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|For the vehicle in the beta version of Grand Theft Auto III known as "Sentinal", see Kuruma.
- "When you're doing 90 in the fast lane, this is the car right on your ass flashing its high beams. If you're quite rich, and really an asshole, and you want everyone to know it, you can't do better."
- ―Southern San Andreas Super Autos description.
The Sentinel is a continually recurring series of BMW-based cars featured in both the 3D Universe and HD Universe, with the exception of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is manufactured by Übermacht in the HD Universe.
In the 3D Universe, it is a mid-size luxury 4-door sedan. In the HD Universe it assumes the design of a compact two-door sports coupe in Grand Theft Auto IV and later a hard-top convertible in Grand Theft Auto V.
3D Universe
In Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Sentinel is modeled after BMW E36 with a rear design resembling a Mitsubishi Diamante and having frontal influences from the newer BMW E46. In Liberty City Stories, the car is also one of the 16 vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, it is based on the BMW E28 with headlights derived from a 1984-1985 US spec Honda Accord sedan and minor styling cues from the E24 coupé. However, several significant cosmetic changes may be noted between the two games, particularly with regards to the frontal and rear fascias; even the GTA: Vice City and GTA: Vice City Stories renditions are significantly different from each other, as the GTA: Vice City Stories Sentinel appears less like its tuned counterpart, the Sentinel XS, which had not received the same degree of changes.
In GTA: San Andreas, it is primarily based on the BMW E34, with a rectangular headlights (as opposed to signature round headlights found on 1980s BMW models).
While the Sentinel is usually a common car in the streets in most Grand Theft Auto titles, it is significantly rare in GTA: Vice City Stories.
The Grand Theft Auto Advance rendition does not appear to have a clear source of inspiration for its design, but retains its slender 4-door sedan look. While the car isn't generally associated with any gang, the GTA Advance rendition is an exception, serving as the gang car for an unspecified mafia in the game, taking over the role of the Mafia Sentinel, the mafia variant of the Sentinel.
At one point of GTA III's development, the Sentinel was named the "Beamer" (Beamer is a play on "Bimmer", common slang term given to BMW cars, especially the modified ones). A car of this name was previously featured in Grand Theft Auto 2, and was also based on a BMW. Meanwhile, a "Sentinal" was also in the process of development, appearing as a modern mid-size car that would go on to become the Kuruma. Both beta cars can be found in the Capital Autos website.
Grand Theft Auto IV
The Übermacht Sentinel in GTA IV is now redesigned into a two-door sports coupe, based on the BMW E46 M3 in chassis design, as well as the entire front, though the grille is one piece. The rear however, seem to be inspired by the older E36 and E39. However it appears to have smaller body, making it also similar to the BMW 1 Series coupé.
Also visible are miniscule STD badges in front of the doors, near the sideskirts and front wheel wells. STD stands for "Sentinel Tuning Division", likely a play on Subaru's STi marque and BMW's in-house tuning division, BMW M, but also a reference to the acronym for "sexually transmitted disease." The format in which it is written is also similar to that of Subaru's STI division.
The Sentinel can be found with silver, gold, and black painted alloy rims, all with a chrome lip. It is equipped with a GPS system with a female voice, but only if the player leaves the "selected cars" (default) option in the audio menu.
After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie in GTA IV, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Sentinel fetching $2,500.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Sentinel is redesigned once again in GTA V, inspired by the newer BMW E93 convertible, however, it has the design of a 328i Convertible with performance that isn't similar).
There are elements from the E92 M3. The car also has little style ques from the Lexus ISF USE20; this is noticeable in the front grille. It is available as a hard top convertible, based on the E92 coupe. The wheels featured on this model bear a striking resemblance to Volk Racing GT30 or RE30 wheels. The same wheels are shared with the Feltzer and the Fusilade.
The front face of the car has an overall appearance similar to the M3, but has some minor differences: the headlights appear more like those found on the Subaru Impreza (second facelift), and the grille is a single unit as opposed to the trademark "kidney" grille found on BMW models.
The rear of the car is based mainly on the Saab 9-3, especially with the curvature of the front grille components, headlight configuration and bumper alignment. Unlike the 3-series that this model is based on, the exhaust tips sit just outside the outer edges of this area, and are oval as opposed to twin-circles.
After the 1.10 update, both the Sentinel and its XS variant have been reclassed to a "Sports" car, instead of its former "Coupes" category. The reason for the sudden category change is unknown and somewhat inaccurate due to the fact that it is a compact executive coupe rather than a sports car. However, this was reverted back to the "Coupes" category, along with all of Übermacht's vehicles, in the 1.11 update.
In Grand Theft Auto Online, this is the most expensive car that can stolen off the street to keep in one's garage or sold at Los Santos Customs, tied with the Felon GT, selling for $9,500.
Current Design Gallery
Current Design Gallery
Version History Gallery
3D Universe
With a sturdy engine in all its appearances, the Sentinel has a decent top speed and acceleration despite its heavy weight. The car handles well, although it suffers from body roll in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It comes with good drifting properties, although its RWD layout sometimes leads to oversteer and tailspins; these problems are more apparent in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition, due to its lighter weight distribution and softer suspension. In GTA: San Andreas, the Sentinel is the second fastest four-door car in the game. Also, the Sentinel in all games are known to be durable due to its luxury build and heavy weight, which can withstand large amounts of damage before it is destroyed, making it a suitable choice for street racing, pursuits, getaways and as a cover in shootouts.
3D Universe Overview
(0-60 mph in Seconds)
|Top Speed
(mph / kmh)
(kg / lbs)
|103 / 165
|Cannot be observed
Grand Theft Auto IV
As a sport compact executive coupe, the GTA IV Sentinel reaches a superb top speed, but not far from the fastest vehicles in the game. It has above-average acceleration, and reaches its top speed fairly quickly as well. The Sentinel's suspension is rather soft, and it tends to roll when going around tight bends at high speed; the rear of the car also tends to bounce about when traveling on uneven roads. Its handling is above average, but at high speeds it loses a lot of grip and easily spins out of control due to the lack of weight in the rear. But if controlled right, its speed and grip can be combined to produce almost-professional like drifts that can be used to slide into sharp turns and back alleyways to evade the police without difficulty. Nonetheless, it is arguably the best choice in the modern category in multiplayer racing.
GTA IV Overview
(0-60 mph in Seconds)
|Top Speed
(mph / kmh)
(kg / lbs)
|93 / 150
|1600 / 3527
|FR DOHC Turbocharged Inline-4 (In-game model)
|Cannot be observed
Grand Theft Auto V
Returning to GTA V, the car has massive improvements, such as increases in top speed and acceleration, braking distance and gear shifting. Crash deformation is acceptable, and can take multiple crashes to even deform the front end. The engine is strangely exposed to gun-fire, taking the most damage from gun-fire, which is strange to say as it is completely covered. Crash deformation at higher speeds is high (quarter panels of the car may look to be "glitched" into the wheel wells if hit hard enough), and it isn't hard with this car to make the wheels jam in crashes, but the car can withstand a surprising amount of frontal impacts without failing. The Sentinel is a decent car to use in online races and is even better in Freemode sessions, thanks to its very smooth and precise driving which compensates for its (relatively) low acceleration compared to other cars.
