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Controlling an oil slick is very hard for an oily gal. I've tried all these products, plus the two methods at the end, and I'll tell you how each of them worked out for me.
~TEXTURE: This translucent, finely-milled, light, dusty and airy powder goes on smoothly and gives my face a nice matte appearance without being too cakey or drying.
~AMOUNT/PRICE: The jar is super huge and you get 30 grams for around $15 with shipping. (Just Google this product because there are various places where you can purchase it.)
~INGREDIENTS: Dimethylimidazolidinone Rice Starch, Talc. Yes, it contains the dreaded talc which I religiously stay away from but at least it's not the first ingredient. I don't know what the ratio of the two ingredients could be- 51% rice starch & 49% talc or 98% rice starch & 2% talc? Who knows?
~SKIN REACTION: Although it contains talc, I have not broke out but I do make sure that I don't use it every single day. I might use it for 3 or 4 days in a row and skip the next day or the next two days- only because I know I've been sensitive to face products containing talc but that was when talc was the first ingredient. So far, so good! Yay!
~APPLICATION: I use a stippling brush to apply. It comes with a powder puff but I think that would apply too much product and I don't need to pack this on. I usually reapply mid day and after a work day. Just load some up on a retractable brush and you're good to go.
~BOX DESCRIPTION: "Anti-Shine powder finishes the makeup and gives a natural matte appearance. Ideal for long lasting touch up even after hours of setting the makeup without changing it." (Made in Germany)
~OIL CONTROL RATING/REPURCHASE?: Since it's the best thing I've tried so far, I have to give it a 5 out of 5. Definitely repurchasing, although I think this jar is going to last a looong time!
Jar size comparison
~TEXTURE: Not as finely-milled and light as the Kryolan. It's a nice primer and finishing powder though. Matte and translucent. Also available in "Fair" and "Soft Bronze" but still translucent.
~AMOUNT/PRICE: 6 grams for $12, or can be purchased in a 6-piece kit for $34
~INGREDIENTS: Kaolin Clay, Mica, Iron Oxides
~SKIN REACTION: No adverse reactions, however, I don't use it too often.
~APPLICATION: A flat-top or round kabuki worked best for me.
~WEBSITE DESCRIPTION: "The best oil-absorbing kaolin clay and light-reflecting mica blended to silky perfection to produce Start to Finish Sunlight! Use as a primer or finish powder to help your skintone have a softer and smoother look with a radiant finish."
~OIL-CONTROL RATING/REPURCHASE?: I was excited to try it because I've heard kaolin is really good but sadly, it didn't really do anything for me. I don't know why? I give it a 2 out of 5 and I won't be repurchasing- it was a free gift anyway!
Oil Absorb from Purely Cosmetics.
~AMOUNT/PRICE: Approximately 8 grams for $16.
~INGREDIENTS: Bentonite Clay, Silica, Calcium Carbonate, Kaolin Clay
~SKIN REACTION: Nothing bad so far
~APPLICATION: It doesn't stick to my flat top or powder brush easily; it kind of just moves around in lid. I like to use it before foundation, mixed with silk powder. Then I use silk powder again over my foundation.
~WEBSITE DESCRIPTION: "Use a light layer under foundation to absorb excess oil. Newly reformulated! Made of finely ground bentonite clay, which is known for it's high absorption properties. We've now added silica, calcium carbonate and kaolin clay for ease of smooth application, increased adhesion and oil absorption, and blurred optical effects."
~OIL-CONTROL RATING/REPURCHASE?: Since it contained bentonite clay, like my favorite Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask, I thought it would help control the oilies really well but it was ok; it works much better with a silk powder. I give it a 3 out of 5 and I might repurchase, but it's a little too expensive for the size.
~AMOUNT/PRICE: Discontinued. Silk Naturals sells it for $9.95 for 2 teaspoons. Also check out Meow Cosmetics.
~INGREDIENTS: Silk powder (EDM added black currant powder seed extract). Silk powder has natural amino acids, which is supposed to be good for the skin. The untinted one can go on a little white if you put on a lot but it's still translucent. I've yet to find another tinted silk powder. Why do they always have to discontinue products that I love?!!
~SKIN REACTIONS: Nothing bad; I actually think it makes my skin better.
~APPLICATION: I use a flat-top brush and apply this everyday as a primer under my mineral makeup to help control oil and help my foundation glide on smoothly and easily. Then, I either use the Kryolan Anti-Shine powder or the Silk Powder again, as a finishing powder over my foundation.
~OIL-CONTROL RATING/REPURCHASE?: 4 out of 5; I still have 6 jars of Tinted Silk Dust because I stocked up before the discontinuation but when I'm out, I'm definitely repurchasing somewhere else.
The last powder is Everyday Minerals Rice Powder in Sunlight...
~AMOUNT/PRICE: 8g for $12, can be purchased in a 6-piece kit for $34
~INGREDIENTS: Organic rice powder, mica, magnesium stearate, iron oxides
~SKIN REACTION: No adverse reactions
~APPLICATION: I've used a flat-top, powder and stippling brush- makes no difference.
~WEBSITE DESCRIPTION: "A translucent finishing powder with soft yellow undertones that helps to neutralize ruddiness in the skin. It works great as a primer to help mattify without drying the skin and delivers a bright, fresh finish- all in one versatile product!"
~OIL-CONTROL RATING/REPURCHASE?: Did the same as the EDM Kaolin so I give it a 2 out of 5. I won't be repurchasing and this was also a free gift too anyway.
Oh, I forgot about Bare Minerals Mineral Veil, which did nothing for me. It's a nice finishing powder but for controlling oily skin- meh! It's corn starch based so that can be irritating for acne prone skin.
I've also tried the following 3 PRODUCTS with no luck...
~Smashbox Anti-Shine: Didn't work at all for me and it broke me out. Pricey at $27 for 1 oz.
~Lancome Pure Focus (I think the older product was called T-Controle): This is a gel-type primer and mattifier which worked pretty well but it ended up breaking me out. =( Plus, it's pricey- $27 for 1 oz.
Again, way back in the day, I did some research and tried these two METHODS to help control the oilies.
~The Egg White Mask: Just crack an egg open and separate the yolk from the white. Take the white part (the albumen) and apply it to your face like a mask. Leave on for a few minutes then rinse. There's different recipes; some people add lemon juice or honey. It tightens your pores and dries up quickly. It did work a little to help control oiliness but then I started to think about the Salmonella on my face. Eww...
I hope this post has offered a few suggestions for you in helping to control oily skin. Remember, these results were based on my own personal experiences, so just because a product did, or did not, work for me does not mean it will, or will not, work for you.


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Jordan Rice, 13, Tragic Hero of Australia Floods
It's common for one personality to emerge as the face of tragedy, and Australia's deadly floodwaters have now claimed just such a hero to embody all that is good in the human character.
At least 25 people have died since relentless rains started pounding the eastern state of Queensland in November, but the death of 13-year-old Jordan Rice has captivated the nation.
On Monday, rapidly rising water engulfed a car carrying Rice, his mother and his brother in the hard-hit town of Toowoomba. The torrent knocked over the first person who attempted to reach the stranded family.
A second man managed to reach the car, but when he tried to pull Jordan out, the teenager insisted his 10-year-old brother Blake be saved first. Jordan couldn't swim.
Before the rescuer, Warren McErlean, could return to the car, a rope he was clinging to snapped. The car flipped over and Jordan and his mother Donna were carried away by the floodwater. They both died.
"Jordan was swept off," John Tyson, Donna Rice's long-time partner and Jordan's dad, told The Telegraph.
"As soon as he went, Donna just let go, you know, trying to clutch at Jordan. The poor little boy, they just both drowned."
"He (the rescuer) went to grab Jordan first, who said, 'Save my brother'. I can only imagine the fear coursing through his body."
"Courage kicked in, and he would rather his little brother would live," Jordan's older brother Kyle, 16, told The Australian newspaper.The incident left McErlean distraught. He told Australian television in an emotional interview that he was deeply saddened by his inability to save all the boys. "I just kept telling the boy (Jordan) that it was going to be alright, but it wasn't. I just feel terrible for himself and his family. I just couldn't get him out."
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This was overall a great car, it was my first vehicle and for being a 1978 purchased in 1996, it had low mileage and was very reliable. The stuff that was a problem on it come to be expected for a car, that at the time was a year older than me. It generally started right up, even in the winter, had good pick up and traveled all over for long distances with no problem.
