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Halfords recently launched a reserve online, collect in-store service so we had a look its website from a user experience perspective.
Navigation / site search
The main navigation bar, as well as the site search option, is at the top where most users would expect to find it. Customers also have the option of navigating using the links in the centre of the page.
However, the main navigation links are in small text so don't stand out very clearly compared to the rest of the homepage.
The site makes good use of breadcrumb trails to show users where they are and allow them to easily go back to a previous point in their search.
The options could be clearer though. For instance, if I want to search for a bike, after clicking on the main link from the homepage I get this:
If I'm looking for a man's bike for instance, I'd like to see a link to this section, rather than having to look through 'bike clearance' or 'bike deals'.
The options could be clearer - from the homepage to visiting a product page for a man's mountain bike took me five clicks.
Ideally, most products should be no more than a couple of clicks away from the homepage. This is something which could be improved with better labelling and a more intuitive layout.
Also, by enabling users to find the products they want more quickly and easily, this should improve conversion rates.
I'm not a fan of the homepage, partly because I find the predominantly orange colour scheme off-putting, but mainly because the amount of photos and adverts on the page distracts from the main navigation.
Product pages
The product pages contain most of the vital information customers will be looking for, such as price and delivery charges:
In addition, detailed technical information is provided as well as, in the case of this sat nav system, links to further information and FAQs about the product.
A few criticisms though: contact details are not clearly displayed on the product page, so customers with a query about their purchase will need to hunt around for a phone number.
Also, on a number of items I visited product pages for, I found I was unable to purchase the item in question:
This can be annoying for users, though at least it doesn't allow me to add the product to my shopping basket.
Halfords could handle this better though, either by giving some information on if and when the product will be available to buy, or by offering to email me when it is back in stock.
Adding user reviews would also be an improvement to the product pages, especially for items like expensive sat nav systems. The product photos could also be improved.
The checkout process works smoothly enough, and has a few examples of best practice.
For instance, it isn't necessary to register first before beginning the process. It has also been kept relatively short - just five steps from shopping basket to confirmation of order.
Halfords also has a bar which indicates which stage customers have reached in the process and how many stages are left. This is a useful form of reassurance for users.
There are a few problems though - we would recommend that e-commerce websites provide information on server security, and assure customers that they can shop safely on the site.
This means displaying third party verification logos, such as Verisign. I didn't see any of this in Halfords' checkout process.
In addition, there are plenty of links to other areas of the site when in the checkout process. The main navigation bar is still there so I could click on a link, leave the checkout process and then have to enter my details all over again.
A better idea would be to enclose the checkout process as far as possible - this removes the risk that users will accidentally click away from the page.
This means removing all links other than those that are necessary to complete the transaction - it can also have the effect of funnelling the customer towards confirmation of the purchase.
According to Halfords, this is the most visited sports and leisure website in the UK, and the company says that the reserve and collect service has worked well so far, with over 100,000 orders taken between November and January.
However, there are still a number of areas on the website which could be easily tweaked to improve Halfords.com's conversion rates.
Related research:
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I don't think the actual number of clicks is the important problem with the bikes section..
The problems I can see with the bike section is the way it is categorised. Each of those 5 clicks is a bit uncertain because the categorisation is poor.
You have to choose 'Bikes' from the 'Bikes' section in order to see.... the bikes.
There is no indication where normal bikes end and 'Premium bikes' begin. The expensive road bikes are not in the 'Premium bikes' section, they are in 'Road bikes'. And you have to get to the product page itself before you get to see any prices.
On a positive note, Halford seem to know their audience. Kids bikes are very easy to find and this is what they probably sell most of.


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This 3 bedroom, 2 bath unit is designed to comfortably accommodate 8 persons, with one king size bed and one twin bed in the master bedroom, one twin bed and one set of bunk beds in the second bedroom, and one full size bed and one set of bunk beds in the third bedroom. (The king size bed in the master bedroom can be split into two twin beds.) Additionally, there is a queen size sleeper sofa sofa for additional persons if necessary. (Max 10 persons.)
This unit is very popular with groups of gentlemen and families, and is very economical for larger groups. Unit #11 is a great example of our comfortable, affordable White River lodging in the Arkansas Ozarks.
There is a covered wooden deck on the west side facing the river with bench seating built in to the deck, a picnic table, an outside fireplace, and large smoker/grill.
Like all of our units, it is fully furnished with good A/C & heat, stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot, toaster, dinnerware, cookware, glassware, silverware, paper towels, tin foil, salt, pepper, sugar, coffee creamer, coffee filters, some complimentary coffee, towels, washcloths, facial/body soap, a rag drawer for messes, and basic satellite TV. This unit also has a dishwasher and indoor gas log fireplace. All units are extremely clean, and are No Smoking & No Pets.
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AMDeC said late on Friday that it is shutting down.
The board has decided to close the doors on the Academy for Medical Development and Collaboration, or AMDeC, after 15 years, it said, though it did not say why. The organization was in created in 1997 to "facilitate and encourage collaboration among the major research institutions in the [New York] region.
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If you or someone you know are thinking about IVF treatments, you need to know exactly what the treatment encompasses. Specifically, you need to know about the side effects of IVF treatments.
Infertility affects millions of women around the globe. New and advanced technological breakthroughs help women become pregnant by in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF treatments give infertile couples a chance to have a baby that is biologically related to them. Thousands of couples are scouting out infertility and surrogacy clinics abroad for the treatment at a lower cost than in their homeland.
What is In Vitro Fertilization?
In vitro fertilization is a process by which a woman's egg is joined or fertilized with a man's sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means "in glass" and is usually carried out in a beaker, test tube, or petri dish.
Typically, the egg is fertilized inside the woman's body. This process is called unassisted contraception.
In contrast, IVF is a form of assisted reproductive technology (ART). IVF labs use inverted microscopes to inspect the contents in the laboratory dish. The first successful IVF birth was performed in 1978, and the technology has been widely used ever since.
There are five steps to IVF treatment:
- Stimulation – Women are given fertility drugs to boost their egg production.
- Egg Retrieval – For the removal of eggs, a surgery called follicular aspiration is performed on the woman.
- Insemination and Fertilization –A man's sperm is placed in a laboratory dish with the woman's egg and stored in a chamber. Insemination is when the sperm and the egg combine. This process normally takes a few hours. The outcome is successful egg fertilization.
- Embryo Culture – The division of a fertilized egg is called an embryo. Tests are done for a few days to ensure the embryo is safe and healthily growing.
