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You are not expected or obligated to negotiate salary. In fact, you should not negotiate simply for the sake of negotiating. In most cases, employers hiring undergraduates for entry level positions offer salaries that are pre-determined and are not negotiable. However, there are a few factors that may affect your ability to negotiate your salary as a new college graduate. It's critical that you assess your position when determining whether or not you will negotiate your salary and benefit package.
What is the job market like upon your graduation? Is there a shortage of labor? Are there fewer jobs than applicants? How much relevant experience do you have? Have you had an internship that is directly applicable to the position? Have you been tremendously active playing a leadership role in clubs and on-campus organizations? Does the University that you're graduating from carry a strong reputation in the area that you're attempting to gain employment? Is your GPA impressive? Are you their prize candidate? How does the offer that is being made to you compare to similar ones being made to your classmates? Are you fielding highly similar offers from other employers? Are they offering more? Your negotiating power will increase as your career progresses. As you build your portfolio of skills and accomplishments, you'll have more to offer an organization. In turn, they'll be willing to negotiate your salary depending on their immediate need for your skills and the estimated value of these skills to their company.
A Note About Government & Non-Profit Organizations
Government and nonprofit employers usually have less room to negotiate salaries. Government salaries are based upon education and experience, and publicized on the job announcement. Benefits packages are often very comprehensive and may amount to 20-30% of your salary.
Discussing Salary Expectations
If at all possible, avoid discussing salary during initial interviews. On the other hand, you want to make sure that you get market value for the work that you will potentially be doing.There are several options for dealing with this dilemma:
- Turn the question around and ask what the hiring range is for the position. This way you won't under- or over-value yourself when the job offer arrives.
- Let them know that, while money is important, it's more important for you to learn about the company and the position in order to determine if you are a good fit. After you learn more about the position you'll be better prepared to research the fair market salary.
How Do I Find Out What The Salary Range Is?
Research, research and research! Generally, salary ranges are not the easiest data to uncover. It's relatively feasible to find nationally reported salary levels for specific industries and functions. However, finding more specific regional salary data can require some creative research. The following resources can be helpful to you: Talk with your career counselor, who is familiar with employment salary trends. Review current job listings on various job boards, including GatorJOBS, which provide current, comparable salaries. Consult with professional associations, who often conduct salary surveys or have information about local salaries. Check with web sites such as JobStar.org or Salary.com. LinkedIn Salary Discover your earning potential with LinkedIn Salary. Explore salaries by job title and location. See how years of experience, industry, location and more can impact your salary. SF State Library also has a plethora of resources for career research, including resources for salary and wage information for a variety of occupations and professions. If the salary that is offered to you is firm, there are other parts of a compensation package that you may be able to negotiate.
Start Date
If possible, schedule a vacation before you start work. It may be many months or an entire year before you'll be able to take vacation time from your new job.
Vacation Time
Many employers are quite generous with vacation these days. As a new employee, however, you are lower on the seniority list, in terms of how much vacation you'll accrue and in terms of choices for vacation dates. If you and your family are planning an extended vacation this year, negotiate the time off before you accept an offer.
Signing Bonus
This is a one-time cash bonus received when you start working.
Early Performance Review or Salary Review
If your employer is unable or unwilling to raise your base salary upon hiring, ask for an early review of your performance. Performance evaluations generally take place once a year. An early evaluation period might take place at the six-month mark. Once you've demonstrated your skill level and what an asset you are to the organization, the employer may adjust your salary level during your six month evaluation.
Relocation Expenses
These are expense incurred for moving and may be reimbursable.
Non-standard work hours can help lessen commute time and accommodate other interests.
Performance Bonus
A performance bonus is generally a percentage of your base salary that is received at the end of the year and is based upon your performance or the organization's performance. Since performance bonuses are often determined on an ad hoc basis in light of greater accounting considerations, hiring managers may be more hesitant to negotiate with them.
Professional Development
If you want to stay current or advance in your field, ask your employer for professional dues, conference fees or continued education costs.
The Exploding Offer
Exploding offers are those with "short fuse" deadlines. Employers may attempt to pressure you into accepting their offer immediately, thereby lessening the opportunity for competing offers. For example, your signing bonus may disappear if you do not sign within 24 hours, and the offer is rescinded if you do not accept with in 48 hours. In a tight market, employers may use these questionable tactics. If you ask for more time, some employers may extend more time, others definitely will not.
What If I Accept An Offer And Then Change My Mind?
Do not accept an offer before you are ready. If you are being pressured to accept and the employer is firm about needing to know before you're ready, seriously consider listening to your hesitancy and turning the offer down. Acceptance of an employment offer should be made in good faith and with the sincere intention to honor the commitment. Once you make a commitment to start the job, it would be viewed as unprofessional and unethical to renege on your commitment. Furthermore, once you accept a job offer you should stop all other interviewing. If you find yourself in an ethical dilemma about having accepted a position and realizing that it wasn't the best decision for you, please discuss this with a career counselor.


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Upstanders, Not Bystanders - Gail Desler and Natalie Bernasconi
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
In our work as the co-curators of the Digital ID project (http://digital-id.wikispaces.com/), we have found that student voice and the power of story, taken beyond the classroom walls through technology, can spark transformative change in students' understanding of what it means to be a (digital) citizen.
The Upstanders, Not Bystanders VoiceThread addresses an essential aspect of digital citizenship by asking the question, "What does it mean to be an upstander?" - as opposed to a bystander, bully or target/victim. In less than a year since its March 2013 posting, this dynamic VoiceThread has had over a 1000 visitors and is quickly becoming a tool for connected learning by inviting and honoring stories of what it means to cross the line from bystander to upstander.
In listening to the growing bank of contributors, it becomes clear to all listeners that across generations and geographic and socio-economic divides, all voices matter. Voices like Madeline's, a kindergartner who states the case, "We need more upstanders on the playground to be nice to people." Or like humanitarian Carl Wilkens, the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, who talks about a group of women who were "12-minute upstanders." Each story contributes to the overall purpose of the VoiceThread.
By documenting these important stories of people of all ages and time periods standing up for others, as well as for themselves, the Upstanders, Not Bystanders VoiceThread sheds light on how events of the past impact the present. It is our hope that when students contribute to shared, connected conversations on the potential of upstanders to make a difference, they will recognize the very real possibility of a small group or even of a single person changing the world.
We knew from the start that we wanted a very broad representation of both ordinary and extraordinary people whose courage in crossing the line from bystander to upstander has made a difference. To ensure easy entry points for teachers, we created separate slides for elementary, middle, and high school students, plus adults (1st slide) - but with the invitation that everyone is welcome to respond to others' comments across grade levels and generations.
The project was initially sparked by the California Writing Project's May 2013 initiative Upstanders, Not Bystanders. We knew that our contribution had to include student voice. What better platform than VoiceThread?! Teaching students the role of the upstander is a first step in eliminating bullying because rarely, if ever, are bullying incidents limited solely to a bully and a victim. A major goal of the Upstanders, Not Bystanders project is to showcase stories of those who have confronted injustice and cruelty. These stories have the potential to create an interactive model that empowers students to step up, speak out, and be agents of change in all the communities to which they belong, both online and face-to-face.