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I really wanted to find a way to combine the words "Pinterest" and "inspiration" into one snappy phrase, but "pinspiration" reminded me to much of "perspiration" so I abandoned the idea. Nonetheless, Pinterest addict that I am, I thought I would share my 4th of July board with you –
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Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club Season 3 Release Date
Whenever I watch videos or movies about swimming, I always remember my special used to swim and compete locally at his country. He is an Australian and as we all know, Australians are so good when it comes to their swimming skills. At Australia, almost every park has swimming pools. Also, the competitions happening there are like a fast-punching boxer that is swinging his fists left and right. The pressure and fame at Australia when it comes to swimming is superb and above any other countries.
As a reflection of my memories with my old special one, I watched this anime. Everything is normal for what I've expected since I read some reviews online first (no spoilers) before grabbing a seat to watch the anime series, but what bothers me is the rivalry of four against one. No no no, please don't get me wrong. I am not thinking on the side of Rin. What I'm thinking is if the four are enough to beat Rin?
Two seasons has been up for running. Thanks to Kyoto Animation again for bringing up such anime like this. Somehow it gives spam to Australian anime fans since they love swimming so much. I hope that there would be a third season for this anime. It is not a bad idea to create a season 3 though.


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CLS Responds to Seminary Task Force Final Report
In December, the president of CLS sent a response to the Board of Directors of Lutheran Church–Canada, outlining the faculty's concerns about certain statements made in the Final Report of the Task Force on Cost-Efficient, Sustainable Seminary Education. This response focused on three areas which the seminary faculty believes need to be addressed. First is the question of bias and inaccuracies. The faculty believes that the tone of the document makes it appear that the financial situations in Edmonton and St. Catharines are equally in crisis. Second is the issue of pastoral formation. The Report focuses almost exclusively on course delivery, and gives only brief mention to other issues surrounding the formation of pastors, such as character development and pastoral skills, which can take place only with extensive personal contact. Third, the Report falls short in dealing with the practical implications involved in implementing its recommendations.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Seminary Task Force Update
LCC's Board of Directors announced a Feb. 10 deadline today for "any additional written submissions to the board" in regard to the Task Force on Cost-Efficient, Sustainable Seminary Education's Final Report.
CLS encourages all pastors and members of LCC congregations to read the full report and write a response to the Board of Directors before this four-week period has passed. (E-mail email@example.com or send to 3074 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3K 0Y2)
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Monday, January 03, 2011
Save the Dates!
*New* SPIRITUALITY Lecture Series begins in January 2011 - open invitation to lectures on campus and LIVE online web cast. Six consecutive lectures will be offered on alternating Thursday afternoons, beginning on January 27. All lectures will take place from 1 - 3 pm at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, and will be available live at www.concordiasem.ab.ca/CLSTV.php
- January 27: Spirituality and Human Strife Dr. Colleen Hammermaster
- February 10: Spirituality and Musical Arts Dr. Joy Berg and Dr. John Hooper
- February 24: Eastern Christian Spirituality as expressed by Ukrainian Catholics in Canada Father Greg Faryna, Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Edmonton AB.
- March 17: The pastor and Prayer Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee, LCC president
- March 31: Aboriginal Spirituality and Christian Faith in Canada Dr. Patricia McCormack, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.
- April 14: Elements of a Lutheran Spirituality Dr. Manfred Zeuch, president of CLS.
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A visit to Vladivostok Via the Trans-Siberian Railway
Since learning about the Trans-Siberian Railway in my lower class at school, it has always been a fascination and dream to make this great leap of experience. The least I knew about it is that it is the world's longest commuter route, and my destination is at Vladivostok, which is its eastern terminus.
Having been in transit for almost six nights, I was ready to explore this magnificent city and absorb all that it had on offer. After refreshing at the Comfort Inn hotel – they have superb facilities e.g. Wi-Fi, restaurant, sauna, laundry and a mini-market, I headed out to get myself something to eat.
Lesnaya Zaimka is one of the ancient restaurants in Vladivostok, full of Russian hospitality and welcoming atmosphere of hunting mansion. They offer mouthwatering European, Russian and Caucasian cuisines. I had the opportunity of tasting some of their specials of Manchurian deer and bear meat. Tasteful drinks from the restaurant's bar list accompanied the meals.
My stay at Vladivostok was not long. Therefore, I had to capture a lot of adventure at a very short time. I am an adventurous and party animal, and I visited Aerotunnel Letim, which is a famous attraction situated in the isolated space of Sports Complex Fetisoy. It is an exhilarating activity worth trying.
Among the places that are a must-visit is the Military and History Museum of the Pacific Fleet. Not just visitors whose interest is in naval science visit, but who as well want to absorb more regarding the city. Acknowledge its incredible history and experience its unique atmosphere. I saw over forty thousand individual exhibitions, narrating the Pacific Fleet's chronicles and operating medical devices used in the course of the Russo-Japanese war.
I had to finish my day with a little bit of a jig, and I had a variety of magnificent places to visit. Located close to Vladivostok train station and the sea terminal as well, the nightclub Abordage is the exact place to relax because of the friendly and pleasant atmosphere. The interior design is typically marine style and has a rich cultural effect. Modern musical bands and stylish DJs entertain guests and a concise place to spend the rest of the night.
My concept of Vladivostok was contrary to my experience. The city has friendly and hospitable people who look positively into the future confidently and with hope, though the weather might be a bit chilly for most of the nights.
An icy wonderland, wearing a swimsuit in a Siberian winter
I am so looking forward to my stay in Ulan Ude, I plan to stay for 6 days. I originally planned only an overnight stop but after talking with friends when I was in Tyumen I have decided to take a tour here, their description of the ice grotto's as magical caught my attention and imagination.
I am so glad I am traveling independently, a little bit hard when booking my onward tickets as my Russian is not so good but I have found many people who are willing to help, even to writing down what I want in Cyrillic, the Russian language that looks like symbols! Traveling as I am, is allowing me to take diversions and longer stays if something interesting is happening and the other nice thing is it gives me chance to meet up with others doing the same thing.
I am staying at the Ulan Ude Travelers Hostel, that again has been recommended by friends and The Lonely Planet. I had the instructions how to get there written down in English and Russian but I had no problems once I got to Lenin's head, a rather large monument with the unlikely honor of being the largest bronze head of Lenin in the world at 7.7m high its is certainly unmissable.
Ulan Ude has been a town of many names, starting life as a Cossack ostrog (fort), it was originally called Udinskoye which became Udinsk in 1775, and then in 1783 it was called Verkhneudinsk to differentiate it from another town on another River Uda, apparently there are two River Uda's in Russia. This name remained until 1934 when during the communist years it became Ulan Ude (Red Uda), a reflection of the Communist ideology. Due to military installations Ulan Ude has been a closed town and was only opened in 1980.The hostel is a new adventure for me and I am finding it very interesting and informative and the facilities excellent. The beds clean and spacious,with internet and hot water, the travelers essentials!
I have also joined with a group there to go on a three day tour to Lake Baikal, described as a 'winter fairy tale', the lake, in Bay Chivyrkuisky, also boasts ice grottos and hot springs, can't quite believe I am packing my swimsuit, in Siberia, in winter! We will be staying with host families and that I am especially looking forward to, also having a meal of fresh fish caught by the ice fisherman sounds tasty.
Before all of that, tomorrow I am off to drive a husky sleigh in the morning and visit an open air museum in the afternoon. The Ethnographic Museum of the Peoples of Transbaikal is one of Russia's largest. It reflects the diversity of the region and the Mongolian-Buddhist culture of the area, highlighting the fact I am moving ever nearer to the East and its influence can be seen in the architecture and people around me.
4 Days in Novosibirsk: The Beauty and Serenity of Russia
I alighted at Vokzal Gravny railway station in Novosibirsk from Moscow 2 hours from the time of departure. The cold cut through my skin but thank goodness I had carried my heaviest jacket with me. It took me a full day to be used to the cold. I was fascinated to find most Russians in the Novosibirsk streets do not speak English. Luckily I met a young woman, Hanna, a resident there, who acted as my interpreter during the whole stay.
Russia's third largest city stands out as one of the dated cities in the country. Through my entire trip, I came across ancient structures, some archival and abandoned at the outskirts of the city. However, the city boasts of breath-taking sceneries that neither of my earlier trips had presented. Just like back at my home city, I either caught a taxi or Metro to all my destinations.
Sceneries I visited
First off, I visited the Novosibirsk State Museum. Located at Ploshid Lenina facing the metro station, the building taught me the history of Novosibirsk at a glance. The House of Cabmen and Siberian Modern Art Center are within walking distance from the museum where I learned more about the culture and the lifestyle of the Novosibirsk residents. I then visited the Lenin Square at the city center and the Akademgorodok, both ancient buildings holding historical importance not only to the Novosibirsk residents but to Russians from all walks of life.
