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There's something in the air right now and it smells like the most demure of scents: the beguiling bouquet of Quelques Fleurs, perhaps, or virginal Anaïs Anaïs; a fragrance chaste, dreamy and more than a little restrained, suggestive of gloved hands and appropriately covered bosoms.
Across the pond, a 15-year-old schoolgirl is having her diary made into a DreamWorks blockbuster. Maya Van Wagenen's USP was to take a Fifties popularity manual as her guide to transforming herself from geek to "the girl who… can do a million and one tricks with a strand of pearls"; not least, the really rather impressive trick of a six-figure book deal. Popular isn't the half of it.
And one can see where her market is. Girls in purity rings moon over pubescent heroines for whom sex is associated with death – aka the dismal sorority spawned by Stephenie "Twilight" Meyer's Bella Swan. Popstrel Katy Perry – she who was once wont to squirt ice cream from her brassiere – is embracing the new modesty by exclaiming: "Everyone's so naked. It's like, put it away!" She might almost add a girlish: "Oh my."
Critics have deemed this a strategic move toward PG pop in a world still traumatised by the image of Miley Cyrus, the artist formerly known as Hannah Montana, grinding her posterior into the groin of a man old enough to be her father while he warbled "I know you want it" on primetime television.
Among younger actresses, in particular, anybody who is anybody in La La Land boasts a no-nudity clause: Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson, Scarlett Johansson, Megan Fox and Jessica Alba among them. Reformed playboy Simon Cowell appears to be on the brink of setting up house with one woman, rather than a pack – a domestic scenario complete with child. Even personality (term used necessarily loosely) Kim Kardashian – she who became famous via the release of amateur porn footage – has declared that motherhood is transforming her dress sense into something more decorous and – ye gods! – cosy.
In fact, everywhere Planet Fashion has embraced a new ladylike sensibility of twinsets and pearls, top-handled bags, sensible pencil skirts, pastels and silk scarves. Proper lipstick has staged a return, the sort that requires a deft swipe against the mouth. The blingy, lip-glossed disinhibition of the early Noughties has been usurped by a stalwart rectitude. If the collective style icon was once the Wag, today it is HM the Queen.
Not all the tokens of this new prudery have been positive. On the evidence of reality television, that flourishing microcosm that carries us from Chelsea to Essex and beyond, girls accuse each other of being "sluts" in a way that feels curiously anachronistic. The practice of "slut-shaming", where young women are targeted for being sexually active – most virulently on sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – has been the latest reflection of an age-old prejudice.
Still, at its best, the new modesty may simply mark a return to good old British values of manners, charm and stiff upper everything. After all, why, pray, has the banal social kiss upstaged the perfectly functional handshake? What are we – theatricals?
Counter-intuitively, the young appear at the cutting edge of this return to some semblance of decorum, with Facebook last week admitting that it is losing teenagers. Anecdotal evidence and cultural predictions alike insist that youngsters are now wary of Facebook, not least because their parents embrace it to circulate family albums. All that sharing suddenly feels simultaneously self-exposing and mortifyingly middle-aged.
A 23-year-old student tells me: "All that public stuff is something Mum and Dad are into. For me, it's all about text, or one-on-one calls. Privacy is more exciting. You can be more edgy. Over-share feels old."
When everything is everywhere, then reticence becomes prized. And when I say everything, I do mean everything. A woman of my acquaintance met the father of her child on Facebook and conducted a Facebook labour ("Six inches dilated. GAH! LOL"). And, even before Tinder (the new heterosexual version of the gay hook-up app Grindr), Twitter made it possible to proposition infinite numbers of strangers. The global village turns out to be a global love-in, with "love" being something of a euphemism. And, for many, things are starting to feel that bit too much.
A late twentysomething informant enthuses over the gentle, epistolary pleasures of direct iPhone to iPhone email. "The boy I'm flirting with is like my imaginary friend. I get to go to bed and wake up with him, but it's all very chaste and wistful. We've never slept together, not yet kissed, but, I feel as if I love him."
It's all very Héloïse and Abélard, this: the return of longing, imagination, a virtual courtship. Doris Day would have been proud. She might even have sung about it.
And there's the nub. In a world that has become disinhibited, pathologically exhibitionist, one might say – swinging naked on a wrecking ball à la Ms Cyrus – then modesty becomes an ever-more precious and desirable commodity.
Don't look now, but we may be entering a new moral climate in which prissy becomes cool.


