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From magazine gift, freebie handing out in the street, to travel sets obtained from funny places, this post is gonna be pretty random.
The Kiehl's sample was handed to me when I walked pass one of their stores in the street, while the Leader's Clinic mask came with a magazine subscription. One of my family members checked-in a hospital for a body check, and she came home with a set of body care travel sizes which includes SebaMed products. I gladly received them and will try them out perhaps in my next short trip.
Last time I went to my facialist, she gave me a Decleor trial set to try out. Full name is the "Sublime SKincare Hydration and Radiance 4-step Discovery Ritual". It was so generous of her! Inside there's four products, one of which I have given to my girlfriend along with the pretty pouch it came with. It is because I am not quite used to gentle face exfoliating creams. I am currently using the day and night creams and so far, I love them. These retail for quite a fortune so, I'm using them sparingly. It will be a sad sad day if I finish these samples... :'(
What random things have you acquired recently?
Full List of Products:
Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate 2ml
Leader's Clinic AC-Dressing Skin Clinic Mask - For oily, combination skin 25ml
Lenndorf Total Care Foaming Hand Wash (I actually paid for this but I forgot how much) 300ml
Alcohol-based Hand Rub 60ml (Hospital's own brand)
SebaMed Everyday Mild Shampoo - For normal to dry hair 50ml
SebaMed Liquid Cleanser - For sensitive skin 50ml
Colgate Toothpaste :P
Decleor Aromessence Neroli Essential Serum 1ml
Decleor Aroma Cleanse Exfoliating Cream 15ml (given to my friend)
Decleor Hydra Floral Anti-Pollution Moisturising Cream 15ml
Decleor Aroma Night Regenerating Night Beauty Cream 15ml


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One of the most under-appreciated tools on your Mac is Automator. It can take a while to get the hang of, but once you have an idea of how to use it, you can automate all kinds of useful tasks, from cleaning folders 3 Ways to Automatically Delete Downloads on Mac 3 Ways to Automatically Delete Downloads on Mac Your Mac's Downloads folder is probably a confusing mess of files. You can clean it up automatically with these tips and tricks. Read More to creating voice commands Create Powerful Custom Mac Voice Commands With Yosemite & Automator Create Powerful Custom Mac Voice Commands With Yosemite & Automator Here's a Yosemite feature you might have missed: Apple has made it easier to create custom voice commands using Automator. Read More . One of my personal favorite ways to use Automator is with its browser commands, which can help you save a lot of time with regular actions in Safari or any other browser.
We'll take a look at six ways you can use Automator with your browser here, and we'd love to hear how you've taken advantage of it for yourself!
Open a Webpage at a Specific Time Every Day
This is one that I use myself; I have a Pinterest board that contains motivational images and quotes Hack Your Day And Stay Motivated With Pinterest Hack Your Day And Stay Motivated With Pinterest Pinterest is an online pinboard which allows you to share images by 'pining' them to your profile. I am sure you will while away a few hours playing around creating pretty image boards or pinboards.... Read More , and Automator opens it every day at the same time so it's the first thing I see when I log onto my computer.
For this, we'll need to create a Calendar Alarm. Open up Automator and fire up a new project, then select Calendar Alarm.
Now, select Internet from the left sidebar and drag the Get Specified URLs action to the workflow on the right. Remove the default URL and add the page that you'd like to open (in this example, we've used //www.makeuseof.com/).
This will get the correct URL into the workflow, and now we'll need to do something with it. Drag the Display Webpages action into the workflow and place it below the previous action. You'll see that one produces output and the other takes input, so they're connected.
To test the alarm, hit the Run button in the top-left corner. It should open the webpage you entered. If it doesn't, double-check that you followed the instructions listed above. When you save the project, Calendar will open with a new event (in this case, it's called "Display MakeUseOf"). You can now edit the event so that it repeats whenever you want it to.
In the example above, MakeUseOf will open every Tuesday at 08:38. Just make the changes here so your page displays at your preferred days and times.
Open a Specific Set of Webpages
Maybe you use the same pages every morning, but you don't want to have them open manually. Why not create a small application that opens them all in your default web browser? Or maybe you want an application that opens up a bunch of different pages that have to do with your favorite game. That can be done, too. Let's set up a quick app that'll open a number of Hearthstone-related pages.
This time, you'll want to select Application as the document type when you open a new project. Again, go to Internet and drag Get Specified URLs into the workflow, then add your links:
Next add the Display Webpages action below the previous one, and you're set. I've saved this application as "hearthstone-read," and when I launch it, it opens all four URLs in different tabs in the default browser.
Launch it with Spotlight Search More Efficiently In Mac OS X With Our Top Spotlight Tips Search More Efficiently In Mac OS X With Our Top Spotlight Tips Spotlight has been a killer Mac feature for years, with Cupertino regularly schooling Redmond in the art of desktop search. Here are a few tips to help you find more on your Mac. Read More , and you can open up a huge number of tabs in just a few keystrokes!
Download All Images on a Page
This automation will be created as a workflow, which means you need to run it from within Automator; even though it might seem like it would take a long time, this can be a great way to get things done.
Let's create a new workflow; open a new document and select the Workflow option:
Again, go to the Internet category; this time, add Get Current Webpage from Safari to the workflow (unfortunately, this means this workflow will only work with Safari but that's not such a bad thing, considering it's such a solid choice for a browser Safari vs. Chrome on OS X: Which Browser Is Right For You? Safari vs. Chrome on OS X: Which Browser Is Right For You? Chrome or Safari? It's not a clear-cut answer. Truth is, brand loyalty is counter-productive. You should revisit your options regularly to see if maybe something better exists. Read More on the Mac anyway). Add Get Image URLs from Webpage below that.
Set the Get URLS of images dropdown to linked from these webpages, and add the Download URLs action to the workflow. Set the download location to wherever you'd like the images to download to (in this case, I'll be using the Downloads folder).
Now, to download all of the images from a specific page in Safari, you just need to open that page in Safari and run the workflow from Automator. If you know of a way to get this to run in another browser, let us know in the comments!
Download All Audio or Video Files from a Page
You can accomplish something similar with specific filetypes by using a slightly more complicated workflow. We'll create another workflow here and start it in the same way, with the Get Current Webpage from Safari action. This time, we'll grab all of the linked URLs with Get Link URLs from Webpages.
Whether you select Only returns URLs in the same domain as the starting page is up to you; if you select it, you'll only get audio or video files that are hosted on the same domain as the page you're starting on. If you don't select it, you'll get all of the audio or video files linked from the page, no matter where they are. Now, add the Filter URLs action to the workflow.
Exactly how you set up the filter depends on what you want to download. For example, if you only want MP3 files, you can set the Path to contain ".mp3"; if you want MP4 videos, you can set Path to ".mp4," and so on. You can also choose a number of criteria and choose Any of the following are true, as I've done here:
Now that you have the URLs chosen, you'll need to add the Download URLs action and select a download folder.
Once you've done this, just run the workflow from within Automator and you'll download your chosen media from any page you have open in Safari.
Launch a Website as a Standalone App
If you've ever wished that a website would release an app, or you tend to use multiple browsers Better Manage Multiple Browsers on Mac OS X With These Apps Better Manage Multiple Browsers on Mac OS X With These Apps You can have multiple browsers and set up rules that always open links in the right one — all you need are some smart apps. Read More just so you can keep a single site from cluttering up the tabs in your main browser, this is a great way to use Automator.
Fire up a new Automator session and choose Application. The first action will be Get Specified URLs, where you'll need to enter the URL of the site that you want to turn into an app. Again, as an example, we'll use MakeUseOf.