I always dreaded to visit the famous Novosibirsk Zoo. In my second day of the trip, I took a taxi, called my interpreter Hanna, and headed out to the zoo. The superfluity of animals and the serene environment left me yearning to visit Novosibirsk more often. The zoo is always awash with tourists, both domestic and international.
The plethora of fun activities that I could carry out in Novosibirsk could not fit in my schedule. On my third day, in the evening, I visited the State Academic Opera House, located at the Lenin Square. The plays there are classic and known worldwide. There are a wide array of ice arenas around the city and I visited one of them to just view the skaters do their thing.
Shopping, Wining and Dining
Thanks to the high number of shopping malls, I carried some of the Novosibirsk goodies with me. I shopped at the Siberian and the Moscow Malls. I tasted Italian and Russian cuisines but was fascinated to come across the People's Bar and Grill that served British/American delicacies. I slept at the Zokol Hotel located at the Shchetinkina St just a few minutes' walk from Lenin St. Novosibirsk city has a number of free Wi-Fi spots and even the hotel I slept in offers free Wi-Fi. After the trip, I had learned more than I needed about the history and the culture of Russians. Though the city does not boast a high number of tourists, it is one of the best places I visited in Russia.
Dobro pozhalovat' v Sibiri – Welcome to Siberia
As you can see I am trying to improve my Russian, it grows slowly but having a lot of fun trying out what I do know. I am currently taking a couple of days break from the train and finding my land legs again or should I say snow and ice legs. Seriously cold here, for me that is, locals tell me it's not that bad, -15 is cold to my way of thinking.
I am here in the cold to visit a couple of teaching colleagues who are on an exchange visit to a local university here in Tyumen. The oldest Russian city in Siberian Asian and currently one of the wealthiest due to the discovery of oil and gas fields in the 1960's. I was surprised to discover that this is a center for higher education with over 10 academies and 3 universities, education & students are counted as one of the city's main economic resources.
Whilst first impression had me seeing Tyumen as a modern built city, with it high rises and business centers, further exploration, carefully by car I might add, saw some nice examples of historic buildings and architecture. I was told the that the nickname for the city was Capital of Villages as it was built on a collection of lumber houses, architecturally it appears very eclectic but interesting. Unfortunately a little too cold to do much sightseeing. I was determined to visit the old capital of Siberia whilst I was here, Tobolsk.
The Trans Siberian Railway line is south of Tobolsk and when built the city reverted to a provincial town but the 17th and 18th century architecture of when it was the regions capital is certainly worth seeing. The town is basically in three segments, an new area that replicates similar towns elsewhere, a rather dilapidated area near the river and the historical area. It is here you will find the Kremlin, a fortress of white walls and towers, churches and palatial residences.
Visiting it in the snow was quite magical, you could imagine tales of princesses and heroes centering around it, well worth the effort to get here. Travelling to Tobolsk from Tyumen there were several options, car, bus or train or typically Russian shared car. Due to the snowfall and state of the road I decided the train was my better option. I took a very early train and after a journey of about 4 hrs I was there, spent the day and returned in the evening, a very long day but worth it. If I visited again I would stay overnight to see some of the sites I did not have time to see like the monastery of St John on the towns outskirts.
Arriving in Yekaterinburg on the Trans Siberian Railway
After three days aboard my train I am now getting 'my train legs', oh yes just like sea legs prolonged train travel does interfere with your gait. I have adapted to the vibration and movement by slowing down, I tend to be a rather quick step sort of person and walking with my feet slightly further apart helps with the sway. Beginning to meet other passengers and share stories, why is it we tend to share the 'what can go wrong' stories first?
Although some of the advice I am receiving from seasoned travelers is helping formulate my itineraries for the cities and towns I will be visiting. Crossing from Europe into Asia was celebrated with a new friend and a glass of champagne, not quite sure of the exact crossing but who cares, the champagne was very nice and the scenery around the Urals magnificent. This Mountain range stretches north to south across western Russia and is the natural boundary between east and west.
We arrived in Yekaterinburg early evening and already we are in a different time zone, we are now GMT+5, two hours ahead of Moscow. This journey will eventually take me across seven time zones. I want to travel as freely as possible as in the words of Lao-Tzu, "a good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." I want to enjoy my journey not just be looking to my final destination.
Yekaterinburg is the fourth largest Russian city with the dubious honor of being where the Tsar Nicholas and his family were murdered in 1918. I organized an overnight stay in host accommodation and as the place sleeps 3 I invited the lady I met on the train to stay with me rather than in the hotel as she had planned. In return, as this was not her first visit she took me to a splendid restaurant the Stroganov-Grill, where I had my first taste of borsch and an excellent stroganov over mashed potatoes, my friend had blini and they are next on my 'to try list'.
Tomorrow is serious sightseeing and to see if all the advice and research will help me manage to book my onward ticket. Plan of the day is find a 'walking map' these I am told are free and published by the tourist board, I have got instructions how to find the office and feel pretty confident I will manage that. Looking forward to visiting the Chinese bazaar and the mafia cemetery, I know, trashy, but still while I am here I want to satisfy my curiosity. I also intend to visit the Church on the Blood and the Qwerty monument and of course the Museum of Fine Arts. Da svidaniya
Fur Coats and Taxi's, A Day in Moscow
Moscow, the hustle and bustle, car noise and traffic jams the same as most cities but every corner you turn there is something interesting, I guess that is why I travel. I am staying in one of the "seven sisters", the Hotel Ukraina, also known as the Radisson Royal Hotel after the group took over management in 2009.The hotel along with seven other projects, the eight one was cancelled, were built at the height of Stalinist Russia. Using American skyscraper technology, seven large buildings were constructed between 1947 – 1953. The architectural style was a combination of Russian baroque and gothic, culminating in what was then the worlds tallest building with a very distinctive skyline; although to me it reminds me of the square building blocks I had as a child, you know the each layer is less than the one before. I choose the hotel not only for its history and facilities, which are excellent, but also for its art collection from Russian artists of the early 20th century.
One thing you quickly notice in any of the areas you visit is how smart the ladies are dressed, almost formal, nearly every age group is wearing makeup and heels. The amount of real fur is staggering and a little distressing but as my guide explained very, very necessary in the cold winters as nothing is as warm as real fur. I was lucky the weather has not been below freezing.
I had pre hired a guide, Alexandria, who has proved to be worth her weight in gold, one example, Muscovite's don't use taxis, these are left for the tourists but what they do is stand at the side of the road in the direction they are going and wait for an everyday you or me driver to stop. They then discuss route and price, if going your way and price is right you get in…don't try this without a guide! If the price is not right you have to dramatically slam the door, shame I never got to do that, it looked like fun.
Tomorrow I start my journey on the Trans Siberian Railway (TSR), I had Alexandria take me to the station I leave from so I could orientate myself, but the lovely lady has offered to come with me the morning of my departure. Moscow has nine rail terminals connecting all of Russia to the capital, I am traveling from the Yaroslavsky Terminal, Moscow on Komsomolskaya Square, this is the western terminus of the TSR and where my journey will continue from, can't wait after all the time spent planning and researching it is actually going to happen.


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While not too many OEMs flocked to the Tegra 4 this year, NVIDIA made the best of a bad situation by releasing some hardware of its own, bringing us the Shield Android portable gaming console this past summer. While that lets you play Android games with the benefit of real hardware controls, that's only been one part of Shield's allure: you could also use the device to play full PC games, streamed over WiFi with the help of your GeForce GTX graphics card. While that feature's been available, NVIDIA's kept it under beta. Well, it's finally about time for it to go official, and the company announced today its intent to kick-off GameStream for real on October 28.
If you've been following the beta, this official launch will bring some improvements to the experience you're used to, offering smoother graphics, better WiFi support, and a tweaked UI. GameStream will support something like fifty games at first, and eventually work with NVIDIA's GRID cloud-based gaming service.
There's also a Shield "console mode" on the way which lets you attach your Shield to your HDMI TV, link up an external gamepad, and stream PC games on the big screen – a little convoluted, we wager, but depending on your setup at home, it just might be useful.
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You know you've done something special in your career when upon retirement, your longtime arch rivals call a temporary truce to celebrate your accomplishments. The Red Sox did that for the Yankees' Mariano Rivera, and seeing his career wind down in the Bronx, you can't help but be struck by the universal respect the game's greatest closer commands.
Which got me thinking: Who among the Dolphins' organization, past or present, also commands universal respect?