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Monday, June 25, 2012
High School: Things to Avoid
1. Don't Make Racist Comments in the Middle of a Speech
I've always felt that being in front of a crowd made me more witty and charming, probably due to the fact that I was hyper aware of everything I was doing. I liked being in front of people. So in speech class, I would generally just give myself a rough draft of what I wanted to say and fill in the gaps as I went along. I am an entertainer by heart and so I felt that this ad-lib style of speaking came off more organically than simply reciting the words in monotone.
The class was tasked with giving a speech about their families so I planned to talk about each of my family members in turn. My dad is a bit of a procrastinator so in my speech outline I quipped that my dad can't be that much of a procrastinator or else he'd lose his job and we'd have to move to the ghetto.
Only I didn't say "ghetto."
I went to an almost exclusively white school, which doesn't excuse my faux pas, but it does explain why I wasn't murdered after class. Part of my off-the-cuff speaking involved coming up with substitutions of the words I'd written in my rough draft, which was generally a good thing. Unfortunately, this method failed me as I instead said "... my dad would lose his job and we'd have to move to the black community."
Yes, my brain decided to substitute "ghetto" for "black community" in the middle of a speech in front of the class and the teacher. I blame all those catchy rap songs. As soon as I said it the whole class looked a bit shocked and the teacher suddenly got a stern look on her face and looked down, writing furiously through the rest of the speech. The class screw-off gave me an ovation.
2. Don't Make Fat Jokes about Your Girlfriend's Friends
I was far from a Casanova in high school so I wasn't quite sure how to talk to girls. My theory at the time was to just talk to them the exact same as I would my guy friends. So when I got one of my first girlfriends things were going fine, but with a theory like that floating around in my head things were bound to go wrong.
In the previous entry I mentioned my need to entertain people - mainly make them laugh. So one day I was hanging out with her at her locker when I noticed a picture of a particularly large classmate hanging in her locker as she was shutting it. Trying to make her laugh, I offhandedly said, "Wow, I'm surprised you got your locker shut with that picture hanging in there." She lowered her eyebrows at me and didn't say anything, let alone laugh. That joke would have killed with my friends, so I was slightly off-put by her silence. Keep in mind that I am/was an idiot.
Later that day I got a very long note explaining that that was one of her really good friends and that I should be nicer and that she couldn't be with someone who so recklessly made fun of others.
3. Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel in Driver's Ed
I had an early morning driver's education class. That generally wasn't much of an issue, but the class was during summer so I often spent the night with friends. One particular night I stayed up late with a friend playing old NES games and watching Magic Bullet infomercials, so the next day I was pretty tired.
I'd been reprimanded for cutting through parking lots, using cruise control too much, and running over potholes and roadkill, but I hadn't done anything TOO stupid. In fact, I felt pretty confident. But that morning I was just really tired, so when I pulled up to a red light my body took advantage of the opportunity.
I was jolted awake by a few honks from behind me and was suddenly filled with anxiety as I realized I'd fallen asleep at the wheel in driver's ed. I had no idea how long I'd been out, but apparently I also forgot that I was at a red light so I looked over at my nearly-retired instructor to see if he'd noticed my little doze. Luckily, he must have been dreaming of retirement, because he just looked at me and said, in his high-pitched Southern accent, "Now don't look at me, Robert. It's not my fault he honked at you for not realizing it's green."
Phew. I'm just happy I don't kick my feet while I sleep.
So, Future Collegiate, follow these words and hopefully you will avoid a few awkward situations during your days in high school.
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Oh gosh. I've always put myself in awkward situations! So about five years ago, I was with a couple of gay friends. I was talking to them about a guy who asked me out at that time but this guy kept talking about his other guy (jerk) friend so I told my gay friends that I didn't think I would go out with a guy who adored his jerk friend so much. So one of my gay friends jokingly said, "Maybe he likes him. What do you think happens when they're alone in his car?" I was like, "Uhm... What? Fencing?" OMG I wanted to disappear! I almost forgot that I was talking to a gay friend who does "fencing" with his then-boyfriend.ReplyDelete
P.S. I'm not a homophobe. I really love my gay friends. Haha!
Wow...back in high school, I knew a few guys who were token class screw-offs as well. I can easily picture one of them standing up to give you an ovation and a slow golf clap. Although you didn't mean it, I'm sure that would have been extremely awkward. You're a witty guy so I bet you navigated through that quite deftly.ReplyDelete
Women definitely treat their friends differently than men. Us guys, we rip on our friends all the time...even to their faces. Women tend to be a little more sensitive. Good for them, I guess, but that joke you said was a killer.
hahaha a long hard night watching magic bullet commercials?!ReplyDelete
i have done this too many times. TOO MANY!
- AnonymousJuly 4, 2012 at 2:22 AM
Where have you been? I miss your funny posts!ReplyDelete
The falling asleep at the wheel thing is hilarious. :P Why didn't you just use ghetto? Seems like it would have caused you less trouble with your classmates in the long run. xD
Hahaha this is awesome. You're funny, Robert!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 1:26 AM
ITT: things normal people would not be stupid enough to do.ReplyDelete
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Offenders who pose a high risk of domestic violence in Sussex are to be given support to change their behaviour.
A new programme, known as Drive, will be aimed at the most dangerous offenders – those who are at risk of committing murder or causing serious harm to victims.
Charities and organisations Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance are working with Police and Crime Commissioners and the Lloyds Bank Foundation to launch the Drive project.
It is being piloted in Sussex, Essex and South Wales.
The project aims to hold perpetrators of domestic abuse to account in order to keep victims and children safe. Often the perpetrator is left to continue their life as normal and repeats the same behaviour with new partners, while the victim is expected to leave the relationship.
Figures released by SafeLifes show two women die a week as a result of domestic homicide, 100,000 people are at high risk of being murdered or seriously harmed every year and fewer than 1 per cent of perpetrators receive a specialist intervention to change.
Rachel Williams, a domestic abuse victim, said: "The perpetrator is the problem.
"Why is it that the victim is the one who has to move and seek refuge, when the perpetrator carries on as normal? If we don't deal with them - then they just move onto the next victim. We have to at least try and change their mind-sets."
The pilot project – set to start in April 2016 – will challenge the behaviour of the perpetrator and will work with Drive case managers on a one-to-one basis in a bid to reduce their abusive behaviour.
Diana Barran, chief executive of SafeLives, said: "SafeLives is committed to reducing the number of victims of domestic abuse - this is not possible without reducing the number of perpetrators.
"The victims we work with have asked us why they are always the ones expected to change – and why too often the perpetrator is left free to continue their abuse of them and others.
"We want to help victims today and reduce the number of victims of tomorrow. We are evidence-led and will therefore be testing this intervention in three areas, with the aiming of proving it could work and be rolled out nationally".
Katy Bourne, Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, said the programme will target the 'root cause' of domestic abuse and improve outcomes for victims and children.
She added: "It is vital that we improve the response to perpetrators to reduce the number of victims currently experiencing domestic abuse, limit the harm to children and prevent further victimisation."
Domestic abuse is any type of controlling, bullying, threatening or violent behaviour between people in a relationship. But it isn't just physical violence – domestic abuse includes any emotional, physical, sexual, financial or psychological abuse.
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The NSPCC has spoken out in support of the programme.
A spokesman for the charity said: "Men who are violent toward their partners can also pose a serious risk to children in the same household so it's vital their behaviour is tackled as soon as possible.
"Our research shows that one in five children have been exposed to domestic violence and it's a factor in sixty per cent of cases where a child has been killed or seriously harmed.
"The Drive programme is a welcome initiative and we hope it helps prevent the most dangerous offenders from committing further violence. However, this needs to go hand in hand with close monitoring and tough criminal sanctions to ensure offenders do not pose any further risk."
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Good morning guys, and welcome back! How are ya'll today? We got a little shower yesterday, not much, maybe a ½ inch, but we sure needed it! It'd been awful dry, but except for those couple cold days, the weather has been beautiful.
They're forecasting around 74 to 75 degrees Saturday, and sunny as can be, so it's lookin as if Deb's gonna have a perfect day for her cookout! I tell you all what, the good Lord sure smiles on her! Man we're blessed.
We had a good friend send us some tips the other day, and I thought we'd share them with you all today. Then I picked up a "Farmer's Almanac," and dad-gum if it didn't have some interesting stuff in it too.
I love reading one of them though, and we do use it in regards to plantin the garden. Speakin of the garden, we're pickin up cow manure from where we'd been putting out hay for them. I try to hay them in just 2-3 different spots, and by doing this it allows us to accumulate manure pretty quickly. Plus it's convenient because we keep this close to our garden spot.
We rake our oak leaves too, and we'll be adding them as well. Over the summer, we bag the grass clippings every so often and this really helps out as a soil builder. Deb likes all this because it's organic. I like it too, but mainly because it's…FREE!
It won't be long and we'll be settin out some potatoes. I've never grown them before. Never. We always have some friends with potatoes, and we'd just do some swappin out. But we want to give em a try this year.
Anyway, let's take a look at some of the tips. Our friend that sent these along to us you guys will probably recognize…John Minn. John has been so helpful to Deb and I both, and we really appreciate being able to call him…our friend! Thanks for everything John!
You can create a window box garden by using gutters.
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
If you'll turn your muffin pan UPSIDE down, lay your cookie dough over the tops of them, and bake…you'll have self-made cookie bowls for fruit cups, or ice cream…whatever.
If you'll install a small tension rod under your sink (like a shower curtain rod), you'll create a spot to hang your spray bottles.
You can bake your cupcake mix right in an ice cream cone. What a treat for the kids.
Bread package "tags" make perfect electrical cord labels.
Attach Velcro strips to a wall in your child's room. A built in spot to hold their small stuffed toys.
You can re-use your wet wipes canister to store your plastic bags from the grocery store, etc. They'll pull out just like the wipes did.
Overhaul your linen cupboard, by storing your bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases. This will stop you hunting through your linens for a match.
Remove your children's "masterpieces," from their crayons on your TV or computer screens by using WD40. This works great for removing oil, grease or gas from your hands too.
Rubbing a walnut over dings and scratches on your furniture will disguise these imperfections.
You can hull strawberries by simply running a straw from the bottom end up through the top.
You can stop your child's cut up apple slices from browning by wrapping a rubber band around them and forming the whole apple again.
You can microwave your own popcorn by placing the kernels in a brown paper bag. Much cheaper than buying the store-bought packs.
You can hang magnetic strips behind a vanity door and use them to hold your bobby pins, tweezers, clippers, etc.
You can amplify the volume of your iPhone or iPod by simply placing it in a bowl. The concave shape pumps up the sound.
These next tips come from the "Farmer's Almanac…" There was an article on bees that was pretty interesting. Here's a few points from it.
Benefits From Raw Honey:
For a cut or scrape, apply raw honey and cover with a gauze bandage before bed. All signs of infection or redness are likely to be gone in the morning.
For first or second-degree burns apply raw honey immediately. It reduces the pain and blistering, helps prevent infection, and helps to speed regeneration of new tissue.
For sore lips just coat with raw honey.
The same article states that bee stings are now used to treat immune system disorders, the nervous and endocrine systems, rheumatological diseases, such as arthritis; and multiple sclerosis (MS). This is bee venom therapy, or BVT. This therapy stimulates the body's production of cortisol, the natural version of synthetic cortisone, which is used today's conventional treatment for arthritis.
So, it's fairly easy to see that there are numerous different natural ways of aiding our bodies, and different techniques of doing so. Without getting off into any type of debate on conventional, versus alternative treatments for any number of different ailments, I'd like to just state an opinion.
Do you watch the commercials that they play so often anymore in regards to new drugs on the market? It's amazing to me the number of different drugs out there today, and the whole spectrum of ailments that they supposedly heal. Alright, I listen to them. BUT…
Listening towards the end they start giving you the many different…side-effects! Dizziness, loss of vision, shortness of breath, dangers of heart problems, suicidal thoughts, and it goes on and on and on?? When in the world does the number of possible bad things that can happen, outweigh the good things that can happen, or in other words, the cure??
How can this stuff ever be approved with all the potential for danger…simply by taking them? Have the pharmaceutical companies gotten SO big, and SO greedy that everything has become, or is becoming…all about the dollar?
Let's hope not.
Let's look at a few other things that we found pretty interesting…
Vinegar is Very Beneficial
You can clean your countertops with a rag soaked in white distilled vinegar. The vinegar kills all the germs and bacteria.
You can take white distilled vinegar and spray it on your shower door prior to showering, and it takes off limescale deposits.
You can also keep the inside of your dishwasher clean and looking new, by pouring a cup of white distilled vinegar in it and running it through a cleaning cycle.
While we're discussing vinegar, let's take a look at a vinegar that Deb and I take each morning, and its benefits…Braggs Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar.
Potassium – helps to prevent brittle teeth, hair loss and runny noses.
Pectin – helps to regulate blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol.
Malic Acid – gives ACV the properties of being anti-viral, anti-bacterial & anti-fungal.
Calcium – helps create strong bones and teeth.
Ash – gives ACV its alkaline property which aids your body in maintaining proper pH levels for a healthy alkaline state.
Acetic Acid – It appears that this acid slows the digestion of starch which can help to lower the rise in glucose that commonly occurs after meals.
Deb and I have been using this for a while now, and plan on continuing it daily from here on out. By helping to alkaline your body, our intention is helping out her other alternatives in regards to her cancer. So far, so good.
Well, this will bout wind us up for today. We've been awfully busy this past 2 to 3 weeks. You guys know we've got a big shindig planned for ole Deb, and it's almost here. Saturday is the day! This is going to be a great experience for us both!
First off, is the fact of how hard she's worked with her alternatives. Once more her positivity has not wavered one bit, and she's convinced she's going to whip this stuff. Plus, I'm convinced as well! She never complains, moans or groans, only works at it…works at it…and works at it. Focused, determined, and total faith in our good Lord! What a woman!
Secondly, my enjoyment will come from seeing her enjoyment. This is done for her to "let her hair down," forget about everything, and be happy from sunup to sundown…no worries!
We're so thankful for our friends and family that think enough of us to come celebrate Deb's day with us! We are truly grateful! You guys too have been so beneficial in her fight with this, and we can't thank ya'll enough. Your prayers, love, and concern, have all been vital in her doing so well! Thank you all!
I'll video some of the party and we'll share this with you too!
You guys have a great day, and God Bless! Deb says for you guys to keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!
Dub and Deb