Now we'll use the Website Popup action, which will create the app wrapper for the site. You can choose from a number of different user agents, which will let you see a website as it would appear on an iPad or iPhone, or just stick with the standard Safari view. You can also adjust the size.
Now save it as an application and launch it.
And you have your own app version of a website!
Open Articles that Contain Specific Phrases
RSS feeds are super useful, even in 2016 Is RSS Dead? A Look At The Numbers Is RSS Dead? A Look At The Numbers RSS isn't dead: millions of people still use it. Let's look at a few numbers. Read More , but some feeds are absolutely overrun with articles, and that can make it hard to find the ones you want to read. If you're looking for specific topics or phrases , you can create an app that will open up articles that match a search query in a specific feed.
First, make a workflow and add a Get Specified URLs action. Add the URL of the feed or feeds that you want to search. As an example, I'll be using the RSS feed of Dirt Rag magazine.
Now, we'll set up the filter with the Filter Articles action. Let's say we want to pull out any article about Colorado or all-mountain cycling. We'll set up the filter so that it pulls any article with "Colorado" in the title or "all-mountain" in the summary, just as an example. Add the Get Link URLs from Articles and Display Webpages actions as well.
Now run the workflow, and you should get a lot of tabs with articles that match your search criteria. You may want to be careful with this one, as it can result in an absolutely huge number of new tabs. But it can also be extremely helpful if you want to pull a lot of information from an RSS feed.
How Do You Automate?
It's a bit esoteric at first, but Automator can be a hugely useful tool for making your Mac more efficient. It takes a while to get used to the app, but after spending some time with it, you should be able to create all sorts of useful workflows, services, and apps for helping you do the things you need to accomplish every day.
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Traditionally, wood lathe scraping tools are used straight from the grinder. The burr that develops during grinding becomes the cutting edge. The problem is that such a burr is jagged and fragile, necessitating frequent re-grinding to maintain a "sharp edge". Not only is the tool quickly used up, but the finish of the workpiece is poor, requiring heavy sanding.
The Veritas Scraper Burnisher eliminates these problems. The burnisher forms a sharp, continuous hook. Scrapers sharpened using this Scraper Burnisher are easy to control, produce a superior finish, and last longer between sharpenings. It is the only burnisher that can be used with high-speed steel scrapers.
The burnisher should be held in a vise or screwed to a stationary surface. Select and install the carbide rod best suited to the bevel angle desired. Place the scraper face up on the scraper burnisher. With one hand, press the scraper down onto the burnisher surface while grasping the handle with the other hand. Position the edge against the conical surface of the carbide rod and draw the edge past the rod with solid pressure against it, using the handle as a lever and the pivot pin as a fulcrum. Firm pressure is required to produce a hook, especially on high-speed steel tools.
Heavy pressure produces a coarse hook for roughing and shaping.
Light pressure produces a finer hook for more delicate work.
The carbide rods and pivot pin are a slip-fit in the holes. The three unevenly spaced holes allow you to obtain different fulcrum-to-burnisher distances to best suit the radii of different scraper edges.
Traditionally, sharpened scrapers have to be presented to a workpiece at a negative angle (Fig. 2a) to allow the burr to begin its cut. This presentation can lead to severe digging in of the tool.
A scraper burnished with the Veritas Scraper Burnisher should be presented to the work with the bevel rubbing, then the handle lifted slightly until the tool begins to cut (Fig. 2b). A properly sharpened scraper should produce long, continuous shavings. For end-grain work, the scraper can also be used tilted for a shearing cut.
You should not put excessive pressure on the scraper while turning; the cut is self regulating. Trying to overfeed the tool will cause chattering. If you want a coarser cut, apply heavier pressure when burnishing to produce the larger hook needed.
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Using Your Student ID Saves You Money
There are multiple discounts for students, from everything like books to computers. College students are always looking for low priced items due to being on a string budget because of financial aid. Making that money last requires a lot of patience and restraint. Students can use discounts on transportation, technology, entertainment, local retailers and other travelling opportunities. Not only that, but your college student ID is an important tool for your classes. You have to keep your student ID for tests and student services. You can use your student ID to lower the price on a variety of items that can also be beneficial for your courses.
Thinking of buying a new computer? Keep your student ID handy. You can get discounts from places like the Apple Store and Microsoft. You can get a more affordable laptop simply by giving your student ID at the time of checkout. Apple Store gives a significant discount and often has specials that can score you free iPod Touches and other devices. Microsoft gives discounts to discounts on software, certification exams and a 10 percent discount on PCs.
Sporting Events
If you go to a state public university, then your school probably has multiple sports teams. You can get free seats or simply cheaper seats to major events simply with your student ID. University of Florida will give away tickets in a lottery to students and you only need a student ID to pick up the tickets. St. John's University will give you free admission to soccer and baseball games, and there is even a student section for the basketball games. Most colleges offer these types of discounts. You may even be able to get a discount on professional sporting tickets. The LA Dodgers started a program where a student ID gets you a ticket for $10, which is a 70 percent discount.
What do you like to do for fun? Movie theatres are not the only ones to offer student discounts. Night clubs and restaurants often will offer discounts to students including specials and percentages off their meal price simply by showing your ID. Movie theaters are a national resource for students. You can see a movie for under $7 in some cities with your student ID. There have been recent changes to the movie prices, but in general, you should be able to get a discount with your ID.
In college towns, a bus system usually carries students to and from campus. For that reason, a student ID can get you free bus rides. Gainesville, home of the University of Florida Gators, has a bus system that allows free passage with your student ID which essentially becomes a bus pass. However, some airfare can also be discounted with your ID, including travel by JetBlue, which offers an 11 percent discount. You may also get a cheaper Greyhound ticket for longer bus travel.
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You should ask local retailers and restaurants if they have a student discount. The important thing to note is that not everyone discloses a discount but businesses will often honor discounts made by other restaurants and retailers. You won't know however, until you ask.
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Many of us have wonderful photos in our family collection. Sometimes we know the subject, and sometimes we only suspect we know the subject. Learning to date a photo can help to rule out a subject, or to provide supporting evidence that our guess may be correct. In this talk you will learn about the different types of photos and the periods in which they were produced, and other clues to help you assign a date to the photos.


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Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) is the largest and permanent exhibition centre, in the private sector, in India and was set up in 1991. BEC has hosted several prestigious International trade fairs/exhibitions ever since.
The centre is ideally situated along the Western Express Highway in Goregaon East, Mumbai. There are numerous hotels, entertainment activities, retail shopping & sightseeing spots in close proximity. BEC consists of four halls occupying over 45,000 sq.mtrs. of centrally air-conditioned space for conducting exhibitions.


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Yaaaaaasss!!! Two Celebrity Beauty Pros in one class. AJ Crimson and Ja'Maal Buster have been touring the country and they stopped in Houston a couple nights ago! 🙂
This is a 12 city tour that initially began with Celebrity Makeup Artist AJ Crimson educating his fans on his AJ Crimson Pro products and makeup techniques. Before the St. Louis stop, Celebrity Lash Guru Ja'Maal Buster was added to the tour to facilitate lash techniques and to meet his "Lash Barbies". What an amazing combo!!!!
The event was held at The MUA Project (side note, if you're anywhere near the Houston area and you're a Pro Makeup Artist or even a Makeup Lover, you NEED to stop by this awesome store). It was a packed house.
Before doing makeup and Lash applications, both AJ Crimson and Ja'Maal Buster gave their fans a summary of their backgrounds, which are truly inspiring. They gave advice and shared some interesting tips to motivate everyone.
AJ went first with the Makeup Application. He asked for volunteers and chose a young lady named Resha to be his model.
He began by explaining to us the benefits of his AJ Crimson Pro Creme Foundations. Then he moisturized her face and applied the Banana Creme makeup to highlight.
