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Trying to find the best Desserts & Coffee in Los Angeles? 10Best has you covered. Our editors and locals search the city and suburbs for the top places. Then, we showcase popular restaurants like Alcove, and we highlight eateries with great user reviews, like Le Pain Quotidien. We also help you find areas where Desserts & Coffee are prominent - the West Hollywood area, for example - so that you not only get terrific dining recommendations, but you also have choices to boot. After all, if you're going to eat, you may as well do it right and take advantage of Los Angeles's best.
10 Sweet Lady Jane
Devoted diners flock to this 18-seat cafe for exceptionally creative desserts. Although triple berry cake is a local favorite, choices are extensive. Try a lemon tart, chocolate fudge blackout cake, or one of the many delectable cheesecakes or pastries. A real dessert-lover's paradise, Sweet Lady Jane also serves light lunches — soups, salads, and sandwiches. Whole cakes begin at $35 for a 6" round. (323-653-7145)
9 Bob's Coffee and Doughnuts
Located in the LA Farmer's Market in stall #450, Bob's Coffee and Doughnuts offers some of the finest doughnuts, tea, and premium coffee in all of LA. Kids will love the specialty doughnuts (dinosaurs and kitties), and the biggest draw is Bob's cinnamon roll, a critic favorite. Flea markets and farmer's markets have always been known as the place to get some good quality down-to-earth food and Bob's Coffee and Doughnuts proudly carries on this tradition of affordable culinary delights. ((323) 933-8929)
8 Kings Road Cafe
This cafe with its adjoining bakery is an inviting place for a lingering weekend respite. The streetside patio affords excellent people-watching opportunities and is a sunny place ideal for sipping endless cups of notoriously strong coffee. Brewed coffee, espressos, macchiatos, cappuccinos, lattes, mochas, and hot teas are on the menu and can be flavored with sweet vanilla (or an organic soy substitute). Indulge in biscotti, muffins, croissants, scones, or even vanilla bean crème brûlée as well. (323-655-9044)
7 LAMILL Coffee Boutique
A wall of glass, lots of sleek surfaces, curvy upholstered chairs, and a bucolic mural add cachet to this stylish eatery. Known for serving excellent handcrafted coffees and teas (including Clover-made selections), the coffee boutique also pleases with gourmet fare and dessert offerings. Among the options? Hangar steak with fries, chai-spiced Muscovy duck breast, and a selection of panini, salads, and baguettes. To finish, you can't go wrong with milk chocolate coffee panna cotta. Do realize that the expense is commensurate with the quality. (323-663-4441)
6 Le Pain Quotidien
French for "Daily Bread," this café and bakery features warm, inviting European ambience and is a favorite haunt of models and celebrities. Even so, the establishment is not out to set trends or attract a fashionable crowd; rather, its main goal is to provide scrumptious, open-face sandwiches fashioned of items like smoked salmon, duck pâté, and fresh breads. After you've indulged in them, give yourself over to the cafe's delicious cakes, pastries, and baked goods too. A communal table is available, as are individual perches. (310-859-1100)
5 Misto Caffe & Bakery
A quiet neighborhood establishment, Misto is popular with grandparents and young mothers, who adore taking a break from the day, sipping flavored coffees or teas on the patio, and chatting up a storm while their kids entertain themselves in the play area. Although gourmet burgers, sandwiches, and California-style pizzas are a huge hit, folks are really mesmerized by Misto's fresh-baked breads and treat-laden display cases. A tasty neighborhood hangout. (310-375-3608)
4 Diddy Riese
For dessert or a mid-day snack, head to Broxton Avenue at almost any time of the day, and you'll find a long line. No, it's not a line wrapping around the building for the latest electronic or to get into a hot nightclub. It consists of people - students, locals, visitors - who want ice cream. And not just any ice cream - this is Diddy Riese, home of the famous $1.75 ice cream cookie sandwich. ((310) 208-0448)
3 Cora's Coffee Shoppe
This reinvigorated 1920s coffee shop is a frequent morning hangout for area tourists, as well as for locals who know to snag a seat on the patio. A major draw is Cora's superb, if expensive, coffee — Illy is the brand of choice. If you're in the market for sustenance too, wonderful morning eats include extremely popular orange and blueberry pancakes, omelets, frittatas, and oatmeal. Lunch brings chicken arugula salad, polenta, and a Kobe beef burger. Great for a drink and snack or for something more substantial. (310-451-9562)
2 Michel Richard
In need of a pick-me-up? This patisserie features a glass case of delectable treats — from coffee custard eclairs to apricot tarts. Michel Richard creates extremely high-quality pastries and desserts using fresh, natural ingredients, including some organic ones. Dark chocolate truffles with Grand Marnier have a loyal following, as do sugar cookies, almond twists, and light-as-air palmiers. Sidewalk tables mean you don't have to travel far before you can dig in. (310-275-5707)
