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Liposuction results for women who underwent liposuction of the lower belly and thighs gained all the weight back in the upper abdomen and elsewhere, a team of University of Colorado researchers has reported.
The liposuction results study, published in the April edition of the journal Obesity, generated some immediate buzz. UCH physician and University of Colorado School of Medicine Professor Robert Eckel, MD, who launched and guided the study, was on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" talking about it last week. The New York Times "Week in Review" ran a piece the previous Sunday. WebMD joined the fray, as did, for those who prefer to read in Portuguese, the Brazilian science magazine Superinteressante. The list is sure to grow.
It's big news for patients and providers, too. Liposuction is the second-most popular form of plastic surgery, after breast augmentation, in the United States, where more than 200,000 procedures are performed each year. And the results of the study seemed counterintuitive. One might think that if a procedure literally excises fat, the body would simply go about its business without the extra baggage.
But the first-ever randomized, controlled trial to look at liposuction results found that isn't so. The fat simply resettled in other parts of the body.
The results don't call into question the effectiveness of sculpting via liposuction, both Eckel and plastic surgeon Christopher Law, MD – who performed the liposuction procedures on study subjects – emphasized. The fat largely reorganized elsewhere, preserving the results of the procedure. Half the patients in the control group opted for liposuction after the randomized study closed, in fact.
However, Eckel said, one question the study begs is whether the surgically triggered rearrangement of fat – from thighs to the belly, for example, where fat has been shown to increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer – might have long-term health consequences.
More papers based on the team's research are on the way, though they won't address that question. One will look at patterns of gene expression in fat in the upper abdomen, flanks and hips, to see if fat in the upper abdomen indeed harbors seeds of later trouble. Another seeks to assess whether the genes in liposuctioned fat tissue hold clues as to where new fat will reappear, Eckel said.
It took several years, $1.6 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, the collaboration and coordination of multiple CU School of Medicine specialists, and the capabilities of UCH's Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) to produce the study's surprising results.
Teri Hernandez, PhD, RN, took the lead in laying the groundwork for the research. In 2002, when the NIH grant came in, she began the work of contacting and qualifying research subjects. Later, she measured arms, thighs, waists and skin folds and analyzed the study's many data points.
The study needed women (or men, though there was much less interest among them) who were of roughly normal weight and who had not dieted heavily in the past, among other factors. Participants agreed to submit to a series of tests to measure body fat, done after three days of meals from the CTRC's Metabolic Research Kitchen in the Leprino Building. They also submitted to blood tests as well as fat biopsies, and stayed overnight at the hospital.
Then, about half of them – the selection was random – got liposuction at a reduced price. The others had the option of receiving liposuction, also at the much-reduced cost, at the end of the study.
The average age of the subjects was 36. In general, Eckel said, "This was your perfect cosmetic-surgery candidate. She doesn't like her saddle bags or lower abdomen."
Fourteen women received liposuction, which removed an average of six pounds of fat. Eighteen others were in the control group. Researchers took fat, blood and body-fat measurements from both groups at the start of the study, at six weeks, six months, and a year afterward. Eckel and Hernandez had hoped to follow participants for three years, but delays early in the study shortened it. It turned out that a year was enough.
The results confirmed what plastic surgeons and frustrated dieters had long suspected: the human body has, as Law described it, a "Fat-O-Stat." Give a person a certain amount of food and exercise, and his or her overall body fat will settle at a certain amount. In Eckel's words, the body "defends" its fat. How and where the brain's fat defense is organized, Eckel said, remains a mystery.
The liposuction results study managed to demonstrate fat defense with a scientific rigor that outside experts have made a point of praising. That rigor was the product of an enormous amount of planning and effort. To assess body fat, as well as the fat's physical distribution, researchers measured bone mineral density, abdominal and limb circumferences and skin folds, and took magnetic resonance images.
The team also assessed resting metabolic rates, insulin sensitivity, and a host of substances in the blood (various stripes of cholesterol, glucose, free fatty acids, and glycerol, among them). In addition to Hernandez and Eckel in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, the study's nine co-authors included Elizabeth Stamm, MD, and Ann Scherzinger, PhD, of CU's Department of Radiology; as well as CU School of Public Health statistician John Kittelson, who faced a deluge of numbers.
Law performed all 14 liposuction surgeries; fellow plastic surgeon Lawrence Ketch, MD, served on the study's science advisory and review board. Eckel said the willingness of both to work on a study that had the potential of questioning the outcomes of such a popular – and lucrative – plastic surgery procedure was commendable.
Though Law did wonder if he might look like a traitor to his colleagues, he said he never had reservations.
"We're the University of Colorado," he said. "We want to find out the real truth about things."
That truth, he said, includes detailed evidence of how hard it is to control body fat by dieting or otherwise. "I think smart people will look at this and recognize that, armed with real information, you'll end up with happier patients," Law said.


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April 19, 2013
Late last year, finalists for the GOOD 100 were asked to respond, in writing, to three questions: 1) What is your biggest project in 2013? 2) What kind of support do you need to help it succeed and are there any ways you'd like to try and mobilize the GOOD community in general? and 3) Any insights about the timing of your forthcoming projects? As background to our earlier post, John Cary's complete responses follow.
First, my biggest project in 2013 is to formalize the field of public interest design. This is a field premised on the belief that everyone deserves good design. It's the intersection of design and service, broadly encompassing the design of products, environments, and systems. Indeed, everything around us, for better or worse, is designed.
April 19, 2013
The communications and field-building work of PublicInterestDesign.org was are recognized and profiled in current (Spring 2013) issue of GOOD Magazine, described as a "magazine for people who give a damn." For the first time, this year's "GOOD 100" recognizes "people who are pushing the world forward." Showcased are 100 people celebrated as "trailblazers and truth-tellers, defenders and disrupters, inventors and inciters, but they all share one basic trait: They are DOers."
In his profile, titled "Designing for Impact," our own John Cary cites entities like IDEO.org and MASS Design Group (as well as D-Rev: Design Revolution and Code for America) as positive examples for the direction of the field. He also finds promising the work of Enterprise Rose Fellows in U.S. cities and tribal reservations, as well as Malawi President Joyce Banda's unprecedented maternal health and infrastructure initiative. With the help of these entities and the growth of the movement worldwide, "2013 will be the year of public interest design," Cary says.
