text: 20+ shots rallies on "fast" USO courts and finals lasting 5 hours is not enough. As it stands, I have time to get up, go take a leak, come back and watch the end of the point. Heck, not even enough time to wash my hands, granted I can do it (quickly) at the AO. The courts need to be slowed down so we get 50+ shot rallies, then I'd even have time to make a stop in the kitchen, grab something from the fridge, and still catch the end of a point. And since a 5 set final would last approx 8 hours, it would be well worth it, not to mention an accurate statement, to take a (work) day off to watch tennis!


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By a nearly two-to-one margin, House lawmakers rejected the measure to designate Jan. 29 as "Thomas Paine Day." The vote was 28-44.
The proposal, by Republican Rep. Randy Alexander wouldn't have created a legal holiday but would have established a "memorial day" for Paine. Other historical figures who enjoy that distinction in Arkansas include Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Alexander said his goal was to promote education of how the nation was founded.
The bill's opponents, however, said they didn't want to honor someone who was opposed to Christianity.
Rep. Jody Dickinson, D-Newport, said some of Paine's writings were "very insulting" to religion.
Rep. Kim Hammer, R-Benton suggested that Paine's views served as inspiration for people who support want to remove religion from government and public life.
"Do you think that perhaps that this gentleman and his overall view of life, helped formulate any of the opinions that we as society today are being challenge by with regards to the view of religion as an interaction with government?" he said.
"All of our founders had flaws," Alexander said in response to lawmakers' concerns. "The God that he probably didn't believe in, I think, gifted Mr. Paine with some skills that God was able to use to advance freedom which is one of our inalienable rights."
Previous efforts to honor Paine, whose influential writings are credited with inspiring the American Revolution, failed to clear the Legislature in 2007 and 2009.

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Empowering deserving military families with educational support and opportunities.
I'm going to go with D.A. Points.
If our pick doesn't make the cut, do we get a mulligan? LOL!
Let Webb Simpson a good ol' NC boy win this one.
Stricker then!
Eldrick for me!
FJ only TNT
Eldrick for me!
Eldrick for me!
FJ only TNT
Meant to say Watney!
I pick Nick Watney
Brendan Steele
Bud Cauley
I'm gonna go with Nick Watney
Thinking outside of the box....Brendan De Jonge
Webb Simpson is due...
I guess Webb isn't playing. I will go with Zach Johnson
Hunter Mahan
Hunter Mahan for me as well.
Since Stanley doesn't want to rule the golf world with an iron fist.


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LOGANVILLE, Ga. — The bright red dress worn by the mother of the country's No. 1 college football prospect should have offered a clue as to where her son would land.
Before a near-packed house in his school's auditorium and what was no doubt a large viewing audience on ESPNU, Grayson High School defensive end Robert Nkemdiche ended months of speculation Wednesday morning by announcing his intention to play at Ole Miss, eschewing offers from both LSU and Florida.
Just before sharing his decision, the bow-tied Nkemdiche – who last summer committed to Clemson and later changed his mind — removed his green Grayson letter jacket to reveal red Ole Miss suspenders and then immediately placed a red Ole Miss cap on his head.
"It just felt right," said Nkemdiche of his decision. "The program is on the rise; it really is. There were a couple of things here and there that put (Ole Miss) over the edge."
LSU fans had great hopes the 6-foot-5, 275-pound Nkemdiche would join the Tigers, especially after a visit to Baton Rouge this past weekend, but in the end, family won out.
Nkemdiche's older brother, Denzel, is a junior linebacker at Ole Miss.
"The family aspect was big — it had to be, because that's my parents," said Nkemdiche, who added he'd made his decision "two or three weeks ago."
Nkemdiche's mother, Beverly, who during the fall was very vocal about her desire that her two sons play together, said she held out hope to the end her youngest would go to Ole Miss.
"My wish was that my sons would play together," she said. "But up until last night, I wasn't sure if it was LSU or Ole Miss. But Robert came to me and said, 'You got your wish, Mom.' When he said that, I jumped. He liked LSU, and he went there last week and, honestly, I was nervous about that, but I told him, 'Whatever you want, I will support you. It doesn't have to be my wish.'"
Although it's of little consequence now, it appears as if LSU came in a very close second to Ole Miss.
"LSU pushed it, man," Nkemdiche said. "It's a great coaching staff, and they've got a lot of good things in stock. It was hard to turn them down, but you've got to do what you've got to do sometimes.
"Coach (Les) Miles has a great staff and history, and it's a really good school. But Ole Miss is building a great class. There will be a lot of good guys coming in with me, and we're going to do something special."
"If it wasn't Ole Miss, it would have been LSU," added Beverly Nkemdiche.
After more than a year of being the No. 1 recruit in the country, Mkemdiche — who led Grayson to a Class AAAAA state championship in 2011 — said he now looks forward to getting his college career started.
"For a while I've been the top guy, and now I get to start all over, to start grinding again," he said. "There's nothing wrong with that. I'm ready to go to the next stage and do what I have to do."


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Ghetto Pass: Recreational Activities
The Assimilated Negro is the issuing authority for your own personal Ghetto Pass, helping you safely navigate among the people and places of browner territories.
In the ghetto, that esprit of carefree leisure is palpable in just about everything you do. You see it in the corner bodega, where day-after-day the old men relax so hard they challenge the very definition of the word. You see it in the lazy strays that loaf around and couldn't be bothered with the institutionalized oppression that comes with being adopted. You see it in the litter on the street that shrugs off its inability to make it to a trash receptacle. In the ghetto, standards are ephemeral, and your due diligence is not welcome. Ironically, the only time you might find a moment of corporate cutthroat tension is during recreational activities. Somehow, the games, competition, and "just having fun" command an emotional investment that galvanizes, cajoles, and ultimately makes most participants realize it truly isn't a game anymore.
Planning a Trip - The recreational games you play, and how you play them, are most affected by your age. There are three primary classifications:
Young Whipper-Snappers - The peak of passion, conviction, and creative resourcefulness. Young whipper-snappers make games out of everything because games are all they know, and their fertile imaginations can mold any environment into the playing field of their dreams. Wanna play baseball, but no bases? Home is the tree, first base is the parked car, second base is that pile of shit, and third base is kicking Quinones (the block punk) in the nuts. Use your bookbag for a bat, and rolled up pieces of paper for balls. Ready, BREAK! Any game. Any time. Any rules.
Crazy People - As you enter the teenage and young adult years, there is a loss of organizational focus, so games don't have quite the same infrastructure as they used to. You're also more self-conscious, so the pile of shit couldn't possibly be second base, it's a pile of shit. All games tend to orbit around either drugs, alcohol, or interaction with the opposite sex. So as a whipper-snapper a game of hide-and-go-seek could be an all day affair, complete with elaborate secret hideaways, someone counting down from 1000, and the police eventually needing to be contacted. But at the "Crazy People" age, a guy asks a girl if he wants to play, then he might count to three before he grabs her titties. Game Over.
Modern Maturity - At a certain age, if you're in the ghetto, you're just visiting, and all games are evasive-related (i.e. Litter/Shit Hopscotch), or you're stuck and all games carry life importance (i.e. 100-meter Gypsy Cab Dash). Act accordingly.