GTA V Overview
(0-60 mph in Seconds)
|Top Speed
(mph / kmh)
(kg / lbs)
|Fuel Tank
Size (litres)
|88 / 142
|1400 / 3086
|13.7 Seconds
|85 / 136
|FR DOHC Inline-4 (In-game model)
|Cannot be observed
|Cannot be observed
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- The Sentinel can only be modified in a TransFender mod-garage.
|Car Color 1 (64 different colors)
|$ 150
|Large Exhaust
|$ 250
|Medium Exhaust
|$ 200
|Twin Exhaust
|$ 300
|Upswept Exhaust
|$ 400
|2x Nitrous
|$ 200
|5x Nitrous
|$ 500
|10x Nitrous
|$ 1000
|$ 550
|$ 400
|$ 350
|$ 400
|$ 820
|$ 770
|$ 1000
|$ 620
|$ 1140
|Off Road Wheel
|$ 1000
|$ 1030
|$ 1230
|$ 1200
|$ 1560
|Car Stereo
|Bass Boost
|$ 100
|$ 1500
Grand Theft Auto V
|Cost (Story)
|Cost (Online)
|Armor Upgrade 20%
|Armor Upgrade 40%
|Armor Upgrade 60%
|Armor Upgrade 80%
|Armor Upgrade 100%
|Street Brakes
|Sport Brakes
|Race Brakes
|Exposed Intercooler
|Carbon Rear Diffuser
|EMS Upgrade, Level 1
|EMS Upgrade, Level 2
|EMS Upgrade, Level 3
|EMS Upgrade, Level 4
|Dual Exit Exhaust
|Titanium Exhaust
|Big Bore Exhaust
|Carbon Hood
|Xenon Lights
|Loss/Theft Prevention
|Full Coverage
|Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors
|Crew Emblem
|Sell Vehicle
|Custom Skirts
|Lip Spoiler
|Low Level Spoiler
|Mid Level Spoiler
|Carbon Wing
|Lowered Suspension
|Street Suspension
|Sport Suspension
|Competition Suspension
|Street Transmission
|Sports Transmission
|Race Transmission
|Turbo Tuning
|Light Smoke
|Dark Smoke
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Leone Sentinel3D Universe
The Mafia Sentinel, a gang variant of the Sentinel from Grand Theft Auto III, also known as the Leone Sentinel in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Only Leones drive this vehicle.
Sentinel XS3D Universe and HD Universe
The tuned version of the Sentinel, featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Grand Theft Auto V, which has a better top speed and acceleration than the regular one. Curiously the standard Sentinel is more expensive than the XS model in GTA V.
Special Variants
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a unique black Sentinel is the target's getaway vehicle in the mission "Hit The Courier". The player can obtain the car by diligently killing the driver of the car as soon as she enters it, but must not exit the car and close its door until they enter a garage or complete the mission, as the car will lock itself again.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, a Sentinel is requested as part of Stevie's Car Thefts, appearing with a uniquely candy blue and black body color, similar to that of the "XS" Sentinel. As a new Sentinel will respawn at the same spot until the player delivers one to S&M Auto Sales, the player can save one at their safehouse before delivering another.
- In GTA IV, a variant of the Sentinel badged "Sentinel XS" spawns with more external components, giving the car an aggressive appearance. While the car gains XS badges, it shares the model, gxt2 (entry) name, handling and any scripts with the regular Sentinel, while all other GTA series renditions of the Sentinel XS have separate models, handling and names.
Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto III
- In the mission "Bait", Catalina has sent three Colombian Cartel death squads to kill Claude. The death squads consist of three Sentinels with four men each; the Sentinel was picked as these are the fastest and best-handling four-door vehicle (excluding emergency vehicles). Claude is directed to lead the Colombians into a Yakuza ambush organized by Asuka.
- In the mission Dead Skunk in the Trunk, Joey Leone orders Claude to take one Manana with a Leone dead body in the trunk, in the front of the Greasy Joe's Café, but there are two Forelli gang members in two Sentinels overseeing the car, the player needs to steal the car, make a run-away opposite the Forelli Brothers, and bring the car successfully to the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard.
- In the mission Chaperone, the car is seen parked outside the warehouse in Atlantic Quays where the party takes place. After the police raids, a Mafia man flees with the car.
- In the mission Gone Fishing, if the player does not kill Ray's partner on the beach, he will enter a Sentinel and make a run for it.
- The Sentinel is one of the 16 vehicles wanted for the Shoreside Vale portion of the Import/Export side mission.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Jury Fury - The Sentinel is one of the two cars that has to be smashed with a hammer.
- Death Row - One Sentinel is used to block the junkyard's entrance. After rescuing Lance, another spawns that can be used to go to the destination.
- Bar Brawl - A Sentinel spawns that can be used to go to the bar after leaving Vercetti Estate.
- Cop Land - Similar to the mission Bar Brawl, a Sentinel is spawns that can be used by Tommy and Lance to go to the destination after leaving Vercetti Estate.
- Psycho Killer - The psycho killer that wants to murder the Love Fist band because "they ruined his life", flees in a Sentinel and Tommy's duty is to chase and kill him.
- No Escape? - A Sentinel spawns outside the police station that can be used to flee.
- Recruitment Drive - Tommy kills Candy Suxxx's agent friends that are fleeing inside a Sentinel. After leaving Well Stacked Pizza, if the player doesn't have a four-door car, a Sentinel, parked across the street, can be used.
- Hit the Courier - There are three Sentinels parked at the docks. Two are red, and the one between them is black, which the courier uses to flee after arriving by helicopter.
- Tommy is driving one when racing Hillary in the mission The Driver.
- Sunshine Autos Import Garage - The Sentinel is one of the 24 vehicles wanted by Sunshine Autos for its import garage. Placed on the second list.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Sweet's Girl - Two Sentinels will chase the player after rescuing Sweet and his girl.
- Running Dog - If the player does not kill the fugitive, he will jump some fences before entering in a Sentinel with another Vagos member.
- Sentinels are also used as cover in the mission "The Green Sabre", when the player and Sweet must resist the onslaught of the Ballas under the Mulholland Intersection. Some were already there, and two carry Ballas gang members.
- Four Sentinels are featured during the mission Mountain Cloud Boys: One is destroyed during the shooting in the alleyway, while another is used by Carl and Woozie to escape, being necessary to destroy another two driven by the enemy gang.
- Customs Fast Track - The security guards arrive with two Sentinels to stop Carl and Cesar.
- Kent Paul is seen driving a dark blue Sentinel to the airport in the mission "Saint Mark's Bistro"; a unique grey Sentinel can also be seen in the court yard of Marco's Bistro during this mission with the license plate "4GEDIT".
- The Remington is one of the 30 vehicles wanted for the Exports and Imports side-mission. It is placed on the first list.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
The Sentinel is prominently featured multiple times in GTA: Liberty City Stories, all of which are depicted with a dark gray/black body color:
- A black Sentinel is featured during a cutscene in "The Guns of Leone", during which Salvatore Leone charges into the Red Light District to exert revenge on the Sindaccos, running over an unsuspecting Sindacco member on the way. The car is unobtainable as the car turns into a Mafia Sentinel after the cutscene ends.
- Four black Sentinels are prominently driven by hitmen hired by Ma Cipriani in "No Son of Mine"; as soon as the hitmen exit one such Sentinel, the player can easily attain the car. The cars are programmed to be heavy, which allows the player to push aside other cars without affecting the Sentinel's performance or trajectory.
- The same form of Sentinels mentioned above can also be found during "A Walk in the Park", when Roger C. Hole and his body guards arrive at Belleville Park in three such cars parked in a row. If the player manages to kill R.C. Hole and the body guards before they reach their cars, the player can take any of the cars to their garage; otherwise, if R.C. Hole manages to flee to the second car, the car's weight is reset to normal while the first and third cars retain their heavy weight. The Sentinels also received increased health for the mission.
- The last appearance of the black Sentinel is during "Making Toni", when it serves as the player's mode of transport for the mission and is fireproof. The car can be obtained by partially submerging the car in a shallow shoreline, failing the mission; otherwise, the car is driven away by Mickey Hamfists in the end of the mission.
- Car-azy Car Give Away - The Sentinel is one of the sixteen vehicles wanted by Love Media for their Car-azy Car Give Away.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Fear the Repo - The Sentinel is one of the three vehicles to be repossessed for Marty (along with a Cheetah and a Benson). It is moving around the city. Having intercepted, it must be taken to Marty's lockup in Viceport.
- Money for Nothing - A Sentinel is given for the player to go to the destination.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Wrong is Right - The target used a lustered black Sentinel to meet his partner, then used it to flee to Algonquin. The player can obtain the vehicle by shooting the target in head, then after the mission passes, get on the car and save it as usual. Although in rare occasions it may make the vehicle flip and become unobtainable.
- A Sentinel is one of the 30 vehicles requested for the Stevie's Car Thefts side mission.
- Sentinel "XS"
- The Sentinel XS will appear in all the places where the standard Sentinel does, but is significantly rarer.
- Appears more commonly if the player is driving a Sultan RS.