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January 16, 2013
We are back online after 10 extraordinary days working in Malawi and Rwanda, with much to share and even more to catch up on. Our time in Malawi was organized through the Aspen Institute's Global Health & Development program, specifically its Global Leadership Council on Reproductive Health. We were invited there to advise President Joyce Banda of Malawi on her Maternal Health & Safe Motherhood Initiative, which has three components, including one focused on infrastructure–in the form of up to 150 maternal waiting homes, to be constructed next to health clinics and hospitals across the country.
We were especially honored to visit several rural clinics and villages, facilitated by USAID and CARE International. We were also honored to present on the power of design and storytelling to President Banda, multiple members of her cabinet, and a variety of international aid organizations. The centerpiece of our presentation was the Butaro Hospital, designed by MASS Design Group with Partners in Health. We will be following President Banda's work closely, helping in any way we can, and we hope to have much more to report in the coming weeks and months.
Click here to view a selection of our photographs from Malawi, including our visits to rural clinics and villages. Caption: Photo of a community health volunteer, who has tended to 512 households for the past seven years.

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All three of the complaints that lead to these investigations came from within the police department itself. Even though Chief Wray says none of these incidents involved excessive force, friends and neighbors are still concerned. All three happened before the night Paul Heenan was shot and killed.
Of the three prior incidents involving officer Heimsness, Chief Wray says he was only aware of one before the night Heenan was shot and killed. At that time he says there wasn't enough information to take Heimsness off patrol, but now with two more incidents coming to his attention that thought has changed.
"The reasonable and prudent thing to do at this particular time is to place him on administrative leave," Chief Wray says during Friday afternoon's news conference.
It's a startling development for those close to Paul Heenan.
"I really can't fathom why an officer like Heimsness was allowed to patrol the streets armed," says Nathan Royko-Maurer, a friend of Paul Heenan.
Royko-Maurer says police should have done a better job looking into Heimsness's background. Taking him off patrol far sooner than they did.
"I certainly hope that it would result in some soul searching by the department to maybe say you know, we need to take care of this stuff in a more expeditious fashion," Royko-Maurer says.
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I went back and forth about whether or not I should spell out what the deal with this strip is. You know, my point. I kind of hate it when people tell you what their point is, but I think this one might be a little too weird to not just say what was on my mind. So I will. But I'm going to do it in white text, so if you want to see what I have to say then start highlighting from here: big business does dangerous, harmful even murderous things all the time. People often die so someone else can profit. They die slowly, by degrees, but businesses do kill people. And the only protection we have against these business practices that are dangerous to public health are regulators. Regulators are the cops of the business world. The logical extension of the business world's argument that regulation is harmful and restrictive logically extends to policing. If the free market nutbags are right, then any profit making activity should be legal — including robbing people — and if people really don't want to be robbed then they will hire someone to protect them from being robbed. Make sense?
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I saved the best for last in my mini playoff previews. I've been breaking down our local games all week, and now let's turn to two games I expect to be thrilling affairs.
Class 6A has been the toughest in the state this season. There are more undefeated teams and more teams ranked in the all-class poll from 6A than any of the eight FHSAA classifications. So it stands to reason that the best regional quarterfinal football games in Southwest Florida come from that class.
We've got two showdowns featuring four heavyweight programs - Naples (two state titles), Island Coast (the newbie), Barron Collier (six straight playoff appearances) and South Fort Myers (state semifinalist two years ago). The winners of tonight's games play next week in what should be even epic-er (a new word I just created).
Let's start with Island Coast at Naples in what promises to be the Golden Eagles' biggest first-round challenge in years...
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Cape Coral-Island Coast (8-2) at Naples (9-0)
Naples: With two state championships and four regional titles, the Golden Eagles have more postseason success than any other Southwest Florida program. They've dominated the first round under Bill Kramer, going 8-3 in the regional quarterfinals and 8-1 since 2001. They haven't faced a team as good as Island Coast since 2004, when Naples lost in the first round to Sarasota-Riverview. Since then the Eagles have won by an average of 37.8 points in the quarterfinals. Naples just completed the seventh undefeated regular season in school history and fourth under Kramer, all since 2004. The Eagles have done it in their normal way - running the ball (297 yards a game) and defense (12.3 points allowed).
Island Coast: The Gators quickly developed into a winner after starting a program in 2008. They've won 26 games the past three seasons, including a trip to the 2B (a class that no longer exists) semifinals in 2010. Island Coast's only losses are to Class 3A No. 1 University School and South Fort Myers (9-1). The Gators average 37 points a game behind quarterback Kurt Benkert, who has thrown for a Lee County record 2,261 yards. Island Coast also has a 1,000-yard rusher in Devon Calhoun. The Gators will be eager to play after missing last year's playoffs despite a 7-3 record.
For Naples to win: The Eagles must slow down Benkert and Island Coast's passing attack. This might be the most dynamic offense Naples has seen all year. The Eagles struggled defending the pass early in the year, giving up 230 passing yards to North Miami and 159 to Immokalee. By the way, Naples averages almost 53 points a game, so even if the defense slips the Eagles have more than enough firepower to win in a shootout.
For Island Coast to win: The Gators offense has to get going early. You don't want to be playing from behind at Naples. It's essential that Island Coast find the end zone often because the Golden Eagles will. The defense will have to key on Naples' 1-2 punch of running back Manny Morgan and quarterback Kilton Anderson. It's tough to stop both, but the Gators have to at least slow them down to move on.
My pick: Naples 41, Island Coast 24
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Polish Combo: Dior Spring Ball & OPI Catch Me In Your Net
Posted by Latoya in Aqua/Teal, Dior, OPI, Peach, Spring 2013, Summer Polish Combos on August 19, 2013
Summer is slowly winding itself down here on the East Coast – while the days are still sunny and hot for the most part (which, by the way – is AWESOME), the nights have cooled considerably and I can feel fall right around the corner. I know for some of you, you want to hold on to summer tooth and nail, and for my comments I apologize – but personally, I feel ready for the change in season and excited to switch things up (which always means = beauty first)!
However, the sunny season isn't over yet, and I still have a few polish combos to show you. Last week I wore Dior's Spring Ball only for the second time, as I wore it once as a manicure and was less than enamoured with it – when I tried it on at Sephora, it looked lighter and reminiscent of Chanel's Miami Peach, a polish I've been lemming for ages. However, as I've come to note, it looked quite pretty on my toes, and I think when I lose my tan it might look nice on fingers again as well. We shall see. Its my first Dior polish, and regardless of how I think about the shade, the formula is lovely and the brush TO DIE FOR (makes application a snap!) so I'm confident there will be many more shades in my future.