1 Alcove
This cozy corner hangout features extensive outdoor seating, shaded by umbrellas, as well as a pleasant, if cramped, indoor space. While the cafe serves three meals a day, there's always a rush on desserts and pastries, thanks to creations like brown butter berry tarts and praline fudge bars with homemade vanilla caramel. Alcove's take on the moon pie is an extravagant one — two chocolate chip cookies encase made-from-scratch marshmallow, and the whole is dipped in chocolate and hand-decorated. Layer cakes, bundt cakes, pies, and loaves of bread are also available. N.B. Alcove begins serving food an hour after opening times. (323-644-0100)
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Sweet Lady Jane
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Neighborhood: La Cienega Corridor
Bob's Coffee and Doughnuts
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Neighborhood: Santa Monica
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The National Museum is a very well laid out and thoughful look at the history of Bahrain from the time of Dilmun up to the present day. I spent about 3 hours there going from exhibit to exhibit. It has a fascinating exhibit showing reassembled burial mounds from the A'ali burial mound complex. You get a lot more out of seeing their version than by traipsing around in the burial mound areas.
The museum is open form 08:00 - 20:00 every day and the cost is 500 Fils ($1.32 USD) and free for children under 13 years of age.
Since it opened its doors in 1988, this modern structure has been a showcase of 6000 years of civilisation on this tiny Arabian Gulf island. Much of the museum is dominated by the ancient Dilmun civilisation which had ties with Mesopotamia. The rest of the museum focuses on Bahrain since the arrival of Islam and until the discovery of oil. Although many of the items on display in the museum are quite intriguing and admirable, the section on local Bahraini culture completely freaked me out. This was mainly due to the funny-looking human figures used in the displays (see attached photos).
Bahrain National Museum is a very nice & well maintained museum. It showcases Arab's / Bahraini's traditonal way of life. They have life size dioramas that features the normal / daily life of the people.
They have exhibits of different paintings, artifacts and other archeological pieces.
They also have one section in the museum where they feature the different burial mounds with real bones and skeletons.
If you are a visitor to Bahrain, or even a resident who would like to know a little more about what makes Bahrain tick, then a trip to the National Museum is essential. Situated on the intersection of the Muharraq Causeway and King Faisal Highway, it houses a wonderful collection of exhibits, from contemporary Bahraini paintings, sculptures and ceramics to scenes depicting life in the Dilmun civilization of 6000 years ago and even a reconstructed burial mound, complete with skeleton! A section on Arabic calligraphy, including a beautiful display of illuminated Korans and other religious documents, is breathtaking, and of course no visit would be complete without a closer look traditional trades and crafts which been cleverly displayed in a reconstruction of a typical soukh of the 1930s. There are also photographs and models of pearling exhibitions and artefacts to represent the former source of Bahrain wealth before the advent of oil.Many, many more exhibits add up to a memorable experience, and a deeper understanding of the fascinating history of the island.
Entrance fee is 500 fils.
Visiting the Bahrain National Museum will give you a great introduction to the rich history of this small cluster of islands. Work on the building itself started in 1984 and it was officially opened by the Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in December 1988. The building is close to the sea front in what I believe is reclaimed land.
The museum is split into a number of sections showing the Dilumn civilization, the more modern pre-oil days (days of pearl diving), Bahraini wild life and also hosts a number of temporary exhibitions.
The museum will give an insight of some of the rich archeological sites around Bahrain that you can then decide on which you want to visit if your time is limited.
If it is your first visit to Bahrain, you can't go without visiting this museum. it is the best way to get an overview of the history and culture of the country. The Museum is divided in separate rooms each with it's own theme (history, archeology, culture, modern art,...). Leave around 2 hours to walk round leisurly, a bit more if you want to read all the signs.
The National Museum recognizes that it holds its collections in trust for the people of Bahrain. The National Museum recognizes its responsibility to ensure planned and coherent growth, development, care and use of the National Museum's collections.
