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Pandora's Purple Box: Part One
"They gave Pandora a box… She opened it. Every evil to which human flesh is heir came out of it. The last thing to come out of the box was hope. It flew away." ― Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake
It started with the order of 2 Lime Crime lipsticks.
It ended with a credit card hack, the theft of $3,000, the loss of her job, the deterioration of her health, and the slow decay of the rest of her life.
"My life is ruined for two tubes of lipstick," says Eva*, whose name has been changed due to the severe backlash she's received from telling her story. "I can't even stomach it."
While Eva's case in particular may seem like an extreme horror story, it's actually the harsh and terrifying reality for allegedly hundreds of people across the globe who decided to order Lime Crime makeup since at least October 2014, when a massive security breach compromised the financial and personal information of the companies' clients due to poor security on their site–
something that people claim Lime Crime knew about for months, but did nothing to fix.
"I don't think that they were hacked… [They] knew what was going on,"says Eva. "I am disgusted."
Before her first online order, the 22-year-old from British Columbia, Canada, says a friend who worked at Sephora told her to check out the brand because of the bright, unique colours. Her friend had compared them to another popular lipstick company, and Eva was excited to try something new.
"Because every girl needs mint lipstick, right?" jokes Eva lightly.
That was when Eva first came across Lime Crime Makeup, an independent cosmetics brand that launched in October of 2008 by colourful, quirky CEO Doe Deere– whose real name is Xenia Vorotova– a woman not only praised and emulated for her doll-like beauty and fairy tale lifestyle (with an entire Instagram account dedicated to showing off her elaborate home), but also her "kick-ass, true-to-color, cruelty-free cosmetics." (LimeCrime.com/About)
(Instagram.com/DoeDeere)
From neon yellows and blues, to opaque pinks and greens, Lime Crime's perky purple packaging, and cutesy, glitter-iffic designs caught (and continue to catch) the eye of many makeup artists and makeup-addicts across the globe.
The original collection didn't include lipstick. Instead, it featured eye shadow, glitter, blush, primers, and brushes. It wasn't until a year later that the brand would launch their lipsticks, a move that would put them on the makeup world map.
From there, Deere's vision for Lime Crime took off at a steady pace. The brand focused on releasing its unique product through its online site, www.LimeCrime.com, while major retailers like Urban Outfitters and Dolls Kill (and later, Sephora) scrambled to scoop up and sell the 'one-of-a-kind' cosmetics in store.
It also helped that, for years prior, Deere had made a name for herself online, and snowballed a following that trekked alongside the colourful young entrepreneur from one creative endeavour to another (from Thunderwear! DIY clothing, to her first CD "I Believe in Fairytales" with her band SkySalt, to her LiveJournal community, LittleBigGirls.)
As the brand grew, so did the product selection. Lime Crime launched brightly pigmented, individually packaged glitter, electric eyeshadow palettes, and liquid to matte lipsticks the brand labeled as 'Velvetines,' a "lipstick inspired by rose petals" (LimeCrime.com/Velvetines) that promises not to falter during long-wear use.
Check out Lime Crime's Instagram account (which doesn't just act as a way to promote the brand, but also as a sporadic vessel of primary communication between the company and its 1.5 million followers) and you'll see dozens of beautiful supporters sporting matte lipstick in everything from Lime Crime's electric purples (Pansy, Rave), to pitch black (Black Velvet), to muted browns (Shroom, Cashmere) and pinks (Pink Velvet).
In fact, it was the Velvetines that first caught Eva's eye. After ordering a tube of Black Velvet for herself, her sister asked Eva to buy her Wicked; a deep, burnt red colour.
"When she received the product, she wasn't impressed with the formula," says Eva, who claims she liked her first tube of Black Velvet, but wasn't super thrilled with the quality. "When I tried [Wicked], it seemed like the tube was half empty already, and when I put it on, it felt like there was dirt or something on the brush."
Unlike her first tube of Lime Crime's product, this one didn't seem right. The formula went on differently, and was much more drying. After removing the product, Eva was horrified at what she saw around her mouth.
"I developed huge, cystic bumps along my lips and I had to get them professionally drained," alleges Eva, who says the process was long, tedious, and incredibly painful. "This was only with the Wicked shade. The other colour (Black Velvet) seemed just drying."
But even though Eva was disappointed, she was still very curious;
the reviews she had read online up until that point were mainly positive. They praised the company for its innovation and bold, "unapologetic" cosmetics.
With a quick internet search, Eva checked to see if there was anyone else who had experienced similar issues.
"I was looking around to see if anyone else found [the Velvetines] super drying, and to see if there were any tips [for dealing with the dryness,]" says Eva.
"I then found out about the scandal."
xxxxxxPandora's Purple Box
It first came in a purple box.
A purple box with white details– dotted stars, delicate trim, and fine white cursive.
"It's not about what's natural, or even looks best…" reads a simple cartoon banner hidden under a fold of the lid. "It's what feels right at the moment!"
Inside the box, colourful tissue cradles small, glittery boxes of product. Ingredient lists are lacquered with metallic finishes. A 'vegan & cruelty free' placard is pressed to the top.
They are glamorous, eye-catching, and bright. Neon, electric, and long-lasting.
Lipsticks that promise to break the boundaries.
Cosmetics for unique, the quirky, the outsiders;
The Unicorns.
(Instagram.com/LimeCrimeMakeup)
"What if makeup did more than just cover up imperfections? What if it helped you express your personality?" reads Lime Crime's About portion of the website.
"If you like to live unapologetically, Lime Crime is for you."
If you were to search 'Lime Crime' on your browser, the first result that comes up is a link to the brand site and product store. The third is a link to their Facebook page, and the fourth is to Dolls Kill's online Lime Crime shop.
The second result, however, is out of place;
a blog called 'Oh Dear, Doe Deere!'
In fact, if you begin to type out 'Lime Crime' in your search bar, the first suggested option is not 'Lime Crime reviews' or even 'Lime Crime products,' but rather 'Lime Crime scandal.'
Just like many others, Aimee Alcock found out about the scandal through social media.
"I found out about the security threat over Lime Crime's Instagram. No email, no public statement, nothing. Just a post on Instagram that has since been deleted due to the enormous amount of complaints the company has received on that post," says Alcock, a 23-year-old living in the UK, who was affected in more ways than one by the "unapologetic" brand.
On the left, Lime Crime's Instagram account immediately following their security breach (11-23-2014). On the right, Lime Crime's social media now (07-15-2015)
Alcock had sought out Lime Crime products after hearing about their vegan guarantee, something that has been questioned and argued over due to the presence of beeswax in the lipsticks and other alleged product inconsistencies.
"At the time of looking into Lime Crime, I couldn't really find anything negative about the brand, just that they were a little on the expensive side, but they had a wide variety of 'weird and wonderful lip colours that are bright, vibrant and highly pigmented,'" says Alcock.
"At this point I knew nothing of Doe Deere, and therefore had no knowledge of her now apparent shady background."
Though Lime Crime Makeup started in 2008, Deere had made her mark online years before in the early 2000s through a series of creative entrepreneurial endeavours, including fashion design and music.
In fact it was her fashion design that would, in 2003, drive Deere to open the invite-only LiveJournal forum LittleBigGirls. She wanted to create a community for do-it-yourself eBay designers that would allow them to advertise, but just 2 years later, the tight-knit group fell apart.
"I was one of the very first members. In the beginning there were 10–13 of us maybe…" reads a LiveJournal post from former LBG member Miss Megan Maude. "Over time, we started to nominate new girls into the group. One of us would make a nomination and everyone else would vote. In the end, I think it was Xenia (Deere) who made the final vote… the only real vote that mattered…"
Maude recalls Deere allegedly targeting members she didn't 'like' before kicking them out. At first she would consult the community, but her decisions quickly became about what she wanted.
"People were kicked out without ever getting a chance to redeem themselves… No warnings… No friendly suggestions… If she wanted someone gone, they were gone," adds Maude, who says things took a turn when Deere decided to kick out original group members and supporters.