- As it serves as a gang car for the Mafia, the Sentinel XS will often appear in Little Italy, Chinatown, and Westdyke (helps if in Sultan RS).
- Seen driven by Ancelotti Members in She's a Keeper; however, the player must stay in their car to avoid mission failure.
- During Out of Commission, the final mission in the revenge story arc, the Sentinel XS is used as roadblocks during the casino shootout. This Sentinel XS is special, having a unique yellow luster effect.
- Sometimes spawns on the stretch of road outside the safe house in Party Mode.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Sentinel is only featured in two of GTA V's missions.
- In the mission Father/Son, Michael and Franklin take Amanda's red Sentinel and use it to save Jimmy from the men who steal Michael's yacht. However, after Franklin jumps from the yacht and is caught in the Sentinel, the Sentinel's engine breaks down due to it being shot several times by the thieves. This then prompts the player to take the car to Los Santos Customs to repair it, which also introduces them to car modding.
- The car can be seen again later in the mission Reuniting the Family parked outside Bean Machine.
Notable Owners
- Amanda De Santa owns a red Sentinel with a custom license plate saying "KRYST4L". It, like all of the De Santa family cars, Franklin's Buffalo S and his Bagger, and Trevor's Bodhi, will retain all modifications, both cosmetic and performance, for the rest of the game, and will respawn at the player's safehouse if destroyed.
- Candy's Agent
- Kent Paul owns a blue Sentinel.
- Marco Forelli owns a grey Sentinel.
- Salvatore Leone owns a black Sentinel.
- Oleg Minkov
- Preston Pecinovsky
- The Psycho
- The Hitmen own black Sentinels.
- Roger C. Hole
- Leon McAffrey
Sentinels are generally found throughout the business districts of all the cities; some can be seen driving in the suburbs and wealthy parts of town as well.
Grand Theft Auto III
- Saint Mark's, Portland - Parked outside Marco's Bistro.
- In the Staunton Island LCPD HQ parking lot.
- Torrington, Staunton Island - Parked outside Kenji's Casino.
- Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale - In the parking lot.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Can always be found at Sunshine Autos, whether the player owns the business or not.
- Driven in all the districts of Vice City Beach except for Starfish Island, Downtown and along the Bayshore Avenue.
Grand Theft Auto Advance
- Portland Beach, Portland
- Portland Harbor, Portland
- Atlantic Quays, Portland
- Torrington, Staunton Island
- Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale
- Sometimes driven by Mafia members near any hospital or police station.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Inside one of the Vinewood studios, only when wanted for export (sometimes locked).
- It is common around the Prickle Pine area, Las Venturas.
- Very common in business areas such as Financial or Old Venturas Strip.
- Can be found driving around Easter Bay International Airport.
- Can be found parked next to Pier 69.
- Can be imported for $28,000 once the player has exported it. Depending on the order you have exported the list, the day it can be imported can vary (see the import lists).
- Can be found in Temple and some surrounding districts in Los Santos.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Harwood, Portland - Spawns inside the Capital Autos showroom after completing two levels of Car Salesman.
- Torrington , Staunton Island - Parked at the parking lot behind the Big Shot Casino.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Several Sentinels can be found at the Washington Beach car park.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Spawns around The Exchange, Middle Park, The Triangle and Little Italy in Algonquin.
- Spawn around Westdyke, Alderney.
- Spawn around Hove Beach, Outlook, and Downtown in Broker and in the car park in East Island City in Dukes.
- Spawns in the parking lot next to the control tower at Francis International Airport in Dukes. However, stealing it can be difficult because the player will attain a 4 star wanted level for driving in the airport.
- Found behind the Laundromat in Hove Beach, Broker, after the mission Hung Out to Dry for Vladimir Glebov. It can be found here after the mission is completed.
- In the mission Wrong is Right, Oleg Minkov is being chased in a Sentinel. Shoot Minkov in the head and the player can keep the vehicle after completing the mission.
- Provided in the missions Actions Speak Louder than Words and Meltdown.
Episodes From Liberty City
- Appears in the Stubbs' Dirty Laundry side-mission When the Blue Chips are Down, used as a getaway car (TLAD). After completing it, the player can use the vehicle as normal.
- Provided in the mission Not So Fast (TBoGT).
Grand Theft Auto V
- Amanda's Sentinel occasionally (always after the final mission) spawns at Michael's house, when she is at home. If the player (as Franklin or Trevor) takes Amanda's Sentinel, they will get a text message from Michael to return the car.
- Very common in Rockford Hills, Vinewood Hills and Richman.
- Occasionally spawns in Vespucci Beach.
- One will spawn occasionally at Del Perro Pier.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- In the mission Potshot, the Sentinel may spawn in traffic on the freeway next to the farm.
- Spawns rarely in Paleto Bay
- Rarely parked at the Los Santos Golf Club
- Simeon sometimes will want a Sentinel XS for his vehicle list. The standard Sentinel may spawn more often when the XS does, allowing the player to obtain one. Once the player obtains an XS, keep driving around Vinewood Hills and Rockford Hills until the convertible spawns. This triggers more to spawn.
- As of patch 1.13, the Sentinel can now be purchased from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $95,000.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- The Sentinel sells for $9,500 at Los Santos Customs.
The names of three Übermacht vehicles may be references to the movie The Matrix: the Oracle a reference to the computer program that helps humans fight the machines, the Zion a reference to the last human city, and the Sentinel a reference to the machines the humans are at war with.
- The Sentinel plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
- The vehicle takes its name from the Middle English slang term sentinel which means to watch over or guarding.
- This is likely a reference to the popular culture that BMW cars are a stereotypical vehicle for wealthy people, bodyguards and gangsters.
Grand Theft Auto III
- GTA III used photographs and decals for textures. Evidence of this is on the Sentinel's rims. The Sentinel's rims actually have Honda logos. This applies to all the GTA III vehicles using the 5-spoke rims that the Sentinel used.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- If the player purchases a Sentinel at the Easter Basin Docks in GTA: San Andreas, sometimes the front registration plate will read "DO NNY", however the rear one still retains the original plate number found on every Sentinel.
- As referenced in the cargrp.dat file, the Sentinel, alongside the Admiral and Feltzer are the gang cars of the Mafia gang, which does not spawn anywhere on the streets without glitches.
Grand Theft Auto IV (and Episodes)
- The trunk of the Sentinel is glitchy and some parts will refuse to fall off the car even if the trunk is almost completely destroyed, giving the impression of a floating trunk.
Grand Theft Auto V
- If Amanda's Sentinel is taken by Franklin or Trevor in GTA V, Michael will text the player, saying "I'd put the car back before Amanda takes a contract out on you. bro" or "Amanda knows you've got her car, and she's on the warpath".
- If Franklin or Trevor drives a Sentinel stolen from a civilian to Michael's house, Michael will text them even if it wasn't Amanda's Sentinel.
- In the official gameplay trailer, Amanda's Sentinel appears as the example to customize vehicles in Los Santos Customs.
- If the player takes Amanda's Sentinel and then calls someone to hang out, it will be locked when dropping him/her off. It is possible to fix this by switching to another character then changing back to the first one.
- This is one of four backup personal vehicles in GTA V that spawn on the street. The other three are the Bagger, Issi and the Hot Rod Blazer.
See Also
- Sentinel XS - Performance variant.
- Mafia Sentinel - Mafia variant.
- Sentinel Tuning Division


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An increasing number of Twitter users are planning to boycott Twitter tomorrow, January 28, in protest of its newly-announced policy that it will censor individual tweets in certain countries that require it to do so. At first glance, this reaction is completely understandable. Censorship is, after all, a bad thing. Free speech should be protected, fought for. Just because a totalitarian regime restricts certain speech doesn't mean Twitter should automatically bend over and take it. That's what Twitter used to believe. Right?
I'm not so sure. After reading a number of well-thought-out reactions to the policy change, I've become solidly convinced that Saturday's Twitter blackout (i.e. #TwitterBlackout) is nothing more than ignorant overreaction, a misguided flurry of righteous indignation that ignores the facts.
