THE PAMPER TIME BEAUTY EDIT IS HERE!

Our October Pamper Time Edit is here! This month, indulge in refined relaxation remedies, perfected pampering products and self-care staples. Get ready to enjoy brands like Freshly Cosmetics, Flora and Curl, Majesty and Umberto Giannini. At the core sits our Haul of Fame from Kate Somerville in the form of their ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment. For our Member Reward, receive a free fragrance sample and discover the brand new ELIE SAAB signature scent: Le Parfum Lumière.

HAUL OF FAME

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From the ever-iconic brand with the ethos of making everyone feel comfortable in their own skin at the heart of what they do, our Haul of Fame this month comes from the one and only Kate Somerville. With a multitude of products that have gained award-winning recognition and a cult following, this month indulge in the ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment. Unveil your most smooth, glowing and healthy looking complexion from their enzyme exfoliation that buffs away dead skin cells and reveals a radiant skin-surface.

MEMBER REWARD

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For this month’s Member Reward, it’s time to discover the brand new ELIE SAAB signature scent: Le Parfum Lumière. With the sparkling scent of mandarins and orange blossom and the floral aura of white jasmine and yellow ylang ylang this fragrance is modern, radiant and elegant and will truly transport your mind, body and soul whilst wearing. A new staple fragrance, this new addition to the ELIE SAAB’s fragrance wardrobe is not one to be missed.

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THE PAMPER TIME BEAUTY EDIT – THE PRODUCTS 

Our Pamper Time Edit is here and made up of FOUR indulgent drops that will be landing on the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th of October. Come back to the Beauty Counter every Monday to see what must-have products have arrived that week.

THE DROPS – IN RANDOM ORDER

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Majesty – Gold Therapy Eye Cream with 24K Gold: This rich 24 carat infused eye cream will help combat fine lines and wrinkles and leave your eye area looking fresh and youthful.

Palmer’s – Natural Fusions™ Chia Seed & Argan Oil Hair Mask: Nourish and hydrate your locks with the intense moisture of chai seed and argan oil.

Temple Spa – AAAHHH! Foot & Limb Moisturising Cream Balm: Envelope tired muscles in this soothing and cooling gel that will relieve tension and relax limbs.

Provacan – CBD Massage Oil: Relieve tension and relax muscles with this CBD body massage oil.

It’s a 10 – Miracle Leave In Conditioner: Eliminate frizz, smooth and enhance your hair’s shine with this lock-transforming, award-nominated formula.

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Umberto Giannini – Flowerology Orange + Rosemary Mousse: Thicken and plump your hair with this natural mousse infused with the most nourishing, hair-loving ingredients.

Umberto Giannini – Flowerology Violet + Chamomile Blonde Shampoo: A blonde-loving shampoo that will nourish and cleanse the hair and rid blonde locks of unwanted brassy tones.

Umberto Giannini – Flowerology Violet + Chamomile Blonde Conditioner: A blonde-loving conditioner that will nourish and moisturise the hair and rid blonde locks of unwanted brassy tones.

Umberto Giannini – Flowerology Iris + Rose Brunette Shampoo: Enhance whatever tone of brunette you have with this lock-loving natural shampoo.

Umberto Giannini – Flowerology Iris + Rose Brunette Conditioner: Enhance whatever tone of brunette you have with this lock-loving natural conditioner.

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Freshly Cosmetics – Green Vitamin Concentrate Serum: Hydrate your skin surface with a powerful cocktail of vitamin C and vegan hyaluronic acid.

Known Nutrition – Immune Boost +: Supercharge your immune system with these delicious tasting gummies that will leave you feeling rejuvenated day after day.

Beauty Kitchen – Organic Vegan Hand Sanitiser: Remove unwanted dirt and impurities from your hands with this eco friendly vegan hand sanitiser.

Ramer Sponges – Super Soft Body Sponge: Make bath times even more indulgent with this skin-loving, soft and gentle body sponge.

Beverly Hills Formula – Perfect White Toothpaste – Black, Perfect White Toothpaste – Gold: With active ingredients such as gold and charcoal, these toothpastes will help enhance your whitest-ever smile.

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Flora & Curl – Organic Rose & Honey Cream Conditioner: Replenish and rejuvenate your locks with this deeply moisturising conditioner treatment.

Sunny Isle – Original Jamaican Black Castor Oil: Strengthen and increase the shine of your locks with this treatment that rescues even the most dry and damaged hair.

ST Essentials – Emerald Palms Eco-friendly Loose Pigment: This emerald green pigment has serious colour payoff and will add a pop of sparkle to any makeup routine.

