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Owing to the natural beauty, striking backwaters, delicious cuisines and other natural marvels of Kerala, it is often called as "God's Own Country" by its admirers. Nothing is more relaxing or breathtaking than taking a long stroll down Kovalam beach or maybe trekking through the dense forest of Thekkady and Periyar. The state is also home to yoga, meditation and ayurvedic healing. Individuals can just relax and enjoy a few days of complete pampering to soothe their senses! Making a kerala tour is definitely worth the time and money invested as it offers the chance to escape from the different schedules of a chained life, and embrace a few days of relaxation of mind and soul.
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These falls are considered to be among the prettiest waterfalls in the region of Wayanad. The 300 foot drop is actually quite spectacular considering it is located amidst towering mountains on both sides. In order to reach the spot, one would have to undertake a small trek which is also equivalently intriguing. One can indulge in some rock climbing as well as a nature walk to explore the adventurous side of the journey.
Spices have always formed an important part of the culture and history of Kerala. Some of the famous spices that are grown in the region include ginger, cinnamon, pepper and cardamom. An individual can also engage in some other activities like bird watching, nature walks as well as the chance to taste some of the fresh spices that are cultivated. The visitors can also purchase these farm-fresh spices and bring home the aroma and essence of Kerala's spices.
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This towering fort located in Kasargod offers a towering view of the area beneath. The fort has also attracted a lot of tourist attention over the years and stands as a symbol of the rich and varied history of the area. The structure seems to rise from the seas since a significant amount of it is submerged with the waves hitting against the edifice. Flight of stairs leading to the fort, the Observation Tower as well as a place for storing ammunition are just some of the highlights of the fort. The observation center that was once used to locate enemies reveal numerous stories related to the historic era of Kerala. Visiting this fort is considered to be among the best things to do when on a Kerala tour.
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Kerala is just not known for its backwaters, it is also famous for its waterfalls. The Athirapally Falls definitely ranks among the best in the region! Individuals are advised to visit this site during the monsoon when the natural beauty of the place is absolutely breathtaking. Scenic views, pleasant ambience and the captivating echoes of the waves hitting the rocks take the visitors to a world that is full of beauty and offerings of the nature. Tourists throng the area because of the natural beauty as well as for a chance to catch a glimpse of the flora in the area.
This particular church located in the Alleppey district is considered to be one of the oldest Catholic-Syrian churches in India. The old-world white façade along with the brilliant craftsmanship adds to the charm of the structure. Devotees from India and around the world make it a point to visit the church and offer prayers. There are rock inscriptions which detail the history of the church. In fact, the church is surrounded by some ancient artifacts which are important to the culture and heritage of the place. Therefore, this church should definitely be visited for the very fact that it stands as a beacon of religious austerity.
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Blessed with rich tea plantations, Munnar is definitely a place to visit whilst in Kerala. This hill station is quaint and is visited by tourists all through the year. Munnar, which means 'three rivers' in local language is nestled between three rivers. There are close to 30 tea estates in Munnar which still continues tea production and contribute to India's tea culture. Apart from visiting these plantations, one can engage in rock climbing, paragliding, nature walks, trekking and bird watching while on these Kerala tours. Overall, the beauty of the place definitely makes it a standout in the region.
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Take a walk on the wild side by visiting the Periyar National Park which is rich in biodiversity. Located in the heart of the Western Ghats, this sanctuary is visited by tourists all through the year. It is home to some of the world's endangered species like the Malabar Giant Squirrel or the lion tailed Macaques. Apart from the wildlife, the sanctuary houses varieties of grass species, flowering plants, mammals and rare birds; therefore, one can indulge in some bird watching or just enjoy the sight of an elephant roaming freely in its natural habitat.
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If you enjoy a historical day out, then visiting Mattancherry Palace is a must for you. It was built way back in 1557 and represents a typical mansion found in Kerala. The entire palace is littered with murals that tell stories which date back to ancient times. The palace also houses some rare artifacts. You can reach the palace by taking a boat ride from the town of Ernakulam.
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Kerala is home to an array of water sports including parasailing which involves the use of a parasailing wing along with a motor vehicle coupled with the necessary gear required to stay protected. The rope propels a person 300 ft off the ground, making for an exhilarating ride that is definitely worth it for adventure junkies. The view from the top is spectacular, making it worth your time and money to invest in something that truly takes adventure to an entirely new level.
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Wayanad offers some of the more interesting and enjoyable treks in Kerala. Banasura Trek runs through trails that overlook some gorgeous sights like a view of the Banasura Lake which is quite splendid. The trek can be quite challenging owing to the difficult terrain. Make sure that you carry a sufficient supply of water and food to stay replenished throughout the journey. Also, keep your camera handy as you might come across some rare bird and reptile species in the vicinity. Get closer to nature by going on this exciting trek, a possible highlight of your Kerala tour.
