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nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Late Night: Some Random Thoughts on Edward Snowden
Saul of Tarsis didn't know Jesus, nor his thoughts.
Now Paul failed in his claim that the laws no longer applied yet he, and all who followed, continued to pick and chose which OT laws they liked, and still wanted them applied.
By the reasoning you use, that the law was supplanted, then you must say that "Thou shalt not kill", Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord G-d in vain" etc, all no longer applied.
Please, this excuse has grown old. Just because Paul wanted a lobster dinner, he denied the law. BTW, even upon the cross, Jesus died as a member of the House of David. Nothing wrong with that at all.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Can We Please Stop Pretending Obama is "Capitulating" on Social Security?
Can we please stop pretending Obama is a leftist, a progressive, or a liberal?
When has he ever really advocated any of the beliefs that those descriptors are for?
On healthcare, he just took the low road and put together a mish-mash of nonsense with a lot of gifts to the corporations and the conservatives and pretended that the following years would improve on it. Either he was insincere, cynical, or lying to us.
On the stimulis, he sided with the blue dogs time after time, and ignorred the progressives and economists who said it was too little and misdirected.
On To Big To Fail, he has continually supported his friends on Wall Street through his former Wall Street people who are in the Treasury Department.
On so many things regarding justice, he has turned the other way and said "let bygones be bygones" and encouraged those who had done deeds in the past, like the GOP, to continue on knowing they wouldn't be prosecuted.
On human rights, his record is sad. Whether it be here or abroad.
As for the military, he might as well be GWB mark II. More, more, more, and let us use it seems to be the cry, together with the development of the CIA as a totally uncontrolled and without oversight paramilitary organization doing acts that if anyone else was doing them would be called out as terrorism.
He's "the best" the Democrats had to offer, and "better" than what the GOP was selling. But sadly not what we really need.
What has Obama done for me? After 4 years and voting for him twice, I can't say anything positive. Jimmy Carter was a good and noble man, and a far better president than many gave him credit for. Obama ranks way down there with George W Bush.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post After Starbucks Stands Up for LGBT Rights, Vegans Go Bughouse Looney Over Frappuccino Color
Any product that contains grain may contain insect parts. In my younger days, I worked on farms during harvest, and in grain elevators. Grasshoppers and the like are harvested in droves. They aren't all separated out, and at some point in handling, parts and pieces still remain in the grain when it is turned into flour. Sorry to tell the vegans this, but the only way to avoid a certain, though perhaps minute, contamination by animal products is to raise your own, or buy from local "artisans".
If we actually strove to avoid everything we might find offensive, we would live a very limited life indeed.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Santorum Barely Ahead in Pennsylvania
Red meat for the base didn't work so well last time.
It's uncertain in what direction Rubio might go, but given any of the alternatives listed and you can be assured that they, in seeking their ideological base, would continue the driving away of the middle of the road voters, in the same manner as Palin did.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post The Administration's Muzzling of the FDA
These are the kind of issues that have severed me from my support of the president. Far too often, his words and actions have not met. Pragmatism is an excuse. Not having the power is an excuse, not a reality.
This president presented himself as being a hero of the people, but time and time again, his actions have been that of a bureacrat, or a technocrat, or a loyal member of the establishment. Whether it be his stimulus program and all of the right wing giveaways without the level of functional stimulus really needed; or his refusal to seek out criminal activities in the Bush Whitehouse, or the intelligence community, or the military; or his health care bill that was poorly managed, included giveaways to the industry (tell us again how that it's a takeover, righties), and minimal real controls; or the defering to BP in the oil spill, yet getting the lion's share of the blame for the response (not to mention his ignorring the non-bought science community); etc.
If I lived in a blue state, or a purple state, I would overcome my extreme dissatisfaction with the president and vote for him, very half heartedly. But since I'm in a state so red that the rocks bleed red, I have the option of finding an alternative candidate to vote for. With the electoral college, and the total improbability that my state might go blue, I don't regard it, at this time, as throwing away my vote.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Supreme Court Rules for Strip Searches for Even Those Arrested for Minor Offenses
The Supreme Court conservatives decide that the fourth Amendment is outmoded in these modern times and basically gut it.
Although I normally dislike hyperbole, the right side of this Supreme Court may go down in history on the same page as jurists Franz SCHLEGELBERGER, Herbert KLEMM, Oswald ROTHAUG, and Rudolf OESCHEY. For the fatherland.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Yes, it's like the big company I used to work for who is so enamored with offshoring. Moved their product testing (avionic products in development) to India. The people there weren't provided with the right tools or understanding of exactly what it was they were testing and how to do it. They'd look at the design requirements and take them so absolutely literally it was dangerous. I finally went to micro component requirements with flow diagrams so they could "get it". Unfortunately, when an issue occurred, which was often, it took multiple days to remedy and might have to be repeated three of four times to get them on the right track. But they were cheap (less than half price before benefits taken into account) and the corporate types didn't care how many times it took. Or the result on product delivery (like the avionics upgrades for the Gulfsteam V, for example) In the end, many here lost their positions as more and more work was sent there. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has a similar history.
My Internal Medicine Specialist (GP by any other name) was newly graduated from medical school when I first started seeing her a decade ago. Good doctor in most ways, but last time I saw her, she gave me the "uncertainty" argument as to why the economy wasn't growing. Arghh. I find it amazing that people don't get that having insurance means that on a $125 office visit, sans labs, the insurance company pays $60 or less, you pay a $25 copay, and the office accepts to forget the rest. Now if you don't have insurance, you pay $125. Great system we got.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Medical transcription
I remember how surprised I was a few years ago to discover that my cardiologist and the firm he works for was sending their notes clear to India for transcription, and, of course, he would then have to take time during our next session to try to decipher what he had actually noted and what it had been turned into. Why are there a shortage of American jobs? Yeah.