- Embryo Transfer – The last step in IVF treatment is that the embryo is placed inside the woman's womb up to five days after fertilization in the laboratory dish.
Side Effects of IVF
Generally, few women experience side effects from the actual fertility drug, but the process itself can be uncomfortable and mentally draining. IVF treatment involves frequent blood tests and almost daily injections of hormonal drugs.
The initial stage is directed at suppressing the menstrual cycle in order for the doctor to induce ovulation. The woman, at this stage, will go through the typical signs of menopause. During this artificial state of menopause, the woman will have headaches, hot flashes, and mood swings.
Some of the IVF side effects are as follows:
Stimulation Side Effects
- The drugs used to stimulate the ovaries may cause abdominal pain and bloating. Ovarian hyper-fertility drug stimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a result of the ovaries becoming overstimulated.
- Infertility treatments side effects from drugs can be mild or serious. While mild cases of OHSS are treatable, severe cases can be very dangerous.
- Symptoms include severe abdominal pain, shortness of breath, dizziness; intense nausea, and rapid weight gain.
Egg Retrieval Side Effects
- A long hollow needle is used to retrieve the eggs.
- Your fertility doctor will let you know what to expect, but some women experience cramps a few hours after the procedure.
- If cramping becomes severe or bleeding occurs, seek medical attention.
Embryo Transfer Side Effects
- After the embryo has been transferred to the uterus, cramping may occur.
- If cramping becomes severe or bleeding occurs, seek medical attention.
Ectopic Pregnancy
- This abnormal pregnancy occurs outside of the womb, after the embryo transfer.
- It is one of the serious side effects of IVF pregnancy.
- The ectopic pregnancy is potentially life-threatening for the baby and mother, so if symptoms occur seek medical attention immediately.
- Symptoms include: abnormal vaginal bleeding, amenorrhea, breast tenderness, pain on one side of the stomach or abdomen, severe nauseating and vomiting (as per a write-up on Ectopic Pregnancy: Tubal pregnancy; cervical pregnancy; abdominal pregnancy published in PubMed Health).
However, the side effects of IVF pregnancy should not scare you. The procedure has a decent success rate.
Success rates, however, depend on a variety of factors including the reason for infertility and the woman's age. According to 2009 Clinic Summary Report by the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, after a woman has undergone IVF, the chance of giving birth to a baby that is alive is as follows:
- In women under 35 years old – 41 to 42%.
- In women between 35 and 37 years – 31to 33%.
- In women between 38 and 40 years- 21to 23%.
- In women over 41 years -11 to13%.
Anyone thinking of getting infertility treatment should be aware of the side effects of IVF treatments as listed above. Any questions should immediately be brought up to your IVF specialist.
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Location : West Bengal
Last date to apply : 25.09.2014
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HAVERFORD, Pa. - February 10, 2011 --A driver was trapped and passenger ejected when their car slammed into a tree early Thursday.
It happened just before 2:30 a.m. along the 3000 block of Darby Road in Haverford.
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It's a rare thing to come across anyone in the U.S. these days who isn't trying to watch the waistline. Obesity is at an all-time high these days and growing (pun intended). Here are some grocery store diet tips that you can use to help the waistline and save you money at the same time.
Tips for buying fruit
Eating fruit is one of the best ways you can help yourself and your family stay healthy and have enough vitamin C in your diet. Fruit is also a good snack to quell that sweet tooth without reaching for candy or baked goods that are full of processed sugar. The natural sugars in fruit can [...]
Environmentally friendly grocery bags
These days, everywhere we look, there is more information about "going green." Most of us know the big things we can do to help the environment, like drive less, purchase a hybrid vehicle, and recycle all of our garbage at home. But there is one activity we take part in every week that is very [...]


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It's that time of the year again. A new release of Ubuntu is out and you're debating whether and when to upgrade. Since this is an LTS release (supported for the next 5 years), it's not a question of whether to upgrade. It's a question of when. In this article I'm going to show you a *safe* and *painless* way to upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 using Aptik and TimeShift. Aptik will help you backup and re-install your software on the new system. TimeShift will help you restore your previous system in case you decide that you don't want to keep your new system.
Following are the steps involved:
1) Install Aptik and TimeShift on your existing system
2) Take a system snapshot using TimeShift
3) Take backups using Aptik
4) Install Ubuntu 14.04
5) Install Aptik and TimeShift on your new system
6) Restore backups using Aptik
7) Go back to your previous system (optional)
1) Install Aptik and TimeShift on your existing system
Run the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install aptik timeshift
2) Take a system snapshot using TimeShift
- Start TimeShift from the icon in your application menu.
- Select a backup device. The selected partition must be a linux partition different from the one on which your system is installed (see warning below).
- Click the Backup button on the main window.
- Since the system partition gets formatted during the Ubuntu 14.04 installation process, you will lose the snapshot of your previous system if you use your system partition as the backup device. Select another linux partition that is different from your system partition. If you don't have another linux partition, create one by resizing your existing windows/NTFS partitions. If you have a portable hard disk, you can create a ext3/4 partition on it using gparted and use it as the backup device.
3) Take backups using Aptik
- Plug-in a USB drive and create a folder on it named 'backups'.
- Start Aptik from the icon in your application menu and select the 'backup' folder as the backup location.
- Take backups of your PPA list, package list and application settings using the buttons on the main window.
- When you take backups of application settings, select only those items that you need. For example, you can backup the settings for your web browser (Firefox: ~/.mozilla) and your bitorrent client (Deluge: ~/.config/deluge).
- Taking a backup of downloaded packages is not useful since you are upgrading your system. The new release will be using newer packages that will have to be downloaded again.
- While taking backup of packages you need to be a little careful. Sometimes a single package can pull in a lot of dependencies. For example, if your current system is Xubuntu (which uses Xfce desktop) and you are upgrading to Ubuntu (which uses Unity desktop) then make sure that all Xfce-related packages are un-selected while taking backup. Normally, all packages that came with your distribution (Xubuntu) will be unselected. But if you have installed any additional packages for Xfce then these packages will be selected by default and need to be unselected. If you keep these extra packages selected while restoring backups on you new Ubuntu desktop, then it will install the entire Xfce desktop as a dependency.
4) Install Ubuntu 14.04
Download the Ubuntu 14.04 installation disk and install it.
5) Install Aptik and TimeShift on your new system
Run the commands from Step-1 to install TimeShift and Aptik.
6) Restore backups using Aptik
- Start Aptik from the icon in your application menu.
- Plug-in your USB drive and select the 'backup' folder that you had created earlier.
- Restore PPAs, packages and application settings using the buttons on the main window.