Because Spring Ball has got some glass-like shimmer to it, I thought it best to pair it with another polish with a similar finish. OPI's Catch Me In Your Net was HUGE back when it was released, but was a shade I passed up until the following year, when I snagged a mini bottle of the sparkling teal-blue shade just to see what all the hype was about. I really have come to notice how my tastes are continuously evolving, as when I bought it I wasn't all that thrilled, but this time around I liked it a lot better. Perhaps the stars aligned or something ;)
I'm starting to think about evolving my mani/pedi's to encompass sort of 'end-of-summer' tones that work both for this season and the next, without getting to fall/wintery. Think Chanel Peridot, RBL Piu Mosso…essentially shades with a hint of gold somewhere in the mix. While I've really come around to brights so much more than ever before, I do so love my mysterious, complex shades as well. THIS is why the change of seasons is allll good in my book!
Did you get on the CMIYN train when it came through? What do you think of Dior's polish brush? When do you start changing up your makeup/polish shades (if you do)?
Quelling a Burning Desire with Deborah Lippmann's Through the Fire
Posted by Latoya in Comparisons, Deborah Lippmann, Holiday, Holiday 2012, Nail Polish, Red on January 7, 2013
While I was away this fall, something terrible happened – I missed the Chanel fall collection entirely! Thankfully, there wasn't too much I wanted to try, but I DID desperately want Malice, the gorgeous ruby-hued polish and the only one released with the seasonal launch. As it disappeared from shelves in a snap, I was left to scour the internet trying to find a dupe to the shade. What I came up with that was close (though by no means an exact match, or even that close, unfortunately), was Deborah Lippmann's Through the Fire.
Through the Fire, a 'radiant merlot hue' was released as part of her 2012 Holiday collection (along with Cleopatra in New York). While it doesn't have the slight berry tinge that Malice appears to have, it still has that inner glow that captivates the eye. Below, this is two coats with Poshe Fast Drying Top Coat.
Apparently, one of the true closer dupes to Malice is OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby, which if you remember I was iffy about at first, but then found love using it as a pedi shade. Personally I think RRR is too brown-leaning, but it pleases me that I have one of the closest colors to Malice already in my stash.
As for TtF, I pulled RRR plus a couple other shades to see how they all compare – OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest, which has been noted by other bloggers as a potential Malice twin (it's not), and Misa's Red Pumps at the Nordstrom (which isn't like Malice at all, nor TtF – but is red and also has that gorgeous radiance about it).
Left to right (artificial light): OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest, OPI Royal Rajah Ruby, Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire, Misa Ruby Pumps at the Nordstrom
Left to right (flash): OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest, OPI Royal Rajah Ruby, Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire, Misa Ruby Pumps at the Nordstrom
Top to Bottom (artificial light): Misa Red Pumps at the Nordstrom, Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire, OPI Royal Rajah Ruby, OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest
Left to right (flash): OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest, OPI Royal Rajah Ruby, Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire, Misa Ruby Pumps at the Nordstrom
Left to right (flash): Misa Red Pumps at the Nordstrom, Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire, OPI Royal Rajah Ruby, OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest
While RRR is in the same vein as TtF, it's not a dupe and I like TtF much better on my fingernails, as its more feminine with it's red tones. Though I tend to prefer cremes over other formulations of polish, I gotta say that these types of polishes with a less metallic shimmer and more of an inner fire, are totally up my alley. I could stare at them all day! All four of these polishes captivate my heart in one way or another, and while I don't feel that my lemming for Malice is fully abated, I'm not totally broken-hearted over it :)
Did you pick up Malice, or did you miss it too? Are you a fan of shimmer polishes, or other types?
Royal Rajah Ruby, Take Two (I Take It All Back)
Posted by Latoya in Chanel, OPI, Summer Polish Combos on September 24, 2012
Remember when I swatched OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby and expressed that while it technically worked well with my skintone, I just couldn't get into the shade? Well, color me mistaken. Check it out as a pedi shade!!!!
Worn with Chanel's Peridot on hands
I had another shade that I felt similarly about, Deborah Lippmann's Nefertiti - a gold flecked with bits of pewter – and the lovely Eugenia of Ommorphia Beauty Bar had a suggestion to try it out as a pedicure shade before dismissing it altogether. Though it didn't work either way (and just last week I unloaded it, along with about 20 other polishes, on the perfectly polished Sparkled Beauty), ever since I've been giving any polish shades that just don't float my boat a second chance on my tootsies. Royal Rajah Ruby was a resounding success!!! I absolutely adore this on my toes and I literally had to be careful not to walk into walls while wearing it, because I kept admiring my feet :P
Especially with these sandals, I just love love loved it! So, moral of the story – play around a bit before you completely give up on an item. I'm so thankful I did, as I've just found my fall pedi shade!
It's just a quickie post today – I have two products that I'm insanely delinquent in showing you, but honestly – I'm just not sure I love them all that much! I've worn them both only once and have had them for over a month…I just don't know how I feel about them, and without actually giving them a real chance, I can't feel good about discussing them. But I plan to wear them again this week and I will finally make a decision. Could be that they're just like the polish – I just haven't found THE way to wear 'em yet! :)
What do you do with products you're unsure of? Do you play around with them and figure out ways to wear them, or do you just decide they're not for you and return them (or give them away!)? And also – do you wear polish on your toes during the cooler months??
Fall's Sexiest Nail Polish Shade – OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest
Posted by Latoya in Fall 2012, Nail Polish, OPI, Purple on September 17, 2012
I'm sure you've all seen this shade over and over again, but OPI's 'Every Month is Oktoberfest' from their Germany 2012 collection is so fabulous it really deserves yet another mention. I know I've said this before, but I really mean it this time – I'm gonna keep the words to a minimum and let the pictures do the talking.
And lest you think I'm only showing you the best side of the polish with all the sunshine shots, here are a few pictures taken indoors – the glowy awesomeness is more subtle, but still visible!
What else needs to be said, right? SO. GORGEOUS. Two coats of easy flowing perfection. The sunlight shots are without top coat; pics in artificial light with. I want to wear this every day for the rest of my life. Or at least all fall/winter long. It's just such a pretty yet vampy shade, ahhh!!! It's 100% absolute LOVE.