I haven't been on here in a while. But the troll noise at the "pre-eminent" (ha ha) liberal (ha ha) website was too much to deal with. I will be checking in more often again. I'm on MST. Thanks
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Thank you for the offer. I'm unfortunately unable to travel (cost) at this time. I take out the truck on average once a week. Used to be semi-affluent. My industry changed (offshored)
I have a cell phone only because my wife won't let me give mine up, for safety sake. It is JUST a cell phone. All the apps, etc stuff are worthless to me and I see them as just another financial drain.
I hear you on changes. I remember Sanabel Island and Cocoa Beach from 1958, and Miami. I remember Orange County, CA from the late 1980s. When I returned there three years ago, so much had changed. The B&B my wife and I honeymooned in was gone and replaced by condos. Used to be that between Del Mar and Laguna the space around PCH was empty. Now it's lined with upscale homes.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Unfortunately, we do live in the age of 147 character tweets and (if it's long) 1:30 second soundbites.
I prefer whole thoughts, complete thoughts with some history behind them, and not just items designed to invoke knee jerk reactions.
BTW, I lived out on Tybee Island for a short period in the 1990s.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
I remember "back in the day" very well.
Everyone claims they'd love "Uncle Walter" again but the networks would never allow it.
Neither would the "newspapers" allow a Woodward and Bernstein. Watergate took months to unfold, in todays market, if it isn't big and flashy NOW, they don't want it.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Most of the current (no pun intended) crop of pundits at MSNBC were good as contributors, five minutes at a time. Lawrence O'Donnell talking about how the Congress really functions in regards to his experience as an input was fine. An hour of Larry is about 50 minutes too much.
My issue with Rachel has always been the "in group" "martini clatch" (sp) cuteness she injects. She does do honest reporting on most things. But she can beat it to death, too.
As for MSNBC's weekend people, I admire Melissa but I don't care for the format or length. Chris is just too squeeky for me. Or is it whiny?
The reality is, you play the game the way the company wants it or you're toast. Keith is never going to do that.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Not many. Because the media wants news to be a profit center, not a service.
My estimate is that to do a startup, and get real talent in the door, together with the equipment and other operating expenses, it would take a cool billion dollars the first year, and close to a half billion each year thereafter.
Even though he's a conservative, Ted Turner could probably do one again. He's certainly not happy how CNN turned out.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
He could chose the root that (sorry about this) Glenn Beck went. Own studio, web based, etc. Perhaps if he could find a financial angel to help him do this so it didn't even have to be a financial consideration, and fee, for a while.
Keith has helped a lot of people, but it's amazing how many of those people disappear when he needs them. I understand Maddow, MSNBC and its contract had her by the shorthairs and she has had to stay silent. But others, I don't get.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Don't know. Cenk doesn't roll over and play dead very well either, as his departure from MSNBC showed.
The reality is, that Current is as corporate as everyone else. Al Gore has his own ego, that's still probably fragile from the 2000 election. Company men get ahead, individuals usually get stifled. Gore could have made Current a premier news network, but it would have probably taken far more seed money than he had. I mean a real news network, with actual on the scene investigative reporters (not kiddie wannabees), around the globe, reporting what is happening, without the pundit point of view. The unblemished truth is more powerful than any hyperbole. Instead it is like so much of the rest of today's news, a rehash of something that someone else did or manipulated into news, not real reporting.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Olbermann Fired From Current TV
Without Olbermann, MSNBC would have nosedived, and they wouldn't have had Rachel M or Lawrence O'Donnell, and several others. Without Olbermann, HP would not have gotten as much onto MSNBC as they did early on.
Without Olbermann, Current wouldn't have a news network, if you can call it that. I grant you that making Olbermann the head of their "news bureau" was probably a big mistake. Frankly, Spitzer and the lady Governor and Cenk just don't carry the day. Just like most of the pundits with full shows on MSNBC. Rachel is the strongest, and she's just a little too much into herself these days.
People need to remember that during the Health Care debates, it was Olbermann who worked to raise millions for the city to city health care programs. No one else on any liberal program has done anything near as much. People need to remember that there were only two loud voices supporting OWS for a long time, FDL and Keith Olbermann.
Yes, Keith is difficult. And arrogant. So are most commentators. Larry O'Donnell, anyone?
Imagine all the people who think difficult people deserve what they get. Imagine Pope Julius II giving old Michaelangelo the heave ho because he was notoriously difficult to work with. No, I don't think that Keith is a Michaelango, but his passion on the real topics, not the fluff ones like worst persons, was real,heartfelt, and truly progressive.
Not liking conspiracy theories, but could it be that Democratic kingpin Al Gore, knowing that Keith would hold to his guns on criticism of Obama this year, when it was deserved, decided he didn't want negative commentary on his network. I've watched far too many liberal commentators, like Ed Schultz, raise hell about something that the president was doing, like Health Care reform, only to become a cheerleader and fall in line, even when it still was a questionable bill. Keith seldom if ever did this.
Keith is one of the true progressives, but the plethora of latte liberals out there have a fear of people with true heart who make themselves heard.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post American People Still Really Hate the Individual Mandate
There was far too much wrong with the mandate.
1) Since the HCR act didn't provide sufficient controls on the industry, the gift of 40 plus million new customers, often ones who will be charged signicantly more, will only be a boon to the private insurance industry.
2) Many will still be left out of the process.
3) Many will still not be able to afford the insurance. Anyone who believed then, and certainly now, that the GOP is going to allow sufficient funding for the assistance of those who have income limitations are kidding themselves. It will be very limited funding. And I have never seen if the "rebate" is not until the next year on the income tax form, how are people who don't have the money now going to pay for it?In the past, many insurance companies were mutuals, and rates were reasonable. Few are now, and the companies are soaking everyone. Yet it is the uninsured that are subsidizing the system, where if they had insurance they might have a $25 copay and the insurance company paying another negotiated $40 for the service, the uninsured often have to pay $125 for the same general practitioner office visit.