AJ showed us how he mixes the AJ Crimson Pro Creme Foundation colors to really work with the skin. He explained how to use different shades to bring dimension to the face.
He also informed us that he doesn't mind using other brands as well to complete a great look. He often uses Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate in either 1 or 2 to create a glowing effect to the skin
Next he added his brand new Lip and Cheek color palette. AJ used the peach color on Resha's cheeks I've been waiting months to see this palette in real life. Please excuse the blurry picture. I captured this as it was literally being passed around the class so that we could see the palette close up.
And to top it off he took selfies with Resha, his model for the night. Ha ha! :-p Make sure to check out part 2 of my AJ Crimson and Ja'Maal Buster "On The Go" Tour Recap to see highlights from Ja'Maal's segment. 🙂


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Kasganj: Projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "UP wala", BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday made a strong pitch for the party's surge in next year's state polls, saying its "victory march" would be incomplete without a win in the country's largest state.
Addressing a rally of booth-level workers of the Braj region as part of preparations for the Assembly polls, he lashed out at the SP, BSP and Congress, alleging that they have been running "corrupt" regimes for many years and that BJP will take action if it comes to power in the state.
Highlighting the work done by the NDA government at the Centre in the last two years, Shah dared Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to present his report card of five years like Modi did recently and said the Chief Minister should quit as "he has failed to fulfil any of the promises made to the people."
He also attacked Rahul Gandhi for asking what the Modi government has done in two years, telling the Congress leader that "the biggest thing we have done is to give the country a Prime Minister who talks" as "for ten years no one except you and your mother heard the Prime Minister speak."
Seeking a mandate for BJP in next year's elections, Shah said, "You (the people of UP) elected Narendra Modi as MP and made him India's Prime Minister. PM Modi is a 'UP wala'. BJP's victory march won't be complete unless we win Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state in the country. It is important for us to form a government here because India cannot progress without UP."
Modi is a member of Lok Sabha from Varanasi in UP.
Shah, who addressed two meetings of party's booth-level workers in the state today, accused the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of creating hurdles in the path of development, particularly implementation of schemes launched by the Centre for poor and farmers for political reasons.
Against the backdrop of the Mathura incident, the BJP chief also accused the Akhilesh government of aiding land grabbing and said his party will launch an agitation by forcing the authorities to get the encroached land freed.
He said his party would soon launch an email service by which people can complain about "encroachments made by SP men" and "even before" their government is formed in the state BJP workers will struggle in getting the encroachments cleared.
While attacking the Akhilesh Government over the violence in Mathura, Shah said inaction against the guilty was "surprising" and "they should be ashamed of it."
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But is it really necessary tho, is it worth it tho, soaking it all up and bottling it in just to maintain a happy facade. Sometimes maintaining one relationship can cause the loss of another, the one you have with yourself. Personal experience incoming: never a good trade off. That is why finally I have found my inner peace and am giving my best to maintain it.
Me? How would I describe myself? Well, welcome to a new episode of too much information
Girls especially ones with more relaxed approaches to things will be freaked out even more, guess who's one of the leads in that club, khm khm: @a.tomasevic
Biggest conclusion ever: Weakness is shown through competing with the wrong people, so instead of feeling as if in a race with the people you like, lean back and focus on the target group you want to reach.
Embrace being a girl first and foremost! The most important aspect of you, be female, don't get lost, lost in being a too big tom boy (I personally am one of them, enjoy it and embrace it), in all the parties, fun and busy lifestyle trends, simply because girl you still have your own and sometimes it is hard not to get hurt, or end up in a boxing matching with your own inner insecurities, if you feel misunderstood like that, it is better to just talk it out than simply yell it out.
Lastly, but most importantly never ever, and I mean not even in your dreams try to fit into a group, build anything up on lies or even worse change and forget about your responsibilities because you simply wanted to be cared about, caring is a natural feeling, I myself, tho not known for socializing day and night have a strong protective instinct about the people I love, but trust and love are things earned hard and lost easily, so picking out both, people and activities wisely is a crucial act.
And about the famous night of changing emotions, well, ladies, decisions are only made well after a good nights rest, and girl time therapy sessions. So no need to flip your sh*t every time you feel upset.
Therefore, my gals you are young, beautiful, strong and independent, but also fragile, keep that in mind and enjoy your days, be fearless, make bold decisions and never have doubt, all things fall in place.
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Tips for Winning Poker Online Sbobet – Online poker games are definitely a favorite of online gambling players. Online poker has become very popular in online gambling circles. We see many facts that there are many things to play poker online so that you can always enjoy victory without losing.
What about those who are new or don't have their own tactics? Of course, they will be easier to turn around. If you are a player who has no tactics, we as Agen Sbobet Indonesia Sbobetpress will give you a way to increase your chances of winning, see below:
- Take enough capital
Don't be too enticing and greedy to spend a lot of money other than that you are an expert in online poker. We recommend that you start by starting with enough capital or a little capital to avoid big losses at the beginning of the game, so you can use the 6 systems provided below. But there is no problem if you hope to bring lots of chips, if you use them to bully.
- Study your opponent's game
After you set your capital to play, it's time to go to the table to get ready to play, but you have to prevent it before you go to play. Take your time to see your opponent's game on the table and understand, when you know your opponent's game system, be prepared for tactics when you join the table.
- Bluffing tabling against another player
After you see your opponent's game, we have the right tactics for you, you use it as a bully or bluff tactic. The bluff tactic is really effective when you make a bad card, but disguise it as if you have a big card, so add your bet to your opponent at FOLD. But this tactic also carries a high risk if the enemy actually puts a large card. So use this tactic in the right way.
- Calculate step
This tactic is very important when registering to play Online Poker, because players who use this tactic are more likely to win. Because they really will count valuable bets with the cards they hold.
- Switch position
If you feel disadvantaged in your chair, please get up briefly and see where you will win. If you try to sit next to the seating area or if the chair is empty please. because this will give you benefits. But we are not entirely sure of this strategy, but senior players often use this strategy and win.
- Patience
If the 5 ways above you are still losing, you will feel irritated or more emotional and make your defeat even more. We recommend that you be consistent in the cause because when you stay calm and play slowly, you can recover your natural loss.
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If you produce or market riding gear or accessories, or want to suggest one, please contact us.
Well, we want your videos. Your photos. Your stories. It's not that we don't want you. We just can't fit you on our scanner.
Maybe you have a cool video, a story about the open road, photos you're proud of? If it's about motorcycling in or around Oklahoma, we'd like to see them. We also want to hear about your group rides, club events or plain old get-togethers (motorcycle-related of course).
If you'd like to see your viddy or club event on television, then let us know about it! If we don't know about it we can't cover it. And if we can't cover it then... well, you get the idea.
Here's how it works:
If you have video of motorcycling in Oklahoma you can email us a link or mail us a tape or DVD (preferably mini-DV). Be sure to include your email address and SASE if you want the tape or disk back.
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Upcoming event? Use our handy motorcycle events calendar form. We'll take it from there. Plus expose your exciting date to the legions of leather-clad, bug-spattered bikers that frequent our websites.
The fine print:
Obviously we can't use every submission we receive. But if we use your video or cover your event, we'll be sure to let you know (and politely ask you to sign a release).
Two Wheel Oklahoma is a television travel show featuring the motorcycle journeys of Brad Mathison and Rex Brown throughout the Sooner State.
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Two Wheel Oklahoma is a television travel show featuring the motorcycle rides of Brad Mathison and Rex Brown along the scenic highways and backroads of Oklahoma.
Each episode highlights a stretch of road or historic route and explores unique destinations along the way. Tune in three times a week on the Cox Channel.