Public Resources -
The Pool - Public pools in the ghetto are filled with more drama and craziness than your average reality show. The experience is rife with obstacles and pitfalls, such as flimsy lockers with "Please Steal The Contents of this Locker" signs on them, and the ever-present fluid from Cooties Creek streamed all over the shower and locker-room floor. On a hot day, the reward is great — a 2x2-square-foot of space in a big warm pool of chlorinated water
and urine. Watch out for the floating condoms and cigarettes. Supplies: Antimicrobial swimsuit with UrineGuard+, Ass-Defenders (to protect against towel snappers), Total Enclosure Stainless Steel Athletic Feet Protectors, clenched fists (for inflicting damage on those who intrude on your personal space.
The Basketball Court - Basketball courts are pretty much the same everywhere, though in the ghetto it does sometime seem as if the actual apparatus came used, from some court occupied by giants who can jump on top of the rim and bend metal backboards. Supplies: Nets, pliers (for straightening out hoop), skills (many courts require a minimum standard ability level), sneakers, at least one black person. If you're of age, the ball is optional; you can always steal one from some whipper-snappers milling about.
The Park - Parks in the ghetto are often less park and more "block with no buildings on it," but they're still nice. They have benches where you can sit and look at the weeds growing in the cracks of the cement. Beautiful. Supplies: Bring grass (for the ground), leaves (for the trees), and water (for the water fountains).
The Handball Court - The word "court" here is used very loosely, as really all you need is a wall. Supplies: Wall, Insta-Callous hand toughening cr me, at least one Hispanic person (he'll have a ball).
Water Hydrants - Possibly the most fun activity to be played in the ghetto. The basic objective is to wet those who wish to remain dry, and ignore those who wish to be wet. Repeat. Bonus points for cars just out the car wash or with open windows. Supplies: Hydrant, hollowed-out can, people who don't want to be wet.
Ghetto Olympics - While the games played using public resources are fairly universal, there are some that are particularly unique to the ghetto:
• Long Turnstile Jump - Hopping the turnstile in the train station; perfect for avoiding MTA fares.
• The 100-Meter Gypsy Cab Dash - Getting out the cab and sprinting; perfect for avoiding cab fares.
• The Marathon Corner Stand - Holding down your block, all weather, 24 hours; perfect for drumming up revenue streams for that new mom & pop drug enterprise.
• Litter/Shit Hopscotch - This is how you avoid stepping in shit or on chicken bones.
• The Mr. Softee Relay Chase - The oft-documented daily chase of the ice cream man in the summer.
• X-Treme Backseat Riding - Only played by "Crazy People," this constitutes riding/hanging on the backs of buses, or rollerbladers/skaters holding on to taxis, cars, etc. ... paradoxically, these people have no actual destination.
General Tips - There are three primary "keeping it real" games played in the ghetto.
Snapping - well known tradition of playing the dozens, yo mama jokes, etc.
Dice games - also well known tradition of playing cee-lo, and other dice games
Slap-Boxing - Less well-known, and more athletically inclined, tradition of boxing with open hands and no gloves. Not for block punks like Quinones.
Fun Facts
• Did you know Hispanics lobbied to keep Berlin Wall in an effort to make it the new Hispanic Handball Heaven?
Ghetto Terror Alert - Hate The Player. Hate The Game. Terror is a constant during recreational activities.
Slang - Slang is infinite and abundant during recreational activities, but it flies so fast and furious you can usually just play along and come up with your own and not get noticed. Good luck!


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In recent years, Carleton has started acquiring Japanese prints from the Meiji period of the late 19th century and very early 20th century. Our focus is on images of women, using art to help visualize gender roles and also to track the absorption of Western influences into Japanese culture.
This triptych shows the Meiji empress on the right, enjoying a kind of mock battle staged by her court ladies, who are using cherry blossoms instead ofs words. During cherry blossom time, many inhibitions and social conventions were thrown aside and big parties were held. This print is an homage to the Meiji empress, so it's a propaganda image. It's also a fabulous composition in its own right: all the bright colors and patterns organized through the three panels of the triptych made this an attractive purchase.


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The Russellville volleyball team kept its perfect conference record intact Tuesday with a 3-0 win at Bryant.
The Lady Cyclones (8-3, 3-0 7A Central) won the match 25-17, 25-17, 25-13. Kelsey Coulter had 17 service points.
Megan Simpson finished with 11 kills, while Autumn Stewart had 10.
Russellville also swept the junior varsity match 25-17, 25-14.
The Lady Cyclones are scheduled to host North Little Rock, head coach Cindy Jones' alma mater, Thursday beginning with the 10th-grade game at 4:30 p.m.
East sweeps West
They didn't plan on it, but Russellville's East and West eighth-grade volleyball teams faced off in a pair of matches Tuesday at Whirlwind Gymnasium.
The East picked up a sweep, winning the 'B' game 25-16, 23-25, 15-10 and the 'A' game 25-20, 25-15.
The teams were scheduled to play Rose City, which could not make it to Russellville on Tuesday.
Ashley Branch had 11 points, with one ace, for the East in the 'B' game. Hannah Crane and Valeria Ruvalcaba added six each, and Nicole Fowler had five.
Tori McRee and Whitley Adkins each had six points for the West.
In the 'A' game, Jaimie Long led the East with 10 points, including two aces. Danielle Hudson had six points, Branch had four, and Emily Jacobson and Nicole Lusk chipped in three each.
Russellville East is scheduled to host Vilonia beginning at 3:30 p.m. today. Both the East and West are scheduled to compete Saturday at the Fort Smith Invitational.


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Nov 10, 2014
CUPERTINO, CA — Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) was named a Thomson Reuters 2014 Top 100 Global Innovator, recognizing its achievements as one of the world's most innovative companies. The program, an initiative of the IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, honors the 100 corporations and institutions around the world that are at the heart of innovation as measured by a series of proprietary patent-related metrics. The full report is available at http://www.top100innovators.com.
The Thomson Reuters 2014 Top 100 Global Innovator methodology is based on four principle criteria: overall patent volume, patent grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio, and patent influence as evidenced by citations.
"Innovation is core to Seagate's continued success as a leading provider of fundamental storage technology and products," said Seagate CEO, Steve Luczo. "It is an honor to be recognized by such a respected organization, and serves as further validation of the outstanding research and development work our employees continue to deliver at Seagate."
Seagate is a worldwide leader of storage solutions. The company's portfolio of products includes hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and solid-state hybrid drives. Seagate also offers retail storage products, as well as data-recovery services.
The Thomson Reuters 2014 Top 100 Global Innovator peer-reviewed methodology was executed using Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI), Derwent Patents Citations Index™, Quadrilateral Patent Index™, and Thomson Innovation®, its IP and intelligence collaboration platform. Comparative financial analysis was done using the Thomson Reuters Advanced Analytics for Deal-Making platform.
"The Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators prove that they are the companies driving economic growth, creating jobs, and pioneering new products and services," said Basil Moftah, president, Thomson Reuters IP & Science. "We congratulate this year's companies and are honored to recognize their outstanding accomplishment."
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Nov 25, 2013
Seagate has the best talent in the industry, working together to deliver amazing storage products. But even with all of our considerable resources, we still need fresh ideas and new ways of looking at problems.
Our student internship program ensures that we never stop innovating and moving forward as a company.
This program offers a ton of benefits—for the students, their managers and teams, and for our company as a whole. Here's what some of our managers and our recent student interns had to say about the program and their experiences.