Obama went about it wrongly. He should have first, using the commerce clause, gotten the industry seriously regulated and made to end their abusing ways. Then, after that had gone through, then worked on a serious provider of health care needs for all Americans.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Obama Administration Nixes the CLASS Act
It's Obama's way. Sadly.
The democratic leadership has become only marginally different from the republican leadership. It's little wonder that OWS doesn't believe in any of them. I used to admire Clinton, but it was part of his handiwork that got us to where we're at now, and Obama just keeps on doing Wall Streets work for them.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Obama Administration Nixes the CLASS Act
The first months of the Obama administration were dedicated to the "stimulus" program, not to healthcare reform. Had he had the backbone to have created a real stimulus program, and told Boehner and the rethugs where to go, the economy might have gotten turned around more. But it, like the healthcare reform bill, is riddled with right wing agendas and give-aways, and isn't working.
nocompromises4me commented on the blog post Obama Administration Nixes the CLASS Act
The right wing claim that the younger generation is "catching on" to these costs, and encourage the belief that they don't owe anything to mom and pop and if they can't make it, it's not their fault.
The "good ole days" the conservatives like to fondly remember had grandma and grandpa often in their declining years being taken care of by their children, but you know, to today's money oriented society, that's expensive, inconvenient, and reduces their own lifestyle, not to mention that the grandchildren don't want to have to be crowded up in fewer bedrooms so the "funny_smelling" old folk can have a room of their own. (sorry for the run-on sentence)
Time to get them to the ice flows, while the ice flows still exist, I guess. BTW, my parent's remaining days were in my home, which was a hard sell for her, not for me.
From a plot at Arlington National Cemetary, a deep voice is heard rising from the ground "Fuck you Obama, if it hadn't been for me you wouldn't have gotten your bill through." Try to rest in peace, Senator Kennedy.
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Now social media are the new targets for hackers, and Facebook is the biggest target of them all.
Last week, Research in Motion and Best Buy announced the pre-orders, pricing and launch date for the much-anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
You'll be able to share images, videos and comments with anyone who comes within 50 feet of you.
With the help of its updated search engine, you may get your answers before you finish typing.
Retailers will buy back your old gadget in hopes that you turn around and buy their next best gadget.
LinkedIn is the largest professional network on the internet and a powerful tool for building and maintaining relationships.
The combination will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question.
Two recent studies on which has the speedier web browser are providing more fuel to the fanboy/girl fire.
The Garmin 110 watch offers several features such as GPS tracking to get runners through marathons.
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One of the most unusual home remedies on our Web site is soap for leg cramps. We first heard about this approach in 2004 and were somewhat skeptical. For one thing, there was no obvious explanation for why a bar of soap under the bottom sheet would do anything for leg cramps. There still isn't and we have heard from physicians and scientists who are convinced it is totally bogus.
Nonetheless, many readers and visitors to this Web site have shared some amazing stories over the last five years. Here are just a few stories we thought you might enjoy. You may also find our special People's Pharmacy Bed Soap and Leg Soap of interest, since we created them specifically to be a convenient shape for use either under the sheet or in the socks as remedies.
We would love to hear your experience with soap…either positive or negative. Comment below.
Joe & Terry Graedon
The People's Pharmacy
Wow, does anybody understand why the soap thing really works for leg cramps? My 76-year-old mother has dealt with leg cramps for years now. Upon watching Dr Gott, my mother asked me what I thought of this remedy. Well, I told her it's just mumbo jumbo; don't waste your time.
Well, of course Mother knows best. I was shocked to realize that she has been putting soap under her sheet for two weeks, and surprising to say, I was wrong. She has been cramp-free for 10 days now, and I'm really astonished! NOW, my question is…. What in soap would take leg cramps away? I'm a real skeptic on things like this, but trust me, It WORKS!
Jim, Aug, 2009
I still cannot believe it! But this really helps. I decided to buy Irish Spring since several people mentioned it and you get 2 bars for $.99 at the dollar store. There is divided opinion on whether Dove and Ivory work.
Since I wear socks to bed, I decided to tape slivers of soap on my calves and shins as well as putting the bar of soap under the sheet. It's been two weeks now and I have not slept so well in years.
I have a bone marrow cancer which causes severe pain from the ankle to the hip in my left leg. Last night I taped a sliver of soap on the outside of my left thigh – no pain. I am so grateful.
Lilly, Nov. 2009
I am absolutely stymied by all of this soap in the bed stuff! IT WORKS!
I've suffered from such killer leg cramps that I can only cry. A friend told me about Ivory Soap. Although it took me five more days (and more cramp issues) before I gave it a try, try I did. I'm just absolutely amazed! NO leg cramps. I'm able to stretch in the bed before I get up without cramps and my legs feel better all day!
What in the Sam Hill is the deal with this? Who cares? I'ts safe, it works and I feel BETTER!!! Wow.
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You don't know how excited it makes me to hear people having help from this. It is so wonderful because for tons upon tons of years, some people have taken powerful meds that have terrible side effects to stop the cramps in their legs or feet, but this helps most people in a matter of only seconds. Then no side effects on top of that!
I woke up with legs cramps daily, and was telling a friend about an extremely painful morning. She told me it sounded really nutty, but put a bar of soap in my bed (couldn't be Dial!!!???). I have had a bar of soap in my bed for three weeks now, and I have NOT had a cramp since I started!!!