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Talking to clevverTv.com about his upcoming episode of Glee, actor Dylan Sprayberry also dished out a few intriguing tidbits about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel.
Question:Can you tell us a little about Man of Steel and your upcoming projects? Sprayberry: I just finished shooting Man of Steel. That was in Canada and Chicago. I filmed that all last year. After that I did "Common Law." That's going to be on USA coming up pretty soon. I played the son of Sonya Walger. That was really cool.
Question: What will people really love about Man of Steel? Sprayberry: When Zack [Snyder] and I were talking about it the first time, he was saying how Superman, they want to give it a more edgy feel like The Dark Knight but also make it more realistic and emotional so it's not just the all-american superhero that saves everyone. He has dilemmas and love and struggles throughout the whole movie, especially when he's a kid.
Man of Steel is an upcoming superhero film under the development of Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Superman, the film will be a reboot of the Superman film series. Using Chicago and Vancouver as a backdrop, with production to be based in west suburban Plano, Illinois, the film entered principal photography in August 2011, for a planned theatrical release on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros., which also includes IMAX venues.
Clark Kent is a journalist in his twenties who was adopted as a child by Martha and Jonathan Kent when he was transported to Earth from the dying alien planet Krypton. Kent, raised with the values of his adoptive parents, feels alienated because of his unique super abilities and struggles to find his place in life. When the world is attacked, he becomes the hero, Superman, to protect its people.


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Thursday, February 4
Catching up
29 comments:
- Pat @ My Tattered Elegance said...
Love your post today. So many beautiful things you have made and all the wonderful places you are telling about. Glad to hear about Dawn!!! Finished my pink chair. Hope you have a great night.
Hugs, Pat
- February 4, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Sophee-a Laroo Bijoux and Sheri too said...
Off to browse your shop......
I almost bought a bingo set like that on ebay but I got outbid last year.......I did get about 100 vintage bingo cards though :)
- February 4, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- sissie said...
I absolutely adore the little ballet shoes. And aren't you sweet to show all the lovelies from the different blog sites.
thanks for a wonderful post.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Coloradolady said...
I know this is a dumb question, but do you mind telling how you made the candles, what type of wax...etc...I would love to do that with my STACK of cups....
- February 4, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Cozy Little House said...
I just found your cute blog! What eye candy lay before me. I had so much fun staring at the goodies you made. What a creative girl you are! Now I want to learn to make candles too.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- Debby said...
WOW!!! What a beautiful post. You have been busy and I have to go check out your shop. YOu have been very lucky also, so many beautiful goodies, good for you.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- The Feathered Nest said...
Awww hon...you're such an angel!!!! They are coming in March to shoot it but I don't EVEN know when it will be published. Those shoes and bags are so precious!!!!! I'm in love with the birdie bag ~ you have the coolest stuff Lisa! I hope you are doing great sweets ~ hugs and love, Dawn
- February 4, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Tami said...
You sure have been busy and what wonderful treasures they are too!
- February 4, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- Charlene said...
Thanks for the heads up on all the give aways!!!! I LOVE give aways!!! I'll be sure to pass them along so we can all share the give away love! Lucky you to win Karla's gift. Sooooooo sweet! I am so glad we had such a good long talk on the tele today. I haven't seen or talked to you in AGES!!!! I miss you! Love your ballet slippers. Hope you sell the heck out of them! HUGS! Charlene
- February 4, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- sandra said...
Thanks for your encouraging words. I loved reading your post. I have a thing for nests too.
- February 4, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Linda said...
I can't thank you enough for your generosity and kind words about my blog and etsy shop! I have already made several new blog friends as a result! It was incredibly sweet of you! I'm glad to see the ballet slippers are doing well- they are so adorable! Linda
- February 4, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Lori Katies Rose Cottage said...
Lisa ~ What precious things you made and showed us today ! I am so excited that I got a pair of the ballet slippers before they were all sold out ~
- February 4, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
What a beautiful blog and I have just come across from Julia's.
What lovely creations you have made, I adore the little ballet slippers.
Have a great weekend
- February 4, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Julia - "Vintage with Laces" said...
Wow, you've been really busy, girl, making all those gorgeous things for your shop!
The bingo cake is very cute. I'm looking forward to seeing what your will create with it. What a sweet birdie and I'm happy for you that it's yours now!
- February 4, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Charlene said...
Look at you Ms 20 Followers!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! I just noticed that! Good for you! HUGS!
- February 4, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- June said...
I love your teacup candles...and everything you do for that matter. I'm still crazy over your tutorial on the tea stained bags. I cannot wait to get some tine to try that.I get so inspired whenever I come over here, but then I think I tell you that every time I comment. Are you getting sick of it yet? lol
- February 4, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- cowgirljlynn said...
I love the ballet shoes, they are adorable!
- February 4, 2010 at 9:45 PM
I just found your blog through Sweet Pea and am so glad I did. The banner you created for her is GORGEOUS. I will absolutely be back for inspiration! Beautiful work my dear :)
- February 4, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Dorthe said...
Hallo dear,
So bussy you have been, making your so sweet,sweet slippers, I can`T wait to come home, and see mine,---- and the bird bag is so wonderfull too, as also the 2 others, You are a fantastic artist, sweet.
Thank`s for all the other goodies you have shown, a wonderfull blog tour it was.
Wishing you a lovely week-end, -
Hugs and love
- February 5, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- Kim said...
Your slippers look just wonderful! So sweet. I love visiting your blog, I've missed a few days being at the Gift Fair, but I'm back to catch up! hugs to you, Kim
- February 5, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- karlascottage.typepad.com said...
How sweet of you, thanks so much!!
- February 5, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- sweetpea said...
still lovin' those ballet slippers. I have gotten some really nice comments on the banner you made for me. Hope you get some requests for custom banners. I know mine makes me smile every time I look at it.
- February 5, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Sophee-a Laroo Bijoux and Sheri too said...
I can honestly say.....your blog has become my FAVORITE.
I think it is all the wonderful use of Black....your amazing creations and your great photos!
I feel like a stalker but I just browsed your ENTIRE blog. I am convinced that EVERYTHING is bigger and better in Texas.....bloggers,vintage goods and creative women.
I told my hubby a few months back that Texas is on my Wish list....Round top....even before Paris!
So much to see on your blog...the triplets as birdies~love that!....your creative space...love it!.....your wonderful creations~Gorgeous!
Ok....I am done~I promise.....but before I go~How about some ballet slippers done with your Vintage sheet music?
- February 5, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Then and Now at Collected Treasures said...
Love the blog today. So much good stuff. Thanks for the giveaway sites. Wish I had some time to create. Work is just crazy busy now. The only thing I have started is a blue baby blanket I am knitting. :) miss u,
xo C.
- February 5, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Sophee-a Laroo Bijoux and Sheri too said...
Stalker is back~lol....Just wanted you to know that I did a post about you and used a pic. of your ballet slippers~hope that is O.K.
- February 5, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Garden Antqs Vintage said...
Hi Lisa, love the cage with nest and slippers. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great weekend, T
- February 5, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- BellaRosa said...
Lisa amor, you have been busy! What beauties you have been making :) Thank you for sharing these lovely giveaways, I will have to go visit them and I think it is fabulous about our fairy blog mother Dawn :) I can't wait for that issue and the one with Rebecca of Vintage living to come out, I bet they will end up being my favorites :) They should showcase your studio too! It is so pretty and not only do you have such beautiful things in it, but the creations that you make in it, are gorgeous! Besos, Rose
- February 6, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Barbara Jean said...
LOVE all your little shoes!!
And the three little gift bags, so sweet!
Enjoyment my stroll through your sweet blog.
barbara jean
- February 8, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- GWENDOLYN said...
Lots of gorgeous things. Love those altered ballet slippers.
- February 9, 2010 at 6:24 PM