"New Tools and Ideas"
"In the tech world, things are always changing fast and college interns bring new tools and ideas to Seagate," said Cary Johnson, a principal engineer, failure analysis, in Shakopee. "They don't always prescribe to the 'that's the way we've always done it' approach."
Cary worked with David Pitchford, an intern on assignment at Seagate in the summer of 2011. David worked on a series of software-development projects that were key parts of our strategic drive data-analysis process. "David did a great job," Cary said, "and his primary project, which was designed to process large volumes of field-return data, is still a critical tool that's heavily used today."
David is now a fulltime employee, working for Cary as an enterprise development engineer.
"Interns can bring a different mindset from those of us who've been at Seagate or in this industry for a long time," added Glenn Benson, senior engineering director, mechanical design, also in Shakopee.
Glenn and his team worked with student Logan Magnan this past summer. Logan helped Glenn's department set up new mechanical test equipment—work that included writing test scripts and conducting correlation studies between the older equipment and the new tester.
"Logan's work allowed his engineering supervisor to focus on product-development issues while the new tester was being prepared," said Glenn. "During the three months Logan was with us, his work resulted in saving about 12 months of direct time by his supervising engineer."
Glenn makes it a practice to involve any intern on his team in meetings and work discussions that will give the students a better understanding of the business needs that "motivate our assignments and work items," he explained. "The formal intern program meetings also give them the opportunity to see what other group functions do, and how they fit into the overall business."
Inside Track on Hiring
Another benefit of the internship program: Seagate often has an inside track when it comes to hiring a student intern after graduation.
"Having seen first-hand an intern's capabilities, it gives us the confidence in making an offer when the intern graduates," said Abhay Kataria, a managing principal engineer, R&D firmware, in Longmont.
One such intern is Ryan Caskey, who's wrapping up an internship in Longmont and will begin a full-time job with Seagate in May, after graduation. During his internship, Ryan designed, implemented and debugged a script to create memory preload files for use in system-on-a-chip (SoC) simulations. This script reduces the time spent debugging and running simulations, said his manager, Ed Hoskins.
"Nothing Like Class"
"My internship experience here was extremely beneficial," said Ryan. "It gave me my first real-world experience working in the industry. Working for a company like Seagate is nothing at all like being in class. This internship prepared me for a job better than any class could."
Kodi Hildebrandt, a former intern who will be joining the Longmont team fulltime in January, agreed.
"There's only so much you can gather in the classroom or a three-hour lab," said Kodi, who designed experiments testing thermal-mitigation strategies for SoC devices. "It's one thing to learn the theory in class, but another to try and understand it when applied. My internship gave me more perspective from the usual academic reports, and it helped show me areas that I need to improve upon."
Allison Hanley, an applications engineer in Shakopee, joined the company over two years ago, following a stint with another company after graduation. Before that, she had been an intern at Seagate and enjoyed the experience. Coming back to Seagate was an easy decision for her, she said.
"The technology that Seagate develops is on the forefront of the industry—whether it's finding new storage solutions in the hard drive realm, or exploring new possibilities in solid-state technology," Allison said. "Having exposure to all of this is extremely exciting as a young employee. I've gotten to work on multiple programs and across many job functions. Every day, I wind up leaving with new knowledge I didn't have before, and that's unbelievably rewarding."
Aug 28, 2014
A graduate student from the University of California at Santa Cruz is helping Seagate bring more intelligence to hard drives.
Last year, at a conference at UCSC's Storage Systems Research Center, Reka Pitchumani, a computer science Ph.D. candidate, presented her work in developing an object-based management system for shingled-magnetic disks. Seagate representatives were in the audience and were so impressed they offered Pitchumani a job.
Today, Pitchumani works at Seagate as a summer intern while she completes her Ph.D. thesis.
Shingled-magnetic recording (SMR) technology enables hard drives to store more information by squeezing data tracks closer together. Tracks overlap one another, like a roof's shingles, permitting more data to be written to the same space. Updating large data centers with shingled disks, however, requires a software upgrade for each server—a process that can be time-consuming.
Self-Managed Disks
Pitchumani's idea was to streamline that process by having the disks manage themselves.
"It means the customer doesn't have to change software every time the disk drive technology changes," she explains. "By placing the data-management software directly on the disk, customers don't have to manually install new software every time they add storage to their servers."
Mark Re, SVP and Chief Technology Officer at Seagate, said Pitchumani's expertise aligns well with the company's efforts to "architect more intelligence into the drive."
"That's been a very challenging area for our industry," Re says. "Rekha shows the value of our internship program. Bright students like her can really help Seagate look at new ways to solve some tough problems for our customers."
Pitchumani, 29, first worked as a Seagate intern last summer, in which she developed software for shingled disks. She's back at Seagate fulltime this summer for another internship. She'll work on a part-time basis for Seagate in the fall and expects to complete her Ph.D. within the next year.
Broader Potential
Pitchumani's work not only applies to Seagate's HDD business, but it's also applicable to the company's solid-state drive products, says her manager, Jim Hughes, a principal technologist at Seagate.
"Flash devices face similar data-management issues as SMR disks," Hughes said. "Rekha's research is quite remarkable. It's definitely not every day that you see a graduate student whose work is making an immediate impact on cloud-storage products right off the bat like this."
Pitchumani, who's also juggling work and studies as the mother of a five-year-old boy, says she enjoys working in an environment where she has the freedom to pursue her research and get guidance from experienced engineers and technologists.
"At Seagate, it's not just about coming up with new ideas but making sure the research has a real benefit for customers," she says. "I have the freedom to explore my ideas, but at the same time I have colleagues with years of proven experience to help guide my work and make sure I'm on the right path." —By Steve Pipe
Oct 20, 2014
Seagate one of five technology companies in the top 40 and No. 32 for reputation
CUPERTINO, CA — Harvard Business Review has ranked Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) Chairman and CEO Steve Luczo as one of the best-performing CEOs in the world. Luczo was ranked No. 34 overall on the magazine's global list of top 100 CEOs.
"I'm honored to be recognized by such a respected publication and alongside a collection of outstanding leaders," said Steve Luczo, Seagate Chairman and CEO. "Seagate's performance and reputation are a result of the collective effort and unwavering commitment of our employees around the world."
Harvard Business Review primarily focused on total shareholder return and market capitalization in determining their rankings; however, the magazine also examined reputation, strategic vision, authenticity, long-term planning and other "intangibles" in evaluating the world's top CEOs. Seagate and Luczo ranked No. 32 in reputation, which included measuring products and services, innovation, workplace, governance, citizenship, leadership, and performance. Seagate was one of only five technology companies that made the top 40.
The magazine examined Seagate's performance under Luczo's leadership since his return as CEO in 2009. Over that period of time, total shareholder return (country adjusted) was 1,016% and total shareholder return (sector adjusted) was 958%. Also during that time, market capitalization has increased $20 billion.
More information about Harvard Business Review's list of the world's best-performing CEOs can be found here.
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Cards eliminate Nats, magic number to four
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals pieced together a lineup on Monday without the two players who had accounted for one-quarter of the team's season RBI total. They had a bullpen that lacked a designated closer.
But in their return to Busch Stadium for the final push in the season's final week, the Cardinals were lifted to a 4-3 win over the Nationals by others who emerged to pick up the slack.Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals pieced together a lineup on Monday without the two players who had accounted for one-quarter of the team's season RBI total. They had a bullpen that lacked a designated closer.