My husband is making sooooo much fun of me, but I don't care. I am not suffering the intense pain of leg cramps thanks to whatever the heck the soap does. Hocus Pocus . . . who cares if it works!!! -
I was one heck of a skeptic when I heard about this. In fact, I laughed at the person that told me. However, I have suffered with RLS for several years so what the heck, I decided to give it a try.
Well, I had to eat a little humble pie. Not only does it work, it works in a matter of 30 seconds to a minute. Absolutely amazing. Now, I'm sure it will not work for everyone, every time. But it does for me and for the dozen people I've told it to. Just like a dowsing rod, divining rod or water witching. No one knows exactly how it works and there are many main stream scientists that call it bogus. Well, they are totaly wrong.
Some people can do it (as I can) and some cannot. Again, if you have leg cramps or RLS, just give it a try. I put mine in a pillow case and rest my leg or legs on the pillow under the cover.
Works every time for me.
Gordon W. -
It works. A friend told me about this when I mentioned the debilitating thigh and calf cramps I had on my last plane ride and was afraid to fly again. I used Irish Spring soap under my sheets and my foot (broken foot bones with post arthritis), ankle, calf and hip bursitis pain is all gone. I am astonished!
I ordered the Pharmacy.com soap and put the small ones in my socks for a long plane flight with no cramping or discomfort. Previously I used leg cramp pills and general pain medicine still with severe leg cramps on and after the plane trip.
P.S. My internist is skeptical and although she says she has many patients with this problem, I doubt she will advise them of this "grandma's remedy"…Too bad. -
This works for pain in the legs, and possibly back pain also. I have been doing this consistently for months. I have passed the info on to other with leg pain and they swear that it works. We are not wacko, we just need pain relief, and this works for whatever reason!
So sad to hear about what has happened to you. Maybe if you can find some magnesium oil, this will help as well. You can rub it on your legs. I have to rub it on my thigh because it's numb sometimes. I had hurt my hip years ago, and since then my thigh will go numb. It's weird because it goes numb and hurts all at the same time. I also use soap in the bed at night. And you can use it during the day if you have a pain somewhere. My husband at times keeps a bar in the truck and when his neck hurts, he sticks it on the back of his neck.
As far as the magnesium oil, you can research it and buy it online. You can also find it at many health food stores. -
I had surgery back in 2005 while giving birth to my daughter….during labor I had to have an emergency C-section. When they stuck me with a needle to numb me it was a spinal tap and basically hit some nerves or veins in my right leg …instantly I flew off the labor table from the shocking feeling in my leg. It's now 2013 and I've been to the neurologist and every other doc and they can't seem to know what's goin on…so my leg has some type of nerve or vein damage to hit and when I say throughout the years it has been severely painful …believe me it has.
Half of my bottom part of right leg is numb and even feel lumps in my calf almost like there could be clots . So I would take pain meds to try and relieve the pain. But these past couple months I've been suffering with these weird uncontrollable sensations down the same leg I could not sleep at all… Extremely annoying so I would try to get up walk around the room or jump n jacks anything. Cuz while laying down I would just keep jerking my legs and they would move almost on their own.. So I start googling things that fall under that category as such as no circulation symptoms and leg cramps in the calf..it led me to RLS. Which led me to this.
When I read the soap story…I paused and looked at the info like "What???" That doesn't make any since…well I sure tried it…and when I say it worked INSTANTLY…it really DID…best thing EVER…I almost most wanted to kiss the soap and say "I DO"….;-) -
This has worked for me! I don't understand why and was leery of it but I have not had leg pain since trying this. I do use hard milled soap such as Ivory or Irish Spring for this use !
Laura B.
I used soap while I was pregnant and having leg cramps. After two nights with soap under my sheets the cramps were gone. Booya.
OK, here's my theory:
As everyone knows, soaps are slippery. So, when you start moving ur legs at night you start to dream slipping on a piece of soap! And you break your leg, and can't move your leg anymore in your dream, nor do you do so in the real world. -
I read about the soap thing under the sheets about a month ago. I had a foot cramp, so I put a bar of soap ( not Ivory ) near my foot and the cramp went away, no more cramps that night.
I just had a bad cramp in my hand, it wouldn't stop. I unwrapped some soap, and held it in my hand, the cramp went away! It started to cramp again, but not as bad, so I grabbed the soap, GONE!
I know it's working, and everyone has soap, so why not try it?
This- Ivory Soap- even stops my Fibermyalgia pain !! It is amazing!
I am a registered nurse, and outside of the "normal" health concerns of aging, I have no health issues, except for this pain in my legs which starts within an hour of my lying down to rest. I'm trying this tonight. I don't care who laughs about it, if it works – I will confirm it.
I heard about the soap in the sheets for leg cramps so after 2 really bad nights with RLS, I thought, "What have I got to lose?" That was a month ago and I have not had a problem since. It might be all in my head, but who care??? I can sleep now.
Sean t.
My fiancé has been having serious leg cramps and RLS during the night because she is pregnant. And let me tell you there is nothing worse then a pregnant woman whose had no sleep and tons of leg cramps. They were so bad that they would keep her up all night.
So last night she had read about the soap trick so we figured we would give it a shot and I was very skeptical. So we put a bar of soap in bed with us not even under the sheets and boom! She said her cramps were being alleviated almost immediately! I couldn't believe it, she passed out in 10 minutes. Even funnier thing is I woke up with no cramps or pains either! Don't know how or why it works but I'll be damned if this urban myth wasn't true. I recommend anyone with RLS or leg cramps to give it a shot at least once -
cindy o.
I'm in my late 50s..Have suffered with leg cramps and forearm cramps…A women in her 80s turned me on to Ivory soap…..Plain and simple no more cramps…It works….All I can say is give it a try.