"On top of asking us to leave… She made character attacks and personal attacks that were completely uncalled for. She made it seem like we're all complete losers even though we all have awesome things we do online and in real life that are not eBay," writes Maude. "I miss the days when I felt like I had some camaraderie in LBG… like I was part of a great group of girls who supported me and who I was proud to be associated with."
Deere was also accused by others of allegedly using duct tape to hem and hold her clothing together:
"My Mum bought a dress from her and when it arrived we were shocked to find it was hemmed with Gaffa tape," reads a post by makeup artist Lillian Low on her blog, Lillian Funny Face, regarding her experiences with Deere's designs.
"Xenia commented on [a post about the dress] defending herself, which was fair enough, but said (I'm paraphrasing as she deleted her comments,) 'I sold a shoddy dress. Someone bought it for $100. Who's the real asshole here?'" claims Low, who went on to say that Deere never apologized for the alleged duct taped dress, or her comments.
An alleged response from Deere to a user's comments regarding the 'poor quality' of Lime Crime makeup (Deere denies posting this comment.)
Early in her career, Deere also allegedly threatened to sue a 13-year-old girl, claiming online that the girl didn't credit her images without permission, and that an official legal source within LiveJournal had informed her of copy-write infringement:
"The law was broken way too many times in this community for LJ to ignore it…. LJ contacted me and asked me what's up. What was I supposed to tell them? That everything was cool and I wasn't feeling persecuted the least bit?" writes Deere in a response to the 13-year-old's confusion. "Now everyone who's ever posted in [this forum] [talking about the issue], anonymously or not, is busted."
"Busted for what…" asks one user. "Some people had shared their opinions honestly and weren't 'persecuting' you… some even defended you… What are they busted for?"
"Well, let's see…" starts Deere's response.
"1. Copyright Violation
2. Promotion of illegal activity
3. Personal harrassment (sic)
4. Invasion of privacy
5. Threats
6. Impersonation
7. Hate speech
Nice list, no? All legal reasons, too. Ouch!"
But others were quick to call her bluff;
"Why don't you cut and paste the email that you received from LJ Legal dept. Then we'll all believe you," wrote one user to Deere directly. "Of course that would be impossible… Because you are a lying liar who lies a lot, and now you are getting caught!"
The user, who went by the screen name Meanest_Bastard, continued to challenge Deere until she left the conversation.
"It's sad to see you lashing out, when you should be at home mending your wounds… or trying to make a new fake community for pre-teen age girls to adore you," wrote Meanest_bastard before dealing a final blow:
"One last thing… There is no way that you are sorry for this. You tell so many lies, I think you are starting to believe your own shit!" (It is not clear if Deere ended up suing the 13-year-old girl.)
At the same time LBG flourished, Deere befriended original member Amy Doan, who sold clothing on eBay under the moniker Shrinkle, (and went on to start her own cosmetics company, SugarPill.) It was then that people began to see similarities between Deere and Doan's designs, colour palettes, and overall neon style. Their friendship ended shortly before Lime Crime clothing shut down in 2006.
In April 2006, Deere began to allegedly sell repackaged glitter on her site. She changed her style, rebranded herself, and focused more on her makeup/cosmetic tutorials. She also began allegedly reselling children's party favour, heart-shaped glasses as if they were adult sized ones for $14 ("Rare to find, adult size Lolita hearts. Pretty and lightweight, you'll love 'em! Made in France," reads one photo caption on a picture of Deere in the glasses.)
A user on Facebook asks why a mirror sold by Lime Crime bares nearly identical similarities to a less expensive product sold elsewhere.
Though Deere's offences seem petty and more annoying than genuinely detrimental and damaging, a deeper search into Deere's past begins to showcase the neon skeletons the CEO has stashed at the back of her closet.
"[Like] how she dressed up like Hitler [for Halloween]. As a Jewish woman, I was disgusted," says Eva, who referenced photo Deere herself posted to her blog, doedeereblogazine.com in 2008 which has since been removed (although Deere allegedly defended herself in another post that has also been removed, claiming her actions were not meant to be offensive because her "grandmother is Jewish.")
"My entire family moved to Canada from Russia to give me a better life. I identify as a reformist Jew– and I felt like I had a lot in common with Doe," says Eva, as Deere herself is a Russian immigrant. "I understand everyone makes mistakes, but after seeing the pain my Father went through leaving his family to give me a better life, and how he grew up during the Cold War, and how that country is still so war torn, how on earth she could even remotely think that would be okay [is beyond me!]"
A screenshot shows Deere calling a customer a dumbass for asking about Lime Crime's vegan guarantee.
And the skeletons kept tumbling– after the discovery of the Hitler photograph, in 2009, Deere was called out on online forums for allegedly selling her repackaged product which she addressed in a post;
a post that would bare strikingly remarkable, unmistakeable similarities to comments Lime Crime would make surrounding a massive security-breach the brand would encounter less than 5 years later.
"I have learned that a group of people is engaged in an online campaign to harm my company. They deliberately spread rumors and re-publish false information that I 'defraud my customers', call them 'idiots', have poor customer service, etc," reads Deere's November 17th, 2009 post, which has since been removed, but that can be found here.
"Everybody knows I bust my hump to ensure everyone is happy! But that's not all. They also began posting instructions encouraging people to file fraudulent PayPal claims and commit mail fraud," Deere's post continues.
"Everyone has the right to express their opinion – I am exercising it right now, by posting this message. But just because you are doing it online, anonymously, or in a different country, doesn't exempt you from the responsibility for your words."
xxxxxx Sephora, Social media, and the Security breach
It only took a week for Sephora to pull Lime Crime products from their online store.
In November 2014, shoppers could browse both the brand's Velvetines and Unicorn Lipstick, but now a search for Lime Crime yields nothing.
Confused customers ask Lime Crime on Instagram what happened with their Sephora orders. It is still unclear as to why the global makeup-juggernaut stopped carrying the brand.
Less than a month after Lime Crime disappeared from Sephora, the complaints about the security hack began. Like Alcock, Eva found out about the security breach through social media.
"I first heard about it on Instagram. I had 2 different credit cards hacked, not even just used but FULLY DRAINED," alleges Eva.
And Eva wasn't the only one. Hundreds of customers took to Lime Crime's popular Instagram page to ask about strange, sometimes extreme charges on their cards, and the drained/missing money from their accounts.
"My credit card info was leaked from lime crime (sic) in November…" writes one Instagram user with a frowny face. "They really should pay more attention to stuff like that."
"My card info was leaked too and re-occurring charges kept being made to my account," wrote another.
"This is not just a rumour, many people have experienced fraudulent activity over the past 3 months since purchasing from Lime Crime using their debit/credit card," one user posted on Lime Crime's Instagram.
"Please people! Watch out before using your credit card on their page… The info of not my credit cards was leaked and it's [been] a nightmare… [It's] not worth it."
While some users were quick to defend the company, comparing the hack to that of Target and Sony while scolding others for using their credit card and not PayPal, other users decided to fight back.
"First off, who uses their BANK CARD online? Credit card sure but your actual bank card?! DUMB and the fact that they (Lime Crime) are being honest should be enough. THESE THINGS HAPPEN PEOPLE especially with smaller start-up companies. BE PATIENT!" wrote one user, only to be countered by a number of unhappy customer's backlash.
"Literally hundreds [of] people have said it happened to them after ordering from [Lime Crime] and had their CREDIT CARD INFO stolen! It's not just bank cards…" wrote one user.
"A lot of people use their bank card online, me being one of them. It isn't dumb at all," wrote another. "Plenty of young people don't actually own credit cards? Yes these things happen, but [you] can't expect people to just let it go and chill out when they've had £200 taken from their accounts."
Soon, Lime Crime's Instagram page became less about the company's lipsticks and glitters, and more about the company's security breach.
Hundreds of angry customers voiced their warnings and despair and expressed anger towards the brand, only to be ignored or have their comments allegedly deleted, something that Lime Crime has been suspected of doing with less than favourable comments across their social media (though as one Reddit user points out, a recent post from Lime Crime about keeping posts "positive" and keeping feedback "respectful… and constructive" online could very well be the brand's justification for deleting negative comments.)