- Restoring packages will re-install the applications.
- When you restore application settings, please do NOT restore everything. Restore only what you need. For example, on my system I usually restore settings only for Firefox (~/.mozilla) and Deluge (~/.config/deluge). Restoring everything blindly will cause problems.
7) Go back to your previous system (optional)
If you decide that you want to go back to the system you had before, you can do it easily using TimeShift.
- Start TimeShift from the icon in your application menu.
- Select the backup device where you had create the previous snapshot.
- Select the snapshot from the list and click the Restore button to restore your system.
After your PC reboots, your system will be restored to the exact state it was in when the snapshot was taken.
TimeShift and Aptik are free for personal and commercial use. If you find these softwares useful and wish to support their development, please consider purchasing a support subscription for $10 or leaving a donation using the PayPal link below.
What you get when you purchase a support subscription or leave a donation:
- Technical support through email
- Any feature requests will be given higher priority
- People donating $10 or more will have their name listed as a donor
This program is free for personal and commercial use and comes with absolutely no warranty. The author will not be liable for any damages arising from the use of this program.
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Gifts Given – Gifts Received – Eileen Appelhans
Stewardship at Saint Andrew is the cherished activity of disciples yearning to grow closer to God through the holy exchange of gifts. In all we do, gifts are given and gifts are received. Take a moment to read an important story about the stewards of Saint Andrew and prayerfully consider how you can use your gifts as a stewards as well.
Gifts Given – A story of why Eileen Appelhans choses to give…
Saint Andrew is my spiritual family. My grandparents, parents and many of my relatives were parishioners here through the years. They taught me the importance of stewardship for our faith community. I try to support as many programs asn activities offered through the parish and school as possible. It is gratifying to serve the church in a small way through finanical offerings, Eucharistic Ministry, and Music Ministry. I first became involved when I was in grade school with a group of singers and one guitar player at Mass which still thrives here today. On my journey as a Liturgical Musician, the support which is shown weekly has been humbling and inspiring. God has given me the talent which I hope has been as fulfilling for the Saint Andrew Community as it has been for me. Let us continue to pray twice together through song!
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Finite Element Simulation and X-Ray Microdiffraction Study of Strain Partitioning in a Layered Nanocomposite
The depth-dependent strain partitioning across the interfaces in the growth direction of the NiAl/Cr(Mo) nanocomposite between the Cr and NiAl lamellae was directly measured experimentally and simulated using a finite element method (FEM). Depth-resolved X-ray microdiffraction demonstrated that in the as-grown state both Cr and NiAl lamellae grow along the direction with the formation of as-grown distinct residual ~0.16% compressive strains for Cr lamellae and ~0.05% tensile strains for NiAl lamellae. Three-dimensional simulations were carried out using an implicit FEM. First simulation was designed to study residual strains in the composite due to cooling resulting in formation of crystals. Strains in the growth direction were computed and compared to those obtained from the microdiffraction experiments. Second simulation was conducted to understand the combined strains resulting from cooling and mechanical indentation of the composite. Numerical results in the growth direction of crystal were compared to experimental results confirming the experimentally observed trends.
- Authors:
- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- Mechanical Science and Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Mechanical Science and Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Journal of Crystallography
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- Journal Volume: 2016; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2017-07-25 03:41:28; Journal ID: ISSN 2356-7317
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Kalupeakawelo (Kite of Kawelo)
The Legend of Kalupeakawelo
Kaweloleimakua was born to Maihuna and Malaiakalani in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. Out of five siblings Kawelo was recognized at birth to be the brave child who would one day rule the land. Kawelo's grandparents, with the wisdom and skill to choose the best grandchild, took Kawelo with great affection to their home in Wailua and it is there that he was raised.
Kawelo was well cared for by his grandparents. When they went to tend to their crops, Kawelo enjoyed paddling his wa'a. From sunrise to sunset he would go back and forth up Wailua River and then back out to sea.
One day, as Kawelo was paddling, he saw his cousin Kauahoa release a kite into the sky. Kawelo returned home that day and asked his grandparent's for a kite of his own. His wish was granted and he flew his kite next to his cousin Kauahoa.
Kawelo taunted Kauahoa, by making his kite leap from side to side. Soon the two kites became entangled. They twisted and turned, but soon the string holding Kauahoa's kite broke, and it flew away, landing in a distant forest. To this day near Koloa is a place called Kaho'oleināpe'a in reference to Kauahoa's fallen kite.
Kawelo, being slightly smaller than his cousin, knew that Kauahoa could have punished him for what he had caused. But Kauahoa sadly blamed the wind and the two remained close throughout childhood. However, everyone who watched the kites in the sky that day interpreted them as a sign: Kawelo's mana, or supernatural power, was greater than Kauahoa's.


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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
I'm lonely.
It's a topic I've been avoiding discussing forever and a day. But it's real. It's a feeling we all seek to escape in our own way. It's a feeling compounded by the age of social media and conflicted by the ambition to become influencers.
As we share carefully-crafted-yet-seemingly-carefree images of ourselves, lend words of inspiration and provide visuals as a public muse, we paint a picture of continual content and happiness. Yet there's an underlying current that's not much discussed as we skirt over the full range of human emotions, because brand and image matter.
The reason I first sat down in front of my laptop to record YouTube videos was to get free stuff. I'm cheap and resourceful, so I figured if I could get a few thousand women to watch me talk, I could ultimately get hair products. I was not in the least thinking of becoming something or someone. So now, two years later, when I turn on my camera to talk to an audience of 100,000, it boggles my mind that I still have an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
Not that I ever thought that loneliness would dissipate with numbers, but it now makes me feel even more weak. Do I have the right? Does it make sense? Even my close friends talk to me less frequently because, "I just commented on your IG picture yesterday." When your circle of friends starts to take for granted your accessibility and visibility, you have to look at what's happening.
It's a paradigm that my generation of millennials are all dealing with as we exploit visibility for success, and are left feeling as though our real-life human connections rely a bit too much on seeing us on social media. When my mother says, "Oh, you haven't posted on your Facebook page in a few days -- I figured you were busy so I didn't call," it's a quagmire.
I have an almost complete inability to be outwardly vulnerable. The feeling of not presenting an image of a strong woman leaves me tongued-tied and unable to communicate. And as I grow an audience based on championing for the #SmartBrownGirl, I'm definitely not alone in this struggle. A new wave of hip feminism flows over my community of young Black women in between pantomiming hand sweeps declaring one flawless.
