDUCATION is a Privilege By Annie Holmquist 1 ¼ min It's undeniable that today's education system has problems. Evidences of declining academics and behavior are everywhere in the schools. But coming face to face with this reality leaves us with a big question: what do we do to right the ship? Furthermore, what does good education look like? Author and educator David Hicks provides an interesting answer to these questions in his book Norms & Nobility. "The logic of democracy… demands that everyone be educated as members of an elite. Each student in a democracy must be educated as an aristocrat. Democracy assures him of the unique privileges of an aristocrat: the freedoms of thought, expression, movement, and worship, as well as the rights to own property and to have a voice in framing the laws by which he and his children will be governed." However, today's typical American student has come to view these things as absolute rights, rather than privileges to be enjoyed and responsibly conserved and cultivated. And that is where the problem lies. Hicks offers a different course: "Education, therefore, must impress on the citizen a lively sense of the responsibilities attending these privileges: his responsibility to the past, his obligation to govern and discipline himself, to contribute in every way he can to the preservation and development of his society's purpose and sense of values, his duty to love the law and to carry himself before his compatriots in an exemplary manner, and the opportunity to use his leisure for the realization of his marvelous human potentials." Would we see better education results if more schools instilled these values and ideas in American students? Annie Holmquist Annie Holmquist is editor of Intellectual Takeout, an online magazine and sister publication of Chronicles.


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According to a 2000 census, Hindus constitute about 50% of the total population. Christians make up about 32%, with a vast majority (about 85% of all Christians) affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. Other Christian denominations include Adventists, Assembly of God, Christian Tamil, Church of England, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most Christians live in the southern portion of the country while the north tends to be predominantly Hindu. About 16% of the population are Muslims, with a majority being Sunni. There are a small number of Buddhists.
Throughout the country, there is a strong correlation between religious affiliation and ethnicity. Those of Indian descent are primarily Hindu or Muslim. Those of Chinese descent are often nominally Buddhists, but practicing Catholics, since they often admit their children to Catholic schools. Creoles and Europeans are primarily Catholic.
Though there has been some social and political tension between the Hindu majority and the Christian, Muslim, and Creole minorities, there are few reports of violence or blatant discrimination.


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Business and investment in Russia: comprehensive analyses
An international group of authors have made a comprehensive analyses of Russian FDI's –outflow-inflow structures, as well as numerous problems connected with it while assessing the impact of changed international political situation on foreign firms operating in Russia. At the same time the book explores the new global situation affecting Russian investments abroad.
The book consists of an introduction, 13 chapters and conclusion, describing numerous investment relations between Russia and several foreign states, including those in the Baltic Sea area, e.g. Sweden, Finland and Estonia as well as EU, Eurasian Economic Union, some Asian and Latin American states. *)
*) The Russian Economy and Foreign Direct Investment/Eds. Liuhto K., Sutyrin S., & Blanchard J-M. - Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy Series. – Routledge: UK-N.-Y.- 2017,- 276 pp.
Generally, FDI is an investment made by a company or individual in one country into business in another country, by way of either establishing business operations or acquiring business assets in the other country, e.g. through ownership or controlling interest in a foreign company.
In this sense, FDI is distinguished from portfolio investments in which an investor merely purchases equities of foreign-based companies. The FDI's key feature is that it is an investment made to establish either effective control or exert a substantial influence over the decisions made by a foreign business.
FDI is made to provide added surplus and growth prospects for the investor; thus, FDI often involves both a capital investment and provision of management or technology.
Interesting as well are FDI's methods. FDI can be made in a variety of ways, including the opening of a subsidiary or associate company in a foreign country, acquiring a controlling interest in an existing foreign company, or by means of a merger or joint venture with a foreign company.
The threshold for a foreign direct investment that establishes a controlling interest, made by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD is a minimum 10% ownership stake in a foreign-based company, typically represented for the investor acquiring 10% or more of the ordinary shares or voting shares of a foreign company. However, that definition is flexible, as there are instances where effective controlling interest in a firm can be established with less than 10% of the company's voting shares.
