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It's a rare thing to find a beauty product that actually meets its claims. This is one of them. Thanks to the good women of Makeup Alley for the heads up on this product. Ciment Thermique has made my curly, frizzy, brittle, damaged, uncontrollable hair into a silky, smooth, soft miracle that I didn't think was possible. It protects my hair from frying flat irons and blow dryers. After using it once, my husband told me my hair looked like a movie stars. If your hair is anything like mine, do try this; just one application will make a huge difference. This is a product I cannot live without.
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I seriously only thought that this product was average, despite all the positive reviews about it. Mine was $35AUD from my salon, which to me is expensive for a heat protectant, but i wanted to try an upmarket one. One thing about this is that it makes your hair very greasy especialy around the root area, so avoid it there. I also just dont like the whole cream texture i feel it makes my hair sticky and grose. This also has a horrible smell, it reminded me of cucumbers for some weird reason. Would i buy it again? no. Simply because I have foundthe Tresemme Heat Tamer spray and love that. as you can use it for curling, straightening etc and it smells nice. also only a third of the price. I guess its just personal preference, but i dont like creams, which i discovered after using this product and it really didnt do a whole lot for my hair.
I desperately love this product. I've tried many heat-protection products but this only one really works on my hair. I buy it at feelunique.com, it's cheap there and they have free shipping to whole Europe.
I have clear asian medium fair skin (smashbox hd fair f1/ mac foundation stick NC27).
I bought this yesterday at Angels in the Eaton Centre downtown for $40 Can. plus tax along with a Redken cleansing cream.
I've been looking for it for a while and was doubtful it would live up to the hype. I used it this morning (along with the Redken cleansing cream with pantene condition) and it has made a noticeable different in my hair. I didn't use any other products, just a small dollop of ciment thermique on my towel dried hair and then brushed it through and then blow dried my hair. Like another reviewer mentioned, it makes my hair fall "just right". Really, as if I went to a salon. I don't think this product is ideal for someone looking for volume, though.
ABOUT ME: Long, straight, generally healthy virgin hair, normal amount with medium texture, oily roots and dry-ish ends.
PACKAGING: Short, fat, pale green squeeze tube with a twist-off cap. I'd really prefer a flip-top. Otherwise no quibbles.
SCENT: Kind of sweet and fruity. Not too strong. Altogether very nice. Doesn't really linger.
USE: After washing my hair, I put a generous dollop (about 1 tbsp) into my hands and rub them together, then work the product into my just shy of soaking wet hair starting at the ends. I wipe the remaining residue on top of my head and near the hairline but I try not to get much onto my roots. Then I blow dry.
RESULTS: Amazing. I thought my hair looked pretty good normally, but it looked SO much nicer after using Ciment Thermique. My hair was glossy, smooth, swingy and felt like pure silk (but didn't look or feel greasy or gunky). It does flatten the natural bit of wave/bendiness and body, but in a good way. My hair looks sleek, is quite straight, and like I've just gotten a trim. It stays well-behaved all day and does not get limp or oily.
PRICE/AVAILABILITY: $36 for 125 mL. Can be purchased from the Kerastase website. It's probably safest to buy products from them directly (unless there's a licensed salon near you). Apparently there are lots of old and/or diluted products and knock-offs floating around. In the very least, buy from them directly when you first try something out. That way, if you find it elsewhere for a better price, you'll know what the packaging and product looks/smells/feels like.
REPURCHASE?: Yes. I bought this because I needed a heat protectant for the few days I need to blow dry (I try to limit heat styling) and got this due to the high reviews, brand reputation and promise to rebuild hair (which anyone with long hair should be interested in).
I'll update this review after a month or so and let you all know if things have changed.
ETA: Still using this as my heat protectant for blow-drying (I use something else for flat irons, as they're more intense and damaging). Ciment Thermique still makes my hair look and feel good and layers nicely with other products. I clarify once a week and have noticed no build-up at all. Overall, I'm very happy with this product. continued >>
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It really really works. I love all heat activated products from Kerastase. This is an excellent choice if your hair is weak and yet have to style it with irons. Perfect for fine hair too, it doesn't weight it down.
This stuff is simply and utterly AMAZING! I never write reviews on things but I felt I had to with this. I have thick, frizzy hair and in all my 23 years I have rarely ever gotten compliments on it. Until I used this. I got about 5 people telling me my hair looked amazing etc. I won't go on about it, trust me just buy it!
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I love this product ive been using it for years! use two a year i think, when i didnt use it for a couple of months cause i couldnt afford it i really noticed how dry and straw like my hair was becoming even though i was using a heat protector. it dosent weigh down my thin hair and my hair feels protected. i like to use a little bit extra on my ends but always comb it evenly threw the hair. i think this is one of those products ill be using for ever! LOVE
I have heavy platinum highlights. My hair was burnt and torn apart at my last haridresser visit :( My biggest problem was that I have soo little hair left on my head, not to talk about volume!! But this product gave extraordinary results as if I have too much hair on my head! I was astonished, 'cause my hair is so thickened that I look at the mirror and feel amazed each time. It did't give me silky soft hair but what I was looking for was voluptuous hair and I'm satisfied so much.
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LOVE this product! I have fine, naturally curly hair with highlights so it is quite dry. Lately I have really been struggling to keep my hair healthy. I started using this product along with pureology leave in conditioner a month ago and I have noticed a huge difference in my hair.
It is expensive but I love the smell and the price is worth it since it keeps my hair healthy. Will check out the other Kerastase products.


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We Don't Need Gun Control! We Need Prayer!
Yesterday, yet another school shooting. This time, an elementary school in Connecticut where 20 children and 6 adults were shot dead by an AK 47 no less. The gun apparently belonged to his mother, whom he also shot and killed. He turned the gun on himself .
A first grade teacher, 27 year old Victoria Soto must also be remembered for her last act of child care.
"This is Victoria Soto, and although I didn't know her, she is my hero. I don't know too much about her, but I know a lot of people who do know her and she's ama…zing. Victoria was a Stratford high graduate and only 27. She was killed today after she hid her first graders in closets and cabinets and told the shooter they were in the gym. He killed her and not one of her children were harmed. I have never been more proud to be from Stratford or to be a teacher. God bless Victoria, her family and friends, and all of those who were involved today in anyway. Victoria is a true hero."
The psychologist and the principal also rushed to confront the killer where they were killed execution style.
How could this have happened? Or should we be surprised with the gun nut religion known as the NRA and other such gun lobbyists. It's no secret that the US has had the most school shootings.
President Obama gives a luke warm speech where he even got teary eyed at times. He called for 'meaningful action', but of course, he stopped short of what that 'meaningful action' would be. Nothing new here, he will never try anything bold. Not even now, that he is a lame duck president. He won his second term and can't run again in 2016. This would've been a time to do some big things, like perhaps a tweaking of the 2nd amendment. The lack of gun control is appalling. And they call themselves civilized.
The gun nutz are out scrambling, working feverishly on their propoganda machine. Yes, they are proving to me more concerned over keeping their precious weapons than they are about the latest victims and their families from Sandy Hook Elementary school as well as other victims of gun violence. The simple fact is that if the gun man didn't have access to guns, those victims at Sandy Hook would still be alive. The White House is basically saying that "today is not the day to discuss gun control". Whell, when the hell is it?