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Party Nails! OPI's DS Temptation
Posted by Latoya in Glitter, Nail Polish, OPI, Purple on April 2, 2012
Well, hello my lovelies!! I've missed you all terribly – I feel like I've been away for ages! It's been quite busy lately, and not necessarily in a fun, social way :( We're way busy at my office as we're just wrapping up our fiscal year-end, and while it's manageable, staring hard at a computer screen all day does not entice one to come home and do it all night as well. That, combined with my skincare woes and cosmetic funk (which I think I'm coming out of!), did not make for an inspiring nor productive blogging week last week at all. I'm sorry I've been sort of absent around these here parts! There have been some highlights the past few days however – on Friday night we went to see Rob Schneider at the casino for a stand-up show (part of my birthday gift to my bf), which was pretty good. After shopping all day Saturday in preparation for Jamaica (we leave this Saturday!), I went to a Murder Mystery party for a friends birthday. It was quite fun, and a great change of pace from the regular get-together's we usually have. It was an excellent way to get people talking – I spent most of the night talking to complete strangers, and I loved that it got me out of my comfort zone.
At the party, everyone played a particular character assigned by the host. My character was a jewelry designer, and in honor of all things sparkly, I wore OPI's DS Temptation polish – a stunning jewel-toned purple glitter with a touch of blue. I have been meaning to show you this polish since last October, when I bought it, but the first time I wore it I forgot to take pictures, and then it started to chip and was too late. I love the way glitters look, but like everyone else, I abhor having to take them off, so I haven't worn it since. It's pretty blingy (do people still even say that anymore?) so it really needs an event to wear it to, and my chance finally came with the past weekend's party!The base shade of the polish sheer purple, and glitter an electric violet, but throughout is also vibrant blue glitter that gives it some depth and extra interest. In some light I can even see a hint of pink as well. Two coats give you almost total opacity, but I actually applied a base shade of Illamasqua's Baptiste first in an effort to fully fill any gaps and also in the hope that the glitter would last longer (I find they chip so easily!). Though the bottle is almost full, its already gotten a bit thicker (like I find most glitters do) and care is needed when applying. I happened to be in Best Buy on the weekend when I had this on, and I went to test out some cameras (I think I found the winner! Can't WAIT to get it – the pictures on the blog should improve exponentially). I explained to the sales associate what I wanted to use the camera for and we snapped a few shots of my polish. Even with the excellency of the camera (and her knowledge of how to use it), every single shot ended up coming out far too blue. The moral of this story – it's not my fault that I couldn't capture this polish as it is in real life!!! It's a chameleon and I think because of the blue particles the camera just picks up on that and alters the shade a bit in photos. I can tell you that it's much more sparkly and a bit warmer than it shows in these shots.
As is typical with glitters, the finished product is fairly rough, so I applied one coat of OPI's Top Coat and then one coat of Revlon's Quick Dry Top Coat on top of the lacquer for a relatively smooth finish. While the polish still started to chip by day three, it held up mostly well, and was the requisite P.I.T.A. to remove ~sigh~ But, for a once in a while situation, I'll definitely return back to this polish, as it is one of the most striking shades I own.
OPI's DS Series polishes retail for about $14.95CAD. I haven't seen this shade kickin' around my usual haunts, but you might be able to still get it online. It also looks similar to Nails Inc. Bloomsbury Square, though that has red glitter accents rather than blue.
How was everyone's weekend?? Have you ever been to a Murder Mystery party? And, what are your thoughts on DS Temptation – worth the hassle?
Yay, Springtime Shades! OPI's Parlez-Vous OPI?
Posted by Latoya in Nail Polish, OPI, Purple on March 7, 2012
As of March 1st, my nail polish roster switched up and became full of lighter, more feminine shades, as opposed to the dark, brooding shades of the Winter. Even though it's still very much Winter here, I was DONE with the heavy colors – which I love so much at the beginning of the season, but which start to seem oppressive as the Winter drags on. I haven't picked up many new Spring shades, interestingly – I find a lot of them aren't what I consider traditional Spring colors and don't really pique my interest right now. I'm finding that I'm actually delving into my old shades from past years to get the lighthearted gratification I need. Today's color is from OPI's France collection, Parlez-vous OPI? – a muted plum that somehow has a brightness to it. This is one of my favorite shades to wear – it looks great on my skintone, and I actually find it suits almost every season. In the last photo you can see that depending on the light it can take on a more murky tone.Ahh, it brings me such happiness :) This is two coats, although it was *nearly* a one-coater. My bottle is slightly thick as I received this in a swap and so it's been used a bit. Nonetheless, if you are patient you can get this to go on no problem. The color for me is totally worth the little bit of effort to apply. I have applied a top coat here so it's not naturally this glossy – though close. Not much else to say about it – I lurrrve it!
On another (nail polish related) note, check out my new storage doohickey for my polish! Don't laugh (I know some of you have oodles more bottles than I do and probably think this is oh-so-quaint lol) – I really wanted to have something that displayed some polishes too, and not just hide them all away. This seems perfect to me!Notice I have all my pretty Spring shades in the top compartments? :)
I picked this up at Oddjects – a little kitschy store full of odds and ends in home decor. Unfortunately, smarty-pants here didn't think to look if the bottom drawer would be high enough for my polish – only very short bottles (think Chanel or Essie) can fit upright; the rest are too tall :( I'm a bit concerned about having them laying down, but I made sure to screw all the caps on tight and I'll check them periodically, just to be safe. In the meantime, doesn't it look pretty? Small stash or no, I like that I can see my pretties sitting there for all to see!
What do you think of Parlez-vous? I read today that crazy shades of nail polish are on their way out – do you believe that statement? And in what way have you chosen to store your polish?
Busting Out the Spring Shades: OPI's Dutch'Ya Love OPI? and A Roll in the Hague from the Holland Collection
Posted by Latoya in Nail Polish, OPI, Orange, Purple, Spring 2012 on February 13, 2012
And a fantastic Monday to you all! If you're the type who hates Mondays (like my Mom), well…it's almost over ;)
Last week while I was working The Bay's GWP, on my break I happened into Chatters salon and discovered that they had the new OPI Holland collection on sale – the very day it was slated to arrive (unfortunately, in Halifax that's not necessarily a given). I found this collection terribly hard to diagnose; the swatches online didn't help me decide which shades I wanted to pick up, as they all appeared to me that they may be unflattering on my skintone.