Following the hack, Lime Crime and Deere's Instagram pages switched from private to open as the flood of angry comments rose, while follower counts dropped.
"I was also one of the victims of the data breach and obviously thought 'it'll never happen to me,'" says Alcock from the UK, who is still trying to recover from Lime Crime's security breach over 6 months later.
"My first fraudulent charge on my card was one for £230 for a games company in America and luckily, my bank noticed it had been approved and called me immediately to let me know," claims Alcock, who considered herself lucky at first.
"One thing I hadn't realized, though, was I have a savings account linked up to my regular debit account and somehow the security breach had allowed money to be taken out of my savings account," she says. "In total, I lost £1,000 in savings that I am never going to be able to get back, despite every avenue I have taken with my bank and external sources. I have since had to close my accounts and get new ones issued."
Eva alleges that after the security breach, her bank refused to believe that she was hacked.
"I am over $3,000 in debt," says Eva. "Now, after a rough battle with ovarian cysts and a miscarriage, I have lost two jobs in a row, [and] with mounting debt, and bills to pay… I'm so fucked, to be honest."
It wasn't until February of 2015, almost 3 months later, that Lime Crime acknowledged that the security breach happened at all. The brand started notifying people– not with an official email, or a direct letter to customers, but with posts on their various social media platforms.
Two of Lime Crime's social media posts directed towards their security breach which have since been deleted.
But customers were upset, and very, very vocal.
It had taken the brand months to mention anything about the theft of their client's information. While panicked users posted their desperate concerns online, it appeared that, to Lime Crime, nothing had happened at all.
"I love all the cute emojis they used when telling their customers their information was stolen!" wrote one user on a Jezelbel article detailing the hack. "Teehee! Totes professional… it really gives me the impression they're taking it seriously! TOODLES #makeup #vegan #we'readorabledon'tbemad!"
Online, the brand continued to showcase colourful pictures of their product, promote other makeup artists wearing their cosmetics, and share updates across Lime Crime and Deere's personal accounts.
"I think there are a million-and-one other ways Lime Crime could have handled their security breach. Companies have them, no matter now secure they are, but it's all about how you help your customers remedy the problem and help them get compensated for their troubles and privacy violation," says Alcock.
"Lime Crime and Doe Deere did NOTHING other than put [a few] posts on an Instagram page. How ridiculous can that be? Not everyone that purchases their products follows them on social media and even if they do, they don't check every day."
Alcock points out that Lime Crime would have every customer's billing address, and that sending out a letter would have been better, something Lime Crime says they eventually did.
Eva disagrees.
"I STILL have not gotten an email, or a letter, or anything. All my questions have gone unanswered," says Eva. She claims she's stopped commenting and asking questions on Lime Crime's social media because of fear of backlash and getting blocked.
But a letter was sent out, and those who received the generic message were informed that the security breach happened in October 2014, not November.
The letter was also not signed by Deere, but President Mark Dumbleton, her husband– a move that made some wonder why Deere, who casts herself in the spot-light over and over, didn't sign the apology herself.
xxxxxxDear Deere:
In the months since the hack, social media has been used as a powerful tool for both the security breach's victims, and Lime Crime.
The brand continues to post and feature their products to their 1.5 million followers, releasing new Velvetines and hyping the brand through its various popular online platforms.
On the other side of the spectrum, multiple boycott accounts have also taken to social media to educate and inform potential customers about the company's history, issues, and alleged ongoing discrepancies.
These accounts have created hashtags like #friendsdontletfriendsbuylimecrime, #flushyourglitterdowntheshitter, and #50shadesofcashmere (in reference to a Velvetine shade that allegedly appears to change colour and consistency in most pictures) to act as creative avenues that educate others about Lime Crime.
"[I started the boycott] to stick up for the consumer. To give them a voice," says one of the boycotters, who wishes to remain anonymous, in an interview.
Some boycott accounts boast thousands of followers with hundreds of posts that exhibit evidence of alleged photoshop, questionable screen-capped comments from the brand's social media, and the desperate pleas of customers who all share the same question: What happened?
Unfortunately, for some like Eva and Alcock, it seems like their questions will never be completely answered.
I asked both women what they would say to Deere if they ever had a chance to meet the quirky, colourful CEO of this "unapologetic" brand in person.
Eva's response is simple:
Go fuck yourself.
"She has no idea how badly she's screwed up so many lives… I'd kindly tell her to go fuck herself," says Eva, who is still struggling to get her life back on-track. "I have no job, no means of income, no credit, and she sits in her little fucking palace, ripping off people and pretending to be culturally sensitive; pretending to care. Words cannot describe how upset I am. How this has effected my family."
Alock's response is similar:
"To Xenia Vorotova, a.k.a Doe Deere. I do not know who you think you are. I'm trying to construct this small message to you in a way that will not result in me completely and utterly losing my head…"
"How dare you?" Alcock asks. "How dare you be so blasé about your customer's suffering, and turn it around for it to seem as though it is their fault, or their fault for purchasing items from you and your company in the first place?"
Alcock continues; "Your little empire is crashing around you, and if all is right with the world, you will go down with it, and your name will never, ever be associated with a beauty brand or any form of business ever again. You're seen as a joke in the eyes of your customers, competitors and peers."
As for people potentially looking to buy from Lime Crime now?
"Don't do it. Honestly even with PayPal. I see all these girls still falling over Cashmire and the Venus palette… and I get so so so mad. Like full body rage goes over me. How could you be so ignorant to ignore all of us who are trying to [warn you about] the danger? They just act like we are some huge hate cult," says Eva.
"I wont be able to get a house, I can hardly afford food, I have people calling my phone day and night, demanding money from me.
My life will never ever be the same now."
"Hope is what makes us strong. It is why we are here. It is what we fight with when all else is lost." – Pandora's final words
The 2-part series focuses on Lime Crime Makeup and their security breach that took place in 2014, and features real-life stories from victims of the hack, boycotters involved, and an exclusive interview with a former Lime Crime employee.
Around 760 Days Ago
"The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy." ― Yves Saint-Laurent
Around 760 days ago, I walked into St. Vital mall with a crumpled resume, overly filled-in eyebrows, and a very uneven haircut.
A week before, I was being told by my friend's mother that the retail job I was at was inappropriate for 'someone like me.'
"You're selling crappy bags to crappy people, and those stupid frog hats," she said, nodding to the fluorescent-green, bug-eyed toque I had bought one shift as a joke. "You need to work somewhere better."
She mentioned high-end places for me to apply at; retail boutiques and designer stores, but I kept saying I was fine. I felt like after quitting my job as a cashier at a grocery store, I had hit the jackpot in finding an overly-chill mall job.
I mean, there was little to no traffic at the location I worked, the bosses and employees were relaxed, and the majority of my shift would be spent playing Magic: The Gathering with a Scottish red-head in stretch-pants, or shooting elastic bands over luggage racks.
And it was fun right out of high school, but after a year of mediocre sales, a shitty secret-shopper on the day after my 18th birthday (guess how that went?) and a move to a more… What's the word… Sketchyasfuck mall, I decided I had enough of the 'lax life. I wanted a challenge- a job with structure where I could actually learn something.
The new location I was at was tucked into the corner of a desolate, cavernous maze of unkept faulty fountains and excessive extra security. Someone stole something at least once a day, a woman on the bench outside the store once pulled out her gun in a daze, and I was spit at after being told I needed a 'facial' by a giggling teenage girl.
"But you're creative!" my friend's mom would say as I sat in denial, thinking about the old bitch who had tried to rip me off the week before with doctored receipts for a $16 handbag. "You need an exciting, fun retail job."
Super Cool Fact: Retail is rarely 'fun'. Retail is always war.
The next day, I printed off my resume, watched a dozen YouTube makeup tutorials, and mentally prepared myself to drop off my envelope of qualifications at a little black-and-white store in the mall.
They were supposedly hiring.
I stopped in twice the week before handing in my resume, picking up makeup I had read about online (yet having no idea how to use it) and reading about the history of the company in late-night web binges.
