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And yet she still manages to be hair-free. Lies, all lies. |
While our lipstick rubs off every time we take a sip from our cup of tea. |
OR get stuck to her lipgloss. The struggle. |
14. Rubbish at plaits? Don’t worry. A raccoon will do it for you. |
A woodland animal is NOT up for doing your hair for you. We learned that the hard way. |
If you’re that fair, sunscreen application makes up a significant portion of your day. |
We were not prepared for our dry, cracked skin. |
Not a massive faff involving getting hair in your eyes and mouth. |
Liquid eyeliner is impossible and our makeup is applied in a frenzy. STOP LYING TO US, MULAN. |
BOULDER, Colo – A group of University of Colorado engineering students came together to change the life of a girl diagnosed with autism. |
The way they did that was by creating the perfect gift to give her during the holidays. |
Sarah Marshall is 13-years-old and her mother, Julie Marshall, said she is like most teenagers. |
Sarah was diagnosed with autism at an early age. |
Sarah sits at home, getting lost in her music. She carries a little CD stereo player around her house while listening to her favorite music. |
“I think she’s listening to Peanuts Christmas carol,” Julie said while sitting in her living room downstairs. |
Sarah isn’t like most teenagers when it comes to her music taste. |
“She loves jazz, she loves Mozart,” Julie said. |
Like everyone who listens to their favorite music, Sarah loves to dance to it. |
“Sarah, like a lot of her friends who have autism, they have all this energy and they just want to move,” Julie said. |
Sarah’s family hung a swing set in one of their rooms in order for Sarah to use it; Julie said she never wants to get off that swing. |
However, Julie has found the perfect therapy for Sarah – movement and music. |
“They say Mozart is good for your mind – well here’s a good example of that,” Julie said. |
Sarah tends to play the piano in their living room while listening to Mozart. The whole time she is playing the piano, she is jumping up and down on a Pilates ball. |
Sarah can play the piano, and she can swing from her living room ceiling, but there's something she can’t do like other kids. |
That’s where the CU engineering students come in. |
A group of engineering students created a bike specifically for Sarah. It’s a two-seater bike so that Sarah’s mother or someone else can ride with her. However, there’s more to the bike that makes it functional for Sarah. |
“The bike plays her favorite songs when she peddles to encourage her to keep peddling and using her fine motor skills,” said Lauren Kercheval, one of the students who created the bike. |
The bike combines two of Sarah’s loves – music and movement. |
Sarah was too shy and skeptical to get on the bike when she first saw it, but will be able to enjoy what other kids may take for granted. |
Julie said she and Sarah plan on joining a bike club. |
BAY COUNTY, Fla. -- The community of Bay County, Florida will be getting a new $6 million Army Reserve center which is expected to be completed by early 2014 and will house three transportation units and over 100 Soldiers. |
The 81st Regional Support Command, based at Fort Jackson, S.C., hosted the groundbreaking ceremony, which brought representatives from throughout the Bay County community and the Army Reserve. |
Army Reserve Ambassador for North Carolina Johnny Dwiggins, welcomed the guests who included Mr. James Waterstradt, the staff representative for Hon. Steve Southerland, U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district, Bay County Commissioner Guy Tunnell and members of the units that will occupy the facilit... |
"Unlike the Army Reserve of the past, today's Army Reserve is truly an operational force," Dwiggins said in his opening remarks. "We transcend countries and people all over the world." He referred to the location as Fort Bay County because "this is going to be home for about 100 Soldiers. They will train here, they wil... |
"Bay County has a long and proud history of supporting the military and its personnel," said Tunnell. "We greatly appreciate your commitment to and defense of our country. I'm proud that the completion of this facility will expand the Army's mission here in Bay County." |
"We are proud to be a part of this new facility," Sgt. 1st Class Shelia Florence told the local TV news, WMBB Channel 13 and WJHG Channel 7. "And be able to serve with the residents of Bay County and for them." Florence is also the unit administrator for the 334th. |