In the age of social media where life is often lived through nicely filtered 1:1 pictures and the image of a strong Black woman is shaped for my generation, this feeling of loneliness, a nagging tap of weakness, a piece that exposes my vulnerability, is kept quiet -- pushed down and pushed back into denial.
One would think as you build a brand and a following of supporters that becoming popular would erase the feeling of singularity, but it only exacerbates it. I don't know how to make the feeling make sense because of my bad habit of stating everything so matter-of-factly and devoid of emotional vulnerability. I cannot expose myself as less than. But that's exactly what I am talking about. Feeling less than. Feeling alone. Not because you have no friends. Not because no one loves you. It's a feeling of loss that hangs on the sleeves of loneliness.
Dissatisfaction with areas of life that you're not sure how to change and no one who quite gets what you're talking about. Alone because there's no hand to hold and walk you through the process of being a strong Black woman and redefining things we previously weren't allowed to be a part of. It's not having the support while you pursue a dream that no one can see but you.
It's walking down a path where no one looks like you and everyone is looking at you with the judgmental side-eye. It's not being able to go back to that day before you realized your parents were human too, when they were still superheroes who accomplished everything and your mother telling you, "It will be OK" filled you with the ultimate belief that it would be just that — "OK."
For some of us this feeling of loneliness is further compounded by anxiety, depression and panic attacks. I was diagnosed with a panic disorder when I was 12. For religious reasons, my parents declined secular therapy, so I dealt with it by learning to avoid worry. I constantly work to squash any feelings by picking myself up and moving on to the next thing, or by isolating myself while I work through it -- fearing that if I ever allowed myself to linger too long in feelings of weakness I might never get up. And up goes the wall of a being a strong Black woman. Getting to this point of being open enough to talk about it is haaaard.
I don't have the ultimate solution or answer. I just want to open up a dialogue as I finally work my way through this and let others know that it can be worked through too. It just takes time and discussion and more time for each of us to deal with it in our own way. Hopefully we can move beyond filtered pictures and remember the full depths of being human and the growing pains we all deal with.


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President Obama, announcing the nationalization of General Motors–one of the more dizzying recent developments in American capitalism–sought to soothe startled free-market sensibilities by promising to "get GM back on its feet, take a hands-off approach and get out quickly." This was not enough to appease his rabid critics on the right, such as Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele, who condemned the move as "another government grab of a private company" and a "handout to the union cronies who helped bankroll his presidential campaign." The alternative course Republicans apparently prefer is the liquidation of the company, a position galling in its indifference to this country's economic and human needs.
At the same time, however, Obama's message, coming only nine weeks after his administration demanded that GM "slim down" in order to qualify for federal help, must have been hard to hear for GM workers, 21,000 of whom are slated to lose their jobs as the firm closes US plants and shifts production to low-wage countries. As Robert Reich observed of the government's stick-'em-up stance toward the auto companies, "Having General Motors or Chrysler cut tens of thousands of jobs in order to be eligible for a government bailout reminds me of 'saving' Vietnam by bombing it to smithereens."
It is more than clear by now that the goal of this intervention is not to help the workers who are suffering the effects of this devastating downturn. It is not even about saving Detroit: when pressed on whether the "new GM" would move its headquarters, the president reportedly responded that it would be a "commercial decision" and he "wouldn't get involved." Nor is this part of a bold new industrial strategy, let alone a step toward a more ecologically sustainable economy. It is a company bailout. As such, it is not only a letdown for American workers but a missed opportunity for the Obama administration to live up to its transformational rhetoric.
Some believe that the $50 billion taxpayer investment in GM is merely buying time–that the once-mighty auto giant is bound for the scrapheap, taking its remaining 60,000 jobs with it. They might be right. To be sure, the half-million-plus middle-class jobs GM used to provide as the bedrock of the economy are unlikely to return. And after the economic meltdown of the past year, we are facing a national unemployment crisis. By the administration's own estimate, the stimulus will create or save 3.6 million jobs over the next two years. But 28.5 million workers are already effectively unemployed, and 3 million more are likely to lose their jobs over the next twelve to eighteen months. Because the government has responded to this crisis by addressing the needs of companies first and foremost rather than those of workers and communities, we appear to be headed for a jobless recovery.
A smarter government policy on manufacturing could be the starting point for a long-term solution to the jobs crisis–and protect the planet at the same time. There is little question that the auto industry needs retooling. In the past decade, Americans bought more than 17 million new cars a year, many financed through home-equity loans and easy consumer credit. That economy is gone; even the rosiest of estimates puts new sales at less than 10 million a year through 2010. And even if consumer lending ultimately bounces back to pre-crash rates, the combined effect of the recession and the climate crisis may be to jolt Americans into breaking their addiction to the car culture.


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Import prices dropped 0.3 percent in May, the steepest decline since the index dropped 0.5 percent in February 2016, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
U.S. import prices were expected to fall 0.1 percent for the month of May, after rising 0.5 percent a month earlier, according to a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate.
The decline this time around was driven by falling fuel prices, unlike last month when this wasn't an issue, the report said. Prices for fuel fell 3.7 percent in May, compared to a 0.3 percent drop in April.
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Ashley Greene pulls her hair up into a ponytail while out in Los Angels on Thursday afternoon (January 16).
The 26-year-old actress picked up a prescription from a local pharmacy before running a few other errands.
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Faced with this unenthusiastic response, Shuttleworth used a keynote at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in July 2008 to urge a different approach to cooperation, challenging the community to rival and surpass Apple in usability within the next two years.
Given Ubuntu's emphasis on usability and Shuttleworth's own interest in interface design, this challenge was not unexpected. It fit, too, into the growing interest in usability at the time.
However, the FOSS community saw no reason to focus on usability under Shuttleworth's leadership, or within his schedule.
When changes proposed by Ubuntu were slow to be accepted in GNOME -- some say out of hostility -- Shuttleworth began making interface changes to GNOME within Ubuntu. They were accompanied by the announcement of an elaborate new look for Ubuntu that included complicated color codes and a new font.
Then, faced with the choice of supporting these changes in an old version of GNOME or transferring them to GNOME 3.0, Ubuntu announced Unity, a shell for GNOME that was originally designed for netbook computers, would be its new desktop.
This growing tendency to develop in-house has been accompanied by other signs of insularity. As early as April 2006, Ubuntu replaced init, the standard bootup program in GNU/Linux with Upstart, largely to reduce start times. In much the same way, in November 2010, it announced the eventual replacement of Xorg, which provides the graphical interface, with the mostly unproven Wayland.