Originally founded in 1969, France, by Dominique Mandonnaud, Sephora started off as a small perfumery called Shop 8, but the owner had bigger ideas. Mandonnaud wanted to run a new slice of cosmetic heaven- a store that actually let customers try on products before making a purchase- and that was something that was unheard of at the time.
In 1970, Shop 8 became Sephora, but it wasn't until 1995 that Sephora began producing its own cosmetics, and it wasn't until 1997 that Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy (LVMH) purchased the chain from Mandonnaud.
Since being bought by the world's leading luxury group, Sephora has gone global, operating approximately 1,900 stores in 29 countries worldwide, with an expanding base of over 360 stores across North America.
So you can guess why, around 760 days ago, when I walked into St. Vital mall with a crumpled resume, overly filled-in eyebrows, and a very uneven haircut, I was nervous.
You can guess why, around 760 days ago, when I approached a thin shopgirl in hot-pink lipstick and crisp eyeliner, my voice shook as I asked to speak to a manager.
You can guess why, around 760 days ago, when I sat down for a group interview across from all-black visages and glottal-fried answers, I thought about my responses and tried to reply thoughtfully.
And you can guess why, around 760 days ago, I vomited up my chicken souvlaki pita and cried with excitement when I received a phone call telling me I was hired on to work a seasonal position.
But I knew I couldn't work with smeared mascara, so I took a minute to get my shit together.
Eager, I moved from cash, to greeting, to late-night restocking. I was a cheese-ball at the register, cracking bad jokes and poking fun at awkward boyfriends who didn't understand the difference between concealer and foundation (HA. N00bz.)
From the sidelines, I observed the store's staff dynamic.
There was Josh, who had resting bitch-face so intimidating that I didn't talk to him for months out of fear. Shayla, the seemingly soft-spoken red-head who reminded me of a sassy Little Mermaid. Becca, my fellow big-boobed, in-your-face, powerhouse, and Shalla, her Kardashian-obsessed mentor and other half (who doubled as the store's tender mother figure).
In the back, there was Lacey with her inappropriate jokes and toothy grin. In the front, there was Lauren, the tatted-up ~*cool kid*~ beauty, Brooklynn, a fellow newbie (and babe) who went on to be my boss (which reeeally isn't as awkward as it sounds), Raquel, a yoga-loving party gal', Alysha, a bubbly, gel-nail princess, and Jess, an out-spoken realist with a personality double her size.
I quickly bonded with Nichole as we talked about Arrested Development and our love for Marc Jacobs, learned plenty from quick-witted fragrance specialist Morgan, shared constant giggle-fits with cheeky Kaela, and got play-by-plays of the day-to-day from fierce, red-headed leader, Trish.
Slowly, I blended with the group, and made my mark as the loud, foul-mouthed, big-haired new chick who tried to watch every brand video in existence, all while learning that primer is actually supposed to go under foundation, and that perfecting liquid liner comes from practice, not selling your soul to some master of a demonic underworld.
#BrowGameTooStrong
Soon I was matching foundation and filling in eyebrows, learning the difference between under and surface tones, and watching in amazement as Josh tacked on pair after pair of false lashes without breaking a sweat.
I delved into a world of lipstick, finding my comfort zone in dark, gothic reds and browns rather than the pinks and corals I had always been told I should wear to look 'feminine' and 'cute'. I started applying bronzer strategically, not all over my face, and repositioned my blush to accentuate my cheekbones rather than flood product across my profile.
I grew into myself, gaining confidence with every educated brushstroke and wand-swipe within the walls of the black-and-white makeup store, forming bonds with employees and clients alike.
On one day, a blue-haired teenage girl in a wheelchair entered the store with her boyfriend.
After helping her pick out some eyeshadow and lipstick, I chirped a lyrical goodbye to them as they moved towards the exit. She paused and stopped her boyfriend, calling me over before lifting the sleeve of her baggy black sweater.
Lining her thin, pale arm, were dozens and dozens of hand-beaded bracelets, each with their own unique patterns and colours. She slipped a purple and green one off her wrist and held it out to me.
The girl explained that she had cancer and that she didn't have long to live. She wanted to say thank you to all the people in her life, regardless of how long she knew them. To her, I was no more than a shopgirl who helped her with her makeup.
She held my hand as I touched the bracelet and pulled me down for a hug. "You're so beautiful," she whispered with a smile as I froze, tears streaking down my face. "Thank you." I couldn't respond; I would choke on my words.
I never saw her again after that.
Life at the little black-and-white makeup store prepared me for the challenges that can come with human interaction, and the patience needed for successful, genuine, and thoughtful connections with others.
Life at the little black-and-white makeup store allowed me to grow and learn in a fast-paced, overwhelming environment of constantly updated knick-knacks and techniques, all while keeping me grounded, trained, and set in reality.
Life at the little black-and-white makeup store gave me the chance to meet and interact with some of the most incredible, talented people I know, and whether I knew you for a chapter, a page, or a sentence, your mark on my life has been effective and sincere.
Around 760 days ago, I walked into St. Vital mall with a crumpled resume, overly filled-in eyebrows, and a very uneven haircut. I was looking for a job: something new and challenging, but more importantly, a place where I could fit in and be supported regardless of whatever ridiculous path I decided to follow.
Around 760 days ago, I found that job,
and around 30 days ago, I left it.
Not because I outgrew the fragrance wall, the intricate gold packages of YSL, or the soft melodic crunch of folded red tissue paper, but because I have the chance to grow elsewhere, and follow yet another ridiculous path.
So thank you, Sephora St. Vital.


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Musée Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion Into Art
A private tour of the ultimate creative journey
Jamie Pesavento
Foundation Pierre Berge – Yves Saint Laurent 5 Avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris, France
With the opening of the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris on October 1, 2017, Pierre Berge has once again reached another pinnacle of achievement...fashion and haute couture have now been firmly cemented into an art form. The ongoing debate of whether fashion is art has been ended. Carefully balancing form, function, and practicality into his creations, Yves Saint Laurent imbued them with an unprecedented artistic immersion, tipping the scale from fashion designer into fashion artist. By dedicating their headquarters and atelier, where for thirty years Saint Laurent focused tirelessly on the development of his artistic expression, a private viewing has been given to us to see how this master worked.
Here in his environs of opulence, decor, crystal chandeliers and gilded gold frames, notebooks filled with his sketches, and trays laden with his bijoux, les accessoires, les tissue, and trimmings is where his lifetime of dreams and struggles had been conceived and consumed.
All of the tools that had contributed heavily to his Haute Couture vision and that are perfectly crafted with his creative touch are on display. Awaiting us is an invitation into the studio where Saint Laurent conceived and designed some of the most memorable and awe-inspiring collections, not only of the 20th century, but of all time.
An expert draftsman, it's hard to realize Saint Laurent's love / hate relationship with his metier and sketching, but on display are his fantastic visions of The Gypsies, The Russians, and The Chinese, the Van Gogh-inspired sunflowers, the Matisse-inspired cut-outs, the Picasso-infused eveningwear.
There are many reasons why the Musée Yves Saint Laurent differentiates itself from other "fashion" museums. The most obvious is that this Musée Yves Saint Laurent is the first to consecrate an Haute Couture atelier into a museum, located in the heart of a major international city. We are permitted to focus solely on the originator of the Haute Couture label and the visionary of the YSL brand, Yves Saint Laurent. The second is that it is steeped in the culture and bosom of Haute Couture. Here we get to experience, explore, and study Saint Laurent's creative underpinnings of Haute Couture, revolutionary Pret-a-Porter and his relationship with fashion, his mentor and his life long partner, Pierre Berge.
Paying homage to a designer's passion and allowing us to experience their artistic metier in their creative playground is a privilege. Perhaps this is popping the cork off of the bottle and allowing other couturiers and designers to be represented in this same jubilant fashion. Yes, Vive le Champagne!