H.H. Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Amir of the Kingdom of Bahrain , presided at the official inauguration ceremony of the Bahrain National Museum, 6th Jumada Al Uola 1409/ 15th December 1988. Also present were the Prime Minister, H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, and the Crown Prince, H.H. Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. H.E. Tariq Abdulrahman Al-Moayyed, the Minister of Information, guided H.H. the Amir through the different halls of the Museum.
Work on the new National Museum started in 1984 on the unique 123,000 square metre sea-front site situated between the cities of Manama and Muharraq. It compromises nine separate exhibition halls, each having a floor area of 625 square metres. A large foyer of 1450 square metres connects the halls which is used for temporary exhibitions. In addition, the Museum has administrative offices, conservation laboratories, storage facilities, workshops, photo labs, as well as a library, restaurant, lagoon, and car parks.
This museum has a wonderful exhibit featuring the archeological work in the area. Bahrain has been inhabited for at least 5000 years, and has a treasure of history buried underneath the now modern cities.
This is certainly the best laid-out historical/ethnographic museum in the region. The building is architecturally outstanding: a beautiful mostly white marble structure that sits shimmering on the coast near the harbor.
I really like museums using models. It makes you feel like you can really imagine what it was like in that particular time.
Not only you can learn Bahraini History at this museum, there are also some modern paintings to look at. Quite interesting indeed. Almost felt like I entered a gallery in France or something!
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Through couchsurfing.com, I'd been in touch with an American Peace Corps worker and went to visit her
Sarah is very blonde and from Michigan - two major contrasts to being in Madagascar
She's been out here for 18 months and had a lot of good information to share and advice to give. We had lunch at a market restaurant and she introduced me to the drink rano'apango - boiled burnt rice water. Which although it smelt pretty bad, it tasted alright, like a strong roibusch (redbush) tea from South Africa.
I managed to run out of fuel- schoolgirl error, I hadn't realised that the bike had been handed over with the reserve switched on. This meant I had a bit of a delay, when I pushed the bike to the nearest village and paid someone to cycle the 6kms to the next fuel stop and bring back a coke bottle of petrol. So I was unable to get to my destination that night- because there's no way I'm riding in the dark over here. I was a bit stuck for accommodation options, the only place in the small town had red light bulbs and also rented by the hour!!
However the owner was very nice and assured me I would be safe there rather than out on the road with the animals and the brigands!
As I rode in through the gates, I saw what looked like a familiar sight-
a van identical to one I had travelled through the 'Stans with a few years ago.
the next morning (after a very peaceful night's sleep) the owner of the establishment and his wife posed for a picture
I made it back to Tana, and stayed at the house of a friend of the bike shop owner (long story)
The house was full of Enduro trophies
And the only reading material were motocross and Enduro magazines...in French naturally.
Dinner that night was provided at the house by a couple of well...reprobates is the only word to describe them, they're originally from Reunion Island and have ended up in Madagasacar. They washed it down with lots of rum, which I managed to decline.
It was back to the bike shop in the morning, to give back the 250cc and pick up the DR 350.
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What's the easiest way to take humdrum weeknight dinners from flat to fantastic in a flash? Add bacon, of course! Smoky, savory, and salty, this superstar ingredient adds depth of flavor like no other; keep reading for five fast and easy recipes that benefit from its addition.
Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
Channel a late-night postbar favorite, sans impending hangover, with bacon-wrapped hot dogs [1] — just don't forget the mustard!
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On busy evenings, turn to a satisfying meal that's more assembly than cooking required: a sky-high turkey club sandwich [2].
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Three ingredients — cheddar, bacon, and leeks — combine forces in a can't-fail frittata [3] that can also serve double duty as a brown-bag lunch, if you manage to save any leftovers.
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Getting a Second Opinion
Some melanoma patients may want to get a second opinion. Getting a second opinion may help you better understand your diagnosis and help determine a treatment plan that is best for you. Remember that it is your right as a patient to get a second opinion. Even though asking a doctor for a second opinion may be intimidating, most doctors treat such requests as routine.
- A second opinion is when a second physician reviews your initial physician's melanoma diagnosis and treatment plan. A second opinion should take into consideration the initial physician's findings, such as your pathology report, the stage of your cancer, your physical condition, and the proposed treatment plan. The second physician will then offer an opinion on both your diagnosis and treatment.