A second benefit of the Upstanders, Not Bystanders VoiceThread is to address state and federal requirements as well as curriculum standards. For educators
seeking to meet the 2012 CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) e-Rate requirements (http://goo.gl/v2rhBQ) "to educate minors about appropriate online behavior, including online interaction with other individuals in social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response," for instance, this VoiceThread challenges all forms of bullying and also offers teachers opportunities to guide students in protecting online
privacy and in building a positive digital footprint. For example, we recommend that elementary students publish with an avatar instead of a photo and by first name only. For middle school students, we recommend sticking with an avatar and using first name + last name initial. For high school students, to ensure that they "Google well" when prospective employers or scholarship committees run background checks, we recommend using full name, and, if they wish, a photograph.
In addition to meeting legal imperatives, the Upstanders, Not Bystanders project also complements the work of digital citizenship champions Jason Ohler (http://www.jasonohler.com/index.cfm) and Mike Ribble (http://digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html) and, accordingly, aligns with the ISTE Standards on Digital Citizenship (http://www.iste.org/standards), both for Students (S #5) - "Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior" - and for Teachers (T #4) - "Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools."
Lastly, and also central to our purpose, we wanted the Upstanders, Not Bystanders project to align with the Common Core Writing Goals for State Standards (http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy) for college readiness, which recognize the value of students being able "to understand other perspectives and cultures through reading and listening....and "to evaluate other points of view critically and constructively," so that they can "engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions... with diverse partners...building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly," leading to the capacity to "produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience." We recognize that in providing students with a global microphone for putting their college (and career) readiness skills into practice, they are also becoming "community ready," an essential skill for digital and global citizens.
We used each of the slides originally as part of PowerPoint presentation for a statewide writing conference. We ended our session feeling that we needed to extend the conversation to a broader audience, one that included students.
Being able to upload a PowerPoint directly into VoiceThread helped jumpstart
the Upstanders, Not Bystanders project.
Having created the VoiceThread, we really appreciated being able to seamlessly embed it in the Digital ID wiki (http://digital-id.wikispaces.com/Focus+1+-+Stepping+Up).
After publishing the project, we found an easy way to help those who are new to VoiceThread contribute was to connect with them via Skype or Google+ Hangout. This way, not only could we talk them through the process and options, but they could also share their screens with us, allowing us to provide timely step-by-step assistance.
We would encourage teachers to never underestimate the power of student voice and story.
To ensure that student voices extend beyond the walls of the classroom, whatever the VoiceThread topic might be, we also recommend connecting and collaborating with other classrooms or organizations. Thanks to our partnerships with Common Sense Media (http://www.commonsensemedia.org/) and the California Writing Project (http://www.californiawritingproject.org/), we are thrilled that the Upstanders, Not Bystanders VoiceThread will be featured as part of California's second annual Digital Citizenship Month events (http://goo.gl/bXu8Bu) .
The Digital ID project (http://digital-id.wikispaces.com) would be happy to showcase other VoiceThread projects that connect to issues of digital citizenship.
Biographical Information:
Gail Desler is a technology coach for the Elk Grove Unified School District and focuses on promoting digital literacy and digital citizenship with K-12 students and staff.
Natalie Bernasconi, Ed.D, is a middle school ELA/ELL/ AVID teacher for the Salinas Union High School District and a UC Santa Cruz instructor.
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In a new draft recommendation(www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org), the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its 2004 position, proposing that physicians screen high-risk, 55- to 79-year-old adults for lung cancer on an annual basis using low-dose CT scans.
According to USPSTF Co-vice Chair Michael LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H., the task force is making the draft recommendation because screening the right people will save lives.
"Over 200,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, and about 160,000 will die," he said. "Smoking is the biggest risk factor therein, resulting in about 85 percent of U.S. lung cancers. Your risk goes up the more you smoke and the longer you smoke, and it also goes up with age."
LeFevre, a family physician from Columbia, Mo., said the task force drew the line at age 55 after reviewing the evidence. He said the data placed 55- to 79-year-old, one-pack-a-day smokers who smoked for 30 years squarely in the high-risk category. That math also includes two-pack-a-day smokers who've been lighting up for 15 years, and so on.
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- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a draft recommendation proposing that physicians screen high-risk, 55- to 79-year-olds for lung cancer annually using low-dose CT scans.
- High-risk adults in this age group include those who have accumulated 30 cigarette pack-years and are still smoking or who quit within the past 15 years.
- Although the USPSTF still recommends complete tobacco cessation, "casual" smokers are not recommended for screening.
"Generally healthy people in that age range with at least a 30 pack-year history of smoking who are either still smoking or have quit within the last 15 years are all candidates to consider screening," he said. "When you're 15 years (or more) out from quitting, we would not recommend screening. So, if everybody in the United States quit smoking today, we wouldn't be screening anybody for lung cancer 15 years from now."
Before age 55, the balance of benefits and harms shifts, according to LeFevre. In younger patients, the high rate of false-positive results associated with lung cancer screening can lead to additional imaging, which, in turn, results in more radiation, anxiety and, in some cases, lung surgery to prove there is no cancer.
"There are risks of going down that cascade of testing and treatment, so we want to minimize that by focusing on the high-risk groups," he said.
LeFevre said that when making these screening decisions, family physicians certainly should consider a patient's overall health and not just his or her age and smoking history. But because the negative effects of smoking depend on the maximum amount of smoke inhaled, "casual" smokers do not fit into the high-risk screening category.
"Zero is better than a few cigarettes every six weeks, and passive smoke is also bad, but those people are also not accumulating a high pack-year ratio because it takes a lot of years to get to a pack-year at three cigarettes every six weeks," LeFevre explained. "Of course, our recommendation is still zero (cigarettes), as risks remain. But from a screening standpoint, we aren't talking about the casual smoker who lacks a significant smoking history. The balance of benefit and harm is better served by focusing screening on those high-risk groups."
The draft recommendations will be open for public comment(www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org) until Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. EDT.
The AAFP is reviewing the task force's draft recommendations and will update its own 2004 lung cancer screening recommendations after the USPSTF publishes its final recommendation statement in late 2013 or early 2014.
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Them! is a landmark movie about giant radiation-mutated ants that gets better with age and boasts remarkable, Academy Award-nominated special effects. Starring James Whitmore, James Arness and Edmund Gwenn, Them! begins in New Mexico with a child wandering in shock, a ransacked general store and a battered corpse full of enough formic acid to kill 20 men. It ends with an epic struggle in the 700 miles of storm drains under Los Angeles, where the insect hordes are beaten. But they're not conquered because they spawned a generation of films about radioactive creatures. Some approximate the terror but few have equaled the artistry of Them! (1954, b&w)
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Them! rates at least a few notches higher than your standard giant bug flick for its intelligent dialog and above par acting. It's also the original radiation-mutated monster movie. Today, many aspects of the film seem cliche, but that's only because Them! has been emulated so often.
