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Maryland Weekly Fishing Report Overview | October 03, 2012
With fall settling in to a dependable pattern of cool nights, crisp shortening days and soaring blue skies, fish are responding to the primordial need to fortify for the coming winter. Outdoor enthusiasts who carry the fishing gene are responding to an equally compelling drive to gather their tackle and go to the water to join the fish in the ancient ritual.
Freshwater trout enthusiasts often share the humor and frustration of plain failure in the face of the wild trout challenge, especially when the upper stretch of Gunpowder Falls is the scene. To make things seem even more insulting to the well-equipped trout angler, the Maryland DNR trout team has some data to share from the 2012 Fall Gunpowder Stream Survey. DNR freshwater fisheries biologist Mark Staley led a crew of technicians, biologists, volunteers and high school students inclined toward natural science careers over three days of wading, electrofishing, measuring, and examining the fish between Masemore Road and the Prettyboy Dam. This renowned stretch of blue ribbon trout water has been a landmark water management success story since 1986 when the Maryland Chapter of Trout Unlimited, DNR and the City of Baltimore began working together to ensure a dependable, steady flow of cold, clean water from Pretty Boy Reservoir. Since then, the stream has developed into one of the best and most challenging wild trout fisheries in the country. The upper 7.2 miles of the stream from the dam down to Bluemont Road is reserved for catch and return and artificial lures. Most anglers stick to fly-fishing in this stretch. Earlier this year, Governor O'Malley named the bucolic path that borders this stretch, the Lefty Kreh Fishing Trail in honor of a Maryland native son and perhaps the most renowned fly angler in the world.
North Branch Rainbow. Photo by Alan Klotz
The 4.2-mile stretch downstream of Bluemont Road to Corbett Road offers a two trout per day limit with no bait restrictions. The remaining 6.1 miles down to the hiking trail about a mile below Phoenix Road are stocked with hatchery rainbow trout in the spring and fall with a five trout per day limit and no bait restrictions.
Here's the rub for anglers like me who find it so hard to fool these obvious trout. Results of this year's survey turned up an average of 1,213 adult brown trout per mile. This works out to a potentially catchable wild trout every four feet.
Staley reports that the 2012 young-of-the-year cohort is the biggest batch since 2008. These fish would have hatched in March and April, which may indicate that the didymo alga, which is prevalent in the colder winter and spring months, is not inhibiting the fry as they escape from the gravel beds to grow, thrive, and avoid the careful offerings of fly fishermen and women.
Out west in the mountains, retired fish biologist Ken Pavol is enjoying "pretty good" trout and smallmouth fishing in the North Branch of the Potomac River. The flow out of the dam has been low, providing easy wading conditions. The smallmouth fishing has been particularly good below Westernport. Pavol is having good luck in the river and on Deep Creek Lake fooling bass with a green over orange fly that suggests a small yellow perch to a hungry black bass.
DNR Western Regional Fisheries manager Al Klotz agrees. "The cool weather and rain have spurred schools of smallmouth bass to cruise the shorelines in predator mode ..a full fall binge," he said. Klotz recommends walking the dog with finesse plastic lures to excite the bass into striking. Otherwise, Rapala Rat'l Traps are always a good bet. Try the silver and black version in the #7 size.
Over the weekend at the Deep Creek Lake Classic Bass Open, the anglers averaged 4.2 bass in a five-bass limit for the event, evidence of capable anglers and good fishing.
North Branch Potomac Brookie. Photo by Alan Klotz
Last week, the DNR Western Regional Fisheries staff took a class of future fisheries biologists from Garrett College to help in the North Branch Potomac trout survey. They made the upper catch and release trout section just below the Jennings Randolph Dam the heart of the exercise as essential DNR work and part of a class requirement of 40 hours of field work for the students. The team collected rainbow trout up to 21 inches, as well as healthy brown trout and Maryland native brookies. Klotz suggests that this is a good time to fish this water using egg patterns.
2012 Garrett College Fisheries Management Class. Photo courtesy of Alan Klotz
Fall trout stocking has begun a little earlier than anticipated. The weather, ground conditions and stars have aligned to allow for the eventual release of about 26,000 one-pound rainbow and golden trout, 1000 one-pound brown trout, and 150 two- to three-pound rainbow and golden trout throughout the State. Actually, it is largely the enthusiasm of the DNR hatchery staff and the funding provided by trout stamp revenue that make this possible. Popular locations will include the North Branch of the Potomac River, Bear Creek, Big Elk Creek, Blair's Valley Lake, Deer Creek, Great Seneca Creek, Greenbelt Lake, Gunpowder Falls, Lake Artemesia, Morgan Run, Patapsco River, Wheatley Lake, Town Creek and Tuckahoe Creek. Some Frederick County streams were the first to receive the fall trout infusion, which occurred on October 2.
DNR is posting stocking information on the DNR Fisheries website and on the recorded DNR Trout Hotline (800-688-3467, press 2) as the program progresses.
DNR stocks trout.
The tidal Potomac is also seeing an increase in action as the water temperature drops. Captain Andy Andrzejewski is having luck using topwater poppers and buzz baits over grass beds. He also likes spinner, chatter and swim baits, to round out the largemouth bass selection. Potomac striped bass continue to be mostly small fish in the six- to 16-inch range. They are particularly active at the beginning of the falling tide around bridge structure and rock piles. Redfish continue to be a part of the fun as they hit crank baits fished at middle depths around the points that jut out into the river. Blue gills are willing to hit small tube baits and eighth-ounce grubs along the edges of the grass beds.
It's inspirational to read an Angler's Log report from Larry Jarboe who fishes around Mallows Bay on the Potomac as well as on the Atlantic coast. This year he has compiled a bundle of firsts including a blueline tilefish, a blackbelly rosefish, chain pickerel, tidal largemouth bass, a northern snakehead and blue catfish. In one day of fishing Mallows Bay on the Potomac he caught 14 channel cats, a blue cat, a white cat, countless white perch and about a dozen puppy drum, all on the incoming tide.