I was having terrible leg cramps 2 nights in a row. Waking up screaming in pain. My neighbor reminded me of the soap under the sheet article I put a large bar of soap that I got from Bed Bath and Beyond just under the top sheet Two nights in a row now. Absolutely NO cramps! I know it is early on but I am hopeful. The pain I had was every bit as severe as labor pains. Even if it may be psychosomatic it works !
I use Irish Spring for my RLS and it works.
It also worked for my mom, who had terrible leg cramps at night. I don't know what brand she used. (She's no longer with us.)
I have no idea why it works — it could very well be a placebo effect. Even if it is, I don't care. IT WORKS! -
I'm a born sceptic so have been consuming half a banana for breakfast every day. I hate bananas. A friend uses the Ivory soap thing and recommended I try it. Finally, I did. It took a couple of nights/mornings, but I do believe it is working for me- I had to leap out of bed the other day, but one time out of a week is better than every darn morning. No harm in trying it – it just might work for you, too.
Hi, Bethany,
I know about the soap. Isn't it wonderful? Also, I have pains at times at the top of my rib area under my breasts. I've wondered if I've got costochronditis. The symptoms fit for that, but I've not been to a doctor for it. I don't have insurance.
Also, I have foot cramps at times in bed, plus some RLS. I'm using the soap under my breast area, then near my feet in bed. No more pains! I love it. I'm wondering, too, if some of the help isn't from the magnesium in it. It's my understanding that it has some magnesium sulfate in it, but it works so quickly, which is amazing. -
I am soooo curious as to why this works!!!I have had relief over the years. A truck driver friend of mine struggled for 2 hours with leg cramps before going to truck stop and placing bar of soap in sleeping bag. Went right to sleep. Won't take it out now for anything!
This is NOT placebo! I just started caring for an elderly woman whose husband suffered from nightly leg cramps. I asked him if he'd tried the soap. He said, "No!That's just hogwash!" At 4:00AM he woke, and reported cramp in right foot. Still he refused my 2nd offer to try the soap – "Naw! That's just a bunch of baloney!" I felt so for his pain, I was compelled to try to help. When he was in the bathroom, I slipped a bar under the fitted sheet at the foot of his side of the bed. He didn't know it was there.
When he woke at 6:00AM, I asked if he had any cramps, and he said "No". Feeling badly at doing that without his permission, I asked if the soap had bothered him? He was distracted with breakfast, and said "no-what"? I asked if he'd taken the soap out? He again brushed me off, not knowing what I was talking about, and preoccupied. I decided not to bother him and wait & see. Perfect control group for my experiment! No Placebo effect here!
Every day for 5 days I asked innocuously, if he had any cramps, and he puzzled and happily said "nope-no cramps today!" I was poker faced, but privately elated. : ) Finally I told him about the soap. He was surprised, happy, and didn't want to believe me. I asked if he wanted me to take it out now. He said,"No! Don't you touch it!!!" It has been almost a month now.
Yesterday he reported his right foot was cramped up that morning. I asked about the soap, and he said it was still there. I checked last night, and found it at the side edge of the bed , away from the cramping foot, and returned it to more center 1 ft up & 1 ft in. This morning – No cramps! What a relief! Thanks for sharing this information. Helps to not think we're crazy! I still want to know WHY!?!? -
Kyle S.
I am 34 and can remember having the maddening sensations in my legs that would wake me up seemingly every hour as far back as the age of nine. Most nights over the last 25 years I have had to get up out of bed several times a night just to walk off these sensations that would just not be ignored. Last night was a particularly bad episode for me. I literally had tears running out of my eyes from sheer exhaustion, but the tingling or whatever it is just would not let me sleep.
Long story short, one piece of ivory soap STILL IN THE WRAPPER UNDER MY BED SHEET took it all away in seconds. I don't wanna question something that works, but how in the world could it have possibly worked like it did? I have no symptoms of RLS for the first time in my life. It works, I just don't have a freakin' clue as to why!!! -
I massage my calves with a bar of soap and even under my feet, and including my toes. I then put on a sock and set a bar of soap inside on the side, and sleep like a baby. Now, sometimes I get a cramp, but not as often as I used to, so it works. Do expect a cramp now and then though, but not as ofter as before.
I am a cna working in a nursing home. I work 12 hour shifts. My legs and feet would cramp up so bad at night I never got any sleep. A RN at work told me about the ivory soap. I put it under my sheets last nigh. Slept like a baby. No pain!!! I now have it in my socks and put shavings in my shoes. UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!! Skeptics should at least try it. It truely works. There will always be a bar under my sheets and a small container of shavings in my purse
This remedy totally works for both my husband and I. Personally for those who are negative about it, it doesn't really matter. They probably haven't tried it anyway. And I also don't think this is all in my head, but if it is, does that really matter if the pain is gone? Give me a break, if a person is in pain and something this simple works and works good, what difference does it make?
There is a whole lot about human health and the human mind that we don't understand yet. I can't explain why this works. It's my understanding that Ivory has magnesium sulfate and sodium chloride in it, maybe this helps, but I don't know that.
So as long as it works, I'm going to keep trying it. -
I had to get support stockings for my legs at the drugstore. The lady told me about the ivory soap and also about soaking your feet in cool water with peppermints in it. I have not tried the peppermints yet but I have not had any cramps in my legs at night at all. The soap trick my mother also tried and swears on it. You have to replace the soap every 3 months.


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Kia ora Pie Lovers,
It's a big week for Dub Pies - possibly the biggest since we launched the Pie Truck back in February.
This Saturday 13 September, we're a finalist in the Vendy Awards - "the Oscars of street food"! We have been nominated for Rookie of the Year alongside four other terrific young businesses.
We'll be serving pies on Governor's Island at the sold-out event, and we'll be sure to let you know if and when we win. Meanwhile, there are a few tickets left to Beer for Beasts, which is also on Saturday and which we're also supporting - see below for more details.
