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John R. McAlister
Gahanna City Councilman
We all know that Congress and the President consistently violate their oath to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States." But did you know that every local politician also takes an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and of their state?
As a local official, I decided that I would uphold that oath by voting NO on certain city ordinances funded by unconstitutional federal money.
Before a city can spend money, the Council has to vote on the ordinance authorizing the expenditure. In order to uphold my oath, I have had to vote NO on many such ordinances which were politically difficult. I've had to vote NO on buying three police cruisers with "drug money" taken in a drug raid. Why? Because the "war on drugs" is a totally unconstitutional policy.
I've even had to vote NO on a "safe sidewalks to schools" grant. Why? Because there is no authority in the enumerated powers of Congress, which grants the federal government the right to give money to cities.
Why are so many local politicians violating their oath? It's because the average citizen is not calling them on it. If we the people are ever going to have a Constitution that has any teeth, then we will have to give it meaning by confronting local politicians who violate their oath. When the next local election comes up, the Constitution can be made the issue by making it known how many times an incumbent violated his or her oath.
A simple action plan
Just ask your neighbor if he or she thinks it's right for their local politician to violate their oath to the Constitution. If your neighbor says, "No it's not right", you've got a chance to make a convert out of him or her and explain the original meaning of Article I, Section 8. So now you've got two people monitoring the local votes. Two can become four in the same manner and four can become eight, etc.
This is a movement that requires no national organization or money-raising. It is a movement that could "go viral" with emails, youtubes, blogs, etc.
Article I, section 8
Every American respects the U.S. Constitution, but most have not read Article I, section 8. There are only about 25 powers granted by the Constitution to the federal Congress. This section is known as the "enumerated powers" of Congress and is the "rule book" which limits the powers that Congress is supposed to live by.
The Declaration of Independence says people are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and "that to secure these rights, governments are instituted." It's important for everyone to understand Article I, Section 8 because when Congress violates their enumerated powers, they violate our rights rather than secure them.
The Davy Crockett story
We must all take a stand like one of Davy Crockett's constituents who confronted Crockett for voting federal monies to help people burned out of their homes.
When Crockett sought re-election, the constituent called Crockett on the carpet for violating the Constitution by saying: "The people have delegated to Congress, by the Constitution, the power to do certain things. To do these, it is authorized to collect and pay moneys, and nothing else. Everything beyond this is usurpation, and a violation of the Constitution."
When scores of people start confronting their local politicians in the same manner that Crockett was confronted, the U.S. Constitution will once again take its place as a means to limit the Federal Government.
How to monitor your local politicians
Every political body has an agenda that is printed up ahead of the political body's meeting. The agenda is a public document. Most cities discuss the upcoming ordinances which are open to the public. Many times the ordinances, which are being funded by federal money, are put on the agenda. There's no discussion and these ordinances are routinely passed. Thus, the council members violate their oath to uphold the Constitution because Article I, section 8 does not authorize Congress to give money to local governments.
Most U.S. Representatives and Senators started out in local politics. If we sent only those people to higher office who upheld the Constitution at the local level, wouldn't we begin to see the Constitution honored in Washington D.C.?
Alexis de Tocqueville said,
"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." These bribes come right down to the local level in the form of "federal spending programs."
It's time to stop taking the bribes and start holding local politicians accountable to defend the Constitution of the United States.


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Before Yale: Won multiple titles with Assabet: 2007 US National Silver Medalist, 2008 US National Champions, 2009 US National Champions, 2010 US National Bronze Medalist, 2012 US National Champions … Captain of Assabet in 2009 … Captained Deerfield ice hockey team and earned MVP award senior year … Finished career with 100 points (67 goals, 33 assists) … First team Division I New England Girls Prep All-Star … Also played four years of field hockey … Leading scorer for both field hockey and ice hockey all four years … Was on softball team for two years, captaining team senior year … League all-star for field hockey in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons and for 2011-2012 softball season … Also on lacrosse team for one year and crew team for one year … Recipient of Deerfield's Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon Award: "To a young woman who has demonstrated exceptional enthusiasm for, and talent in, athletics and who has demonstrated consistent academic achievement." … Won Robert M. McDermott Award, given annually to the senior athlete who by hard work, determination and loyalty to Deerfield best exemplifies the qualities of Bob McDermott.
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Choosing to Die, a recent BBC documentary by author Terry Pratchett, attempted to open discussion about the subject of assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia (euthanasia conducted with the patients consent).
The euthanasia machine in the museum's Wellcome Wing can do the same.
Used for a brief time in 1996, when Australia's Northern territory, in accordance with state law, allowed patients to take their own lives, this machine helped four people to die. The word 'euthanasia' is based on a Greek word meaning 'good death'.
Created by Dr Philip Nitschke, a campaigner who pushed for the Australian legislation, consists of a laptop, a 'Deliverance' programme which controls the machine and a syringe. Using the keyboard, the patient operates the computer and answers a series of questions concluding with "if you press this button, you will receive a lethal injection and die in 15 seconds – do you wish to proceed?" If patients answered yes, the machine administered a lethal injection of barbiturates. On 22nd September 1996, Bob Dent, a terminally ill prostate cancer patient, became the first person to take advantage of the legislation and receive this lethal injection.
Discussions around the subject of euthanasia have been, and will continue to be, an area of intense and emotional debate. Some argue that the process is illegal or morally wrong, posing a potential threat to patients pressured into taking their own lives. Others consider the choice to be a right for patients; that individuals should be offered the choice to die with dignity and not suffer the pain of a terminal illness.
Many scientific developments can have polarising effects as they generate fierce debate around their ethics, social and financial repercussions. Whatever happens, science will continue to support patients and provide as many options as possible.
Find out what your students think about this technology.
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I've seen this video so many times and I never get tired of watching it.
That is one I cannot get tired of.
I've seen it before too but it must have been redone a little. I don't recall seeing the A380 in the earlier ones and I sure thought I saw one in here. Either that or my mind has insulted a 747 real bad.lol
The 380 is cool, even though I do not like the plane itself....
Here's another video of it - showing the complete miniature setting - and the airport is only a small fraction of the layout !
some people have too much time
WAIT A MINUTE!! Where did that Space Shuttle Orbiter come from at the very end???? No wonder they rolled out the Crash Trucks!
It lands just like other aircraft. There's an episode on youtube of Gerry's Diary (the guy who leads the team in building this) that talked about the space shuttle.