The Chesapeake is full of forage fish it seems. However, keen rockfish anglers are baffled by the sudden end to the great blitzes of schooled fish that have been so dependable in wide open waters such as the mouth of Eastern Bay and the Choptank River. Eastern Shore light tackle guide Gary Neitzey speculates that we are in a transition. The big fish that recently showed up to the party are moving into the tributaries to intercept the schools of perch, spot, and silversides that are moving toward the Bay. A slightly retired friend of mine, with a distinguished history of success in industry and fishing, reports that indeed, rockfish up to 35 inches have returned to his secret fishing place. If you happen to see a man wasting time in an old jon-boat along the Severn River shore, he asks that you pay him no mind. I can let on that he is throwing a noisy surface popper (Stillwater Smackit Jr.) into the growing shadows of the early setting sun and bracing for the hit of a big fish. It's that time of year.
White perch fishing in the Upper Bay continues apace. It's been good all summer. Worden's Super Rooster Tail Spinner remains the hot lure. The lure incorporates a spinning blade with a chicken hackle feather. Cast one near rocks, docks, submerged stumps and any fishy-looking place to see who's home. Otherwise, a bloodworm jigged on a weighted hook or a grass shrimp skewered on a shad dart will certainly work. You can net your own shrimp by sweeping a long-handled dip net along the edge of the marsh. Considering the way the wind kicks up this time of year, it's smart to have a kayak handy for those days when it's too brisk to venture out on open waters. Paddle up the creeks and into the salt ponds for some white perch fun.
A 21 inch speck. Photo by Joe Evans
Further south in Tangier Sound, the word is "speck." On a short light tackle trip with Captain Kevin Josenhans on Monday, we caught 24 speckled trout near Smith Island. The fish settle in water from four to eight feet deep where there is ample contour or rubble for hiding. A light three-eighths ounce bucktail jig dressed with a small plastic minnow tail cast down current and retrieved just fast enough to avoid hanging up on a stump while sinking enough to be in strike range of the fish works best. In other words, you are going to lose some lures.
The hot Tangier speckled trout flies - Lefty's Cactus Striper and Joe Bruce's Bullethead. Photo by Joe Evans
With the fish we reeled in, Josenhans' total for the season rose to nearly 1200 speckled trout.
A satisfied angler and his Tangier Sound speck.
On the coast, the surf continues to offer excellent fishing with snapper bluefish, kingfish, puppy drum and sharks taking offerings of cut bait.
Sue Foster of Oyster Bay Tackle in Ocean City reports that Dave Sharkman caught nine sand tiger sharks from the Assateague beach at night before wearing out and packing it in. He was back at it early the next morning and beached a seven-footer as the sun painted the eastern horizon. Two hours later his line went tight again. The rod bent deeply and the fight was on with what turned out to be a 49.5-inch red drum. The Virginia and Maryland coasts host the largest red drum in the world this time of year. The world record was caught from the Hatteras Island, N.C. beach in 1984. It weighed 94 pounds. Since then, substantial conservation measures have taken effect to protect the redfish from the popularity of spicy blackened entrees. In 2007, George W. Bush issued an executive order to prohibit the sale of red drum in Federal waters. The order also encouraged the states to protect the fish in their waters. The result has been innovative management schemes using tight creel and slot limits to encourage population growth. In Maryland the creel limit is one fish from 18 to 27 inches. Red drum can live to reach 60 years old. The speculation along the Mid-Atlantic sand these days is that a huge fish is swimming out there for the angler who is willing to make the effort. That giant fish could be cruising along the gullies and sandbars of Ocean City and Assateague right now.
Joe Evans
Keith Lockwood has been writing the Fishing Report since 2003 and has had a long career as a fisheries research biologist since 1973. Over the course of his career he has studied estuarine fishery populations, ocean species, and over a decade long study of bioaccumulation of chemicals in aquatic species in New Jersey. Upon moving to Oxford on the eastern shore of Maryland; research endeavors focused on a variety of catch and release studies as well as other fisheries related research at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory. Education and outreach to the fishing public has always been an important component to the mission of these studies. Keith is an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, bird dogs, family and life on the eastern shore of Maryland.
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Having a Blast Tagging Diamond Jim
Type: Chesapeake
Location: The Bay
Tags: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Diamond Jim Tagging
On July 31, 2014 we had the distinct pleasure of accompanying two Maryland DNR Biologists (Eric and Amy) aboard "Loosen Up" for one of the last Diamond Jim tagging expeditions. Let's just say that this was probably the best fishing day of my life. We started out by meeting in Deale, MD where we met Captain Frank and First Mate Chris along with Eric and Amy. We set out to first catch some bait fish - Spot. These fish proved to be extremely elusive as we only caught one. Thank goodness that Captain Frank had some in the bait tank. We left from attempting to catch the spot to the fishing grounds. As soon as we arrived there were boats all around us and the fishing experience commenced.
My family (My wife, My Mother, My Father, my 12 year old son Alex, my 9 year old son Nick, my 8 year old daughter Cheyenne and my 6 year old son Ryan) began fishing right away. Captain Frank said, " if you havent gotten a bite within 2 minutes then something is wrong and reel up your bait." I was thinking yeah right. Holy Cow he wasnt kidding, My daughter Cheyenne started things off with a striper measuring 20". Now it was time for Eric and Amy to go to work. Watching them measure the fish, record it, slice a small slit in the side of the fish, place the tag in the opening and back in the water goes the potential $25,000 fish. Cheyenne again landed another striper this one measuring over 20" and again the process started over. In total we landed 36 stripers and numerous blue's. Eric and Amy were able to tag 24 stripers for the competition. The other stripers all over the 18" legal size limit were kept due to not being able to be tagged because of deep hook in the gut. So we were able to bring those fish home and they were delicious.
This was an incredible experience and Thanks to Captain Frank and Chris for an awesome time fishing and to Eric and Amy for their knowledge and information throughout the day. If we could have only caught more bait fish we could have landed a ton more stripers. But we ran out of bait and the kids were done so kudos to DNR for a wonderful day of fishing.
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Bel Air, MD
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Young Avid Fisherman
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Private pond
Tags: Largemouth Bass, Flounder
All caught in private ponds in Harford County except the Flounder (Ocean City, MD). Tristen is an avid fisherman. He doesn't miss a single opportunity to fish and has had thousands of catch and released fish in his 12 years on this earth.
