door tessa | 14-01-2013 @ 18:02 | Lifestyle, Overig | Comments Off on UIT: Stomme ‘unieke’ babynamen
top10 meest populaire babynamen zijn weer eens gepubliceerd. Vrij oninteressant natuurlijk. Veel leuker is om te checken of er ook vreemde namen zijn vergeven.
The Post Online kwam al met een lijstje, waaronder Rehab, Osama en Godwin. Maar wie goed zoekt vindt nog meer idiote namen, zo waren daar in 2012.
Vreemd:
Precious, Dikkie, London, Peer en Beste.
Seizoenen:
Spring, Summer, Autumn en Winter. De echte hipsters doen het natuurlijk op z’n Nederlands en zo heet er ook een kind Zomer. Nog populairder is Lente (46 keer!). Gelukkig heet er niemand Herfst. Januari dan weer wel, net als Maart, April, Mei, Juli, Augustus en December.
Politiek:
Beatrix, Friso, Mao en Adolf
Fan-namen:
Jedi, Vanille, Brad, Paris en Lilo (de bijnaam van Lindsay Lohan)
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Het meest kansloze idee van 2013 is reeds een feit. Vanaf vandaag liggen er in 900 winkels, groene polsbandjes tegen pesten in de schappen. En dat terwijl Southpark dit jaar een aflevering tegen polsbandjes maakte.
Iedere weldenkende puber zal het dus wel uit zijn hoofd laten om zo’n plastic kankerverwekkend bandje om zijn of haar pols te smeden. Tenzij je de loser bent in de klas, die toch al gepest werd en dus niet op de hoogte is van de laatste trends. Eenzaam zit je daar in een hoekje, hopend dat het bandje magische powers heeft en je beschermt tegen die hyperactieve ADHD-pestkoppen in je klas.
Maar helaas werkt het waarschijnlijk tegenovergesteld en zien ze meteen dat jij die eenzame koter bent, die bang is gepest te worden. Een extra reden voor eikeltjes om juist opmerkingen naar je kop te slingeren.
Bedenkers van het bandje, Marije Kat (29) en Lindy Robles (25), werden zelf ooit gepest. Ze hopen dat het onderwerp bespreekbaar wordt en dat is natuurlijk een goed idee. Maar niet door middel van een polsbandje, waardoor een kind nog meer wordt afgezonderd. Je kunt dan net zo goed meteen een ster op het kind plakken. En ook de pesters zelf zullen dit niet gaan dragen, want het is totaal niet ‘swag’.
De enige oplossing voor iemand die gekweld wordt, is ballen kweken en ervoor zorgen, dat je niet op je ziel getrapt wordt zodra iemand je een brillenmans, nerd of loser noemt. Gebruik je talenten, maak je school zo snel mogelijk af en dan komt het na je 18de allemaal wel in orde, als de pest-hormonen van die pubers in je klas zijn uitgewerkt en ze zich aan de maatschappij gaan aanpassen.
Tot die tijd kun je hopen op beterschap, maar draag in géén geval dat groene bandje!
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How do you ensure that your first DJ NRJ awards at the Monaco International Clubbing Show (MICS) gets some extra attention? Simple, you pull open a can of Russian models, throws two paratroopers from 900 meters out of a helicopter and nominate only international names. And it worked! There was lots of press during the opening of the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Awards for the Dutch
Tonight the awards for best DJ will be given away and probably some Dutch DJ’s will win.
For the Best International DJ Award are Tiësto, Afrojack (also known for dating Paris Hilton in the past) and Armin van Buuren nominated. The other nominees are the Swedish Azwell and AVICII, Canadian Deadmeu5 and Red Foo of LMFAO.
Newcomers
For International Breakthrough Act of the year the Dutch will certainly drag a prize home. No less than four Dutch are nominated: Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Laidback Luke and Chuckie.
Of course one of them will win, because opponents are Dubsteb (vomit) dj Skrillex, the Austrians Global Deejays (Go skiing) and the Australian sisters Nervo, which of course never heard of anyone on this side of the world.
What is the purpose of the MICS is not entirely clear, it seems primarily a party for and by DJs. This week Martin Solveig, Bob Sinclair, Pharrel Williams and Hardwell will give away shows in the most luxurious clubs in Monaco.
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Dutch designer Marga Weimans is known for her crazy shoes and daring designs. She has debuted this year at the Amsterdam Fashion Week and is even nominated for a Dutch Fashion Award.
We see great things for Weimans, who could easely dress Lady Gaga, Madonna or Nicki Minaj (as soon as she has found her fashionfeeling again). So artist, don’t hesitate and give this great Dutch designer a chance.
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door tessa | 27-10-2012 @ 13:15 | Lifestyle, Mode, Overig | Comments Off on IN: Small little bag
Small little bags or SLB‘s are the new trend for the winter. Girls in Paris have already adopted this new not practical fashionstatement.
Some websites clame that the bag has to be black, but don’t worry, you can choose whatever you like to be in style.