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The rule of law — take it, leave it, or fight it
Like it or not, Twitter is a privately-owned company that is required to abide by the laws of the countries in which it operates. By all factually-valid accounts, Twitter's new censorship policy restricts speech in the most narrow way possible allowed by the laws of each individual country. Users whose tweets are censored will be notified of government take-down requests. All take-downs will be listed on the watchdog site ChillingEffects.org, along with the reason for their removal. And tweets that are censored in a particular country will still be available for the rest of the world to see.
To further back up this point, here's what Jillian York, Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has to say on the matter. From her personal blog:
Let's be clear: This is censorship. There's no way around that. But alas, Twitter is not above the law. Just about every company hosting user-generated content has, at one point or another, gotten an order or government request to take down content. Google lays out its orders in its Transparency Report. Other companies are less forthright. In any case, Twitter has two options in the event of a request: Fail to comply, and risk being blocked by the government in question, or comply (read: censor). And if they have 'boots on the ground,' so to speak, in the country in question? No choice.
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Twitter's censorship policy helps free speech
Not only is Twitter's new policy designed to censor speech as little as possible, some argue that it actually helps the fight for freedom of expression, not the other way around.
"In my opinion, with this policy, Twitter is fighting to protect free speech on Twitter as best it possibly can," writes Zeynep Tufekci, a self-described "technosociologist," and assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "It also fits with its business model so I am not going to argue they are uniquely angelic, but Twitter does have a good track record. Twitter was the only company which first fought the US government to protect user information in the Wikileaks case, and then informed the users when it lost the fight. In fact, Twitter's transparency is the only reason we even know of this; other companies, it appears, silently caved and complied.
"Twitter's latest policy is purposefully designed to allow Twitter to exist as a platform as broadly as possible while making it as hard as possible for governments to censor content, either tweet by tweet or more, all the while giving free-speech advocates a lot of tools to fight censorship."
Questions remain
Despite all this, there remain questions that Twitter needs to answer. At present, the most valid argument for an anti-Twitter blackout protest seems to rest with whether or not Twitter would allow a free flow of information on its network in Egypt (for example), had the revolution in that country happened after Thursday's implementation of the new censorship policy. Fear that they wouldn't seems to lay at the heart of the policy opposition movement. [Updated with Twitter's response below.]
Rather than speculate, I decided to ask Twitter to give an answer to this hypothetical directly, along with questions concerning some other important unknowns. This is what I asked:
To whom it concerns;
In light of the 'Twitter blackout' currently being planned for tomorrow, I would like to clarify some of the details surrounding Twitter's new censorship policy.
First, had the new privacy policy been in place a year ago, would there have been tweets out of Egypt, or any other 'Arab Spring' country, that would have been censored under the new policy that were not censored under the previous policy?
Second, the announcement of the new policy on the Twitter blog says that, "As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression." Does this mean that the only thing that will change for users who live in countries where Twitter is currently available is that any censored tweet will only be blocked in that country, but not globally? Also, will users in countries where Twitter has been operating for the past year or more see an increase in censored tweets?
Lastly, how will Twitter decide when a tweet is truly infringing on local laws? Will a take-down order automatically result in the tweet being censored, or will consideration be given for each individual tweet? For instance, if a tweet from France mentions Nazis, will the context of the tweet — things like a jokey attitude or sarcasm — be taken into consideration before the tweet is censored?
Update: Twitter's general counsel, Alex Macgillivray, has responded to my questions, and confirmed what I suspected (and hoped) was the reality of the company's new policy. As for the first question — would Egyptians, or other Arab Spring activists, have been censored under the new policy? — Macgillivray doesn't parse words: "No," he said. They would not have been censored.
Macgillivray also confirmed that limiting the censorship of tweets to the country that issues a take-down order, "plus transparency," will be the only changes users will see. Whether the number of censored tweets increases depends on the amount of requests for removal Twitter receives, but that greater censorship is not Twitter's "intent," said Macgillivray. Finally, Macgillivray said that, for tweets that do prompt take-down requests, Twitter will provide "legal analysis" to determine the validity of the governments' orders.
Twitter's answers to these questions —
which are still forthcoming — will, in my mind, determine the validity of Saturday's Twitter blackout. If the answer is yes, Twitter would have censored more tweets out of Egypt during its revolution, then by all means, pull out your pitchforks.
In the end, Twitter currently appears to be an ally in the fight for free speech. The company's answers to the questions above may change all of that. (Update: They don't — see above.) At this point, Twitter remains an invaluable tool for spreading ideas and freedom throughout the world. Our anger about speech restrictions must be directed towards those who require the censoring: oppressive governments around the world. We should be fighting on behalf of Twitter, so that its valuable service can be used unobstructed by repressive regimes, not against it. Staging a Twitter blackout is an understandable gut reaction. But it's the wrong one.
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not reflect the beliefs of Digital Trends.


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I was thinking the same thing as I was watching it last night. Walt looks so...little. I don't know if it's the hair or what. Sawyer looks a lot different too. Even Michael looks younger. Is it that they took a long time period to film it in or is the Hawaii sun that aging?
And what did Locke say to Walt when he asked him if he wanted to hear a secret? Did that ever come out?
In the first half of the pilot after they see Lostzilla for the first time, someone says the sound it made was familiar, then someone asks her where she is from and she says the Bronx. That's got to be some kind of clue.
Whatever normal explanations can be made I keep coming back to Locke's legs. A lot of other things can be explained somehow, but not that. I also keep thinking there's a connection with Walt and the polar bears.
I wonder if it's possible that the "Others" don't know that Walt has powers?
Hurley passing out on that guy is hysterical! I love Hurley!
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Nope. I wonder what that's all about. Wasn't a coincidence. Nothing in this show is.
I also liked the backgammon explanation with the whole back/white- good/evil thing. So much of this is themed as a game.
I thought that the Lostzilla as manifested in the finale sounded a bit like a train...or a subway car...or a an old roller coaster... hmmm...
I was thinking that perhaps the connection was that Walt read the polar bear comic and "thunk it into happening" with his "special gift". But maybe there's more to it. You could be onto something.
I also liked rewatching the pilot and seeing the characters interact on the plane such as when Charlie pushed by Shannon and Boone etc. Obviously we did noy notice that at first view because we had not met the characters yet. Seeing it now is cool. I think I may need to own the dvd box set when it is released. Especially if it has extras.
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Agreed. At the very least they look "weathered" , if not older. I guess that's good since they are supposed to be castaways without tons of sunscreens, wrinkle creams, makeup and products. Of course they could still be working off of what was in all of the carry on luggage- It has only been about 4-6 weeks in "Lost" time, right?
Brucy, I don't know for sure but I think I recall reading in an interview that Abrams got a pretty quick greenlight on this project and the actors were sent to Hawaii to shoot at the "normal" pilot season time. I don't think that this is one of those pilots that sat on the shelf at the network for a few seasons or anything. Which only makes your question more interesting. I need to go look for that interview.
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Yeah! An old rollercoaster! That's totally what it sounded like when Locke was being dragged! Like it was climbing up one of those hills with a big drop just ahead. heheheh The island is a
covert amusement park. The "others" are carnies! Mystery solved!
I did read in an interview with the actor who plays Sawyer that there were twins on
that boat with the "others" but that they were hard to see.
I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying the repeats. It is a different experience now that my brain isn't busy trying to figure out what the hell is going on. I wouldn't mind owning the box set either. I really like this show!
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I found some interesting things while looking up "Tabula Rasa" the title of this past wednesday night's episode. The name John Locke came up.
"Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided." -John Locke
Tabula Rasa-
1. a.The mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience.
b.The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke.
2.A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning.
I think number two definitely applies to Kate's situation, but also to pretty much everyone else.
I wonder if they'll ever reveal what the relationship was between Kate and the cop who thinks she's satan. I wonder if it's just that he's been trying to capture her for a long time or if there's more to it.
I really liked the song at the end of this episode!
"Guys is this normal...day turning into night...end of the world type weather?"
Charlie says that in the first episode. Anytime things get freaky or mysterious it's like, cue the Stephen King rain. All those times with Ethan or with Lostzilla...boom it's raining. And Locke knows it's pattern somehow. I don't think how he knows has been revealed has it? I wonder what that's about?
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I had missed Alot of episodes....