One shade I was fairly certain I wanted was A Roll in the Hague, a vibrant orange shade that I knew would look great on. I wasn't wrong!However, I didn't realize just how lovely this polish would be! Sorry for all the shots, but I just couldn't whittle them down! The glossiness is unreal – in the shots above, I'm not wearing any top coat, if you can believe it. I am honestly stunned by how shiny the finish is, it's mesmerizing! The formula of this polish is not completely ideal; I found it a bit thick, though it was mostly self-leveling so it ended up not being a huge problem. Strangely, though it was thick, two coats didn't leave it satisfactorily opaque enough for my liking – I could still see a touch of VNL so I did three coats to be sure. Note as well that without a base coat, this shade will stain the nails a bit. Regardless of these things though, I still really liked the polish and adored the shade. I can't wait to wear this when the weather warms up!
The second polish I picked up was the shade that I didn't intend to buy at all – a medium purple creme with golden shimmer: Dutch'Ya Love OPI? In swatches it looked too bright and garish for my tastes, particularly for my skintone, but when I took a closer look, it ended up being much prettier than I imagined. And like absolutely nothing I own in my stash!The formula on this polish was very similar to 'Hague' but only required two coats rather than three. The shade, as you can see, is quite a chamelon – it changes depending on the lighting, which actually is a favorable trait as in dull light, the shade looks deeper and more suited for Winter. In sunlight, the radiance of the shade comes out in full force, and looks stunning and bright and perfect for warmer days. Another plus is that the shimmer is not a 'secret shimmer' as many brands love to use, and in most lighting you can see it peeking out at the right angle, giving the polish warmth and depth.
I always find it challenging getting in the mind set for makeup or nail polish shades for a season we're not presently in – I just can't get 'into' colors that don't feel appropriate for the current weather conditions. It's not about trends, its just that I like to match colors (including clothing) to the season – I guess it's a way to make sure that all shades get their fair chance (with a little OCD thrown in for good measure :P). The purchase of these two shades was a bit difficult leading up to, but now that it's done, I'm feelin' pretty good about it! And it's getting me more in the mood to grab a few more Spring shades – maybe it'll be like 'The Secret' and I'll bring about the sun just by acting like it's already here! Doesn't hurt, right??
What colors do you consider Spring shades? Do you wear polishes according to the season, or just whatever floats your boat?
(Because Apparently I'm Living In the Past) Another Throwback from Seasons Past: OPI Holiday Glow
Posted by Latoya in Brown, Nail Polish, OPI on November 28, 2011
By all accounts, this polish should be a stunner. Deep burgundy-brown base, with gold microglitter and a hint of red shimmer. Even when it's first painted on the nail, the flashes of red sparkle give it depth and intrigue. However…OPI's Holiday Glow, from the 2009 Holiday Wishes collection (the same one which produced the gorgeous deep purple flakie-packed Merry Midnight), it's a little boring for me. Just because a polish has unexpected shimmer doesn't automatically mean it's going to be awesome (case in point: Zoya's Neeka and Yara). Though, to be fair, I have been awfully hard on most shades coming across my fingertips lately. So I'll let you decide for yourself:
I think part of the reason I'm not loving Holiday Glow is because it's sorta brown, I'm sorta brown…there isn't enough contrast to make it stand out as much as it should. Certainly if you're a vampy polish lover, if you can find a bottle of this anywhere (I got mine through a swap last year), give it a look at least. It's not a total fail, just not really a win – for me anyway, and I've got enough nail polish now that I feel justified in being hard on those shades that aren't blowing my socks off. It just means that I can wear those awesome shades more often without reservation, so I'm cool with that :)
On a semi-related note, I'm thinking about trying to keep my polish stash under 100. I'm nearing the mark now, and I've been consistently putting up for swap shades that aren't living up to other, more amazing polishes in my stash. I'm not sure how long I can do this for before all the shades I own are kickass, and I surpass the 100 mark, but I'm going to put in a valiant effort in any case. I like change and that often means I get bored of what I already own, so a polish that I loved in one season, I might be so over by the next. We'll see how it goes, anyway!
OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby…So Dull I Forgot to Put a Title (LOL!)
Posted by Latoya in Nail Polish, OPI, Red on November 9, 2011
OK, every time I say I'm posting a quickie, I always end up rambling and the post isn't really any shorter than any others LOL! This time, I mean it: straight to the point, here's Royal Rajah Ruby, from OPI's Spring 2008 India collection.I received this polish in a swap early in the year. This is a great polish in which to do only a quick blurb, because I couldn't be bothered to write any more, anyway – it bores me. I feel like I should totally love this polish, because it's highly flattering on me, and it's a great Fall shade, but I'm just so totally over it. Sad, but true. I've worn this twice, and both times I was itching to get it off within hours. No real reason – application was fine, two coats to opacity, intriguing depth – but it's just not my kind of shade. Any one want to take it off my hands, let me know ;)
I promise to write a good post tomorrow…it's just that I'm home tonight for the first time in a while, and I just want to chilllllll. I hope everyone else is having a great night too!!


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It's not often John Fox gets chatty with the media as he was in good spirits at the NFL Coaches Media Breakfast this morning. Some of what he said has already been reported on this site, like the Panthers possible need for a FA defensive end. Fox hit on some other topics though worth mentioning.
The topic that has everyone buzzing is his stated affection for Florida QB Tim Tebow:
"Did you ever watch (former Cleveland quarterback) Bernie Kosar play? Bernie might not appreciate it, but I call it as I see it. He won a lot of games. So it's not all just how pretty they are, (or) how big. That's part of it, no doubt. It'll be a factor. It'll be well-debated."
"I think you'll get 32 different opinions, and it'll be interesting," said Fox. "But I think he's proven he's had great success at the college level. That probably counts for something. That's how we evaluate these guys.
Me, I'm not buying it. I don't Fox would be so open about a player he truly coveted and hoped would fall to him. So if Tebow is actually there at #48 then we might have our answer but I don't think he will be there anyway.
Fox also shot down any thoughts of trading one of our stellar RB's:
"We haven't had any phone calls and he wouldn't be one of the guys at the top of my list to deal,'' Panthers head coach John Fox said at this morning's NFC coaches breakfast. "You don't eliminate anything, but we haven't had any conversations about any of our backs.
"If you're going to lead in the run game, you need more than one,'' Fox said. "We're not looking to get rid of any of them.''
Let's put that notion to bed. The Panthers seemingly risky 2nd round tender on CB Richard Marshall may just pay off, as long as it doesn't ruin Marshall's attitude:
Richard Marshall isn't the only restricted free agent not participating in the team's offseason conditioning program. Cornerback C.J. Wilson isn't either. However, Fox expects them to participate in the team's mandatory post-draft minicamp.