Prevention is Key
I know I'm bringing an obvious example here, but around the same time the Sandy Hook shooting took place, Another madman in China went on a stabbing spree at a school where 22 children and 1 adult were injured. Tragic, yes. However, if that madman had a gun instead of a knife, I'm sure we'd be looking at far more casualties.
Hell, even David Frum, a Republican and Con cheerleader much of the time is calling for stronger gun control.
A permissive gun regime is not the only reason that the United States suffers so many atrocities like the one in Connecticut. An inadequate mental health system is surely at least as important a part of the answer, as are half a dozen other factors arising from some of the deepest wellsprings of American culture.
Of course more needs to be done to address violence of all kinds, but stricter gun control would be a great start toward prevention. Prevention, something our beloved Harpercons and their cheerleaders don't understand. Scary when you think about it. Something these wingnuts fail to understand, tougher sentences will not bring back those victims. It will not undo the injuries — physical and emotional — many of these victims suffer. Prevention means preventing these kinds of tragedies.
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And P&J don't want any nasty letters suggesting that we are simply trying to let Obama and the Dems lock up four more years in the White House by way of a weak opposition. If we wanted to do that, we would have suggested "Bungalow Jill" Palin choose Christine "I am not a witch" McDonnell as a potential running mate.
Meanwhile, we understand that John McCain is already blurring party lines by suggesting a running mate for President Obama should Joe Biden get short-circuited by his mouth before 2012, using the same astute judgment he employed in embracing Sarah Palin: How does Joan Rivers sound, Barack?
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"What could be worse than not seeing you smile again."
"Frank," I called elongating the end.
I heard him rustle slightly in his bed, frustratingly he ceased. Before long his answer came; vexed as I predicted.
"I'm not lying to you, I wouldn't you know that..."
"Gerard," He took a long sighing breath, "I know, it's just-"
"You don't know what's going on with me, well," I stopped, taking my own stretched breath, "I don't know myself to be honest, I can't explain it."
"I trust you'll make sense of it."
"Yeah, I do to."
Rolling over I closed my eyes for sleep. Frank wished me a goodnight and I returned the phrase. I nestled deeply into my pillow; soon the room stood quiet and still.
"J-just go."
My eyes shot open; lifting my head I looked to Frank. Nothing. He had uttered nothing; he slept, still and motionless. The whispering had returned, slightly louder then the last encounter I had made with it the previous night. There were faint words I only guessed to the pronunciation but alas my ears failed me. I tried to stay stiff; stifling myself of air I attempted to heighten my sense of sound. It worked variedly; making out only the words just and / go/. I left my bed and took to the outside; grabbing my sketch pad and smokes. Once out on a balcony I pulled a cigarette from my digressing pack and lit up. Taking a long heeded drag my body relaxed; feeling the nicotine pour over me moving throughout my bloodstream. Once my hands ceased to tremble I looked skywards and spotted a brightly lit moon casting dusk like shadows upon my body. Reaching hastily for my drawings I flipped to a new sheet and began to sketch. Coarsely a figure appeared through my work, he lay tall on my canvas with pale skin; no eyes graced his face. I wondered about this man I created, he interested me so. A window opened behind me, I heard my brothers footsteps.
"Gerard?" He croaked.
I looked up to him, he had enter my hideaway through an adjacent window from the loft door. Mikey stood in loose shirt and tight boxers; half asleep rubbing at his eyes.
"I couldn't sleep," I said into my drawing as I returned to it.
Mikey took a seat next to my side; he leaned into me laying his head upon my shoulder. I heard him audibly yawn. I sighed and reached for another smoke.
"Can you wait till I'm gone," He murmured staring absently through closed eyes.
"Sure," I replied placing my pack at my right knee.
I went back to my drawing.
"Where are his eyes?" My brother questioned.
Looking to him I saw his eyes trace the dark face, he searched for the body part intricately.
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I looked out into the skyline, slowly I turned my face back to my paper.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with a rare type of lung cancer might be more likely to survive if they have radiation therapy before -- rather than after -- surgery, according to a small new study.
The study included 25 patients with mesothelioma who underwent five days of radiation therapy and had surgery to remove the affected lung the following week. Many patients who develop mesothelioma have been exposed to asbestos, the researchers said.
"The patients in our study experienced shorter treatment, fewer complications and speedier recovery," study lead author Dr. John Cho, a radiation oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, said in a University Health Network news release. "The three-year survival rate more than doubled to 72 percent from 32 percent."
The findings about this treatment method -- called Surgery for Mesothelioma After Radiation Therapy (SMART) -- were published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Dr. Marc de Perrot, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Toronto and head of the Toronto Mesothelioma Research Program, also weighed in on the study's findings.
>"It was imperative to do the surgery quickly because the lung is particularly sensitive to radiation toxicity," said de Perrot, the study's co-author.
The SMART approach cut the treatment cycle for patients to one month from five months, de Perrot said. It also reduced the risk of recurrence because the radiation wiped out the cancer's ability to seed itself elsewhere in the chest or abdomen during surgery, he said.
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February 25th is the last day to get a special Newbury-Haverhill 250th Cancellation Postmark at the Newbury Post Office.
The post mark is has 250th logo and an outline of VT and NH. Special envelopes with a full color picture of the Woodsville-Wells River Iron bridge and the Bedell Bridge are available at the Newbury Town office and are 50 cents a piece. To have the post mark participants need to either buy the envelope and a postage stamp or bring their own stamp and envelope to The Newbury Post Office before the 25th. There is no charge for the postmark cancellation.
Self-addressed stamped envelopes may be sent in a separate envelope to be canceled to the Newbury Post Master, Newbury Post Office, Vermont 05051
Throughout 2013 we celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the granting of charters (issued May 18, 1763) to the Town of Haverhill and the Town of Newbury by the Colonial Governor, Benning Wentworth. We focused historical events that shaped the lives of people in the area, while reminiscing about farms, mills, stores, schools, churches and other elements that made us who we were, and who we are today.
There is a special postal cancellation featuring the 250th logo at the Newbury post office until February 25, 2014.