This film is as much of a detective movie as it is a creature feature. Usually, the sleuth portion of the film is just as interesting as the battles with the mutated creatures.
I've often wished I could watch Them! without previous knowledge of it being a film about giant ants. That way I could enjoy the picture unfold as it reveals its terrible secret. But even with foreknowledge, this movie manages to hold our interest.
My biggest complaint about the film is the character played by Edmund Gwenn, Dr. Harold Medford. I just don't think he portrays the part well. Dr. Medford is a cranky and annoying old man, which does not help endear him to the viewer, though I think it is supposed to give him a lovable quality.
Luckily, James Whitmore and James Arness (The Thing from Another World) play their parts without any monster movie campiness, and this proves to be a great boon to the film.
Joan Weldon plays the strong-willed scientist, Dr. Patricia Medford, and gives us an early glimpse into what the women's movement was all about.
Them! is one of my favorite giant bug/animal pictures, and it gets bonus points for being a prototype for so many films that followed. I also give it credit for killing off one of the major stars in the final battle scene.
This film is directed by Gordon Douglas.
Scene to watch for: A very young Leonard Nimoy plays an Air Force sergeant. You'll have to be on your toes, though. His onscreen time is brief, and he only gets a few lines.
Line to listen for: "Boy, if I can still raise an arm when we get out of this place, I'm going to show you how well-saturated I can get!"
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The BBC commissioned a flight-sim reproduction of the last week's near-miraculous US Airways incident. So, in case you were wondering, this is what it looks like to pilot a commercial jet onto a river.
This digitl reenactment drives home just how quickly the events transpired, and how quickly the crew managed to respond. Another point raised by this video, though not as much as I would have liked: while the success of this landing largely came down do raw flight skill, piloting a jet like this is as much akin to running a computer terminal as it is to flying a fighter jet.
If the simulator camera had pulled back a little more, the sheer complexity of the Airbus A320's control panels would have been apparent. It was an acute sense of space and fantastic piloting abilities that brought the passengers down safely, yes, but also a magisterial command of the plane's many subsystems
, including the vital fuselage sealing mechanism (apparently not). To drive home just how flawless this landing was, the BBC also includes footage of what can happen when a plane is landed on water incorrectly (Hint: death). [BBC via Neatorama]


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Modern Houses of Worship: Mosques in the USA
When it comes down to building mosques, the problems of Muslims in the United States are not much different than those of their fellow Muslims in Europe, according to Dr. Omar Khalidi, a senior research scholar in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge who specializes in mosque architecture.
"The biggest problem is that communities need money to build mosques," says the American Muslim. "There are no legal difficulties or state regulations. The most difficult task for communities is to find financial backers to donate the money for them to build large and beautiful mosques."
At first makeshift rooms
Many American Muslims are first- or second-generation immigrants from countries in the Islamic world, and approximately one third of them are African Americans. Like Muslims in Europe, Muslims in the new world first set up their places of worship in buildings not originally built for that purpose: in old fire stations, closed theaters, empty warehouses and stores.
This development started at the beginning of the twentieth century – in the wake of the immigration of many Muslims from the region of Palestine and what is today Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.
But the building of mosques experienced its first boom in the 1960s. Today in the United States there are more than 2,000 mosques.
Three styles have dominated American mosque architecture: First, traditional architecture, in which the mosques were built according to ideas transplanted from their Islamic countries of origin.
These mosques strove to convey a feeling of home to immigrants. Other mosques reinterpreted the tradition and include elements of American architecture.
New architectural experiments
Third, a new, modern architectural style has also developed, for which there are no prototypes: "This style strives to create something that does not correspond to the Islamic or the American tradition, but something that is appropriate for the twenty-first century," explains Omar Khalidi.
What does modern technology offer? What is the climate like in the region? How high is the budget, and what skills do the people have? "These are the decisive factors for a mosque with a nontraditional design.
People wanted to experiment with new ideas, for Islam is not static, but dynamic, and its community in the United States consists of educated members of the middle class. It is an expression of self-awareness; therefore they express less of a desire to copy other mosques from Istanbul, Delhi, or Morocco." This is both a challenge and an opportunity, says the mosque architect.
Adapting Islam to a new world
A few of these mosques, in comparison to traditional houses of worship, seem almost futuristic; some even do away with the traditional minaret. Those responsible for building these modern mosques are for the most part liberal-minded communities, whose members consist of second-generation Muslims born and raised in the United States.
The traditional design, on the other hand, is preferred more by Muslims who are first-generation immigrants.
For Khalidi, who is of Indian descent, there is no doubt that the innovative mosque architecture of the future will come from the United States:
"We want to separate Islam from its traditional cultural sphere, separate it from the so-called Islamic world. We don't need this culture! It may be good there – but not here. I want to create an American Islamic culture."
Abdul-Ahmad Rashid
© Deutsche Welle/Qantara.de 2007
Translated from the German by Nancy Joyce
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Building in Context
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Portait Hassan Fathy
"Architecture for the Poor"
Hasan Fathy, the most eminent Egyptian architect of the 20th century, was always controversial in his native country and little known beyond its borders. A portrait of the artist by Ingeborg Flagge
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Catalogue "Mosques in the US and Canada" by Omar Khalidi


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I was reading the paper on "curves of every genus with many points II" by: Elkies, Howe, et al. And some of the terms are not clear to me. Is there any elaborate exposition on these stuffs?
In particular I appreciate an explanation on the following. Let $C$ be a smooth, projective curve over field $\mathbb{F}_q$ ($q$ is a power of prime $p$) and $B\rightarrow C$ a degree-2 cover. Let $B'$ be quadratic twist of $B$. So is there any geometric intuition behind quadratic twist of a curve and why do we have $\#B(\mathbb{F}_q)+\#B'(\mathbb{F}_q)=2\#C(\mathbb{F}_q)$?


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Ah, the indiesphere, early 2009. Crazy time, crazy place. To a few thousand internet people, the release of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion seemed like a happening of such monolithic import that the inauguration of Barack Obama, continued implosion of the world's economy, etcetera, etcetera felt like trivial, even presumptuous distractions in comparison.
Almost four years and one tangential 'visual album' later, Animal Collective's ninth LP proper has conspicuously failed to reduce the internet to a quivering nerdgasm. Partly that's because Centipede Hz comes out in release-packed September, not desolate January; partly it's because bands just don't sustain that sort of hype over two records; partly it's because the cover art is, frankly, less rad than MPP's.
But mostly, I've got to confess, it's because Centipede Hz is less good than Merriweather Post Pavilion, and I suppose in this review I should be taking Animal Collective to task over it. Curse you Animal Collective, for Centipede Hz's knotty, over-tangled electronic sounds, wherein a general over-abundance of pounding, luminous noises – possibly ushered in by the need to accommodate the returning Deakin, who has been off
allegedly defrauding people on Kickstarter on sabbatical – tends to obfuscate the actual songcraft. Damn your eyes, Animal Collective, for constructing a record whose busily chattering electronics tend to baffle and entangle the joy in Avey Tare and Panda Bear's voices, shielding us from the radiant rush that made MPP and Feels so transcendent. May your loins be infertile, Animal Collective, for creating an electronic record whose Technicolor doodlings are going to advance dance music about as much as my breakfast this morning did.