And just a few days ago, Gothamist named the Dub Pies' pie truck as one of New York's 10 Best Food Trucks. They praise our "scrumptious" pies, and recommend "stuffing three or twelve of them down your gullet". Wicked!
We're celebrating with one of our biggest discounts ever. Read on for the goodness, and thanks as always for your support!
Dub Pies HQ
This Saturday we are up for Rookie Of The Year at the Oscars of street food.
Tickets to the Governor's Island event are all sold out, so you'll just have to watch our Twitter and Facebook stream for news of the awards, and pictures of our special dish for the night - the classic Pea, Pie & Pud!
Speaking of which, there was a great Kiwi song from 1957 that celebrated the Pea, Pie & Pud - 'Pie Cart Rock'n'Roll'. We just learned that its writer, the "Maori Cowboy" Johnny Cooper, passed away last week. RIP Johnny.
So stoked are we about our Vendy Awards nomination and Gothamist Top 10 mention, we just want to share the love. After all, we couldn't have come this far without you.
So this month we have one of our hugest discounts ever - 30% - off all online orders of frozen Dub Pies! Now's the time to stock up, pie fans.
We ship nationwide, and we deliver free in metropolitan NYC. Order here, and be sure to apply the promo code for the discount.
The code is valid until 9/26/14
Featuring the Dub Imperial All Black(s) IPA
Saturday 13 September
The Bell House, Gowanus
We love this event! The 4th Annual Beer for Beasts is an ale-and-food extravaganza hosted by Beer Advocate and Sixpoint Brewery to raises funds for the Humane Society of New York, promoting compassion toward animals.
This year, as well as slinging pies, we've partnered up with Six Point to create a limited edition Dub Imperial All Black(s) IPA, brewed entirely using New Zealand hops. Check out the beer list here and get your tickets now to this fantastic day.
For enrolled New Zealanders and their friends.
Wednesday 17 September
St Mazie, 345 Grand St, Williamsburg
The New Zealand General Election is on 20 September, but for all you New York-based voters, you can now cast your special vote - and it needs to be done by 4pm ET Friday 19 September.
The Special Vote Party! is just that - a special party for enrolled New Zealanders and their friends with information about how to cast your overseas vote, interspersed with great Kiwi entertainment from Kiwi bands Streets of Laredo, Fredericks Brown, Sonic Uke, Jonathan Crayford, Leila Adu, and DJs Son of Cronos and Dre. And the Pie Truck!
Vote before the party for extra kudos, or come to the party and the organisers will help with info on the night about how to vote.
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Our cafe is at 211 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. It's stocked with pies, Counter Culture coffee, and a hand-picked selection of NZ and Australian grocery goods.
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The Karl Rove-helmed lobbying group Crossroads GPS (in conjunction with their parent group American Crossroads) has decided to double down on the debunked talking point that President Obama is to blame for the spike in gas prices. Their latest ad, titled "Too Much," specifically takes aim at the President's claim (based on facts) that domestic energy production is at a record high.
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Princeton Tigers (12-5)
@Harvard Crimson (14-5)
Friday, February 05
Lavietes Pavilion
Attendance: 2,195
Cambridge, MA (Sports Network) - Kareem Maddox came off the bench to score 14 points and pull down eight rebounds as the Princeton Tigers held on for the 56-53 win over the Harvard Crimson in Ivy League action at Lavietes Pavilion.
Also scoring in double figures for the Tigers (12-5, 3-0 Ivy), as they won their fifth in a row and 10th in the last 11 decisions, was Dan Mavraides with 14 points as well.
The Crimson (14-5, 3-2) were paced by Jeremy Lin with a game-high 19 points, while Oliver McNally dropped 12 points before picking up his fifth foul in the team's second straight setback.
Harvard led by six points early in the contest, but the squad managed a mere 25.9 percent shooting from the field in the period, leading to a 29-20 deficit at the break.
In the second half the Princeton lead reached as high as 14 points with just over 12 minutes to play, but down the stretch the Crimson made their run and cut the deficit to just 54-53 when Christian Webster converted a four-point play with 12 seconds remaining. A pair of free throws by Maddox a moment later put the game out of reach for the Tigers.
Harvard finished the night shooting only 36 percent from the field and 8-of-24 behind the three-point line.
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PHP Expert- Senior Developer F/T w/Benefits (Coquitlam)
Industry leading company is seeking a Senior level developer with 10+ years of PHP programming skills to develop our web based client portal based on an existing UX and storyboard template.
Experience collaborating cross functionally with internal customers to provide technical solutions for business needs and the ability to understand business processes and combine both with the development process is critical; as this position requires a clear understanding of business functionality it is best suited for a business oriented technology person.
The goal is for this to be a long-term position with responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of the portal, our company website and our existing proprietary back office application. As well, our existing application and future projects will require their own development in the future.
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Compensation: Competitive, including Medical & Dental Benefits after successful probationary period
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Dry skies and mild temperatures overnight tonight. Wednesday will be windy during the afternoon and warm. A big storm rolls across Colorado Thursday with up to 8" of snow in the mountains. An isolated pm thunderstorm possible over the lower elevations but the bigger story will be the wind. Gusts from 40 to 50 mph Thursday with high fire danger. Cooler air drifts in behind the storm system.
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This is a world divided by blood--red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of godlike superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own.
This is the first book in the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials, from Philip Pullman. Set in a parallel world very similar to our own, Northern Lights tells the compelling story of 12-year-old Lyra's quest to rescue her friend and find her father, aided by her daemon, an armoured bear, and a witch-queen.