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A Michigan judge has ordered a lawyer to remove some Facebook references to a case involving allegations that a McDonald's falsely advertised its food as being prepared according to Islamic dietary law.The order by Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen Macdonald barred Majed Moughni from discussing a tentative settlement in the case and ordered him to replace his critical posts."As an attorney, my strongest weapon in my tongue," said Moughni. "And when you take away my tongue, I'm helpless."The restaurant chain and one of its franchise owners agreed last month to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community and organizations.Moughni wants others to share in the settlement. He says the order about Facebook posts violates free speech rights. "I can't communicate with any class members of the pending lawsuit which includes my family; my friends; my community; any of my clients."The settlement will be finalized later. McDonald's and Finley's Management Co. deny liability but say the settlement is in their best interests. - The Associated Press contributed to this story
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|Two of baseball's top offenses will collide when the Orioles take on the Tigers in the American League Division Series. It all starts at Camden Yards with Game 1 scheduled for Thursday on TBS.More»MLB Tonight breaks down the Tigers-Orioles match-up
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|General manager Dan Duquette's work is largely done, with the Orioles about to begin the playoffs. But he worked wonders during the season, filling in some pretty big gaps formed when key players were lost.More» Pearce belts a game-tying homer in the 9th
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|At-risk youths, who may have never been given an opportunity to enjoy postseason baseball before, will get that chance, thanks to the OriolesREACH Knothole Gang program. The O's are inviting nearly 1,400 children to Oriole Park at Camden Yards for Games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series, which begins on Thursday on TBS. Sections 96 and 98 will be made available for those children attending.More»
|Jonathan Schoop provided the game's only offense with a solo homer in the fifth inning to power the Orioles to a 1-0 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Sunday's regular-season finale. Miguel Gonzalez pitched five scoreless innings to pick up his 10th win.More» Schoop opens scoring with a solo home run
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|Baltimore selected Alexi Casilla's contract from Norfolk before Saturday's game in Toronto. The 30-year-old hit .264/.315/.320 in 56 Triple-A games this season, stealing nine bases in 11 attempts while playing second base in 34 games and shortstop in 21 games.More»
|Chris Tillman allowed more than three earned runs for the first time since June, while the Orioles' bats were quieted in a 4-2 series-opening loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday.More» Young's single gets the Orioles on the board
|All these years later, one of the more remarkable aspects of Derek Jeter's career is that he has played for just three big league managers.More» Showalter discusses Jeter's signature moment
|Blue Jays manager John Gibbons won a crew-chief review in the seventh inning, as the Blue Jays were provided with a valuable insurance run during Saturday afternoon's game against the Orioles.More» Out call overturned at the plate in the 7th
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|The Orioles cheered at the beginning of Thursday's game, as the JumboTron played a tribute to Yankees captain Derek Jeter. And as the immediate effects of the 6-5 walk-off loss -- by the bat of Jeter, no less -- started to wear off, Baltimore stayed in the visitors' dugout to clap again and take in Jeter's celebration.More» Jeter wishes Orioles luck in postseason
|With an on-time start despite the call for precipitation most of Thursday night, Baltimore blasted two homers off Hiroki Kuroda to start the game in imposing fashion. Then Adam Jones and Steve Pearce tied it with homers in the ninth. But the O's couldn't complete the stunner, as Derek Jeter turned in one last clutch hit at Yankee Stadium, delivering a walk-off RBI single to hand them a 6-5 loss in the series finale.More» Orioles hit four home runs vs. Yankees
|In Derek Jeter's final career game playing shortstop, and final game at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees captain admitted he almost lost it on the field. For someone playing a position requiring total focus and communication for the last 20 years, he had trouble summoning it in Thursday night's 6-5 win over the Orioles.More» Jeter, Yanks turn DP after call overturned
|Baltimore, which clinched the American League East Division on Sept. 16, has proved its recent lull was no more than a temporary dip with a strong offensive showing in back-to-back games in the Bronx. On Wednesday, the Orioles used an 11-batter, six-run fourth inning to top the Yankees, 9-5, and officially eliminate New York from postseason contention.More» Orioles break out with a six-run 4th inning
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|It's been a banner year for the Baltimore Orioles. After a 9-5 win at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Baltimore eliminated its rival from postseason contention -- certainly an inner source of pride for Orioles skipper Buck Showalter, whose managerial career began with four seasons in the Bronx (1992-95) before he was replaced by Joe Torre.More» Showalter reacts to O's clinching AL East
|Nelson Cruz has done much more than stay in the lineup, becoming only the sixth player in club history to hit the 40-homer mark. He also ranks second, behind Frank Robinson, for the most home runs hit by a player in his first season with the O's.More» Cruz belts his 40th home run of the season
|Nick Markakis, who returned to the O's lineup on Monday after missing four games following a hit-by-pitch to his right shoulder, had four hits out of the leadoff spot, including a two-run homer that highlighted Baltimore's 5-4 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday night.More» Markakis goes 4-for-5 with three RBIs
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BROKEN RAYS MUSSEL — with built-in Fishing lureLampsilis reeveiana ©USFWS
See the fish that the arrow os pointing to - it's NOT a fish, it's tissue from the mussel that LOOKS like a fish…what's the point of it? When real fish see the lure, they assume it's a fish and since it is safe, figure they will be safe as well. When they come closer, the mussel blasts them with it's offspring, which are parasitic and take up residence in their gills…more below.
In many respects these animals look like any other bivalve mollusc, but what sets them apart is the unusual extension of their fleshy mantle that grows beyond the confines of the protective shell valves to wave around in the water. This fleshy protuberance can look astoundingly like a small fish and this is no coincidence because this fishy appendage is actually a lure to draw fish near so they can be press-ganged into the mussel's reproductive strategy.
The lure is so convincing, with 'eyes' and markings, that curiosity gets the better of small fish swimming by. Perhaps the fish see the lure as a potential mate, a shoal member or as an interloper to be chased from their territory. Regardless of the motivation, the fish edges closer and closer to the mussel to investigate the unusual looking 'fish'. When it's eye to eye with the lure, the mussel springs its trap and the little fish gets doused with the mollusc's larvae, nasty-looking miniature versions of the adults, known as glochidia.
These larvae are parasitic and they get drawn under the fish's gill plates where they latch onto the blood-rich tissues of the gills using a long adhesive hair and hooks on their tiny shell valves. Attached to their host, the larvae stimulate the development of a cyst which provides them with protection and nourishment for anywhere between 10 to 30 days.
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The fast get faster
With all the news and excitement about the Sandy Bridge architecture, platform and processors from Intel since their launch in January, it is easy to overlook the Nehalem architecture that continues to sell and be integrated into the fastest consumer PCs available. Remember Nehalem and its three digit model numbers? You really have to stretch that memory as it was before the CPU/GPU combo of Sandy Bridge and even before the Clarkdale / Lynnfield processors that began the move towards lower cost dual-channel memory based processors.
It seems odd to think that today we are taking a step BACK in time to review the new Core i7-990X processor and a very nicely upgraded X58 motherboard from Intel in the form of the DX58SO2. The Core i7-990X is a Gulftown (6-core) processor that in many cases becomes the fastest consumer processor on the market and flagship CPU for Nehalem and the "Extreme Edition" suffix. Replacing the i7-980X, the 990X will fill that $999 processor segment for extreme enthusiasts and high end system builders.
Intel Talks Finances And Growth At Investor Meeting 2011
Subject: General Tech | May 18, 2011 - 02:29 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: revenue, Intel, cagr
Intel held its annual Investor Meeting today, where the chip maker talked software, the state of the business, as well as new hardware and leveraging microarcitecture leadership. This installment focuses on the business growth and financial aspects.
With 43,905 United States employees and a rank of 62 on the 2010 Fortune 500 list, Intel is a huge company. And with an over $10 billion dollar Q1 2011, Intel is doing quite well.
During the investor meeting, Intel's CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Stacy Smith took the stage to talk about the company's financial performance and how the company is growing. One of the first points that he talked about was Intel's design and manufacturing advantages. Intel spends a great deal of it's capitol on R&D (research and development). and this investment in itself and the amount of research that is completed, allows the chip maker to maintain it's x86 market leadership. The company has also started acquiring other companies in an effort to differentiate itself from its competitors. For example, the recent McAfee acquisition has brought security and software engineers to Intel's portfolio, and will allow them to create security software solutions that can easily be paired with their hardware.
Intel also stated that it is growing, and expects to sell even more hardware thanks to emerging markets and the rise in "cloud computing" requiring larger and more numerous data centers. The chart above shows Intel's CAGR (compound annual growth rate), which is a number created by taking the nth root of the total percentage growth rate with "n" being the total number of years calculated. It is a way for companies to describe the rate of investment growth if it grew at a steady rate (which is unlikely to happen in real life due to a dynamic and constantly changing market). Including the company's projections for 2011, Intel is looking at a 12% CAGR for revenue and a 35% CAGR in EPS or earnings per share.