Since both init and Xorg are flexible enough to provide the sorts of improvements that Shuttleworth advocates, the suspicion is that such decisions are not technical, so much as political. That is, what concerns Ubuntu/ Canonical is not the technical merits of the applications, but its ability to dominate the projects that dominate its software stack.
Other decisions that have negatively affected the perception of Ubuntu/ Canonical include the ending of Gobuntu, an Ubuntu variant that included only free software; a restrictive contributor's agreement; and the question of how affiliate fees for its online music store will be distributed.
The result of all these decisions and actions is an increasingly disillusioned perception of Ubuntu/ Canonical among some FOSS veterans. In 2008, kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman observed that despite its popularity, Ubuntu developers had contributed less than one percent of the patches to the kernel over the previous three years.
In much the same way, in August 2010, former Fedora community architect Greg DeKoenigsberg noted that only 1.3 percent of the code in GNOME 2.30 was attributable to Ubuntu. Currently, there is even a small group of regular critics who are sure to appear in the comments beneath any policy announcement made by Shuttleworth or his senior management. Despite its continued popularity among new users, at times Ubuntu has looked surprisingly like a pariah in the last few years.
This summary is enough to establish the change in Ubuntu's approach to FOSS. Yet what is missing is why it happened.
The idea that the changes are due to Jane Silber replacing Mark Shuttleworth as CEO is a tempting but incomplete explanation.
True, Silber is more business than FOSS oriented, and has emphasized projects like Ubuntu One, the cloud storage service, which is aimed more at corporate customers than individuals. But the change in attitude was happening long before Shuttleworth stepped down in December 2009 to focus on usability issues. Anyway, as founder, Shuttleworth remains active in decision-making. At most, the change in CEO only adds to an existing situation.
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UTICA >> Leadership Mohawk Valley (LMV) is now accepting nominations for its Follow the Leader award.
Eight individuals who have graduated from the LMV program and have demonstrated excellence in the workplace and/or the community will be honored.
LMV will also honor two businesses/organizations for outstanding commitment and support of Leadership Mohawk Valley and its programs. Those honorees will be chosen by the LMV Board of Directors.
Nomination forms must be received by Friday, Jan. 10. The nomination forms are available on the LMV website, where there is also information on previous Follow the Leader honorees, and lists of graduates eligible for nomination.
Selection of this year's winners will be based solely on the information provided on the nomination form, and winners will be announced in mid-January. To nominate an individual for this award, visit leadershipmohawkvalley.net/follow-the-leader/
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Does Phentermine Speed Up Metabolism?
Doctors may prescribe phentermine to expedite weight loss when combined with a low-calorie diet and a more active lifestyle. Phentermine is used only for a short time to prompt faster weight loss, especially for patients preparing for weight loss surgery or whose overweight status immediately endangers their health. Phentermine suppresses the appetite, so it's easier to resist cravings and not overeat. It does not directly increase metabolic rate, however.
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Phentermine is known as a sympathomimetic agent, which mimics the activity of the chemical norepinephrine, which is a naturally occurring chemical in the brain. Phentermine acts as a stimulant on the brain and suppresses the appetite. Some people experience a "high" from phentermine -- so much so that phentermine is sometimes sold on the black market.
Doctors prescribe phentermine for three to six weeks at a time, but usually not longer than 12 weeks. Depression and increased blood pressure are possible side effects. A doctor monitors anyone taking the drug, as phentermine can be habit forming.
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A doctor may prescribe tablets or extended-release capsules. The drug is taken as a single dose first thing after waking or 30 minutes before meals. It is important to follow a doctor's prescription exactly. Never take more than the prescribed dose or take the pills more frequently than directed.
Anyone taking phentermine who experiences heart palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, shortness of breath or any other unusual or disturbing symptoms, contact the doctor or call 911 immediately.
Eating While on Phentermine
Doctors should provide patients with dietary guidelines to follow while they're on phentermine. A low-calorie plan that involves eating moderate portions of lean proteins, whole grains, watery, fibrous vegetables and fruits assists with weight loss. The appetite-suppression qualities of phentermine makes people less hungry than usual and these qualities also help with cravings for sugary sweets and fatty foods.
Exercise and Phentermine
It's important to follow all exercise guidelines recommended by the doctor. Sometimes people find that exercise performed before taking phentermine is difficult now or causes shortness of breath. If that happens, stop exercising immediately and contact a doctor.
Phentermine is not connected to the heart problems associated with the now-banned weight-loss drug called Fen-Phen, which was a combination of phentermine and fenfluramine. Phentermine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1959. When used properly, phentermine is relatively safe.


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Did you know that you can make Google tilt? Or do a barrel roll? Or show you the directions to Mordor? If you have a spare 5 minutes, have a look at some of the features bored Google programmers have created.
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What are $4 Generic Drugs?
$4 generics are another way to describe a Pharmacy retailer's Low Cost Generic (LCG) program. These programs include 30 day and 90 day generic prescriptions. The 90 day prescriptions usually cost a little less than 3 times the 30 day cost.
These LCG programs do not always charge $4 for a 30 day supply. The $4 copay was originated with the Wal-Mart program which started in late 2006. Read more about specific Retail $4 Generic programs here. These programs each have their own unique lists of the drugs they cover. As a consumer it will be valuable for you to be familiar with these generic drug lists and which of these program offerings are available at a lower cost than your generic copay. This site will help consumers keep up with the changes to these programs over time.
Some of the LCG programs require membership in the program that may or may not include an annual membership fee. Currently, Walgreens and CVS have programs with membership fees. Many other programs do not require a membership or membership fee to participate in them.
As brand drugs lose their patent and multiple generic manufacturers are able enter the market, this drives down the cost greatly on these products. The price retailers pay for these generics are very low compared to the original brand cost. Retailers select the generic drugs for their low cost generic programs and usually include drugs on these lists that are very cheap. Retailers have created these programs for many reasons, but one of the primary reasons is to increase foot traffic into their stores.


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CRR man arrested in dog poisonings
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Following a months long investigation, a 68-year old Crooked River Ranch man was arrested yesterday morning by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies and has been charged with two counts of first-degree animal abuse in connection with poisonings and attempted poisoning of dogs in his neighborhood.
Alan Roy Whitacre - JCSO photo According to Undersheriff Jim Adkins, a neighbor of Alan Roy Whitacre caught the suspect "in the act" using a hidden video camera. A search warrant was obtained and executed on Wednesday so deputies could attempt to locate and recover the poison allegedly used by the suspect.
Sheriff Jack Jones said Alan Roy Whitacre was taken into custody at 7:35 a.m. Thursday.