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I sold a car to someone and infromed him that i hadnt had the car for four years and that my sister drove it for the last three years. I told him that i didnt know of any problems but i was sure it had some. Its been nine months since and it broke down last week. He now wants me to pay him back for the car. Am I responsible for this?
I hope you wrote up a bill of sale saying AS IS. But even if you didn't the sale of a used vehicle between private parties is presumed to be AS IS.
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The headline on Eater.com reads "Union Square Stalwart Di Fiore Marquet Café Shutters.
Reporter Devra Ferst conscientiously reported on the loss of a favorite, "all-day Mediterranean" neighborhood restaurant, citing this Examiner's 2011 Food and Drink review of Marquet Café's exceptional homemade Brooklyn Merguez sausage. (http://www.examiner.com/review/greenwich-village-s-di-fiore-marquet-caf-...)
In the same way, Jeremiah's Vanishing New York blog reported on Marquet's demise.
In addition to my comment, Jeremiah's Vanishing New York blog received these personal, heartfelt comments:
DE FIORE MARQUET arrivederci...Well, i did eat at De Fiore Marquet: ALL THE TIME. I called it "the Annex" at one point and would opt to eat there over Gotham's corporate atmosphere any day (even if i won the Lotto). I still cannot figure out where to eat brunch without go East or West. The piece on Celeste is spot on. i let her know she put the village back in village when she took over the French bakery. There is a Closed/Sorry sign apologetically attached to the front door and no further information to be divulged publicly. This establishment is already sorely missed. Jack's was a boring cafe with tasteless food that i hardly noticed (open or closed), but De Fiore Marquet, especially in the period when the fabulous lesbian chef was whipping up her Brazilian specialties, has been a necessary part of my daily life without anything in the vicinity that comes close. It seems to be truly the end of an era in my "no man's land" neighborhood between east and west villages.
How sad! I worked in the area for 15 years and now nearly every place I loved has or is disappearing. Now this! Fiore de Marquet was a wonderful cafe, and Madame Celeste was a lovely woman, who created a charming eatery for us. Places like Marquet are part of the joys of living in NYC that are being swallowed up - by what, exactly that adds to the quality of NYC life? I'm not opposed to change but as I prepare to be evicted from my own building, I wonder if I'll really mind leaving the city, after experiencing the gentrification up close. Fiore de Marquet got caught in it too, I'm afraid.
I don't know why Marquet closed, only that it's been darkened under scaffolding for quite some time, due to the construction of parking garage turned high-end luxury condo building 17 East 12, where the owners consider 12th and University to be "one of the most sought-after areas of the city," reminiscent of "the historic Gold Coast."
The block is changing. In addition to 17 East 12, the Bowlmor building is going luxury condo, too. The stationery store shut down recently, chains are moving in. And let's not forget the loss of 12th Street Books back in 2008.
Grub Street, New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant blog, reported on the closing too, citing this Examiner's reference to Celeste as the downtown Elaine.
It was easy to revere Madame Celeste; telling discrete stories of the artist cohort who patronized Marquet Café over the years.
She told this Examiner the restaurant even earned status as a character in the Jay McInerney novel, "Bright Lights, Big City." As an author and wine columnist for House & Garden and The WSJ McInerney was such a regular to the restaurant that he wrote in the De Fiore name as a player in the story line. Celeste laughed when recounting how her extended family asked -- with much – if she or any of the family were really involved in the drug underworld and club scene!
There were the other famous downtown denizens who loved frequenting this stage-set of a French Village eatery, including Meryl Streep, Sean Penn and Giada's mother in law, -- as noted in the Examiner article.
The legions of publishers, editors, writers, painters, filmmakers and actors, and the local food and art enthusiasts from The New School, Forbes, and NYU – along with the extended family of neighborhood patrons were the backbone of this 22-year old restaurant.
Eateries don't get to add notches like that if they can't deliver the goods.
And Marquet did it in spades. Every day. For decades.
Celeste would take the MTA bus from Riverdale (she loved her gardens there) to Marquet in time for breakfast.
The restaurant was open to serve straight through lunch, and dinner and brunch on Sundays.
No wonder it was a favorite hangout – it was like visiting Mom's kitchen.
One ommenter on the Jeremiah's Vanishing New York blog wrote she ate there "ALL THE TIME"… referring to the home away from home as "the Annex."
We'll surely miss Madame Celeste's nurturing of all things artful – from food to writing to painting to taking care of the regulars. She showcased local artists fine art on the walls and sold them, often holding and storing the paintings for the new owners long after the payment was given to the struggling artist.
In yet another instance of neighborhood kindness and support, one evening, I watched as Celeste made certain an elderly man who walked in with the help of a cane, got his usual take out wrapped and safe to take home.
She fretted about what would happen to these kind souls when she was no longer there to take care of them. She knows their favorites, likes and dislikes just like Mom…
It was more than "just" a restaurant.
Saving Local Restaurants: Historic Preservation, Meet Restaurant Preservation
As sad and frustrating the closing of DiFiore Marquet Cafe is to absorb it is the inevitable shuttering of more restaurants to come.
