Esperanza Spalding - Beautiful, Soulful, Fun, Incredibly Talented!

I can't believe that I only discovered her a few days ago while she sang "If I was your Girlfriend" for Prince's tribute at the BET Awards.

It is so refreshing to hear this kind of music and singing. She's soulful, jazzy, she is a pro jazz bass player, and her voice is beautiful!

I was instantly drawn to her music and singing after seeing her at the BET Awards and have been listening to her music non-stop!

Check her her website and MySpace page! This is exactly the kind of artist I want to see live!

Joy Ike's Sophomore Album "Rumors"

It is easy to label an artist as soulful, but increasing difficult to find a real soul artist in today’s music scene. Joy Ike is the needle in the haystack. Her recently released sophomore album, 'Rumors', rises above the rest busting through with a soul sound that has drawn comparisons to Norah Jones, Fiona Apple, and Regina Spektor.

Her single "Sweeter" has received praise from NPR’s music critics with All Things Considered calling her, "a unique blend of neo-soul, with just the right dash of pop...a truly compelling act to watch."

'Rumors' has also racked up an incredible amount of attention in her hometown of Pittsburg, PA and has garnered new listeners across the country building a band of passionate new followers.

Joy released 'Rumors' her second full length album independently and continues a grassroots attempt to stay true to her values.

Joy Ike "Sweeter" MP3

More on Joy Ike:

www.joyike.com

www.myspace.com/joyike

Sonny Rollins Receives Miles Davis Award

Tenor sax player, Sonny Rollins won the Miles Davis Award last Sunday at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Previous recipients of this award include Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner and Mike Stern. It is meant to honour an international artist for the entire body of his or her work.

His nickname is the Saxophone Colossus and he has been performing for the past five decades! His original style is bebop, but he has also explored other genres such as calypso, funk, R&B and pop.

Sonny Rollins will be touring in various venues throughout Europe, Japan, and New York until November. Check out his touring dates here.

Check out Sonny's video library, including his Podcasts, peformance clips, interviews and special features about the Sonny Rollins Group on his website.

Here's one of the videos of this legendary saxophonist:

Seaside

A visit to the beach always cheers me up, running and playing by the sea is such a wonderful feeling...

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BET Awards Prince with Lifetime Achievement Award

Sunday night, BET awarded Prince with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Four incredible women, Janelle Monae, Esperanza Spalding, Alicia Keys, and Patti Labelle paid tribute to the music legend by performing "Let's Go Crazy", "If I was your Girlfriend", "Adore", and "Purple Rain". One could really not be moved after seeing these great artists perform for Prince, and moved he was. After their performance, Prince received the Lifetime Achievement Award and gave a great speech which you can listen to below.

BET Videos

Now Prince will be on his way to Europe, where he will be performing in several countries. Soon he will also be releasing his new album 20Ten through the Belgian newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad" and the German "Rolling Stone" magazine. I am very excited to see how it will be released in North America (in particular Canada :-))

In the meantime enjoy the tribute, the ladies were amazing and I got to discover a new amazing talent Esperanza Spalding, I can't stop listening to her music since Sunday!

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Calm & Elegant

How beautiful is this living room? It's "magazine" picture perfect!

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Monday Comfort

After a hectic weekend of moving from Cambridge to London, I realise my comfy bed really is inreplaceable lol...

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How to Stop Snoring & Drooling

Snoring and drooling are unintentional, bothersome and in some cases embarrassing. There are physiological reasons for snoring and drooling, as well as solutions. Snoring may be caused by excessive tissue in your nose or throat, or the position of your tongue. Drooling may be caused by an excessive flow from the salivary glands or poor muscle tone. Conservative treatments may help or cure these problems. If all else fails, surgery is an option.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Blocks to elevate your bed
• Tennis ball
• Continuous positive airway pressure mask and equipment
• Dental appliance
• Medication to inhibit the parasympathetic system   

How to Stop Snoring

1. 
   
   
   Step 1
   Place blocks under the head of your bed to raise your head higher. Sleeping on your side may help. If you consistently roll onto your back, sew a tennis ball into the back of a T-shirt to keep you from doing so.
   
2. 
   
   
   Step 2
   Limit your consumption of alcohol and clear your nasal passages before going to sleep. Keeping your nasal airway open may prevent you from opening your mouth to breath while you sleep.
   
3. 
   
   
   Step 3
   Use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask if you have sleep apnea. Snoring is common with sleep apnea and wearing the mask will ensure that you are getting enough oxygen, eliminating the need for you to breath through your mouth.
   
4. 
   
   
   Step 4
   Use a dental device, similar to a mouth guard, that adjusts your jaw and tongue to keep your airway open.
   
   
   

   How to Stop Drooling

5. 
   
   
   Step 1
   Take a medication that your doctor can prescribe that inhibits the parasympathetic system that is part of the autonomic system that controls saliva production. Three medications that may help are glycopyrrolate, trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride and benztropine mesylate.
   
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   Step 2
   Have an injection of botulinum toxin A into the parotid gland. The injection is given under anesthesia and lasts as long as eight months.
   
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   Step 3
   Try biofeedback and hypnotherapy if you don't want to take medications or are looking for a less-invasion solution. Speech therapy may help children who drool.
   