The only problem is that I fundamentally like this album. It's jolly and kinetic and greater than the sum of its songs and comes laden down with happy memories of being fuzzily wasted and enjoying many of these tracks for the first time at Primavera last year. It's not a major album, but are Animal Collective obliged to make major albums? I might draw parallels with Radiohead's The King of Limbs, another low key, late career electronic record that got lambasted for not being earthshatteringly brilliant. But Radiohead are so self-consciously portentous as to invite that sort of thing; Animal Collective are just four dudes with silly pseudonyms who make sunny music and probably just about sell enough records to work as musicians fulltime.
There is nothing here as glorious as the moment when 'In The Flowers' detonates like the dawn of creation or the agonisingly gorgeous slow burn of 'Banshee Beat'. But if the band rarely totally nail it, Centipede Hz dances and sparkles with moments of magic: the thick neon thrum and squealed passion of 'Today's Supernatural', with Avey's constant, kinetic exhortation to "let go!"; the fairground keys and snarled passion of 'Applesauce'; the sheer, vertiginous sense of yawning space and controlled force in Panda's 'New Turn Burnout'; the dreamy primitivism of his 'Pulleys'; the final, blissful eruption of 'Amanita's final minutes, where the joy in Avey's sentiment and the joy in his delivery finally match each other as he cries, "I'm gonna come back and things will be different, I'm gonna bring back some stories and games" over glowing pinwheeling screams of synth and bounding drums, over and over and over and over, Centipede Hz at the very last locking into the groove it probably ought to have found at the start.
Elsewhere there are some sloggy songs and some sloggy moments, bits where the band's typically immaculate self-production and lush patina of keys, glitches and weirder FX elevate a weaker tune, bits where they snarl it up and drag it down. Realistically, the songs on this record are not this band's best songs. But you know, I like it, it puts a smile on my face, it's Animal Collective for fuck's sake: if you don't get some joy out of their records you should possibly give up.
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BORN: Bay Ridge Brooklyn
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
SIGNATURE MOVE: Ki Crusher
DATE OF BIRTH: September 6, 1979
Low-Ki is like no other pro wrestler of the 21st Century. While most entertainers thrive
on being outspoken, charismatic and connected to the people, Low-Ki is a silent machine
that thrives on being discreet.
"I chose the name because of my overall personality," he told SLAM! Wrestling. "I'm not flashy or an
outstanding people person."
Before he became famous on the independent scene as Low-Ki he worked for the XWF
as Quick Kick. His background in aikido and karate helped him to create a persona of a
deadly martial artist. Low-Ki lives by, "Respect, honour, discipline and dedication". He
takes that theory into the ring with him every night.
Growing up, his favourite wrestlers, whom he felt displayed a lot of respect, honour,
discipline and dedication, were The Great Muta, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Legion of Doom and
The Steiner Brothers, to name a few. When his friend from Junior High had access to a
ring, Low-Ki figured he should go for one practice.
In 1997 he began training with Homicide in St. John Baptist Church in Brooklyn. At first
Low-Ki's family thought it was just a hobby for him, but as he developed his character, he
just couldn't leave the business.
"I never wanted to be a wrestler before I became one," he said. "Like someone said to me
in the past, one day... you just wake up."
That someone was Kevin Kelly. Low-Ki says Kelly helped him to develop and mature as
a wrestler. They worked closely together helping Low-Ki elevate his career. As a singles
competitor and in tag team competition, Low-Ki has wrestled for numerous organizations
all over Japan and the States.
"I am a freelance fighter in the U.S.," he said. "I'm more content being freelance. I want
experience. I feel being free to explore what the world has is best for me. Kinda like a
Low-Ki has also wrestled in the past for the WWE against the late Crash Holly, Essa Rios
and Raven. In February of 2001 Low-Ki conquered the independent scene's most
respected tournament, ECWA's Super 8. It was their fifth annual event and said to be one
of the best. It was in that tournament that Low-Ki defeated the American Dragon to
"I was nervous going into it because I had very little sleep and I had fought two matches
the night before. After I won, I was relieved and proud, but also exhausted."
After the Super 8, both Low-Ki and American Dragon were heating up the independent
scene. In April of that year the two tagged up to win the ECWA tag team championships.
In October of that year, Low-Ki would again face off in a tournament finals with
American Dragon. This time it was for the APW King of the Indies Tournament.
Unfortunately for Low-Ki, Dragon was on top of his game and came out the winner that
"I'm never happy with what I do, so going into it I was ready to fight for another notch on
my belt. The match was very physical and I thought my jaw broke when he (American
Dragon) hit me while upside down, but I was able to continue and have a strong
"I consider him a good friend. He just has that "IT" factor about him to be a pure pro
Lately Low-Ki has been tagging up with Spanky in Zero One and across Japan and the U.S.
"Low-Ki's probably the most fun wrestler to watch," said Steve Corino of Zero-One.
Although still listed as a member of the NWA-TNA roster, Low-Ki has moved on to
become a fighting ace with the Japan based promotion, Zero-One. As he
professed, competing in Japan matches his ring style of embracing a serious,
strong style wrestling environment.
"I think I'm slowly creeping into it (Japanese wrestling culture). There pro wrestling is
well respected and not taken as a joke," he said. "Japanese pro wrestling is a very
demanding athletic competition. You are more prone to injury because of the level the
fighters have, such as shoot-fighters and fighters from other sports."
After seven years in the business, Low-Ki has accomplished almost everything the
independents have to offer. On July 17th, he'll face fellow X Division Member, Jerry
Lynn at 3PW's show in Philadelphia. After that he'll be touring with Zero 1 throughout
July and August. You can find out more about Low-Ki at Low-Ki.com
Word Association via email
Christopher Daniels: "For some reason at night, I can see him dancing in some weird
yellow outfit."
Elix Skipper: "I'm waiting for some one to say it isn't his house when he asks."
AJ Styles: "I'm telling you he curses, don't let him lie to you."
Michael Shane: "Tired of seeing him do his hair, I swear he's a chick."
Shane Douglas: "If he corrects me on my grammar and speech one more
Jeff Jarrett: "I haven't seen him do his strut in awhile, guess that age is kickin'
Spanky: "I can't say nothing, I gotta team with him now, lol"
American Dragon: "Anyone but me noticed that he's looking like more and more of a serial
killer lately?"
Rey Mysterio: "I wonder if he does birthday parties? I'm sure girls would like to see him
jump out of a cake or something, like during his entrances."
Shawn Michaels: "One of the few left that seem to be driven by heart."
Sting: "Always remember his feud with Flair."
Muta: "The Greatest."