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Recruitment costs rise 25% for Army, Marines
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WASHINGTON - The Army and Marine Corps doled out nearly $640 million in the past year in recruitment bonuses, as the two service branches continue to bear the brunt of providing personnel for the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Led by incentives that can be as high as $40,000 per person, and coupled with the promise of thousands more for education or home down payments, the annual cost of enticing new recruits grew by 25 percent over last year's totals for the two services, The Associated Press learned.
The money - particularly in shaky economic times - has proven to be a strong recruiting tool, despite a US death toll of more than 4,100 in Iraq and escalating violence in Afghanistan.
As a result, the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force all met their recruiting goals for the fiscal year that ended Tuesday. The Air Force did not provide bonus data.
"This money helps create excitement for the all-volunteer force," said Army spokesman Paul Boyce. "We recruit not only the soldier but his or her family, and this money is important to them."


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Author: Lucas Gardner/Saturday, September 7, 2013/Categories: humor
I've been a big fan of nature for a long time, but their 23rd studio album Sounds of Nature: Rainforest is one of the biggest musical disappointments in recent memory. I've always been a fan of nature's heavier stuff, and I don't like to toss around accusations of disinginuity, but nature has sold out and gone too pop. Sounds of Nature lacks the DIY charm of nature's early albums and is likely to break the hearts of the fans who have been listening since the early years.
There are a few lyrics that are classic nature and will please longtime fans ("*frog sound*/*bird noise*"), and a few that are sure to make listeners cringe ("*wind noise*/*wind noise*/*thunder sound*"). The problem with Sounds of Nature: Rainforest is it lacks the cohesiveness that made nature's past work so special. With Rainforest, nature has sloppily churned out an album of what I imagine were meant to be radio hits (John Mayer is featured on 3 tracks), but they all fail to remain memorable after the first listen.
I saw nature sell out the Amazon last week where they played some of the new tracks, and while nature has always been meant to be seen in person rather than heard on CD, even the live shows have lost their spark. Maybe nature has gotten too old, or maybe they've just lost the love of music, but they're lacking the electric, sweaty energy they had in their youth, when they were prone to 30+ minute jams (I saw them do a four hour thunder solo in the Galapagos in 1996).
As tragic as it is, nature's art has suffered since their vocalist, tropical bird, got off heroin. Nature fans, skip out on Rainforest. It is a dark spot on nature's otherwise fantastic musical discography.
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SOURCE: Bender, Bert. "The Nature and Significance of 'Experience' in 'The Open Boat'." The Journal of Narrative Technique 9, no. 2 (spring 1979): 70-80.
In the following essay, Bender investigates the religious overtones of the concept of personal experience in "The Open Boat."
It is an eye-opening experience for most readers when they learn that "The Open Boat" is based on Stephen Crane's own harrowing experience. And there is no question that what happened at sea on those January days of 1897 opened the author's own eyes; he would not forget it, even on his death-bed, where he murmured deliriously about changing places in an open boat.1 In the famous newspaper report of the incident, he indicated that he would take time in writing his story; his problem would be how to communicate the significance of so shaking an experience to an audience whose inexperience in such matters would necessarily distance...
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CINCINNATI – The No. 19/15 Xavier men's soccer team finished off its non-conference schedule with an unbeaten record after defeating Thomas More, 5-0, on Thursday night at the Xavier University Soccer Complex.
Sophomore Andrew Jordan and senior Luke Spencer tallied two-goal games for the Musketeers (7-0-2) who were playing the Saints for the first time in nearly 23 years. Junior Matt Walker scored his fourth goal of the season as well.
"I'd like to thank the Xavier administration and Thomas Moore for making this game possible," head coach Andy Fleming said. "At the end of May we realigned the Atlantic 10 schedule and added Butler, who was already on our schedule, as a league game. This left us with an opening late in the process and we wanted to get an 18th game.
"Our bench kick started what was a sluggish start by our first team and I thought the second half was very sharp and tight," Fleming said. "Tonight was a solid finish to the first half of our season. We move onto a daunting opening three games with Saint Louis, Butler and Dayton awaiting us."
Spencer put Xavier on the board just four minutes into the match as he settled a cross from junior Adar Cohen off his chest and laced it in. In the 51st minute Spencer collected a cutback pass from Jordan that was tucked inside of the near post for his third two-goal game of the season. The forward now has nine goals on the season.
Jordan had a career-night for the Musketeers scoring his first two-career goals and first-career assist. The first came in the 37th minute as crossing passes gave Jordan the chance to rip a shot off the inside of the far post. He added his second goal in the 79th minute with a leaping header from 15 yards out that hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced over the goal line.
Walker's goal was the third of the night for the Musketeers and was a result of a perfectly timed through ball from junior Gino De Paoli in the 56th minute. Walker slipped past the defense to collect the pass and rifled it past Thomas More goalkeeper Matt Kees for his fourth goal of the season.
The Musketeers, who were ranked 18th in the nation in total assist entering the week, posted seven total on the night. Walker recorded two assists and five other players had one helper.
It is the third-consecutive shutout for the Musketeers that limited the Saints to just six total shots. Xavier recorded 23 shots in the match.
Justin Marshall (7-0-2) started play for the Musketeers and earned the victory. He lasted 44 minutes and made one save. Redshirt freshman Matt Paprocki and senior Andre Bezerra split time in goal during the remainder of the match.
The Musketeers remain at home as they open up Atlantic 10 Conference play next weekend against Saint Louis and Butler. Both matches will be played at the Xavier University Soccer Complex.