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Sparks, MD
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White Marlin Open
Type: Ocean
Region: Eastern
Location: Ocean City
Tags: White Marlin, White Marlin Open
I caught a 65 inch White Marlin in the White Marlin Open aboard the Moxie Boys. The fish was safely released being that is was 2 inches short.


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Gold Cup organisers confirmed yesterday that local helmsman Lance Fraser has accepted an invitation to compete in the event sanctioned by the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT).
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Invitations were sent to the top 12 skippers in the current ISAF Open Match Race rankings. This includes the 8 Alpari WMRT Cardholders and 4 others who round out the ISAF leaders group. In addition, invitations went to 3 previous Gold Cup winners from the current America's Cup rosters and another America's Cup skipper who has yet to win the Gold Cup.
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Could the girl next door have a big secret? Community star Gillian Jacobs stars in the short film It's Not You, It's Me, which hit the web today on JASH, the YouTube channel founded by comedians Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, Tim Heidecker and Eric Warheim, and Michael Cera. The film, written and directed by Matt Spicer, follows Jacobs' character, a woman whose relationship is literally driving her crazy, through some pretty dark escapades. Childrens Hospital star Rob Huebel co-stars. Watch the film, which debuted at South by Southwest in March, below, and then read on for more with Jacobs:
Felicia Day talks GeekWeek, fandoms, and the royal court of geekery
The internet is kind of a geek dream come true — it's a place for fandoms to find their people and connect online over the things they are so passionate about. No one understands this better than Felicia Day, actress, founder of Geek & Sundry — a website dedicated to nerd culture — and herself a superfan of many elements of geek culture. One of her first projects was a web series called The Guild, which was essentially a love letter to online gaming. Her site is hosting today's GeekWeek on YouTube "Fan Friday" — a theme Day feels particularly embodies geekdom.
"It's focused on fans' contribution to things that they geek out over," Day told EW. "Everything I've done has been from a very grassroots place so I felt like this was the perfect way for us to participate, to highlight communities rather than the people who make the things that people fan-out over."
Geek & Sundry has spent the week releasing special-edition videos of their regular shows, like a supersize episode of Co-Optitude, in which Day plays Pokemon Snap with her brother. There is also a "nerd trifecta," as Day put it, featuring Wil Wheaton and Seth Green playing a tabletop Star Wars game. There are brand-new vloggers featured on the site's vlog channel — with everything from TV and movie reviews to impressions to makeup tips — all geared toward gaming, comics, and other geek culture. Today, tune in for Gastro Geeks, Day's pet project.
"It's a parody food show competition, where contestants get a mysterious bucket of ingredients to sculpt into geeky objects around a surprise theme. We have three contestants — myself, Hannah Hart (of My Drunk Kitchen) and Furious Pete (a professional eater)."
So why Fan Friday?
Boyfriend pranks girlfriend with puppet from 'The Ring' -- VIDEO
Does your significant other often fall asleep on the couch? In the mood for a laugh and maybe a slap in the face? Just follow James Williams' lead and spend weeks crafting a life-size puppet of Samara from The Ring to conduct the world's most terrifying prank.
When Williams' girlfriend fell asleep, he thought that it would be funny to attach Puppet Samara to the telly and wake his darling up. What happened next? Well, you could imagine: READ FULL STORY
Ron Howard narrates mundane tweets, instantly Bluthalizing them -- VIDEO
Admit it: As much as you love watching them scheme, plot, and chicken dance in Arrested Development, you wouldn't really want to be a member of the Bluth family. Even the best of them end up warped, corrupted, and pretty darn miserable; see, for example, how pathetic Michael has become by the beginning of season 4.
That said, it would be pretty cool to have your life narrated by Ron Howard, Bluth family-style — and thanks to Netflix, a group of lucky Twitter users has had the chance to experience just that. One week ago, the streaming service began posting a series of videos featuring Howard reading tweets tagged with #ADNarrates; yesterday, it posted a compilation of those shorter videos.
The fun thing here is that Howard doesn't always read the tweets verbatim. In several cases, he uses them as a jumping-off point for a riff that wouldn't sound out of place on the show itself. Example: User Camille Nanavati writes, "I wish I had a #burger #ADNarrates." Howard says, "Out of all the things Camille could have had an Oscar-winning director narrate, she chose lunch."
Ricky Gervais on 'Learn Guitar With David Brent': Write about what you DON'T know -- VIDEO
David Brent has really done well for himself since being made redundant at Wernham Hogg back in 2002. He's got a fulfilling day job (selling cleaning products!) and a promising night job (acting as the "local Simon Cowell" for an aspiring musician), he's had a chance to visit the U.S.… and he's even moonlighting as a guitar teacher on YouTube. Yep, there's no reason to feel sorry for good ol' David Brent. None at all.
In this second episode of "Learn Guitar with David Brent," the teacher breezes past boring instruction to deliver words of wisdom — "Dreams. Dreams are real. Dreams are realer than reality, in a way, because reality changes! Dreams do as well, but…" — and play a song about selling his (nonexistent) shack in Memphis and heading down to Mexico (on a trip he hasn't actually taken).
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Posted on March 7th 2014
At Social Media Week NYC Laura Simpson and Nadia Tuma, the global and deputy directors, respectively, of McCann Truth Central, gave a presentation on privacy and sharing in social media. They spoke at length about the varying attitudes people of different generations possess regarding the ownership and use of their online data.
At the end of their presentation, they unveiled a pyramid graph entitled "the hierarchy of compensation." Organizations scale the pyramid by using an individual's data to provide benefits that are increasingly intrinsic in nature. In other words, companies move from merely providing transactional benefits to enabling self-actualization by using the personal data they collect to actually make the lives of their customers better (as opposed to just making their purchases less expensive).
As I listened to Laura and Nadia speak – I sat on the panel that followed their presentation – I couldn't help but think of Percolate Design Director Dom Goodrum's post on the role market research plays in product design. He wrote:
One of our big goals for the year ahead will be to ensure that the distribution of our findings works harder for the company. If our research is empowering us with empathy around our customer's lives, then we've got to make sure that empathy is served on a never-ending conveyor belt so everyone across the company can easily pick learnings up all day long.
Empathy is the key to ascending the hierarchy of compensation Laura and Nadia created. Whether a B2B or B2C organization, if you aspire to provide not merely cost-saving solutions but life-altering ones, deeply understanding the challenges and concerns of your customers is critical.