The thrilling second book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, read by the author and a full cast. In this stunning sequel to Northern Lights, the intrepid Lyra Silvertongue and her daemon, Pantalaimon, find themselves in a shimmering, haunted other world - Cittagazze where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. Here she meets twelve-year-old Will Parry, a fugitive from a third universe.
The pulse-pounding sequel to The Maze Runner. Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to. The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated and now Cranks, people driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim - and meal.
With buried treasure, treacherous buccaneers, a young hero, and Long John Silver, the one-legged villain, Treasure Island remains one of the most popular of pirate adventures.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena live, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge....
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
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I have this dream that, secretly, all teenage girls feel exactly like me. And maybe one day, when we realize that we all feel the same, we can all stop pretending we're something we're not... But until that day, I'm going to keep it real on this blog and keep it unreal in real life.' Penny has a secret. Under the alias Girl Online, Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship, boys, high school drama, her crazy family, and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life.
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Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won't stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world.
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Elizabeth's power grows stronger by the day, and the clouds over Captive's Sound grow darker. And soon a terrible flood will drown everything and everyone in its path. In order to save her family, her friends, and her Steadfast, Mateo, Nadia swore herself to the One Beneath. Her only chance to learn how to defeat Him, and Elizabeth, is to pretend to be a loyal student of dark magic... but to do so, she must abandon Mateo and the world she knows.
Maci Might's 16th birthday is supposed to be the day she's awarded Hero status. But thanks to a tiny anger problem and a questionable family tree, King City's elders think it's best if she doesn't join the Hero ranks. Determined to change their minds, Maci will break whatever rule it takes to prove she's Hero material. As her hair darkens and her anger grows, everyone turns against her except Evan; a childhood friend turned scientist who may be able to unlock the secrets hidden in her DNA.
Chloe has one plan for the future, and one plan only: the road. She's made a promise to herself: don't let anyone in, and don't let anyone love her. She's learned the hard way what happens if she breaks her rules. So she's focused on being invisible and waiting until she can set out on the road--her dream of freedom, at least for a little while.
Seeking revenge, Pride is headed back to the compound where she was once nearly broken to the will of an evil master. She'll stop at nothing to free the enslaved wolves still caged in the estate's underground prison.
Fifteen-year-old Isabella Rockwell's bones ache with homesickness. But home is 8000 miles away in northern India, and Isabella is imprisoned in the bitter winter of 19th century London. Sent to England after her father goes missing in a violent battle, Isabella runs away from a life of drudgery and hardship. Rescued from death by a gang of street urchins, Isabella finds the shelter and love she so desperately craves.
He dipped his head lower, his lips brushing hers, and a ringing began in her ears. For a moment, she almost believed it was real. He was the boy who'd stolen her heart, and she was there, eager to be with him. This kiss was out of love and not simply to fool their classmates.
There are two activities in life that are essential to one's happiness. The first is to have one's day (to explore, engage and enjoy life), and the second is to say one's say (to say the words to oneself and/or to others that one needs to say). An Uncommon Vocabulary is an exercise in saying one's say. Simply put, it is an A to Z book of common words and phrases that are described in a manner better suited to them in the opinion of the author.
Rebecca Front (The Thick of It, Grandma's House) reads the gripping and often darkly comic debut novel from critically acclaimed playwright Justin Greene. In her leafy English suburb, teenage Hallie Cruyps plays the life simulation computer game Cyberbia. Neither her parents nor her psychiatrist attempt to stop her. After everything she's been through, who could deny her the peace it brings?
Carlo Diamante wonders if the beautiful and mysterious woman he keeps seeing is stalking him. If she is stalking him, why does she keep disappearing in the crowd when he approaches her? He wonders if she is just an illusion. Perhaps she is a dream woman created by his vivid imagination. Carlo finally confides in his very ill sister, who tells him there is something very special about this woman and that Carlo needs to find her. Meanwhile another mystery is unfolding in the jungles of the Amazon.
Her family dead, alone in a corpse-strewn metropolis, she has no choice but to survive. She needs food, shelter, a safe place to sleep. She discovers that an ordinary girl is capable of extraordinary things, and that she's more resilient than she imagined. Even so, she wishes more than anything that she could just find another survivor. Unfortunately for Scarlett, not everyone who survived the plague is looking for companionship. And she's about to find out just how difficult survival really is.
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods - magic some Romans would kill for.
There is no cure for being who you truly are.... In a cottage high atop Llanfair Mountain, sixteen-year-old Clara lives with her sister, Maren, and guardian Auntie. By day, they gather herbs for Auntie's healing potions. By night, Auntie spins tales of faraway lands and wicked fairies. Clara's favorite story tells of three orphan infants-Clara, who was brought to Auntie by a stork; Maren, who arrived in a seashell; and their best friend, O'Neill, who was found beneath an apple tree. One day, Clara discovers shimmering scales just beneath her sister's skin. She realizes that Maren is becoming a mermaid-and knows that no mermaid can survive on land. Desperate to save her, Clara and O'Neill place the mermaid-girl in their gypsy wagon and set out for the sea. But no road is straight, and the trio encounters trouble around every bend. Ensnared by an evil troupe of traveling performers, Clara and O'Neill must find a way to save themselves and the ever-weakening mermaid. And always, in the back of her mind, Clara wonders, if my sister is a mermaid, then what am I?
At only seventeen years old, Ian Kabra is head of the Cahills, the most powerful family in the world. He has presidents on speed dial, generals at his beck and call. Ian knows he's an ideal leader and the only man for the job. There's just one small problem: He's already messed up big time. A Cahill from the past calling himself the Outcast has risen to challenge Ian with an impossible test. The Outcast has re-created four of history's greatest disasters and dared Ian to stop him.
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Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has been forced to withdraw from the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15 because of a persistent calf injury, race organizers said Friday. The same injury had also knocked the 38-year-old, three-time Olympian from Mammoth Lakes, Calif., out of the NYC Half on March 17.