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The big advantage of stereo vision is that it allows an individual to perceive far more about their environment than without it. One physically sees more, and one is able to judge distances and shapes far better. It is for these reasons that real 3D films have been a tantalising prospect for many decades, long after stereo photography became popular.
Over the past years I have had the chance to watch a number of 3D films, both truly filmed in 3D (Avatar) and later added with post-processing (2010's Alice in Wonderland). Even for films which were shot in 3D a number of large obstacles remain before they'll come close to a true 3D experience, such as that for example offered by Virtual Reality (VR) technology.
One of the main sticking points with 3D films has for a long time been the framerate, or lack thereof. Comparing the usual 24 frames-per-second (FPS) 3D films with the (much rarer) 48 FPS films, one can see that the latter is much smoother and more pleasant to look at, especially with panning or fast action scenes.
A few days ago I went to see my most recent 3D film, Doctor Strange, together with a bunch of friends. At this cinema they used a non-IMAX screen with active glasses, meaning not using polarised frames. Theoretically this makes for the best possible experience, as there will not be any overlap of frames per eye and not having the darkening effect of the polarisation.
The main issue with films trying to be 3D is that since they are filmed using lenses, they always have a focal point, effectively meaning a point that's in-focus in the scene while the rest is blurred. This is very disconcerting while looking around the scene as it feels as if one's vision isn't working normally. It also makes that every object that's not in focus (especially nearby objects) turns into a shapeless blob which one's mind cannot make heads or tails of.
Basically this means that you're not free to just look anywhere in the frame, but are forced to follow the focus of the camera. This is different from VR, where every part of the visible scene is in focus when you look at it. The resulting effect is of a scene which looks partially 3D and partially just like (blurry) 2D cut-outs.
One could say that this is no different from a 2D film, but the difference there is that the brain interprets a 2D image very differently from a stereoscopic one. With the former there's no expectation of it being a scene one can look around in, as it's just a flat image in which we can recognise shapes. With the latter the expectation is that it's just like our normal stereoscopic vision, but the limitations make that this is left unmet.
My personal experience is that of an experience markedly worse than the 3D effect experienced with VR and Nintendo's 3DS console. Some parts of scenes are cool due to the added 3D effect, but this is mostly when the camera has finally stopped moving and we get to focus on a close-up scene. Sadly such scenes are rare and in general I don't really feel that one misses a lot by watching it in 2D format.
Now if the FPS got upped to something reasonable (60+ FPS per eye?), and everything in the scene was in focus, then it would work. What we end up with today is kind of somewhat okay-ish at best, but nothing mind-blowing.
Especially after exposure to VR my feelings about current 3D films is that they're essentially a gimmick without a lot of added value.
Now VR... there's a topic which is truly mind-blowing. Part of me thinks that eventually VR will replace films as we know them today. I really hope it will and take films properly into the next dimension.


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Good Questions: Ikea Sofas You've Loved or Hated? Bemz?
Jenny sent in an email: I know there is a lotta Ikea shiz on here but I was wondering..Does anyone have an Ikea sofa that they loved or hated? I was just gonna go retro but I found the BEMZ website with the slipcovers for Ikea couches...
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Help? Does anyone have experience with Bemz?
So, today it's two questions in one - Ikea sofas you've loved (or hated) and experience with Bemz slipcovers - please feel free to chime in on one or both...thanks!
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text: < PrevNext > 17. Wells Fargo San Francisco Share 2016 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $168.5 million2016 Global Air Volume: $179 million2016 Global T&E: $322.5 millionPrincipal Air Suppliers: American, Delta, UnitedPrincipal Hotel Suppliers: Hilton, Marriott, StarwoodPrincipal Car Rental Suppliers: Hertz, EnterprisePrincipal Online Booking Tool: ConcurPrincipal Card Suppliers: Visa/MasterCardPrincipal Expense Supplier: ConcurConsolidated Global TMC: HRGWells Fargo improved compliance for air and hotel bookings in 2016 and increased the percentage of tickets purchased 14 days in advance. Ninety-five percent of respondents to an internal survey were satisfied or better with the travel management company. TMC services exceeded expectations for 86 percent of respondents. U.S.-booked air spend declined 4 percent in 2016, and the company anticipates an additional reduction of just over 8 percent for 2017. Wells Fargo continues to contain travel costs in 2017 as part of a companywide cost-savings initiative. The company will implement a global compliance process across all business units, requiring pre-trip approval for high-cost international travel. Travelers also will need pre-trip authorization for noncompliant air and hotel bookings. Additionally, Wells Fargo will initiate an RFP for a global airline partner.Correction, Sept. 18, 5:45 p.m. Eastern: BTN has updated Wells Fargo's 2016 Global Air Volume, 2016 Global T&E and Principal Card Suppliers.


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Studying DancePage address: https://www.mnsu.edu/dance/program/
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Mission Statement
The Minnesota State University, Mankato Dance Program offers students several degree options that reflect multiple career paths in dance. Student learn about the depth and breadth of dance as they practice their art form in multiple arenas. Students receive a comprehensive education that prepares them for a lifetime in dance. Whatever their chosen path in dance, students emerge from the Minnesota State Mankato Dance Program with multiple skills, and the ability to think critically and act globally as emerging dance artists.
The Minnesota State Mankato Dance Program offers:
• BFA in Dance
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We are committed to offering acting classes to children who will be able to obtain acting contracts with top talent agents in Los Angeles.
Our children grow at a social and communicative level. Our kids acting classes have empowered children for thirteen years.
Call us for a free presentation, a free evaluation and you will be able to schedule your child for an exercise in personal growth, at absolutely no cost. If you are willing to spend two hours with us, we will empower your child, and change their lives forever. We will, within our open house presentation inform you, the parents, specifically about how the whole industry works.
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Juror dismissal due to friend request
Posted on Jan 06, 2012
In Sarasota, Jacob Jock was dismissed as a jury member when he sent a Facebook request to one of the defendants in a civil suit. When a juror in Texas did almost the exact same thing, he was sentenced to two days of community service. Jock was unhappy about having to serve jury duty and was taking advice from friends on Facebook on how to get out of it. He said he began using his smart phone to look up the people involved in the case when he got bored during jury questioning. He first denied sending the friend request, but then changed his story and said that it must have been an accident. Jock says that he didn't think it would be a big deal because he didn't think he would get picked for the jury. The day after he sent the friend request, the defendant, Violetta Milerman, informed her attorney about it. The judge decided to raise the issue. Senior Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan told the juror not to discuss the case with anyone and not to try to find any more information about the case. The friend request was sent 20 minutes after the judges warning. Damian Mallard, an attorney in this case said that Jock was very close to going to jail for this. After Jock was dismissed, he posted a Facebook status update stating "Score… I got dismissed!! Apparently they frown upon sending a friend request to the defendant".


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"Won't Go Quietly" is a song by British rapper Example. This is the second single from Example's second album, Won't Go Quietly. "Won't Go Quietly" was released on 18 January 2010, and after strong radio airplay received increasing amounts of digital downloads.
Following the increased sales, the single entered the UK Singles Chart on 24 January 2010, reaching a peak of number six. This makes "Won't Go Quietly" Example's first top-ten single. On 31 January 2010, "Won't Go Quietly" dropped three places to number nine, limiting his stay in the top ten for two weeks.
On 5 February 2010, the single entered the Irish Singles Chart for the first time, reaching number 36 for Example's first hit in Ireland.