Great marketing, like any form of storytelling, needs to make an emotional impact. But in order to do so, you have to understand your audience. You have to empathize with them. In the third, social and mobile-driven phase of marketing technology, we can do so in ways never previously imagined. The data we now have access to, both in terms of its scale and its specificity, is unlike anything we've ever seen before. It's dramatically changing the ways in which marketers can make their content compelling.
When discussing our audiences, we can talk in terms of billions, not just millions. At the same time, we can target small groups of individuals with highly tailored messages. And we can do them both on the very same platform. The more information an individual provides, the better we can ensure we're telling stories and providing solutions he or she will be impacted by. We can ensure we're talking to the right people on the right platform and in the right ways.
I mentioned that Laura and Nadia's presentation was actually about generational attitudes regarding privacy, sharing and the corporate use of data. How do marketers ensure that the content they create – content that appears in feeds along with photos and messages from friends and loved ones – will be well received? Empathize with them. Produce content that genuinely speaks to the reality of their situation, and distribute that content at the appropriate time through the appropriate channels. If you do so, branded content won't feel invasive. It will be welcomed.


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Playoff trivia
This will be the second postseason meeting between the Saints and Bears; the first was a 1990 wildcard matchup won by the Bears. It will be the third meeting between the Colts and Patriots in the postseason; you're probably familar with the first two. Inspired by this post, I decided to see which franchises have matched up with each other most often the playoffs.
There are two pairs of franchises that have met 8 times in the playoffs. Who are they? There are five more who have met 7 times. Who are they?
I'll post answers sometime tomorrow or Sunday morning.
[Fine print: my database is complete back to the beginning of the NFL on playoff game scores, but there is some confusion (to me) about which games are officially counted as postseason games. The main issue is the third-place game that they used to play back in the day. I am counting those, although I'm fairly sure that failing to do so would only change one of the seven pairs above.]
Answers: Eight meetings: Giants/Bears and Cowboys/Rams. Seven meetings: Vikings/Rams, Giants/49ers, Bears/Redskins, Cowboys/49ers, Cowboys/Vikings (that counts one third-place game).
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Life of a makeup addict
Life of a makeup addict
I love blue lip stick!!
I got the last one. Gorgeous color and compatible with Milani "Movie Star" lip gloss. It was $3.99 @ Walgreens in a display of blue mascaras from Milani. I will most definitely do a look with this.
Or better yet Revlon "Electro-Shock" lip gloss from the Spiderman Collection.
As a self proclaimed makeup addict it would be uncivilized for me to own only 1 or 2 foundations. I currently have 9 liquid foundations ( not including creams, powders, tinted moisturizers, etc..). So I figured I post my foundation collection and talk about my favorites and not so favorites. I hope this can help someone decide to pickup or skip a certain one. So let's start with my favs….
1. Cover Girl Queen- All Day Flawless 3 in 1. Almond Glow
This foundation claims to be longlasting, help control shine, conceal and provide full coverage . I purchased it at Walgreens for $8 or $9… under $10.. I don't really remember. To my surprise this is one of my favorites. It does what it says it will do all for under 10 bucks!!! It is super easy to work with and builds up wilthout being cakey. Blends out evenly and provide good coverage with 1 pump. The issue I do have with this one is that it will transfer easily if I dont set it with powder. Though it claims to have the power of powder, for my extremely oily skin- Nothing but powder has the power of powder. ..lol. I still will wear this one most days when I want medium full coverage, in a rush and will be wearing it all day.
2. Urban Decay- Naked Skin. 10.0
I got this from Ulta for $40. It claims to be weightless, like skin and provide medium coverage. This has slowly become my favorite. Though I have some issues with the color match. This is my second bottle. The first time I picked it up I got the color 9.0, which was sickly light on me. I could have made it work but it was to much effort to correct the color especially when in a hurry ( iam usually in a hurry when doing my makeup). I took it back and got 10.0 , 11.0 was too red… so though 10.0 is a closer match- it is not exact , but easier to blend in my complexion. The consistency is very watery like and makes it easy to blend out. It provides light to medium coverage. I would say it last 6 before it starts to break down and you need to touch up or take it off. I usually choose to wear this one when I wont be somewhere long.
3. Kat Von D- Lock It Tattoo- Deep 66
I got this from Sephora for $34. This foundation if FULL COVERAGE on 10. When I wear this I do not need concealer and it covers EVERYTHING with 1 pump. Just as the Naked Skin. I had an issue with color match. There is a huge color difference between this one and the next shade up in Deep 72… it is alot redder and just not right for my complexion. Also this foundation is very creamy and dries quickly so you have to work fast and in small sections. I find using a buffer brush or beauty blender sponge the best ways to apply. Preferably the beauty blender. Once applied with very little product you will have a flawless face and no reall need for powder. That's s huge deal for me because as I mentioned earlier I have extremely oily skin. It last all day until you take it off. I wear this one days a I need or want fuller coverage. Since I use a beauty blender sponge with this product I can still manage to use this when i am in a hurry as well..
Now let's talk about my 2nd hand choices. ..
1. Marc Jacobs Genius Gel -84 Cocoa Medium
I really want to love this as much a YouTube says I should. This foundation is the most expensive foundation I own , at a price tag of $48. As you can see in the photo the color match is very close to my complexion. My issue with this product is that it sheer to light coverage and does build well without looking madeup and still not covering squat. I have acne scars on my cheeks and require more coverage. So if you need more than a 1 pump in a half, it will look like you are made up… not cakey so much. So though the color is a amazing match. The fact that the coverage is so light, it is not buildable how I would like and it is expensive. This foundation is for "good skin" days or people who dont need coverage and need more even skin tone and hydration.
2.Sleek Be Beautiful Blemish Balm –
This foundation is $13.49 @ sleekmakeup.com. Skeek makeup is a UK drugstore brand, kind of like NYX here in the US. They have a wide range of products that accommodates all complexions including women of color. This BB Cream claims to be a primer, tinted moisturizer or concealer , with a SPF of 15. I dont know about all that, but I can say that the coverage is pretty good and it is moisturizing. The primer part I dont think so. A primer to me is not only to help your foundation or tinted moisturizer go in smoothly, it should also help the product stay in place an last longer. This stuff doesn't last long at all. When first applied it is beautiful- color and coverage. But after a few hours it oxidizes and starts going south. I put this on if I am running somewhere real quick and just want a little coverage if my hyperpigmentation. I would say that after a 3-4 hours. …. Its over for this product. The oils in my skin break through and it is literally sliding off my face. I think the only thing that make me like it is the initial color match and the coverage. I purchased it because I thought it could be a dupe for Nars Tinted Moisturizer. It covers like Nars but that's about all it does in comparison.