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In our effort to have more but smaller adventures around England I suggested Tring. I had been wanting to go to the museum at Tring for quite some time now. Once the private museum of the Rothschild's, it is located in the grounds of the former Rothschild family home of Tring Park. The building was constructed in 1889 specifically to house The 2nd Baron Rothschild's collection of mounted specimens and first opened to the public in 1892. It became part of the Natural History Museum in 1937, and if you're an ornithologist employed by the museum this is where you would work as the bird collections are housed here.
It is a place that appeals to me because of the nature of the exhibits. Here, you won't find computer screens flashing and blinking or otherwise detracting from the displays. What you do find are classic collections of articulated skeletons and taxodermically prepared skins of mammals and birds. They are carefully arranged in related groups in Victorian era wood and glass cabinets. I can't think of a better way to capture the imagination of a visitor, to spark curiosity about a group of organisms, than to have actual specimens illustrating the incredible diversity of life right in front of you. Well, visiting a zoo or seeing wildlife in their natural habitats undisturbed would be better. But, for most people and for young people, the specimens can be powerful tools in exciting the imagination.
What was the impetus for this visit, however, was an article I read on the Blaschka glass marine animals, of which there was going to be a small special exhibit gallery devoted to them. The Blaschka's were a father son team who created glass models of natural history objects. The accuracy and attention to detail of the organisms they crafted even impresses scientists who study the animals in real life. They are more famous for their flowers, which are housed at Harvard's Botanical Museum. But they created hundreds of marine animals in glass as well.
This is a clear mix of science and art, as any scientific preparation of a specimen is, in my humble opinion.


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(serves about 4 people)
8 flour tortillas
1 tblsp olive oil
250g (1/2lb) minced beef or other ground meat
OR 150g frozen spinach, thawed and drained
400g can pinto or black beans, drained
OR equivalent cooked dried beans (any kind)
1-2 onions, chopped
2-3 clove garlic, crushed
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
¼-½ teaspoon chili powder
1 medium can (about 1 cup) tomato puree, fresh or processed
100g (4 oz) grated cheese (about 1 cup when grated)
Gently stir-fry the onions and garlic in the oil, until almost translucent. Add the chopped pepper with the cumin and chili powder, and stir for a minute, then add the mince, if used, and mix in over the heat until cooked.
Add in the beans and mix well, crushing a few of them, and then the spinach, if used. Simmer together for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until well-mixed without any extraneous liquid.
For each tortilla, put a generous heaped tablespoon of the mixture lengthways in the centre. Roll up and place in a greased or non-stick dish with the end of the roll at the bottom. Repeat for all the other tortillas, using up all the meat or spinach mixture. They should fit fairly tightly in the dish, so the enchiladas do not unroll.
Cover with the tomato puree or sauce, and then top with grated cheese. Put in a hot oven (about 180C) for about 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted and the enchiladas heated thoroughly.
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There are many variations on this basic enchilada recipe. Adjust the chili powder to taste, of course. You can use cooked lentils in place of the mince or spinach if you prefer, or you can can add some tomato sauce into the cooked mixture. If you have some leftover bolognese or chili con carne, either meat-based or vegetarian, you can use those in place of the filling. If you have leftover vegetables in the fridge, they can mix in too.
You can make a simple tomato sauce by taking about 800g fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped, or the contents of two 400g cans of tomatoes, and simmering with a little chili powder and garlic until well reduced. At the other extreme, you could use a jar of ready-made pasta sauce instead of tomato puree over the enchiladas before topping with cheese. As with any recipe, it's best to adapt to your family's tastes, whatever they are.
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The veteran 300-pounder was a fifth-round draft pick by Atlanta in 2005, but didn't play until the next year. He got off to a slow start, working under current Seahawks O-line coach Tom Cable, playing just one game in 2006. He was put on waivers in 2007, then appeared in 10 games in 2008 with the Carolina Panthers. It was in 2009 that he got his big break with Chicago, signing a four-year, $14 million deal with the Bears.
He started 12 games as an offensive guard in 2009 and all 16 in 2010 as an offensive tackle, but was demoted to the bench for most of last season. The Bears released him on March 1.
The Seahawks are working to plug the O-line hole voided by offensive guard Robert Gallery, whom Seattle released last week, especially after free-agent guard Steve Hutchinson passed over the Seahawks for Tennessee. Omiyale, 29, has played both tackle and guard in his five NFL seasons.
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text: Dr. Artis Cash, Democratic candidate for Louisiana's 7th Congressional District's open House seat, is dancing on a fine line with the voters of his district. Dr. Cash has been fairly overt about his stances on race relations in Louisiana. Pointing out the disparities between the races can backfire on a candidate unless its handled very carefully. Catering to his African-American constituency on equal opportunities is important for any candidate and may translate into votes, however the backlash from other voters may cost him the election in November.


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Chris Cornell dies at 52 while on tour. Amid the shock and sadness one wonders why and how (?) but it is too soon to know any details. He possessed a great voice and I loved his work with Soundgarden and Audioslave. From all accounts a truly lovely family man.
Brian Bumbery, Cornell's representative released this statement:
"Chris Cornell passed away late last night in Detroit, Michigan. His wife Vicky and family were shocked to learn of his sudden and unexpected passing and they will be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause of death. They would like to thank his fans for their continuous love and loyalty and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."
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Just for a moment.
The bleeps from the monitor pierced still room and drew my attention to the screen. The green line traced and spiked in wider waveforms than before, small numbers in blue dipping and flashing red. Just for a moment. Glancing down I saw the baby's chest rise and fall drawing in rapid, regular breaths, cheeks rosy and pink. Hand on edge of small cot I spoke soft to his mother, "It's okay." She had started anxious out of a restful slumber at the noise. "It's just a small drop in his heart rate. It's back up now and he doesn't look too concerned." With a knowing smile she sank back into her seat, eyes tired. "I should be used to that noise", she said, hand waving toward the cardiac-respiratory monitor mounted above her young son's cot, "But it still scares me every time."
Sitting again beside her I noticed the worn book she fingered in her lap. "What are you reading?" I motioned. Carefully she opened the aged pages, but even my curiosity could not help decipher the foreign script. She smiled at my confusion, "It is a book of prayers. Sikh prayers. I pray them often, for my son."
Benjamin had been a patient in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ever since he was born, at 26 weeks gestation. A full 14 weeks too soon, Ben's intricate and multifunction systems were neither fully developed nor compatible with life unassisted. He would not have survived without the weeks of respiratory support for immature lungs, gastric tube feeding, countless intravenous drips or the myriad of medications and electrolyte replacements. Even then there were days we thought might be his last. Thoughtful eyes, deep and weary, looked at her young son and she murmured, "I never used to be a praying woman."
Mary's frail body curled on the hospital bed, eyelids drooped pale and transparent as she waited for the wardsman to come. The bed looked colossal, puffed pillows and blankets piled high, seeming to swallow up her 30kg frame. All I could see was her pale face and bright scarf, wrapped graceful around her bare head. "Mary", I tried to whisper soft so as not to startle, "I just came to check that you're all ready to go to your procedure." Eyelids fluttered and rose slow as a smile wisped across her brow. "Yes, I think I'm ready." I adjusted a pillow under her instruction, and we chatted about the drizzling morning rain. "I love the rain." Mary closed her eyes again as she spoke. "I love its smell. The freshness you know? It seems always so full of promise, smelling like tomorrow, you know?"
In and out of hospital for most of her 50 years of life, Mary was no stranger to suffering. A fierce disease had gripped her gastric-intestinal system, leading to countless operations, and months of diagnostic testing in and out of hospitals. She seemed to me to carry a grace that rested on you when in her presence, and depth of serenity that denied her experience.