Foreign direct investments are commonly categorized as being horizontal, vertical or conglomerate in nature. A horizontal direct investment refers to the investor establishing the same type of business operation in a foreign country as it operates in its home country (e.g. a cell phone provider based in the US opening up stores in China). A vertical investment is one in which different but related business activities from the investor's main business are established or acquired in a foreign country, such as when a manufacturing company acquires an interest in a foreign company that supplies parts or raw materials required for the manufacturing company to make its products. A conglomerate type of foreign direct investment is one where a company or individual makes a foreign investment in a business that is unrelated to its existing business in its home country. Since this type of investment involves entering an industry the investor has no previous experience in, it often takes the form of a joint venture with a foreign company already operating in the industry.
Source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fdi.asp
"Direct" issues in investments
Commonly referred to as foreign direct investment, it refers to an investment in a business enterprise in a country other than the investor's country designed to acquire a controlling interest in the foreign business enterprise. Direct investment provides capital funding in exchange for an equity interest without the purchase of regular shares of a company's stock.
The purpose of a foreign direct investment is to gain an equity interest sufficient to provide control of a company. In some instances, it involves a company in one country opening its own business operations in another country, while in other cases it involves acquiring control of existing assets of a business already operating in the foreign country. A direct investment can involve gaining a majority interest in a company or a minority interest large enough to provide the investor with effective control of the company.
Direct investment is primarily distinguished from portfolio investment, the purchase of common or preferred stock shares of a foreign company, and by the element of control that is sought.
According to UNCTAD-2015 data, FDI is an investment aimed at "gaining effective voice in the management of the enterprise to be invested in". The UN institutions suggested that in order to be identified as FDI investment needs to represent at least 10% of equity ownership.
FDI's situation in the EU
The Eurostat, statistical office of the EU, underlined that FDI stocks helped to quantify the impact of globalisation and measured longstanding economic links between countries (according to immediate counterpart criteria). The FDIs provide an indication of the relative importance of a country's economic presence abroad, or that of foreign partners in the reporting entity, measured in terms of FDI capital.
European iinbound and outbound investment flows are almost in balance. Thus net EU states' FDI stocks in the world amounted to €6, 9 trillion (the end of 2015, up by 14.9% compared with the end of 2014). Meanwhile, global investment stocks in the EU accounts for about €5,9 trillion at the end of 2015 (+23% compared to 2014).
According to Eurostat's January 2017 report "Foreign Direct Investment stocks at the end of 2015", so-called Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) resident in the EU played a major role, accounting for 52.5% of the total EU FDI stocks held abroad and for 62.7% of the FDI stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU.
More than a third of EU FDI stocks are held in the USA: at the end of 2015, the US absorbed 37.2% of the total FDI stocks held by the EU in the rest of the world (€2 561 bn), far ahead of Switzerland (€829 bn or 12.0%), Bermuda (€353 bn or 5.1%), Brazil (€327 bn or 4.7%), China (€288 bn or 4.2%) and Canada (€249 bn or 3.6%).
In the reverse direction, United States' direct investors increased their presence in the EU to €2 436 bn of FDI stocks at the end of 2015 (or 41.7% of total FDI stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU). They were followed by those from Switzerland (€627 bn or 10.7%), the offshore financial centres of Bermuda (€503 bn or 8.6%) and Jersey (€227 bn or 3.9%), as well as Canada (€228 bn or 3.9%).
Source: Eurostat/6/2017; 12 January 2017 "Foreign Direct Investment stocks at the end of 2015".
Seemingly, investment climate looks pretty good in Latvia with the total of about €10 bln in 2015. Among most active investors have been Sweden (over €2,6 bln), Netherlands (little over €1 bln, almost on par with Estonia), Russia (€1.2 bln) and, strange enough, Cyprus (€1,3 bln).
With all business activity of such states as Germany and Denmark, their investments are, correspondingly, € 0,7 and € 0,6 bln; even the UK is less, i.e. € 523 mln.