I see as I watch the reruns..
its still an interesting watch but they dont reveal much I didnt already know....
Ahh...... Patience,grasshopper...
I said Duh!
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I know what you mean. I inadvertantly came across a spoiler bit of information...2, actually. So now my imagination is all over the place with conclusions!
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*maddie finds herself in a perplexing situation some time in the near future...*
"i haven't been this confused since the season finale of lost o_o!"
*cut to maddie staring at the tv...*
"how does daniel dae kim keep getting work !?"
ahhh i suppose he's alright in this, as far as acting goes... at least now i can hate him as mean korean guy as well as stupid gavin
my mum's with whoever said about it being their worst experiences, cause with walt being taken away and all...
i like the limbo theory, myself. hey...didn't that...glasses needing guy...sort of admit that he wanted to die? ...and then he died (or got shot at least)? interesting...
all this talk of watership down is making me wish that i'd actually been paying attention to the show. i like the bunnies. if walt's dad is hazel, does that make jack bigwig (why do i have the feeling that that's not his name in the book...i'm working off the movie here)? ooh and kate.. uh.. hysenflay (i'm not even going to try to spell that right) what with being on the run and all... or would you call crazy french chick hysenflay, and the teacher guy blackavar?
charlie should be pippin ^_^
this is fun
i hope the monster isn't general woundwart...*shivers*
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I've become addicted to the telecrack that is LOST and it's completely the fault of Keri and my friend Ryan. I am now almost entirely through the first season, I only have Exodus pt. 2 to watch and of course, the extras on Disc 7.
It's been a really long time since I cared about a show, since Xena and Buffy before she sucked vampire ass, and since they cancelled Dead Like Me. It keeps me guessing and makes me think. I love it and I hate it cause I know when it starts up again in a week or so, I'm never going to be able to handle the whole one new episode a week thing.
I think Sayid is awesome, Sawyer's great (everyone needs a jackass around) and I think Sun is the shit. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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Did no one else watch the season premiere?
C'mon people! Thoughts...let's hear 'em.
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Spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler (ep 1)
Oh yeah, I watched. I have lots to say but have been away from the computer. Here's the initial stuff.
Anyone else?
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*reads & re-reads Lila's post with a glassy stare*
Hmmm... Maybe I'm just a slow witted shallow type dumb guy...
but sometimes a banana & 2 plums is just fruit....
Sometimes a Picasso painting REALLY is just idiotic meaningless drivel.
*holds onto a last shred of hope & sanity*
I think there will be a much more prosaic explantion.... if there ever is one.
I did like the season opener...tho the commercial with the hi pitched shriek was DEFINITELY the high point.
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well...ep2 was interesting, if not maddening with all the back-tracking in the hatch and all the floating and remebering on what's left of the raft. looks like we get some more a-c-t-i-o-n next week...
regarding ep1...i didn't catch that the other car victim was Shannon's dad, but i did catch that the other victim was Jack's future wife. this shit is getting almost too convoluted...(hang in there Brucy... ). and the music amused me too...
are you sitting on the soap?
sometimes, you just have to say 'what the f...'
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a friend pointed out to me that it was a polar bear that Michael gave Walt when he told him goodbye...
are you sitting on the soap?
sometimes, you just have to say 'what the f...'
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I liked last week's ep best so far this season. Still some of the best TV out there but I want to know if anyone else has noticed this: are they repeating parts of the previous week's ep in the new ep to an annoying degree this season or is it just me? I feel like they are recapping every scenario over and over and that we're only getting about 30 minutes of actual new material in each episode.
45 seconds of a scene from the previous ep with 4 min. tagged on to the rest of the scene then a short new scene a commercial then 2 minutes of a scene from last week plus a 2 minute extension of new material ...
Still, good stuff. I just want more of it.
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I think they are trying to fill in any new viewers....or maybe they just dont have enough ideas to keep things moving along for a full season....
I dont mind because Im not the most time concious fella & have actually tuned in a tad late afew times....& (YaY!) Missed NOTHING !!!!
what I find annoying is that all the various TV/Cable stations dont use identical times so if Im not attentive what I want to watch has started before whatIm watching has ended.
Its my fave post-Xena show too..!!!
I said Duh!
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dang if i didn't forget to record last night's ep. someone fill me in. eh?
are you sitting on the soap?
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Mary Neubauer, spokeswoman for the Iowa Lottery, said hundreds of ticket buyers had played a set of numbers from the ABC drama "Lost," which featured a character who won $156 million by playing a string of digits obtained from a patient in a mental institution: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42.
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Let me see if I can remember. It showed flasbacks of how Sun & Jin met, The group that had Sawyer, Michael & Jin took them out of the cage and were having them lead them to where the rest of the survivors were. Walt & Jin & the big black man-can't remember his name went one way to search for something-Michael took off to find Walt. So Jin & that guy go back to find him. They hear someone coming-they hide & it shows the legs of people walking and the last person is dragging a teddy bear-I'm guessing it was Walt? Jin & that guy finds Michael & convince him to go back with them. That's basically what happened. Anyone else remember anything I forgot? I think! WXF
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I have it on vhs, zoom. It's being passed around the office now but I'll have it back on Monday if you want to see it. It wasn't a pivotal ep but a worthy watch if you're addicted.
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thanks hon but i got a good enough recap here & from a buddy at work to get me through til i catch the rerun. i appreciate the offer though.
are you sitting on the soap?
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I taped the wrong hour... was this weeks ep (Nov2nd) a rerun or anew ep..???
I just Gotta know.... hehee
I said Duh!
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Here in NC it was a rerun.
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rerun. new ep next week.
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Following her collegiate career, Piper played professionally in Ireland for Team Blarney. She helped her team win the Irish National Championship before returning to Connecticut to begin her coaching career.
Piper worked as an assistant coach at Northwest Catholic High School beginning in 1987 and in 1989 she began coaching AAU basketball. Piper led her mid-90's (1994-96) AAU squads to three straight finishes among the National Top-16, with a best finish of 7th in 1995.
In 1988, Piper became head coach at New Britain High School and despite a 0-20 record her first season she quickly molded the Hurricanes into a state power. Piper's teams won nine conference championships and three state championships. Over her 19 seasons at New Britain, she posted a 293-147 won-loss record. In four of those years her teams completed the regular season undefeated ('98, '01, '03, '06).
Piper completed her high school coaching career in 2007. That year she was named Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, presented with the Merit Award by the CIAC Girls Basketball Committee and honored as Connecticut Sports Writer's Alliance Doc McInerney Coach of the Year in a female sport.
In 2007, she returned to her alma mater as head women's basketball coach. In five seasons at the helm, Piper has led the Blue Devils to three Northeast Conference Semifinal appearances and the programs first ever birth in a national postseason tournament, the 2009 Women's National Invitational Tournament.
After a 4-25 record her first season, Piper led Central to an 18-14 mark during the 2008-09 season. An improvement which earned the distinction of being the "best turnaround in the NCAA." Since then, the Blue Devils have posted double-digit victories each season and have become a yearly contender in the NEC. Over the last four seasons Central has won 62 games, the best four-year stretch in program history.
Piper joins her collegiate coach, Dr. Brenda Reilly, in the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Dr. Reilly was a founding member of the hall of fame and the hall of fame's photo gallery, which resides in Kaiser Hall on the CCSU Campus, is also named in her honor.
In addition, Piper's athletic and coaching ability has earned her a place in the Trumbull High School, New Britain Sports and Central Connecticut Athletics Halls of Fame.
Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame


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Houston lawmaker's bill would stop 'paddling' in the classroom
A Houston state representative hopes to eliminate some of the more physical tactics for student discipline in the classroom.
A measure filed by Rep. Alma Allen, D-Houston, would alter the education code and no school district employees would be allowed to give students corporal punishment, including hitting, spanking and paddling, as a form of discipline.
Under current law, school officials and teachers can use force within educator-to-student relationships necessary for discipline.
The effort renews the divisive past attempts to reign in such punishment by school district employees. Allen has been trying to ban corporal punishment in schools altogether since the retired schoolteacher and principal arrived in the Legislature eight years ago.