Just back from visiting the exhibition in Hamburg and it was absolutely amazing. We spent 7 hours in there and could easily have spent another 7 and still not have seen it all.
That is nice... It has been around awhile... I wonder if they ever have Runway Incursions.... :)


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There are so many choices when buying hand wash liquid soaps it is hard to choose which one to buy, I buy the bar soap but much prefer the liquid kind as I think it is far less messy than the bars and it does not mess the basins in the bathroom. My wife also prefers the liquid kind too. It is more convenient to use the liquid and I like to keep one in my kitchen as well as my bathroom and so I use quite a lot because I have more than one toilet in my home and I have a lot of grandchildren too and so the cheaper it cost the more money I can save.
This liquid comes in a 300ml transparent plastic bottle and has a pump dispenser, it is easy to push down and place a small amount onto the hands, it is not runny as it is a good texture it is a rich and a very smooth liquid and the quality is very good with this one, it is easy to lather on the hands when a little water is added and it is easy to rinse from the hands to leave them feeling soft and smooth, I would say this one is for all the family.
The one I am reviewing today is the Anti Bacterial one, it has a nice fresh smell but not a clinical one as I thought it would have and it smells quite nice it is a nice blue coloured liquid, I would say like a gel liquid with this one and it is not cheap looking, although I do not always go for the look of a bottle but my wife sometimes likes one that looks nicer. I bought it recently from Tesco for around £1.60 and it is worth the price tag for my liking.
Palmolive are a very well known brand and have been around for many years and I can see why because the quality is very good, this soap comes in a variety of different fragrances and colours and so if you like to match colours to your bathroom, then this soap would be nice to try as the range is quite widely available.
I have tried quite a few of the fragrances and always been happy with them all and I do not have a favourite one but I like the Anti Bacterial one because it removes 99.9% of bacteria from the hands and so it very hygienic for all the family. It is good for my grandchildren because they are always touching things and have dirty hands and children are always placing their fingers in their mouths and so this one removes those germs nicely.
This liquid is a thick consistency and it is not messy when pumped from the dispenser which is easy to press down to release the liquid, only a small amount on the hands is enough to lather and clean them.
I recommend this soap as I think it is suitable for all the family and it lasts a long time and works for all my family members and I think it is worth the price tag and good value for the money.
I rate 5 stars for this one.
Washing the hands is essential for us all to do on a regular basis, especially after using the toilet and it is nice to have a nice bar of soap or liquid soap at hand to use on the bathroom sink.
The one i usually buy is the Floral one as I love the smell and it comes in a 300ml transparent plastic bottle with a pump dispenser to easily just press down and use on the hands and it does not make a mess after use as soap does on the sink.
It has a nice flowery kind of fragrance in my opinion and it smells beautiful and it has a very good lather and rinses off very easily. It looks nice on the sink and in my opinion I love it there more than soap as soap tends to leave scum on the sink top and I just do not like that effect, I prefer it nice and clean and so the bottle type is much better for my liking.
This is a very well known brand and it has been around for many years and there are many nice fragrances of the liquid soap to choose from and I have tried a lot of them but I usually buy this one as I just love the smell.
It is quite a thick liquid and is not runny and it stays on the hands and the texture is nice and soft and it leaves the hands soft too and not too dry.
I bought my last one from Sainsbury's for £1 as it was on special offer at the time but usually they are priced around £1.69, so when I saw the offer I bought 2 as it made sense as it was almost half price and one can be stored until needed. I also buy the lower brands as I find some of them very good quality but when I see this one on offer it is always my first choice.
It does last a long time as only a little is needed at a time and a little does go a long way.
My grandson is just learning to wash his hands and he is only 16 months old and he loves it when I press the pump and it goes onto his hands and he can rub them together, it is always good to teach young children to wash their hands regular from a very small age and these products are ideal for that purpose.
I recommend this product as it is very good quality and has a lovely fragrance.
I give it 5 stars.
Thank you for reading my review.
As a man I typically just pick up and use whichever soap or hand wash my better half has chosen to buy but I do now have a bit of a favourite in the shape of Palmolive Liquid Hand Soap.
I do prefer a dispenser type hand wash because if I have been in the garden or messing about with the car then my good lady wife cannot moan at me for leaving the bar of soap dirty after washing my hands.
This particular Palmolive hand soap comes in a few varieties but my wife tends to buy the anti-bacterial version and it has a nice scent, cleans very well even if hands are very dirty and it does not dry out the skin so for me it is a very good hand soap.
My wife informs me that she buys this hand soap in 300ml bottles for £1.05 from Superdrug, which seems reasonable to me but then the last time I went shopping for soap it was bars of carbolic for about tuppence each so what do I know!
If given a choice or in the unlikely event of being asked my opinion on hand soaps this is always the one that would spring to mind!
As I have mentioned in many of my previous reviews on various soaps, I prefer a liquid anti-bacterial soap to a bar or block of soap.
One of the Liquid soaps I used to use regularly was Palmolive Liquid Hand Soap, I used this regularly until it became hard to find and I replaced it with a different brand.
This liquid hand soap was almost always on offer at 99p per bottle at my local chemist and it smelled lovely and left my hands feeling very clean and soft. I was quite upset when my chemist stopped stocking it and looked for it in other places but to no avail.
The bottles contained 300ml of liquid soap and I always found them to be very long lasting as only a tiny drop was needed to gain a good thick lather that cleaned very well.
There were and I guess still are many varieties of the Palmolive hand soaps and my two favourites were milk and honey and the one simply called original.
The milk and honey had a very sweet smell whereas the original had a sort of hospital clean smell about it, I always found something mildly satisfying about the scent of the original one.
I have once again come across a store selling these but at £1.39 each I will not be buying them for now as I have moved on to another brand I am very happy with and I am only paying 94p a bottle right now.
This is a soap I would recommend to people especially if you can find them on offer as I did for a long time!
I have to say first of all that Dooyoo has put the wrong picture in. There is supposed to be a picture of Palmolive Liquid Hand Soap - Nourishing with Almond Milk.
The Review
I first tried this liquid hand wash at a friends house and was struck by the sweet smell which stays on your hands long after you've washed them. I have tried the Palmolive Milk and Honey hand wash and liked that so thought I would buy this and try it for myself.