International investment climate and Russia
After reaching a peak in global rank among top FDI host-home countries in 2013 (making 5th in the world), Russia faced a dramatic downturn in its international investments since 2014. Western economic sanctions (with all negative impact on Russian economic growth) have "most significant negative impact on Russian FDI flows", e.g. trading with bonds and equities issued by five major Russian banks was prohibited and hence "indirect impact of sanctions" accounted for about 1-1,5% of Russian GDP in 2015 (p.269).
Deteriorating global GDP's rate, which since 2010 has been reduced from about 5,5% to less than 3% and is still falling cannot provide optimism in FDI in Russia. Besides, China's slowdown and reduced commodity prices negatively affect FDI flows into Russia.
Authors conclude that all these factors prevent Russia's FDI to resume the upward position which the country enjoined in the beginning of 2000s.
So is the FDI situation in Russia's neighbors: not only Russia's investments in Europe are small, but quite surprising are modest investments in the neighboring states, e.g. Finland. Despite sanctions, Finish-Russian political relations are quite good; however, Russian investment flow in Finland account for about 1,5% of the total Finland's FDI.
Case studies
The book's material can serve as good reference material for college/university students, mainly in the European economic studies. Thus, in some case studies, e.g. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard and other knowledge-driven initiatives in Finland, the authors showed the complexity of investment issues. Even foreign trade is "unequal": Russia represented 8,5% of Finland's foreign trade while Finland only about 2% of the foreign trade in Russia. (p.118).
Russian FDI in Estonia has been at the level of 10-25% of annual capital formation before the "sanction crisis" in the second part of 2014. Presently, there are strong signs of Nordic expansion in the Baltics: most active are Sweden (27%), Finland (23%), Holland (11%) and Norway (6%); Latvia and Lithuania are at the level of 3% each (p.123).
Quite interesting is analysis of the US-Russia (pp. 43-59), Sweden and Russia (pp. 80-102), as well as history of Russian FDI in Estonia (pp. 122-137).
Finding investors, both national and international is not an easy task: investors must be motivated though they are mostly looking for profit. However, this profit-oriented search makes recipient countries liable for providing optimal conditions and preferential circumstances compared to other places in modern globalization.
On the other hand, as is the case in Russian FDI, about half of these FDIs sooner or later are repatriated to Russia through foreign "corporate citizenship". To deal with this, Russia has to streamline its FDI's tax regulations.
Still important for Russian FDI is the EU's market: in mid-2015, about two-thirds of Russia's outward FDI ended up in one of the EU-28 states and three-quarters of investment in Russia (according to Russia's Central Bank) has been originated from the EU. Actual correlation between inbound and outbound FDI in Russia is actually striking: $ 4,8 bln for the former and 21,6 blin for the latter! In contrast, the USA accounts only for 2% of Russian investments abroad.
Bottom-line: the book helps readers to understand Russia's position and direction in the global investment scene. A team of almost 20 researchers by using a range of different models managed to reveal a diverse picture of Russian economy and FDIs. The book reveals a complex situation with Russian political economy through corporate investment abroad and shows possible perspectives in FDI's development.
Book review is prepared by Eugene Eteris, European Studies Faculty, Regional Economy & Business Department, RSU/Latvia.
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Rev. Jonathan A. Ytterock
Jonathan became the minister of Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church in 2014.
Jonathan grew up in the Detroit-metro area of Michigan and loves his hometown dearly. He moved across the state, near to the cool splendor of Lake Michigan, to attend Hope College and then Western Theological Seminary where he earned his Masters of Divinity (M.Div).
While attending Hope College, Jonathan met his wife Annie — a Colorado native! They live in Grottoes with their daughter Lila and their dog, Jazz. Together they enjoy cooking, reading, movies, music of all sorts, and really delicious coffee.
Lindsay Pace
Director of Music
Lindsay Pace joined the staff as choir director in August of 2010.
Lindsay grew up in Augusta County and received her Bachelor of Music degree in elementary education from Bridgewater College. Lindsay currently teaches 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade music at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Stanardsville.