This Examiner recently attended a panel discussion presented August 5th (prior to Marquet shuttering) by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, which was billed as "A conversation about how – and whether – to try to save the bars, cafes, and restaurants that matter to our neighborhoods and our culture."
The panelists were: Robert Perl, president and owner of Tower Brokerage, Inc. – a real estate firm; Mimi Sheraton, a James Beard journalism award winter, food writer and restaurant critic for The New York Times, the Village Voice, food and travel writings for Vanity Fair, Town & Country, the New Yorker, and author of 16 books; Robert Sietsema, senior restaurant critic at Eater New York and author of New York in a Dozen Dishes will be published spring 2015; and Stacey Sutton, an assistant professor of urban planning at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
It was a lively discussion, spearheaded in large part by Sietsema's colorful clown disguise --billed as a "devil mask" (clowns scare me so clown/devil is c'est la meme chose) He wears the mask to protect his identity – proving restaurant reviews is not for the faint of heart!
"Not since Roman times have so many been so interested in food," lobbed Sietsema.
Sietsema drove the conversation with his modest proposal that a committee – perhaps choosing 30 or so restaurants every year that would be deemed "worth preserving."
The preservation committee would help the restaurant owners in trouble on a few fronts: legal, disaster recovery, negotiations with "capricious landlords" and the city council.
"We need to preserve the iconic restaurants for future generations," he advocated.
While Perl said he "shared the feeling very much to preserve our culture," the problem of who will control it is a moral one, suggesting, "The law of intended consequences will prevail."
Perl laid out that any successful restaurant figures out its rent as a percentage of margin and can often absorb those costs – along with labor and food costs -- and pass on to customers so that when a restaurant closes claiming it's the rent increase – it is more often than not an excuse – covering other flaws.
Perl went on to explain that often, restaurant owners have more money than the landlord, citing Danny Meyer and his Union Square Hospitality Group as an example.
One got the feeling Perl likes using this "enlightened" example because it's revealing.
"Danny is so respected – but his company is funded by private equity, hedge funds and they want return on their investment," suggesting this is the reason that a beloved restaurant such as the company's namesake Union Square restaurant might have to leave the neighborhood due to rent increase. They just don't want to pay increased rent based on their business model and need for greater return on their investment, according to Perl.
Amid many references to some already closed but not forgotten favs including Papaya, Katz's, John's Pizza, Lombardi's, McSorley's, and PJ Clarke's, the talk turned to preserving the "setting" rather than the restaurant.
Sheraton said this would allow subsequent owners the freedom and ambition to create a restaurant that is truly theirs.
She cited Graydon Carter's successes with The Waverly Inn, Beatrice's and Minetta Tavern as good examples of this preservation strategy, just as the Plaza's Oak Room.
Another suggested strategy was to take a social media vote – where eaters match chefs with potential owners…
It was also discussed how restaurant turnover in New York City has always been a good thing in the long run – changing demographics and immigrant groups invariably change the makeup of a neighborhood. This is not gentrification but new cultures that add to the mosaic that is Gotham.
Perhaps not so curiously, New York City has a "disproportionate" amount of owner/operated businesses – to the tune of more than 85% -- whose businesses are independently owned. This is what gives Gotham "character" and quality.
But one thing no one could deny is that the restaurant chains and big banks and retail stores seem to be the most likely candidates to afford the spiraling rent rates.
And this dynamic carries with it the twin evil of absentee owners and managers who do not care about the neighborhood.
It was agreed by all that big chains destroy the personality and charm of a neighborhood and its lifestyle.
The panel also urged the audience to "vote with your wallet. Frequent the restaurants you love."
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OLEAN, N.Y. - Audrey Latendresse converted on a three-point play with four seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime and helped the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team (8-16, 4-9 A-10) to an 82-76 overtime victory over the University of Massachusetts (6-18, 2-11) in Atlantic 10 action tonight at the Reilly Center.
Massachusetts led by three points, 72-69, after freshman Tamara Tatham (Brampton, Ontario) made two free throws with twenty seconds left. The Bonnies took the ball down the floor and Lyndsey Maurer threw up an air ball on a three-point attempt with four seconds left. Latendresse caught the miss being in the right place at the right time and made a lay-up while getting fouled by Tatham. It was Tatham's fifth foul and Latendresse made the free throw to send the game into overtime. The Bonnies out-scored the Minutewomen 10-4 in overtime, all from the free throw line, and escaped with the win.
The Minutewomen led by as many as eight points in the second half, but St. Bonaventure was able to come back. They came as close as one point, 55-54 at the 7:00 mark, but did not tie the game until a shot by Maurer made the score 69 apiece at the 1:14 mark. Freshman Joyce Massey (Detroit, Mich.) made one of two free throws on the next UMass possession and after a defensive stop, Tatham made it a three-point game.