"The suspect attempted to poison two dogs, which we can prove," said Adkins. A dog and a cat in the neighborhood died several weeks ago, and although deputies suspect they also were poisoned, Whitacre is not charged in those cases.
"The arrest comes after several months of investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the Redmond Humane Society," Sheriff Jones said.
"We don't believe Whitacre is involved in the reported shooting deaths of other animals in the Crooked River Ranch area," Undersheriff Adkins said. "We didn't retrieve the correct weapon from his house during the search warrant, and his MO (method of operation) doesn't match the shootings."
The investigation into the shooting deaths are continuing, and Adkins said there is still a reward being offered for information in those cases.


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What is "temperature 2" ?
That "Temperature 2" value might be an invalid reading of a not-connected sensor input. It depends on mainboard model. Does the value change depending on load ? If not, then it's an invalid value that should be ignored.
As for the GPU load, have you put some load on the GPU like graphics applications/games ?
(06-18-2012, 10:30 PM)Martin Wrote: As for the GPU load, have you put some load on the GPU like graphics applications/games ?
yes I have some facebook game running
in fact those games are heating my cpu, and full load it
if I don't play that games it stays cool
ohh...forgot to tell what is most important
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Just a quick one this evening as I've been up since 5am and travelling for most of the day and I'm fit to drop!
The twist this week over at Twisted Sketches was 'Layer' and I love layers so I was in my element :) My main image was not a stamp but the stencil of a diecut that kind of went wrong but a wet-wipe turned it into a happy mistake :) I love the greetings stamp but for the life of me can no longer remember the manufacturer. The button is an old Basic Grey and the fab twine is from the Ribbon Girl. Night night zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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Addiction Risk of Opioid Pain Management Therapeutics a Major Roadblock for Global Market
In the 2012-2018 period, the global pain management therapeutics market will be on a decline, says a market study carried out Transparency Market Research. The patent expiration of some of the blockbuster drugs such as Lyrica of Pfizer Inc. and Cymbalta of Eli Lilly & Co. is the reason for this. This, however, has been beneficial for manufacturers of generic drugs, as they have got the opportunity to launch their own formulations.
Nevertheless, due to the extreme reduction in the revenue contribution of blockbuster drugs and loss of marketing exclusivity of these drugs, the overall market for pain management therapeutics has been adversely affected. Currently, the pain management therapeutics market is devoid of novel formulations, which has been a significant reason for the stagnation of this market.
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Pain management involves alleviating pain with the aim to improve the quality of life of individuals suffering from severe or chronic pain conditions. Pain has a debilitating effect on individuals and results in loss of productivity, which in turn elevates the healthcare expenditure apportioned for pain management in a nation.
Pain usually occurs due to tissue damage or damage to other body components, the severity of the same differing according to the condition's severity. Usually observed in a pattern, pain is classified as per the affected body part and its duration at every cycle. Presently, the methods available for pain management are physiotherapy, chiropractor therapy, and other minimally invasive procedures; however, it is pharmaceuticals such as analgesics and painkillers that are the first line of treatment that physicians adhere to.
Drugs that are used for pain management fall in one of these therapeutic drug classes: anticonvulsants, opioids, anti-migraine agents, antidepressants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), and others. In 2011, the NSAIDS therapeutic class contributed the highest revenue to the global pain management therapeutic market, as this segment comprises some of the most commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics such as ibuprofen, aspirin, and diclofenac.
Opioid Analgesics Reported for Addiction Issues among Americans
In the latest health tracking poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 56% Americans reported to have a personal connection with prescription opioid analgesic abuse because someone known to them took opioid analgesic without prescription, they themselves or someone they knew was addicted to these drugs, or because someone known to them had died due an overdose.
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Currently, the U.S. is in the midst of a drug overdose epidemic, a factor that has caused death rates to increase five-fold since 1980, so much so that by 2009, the number of deaths due to drug overdose outnumbered the ones due to motor vehicle crashes. Prescription drugs such as opioid analgesics have been responsible for a significant part of these mishaps. To curb the misuse of pain management therapeutics, the consensus largely is to have a number of strategies in place that would be effective cumulatively for – providing treatment for individuals that are addicted, monitor doctors' prescribing habits, initiating education and public awareness programs, training doctors about the appropriate use of painkillers, and encouraging people to dispose of any extra medication once their medical need was over.


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MILES CITY -- Miles Community College Pioneers catcher Brayden Matheson was recently named to the NJCAA Division II All-American second team.
Matheson was a sophomore this past year and helped the Pioneers (36-10) earn their 14th consecutive MonDak championship. He was also named to the MonDak all-conference team and the All-Region IX team.
Matheson finished the season with a .411 batting average, 27 doubles, eight home runs and 60 RBIs. He will continue his baseball career at Lewis-Clark State College.


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Less a crime flick than another disjointed thesis on unsettled, alienated youth.
The film's calm, quiet tone and outsider's point of view give unexpected depth to what ends up a slender but enjoyable story.
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Interesting premise, but the film never delivers any of the social commentary it tries to inject. Not a bad effort, but hardly memorable. The stars are mostly for Kitano's cameo as, you guess it, a low-rank yakuza.
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The primary objective of the present study was to determine whether long-term moderate exercise training can improve functional capacity in patients with stable chronic heart failure and whether this improvement can translate into a favorable outcome. Other objectives of the study were as follows: (1) to assess the effect of exercise training on quality of life, (2) to identify patients who can benefit the most from exercise training, and (3) to select the independent predictors of outcome.
Initially, 110 consecutive patients with chronic heart failure in stable condition were recruited. However, after the screening visit at baseline, 11 patients decided not to participate. Thus, 99 patients (mean age, 59±14 years) were studied. All patients were clinically stable in the 3 months before the study. Criteria for eligibility were heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%, and sinus rhythm. The diagnosis of chronic heart failure was based on clinical symptoms and signs and/or radiological evidence of pulmonary congestion. Clinical characteristics of the patients are summarized in Table 1 ⇓ . The cause of heart failure was ischemic cardiomyopathy (85%) or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (15%). Mitral insufficiency was present in 42 patients and was mild in all. Exclusion criteria were unstable angina, recent acute myocardial infarction, decompensated congestive heart failure, hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease, significant chronic pulmonary illness, uncontrolled hypertension, renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2.5 mg/dL), and orthopedic or neurological limitations. Medications were not altered throughout the duration of the study and were administered at standard doses.