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Due to the long delays for this device, and since the new Android Wear products now perform the same functions (and much more), I no longer support this product. – Ray
What is Nymi?
It is a device that can replace your passwords, keycards, and authentication of practically any device that is capable of using Bluetooth for security.
From the official website:
Put your heart into it
With every beat of your heart, the Nymi unlocks a world of possibilities.
Your Nymi lets you use your unique cardiac rhythm to authenticate your identity, allowing you to wirelessly take control of your computer, your smartphone, your car and so much more.
Wherever you go, the Nymi will be interacting with your devices, creating a smart, password and key-free environment.
With accurate and convenient authentication technology there is no end to the possibilities.
No more prompts, only awesome experiences. Your daily life is filled with prompts for identification. The Nymi can replace everything from the PIN on your credit card to the account information on your gaming console without sacrificing security, privacy or convenience.
As you wake up know that wherever you go the Nymi will be interacting with your devices, creating a smart, password and key-free environment. The Nymi will also have customizable notifications. If you're the kind of person who likes to be connected to their emails, texts and social updates, you'll never be behind with the Nymi.
You can pre-order one for around $80 here:
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Governments frequently invest in initiatives to evaluate a program's progress. The fundamental steps of determining what constitutes genuine success and how to achieve it, though, are often overlooked.
State government leaders broke down such issues Thursday at Governing's leadership forum in Raleigh, N.C., where pubic officials from across the state gathered to discuss a range of subjects.
John Turcotte, director of program evaluation for the North Carolina General Assembly, suggested shifting the role of program evaluators back to their intended purpose. Managerial, operational and investigative reviews occupy much of the workload for program evaluators. Instead, Turcotte said governments should focus on whether programs are actually effective.
One way for states to accomplish this is to implement clear rating systems for programs, Turcotte said, citing the now-defunct expectmore.gov as an example. He also said that it's important for agencies to set long-term goals but they must also outline intermediate objectives to get there.
Even when goals are defined, a lack of curiosity on the broader results often plague decisions, said Jonathan Womer, the state's chief information officer. Too much of the focus is placed on efficiency, while other areas are ignored. "It's inherent among us to really understand the effect we're having on society," Womer said.
To better evaluate an organization's process and outcomes, Womer suggested managers draw a picture of it.
For James Trogdon, chief operating officer for the state Department of Transportation, evaluating programs becomes more challenging when working up the chain of command. The best strategy, he said, is to first devise high-level objectives. Then, administrators should establish goals for each business unit to support the overall aim of an organization.
In an era of downsizing, officials too often emphasize solely doing more with less, said Patrick Ibarra, co-founder of the Mejorando Group, a consulting firm specializing in assisting governments. Across the board cuts typically don't work. Instead, Ibarra said officials should concentrate on what governments do well, while becoming more of an "aggregator" in other areas.
With shifts in the economy and other changes, it's difficult for governments to project the future more than two years down the road.
"Government leaders need to be more comfortable with ambiguity and not allow that from preventing them from moving forward," Ibarra said.


text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post5555175396434486389..comments2019-05-20T18:19:25.125+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Kollel Tefillas Shacharis - brilliantRafi G.http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-90037821334343297272015-12-08T14:53:30.153+02:002015-12-08T14:53:30.153+02:00It would be interesting to find out more about thi...It would be interesting to find out more about this initiative. I don't live in a Haredi area, but daven occasionally in them, and there are always stragglers coming in late, and I'm sure others that are too embarrassed to come daven in a minyan so late and look like a bum. I think I heard a question asked to Chaim Valder a few months ago from a woman who was worried about her husband who used to be an avreich but has since slacked off and become a bum at home. Perhaps this is a way to get the 'bums' out of the house into a structured environment? firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-88642027106048951022015-12-07T23:49:11.944+02:002015-12-07T23:49:11.944+02:00I'm not sure what you mean. when you pay someo...I'm not sure what you mean. when you pay someone to say kaddish, it is because you cannot, or better said, there is nobody else. if you donate to this kollel is it really in place of you because you dont have time for spiritual stuff? does that mean you don't have to daven shacharis because they are davening for you? are they having kavana for you so you dont have to?<br />my question is facetious. Clearly that isnt the point of the kollel - to be in place of you. Rafi G.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-55047923774631047452015-12-07T23:07:51.643+02:002015-12-07T23:07:51.643+02:00Evidently, many of us are thought to be so busy as...Evidently, many of us are thought to be so busy as to "need" a subcontractor to handle the spiritual side. That, at least, seems to be the theory of "Kollel X" innovators...email@example.com


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Email is the most pervasive and critical part of every employee's work day. According to a McKinsey Global study, employees spend a whopping 28 percent of their work week on email-related tasks, which is over two hours a day. To put this in perspective, if your company has 1,000 employees, we are talking about email consuming at least 2,000 hours every work day, 10,000 hours every work week and over 500,000 hours every year. Assuming that your average annual cost per employee is $50,000, the time spent with email is costing your company $60 million every year! Whew!
And there's a double whammy. The amount of time that email sucks is going to get worse, according to the Email Market (2014-2018) study by Radicati. This study finds that business email volume is going to increase by over 28 percent, from around 109 billion emails a day in 2014 to over 139 billion emails a day in 2018.
It is critical for your business to carefully study employees' habits that increase the amount of time they spend with email — even seemingly innocuous ones — and take immediate corrective action. To illustrate, let's assume that you are able to help employees save just 10 minutes out of the 120 they spend with email every day. Your company will save 41,700 productive hours and $5 million every year!
But where do you start? In this slideshow, email productivity experts FewClix for Outlook reveal which employee email habits contribute the most to "email time suck" and suggest actions you can take to ensure you are protecting your company from hundreds, maybe thousands, of hours wasted every day with email.
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If you are in Hastings this weekend or next, we are holding an open studio as part of Coastal Currents arts festival. Showing are works by Naomi Holdbrook, Celeste Barker and myself around the theme of Seen and Unseen. Studio is a bit of a misnomer in this instance; while I often work at home the so called studio doubles as a laundry room. I have found through bitter experience that oil paints and clean washing are not a good combination. The room is certainly not large enough to show works from three of us so we have spent the last two days turning the ground floor into a kind of gallery by removing all clutter such as the television and cushions with the result that it looks unnaturally tidy and feels somewhat uncomfortable.
Here are few of the pieces you can see if you come:
Open Studio September 21, 22, September 28,29 11am to 6pm