Massey led the Minutewomen with a career-high 22 points. Junior Edris Bailey (Mt. Hope, Trinidad & Tobago) finished with 14 points and six rebounds but fouled out with 1:14 left in regulation. Tatham had 12 points, three rebounds and three steals, while senior Judit Zsedenyi (Budapest, Hungary) had 11 points and was 3-for-5 from three-point range. Senior Cleo Foster (Toronto, Ontario) had seven points, six rebounds, six steals and just two turnovers.
Maurer led the Bonnies with a game-high 26 points. Latendresse had 20 points as well for the Bonnies. UMass shot 48 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range. The story of the game was foul shooting as UMass was just 12-for-22 from the charity stripe. St. Bonaventure was 26-for-32 from the line, including 21-of-24 in the second half and overtime.
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Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream purports to be the result of 50 years of Olay research, so you'd expect this to be a breathtakingly unique formula. It's not. In fact, it's very similar to all of the other Regenerist moisturizers and serums (we can't imagine what Olay was doing for 50 years, because if this is all they came up with that would not be something to brag about).
The company claims the latest version of this product penetrates 10 layers deep in skin, which sounds more impressive than it is. Lots of products can penetrate that far, because we're talking micro-layers of skin's uppermost layer, the epidermis. This isn't going any deeper than lots of other moisturizers, and that's fine, because a moisturizer cannot prevent water loss from skin's surface if it sails right past that layer!
Increasing hydration can make skin cells plump, but that doesn't restore volume to a face that is sagging due to the complex process of aging. In other words, despite the name, this is not a face-lift in a jar. Actually, the jar packaging does a disservice to the range of antioxidants in this product (it does contain more antioxidants than many Olay products). That leaves you with a decent lightweight moisturizer with a soft powder-like finish for normal to slightly dry skin.
The mica this contains lends a soft glow to skin; nice, but a cosmetic effect, not the result of any "micro-sculpting" occurring beneath skin's surface.
Note: this moisturizer is available in fragranced and fragrance-free versions. If you decide to try it, go for the fragrance-free version (your skin will thank you)!
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I would say this is the best moisturizer i've used at night, i have oily skin but this moisturizer didn't add up to the oils i already have. My face really improved in texture...Read complete review
I would say this is the best moisturizer i've used at night, i have oily skin but this moisturizer didn't add up to the oils i already have. My face really improved in texture after using this and i dont know if it has some properties to lighten up my acne scars but it did help in lightening them.
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The first night I tried this product, I woke up in the morning with eyelids that were so puffy, they doubled over my eyes, and it was difficult to open my eyes very wide. Terrible reaction to the product.
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I have been using Regenerist for a few years now, it makes my skin look absolutely radiant. I am stunned to learn that Olay still tests on animals and for that reason I will now look for another product and not recommend it.
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Fragrance strong and offensive
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Immediately my sinuses reacted to the strong fragrance. What is the point of that?? Had to thoroughly wash and use hand sanitizer to get rid of the scent. Ugh! Eyes watering still. Avoid!!
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strong fragrance and irritate skin
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I use Retin-a and Paula's 2% BHA liquid, both won't irritate my skin when I was using other moisturizer. However, I bought this cream from Costco and put it on my face, it burned like hell. I am not sure the fragrance free one will be ok with my skin, but this one definitely causing irritation.
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The best. I stopped using it to try a very expensive brand I purchased in a department store. I looked tired and older within days. I am back to Regenerist.
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very moisturizing, I have noticed a glow and reduction of fine lines after using this moisturizer for 3 months
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By Su
Fully satisfied.
Best wrinkle plumper!!
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When I stop using this, I look my age which is 65+! I have dry wrinkled skin which I have to keep moisturized with emollients. I've tried them all, but this shows results overnight! I use morning and night bc I am amazed at the plumping effect! No more fine lines either! Thank u, Olay!!!
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By MARY B.
If you buy this at Costco (which often has an $8 off coupon), you can get 2 jars for $38. Withcoupon, $30! This is a great price. I think the product is quite effective; I see a difference.It works well on my dry/normal skin & doesn't bother my rosacea. I use this along with PC products, so I'm pretty sure my skin gets adequate 'nutrients.' Topical treatments can only do so much anyway--the skin is, in fact, an 'excretory' organ of the body. Sweat, etc.,gets out but not much gets in.
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The result of over 50 years of Olay research, this luxurious cream has the highest concentration of our signature amino-peptide complex infused with intracellular fortifier and a touch of precious marine proteins. Intracellular hydration regenerates volume and shape across skin's 10 million surface cells, progressively lifting and micro-sculpting to help: Firm sagging-prone areas, even the jaw line, smooth skin's surface and restore elasticity.
Water, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Niacinamide, Isopropyl Isostearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Allantoin, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyethylene, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Dimethiconol, Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Peucedanum Graveolens (Dill) Extract, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, C12-13 Pareth-3, Laureth-7, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance, Titanium Dioxide, Mica.