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Patients were randomized into 2 homogeneous groups. The exercise group (group T, n=50) underwent exercise training for 14 months. The control group (group NT, n=49) did not exercise. On study entry and at the 2nd and 14th months, all patients performed an exercise test with gas exchange analysis and an echocardiographic study. At the same times, the subgroup of patients with ischemic heart disease (37 in group T and 37 in group NT) underwent thallium myocardial scintigraphy to evaluate the effects of exercise training on myocardial perfusion at different times. All studies were performed by skilled operators and evaluated by 2 experienced observers blinded to each other's interpretation. A third observer was asked to resolve differences when agreement was not achieved. A consensus decision was obtained in all cases.
Exercise training was performed in 2 phases. Initially, patients exercised 3 times a week for 8 weeks at 60% of peak V̇ o . This protocol was followed by a 12-month maintenance program of the same intensity but with only 2 sessions a week. Each session lasted ≈1 hour, beginning with a warm-up phase of stretching exercises (15 to 20 minutes) followed by 40 minutes of cycling on an electronically braked cycle ergometer (Sensorimedics 800S). Blood pressure and heart rate were measured at rest before exercising, at the middle of work on the cycle ergometer, and after 5 minutes of loadless recovery. All sessions were held at the hospital gymnasium under the supervision of a cardiologist.
M-mode and 2-dimensional echocardiographic studies were performed at baseline and at months 2 and 14 in all patients according to the recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography. We used an ultrasound system with a 2-dimensional mechanical sector scanner (2.5 MHz, ESAOTE). Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systolic volume (ESV) were obtained from the apical 4- and 2-chamber views by a modified Simpson's rule, from which ejection fraction was automatically calculated as the difference between EDV and ESV normalized to EDV. We used a biplane algorithm to calculate left ventricular volumes. Normal values from our laboratory and reproducibility data have been published recently.
In the fasting state, an incremental exercise test was performed until volitional fatigue or symptoms or signs of myocardial ischemia appeared. Patients pedaled in the upright position on an electronically braked cycle ergometer (Ergometrics 800 S) at a constant rate of 60 rpm. The work rate was increased 1 W every 5 seconds (ramp). Expired gases were analyzed by use of a metabolic chart (Sensormedics 2900 Z). Calibration of volumes and gases (O and CO) was carefully performed before each test. The ventilatory threshold was measured by the V-slope method. Peak oxygen uptake was the mean oxygen uptake over the last 30 seconds of exercise.
At the end of the exercise test, 3 mCi of thallium was injected into an antecubital vein. Planar 201 Tl imaging was begun within 5 minutes in the anterior, 45° left anterior oblique, and 70° left anterior oblique views (Apex Elscint). Redistribution studies were performed 3 hours after stress imaging. Twenty-four hours later, 1 mCi of thallium was reinjected in patients with scintigraphic evidence of a fixed defect noted in the redistribution images. After reinjection, a third set of images was reacquired within 15 minutes.


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What's Your Selfie Technique?
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It is a truth universally acknowledged: breakups are the worst.
They manage to combine all the most awful things in life into one horrible event: hurting people, crying, feeling totally alone in a dark pit of despair, not getting your stuff back.
Right now, I'm dealing with major breakup aftermath. Even though it was the right thing to do, I still feel like I've been beaten with an emotional tire iron. And my daily look is best described as "something that's been dredged up from the drain."
While it's natural to mourn the end of a relationship, I've been looking pretty horrible, and I'd be lying if I said that I didn't care. Because I do care! I want to look good, even as I'm ordering pizza for the third night in a row and crying at my dog!
So let's talk about breakup beauty, and how to look your best while you feel your absolute worst.
They tell me that crying is a normal, healthy way to get rid of sad feelings. That's great, but why can't there be a way to do that that doesn't make your eyes bright red and swollen in the process? Ugh.
I'm a super-ugly crier, so my entire face puffs up and gets red the second I have an emotion. Plus, my under-eye skin gets incredibly irritated from wiping away tears. It actually peels and cracks sometimes.
So instead of de-swelling creams, which can cause broken skin to scab, I keep my eye puffiness under control with a couple of gel packs thrown in the freezer to get cold, then wrapped in a scarf or washcloth and draped across my eyes for about fifteen minutes.
A couple drops of Visine in my eyeballs helps reduce the redness from crying and not sleeping enough. If you're a contact lens wearer, you're probably going to want to switch to glasses, because crying with contacts in is AWFUL.
This is gross to admit, but when I get stressed I pick at my face. There is no blemish too small to escape my sterilised clutches. I really get into it. After an hour in my bathroom I look like something from American Horror Story.
Obviously this is REALLY BAD. Scraping and picking at my face only provides momentary relief from bad feelings, and isn't worth the long-term damage. I should be focusing on making my skin look it's best, not torturing it out of despair.
Part of that is using what I called "the green stuff" when I was younger: Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque.
It's fantastic. I blob it on pretty thick and oh man, it is SO SOOTHING. The smell of it is as psychologically calming as it's possible for something that comes in a tub to be.
When I rinse it off, my skin feels brand new: clean, soft and fresh. It takes away the redness from my skin and helps dry up and heal any spots.
It's cliche because it happens: You're in the midst of a breakup and suddenly you get the overwhelming urge to change your hair. Bangs, you think. No, a pixie cut. No, bright red. No, a perm. Suddenly, you're buying hair dye online and wondering where your fabric scissors are.
STOP. Sometimes I think going through a breakup is like being really drunk--you have a lot of feelings, you don't make the best decisions, and you shouldn't operate heavy machinery. Scissors, permanent dye, DIY perms--these are all heavy machinery.
I'm not saying you shouldn't shake up your look, just don't do it YOURSELF while you're under the influence.
I went to the other extreme and didn't wash my hair for a week. To avoid dealing with it, I've been wearing it like this:
Rather than continuing to ignore it or making a bad home haircut decision, I impulse-bought Organix Renewing Morroccan Argan Oil Intense Moisturizing Treatment. I can't tell you the last time I did something nice for my hair, which might be why it's always so annoying.
I glopped the treatment on (after finally washing my hair), threw it under a showercap and sat in a very hot bath for half an hour, pondering my life and feelings.
Obviously, I didn't take these pictures as life was happening; I used the treatment in the morning and took these pictures in the afternoon. And guys, it was a minor miracle.
This is after blow-drying my hair with a round brush. That's it. No straighteners or curling irons, no shine creams--nothing.
Not only is it not frizzing all over the place, but it feels soft and manageable. Those are things I can almost NEVER say about my hair. Amazing! And so much better than grief-shaving half my head.