- Second opinions are often a part of cancer management. However, when you go about getting your second opinion, it is important to keep your primary physician informed so that everyone is on the same page and everyone has the same clinical information.
- One of the best places to obtain a second opinion is through a cancer center. At a cancer center, you have access to a multidisciplinary team which includes many cancer experts including surgeons, oncologists, and radiations therapists. Second opinions from a multidisciplinary team at a cancer center can provide a very comprehensive review of a diagnosis and treatment plan.
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There are specific situations in which a second opinion is advisable. The following suggestions can help you decide if you wish to seek a second opinion.
When it comes to a diagnosis you should seek a second opinion if:
- You don't understand your diagnosis or your having trouble understanding and communicating with your doctor.
- Your diagnosis was made by a non-cancer physician, or one without expertise in melanoma.
When it comes to a treatment plan you should seek a second opinion if:
- Your doctor gives you several different treatment options
- You don't feel that all the treatment options have been explored
- Your health insurance plan requires a second opinion before having a particular treatment
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- Your treatment plan involves aggressive treatment.
- There is a lack of treatment options for your melanoma.
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- When you are referred to a specialist. At cancer centers, you may have access to several specialists, who often work together as a team.
- The Cancer Information Service, at 1-800-4-CANCER, provides a list of nearby treatment centers.
- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has a list of doctors who have met certain education and training requirements and have passed specialty examinations. The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists lists doctors' names along with their specialty and their educational background. The directory is available in most public libraries. Also, ABMS offers this information on the Internet at http://www.abms.org. (Click on "Who's Certified.")
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I've considered the Ink Bold but just don't need it. I have the Ink Cash and use it almost exclusively for the 5% categories....which isn't really that much. My cell phone, biz phone, biz cable/internet and occasional office supplies simply aren't a huge expense. Sure, I occasionally use it for the Ultimate Rewards Mall for bonus cash back but that's not often. Actually, the biggest expense I put it on it is my $500 per month radio advertsing bill because it somehow counts as "Telecommunication" like a phone. Ha! That's a cool $25 every month. Not sure if it's common among radio stations but mine must have a merchant code that classifies under a code that Chase counts as 5%. Nice fluke in my favor. ;-)
But anyways, the Bold would be great if I didn't have other options or if it paid better on more categories or better overall at the minimum...say 1.5% or even 2%. I have an Amex Plum as my charge card for extra large purchases. 1.5% discount. I also use the US Bank Cash + for insurance and utilities @ 5% under the "bill pay" bonus category. And then I have the Spark Cash for all non-bonus categories at 2%.
The Bold, IMHO, should be more lucrative than the Ink Cash considering it has an annual fee. I suppose the other perks for travel matter more for some people. I don't do biz travel in my business so it doesn't do anything for me.


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Rising water temperatures turn lobsters into cannibals [VIDEO]
Cannibalism is a gruesome illustration of Darwinism at the apex of desperate times. While one might immediately think of the fictitious Doctor Hannibal Lector – a serial killer of considerable means, who dined in elegance on the entrails of his victims – and cast off cannibalism as a virtue of the insane, consider the events that unfolded in the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, during the winter of 1609-1610. Low on supplies and caught in a feud with Powhatan Indians that left the early colonists cut-off from outside assistance, the colonists ate their domesticated animals – dogs, cats, horses – then mice, snakes, and rats. Finally, after running out of everything edible, the colonists first dug up and ate the dead – then turned on each other.
In the animal world, competition for food can foment cannibalistic behavior. For marine biologists in the United States, an unusual combination of climate change and overfishing caused them to bear witness to the transformation of lobsters into cannibals. Using a camera trap with a live lobster as bait off the coast of Maine, scientist Noah Oppenheim became the first scientist to observe the cannibalistic behavior.
The result: instead of observing fish coming in to inspect the trap and grab the lobster – as was observed in a similar experiment in 1992 – Oppenheim captured video of an adult lobster invading the trap and cutting-open the bait lobster. Though it is well-known that lobsters will attack each other in captivity – just head to the lobster tank at virtually every grocery store in the United States and watch the crustaceans duke it out for your viewing pleasure – Oppenheim reported drastically increased instances of cannibalism in the wild. During repeat experiments, Oppenheim observed that juvenile lobsters were 90 percent more likely to be eaten by their own kind than by a fish of any type.