The Range
Palmolive do a large range of liquid hand washes. This one is from the Palmolive Naturals range which includes the milk and honey and also the shea butter. There is also a hypoallergenic liquid soap, aromatherapy range, anti-bacterial range, floral and the aquarium range which has floating sea life creatures and is aimed at children
The hand wash comes in a 300ml bottle and cost me £1.59 from Sainsbury's but once again I bought mine on a buy one get one free offer so worked out at good value at around 80p a bottle.
The Bottle
The hand wash comes in a clear plastic bottle with a large white pump dispenser. The large push down dispenser makes it easy to dispense the soap. On the front of the bottle is a picture of almonds. The bottle states that this is a soap-free formula and it contains mild cleansers and skin conditioners. The Almond milk is said to hydrate the skin and leave it soft.
The Test
The soap is a lovely pearly white and fairly thick consistency. It is easy to dispense the soap but a small thin trail of soap tends to leak from the dispenser once you have moved your hand away. This is slightly annoying as it makes the bottle a little messy.
Once I rub the hand wash in my wet hands the sweet smell of almonds is quite obvious. Now I like the smell but I can imagine some people may find this a little too sweet and perhaps sickly.
The hand wash feels quite luxurious to use and my hands feel softer and moisturised after washing. Even half an hour later I can still smell the scent on my hands.
This is another good hand wash from Palmolive. It is good for dry or sensitive skin especially as it has a soap-free formula. It leaves my hands feeling clean, soft and smelling sweet which is what I look for in a liquid hand wash


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A 10-year-old Polk County boy was critically injured Wednesday night when he was struck in the head at close range by a BB, according to deputies.
Skyler Richardson was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa after the shooting, which occurred around 7 p.m. at a home on Otto Polk Road in Frostproof.
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The battle lines are being drawn.
In the fight to close the state's cavernous budget deficits, it's coming down to tax increases vs. pensions. That's it. There simply are no other piles of money large enough to fill the $300 million hole in Rhode Island's finances by June 30.
Some people point to human services, which in the minds of many equates to stuff for the poor – welfare. Well, we have taken several whacks at that in recent years, lowering the income levels below which people are able to tap the services and otherwise putting them out of the reach of some people who legitimately need them. Add to that the fact that Rhode Island is still trying to claw its way out of the Great Recession, which hit us earlier and harder than many other places, and you have a convincing argument that our meager remaining resources to help the poor, unemployed, homeless and disabled ain't the place we are going to find $300 million.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee's flawed plan to raise the sales tax got shot down before it got off the ground. As even some of the business people grudgingly acknowledged at that six-hour, hang-the-governor-in-effigy House Finance Committee hearing a couple of weeks ago, a small increase in the income tax would be a better and fairer way to hike revenue. But that couldn't come close to filling the $300 million.
Which brings us back to pensions.
If you listen to talk radio, read the blogs, the op-ed pages and letters to the editor, you will find throngs of people who would happily hack away at pensions for public employees. It is a perverse form of class warfare: instead of the poor fighting the rich, we have the middle class fighting a shirts-and-skins battle amongst themselves to bring each other down.
The problem is, at its root, jealousy, always a self-destructive emotion.
Workers in the private sector have seen Corporate America steadily erode our standard of living. The pensions were the first to go, but that was OK, because we had these shiny new instruments called 401(k)s. They would be just as good as pensions to provide for us all in our old age, because we'd make all kinds of dough in the stock market. We'd be the captains of our own retirement destiny. Well, if there was one good thing about the Great Recession, it is that it finally proved once and for all that all the claims about 401(k)s were BIG FAT FREAKN' LIES.
Employer-paid health insurance was next to go, as the benign-sounding "co-shares" crept up and up and up, taking an ever-bigger bite out of workers' paychecks.
Not only did regular pay raises go down the toilet, but wages were cut for many in the middle class (while CEO and other top executive pay rocketed through the stratosphere), workers were tossed out onto the unemployment lines by the millions and many of those who managed to hang onto their now lower-paying jobs saw their hours reduced, further diminishing their ability to provide for their families.
These people should properly turn their anger at their employers and the politicians (Republican AND Democrat) who were complicit in this redistribution of wealth from the middle class that had once made America the envy of the entire world, to the uber-rich, mimicking third-world hellholes that have a small class of spectacularly wealthy and everyone else is dirt-poor.
I read an article just last week which told about how, after decades of Corporate America shipping our jobs to China and Indonesia and Vietnam where the work can be done by 13-year-olds for 30 cents a week with no environmental or job safety protections, European companies are now locating factories in America because our pay is lower and our workers enjoy fewer benefits. That's right, America is becoming Germany's Indonesia.
That is the level to which we have sunk.
But instead of turning their righteous anger where it belongs, to the plutocrats who have lessened their lot in life, too many of the middle class have allowed jealousy to turn them against their neighbors who work in the public sector who have, until now, managed to maintain their standard of living.
I look at public sector unions like those African game preserves where endangered species are protected from extinction.
Let's face it, pensions are in danger of becoming extinct. Employer-paid health care is in danger of becoming extinct. Retiree health benefits are just about extinct. If these things are yanked away from the last workers who have them, they will be gone forever and none of us will be able to enjoy them ever again.
Being old will once again be a horrible time, even if Congressman Paul Ryan isn't able to dismantle Medicare. We are constantly told that Social Security was never meant to be the sole provider of resources for the elderly. It was meant to be one-third of a three-legged stool: Social Security, private savings and pensions. Well, for too many Americans one of those legs – pensions -- has been violently kicked away from the stool. They are left to their own devices in the brutal jungle of the stock market. If you are like those who came to their retirement age in 2008 when the Great Recession hit and the bottom dropped out of everyone's 401(k)s, you will eat dog food in your old age, and not that fancy, expensive dog food you see advertised on TV, but the cheap, stinky kind of dog food, something the CEO of the company you worked for wouldn't feed to his dog.
As for the second leg of that stool, when was the last time you were able to put away any significant savings after you finished paying the bills every month?
But there is one big problem with this populist screed you have been reading.
The pensions for many public sector workers, while worth preserving in concept, are, alas, unsustainable. The public sector unions made many deals with the devil (politicians), and when you make a deal with the devil you are sooner or later going to get burned (not to mention often losing your soul). Put the state and municipal pensions together and you can never raise taxes enough to make them viable.
The pension deals were made in the spirit of agreeing to something now and worrying how to pay for it later. Well, it is now later.