Paul S. Otellini, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Intel reaffirmed Intel's growth by stating that 74.5 quintillion transistors shipped in 2010. This rapid rise in growth can be attributed to cloud computing demands for more data centers, emerging markets adopting more computers, and Intel's interest in the mobile market.
The historic part of the graph above shows the rise in traditional servers from 1995 to its highesd point in 2010 as the Internet becomes further adopted and more and more applications execute server side. The right side of the graph; however, shows Intel's projections for the future from 2010 to 2015. They expect to see a massive increase in processor growth for data center market thanks to an influx of new cloud computing applications and networked storage. Intel also stated that the company's latest Xenon processors are no longer second to Itanium for mission critical applications, and thus Intel expects a rise in Core processors for mission critical servers. In 2010 alone, the company had $8.4B in revenue and $4.4B of operating profit. In 2013, Intel forecasts a 15% growth in revenue with operating margins at ~50% for the data center group.
From the PC Client Group, which encompasses both desktops and laptops, Intel had almost $7 million dollars for Q1 2011 revenue, which is at least $1 million more than Q1 2010. Further, their reported Q1 revenue for 2011 is the highest that it has ever been between Q1 2008 and Q1 2010. Their operating margins have also increased compared to 2008, with a 17% CAGR. Intel also revisited the issue of high R&D budgets, and showed that the overall cost across platform segments have declined since 2008. As research cost for new technologies increase, the cost to make wafers decreases. Intel forecasts that for the Performance, Mainstream, and Atom platforms, the costs will continue to decrease into 2011 and 2012 while the Value platform will see a slight increase in 2011 and remain stable into 2012.
Emerging markets are also responsible for the company's growth. Intel stated that "you will see a rapid increase in PC penetration rates in China, Latin America, and Eastern Europe." Both Brazil and Eastern Europe are projected to reach 80% PC penetration in 2015, for example. China is expected to attain a 40% penetration rate, while India will have 10%. Intel stated that this is possible thanks to falling prices in computers along with rising incomes worldwide. Once a country's incomes reach a level where 4 to 8 weeks is enough to purchase a PC, the penetration rate sees a rapid increase. Currently, Intel has determined 4.2 WOI (weeks of income) are necessary to purchase a PC worldwide, which is much lower than the 9.9 weeks of income necessary the previous year. In 2014, Intel projects that only 2.3 weeks of income will be necessary. Inside the worldwide WOI spectrum, North America has the lowest WOI each year, followed by Japan and Western Europe. India and China have historically had the highest WOI; however, Intel projects that by 2014, the countries will have greatly reduced their WOI at 10.3 and 2.6 respectively.
While data centers, emerging markets are responsible for the majority of Intel's projected growth, Intel also has both the embedded and software and services group. On the embedded side, Intel is expecting a 11% CAGR between 2010 and 2013. In 2010, the embedded group saw $1.5 billion dollars in revenue, and Intel projects almost $2 billion dollars in revenue in 2011. Intel has stated that they are "making significant investments in SoC, tablet, and smart phone R&D" and that they "expect market segment share gains and growing businesses in tablets, smart phones (application and base band processors), and connected CE (consumer electronics) devices."
The Software and Services Group also accounts for a small portion of Intel's revenue. The company's software acquisitions include McAfee, Wind River, and Havok among others. The group is a rapidly growing part of Intel, with a projected $3 billion dollars of revenue in 2013 compared to $330 million dollars in revenue in 2010. The group is an "upside opportunity as we embed additional security features into hardware and software," according to Intel.
Further, Intel showed a glimpse of it's NAND Solutions Group, and indicated that it forecasts a slightly increased operating profit for 2011 which coincides with Intel lowering the Cost/GB of NAND based devices (such as SSDs) compared to the industry leader.
As a company that diversifies it's products, leads the x86 markets, and invests heavily in itself with acquisitions and R&D, Intel is a profitable company that shows no signs of slowing it's growth.
Intel Talks Software And Demos Local File Syncing, Standby, And Hibernate Tech At Investor Meeting 2011
Subject: General Tech | May 17, 2011 - 05:38 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: sync, mobile, lan, Intel
Intel held its annual Investor Meeting today, where the chip maker talked software, the state of the business, as well as new hardware and leveraging microarcitecture leadership. This installment focuses on the software side of things.
During the various keynotes that were held throughout the day for the Investor Meeting 2011, one ideal seemed to present itself in some form or another, and summarized the message Intel presented to the world. The idea was that of a consistent user experience across every computing platform accomplished by leveraging Intel software applications with Intel hardware advancements to deliver a productive and easy to use computing experience whether it is on a cell phone or a dual CPU production workstation. Intel is a market leader in micro-architecture and x86 processors, as well as in sold state drives and high performance computing. Soon, thanks to advancements in transistor technology, Intel will also have a large presence in the mobile market with low power x86 SoCs. Their dominance in desktop computing hardware, along with their good relations with many software developers allows the chip maker a great deal of influence in the technology industry. On the software side of things, Intel has a team of engineers who work inside Microsoft's closely with their software engineers to ensure that the popular operating system delivers a solid experience for x86, and specifically Intel, powered computers. Intel is also heavily invested in open source software and has helped in creating open source operating systems and applications. In the mobile market, Intel is still a proponent and developer of MeeGo, for instance.
This influence and investment in both hardware and software research and development has made Intel a leader in the technology industry. Intel plans to leverage this influence to deliver the most consistent user experience across all platforms, and the process has already begun. Intel has several software technologies that are capable of harnessing their architecture technology to make computers easier to use and more productive. They showed off three (new) pieces of such software during one of their keynotes, including PC Sync, and Fast Flash Standby which encompasses an active standby/sleep mode and fast recovery hibernation modes.
PC Sync is a program much akin to Dropbox in that it promises to keep all of the files that you select in sync between all of your different devices. David Perlmutter and a co-worker showed PC Sync working live as they synced files between two computers. The program differs from Dropbox; however, in the fact that it only works over your local network, and thus it is inherently more secure and faster than services that must first sync files to an Internet server before downloading to the target computer(s).
The other interesting software demonstrated was Intel's Fast Flash Standby technology. This software improves upon the traditional sleep and hibernation modes in Microsoft Windows. The standby mode will put the computer to sleep by saving the system state to RAM and entering a low power mode just like the standard Windows' affair; however, the software will also automatically wake up the system at periodic intervals to download updates such as email, tweets, and Facebook messages, and then will return the computer to its sleep state so that once the computer is woken, the system is already updated and ready to go. Intel has also improved upon the hibernation sleep mode by utilizing flash memory to greatly reduce the time necessary to enter hibernation and resume from the sleep mode. In the demo, the system state was saved to a fast flash drive, and not only did the computer quickly hibernate but it resumed from hibernation in 5 seconds.
Intel also talked about mobile software. Android and MeeGo are both software platforms that Intel is interested in powering with its mobile processors. The 7" tablet and concept smart phone they showed off were both running android. Intel's Senior Vice President and General Manager for its Software & Services Group, Renée J. James stated that Intel is well positioned to create an application ecosystem when it enters the mobile market, and that developers have stated that they plan to develop for them. Further, Renée stated that 90% of Android applications are a run-time and can easily be made to run on Intel's mobile devices.