"I want to see tomorrow. Just for a moment." She gripped my arm strong with bony hand, her voice rimmed with fierce determination, "There has to be a tomorrow."
Why is it that it takes sickness or loss to draw us to think deep, to question tomorrow? Death stares straight into our eyes, and fear grips heart tight and we cry out. Why? Is it the fear, the loss of control or threat of absence of life itself? Or is it because in that moment, our weakness and vulnerability stretch open heart-eyes wide and we see clear, just for a moment. We see and we feel and we cry out - there must be more than this.
"He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end."
Ecclesiastes 4:11
Eternity in our hearts, deep. Hidden. Suppressed and stuffed in.
Life distracts, pulls hard for our attention, and we don't have the time. Time to see, to stop, to know, to value. Time pushes us into the rush, carries us through day, and haste makes waste. Soul empty, there is a whisper for more; yet we are independent, fine, altogether functioning, strong.
Yet faced with the end, in the weakness and vulnerability of loss, we look at race run and see a moment. Just a moment in time. And what is gained?
"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world…I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same."
- C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Here the fight is waged and battle lines drawn. Everyday is a fight to see. A struggle to live for more than that which is seen. To live with eternity's light in our eyes, heart drawn and all affection captivated by the One who creates life and holds it gentle in hands. Our weakness is a gift, a vulnerable window through which we catch sight of the Glory God, who transforms and empowers and purposes. Life fades, just a passing, momentary breath in the grand expanse of eternity.
Life and death and all earth proclaim that there is more than this.
8/16/2014 05:57:14 pm
Delicately articulated insights Hannah on the beauty and fragility of life. Thank you for pointing us to the hope of tomorrow found in Jesus. Keep writing xxx
8/17/2014 08:06:43 pm
Thanks for this beautiful message Han, and for the way it encourages me to look to Him xx
2/18/2015 06:59:28 pm
Han I was so refreshed to read this. Please write more x
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Engineer Plays 7 Nation Army on Floppy Drives
Most of probably remember floppy drives and the noises they made, and one engineer has turned a fleet of them into music making machines. Dubbed the Floppotron, this engineer has figured out which drives make what notes and programmed them all to play 7 Nation Army. There is nothing more nerdy and badass at the same time than this.


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At least Best Buys still has its cell phone business.
On the heels of a disappointing quarterly report and today's resignation of CEO Brian Dunn, it's easy to think the entire company is doomed to follow in the steps of fallen electronic chains Circuit City and CompUSA. Yet its mobile devices business -- cell phones in particular-- has been impressively resilient during its recent troubles.
The cell phone business, which Best Buy has spent time and money building up, represents one of the rare bright spots in the company. Over time, Best Buy will likely be more heavily weighted towards the mobile business. Unfortunately, it may not be enough to save the entire company and offset the big declines in its other businesses.
When Best Buy reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results last month, most of its segments saw revenue declines, particularly a steep one in the entertainment category, as DVDs and Blu-ray discs took a big hit. But the computing and mobile phones segment posted growth of 7.6 percent in same-store sales over the previous month. By itself, the mobile phones business likely would have grown even faster.
That's important because that unit makes up nearly 40 percent of the company's total revenue for the month. The appliances business, which was the only other segment to show growth, only represents 5 percent of total revenue.
For a company -- and an industry -- that has seen little go right, the cell phone business continues to hum along. While a vast majority of consumers still shop for phones directly with the carriers, Best Buy has been able to carve out a healthy chunk of business for itself. With the smartphone world rapidly evolving and new devices coming out all the time, Best Buy has created a role for itself as an impartial consultant for consumers.
Best Buy has spent the past few years building up the mobile phone business, both by creating specifically designated areas within its stores, as well as opening mobile-centric stores. Employees in this segment receive special training to better answer customer questions. Over the past few years, the company has negotiated for some exclusive products, including the HTC Flyer tablet.
While Best Buy's ads have often run during the Super Bowl, this year marked the first time the company specifically focused on smartphones with its spot.
"We want to use the Super Bowl as an opportunity to awaken recognition of Best Buy as a mobile source," said Scott Moore, vice president of marketing for Best Buy's connectivity business group, ahead of the game.
With nearly half of all consumers still using a basic cell phone, Best Buy, like all of the carriers, sees the opportunity in getting people to upgrade.
Best Buy gets paid a bounty by the carrier for each customer it signs up. But the incentive structure is flat, so salespeople aren't biased toward one phone or the other. That's the store's biggest appeal: it isn't trying to push one product over another, and offers virtually all of the products from each of the major carriers. It will also often bundle in additional discounts or freebies, such as a Best Buy gift card or free video game.
Even as it closes big-box stores, Best Buy plans to open 100 standalone Best Buy Mobile stores. That could very likely be the start of a broader migration toward a more mobile-centric offering.
Still, the continued interest in smartphones may not be enough to get Best Buy through its recent struggles. The closing of 50 big-box stores this year fiscal year portends the same kind of troubles CompUSA and Circuit City faced before they declared bankruptcy and disappeared.
Meanwhile, Best Buy's sales declines in its other segments continue, with languishing demand for consumer electronic products. The 21 percent month-over-month decline in the entertainment category is particularly stark.
More importantly, Best Buy is losing the e-commerce battle to the likes of Amazon, which has grown into the de-facto place for consumers to buy their goods.
But fortunately for Best Buy, handsets remain a place where consumers want advice and touch and feel and actual device before making a purchasing decision, something they can't do with a Web site.
So how Best Buy looks in a few years -- or whether it survives -- remains an uncertainty. But it could very well end up as a mobile device-centric chain, rather than the one-stop shop for all things electronic.


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The daughter of a World War II veteran, Governor Maggie Hassan is committed to fulfilling our obligations to our veterans by ensuring that they and their families receive the benefits they've earned and by supporting efforts to help our returning servicemen and women secure high quality jobs.
As Governor, Maggie helped launch Operation VETS Connect to enhance New Hampshire's existing efforts to support veteran hiring. She worked to hire more veterans service officers at the New Hampshire Office of Veterans Services, increased funding for the state Veterans Home to serve more veterans and provided funding for the construction of a new unit at the state Veterans Home to care for veterans with dementia. Maggie also helped make permanent a commission studying the effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries suffered by members of the armed forces and veterans in the line of duty. And as Commander in Chief of the New Hampshire National Guard, she has stood up for our highly skilled guardsmen and women, fighting against federal cuts to National Guard resources and advocating for the basing of the new KC-46A air refueling tanker with the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base.
In the Senate, Maggie will continue to fight to ensure that our veterans receive the support that they need and have earned. Her priorities will include: continuing to reform the VA, working to eliminate VA wait list errors, protecting whistleblowers who bring VA problems to light, pushing for ongoing random audits of VA hospitals and holding accountable those responsible for problems at the VA. She also strongly supports efforts to make it easier for veterans to access mental health care, and to incentivize the VA to hire more mental health care professionals.
Maggie will also work to improve veterans' education, and will fight to protect veterans from the predatory practices of some for-profit colleges, provide assistance and support for veterans on college campuses and protect and enhance G.I. benefits. And she will work to build on New Hampshire's efforts to end veteran homelessness, including expanding housing vouchers for veterans in need.
Governor Hassan has long supported national and community service and the men and women who volunteer for their country and communities through military and civilian avenues. She has strongly supported the state's guardsmen and women in their dual mission as a resource for emergency response and homeland security as well as supporting overseas operations alongside active duty forces. She has also supported programs such as AmeriCorps and City Year that enable Americans to volunteer for efforts like mentoring and tutoring in Manchester city schools. In the Senate, she'll continue to focus on service opportunities, working to expand programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps as well as creating new opportunities for full-time and part-time service among people of all ages and backgrounds. And Governor Hassan will continue working to ensure that we honor our commitments to our veterans and others who serve and continue to support them after their service is complete.