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The index tracks change in women's empowerment that occurs as a direct or indirect result of Feed the Future interventions in targeted geographic zones within the initiative's 19 focus countries. Data for the WEAI will be collected every two years in all 19 countries, and baselines were collected in 2011 and 2012. USAID and partners will conduct data analyses to understand the relationships among empowerment, livelihoods, and food security, as well as relationships among the various components of the index.
Explore data about global development, including poverty, education, access to capital, mobile banking, health, refugees and internally displaces persons, trade and more from international development work aiming to improve lives, communities and economies around the world.
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index: Proof of Concept
Global Agriculture Data
GODAN , launched today at the Open Government Partnership, will support global efforts to make agricultural and nutritionally relevant data available, accessible, and usable for unrestricted use worldwide. Watch the announcement .
A Quick Guide to Feed the Future's New Progress Report
This originally appeared on the Feed the Future Blog.
We just published our second progress report, highlighting results our modern approach to development achieved in fiscal year 2012.
You'll probably want to peruse the entire report to get the full experience. But for now, here it is in five brief points.
Admin @RajShah & @JustineGreening invite collaborators to join USG/UK global nutrition & ag #opendata initiative #nutrition4growth @G8
More Data, Less Hunger? Can a @FeedTheFuture #data training program help #Tanzania fight hunger? http://ow.ly/m2WUa
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Whether it's getting working capital to promising entrepreneurs or input financing to small farmers, Development Credit Authority (DCA) seeks to prove the commercial viability of underserved markets so that lending and investment continues after we exit. Through DCA, more than 300 … Continued


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A group of Wartburg women students met with Dr. Arnfriður Guðmundsdóttir, professor at the University of Iceland, over lunch while she visited the seminary and discussed women in ministry. Following is a summary of that discussion:
Our experience shapes our theology. People assume if we are interested in a topic it has been our experience, but that is not always necessarily true.
What is Feminist Theology and how do we raise this controversial topic? A feminist perspective does not mean women strive to be over men; it means working towards equality.
Changing behaviors and habits is difficult. There is a resistance to learning new theology. What are the issues? What are the fears? We need to begin by listening. What are the realities for men? What are the realities for women? We need to ask ourselves and each other, "What are our dreams for partnership with each other?"
Women need to be in solidarity with each other. "We need to stay awake!" said Arnfriður. Women need to work together, not against one another. Women need to find a common ground where they can meet. Arnfriður suggested that perhaps that common ground is Liturgy. "There seems to be a large gap between the theology we are doing and the liturgy we are practicing."
The group laughed when Professor Guðmundsdóttir spoke of a newspaper headline: "Too bad women can't chant." She said, "The reality is we need to open up discussion with musicians to work with ordained women. We need music that is more appropriate for women's voices."
Times are changing, slowly, but Iceland has just experienced a new reality. For the first time in history Iceland has a woman presiding bishop. Actually there were three new bishops elected within this past year. The women clergy spoke to the bishop and asked: "How can we help you? We are not here to impose but we want to assist where we can."
The truth be told, there is a shortage of positions for pastors in Iceland. "We need to become aware of this reality," she said. She spoke also about the need to move from a hierarchical church towards a church of shared power and partnership.
Student Christa Fisher asked Professor Guðmundsdóttir: "Where do we go from here?" Arnfriður responded: "Continue to find opportunities where you can speak, for example the confirmation rally where you spoke, Christa. Speak to the young women; tell them our stories. Don't give in or give up. It is all of our responsibilities to make a change!"


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I'm a newbie just coming out of my "dark ages".
When I moved out on my own, (10ish years ago) I told my parents the one thing I wanted was my legos. I had a bunch castle sets that I kept separate from the general lego building pool of my brothers. My dad said I couldn't have them because they were keeping them for the grandkids, but my brothers both recognize they are mine to "inherit" some day.
About a year ago, I was wandering the strip mall near the movie theatre because I'd gotten there early, and came across the lego store (technically a Legoland Discovery Center, but I've never been inside the tour part). I didn't buy anything then, I just looked. But I kept going back. I finally gave up and thought "I'll just get some mini-figures..." Ha ha, no one stops with just mini figures do they?
I love the new mini-figures with printing on the legs and shiny parts. Right now I'm creating a mini castle and a mini tree hut and populating them with updated versions of forest men and castle figures. I also seem to have acquired a small group of Ninjas and a bunch of female collectible figurines. I think I only had two female mini-figures when I was a kid, and was always miffed by the lack. (I'm female btw).
The stuff you guys are building here makes my own look pathetic... but I'll post them once I have enough bricks to make them feel complete. They are more "fun-lego-play-set" like then realistic.
The good news is my Mother knows exactly where the castle legos are, and thinks they are mine to take too. So now to convince my Dad to let me have them...


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About the Houston Land Rover Club ...
We are a conglomeration of all types of people:
- We own Discoveries, Range Rovers, Defenders, Free Landers, and/or Series vehicles.
- We are different ages, genders, cultures.
- We come from all types of backgrounds and life experiences.
- We have many different careers and hobbies.
But, we have this in common:
We love our Land Rovers and thoroughly enjoy spending time with our fellow Land Rover owners.
Events and Meetings...
We hold a monthly meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM at Jax Grill, in Houston, Texas. We also meet up for other events: Monster Garages, Coffee Time, Off-roading, Picnics, Wine tours, etc. Check out our event list to see what is coming up. Our events tend to get posted a few weeks before the event.


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6bridges necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Logo for wedding/portrait photographers in Cincinnati area. Needs to be fresh, modern and slightly elegant.
Six Bridges Photography
Logo for wedding and portrait photography business- Six Bridges Photography. Logo to be used on website, business cards, marketing materials and as watermark. Logo needs to be clean, modern, fresh and a tiny touch on the feminine side.
Our business name is derived from the six bridges that connect the Ohio and Kentucky area where we live. Most noteworthy bridge is the Roebling Suspension Bridge. Please refer to wiki link for it's history and design. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A…ion_Bridge
We would possibly like a bridge to be in the logo design but more of a background element that can be over-layed with our name.
- Item 1...Colors: prefer softer hues, i.e.
RGB: 151, 191, 181 (blueish)
RGB: 173, 127, 148 (purplish)
RGB: 251, 251, 247 (cream)
RGB: 166, 190, 106 (greenish)
Plus, browns and grays in similar hues. We will be using the logo on cream/ecru stationary.
Although we have listed colors we are open to other colors and combinations. We would like use a max of three colors in the design.
Font should have clean lines and be easy to read.
Logo should be in a vector format ( psd. preferred )
- Item 1...NO cameras, film strips, clip art, etc.
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DallwitzCorp necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 261 diseños de 66 diseñadores freelance.
Digital Surveillance Australia (DSA)
After 15 years as a small family security business, the son has taken over and is in the process of reinventing and making a stake in the industry.New name, new direction. We are a young, dynamic and driven team specialising in importing a variety of CCTV Cameras, Security Systems, DVR's, and providing any other security requirements our clients may have. We are an installation, manufacturing and supply company.