But much in the same way that the benefits were granted and the day of reckoning put off to the future, part of the solution to the unfunded liabilities can also (actually, for legal and moral reasons must) be put off to the future.
Unless we want to be sued (and lose) we have to start with people who are not yet vested in their respective pension plans.
One of the few half-measures the General Assembly took in dealing with state worker pensions was raising the retirement age, bringing it to 62. Increase that to 65 (not out of line), adding three more years to which employees would have to work – and pay into the system -- before they start drawing out. And those cost of living increases? Make them payable once every three years, an average of the inflation rate for the prior three years with a 3 percent cap. That should change the calculations of unfunded liabilities. Same thing goes for municipal pensions, although you probably have to keep a lower retirement age for police officers and firefighters. Would you want a 64-year-old fireman carrying you up a flight of stairs to safety?
And if there are any municipalities who still let their town and city councilors or school committee members collect pensions, that should stop, post haste. That goes for health benefits as well. Attending a meeting once a month for a two-year term shouldn't entitle you to a pension or paid health insurance.
While we are at it, take away the paid health care for the General Assembly. The General Assembly is always moaning about being a part time legislature and they must have day jobs as well. Correct, so why are they burdening the taxpayers with their health insurance costs? That should come from their real jobs. Believe it or not, we would have to amend the state constitution to take away legislators' paid health benefits. Of course, if that notion could get anywhere near a ballot, it would pass in a landslide. It's a tiny dollar amount, but if we are going to cut fat and waste out of the budget, that seems like a place to start.
The same goes at the federal level for congressional pensions. A drop in the bucket dollar-wise, but it would have strong symbolic significance in slashing waste and abuse. It might also address the concerns of those people who are always squawking about term limits without messing with the U.S. Constitution.
Pensions and health benefits should be there for people who make a career working full time for a company, not as a gimme for greedy politicians who can write their own rules, whether they are in the U.S. Senate or your local school committee.
Governor Chafee said he wanted to hear alternative solutions. That's mine.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate community editor
If you are like me, I am finding it harder and harder to come up with what the truth is on just about any subject these days. It would seem that in this age of vast media coverage and endless debate information available on the internet, one could have all the information one needs to create a well informed opinion on just about anything.
But instead, I have found that the large amount of printed material and screen stuff I can find on my computer on just about any subject just confuses me.
Maybe it's something in the water, or maybe I am just getting too old to sort through all of it, but I am finding it very irritating that I can't seem to make up my mind about certain things anymore.
It used to be one side of an issue would place their facts on the table and then the other side did the same. Sure there were conflicting claims, but I could usually decipher which side my opinion would come down on, based on facts.
Now I find myself developing positions on issues not on facts, but on which side seems to have the least hidden agendas on a matter.
Take the changes in overtime laws that went into effect on Monday. The Department of Labor says that it would only negatively affect 107,000 workers, while it would strengthen overtime pay regulations for many workers who have in the past been declared exempt from overtime.
Labor groups, on the other hand, say that it could cut 6 million workers overtime.
Like everyone, I often don't like change, especially when the changes are not a clear cut win for me and mine. Personally, even though for years I belonged and was an officer in an employees association (a step just below a full fledged union) I don't often believe much of what organized labor says in many subjects.
On the other hand I have generally believed the Department of Labor when they came out with statements of "fact", and for that matter most other government departments with the exception of the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency. And of course I believe what the IRS says. I mean what more trustworthy government organization is there than the IRS?
Recently I have found myself getting back into my 1960's mode of questioning everything and trusting no one. That's what reporters and editors are supposed to do, but over the years I had mellowed. But there is nothing that stirs my soul like a threat to my pay scale. That is particularly true when laws that are passed about what I might get paid are enacted by a Congress that seems to head in a different direction every day and are proposed by a president who often can't express himself clearly in English, who seems to have lied to the public about the reasons for going to war with Iraq and whose every move seems to benefit big business.
Proponents of the changes say that for many workers, whom in the past employers claimed were "management" and exempt from overtime, and who made under $26,600 per year, the overtime will be a welcome addition to their income. However for many more workers, it could be a return to the days of 50 or 60 hour work weeks based on salaries compensated at only the regular hourly rate.
One of the most interesting examples of the elimination of overtime pay could take place in the ranks of one of our most precious and rare resources: registered nurses. Ask anyone in the medical field and they will tell you that the nursing shortage is not getting any better, but worse. It makes us common citizens feel all warm and fuzzy knowing the next time we go to the hospital and we are laying there in a bed that the person supervising the person taking care of us is now not only being worked to death ( as most presently are already) but on top of that are now not making any extra money to handle their duties past a reasonable number of hours in the day.
I once worked for an organization where I was in the labor force and an integral part of the employees association. Then I was promoted to management, and got a big raise. However, when I started looking at my actual hours verses dollars made, I didn't get a raise. I was making more money to be a foot soldier than as the general, largely because of overtime pay.
It always seemed so simple to me: you work over eight hours a day or 40 hours per week and you got paid extra per hour. Now employers are going to have the option to "interpret" the laws as it stands with many kinds of employees.
Most employers are fair and want the best for their employees. But when it comes to the bottom line, the rules should never be left up to someones whim.


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Brian Boyle praised the competitiveness of Jeff Halpern and said that these guys know their roles and add to the overall depth of the team, "these are guys who work and do whatever the team needs them to do. And that's what you want."
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2-On-Your-Side's Adam Benigni and Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle discuss the future of head coach Chan Gailey, and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Bills (4-7) prepare to face the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9) at home Sunday.
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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Each year June 21 marks the day where the sun is in the sky the longest. This year researchers at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor used it to make big strides in the fight against Alzheimers.
The team of workers is taking part in 'The Longest Day' campaign. It's a national fundraising effort each to year to benefit the Alzhemiers Association.
The group took pledges to stay active the entire day on June 21 from sunrise to sunset.
Playing a little frisbee on Sand Beach at Acadia National Park was just one activity. The researchers started their day by climbing Cadillac Mountain. Later on they went biking and kayaking on Mount Desert Island.