Musée Yves Saint Laurent's inaugural display runs through 09 September 2018. Its address is 5 avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris, France.
media credits: Jamie Pesavento / special thanks to Simon Freschard et Foundation Pierre Berge
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Things you see on the Shroppie
Most of the bridges in this part of the Shroppie have what I imagine are cast-iron protectors on their inner edges on the towpath side. They may be plastic – I haven't yet got off to examine one as we passed.
No idea whether these bridges are built from a softer stone than elsewhere, or if Shropshire cyclists, wheelbarrow-wheelers, joggers or dog-walkers are more clumsy or of more violent disposition than others. I can't think these objects have any other function than to protect the stonework. The fact that they are all on the towpath side means that whoever installed them was less concerned about boaters than other hazards.
But it is the marks that are most intriguing. They are grooves of variable length, depth and spacing, centred down the centre-line of the protector but at an angle to it so as to be horizontal, generally starting at the top but continuing to an inconsistent height from the bottom. Every protector seems to have a different set, a different pattern.
So what are these markings? I don't think they can be code, or special runes devised by the admirable Shropshire Union Canal Society. They don't look as though they could be anything to do with marking the height of floodwater. Any knowledgeable person is welcome to leave an informed comment!
We'd been promised kingfishers in Woodseaves cutting yesterday, to no avail. But journeying on from Gnosall today we had two sightings, and then one perched in a bush on the bank. I was approaching a bridge, but cut the throttle, whipped out the camera, pointed it in the general direction of the bird and pressed the button. Twice. I don't think either picture is going to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year. But it's my photo of a kingfisher. Blurry – under today's weather conditions the automatic settings on my Lumix G2 were always going to struggle. But it's my photo. Cropped in iPhoto so you might actually be able to see that it really is a bird, and a blue one at that, so defensibly a kingfisher. But not cropped too much, otherwise it becomes completely pixelated.
You'll probably need to be viewing this blog on a 24" high-def screen to make anything of it. But it made our day in the wet.
KevinTOO 12 October 2013 at 20:45
If I am right the metal protectors were fitted when the bridges were built. The grooves were caused by the rope between the horse and boat rubbing against them. The rope would be full of grit and the abrasion has left these marks over the years. Without the metal protectors the bridges would have needed regular repairs to the stonework.
Adam 12 October 2013 at 22:04
Kevin is right -- they protect the stonework from the tow rope. Not just on the Shroppie, but all over the network.
The protectors appear in a variety of guises too. The Leeds and Liverpool had large vertical wooden rollers a few of which have been replaced to illustrate them. The Stratford Canal had bobbins, there is still one at the split bridge at the top of the Lapworth flight.
Most bridges you pass will have rope marks worn into them exactly as Kevin describes.
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Martin 13 October 2013 at 17:13
Kevin, Adam, Alison/Mike – Thanks for this, and very interesting. I suppose I was fooled by their general condition into thinking they are much more recent additions. Do they get regularly blacked, I wonder?
Ian and Karen 14 October 2013 at 12:46
Ahh, now was it to protect the stonework or actually the ropes which would have worn much quicker against the rough brick or stone than the smooth metal or rollers?!
A debate! The anti-discriminatory practice of friction must mean both were under threat, whatever their relative coefficients of wear-under-rubbing-stress. If the canal company owned both bridge and rope, I suppose provision of protection was an economic no-brainer.
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"I really don't want to be seen as speaking for Occupy or writing the novel of Occupy"
October 22, 2019 • Bookforum talks with Caleb Crain
Overthrow BY Caleb Crain. New York: Viking. 416 pages. $27.
Caleb Crain. Photo: Peter Terzian
In Caleb Crain's new novel, Overthrow, a thirty-one-year-old graduate student named Matthew meets a poet who recruits him to volunteer at Occupy Wall Street. The poet and his friends read tarot cards, and some of them even believe they can read minds: with a mixture of irony and earnestness, they refer to themselves as the Working Group for the Refinement of the Perception of Feelings. "It's about admitting that most of the time people are more aware than they'd like to let on of how other people are feeling," one character explains. "And that it hurts to be aware, if you can't talk about it." When the group hacks into a government contractor's email account, prompting legal battles and a media frenzy, the opposing poles of surveillance and intuition, technology and poetry must be reconciled anew. "In the new world everything was always going to be exposed anyway," Crain writes. "In the universal light everyone was going to have to come to better, more forgiving understandings of one another." Late this summer, Crain and I sat down to talk about technology, Occupy, and how fiction helps us understand life.
You've said it took you five years to write your first novel, Necessary Errors (2013). When did you start writing Overthrow?
I was already writing it in late 2012, before Necessary Errors came out. Overthrow also took about five years for me to write and then a year to edit. The rest was waiting out the publication cycle.
Why did you set the book in a place that resembles New York City, but is never named as such?
I feel like novels should take place in what Hawthorne calls a "faerie," which is a realm that's set apart from the daily realm. Occupy had that character of being set aside—a theatrical, self-consciously different space. Occupy was also present in most major American cities and in almost all of them there's a concentrated downtown where the financial center is located, there's a body of water, and across the body of water there's a slightly more "alternative" space. For example, in Boston you cross the water and you've got Cambridge and Sommerville; in San Francisco you cross the water and you've got Oakland. Even though every city had a different experience of the Occupy moment, and no other city really has the financial power of New York, I still wanted it to be open-ended.
You've written nonfiction about your changing impressions of the Occupy movement, but your feelings about the encampment are somewhat muted in Overthrow. Can you talk a little about your decision to incorporate the movement in the book?
I really don't want to be seen as speaking for Occupy or writing the novel of Occupy. I also thought it was more novelistic to approach things from the side—to be a little bit oblique—rather than have them arguing through the political principles of Occupy.
But in a way the utopian impulse behind movements like Occupy is like believing in magic. It strains credulity to think that you can change the political system—I think it always does—and yet sometimes it happens. I was interested in that feeling of being in a moment when the incredible might actually be realized.
Do you have a similar feeling about the book being a "gay" novel? There's a great scene, for instance, of Matthew being cruised on the subway. Overthrow offers a refreshing contrast to fiction in which gay characters, as you have previously written, abet the "unseemly heating up of a writer's personal engine."
Yes, there is a kind of gay writing that revs up the engine, and there is also a Gothic mode in gay fiction—it goes back to John Rechy and others—where the characters are monsters or miserably unhappy for one reason or another, maybe because society has oppressed them. While all that is real and valid, I'm personally more interested in people who are mostly making it but still have this experience that's not like a straight person's.
It's challenging to write about the gay experience because it's changing so fast. I was a little anxious about including the scene you mentioned. It seems like so much of cruising is mediated with phones now, but the book is set ten years ago. Would someone Matthew's age actually still have been doing this in 2011? I had to look up when Grindr was created and finally decided that Matthew would have probably have been a little behind the curve anyway, so it was okay to put that scene in.
You contrast technological surveillance with mind reading. How did those two ideas come together?
I started thinking about Occupy and technology and had the idea: What if they think they can read minds? And then they get in a John Henry–like competition between the technological reading of minds and an imagined, intuitive, humanistic contact that people hope to have with other people.
I thought that if I could raise these issues in the book but transpose them to the obviously fictional realm of mind-reading, then maybe people would think about the real impingements on their autonomy and selfhood. Perhaps the ambiguities of reading someone's mind are easier to understand than the ambiguities of your weather app selling your location data to Amazon. That transposition might open up some of our conflicted feelings about technology.
You also focus on how hidden physical and emotional needs impact our interactions with other people. There's a scene in which one character is trying to strategize with his lawyer but is too distracted by how badly he needs to pee. Or, in a courtroom scene, you emphasize the boredom of the judge.
I once read a study that looks at when judges get their lunch and the kinds of decisions they make, and whether the two are correlated. The answer is yes: the absolute worst time for your case to appear before a judge is the last half hour before his lunch. You're much more likely to get a longer sentence, get your motions denied, and have a bad outcome.
One of the great opportunities of a novel is that you can sit with a situation that you might be too caught up in to observe fully in real life. You can slow things down and become a little more conscious of the sensations, the aesthetics, the experience.
Sach Dev is a writer based in New York. He is currently a graduate student in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at NYU.