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How often have we wanted our business to have a new look, new customer base, better relationship/impact on the community, create new business plans to reduce expenses, etc? EACH DAY?! These are goals that all business attempt to accomplish throughout the year; Key Word "attempt." Many business business struggle to get past the initial attempt due to lack of motivation. When running a business, there are many parts moving at one time to have the time and motivation to stop and be creative enough to develop for the future.
However, when done correctly the amount of success is astronomical. Take apple and the development of all the "I" products. Thinking logically, shouldn't Sony have been the first to create such a line of products? Sony was already creating TVs, radios, mp3 players, monitors, amongst other products before apple created a single shuffle. Sure there was more to it that motivation, but that is still the underlying message of all long term future planning.
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it." – Dwight Eisenhower


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The Tree of Life by Peter SisPosted: October 25, 2011 Filed under: The Tree of Life by Peter Sis | Tags: Ages 12-18, Biography, Biology, Botany, Evolution, Graphic Book, Illustrated Book, Independent Thinkers, Naturalists, Non-Fiction, Science, Zoology Leave a comment
Bibliographic Information: Sis, P. (2003). The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist & Thinker. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN:0374456283. 44 pages.
Plot Summary: Charles Robert Darwin was born February 12, 1809, in Shrewbury, England. That day no one knew that young Charles would one day change the world. From his early days trying to live up to being the boy his father wants him to be, Darwin struggled with formal "indoor" learning and his strict boarding school. "He wants to be outdoors, riding, shooting, fishing, taking long walks through the countryside collecting things." Eventually, Charles discovers his passion for the natural sciences: geology, zoology and botany, which he much prefers to the medical science path his father wants him to follow. Through his naturalist studies Darwin finds his way to a boat, the H.M.S. Beagle. The Beagle takes Darwin on a journey around the world where he discovers clues that will ultimately lead him to write his controversial and ground-breaking book, On The Origin of Species. Through intricately rendered illustrations, diary entries and explanatory text, Charles Darwin's story comes to life.
Critical Evaluation: The Tree of Life is not a child's picture book. It is a beautifully illustrated, deeply rich introduction to the life and work of Charles Darwin. Sis has managed to take picture books to a whole new level, with complex concepts and explanatory illustrations, maps and diagrams. Visual learners will be in heaven as each two-page spread contains multiple images that explicate parts of Darwin's story. The amount of text is significant, but not overwhelming, and the writing is appropriate for teens through adults. Sis has clearly done his homework in presenting biographical as well as scientific details that many people will be fascinated and interested to learn. His detailed illustrations of Darwin's specimens would have made Darwin himself proud. This New York Times Best Illustrated Book is a unique and welcome addition to the cannon of biographies. Writing a report on a famous scientist was never before this fun.
Reader's Annotation: Peter Sis brings Charles Darwin to life in this picture book biography, with beautifully and intricately rendered illustrations, maps and diagrams, in addition to diary entries, and explanatory text.
Information about the Author: In his author's note Sis wrote "Charles Darwin regretted that he hadn't learned to draw. Instead, he kept detailed descriptions of everything he saw. It is these dense and vivid written passages in his diaries, letters, and journals that have inspired me to use my own drawings, based on contemporary sources, to tell this story of his life." It must be strange for Sis, who expresses himself so impressively through drawings, to imagine Charles Darwin being unable to draw images of those things that so fascinated and impressed him. Sis has illustrated children's books in addition to other tween, teen, and adult-level picture books. He has also, "contributed more than a thousand drawings to The New York Times Book Review and his illustrations have appeared in Time magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, Esquire and many other magazines in the United States and abroad." (http://www.petersis.com/content/about.html)
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Science
Format: Alternative Format: Graphic Book
Topics Covered: Biology, Evolution, Botany, Zoology, Naturalists, Independent Thinkers
Curriculum Ties: Science, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Naturalists, Evolution, 19th Century history
Booktalking Ideas: Start with one of Darwin's quotes and discuss the negative responses he received for his work.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 12-18
Challenge Issues: Some people's religious beliefs lead them to think that Darwin's evolutionary theories are not correct. A potential challenge regarding this issue could be addressed by the several positive reviews of the book as well as awards and honors it has received.
Why is this book included? Initially found while reading Cart, who wrote about Sis, "Both his picture book biography of Charles Darwin, The Tree of Life…and his autobiographical book The Wall…were selected as Best Books for Young Adults," (Cart, 2010, p. 113). The format of this book is unique, so it has the potential to appeal to people to whom a linear, text-only biography would not. Additionally, it provides excellent information for all readers.
Cart, M. (2010). Young adult literature: From romance to realism. Chicago, IL: ALA.


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We are a family-friendly church, engaged with the local community and with a long term commitment to ArtPeace in Zimbabwe. We also have many social events during the year. We would love to welcome you to our "church family".
Our Sunday service starts at 10.30 am and lasts about one hour.
You are welcome here!
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It's totally possible that eventually the developers will learn to use the hardware to it's full potential and that they can supplement the xbox one by doing some of the computations in the cloud. BUT, they better be able to deliver on this and show a noticeable difference. This will be a stupid gimmick if they can't show an amazing difference.
Yeah, cause we all need the "complex calculations" to be performed on an external server.
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- I'm surprised M$ even needs to consider this used games thing, they seem intent on pissing millions of people off.
- Requiring internet access to play games offline is equally as stupid. How ignorant can you be to the markets outside of the US without decent internet infrastructure?
- No backwards compatibility. I don't know or care what kind of technological challenge this is but without it this new box is like buying into an entirely different gaming ecosystem. The only continuity is my overpriced gold subscription.
- They expect this to be the only box in the living room. Nope. Looks like I will be needing my 360 for legacy games anyway, and it has no tuner/DVR so a separate cable box is still required for live TV.
- The name is a massive anti-climax. I've already owned an Xbox one. Xbox Infinity/Infinite would have been cool.
- Menus/multitasking/app-switching with no lag is great. This is the only thing that impressed me.
- The presentation was as I expected, targeted to the masses.
- Some of the business choices they appear to have made are outrageous and I'm yet to see a really compelling reason to upgrade. That said, E3 is around the corner, so maybe the games will save it.
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That was for like 2 mins. I'm with JC on this one, BC is the most high profile feature that no one uses.
Yes, JC. Because none of us were playing Halo 2 on the Xbox 360 when the console released.
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Posted 24 May 2013 - 04:11 PM
Yes, JC. Because none of us were playing Halo 2 on the Xbox 360 when the console released.
Congratulations. You found, literally, the only example of 360 B/C that was worth a damn, and was also given up when H3 came out.
Posted 24 May 2013 - 04:20 PM
And don't tell me you never went back to an old game like MGS on PS1 and played through it again on a more recent console. Exclusively playing just the newest shit and ignoring the golden oldies is boring. Some people like to reminisce.
The closest I've come to that scenario is FINISHING FFXII on my PS3 instead of my PS2. I don't replay games. I have 2 kids and a job that keeps me busy. I don't have the time to sink in 40+ hours into a game I played 15 years ago.
I played the first few levels of Halo 1 when it was on Christmas sale for $5.
That brings up another point. I have no problem paying $5 - $10 for an updated copy. I have FFIV and Tactics on my iPad, bought during a huge Squenix sale. I have emus for SNES ROMs on my Android devices. My PC collection is growing in leaps and bounds because of Steam sales. Even if I don't think I'll ever play Sleeping Dogs, it was worth giving $8 to the devs.