Terre – Les Infusions Wax Melts: Enjoy luxurious homemade wax melts that are infused with gem stones to help promote wellbeing.

Twisted Sista – 30 Second Curl Spray: Minimize frizz, enhance shine and perfect your curls with this wave-loving leave-in spritz.

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Diablo 2: Resurrected mods are here already

It was only a matter of time. There are two decades' worth of mods for the original Diablo 2, and plenty of reasons to start tinkering with Diablo 2: Resurrected beyond its graphical overhaul and shared inventories. The mods that have started appearing on NexusMods and ModDB are doubtless only the beginning.

There are difficulty tweaks like Enemy Multiplier, which lets you increase the number of monsters by anywhere from double to 10 times as many, and Lower Resist, which replaces elemental immunities on Nightmare and Hell difficulties with resistances. D2R Drop Mod and Guaranteed Drop Mod both let you mess with drop rates, the former increasing the likelihood of getting good loot from tough enemies, while the latter just makes every single enemy drop something. Splash Damage to Melee makes nearby enemies take half the damage you're dealing. Hide Helmet, well, that one hides your helmet.

Better SP is full of quality-of-life improvements like increased inventory and stash size, faster walking and running (as well as reduced stamina drain), higher stack limits for arrows, bolts, keys, and tomes, higher mana regeneration, Horadric Cube recipes for respec tokens and unsocketing items without losing gems, higher max skill levels, changes to the secret cow level, and more. Sounds great—now if someone could just mod in a decent modern hotbar for using your skills.

Note that most of these mods warn they're intended for offline singleplayer games, and that if you get banned for using them that's tough cookies.

Pentagon holds ‘frank’ talks with Chinese military as Beijing decries ‘back-stabbing’ AUKUS deal

The US military said it had an “in-depth” dialogue with Beijing, reiterating that it remains committed to regional allies amid ongoing enmity over a new security pact between the US, the UK and Australia designed to counter China.

“The two sides held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the US-PRC defense relationship,” Pentagon Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners said in a statement on Wednesday, using an acronym for the People’s Republic of China.

He called the meeting “an important component” in Washington’s efforts to “responsibly manage the competition between the US and the PRC.”

Both sides reaffirmed consensus to keep communication channels open. The US side also made clear our commitment to uphold shared principles with our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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The statement broke with the more aggressive anti-Beijing rhetoric common from US officials as of late, and comes during a major diplomatic row over a newly inked trilateral security deal between Washington, London and Canberra, dubbed “AUKUS.” The pact will see Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines from the United States – enraging France, which had already struck a multi-billion dollar contract with the Aussies for French diesel-powered subs. And while no nation was named as a target for the new Indo-Pacific alliance, anonymous White House officials deemed the pact “another move by Western allies to push back on China’s rise in the military and technology arenas” in comments to Politico earlier this month.

China, for its part, has condemned the AUKUS arrangement as “extremely irresponsible,” saying plans to arm Australia with nuclear-powered subs “seriously undermines regional peace and stability,” and could even fuel an “arms race” in the Indo-Pacific

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In addition to the new security alliance – which is separate from the four-member ‘Quad’ bloc, another body created to counter China – Beijing and Canberra have sparred over a number of other issues in recent months, namely related to trade.

During a recent interview, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed that his country would favor more dialogue with Beijing, but China is simply not interested in doing the same. Responding to those remarks the next day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the current diplomatic troubles were “entirely of Australia’s own making.”

“Whether Australia is sincere about improving and developing relations with China, or it does the opposite to what it says – or even goes so far as to blatantly stab China in the back – China has its own judgement,” Hua said, urging Australia to make up its mind as to whether it views Beijing as a friend or an enemy.

It is imperative that Australia face up to the crux of the setbacks in bilateral relations, and earnestly think about whether China is seen as a partner or a threat.

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Anne at 13,000 Feet

In jobs that primarily entail wrangling gaggles of unruly toddlers, the pearl of advice often imparted is to “be childlike, not childish.” Anne (Deragh Campbell, no longer Canada’s best-kept acting secret), the cyclone of arrested development whirling at the centre of Kazik Radwanski’s exacting new character study, has been having trouble with that distinction.

At the daycare where she’s supposed to be helping maintain a friendly sense of order, her immaturity makes her an ideal playmate for the kids and a frustrating coworker for her fellow adults. Her sense of innocent wonder comes in handy when gingerly handling butterflies with the little ones, but behaving like a 10-year-old stuck in the body of a woman creates friction with the sticklers in management. By the time she responds to a reminder that hot beverages aren’t allowed under safety regulations by whipping her cup at another employee, there’s no ignoring that she may not be cut out for the grown-up world.