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If working with farmers from eight states for more than 15 years has taught Kevin Kimberley anything, it's that farmers should let the soil dictate their management decisions.
The percentage of total cropping acres in no-till remained stable last year, while strip-till's share of acres saw further erosion.
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A group of five identity thieves were arrested by The Broward Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Secret Service's Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force, authorities said.
By Maria Camila Bernal • Published March 13, 2013 • Updated on March 13, 2013 at 8:02 pm
The group was arrested and each member is facing felony charges of aggravated white collar crime, fraudulent use of IDs and computer crime with intent to defraud. They are being held at a Broward County jail with $18,500 bond each. It wasn't immediately known if they had attorneys.
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The group was prepared to sell the personal information such as names, dates of birth and social security numbers of thousands of people, the sheriff's office said.
The operation to catch the group began in December 2012 and was named "Shark Tank," after the leader of the group, Michael "Sharkey" Peters, 42.
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The group included Tracy Menelas, 30, Devin Dorvil, 25, Troy Paul, 33, and Kervin Bonhometre, 26, who gathered the information. Peters would then find buyers for the data, said the report.
While in meetings with undercover authorities, Peters negotiated the sale of each victim's information for $14 to $20, but the payment was only received after the buyer successfully used the data in a fraudulent transaction, the report said.
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Hamilton, Miller among Griffins' signees
The addition of former AHL goal-scoring champion Jeff Hamilton and the return of center Kip Miller, whose 1.09 scoring average ranks first in franchise history, highlights Friday's announcement of four players signed by the Grand Rapids Griffins for the 2006-07 season.
The team has also come to terms with forwards Ryan Keller and Mike Walsh.
Hamilton, 29, won the inaugural Willie Marshall Award as the AHL's leading goal scorer in 2003-04, when he potted 43 goals for Bridgeport. He has averaged nearly a point per game over 233 career AHL contests with Bridgeport and Hartford, showing 112 goals and 209 points.
Hamilton, who skated in the 2004 AHL All-Star Classic in Grand Rapids, contributed eight points (2g, 6a) in 13 NHL appearances with the New York Islanders last season while also compiling 50 points (24g, 26a) in just 39 games with Bridgeport.
Miller, 37, enters his fourth Grand Rapids campaign ranked among the franchise's all-time leaders with 50 goals (10th), 86 assists (7th), 136 points (T-6th), 16 power-play goals (T-10th) and five shorthanded goals (T-4th) in 125 games. The Lansing, Mich., native led the Griffins with 56 points (21g, 35a) in just 41 games in 2001-02, then ranked second on the 2004-05 squad with 45 points (13g, 32a) in 50 outings.
Miller, who finished second on the AHL's Chicago Wolves with 59 points (19g, 40a) last season, also shows 239 points (74 goals, 165 assists) in 449 NHL contests over his 17-year career.
Keller, 22, made his Griffins debut last season, scoring one goal in 10 regular-season games. He was one of the top players for the UHL's Muskegon Fury in 2005-06, placing third on the team with 41 goals and fifth with 81 points. Keller tied for the league lead with 11 game-winning goals and tied for 13th in scoring, earning him a spot on the UHL's All-Rookie Team.
Walsh, a 24-year-old native of Northville, Mich., turns pro following a solid four-year career at the University of Notre Dame. An alternate captain during his junior and senior years, he tallied 10 goals and 17 points in 36 games last season, and ranks ninth on the Irish's all-time list with nine game-winning goals. Walsh was one of 16 seniors nationwide chosen to participate in the inaugural NCAA Skills Challenge, held last April during the Frozen Four in Milwaukee.
Miller and Walsh will report directly to Griffins training camp on Sept. 25, Keller is skating with the Detroit Red Wings in Traverse City, Mich., and Hamilton is currently in camp with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Pictures From The Walking Dead Cruise
Gina Kramer
By Gina Kramer
Raise your hand if you can't get enough of "The Walking Dead" and binge-watching past episodes in between seasons just doesn't cut it. (Slowly raises hand.)
If you're like us, then the thought of sipping frozen umbrella drinks alongside Norman Reedus (Daryl), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham) and other cast members on a cruise to the Bahamas sounds like a pretty epic vacation. Spoiler alert: The second annual Walker Stalker Cruise, which took place February 3 to 6, 2017, on Norwegian Pearl, offered just that -- with themed games and plenty of opportunities to meet and snap selfies with your favorite zombie apocalypse survivors.
While another Walker Stalker Cruise has yet to be announced, you can still get a taste of the experience with some of our favorite moments from the 2017 sailing. Here are 12 pictures from The Walking Dead cruise that will cure any withdrawal and have you adding an undead sailing to your wish list.
Zomvoyage!
But first, let me take a selfie.
Fun and approachable stars make for epic meet-and-greets.
Getting to know the fans -- in and out of the autograph sessions.
Cruise games with a morbid twist.
Cold bodies could use a little vitamin D.
Questions, answers and zero filters.
"Night of the living" cosplay contests.
A nod to the zombie nurses.
Crew can have fun, too.
Sleeping is overrated.
On a cruise ship full of "walkers," it's only fair that all passengers are prepared to fight in case of a zombie attack. The Walker Stalker Hardware Store was propped up in the atrium on embarkation day, and soon became one of the most popular hangout spots (and photo ops) on the ship. By nightfall, the space was replaced by a stage for concerts and karaoke.
Cruisers jumped right into the fun with a sail-away party hosted by DJ Soulman and "The Walking Dead" trivia and autograph-and-selfie sessions with the stars. Fans were given a choice of paying for autographs or selfies (or both) -- from which proceeds were donated to charities selected by the actors themselves. Not surprisingly, most opted for the selfies.
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Contrary to how some might envision a typical autograph session, the organized meet-and-greets on this cruise were fun, relaxed and far from rushed. The stars were approachable, and voluntarily went to town with fans' phones. (Norman Reedus' selfie game is on point!)
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To ensure all fans had a chance to meet their favorite stars -- and avoid overbearing wait times -- autograph sessions were staggered throughout the cruise. Still, long lines were inevitable. That was especially the case with Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who spent a little extra time mingling with fans and occasionally photo-bombing each other's selfies. Michael Traynor, who plays Nicholas on the show, even hosted a zombie pub crawl around the ship. Meanwhile, Michael Cudlitz took his own approach, spontaneously inviting fans to meet him at the cigar lounge for a casual, "off the schedule" toke.
Cruising staples like karaoke and the belly flop contest were offered during the day; only on this sailing, they were given a morbid twist. Karaoke parties were hosted by zombie DJs, while strong-stomached belly flop participants plunged into a pool of "blood and ligaments" as Alanna Masterson (Tara) and Walker Stalker Con founder James Frazier judged their performances.
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Sunshine, palm trees and lounge chairs awaited passengers, both alive and undead, at Norwegian's private island, Great Stirrup Cay. While many used the downtime to recoup and revitalize, others opted to keep the party alive with a competitive game of flip cup and an Apocalypse Bowl (zombie flag football) on the beach.
Panels were held on the pool deck around the clock, and in typical Walker Stalker fashion, they involved lots of laughs, very-near tears and plenty of F bombs. Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tom Payne ("Jesus" on the show) and others took questions from fans who congregated along the stage and in the hot tubs. One bold fan even hopped in the pool for a better view. A lively energy filled the deck, and it quickly became clear how devoted the cast members are to their fans.
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Nightly costume contests were hosted by Chandler Riggs, Katelyn Nacon (Enid) and the show's executive producer, director and special effects makeup designer, Greg Nicotero. Couples, families and friend groups alike showed off their best zombie ensembles and character impersonations onstage, while the audience judged.
... "Trick" Grimes, whose eerie resemblance to Rick Grimes had passengers stopping him for pictures. Honorable mention: this couple's morbid take on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
Because we couldn't leave them out.
Fans weren't the only ones to dress up. Norwegian Pearl's captain and the ship's officers also got in on the fun. Luckily, no appetites were spoiled during their visit to Cagney's Steakhouse.