According to Oppenheim, rising water temperatures brought about by climate change contribute to this behavior, saying, "As the water temperatures elevate, lobsters both become more fecund. They reproduce more frequently and with larger broods and they grow more rapidly. If we enjoy eating lobsters perhaps other lobsters enjoy eating lobsters too."
Among other factors is overfishing, which has decimated the populations of the lobster's natural predators. This has led to a population explosion of lobsters, which has negatively impacted commercial fishermen by driving down the market price per pound to $2.72 due to the massive hauls of the crustacean to shore.


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BeneFit Cosmetics Stay Don't Stray
376 reviews
37% would repurchase
Package Quality: 2.8
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 2.8
Price: $$$
on 5/4/2013 9:21:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I don't use this anymore. All I needed was a change of foundation & concealer application & that helps with any problems I was having prior to using the Stay Don't Stray. Now, I find this to be an unessecary product/step in my routine & I actually prefer the way my eye area looks when I don't use this. I began to notice it would make my concealer look kind of "crepey" and thick. Not horrible but I wouldn't repurchase.
I LOVE this product! I honestly don't know what I'd do without it. I do wish they'd market it differently, I feel like it makes a better primer for your concealer rather then for shadows but I guess that wouldn't appeal to a lot of people. This is an HG product for me and I don't know any other brand that makes a product like this. Smash box and Mac I know make under eye primers but those are for under your foundation which honestly you can use your face primer the same way and it'll work the same. But this is a different breed, its not an under eye primer its a concealer primer so it works over your foundation before your concealer and I actually see a huge difference with this. I really love this to bits and it has really made a difference with the way my makeup looks. I'm super glad I decided to give this a try. A lot of people might think they don't need this but I know I do.
I use it not only as a concealer primer but it also works as a brightener/ corrector. It has a slightly pinkish/peachy/light beige tone similar to some, it does provide some coverage and really corrects the veining on my lids and I concentrate some in the inner corners blending out on my under eyes where the darkness is worst. It smooths out easily as its very creamy and light, you also don't need much product.I also use my fingers to really melt it into my skin to smooth it out better.
I used to look tired even when I packed on my concealer and I always had to pack it on layer upon layer but my concealer never layered well. This makes it so I don't have to layer my concealer, I only need 1 layer now (I use Mac Pro Long wear Concealer) and my concealer doesn't crease at all, lasts even longer and I look so much more wide awake and my eye area looks brighter. Its like it grabs onto your concealer. It's not drying at all and is really easy to work with.
Moisturize and prime your eye area well (use a hydrating primer) and smooth this on immediately after foundation, use a small amount of product over lids and areas of darkness with your finger then apply your concealer over it.
on 5/3/2013 10:14:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
A friend bought this for me for my birthday and I tried it today and wow!!! It completely wiped my shadow off! I was so disappointed with it. It looked great at at first but two hours later, there's like nothing left on my lid. :(
on 5/2/2013 8:51:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This is fine and all, but not for me. My issue is that this is SUPER expensive for a primer, and only about 4 hours after applying, my eyeshadow creases like crazy, and I look like I just got out of bed. My eyeshadow creases the same time without primer as with primer. On the bright side, it does my undereyes too, but I'm still not crazy about it. Also the packaging is a wand now.
on 5/1/2013 10:29:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is suppose to be an eye primer but it does not work as one. I had tried more than once and all the time by end of day it gave me panda eye boo hoo... :( Well, maybe it does not work well for our asian climate.
Also on the review on the package, it pumps out too much portion for each pump and cause a wastage.
For the price of this, I am very disapponted on the performance.
on 4/30/2013 3:17:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I was at the store looking for a good undereye concealer that was easy to apply, it matched my skin tone, and didn't crease. I was about to leave when I saw this. I figured this may help my concealer stay put and not crease. I tried it on the back of my hand and I found that it matched my skin tone perfectly. I let it set and it did not budge. I immediately fell in love with it because I tried it on my under eyes and it blended and matched so well! I actually decided to purchase it and use it as an undereye concealer. It even brightens my eyes. I have this in the medium/deep shade and I have medium skin tone. The more I use it the more I love it. I believe they changed the packaging because the one I have is not a pump as shown in the picture. Mine comes worth a wand applicator like a Lipgloss. Which I absolutely love because I get more control of how much product I put on and it a also makes it a lot less messy than a pump.