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NordVPN Review - 2019
When seeking anonymity of data and browsing, you need a reliable and secure VPN that you can trust. NordVPN has over 3,500 servers across the world and can be tailored to fit any user's needs, from gaming to P2P file sharing, data security to expanded content availability.
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One of the best VPN services I've found to date is NordVPN. NordVPN has been around since 2012 and was started by four friends who wanted to create a liberated Internet experience. Their main goals are to combat censorship and unwanted surveillance. They started small, with only one server, but now have over 3,500 servers.
NordVPN is based in Panama and therefore not part of the 5-eyes and 14-eyes alliances. This allows you total anonymity. The alliances are made up of countries that recognize VPNs as a potential risk and agree to share source IP location information in an effort to improve security. But with NordVPN, the government cannot order them to provide customer data.
Pricing and Plans
There is only one level of VPN service offered by NordVPN; either you're in or you're out. Service is divided, rather, on how long you would like to be a part of their service. You can choose to pay month-by-month for $11.95/month; pay $83.88 per year; or pay $107.55 for a three-year subscription. Each plan comes with a 30-day money back guarantee, so if you're not satisfied with the service you can get a refund
When you first log on, the program opens up to a menu bar on the left and a world map on the right. The world map shows a wide variety of points on it that you can click. When you click on, say, Germany it will connect you to which VPN it deems to be the best at that moment. If you prefer, you can choose between the multiple connections available in each country by double clicking on the map point. Depending on the country chosen, you will have more or fewer server choices. At the very top of the program, it has a slider that shows you whether or not you are connected to a VPN and which specific server you're attached to. If you're offline, it shows as red and says you are not connected.
Germany, specifically, has about 60 options and each is shown listed alongside its server load percentage and the distance to the server in miles, both of which can be of great help when determining which connection to choose. The server load is the capacity of the server being used currently which, when near its capacity, can slow response time. The distance to the server affects you ping, which is essentially the reaction time of your connection to a server. The farther you are from the server the slower the ping which really only affects people who might be using a network for gaming where you might need a fast ping to avoid lagging. As an added bonus, it lets you mark your favorite servers by clicking on the heart on the right and then keeps a list for you on the main menu.
The "Smart-Play™" function gives you access to streaming services from nearby networks. Essentially, what that means is that you can access the streaming media from different countries without being denied access due to being outside the country. For example, I wanted to see what would happen if I accessed Netflix from a different country's ISP and was pleasantly surprised with a wide variety of different content when I chose an IP address from France. Upon asking the Customer Service Representative, they currently support Australia, Italy, India, France, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, UK and US Netflix. I was also able to access-restricted video streaming from the BBC by connecting to a UK server. At first, I was blocked out more often than I was allowed in and connecting successfully required a lot of trial and error. This is a great example of why you should utilize the support staff because when I asked them how to connect they gave me a specific list of servers to utilize and I was able to connect immediately without a problem.
Connect on start
You can also choose the option to "Connect On Start" and which VPN network you want to connect to. If you have a favorite that works well for your needs, this can be a great way to bypass tedious processes of picking and connecting manually.
Kill switch
Also offered is an optional "Kill Switch" which lets you add programs and applications on your device that will automatically be "killed" upon disconnecting from a secure VPN. Most general users wouldn't necessarily make use of this function but there are quite a few specific uses that this would be greatly desired for. If you were doing anything that requires absolute confidentiality, this would be very important. Also, if you're streaming content, either legally or illegally, disconnecting from a secure VPN can immediately put you at risk from the ever-present witch-hunt that is looking for "rule breakers". The Kill Switch function works differently on PC's than on Mac operating systems; on PC's, the apps will be closed down immediately whereas on Mac systems the Internet will be disconnected from that specific application so as to prevent a leak of information. This can also be very helpful if you are working on a sensitive document from a remote location.
Server speed
Fast servers are also a major deciding point when choosing a VPN service as speed can make or break your experience online. The closer the server is to you physically the faster the connection speed. The more servers there are, the lower the server load and, subsequently, the faster your connection speed will be. You can also choose which type of server you want to use based on what you are doing. If you're doing video streaming, you can choose an Ultra Fast TV server. If you're doing peer to peer sharing, you can choose a P2P network. If you look on the previously noted servers list you can find which network is going to be best for your purpose and choose accordingly. (Note: Nord has since increased their number of servers.)
Multi-platform accessibility
For ease of use, NordVPN has adapted their service and made programs for PC, Mac, iOS and Android platforms. This is especially helpful because you can take your VPN security on the road with you on your smartphone. Now, sitting in a coffee shop and browsing on your phone is much safer. With your subscription service, you can use the application on your computer at work, your laptop, your home desktop, tablet and smartphone with complete fluidity.
Customer service
Also worthy of note, their customer service is top notch. On the very bottom of the web page is a blue "Support" button that lets you directly connect with an agent who is polite and helpful. I had login issues at the beginning (completely my fault) and they patiently helped me sort out the problem until I was successfully logged in. Whenever I had a question about a function or feature they were right there to explain it to me. I have never experienced better customer service on a website before.
As noted earlier, connection speed is super important. So, I decided to test different areas of the world to see how they performed. My pre-VPN speed at home was:
When I connected to a VPN in Chicago, USA the speed went down but only very minimally:
Further away, in Canada, the ping slowed as did the download:
For fun, I tested Costa Rica. The ping, again, slowed:
When I tested a server listed as an "Ultra-Fast TV" network, I was surprised to find that it was very similar to my non-protected speeds; only 2 ms slower ping, 8 Mbps slower download, and actually a faster upload speed. And, that was at an 86% server load:
DNS leak testing
After running a handful of different DNS Leak Test web services on a variety of VPN location choices I am happy to say that I didn't find a leak anywhere. This is not surprising, though, because NordVPN has a DNS Leak protection program running 24/7 to automatically detect and repair any leaks.
Mobile testing
When installing the NordVPN app on my phone, I was impressed with how seamless and easy it was to do. It doesn't have every feature that the desktop application has, such as the server list of which networks are best designed for a specific type of use, but that can be accessed by connecting to their website. It gives you a full list of all the servers you can choose from but does not list their current capacity or distance. Again, I'm sure connecting to the website would solve this problem.
The Smart Reconnect function was a new feature on the app. When activated, it automatically switched you to an available network if the specific network you've chosen was unavailable or became disconnected.
I found it rather helpful that the VPN connection transitioned seamlessly when changing from a Wi-Fi network to a 3G network. It didn't have to disconnect and reconnect - it just flowed seamlessly into the new connection.
I tested for IP leaks on my cell phone and none were found. I also tested to see what the connection speed was over Wi-Fi and the 3G network in 3 ways: With VPN in the United Kingdom, without the VPN on, and with a "Superfast TV" server in the United States. I labeled each test in the photo below.
Not surprisingly, the fastest speeds were found without the VPN active. The connection speed with the United Kingdom was about half as fast and, honestly, I was shocked to see that the "Superfast TV" connection that was closer to home was even slower.
Mobile testing
When installing the NordVPN app on my phone, I was impressed with how seamless and easy it was to do. It doesn't have every feature that the desktop application has, such as the server list of which networks are best designed for a specific type of use, but that can be accessed by connecting to their website. It gives you a full list of all the servers you can choose from but does not list their current capacity or distance. Again, I'm sure connecting to the website would solve this problem.
The Smart Reconnect function was a new feature on the app. When activated, it automatically switched you to an available network if the specific network you've chosen was unavailable or became disconnected.
I found it rather helpful that the VPN connection transitioned seamlessly when changing from a Wi-Fi network to a 3G network. It didn't have to disconnect and reconnect - it just flowed seamlessly into the new connection.
I tested for IP leaks on my cell phone and none were found. I also tested to see what the connection speed was over Wi-Fi and the 3G network in 3 ways: With VPN in the United Kingdom, without the VPN on, and with a "Superfast TV" server in the United States. I labeled each test in the photo below.
Not surprisingly, the fastest speeds were found without the VPN active. The connection speed with the United Kingdom was about half as fast and, honestly, I was shocked to see that the "Superfast TV" connection that was closer to home was even slower.
Privacy is paramount in the VPN world and that is why NordVPN is one of the best companies out there. They keep no logs of any information on who their users are or what they are doing. They don't have to because they're not founded in one of the 5 eyes or 14 eyes countries, so the government cannot snoop or even subpoena information. They even let you pay anonymously using Bitcoin if you want. They have a program that peruses their servers all the time that is engineered to notice DNS Server leaks and repair them immediately.
TOR over VPN
Previously, TOR was used as a tool to provide anonymity by filtering your online inquiries, streaming and downloading through various computers and servers on the network, thus making it harder for that information to be tracked. But don't be fooled into thinking that anonymity is the same as security. Using TOR actually makes you of more interest to organizations like the NSA and police because they see that you're obviously trying to avoid being tracked and they don't have the same legal protection that VPN's do. With enough effort, they can figure out who you are, especially if they inject malware onto the network. That is why NordVPN has set up servers specifically to utilize the combined function of TOR with encrypted international VPN servers, thus exponentially increasing your security.
Log keeping and anonymity
I've also noticed that it is of the utmost importance to NordVPN that you are given absolute anonymity. They have originated their services in Panama for that exact purpose - to avoid being a part of the 14 eyes coalition and therefore not having to share your information if the government were to some in and request it. They don't keep any logs of activity or users and they provide double-encrypted server options to raise security to the next level.
Data encryption
One of the biggest bragging points for NordVPN is its Double Data Encryption. This means that your traffic is filtered through two VPN servers, which ensures that your information is kept private and you remain anonymous. This second level of encryption is, essentially, a failsafe and gives an added layer of protection. If you want, you can even choose which double VPN combination you want by looking at the servers list.
Of course, it is integral that they have ensured an SSL certificate and have a secured tunnel with the VPN servers they own. With 256-bit encryption, they've brought protection to the next level. The time it would take to decrypt the 256-bit version of your data would take an eternity with modern technology. If you're still concerned, though, they offer special servers that are DDoS protected that route the information through multiple avenues before it gets where it is going, encrypting it each time it touches a new server. Even still, with no logs being kept, it is virtually impossible for your data to become compromised.
Website Blocking
Significant amounts of people utilize VPNs as a way to connect to data or websites that might be unavailable to them specifically due to their location. For example, the BBC iPlayer, which is limited to only residents of the UK. I, personally, am one of those people who would love to be able to watch British shows and news but cannot because I am in the United States. My ability to connect with the BBC iPlayer was hit and miss until I asked for help. Sometimes I was able to connect without being blocked by the site, other times I couldn't find a connection no matter which browser I was using or which server I was connected to. When I sought support from the customer service and they were able to provide me a specific set of servers that would be compatible with the BBC. As soon as I connected to the server they suggested I had no problems.
I also tried to see what other content I could get on Netflix, as I know that different countries offer various content that might not be available in the United States. I was 100% successful for each country I attempted. My favorite, though, had to be Italy. Please note, however, that Netflix is limited to only certain countries that are supported. Currently, that list includes Australia, Italy, India, France, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, UK, and US (as noted previously).
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, I was very happy with the services offered by NordVPN. I needed their services but I was not very well versed in technology so I was a bit intimidated at first but their applications and programs are designed to be very simple and user-friendly and it made me feel very comfortable. When I ran into problems, their customer support team was literally that - a team - and I felt as though they were all there to help me, despite some technical knowledge I lacked.
I'm not a gamer, so I cannot speak on their behalf, but I would assume that they might have some issues with ping speed if they were playing live-action games with other users around the world. As long as they test out the servers and find one that works well for them before they begin they should be just fine, though. All in all, I was very happy with the service and will absolutely be telling my friends and family about this incredible resource. I felt very safe and knew without a shadow of a doubt that the information I was sending online was secured and encrypted.
- Easy to install and operate
- Ad blocking
- Customer service is incredibly helpful and very patient
- Take security seriously
- The multi-platform integration is very nice
- The price is right for the protection you get
- Connection speeds are slower than most people would prefer