DSA is ready to hit the market hard and offer a low cost, high quality alternative to the Australian Security Industry. We want to present a professional identity across the board. We are looking to aim marketing at the Commercial/Corporate Sector. Leaning more towards the older decision makers. We want them to take a chance, have faith and embrace new technology and team. They need to feel "secure" with their security decisions.
We need a professional logo to represent our security company DSA, Digital Surveillance Australia.
We would like to utilise the initials DSA primarily in the logo as we shorten the name a lot of the time. We like modern tech designs, but clear and concise, not to confuse the older clientel.
1. Professional
2. Stylish
3. Trustworthy
4. Easily intergratable for website, business cards, uniforms, product branding etc
Please feel free to experiment with colors!
The files we will require are:
Print file format - EPS
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Such as SQL I guess. And nerdiness and vi and emacs. Not to mention new potatoes!
And not only are the potatoes a tradition, my blog about them is one too I guess, and for you newcomers, this started out in MySQL days with a mailing to firstname.lastname@example.com and when I left MySQL in 2010, I have continued this as a blog.
And as a final word, this years new potatoes were just as good as ever. My twins are real cute and love them dearly, but they do take a lot of time and energy from me and the wife (in particular the wife), but on the other hand, we have someone to pass the new-potato-tradition on to.
And maybe some of you was thinking there was going to be any potatoes this year. Well, you were wrong, the blog about them was just a bit late.
Cheers folks, and have a great summer


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URBANST 123: Approaching Research and the Community (CSRE 146A)
Comparative perspective on research with communities and basic overview of research methodologies, with an emphasis on the principles and practices of doing community-based research as a collaborative enterprise between academic researchers and community members. How academic scholarship can be made useful to communities. How service experiences and interests can be used to develop research questions in collaboration with communities and serve as a starting point for developing senior theses or other independent research projects. Through the coursework, students are encouraged to develop a draft proposal for an actual community-based research project. The course is highly recommended for students planning to apply for community-based summer research fellowships through the Haas Center for Public Service (Community-based Research Fellowship Program). Students who complete the course will be given priority for these fellowships. This course must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and a letter grade to be eligible for Ways credit
Terms: Win | Units: 2-3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Hurd, C. (PI) ; Ned, J. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
2-3 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-SI |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 2
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Mon 10:30 AM - 1:20 PM at 360-361A with Hurd, C. (PI); Ned, J. (PI)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-03-21 8:30am - 11:30am (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Hurd, C. (PI); Ned, J. (PI)
URBANST 123B: Approaching Research in the Community: Design and Methods (CSRE 146B)
This course focuses on issues of research design and how to select specific methodological strategies to assure ethical and effective partnership-based research. In this course, students will plan for their own participation in a CBRF project. Topical themes will include best practice strategies for (a) defining and selecting community problems or issues to be addressed, (b) generating relevant and useful research questions, (c) choosing specific means and methods for data collection [e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.], (d) storing, organizing and analyzing data, (e) reflecting on and critiquing research findings, and (f) carrying out dissemination in ways that can be expected to enhance community power and advance community development. Students will be provided with opportunities to workshop their respective projects-in-development, (e.g., developing and sharing research questions, data collection instruments, strategies for engaging community constituents as co-researchers, etc.). This is a required course for students participating in the Haas Center for Public Service Community-based Research Fellows Program, but enrollment is open to all Stanford students.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: ALGEE-HEWITT, B. (PI) ; Leon, M. (TA)
2018-2019 Spring
3 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 5
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Mon 8:30 AM - 11:20 AM at 200-202 with ALGEE-HEWITT, B. (PI); Leon, M. (TA)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-06-07 8:30am - 11:30am (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: ALGEE-HEWITT, B. (PI); Leon, M. (TA)
URBANST 124: Spatial Approaches to Social Science (ANTHRO 130D, ANTHRO 230D, POLISCI 241S)
This multidisciplinary course combines different approaches to how GIS and spatial tools can be applied in social science research. We take a collaborative, project oriented approach to bring together technical expertise and substantive applications from several social science disciplines. The course aims to integrate tools, methods, and current debates in social science research and will enable students to engage in critical spatial research and a multidisciplinary dialogue around geographic space.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
URBANST 126: Spirituality and Nonviolent Urban and Social Transformation (CSRE 162A, RELIGST 162X)
A life of engagement in social transformation is often built on a foundation of spiritual and religious commitments. Case studies of nonviolent social change agents including Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement, César Chávez in the labor movement, and WIlliam Sloane Coffin in the peace movement; the religious and spiritual underpinnings of their commitments. Theory and principles of nonviolence. Films and readings. Service learning component includes placements in organizations engaged in social transformation. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
URBANST 132: Concepts and Analytic Skills for the Social Sector
How to create and grow innovative not-for-profit organizations and for-profit enterprises which have the primary goal of solving social and environmental problems. Topics include organizational mission, strategy, communications/marketing, financing and impact evaluation. Opportunities and limits of methods from the for-profit sector to meet social goals. Perspectives from the field of social entrepreneurship, design thinking and social change. Focus is on integrating theory with practical applications. Enrollment limited to 20. Prerequisite:consent of instructor. Email email@example.com
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Litvak, L. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
4 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 13 / 23
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue, Thu 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at School of Education 208 with Litvak, L. (PI)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-03-21 12:15pm - 3:15pm (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Litvak, L. (PI)
URBANST 133: Social Enterprise Workshop (EARTHSYS 133)
Social Enterprise Workshop: A team based class to design solutions to social issues. In the class students will identify issues they are interested in, such as housing, food, the environment, or college access. They will join teams of like-minded students. Working under the guidance of an experienced social entrepreneur, together they will develop a solution to one part of their issue and write a business plan for that solution. The class will also feature guests who are leaders in the field of social entrepreneurship who will share their stories and help with the business plans. The business plan exercise can be used for both nonprofits and for-profits. Previous students have started successful organizations and raised significant funds based on the business plans developed in this class. There are no prerequisites, and students do not need to have an idea for a social enterprise to join the class. Enrollment limited to 20. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Scher, L. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
4 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 11
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 100-101K with Scher, L. (PI)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-03-20 3:30pm - 6:30pm (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Scher, L. (PI)
URBANST 136: The Sharing Economy (PUBLPOL 136)
The rapid growth of the sharing economy, sometimes also called the peer to peer economy, is made possible by the ubiquity of smart phones, inefficiency of ownership, and measures designed to create and measure trust among participants. The course will explore not only the rapid rise of certain companies but also the shadow side of commercialized relationships. We will examine the economics and development consequences of the sharing economy, primarily with an urban focus, along an emphasis on the design of platforms and markets, ownership, the nature of work, environmental degradation and inequality.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
URBANST 137: Innovations in Microcredit and Development Finance (PUBLPOL 137)
The role of innovative financial institutions in supporting economic development, the alleviation of rural and urban poverty, and gender equity. Analysis of the strengths and limits of commercial banks, public development banks, credit unions, and microcredit organizations both in the U.S. and internationally. Readings include academic journal articles, formal case studies, evaluations, and annual reports. Priority to students who have taken any portion of the social innovation series: URBANST 131, 132, or 133. Recommended: ECON 1A or 1B.