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*TOP REVIEWER* tinkerrbelle on 8/22/2014 5:06:00 AM more reviews by tinkerrbelle
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm Hair: Blond, Fine Eyes: Blue
Sharp, fresh citrus musk with fresh mint toothpaste, sweet florals and a gentle musk drydown. People compare it to Chanel Chance, but Versence is in a different class altogether. Chance smells revoltingly cheap, like cleaning chemicals and has a cloying headachy drydown. Versence has pretty florals that lifts the the fresh citrus, and has a gentle refined drydown. Lasts 1 - 2 hours on me.
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girlraven on 5/22/2013 5:47:00 AM more reviews by girlraven
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Brunette, Straight, Coarse Eyes: Brown
I got mini set of Versace perfumes and wasent impressed by any of them?, they are just generic and plain boring to me
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meligonlan on 8/7/2012 4:09:00 PM more reviews by meligonlan
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium Eyes: Hazel
It is soft, modern, feminine, chic, sophisticated, complex, masterfully balanced. This is the best summer fragance. So unique, green and fresh. Doesn't get mixed in the crowd, it definitely has a personality of it's own. It's become one of my signature frangances. Only con it doesn't last long on my skin but still LOVE IT !!!
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lolagreeneyes on 5/29/2012 12:51:00 AM more reviews by lolagreeneyes
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry, Fair Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
Great spring/summer scent. Received this as a sample and rushed to buy the 1-ounce bottle (about $50 at Sephora). Would definitely buy again but might try to find it cheaper online.
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*TOP REVIEWER* delectante on 2/22/2012 2:12:00 PM more reviews by delectante
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Blue
So I bought this because I did not want to join the D and G Light Blue bandwagon, and Versense is not bad. Other reviews have the complete scent profile, but generally the notes include citruses, cardamom, lily, fig, musk, and olive wood. When first sprayed, it is like Sprite , only in perfume form. Then the fig becomes more apparent, along with the musk and olive wood, sweetening it. While this is not an overly girly citrus scent, like Coach Poppy Flower, it is a little too figgy sweet to be considered a unisex perfume. The dry down is a rather boring sweet woody, musk smellnot very memorable at all. I agree that the sillage is unremarkable, but longevity is good. It remains on my skin for some ten hours, longer on clothes. Though I like it well enough, I would not buy again because I think there are better citruses out there. I may just have to cough up the money for Light Blue since I like my perfumes to have an aquatic sort of quality to them if they are not gourmonds. That said, if you like spicy, citrus florals, Versense would be great, with BBW White Citrus being a great way to layer. I did not say anything about the price because I bought my Versense from Fragrance Outlet, so it was ridiculously inexpensive, though I believe the mall sells a 3.4 EDT for around $80. Overall, okay to good but not great.
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*TOP REVIEWER* stls on 10/13/2011 4:00:00 PM more reviews by stls
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral Hair: Blond, Curly, Medium Eyes: Green
Just grass and green lemon tea for me.
Light and fresh but nothing particularly attractive- it's not even feminine, mostly unisex. I wouldn't find it unpleasant on someone else, but it's not appealing to me. Sillage is poor, longevity much better.
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*TOP REVIEWER* LaceyPorter on 9/30/2011 3:26:00 AM more reviews by LaceyPorter
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Blue
The look and smell remind me of sprite with a kick :) It's just the ultimate refreshing fragrance (with zero staying power :(
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Aquinstar on 9/11/2011 1:52:00 PM more reviews by Aquinstar
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Received this in a swap and really wanted to like this perfume, but alas, it's not for me. When you first spray it, it's a nice citrus-y, lemony, limey fresh burst and pretty much stays that way on the skin. Light, pretty, and non-offensive. Unfortunately, it triggered a headache for me. I tried it twice just to make sure that was what caused it. Dang. It kind of reminds me of a freshly opened can of 7up...and clean soap.
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*TOP REVIEWER* leGingbot on 8/29/2011 1:32:00 AM more reviews by leGingbot
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium Eyes: Blue
Versense is very modern, feminine, and light. It's classified as woody floral musk, but with such energy and vitality. Nothing about this scent is languid, sweet, or thick. Each layer is light, understated, and blends seamlessly with the one before it. It begins with top notes of Mediterranean fruits-bergamot, green mandarin orange, and fig. I smelled freshly grated lime peel, mixed with sour oranges. The fig sweetens the bergamot and green mandarin slightly, but not enough to be fully detected. It's a fresh, happy smell that makes you just want to go somewhere, anywhere with air and sunlight and laughing people. The fruits gradually blend into the floral heart of watery sea lily, with further adds a clean, fresh effect, jasmine, and bitter cardamom. I like that combination; the bitterness of the cardamom counteracts the sweetness of the jasmine without ruining its softness, while the aquatic element of the lily gives you an image of deep blue Mediterranean water.
What I think I like best about Versense is the base. Or mainly, the absence of the base. I don't know how they crafted it, but all the way to the drydown I smelled the citrus and the flowers. The woody base of olive wood, Virginia cedar, sandalwood, and musk was so delicate and subtle, serving only to strenghten the lighter notes above it.
Versense is optimism, bottled. I'm going to be wearing this one straight through summer.
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*TOP REVIEWER* pinkfrost52 on 7/29/2011 5:24:00 AM more reviews by pinkfrost52
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
Very bright, fresh and modern. To me, it smells of citrus that is quite sharp in the beginning but mellows out slightly sweeter as it dries down on my skin. Has green notes, woods and sandalwood in the dry-down that almost smells a bit too masculine for me. This could easily be a unisex fragrance in my opinion. Not a "girly" citrus scent if that's what your looking for.
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