But in their return to Busch Stadium for the final push in the season's final week, the Cardinals were lifted to a 4-3 win over the Nationals by others who emerged to pick up the slack.Full Game Coverage
Showing continued signs of finding his swing at a critical time, Carlos Beltran delivered a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning. A sequence of rookie pitchers then held that lead for Adam Wainwright, ensuring the Cardinals of maintaining their two-game division lead over the Pirates and Reds -- both of whom clinched spots in the postseason on Monday.
"That's a tough Nationals team over there playing hot baseball right now," said Wainwright, now an 18-game winner. "I knew they were going to be hard. [It was] just a great team win. Everybody did their part again."
The Cardinals kicked off their final homestand in front of 39,783 and sliced their magic number for a division title to four. St. Louis inched to within a half-game in the race for home-field advantage, too, thanks to Atlanta's shutout loss.
"I'm happy that right now we have a spot in the playoffs, but we have a lot of games to play and we're not thinking about that," Beltran said. "We want to win the division. That's going to be our main goal."
The Cardinals needed the patchwork of production to make up for a pair of key absences. Allen Craig is still sidelined indefinitely, and Matt Holliday remains on the mend with a back ailment. A late addition to the lineup, left fielder Shane Robinson tied the game at 2 with his RBI single in the fourth.
An inning later, Beltran, hitting in Holliday's customary spot in the lineup, followed a leadoff single with a 413-foot blast off Nationals starter Tanner Roark. The home run was Beltran's team-leading 24th, but also his first since Aug. 24.
"I don't think he feels that he's got extra weight on his shoulders with Holliday and Allen both out," manager Mike Matheny said. "But there are things to make up in there. Someone's got to come through. Not to put it on Carlos' shoulders, but today, Carlos did it."
Though Beltran has maintained that he's felt physically strong all month, his results have been trending upward in recent days. After batting .176 with seven RBIs in his first 14 games of September, Beltran has hit safely in each of the last five. He has six RBIs during that stretch.
"This is the time of year where I'm not thinking about myself," Beltran said. "I'm thinking about trying to help the team any way I can. I know lately I've been scuffling at the plate, but the only way that will go away is by playing and continuing to take at-bats."
Wainwright, facing a team that has the Majors' best record since Aug. 9, would make that advantage stand. Jayson Werth crushed a first-inning curveball for a two-run homer, to which Wainwright answered by scattering only five more hits in a seven-inning start.
By the end of his night, he had established new season highs in innings pitched (236 1/3) and strikeouts (214). He left to a standing ovation in the eighth as he handed two runners over to the bullpen. Wainwright has now finished at least seven innings in 26 of his 33 starts.
"I feel great. I really do," Wainwright said. "I think I'm feeling better now than I did a month ago. This is the time of year when Cardinal baseball, we need to show up every day ready to win a baseball game. We should be over our weak periods and ready for the playoff push."
How successful that push can be will depend upon how the bullpen continues to evolve. Monday presented the first true test for the Cardinals sans a predetermined closer. The Cardinals announced over the weekend that they would be removing a struggling Edward Mujica from the role for at least a while.
Matheny went on to describe the closer's role as fluid, and he illustrated the meaning of that by using four pitchers to cover the final two innings. He started with lefty Randy Choate, who inherited Wainwright's jam and recorded the first out on a sacrifice bunt.
Next came rookie Carlos Martinez, who, three days after collecting his first career save, retired Ryan Zimmerman and Werth on groundouts. Though one run scored when Zimmerman put the ball in play, the lead held.
"It was interesting going in, but I like being in those situations," said Martinez, with catcher Tony Cruz serving as a translator. "Hopefully, I can get more confidence in those situations."
"I don't even know if he realizes what he did," Matheny added. "That was a tough assignment. … That's the game."
Lefty Kevin Siegrist retired the left-handed hitting Bryce Harper on one pitch to open the ninth. Trevor Rosenthal then needed only seven pitches to record the final two outs and pick up his first career save.
"At this point, everybody is just kind of sitting on their toes knowing that people may be asked to pitch in different situations," Rosenthal said. "The guys did a great job tonight pitching in situations they haven't pitched in before."
For the Nationals, the Cardinals dashed their postseason aspirations for a second straight season. A year after being stunned by St. Louis in the NL Division Series, Washington was officially eliminated from playoff contention with Monday's loss.
"I don't feel too good right now," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "We gave it a good fight. We just came up short. Now, we are spoilers. It's not over for us. We still have a say in this thing."
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I have used this bleaching product for many years and would definitely recommend it to anyone. The bleach leaves the hairs soft after use, it also works fast. The product normally takes about 5 minutes to work. The darkest hair can be bleached fast, although it obviously needs to be left on slightly longer than lighter hair when the product is working.
The product can also can be used on hair on your head, not the designated use, but it is good to lift the colour and add subtle highlights.
I personally feel that the item is quite expensive for how much you get in the bottle, however when the two parts (cream and powder) are combined they foam up and produce more than you first think! :)
The cream is really strong smelling which is a definite downside, also when left on a while it stings slightly and dries quickly in clumps.
I have used Jolen Cream plenty of times and it is a very good product. It lightens the hair as all other creams and for me the advantage is that is doesn't smell so much as other products and also doesn't leave my skin irritated (or with"ish") after the cream is in contact with skin. Also: price is better than many other brands ;) Recommend it anytime.
Jolen Creme Bleach lightens excess body hair and is particularly useful for lightening facial hair.
I don't use it very often nowadays tending to wax and shave rather than bleach but I still have a small box of this in my bathroom cupboard.
It was years ago that I first used this bleach. From first trying it I was pleased with the results and so used it as I felt was necessary over the years.
As this product can cause an allergic reaction a patch of skin should be tested prior to use.
The area to be bleached should be washed using soap and cold water and then dried.
This product needs to be mixed. This is a simple task.
Clear instructions are included in the box but really it's just a case of getting the ratio of the two ingredients correct and mixing them together. One ingredient is fine powdery crystals (accelerator) and the other is a cream (bleach). These have to be well mixed with the spatula provided. Once the bleach is mixed the spatula can be used to spread the mixture onto the area to be treated.
After ten minutes the mixture can be removed. I was a bit mean here and would spread it on another area to be treated making the cream go further. But really a little does go quite a long way with this product.
Jolen has always worked for me.
With particularly dark and coarse hair the treatment may need to be repeated but refer to the instructions first.
I have used it on my arms and it lightened hair so well that my arms looked bald!
It may take a couple of treatments to get hair to the required shade but really, this is a simple product to use.
My skin is sensitive but after using this cream I would always rinse well and then apply a soothing but non-perfumed cream to the areas that had been treated. I would keep treated areas away from strong sunlight for a few hours following using the bleach.
Jolen Cream Bleach is a product that I've used many times over the years and therefore I am happy to vouch for its efficacy.
It really is amazing what a difference this cream bleach can make to dark unwanted hair. It will lighten hair considerably and ten minutes of the bleach on the skin will lighten dark hair to blonde.
It is a great solution to embarrassing facial hair as it is a painless treatment that will not encourage further hair growth.
Readily available from chemists.
Boots: £10.49 (125ml)
£4.49 (30ml)
One of my biggest annoyances is the fact that I have dark downy skin above my upper lip. It isn't completely horrible or anything but it does irritate me immensely and I especially hate the fact that I have to bleach it all the time. Luckily it is a pretty easy thing to do and I use Jolen bleach which does the job in no time at all.