Olay At-A-Glance
Strengths: Inexpensive (mostly); several outstanding water-soluble cleansers and scrubs; boon for any consumer in love with cleansing cloths; good AHA exfoliant; all sunscreens include UVA-protecting ingredients; bountiful selection of state-of-the-art serums and some excellent moisturizers; some of the best products offer fragrance-free versions.
Weaknesses: Bar cleansers; no topical disinfectant for blemishes; random products contain menthol; more than a handful of dated moisturizers; jar packaging; several moisturizers with sunscreen don't offer skin much beyond basic sun protection; repetitive formulas within and between the sub-brands make this line confusing and tricky to shop.
Olay offers a fairly large selection of skin-care products sold at drugstores and mass-market stores. Although Olay's products are not as diversified as Neutrogena's or as attractive as L'Oreal's, Olay has come a long way from its star product being a soft pink lotion designed to make skin younger (yet it was and is just a badly formulated product that was out of date almost from the moment it was launched). Today's Olay lineup for those concerned about staving off the effects of aging skin is impressive, comprising their Regenerist, and Total Effects lines. All of these (and several other Olay products) contain the B vitamin niacinamide. As you might expect, the claims made for it are inflated, but, as explained in the various reviews below, niacinamide is a very helpful ingredient for all skin types, capable of exerting multiple benefits. It isn't the best ingredient out there (no single ingredient has that title yet, and it's unlikely that just one ever will be) and as such doesn't deserve the prominence Olay gives it (a bit of variety would have been far better, such as a mix of antioxidants and skin-identical ingredients).
Olay's sales are expected to reach $4 billion annually in the next few years, and given their global presence in stores and constant advertising in magazines and on television, that's not surprising. Much of this advertising is focused on their best products, which is attention well deserved. Just to give you an idea of the expenditure involved for these ubiquitous ads, Olay spent over $50 million to promote Regenerist in 2003. The good news is that each new range of Olay products generally improves on what came before it, offering results that, while not as impressive as the claims, are noticeable in the mirror.
For its ongoing commitment to understanding consumers and formulating products that, while not perfect, definitely offer more proof than puffery, Olay deserves consideration by any savvy skin-care shopper. And it also deserves mention that Olay is one of the few lines in this book whose entire collection of products with sunscreens provides sufficient UVA protection! (Sources for the financial figures above: The Rose Sheet, July 10, 2006, page 5; September 11, 2006, page 4; and January 1, 2007, page 5).
Olay began 2009 with the launch of Pro-X, their most expensive products to date. Not only are these products considerably more expensive than any others from Olay, the packaging, color scheme, advertising campaign, and claims have all been turned up to "max" on the cosmetics marketing dial. The amount of hype and budget thrown at these products easily explains why our Beautypedia product request e-mail inbox has been inundated with requests for me to review these products!
Whenever something this sleek-looking and pricey debuts in the mass market, lots of consumers wonder whether the extra expense is worth it. They also want to know if Olay's "Professional" designation makes these products a cut above the numerous other products they sell, including those with similar claims.
It turns out we had the same question after surveying the ingredient lists for all of the Pro-X products: How are they different from those available in Olay's Total Effects and Regenerist? Supposedly, all of those other sub-brands also have the answer to improving the telltale signs of aging, from dryness and wrinkles to loss of luminosity and unwanted discolorations. In fact, the claims on the label of these three lines are virtually identical.
It is clear from the get go that there are far more similarities than differences among Definity, Regenerist and Pro-X. All of them contain niacinamide, the B vitamin that has almost single-handedly re-energized Olay as a formidable skin-care brand. One of the Pro-X products contains acetyl glucosamine, just like several from Definity, and many Pro-X products contain peptides, just as Regenerist products do. Why should someone consider Pro-X over those other lines?
Interestingly, the folks we spoke with at Procter & Gamble didn't have a clear answer either, which isn't surprising, at least not from a formula superiority standpoint. Rather, their explanation was all about a marketing decision. This "cosmeceutical" –oriented line is supposed to give women who think that a line that looks medical must be better even if it's available at the drugstore. Pro-X was also designed to appeal to women who typically seek professional skin-care products, meaning those that are sold or recommended by a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon.
Of course there is no standardized definition for "professional skin care" and "cosmeceutical" is a bogus term. The dermatologists who consulted Olay about these new products are well-respected, but the formulas still come up short in terms of a cocktail of antioxidants and skin-identical ingredients that can repair damaged skin. As it turns out, despite the Alliance for Skin Care Innovation that Olay speaks of in their promotional materials for Pro-X, its creation had more to do with marketing than with bringing anything new to the cosmetics table.
Don't get me wrong: the Pro-X products have some commendable attributes and certainly offer multiple benefits for aging skin, but the truth is they're not different enough from Olay Regenerist or Definity products to warrant the higher price.