During the previous legislative session, state lawmakers passed a measure by Allen that gave parents the power to provide a written statement stopping the school district from using force. That measure also included a provision that would prohibit campus police from issuing Class C misdemeanor citations to students in grades six and under for nonviolent, nonsexual, non-harassment type incidents.
Opponents of such measures in past years have argued that the measures micromanage classrooms and take away local control of districts, which can use their own discretion to implement corporal punishment.
Jimmy Dunne, president of the Houston group People Opposed to Paddling Students, sent an open letter to lawmakers and the House Education Committee, arguing in favor of Allen's bill. Dunne said eliminating physical punishments in classrooms has been abolished in 31 states.
"Hitting school children with boards leaves big bruises and teaches children that hitting is the way to solve problems," Dunne said. "The big cities in Texas, that is Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Austin, have put away the paddles but the children in many smaller school districts need protection from these beatings."


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Since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and other tragic massacres, gun ownership and Second Amendment rights have been a site of intense controversy; on both sides of the debate, fear is a driving force, with one side arguing that guns provide protection and the other asserting that firearms cause more deaths and injuries.
How do guns factor into the lives of younger generations, born during this period of political strife? The photographer An-Sophie Kesteleyn adds to the dialogue with My First Rifle, a series of portraits of children bearing Crikett rifles, a firearm designed for children with a smaller scale and a variety of color choices. Beside each image, Kesteleyn places a torn, school-lined notebook page, onto which her subjects write their deepest fears.
Many of the .22 caliber rifles look like colorful toys; shot atop their small beds and beside Disney princess merchandise, the children appear as though caught by adults in a game of make-believe. They position their guns across their bodies in a protective manner, shielding themselves and their cozy bedrooms from the lens. The rooms, neatly ordered, maintain a certain innocence that is at times irreconcilable with the notion of a weapon intended to wound or kill.
Furthering this thread of childlike naiveté are the children's drawings depicting their fears; these scrawling notes, touchingly misspelled, often assign terror to fictitious or extinct creatures: zombies, werewolves, dinosaurs. In this way, the artist incorporates the weapons into an elaborate realm of youthful nightmares. Depending on the viewer, this choice could either implicate NRA activists as infantile conspiracy theorists, or it could paint the world as a dangerous place wherein weaponry is necessary. What do you think? (via Feature Shoot)


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I am crazy for SPF at the moment, and one of my recent purchases was this Kose Coen Rich Q10 SPF. This comes in a handy small sized container (good for the handbag) with a SPF50 and whitening properties.
It's also waterproof and good for outdoor activities – what else could you want (if running for the bus counts as an outdoor activity?!).
This little bottle needs a good shake before you squeeze it out, otherwise it will sort of separate.
Because this product as "whitening" in the name, I was worried that it might look affect the sunscreen and it would look white or ashy on the skin.
The lotion is quite runny with no shimmer particles (as some sunscreens do):
There was no stickiness or oiliness after a few moments…there was a moment when I wasn't so sure if it was going to leave a tacky film.
Luckily it did sink in nicely leaving me with this finish:
It does have a scent…sort of a fresh smell which is quite nice. It also doesn't break me out which is good as some facial SPFs are a little too much for me and leave me greasy quickly or give me little spots around more forehead and chin.
Overall – this is a great SPF. It's handbag sized, goes a long way, is a high SPF, has a nice texture and has Q10 in it!
It's just $10 on sasa.com


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I have to start off by recognizing all those who have perfected the art of acrylic! I've completed two weeks of acrylic work and it's definitely an art and a skill. I never thought it would be easy but the ratio for that bead is serious work!
I've been doing a very good job at documenting my experience in real time via my nail-focused Instagram page.
See what NAILS 101 student blogger Brittany Machelle has been up to for the past three weeks.
We got a new student, and I am so grateful for her because she put the nail-art fire in me.
This week we covered personalities in my Salon Success class. I learned that I am introvertedly intuitive and a structured thinker (I am an introvert, intuitive, structured, and thinking as opposed to sensing).
This week we watched a demonstration with the wonderful Gisela Marti, the creative director for Tammy Taylor Nails. I was so excited to finally have a formal introduction to a brand and product line that I see so many nail technicians are committed to using.
An entire month of nail school already finished! I have completed 94 hours of my 240-hour course. In Florida you have to complete a minimum of 240 hours to qualify for the state board so you can obtain your nail technician license. Within this time, I have also managed to complete 40 of my 90 required nail services.
The second week of school got off to a rough start. I spent most of my week finalizing my submission video for the Beauty Changes Lives /CND /Tippi Hedren Nail Technology Scholarship. The scholarship is for nail tech students, giving them the opportunity to win the full cost of their nail technology tuition to an accredited school.
This week I have been doing some extra training aside from nails. Here in the U.K., it's expected that nail salons provide beauty and tanning services too. You've got to be a triple threat!
We made it to 2014! I'm excited that my schedule is back to normal. Three of the girls finished the program at school, so it's down to just three of us. Since there were no new
Editor's Note: Kendra's been busy over the last few weeks, but she's here to check in with us before the holidays.Sorry I haven't written in a few weeks. Last week we had seven chapters to get
Happy Halloween and hello to November. October went by way too fast! This week was not a typical one. We had two new students join us and a Halloween celebration at school. We worked on state
Wow! This week marks a month in the nail program. Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Over the weekend I was reflecting on life... where I've been, where I'm headed. I am someone that
We went over so many things this week. We went into more detail about Vinylux and the class got in some new fall colors. I love them all! Our instructor was attending some CND training all
If you would have asked me that question a few weeks ago I would definitely have said "Team Gels," but finally after practice, practice, practice I think I have managed to get the liquid-to-powder ratio just
Hello lovelies! Let me try to quickly get you up to speed on what's been going on in my world as a nail tech student. In one word…everything. I'll start off by saying that we had another OPI
We really didn't do anything new in class last week. I practiced my overlays, sculpted nails, and nail art some more. I performed a few more manicures and pedicures; the good news is that I only
I have to honestly say that it was very hard to get up and get to class on time today. When I woke up I wasn't really feeling that well — headache, queasy stomach, and tired.
Let me describe my first day of class in one word...awesome! Most of the girls there have already been there for a few days; I was the only one who was brand spanking new.
I have missed another week of posting to the blog. I am so sorry. I have been so swamped — but in a good way! School, kids, life, baseball, cheer… I could go on and on.
I've been so busy— in addition to school, kids, life and everything else, I just started working on the Board of Directors for our children's Little League. I love it. (Like I had spare time, right?)
Last week one of the girls in my class graduated. She was awesome and my go-to person. If I had a question, she was the person I asked. I drilled her on gels, 3D art and
Well, along with the good comes the bad right? I have openly expressed how much I am enjoying school and I love all of the new things I am learning. I am also learning in this
This was an exciting week, to say the least. My school held a school-wide competition, between ALL the departments. The theme was fantasy. It was up to each person to decide if they wanted to be a
Summer break is over and after a week of studying and YouTubing myself silly, I am focused and ready to knock these last few weeks out. I have four weeks and six pedicures left, so my
So sorry to miss last week's blog everyone! With the 4th taking out two days of our class time that week and then getting a new computer that I had zero clue how to use, I
There was no school this week because of summer break. I felt 50/50 about this break because on one hand it delays graduation a week, but on the other hand a few of my classmates have
This week on Monday we had a lady come in to demo a gel brand Gelousy. She was very new to doing demos so her speaking was a bit shaky but the product was pretty cool.
This week we learned about gel nails, overlays and extension. The only bad part is that it is new to all of us — including the teacher. LOL. So we learned it together. For the last
Have you ever had one those days where everything seems to go wrong? I recently had one of those days and let me tell you it was no fun.The day began normal as usual, practicing acrylic
This week I finished all of my training acrylic exercises and got the chance to work on a technique I have been itching to learn — buttons! One of the hardest types of nails for extensions
This week was better than last. I had a few gel-polish and pedicure clients. For some reason I get assigned most of the gel-polish applications. The extra practice has definitely helped me with my time and
Pedicure season is in full swing. WooHoo!! Doing pedicures is one of my favorite services. I love when clients leave the pedicure throne and say how much better their feet feel. Between clients and classmates, I
These first couple weeks of school have been such an adventure! In terms of theory, we've talked about having a professional image, manicuring, infection control (eeeww!), and some of the history of the profession. In the
This week I had a lot of time on my hands. I experimented with CND acrylics and Shellac. I arrived at school on Tuesday and had my theory class over Chapter 9: Nail Diseases and Disorders.