Radwanski places her at odds with a society that can’t make sense of her awkward presence, self-involved choices, or antagonistic streak – though he puts in the effort to do so. The trembling close-ups in which he shoots Campbell’s reserved yet expressive face offer the first signal that she’s under just as much mental strain as she causes anyone else, if not more.

While the film shies away from any specific psychological language, it’s evident that some manner of neurodivergence fills daily life with difficulties for Anne. (Her mother, in the patient yet borderline exasperated tone of voice reserved for loved ones in serious need, obliquely mentions a past clinic stay.) Radwanski and cinematographer Nikolay Michaylov reproduce her pressurised headspace with their claustrophobic camerawork, in harmony with Ajla Odobasic’s disorienting editing schemes that cross-cut scenes within one another and ditch transitions easing the viewer along. The overwhelming sensation that may result, and the distress that comes with it, amounts to a vicarious experience of taxing empathy.

That’s more than she can expect from most of the people in her orbit, each of whom finds their own limit of how much Anne they can take. She has a meet-drunk with a well-meaning guy (Matt Johnson, cult-favourite creator of Operation Avalanche and Nirvana the Band the Show) at a friend’s wedding, only to show up at his flat unannounced and bring him to meet her family unannounced. In his gradual shying-away, a lamentable inverse proportionality comes into focus: the more desperately Anne needs help, the less inclined others are to go through the labor of providing it.

She finds inner peace only while tumbling through the air skydiving, suggesting that her acting out stems from a lack of stimulation in the dull responsibilities of adulthood. Whenever she gets a rise out of someone else and they begin to push back, she hides behind the shame-faced schoolchild’s excuse that it was just a joke. “Joke” may not be the mot juste, but she’s being honest that her desire was simply to enliven the fidgety tedium. The compassion she earns, as in the excruciating passage that sees her regale some rugrats with the story of her cat’s descent into madness and death, tempers our relation to the aggravation she prompts.

Campbell’s fearlessness, in both her abrasion and the fragile humanity behind her chaos, helps strike this delicate balance. To lean into everything alienating about Anne, and then to locate the deeper personhood independent of it – the difference between what she does, and who she is – requires a tremendous leap of faith. And unlike her character, she didn’t have a parachute.


ANTICIPATION.

Kazik Radwanski is well-regarded around Toronto, and little-known elsewhere.
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ENJOYMENT.

A nerve-shredding gamut of stress and discomfort…
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IN RETROSPECT.


…that’s all a means to productive, worthy ends.

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Directed by



Kazik Radwanski

Starring



Tiffany Blom,


Deragh Campbell,


Matt Johnson

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Hyatt Place Gurgaon’s spirited offer for this Cricket Season

With your favourite game, cricket round the corner, Hyatt Place Gurgaon brings in all the excitement that will not only satiate all your cricket thirst but also let you unwind with your pals amidst a thrilling and sporty ambience. Hyatt Place Gurgaon has come up with an exciting offer for all the cricket enthusiasts in the city.

The hotel is offering beer at a price of Rs. 99 valid during the Delhi team match days and is applicable during the match timings only. Coupled with great food from our all-new multi-cuisine menu recently, cricket lovers can now indulge in this amazing experience during all the Delhi match days.

Following the slogan “Safety First. Wellbeing Always”, Hyatt Place Gurgaon maintains enhanced safety and cleanliness protocols along with the highest quality of food as per standards.

Hyatt Place Gurgaon Udyog Vihar offers:

  • 176 spacious and comfortable rooms (126 King rooms, 12 Pool View and 38 Specialty rooms) measuring 30sq mtr each featuring a 42-inch flat HDTV and a Cozy Corner in the guestrooms
  • Free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel
  • 2,720 square feet (253 square meters) of flexible, high-tech meeting and function space
  • Buffet Breakfast, featuring freshly prepared breakfast sandwiches, a variety of fresh fruits, hot and cold cereal, yogurt, breads, premium coffee, and an assortment of juices
  • A multi-cuisine Restaurant featuring local and regional specialties, made-to-order entrées and appetizers around the clock
  • The Bar featuring specialty coffees and premium role beers, as well as wines and cocktails
  • A 24X7 Fitness Center, offering advanced cardiovascular and strengthening equipment’s
  • Relax and unwind at the outdoor swimming pool, while enjoying the pleasant weather and green surrounding
  • Free public computers with internet access and remote printing