To cap off the night, fans let loose at the Spinnaker Lounge for a silent disco party, in which everyone dances to music via headphones that can be set to two different DJ-run stations (as opposed to loud speakers). Chandler Riggs even made a surprise cameo, spinning tunes on one of the stations. The energy was contagious, and those who filled the room instantly relinquished any chance of sleep that night.
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Watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) : Full Movie Online Free The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Prepare for battle!
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India is a young country. Both in terms of it's becoming an independent republic (66 years is not much in country-years!) as well as the population (India is said to be the youngest country in the world). More than half the workforce of this young country is engaged in the agriculture sector but what is alarming is the diminishing participation of the youth in agriculture. Education statistics are constantly on the rise and the youth's aspirations diverging from the state of agriculture, as it knows now.
It is therefore the right time to engage the youth in innovative processes and re-introduce them to agriculture. With the world food demands growing, agriculture-dependent economies like India have a whole new world opening up to them. Agriculture-related entrepreneurship will see an upsurge in opportunities and the youth can increase their stake by bringing about the necessary changes with their enthusiasm and energy. Agriculture needs a boost and the youth that populate the country have it in them to bring it about!
However, this enthusiasm needs to be channeled responsibly and lessons have to be learnt through experience and history. Sustainability, too, needs to be maintained. For that, there need to be networks between young people in agriculture globally. Innovations and ideas need to be shared and the learnings recorded. This is where forums like YPARD and GCARD aid the youth. They provide the network that links various youth around the world. They also connect these youth groups as stakeholders with larger agriculture related groups and bring to light the issues of youth in agriculture. The five key themes of the GCARD3 express this.
Being a young person who works not in agriculture, but on it, the exigencies of the youth is something I understand. I understand that the lure of agriculture has to be revamped and incentivized through various policy measures as well as interventions in the field. Most youth of the country are not aware of the progress being made globally and mostly view agriculture as something where their education will be useless and the work skill-less. However, it is this very education and skill of the youth that can be employed to converge the age-old practices of the farmers and the academic and research orientation of the government extension agencies. M.S. Swaminathan, the man who has been credited with the success of the Green Revolution in India, also has urged tapping in the huge young population of India for agriculture by making it more exciting and lucrative.
Uttarakhand, the state I work in is dealing with a lot of change. Being a Himalayan state, the agriculturalists were cut-off from the revolution that took place in the country in the 60s and 70s which ushered in the use of modern technology in agriculture. Therefore, people in the hills still practice agriculture the age-old way and have stayed away from fertilizers and hybrid seeds. This has become a blessing in disguise as the state in preparing to become an organic produce zone, following close at the heels of Sikkim (another Himalayan state) which has already been declared an organic state. However, Uttarakhand has also lost most of it's youth to out-migration as they prefer to move to cities because agriculture is becoming increasingly difficult to practice with the small landholdings that characterize the region and the increase in crop-raids by animals.
However, with the state-government recognizing the potential of agriculture in the region, there needs to be a renewed effort to bring in the youth into its fold. The state is home to some of the best agriculture research institutions and has the ability to make this change in a big way. A concentrated effort by the state-government, the agriculture extensions as well the various NGOs working in the state, can bring about effective change and youth engagement. With the market for organic produce increasing the scope for growth is plentiful. Traditional organic agriculture is also the necessary way to go forward as sustainable practice is crucial in the fragile Himalayan ecology.
The energy of the youth and its penchant for change is palpable even at the international level. I was selected to be part of the Global Landscape Forum's Youth in Landscape Initiative and interacted with many young people. This was the first time I interacted with an International forum but its ability to energize through youth interaction has left an indelible imprint. The coming together of so many young people on issues they are passionate about infuses confidence and builds a supportive global community. I hope that this can be created at a more immediate level around me and we can bring a breath of fresh air of youth to the already pristine Himalayan surroundings.


1. Congress has power to prohibit the importation of opium and, as a measure reasonably calculated to aid in the enforcement of the prohibition, to make its concealment, with knowledge of its unlawful importation, a crime. P. 268 U. S. 183.
2. The Act of February 9, 1909, §§ 1 and 2, as amended, January 17, 1914, prohibited the importation of smoking opium after April 1, 1909, made it an offense to conceal such opium knowing it to have been imported contrary to law, and provided that possession by the defendant "shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction unless the defendant shall explain the possession to the satisfaction of the jury." Section 3 provided that, on and after July 1, 1913, all smoking opium within the United States should be presumed to have been imported after April 1, 1909, and that the burden of proof should be on the claimant or accused to rebut the presumption. Held that the presumptions thus created are reasonable, and do not contravene the due process of law and the compulsory self-incrimination clauses of the Fifth Amendment. P. 268 U. S. 183.
Error to a sentence upon conviction of the offense of concealing smoking opium with knowledge that it had been illegally imported.
Plaintiff in error was convicted in the court below of the offense of concealing a quantity of smoking opium after importation with knowledge that it had been imported in violation of Act Feb. 9, 1909, c. 100, 35 Stat. 614, as amended by Act Jan. 17, 1914, c. 9, 38 Stat. 275. Sections 2 and 3 of the act as amended are challenged as unconstitutional, on the ground that they contravene the due process of law and the compulsory self-incrimination clauses of the Fifth Amendment of the federal Constitution.
"such possession shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction unless the defendant shall explain the possession to the satisfaction of the jury."
"all smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking found within the United States shall be presumed to have been imported after the first day of April, nineteen hundred and nine, and the burden of proof shall be on the claimant or the accused to rebut such presumption."
The plaintiff in error, at the time of his arrest in August, 1923, was found in possession of and concealing a quantity of smoking opium. The lower court overruled a motion for an instructed verdict of not guilty, and, after stating the foregoing statutory presumptions, charged the jury in substance that the burden of proof was on the accused to rebut such presumptions, and that it devolved upon him to explain that he was rightfully in possession of the smoking opium -- "at least explain it to the satisfaction of the jury." The court further charged that the defendant was presumed to be innocent until the government had satisfied the minds of the jurors of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; that the burden to adduce such proof of guilt beyond the existence of a reasonable doubt rested on the government at all times and throughout the trial, and that a conviction could not be had "while a rational doubt remains in the minds of the jury."
The authority of Congress to prohibit the importation of opium in any form and, as a measure reasonably calculated to aid in the enforcement of the prohibition, to make its concealment with knowledge of its unlawful importation a criminal offense is not open to doubt. Brolan v. United States, 236 U. S. 216; Steinfeldt v. United States, 219 F. 879. The question presented is whether Congress has power to enact the provisions in respect of the presumptions arising from the unexplained possession of such opium and from its presence in this country after the time fixed by the statute.
"Legislation providing that proof of one fact shall constitute prima facie evidence of the main fact in issue is but to enact a rule of evidence, and quite within the general power of government. Statutes, national and state, dealing with such methods of proof in both civil and criminal cases abound, and the decisions upholding them are numerous. . . ."
"That a legislative presumption of one fact from evidence of another may not constitute a denial of due process of law or a denial of the equal protection of the law, it is only essential that there shall be some rational connection between the fact provided and the ultimate fact presumed, and that the inference of one fact from proof of another shall not be so unreasonable as to be a purely arbitrary mandate. So also it must not, under a guise of regulating the presentation of evidence, operate to preclude the party from the right to present his defense to the main fact thus presumed. "
See also Luria v. United States, 231 U. S. 9, 231 U. S. 25; State v. Moriarty, 50 Conn. 415, 417; Commonwealth v. Williams, 6 Gray (Mass.) 1, 3; State v. Sheehan, 28 R.I. 160.
is not such an unreasonable requirement as to cause it to fall outside the constitutional power of Congress.
not enough, by the additional weight of a countervailing legislative presumption. If the effect of the legislative act is to give to the facts from which the presumption is drawn an artificial value to some extent, it is no more than happens in respect of a great variety of presumptions not resting upon statute. See Dunlop v. United States, 165 U. S. 486, 165 U. S. 502-503; Wilson v. United States, 162 U. S. 613, 162 U. S. 619. In the Wilson case, the accused, charged with murder, was found, soon after the homicide, in possession of property that had belonged to the dead man. This Court upheld a charge of the trial court to the effect that such possession required the accused to account for it, to show that, as far as he was concerned, the possession was innocent and honest, and that, if not so accounted for, it became "the foundation for a presumption of guilt against the defendant."