Now the CONS... even though I do love the wand applicator the downside to that is that I imagine that once I start running out, a lot of product will probably be left in the tube without me being able to get it out.
Another bad thing is that although i truly am crazy about this product, I wouldn't buy it as an eyeshadow primer which is what it really is intended for. It is an Ok eyeshadow primer but definitely not the best. And if in going to pay $26 for this I definitely want something that is more than just Ok.
I would buy this again because it works wonders as an undereye concealer for me. I LOVE it! :-)
on 4/27/2013 11:28:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Curly, Coarse
Eyes: Hazel
This stuff is awful. i've tried this for about two months now with no avail. maybe my eyelids are too oily for this stuff, but hey its a primer, thats what it's supposed to help with in the first place. with this stuff, my eyeshadow lasted no longer then it would without a primer. also, if you rub it in, wait a minute or so for it to dry, then rub it again, IT COMES OFF IN CLUMPS. it balls up and comes right off. thats how you know a product is cheaply made. i will not repurchase. also, this is a decent price for a primer, but i rated it as expensive because the price is deffinetly not worth if for the quality you get.
on 4/8/2013 11:35:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Green
I use this as a concealer around my eyes and nose, and it works great for that, helps my foundation stay on in those areas that usually melt off on my oily skin.
on 4/1/2013 6:04:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
I received a pretty large sample of this primer and, having never used a shadow primer before I wasn't sure what to expect. I have since tried a few others and can say that this is *not* something I would buy again.
First impression: Comes in a tube with a doe foot applicator like a lip gloss which makes it easy to get the appropriate amount of product. The product itself is a neutral-to-warm toned buff/beige - not unlike a concealor for light-to-medium (warm) skin. For me, this means I have to be very careful not to get any primer anywhere I don't plan to cover with opaque shadow as the color looks orange on me (like a bad concealor job) and warms up the color of sheer shadows making them look wrong for my skin tone.
As far as functionality, this primer did make colors "pop" a bit and prevented my usual, almost immediate, creasing for a while. But I still noticed creases 2 or 3 hours into wear and any e/s I tried still faded at the same speed as with no primer.
I also noticed that when I used this daily for a week or so, my eyelids got really dry and a bit flaky.
Overall, not a great product IMHO. Especially considering there are far better products out there for far lower prices. It gets 2 lippies, only because it *may* work for someone with warmer toned skin and perhaps very oily eyelids.
on 3/29/2013 12:35:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I got plenty of samples of this and have used it quite a bit to try to make it work, but it's just not a good product. It does make your eyeshadows give more true to pan color, but it does not help the shadows stay at all. I used it a few times under my eyes as a concealer, which worked all right, and that's what I'd suggest it be used for. But as a primer it's a joke.
on 3/29/2013 10:57:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is the worst eyeshadow primer I own. I have oily lids and this did nothing to stop my shadows from creasing. The pump pours way too much product and it smells so chemical-y. After you apply it you fingers/brush smells like soy sauce and so do your eyes! i only gave it another lippie for it's 'concealing' (neutralizes darkness/redness pretty well) properties.
I'd recommend this product only to people with dry lids and want to enhance weak eyeshadow.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. (AP) - John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, said Neil Armstrong dedicated himself to his country and will always be remembered for pioneering the way to the moon.
In a phone interview Saturday with The Associated Press, Glenn said he will miss Armstrong and noted that he was a close friend. The two astronauts _ arguably NASA's most famous _ both hailed from Ohio.
Glenn recalled how Armstrong had just 15 to 35 seconds of fuel remaining when he landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, with Buzz Aldrin. He also recounted Armstrong's illustrious aviation career, including his combat flying in Korea and testing of experimental aircraft. Armstrong had his pilot's license before his driver's license, Glenn said.
"When I think of Neil, I think of someone who for our country was dedicated enough to dare greatly," Glenn said.
Throughout his career as a pilot and astronaut, Armstrong "showed a skill and dedication that was just exemplary," Glenn said. "I'll miss him not only for that but just as a close personal friend."
The 91-year-old Glenn was in Columbus, Ohio, when he learned of Armstrong's death at age 82.
Just before the 50th anniversary of Glenn's orbital flight in February, Armstrong offered high praise to the elder astronaut and said Glenn had told him many times how he wished he, too, had flown to the moon on Apollo 11. While not considering himself an envious person, Glenn said this year that he makes an exception for Armstrong.