It is not handy, cause almost nothing fits in, but hey, when was the last time you saw fashion that was practical?
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Evian came this year with funny t-shirts, appearently they were a limited edition, but you can still buy them online.
They are cheaper in America then in Europe, but then shipping is cheaper when you order near your home.
No idea how they came up with the idea of babybody’s on shirts, but it is sure fun! Might order one…
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door tessa | 24-10-2012 @ 10:13 | Lifestyle, Mode, Overig | Comments Off on IN: Coloured tights
Thick coloured tights or pantyhoses are the fashion hit for the winter of 2012/2013. Allthough the fashioninsdustry wants girls to wear colourblocking thights, with flashy coloures like pink, orange or yellow, we choose something else.
The leggings we like are thick, so they protect us against the cold. And they have a flashy design. They are the must-have of this winter. Nice with a simple white or black dress, they will show off your legs perfectly. No pants this winter, but dresses with funky thights, that’s what we like!
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Fake eyelashes are fun for when you’re going out or celebrating Halloween. But appearently in London the girls wear them day and night. It’s gotten so far, there’s even an eyelashbar!
It’s bad, cause it’s fake and quite expensive. And it’s not even that beautiful, as men prefer a natural girl (at daytime).
So girls, keep the fake eyelashes for when you’re going out and stop looking like Kim Kardashian at daytime, it’s trashy!
UPDATE 24 oct. 2012: Guess Natalie Portman should have read this blog, as her fake eyelashes are now forbidden in the UK.
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By Tom Daams, 150€
Muze by Lisa Couwenbergh, 1400€
IJsco by Anne Jaap de Rapper, 1628€
So you would like to decorate your house, boat or workplace with some art, but you don’t have millions to spend? Don’t worry, just take a look at We Like Art!
We Like Art wants a new audience for art. The blog informs about art quality
under € 1,500. It is not just from students or housewifes, but from real artists. Certainly worth looking around to get some inpsiration.
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door tessa | 18-10-2012 @ 18:38 | Lifestyle, Overig | Comments Off on OUT: Trying to make money with yacht charter
“You will never make money with a boat”
By Tessa Heerschop
CANNES
To buy a yacht is a dream for many people, but what most don`t know is that the costs of owning a ship are mostly more then the value of the vessel. Therefore, many boatowners chose to charter. But even then, it stays an expensive hobby.
Luxury yachts
Charter companies for luxury yachts can be found in every harbor around the Cote d`Azur. But can you really make money by owning a ship and renting it out? Simon Louis, who works for the shipbroker MarcPajot.com doesn`t think so: «As a private owner, you will never make money with a yacht».
1,5 million euro
In the Port Canto of Cannes Simon Louis tries to sell 25.5 meter long yacht during the Cannes Croissette Show. «I don`t know exactly what the owners payed when they bought it in 2003, but we try to sell it now for 1,5 million Euro. I guess a new yacht like this would cost you around 3 million euro`s. But don`t assume that when you`ve bought it, you`re done with paying. You pay as much on maintenance as on the price of the ship.»
Filipinos
To navigate a ship above 20 meters, you need to have a license. To charter it, you even need a professional skipper. The yacht that Simon sells has a staff of three fulltime employees. «The owner choose for a French Skipper. He then choses the rest of the staff, who are French as too. They get paid normal wages». He specifies that they get a normal salary, because lot`s of owners choose now for Filipino workers. As long as the foreign workers sleep on board and don` t leave the harbor, they are considered professional sailors. Therefore they don`t require a visa for France and are paid by the standards of the International Maritime Organization. What is a lousy 300 Euro`s a month. But even then, with three people on board, it would cost you 900 Euro`s a month for staff only.
Harbor
The riviera coast is not the cheapest place to put your yacht. The price to buy a place in the harbor of Antibes is at minimum 150.000 Euro for a boat of 25 meters. Then there are the costs of insurance and taxes. «When you have guests on board, the price of insurance is ridiculously high», Simon says while walking around on the white sundeck of the yacht. «If you don`t have guests on board and you want to go yourself for a trip, then keep in mind that the two engines absorb 410 liters of fuel an hour. So it`s definitely not cheap to go for a tour with this kind of ship».
Maintenance
Next to insurance, taxes and staff, the ship also has a lot of maintenance. Every four years it has to go to out of the water on a dock. «A yacht that`s around ten years old begins to show signs of aging. So the engines need extra care and you might consider a new interior as well».
Making money
The only way to make money is to charter your yacht. For 5000 Euro, without the costs of food and fuel, 9 people can spend the day on this luxurious vessel. It`s rented out 3 months a year, so the owners get around 150.000 Euro`s a year. The yacht is 9 years old, wich means they made around 1,35 million Euro, while the value of the yacht dropt 1,5 million Euro`s in the same time and has a lot of extra costs. «Owning a boat is a dream and that`s why people buy one. If you want to make money, you`re better of investing in bricks. Cause a boat will only cost you and never makes money for private owners», concludes Simon.
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