Lindsay participated in all the musical groups in her church as a youth, and developed a clear understanding of the role music plays in our faith and worship.
Al Adam
Al Adam and his family became a part of the Mt. Horeb family in 1986 and have been engaged in the church's ministries in a variety of ways.
Al joined the staff as Custodian on a temporary basis in 2010 when the church was without someone in the position. Since then he has become a regular member of the staff.
Al and Pam have three grown children, two of which still live in the area. Al is committed to keeping the church facility pristine. He is also very interested in Model Railroading.


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Rebuilding effort aided by mild winter
By Matthew Rice
A new Dutchies Country Store is on the rise inWest Pawletand it doesn't look anything like the old Dutchies
Store owners Eric Kuban-Swanson and Will Swanson-Kuban said they were looking for an appropriate appearance for the new storefront, one that matches the area and blends with the neighborhood and looks nothing like the building lost the night of the tragic fatal fire that claimed the life of (Gary) Cary and two beloved pets.
The result is part sugar shack and part barn.
"We wanted to keep itNew Englandstyle; to replace the building would have been just a monstrous project," Swanson-Kuban said.
Kuban-Swanson said that rebuilding the store as it was would also have cost an estimated $1 million given the three-story structure that burned little more than a year ago,March 26, 2011. And after the trauma the two suffered, neither could imagine working every day in a look-alike building.
"If it looked like the old building I don't know if I could go back there," Kuban-Swanson said.
The plan includes parking along the front of the store as well as a large porch, 14 feet deep and all the way across the front, reaching out towards the road with another smaller porch wrapping around the side of the building.
The floor space will echo the store as it was when it was lost.
The plan is to reconstruct the interior to make it just like it was before the fire. "The depressing thing about it is we just got it to where we wanted it," Swanson-Kuban said.
The open floor plan's second story will feature a balcony all the way around. "You'll walk in and it will fly right up to the cupola," Kuban-Swanson said.
"For now," Swanson-Kuban said.
Although there is a plan, that plan is somewhat in flux they say as they try to keep rebuilding costs reasonable.
Kuban-Swanson said the store is the exact same square footage as the old building just turned 180 degrees from the original position.
"The old structure was right up on the road, so we've taken the opportunity to move it back a little bit," he said.
The owners say the deck is expected to be a popular place when they reopen. "It was a hot spot in the summer, for the deli, we had a lot of people coming by, bike riders, hikers, horse people" Swanson-Kuban said.
Horses and the people riding them turned out to bring a big piece of business. "They'd get snacks and the horses would get apples and carrots, we'd always have apples and carrots," Kuban-Swanson said.
In the winter snowmobilers, cross country skiers and snowshoers were frequent guests expected to return when they reopen.
"It was a pretty hoppin' little area so we plan to put in an actual hitching post and watering trough," Kuban-Swanson said.
Nearly dying in a fire and getting injured jumping to safety out a second story window in the middle of the night is going to have an impact on anyone. As a result the store will have a basement apartment.
It's walkout.
"So now we're going to walk up to work," Swanson-Kuban said. "Our time jumping out of windows is over."
"Now we can just open the window and walk out," Kuban-Swanson said.
Although the fire that changed their lives took place nearly 10 months ago, both men say they are reminded of it often.
"We still wake up in the middle of the night and could smell smoke, really smell the smoke," Swanson-Kuban said. Following the fire friends and family came to town to help support them and work through the loss.
"They talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and it really was complete depression and anxiety," he said. It took time before they could even be comfortable around fire of any kind from bonfires to the gas grill.
Months passed.
"Then we kind of got bored with stressing, bored with the drama of being afraid," Swanson-Kuban said.
After months of avoiding the site and not being able to look at the property, once digging began it was like a new space.
"Once they dug it changed," he said.
Despite all that the have been through, rebuilding was never in doubt, the pair said. "The community stepped in so fast, you know? They were pretty much saying 'we've got you'," Swanson-Kuban said.
After the spontaneous outpouring of support following the fire, the two said they could not have walked away from the site.