I would hope he's professional enough to not take it on the field as that would only hurt him in the long run. His absence though does send a message.
Fox hints that KO specialist Rhys Lloyd was not let go for money reasons but simply his performance fell off from 2008:
Fox said the reason Rhys Lloyd wasn't retained was because the team felt it was time to move in a different direction. He referenced the fact that Lloyd had a strong season in 2008, but didn't say anything about Lloyd's performance in '09.
He did have fewer touchbacks and teams seemed more inclined to return balls hit into the end zone anyway....Fox also gave the good news that all of injured players should return in time for mini-camp. Woot! Woot!
Lastly, Fox says he will conduct himself as normal in spite of working the last year of his contract. Duh. Fox is the consummate professional. As long as the Panthers start the season better that last year I bet they connect on a long term deal by mid-season.


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Because of obvious reasons, the Giants have Just officially announced that Jared Lorenzen is Gone. Including Lorenzen they waived 5 players; bringing the roster down to 81, one above of the training camp maximum of 80. Lorenzen's release leaves the Giants with 4 Quarterbacks.. Eli Manning, David Carr, Anthony Wright, and Andre Woodson.
I for one will miss seeing the hefty lefty on the sidelines, he looked so out of place.. but that was the great thing about Jared


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Thames Ditton Cricket Club have announced the signing of an overseas coach and a first team player.
Adbiel Hughes currently shares his time between coaching Montserrat and coaching the youth side in Antigua.
He has also coached alongside Kenny Benjamin, the former West Indian test cricketer.
Hughes will be responsible for both senior and junior coaching and will bring a strategy and structure to our coaching programme.
Rakeem Cornwall, 20, is rated as the best young player in his age group in the Caribbean.
Cornwall, an imposing figure at 6'8" tall, has already scored a century in the Caribbean against a touring Nottinghamshire side and this year has taken 24 wickets in the first five matches in this year's league.
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A man who tried to save his friend from an apartment fire in Winter Haven has died.
Joseph Hernandez, 56, ran into the burning building on Snively Avenue on Saturday night to rescue his neighbor.
That man did not make it out alive.
Polk County Fire Rescue has not identified a cause of the fire yet, but the people who live in the building say the apartment where the fire started had an oxygen tank.
The fire destroyed every apartment in the front of the building.
Apartments in the back sustained heavy water damage.
No one else was injured in the blaze, but a dozen other residents had to find somewhere else to stay.
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More Investors Plant Cash in Hedge Funds - 02/04/04
NEW YORK -- The hedge fund industry continues to cash in on the positive buzz it generated by posting positive returns in the three-year stock swoon.
After suffering steep losses in stocks and mutual funds in the bear market, investors seeking steadier returns and protection in down markets dramatically increased their exposure to hedge funds last year. Unlike traditional mutual funds, hedge funds use strategies designed to post winning returns in all market environments. While mutual funds are restricted by their stated investment objectives, hedge funds have the freedom to move among all types of investments.
Global hedge fund assets swelled to an estimated $750 billion in 2003, up 25% from 2002, says Tremont Capital Management, a hedge fund consultant. Assets could top $850 billion in 2004, industry experts say.
Lightly regulated investment pools that once catered mainly to the wealthy, hedge funds are emerging as a mainstream investment, thanks to new products with minimums as low as $25,000. There were an estimated 8,000 hedge funds at the end of 2003, more than twice as many as five years ago, says Van Hedge Fund Advisors.
Driving that surge:
* Greater acceptance from institutional investors. In an effort to better diversify, big investors with huge asset bases are embracing such alternatives as hedge funds. Harvard University's endowment has 12% of its assets in hedge funds. Similarly, Calpers, the nation's largest public pension fund, has $1 billion allocated to hedge funds and is considering increasing that exposure. ''They view hedge funds as downside insurance,'' says George Van, chairman of Van Hedge Fund Advisors.
* Consistent performance. Since 1987, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index has suffered one losing year.
* Lack of alternatives. With yields on bonds and cash miniscule, investors are seeking the potential for higher return, says Philippe Bonnefoy, who advises alternative investment strategies at Commerzbank Securities. Investors who enjoyed solid stock returns for the first time in four years in 2003 have been shifting money to hedge funds in anticipation of the next decline.
Hedge funds employ an array of exotic trading techniques, including short selling, which enables them to profit even when stock prices are falling.
That paid off in 2000, 2001 and 2002, when the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished with single-digit gains each year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell more than 10% each year. In 2003, the CSFB/Tremont index rose 15.4%, vs. the S&P's 26.4% rise. ''The bear market was a turning point,'' says Charles Gradante, CEO of Hennessee Group. The ability to avoid losses ''did more to propel the validity of hedge funds than anything else,'' he says.
The industry's image has been hurt by events ranging from fund implosions to rogue managers ripping off investors. Hedge funds also have a reputation for making huge, risky bets. Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission investigated the industry and in September issued a report. Top recommendation: Require hedge funds to register as investment advisers, which would provide ongoing oversight.


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Plaintiffs sued Conagra claiming that she and her family consumed large quantities of microwave popcorn manufactured by Defendant and as a result of inhaling the fumes she suffered damage to her lungs. After a defense verdict, Plaintiff appealed. One of her issues on appeal was the refusal of the court to allow rebuttal testimony by Plaintiff's treating physician regarding the causation issue. The court of appeals ruled that since Plaintiff failed to name that witness as an expert on causation and any evidence on causation could have and was presented by Plaintiff during their case in chief, then his testimony would be cumulative to the two other experts who had testified regarding causation. The court of appeals said the trial court had not abused discretion in prohibiting said testimony.
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Octopod Underwater Salvage Vehicle
My thesis project which I designed, printed and built. Make sure to look at past posts which go into great detail about the modeling and printing process.
It has also been featured on the Objet site and with great pride on Tested, an awesome site which features my hero, Adam Savage from Mythbusters. (Seriously, check out the videos of Adam's workshop).
Tested is run by Norman Chan and Will Smith with special features by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters.
3D printed TARDIS kit. We are offering a regular TARDIS, Half Wolf TARDIS (shown) and a lighting upgrade package (soldering skills required).
They are up on our Etsy Store, so check it out.
See my full write-up of how the TARDIS was created on Tested.com.
Update to my original iris door box, derived from the Octopod moon pool door.
Buckaroo Banzai Jet Car
My other on-going project is the Jet Car from one of my favorite films, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. It was my first 3D print and I did a full write-up of how it was done for Tested.com.