I use the mild version as I find that the normal version is a little bit harsh on my skin but the mild one is fine and doesn't irritate my skin or leave it with a rash afterwards.
Jolen is so easy to use and I have been using it for years and have it down to a fine art. You just have to mix a quarter of a tea spoon of the accelerator power with a quarter of a teaspoon of the cream and then mix well and apply with the spatula to the area that you want to bleach.
Once you have applied it you just leave it for 10 minutes to go to work. I usually use this time to get on with something else such as plucking my eyebrows or even in the bath shaving my legs. When the 10 minutes is up you then just wash it off.
It is amazing just how much of a difference that this makes. Dark hairs are lightened considerably and although they are still there you barely notice them afterwards. Everyone has downy hair on their upper lip and when this has lightened my hair I am not bothered by it even remotely anymore as it just fades into my skin.
I have sensitive skin that can react with certain products and putting bleach on my skin is something that would cause me second thoughts but because I know how gentle this is I know it doesn't irritate my skin and isn't harsh so I can use it even just before a big night out and not be concerned that I am going to be going out with a bright red upper lip.
Jolen costs between 4.00 and 5.00 depending on where you buy it.
~*~*~* Jolen Creme Bleach ~*~*~*
~*~*~* What Is It ~*~*~
This is a bleaching product to lighten dark hair. It can be used on different areas of the body, including upper lip, chin, tummy etc. The product comes in a green cardboard box. On the front of the box, in white writing, is the products name (Jolen Creme Bleach), what it does (lightens excess dark hair) and how much product is enclosed (creme 30ml, accelerator 7g). Inside the box is two pots: one is the cream and the other is the accelerator powder. There is also a spatula, tray and instruction booklet enclosed.
~*~*~* How To Use ~*~*~*
As directed in the instruction manual, you should carry out a patch test before using this product to make sure you are not allergic to the ingredients.
Before using the cream you should wash the area you wish to bleach with cold soapy water. Then measure 1/4 tea-spoon of powder onto the tray and then add 1/2 tea-spoon of the cream. Mix the two together well and apply to the area with the spatula provided. Leave product on the area for 10 minutes and rinse well.
Although it states in the instruction to leave for 10 minutes, I normally leave for 15 minutes as the hair is not always light enough after ten minutes.
~*~*~* Why Did I Purchase This? ~*~*~*
I decided to purchase this product as I have very dark hair and I was very paranoid about a dark patch above my upper lip. I had been quite self-conscience about this for a while before deciding to try a product. I definitely did not want to wax the area as I know this stimulates growth so I thought I would go for something a little less permanent and painful.
I came across this product in my local Sainsbury's supermarket. I hadn't heard of the brand before but because it was relatively cheap I thought I would give it ago.
~*~*~* In Use ~*~*~*
As mentioned above I use this product on my upper lip. It is extremely easy to use and the instructions are very clear and concise. When I first used the product I was a little nervous, I had visions of the hair turning a different colour, like blue or red, and I really didn't like the thought of then having to remove the hair. I followed the instructions and thankfully it came out really well. I was actually shocked and overwhelmed at how much better it looked, and how much more confident I felt.
The bleach lasts for around 3-4 weeks before I need to reapply. You can tell when it is time to reapply as you can see dark roots growing through. I normally throw the bleaching cream and accelerator away after 6-8 months as it starts to dry up.
~*~*~* Price And Availability ~*~*~*~
You can purchase this product from Boots for £10.29 for 100ml or £4.49 for 30ml. I have also purchased this from Sainsbury's and Tesco's for around the same price.
~*~*~* My Thoughts ~*~*~
Overall I was very pleased with my purchase. It has made me feel a lot better about myself and I am feeling less self conscience about the dark hair on my face. I think this really is a miracle cream and I would definitely recommend it to anyone in the same position as me. If you are worried or upset about dark patches of hair then please try this product. It is amazing how such a small thing can make such a big difference.
I have fairly sensitive skin (I also have psoriasis) and I have never had any problems with this cream. It is very easy to use and only needs to be applied once every 3-4 weeks. The entire process of mixing the cream, applying, leaving it to take to the hair and rinsing the cream off only takes around 20 minutes.
I am going to give this product 5 out of 5 Dooyoo stars.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review :o)
I have dark hair and unfortunately have some dark hair on my top lip and on my fingers which I am conscious of. It's not something which is noticed by others, but I know it's there and that's good enough reason to do something about it. It's never a good idea to wax facial hair as the hairs grow back darker and thicker; likewise shaving these areas is out of the question, so I prefer to lighten my hair with a hair lightening cream instead.
Jolen Crème Bleach is a hair lightening crème which lightens dark hair on the face, arms, body and brow. It is packaged in a Green cardboard box. Inside the box you will find: a vial of crème bleach accelerator powder and a jar of mild formula crème. Separated by a cardboard divide there is a plastic mixing tray and spatula. Jolen Crème is sold in most beauty stores such as Boots, Superdrug etc. I purchased Jolen Crème from eBay costing £4.49.
As with most bleach products, it is recommended that you do a preliminary patch test to see if you are allergic to any of the ingredients before using to lighten your hair. You should wait 24 hours before applying the product to ensure that you have not had any adverse reactions to it.
To use Jolene Crème firstly you need to wash the area you intend to bleach with soap and cold water then dry your skin. With the plastic spatula that's provided measure a ¼ teaspoon of accelerator powder and place on the mixing tray. Clean the spatula then measure a ½ teaspoon of crème. Mix the two ingredients together using the spatula until it forms a smooth paste. It is always best to leave the crème on the mixing tray for a few minutes before applying as it tends to thicken and become more effective than applying it straight away.
A little goes a long way with this product, so don't mix too much of the ingredients together at first, otherwise you will end up wasting it, as any unused crème will need to be disposed of as it can't be returned to the jar or vial.
It is recommended that you apply the crème for 10 minutes, covering the hair completely with Jolen Crème. I have dark hair and I find that I need to keep it on for 15 minutes for the hairs to bleach and turn blonde in colour. If I only leave it on for 10 minutes the hair turns light brown, rather than blonde.
When removing, use the spatula to do this. I then wash the areas which have been bleached in cold water to ensure that the product has gone. If the hair is not completely bleached you can reapply for a further 5-10 minutes.
I have not had any irritation using this product; however this is where you do need to read the instructions. Using too much of the bleach accelerator can burn your skin, so don't be tempted to add more than the recommended amount.
I find that I need to re-apply Jolen Crème to my top lip and fingers every 3 weeks or so. You can tell when it needs to be re-applied as you see the root of the hair becomes darker as it grows and/or the hair turns darker as the bleach wears off. Ok, this may seem like a lot of hassle but it's much easier than trying to remove the hair as Jolen leaves skin smooth, hair pale and soft as there is no regrowth.
Overall, I highly recommend Jolen Crème and give it 5 stars. For me it is a good alternative to hair removal and is effective at lightening hair on my top lip and fingers. It is reasonably priced and a box last many months. For me there are no disadvantages to using this product, as long as you follow the instructions you can't go wrong.
Some cautions before use: you should not apply Jolen after a hot bath or in a steam filled room as open pores can create sensitivity; do not apply Jolene to areas which have been in intense or prolonged sunlight for a period of 24 hours after application; do not apply to skin which has cuts or abrasions (as it will burn, trust me); it's not to be used near to your eyes or other sensitive areas and do not return mixed ingredients to jar or vial.