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Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti (of Pininfarina fame) has developed a prototype car with a windshield that doesn't need wipers. It can brush away water and dirt all by itself.I do wonder if objects hitting the windshield would cause the treatments to deteriorate over time though. As it is right now, a windshield can take a lot of abuse, and small debris, particles, and bugs hit it constantly.
The car, dubbed Hidra, uses a special aerodynamic design along with four sophisticated surface treatments to the windshield to keep the driver's view clear. The first treatment filters the sun and repels water. The second is made of nano-dust which is able to push dirt to the edges of the glass. This dust is activated by the third layer, which senses dirt and activates the second layer as necessary. Finally, it's all topped off by the fourth layer which is a conductor of electricity to power the whole mechanism.
Fioravanti claims that this technology could go into mass production within 5 years, but it already works and has been installed on the Hidra concept car.


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I'm beyond late with my July empties but August has been that kind of month. You'd think having been off would mean more blogging, but for me but sometimes "off" means doing everything but blogging! It just hasn't been on the top of my list. Work also started back up this past week, so getting back to meetings and changes in schedule meant the blog really took a back seat! So anyway, I'm finally ready to report the yays and nays of my July empties!
Revlon Colorstay Foundation. I liked this foundation. When it comes to medium/full coverage and staying on your face, this is pretty good for a drugstore foundation. It is a thicker formula so while there may have been more left in the bottle, it just wasn't coming out. I'd probably get this again at some point- in fact recently I was close to repurchasing but ended up going with some higher-end foundations. So I probably won't get this for a long time if ever. I'm seeing that it comes in a pump bottle now so that is very cool but we'll see!
NYX Mineral Set it & Don't Fret It Powder. This powder was fine, nothing exceptional. It did the basic primary setting job, but not meant for keeping me matte all day. It wasn't bad, but probably wouldn't get this again.
E.L.F. Natural Lash Kit. I'm not one to use lashes on a regular basis but I will for special occasions. I got a few uses out of these but it was time to toss. I don't know if it was just how I put them on (more than likely) or the falsies themselves but I always had issues with the inner corner lashes not sticking and popping off. I think I figured out how to apply them better after some trial and error. These were good "starter" lashes but I'm ready to move on to a different brand!
Manuka Honey Peel-Off Mask. I purchased this at Ulta from one of those stands by the counter on a whim- I needed to spend another dollar or two to be able to use a coupon. This one was pretty good for the price! I haven't used a peel-off mask in a while but this was a pretty legit one. I felt like it did a good job removing the dead skin off my face and I enjoyed the scent. Worth a shot if you need a dollar to spend at Ulta!
Beauty 360 Wipes. I'm so not going over this one again since I did it twice before but so glad these are done! No way am I getting these ever again!! The scent was such a turn off and these wipes kinda left a film.
Hair Products
L'Oreal Evercreme Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner. I've repurchased this shampoo and conditioner a few times, once in a different scent. I don't know if the scent is called "Camelina" or what that is on the bottle but I enjoyed this particular fragrance- it was kind of like shea butter/vanilla, not something perfume-y. So while this was kind of my go-to for years when I would dye my hair, I'm trying other brands like Shea Moisture which I think I like better. It doesn't seem as drying as the L'Oreal. I may go back to it eventually but for now I probably won't repurchase.
And some Toss-Outs:
L'Occitane 100% Shea Butter. This was part of a set-had it for way too long and never reached for it. Not sure if that's why it didn't work that great but when I tried to use it again I just didn't find it moisturizing at all. In fact it left my hands and feet feeling more dry. Obviously I had to get rid of it and nope, not buying again.
Sephora Eye Pencil. No big story- I thought the spring green color was something different at the time but honestly it looked kinda meh on, I never reached for it, and it's just old. Time to toss!!
So these were all of my July Empties! Ever use these?
Jen <3


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Seamus Coleman has been warned his versatility could hamper his ambitions of playing for a top club like Manchester United.
The Everton man has flourished in the Premier League since moving from Sligo Rovers in 2009 and is tipped to become one of the leading fullbacks in England.
Having controversially snubbed him for the European Championships, Giovanni Trapattoni suddenly can't get enough of the Donegal man and he is one of the first names on the Irish team sheet.
His former Everton boss David Moyes also raved about him and predicted a big future for him - although there are
no signs of him following the Scot to Manchester United.
And because Coleman is often juggled between right back and right wing, Red Devils legend Gary Neville wonders if it will cost him the chance to one day wear his old shirt at Old Trafford.
"Sometimes it is good to have flexible players in your squad but sometimes it can be to the detriment of the individual if you do get moved around," said Neville.
"Phil Jones at Manchester United plays right-back, central midfield and centre-back. It is giving him other experiences so there is a balance but eventually you have to settle into a position."
Coleman has made no secret of the fact that he feels his best position is right back, although his attacking play is one of his best attributes as Neville can testify to.
Neville is a coach with England and could only admire Coleman's performance when Ireland played them in Wembley back in May, whipping in a superb cross for Shane Long to open the scoring.
"I was damn impressed with him," he said. "He had a fantastic game - unfortunately! I speak to my brother Phil about him a lot as he obviously covered him for two or three years at Everton. Phil sat in front of him and has a lot of time for him.
"He is an honest kid, an attacking full-back, similar to Leighton Baines on the other side in that they both like to run forward - but he is behind Baines in terms of quality of delivery in the last third."
And Neville has warned Coleman that he cannot afford to let his standards slip as highly regarded 19-year-old right back John Stones will be breathing down his neck at Goodison this season.
Everton paid Barnsley £3 million for the talked about teeanger on deadline day in January, offering him a five-and-a-half year deal and the England youth international is being tipped for senior honours.
"John Stones is another good kid and he will be under big pressure," said Neville of Coleman.
"Coleman either works from right-back or right side of midfield and that could be a little bit of a downfall for him if he doesn't settle into one position."
Sky kicks off its biggest ever Premier League season with live coverage of Swansea v Man Utd from the Liberty Stadium on Sky Sports 1, Sky 2 and Pick TV on August 17.