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Sometimes, silence speaks with 10 times the volume of words. Here we were at a local Starbucks, me and Colts offensive line coach Howard Mudd, talking last week just four days after the retiring Mudd had cleared out his West 56th Street office. I had no choice but to ask him:
"What did you think when Bill Polian said on his radio show that the offensive line was largely responsible for the loss to the Saints in the Super Bowl?''
Here's what Polian said the Monday after the Super Bowl:
"Our offensive line, by our standards, did not have a good game," the team president said. "They were outplayed by the Saints defensive line . . .''
So here was Mudd nearly two weeks later, contemplating the question. He began to talk. Then he stopped, went silent. Finally, after a pregnant pause, he said, "I don't think I want to weigh into that.''
Mudd wouldn't say it, and current offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars won't say it, and the offensive linemen who were shocked and angered by those comments won't say it publicly because there's only one voice for the Indianapolis Colts, and it belongs to you-know-who, but I'll say it:
What game was HE watching? Didn't the Colts rush for 5.2 yards per carry? Didn't Peyton Manning come out of that game without being sacked? Excuse me?
Polian talks about never airing dirty laundry. Then he aired out his offensive line -- and special teams -- just days after Drew Brees hit on 32-of-39 passes and Manning threw a killing interception late in the game.
Mudd, though, wouldn't say anything. I tried, and tried again. "Howard, you're retired; what do you care at this point?'' I wondered. Mudd, a voluble guy, said nothing, showed admirable restraint. He didn't want to go out on a negative note, didn't want to go out throwing verbal Molotov cocktails at a guy with whom he's had his share of creative conflicts over the years.
It was kind of a lousy way to go out, an unfortunate way to end a marvelous 33-year coaching career, both with a Super Bowl loss and the boss pinning part of the blame on your unit. But Mudd hadn't joined me for coffee to talk about Polian or his comments; he was here to put a bow on a long and noble career, to talk about the great things he had a hand in accomplishing through more than three decades, the last 11 years with the Colts.
It was a frigid February day in 2007, and the Colts' Super Bowl parade had landed at the old RCA Dome. Inside the warm embrace of the old building, the multitudes had come to celebrate their Super Bowl champions.
Mudd, now 68, just sat on the stage that late afternoon and soaked it all in.
"I turned to (wide receivers coach) Clyde Christensen, 'You know, you can go 15 miles in any direction and you're going to be in the middle of a cornfield,'' Mudd recalled. " 'Look at the impact this has had on this community. Look at this.' . . .
"When we got here, this was a basketball state. To be part of having that great of an impact, that's very rewarding.''
There are a lot of reasons why the Colts have had this remarkable, decade-long run, a lot of people, and Mudd is one of them. He has long been hailed as one of the league's top offensive-line coaches, and his groups, often cobbled together with undrafted free agents and second-day draft choices, have kept Manning clean and healthy since 1998.
"All of that started in a gym in Anderson (site of the Colts' training camp before Terre Haute),'' Mudd said. "Peyton didn't have the athletic skills his dad had, so we knew he wasn't going to run away from anybody. We knew, if we were going to have a passing game, it had to start with protection, and that meant smart, athletic guys who could do that job. Every single week we were together, the first thing we looked at as a staff was pass protection.''
Mudd has been an integral part of establishing the Colts' way of doing things. He has worked for Jim Irsay, one of the best owners in the league. He has worked with Polian, who remains the best talent evaluator in the league. He worked with Dom Anile, who is no longer with the team, but is the man Mudd credits for having developed the scouting system the Colts have used with such great success all these years. He worked with offensive coordinator Tom Moore, and Tony Dungy and Jim Caldwell, and all those players, including a handful of future Hall of Famers.
"We have this system, and we get players who have character and intelligence, which are a big deal as part of that system,'' Mudd said. "We don't have the characters who have this great potential and turn out to be jerks. We just don't have them in our building, and that's a credit to Bill. But I'm going to miss the relationships with people. Coaching is like raising a family. When you leave, all of a sudden the dynamics of the relationship change.