Estimates very, but some say as many as 3,000 people went through the area of the benefit April 10 when more than 1,200 meals were sold at the benefit.
Since the rebuilding started nervousness has replaced fear left after the fire.
"It's exciting and scary at the same time. It's like, every time you turn around now we've got to think of this or think of that," Kuban-Swanson said.
"Now we've got to be thinking two or three steps ahead," Swanson-Kuban said.
The construction is proceeding at a good pace due to the mild winter with the ground floor walls going up the end of the week of January 2. Earlier this week, the second floor was going up.
What the two said they are most concerned about now are having all of their regulars return and not being able to remember their favorite sandwich orders and names.
"We're hoping April, so probably May and it could even be June we just don't know. We're just looking forward to the future, being a community center again," Swanson-Kuban said.
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North Dakota Marijuana News and Politics
U.S. Senators
Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND)
110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Contact: www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Hoeven, John - (R - ND)
338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2551
Sen. Hoeven is up for re-election in 2016
Marijuana Policy Project on North Dakota:
Last update: July 21, 2015
North Dakota has some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country. First offense possession of even a single joint is punishable by up to a year in prison and up to a $2,000 fine.
A 2013 study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that although blacks and whites use marijuana at nearly identical rates, blacks in North Dakota are 4.4 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession.
North Dakota lags behind neighbors on marijuana policies
North Dakota's eastern neighbor stopped jailing adults for simple possession of marijuana back in 1976 while its neighbor to the west has had a medical marijuana law for nearly a decade. But in North Dakota, marijuana users — including those using marijuana to treat debilitating pain or the effects of cancer — are still branded criminals.
This year's session of the Legislative Assembly saw the introduction of positive legislation, which was encouraging. House Bill 1430, supported by a bipartisan group of seven legislators, would have created a comprehensive medical marijuana system for North Dakotans. Unfortunately, the bill failed in the House, and the regular legislative session has now adjourned. Let your legislators know that, when they reconvene for the 2017 session, it will be time to stand up for compassionate and sensible policies.
North Dakota Cannabis News
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North Dakota voters appear poised to legalize marijuana via a ballot measure next month, according to a new poll.
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North Dakotans will vote this November on a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, state officials announced Monday.
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Supporters of marijuana legalization in North Dakota have submitted more than 18,000 signatures to the secretary of state in support of a measure that would fully legalize the drug, well above the 13,452 signatures required to put the question on the November ballot.
North Dakota medical marijuana rules to be effective April 1 after legislative review - Cannabis News
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State rules governing North Dakota's new medical marijuana program will go into effect April 1 after a legislative committee reviewed the guidelines Monday, March 12.


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You can try to find and rent a property on your own, but you will need to be prepared for the stress that comes with it like in most big cities around the world. Also many landlords do not want to deal directly with tenants, especially newcomers and foreigners, or they don not have any desire to negotiate rents or other demands of renting with the future tenant. That is why you will find it easier to go by agencies even though you will have to pay fees for the agency.
Also you can imagine that the situation changes with lower budget accommodation like studio flats and flat shares, serviced apartments and short lease accommodation. On the other hand some owners do not want to pay agency commissions so are more inclined to deal with future tenants in person. In this case, be ready to negotiate and sign the lease by yourself (unless you can find help), which might be rather complicated if you do not speak chinese at all.
Here is a useful website for more information:
As usual, when you deal with agencies; you do not want to waste your time and you have to set few boundaries like what the number of bedrooms you are seeking for, what is the maximum rent monthly you are ready to pay...
Be aware of another fact is that some flats in Hong Kong can be pretty small and some agencies might ask YOUR height as some beds are not long enough!
Here is a non-exhaustive list of online property web sites that you may want to contact for housing:
And here are some Real Estates agencies that would be interesting to check out:
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Jamaica May Have Bad News For The Queen, But Great News For Weed Smokers
It looks like the new political regime in Jamaica has some major shakeups planned as officials debate some pretty big topics…
Apparently both the replacing of the queen and the complete legalisation of cannabis are up for debate as the new government gets down to business.