After the artist rendering had been unveiled, several Army Reserve leaders and community leaders used gold-painted shovels to break ground during the ceremony, leading the way for a new 17,769 sq. ft. training building, 4,627 sq. ft. maintenance facility and a 458 sq. ft. storage building on the 10.3-acre site. The thr... |
Sue Fisher hosted a successful Lady Captain’s Weekend at Kenwick Park Golf Club. |
The event included one of the club’s more prestigious competitions, the Lady Captain’s Rose Bowl, held on the Saturday when 44 golfers set out to play an 18-hole stableford. |
There was some excellent scoring, with many taking advantage of the perfect playing conditions, but it was Bridget Hardaway who was a popular winner with a fine score of 39 points. |
The Silver Division winner was Lesley Burton, with 35 points, while a superb score of 37 points earned Sue Burkett the Bronze prize. |
A special prize was awarded to those who competed in the nine-hole competition, which was won with a very good 19 points by Saras Maloney. |
Mixed teams of four played in an am-am stableford format the following day, and 88 golfers enjoyed more wall-to-wall sunshine. |
The team of Rose Stephenson, Bruce Wong, John Smith and Rob Wilson combined brilliantly to outscore the field with 93 points. |
The real winner over the weekend was Sue who, with the support of her family, organised the weekend. |
A young BMX rider was airlifted to hospital after flying over the handlebars of his bike in Hinckley. |
The 13-year-old boy fell off his bike on Sunday and sustained stomach and shoulder injuries. |
Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) were called out to the incident at the request of East Midlands Ambulance Service. The crew landed in a nearby field at 6.20pm. |
The boy was given pain relief and immobilised at the scene. He was then airlifted to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment. |
To make a donation, call 08454 130999 or visit www.dlraa.org.uk/donate. |
Saint Andrews Episcopal Early Learning Center is located at 8012 Oak St, New Orleans, LA. This location is in the East Carrollton neighborhood. This business specializes in Child Care Services. |
Langurs have been banned for deployment to scare off monkeys that trouble city residents but their illegal use continues for the PGIMER and the Sector 26 showrooms on Madhya Marg by private handlers, who are being paid a monthly sum. |
Two langurs, named `Manu' and `Mehak', are deployed by their handler, Ali Mohammad, at the PGIMER. The langurs are kept hidden from public gaze as these are tied to trees behind the new eye OPD block. The langurs remain here 24 hours. The other langur, `Udham', is tied to a tree bang opposite the main gate of the Secto... |
Udham's handler, Ramzan, said the "langur was guarding against monkeys that invade the Sector 26 showroom of a top Punjab bureaucrat." Ramzan admitted, though, that keeping langurs "had been restricted by law". On the other hand, Ali Mohammad shows a letter written by the senior administrative officer of the PGIMER on ... |
UT chief wildlife warden Santosh Kumar told HT Chandigarh: "Langurs cannot be kept for such purposes as this use has been banned by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of the union ministry of environment and forests. Earlier, langurs were deployed under contract to the UT forests and wildlife department. Langurs did hel... |
A sustained campaign by People for Animals, Chandigarh, and Naresh Kadyan of the Indian Peoples for Animals resulted in the ban on using langurs on the grounds that it constituted cruelty to the langur, which is covered under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. "While langurs have been banned by the NGO... |
Often overlooked, these three European destinations prove they are just as alluring as their next-door neighbors. |
Seeking mild weather this winter? Portugal is a fantastic choice. |
Start in the romantic city of Lisbon — and if you don’t mind hills, stay in the enchanting Alfama neighborhood, which has been inhabited since the fifth century. |
First, spend some time in the capital city of Tbilisi (which never gets easier to spell). Its narrow alleys and crumbling buildings are all part of the city’s charm. |
When the weather gets cold, warm up with some Georgian comfort food. The tastiest treat I recommend trying is khachapuri, an oven-baked boat of dough filled with creamy cheese and topped with an egg. I probably ate four in my weeklong trip and don’t regret a single bite. To try this specialty, visit Ezo, an organic res... |
That’s not to mention the locals. “You can stop into any village, knock on any door, and expect a generosity and hospitality you would never find in the world’s premier ski destinations,” Cooper adds. |