In no particular order, here's a list of a solid 10 men any organization would want. Keep in mind this is not a list of the 10 best players, although many names below would make such a list.
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Municipal Socialism and Social Democracy
This is a very encouraging article. My only criticism is that it seems to place Municipal Socialism and Social Democracy in opposition to one another, whereas I don't think they need necessarily be. Municipal Socialism is the common ownership of services and resources by democratic local public bodies that hold them and manage them in trust for the people. Social Democracy is the mitigation of market inequalities, primarily through forms of public social insurance and transfer payments. To me, the two seem to complement each other quite naturally – perhaps even necessarily.


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This weekend went by way too fast. WAY too fast. As I was drooling over NYFW, I put together a few fun outfits that I am excited to share this week!! And I may have shopped a little, and maybe stocked up on enough leggins to share with the whole country. Seriously, leggings are going to be my life this fall and winter. They are the best.
This outfit was a quick before work kinda thing. I was feeling camo and I wanted to wear my wedges sneakers. So this outfit was basically the result of different things I have been wanting to wear.
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Thanks everyone for a fun, intimate improv experience last night at DMR Adventures on East Market St! The Bitter End and Driver's Ed each presented a set and joined together for a final montage.
The Bitter End was missing several members so Will May, Erik Swanson, Debby Prum, and David Luzader were joined my your humble narrator to present a harold inspired by the audience suggestion of 'Daycare.' We met longtime workmates who had become identical, friends who viewed violent calendars, and a couple that bonded in college over sadistic crime!
Next up Driver's Ed (Larry Goldstein, Deborah Arenstein, Max Hoecker, KIrk Martini, Finn Mehigan, and Sally Trude) presented a harold inspired by the audience suggestion of music festival. We met an naturalist couple at Lockn, two kids building a fort in a library, and historical interpreters on a pirate ship.
Finally both groups joined together for a montage of scenes based on single-word audience suggestions including 'pickles,' 'puffy,' and 'daiquiri!'
Thanks for everyone who came out and to Melissa Charles of DMR Adventures for hosting us! Our next show is Big Blue Door Improv Night at Cville Coffee this Thursday!
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Many teens and young adults who are under aged and still in high school 或者 who haven't graduated college 或者 even went to college yet, feel pressured about the situation.The main 问题 in a teens mind is:"What would my peers think of me?" and never "What would my parents think of me?"Think to yourself also "What would I miss out on?" and "Could I take care of the baby?" and "Does this go against my beliefs?" I'm here to tell those of 你 under 25 that answered yes to any of those 问题 that it IS okay to wait!Not everyone is doing it! There is no reason whatsoever to feel pressured.VIRGIN IS NOT A BAD WORD!!


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chialynn [8:06 PM] The Haunting of Hill House! S1E1, "Steven Sees a Ghost"!
george_galuschak [8:07 PM] HaoHiHo!!
chris [8:07 PM] TV-MA. Oh noes
chialynn [8:07 PM] I have not read the book.
george_galuschak [8:07 PM] wow, quoting from the book!
chris [8:07 PM] I listened to the audiobook not long ago
chialynn [8:07 PM] I saw the dreadful 1999 movie adaptation.
george_galuschak [8:07 PM] I've read the book a few times
chris [8:07 PM] it sounds to me like this is not all that faithful, focusing on background chars from the book.
george_galuschak [8:08 PM] this is the Mt. Rushmore of haunted house books
chialynn [8:08 PM] I'm picking it up at the library tomorrow.
chris [8:09 PM] Now I want a mountain monument with heads of Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, maybe Straub or McCammon? (edited)
george_galuschak [8:09 PM] E.A. POE
chris [8:09 PM] Dreams can spill!
george_galuschak [8:10 PM] what the hell is this guy talking about? don't fill up your kid's head with garbage, man!
chialynn [8:10 PM] Something terrible is about to happen.
george_galuschak [8:10 PM] bent neck lady sounds like a J-movie
chris [8:10 PM] Some dreams are like Evian, and some are like Flint tap water
chialynn [8:10 PM] Never tell your kid you love her in a horror movie.
george_galuschak [8:11 PM] what renovating do they have to do? the house looks pretty nice to me
chris [8:11 PM] is this supposed to be Shirley Jackson??
george_galuschak [8:11 PM] that's a nice pair of pjs!
chris [8:11 PM] audio jump scare!
chialynn [8:12 PM] So. Much. Blue.
george_galuschak [8:12 PM] yes, the thing about the Shirley Jackson book is that there are no visible ghosts
chris [8:12 PM] Shirley is sleep talking again!
chialynn [8:13 PM] There she is! The bent-neck lady!
chris [8:13 PM] The kid from E.T.!
george_galuschak [8:14 PM] yeah, having a real life ghost destroys the entire point of the book
chialynn [8:14 PM] Shrieking marble statues just make me think of Anne Rice covers.
chris [8:14 PM] curse you, Anne
chialynn [8:14 PM] I don't know if _we_ just saw the ghost, or if _she_ just did.
chris [8:14 PM] Nice credit sequence
george_galuschak [8:15 PM] bent neck lady would seem to indicate that the person might have hung herself
chialynn [8:16 PM] Grief hallucinations. Very common.
george_galuschak [8:16 PM] raindrops keep falling on my head
chialynn [8:16 PM] (I'm pretty sure I said that about Jacob's Ladder, too.)
george_galuschak [8:16 PM] HE WAS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE CEILING!!!
chris [8:17 PM]Deep Purple!
george_galuschak [8:17 PM] BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM
chris [8:17 PM] And then there was _smoke_ on the water!
chialynn [8:17 PM] Oh, nice. The date on the recording is 10 days from now.
george_galuschak [8:17 PM] "well, why don't we try a heavy dose of Valium?"
chialynn [8:18 PM] So probably 2 weeks from the premiere.
george_galuschak [8:18 PM] wow, he's unshaven
chris [8:18 PM] Auburn!
george_galuschak [8:18 PM] oh, I thought he was a shrink, because that's what she obviously needs.
chialynn [8:19 PM] No, for sure a medium. My mother-in-law watches all these shows.
george_galuschak [8:20 PM] he didn't write those words! That was Shirley Jackson!
chris [8:20 PM] she had a Santa Claus moment
george_galuschak [8:20 PM] 'I write about BULLSHITTERS like you!'
chialynn [8:21 PM] Who wears cork-soled mules with their bathrobe?
chris [8:21 PM] maybe this is the 70s?
chialynn [8:22 PM] Also, who sleeps in the living room with the kid instead of having the kid sleep in your room?
chris [8:22 PM] if you hate your husband?
chialynn [8:22 PM] Or he can't sleep with the kids?
chris [8:23 PM] ok her family sucks
chialynn [8:23 PM] Maybe the bent-neck lady is in their room, too.
george_galuschak [8:23 PM] here's an idea – why not take your child to a pediatrician?
instead of having her be terrified every night?
chris [8:24 PM] We promise she's been made up not to look blue and rigid
george_galuschak [8:24 PM] so this dude fixes up houses, but there's no sign there's any construction or work going on in the house…
chialynn [8:24 PM] I always thought viewings were creepy, and I'm so glad I was never chided into going to one.
chris [8:25 PM] I thought she was going to delete
george_galuschak [8:25 PM] DELETE
george_galuschak [8:25 PM] you know, honestly, that's a big fucked up looking house that would scare any kid…
chialynn [8:26 PM] I sure hope this fireplace doesn't eat anyone. (1999 adaptation of this book, I'm looking at you.)
george_galuschak [8:26 PM] oh wow, they're finally doing construction
chris [8:26 PM] oh, that guy is the kid from ET
chris [8:26 PM] that staircase is in the book
george_galuschak [8:26 PM] what, are they kidding? A spiral staircase? gimme a break
george_galuschak [8:26 PM] who's he gonna sell this house to, The Munsters? or The Addams Family?
george_galuschak [8:26 PM] oh look, a red door. just like THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
chialynn [8:28 PM] What a loving, functional family
george_galuschak [8:28 PM] 'yeah, let the kids play for long periods by themselves.' this really is the 70's
george_galuschak [8:28 PM] he does realize she's making up the story about her husband, right? or does it not matter?
chris [8:29 PM] probably not. Nell called everyone and then made herself unavailable!
george_galuschak [8:30 PM] he's about twenty years too young to need glasses
chialynn [8:30 PM] Boston!
george_galuschak [8:30 PM] hey, it's the lady who sings MOON RIVER!
chialynn [8:31 PM] I'd think she was a vampire if this were a different kind of horror story.
chris [8:31 PM] lesbian creeper!