Intel also addressed the shareholders' concerns of how Windows 8 on ARM would affect Intel. The Windows 8 SKU for ARM will be a ARM focused operating system, and will run ARM applications. The SKU will be well suited for ARM powered mobile devices where mobile and cloud applications can be used. On the other hand, there will also be a "full" Windows 8 with Windows 7 mode that will offer the full featured Windows experience, including backwards compatibility with legacy applications--which the ARM SKU will not offer. Because of this full featured Windows 8 operating system version is tailored for x86, Intel believes that it will have the "best of both worlds" for the consumers in being able to have the full fledged OS and ability to use existing Windows applications made for x86. Renée remained confident in Intel's continued position despite an OS version for ARM chips.
Further, Intel recognized its McAfee acquisition. The president of McAfee then took the stage to explain that the company was committed to delivering security products across the Intel line. He also stressed that with the ever increasing presence of malware on the Internet, the current method of security programs using "blacklisting" techniques was not sustainable. The cloud, he surmised, was both a security concern as well as a resource for security programs, and that he expects to have software that is backed by large Internet databases cataloging malware definitions to be the standard in the coming years until a technique stronger than blacklisting becomes usable.
For a hardware company, Intel has also delved heavily into software by working with developers and acquiring software companies. They recognize that it takes more than hardware to create a quality computing experience and only with the right balance of both hardware and software is a consistent user experience across all of their devices possible.
Intel Talks Mobile Hardware And Shows Off 32nm Medfield Android Smart Phone At Investor Meeting 2011
Subject: Mobile | May 17, 2011 - 05:08 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: mobile, Medfield, Intel, Android
Intel held its annual Investor Meeting today, where the chip maker talked software, the state of the business, as well as new hardware and leveraging microarcitecture leadership. This installment focuses on the mobile hardware aspects.
Partway through the Intel Investor Meeting 2011, David Perlmutter stepped on stage for his keynote speech. As the Vice President and General Manager of the Intel Architecture Group, he delved into the advancements that Intel has made in smaller transistor manufacturing, and how those advancements will help Intel to break into the mobile and handheld computing market with low power and high performance SoCs (System on a Chip). During the meeting, Intel stated that it has always been known for performance, but not necessarily for being low power. With their recent advancements in moving to smaller manufacturing nodes; however, Intel has positioned itself to have power efficient processors that are low power and with power to deliver a fluid user experience in mobile devices. David explains that power efficency follows along with Moore's Law in that as the transistors get smaller (and with Intel's advancements such as 3D transistors), the chips become much more power efficient. With each successive shrink in manufacturing nodes, Intel has seen higher transistor switching speeds and lower current leakage compared to previous generations:
What as these new power efficent chips amount to, is Intel's new ability to break into the mobile market and become extremely competitive with the ARM architecture(s). David showed off two examples during the Investor Meeting 2011 in the form of an Android smart phone and 7" tablet powered by 32nm Medfield mobile chips.
The Medfield powered Android smart phone.
An Intel powered Android tablet that will be available to developers soon.
The phone is a hyper threaded, 32nm Intel Medfield mobile processor that runs the Android 2.x operating system and is poised to compete with the current dual core ARM powered smart phones. A dual core version of the mobile SoC is also planned in the future. When questioned if the rumored quad core ARM smart phones would pose a problem for Intel's planned single and dual core phones, David responded that the number of cores is only one aspect of performance, and is a measurement "much like megahertz was in the '90s" and hinted not to count Intel's processors out even when competing against quad core ARM processors.
The tablet did not recieve as much attention as the concept phone; however, we do know that it is capable of running Android Honeycomb, is 7", and will be powered by a very similar 32nm Medfield chip.
Intel projects that by 2015, not only will they have passed 14nm manufacturing nodes (which are planned for 2014) but the SoCs will have 10 times the graphics and computational power as their chips released this year.
From the keynotes at this year's meeting, Intel is both enthusiastic and confident in their ability to finally dive into the mobile market in force and become a heavywieght competitior to ARM. Their plans to bring the x86 instruction set and power sipping chips to the handset and netbook markets is a bold move, but if their projections hold true may result in a massive market share increase and further innovation in an even more competitive mobile market.
Podcast #154 - Intel Z68 Chipset release, Intel SRT SSD caching technogy, OCZ Agility 3 and Solid 3 and more!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | May 12, 2011 - 11:30 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: z68, ssd, srt, solid, smart response technology, smart response, podcast, ocz, Intel, agility
PC Perspective Podcast #154 - 5/12/2011
This week we talk about the Intel Z68 Chipset release, Intel SRT SSD caching technogy, the OCZ Agility 3 and Solid 3, Viewer Questions and more!
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- 0:02:10 Intel Z68 Chipset Review: dGPU and iGPU living together, SSD Caching and Overclocking
- 0:09:40 Intel Smart Response Technology: SSD Caching on Z68 Tested
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- 0:31:24 Gigabyte Launches World's First Z68 Motherboards With Support for mSATA Intel SLC SSDs and Smart Response Tech
- 0:36:50 Discrete Graphics Card Shipments See Slight Increase Versus Previous Quarter
- 0:40:18 OCZ Technology Announces the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III Solid State Drives
- 0:43:17 Intel Atom Processors Will Not Use Intel Graphics, PowerVR GPUs Planned
- 0:46:59 Rumors point to Apple moving to ARM processors for future notebooks
- 0:53:30 Email from TK about server memory
- 0:58:24 Email from Ralph about SRT and SSD sizes
- 1:01:26 Email from Jesse about hyperthreading
- 1:06:04 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: Z68 motherboards, so far the ASUS P8Z68-V Pro is a great option
- Jeremy: This is great, this is scary, but I'll pick the $25 USB computer.
- Josh: Fast, good USB 3.0 Flash
- Allyn: Linksys WRT400N
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- 1:14:55 Closing
Intel releases OpenCL SDK for Linux!
Subject: Processors | May 12, 2011 - 05:21 AM | John Davis
Tagged: software, sdk, linux, Intel, developer
Intel has just released an update to their OpenCL (Open Computing Language) SDK (Software Development Kit). With this update Intel has released a 64bit .rpm package, and previously only supported Windows. OpenCL is a huge jump in the future of heterogeneous computing, and the future of computers. Intel joins a host of manufacturers that now support OpenCL which includes AMD/ATI and nVidia.
OpenCL has many competitors in the heterogeneous computing realm which includes nVidia's CUDA and Microsoft's DirectCompute. All of this is one giant step forward in GPGPU. In the majority of computers that have dedicated GPU's or have an Intel processor with on-cpu graphics that are not in use, this is great news! Hopefully, future Linux distributions implement OpenCL similar to OS X did with Snow Leopard.
S-M-R-T, I am so smart. Intel's new Z68 with SRT is faster than a Homer
Subject: Motherboards | May 11, 2011 - 12:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: z68, ssd, srt, msi, Intel
The wait is finally over and we can talk about the high end Sandy Bridge chipset which goes by the moniker Z68. Finally you can use the GPU present in your Intel CPU and a discreet GPU at the same time and be able to overclock as well, which puts the H67 and P67 firmly back into the mid-range where they were intended to be. That is not the only thing that has had enthusiasts waiting, Intel's Smart Response Technology, aka SRT but mostly known as SSD caching which implements cached I/O in a new way. Check out [H]ard|OCP's full review to see what the impact of this technology has on your computing experience while you are waiting for the X79 to arrive.