3. Cover Girl Tru -D6
This foundation is ok. It claims to match 99% on skin tones. I cant agree with this because this color is the 2nd to the deepest color. The deepest color they had looked very dark beige and this color can work , but I would not claim it to be my perfect color match. I got this from Walgreens for $ 10. I cant liie and say I use this foundation for any particular reason except for when I just haven't used it and want to try it out to remind myself of how I feel about it. It last a good amount of time you can wear it to work or a decent skin day. The cover is medium. I wouldn't suggest that you try to build this up to a certain coverage because , like stated previously the color is a little wonky. If you layer this -it wont look natural. I tend to never use this one mostly because of my Cover Girl Queen 3 in 1 is my go to. I would not recommend this foundation to a friend that is my complexion or one that needed/wanted medium to full coverage.
This will be brief. … My Oh Heck
1. L'Oréal -True Match
2. Maybelline -Fit Me Liquid 355
3. Maybelline- Fit Me Shine Free Stick 355
Ok all of these have the same issues. No pump, oxidizes, transfers like a beast, and melts off my face NO MATTR WHAT. The color match for all of them is pretty close but the turn into a yellowish sickly color and I cant with these…. they just over all make me look worst. The coverage is good at first , but within 2-3 hours its breaking down… nit ti mention transferring to everything I look at at. Its like the stuff jumps off my face and on to any and everything. I know that all makeup transfers to some point, but this is just ridiculous. I will never buy these again and not sure why I still even have them in my possession. … I guess to warn you.. DONT DO IT!!! LOL
I hope this helps any one looking for some new foundations or helps you decide rather to try one if these or not. ..As always Luvs, Thanks for reading and your support. Do forget to follow this blog and givemelipstick on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pintrest and Instagram <3 <3 <3
I had to update this post. Apparently I never uploaded pictures. …don't laugh at me. When I first uploaded this post, I believe it was the same day I started thing blog and had minimal clue of what I was doing.
Out of all the Naked palette from Urban Decay, this is my favorite. This palette retails for $52 @ Ulta. It consists of 12, 1.3g pink and rosegold toned eyeshadows, a dual sided eyeshadow brush, and a sample pack of the infamous primer potion
I got 4 sample size primer potions. Roughly a week worth of product in each packet. I haven't opened this yet because I have tube of primer potion I'm still working on. I love this palette. It is great for every day looks, bridal, prom and even night time. Theses shade are complimentary to almost all skin tones and women of color friendly. Unlike some of the lighter shades in the Naked 1 palette, even the lightest shade worked great on me. All of the colors a just gorgeous. Out of the 12 shades, 2 gave me issues.
As you cam see Dust looks very similar to its name. It blends out to kinds of a glittery mess. Very powdery and alot of fall out. Pretty color but bit of a pain.
Maybe it is just the color on my skin tone but it just takes alot to get it to show up on me. Once again beautiful color, but takes some effort to make it work.
Outside of those 2 shades, I have nothing bad to to say about this palette. $52 is a great price for 12 eyeshadows, a eye brush and primer. Let me know what you think of this palette and which Naked palette is your favorite. … thanks Luvs for reading this post and dont forgot to follow this blog AND follow Givemelipstick on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram
Hello luvs!!! Today I decided to show you my favorite go to red lippies. A red lip is classic, sophisticated, and exudes confidence. I dont wear red lipstick often but when I do, these are my go to selection. I hope you see some you like or are inspired to pick on of these reds up and rock it out.
All from different brands and different finishes depending on my mood.
If you would like a more detailed description of each shade. Let me kmow in the comments below and I can review what I think about each color and why I love these particular shades. Thank luvs. … and dont forgot to follow givemelipstick on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr. <3 <3
Finally I got my hands on both these smokey palettes offered from out favorite online make discount companies, Coastal Scents and BH Cosmetics. In case you are not familiar with either of these companies, they are online makeup stores. They sell a array of makeup and beauty products at a very reasonable price in comparison to other popular beauty brands or even drugstore/ beauty supply store makeup. Both are very commonly known for their eyeshadow palettes. So after much stalking and a sale, I bit the bullet and bought them both.
BH Cosmetics Smoky Palette (no E ) Retail regular price is $21.95. I got mine on sale for around $10 (I dont remember exactly, but it is currently on sale for $7.50!!!!) There are 28 quarter size shades that are mostly pink,purple, blue and grey hued colors. The pallette has a clear cover, that prefer. It is mixture of finishes from matte, satin to velvet and no shimmer.
All colors are swathes over Two Faced Shadow Insurance Primer. All of the colors swatched beautifully except for one. The champagne gold in the 2nd column, first color- looked gritty, patchy and transparent.Other than that I was very impressed with the pigmentation and creaminess of the shadows.
Coastal Scents Smokey Palette regular retail price is $19.99. I paid full price for it. There are 36 nickel sized shadows. This pallette has more of a range of colors and is more colorful than smokey. There is a mixture of bronze, green, blue, pink, purple and grey. When I first got the palette I was a little disappointed. I thought it would be bigger and I thought the shades were more smokey. I think this palette has more bright colors for more of a colorful smokey than a smoldering smokey.
To my amazement these colors were all impressive in quality and pigmentation. All the mattes were gorgeous. Just like the BH Cosmetics Smoky Palette there are a mixture of finishes and also no shimmer but a few frost. I did notice that there are 2 blues that look extremely similar.
Other than that all the colors were great.