Console makers have to get their pricing figured out.
Old games via GoD are "on sale" for $40.
The more I think about it, the more I think I'm done with console gaming for a few years, until the PS4 hits a price point where I buy it just to catch up on my series. I figure that'll be about $250.
Posted 24 May 2013 - 05:24 PM
I can't, I can't, there's just... there's no way MS would do this. There is no sane person who could ever think that this is a good idea. So, why would they try this? It doesn't make sense. Everyone is at least alittle creeped out by a mandatory Kinect, why make the Kinect actually spy on them? I just, there's no way...
The good news: Microsoft have patented this! So nobody else will have this system... unless they licence it, or find a similar implementation.
Back to the topic of BC:
There's no real reason why XBLA games would be more easy to emulate than disc based 360 games, they're exactly the same when it comes down to it. It's not really laziness, as I said before you just kind of expect it nowadays, it's very common for you to buy stuff on an online store (whether it's the app store or Steam) and for it to function on the next generation of hardware.
Also, if 360 XBLA games don't work on the One, that's just down right lazy. The game store will be fragmented with hundreds of pre-One games which don't work and a handful that do. Having a big game catalogue for a new console is a huge selling point, no?
I actually think that MS and Sony have moved to a much more common architecture (x86) so that they could more easily support backwards compatibility in the future, allowing them to have a true Microsoft/SEN Store at some point. Unfortunately, emulating previous generation hardware is unrealistic at this point, due to the general difficulty of emulating different CPU architectures, so they're getting it out of the way now, rather than having backwards compatibility for this gen and suffering for it in the future.
Edited by UHYVE, 24 May 2013 - 05:27 PM.
Posted 24 May 2013 - 07:42 PM
Generalities are generally ridiculous (pun intended).
That was for like 2 mins. I'm with JC on this one, BC is the most high profile feature that no one uses.
I'm not happy that my PS3 can't play PS2 games. It prevents me from playing FFXII and Silent Hill Origins without buying a PS2. There was a point in time where I had a whole list of PS2 games I wanted to play, but now I'm down to those two due to HD releases, and FFXII stands a good chance of getting an HD release. Origins though? With that half assed job they did on the Silent Hill HD Collection, I doubt we'll ever see another release of Origins.
Oh really?
Congratulations. You found, literally, the only example of 360 B/C that was worth a damn, and was also given up when H3 came out.
My girlfriend still plays Final Fantasy VIII on her PS2. She also wants me to play Kingdom Hearts, which is only possible because of an upcoming HD Collection without buying a PS2. I have library of Gamecube Classics, and only a handful of them were played on a Gamecube. I also have a library of PS1 games, and I have never owned a PS1. I actually bought a PS2 because it was a DVD player and could play Final Fantasy VII, otherwise I would've bought a PS1. My friend recently had to get a Win 7 32-bit machine so his wife could play Sim Tower, as the game will not work on a 64-bit machine.
And PS1/2 and Xbox Classics exist on the marketplace for a reason; the market exists. HD collections wouldn't exist either if people weren't interested in old software (albeit, those are updates). Used B/C PS3's with tiny hard drives were more expensive than new Slim PS3's specifically because of B/C (in fact, it was actually explained on Gamestop's website at one point).
I'm not trying to say that no B/C is unacceptable, I'm just trying to put things into perspective. Of all the features of a console, that's a pretty crucial one and saying it's "useless" or "largely unused" is silly. However, if B/C would drive the console costs up to PS3 launch levels, then it's probably not worth it (even if I could trade in my old console). The only advantage left is entertainment center space. This is important to some people (not me).
I'm agree that the new architecture is specifically to address several problems and future B/C is among them, the others being programming, cross platform programming, general development cost reduction, and hardware development cost reduction.
Some people would love to, and do, in spite of their schedules.
I have 2 kids and a job that keeps me busy. I don't have the time to sink in 40+ hours into a game I played 15 years ago.
Edited by Niterider, 24 May 2013 - 08:00 PM.
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Posted 24 May 2013 - 11:37 PM
Ok so all you've done is basically say that because you yourself doesn't go back to play these games that no one does. Because you don't have the time to do so. You're wrong. Period.
Congratulations. You found, literally, the only example of 360 B/C that was worth a damn, and was also given up when H3 came out.
I still have quite a few original Xbox games that I still plan on playing through including Shenmue 2 that the Xbox 360 does support. Hell man, I went back and re-bought the original PS3 so I can still have access to the PS2 and PS1 collection that I still have. Games that I still love to play, and others I need to beat as well. One of the reasons I bought the Wii U was so I could go back and be able to play games like Zelda Skyward Sword. So please don't give me that "BC isn't worth a damn" crap because that's a very baseless argument.
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- Right now, Titanfall is by far the most interesting thing about the Xbox One.
- I did not expect m cheif to pop out of that jedi cloak. It was a pretty cool trailer, but why is it just called "Halo"? Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo PC, Halo: Custom Edition, Halo Anniversary, and now Halo. Confusing. 60 frames per second sounds fucking great, but I still have extremely low expectations from 343.
- Witcher 3 looks fucking great.
- Dark Souls II also looked great.
- Livestreaming is a thing, which I am very happy about.
- The game DVR (UploadStudio is a stupid name) is pretty cool, I guess, but it's only the last 30 seconds of footage.
- Ryse has quicktime event combat that no one wants.
- Microsoft: "We are of course dedicated to indie game support on the Xbox One." *shows Minecraft, the biggest, least-indie indie game in the world. "Ok, now back to AAA games."
- In the Battlefield 4 universe, every single weapon has two scopes on it. Also, when will DICE realize that no one cares about Battlefield single player?
- MGSV looked pretty great. Open world stealth interests me.
- I hated Dead Rising, but I think I'll keep an eye on Dead Rising 3.
- Phil Spencer changed his shirt midway through the press conference.
- Insomniac's Sunman Overburst or whatever the fuck it's called could be interesting.
- Free games for Xbox gold subscribers is finally a thing (Assassin's Creed 2 and Halo 3 are coming first). They still haven't caught up to Sony's premium service though.
- Killer Instinct -- I'm sure someone cares about this.
- Forza's "Drivatar" is the dumbest made-up word ever.
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So Titanfall is coming to 360 apparently. Could this be the return of the old gaming crew?
I might get it.
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There was no bounding out of bed with restless enthusiasm on Friday. We slithered quietly out. Julia announced she didn't like Egypt and didn't want to leave the resort. Regardless, Ramses was coming to pick us up at 10:30 so we prepared ourselves.
On the way in to Luxor we told Ramses what had happened the night before and he was horrified. He told me we should have told him the night before and we would have gone back to pick up the offender and throw him in jail. He made me describe the man and said he thought he knew who it was. By the time we reached the restaurant for breakfast, I was afraid he was going to hunt down the man and bring him to justice. I was envisioning a line-up at the police station and a long day of statements. At the restaurant Rhys said he wanted to break the man's leg. We were all working the incident through in our own way.
After breakfast Ramses drove us to the Luxor museum. It was excellent and very interesting. We learned a lot about the various kings and daily life in ancient times. There were a couple of interesting movies as well. The biggest drawback was that we were not allowed to take pictures. We had to walk from the museum to the Karnak temple and it was with some trepidation that we started on our way. It was a beautiful day, however, and the bright sunlight made everything seem less frightening. Even the touts didn't push as hard…or maybe we were just getting better at showing absolutely no interest.