You can see our coverage here.
"Cache I/O isn't a new advancement in storage technology but does play a large role in the future of storage on many Intel systems. Today we look at Intel's new Smart Response Technology and give our thoughts while keeping an eye on the future of consumer storage advances."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI @ The Tech Report
- Intel Z68 Chipset & Smart Response Technology (SSD Caching) @ AnandTech
- ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Review: Our First Z68 Motherboard @ AnandTech
- The Intel Z68 Chipset and What It Means To You @ Hardware Secrets
- GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3: Z68 Chipset With Smart Response @ Bjorn3D
- Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 Motherboard Feature Preview @ Ninjalane
- ASRock Z68 Extreme4 @ Tweaktown
- Intel Z68 Chipset & Smart Response Technology @ Legit Reviews
- Intel Z68 Chipset Launch Review Featuring Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3 and ASUS P8Z68-V Pro @ HardwareHeaven
- Intel Z68 Review - The Sandy Bridge Platform Expands @ Hardware Canucks
- MSI Z68A-GD80 Review @ OCC
- Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 Motherboard Review @ eTeknix
- ASUS P8Z68V PRO Intel Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
- ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Z68 Sandy Bridge Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
- ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard Review @Hi Tech Legion
- MSI P67A-GD80 (B3) Review @ Neoseeker
- Gigabyte G1.Assassin Socket 1366 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
Z68 is what we wanted all along
In reality, this is what we wanted all along. When the Intel P67 chipset launched in conjunction with the Intel Sandy Bridge desktop processors, the combination of the new architecture of the x86 processing cores and the newly revamped overclocking capability (courtesy of the enhanced Intel Turbo Boost technology) made for a lethal configuration. Without a doubt it was the highest performing platform for enthusiasts and gamers and put even more pressure on the AMD CPU division to step up its game. Intel asserted itself again as the dominant CPU vendor.
The other key feature addition to Sandy Bridge was the inclusion of some fairly high performing integrated processor graphics on the CPU die itself, NOT on the chipset. The Intel HD Graphics 3000 / 2000 far exceeds the horsepower of the integrated graphics on the Clarkdale processors but that really wasn't hard to achieve. Along with that added graphical performance was the inclusion of a very interesting feature called Intel Quick Sync that allowed specific applications to take advantage of fixed function hardware on the CPU for incredibly fast video transcoding times.
The problem was that even mainstream users that decided to use a discrete graphics card in their computer rather than depend SOLELY on the integrated graphics of the Sandy Bridge architecture, lost out on the Quick Sync feature all together. Why? The P67 chipset that supported overclocking and other "high-end" features didn't include video output support. The H67 chipset that DOES support video output does not offer overclocking functionality. And since the Quick Sync technology was only available when the integrated graphics were initialized, most of our readers that really wanted to game and use a discrete GPU from NVIDIA or AMD were out of luck.
Today's reveal of the Intel Z68 chipset finally presents a solution that combines the features of the H67 chipset with those of the P67 chipset to create the best option for Sandy Bridge system builders.
For the past few months, we've seen rumors upon rumors of a hybrid combination of the H67 and P67 chipsets into a 'Z' series. As the storage editor, I don't normally focus on a chipset update unless there is a corresponding increase in SATA bus speeds and/or ports available on the newer product.
This time things were different. While the Z series had the same SATA bandwidth specs as its older brothers, there was an extra feature that was rather huge in the storage world: Smart Response Technology.
Fancy a peek at the Z68 even without any benchmarks?
Subject: Motherboards | May 10, 2011 - 11:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: z68, sandy bridge, preview, lga1155, Intel
We here at PC Perspective are not big fans of the preview, as seeing a board without any accompanying benchmarks does not really provide us with the level information we crave. However the wait for this high end Sandy Bridge chipset has been long and painful, as we want to see what the i7 2600K can do when it has a board that can really utilize its abilities. To that end we take you to VR-Zone who have some pictures of Gigabyte's upcoming GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3. Now to hope for someone to accidentally release some SSD cache benchmarks!
Click for a bigger view.
"There has been some "concern" from Gigabyte's competitors that the company wasn't going to offer any Z68 motherboards with display connectivity, in fact, some of its competitors have been so "concerned" that they've sent out material stating this to media in certain parts of the world. Well, it turns out that it couldn't be further from the truth and yesterday you saw the GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 and today we have a few hands on pictures of the GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 for your ogling pleasure."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H and Z68X-UD7 (Intel Z68) Taiwan Preview @ Tweaktown
- Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 @ OC3D
- Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 Motherboard Preview @ eTeknix
- MSI Z68A-GD80 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Preview @ Tweaktown
- Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra @ Phoronix
- Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra @ Tweaktown
- Gigabyte P67A-UD7 Motherboard Review @ eTeknix
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 @ techPowerUp
- P67 $190 Part 2: MSI, ASRock and ECS @ AnandTech
- Asus P8P67 Pro Revision 3 Review @ OverclockersHQ
- ASUS Sabertooth TUF Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
- ECS H67H2-M & H67H2-I Review @ OCC
- Asrock H61M/USB3 Motherboard @ Rbmods
- Gigabyte X58A-OC Review: By Overclockers, For Overclockers @ Overclockers.com
- Zotac Mini ITX M880G @ XSReviews
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Anonymous: I'm In love with my used-to-be best guy friend, and we're not really friends anymore because we haven't talked since graduation. I really miss him, and I love him so much. We won't be in the same school next year, and things are kind of awkward between us now that we don't talk. We used to be like bffs though. He's also in a relationship with my best friend. Oh what to do? ;( sorry for bothering you with this ;( I just had to get it off my chest T_T
you aren't bothering us! if you really love him, you should try and start talking to him again. Don't be scared, a simple hi won't be the end of the world! Just keep gradually talking to him everyday and you can be friends like how you used to be (: Forget the awkwardness and just try to talk to him. Since he's in a relationship with your bestfriend, you should probably tell her how you feel. Keeping it inside won't make anything better. Though, keep in mind not to end the relationship between them because of this, or else you might lose your best friend! Good luck and remember to try and become friends with him again. c:
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* Embrace hope. No matter what your current circumstances or feelings, choose to hope in God and His promises to you. Know that your hope will help you see God's winks more clearly, and inspire others to decide to hope, as well. After God give you renewed hope, spread the hope around. Use kind words – spoken in conversation, or written in notes – to reinforce other people's hope.
* Consider the big picture. Remember that God's perspective is much bigger than yours. During times of loss, let your grief spur you on to look for winks that show you you'll be okay. Know that, in the big picture, everything does make sense. Trust that God will take even the worst situation in your life and bring something good out of it if you invite Him to do so.
* Embrace comfort. During times of uncertainty and transition, be alert and open to God's winks of comfort. Let them remind you that He is constantly with you on your journey through life.
* Confirm that prayer works. Recognize that God's winks are evidence that prayer has real and strong power to change your life. Let the winks you experience motivate you to continue to pray.