Last offered: Spring 2015 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
URBANST 138: Smart Cities & Communities
A city is essentially an organism, a complex system of systems and it inhabitants. A nexus of forces - IoT, data, systems of insight, and systems of engagement - present an unprecedented opportunity to increase the efficiency of urban systems, improve the efficacy of public services, and to assure the resiliency of the community against both chronic stresses and acute shocks.nnThe course will provide you with an understanding of the foundational elements of a smart city and address the breadth of systems that comprise it: built infrastructure, energy, water, transportation, food production/distribution, and public/social services. Case studies will be used to illustrate the approaches, benefits, and risks involved. It will discuss what IT can and cannot do, and most importantly given the control and privacy implications of many ¿smart¿ IT systems, what the smart city should and should not do. nnPanel discussions and guest speakers from the public sector and industry leading technology providers will give students an opportunity to engage with the architects and operators of Smart Cities.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
URBANST 141: Gentrification (AFRICAAM 241A, CSRE 141)
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area and around the world are undergoing a transformation known as gentrification. Middle- and upper-income people are moving into what were once low-income areas, and housing costs are on the rise. Tensions between newcomers and old timers, who are often separated by race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, can erupt; high rents may force long-time residents to leave. In this class we will move beyond simplistic media depictions to explore the complex history, nature, causes and consequences of this process. Students will learn through readings, films, class discussions, and engagement with a local community organization. (Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center)
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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An open letter to my own child, to any other child struggling and perhaps an open letter to the memories I still carry in my heart, the ones that occasionally revisit me during my moments of insecurity, reminding me that I was once there too.
Dear 14 year old child,
It's not easy being you. I see that so clearly. You don't yet know where you belong, where you're needed. You struggle to find the empty spot in life's puzzle, the one you could fit so perfectly into, without forcing or gaps. You might feel like you're the only person on earth to have ever felt this way. Please know you're not. Every one of us has been given a puzzle and although some may look closer to completion than yours, that doesn't mean yours is any less beautiful, less marvelous or holds less potential for completion. And luckily there are some great funny cat puzzles out there, since all you look at on Facebook are funny cat pictures anyway. You do know there's more to the internet than funny cat pictures, right?
You might feel alone, quite misunderstood and overwhelmed by these amazing revelations and big ideas, tremendously aware of your sadness, your happiness, your inability to make people understand you. You hug your knees close to your body, looking upon the world from your very own private island. The sun on your face, the salt water on your skin, you feel alone. And the bass of your loud music is the sound of waves crashing ashore. Those same sounds also keep your parents awake past 9:00pm so you should probably turn that down because they're in their mid-30's and they're tired. And if you were to actually open your eyes, you'd notice your private island is actually made up of those seven loads of clean laundry your mother has been badgering you for weeks to put away. It's okay to isolate yourself, to find quiet time for thinking about who you are, who you want to become and who you don't want to be. We all need to be alone sometimes. Just remember to open your bedroom window from time to time and let the fresh air in. Open your bedroom door too and let the people who love you come in. Show them the big ideas you've scratched on paper. But seriously, please open your window; your bedroom really smells bad and it's making your mother twitchy.
You might feel like nobody really appreciates your enormous dreams, as if nobody before you has ever had these thoughts in the history of earth, ever. I can see how you would feel this way. But try, if you can, to remember that billions of teenagers have come and gone before you, thinking these overwhelmingly great thoughts and they've gone on to do big and small things, oftentimes without their heads exploding. Try, if you can, not to let these troublesome thoughts have so much power over you. You are the master of your mind, not these thoughts. Actually, your mother is the master of your mind and right now, at this very moment, she wants you to unload the dishwasher and bring down the garbage. She also wants you to quit raiding her secret chocolate stash. She needs it more than you do. You'll understand in ten years.
You wonder if your clothes are good enough. They are. You wonder if your hair and make-up meet the standards you've placed upon yourself and everybody else. They do. You hope you're pretty enough. You are, beyond pretty. You shine so brightly people catch themselves staring at you, as if you're made up of thousands of tiny mirrors, catching and releasing the sunlight. You're such a bright light and even if you can't see it or don't believe it, nobody could deny it's there. Of course, it could also be the fluorescent cafeteria light reflecting off your four thousand dollar braces, but wow, it's so spectacular. Your parents are happy your teeth will be straight, just as happy as they would be on a four thousand dollar Caribbean cruise. No, really.
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol. III review and pictures
So here it is, Urban Decay's newest Book Of Shadows, volume 3 (in fact it's number 4 since they also published the Alice in Wonderland one, but hey who's counting?). It's called UD hearts NYC and it's all about New York City. To be honest with you, I don't like the design at all, I find it pretty ugly, especially the faces, but then you don't even have to look at it since the eyeshadows are - as usual - in the drawer below. I bought the first Book Of Shadows because of the pretty pop-up design it had, didn't even know much about Urban Decay back then, only discovered how good the eyeshadows were afterwards, but this time I bought it for the eyeshadows. Read more of my review and see pictures (including swatches) after the jump!
Monday, 16 August 2010
My first NOTD
I don't wear nail polish very often, mostly because it chips off my fingernails within a matter of days, sometimes hours. I have thin, bendy nails and nail polish just doesn't stick to them. I usually paint my toes in the summer, but in the winter when they're hidden, they're usually bare. However, I decided to paint my fingernails while painting my toe nails and decided to take pictures. So here it is, my first nail of the day. Can't promise there'll be many, but we'll see. I used Max Factor Nailfinity in 830 Dusky Rose. I love their Lipfinity long lasting lipsticks, so I thought I'd try their nail polish which also promises to be long lasting. So far I don't have any chips, but it's only been 24 hours. No doubt there'll be some tomorrow. Dusky Rose is a lovely shade, it's a muted fuschia colour, not too bright, but definitely noticable. The formula is pretty nice, easy to apply, but I'm not an expert on nail polish and haven't tried many, so don't know how it compares with other - popular - brands. I only used one layer as it's pretty opaque and I hate waiting for ages for my nail polish to dry. I'm also pretty bad at applying, so apologies for that. I do find though that the dry nail polish easily peels off my skin the following morning, so I tend not to bother tidying up the edges. Anyway, here are the pictures, let me know what you think.
Sunday, 15 August 2010
I went shopping today...
My husband has taken the children to his parents for 3 days, so I finally have some me time on my hands and today I went to London for a spot of shopping. This is what I bought: As you can see, I didn't hold back, I bought quite a few things, but I can honestly say I'm very happy with everything I got. I haven't worked out how much I've spent yet, but it's quite a lot. In my defence, some of the things you see here were samples and gift with purchase, eg you get that lovely make up bag if you spend over £40 on Paul & Joe products. Also I bought the other pieces of make up in Debenhams and Boots and as I have both their loyalty cards, I've earned some points, so I actually saved money. Well, off future purchases anyway... See more pictures of what I bought after the jump!
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Labels: Chanel, Dior, eyeshadows, front cover, haul, lip gloss, no 7, paul and joe
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows III now available on Debenhams.com!