chris [8:32 PM] OK so they're not going for HBO levels of gratuity
chialynn [8:32 PM] "You live in a funeral home."
chris [8:32 PM] I feel a "get out" coming on
george_galuschak [8:33 PM] yeah, wearing gloves like that's not creepy at all
chris [8:33 PM] hahaha
george_galuschak [8:33 PM] PERFECTLY NORMAL
chialynn [8:33 PM] I feel like everyone should know this is just a hookup before the hookup actually happens.
george_galuschak [8:33 PM] NOTHING TO SEE HERE
chris [8:33 PM] kthxbye! strangers with benefits
george_galuschak [8:34 PM] this jumping back and forth in time is confusing me!!! whine
chris [8:35 PM] :wine_glass: :cheese_wedge:
george_galuschak [8:35 PM] :mouse:
chialynn [8:36 PM] Aaaaaarm!
george_galuschak [8:36 PM] that guy looks like he could star in a Viagra commercial
chris [8:36 PM] MEANWHILE IN ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA
george_galuschak [8:36 PM] 'damn, my third arm is acting up again'
chris [8:37 PM] "It is back in Derry."
george_galuschak [8:37 PM] WE ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE GEORGIE
chris [8:38 PM] dissonant violins are never a good sign
george_galuschak [8:38 PM] wow, that's not creepy looking at all
chialynn [8:39 PM] "She would say 'I'm fine,' but she'd be lying!"
george_galuschak [8:40 PM] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE AMAZING SPINNING DOORKNOB!!!
chris [8:40 PM] Get bent, bent-neck lady
chialynn [8:41 PM] Keep your eyes closed!
chris [8:41 PM] Why are they freaking out?
george_galuschak [8:41 PM] Because they're stupid?
chialynn [8:42 PM] Did he say "It's not Mom"?
george_galuschak [8:42 PM] nice Station Wagon!!!
chris [8:42 PM] What? Why was that kid sitting out in the car?
george_galuschak [8:42 PM] hey kids, we're going to DISNEYLAND!
chris [8:42 PM] Fuck mom!
george_galuschak [8:43 PM] 'well, I'll bring a hooker home and you can pretend she's your mom!'
chris [8:43 PM] Macs are great for ghostbusting
chris [8:43 PM] as well as uploading alien viruses
george_galuschak [8:44 PM] what, are those cobwebs?
chialynn [8:44 PM] Dancin', dancin', dancin'…
george_galuschak [8:44 PM] you gotta be kidding me. 'did you have the choking dream again?'
chris [8:45 PM] feels like they're rushing too fast to get to scares
chialynn [8:45 PM] More water!
chris [8:46 PM] so she drowned in a tub on the second floor?
george_galuschak [8:46 PM] killed by a candlestick wielded by Col. Mustard!!!!
chialynn [8:46 PM] That was a nice "perfectly normal explanation" moment. With the car outside.
chris [8:47 PM] This would probably be easier to follow if they just stuck with one or two people for a while, not 12
chialynn [8:48 PM] I like that he's looking for reasonable explanations, even though he writes books about the "preternatural."
george_galuschak [8:48 PM] The Brady Bunch, ALL GROWN UP!
chialynn [8:48 PM] I am having a little trouble keeping all these people straight.
george_galuschak [8:48 PM] yeah, not a good entry episode. too many characters. who's the main character?
chris [8:49 PM] they're introducing everyone in like 10 minutes
george_galuschak [8:49 PM] who cares about these people?I mean that seriously. have we been given any reason to care?
chris [8:50 PM] They're jumping all over the place, time wise. and combined with introducing 50 characters, it's hard to follow
george_galuschak [8:50 PM] 'hey, didn't you write HAUNTED HOUSES FOR DUMMIES?'
chialynn [8:51 PM] I like the family dynamic, I just want this to come later. So I know who these people are, and why I should care, as George says.
george_galuschak [8:52 PM] MOAHR BENT NECK LADY
chris [8:52 PM] yeah, did we need the Tinder hookup in the first 15 minutes
george_galuschak [8:52 PM] they use that to sell the show. gratuitous sex scene!
chris [8:53 PM] Head Full of Ghosts!
chialynn [8:54 PM] He can afford to leave the house to "sit there and rot"?
chris [8:54 PM] The Dudleys!
chialynn [8:54 PM] Chris, you should recognize that sign.
chris [8:54 PM] Is that supposed to be the writer as a boy?
george_galuschak [8:54 PM]
chialynn [8:54 PM] Yes, that's the little boy all growed up.
george_galuschak [8:55 PM]
chialynn [8:55 PM] And now we see he's married, or was.
george_galuschak [8:55 PM]
chris [8:56 PM] They should have just started with all the adults showing up, and throw in these flashbacks to 3 other decades later on
chialynn [8:56 PM] There are several actors here who look like other actors in the show, and it's confusing me.
george_galuschak [8:57 PM] well they have to end with something fucked up or nobody will see the second episode
chialynn [8:57 PM] The maid looks like the sister looks like the mother looks like the other sister.
chris [8:57 PM] Don't worry, Mrs. Dudley, science becomes a laughing stock in a few decades
chris [8:58 PM] Part of it is that the color is so desaturated that everyone has the same hair color and skin tone
chialynn [8:58 PM] The rattan treehouse is _awesome_.
george_galuschak [8:58 PM] that's their treehouse? what, are they all millionaires? I had a treehouse, but it looked nothing like that
chialynn [8:59 PM] I wanted a treehouse. I had a tree.
chris [8:59 PM] You didn't live at Hill House!
george_galuschak [8:59 PM] that would take about a month to build and cost a ton of $$$
chialynn [8:59 PM] I also wanted a ghost, but I didn't have one.
george_galuschak [8:59 PM] it looks to me like they're loaded
chialynn [8:59 PM] My friend did. (A ghost, not a treehouse.)
george_galuschak [8:59 PM] good thing, they all need loads of therapy
chialynn [9:00 PM] Ah, downtown Los Angeles. Damn, how heavy is that bag?
chris [9:00 PM] I thought the whole "everything is either orange or blue" post-production was fading out
george_galuschak [9:01 PM] he's got the GHOST APP on his iPad!
chris [9:01 PM] 200 bucks for an ipad?
chialynn [9:02 PM] More than he'll get from the fence up the street. So, your brother kicked your door in…
chialynn [9:02 PM] Again, I like the fucked-up family dynamic. I just needed more introduction to the family. Before we started time-hopping.
george_galuschak [9:03 PM] how big is his apartment? are you kidding? how much money does he make?
chialynn [9:04 PM] It's a really nice apartment. It looked like a flophouse from the street.
chialynn [9:04 PM] Oh, shit. Yeah, that's creepy as fuck.
george_galuschak [9:04 PM] hahaha second rate J-horror
chialynn [9:05 PM] Okay, on to Episode 2?
george_galuschak [9:05 PM] sure!
chris [9:05 PM] more dreams
george_galuschak [9:05 PM] people sure wake up fast in this series!
chialynn [9:05 PM] I just skipped the intro.
chris [9:05 PM] 3:03 must be when she died (edited)
george_galuschak [9:06 PM] yes, she died by hanging herself. probably the mom. or is the mom still alive? I forgot
chialynn [9:07 PM] I saw my grandmother's teeth in a glass of water once.
george_galuschak [9:07 PM] I don't have many doors, but they're all REALLY RED
chialynn [9:07 PM] Part funeral director, part child psychologist.
chris [9:07 PM]why would that make you feel better haha. She will look just like Eddie from an Iron Maiden album cover
george_galuschak [9:08 PM] they need more naturalistic sets
chris [9:09 PM] a lot of it is the recoloring. forcing everything to orange or blue
george_galuschak [9:09 PM] I don't know what it is, but it's pretty glaring.
george_galuschak [9:09 PM] will this episode have another one-night stand, do you think?
chris [9:10 PM] what's the Joe Bob breast rating?
george_galuschak [9:10 PM] I don't think he'd make it through the first episode
chialynn [9:11 PM] Hey, she's reading The Lottery! Nice.
chris [9:11 PM] So far this has nothing at all to do with the book
george_galuschak [9:11 PM] 'Run along and play. If the lady with the weird neck bothers you, throw a rock at her!'
george_galuschak [9:11 PM] this departed from the book in the first five minutes of the first episode
chris [9:12 PM] contractors wouldn't let a locked door stop them for very long
george_galuschak [9:12 PM] this is its own derivative thing. don't blame Shirley Jackson!
chris [9:13 PM] It kind of seems like someone had an idea for a series, and then they acquired the license to Hill House so they could add a familiar name to it
chialynn [9:13 PM] There are elements I really like.