For further information, please visit: http://www.jolencremebleach.com
Thank you for reading xx
© sweetdaisy 2013
For me, unwanted facial hair wasn't a symptom of aging - it was a fact of life. Having thick dark hair on my head meant that a fair bit of it would unfortunately migrate to my upper lip.
I've used Jolen for longer than I care to remember, and in my opinion it's the best way for me to keep below-the- nose hairy caterpillars at bay!
The Box
The box is a very distinctive greeny/blue. I don't think it has changed over the years. When I was younger I tried other cream bleaches with prettier names and packaging, but the no-nonsense Jolen always worked the best.
Inside you get two small cartons, one of cream 30ml and one of powder accelerator 7g. You also get a little mixing palate and a small spatula, plus a small leaflet of instructions.
There is also a "mild formula" version with aloe vera and this has a bright pink stripe. I've used this before but to be honest I can't tell the difference.
The Product
I always feel like I'm doing a little science experiment when I make this up. Using the spatula, measure approximately two parts cream to one part powder and mix them together to form a paste. If you are just doing a moustache a blob the size of a 2p is big enough. I often just do this in the palm of my hand and make a little well, I find it much easier. The cream pot has a screw-top lid but the accelerator powder is just a pull open top - it is very difficult to open and often you have to use so much force, so be careful or a lot of the powder flies out! I resorted to using my teeth to open it once - bleugh!
Be sure to do a patch test as advised on the leaflet if you are using the product for the first time. If you do have a reaction the leaflet says the company will give you a full refund.
Using the spatula spread the paste over the area you wish to lighten. It looks great - a big white Borat moustache - and is fantastic fun to see the look on people's faces when you answer the door. After a few minutes the chemical reaction between the accelerator and cream begins to kick off and the paste takes on a foamy appearance. At this point you might find the odd clump will drop off. To stop this I periodically pat it with the spatula.
The instructions say to keep it on for ten minutes, then remove with the spatula - if there are any areas still not bleached, reapply for another five to ten minutes. You can use the same mix, no need to do a fresh blob. I find that I need a bit longer than this, so I check after 15 mins, and usually do need to reapply. The instructions also say do not use after a hot bath, but I find the best place to use it is in fact in the bath - as little clumps fall off you do need to be quite still. However, not too still for a glass of wine if you sip carefully!
Once you've checked and all the hair is bleached you just rinse off with cold water.
The patch test says do not use if Jolen causes redness. I've usually got a little bit of pinkness but a dap of Vaseline or some soothing moisturiser is enough to sort this.
The Result
All those dark hairs are now bleached blonde and practically invisible. It's hard to tell where your hairs are with regard to their growth cycle - if they've grown to their max you are fine, but you might find after a day or so you'll have a little dark root if the hair is still growing. This is annoying, and some hairs are more stubborn than others. I doubt if anyone scrutinises the results as much as me but I'll often do another application, but don't experience any extra or undue pinkness by using Jolen for two consecutive days.
I've only ever used the product on my face so I can't comment on how it performs on other areas. Obviously you'll need to mix more for larger areas forearms for example, so the leaflet advises that you use the same batch of paste on each arm individually to avoid waste.
Most chemists will stock Jolen, I usually just buy mine online (if I venture into the chemist I'm prone to the tempation of too many impulse buys) and for a regular box you could pay from £3 - £5 approx. If you need a lot you can also buy it in 125ml size.
Bleaching V other methods?
Personally I find bleaching best for me - like many of us I probably imagine that my 'tashe is worse than it really is. I've considered waxing, but seeing what in-grown hairs look like on my legs I thought I'd best avoid these on my face! I did look into laser removal but it's a very prolonged and outrageously expensive process. My mum had electrolysis when she was my age - I don't know how it has come on over the years but it seems very long and slow too.
I have many annoying things in my life - I don't necessarily want to remove them, just make them invisible - and Jolen Crème Bleach does exactly that on my handlebars!
Thanks for reading!
Ingredients (taken from Jolen's website)
Cream Contains: Water, Hydrogen Peroxide, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Stearyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Phosphoric Acid, Accelerator Contains: Ammonium Bicarbonate
I tried Jolen Crème Bleach as I started to notice short dark hairs appearing above my upper lip. I knew that if I shaved these I'd make things worse and plucking them would be time consuming and unpleasant. Jolen Crème Bleach has so far proved the perfect solution.
Jolen Crème Bleach is made up of a powder and a paste that you mix together in the quantities needed to make a bleaching paste. A spatula and mixing plate are provided and are easy to use. This process is easy, isn't messy, and means that you can mix only the amount you need, avoiding any wastage. The spatula can also be used to apply the product and helps it to spread out easily. The product can be a little tricky to apply as it clumps up a little, so have a tissue or wet wipe on hand. As this is a bleach, be careful not to apply when wearing good clothes or in a room with a carpet.
After 10-12 minutes the product has bleached soft to medium hairs completely. The skin underneath may tingle but won't be painful and even though I have sensitive skin, this product does not hurt it. A milder version is available but I haven't felt the need to buy it.
I much prefer this product to waxing as the grow back is much less obvious. I use the product every other week when my flatmate isn't around. As it only needs to be put on for 10-12 minutes, this is easy to do discretely.
Value for money:
I buy a small pot (125ml) and find it lasts me a couple of months. I do find that the powder lasts longer than the paste as the paste can dry up and become unusable after 1-2 months. To stop this happening, make sure you don't leave the pot open for long while using.
Overall, I think this is excellent value for a product which gets rid of a slightly embarrassing problem in a discrete way. It's also much cheaper than wax strips in the long run and much less messy. I've found products by rival brands to be much more irritating to the skin so will stick with Jolen.
I tried this product for the first time last night, hoping it would lighten the hairs on my upper lip. It did work... But the only problem is that it slightly damaged my skin. I only used a little bit of the powder bleach and much more of the creme. The skin itself is slightly and unevenly discoloured. When I took a picture with the flash on, i saw a horrible dark shadow all across my top lip. I hope im not the only person of colour thats experienced this. Im worried that i'll have to live with this for the rest of my life. I will see a dermatologist.
What made me purchase this product?
I purchased this product around 4 years ago when I started to notice darker hair above my lip (yes not the most attractive thing to find). The hair was not terribly dark; you could not see it unless looking extremely close up to me. I noticed it in my horrendously bright bathroom lights with a magnified mirror! I always think that these sorts of things look worse to the person than what other people can see. It did not bother me too much but when I heard about a simple, quick and effective product that would help... I bought it!
What is Jolen?
Jolen is an at home bleaching/hair lightening kit and there are two versions of it, one which is milder for a more sensitive skin and the original version. I purchased the one for more sensitive skin. This product can be used for the face or body such as, for tummy hair. It does not completely eliminate the look of the hair it just turns it a light blonde colour which makes it a lot less visible.
Where to purchase and price
I purchased it from Boots for £4.49. In the box comes two pots, one has 125ml of the white mixing cream and one has 30g of a white accelerator powder (which is what does the bleaching). Also in the box come the instructions leaflet and a plastic white card and spatula for mixing.
The Instructions
The instructions state to try a small patch test first which I think is very important for this particular product, the bleaching ingredient is strong (which can be easily witnessed from the watering of the eyes when it is applied and it can smell quite strong).