The Jet Car was on display in Vienna, Austria for Vienna Design Week 2012.
The Octopod and Jet Car are my two major creations. These are my other creations which range from useful to fun. Most of these were printed on my Thing-o-matic or Replicator 2X at home.
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Hey I have kind of an odd queestion for everyone... Last Saturday (the 29th) the O's gave away plush Chick-Fil-A cows that said Eet Chikin Luv Orioles on them, and I was wondering if anyone had one that they didn't care about keeping. I know this probably isn't the place to find someone willing to part with Orioles paraphernalia but I figured I'd give it a shot.
My mom is a big O's fan and a huge collecter of all things relating to cows (which I still don't particularly understand, but whatever), and she got tickets to the game but didn't make it in time to get a cow.


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I go through rollercoasters of emotions, highs and lows. I can really get caught up in the sorrow of this world and get consumed by how much darkness there is, wondering what we can do to change it. I am bothered by our culture, the emptiness, the destruction of lives, families, morals, the wasting away of everything good. It hurts to imagine what people are going through. I feel it all.
Sometimes I laugh because this attitude reminds me of Woody Allen in Annie Hall (or just Woody Allen for that matter).
When Annie and Alvy are at lunch and he's being a miserable sad sack, as usual, she remarks about how he's incapable of enjoying life. He says,
"I can't enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening."
Sure, nobody likes a pessimist, and feeling by itself does nothing, it's action that counts. But sometimes I can relate to this doomsday attitude about the state of the world.
This is a great post over at http://myheartsoverflow.wordpress.com/ on the dangers of indifference in our lives and why we should always have the mindset of Christ. It is easy to look the other way and just ignore the world around us…to have a "so what" attitude. But this attitude affects us in our walk with Christ. We were commanded by Christ Himself to love our neighbor as we would our self. Who is your neighbor, answer…everyone.
To read the rest of this post please head over to http://myheartsoverflow.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/when-apathy-strikes/


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Good Ads for Terrible Products
You rarely see an ad on The Verge for a product that someone whose tech savvy would ever willingly choose to use. All though the ads on the site for IE 9 and Blackberry are pretty, they're not particularly good products.
The dilemma I'm having is that I can't decide whether this is a good or a bad thing. If the ads were for products that The Verge staff are known for endorsing (Galaxy Nexus, MacBook Air) there integrity would constantly be attacked by vulgar fanboys and we'd never hear the end of it.
The only thing is, RIM products suck. If someone buys a Blackberry because they see an ad on The Verge saying that they "need tools, not toys" that is a tragedy.
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Square Enix published mobile games on Apple platforms before that was even really a thing — witness Song Summoner and Crystal Defenders, two of the few notable third-party releases for click wheel iPods — so it's been disappointing to see the Japanese RPG giant's approach to the App Store. The company tends to release straight iOS ports of older games and often charges premium prices for separate iPhone and iPad versions, such as last year's repackaging of The World Ends With You. Other recent efforts, such as rhythm game Demons' Score, rely on outrageous in-app purchase schemes. But a new game released today, Final Fantasy: All the Bravest, marks a somewhat different approach for the company. It's a truly native mobile title at a fairly low price — with all the positive and negative baggage that entails.
Attack enemies simply by touching party members
All the Bravest is a reference to the Final Fantasy series' famous Active Time Battle system, where players select commands from a menu that play out in pseudo-real-time based on the characters' speed. In All the Bravest, that system is reduced to its purest essence. The right side of the screen shows your party, which can be up to 40 characters strong, and you attack the enemies on the left simply by touching party members — there aren't any options for selecting different attacks, magic, and so on. Once a party member has attacked, you'll have to wait for their energy meter to recharge before touching them again; what little strategy the game possesses comes from the different recharge times taken by different character classes. You can play the game entirely with one thumb, and while the game is undeniably shallow, it's pretty fun trying to find new "paths" of active members by sliding across the screen.
There's a pleasing dissonance to the chaotic gameplay and primitive visuals
That's about it as far as gameplay mechanics go, but special mention must be made of the presentation. Square Enix could never be accused of not knowing how to play on nostalgia, and to that end All the Bravest is a great homage to the series' 16-bit days. Character sprites look like they've been taken straight from the Super Nintendo, albeit with pixel-perfect Retina display scaling, and the music is as lo-fi as you'd expect. There's a pleasing dissonance to the chaotic gameplay and primitive visuals — a SNES definitely couldn't have pushed this many characters at once. Most people who played the games from this era will get a kick out of finding out which enemy or party member is next up, and there's even a catalog where you can see how close you've come to completing the game's extensive roster and bestiary. Unfortunately, this fan service doesn't go as far as differentiating the characters very much in the game itself — Final Fantasy stalwarts will probably wonder why you have to use your White Mages to attack enemies rather than heal fellow party members.
You're never far away from being nudged into making an in-app purchase
The problem, as ever with Square Enix titles on this platform, comes down to pricing. At $3.99 for a universal app that runs on iPhone and iPad, All the Bravest is certainly at the low end of the company's mobile lineup, but you're never far away from being nudged into making an in-app purchase. If your party is wiped out — which first happened to me after playing for half an hour or so — you can use an hourglass power-up to bring all the characters back into battle. You only have two of these to start off with, however, and have to buy more starting at $0.99 for three.
While you do earn in-game currency while playing, this appears to be nothing more than a score counter; hourglasses can only be bought with real money. And, while you theoretically could get through the game without requiring one, there's so little skill involved to the gameplay that I can't imagine that being the case for anyone. As with the main Final Fantasy games, boss fights often come down to a war of attrition against huge health bars — except this time, there's zero scope for strategizing around it. There is, at least, a Fever mode which comes around once every three hours and lets you attack your enemies without needing to recharge your energy bars.
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Otherwise, your options for getting through a tricky boss come down to buying $0.99 "premium" characters in a random lottery, a distasteful in-app purchase model that's been hugely profitable in Japan for social game publishers like GREE and DeNA. These characters — I bought three and ended up with Terra from Final Fantasy VI, Kain from Final Fantasy IV, and Snow from Final Fantasy XIII — are much more powerful than your standard monks and mages, and there are 35 in all. Final Fantasy fans may be tempted to see them all, and it's fun to see characters from the later games rendered in cute 16-bit form. But couple these purchases with three additional level packs that go for the same $3.99 as the base game itself, and you're looking at over $50 before you've even splashed out on an hourglass — a fairly ridiculous sum for a game with less depth than Angry Birds.