Calling all UK based make up lovers! I have just found out that Urban Decay's new Book Of Shadows III eyeshadow palette is currently available from www.debenhams.com. It's priced at £30. Click here to order it! For more details and lots of pictures (and excellent swatches!) check out Temptalia's site: http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-book-of-shadows-vol-iii http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-book-of-shadows-vol-iii-review-photos-swatches This is great news for us, because I believe this palette won't be available in the US until September! I have been told that it is an online exclusive to Debenhams right now and will launch in-stores on 6th September. I have ordered one and hope I can review it sometime next week! Are you buying this palette? Or are you waiting for the infamous Naked palette?
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Mac Alice + Olivia dazzleglass cremes and Partylicious pigment
This review is probably a bit late since some of the Alice + Olivia collection is now sold out online, and the only other place they're sold is Harrods, which will only suit those living in London. The dazzleglass cremes are all still available, but Partylicious and Later pigments are now sold out, together with one of the nail polishes. the curse of limited edition. I was lucky (and determined) enough to buy Partylicious pigment before it sold out and I'm pretty happy with it. It's a nice medium turquoise shade, finely milled and not at all glittery. I got two of the dazzleglass cremes: If It's Pink and Sparklicious, which are very glittery as dazzleglasses should be. If It's Pink is a bright pink shade, less shimmery than Sparklicious, a milky pale pink with loads of glitter. If It's Pink works well on its own, Sparklicious is probably better layered on top of a brighter lipstick. See more pictures of my haul and me wearing some of these products!
Mac Dare to Wear lipglass review
I have just realised that most of my recent posts focused on lip products, which must make you think I only buy lipsticks and lipglosses (okay, okay, I did have that huge eyeshadow and blush haul from In The Groove a month ago, so maybe not). Since I wasn't interested in the eyeshadows in the recent Mac collections, and an awful lot of lovely lip products came out at the same time, I'm afraid I will carry on with the trend and show you the new lipglosses from Mac's Dare to Wear collection. I bought them along with dazzle lipsticks and goodies from the Alice + Olivia collection, details of that haul can be found here. Mac came out with a new formula that is much more pigmented than the other lipglosses they do, and have a more whipped formula, although they are also quite sticky, but probably not as much as their normal lipglasses. They are shimmery, so similar to dazzleglasses, but unlike those, these Dare to Ware glosses are very pigmented and also very long lasting. They even last through a meal which is very unusual for me. There's approximately 3 times more products in them than dazzleglasses. The tubes are long and thin and they have doe foot applicators. They come in 6 shades and of course I had to get them all. The colours are all vibrant, ranging from pale pink with blue glitter through bright red to deep purple. The shades are: Bold & Brash, Gimme That!, Ban This!, Dare to Dare, So Bad, Wind Me Up. My favourite ones are Gimme That and Wind Me Up, but I can honestly say they are all lovely. If you're not into very bright colours, try Dare to Dare or Wind Me Up as they are the least bright.
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Labels: collection, dare to wear, haul, lip gloss, Mac, review
Monday, 9 August 2010
Mac haul part 2 and Dazzle lipstick review
I went to check out the rest of the dazzle lipsticks at Mac on Saturday as I only ordered 5 of them initially based on the swatches I'd seen online, but had another 5 maybes on my list. I ended up buying 6 more and in fact I didn't buy 2 in the end, and now I'm thinking about going back to get those as well, although those were my least favourite ones, but I might as well get them for the collection. I also forgot to B2M for them and I still have 2 lipsticks worth of empties, so might as well use them, eh? EDIT: I went back today and got the remaining two lipsticks and also managed to remember to use my B2M empties so they were free! I initially bought the 5 dazzle lipsticks (my original post on my Dare to Wear, Alice + Olivia and Digi Pops haul can be found here) I knew would love most based on the swatches and reviews I saw online. I was not disappointed at all. I got Baby's On Fire, Naughty You, Troublemaker, Hot Sass and Infused with Glam. They are all bright coloured with a fair amound of shimmer. Baby's On Fire has the least amount of shimmer, it's actually very subtle, so if you'd like to try one of these but don't want a lot of shimmer, Baby's On Fire is the one to go for. I have to add though that even the more shimmery ones don't feel at all gritty on the lips and I find them all really nice and quite long lasting too. Second time around I bought Glaringly Hip, Liquid Lurex, Win Win, Sweet Bits (honestly, who comes up with these names???), Hellraiser and Snazzy. Glaringly Hip wasn't even on my maybe list (how did I miss it?) but it's ever so pretty, it's a shimmery peachy coral - what could be more perfect? Liquid Lurex has no colour itself, but it has a lot of multicolour shimmer, not too sure what to do with it yet, but it's very pretty. Win Win is a lovely baby pink, Sweet Bits is light purple, Hellraiser is purple with mainly blue glitter, and Snazzy is a beautiful dark raspberry pink.
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Sunday, 8 August 2010
A bit of me time
This post isn't strictly about cosmetics, although as it is about me, you can be sure I will squeeze them in here too, but I thought I'd share with you my perfect "me" day. As a busy mum of 3 young children (9, nearly 6 and 4 years old), I don't have a lot of time for myself. Although I am a stay at home mum, I am always busy with either housework, food shopping, cooking and/or looking after my children. And as it is the summer holidays, I'm currently with my children all day every day. So I was really feeling the need to have some me time and finally I got it, on Saturday. My husband took the children to the swimming pool at 10.00 am, so I had to make sure I got up early enough to get the children ready and give him a chance to get ready, which was going to be 8.30 am, but somehow turned into 9.00 am. Nice. :) Once they'd left, I had a leisurely shower, including shaving my legs and other body parts (you really don't need to know the details). It's lovely to be able to have a shower without having to listen out for whether anyone is crying, especially as i have a very whingy 4-year-old and a rather agressive nearly-6-year-old, so chances are if I leave them alone, my nearly-6-year-old will be beating the crap out of my 4-year-old. :D
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Thursday, 5 August 2010
My recent Mac haul
I'm back! Sorry it's been a while since I last posted on here, but I've had a lot less spare time lately. What with having a new kicthen installed and all the cleaning and sorting out that followed, and children at home on their summer holiday, I've hardly had any time for myself. What little I've had I've spent reading forums and blogs and searching eBay for bargains. I also never got around to taking photos of my new purchases, let alone looks, so there wasn't much to write about. But now... as we've entered into August, that means Mac has launched its new collections and of course I've had to endulge. Unfortunately it turned out that the UK isn't getting everything from the new Digi Pops collection, including the new dazzleglasses and the Look in the box sets. I wasn't bothered about the box sets, but I really wanted some of the dazzleglasses, although luckily it seems I may be able to get them from a very nice person on Spektra. I have placed a rather large order with Mac the day the new collections were launched on the website and my black box arrived this afternoon. So I thought I'd show you what I got and I will try and take pictures of swatches and possible looks over the next few days as well - we'll see how that works out. But for now, here's the details and some pictures of my haul:
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