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We were in the North Bend/Coos Bay area this past weekend for the birth of our NEWEST great-grandson so I took the opportunity to take a few photos of one of my favorite locations on the coast. Although it is much more colorful in the spring and summer, it is still a very scenic walk anytime of year. Enjoy. Mike
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Beautiful pictures, all of them.....and big congrats to you guys on a new great-grandson! (:*
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Thank you so much Kim for your kind comment on my photos and for the congratulation wishes. I really appreciate them. He is our 19th great-grandchild. And no, I am really not that old. 72 last birthday. Our grandkids just keep having babies. Mike
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BURLINGTON – With the first girls hockey state tittle in both program's history on the line, the North Country Falcons and the Harwood Highlanders stood at their respective goal lines, ready to do battle for Division Two's ultimate prize.
A little over two hours later it was over.
A game filled with great saves, excellent scoring chances, hard hits and cagey coaching ended with Hayley Martini defeating Mikaella Doran 3:40 into overtime to give Harwood a 1-0 win and the program's first state title.
"It turned out to be a good game," said NCU coach Claude Paul, who in just his second season with the club took his girls to the big dance. "I think in the first period we had some jitters, but eventually we got our legs underneath us."
Going into the winter sports season, the North Country girls were one of the few favorites that could compete a for a championship in the 2012-2013 campaign. They lived up to expectations, making it to the title game to compete with the only team that hung two victories on the club all year: the number one ranked Highlanders.
When the puck dropped to start the game, Harwood showed their experience by controlling play early. They tested Doran repeatedly, seeing if the goalie could rebound from her rough outing last time the two teams faced off.
Mikaella was more than up to the task, turning aside shots with gusto, before her teammates got into the flow of the game.
"She stepped up to the plate and that is what we expected of her and she has done it all year for us," said Paul.
About five minutes into the contest the Falcons got rolling, warming up to the Gutterson crowd, which, captain Corrina Cota said, was a little intimidating.
"The loudness of the fans in the building, and the wide ice too, but definitely the big thing was how loud it was in the building," she said.
The play eventually evened out, but the momentum swung decisively in the Highlander favor when Anyas Morin delivered a bone crushing, picture-perfect body check at the 5:29 marker.
Had this been a boys game, not a problem, but unfortunately, checking is frowned upon in the girls game, so off she went to the box for two minutes.
Harwood seized the opportunity, getting off roughly a half-dozen shots on Doran while on the advantage.
Doran, once again, was flawless in her defense of the NCU cage.
With the penalty successfully killed, the Falcons would get a few more shots on Harwood keeper Siena Damon, but like Doran, she, wouldn't budge, and it was 0-0 heading into the second.
Both clubs traded chances early in the second, with the Falcons getting the best of the looks.
Taylor Morley and Whitney Bernier each came close to getting that elusive first goal, but Damon stood her ground.
During the final five minutes of the second, each team would take a penalty, skate four aside, and have a power-play, not necessarily in that order.
Emilie Paul went into the box, and the Highlanders skated up a man until Martini took a penalty, followed by the subsequent 4-4 and then a NCU 5-4.
Still nobody could score.
In the waning moments of the period, the Falcons skated into the Harwood zone with a four-on-one.
The odd-man rush resulted in a weak shot on goal, and viscous chop job to Morin's helmet, resulting in a high-sticking infraction on Harwood, a possible Excedrin Headache #9 for Anyas and a power-play for the Falcons to start the third.
North Country was feeling it as the third period got underway.
They got their power-play clicking in the final minute of the advantage, and they didn't stop, getting pucks to the net for the remainder of the period.
"The third period has been our best period all year, and this game really proved it," said Cota.
Captain Cota's breakaway with 7:40 remaining was the best opportunity of the game for North Country.
She came streaking down the left side, cut in front and went high to the glove side, but Damon had the Falcons number all game long, making the save to preserve the tie.
On a scramble in front of the NCU net, Harwood got their last crack at a goal with 2:16 left in regulation, only to be denied by freshman phenom Doran, who finished the contest with 25 saves.
The clock wound down, the horn sounded and with Gutterson filling with fans waiting for the D I game to start, the two teams headed to overtime.
Eight minutes were put on the clock, and away we went.
Harwood tallied five shots in the extra session, with the fifth one going in to end a fantastic run by the Falcons top winter sports team from the 2012-2013 season.
"In the second and third it could have gone either way, and it takes a little flukey goal like that to determine a game like this," said Emily Doty.
With tears in their eyes, and the heaviest of hearts, the girls stood with dignity while accepting their second place awards.
After heading into the locker room, a few of the players came out and spoke about the game, the season and the future.
"I think we gave it our all out there," said Cota. "I don't think there was a lot of individual play. We played as a team and I am really proud of the girls.
"With Harwood having come here last year, they had a better understanding of what was going to happen, and they were prepared for it. Now we are prepared for it for next year."
She continued on about the season saying, "Everyone on the team improved a lot. We had two girls who have never scored a goal before score, Cassidy Webster scored for us against Stowe, which was big, and Bayla scored against Woodstock. We came from behind in a lot of games to win and we played together as a team more than we ever have."
Doty spoke about going from playing last season with the Lyndon Institute boys, a team that finished 3-17, to making a run at the championship with the Falcon girls this year.
"In the beginning I was still sort of skeptical, still trying to get used to the new team," she said. "But, the hour drive there and back is so worth it.
"Being here, rather than have my season kind of cancelled, is so worth it.
"It was one hell of a ride, we might not have got the win, but we still took second place and we still made history for NCU."
Coach Paul spoke about his team's growth pattern, something he mentioned at the beginning of the season as detail to keep an eye on as the 20-12-2013 campaign unfolded.
"We did grow as the season went along. We had out peaks and valleys, and you will have that with a young team, as opposed to Harwood who had a little more experience," he said. "The more experience you get, the less valleys you have.
"This is a big step for us. There is nothing like a hard loss to make you come back stronger, more determined and to push harder.
"I am proud of the girls and it was a great season. Tom and Tracy were great, and compared to last year we took some strides forward, and next year I think we can do even more."
The girls finish the year at 16-6-1, and with all but two players slated to return, and some promising rookies on the horizon, expect the Falcons to once gain be a contender next winter.


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Ioannis Papapanagiotou received the Dipl.Ing. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece in 2006. The M.Sc. degree and dual Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering and Operations Research from North Carolina State University in 2009 and 2012, respectively. He has been awarded the best paper awards in IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 and IEEE CAMAD 2010. He is also the recipient of the IBM PhD Fellowship, Academy of Athens and A. Metzelopoulos scholarships. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Ioannis is a faculty member of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) and Purdue Energy Center, both at Purdue University. He is also the co-PI of the NVIDIA CUDA Research Center at Purdue University. In the past, he was working as an advisory software engineer in the areas of mobile and cloud computing, as part of the Emerging Technology Institute in IBM, an in-house incubator team directly reporting to the CTO.