* See the blessing hidden inside unanswered prayers. Recall the times when you've prayed for something, yet didn't receive it, despite your strong desire for it. Consider from your current vantage point how God's decision not to answer those prayers was actually the wisest choice. For example, if a job you wanted fell through, committing to that job may have prevented you from getting a better one. Or, if a romance didn't work out, you may be able to tell now that the person you'd thought was right for you is actually wrong for you. Recognize that unanswered prayers are often God's way of moving you from one direction to another so you can walk on the best path.
* Consider the timing. Understand that God will often wink at you just in the nick of time – either to deliver you from misfortune or disaster, or to give you good news when you need it most. Remember that God is never late.
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Housing fell through due to apartment not being cat-friendly.
Dammit, why do I have to love my cat so much?!
"This whole world is wild at heart, and weird on top."
The things you pick up as you go.
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Venezia over Valentine's Day Weekend, 2010.
The city itself is one of my favorite in the world; it feels like a Poe poem come to life— a little dark, a little sinister, but with a happily smiling face it shows the rest of the world as it sinks. Total romance.
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For each person who 'likes' the Facebook Page of Dog Bless You, a dollar will be donated to help finance the use of search and rescue dogs that are so critical in disaster situations like what's happening in Japan right now. You can also donate to Animal Refuge Kansai, the American Humane Association, The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, or World Vets. Japan Cat Network, together with Heart Tokushima and Animal Friends Niigata has formed Japan Animal Rescue and Support.
It was thought that Cat Island had been completely submerged, but there's been an update saying that the cats and people on Tashirojima are okay, however, they have a lot of building damage and are in need of necessities for both humans and cats.
Reblogging myself because this is important to me.
Please don't just 'like' this post — reblog it and help spread the word — and donate!
Here are some more links aimed at helping animals in Japan:
+ SPCA International
+ Animal Miracle Foundation is collecting cell phones to send to volunteers helping animals.
+ Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support Facebook group.
+ For news about Cat Island (Tashirojima), please see There is Hope for Cat Island.
+ Update on Pet Rescue Efforts in Japan.
(Many thanks to The Conscious Cat for the initial list and photo.)
Even though he may be annoying as shit sometimes, the thought of my cat in the same situation pulls at my heartstrings. If you have a pet, I bet you feel the same. If it was New York or Boston that had been hit by a tsunami, wouldn't you hope the people of Japan and the rest of the world would care enough to help feed and keep your dog or cat alive?
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This is how I was woken up this morning.
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"I said, "Hey, you, on the other side - let her go. Because for her I will cross over, and then you'll be sorry!""
Currently obsessed with Hellboy. I mean— he's a hell-spawn who likes cats. You can't really get any better than that. Also, can we talk about great relationships for a moment? What a hell of a line.
As we've all probably noted by now, I've got a little bit of an entrepreneurial bend…mostly because I'm always strapped for cash. So it should be no surprise that I've just come up with my latest money-making endeavor, namely— breeding my cat.
Yeah, I know, this seems like a terrible idea, but let me count the ways in which choosing to breed my Nicco (that's Nicolai La Citta to those breeders of you out there who like a nice, long, and impressive show name,) to your little lady-cat would actually be an awesome decision:
- As evidenced by the photos above, he has a sterling disposition. Hand-raised by me since he was a month old, Nicco's got a really go-with-the-flow personality. You can literally do anything with this cat— hold him upside-down, toss him, perch him on your shoulder like a parrot, force-cuddle him…scratching and biting don't come naturally to him, so the chance of having mailable kittens is pretty good.
- He's highly personable and interactive. Unlike most cats, he won't run and hide, and in fact, is exceptionally needy. He craves human interaction and is always up in your biznazz, wanting to be included in things. (In many aspects, he's very much like a dog.) He's always the life of our parties, greeting everyone and crawling into laps. In fact, the only person he's ever not truly enjoyed was the guy I've been seeing…Nicco's kingly enough to assume that he should be the only man sleeping in my bed.
- Our vet tells us he's partially Siamese, which accounts for the fact that he's highly talkative. If you mimic his meows and yowls back to him, he'll engage you in a full-on conversation. He's got a diverse and interesting variety of vocal noises, from a roll in the back of his throat like an old-fashioned telephone ring, to a high-pitched yelp he makes while yawning.
- Born of humble beginnings, his highly distinctive coat markings really stand out. His brown base-coat is accented with heavy and dark black tiger stripes, and silver tips. The fur on his belly has a unique "snow leopard print" with round rosettes…something I've never seen on any other domestic short-hair tiger.
- While I've watched him run into walls, he's also intelligent enough to know several voice commands, and a few tricks. Hopefully, his highly teachable mindset would be passed down to his offspring.
- Nicco's best friends are the neighbor's dogs, and he'll play with them as if he's one of them. (He's a brave little dude.) He's interacted with lady-cats before, and is DEFINITELY looking for some springtime lovin', if his crying at the front door lately is of any indication. An indoor cat strictly, Nicco is pampered, exercised, and in prime condition, with not an ounce of fat, and sharp senses.
- Weighing in at roughly 7 pounds, Nicco is fully-grown and in healthy weight, yet is what we refer to as a "miniature cat." He and his mother are the same size, and his father (a longhair, so that may give some recessive longhair traits to his offspring,) isn't much larger. This is the perfect size cat for apartment living, or for children, since "minature cats" look exactly like a fully-grown, regular size cat, but are on a child's size scale.
- While I am not promising anything, here, I am allergic to cats with high dander concentration, and I've never gotten so much as a sniffle from Nicco, not even when he used to sleep on my head as a kitten. (He really did.)
$$$ While no cat is really "free"— believe me, I got Nicco for free, and $600 worth of vet bills later to have him vaccinated, checked out, hydrated, and tested, he's now my "Manolo Cat"— and adopting a kitten from the shelter or vet's can cost anywhere from $25 to $100, and purebreds from breeders can cost from $500 up to $1,000, why don't you decide to breed with Nicco, get the looks, attitude, and vocal chords of a really fun pet, and only spend $150 for stud fees, on guarantee of live young? That's a STEAL for such a package! $$$
So now that I've convinced all y'all that not only am I very, VERY bored, but also a crazy young cat woman, tell me— if you had a lady cat and wanted kittens, would you bite for my little stud-muffin?
….In all seriousness, now, how's THAT for an example of creative/technical writing and the sort of sample a writer can just whip the fuck up? See, you can write about ANYTHING.
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Housing fell through due to apartment not being cat-friendly.
Dammit, why do I have to love my cat so much?!
"God, I love annoying the cat. Just lying in bed, poking him, tugging at him, squeaking at him, annoying the shit out of him. And he just keeps coming back for more. Because that's how much he loves me. …God, the next guy I date really needs to be a push-over."
And this is why I'm a horrible, horrible person who will die alone with not one, but 16 cats. Who eat my face off in retribution for years of persistent, obnoxious abuse once I've fallen to the floor and stopped breathing.
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Miranda: I might have a ghost.
Carrie: I might have to hear that again.
Miranda: There were strange noises upstairs last night. The cat heard it too.
Carrie: Well, if the CAT heard it …
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The cat is making himself at home for a night at the S.O's. Sprawled out on the master bedroom's floor. He thinks this place is the tits.
Both man and cat are skeptical they can inhabit the same territory as another thing with testicles.
It would be cute if I weren't worried the little Italian prince wasn't going to get attached to three stories of fun, and then promptly howl his disdain at the semi-shit-hole I am moving him into tomorrow.
I reiterate— I am living in an attic. Like, a GARRET. Little Princess-style.