Although many think of Romania as the setting for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, exploring the country feels more like traipsing through one of Grimms’ fairy tales. |
It has everything a visitor to Europe is seeking: cobblestone streets, majestic castles and quaint cafes, all in a spectacular alpine setting. |
He notes the runs are less difficult, and not as plentiful, as in other countries — nonetheless, there’s more to do than just skiing. |
If you have some time before your flight out of Bucharest, head over to Therme, a massive complex that’s home to 10 wet and dry saunas, 10 pools, hundreds of palm trees — and $2 glasses of wine. |
Hip-hop artist Lecrae is another artist who understands the pressure that comes with being in both the Christian and mainstream music industries. |
With almost two decades of success under his belt, the Grammy and Dove Award-winning Reach Records founder, decided to link arms with the major mainstream label, Columbia Records in 2016. |
Before signing with the well-known company, Lecrae achieved massive success on his own. His 2014 album Anomaly, released on his own label, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Charts, making him a known name in the secular hip-hop community. |
In 2015, the two-time Grammy Award winner was nominated for his single "All I Need Is You," for best rap performance and Rolling Stone magazine ranked Anomaly, Lecrae's seventh album to date, No. 12 on its list of the best 40 albums of the year. |
With success came criticism, and upon hearing the news of his signing to Columbia Records many of his loyal followers took to Rapzilla.com to share their reactions. While some were in support of his decision, others were concerned because along with wanting to shed the title of Christian rapper, Lecrae’s once overt Chr... |
"Well, he gets to take Christ Jesus to the world I just hope the world doesn't take Christ out of him," one fan commented. |
Lecrae is no stranger to the mainstream world, throughout his career he has shared the stage with hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim and Common, as well as his contemporaries Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Juicy J. |
The news of his signing came simultaneously with the release of his first book, Unashamed where Lecrae addressed his critics. In it, the Texas native explained that he has stormed the gates of the secular hip-hop community with his music to spread the same message of God he has always had. |
In her new book, British novelist Sarah Moss connects ancient Britons of the Iron Age to the foundation myths of today's Brexit crisis. Ghost Wall centres on the troubled relationship between a young woman and her abusive father as they embark on an archaeological experiment, investigating the mysteries of the bog peop... |
Moss was born in Glasgow in 1975. Her family moved to Manchester and she grew up in northern England, before leaving to study at Oxford. She has published six novels and four works of nonfiction, including Names for the Sea, a travel book about the year she spent in Iceland with her young family. |
Moss spoke to Eleanor Wachtel from Coventry, England, where she is a professor of creative writing at the University of Warwick. |
"In writing Ghost Wall, I was interested in the idea of the scapegoat, the allocation of blame and what it might feel like to be the one whose fault everything always has to be. You must resist that narrative if you are the scapegoat. If it is internalized, you have nothing to lose and become very dangerous. I was inte... |
"We have no idea why the Iron Age 'bog bodies' were sacrificed, but it's hard not to imagine it's anything other than some form of scapegoating. Whether you blame imaginary foreigners or blame the government for what you haven't got, there's a move toward scapegoating these days and it's always a rejection of responsib... |
"Experimental archaeology is a technique where, in the absence of a written record, you perform the processes and tasks of prehistoric people. It's very hard to find evidence for everyday prehistoric life in most climates because it just didn't last. Experimental archaeology is a way of doing that — you can take artifa... |
"You can take a prehistoric artifact and work backwards to imagine how it was made. From there, you can work forwards and try to recreate it. It can bring a different understanding of the ways of life and the daily life for the people of that time." |
"I used to tell ghost stories as a child. I don't believe in ghosts in any conventional sense, but I have lifelong experiences of there being a strong presence in certain places and being very interested in that feeling. Ghosts are creatures or imagined beings that are unable to leave a place. It's always about place —... |