Purdue Faculty Affiliations
- Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
- Purdue Energy Center (Groups: Smart Grid Research and Advanced Ground Vehicle Power - Vehicle Communication, Energy Internet, IT Integration)
- Purdue Military Research Initiative (PMRI)
- Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
- Nvidia CUDA Research Center at Purdue University (co-PI)
External Faculty Affiliations
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University,
Research Interests
- Cloud Computing (Cloud Storage, OpenStack, Docker/Containers, Highly Available Distributed Systems)
- Data Redundancy Elimination and WAN Optimization
- Internet of Things (Micro-Location/Geofencing, Security, and backend systems)
- Network Data Analytics (Big Data)
- Performance Analysis & Simulations
You may find more information on my personal website.
Study Abroad
In summer 2015, I am the program leader of a Cloud Computing SA program in Germany.
- Cloud Computing
- Data Communications and Networking
- Internet of Things
- PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering, NC State University (2012)
- PhD in Operations Research, NC State University (2012)
- MSc in Computer Performance Engineering, from Electrical & Computer Engineering, NC State University (2009)
- Dipl. Ing in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras (5-years degree - 2006)
- Purdue Research Foundation Faculty Summer Research Grant, 2015
- NetApp Faculty Fellowship, 2015
- Google Geo Education Award, 2014
- IEEE Communications Society, 10-years of service, 2014
- IBM Invention 1st file award, 2012
- IBM PhD Fellowship, 2011-12 (link)
- Best Paper Award, IEEE CAMAD 2010 (link)
- NSF Student Travel Grant Award for IEEE GLOBECOM 2010
- Best Paper Award, IEEE GLOBECOM 2007, (link)
- NSF Student Travel Grant Award for IEEE GLOBECOM 2007
- Andreas Metzolopoulos Scholarship for PhD studies
- Academy of Athens Scholarship for PhD studies
- Outstanding Teaching Assistantship Awards, NC State University (2008-09 and 2009-10)
- Mentored Teaching Assistantship Award from the College of Engineering, NC State University (2009)
- F. Zafari, I. Papapanagiotou, K. Christidis, "Micro-location for Internet of Things equipped Smart Buildings", IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2015
- I. S. Bayram, I. Papapanagiotou, "A Survey on Communication Technologies for Internet of Electric Vehicles", EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Springer Online, 2015
- I. Papapanagiotou, M. Falkner, M. Devetsikiotis, "Optimal Functionality Placement for Multiplay Service Provider Architectures", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Vol 9, no. 3, Sep 2012
- I. Papapanagiotou, F. Granelli, D. Kliazovich, M. Devetsikiotis, "A Metamodeling Approach for Cross-Layer Optimization: A Framework and Application to Voice over WiFi", Elsevier Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, Volume 19, pp. 2117-2129, 2011.
- I. Papapanagiotou, D. Toumpakaris, J. Lee, M. Devetsikiotis, "A Survey on Mobile WiMAX Networks: Objectives, projected features and technical challenges" IEEE Communications Tutorials & Surveys, pp. 3-18, Vo.11, Issue 4, Dec. 2009 (Top 10 IEEE Comsoc for Dec09-Jan10-Feb10-Mar10-Apr10)
- I. Papapanagiotou, G.S. Paschos, M. Devetisikiotis, "A Comparison Performance Analysis of QoS WLANs: Approaches with Enhanced Features", Special Issue on Multimedia Transmission over Emerging Wireless Technologies, Advances in Multimedia Journal, Hindawi Publications. Vol. 2007, Article ID 23817.
- G. S. Paschos, I. Papapanagiotou, S. A. Kotsopoulos, G. Karagiannidis, "A new MAC protocol with pseudo-TDMA behavior for supporting Quality of Service in 802.11 Wireless LANs", EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Hindawi Publications, Vol. 2006, Article ID 65836.
A. Singla, A. Mudgerikar, I. Papapanagiotou, A. A. Yavuz, "HAA: Hardware-Accelerated Authentication for Internet of Things in Mission Critical Vehicular Networks", IEEE MILCOM 2015, Tampa FL.
F. Zafari, I. Papapanagiotou, "Enhancing iBeacon based Micro-Location with Particle Filtering", IEEE GLOBECOM 2015, San Diego CA.
- C. Abshire, D. Gusev, I. Papapanagiotou, S. Stafeyev, "A mathematical method for visualizing Ptolemy's India in modern GIS tools"10th Jubilee ICA Conference+Workshop Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage "Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage" 2015, Corfu, Greece
- Z. Yao, I. Papapanagiotou, R.D. Callaway, "Multi-Dimensional Scheduling in Cloud Storage Systems" IEEE ICC 2015, London, UK.
- Z. Yao, I. Papapanagiotou, R.D. Callaway, "SLA-aware Resource Scheduling for Cloud Storage" IEEE CLOUDNET 2014, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
- I. S. Bayram, G. Michailidis, I. Papapanagiotou, M. Devetsikiotis, "Decentralized Control of Electric Vehicles in a Network of Fast Charging Stations", IEEE GLOBECOM 2013, Atlanta GA.
- I. Papapanagiotou, E. Nahum, V. Pappas, "Configuring DHCP Leases in the Smartphone Era", ACM IMC 2012, Boston MA.
- I. Papapanagiotou, E. Nahum, V. Pappas, "Smartphones vs. Laptops: Comparing Web Browsing Behavior and the Implications for Caching", ACM SIGMETRICS 2012, London, UK (short paper).
- I. Papapanagiotou, R.D. Callaway, M. Devetsikiotis, "Chunk and Object Level Deduplication for Web Optimization: A Hybrid Approach", IEEE ICC 2012, Ottawa, Canada.