Lawmakers in the island nation will debate a constitutional amendment that would replace our very own Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, transforming the country into a republic, reports The Independent.
In a speech to parliament, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said the proposal is a 'major action item' on the new government's 2016-2017 agenda, and would see the Queen replaced with a 'Non-Executive President'.
Sir Patrick Allen also dropped hints about the legalisation of marijuana, saying the government would:
Give full legislation to marijuana to be used for the specified purposes.
Jamaican Labour Party leader Andrew Holness scraped a narrow victory in February's general elections after promising voters tax cuts and a higher minimum wage in pace of the outgoing government's austerity program.
The government also plans to set up a single anti-corruption body, and reform the tax and pension system, Mr Allen said.
The debates are just the first step – all the proposals need to be passed by Parliament to become law.
But you never know, before too long the Queen may not be head of state in Jamaica, but her and Phil may be able to chill in Kingston with a couple of phat ones.
CreditsThe Independent
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So it was a clear Friday evening when this race happened, my Wife and Son came along to watch also which was an added boost.
I felt good having gotten a 10k PB a few days before whilst running off road, with a route that was similar to the one I was about to run. We lined up, being my first proper mass start the atmosphere was awesome and I don't think I will forget it, hearing the gun go and then watching down the line as the sea of runners started to bob up and down before it reached where I stood and then we we're off.
It took a while to get into a rhythm avoiding slower runners and kerbs as the whole running field spread out swallowing the road before we we're then funnelled into the parts of the course that was 2 way, once in the zone with other runners around me you tended to find that you catch up to another runner and then go passed them in the hope that you hadn't gone to early. I had already pre planned the route and time of when I should go strong and hold back but using the watch and distance as a gauge this seemed to work, passing a couple of people I knew who were marshalling gave me that extra boost.
First lap passed quickly and I felt good, taking on some water and just sticking to the plan even when others came passed, knowing that going up the hill again on the second lap was going to be my time of whether to go or not. See running clubs members struggling on the hill the second time round I knew it was time to go after the downhill section on a small distance away. I went like a rocket after coming down the hill the othersie and overtaking multiple people who had just over taken me, my legs and my body felt good and I really pushed the last 2km of the course knowing that my wife and Son would be waiting. With less than 1km to go and with someone trying to go with me it was on and I pushed again with then the finish straight to do, giving high fives as I crossed the line with spectators. I stopped my watch and looked down, awesome another 10k PB.
After the 10k my body felt like it could of gone on further with the high and buzz of the event pushing me and helping me feel stronger, I am not sure how much longer at the pace I could of gone but hey its nice to know. I really enjoyed the race with a nice medal at the finish line, it glows in the dark don't you know, I would do this event again. Oh and did I mention that I did this in new shoes that I had only just purchased during that week…..(more on that another time)


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I think that people who feel "we need government" have a mistaken notion of reality. They seem to feel that individuals are prone to be selfish, brutal, dishonest, and base, but putting a lot of these same individuals together into a group cancels out these bad traits and makes them to do the right thing. They seem to think that the evil is canceled out by the large numbers of people involved.
I think the opposite: that putting all these people together only serves to concentrate the worst of our species in one organization while it allows them to pretend the evil they do or support isn't their fault. The problem lies in the fact that the types of people attracted to jobs that give them power over others have fewer of humanity's good qualities and a preponderance of the bad ones to begin with.
"If men are good, you don't need government; if men are evil or ambivalent,
you don't dare have one." ~Robert LeFevre
There are good people and there are bad people. Good people- those who rarely do anything to harm any innocent person, and who feel real remorse when they do- vastly outnumber the bad people. At least in the general population. However, when you set up a club which is allowed to have a monopoly of force, and where meaningful consequences for abusing that force are rare, you have set out a buffet that will attract people who wish to use force against others, but are scared to do so in a fair fight. And you end up with SWAT teams murdering children, the "PATRIOT Act", torture, the DEA, eminent domain, TSA thugs, Bush, Obama, Cheney, Pelosi, Stalin, Lincoln... the list goes on and on.