The point that the practical effect of the statute creating the presumption is to compel the accused person to be a witness against himself may be put aside with slight discussion. The statute compels nothing. It does no more than to make possession of the prohibited article prima facie evidence of guilt. It leaves the accused entirely free to testify or not as he chooses. If the accused happens to be the only repository of the facts necessary to negative the presumption arising from his possession, that is a misfortune which the statute under review does not create, but which is inherent in the case. The same situation might present itself if there were no statutory presumption and a prima facie case of concealment with knowledge of unlawful importation were made by the evidence. The necessity of an explanation by the accused would be quite as compelling in that case as in this, but the constraint upon him to give testimony would arise there, as it arises here, simply from the force of circumstances, and not from any form of compulsion forbidden by the Constitution.


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The overwhelming positive from Saturday night
By Grady Clapp Oct 5, 2008, 3:34pm PDT
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Going into last night's game, the Cougars were giving up a FCS-worst 7.15 yards per carry. Not only is it statistically horrendous, as Nuss and I pointed out, but running backs like Jahvid Best and quarterbacks like Robert Griffin were having a field day with big plays against the Cougar rush D. WSU was giving up nearly 1.3 yards per carry more than the closest competitor in futility - the University of Washington.
Last night, that changed. Maybe it was a rebirth of the 4-3, better linebacker play, or our defensive line actually showing up, but it was a much better evening for our run defense. Even with a healthy Kahlil Bell in the backfield, UCLA only managed 100 yards on 37 attempts. That's an average of 2.7 yards per rushing attempt.
It's also incredibly good news.
The Cougars were headed for the college football graveyard, losing every game in blowout fashion, because all teams had to do were pound the ball up the middle and wait for the big play. Now, I know UCLA still won 28-3, but we were one touchdown away from being in this game most of the way through, and two touchdowns away from having a decent shot at a win. If we had last year's offense on our side, I really believe we win yesterday's game.
Jody Sears and the D-line deserve some credit for a marked improvement over their previous performances this season. The rush defense becomes even more important as we get set to go up against Jacquizz Rodgers and the OSU Beavers this upcoming weekend.
The offense laid an egg, yes. But if we can't keep opponents under 30 points, we won't be competing even if the offense is playing up to potential.
We now have an opponent, OSU, next week that has played to the level of their competition all season. If we can defend the run, we have hope.
And at this point, hope is a whole lot better than nothing.


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Zhiting LONG
School of Law, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Shixue QIU
Home > Vol 11, No 2 (2016) >	LONG
Analysis on Responsibility of Apology
Zhiting LONG, Shixue QIU
Responsibility of apology originates from moral responsibility and bases on it, in which responsibility of apology uses the law enforcement as the remedy in the modern society. It is always a controversy issue for people that whether there should be moral responsibility or applicable law to be used for a sincere apology. Sincere apology helps people by eliminating disputes, and which is only rooted from the real heart of the person who should analogize. Apology under law enforcement is apparently unable to avoid disputes with the moral reflection to calm down the disputes. Both General Civil Law and Tort Liability Law state that apology is one way of legal liability, which is an acceptance for the solution of China's traditional civil disputes and demonstration of the history and culture. It plays an important role for the execution of apology in moral aspects so as to promote social harmony and maintain social stability. Because of the lack of effective implementation of sincere apology, the execution with law enforcement is difficult to achieve the expected social effect.
Apology; Legal liability; Execution
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Homecoming is something that high school students look forward to year-round. Unfortunately, somehow this was changed. I don't know how you can mess up a high school dance, but they managed to do that somehow. When students are confused if they went to the right dance or not, then there is something wrong with that. I couldn't tell if I was at an 80's Jewish wedding or a homecoming dance.
Many students were disappointed in homecoming this year. One of Northland's fellow students, Conner Rebhorn, had some comments on too. "As soon as I walked in the door, and saw the DJ from last year, I knew it was going to be bad. It met my expectations." The DJ is one of the key parts of having a good time for homecoming. If there isn't good music, how are you supposed to dance?
Much more students had comments on the dance. Almost everyone was disappointed in the outcome of the dance. Since homecoming is something students look forward to, they sometimes expect much more than what can be provided.


HTC's Dot View case (HTC, Best Buy) for their new One (M8) adds a bit of unique functionality, allowing you to perform some basic phone functions without even touching the screen.
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Along the right is a long cutout, giving you complete access to the entire right side of your phone. The same goes for the top and bottom. The back has cutouts for both cameras, the microphone, as well as the dual-LED flash. Lastly, you'll find some HTC branding towards the middle.
The main attraction is the front cover, using a perforated design. The top and bottom holes are completely open, allowing audio from the front facing speakers to flow through. This is because you can answer phone calls without even opening the front cover, as demonstrated in my review video above. The holes that aren't completely open have a thin layer of material, which can actually trap some debris, and is quite hard to clean. You can also interact with the Dot View interface a little bit, including double-tapping to turn it on, etc.
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No Sweat for Newbies in Kansas Softball's Season Opening Win
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BOCA RATON, Florida – Monique Wesley pitched a one-hit, run-rule-shortened shutout and four other Jayhawks making their positional debuts erased any pregame nerves Jayhawk skipper Megan Smith may have had about her team in transition during a season-opening, 8-0 win over Long Island University-Brooklyn Friday morning at FAU Stadium.
Wesley allowed just one base runner and carried a no-hitter through the first out of the fifth inning before surrendering a harmless double to Nicole Archer in her Kansas debut. KU's junior transfer earned the win and received more than enough run support to help the Jayhawks claim their third season-opener in the last five years. KU's other first timers – Briana Evans (newcomer), Daniella Chavez (newcomer), Jessie Roane (newcomer) and Taylor McElhaney (position change) – combined to go 5-for-9, half of the Jayhawks' 10 total hits, and scored four runs.
"You're always nervous when you don't know what to expect from players, having not seen them play in games," Smith said. "They've looked great in practice but you don't know what's going to happen in a game situation, but they were phenomenal today.
"Monique came out and did a great job in her first start for us. Daniella looked strong at the plate. Bri had a great day overall and we're really excited about what she's going to do for us this year. There were a little bit of nerves, but they helped calm them down pretty quickly."
McElhaney, a sophomore making the transition from outfield to second base, launched her first career home run in the game and finished tied with Shannon McGinley for the team lead with a pair of RBI. Evans and Chavez each tallied two hits in their first action as Jayhawks to tie veterans Chaley Brickey and Maddie Stein for the game high. Brickey added her own blast for Kansas, a deep solo shot to center to mark the 17th of her career. A total of six different Jayhawks recorded hits in the contest.
Monique Wesley twirled a one-hit, shutout in her first start for Kansas.
Kansas never trailed in the game and Wesley didn't have to wait long to get a boost from the offense. After throwing first pitch strikes to all five batters she faced – one batter reached on an error – while hanging a zero on the scoreboard in the top half, Wesley watched as Stein delivered the game's first run with an RBI single followed by a sacrifice fly by Chanin Naudin.
Kansas led 2-0 after the first inning then piled on six more, including the home runs by Brickey and McElhaney, in the bottom of the third.
"(Taylor McElhaney) works really hard and has been working on her offense quite a bit with Coach (John) Rittman – much improved through practice," Smith said of her sophomore's blast to left field. "She got all of that ball and it was really exciting to see. You could see her teammates got really excited that she was able to do that today."
Wesley wasn't challenged again until the fifth when she used her leg to knock down a hot shot back to the mound and tossed to first for the first out. Archer doubled, but the Black Birds were retired on back-to-back flyouts to center – two of Evans' five total putouts in the game.
Kansas was set to return to the field against Georgia Tech following the conclusion of the game and will play a total of five games in three days at the tournament.
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