Pro-X's packaging is indeed sexier, the claims are more enticing, and the prices speak to a high-end consumer, but, to borrow a popular catchphrase from the 1980s, we were left wondering "Where's the beef?" The beef, as it were, is merely Olay creating products whose differences are much stronger from a marketing standpoint than from a formulary standpoint. That's not breakthrough news for your skin, and it's a fact that anyone considering Pro-X should know that other Olay products offer comparable benefits for less money. The only significant difference between Pro-X and Olay's other sub-brands is that Pro-X is fragrance-free; that's great, but you would think that leaving out an ingredient as opposed to adding one would lead to a price decrease rather than an increase. It's up to you if that point is enough to make the higher prices worthwhile.
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I was born in Paris, which makes me French. I grew up in a family of painters, sculptors and art merchants. In France and Italy, I studied under the artists Gérard Ambroselli, and Antonietta Tuti where I received strong influences in impressionism and abstractionism. I was educated in Italy, France, England and finally in the United States where I lived for over twenty years. I have shown my work in the United States, South America and in Europe. For the past fifteen years in Switzerland, and now back in the United States, I have lived parallel lives, one focused on high-tech and the other focused on art, and until very recently never mixing the two. In this world of right-brain and left-brain I have found the stimulus for creating my paintings and my photographs. All of my work is based on abstract shapes and emotions I see and feel. Nature is my biggest driver.
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The Arizona Attorney General's Office dropped criminal charges in the harassment case against a former Phoenix police homicide detective and a blogger critical of the police department.
Dave Barnes, a 14-year Phoenix police veteran, was indicted on charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor harassment for targeting a homicide sergeant and his wife - a fellow homicide detective - with an anonymous letter and e-mails. Phoenix police investigators accused Barnes of feeding information to Jeff Pataky, one of the minds behind the badphoenixcops.com blog.
Pataky was charged with perjury and false swearing. The perjury charges accused the pair of lying about the details of their relationship.
Craig Mehrens, the attorney who defended Barnes, said he was prepared to see the Attorney General's Office take the case back to a grand jury in attempt to charge the former officer with a crime. The Barnes family has also filed complaints about the police department after a search last year at the officer's Anthem home.
Mehrens added that that the prosecutors' decision to drop the charges highlighted one of the "most slanted, biased investigations" he'd ever seen.
"(Barnes) feels somewhat vindicated, but he feels . . . they'll just keep going back and back to bring him to his knees," Mehrens said.
"The brass at the police department does not want a Web site criticizing them," he said. "They don't believe the First Amendment applies to them."
Charges were dropped "in the interests of judicial economy, and the possible need to conduct a follow up investigation," according to the motion filed Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
The motion noted that Phoenix police Detective Theron Quaas, the lead investigator on the case, provided a county grand jury with incorrect information on a comment made by Pataky's 12-year-old son about Barnes being at his father's home.
Police officials fired Barnes earlier this year, though his attorney said he could appeal the termination. Pataky has filed lawsuits against the police department in U.S. District Court, citing illegal searches and violation of his constitutional rights.
"We're in a budget deficit, and it seems they have an endless amount of resources to investigate a blogger," said Pataky, who lives in Scottsdale.
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Jared Sinn leans against the low wall on the roof of a large warehouse somewhere in the industrial section of Coronet. Loosely gripping his worn blaster rifle, he watches lazily as several sentients amble down the street in the fading light. As he watches, he wonders how strange life can be, and how he came to be sitting on a rooftop of a warehouse, ready to shoot anyone attempting to enter it unauthorized. "Three more days" he mumbles, "Three more days of playing watchdog and I can collect that specialized blaster rifle and move on with my life" Evening fades to night, and night eventually gives way to dawn. Soon after sunrise, Jared's replacement arrives to take over.
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So, last Saturday, I'm entering Cracker Barrel to meet my Spiritual Mentor, Terry Horne, for our weekly breakfast. I'm actually early for a change, something that doesn't happen often (just ask him). I head straight for the bathroom, which is my first ritual every week upon arriving, late or not.
It's not that I want to look good for him. It's just that I normally don't look good period, so I have to check myself out to make sure I'm modestly presentable to the world.
It's not vanity, folks. It's insecurity.
It's also consciousness of the fact that most people you see in a day's time left their house that morning thinking they looked good enough to go out into public.
Anyway, I'm walking to the bathroom, and I stop short in my tracks, because I see this black-fabric-silky "thing" on the floor. The first thought that pops into my mind is "PANTIES!," a word that is titillating in and of itself (almost as titillating as the word titillating).
The second thought is, "Who in the hell would lose their panties in Cracker Barrel?!"
I mean...stop, people. Think. This is Cracker Barrel. Dinner Destination every week (sometimes, every day) for millions of overweight, oxygen tank-lugging, tubularly enhanced seniors who want that overly processed, highly manufactured taste of Dead Mom's down-home-on-the-farm cookin'.
No one wears silky, sexy panties to Cracker Barrel, especially not with the intent of losing them!
I mean, how many pimps do you know who sell their wares out of Cracker Barrel?