To use the product mix half a teaspoon of the cream with a quarter teaspoon of the powder. I find that you do need to be quite accurate with this because one time when I guessed the amounts it started to really sting and I had to remove it after a couple of minutes so I must have added too much powder to the mix. The two amounts must also be very well mixed using the spatula. Prior to applying it ensure that the area is makeup free, cleansed and dry. There is no need for your hands to come into contact with the product because after mixing with the spatula it should be applied straight to the area with the spatula too. Just enough should be applied to cover the area. If too much is applied it tends to fall off the skin after about 5 minutes.
It should be washed off thoroughly after 10 minutes and often the skin straight after can look a little bit red which is why I would recommend bleaching at night to let your skin calm down after as opposed to in the morning when you do not want to walk out of the house with a red upper lip or to make it more irritated with makeup on.
How long does the hair stay lightened for?
I find that the bleaching lasts for about a month. So this is not a hard task to carry out once a month. It is painless and it does the trick quickly and effectively.
The ingredients for this particular product I think are important to list because the bleaching ingredients are likely to be quite strong in concentration: Water, Hydrogen peroxide, Glyceryl stearate, Isopropyl myristate, Stearyl stearate, Propylene glycol (PPG), Stearic acid, Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, Phosphoric acid, Ammonium bicarbonate.
Overall I think this product does the trick amazingly. I myself will always stick to the milder Jolen now they have brought it out but I have tried the regular as well and I did not find it made my skin any more sensitive than this product. I think the product is good value considering a box lasts me about 6 months (after 6 months the cream tends to dry out so you need to buy a new one whether it has run out or not).
Jolen Mild Crème Bleach
----- What is it -----
Jolen crème bleach is a formula of powder and crème, and when it is mixed together, it makes a cream that is used for lightening dark hair on your body. It can be used to bleach the hair on your upper lip, chin, arms, tummy, and toes. I bought Jolen Crème Bleach to lighten my dark eyebrows. My hair is naturally dark, so my eyebrows are too. But as I get my hair highlighted blonde, it makes my eyebrows stand out a lot more, and I look a bit silly with light hair and dark eyebrows. So I bought the crème in an attempt to change my eyebrows from a dark brown, to a light brown/dark blonde. There are two options when buying Jolen Crème Bleach. You can buy the original one, or you can buy the Jolen Mild Crème Bleach. The difference between them, is that the mild version, is for sensitive skin, so it's probably less harsh on your skin. I bought the mild version as I have sensitive skin, and I didn't want to break out into a rash or anything!
----- Price and Availability -----
I bought Jolen Mild Crème Bleach from Boots for £4.48, on the box it says 30ml, so I'm guessing once you've mixed all the cream and powder together, that all together it makes 30ml. For me I find that £4.48 is a very reasonable price for this product. I mean if it brings you self confidence from lightening your moustache then I am happy to pay £4.48! Also as I use the product ever few months, then it has lasted me a long time. I did a bit of research and found out you can buy Jolen Mild Bleach Crème from: Boots, Amazon, Superdrug and Lloyds Pharmacy.
----- Packaging and What you get in the box -----
The crème comes in a small green cardboard box, the size of the box means that it can be stored away easily in my draw. On the front it basically says the name of the product and what it does: 'lightens excess dark hair'. It also has a pink strip on the front claiming it is the mild formula. On the back of the box it has the list of ingredients used in the product. To open the box you just lift up the lid. Inside the box you get the crème part of the mixture, the powder part, a small spatula and some instructions. The powder and crème are in separate little pots. To open the crème pot you twist off the lid, and to open the powder pot you have to pull of the lid, but sometimes the lid can be quite tight and hard to pull off, and sometimes the powder spills everywhere, so be careful! Both the pots fit well into the cardboard box so it can all be nicely stored away.
----- How to use and Ease of making the mixture -----
Before properly using the bleach, you should do a patch test first on your skin, then wash it off and wait 24 hours to see if you get any reactions. If its all clear, then you can continue and do the bleaching for real! First wash the area you want to be bleached and then dry the area. Then you have to measure one quarter tea spoon powder, and one-half teaspoon crème. Then blend the powder and crème together well and apply the mixture to the area you wish to be lightened with the spatula. Then leave on for 10 minutes. (Because I was bleaching my eyebrows I didn't want them to go really blonde so I left it on for about 3 minutes). The first time I used the bleaching crème, I wasn't sure if the instructions meant that I should use the spatula or teaspoon to measure out the powder and crème, but in the end I just used a teaspoon. So the instructions could be a little clearer about that. If you are bleaching a larger area it says to mix one part powder to two parts crème. I must admit I was very nervous at first when measuring out the powder and crème, I kept asking my mum 'Mum would you say that this is a quarter tea spoon!?' I was very scared that it would be the wrong measurements and I would end up with no eyebrows or something! To make the measuring process a little easier they could get two little pots with a line on the pot of where you should fill the crème and powder up to, it would be easier then trying to measure it out yourself, and at least you would know it was exactly the right measurements! Also it would be so much easier if the mixture was ready made and you just applied it, but maybe that's not possible as you might have to mix it yourself for it to be effective! Overall the process of measuring and mixing the formula was ok, but after using the bleaching crème for a while, it gets a lot easier.
----- Applying the crème -----
I used the spatula to apply the crème all over my eyebrows, apply the mixture quite thick, and make sure to cover all the hairs. (But make sure not to get it in your eyes). There was enough left over mixture so I decided to apply it to an area on my stomach. About a year ago I stupidly decided to shave an area of my stomach to see what would happen, and the hairs grew back really dark. So I applied the left over crème to the area of my stomach, again nice and thick covering all the hairs. I took a sniff of the crème to see what it smelt like and it smelt like hair dye - not a pleasant smell if many of you don't know what hair dye smells like! However it was only really noticeable if you took a proper smell of the crème so it didn't bother me. When the crème was on my eyebrows and stomach, it just felt quite cold, but after a few minutes it started stinging slightly, and the longer you left it on, the itchier it got and the more it stung. However it wasn't an unbearable experience and I managed to ignore it. When the crème was on my eyebrows and stomach, it wasn't runny at all, so you could walk around and the crème managed to stay in place perfectly. After 3 minutes I took the cream off my eyebrows, and after 10 minutes I took the crème off my stomach. I took it off using toilet roll, and then I washed the area.
----- The Results -----
My eyebrows were definitely lighter, instead of being a dark brown, they were more of a very light brown. I was very happy with them and they matched my hair colour a lot more. My stomach hair was lighter, but not as light as I had wanted it to be. I would of applied It again but I had already washed the rest of the mixture down the sink. But next time I will know to leave it on a bit longer to get it lighter. The skin around my eyebrows were fine, I had no reactions and my skin had not been bleached. However on my stomach the skin had been bleached a bit and you could see the area of skin that was lighter. But after a while the effect wore off and that area of my stomachs colour was back to normal! After about 2 weeks my eyebrows were going a slightly ginger colour, however it was only very slightly and you could hardly notice it, so it didn't bother me! After about 3 weeks some of my eyebrow hair was going darker again, and you could see that some hairs were lighter and some hairs were darker. And after a few months, my eyebrows were back to their normal dark colour.