I am the queen bee of the perfect pedicure — in my own mind of course! I haven't tested lately. I only have six tests left and this is symphony to my ears. It means the
This week I could feel the pressure of taking on more and more work. I now have theory plus the three services a day, and I'm also now taking acrylics. Monday was a day of sitting
Wow, this was an easy week. Even though I had long days every day due to my self-inflicted work schedule after school and an emergency run to the AT&T store to replace a non-functioning cell phone,
My first full week of working on clients in the school was a welcome change form the pace of the week before. We were finally working on clients and were out on the main floor of
The start of week two immediately began with changes. Our teacher was called away on a family emergency and we were going to have someone new help us finish out the week before our "Freshman Final".
Walking in the doors of the beauty college as a student for the first time in nearly seven years was so odd. It smelled the same, it looked basically the same and the girls were exactly
July 13, 2010Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a class at the Halsted Tan & Spa Salon here in Chicago as a model for an OPI class. The class was on the Axxium Soak-Off Gels
June 21, 2010So for the last week and a half, we have been learning about theory and working on acrylics, gels and wraps. Before we began, I was sooo nervous. It sounded like the three of
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'It's the '90s!' Supercut Is a Nostalgic Blast From the Past [VIDEO]
The good folks at Everything is Terrible have put together a, like, totally rad supercut of characters from TV shows and movies from the 1990s using the hot (in 1995) catchphrase, "It's the 90s!"
Apparently characters from '90s TV shows and movies like 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' 'Seinfeld' and 'The First Wives Club' were constantly advising each other to "get with it" and embrace the modern world of fax machines and "Hammer Time."
Besides being a nostalgic trip back to a simpler time, it's interesting to see pop culture favorites from an era where safe sex, women's lib and "cellular" phones were new and exciting things. Grab a refreshing Crystal Pepsi and enjoy this reminder of what the '90s were really like.
IT'S THE 90S! from Everything Is Terrible! on Vimeo.
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Hey there, Tech Savvy fans! Phew, well this week was pretty hectic; all told I was traveling for about 20 hours this week getting to and from Amarillo, Texas. On the way there I kept running into different questions I had and it got me thinking about how many different options there for us to find answers now on the go.
I remember when I was younger and we would travel with my parents on vacation we would spend hours compiling information, calling the places we wanted to stop and planning out an agenda on how we would spend our vacation. Even as I got older and started traveling I still had to plan my route, mark my map and gather my information. Now, I still do a little planning but overall the travel process is much more by the seat of my pants. I don't have to look up directions to the airport — I use GPS turn-by-turn navigation. I don't have to call the airline multiple times to make sure everything is still on time — I have an app for that. If I need a taxi I can Google them on my phone and call them as well. It is so easy now to find the information you need, but at the same time there is some trepidation about changing the way we've done things for so long. Let's take a look at some of the common, and arguably best, tools.
Turn by turn navigation is something that I can't get around without any more in strange cities. Because I have an Android phone my navigation uses Google Maps, iPhone users now have their own and there has been much debate on the differences and accuracies between the two. I can't really speak for the Apple maps, but my Google Maps work great. The turn by turn functioning is fantastic and it greatly reduces the amount of stuff I carry with me. Another feature that Google has integrated into their maps is the layering. You can view additional information while you're navigating what Google provides. There is traffic congestion information and alternate route information, which are the most useful. Another trick I have been using more and more is the Google Voice Search, or Google Now, to search for destinations and it will run the navigation right from there. A time saver and accurate.
Apps are also an integral part of everything travel now and while there are tons out there, some definitely come to the top of most used.
Here are some of my favorites:
•TripIt/Concur are travel management apps. I've used both and often I find I use them both for different things. Both of them keep your trip itinerary and can store hotel information, plane information and they can also point you in the direction of nearby attractions. They are great for seeing your trip at a glance.
•It never fails when you travel and meet up with others that no one can decide where we should go eat. Urbanspoon is a great app to help make those decisions based on actual preferences. You can determine the cuisine type, range of price and location and it will spin a slot machine type spinner and give you options based on those criteria. It will also include reviews so you can see how the restaurant stacks up and it takes a lot of guesswork out of picking your eats.
•Gas Buddy is no secret — it's been around for years helping people find the best gas prices around and they continue to be the go to app for that information. Another neat twist on what they do is they solicit their users to keep their data up to speed and they give you points each time you submit information. Points add up to entries for weekly drawings for gas cards, and you can't go wrong there.
•Google Drive technically will fall under the Google category coming up next but there is a new feature they added recently that has made this a useful app to have on the road. Expense tracking has always been a challenge and if you're looking at a trip that's multiple days long, those receipts multiply in a hurry. Google Drive is helping minimize that with their scan feature. You can now scan your receipts and upload them to your Drive folder from within their app. I used it this past week as a backup and it worked perfectly.
•Finally my last category is not so much a category, but a company: Google. By and large the fastest, most accurate way that I can find information is to source the top dog in search. In case you haven't noticed, Google has been slowly evolving their search to include more information than ever before. Now with Google Search you can find all the great information you could before, but you can also do conversions (feet to meters, pounds to ounces, inches to miles, etc.), you can get news information, shopping prices and access all of Google's other products. It may sound like I'm a bit of a Google fanatic but it's for good reason. In my opinion they are one of the few companies that have both the desire and the resources to continually develop their products into their new renditions. The other main reason that Google makes my list is that it is so integrated within my phone- which is my primary travel tool. Their voice search is easy to use one-handed, it's fast and accurate, and they are constantly expanding their product line to be more and more useful in our daily lives.
Like I said before, this is but a drop in the bucket of available apps and services that are at our disposal in this day and age and most all have their advantages. The important thing is to make sure that you can find the ones that fit your needs for your method of travel. Both the Android Play Store and the iTunes App Story have great category listings and they make it easy to browse the different features.
Check out some of the great mobile options before your next trip, if nothing else it will help reduce the amount of stuff you have to haul through TSA.


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|The Lobster Trap
For those of you not aware of this Boston institution, it's right on Boylston Street, facing the common and the flurry of activity that passes on by its windows at all hours. However, the Bristol Lounge is opposite of the frantic beat outside. It's calm, serene, and comforting. I had prepared myself for a great meal, but the service we received was unmatched by anything I can remember as of late.
Folks, this is not your normal Sunday brunch buffet at a hotel. This is an event. I sat down (after my sadly late arrival, Boston traffic, always fun) to a great cup of coffee, fresh orange juice, and the main event - The Lobster Trap. It's a bloody mary. It's also a signature item at the Bristol Lounge, made with real, fresh tomatoes, a touch of clam juice, vodka (duh), some spicy seasonings, finished off with a lobster claw. It's fresh with a bit of heat, and fantastic. I love the attention they pay to New England traditions here, it's important, and often overlooked at local establishments.
Staring me in the face when I took my seat was also a plate piled with gorgeous strawberry scones. These are buttery, fluffy, pieces of heaven. Here's a little secret about the Bristol Lounge, everything is made in-house. Jams, sauces, toppings, bread - you name it, they make it. I slathered those warm scones with creamy sweet butter and homemade strawberry jam. I could have eaten a plateful. We loved them so much, the kind folks at the Bristol Lounge sent us home with more. I love them.
We haven't even made it to the buffet set-up yet, have we? It's elegant, but extremely homey. The center table is full of appetizers and salads. Homemade granola parfaits (they're to die for), beautiful smoked salmon and charcuterie, fresh fruits and vegetables, all served up with gorgeous mustards, spreads, sauces in lovely little mason jars. Such a beautiful, yet down-home, way to present this amazing food.
In another corner you have the cutest little mini cast-iron pans and dutch ovens full of huevos rancheros (made completely fresh with a beautiful poached egg on top) and oatmeal brulee (what an inventive way to serve up your morning oatmeal). There's gorgeous tray full of cheese blitzes with a lovely fresh blueberry sauce to top it. You cannot forget the baked croissant french toast, you will never forget it once you take a bite.