- U.K. Chaudhary, I. Papapanagiotou, M. Devetsikioitis, "Flow Classification Using Clustering and Association Rule Mining", IEEE CAMAD 2010, Miami FL, USA. (Best Paper Award)
- A.M. Gossett, I. Papapanagiotou, M. Devetsikiotis, "An Apparatus for P2P Classification in Netflow Traces", IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 Workshop on Enabling the Future Service-Oriented Internet (EFSOI 2010) (NSF Travel Grant Award - source code)
- I. Papapanagiotou, M. Devetsikiotis, "Aggregation Network Design Methodologies for Triple Play Services", IEEE CCNC 2010, pp.1-5, Las Vegas, USA
- I. Papapanagiotou, G.S. Paschos, S.A. Kotsopoulos, M. Devetsikiotis, "Extensions and Comparison of QoS-Enabled WiFi Models in the Presence of Errors" IEEE GLOBECOM 2007, 26-30 November 2007, Washington DC, USA. (Best Paper Award / NSF Travel Grant Award)
- I. Papapanagiotou, J.S. Vardakas, G.S. Paschos, M.D. Logothetis, S.A. Kotsopoulos,"Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11e based on ON-OFF Traffic Model" ACM MOBIMEDIA 2007, Nafpaktos, Greece.
- J. S. Vardakas, I. Papapanagiotou, M. D. Logothetis, S.A. Kotsopoulos, "On the End-to-End Delay Analysis of the IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function" IEEE Computer Society, Second International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection (ICIMP 2007), Silicon Valley, USA.
- G. S. Paschos, I. Papapanagiotou, E. D. Vagenas, S. A. Kotsopoulos, "Performance analysis of a new Admission Control for 802.11 WLAN Networks in ad hoc mode", CSNDSP 2006, pp. 215-219, Patras, Greece.
- G. S. Paschos, I. Papapanagiotou, C. G Argyropoulos, S. A. Kotsopoulos, "A Heuristic Strategy for 802.16 WiMAX scheduler for Quality of Service", 45th Congress FITCE 2006, pp. 169-175, Athens, Greece.
Book Chapters
- R. Ghosh, I. Papapanagiotou, K. Boloor, "A Survey on Research Initiatives for Healthcare Clouds" In Cloud Computing Applications for Quality Health Care Delivery, 1-18 (2014), accessed August 10, 2014. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6118-9.ch001
- I. Papapanagiotou, J. Hui, M. Devetsikiotis, "On the Pricing of WiMAX networks", in the Book "WiMAX Evolution: Emerging Technologies and Applications", John Wiley & Sons Publications, March 2009, ISBN: 978-0470696804 (link)
- G.S. Paschos, I. Papapanagiotou, T.M. Bohnert, "Power Saving Mechanisms in IEEE 802.16e Wireless Networks", in the Book "WiMAX Networks Planning and Optimization", Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, April 2009, ISBN: 978-1420066623
- I. Papapanagiotou, G.S. Paschos, "A case study on the Energy Consumption and Mobility of the WLANs and WMANs", in the Book "Heterogeneous Next Generation Networks, Innovations and platforms", IDEA Group Publishing, October 2008, ISBN: 978-1605661087 (link)
- E. Nahum, I. Papapanagiotou, V. Pappas, "Differential dynamic host configuration protocol lease allocation", US 20140122386 A1 (App.)
- E. Nahum, I. Papapanagiotou, V. Pappas, "Differential dynamic host configuration protocol lease allocation that classifies the client/operating system", US 8832007 B2 (Grant)
- R.D. Callaway, I. Papapanagiotou, "Dynamic caching module selection for optimized data deduplication ", US 20140281262 A1 (App.)
- R.D. Callaway, I. Papapanagiotou, "Dynamic caching module selection for optimized data deduplication" US 20140281258 A1 (App.)
Education Papers
- I. Papapanagiotou and N.Duval-Couetil, "Demystifying the Patent Process: Intellectual Property Labs in Engineering and Technology", 2015 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, 2015
- I. Papapanagiotou, J. V. Devide, M. Devetsikiotis, M. Montoya-Weiss, "Networked 3D Virtual Computing for Collaborative Environments in Science and Education: Towards VCL 3.0", 2nd International Conference on the Virtual Computing Initiative (ICVCI 2), 15-16 May 2008, Research Triangle Park NC, USA
Technical Articles
- I. Papapanagiotou, M. Behnen, JP Parkin, "DB2 NoSQL for JSON Capabilities, Part 4: Using the IBM NoSQL Wire Listener for DB2, IBM developerWorks article, June 2013.
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Lord Christopher Monckton (pictured) had an opportunity to educate representatives of governments and dictatorships at the United Nations climate change summit in Doha, Qatar, about the fact that there has been no global warming for the last 16 years. However, after pretending to be a delegate from the regime ruling Burma to get at the microphone, the prominent climate realist was escorted from the UN Conference of the Parties (COP18) by the organization's security.
The former advisor to ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, however, was not deterred in his efforts to expose climate hysteria and global power grabs based on bogus UN theories. In fact, he plans to keep at it as long as the tax-funded warming alarmism continues to be used as a justification to build a planetary carbon regime, which critics say would come at the expense of liberty, prosperity, and national sovereignty while doing nothing to stop non-existent "global warming."
As self-styled government climate dignitaries were assembled in a plenary session on December 6, Lord Monckton, who regularly slams global warming alarmists and has become a staple at the seemingly never-ending series of UN climate summits, took a seat reserved for Burmese officials. After being recognized to speak by the conference president, he took the microphone and began his brief educational seminar as confused delegates started displaying contorted faces and quietly mumbling to each other.
"In the 16 years now that we have been coming to these events, there has been no global warming at all," said Lord Monckton, referring to the most recent U.K. Met Office data showing that there has actually been no observable increase in planetary temperatures for more than a decade and a half. Like a wide array of climate scientists and experts, Lord Monckton has been trumpeting that key point for days.
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The Crying Game
This article was on ESPN NY yesterday about Ryan's postgame reaction to the loss in Seattle.
In his postgame address to the team, Ryan got so emotional that he actually cried, according to several players. He was everything in the locker room — mad, frustrated, urging. And harsh. According to players, he asked the pointed question, "When are you guys going to believe?"
Brian Bassett, TheJetsBlog.com
Seriously? Essentially then, Rex's logic is the same as Peter Pan's. If you have enough good thoughts, then you can fly — a notion which strikes me as reductionist and utterly simplistic. Believing your way out of a problem only seems to work in Greek tragedies and Disney movies.