I am not going to tell you that the most important thing during a traumatic life event is what you look like. Priority number one should always be taking care of yourself emotionally. Deal with those feelings, yo!
But for me, and I think for many people, looking good is a big part of feeling good. Makeup isn't magic; it can't stop you from feeling sad or heal a broken heart. But there's something to be said for putting on a great lipstick and knowing that you look like a million bucks.
Makeup also helps avoid having the awkward "Are you OK? You look AWFUL," conversation a million times a day. I'd rather not get into why my relationship failed when I'm running to Starbucks, you know? And one can't wear sunglasses ALL the time.
Plus, you're statistically more likely to run into your ex when you're all red-eyed and awful looking. So let's give ourselves the illusion of control with some basic "get a grip, girl" makeup.
For skin, Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream. I don't know if BB creams are as magical as they say, but I really like this one. It gives more coverage than a tinted moisturiser, is lighter than foundation, looks really natural in both real life AND in pictures, and has SPF. What's not to love?
I put the BB cream all over my cleansed and moisturised face, concentrating especially on areas that are red or blotchy. Go easy on dry patches (they happen around my nose when I've been crying), because trying too hard to cover a peely spot often looks worse than the actual peely spot itself.
Use concealer on any zits or under-eye circle you have, as long as they aren't too sore. I use MAC Mineralize Concealer for zits and redness and YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes.
Finish up with a little bit of powder to set everything. Use a brush to keep it light.
A little bit of colour on your cheeks goes a long way towards making you look well-rested and happy, which is why blush is freaking MAGICAL. Pick a shade that suits you--I'm using MAC Powder Blush in Pink Swoon--and dust a little bit on the apples of your cheeks. (Those are the chubby bits when you smile.)
If your eyes are super-sore, skip wearing contacts. Trying to put those suckers in when your eyes are in agony is TORTURE, and you want to feel better, not worse.
In my experience, the key to eye makeup that covers a multitude of sins is to keep it very simple. Pick an eyeshadow that is about one shade lighter than your skin--I used MAC Eye Shadow in Shroom, because I'm pale--and lightly dust it all over your eye up to your brow.
Then, take a shimmery white or champagne shadow like Stila Eye Shadow in Kitten and apply it at the inner corner of your eye (this will hide more lurking undereye darkness) and right under the arch of your eyebrow.
Curl your lashes to make your eyes look big and shiny and apply a couple coats of waterproof mascara like MAC Splashproof Lash. If your eyelids are sore or you're feeling fragile, skip the liner. Nobody wants to spend ages on fabulous winged liner only to cry or rub it off.
The best trick for making red eyes look less red is a little bit of white eyeliner along the lower waterline. I'm not the first person to advocate this, but hey, it works. Use a soft pencil, like MAC Eye Kohl in Fascinating, so you don't have to press hard.
Filled-in brows always make you look put together. A slanted brush and a matte eyeshadow are all you need--it looks less harsh than gel or pencil.
Use little strokes in the direction your brow hairs grow, follow the natural curve, and voila! Better than natural brows.
Skip mascara on the lower lashes. Even if it's waterproof, it's liable to rub off, and trying to scour off blotches of product is skin irritation you don't need.
Because I have really light eyelashes, I don't like going without mascara--so I've used a soft grey eyeliner, MAC Technakohl Liner in Greyprint, to give my eyes some definition instead.
For lips, there's really only one thing you can do here: pick a colour that makes you happy. Maybe that's a bright, a neutral, maybe it's straight-up Chapstick--whatever, as long as it makes you feel good.
NARS Lipstick in Schiap plus Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me makes me very happy indeed.
And that's it! Face the world knowing that you look your best while time is healing your wounds, and remind yourself that you won't feel horrible forever. Which is true, even though it's so hard to believe when you're in the middle of it.
Do you guys have any reassuring break up tips or advice for me? Is your breakup style "thing that's been dredged up from the drain" or more "thing that lives under a rock in the woods"? How do you get through it? How many times in a week is too many to eat pizza? Asking for a friend.


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We considered a wide range of corded mice, including the Logitech G9 Laser, as well as various Microsoft and Razor models, and still haven't found a good reason to move away from Logitech's earlier G5 version. With its incredibly fine 2000 dpi laser sensor, low-friction PFTE mouse feet, on-the-fly sensitivity switching, and adjustable weights, the G5 Laser Mouse is as good a mouse now as it was when we first picked it.
There has always been a significant amount of personal preference when it comes to gaming mice and the good news is that our budget has enough room left over to consider more expensive units based on your own preferences. Many users prefer the Logitech G9 ($70) over the G5, while others would like a wireless mouse such as the MX Revolution ($75). The choice is yours, and we suggest going to a high-end retailer to try several display models before plunking down your hard-earned cash.
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Most of us would settle for a nice solid keyboard with good actuation "feel", but Logitech's G15 goes a few steps farther. Starting with a flip-up LCD panel capable of displaying a variety of information - from system statistics to player status and communications (depending on the applet employed) - it goes on to offer backlit keys for playing in dark rooms, 18 added programmable keys, media player and volume controls, and a built-in USB hub for convenient connection of a mouse and game controller.
The G15 has been at the top of our list for five consecutive guides, and we're always looking for the next improvement that can meet the needs of most gamers. Once again, we're open to new ideas, but if you were about to suggest an ergonomic model we already have a good alternative:
A combination of durability and styling make the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 a great choice for anyone who doesn't want or need the features of the G15, so long as they're accustomed to using the unique shape. Compared to the Logitech G15, the Ergonomic Keyboard 4000's $45 web price is a bargain.
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Some games are just easier to play with a handheld controller or joystick, such as racing and several sports titles, so it's a good idea to have one around even if rarely play these types of games. One might even consider that complicated keyboard controls are one reason why so many PC owners game on consoles.
Saitek surprised us last year by releasing a couple of wired PC game controllers, which was likely a benefit of technology convergence with USB-enabled game consoles, but neither of the new models has impressed us. As the product line had been allowed to languish for quite some time, the high-end P3000 is currently only available as a "new-old stock" model from various venders. Wireless freedom and the inclusion of two rechargeable batteries with charging base differentiate this "obsolete" part from current models of similar design: Get one before they're gone!
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I'm using your P6403, and I just started using the spectrum analyzer feature. It really is a nice feature if you are tracking RFI sources.
A real nice feature would be to create a spectrum from a saved waveform. Then you could also set your rulers and get a spectrum between the rulers; so you could analyze RFI from a portion of your waveform; that could be a burst of RFI.