"There's a lot about retirement that's exhilarating. I got to live a dream. Not everybody gets to do something they absolutely love doing. There's more happiness right now than sadness, and yet part of me, and I haven't completely figured it out yet, there's the bittersweet thing -- I'm glad I'm going on to the next thing and yet I'm sorrowful. Maybe it's my own ego, but you wonder, 'Will I be missed?' And I know, that's not really important to the whole thing, but it goes through your mind.''
It was late in the Super Bowl loss to New Orleans, the outcome established, and left guard Ryan Lilja walked over and patted Mudd on the back.
"Sorry, old man,'' he said.
Mudd didn't linger long in the postgame locker room. He headed out to the bus quickly. The season was done. His career was done. Time to move on.
It hit him, though, on the plane ride from Miami to Indianapolis. As his friend, linebackers coach Mike Murphy, slept in the seat next to him, Mudd composed text messages to his offensive line. He was emotional writing those notes, and tears welled in his eyes nearly three weeks later as he recalled that moment.
"What I wanted to tell them was, 'Don't let what happened last night (at the Super Bowl) define our time together,' " Mudd recalled. " 'Thank you for helping me live a dream.' And it's true. I got to do something very few people get to do. And they sent me back some very nice comments.''
For Mudd, the career highlight wasn't necessarily the Super Bowl victory; it was the 2006 season's AFC Championship Game, and honestly, if you poll all the players and coaches on this team, they'll tell you the same thing. Beating New England, finally getting beyond them, that was the highlight. (The comeback against Tampa rates a close second.)
Best yet for Mudd, the Colts finished off that comeback with Jeff Saturday's pulverizing block of New England's Vince Wilfork, opening the huge hole for Joseph Addai.
The lowlight?
The 2005 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That was the Colts' best team, and the most excruciating loss.
"The next season, I made the Steelers angry by saying the Steelers didn't beat us, we beat ourselves,'' Mudd said. "The truth? Our leader (Tony Dungy, who had recently lost his son) was a broken man. Look at that. For us to make all those mistakes, the kinds of mistakes we never made during the season, it was completely out of character. . . . It's called grief. That's my feeling. Of course, I can't say for sure (that's why the Colts lost), but if you don't look at that, I don't think you're looking at it realistically. What happened before and after, give me another game when we looked so out of it.''
So now begins the process of transitioning to a new life. Mudd cleared out his office last weekend. It wasn't terribly emotional -- he had all year to process the issue -- but once he took some solvent and wiped clean the grease board in his office, it struck him -- This is it.
Soon, he and his wife, Shirley, will move out to the house they've built in the Cascade Mountains outside of Seattle, an area where two of this three kids and all of his grandchildren live. He will plan more long trips on his motorcycle. He will continue pursuing his passion for photography. And he will live without regrets.
"I'll miss the people,'' Mudd said. "So many great relationships.''
He will be missed, too.


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Tracing Coffee's Roots in Ethiopia
April 16, 2013
From coffee farm to coffeehouse, what does it take to bring one of the world's most popular beverages to consumers? David Farley of AFAR Magazine recently traveled to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, to find out.
What does it take to craft a cup of coffee? David Farley of AFAR Magazine traced the roots of one of the world's most ubiquitous beverages to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. There, he traveled through the country's coffee-growing regions to learn about the crop's central role in local culture and everyday life.
The first thing Azeb wanted to know about me was if I was on Facebook. After that she got to the less important stuff: Where I was from, if I was married, had kids, believed in God—and what was I doing in southern Ethiopia? Azeb, a 25-year-old business student with big glowing eyes and long dark hair, was born and raised not far from where we were having breakfast. We ended up sitting together when we realized we were the only people in the dining room at the Lesiwon Hotel in Yirgacheffe, the namesake town of a region known to coffee cognoscenti for producing some of Ethiopia's highest-quality coffee beans.
As Azeb scooped up pieces of her omelet with torn-off hunks of bread, as is the Ethiopian custom, I stabbed at mine with a fork and told her about my travels thus far in her country. But it was something I mentioned in passing that seriously broke the ice. Until this trip—specifically the day prior to our chance encounter, when I had driven down from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to the southern part of the country—I had never seen a coffee tree.
Azeb's mouth fell open, her head tilted heavenward, and she let out a high-pitched laugh. "You'd never seen a coffee cherry before?" she said, and then she just stared at me, her mouth still agape, as if I'd just casually asked her if airplanes drive on invisible roads in the sky.
Read more from AFAR, including a visit with TechnoServe-assisted coffee farmers in western Ethiopia.
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