Bad people will always exist. It is foolish to allow them to establish, impose, and enforce rules on the rest of us. It is suicidal to allow them to claim legitimacy as they do so.
An Albuquerque area homeowner faces hundreds of dollars in "fines" from his homeowners' association for putting a "for sale" sign in his yard. He claims the rule for not putting signs in his yard didn't exist until after he bought his home. Yet, he knew there was a homeowners' association when he bought his home, and these "mini-governments" are likely to do things of this sort.
I once ran into a situation like this. More than a year after I had bought a home, never being told there were any covenants involved, even after mentioning some of my plans for the property, I started getting anonymous notes, including a copy of the covenants with all my violations highlighted. I ignored them. Especially since, after reading the document, I saw that every other homeowner in the area was violating many different parts of the covenant as well.
Such is the folly of "majority rule".


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Peter McKelvey, one of our most distinguished writers, is back with a new play:
"Our NHS is in a parlous way, terrorists and extremists are on the rampage, social inequality gets worse, the cost of housing, the price of this and that, a dank, gloomy winter. Had enough of it all? You can escape. Return to 1954 to an abandoned RAF camp in Egypt for a couple of hours. Join John Crusoe on his 'other island'.
Monday, Feb 2nd, 7.30, at the North London Tavern.


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Today I have some amazing polishes from Vapid Lacquer to share with you! The owner Krys, is one of the nicest women you'll ever meet! She was kind enough to entrust some of her lovelies for me to show off!
First up is Catch Me If You Can. This is a wonderfully formulated creme, teal polish with a ton of linear rainbow. I did 2 coats with no topcoat. It's super shiny all on it's own, though for a lasting mani you may want to add a protective topcoat. It's also almost opaque in just 1 coat! I did thinner coats for better precision, but I definitely think that 1 thicker coat would do the trick. It has a smooth formula that went on like "buttah". Beautiful beautiful color. Pay no attention to my failed attempt at a skull and just focus your eyes on this lovely color!
Next up is Stun Gun. This is a pink creme polish with a slight teal shimmer. This is opaque in 2 coats, though I did 3 with, again no topcoat. This color is absolutely beautiful and so girly. I'm not generally a pink lover, but I really like this one. The formula is great, super smooth and easy to apply. I couldn't bring myself to attempt to paint a stun gun on this, so I did a flower!
This next one is AMAZING! Hallucinations is a linear holo overload! A gold and turquoise with olive qualities that packs a glorious sparkle. 2 coats with no topcoat, though it makes for a great subtle 1 coater. So sparkly that my camera had a hard time figuring out where to focus. I'm in love with this polish! Again, the formula is a smooth, easy to apply creme. My son doesn't generally pay any attention to my polish, but we played outside after I put it on and he kept saying "spawkee", which means sparkly! I couldn't bring myself to add any type of nail art to it. I just didn't want to cover up this glorious polish!
The final polish I have for you is T-rex Arms! All I could think of while putting this on was, "Big Head, Tiny Arms"...Haha! It is a lime green, creme base, filled with different shapes and sizes of pink and purple shaded glitters. So amazing! Totally opaque in 2 coats, though I did 3 for good measure. It dries slightly bumpy/smooth (if that even makes sense) due to the glitter, but 1 coat of top coat smooths it out perfectly. Don't think of that as a downside to the polish; it is an extremely common thing among glitters. I mean, duh...glitter is bumpy..lol! Such a fun polish!
I absolutely loved every one of these polishes. They ALL had amazing formula and coverage, and were easy to apply. My favs are definitely Hallucinations and T-rex Arms. Krys knocked it out of the park with those two!
Catch Me If You Can, Stun Gun and Hallucinations are all available in her shop now! T-rex Arms release date has yet to be determined at this time. Be sure to follow Vapid Lacquer on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter: @vapidlacquer and check out her Shop for more amazing polishes and T-rex Arm's release info.
Hope you enjoyed! Thank you for reading!