In other news, I have just found out the hard way the S.O can pinch me with his finger-toes.
Yes. This is a gloriously weird union.
Woke up this morning, on my right side, on the edge of the bed, per usual, when I heard the cat chirp at me. I opened my eyes, and he was right in my face, front feet up on the mattress, staring at me.
Not going to lie, I got up and fed him right then because I was so impressed that he A.) Came and found me, and B.) Was kind enough to wake me up quietly and politely (not per usual) instead of waking the S.O up, too.
Sometimes, he's not the worst $600 cat.
…And then the S.O went and took me to see and pet some foals. Great start to the day, overall.
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Story of. My life.
I just chirped at a man the same way I chirp back at the cat. Who am I and why did they let me out of the nature preserve from whence I came where I was obviously raised Romulus and Remus style?
(Source: muffliatos)
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…I have found someone who makes my relationship with my little douchebag of an Italian cat look completely normal and healthy.
Thank you for that.
This is the second time in 3 days the kitten has got out to go find some wildlife lovin'.
The first time, he got in a fight. Now both he and my original tomcat who lives with my parents have tattered left ears. He thinks he's quite dashing now and a BAMF.
The second time, I think he found a girlfriend. There best be no baby daddy drama whenever-a-cat's-gestation-period-is from now. Uhhhhh uh. I'm not saying jack about kitten paternity until Maury comes back with the results.
Ergo, this is also the second time in 3 days I've had a heart attack and near meltdown.
Why must we love. Ugh.
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Tasting "Var Magazine Launch" @ Wooster St. Social Club
Sunday April 15th, 2012
Hosted by : Sally Shan, Var Magazine, and Fuse TV's Juliya Chernetsky
Music provided by: DJ Steve Lewis and live performance from Joanna Erdos & the Midnight Show
VAR Magazine launched its first printed edition of their publication at Wooster Street Social Club, home of TLCs reality television show NY Ink. The purpose of the event was to launch VAR's inspired vision of tattoo and body art into mainstream culture. The event provided drinks by Vision Vodka, Moonshine Whiskey, Alacran Tequila, Mercy, and passed hors d'oeuvres by Stand4 Restaurant.
* Mr. Chicken waited in the tattoo parlor while Mrs. Bull visited the china shop…
Here's what our "Tasters" thought. Click the Names to find out more about them.
Zero : Var Magazine's Launch was on a Sunday night… boo. But it was from 7pm-12… YAY!
We rarely make it out on Sundays because we're either recovering from the nights prior or we're too lazy too put clothes on. Lazy Sunday indeed ;) So we were more than happy to check out an early party that allowed us to come home at a decent time since we all do the weekly 9-5 as well. Here's our thoughts on the event.
VirGIN: I didn't realize that Wooster St. Social Club was a tattoo parlor at first. The name is kind of deceptive. I kind of thought it was a "boys and girls" after school rec center or something to that extent. I guess all the inks, gloves, and templates gave it away.
Zero : An interesting mix of people showed up to the event. Pregnant pink sunglasses, huge muscles covered in tats, and some guy with a clothes pin necklace rounded out the eclectic crowd this evening (wish we took a pic of that him.)
As with all these types of gatherings, the local "watering hole" was always pretty packed. Kudos to the bar keeps for keeping up with the demand.
After meandering around and checking out the interesting visuals hanging off the walls, the host for the evening, Juliya Chernetsky, announced there would be a live performance from Joanna Erdos & the Midnight Show.
We headed on over to the VIP section and flashed our wrist stamps. The band came on and immediately photographers rushed to snap some pics. The lead singer kinda looked like Lizzy Caplan.
Their sound was good but a big pillar kind of obstructed your view of the band if you were looking straight on. Also, it was too bad that you couldn't get a closer look at the live show if you weren't allowed access to the VIP section. Regardless, they played a good set that matched in theme with the party. We'll be looking them up now.
VirGIN: Strangely enough, one of the high lights of the night was when they brought out food. Yes you heard that correct. It's one thing to serve complimentary moonshine, but you know everyone will be craving something to munch on. Plates of small chicken bits and tater tots were placed randomly about the event but away from large groups. Plus they had dipping sauces.
We were lucky enough to be standing at the table when a tray of food was laid out in front of us, but when the other hungry hyenas noticed fresh game, it became a stuff your face competition. I guess everyone needs a buffer for all that free alcohol.
Zero : Not even 5 minutes later that plate was almost empty. So we helped finish it off.
While we were waiting on the extremely long line for the bathroom, the host Juliya, started calling out names for some sort of raffle. Apparently they were giving away butter, facials, and teeth whitening sponsored by Rank My Dentist. And yes, she made the obvious "facial" joke. Can't blame her though cuz so did I ;)
At that point we were pretty liquored up and decided to call it a night. The bartenders were pretty heavy handed. I guess they really wanted everyone to get drunk because of the other sponsor, Mercy drinks, who were also passing around their beverage. Anti-hangover in a can? Sure why not!
I couldn't help but think though, "So where is the actual magazine?" I kind of thought there would be stacks laid about but nothing I could see when looking around. Maybe they ran out before we got there? Hmm…
VirGIN: We stepped into the VIP area one last time to get our final look around. A bunch of photographers were huddling the DJ booth so we decided to investigate.
Lo and hehold, DJ Steve Lewis was getting a tattoo.
Zero : As we left and began to walk down the street, a girl who was standing behind me on line for the bathroom thanked me for being so quick. You're welcome.


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Hard to believe that in a couple weeks we will be into the final quarter of the 2013-2014 fraternal year. As we approach April we all need to think about leadership for the council for the 2014-2015 fraternal year. We are fortunate and blessed to have Bill Talamantes serve as our Worthy Grand Knight. However, we do have some openings that we need to fill. As a reminder, any brother in good standing that has attained full knighthood (3rd Degree) is eligible to serve as a council officer. For those that have yet to attain that level but are interested in serving as an officer there is still time to take your 2nd and 3rd degrees. Please check with Chancellor Scott Cypher for details.
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Ok, you say ''reigning champion''... I am the only one who remembers Ozruk completly destorying the arena in the first season?
My predictions: Godfrey, Mannoroth, Echo of Jaina, Echo of Sylvannas, General Zon'ozz, Peroth'arn and Murozond (With or Without hourglass, guy will wipe Benedictus)... And here I have one question:
Azshara fights by herself or with her servants? Because if she's fighthing by herself, please let's remember she must be the most powerful mage of all times (Enough to scare the hell out of Mannoroth, who only feared Sargeras and Archimonde), also, Hagara comes with her crystals included? If Azshara fights by herself, she just obliverates Hagara, if her magi fight, they fight like a raid.
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Yeah, seriously...Ozruk wiped the floors with Godfrey in Season 1, he was left out of Season 2 because he'd already won...and now Godfrey's "the champion"? Total bullshit.
Get rid of Godfrey and give us our REAL champion.


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When L.A. Noire was released back in 2011, it was praised for its new facial capture technology called MotionScan. MotionScan uses 32 HD cameras to capture an actors true performance without any sort of special suit or face ware. DepthAnalysis, created by TeamBondi and developer of MotionScan, has released a promotional video for the technology showing some of the bloopers from the MotionScan recording sessions. Rather than showing the actual footage of the bloopers, they went a step further to import the captures into L.A. Noire.