Would I say you need both??? Maybe it is the makeup addiction talking but, I think yes….. It's very few overlap in colors between the palettes. Though they are both called Smoky/Smokey Palettes one seems more bright and fun (Coastal Scents) while other seems more sultry , smoldering and, seductive (BH Cosmetics). I really like the colors in both but as far as Smoky goes– BH Cosmetics WON hands down. Smokey eyes are supposed to be sexy. AND though you can achieve that eith the Coastal Scents Palette, it's not totally smokey. BH COSMETICS is all smoke and fire. Since getting these, the one I reach for the most is Bh cosmetics. In my opinion the Coastal Scents Smokey Palette is nice to have but not at full price. Buy it during a sale. Its a great addition but not a must have. The Bh palette is worth it even at FULL PRICE!! Mostly because the Smokey palette is exactly what it claims to be and what you would expect of a smokey eye..
I hope this helps you decide which is best for you or even if you want both. Tell me what are your favorite Coastal Scents or BH Cosmetics palettes? ? And what do you think about these palettes??
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I went to Target the other to get some household items, but as usual I found myself in the makeup isles. My Target has expanded its makeup department by adding some new brands and increasing there existing ones. One of the new brands they have is Shea Moisture. Shea Moisture, to the best of my knowledge was mostly hair and body care. But now the have makeup that ranges from light to deep dark shades of foundation and bronzer as well as eyeshadow, blush, lipstick and gloss. I opted just to pickup 2 eyeshadows.
They were $4.99 each and are pan only. Which I did know , but I assumed they were magnetized and could just go in my Mac palette. NO, you have to purchase the container or a palette separately. I think for the individual eyeshadow compact it's $1.99 and the palette was $5.99 or $6.99. This is kind of annoying, but if I love them then I will make it work.
I also picked up some Sonia Kashuk makeup. Sonia Kashuk, as far as I know is exclusive to Target and very popular for there good quality inexpensive makeup brushes. They also have makeup. Unfortunately I haven't had a lot of luck in the makeup department with them as far as foundation, concealer goes due to limited color range. But I have had success with there blush and brozners. So I went ahead and picked up a blush/ bronzer duo and a glow powder.
Both are beautiful , especially the blush duo. The glow powder may look chalky in the swatch above but it is not. I swatched it heavily to photograph it. Iam. Were both today and will upload pics of it on me later in a review.
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As promised here are swatches of my Mac lipstick collection. I notice while swatching that quite a few of my Mac lipsticks are limited edition (Sorry)… so what I will do is search through my entire lipstick collection in an effirt to find dupes for the LE lipsticks.
I will also add lip swatches. Lip swatching is taxing on the lips, but bare with me. I will do whatever it takes for my lovely #lipsticknation.
There are all my purples. Favorites are Instigator, Up the Amp and Heroine.l
Pink favorites are Candy Yum Yum, Happy Go Lucky and FLAT OUT FABULOUS. If you do not own Flat Out Fabulous- Then you must buy it today. ..It will change your life..lol
I dont have many red MAC lipsticks and really dont need another. I actually have 2 Riri Woo's. That is the only lipstick I had to ever back up. Just like Flat Out Fabulous is everything for the pinks, Riri Woo is LIFE for the reds. I know that Riri Woo was limited edition, so unless you willing to pay the Ebay Monster $45 for Riri Woo.. I eou l d suggest getting Ruby Woo. RIRI Woo's paternal twin.
These I guess I would categorize as other. To be quite honest none of the shade really work on me on their own. The only color of the bunch I have wore alone that work for me was bronze shimmer. It is very natural, summertime effortless on me. The rest of the color need to be mixed with another color or liner to look well on me. That the conclusion. Lipswatches coming soon!!!
Thanks for stopping by. Let me know what are some of your favorite mac lippies. Also follow me on Twitter and Instagram @givemelipstick AND like me on Facebook at Givemelipstick. <3 <3


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PARIS — Roger Federer had little trouble in his opening match at the French Open. He defeated Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada also advanced, beating Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
MORE: Serena Williams dominates; more women's results
Raonic is the youngest man in the top 10 of the tennis rankings, and Kyrgios was the youngest man in this year's French Open draw at 19.
"I was a bit nervous going out in the first set. That's normal, I think," said Kyrgios, a former top-ranked junior player who won the junior Australian Open in 2013.
Other men's winners included No. 6 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, No. 15 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.
The French Open is only Federer's third clay-court tournament this season. He reached the final in Monte Carlo but missed the Madrid tournament when his second set of twins, boys Leo and Lenny, was born.
His first match after their birth was a loss in Rome.
On Sunday, with the clay court hard and damp because of days of rain and overcast skies, the fourth-seeded Federer was back to himself, winning five of his 11 break points.
"I was happy seeing, getting early signs out of the match that I was actually playing well and I was going to get my chances I was looking for," Federer said. "My personal life, as we know, it's all great, so I'm happy the family is here."
Federer's twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, will turn 5 in July. They were sitting in Federer's box along with his wife Mirka at the start.
The French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament to start on Sunday, and Federer played the second match on center court.
"I wasn't nervous, actually, going into the match. It's more just like those hints of fear, maybe yesterday, maybe this morning at one point, just for like five seconds, 'Oh, I really hope I don't have to pack my bags today,' that kind of feeling," Federer said.


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Di Canio: I don't support fascism
After three days of intense public pressure, the new Sunderland head coach Paolo Di Canio has insisted: "I am not a racist and I do not support the ideology of fascism." He had refused to say if he was a fascist during a news conference yesterday.
Paolo Di Canio: As a person you don't change
Paolo Di Canio again refused to publicly explain his political views after suffering defeat on his debut as Sunderland manager, but insisted "as a person you don't change".
He could not prevent Sunderland's winless run extending to nine games as Chelsea won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and declined to comment directly on his views in the post-match media conference.
– Paolo Di Canio
As a person you don't change, but you become an adult, you become a manager. You can also handle your nature because you know now you're not a footballer, now you have responsibility for many others.
Obviously your nature never changes, but you can lead, you can guide because you know that you have to be careful sometimes when you do something. I don't think you are the same person than 20 years ago, 10 years ago.
We all change. We maintain the principles of when we were growing up, but we change a bit as a man, now as a manager.
Di Canio: I am not a racist and I do not support fascism
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio denied he was a racist or fascist after his controversial appointment received fresh criticism.Read the full story
Durham Miners glad Sunderland 'stopped dithering'by Natalie Pirks - ITV News Sports Correspondent
Durham Miners tell me they are a "lot happier now the club have stopped dithering" over the Paolo Di Canio fascism issue and said someone from Sunderland will visit them tomorrow.