"I am particularly drawn to northern and remote places in my fiction, partly due to its disconnection from everyday life. People are always more interesting in isolation or cut off from their usual ways of coping with things. I grew up in the north of England, which is not really very far north if you live in the 'real... |
"I think it was partly a sense of small-scale domesticity. I was fascinated by the Laura Ingalls Wilder books around the same age. In both cases, it was a sense of domestic spaces in wild places — that you might be able to have a kind of coziness and also wilderness on the doorstep." |
"Despite her father's abusive behaviour, Silvie, the book's young protagonist, still has some understanding of her father and what he's missed in life. If you survive as a child in an abusive household, it's only by understanding the person you fear that you have any hope of avoiding harm. |
"You don't really have any hope of avoiding harm altogether, but your best hope and best illusion of control is in a deep understanding of the person who's likely to hurt you. The more you understand, the more you can predict — and the more you might be able to avoid." |
Sarah Moss's comments have been edited for length and clarity. |
The Boston University Bay Area Alumni Network, along with Earnest J. Gallo and Ryan Roth Gallo (LAW’99) invite you to Get into the Holiday “Spirit,” a festive event for BU alumni, family, and friends. Join fellow Terriers for an evening of specialty cocktails and conversation. Perch yourself at one of the featured bars... |
People may be curious about the Apple Watch, which got delivered to customers around the world on April 24. But when it comes to money, Apple's first wearable won't even be a blip in its financials. |
The Apple Watch, which was delivered to customers around the world starting last week, may be what everyone's talking about right now. |
But when it comes to Apple's financials, it's still all about the iPhone. |
The Cupertino, Calif., company on Monday will report its second-quarter earnings, giving an update on how many phones, tablets and computers it sold from January to the end of March. It's also expected to increase the amount of money it returns to shareholders in dividends. |
But while investors and analysts will undoubtedly ask plenty of questions about Apple's first smartwatch on the conference call -- with everyone wanting to know how many devices have been purchased and when supply will be able to keep up with demand -- Apple has already said it won't provide details on watch sales. |
When CEO Tim Cook introduced the Apple Watch in September, he called the smartwatch a breakthrough product and Apple's "most personal device yet." He also described it as a comprehensive health and fitness device, an "incredibly accurate" timepiece and a way to communicate immediately and intimately with others. |
As of Friday's launch day, more than 3,000 apps were available for the device, which only works with an iPhone 5 or newer. Wait times for the Apple Watch, which costs from $349 for the sport version to $17,000 for the gold edition, now stretch into July. Apple hasn't revealed the watch's sales figures and it doesn't pl... |
While the Apple Watch has captured the world's attention, it won't factor into fiscal second-quarter results. The period ended a couple weeks before preorders started for the watch on April 10 and nearly a month before customers could actually get their hands on the device. Last quarter, the iPhone accounted for almost... |
"From Wall Street's standpoint, they're looking at two things -- the sales of iPhone in the last quarter and some feedback...on what the preorders were for the watch," said Tim Bajarin, president of tech research firm Creative Strategies. |
The company didn't respond to a request for comment ahead of the report. |
Apple's December quarter -- which includes the holidays and the first full period of new iPhone sales -- tends to be the biggest three months of the year for the company. That certainly was true this time around. For that quarter, Apple reported the highest revenue in its 38-year history and the highest profit of any c... |
But Apple also has been more dependent on the iPhone than usual -- largely because demand has soared for its smartphones but fallen for its tablets. About 69 percent of Apple's $74.6 billion in sales last quarter came from the iPhone. That smartphone typically has accounted for half of Apple's sales in previous quarter... |
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