george_galuschak [9:14 PM] hey, what's in this spooky little house? I am curious. I must see.
chris [9:14 PM] it's an M.R. James artifact! Marvel placement!
george_galuschak [9:16 PM] they shouldn't have coopted Shirley Jackson's book title, this has nothing to do with the book
chris [9:16 PM] It's true. I would probably give it more of a chance right off the bat if it wasn't named after that book
george_galuschak [9:17 PM] I'd give it more of a chance also
chris [9:19 PM] They jump around too much
george_galuschak [9:19 PM] SIX YEARS AGO
chris [9:20 PM] historical fiction!?!? Dude, write space opera. It will be hot about the time you're done
chialynn [9:20 PM] "Oh, shit." No, this is a urinalysis test. You're doing it wrong.
george_galuschak [9:20 PM] LOL. I see she's still wearing her AUDREY HEPBURN GLOVES
chialynn [9:23 PM] "There's five of them like there's five of us." So, they're direkittens, is what you're saying.
george_galuschak [9:23 PM] poison the little bastards!!!
chris [9:24 PM] she's a sound sleeper
chialynn [9:25 PM] "It's just air in the pipes."
george_galuschak [9:26 PM] cheap jump scare!
chris [9:28 PM] She hung up on her
chialynn [9:29 PM] Yes, that happens with orphaned kittens. Sorry, kid. Been there.
george_galuschak [9:29 PM] they were definitely poisoned. ala We Have Always Lived in the Castle
chialynn [9:30 PM] Ah, this must be the one who grew up to be a funeral director/child psychologist.
chialynn [9:30 PM]That kitten is breathing!
chialynn [9:30 PM] Oh, no she's not.
chris [9:32 PM] happy childhood
george_galuschak [9:32 PM] hahahaha
george_galuschak [9:32 PM] that was good! no, that was great!
george_galuschak [9:35 PM] you know, that's the greenest room I've ever seen
chris [9:35 PM] who the hell is that
chialynn [9:35 PM] Her seams aren't straight.
george_galuschak [9:35 PM] new character alert!
chris [9:36 PM] the bugs?
chialynn [9:36 PM] "Here, come with me," says New Dude, as if it's perfectly normal.
Honestly, I'm not sure it's that weird for her to prep her sister's body.
chris [9:37 PM] I was just thinking that
chialynn [9:37 PM] Caitlin Doughty talks about doing that for her grandmother.
george_galuschak [9:37 PM] grandmother, not sister. big difference
chialynn [9:37 PM] Well, yes, but it's still family.
george_galuschak [9:38 PM] this family is many things, but they're sure not normal
chialynn [9:38 PM] Expected in a way your sister wouldn't be.
chris [9:38 PM] That's some Laura Palmer shit right there
chialynn [9:38 PM] Though I get the feeling suicide isn't _un_expected in this family.
chris [9:39 PM] hahahah
chris [9:39 PM] HELL KITTY
chialynn [9:40 PM] Yeeeeeeeks.
george_galuschak [9:40 PM] there's no way someone normal would want to do that to member of their own family. unless they hated that family member's guts
chialynn [9:40 PM] Okay, that was the most sisterly thing I've heard in this script. "You have to get two grown men to a goddamned airport!"
chris [9:41 PM] COLOR STORMS
george_galuschak [9:42 PM] what's with her hair?
chris [9:42 PM] LOL "You let her keep a box of diseased kittens in her bedroom."
george_galuschak [9:43 PM] diseased or deceased? or both?
chialynn [9:44 PM] "This was not our finest hour." The mantra of parenthood.
chris [9:44 PM] She's going to wake up on the table and have KITTEN EYES
chris [9:44 PM] She almost sounds rational, all of a sudden. snarking about the writer
chialynn [9:48 PM] Okay, having the mortician sister doing the soon-to-be-dead sister's makeup is kind of brilliant. Would have been even better if we didn't know yet what's going to happen later.
chris [9:50 PM] bug! come on, open your KITTEN EYES. You know you want to!
george_galuschak [9:50 PM] that's what we're all waiting for!
chialynn [9:50 PM] Guuuuuuh
chris [9:52 PM] Called it!
george_galuschak [9:53 PM] what happened to her pupils?
chialynn [9:53 PM] Your pupils fall out when you die. It is known.
chris [9:53 PM] This episode is better. They sort of calmed down and focused mainly on one character
george_galuschak [9:53 PM] less potpourri
chialynn [9:53 PM] Chris, agreed.
george_galuschak [9:54 PM] problem is, after the first episode I wouldn't have watched the second episode. although I agree, this episode is a lot better
chris [9:54 PM] the forever house!
chialynn [9:54 PM] Is there anyone in those urns? Kind of an odd choice of decor, if not.
george_galuschak [9:54 PM] nobody here but us urns!
chialynn [9:55 PM] So, I'll definitely keep watching.
chris [9:55 PM] I probably will, too. At some point.
george_galuschak [9:55 PM] no, probably not
chialynn [9:56 PM] But I wish the first episode had been better/more focused.
chris [9:56 PM] The timeline jumping was wholly unnecessary
chialynn [9:56 PM] (There is someone playing creepy music outside my apartment right now, and it's seriously freaking me out.)
chialynn [9:56 PM] (Novy heard it, too. I am not hallucinating.)
george_galuschak [9:57 PM] a lot of people have dumped on Shirley's book. Richard Matheson wrote Hell House as a response to Shirley's book. They made a bad movie in 1999. The world doesn't need another adaptation. this is an adaptation that has absolutely nothing to do with the book, either
chris [9:57 PM]It isn't really an adaptation at all
george_galuschak [9:57 PM] why use that name then?
chris [9:57 PM] $
chialynn [9:58 PM] I'm going to read the book, then get back to you on how I feel about this being an adaptation.
chialynn [9:59 PM] On its own, I think it has promise, but the first episode let itself down by being too scattered.
chris [10:00 PM] It has the potential to get better. if you forget about the book
george_galuschak [10:00 PM] it started uneven. second episode got better
chialynn [10:00 PM] Two timelines I could keep track of. Three is a bit much.
george_galuschak [10:00 PM] the sets look like sets
chialynn [10:01 PM] They could have chosen a different color scheme for each, but didn't.
And George, you're right about the sets.
george_galuschak [10:01 PM] the horror tropes they use are pretty cliché. which is fine, bc horror's gonna be horror, but they might try for something more
chialynn [10:02 PM] His apartment doesn't look like anyone lives in it. Which might have been intentional, or might not. I can't tell, and that's an issue.
chris [10:02 PM] They should have started out with everyone showing up for the sister's funeral. Or something like that
george_galuschak [10:02 PM] yes, that's a real inciting incident. they started before the inciting incident
chialynn [10:02 PM] Yes!
george_galuschak [10:02 PM] I didn't know who the main character was in the first episode either
chris [10:03 PM]I don't think there is one. I have a feeling subsequent episodes focus on someone new
chialynn [10:03 PM] It didn't even seem to be the house
chris [10:03 PM] right, the house is not central. they shouldn't have had weird stuff happening in places other than the house
chris [10:03 PM] They focused too much on the random woman whose husband died in the first episode. It looks like she's just a background character the writer guy could infodump to
chialynn [10:05 PM] Oh, yeah. I'd kinda forgotten about her. Which is a shame; she had an interesting story.
george_galuschak [10:06 PM] all over the place
chris [10:06 PM] But not while they have to set up this whole F'd up family. That's a good point, Chia. The house just seems like set dressing
chialynn [10:07 PM] So, I'll watch more; Chris—you might; and George—likely not?
george_galuschak [10:07 PM] no, probably not. if I'm going to watch something like that, I have to like the characters and they have to make it clear what's going on
chialynn [10:08 PM] (Keeping in mind that I'm quite willing to watch more of not-great things with elements I like. Thus, The OA.)


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Drake shot a video for his Lil Wayne featured Take Care single "HYFR" yesterday at Temple Israel in Miami.
Drake was seen on set rocking a suit much like the on featured on his GQ cover.
Producers were seen shooting a re-enactment of Drake's Bar Mitzvah which Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and DJ Khaled were also on set for. "HYFR" is being directed by Joseph Labisi who most recently worked on French Montana's "Shot Caller" remix.
After the video shoot, Drake was nice enough to stick around and sign autographs and take photos with moms and teachers at Temple Israel's school and daycare center.
"Take Care" featuring Rihanna, which Drake recently shot a video for drops this Friday. More on set "HYFR" photos after the jump.