It's hard to know how to recommend Final Fantasy: All the Bravest. On one hand, it's a simple and mildly addictive game that leverages Square Enix's considerable history in a fun, stylish way — many will find this a more palatable subway game than one of the company's overpriced iOS ports of a DS port of an old Nintendo release. On the other, it's an equally cynical cash grab in many other ways that never lets you kick back and forget about handing over more money, which is an unfortunately common trend among mobile games these days.
As it turns out, All the Bravest is little more than a melding of Eastern and Western microtransaction models dipped in a vat of RPG nostalgia. For Final Fantasy fans after a fun blast of retro memories to waste away a few minutes for a few days, it might be worth the initial price of entry. For everyone else, it's probably better to stay away.
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The Hewlett boys basketball team are no easy team to play for. With high demands and a strong work ethic displayed by players each year, it is clear as to why the Bulldogs are always competitive under 12th-year head coach Bill Dubin.
Hewlett wrapped up the 2010-11 season with a 7-10 overall record and a 5-7 record in Conference A-III. As a 14-seed in the playoffs, the team fell in the first round to Seaford by a six-point margin. With this season, the Bulldogs have much larger aspirations.
"We are a young team and it is developing, but hopefully we will develop much faster," Dubin said. "We need to work on our press break, our passing and finishing at the basket."
Point guard Harrison Brenner is the lone senior for Hewlett, and with that, the second-year varsity player has a large role to take on. He will look to take charge of a team that returns nine players from last season.
"We are trying to work the ball inside and out, look for quick turnovers and counterattack on teams," said Brenner, who scored a game-high 20 points in a season-opening win against Roosevelt on Tuesday. "I just try to help everyone else on the team and make an impact on the lineup."
Anchoring the inside will be junior Weldon Irvine and sophomore Avery Feldman, both of whom are also competing in their second varsity seasons.
The 6-foot-3-inch Irvine and 6-foot-2-inch Feldman both earned All-Conference accolades last season for the Bulldogs. Sophomores Bryan Eckerle and Dimitri Baptiste, as well as junior Kevin Dehaney, will also look to make an impact for the nine-man Hewlett roster.
"We know we are not the biggest team out there, so we just need to box out and focus on keeping guys out of the paint," Irvine said. "It is on us to step up and set the example. If we work hard in practice, the result will show in our game."
Feldman, who put in 18 points on a game-high seven field goals against Roosevelt in the season opener, is one of four sophomores who will be looked at to help lead an overall young team.
"Throughout practice, we work hard, and it shows through the way we play in our games," Feldman said. "We may not be the biggest team, but we work the hardest. That is all that really matters."
Playing out of Conference A-II, Hewlett will face tough challenges, such as defending conference champion Lawrence. Sewanhaka, Bethpage, Plainedge and Division will also compete with Hewlett for a title during the season.
Dubin wanted to challenge his team early on with tough non-league opponents, such as West Hempstead, South Side, Garden City and Jericho before league games begin.
"Lawrence is going to be very good as well as Sewanhaka. We split with Plainedge and Bethpage last year, so every game should be a dog fight," Dubin said of the conference pool.
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The Bridges of Madison County, a new musical by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown based on the romantic Robert James Waller novel, will arrive on Broadway in January 2014, lead producers Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich and Jerry Frankel announced June 6.
The new musical will first premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in August. It will arrive on Broadway Jan. 13, 2014 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. An opening night has been set for late February.
Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (Golden Boy, South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza) will stage the project that has a score by Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World) and a book by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman (The Secret Garden, 'Night Mother).
The Bridges of Madison County centers on a brief, four-day love affair between a National Geographic photographer and an Italian-American housewife in 1965 Iowa. Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep starred in the 1995 film adaptation.
Casting for the Broadway production has not been announced. The Williamstown premiere will star Steven Pasquale (Far from Heaven, Reasons to Be Pretty, "Rescue Me") and Elena Shaddow (The Light in the Piazza). Four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara had originally been attached to star in Bridges of Madison County at Williamstown, but is expecting her second child later this summer.
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Burlington College: Study Abroad Program in Havana, Cuba
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Burlington College is accepting applications for a semester of study at the University of Havana at its main campus in Havana, in the Spring.
A fascinating destination in the Caribbean, Cuba has been isolated from nearly all contact with its northern neighbor since the 1950s, when the United States government restricted travel to the island nation. Visits and study in Cuba are still restricted for U.S. citizens, and we have been isolated in turn from Cubans. Now, Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont, operating under a license from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, has created an educational program in Havana, the vibrant educational, political, and cultural capital of Cuba.
Living and studying in Cuba will sharpen the students' abilities to think critically and creatively. Cuba is a nation that, against enormous odds, has gone its own way and has developed a society and culture unlike any other. For students from its powerful northern neighbor Cuba offers the singular opportunity to question, debate, and discuss, to get beneath the surface of propaganda and spin, and to evaluate for themselves the art, culture, history, and politics of this fascinating world 90 miles from our shores.
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The Burlington College Cuba Program will be at the Faculty of Arts and Letters at the University of Havana. Founded in 1728, the University is one of the oldest and most acclaimed universities in the world. Located in the heart of Havana, the educational, political, and cultural capital of Cuba, many of its professors are famed writers and scholars. Students who are accepted into the Burlington College program in Cuba should be prepared to live in a sometimes unfamiliar but always fascinating city and society. All participants will be enrolled as full-time students at Burlington College and will also enroll at the University of Havana. ((The program consists of a total of sixteen credit hours through the following courses:
* A Cuban Studies class designed and taught by faculty at the University of Havana;
* An Arts and Culture of Cuba course designed and taught by the Ludwig Foundation, a non-governmental arts foundation in Havana;
* A Spanish language course the level to be determined by a placement test in Havana;
* One or two electives at the University of Havana chosen from a wide diversity of classes in all fields of the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Housing in Havana and most meals will be provided as part of the program arrangements in cooperation with the University of Havana. Students in the Burlington College will be exposed to the difficulties of life on the island as well as its joys, especially the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Cuban people. The Capital city of Cuba, one of the most vital cities in the world, and a destination for many visitors to Latin America, Havana is filled with buildings, parks, and squares of Spanish and Art Nouveau design. It is the center of Cuban life, and students will live in and feel the beat of urban life in Cuba today from its oldest neighborhood in Old Havana to its newest in the Vedado section.
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