Vegetarian Recipe - Moroccan chickpea soup

 

Vegetarian Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 600ml hot vegetable stock
• 400g can chopped plum tomatoes with garlic
• 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
• 100g frozen broad beans
• zest and juice ½ lemon
• large handful coriander or parsley and flatbread, to serve

Tuna steaks with chunky avocado salsa

 

Ingredients
• 2 tuna steaks , oiled and seasoned
• 2 tomatoes , chopped
• 1 avocado , chopped
• 1/2 red onion , finely chopped
• 1 chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 lime , 1/2 juiced, 1/2 wedges
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 handfuls rocket 

Choose a Tuna :

As tuna are oily, they go off quickly, so need to be very fresh. When buying tuna steaks, look for those that have been trimmed neatly, with firm, dense red or dark red flesh and a meaty aroma.

Avoid those with strong discolouration around the bone, or which have a dull, brownish cast. Thicker-cut steaks will stay juicier during the cooking process.

Among the best types of tuna are bluefin (which is particularly highly prized and also endangered, so think carefully before you buy), yellowfin, and albacore. Bonito, which falls into a category somewhere between tuna and mackerel, but which is generally classed as a tuna, is also highly sought-after.

Tuna is also available tinned. Albacore is one of the best types sold this way. Skipjack (which, like bonito, is a somewhere between tuna and mackerel, but classed as a tuna) is the most commonly tinned variety. Tinned tuna is available packed in water, brine, vegetable oil or olive oil (with the last being the best).

While it's important to make sure that your tinned tuna is marked as 'dolphin friendly' (which means that it was caught by line rather than by net, in which dolphins and other marine life can become tangled up) or even 'bird friendly' (unless tuna fishing lines are tagged with coloured 'scare tapes', birds fail to spot them and can become trapped), it's equally as important to see whether the tuna is bluefin, yellowfin, albacore or skipjack. 

Prepare Tuna :

Tuna steaks should not be washed before cooking - just pat them dry with some kitchen paper. Tinned tuna should be drained before use.

How to Choose a Wedding Dress

Things You'll Need:

• Wedding Gowns 

• Step 1

Cut out pictures from bridal and fashion magazines, shop online and look at old family photos to zero in on your preferred style.

• Step 2

Ask friends and family for references on dressmakers and designers if you are having the dress made

• Step 3

Bring a friend whose opinion you trust to shop with you at bridal stores. Include your mother if appropriate.

• Step 4

Bring shoes with the same size heel you expect to wear at the wedding.

• Step 5

Look through gowns on the rack and attend trunk shows. You could save a lot of money.

• Step 6

Try on a variety of dresses.

• Step 7

Discuss alteration charges with the salon, once you choose your dress.

• Step 8

Allow six months for dressmaking, if the dress is being made for you.

• Step 9

Be ready to pay about 50 percent of the cost of the dress as a deposit.

• Step 10

Take home a fabric swatch to match with your shoes, veil and accessories

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid taking too many friends shopping with you. They might never agree on the same dress, and you might end up confused and frustrated.
• Expect to pay $1,500 to $5,000-plus for a dress from a designer.
• Alterations on a store-bought dress usually run about $200.
• If the dress is being made, give the salon a wedding date that is two weeks before the actual wedding. This trick will ensure that the dress will be ready in plenty of time.
• When asked to make a deposit on a dress, inquire about deposit refunds. Most deposits are not refundable.
• Avoid being talked into buying a dress that costs more than you can afford.

Tramontana : car modification : most expensive car brand

Tramontana the car modification : most expensive brand

This car brand is not famous in the world otomotif.but this car value is around 2 million euros, or about 2.6 million dollars. Tramontana's. The result of the European car manufacturers claim under the Costa Brava, Spain. Tramontana become one of the most expensive brand coupled with premium brands such as Bugatti, Rolls Royce or a McLaren.

Tramontanam expensive modif must be become a supercar

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This sports car has two seats open on the hood and top of the Spanish artist created, Fernando Leal-Audirac. Tramontana itself is a combination of Formula 1 cars with jet engines! great is not.
This car has tremendous power because of the emergence of twin-turbo V12 engine with 760 hp of power that can be drawn from 0-100 km / h in just 3.6 seconds. That's from the engine innards.
From the outside agency was awarded the Tramontana exotic appearance, the spirit of this art sapuhan Tramontana more clearly with colorful paint that has a chameleon effect, the alias can change the color-Audirac Leal claims.
Tramontana paint color can change and move from purple to blue and
from green to gold. Leal-Audirac goal is to create a statue of Silk and no doubt the visual effect is the core purpose of the creation of a car.

Me, Lanvin & 23

I have no relations with Lanvin (wish I did!) except that I am a huge fan, I was drawn to Lanvin though Alber Elbaz's gracefully stunning "ribbon" collection a year or two ago and have build on my love for the label every season onwards.

The 2011 resort collection does not disappoing, the signiture feminine yet simple shapes + signiture jewellery works wonders, while I am also loving the vibrant colours...

There is another reason why I am blogging about Lanvin today, I have just turned 23 today and treated myself to a stunning green Amelia bag (with 30% off from the Lanvin sales!) as a birthday present. I promise to show you the bag soon! I just can't bring myself to use it before I get some leather protecting cream from Mulberry...

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