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On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114 people now, an unlikely pair of 17-year-olds may be the only hope of bringing them back.
Miranda, a misfit girl from the island's most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost Colony. The one thing they can't dodge is each other.
Blackwood is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America's oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance.
Miranda, a misfit girl from the island's most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost Colony. The one thing they can't dodge is each other.
Blackwood is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America's oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance.
Expected publication: September 4th 2012 by Strange Chemistry
'Blackwood' caught my eye based solely on its beautiful and eye catching cover. Though I, like many other readers, JUDGE NOT by a cover, how can you resist a cover like this? Throw in a blurb about a century plus old mystery, which reenacts again on the same island, and I was game.
This novel moved a little slowly for me, though it was packed with action. And initially I could not put my finger on it. There was so much happening all the time, and yet, I sighed repeatedly wishing the plot would move along.
And then EUREKA! I think I figured out my issue.
The tension building was in all the wrong places.
114 disappear. Holy crap, that's scary. Then... POOF!... they return. BUT there was no focus on the reactions of the town, nevermind that there was no believable reaction! If there was major confusion, curiosity or elation at seeing loved ones suddenly return, I didn't really feel it. Even Miranda didn't really question two of her friends, she pretty much accepted their return and moved on. Which I found odd. I would be vomiting questions, left right and center! But without going into major spoilers... Miranda's reaction, or lack of, to one very important person's return especially, was baffling for the lack of complete and utter shock, of which I know most people may feel. Once again, there was unnatural acceptance that all was not right, and moved on...
I wish the author had focused on the odd behaviors as well, and built tension there. It would be scary if a loved one went missing, then suddenly reappeared and didn't behave like themselves. I would be really creeped out. Maybe downright terrified. And there was no real reader exposure to those feelings in the book. Miranda and Phillips were on a mission, and while I understand that action time needs to be devoted to that, there is only so much tension you can develop with that particular focus. I would have been riveted as a reader, if some of that focus was diverted to really exploring the oddness of the return, of their behaviors, etc...
Moving on to the positives, I did enjoy this novel. I thought the premise was incredibly interesting. I have visited North and South Carolina a few times in my life, and honestly, never heard of Roanoke Island or its mysterious legend of the colony disappearance. This book definitely made me curious enough to spend a few hours googling the heck out of 'Roanoke Island', losing much needed sleep, to satisfy my curiosity.
I really enjoyed Miranda and Phillips' characters. The undertone of their attraction and budding romance was endearing. I wanted Phillips to just MAKE A MOVE ALREADY!!! Phillips 'gift' was curious and fascinating, though I wish there had been more focus on that as well, as I was very curious at what the voices assaulting him were really saying... as in, most of the time, and not just on a couple of occasions.
The author's own original take on this legend and then intertwining it into a present day disappearance and reappearance was very fascinating. There were constant spurts of action that made it really difficult to put the novel down.
The ending was a mixture of 'meh' and 'Cool!'. I did like how the author ended the last scene. However, the 'big reveal' was not as explosive as I wished it had been.
Regardless of my mixed feelings, I did like Gwenda Bond's style and imagination, and will look forward to future novels. There is definitely a lot of potential there and hope that it really comes through in future works.
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Calling for the United States to produce more college graduates than any other country by 2020, the Obama administration recently stressed students' success in school as well as access to higher education. After all, it isn't enough to make it more affordable for Americans to attend college; it's also essential to make it more achievable to earn degrees.
Educators and policymakers should pitch in and help these students complete college and move forward toward their futures.
For approximately 40 percent of American undergraduates, completing college and earning bachelor's degrees are hurdles that they cannot clear. In 2011 (the last year for which complete figures are available), only 59 percent of full-time undergraduate students completed their bachelor's degrees within six years. Overall, only 25 percent of first-generation students — those whose parents have only a high school education or less — complete college and earn degrees.
Compared to their classmates, these first-generation students are more likely to come from low-income families, to be 24 years or older, and to be African-American or Hispanic. In fact, only 41.3 percent of African-American students and 51.5 percent of Hispanic students earn undergraduate degrees within six years, in contrast to 64.3 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
For me, these facts aren't just statistics on a screen, they are also intensely personal. I grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing project on the South Side of Chicago, which was demolished during "redevelopment" of the adjoining neighborhood. Later, we moved to Michigan.
My parents were high school dropouts. My father worked for a chemical company and, when we lived in Michigan, even tried his hand at farming. At different times, we lived in a trailer, received public assistance, and used food stamps, eating "commodity foods."
Nonetheless, my five siblings and I all attended and graduated from college. Three of my siblings have master's degrees, and I have a doctorate.
How did we do it? By studying hard, working full-time and part-time, and receiving scholarships and loans. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps and, thanks to President Jimmy Carter, received a grant to complete my studies.
I have researched why first-generation students, women, African-Americans, Hispanics, and those from low-income families drop out of college, as well as how to help them earn undergraduate and graduate degrees.
First-generation students and members of historically under-represented groups often share challenges that can make it more difficult for them to earn their degrees. These challenges can include delaying enrollment; attending college part-time; working full-time; being a single parent; having a GED rather than a high school diploma; and having less academic preparation before college than their more privileged classmates. With hectic schedules in which they balance work, family and academic priorities, these students may not be integrated into campus life and, all too often, do not seek academic supports.
My siblings and I overcame many of these challenges, and so can today's first-generation students. Experience demonstrates and research reveals how colleges and universities can support these students.
Here's what works: outreach and preparation before they begin college; monitoring their academic progress; offering tutoring, counseling and mentoring; and providing special academic support, such as writing activities and study skills development.
Considering these students' busy and burdened lives, some of these supports can be offered not only in classrooms at specified times but also online at the students' convenience. For instance, Web-based tutorials can provide writing and math labs, and online libraries can be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What educators call "self-efficacy" — believing in yourself — is indispensable. College administrators and faculty, as well as student bodies, should be diverse.
With college graduates earning about twice as much as workers with only a high school diploma, a college education is the best pathway to the middle class.
Policymakers and educators should do everything we can to remove the roadblocks on that path.
Charlita Shelton is president and CEO of the University of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, a graduate school of the social and behavioral sciences.


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BeyondTrust's Integration with ServiceNow
BeyondTrust offers a certified integration with ServiceNow. Learn more about the ServiceNow integration.
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Transcript: BeyondTrust's Integration with ServiceNow
Today I want to demonstrate a few integration scenarios, first from the perspective of a service desk representative, then from the end-user's point of view. Finally, we'll look at how BeyondTrust integrates with ServiceNow's CMDB to create a complete closed-loop change management process.
Service Desk Representative
So, a very common scenario is when an end-user calls a service desk and speaks with the representative. In this case, the technician could bring up their incident in ServiceNow and simply click the BeyondTrust Session Key to offer remote support to this person. They'll read the session key over the phone to the end-user, or they could email a link directly to the customer.
The end-user can then enter the session key directly on the BeyondTrust support portal that's linked into the ServiceNow's self-help portal. Once they submit this, they'll confirm their support session with the technician, and then they'll click to run the small BeyondTrust executable that's downloaded. This will begin the secure connection between their computer and the Secure Remote Access Appliance.
The representative will see the session enter their queue, click Accept, and a new tab will be opened where they can begin working with the customer's system. The customer will now click to allow full access to their computer.
Now, the first thing I want to do when supporting Windows 7 is elevate the BeyondTrust customer client. This allows BeyondTrust to bypass any future UAC prompts that may be encountered while troubleshooting the system.
Next, I'm going to do some diagnostics to see if I can figure out what's going on behind the scenes. Since this might take a while, I'm going to put the customer on hold so they can take care of some other things. I see that free memory is a bit low, so I'm going to make a note of that. I'll copy this to the clipboard, and then over on the Summary tab, I'll just make a note that will be stored along with this BeyondTrust session.
To troubleshoot the issue with this person's mouse, I want to take a look at their mouse driver and see if they have the right version. So we'll use the File Transfer tab to look at that. I've found their mouse driver, and I see they have the wrong version. I have an updated version, but we'll need to reboot into safe mode in order to replace that.
Using a canned message, I'll thank the customer for holding and let them know that it's time to reboot their system. Now that I've let the customer know what I'm about to do, I'll go ahead and reboot into safe mode.
Now that we're in safe mode, I can run a canned script to update the Bluetooth driver. I'll just confirm that this is the script I want to run, and it looks like it completed successfully. Now, after a reboot, everything should be fine.
I'll chat with the customer and tell them everything should be working, so we'll end the session. Now they'll be presented with the optional customer exit survey so they can provide feedback on this particular support session.