Still, maybe Ryan's actually right. If Mark Sanchez simply believes he's a terrible quarterback, then he'll think twice about attempting a pass that has no business being thrown in the red zone. If Jeremy Kerley believes that he's going to fumble yet another punt, then he'll simply fair catch all the punts (um .. the ones outside the eight yard line). If the Jets outside linebackers believe that they are slower than a diesel train hauling cows to a slaughterhouse, they won't commit upfield as much and get beat out of position on tackles anywhere near as often as they have all year.


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I'm a bit of a romantic and a total Virgo, so there is little I enjoy more than daydreaming about an upcoming season and then plotting out a very detailed plan of attack. Fashion-wise, I have some obsessions right now--pleated maxi skirts (especially Michael Kors' leaf green version), new interpretations of my beloved bell-bottom jeans (Current/Elliott always makes great styles), and ultra-high wedges (Lanvin's nude platforms slay me)--but my beauty desires are even stronger. I'm simply swooning over all of spring's neon lipsticks and glosses; they're energetic and shockingly chic, so I want to wear them all the time. I'm also mad about earthy metallics as an alternative to typical neutral hues, as they offer a modern way to do a '70s disco look and work with more minimalist fare as well. You'll find all of my favorites in today's story--I hope you adore them as much as I do!
Topshop Eyeshadow Mousse ($16) in Tundra
In terms of fashion, the '70s are huge for spring, so I'm planning on giving that era a beauty nod with a little metallic makeup. Instead of opting for something in disco-ball silver or glittery pool-blue hues, I'm going to highlight my eyes with something a little subtler, like this Eyeshadow Mousse from Topshop in a gleaming golden khaki. I like to think of it as my modern interpretation of the era's obsession with bronze skin, shimmer, and lamé, but frankly, I'm just obsessed with this ultra-flattering shade.
Physicians Formula Cashmere Wear Ultra-Smoothing Bronzer ($13.95)
Some people think you need to splurge on your bronzer, but Physicians Formula creates products that are just as noteworthy as their pricier counterparts--especially this new Cashmere Wear Ultra-Smoothing Bronzer. The product is amazing for a number of reasons, like the fact that it gives you a touch of natural-looking color and is packed with anti-aging ingredients, like pure cashmere extract and hyaluronic acid, which help your skin look soft and smooth. Plus, the bronzer has just a hint of pearlescence--not shimmer, mind you--so you get a gorgeous glow too, always a good thing!
Beauté Liqui-Gel Stain ($29) in Flouron
A few months ago, I worked with makeup artist Beau Nelson and he introduced me to this outrageously beautiful lip stain from the brand Beauté (he's their creative director). It looks extremely vivid in the tube, but the product's very buildable, so you can go for a light wash of color or layer it for a more intense look. Between the standout hue--bright lips are it for spring--and its long-wear formula, this stain is perfect for parties and is going to be my signature lip look this season!
NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Nouveau Monde ($33)
I'm not going to lie: it was practically impossible for me to narrow it down to my favorite Nars product for this story. The spring collection is ridiculously good; there is a beautiful antique brass-colored nail polish, a lovely lime green shadow pencil, and so many gorgeous glosses to pick from, but the item I'm most obsessed with is the Duo Eyeshadow in Nouveau Monde. Comprised of one silver-lilac shade and one olive shadow, this duo is ideal to wear with all of spring's relaxed minimalist looks and offers a fresh alternative to your typical neutral eye shadows, like taupe or camel.
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara ($10)
Of all the new products available this spring, Clinique's new Bottom Lash Mascara is the one I can't stop talking about. It has a teeny-tiny brush that's the perfect size for getting your lower lashes, plus it has a revolutionary thermal-active formula that stays perfect for up to 24 hours. No joke: it doesn't flake, smear, or smudge because it's basically waterproof, but removal is easy too (a combo of warm water and face wash takes it right off). I've tested it extensively--in my super-sweaty Tracy Anderson dance classes, in the cold wind/long days of NYFW, and on crazy party nights--and it really doesn't budge. I'm so obsessed with this mascara that I've even taken to wearing it on my top lashes too; it's amazing at getting those tiny lashes in the inner and outer corners of your eyes. Final verdict: it's a miracle product, it's a must-buy!
Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Concealer ($35)
Generally speaking, I'm not wildly interested in covering my skin with heavy makeup, which is why I'm always on the hunt for latest and greatest concealer. Happily I think I might just have found the perfect version at Dolce & Gabbana. The line's new Perfect Finish Concealer is killer: it covers flaws, comes in the right colors, and it really lasts--three qualities I adore!
Urban Decay Afterglow Glide-On Cheek Tint ($24) in Bang or Crush
I've always had a soft spot for Urban Decay products--especially their peerless 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils ($18), which are both waterproof and soft--but their new cheek tints really take the cake. The product offers everything I adore about cream blush (specifically, the way it melts into your skin for that inner-glow look), but with a weightless formula that saves you from getting that dreaded greasy "rouge" look. The Afterglow Glide-On Cheek Tint is definitely a warm-weather essential, but I adore it so much, I have a hunch I'll wear it all year long!
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick ($34) in Provocative Pink
In addition to my obsession with neon lip stains, I'm also totally fixated on the beauty look at the Fendi S/S 11 show, as seen above. Makeup artist Peter Philips used bold pink and orange lipsticks for the runway and I'm going to emulate that look with YSL's Rouge Volupte Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in Provocative Pink. It's a gorgeous, vivid, electric color, plus the formula really lives up to its name, so it glides on your lips in such a lovely way.
Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish ($16) in Naked
In approximately 2 months, everyone is going to be wearing bright yellow nail polish (thanks a lot Chanel), which is why I'm welcoming the calm before the banana outburst with Deborah Lippmann's perfect nude polish. It's just the right beige--elegantly pale--so your fingers will look clean and chic, plus it's the perfect compliment to spring's rainbow-bright colors. Buy it now before the shade sells out--Lippmann's best ones always do!
Fend S/S 11 Beauty Look
When asked what my favorite spring beauty look is, I tend to rattle off at least five answers--L'Wren Scott for the acid-green shadow, Marc by Marc Jacobs for the crazy curls and orange lipstick, the straight hippie hair at Roberto Cavalli, the violet eyes at Victoria Beckham and Etro, the braids at Givenchy and Valentino--but if I had to pick only one, it would be Fendi. The blunt haircuts, deep side parts, and shocking orange and pink lips made a fantastic statement; it's exactly how I want to look right now. Of course, I rarely cut my hair and my bangs preclude much experimentation with parts, but the bright lips? Now that I can do!


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