You also can sashay over to the other corner and have an omlette made to order with the freshest of ingredients. While you wait for it to be made, right next to your is trays of bread, pastries, and sweet little bites to keep you tempted.
Chef Brooke Vosika has been with the Four Seasons for 29 years. We were lucky enough that he took a few minutes with us to talk about what goes on at the Bristol Lounge. He has a major commitment to fresh, local, and in-season foods. As you know, those commitments go far with me. Chef Voiska also takes time out to teach cooking classes, which I think is absolutely wonderful.
|The amazing homemade granola yogurt parfaits
I seriously wanted to sit back in one of those big couches in there and relax the afternoon away with a pretty cocktail. It's that kind of place. I hope you all get to experience it at some point as well.
Note: Brunch at the Bristol Lounge was provided to me free of charge as I won a spot with Boston Brunchers. I was not required to write about the experience.
North Shore Bloggers Consortium Picks of the Weekend - 6/10-6/12
Newburyport Garden Tour
Sunday, June 11th and 12th, 10am - 4pm
For the past 32 years, The Historical Society of Old Newbury's Annual Garden Tour has showcased the premiere gardens of the Newburyport area to benefit the Cushing House Museum and Gardens. This year promises more spectacular gardens featuring diverse styles and sizes "All Around Town". The tour offers something for everyone including the unrivaled Plant Sale and a place to relax in the Cushing House Museum's own garden. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED at The Cushing House Museum, 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA (978-462-2681) Tickets - $20 before June 1st and $25 after. For additional information, please see our website at www.newburyport
Market Square Day
Market Square, Portsmouth, NH
Saturday, June 11th - 9am - 4:30pm
Come through downtown Portsmouth's center and eat, drink, check out local music, artisans and products. It's a huge day for the area with so much to check out. Three performance stages feature local and regional musicians. The day 'kicks off' with the Market Square Day 10K Road Race.
Newburyport Farmers' Market
Tannery Marketplace
Sunday, June 12th - 9am - 1pm
It's getting warmer and that means more of your favorite produce is available at the Newburyport Farmers' Market. Singer and Songwriter Susan Levine is performing this week. It's my home market, I love it, check it out of you're around on Sunday.
Check out what the other members of the consortium are up to this weekend!
Check out what Seth of Lynn Happens has found for you here.
The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.
Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.
North Shore Dish spices things up with their weekend picks here North Shore Dish


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Let me begin by stating the obvious – this style of wrapped leather bracelet is EVERYWHERE this season. Everywhere! Even my athletic clothing catalogs – which only have maybe three pieces of jewelry – are featuring this style. Why? Because it is casual yet chic and infinitely customizable! The catalog (which shall remain nameless) priced each bracelet at $120. Needless to say, you can make your own for far, far less using supplies from Rings & Things!
The supply list is pretty short:
- 4-6mm round beads We used gemstone beads, but glass, crystal beads or pearls would also be lovely. The number you need depends on how many times you want to wrap the bracelet around your wrist. Larger beads work too – but they will start getting heavy on multiple-wrap styles. All the bracelets pictured in this post use 6mm. Our new wrapped bracelet kits use 4mm beads. <– The kits are great, because once you make your first bracelet, you'll have plenty of thread and needles left over with which to make many more!
- Leather cord Our examples use Greek leather. Both the 1.5mm and 2mm worked great.
- Thread Needs to be sturdy and able to pass (doubled) through your beads twice. Pick a color that matches your leather or that provides a pretty contrast. We used earth assortment). We now have tubes with all black or all brown bobbins available too!
- Button or bead for the clasp. Rings & Things has some pretty buttons from TierraCast.
- Required tools: needle (size 12 is a good general choice), scissors, work surface with clips or clothespins.
- Optional tools: needle threader, thread conditioner, glue (GS Hypo Cement, Bead Fix or other fabric-friendly adhesive for extra security on your knots).
The technique:
- Choose your bracelet length and cut your leather. The formula is double your finished bracelet length plus extra for making the knots. For single-wrap bracelet, measure your wrist and then triple that number to get the length of leather needed (7″ wrist = 21″ of leather). For a triple-wrap, multiply your wrist by seven (7″ wrist = 49″ leather). It is better to leave your leather too long than to end up with not enough.
- Cut a long piece of thread (10-12 feet) and thread your needle. Knot the end of the threads.
Holding the thread by the knot, let the needle fall to the ground so it is centered on the thread. Fold your piece of leather in half, leaving a loop large enough for your button to fit through. Holding the knot-end of the thread with the leather, tie an overhand knot so that your thread and leather are now connected.
Using binder clips or clothespins, attach your loop to the top of a piece of cardboard. Use a second clip to attach the leather ends to the bottom of your board (leave the thread loose).
- Starting with your thread in the middle of the two strands of leather, wrap the thread OVER the right strand to the outside, then UNDER the right, OVER the left to the outside, then UNDER the left and OVER the right. It is a simple figure-8 stitch.
Do this 5-6 times, pulling the thread tight around the leather to form a binding. (The pattern could go either way, but since I'm right-handed I'm going to describe it this way. Reverse it if needed!) Here is a close-up of the lashing:
- Now you are ready to start adding beads. After your thread has passed UNDER the left leather, add a bead. Hold the bead between the two strands of leather, and stitch the thread OVER the right, back UNDER the right, THROUGH the bead hole again and OVER the left. Bring the thread UNDER the left and add another bead in the middle. Repeat many many times! Keep the beads pulled in snugly against the leather. Pay attention so that your stitches all face the same way. If your thread seems to snag a lot, use a bit of thread conditioner or beeswax on it.
- To finish the bracelet, form several stitches without beads, just like you did in step 5. Now you are ready to attach your button or bead. Ideally, you'll have enough leather left to tie on a button with a nice knot on the back and trim the ends.
If somehow you come up short, all is not lost. You can tie a disk bead onto just one strand of the leather (use glue to enforce your knot), like on the 2nd bracelet from the left. Or if your ends are really short, use a hook-end crimp, as shown on the pink bracelet on the right.
- If desired, add a touch of glue to the knots to ensure the thread is gripped securely by the leather. Trim ends as needed.
Other design options:
- String your button or bead clasp first, then tie a series of knots on the end to make the bracelet length adjustable.
- Use jump rings to attach a couple of charms, like on Mollie's Belle Star bracelet.
- Leave the leather tails long and add beads or decorative knots.
- Substitute a different type of cord for the leather, as in Tracy's rattail and dragon blood jasper design:
Have fun creating your own wrapped bracelets! You'll find it is quite addictive once you start. Please feel free to post questions – I will do my best to answer! ~ Cindy
Need supplies? Rings & Things ships around the world! The most popular wrapped leather bracelet supplies are:
- Round gemstone beads | 6mm round glass beads
- 1.5mm Greek Leather cord | 2mm Greek Leather cord
- Thread (size D Super-Lon)
- TierraCast buttons (to use as a clasp)
- Size 12 beading needle
- Or – complete wrapped leather bracelet kits!
Other how-to's:
How to etch copper | How to wire-wrap a briolette
How to dap & dome metal jewelry
How to make interchangeable magnetic jewelry with 1″ buttons
How to make Pi-day earrings using mini bottle caps as pans
Q: "How do you start a new thread in the middle of the bracelet?"
(answers selected from replies to blog comments)
A: It's best if you can avoid running out of thread (start with 10-12 feet to avoid running out). But if you do, start a few beads back and go through them again. This means you'll have to go through some of your beads 4x, which (depending on your beads and cord) might be impossible. Other problems are that your bracelet will be weaker than if you were able to use 1 continuous thread, and you'll be able to see the section that has twice as much cord as the rest of the bracelet.
A2: Get really good at hiding knots in your beads. =)
A3: If you're down to just a tiny bit of thread, it is going to be hard to tie the ends onto new strands, but if you realize you're not going to make it and cut off the needle, rethread and knot the strands together, you can probably pull the knot inside of a bead. I hope this makes sense – basically you're not "starting anew" but pausing, adding on some extra thread and picking up right where you left off. 🙂