Now, another option for providing support is to Jump directly to the customer's system. If the Configuration item is populated on the incident and we're using BeyondTrust Jump Clients, I can click the BeyondTrust icon to directly access their system. And the customer can just click to confirm my access. Now I could go about troubleshooting this person's computer just as before.
At the conclusion of the BeyondTrust session, the incident is automatically updated with information that BeyondTrust collected. You'll see there's a new BeyondTrust Sessions tab at the bottom of the incident, and we'll have a record for every session that occurred.
Let's take a look at one of the sessions. We have some summary information at the top, such as the hostname and the operating system. We have the full chat transcript, including all the actions that were taken during the support session. We can also directly access a recording of the full support session. This provides a full, complete audit of everything that went on during the support session, including who was controlling the mouse or keyboard at any given time.
Any notes that I took during the BeyondTrust support session are automatically brought back into the Work Notes section of the incident. And finally, if a customer exit survey was completed, that information is available, as well.
The integration also includes a number of charts and reports, showing things like customer satisfaction ratings, as well as number of support sessions per incident.
Employee Self Service
Now let's look at it from the end-user's point of view. With ServiceNow, an end-user is able to create a new incident directly from the Employee Self Service portal. In this case, the user is missing a PowerPoint template and is generally having some problems using PowerPoint. Once the incident is logged, the end-user can just click Get Support Now to start a BeyondTrust session. The session will start as a chat-only session directly in the browser.
The technician will see details of the incident and can click Accept to begin working with the customer. We'll send a standard welcome message, and the end-user can explain more about their problem. Next, I'll click this link in the BeyondTrust representative console to directly access their incident in ServiceNow. I'll go ahead and reassign this incident to myself and then get back to fixing the problem.
They'll simply click Yes to continue and then run the small downloaded BeyondTrust customer client. Now the technician has full access to the customer's system.
First, we'll upload a copy of the standard PowerPoint template they need. Next, I'll double-check their installed programs to make sure they have the right version of PowerPoint. Looking through the list, I don't even see Microsoft Office installed. I'm going to just make a note of that on the Summary tab.
I'll chat with the user to let them know that I've uploaded the standard template; however, I'll be transferring them to Level 2 for additional help installing Microsoft Office. To do this, I'll simply click the Transfer icon in the BeyondTrust representative console and choose Level 2 Support. And now I'll just confirm with the customer that Ted will be helping them from here.
Change Management Process
Finally, let's take a look at how BeyondTrust integrates with change management. In this example, I'm preparing to do some after-hours work on our Exchange Server. I'll bring up my approved change request. To get started, I'll click the BeyondTrust icon right next to the Configuration item and Jump straight to the server. Now I'll send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete and log in to begin my work.
Ted is our Senior Exchange Administrator, so I'm going to bring him in so he can help out if needed. Ted can click the custom link in the BeyondTrust representative console to bring up the same change record to make sure we're also on the same page. So Ted chats that he's logged in and ready to go.
I'll log a snapshot of some system information before we get started. Then I'll carry out the upgrade as planned. Everything appears to have gone fine with the upgrade, so we'll go ahead and close the BeyondTrust session.
Back in ServiceNow, the original change request has been updated automatically with the information from the BeyondTrust session. So at any time, we could review the full details of the work that was done for this Exchange upgrade.
BeyondTrust's integration with ServiceNow allows IT support technicians to efficiently leverage BeyondTrust's secure, multi-platform enterprise remote support solution to streamline incident resolution and improve customer satisfaction.
Thanks for watching. For more information about integrating BeyondTrust with ServiceNow, please visit www.beyondtrust.com.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: More 240gb drive issues
More 240gb drive issues
From: Steve Martin <martinsa_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:13:56 -0400
Well, I thought I was golden with my max physical sector size hack,
So, I'll be spending the day hacking in to see if I can rectify this.
As always, any suggestions would be welcome.
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Firstly, I adore the packaging of this pallete, really sturdy and portable. The downside of my beloved Naked Palette is that I don't like taking it anywhere with me due to the flimsy packaging. But the Naked3 comes in a great, and quite beautiful, rose gold tin which clicks shut.
A brilliant dual-ended eyeshadow brush:
The Palette contains 12 lovely shades - 3 mattes and 9 shimmers:
Strange – "a pale neutral pink matte-satin"
Dust – "pale metallic pink shimmer with iridescent micro-glitter"
Burnout – "light pinky-peach satin"
Limit – "light dusty rose matte"
Buzz – "metallic rose shimmer with silver micro-glitter"
Trick - "light metallic pinky-copper shimmer with tonal micro-sparkle"
Nooner – "medium pinky-brown matte"
Liar – "medium metallic mauve shimmer"
Factory – "pinky-brown satin"
Mugshot – "metallic taupe shimmer with slight pink shift"
Darkside – "deep taupe-mauve satin"
Blackheart - "smoky black matte with rosy red micro-sparkle"
The left side of the palette contains pretty pink hues and lovely pastel shades:
I really love this palette already, I can't wait to create so many pretty makeup looks using these beautiful shades. I didn't really use anything else but the Naked palette last year, and I have a feeling 2014 is going to go the same with this beauty.


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SANTA FE, N.M. — The Pueblo of Pojoaque is discouraged to see the latest attempt by the state to undermine the government-to-government dialogue.
The state's release of the draft proposed procedures and subsequent press release are designed to mislead citizens into believing that the absence of state prohibitions on certain activities means the absence of any regulations on the activity at the Pueblo.
The state further misleads the citizens about the state's overall public policies on gambling in New Mexico. For example, there is no mention that nonprofit organizations, fraternals, clubs and racinos are all permitted to sell and consume alcohol in areas where gaming machines are located or where wagers are placed. But, somehow, it is presumed that such sale in a tribal facility promotes irresponsible behaviors.
The Pueblo has no intention of engaging in "predatory practices," disregarding the safety of our gaming patrons, or ignoring responsible gaming practices, as suggested by the Governor's Office.
Instead, we intend to adhere to many of the same policy objectives as contained in the current compacts. We don't need them in a compact, federal law doesn't allow them and the state doesn't want to discuss them.
For the Pueblo, it is important that we stay focused on what can be achieved through our government-to-government relationships and, equally as important, within the parameters established by Congress.
We have expressed repeatedly to Governor Martinez's lead negotiator and state legislative committees that we must do away with business restrictions. We must be able to compete outside of the local markets. The reality is that tribal gaming is no longer in a climate of growth, rather one of controlled contraction and sustainability.
Tribes within New Mexico have engaged in a path of responsibility for their own economic development, social programs and self-governance, and we must now narrow our focus to providing essential governmental services, tribal programs and economic development in a contracting market.
What Governor Martinez fails to mention is that New Mexico tribes engaged in gaming are creating jobs, far beyond the job growth capable of other New Mexico businesses. In an area such as northern New Mexico, where it is difficult to create any jobs, the Pueblo of Pojoaque is the largest private employer north of Santa Fe.
The Pueblo provides 1,500 New Mexico residents with employment and employment-related benefits. As an employer, the Pueblo pays a total of $43 million in annual payroll and benefits for employees of both the Pueblo's businesses and tribal government combined. Our gaming/resort businesses alone employ 900 residents, and the payroll and benefits total approximately $30 million.
Our ability to provide jobs, career training and employment-related benefits to the workforce keeps many of these individuals from relying on state assistance, such as unemployment benefits, Medicaid, TANF and food stamps. The Pueblo's role as an employer is undeniably meaningful to the state's overall economy.
In a tough economy, I think it is important to recognize that the Pueblo has been successful in an environment where it is very difficult to create employment opportunities for community residents. Tribal gaming in New Mexico is a $740 million industry.
From that gross gaming revenue, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, like all responsible employers, pays wages, benefits and employer taxes, in addition to the revenue share we pay directly to the state's general fund.
Unlike our non-Indian counterparts, however, every dollar earned from our gaming operations is invested in public purposes – to improve peoples' lives, Indian and non-Indian alike, in communities all throughout the State of New Mexico.
Rather than say there are no options, the Pueblo of Pojoaque has persevered in an area where the state contributes very little from the vast amount of taxes collected from residents (including from the tribes through revenue-sharing).
Tribes have inherent sovereign responsibility for and authority over both their members and their territory, including the right to own, establish and regulate businesses on tribal lands. We intend to stay focused on preserving our ability to continue improving the economic opportunities for our members, their families, residents and our neighbors.
The Pueblo of Pojoaque is a federally recognized Indian Tribe and owner of the Buffalo Thunder Casino & Resort.