They said their banner, which they had demanded to be removed from the Stadium of Light, can stay put.
The club's links to the coal pits goes back to 1936 when the local miners' association sent men to fight against fascists in the Spanish civil war.
Read: Paolo Di Canio - when sport and politics collide.
Read: Paolo Di Canio says he does 'not support the ideology of fascism'.
Di Canio 'pictured' at Italian fascist's funeral in Rome
Sunderland's new manager Paolo Di Canio is believed to have attended the funeral of an Italian fascist linked to a terrorist bombing that killed 85 people.
Pictures appear to show the Italian paying his respects three years ago to Paolo Signorelli, who was jailed for eight years after the Bologna train station attack in 1980.
Signorelli was later acquitted on appeal due to insufficient evidence but was found guilty of being part of an "armed band" and a "subversion against democracy", The Sun reports.
He had been a member of the Italian Socialist Movement which emerged after the collapse of Benito Mussolini's Fascist party.
Di Canio released a statement today saying he is "not a racist" and does "not support the fascist ideology."
Read: Paolo Di Canio - when sport and politics collide
Watch: Di Canio dodges ITV News' question on fascist beliefs
Sunderland boss Di Canio takes first training session
Sunderland's new manager Paolo Di Canio has taken his first training session at the club since his appointment on Wednesday.
The session happened before the Italian released a statement saying he was "not a racist" and did "not support the ideology of fascism."
Read: Paolo Di Canio - when sport and politics collide.
Watch: Di Canio dodges ITV News' question on fascist beliefs.
Di Canio: 'I do not support the ideology of fascism'
Sunderland's new manager Paolo Di Canio has released a statement on the club's official website where he says "I am not a racist and I do not support the ideology of fascism."
I have clearly stated that I do not wish to speak about matters other than football, however, I have been deeply hurt by the attacks on the football club.
This is a historic, proud and ethical club and to read and hear some of the vicious and personal accusations is painful. I am an honest man, my values and principles come from my family and my upbringing.
– Paolo Di Canio statement
I feel that I should not have to continually justify myself to people who do not understand this, however I will say one thing only - I am not the man that some people like to portray.
I am not political, I do not affiliate myself to any organisation, I am not a racist and I do not support the ideology of fascism. I respect everyone.
I am a football man and this and my family are my focus. Now I will speak only of football.
Paolo Di Canio - when sport and politics collide
Yesterday's press conference at Sunderland's Academy of Light training base was illuminating in every way but one.Read the full story
Lazio historian claims Di Canio is a 'true fascist'
Lazio Football Club historian Alfonso Dessi has described Paolo Di Canio as a "true fascist" who had a "huge impact" on hooligan supporters because of his political ideas.
Dessi told ITV News that Di Canio's political views do not affect his football, but revealed his "bad temper" often got him into confrontation with Lazio's board.
Di Canio was confirmed as Sunderland manager yesterday amid a row over his political beliefs.
As a player, he had two spells with Lazio and is widely revered as a hero for the Rome-based team.
Read: New photo alleges Di Canio attended fascist's funeral
Read: Di Canio's appointment raises 'very difficult questions'
Di Canio's appointment raises 'very difficult questions'
The Dean of Durham has said Paolo Di Canio's appointment as Sunderland manager "raises very difficult questions" because of the Italian's alleged links with fascism.
Reverend Michael Sadgrove admitted he was left "genuinely perplexed" at the football star's "unambiguous response" to media questioning of his political beliefs at his unveiling at the North East club yesterday.
In an open letter, posted on his personal blog, Rev Sadgrove said: "You say that you are not a racist, but it needs great sophistication to understand how fascism and racism are ultimately different.
"I can promise you that this distinction will be lost on the people of the North East where the British National Party is finding fertile ground in which to sow the seeds of its pernicious and poisonous doctrine.
"You did not necessarily know this before you came. But I believe that unless you clearly renounce fascism in all its manifestations, you will be associated with these toxic far-right tendencies we have seen too much of in this region."
New photo alleges Di Canio attended fascist's funeral
The Sun has published a photo of new Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio allegedly at the funeral of an Italian fascist.
The Italian football star reportedly attended the service for extremest Paolo Signorelli in Rome three years ago.
Signorelli had spent eight years in prison after being linked to a terrorist bomb attack which killed 85 people in 1980.
Yesterday, Di Canio refused to answer ITV News' question on whether he is a fascist and blasted the controversy surrounding his appointment as "ridiculous and pathetic".
Read: Paolo Di Canio refuses to discuss his political views after being named Sunderland boss.


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At 7:30 p.m. tonight, the 2010-11 NBA Season will officially be underway. Sorry, let me say that again. AT 7:30 P.M. TONIGHT, THE 2010-11 NBA SEASON WILL OFFICIALLY BE UNDERWAY!↵
Excited yet? We at SBNation.com believe you should be. There's so much to talk about with the NBA this year. Will the Miami Heat live up to the hype? Can the Los Angeles Lakers three-peat? Can Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder make yet another leap? Do the Boston Celtics have one more run left in them? Who will win an outstanding Rookie of the Year chase between Blake Griffin, DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall? Will this be the lack season before yet another lockout?
All these questions and more were explored in our NBA Preview extravaganza. For the fifth straight season, Jeff Clark of Celtics Blog rounded up the best of the NBA Blogosphere to put together previews for their teams. You can find the whole list of previews here. We also supplemented that coverage with team previews of our own, using the blog previews as a jumping off point. You can check out all of that coverage, plus features from Andrew Sharp, Evan Dunlap and yours truly, here.↵
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M-KOPAnet connects the embedded SIM card, engineered into each solar system, with the application servers and the mobile money platform. It serves as a backend system to operate all functions of the business and a powerful data platform, enabling M-KOPA Solar to securely monitor and manage each pay-as-you-go solar system's performance.
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Kenyan company is one of ten companies globally being recognized in 2014 as a game-changer in clean energy technology and innovation
Nairobi, Kenya – M-KOPA Solar has been recognized as a new energy pioneer at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit, held in New York on Monday 7th April 2014. This award recognizes companies that have innovative technologies, robust business models, momentum in their activities and the potential for global scale.