Although, given the nature of sex and nursing homes these days, that market...may be...opening up.
Cracker Barrel is the place where any given morning you can down your coffee and indigest your eggs while humming along to the (?)best(?) that bluegrass has to offer.
And how many couples do you know who use bluegrass to get into the mood?
As you can gather, yeah. I love the place. I really do. It makes me feel as "country" as Olive Garden makes me feel Italian.
But still...losing panties in Cracker Barrel?? I can imagine someone losing their panties in the parking lot of, say, Wendy's. (I used to clean that parking lot every morning, so I have professional experience.) But again...Cracker Barrel?
Apart from my initial thoughts, my instinct was to sidestep the black mass and go into the bathroom. Which I did.
I have a thing about instincts, though. I only half-follow them. On my way out of the bathroom (wherein I discovered that I looked positively...drab, in a dashingly Saturday-A.M. sorta way), I glanced down at the panties again, my curiosity piqued.
"Are they really panties?"
"Maybe. Maybe it's just a scarf-thingie that women like to wear?"
"Maybe. Maybe they're not panties at all."
"Either way, how many people will walk through here and do what I did? Walk by them and not be a Good Samaritan to those pant...to that scarf-thingie?"
"This will create awkward moments all morning, because I know they won't tell anyone up front. Not in this conservative area where kissing is considered a slippery slope. Who wants to be associated with the discovery of panties at Cracker Barrel? That's like discovering a Playboy in a Bible commentary. Everyone looks, but no one tells."
"I'm a good citizen. And I'm aware of my civic duties. Maybe I should..."
All of those thoughts played out as I paced around the Cracker-Barrel store, which features assembly-line reproductions of homemade items your local crafts shop used to sell (not to mention...every album of...the Gaithers!!).
I've since embellished those thoughts to reflect more than the lustful, panties-filled thoughts that were intermingled with my intelligent deductive reasoning...
...deductive reasoning that led me to...
...pick the panties up...
...(using my thumb and pointer finger, of course)...
...just to make sure they were panties, I kinda unfurled them (they weren't splayed out on the floor, but in a half-bundle). (Something about that last parenthetical statement amuses me.)
They were panties.
They weren't...it wasn't the scarf-thingie that women like to wear.
So, I ever so discreetly, using the same discretion that I trust the original wearers of the panties used to get them off, approached the hostess and ever so quietly said, "I think I found these panties on the floor over there."
Her response?
"Oh, well, that's awkward."
At which point, she took them from me and said, "I'll just put them in Lost and Found over here." And proceeded to seat me.
At which point, she took them from me and said, "I'll just put them in Lost and Found over here." And proceeded to seat me.
The ironies and awkwardies surrounding the placement of a mysterious pair of (presumably used) black panties in the Cracker Barrel Lost and Found didn't hit me right away.
But what did hit me was the realization that I had just picked up someone (else)'s used pair of panties.
I had picked them up.
With my hands.
My hands.
I made a beeline for the bathroom to douse and lather and thoroughly rinse my hands with soap and water.
On the way back to my seat, the hostess passed me, also on her way to the bathroom, a rather disturbed look on her face, as she said, "I think I need to wash my hands. I just thought about what I picked up."
I chuckled and proceeded to enjoy my meal.
But on the way out after breakfast, the same hostess came up to me again and whispered...
..."I wonder if I should tell everyone else that there's a pair of panties in the Lost and Found."


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Stone Records is delighted to announce the debut disc of the Phoenix Piano Trio. Released to coincide with their Wigmore Hall recital, this live disc was recorded last year, during the Trio's "Beyond Beethoven" series in London and Oxford, which encompassed the entire Beethoven piano trio repertoire alongside five newly commissioned works. This all-Beethoven CD features the famed "Archduke" trio alongside the magnificent trio in E flat, Op. 70, No. 2, a work that is heard less frequently but shows Beethoven at his most reflective and imaginative. This repertoire is rarely encountered in a live recording, and the vibrancy of the performances is wonderfully captured on this disc by award-winning engineer Julian Millard.
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Recording information: Holywell Music Room, Oxford, England.
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Dont do this, Tara. Mace gasped as he desperately fought his former Padawan. Even with Yoda fighting alongside him, he was finding it very difficult to back her off. Yoda jumped over her and began attacking her from behind. But even with his superior lightsaber and Force skills, Tara was impossibly blocking both his and Maces blows with only one saber.