Karnak temple in the sunlight was even more spectacular. It is actually a series of temples as Luxor (formerly Thebes) was the religious centre of Egypt. Many pharaohs had made their mark: Seti, Ramses II and III, Hatshepsut and Tut. We wandered around taking pictures. A guard asked us to enter an area that was blocked off and encouraged us to take pictures of ourselves with the statues. He wanted us to climb on them but we declined, agreeing that we would try not to contribute to the erosion any more than we already were. He needed to be paid, of course but the most interesting part was that another guard showed up at that point. Obviously, he was a supervisor and when we gave the first guard money, the first guard handed it right over to the other one. Interesting. It must have really irritated him to do it.
The temple's most spectacular area was the hypostyle hall. It was the largest in existence with 134 towering pillars. Each column was engraved with hieroglyphics from top to bottom. Some of the columns had blocks stretching between them on top and the undersides were painted. At one time, it had all been painted. It must have been amazing when it was in its glory, although the common folk never got to see it. The inner complex was only for the priests and pharaohs. We spent a good two hours wandering around the sight taking pictures.
During our wander, we saw several school groups. The first group of girls found me amongst the columns in the hypostyle hall. They eagerly approached saying, "hello". I returned the greeting the first time which caused each and every one of them to repeat so I could greet them in turn. Then one asked, "What is your name?" so I told her and asked her name so she told me. Then every other girl repeated the question in turn. At this point their young male teacher rounded the corner and asked one of them to take his picture with me. ? So, we posed for a picture together and I asked if he would take a picture of me with the girls which he did and then gave my camera to one of the girls so I could have a picture of myself with him. Then each of the girls wanted an individual picture with me and finally we all said goodbye.
A few corners later, another school group appeared and when I replied to the girls they all swarmed me so that one of the guards came forward to shoo them away. I guess I must have not looked too panicked because he backed off and I played "ask and answer" with the girls. They were very sweet and I really enjoyed talking to them. Suddenly, their male teacher came along and began shooing them away from me like they were chickens or something, yelling at them angrily. I suppose "swarm the tourist" is not an encouraged activity on school fieldtrips. It was far more enjoyable than playing duck and weave with the touts.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Egyptian Adjustment
There was no bounding out of bed with restless enthusiasm on Friday. We slithered quietly out. Julia announced she didn't like Egypt and didn't want to leave the resort. Regardless, Ramses was coming to pick us up at 10:30 so we prepared ourselves.
Harassed and Harangued
I bounded up in the morning, raring to go. I got ready and was out the patio door to explore our resort. We front onto the Nile so I immediately walked around the swimming pool and out to the river. I stared out across the river and absorbed the history oozing out of it. Scum gathered at the edges of the water, along with a shoe (thankfully without a foot) and some plant matter. On the west bank was an image straight out of a textbook on Egypt. Palms surrounded the muddy, flat-topped buildings and blue sky shimmered in the background. To my right I could see the mountains which protect the valleys of the dead. To my left the Nile rounded a bend out of sight with nothing but green bushes on either side. How is it that I can be in a part of the world inhabited by people for thousands of years yet not see resort hotels and skyscrapers as far as I look?
Throughout our wander through the temple, we were met by curious gazes. I began to feel like I had something on my face. The guides, guards and guests all stared as we walked around. Some of the visitors were children and they giggled and stared, whispering to each other. Once a little girl got up her courage to say, "hello" so I smiled and said, "hello" back. Her next word was, "money?" Sad.
Tom wandered in a different direction at one point. I was alone looking around when a guard motioned me with his finger to follow him further away from where I thought my family might be. He was smiling but I was a bit shaken by all the strange attention so I felt very uncomfortable. Rhys appeared and the two of us followed him together. The guard showed us an inscription in the wall which people touch to bring good luck. He took each of our hands to touch the wall, then our head three times and then the wall and our heart three times. Then he took our picture with my camera at his insistence. Then he held his hand out for money. I don't carry money but I managed to dig up a British pound coin which he accepted. We then repeated the whole procedure with Tom and Julia. More guards signaled they wished to show us things but at that point we declined as politely as we could. We have found this behaviour from guards is the norm at tourist sites.
We went from the temple to the Mummification museum, weaving our way through the throngs of touts wanting to give us rides. One actually asked what he could offer that would make us give him money. The museum was small but excellent. We weren't allowed to take pictures, unfortunately because there were some fascinating items. We saw a mummy, preserved skin from a foot, a piece of preserved flesh, a mummified head that had been halved to reveal the cavity which had once housed the brain. It is now stuffed with linen. There were lids from sarcophagi and a mummy looking rather blackened and dead. However did mummies get the white bandaged look? Every one I've ever seen (and I've seen quite a few now) has been black and shriveled looking, and far more spooky than some old toilet paper doll.
We walked to the Karnak temple for the rather weak sound and light show. The guidebook said it is the best one in Egypt so it will be the last one we see. The walk was far more exciting than the show. We took a dark and quiet road by mistake and wound up in an area we probably shouldn't have bothered walking through. Although I was holding Tom's hand and walking with my children, a man brushed up against me and tried to grope me. This caused a significant amount of horror and rage from all of us and greatly contributed to our already unpleasant impressions of Egyptian men.
The Sound and Light was as cheesy and underwhelming as it could have been but the temple at night was spectacular. We caught a cab to the restaurant after the show, too shaken to attempt another night-time walk. By the time we got home, we were all wondering how we were going to cope with another day of harassment and anxiety.
Friday, December 10, 2010
First Impressions of Egypt
It was no problem passing through customs and having gaining our entry visa. A person from the resort met us as we entered the airport and slapped the sticker into our passport before we even met the official. We paid him for the visas which seemed odd but nobody else questioned this so we continued. He gave us a sign to hold up on the other side of customs and as we left we met a second man who led us to the waiting cab. Our walk from the airport to the cab cost us about $4. We paid the fellow who gave us our visas. We also had to pay two men who grabbed our bags and pulled them to the vehicle. One complained we didn't give him enough but Tom stood firm.
We arrived at the resort and the apartment turned out to be a three bedroom place much to the glee of the children. Sadly, there is no internet so in order to communicate we have to plug in at the office for short periods. Maybe this is a good thing? We had some food at the apartment waiting as I had requested but it was mainly breakfast foods. We asked our host to call a cab and set out for dinner. We are several kilometers outside the city so it would be difficult to walk.
The cabbie was a riot. His name is Ahmed but calls himself Ramses IX. I don't know why but it works. He made us feel a bit more at ease as he gave us his evaluation of what to do first and so on. He dropped us at the restaurant with a promise to pick us up when we were finished. We could pay him when we got back to the resort.
The restaurant reminded me of a movie set. I cannot think of a specific movie but it seems to me someone was chasing someone else. Maybe an Indiana Jones scene? It was similar to the Turkish restaurants in décor but felt so Egyptian. The upstairs room was open with heavy carpet-like curtains rolled up to reveal the buildings around us in the streets. While we dined we watched a man raise and lower a basket from his third floor apartment, obviously receiving some sort of goods. Another person kept emptying buckets of washing water into the street from the top of a different building. It was clear that when you parked you needed the covers most cars sported. The food was delicious, cooked in clay dishes and similar to the Turkish dinners we had. No alcohol was allowed because it was a Muslim restaurant. Tom dealt with this admirably.
The dinner was reasonably priced but not cheap and the restaurant was filled with tourists. Ramses was waiting for us and drove us home saying he would wait for our call in the morning. As we drove we passed many wagons pulled by donkeys, many people wearing the long gowns and headgear you see in movies about the desert and odd shaped motor vehicles of varying sizes. The cars do not use their headlights at night if the streets are lit. They only flash them at each other to alert the other vehicles they are approaching. They also use the Turkish method of honking on approach. All of this served to create a sort of brain overload for the four of us and we were thankful to reach the safety of our European-like resort and go to bed.


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