M-KOPA Solar brings together asset financing, mobile technology and solar innovation to connect off grid, low-income homes to energy. Customers buy a solar home system on a mobile payment plan, with an initial US$35 (Ksh 2,999) deposit, followed by 360 daily payments of US$0.58 (Ksh 50).
Mr. Jesse Moore, Co-Founder and Managing Director, M-KOPA Solar says, "We're delighted to be recognized as a new energy pioneer. We dedicate this to our 60,000 pioneering customers in Kenya and Uganda. By connecting to M-KOPA Solar they are investing in a better, healthier, brighter future for their family. This award is made possible by the hard work of the M-KOPA Solar staff and agents, as well as our fantastic partners and investors."
M-KOPA Solar systems are sold in partnership with Kenya's leading mobile operator, Safaricom and the customer payment plan is offered through Safaricom's mobile money platform, M-PESA.
Mr. Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom Limited says, "M-KOPA Solar is an innovative and relevant solution that is solving a real problem for thousands of rural homes. The majority of Kenyan homes are off grid – and are spending US$200 (Ksh 17,000) on dirty and dangerous kerosene each year. M-KOPA Solar offers a cleaner, better alternative for the same daily expenditure. At Safaricom, we are proud that M-PESA is the medium used to access and pay for these transformative devices."
"We are aiming to power up one million homes across Kenya by 2018. And together we're going to focus our innovation on products and services such as M-KOPA Solar, which positively impact on current and future generations." adds Mr. Collymore.
The proprietary, patented technology platform that supports the company's daily operations is called M-KOPAnet. It connects the embedded SIM card, engineered in each solar system, with the mobile money platform. And it manages each system's performance, disabling it if payments are missed and reactivating it when customers catch up.
Mr. Moore says, "The technology behind M-KOPAnet is groundbreaking and enables low-income households to use mobile money and mobile technology to access services that were previously inaccessible to them, whether that was due to geography or finances. We're proud to be a Kenyan company that is producing award-winning technology that can be used on a global scale."
The Bloomberg awards program, now in its fifth year, selects ten New Energy Pioneers each year. This year the independent panel of industry experts selected the winners from numerous applicants from around the world, assessing them against three criteria: innovation, demonstrated momentum and potential global scale.
Michael Wilshire, Selection Committee Chair and Head of Analysis of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said: "We were impressed by the strength and breadth of innovation in this year's New Energy Pioneer candidates and their potential to accelerate the next wave of industry growth."
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M-KOPA Solar Brightens Off Grid Solar Market
• Reaches 50,000 customers within 15 months of launch
• Closes US$ 20 million in funding to reach one million homes
Nairobi, Kenya – M-KOPA Solar is today announcing that it has closed its most recent round of funding, raising US$ 20 million (Ksh 1.72 Bn) to fund expansion of their customer base from 50,000 homes to one million homes by 2018. M-KOPA Solar is an innovative asset financing company that sells solar home systems to off grid households, on an affordable 12-month mobile money payment plan.
The funding includes a US$ 10 million (Ksh 860 million) commercial-grade syndicated debt facility fronted by a leading East African bank, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA). The system is sold in partnership with the Safaricom dealer network, and the consumer payment plan is offered through Safaricom's mobile money platform, M-PESA.
Mr. Jesse Moore, Co-Founder and Managing Director, M-KOPA Solar says, "The M-KOPA Solar model makes world class solar systems affordable for low income consumers – most of whom live below the poverty line. It's a model that is also proving attractive to investors. At the heart of our business is our patented technology platform that combines embedded GSM with mobile payments to revolutionise asset financing.
"We know Kenyans spend over US$ 1 billion (Ksh 86 billion) a year on kerosene. We also know Kenyans would prefer brighter, healthier and safer alternatives. We've developed our technology and business model precisely to meet that consumer need."
The collateral for the CBA-led loan is M-KOPA Solar's future cash flows from its customer payment plans. This innovative lending structure involves the securitisation of a loan book composed of low-income consumers, sometimes without bank accounts or fixed abode, paid entirely through the Safaricom M-PESA system. This is different to most collateral packages that are backed up by assets – like land.
Mr. Jeremy Ngunze, CEO at CBA says, "As a group, we understand the aspirations and realities of African economies and this investment in M-KOPA Solar makes sound business sense for us.
"There is very little formal credit or financial information on how off grid households consume and pay for energy. We're very impressed with M-KOPA Solar's technology platform, which allows them to extend credit to customers who are otherwise lacking formal collateral or credit histories. And it is clear that there is an enormous, creditable market that wants to be empowered by cutting-edge energy, telecommunications and financial solutions."
Other lenders in M-KOPA Solar's debt facility are Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, LGT Venture Philanthropy, Imprint Capital, and Netri Foundation. The US$ 20 million in funding includes grants from DFID UK, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Shell Foundation. And there is re-investment by lead equity investors Gray Ghost Ventures. Funds are being used to scale up sales and operations in East Africa, expansion into other markets, R&D and business intelligence.
Mr. Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom Limited says, "We're incredibly proud to have been an anchor partner for M-KOPA Solar and to see this Kenyan success story starting to go global. Our technology, fantastic customers and dealer network have provided a unique environment to scale up the M-KOPA Solar model.
"Every day there are people coming into our shops looking to revolutionise their access to energy by acquiring M-KOPA Solar. And each day we're seeing more and more people successfully complete their M-PESA payment programmes. By providing this service, we are not just lighting homes, but we are also enabling children to do their homework at night as well as providing convenient unlimited mobile charging at home."
M-KOPA Solar currently offers customers a high quality d.light D20G solar system with three lights, phone charging and a solar powered radio – which is all backed by a two-year warranty. The system is available for a deposit of Kes 2999 (US$ 35) followed by 360 daily payments of Ksh 50 (US$ 0.58, inclusive of VAT).
Repayment rates on the M-KOPA Solar payment package are at 95 per cent even though most households have per capita incomes below US$ 2 per day. A recent independent survey, by TNS Research International Kenya, reported that 97 per cent of households with M-KOPA Solar were saving money compared to their previous daily spend on kerosene.
Mr. Moore says, "Our investors and customers appreciate that M-KOPA Solar can do well as a business and change lives at the same time."
For all press enquiries please contact:
Matthew Ward, Levanter Africa, firstname.lastname@example.com, +254728600535
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