This only proves that Jedi are pathetic. Tara said and continued dueling with them. Suddenly, Yoda turned and ran a few steps away; he then came running towards them. He jumped up and aimed his leg at Tara for an aerial kick. Tara sensed his approach and spun around swiftly in a roundhouse kick that connected hard with Yodas stomach, sending him rocketing away. She turned back to Mace and slashed at his arm viciously. He barely ducked, resulting in only a cut on his bicep instead of the whole arm being lopped off. He dropped to his knees and spun with his right leg outstretched. Tara jumped over his leg the first time but on the second spin, was knocked of her feet. She landed hard and the lightsaber dropped from her hand. As Mace raised his blade, she desperately kicked out and connected just on his Solar Plexus. The wind knocked out of him, he dropped to his knees, his lightsaber clattered onto the floor. Tara kicked out again and connected hard with Maces face. He fell back and crawled away, hand to his nose. When he got up again, his nose was bleeding away to glory. He called his lightsaber to him and ignited it, using the Force to heal his nose up. Yoda, recovering from his blow, got to his feet and thumbed his saber on too. In unison, they jumped at Tara, but it seemed the dumbest thing anyone would do. Tara just stepped to the side and they collided hard. Tara brought her saber down but Yoda jumped up again and blocked it. Just as Mace got to his feet, Tara jump-kicked and knocked him down again.
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Old Man Winter had been especially generous. Thanks to record snowfall, we had been skiing out the backdoor more than ever – lapping the hardwoods behind the house, skiing to visit our neighbor's pigs and laying fresh tracks under the rising moon.
Craving something different, we turned to our local river, where an unusually potent January thaw had broken up its icy shell. Now, in March, with a deep snowpack in the valley, the main channel was still wide open. It was a rare combination. We knew that the terrain along the river featured only a few sloping pastures and obscure tree lines, but the urge to float downstream, in our ski boots, was irresistible.
At the put-in below our sleepy village, our friends were already in their boat doing their best to avoid being crushed by a huge, floating river berg. A circular pancake of ice, nearly as wide as the river itself, spun slowly in the large eddy below our hometown gorge. Unable to take our eyes off this icy form, we secured our skis and hopped into our canoe.
Captivated, we circled the berg, as if our floating passage around it could be the key to a hidden treasure of skiing adventure. Chickadees chattered in the afternoon sun. The river's roar filled the air. Twice we circled the berg and then paddled off.
The January thaw had stripped the river of its icy armor, but it also piled it ten feet high along its banks. From our boats, it felt as though we were paddling along the terminus of an ancient glacier. Our crew kept its distance in case the glacier calved.
We eyed a few tempting pastures before spotting a beautiful, north-facing ridgeline that stretched from high on an open hillside to the deep and forested steeps of a small canyon downstream. It was too good to be true – a long, clean line that had eluded us for years. At a rare break in the ice, we hauled our canoes ashore.
We climbed through an aging maple glade, the snow silky smooth under our skis. We slid past a buried fence line, and crested into the open pasture above. Struck by an unfamiliar perspective on our valley, we were reminded of how much there is to explore, even here, close to home.
High in the pasture, the lure of gravity gave us little time to linger. An entire hillside stretched open and untracked before us. We pushed off and carved sweeping turns to the river far below.
Back in the canoes, our spirits glowing, we drifted in search of another snow-covered gem. A river otter surfaced and then dove out of sight. Whitewater loomed downstream. It was hard to believe that just this morning we were loading our woodstove, and that we'd soon be home for dinner.


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Whether standing on the beach, wading in the surf or casting from piers and jetties, "Surf Fishing" by David Brown will put some new information in your tackle box that will help you catch more fish.
Brown's book is a recent addition to Sportsman Best Book and DVD Series. It is a thorough look at the sport of surf fishing. The first few chapters lead the reader through the basic fundamentals of surf fishing before later chapters demonstrate how the fundamentals can be applied to different regions of the county. The last chapter underlines the importance of conservation and resource management to a future that offers the same opportunity to our kids as current surf fishing does to us.
After moving to Florida in 1998 I was overwhelmed by the number of fishing opportunities that existed. The one I dabbled in least was surf fishing. It was not a lack of interest, but a lack of knowledge that kept me away. Questions arose about what tackle to choose, how to pick a location, what kind of clothes to wear, and the list goes on. Now, the secrets are out. Those questions, and many more, are answered in Brown's book. A single volume on the subject of surf fishing is available to help anyone with an interest.
Early on Brown highlights the economics of the sport and gives helpful tips on making the most of every dollar spent on the essentials of fishing the surf. "From subsistence fishing to personal recreation, the low-cost factor removes economic barriers," states Brown. In other words, just about anyone can enjoy the sport of surf fishing. I would add, that anyone can surf fish with greater success and enjoyment by learning about techniques and gear from the pages of "Surf Fishing."
One trait I have always found appealing about anglers is their willingness to share their personal tips and techniques, as long as it was not giving away their favorite fishing holes. That trait is demonstrated in Brown's book. Even though his personal knowledge of the sport is considerable, he draws on the expertise of willing regional surf anglers to sweeten the book's pages with local knowledge.
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According to Us Weekly, it's official. Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov are divorcing. Victor told Us Weekly that the reason behind the divorce is Johnny's mother, Pamela. Victor believes that Johnny's mother has too much control and she is the third person in their marriage. He also accused Johnny of not defending him to his mother and that she treats him like a second-class person.
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