----- Overall -----
Overall I would buy this crème again. My eyebrows matched my hair colour a lot more, and if I had put the crème on thicker on my stomach and left it on longer, then it would have been the lightness I had wanted. Also I only use the product about 10/12 times a year, and I only use a little bit of it at a time, so it has lasted me a long time. However if you were using it all the time for large parts of your body such as your arms, then you would run out of it a lot quicker. I find that £4.48 is a good price for this product, especially as I don't need to buy it a lot. I would of preferred the crème if it had lasted longer, and if it was easier to measure out. So for them reasons I am giving it a 4 out of 5!
I bought this product to bleach my top lip as I have tried to wax but found this to painfull.
For me the instuctions left me a little confused and unsure if I had the mixture correct. I wondered if I had added too much of the creme or too much of the bleach, i learnt the hard way.
I ended up using to much of one ingredient and applyed the formula to my top lip, after a few minutes it started to burn and i had to remove the product. I then tried again using a little less of the powder, but again, this was rather painfull, started burning and had to remove it once again. Eventually I got the mixture correct after 3 attemps and ended up with half the hairs completly bleached and some not, I made sure I applied the mixture to cover the hair completly, so have no idea how that happened. I ended up with a half bleached mostache and a raised red lumpy top lip that then turned into tiny little blisters which didnt go away for days.
Would not recommend.
Jolen bleach is a cream that bleaches hair blonde. The purpose of this is to make unwanted hair invisible/less visible. So this only works if you have light skin and dark hair. If dark hair is bleached on a person with dark skin then the blonde dye would stand out and therefore defeats the point. I came across this bleach as my mum used and so I tried it at a young age. The bleach can be used to lighten skin on upperlip, chin, tummy, arms and toes according to the company. I have only used it on upperlip so I can only comment on this.
To make sure that you have no allergies to any ingredients a test should be done on the skin before using on desired area. It's the same as if you were using a new dye. Wash the area that is going to bleached thoroughly and dry. With the spatula provided mix ¼ teaspoon powder with ½ crème. The ratio of powder to crème is 1:2. Apply the mixture with the spatula to the hair completely. Leave for 10 minutes and then rinse. I find that my skin becomes warm after applying the crème and it feels like it goes very close to the root of the hairs. I have found through trial and error that sometimes too much accelerator causes hair to become too bleached and it takes less time for the bleaching to work. The bleach doesn't affect the skin colouration. It is suitable for sensitive skin but I wouldn't be able to comment on this claim because my skin isn't very sensitive. I do get spots occasionally but I don't have allergies.
I first started to use the bleach when I started to get hair growing above my upperlip. My mother used Jolen and so I used hers even though I had been told I was not allowed to use it (I was 16). It worked really well because I have light skin but black hair so bleaching it made it invisible. Well when I say it was invisible I mean that it wasn't visible as long as you didn't come right up to my face in which case you would have seen the blonde hair. The blonde hair is especially visible when in direct sunlight because it glistens. But at young age using the cream was convenient, practical and easy. I would have to do this every 3-4 weeks because the colour would fade. The reason it works is because my hair is very fine and thin and it doesn't grow very long or fast. I did change to waxing when I got older because I didn't like knowing that the hair was still there. Bleaching just changes the colour and disguises the colour and I wanted it to go away. This was really a psychological feeling I had because I didn't like the feeling of having hair above my upperlip as it made me feel less feminine.
The bleach is very well known brand and is available at all major high street stores such as boots, superdrugs and chemists. A 30ml bottle costs £4.50 and should last at least 10 applications of the upperlip. I do think that this makes it good value for money. As it is small it is easy to carry around so ideal for when on holiday.
Although I no longer use it, I would recommend this for those with dark hair and light skin that want a pain free and easy alternative to upperlip hair removal.
Some of us women have to face the indignity of having what is commonly refered to as a 'tash'. In fact it is usually only a tiny little bit of hair on the upper lip that 99% of the time is so light and fine that it is not really noticable to most people. Ufortunately I am in that small majority where my upper lip hair is a little darker and although it is fine and not course the fact that I notice it is enough to make me do something about it.
As a teenager I used to shave it off until my mum told me it would grow back in darker and thicker. Now I don't know if this is true or an old wives tale but it was enough to scare me from shaving it for life. I was still determined to get rid of it though and so I discovered jolen cream bleach and have been using it ever since.
Jolen is a mild cream bleach that is used to lighten the fine hair on the more delicate areas of the body that we don't wish to have any hair on show such as the face, arms and toes (thank god I don't have dark hair on my toes or else I don't think I could cope).
In the box you get some cream, powder, a spatulla and a little mixing tray. It is really easy to use and you just need to mix together 1/4 a teaspoon of the powder with 1/2 a teaspoon of the cream and mix until they have blended together perfectly.
You then just apply the mixture to the area you want to lighten with the spatulla and wait 10 minutes for it too work.
I usually apply the bleach to my top lip before a night out and spend the 10 minutes pottering around doing my nails etc and then wash it off. The bleach works fantastically well and really does make the hair so light within the 10 minutes so as to make it unnoticeable. My hair is quite dark and it makes it scandanavian blonde so even women with the darkest of hairs should see significant lightening.
The whole process is quick and easy and the results are fantastic especially as the bleach has so little side effects. I have very sensitive skin and I find that other than a mild stinging sensation when I first apply the bleach my skin is always okay when I wash it off with no redness or burning.
The smell is quite potent but this is something you get used to after using the bleeach for awhile and it is the price you need to pay for lightening your hairs.
The only other thing is that it is mortifying if someone comes to the door whilst it is on your lip.
You can buy Jolen mild creme bleach from almost all the usual high street stores such as superdrug and boots for around £4.50 and is well worth the money for the little boost in confidence it gives me.
Bleach for body hair / Lightens excess dark hair / Not tested on animals /


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This just in from Little Brown:
"The graphic novel adaption of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sold over 66,000 copies in its first week, the largest debut for a graphic novel in the US, according to publisher Yen Press. Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1, illustrated by Korean artist Young Kim, already broke the record for largest first printing for a graphic novel with 350,000 copies.
"We are absolutely thrilled to see such a historic debut for the Twilight graphic novel," said Kurt Hassler, Publishing Director of Yen Press. "For many of Stephenie's fans, this incarnation of Twilight is their first experience with graphic novels, and we sincerely hope that it will help foster a lifelong appreciation of the craft."
The release date for the second volume is forthcoming."


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BIRMINGHAM, England - The look of shock does not even begin to describe Michael Buble's face when he heard a teenage fan sing with him on stage.
A mother recently interrupted Buble's concert to tell the singer her son, Sam Holyman, had just turned 15-years-old and was his biggest fan.
"I'm not doing anything, let's just talk," Buble said Paula Holyman interrupted his concert in Birmingham, England.
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"Are you telling me or asking me that he wants to sing? I know you're a mom, but I'm a singer. You know what? We've taken it this far, get him up here on stage," Buble told the woman.
Buble then instructed his orchestra to begin playing "Feeling Good".
Buble started crooning first, then it was Sam's turn.
"Holy s**tballs mom! Sam can sing!" Buble exclaimed.
Spontaneous applause erupted from the 14,000 crowd at the National Indoor Arena.
The video of the pair singing has gone viral - quickly picking up more than 3 million views on YouTube.19504296
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Delgado tied for the AL lead with three homers last week. In six games, he batted .381 (8-21) with a .857 slugging percentage, a .519 on-base percentage, six runs, and seven RBI. The two-time All-Star had an RBI single during Toronto's two-run seventh inning in a 4-2 win over Seattle on Wednesday. The club's all-time RBI leader also hit a two-run homer in the third inning of a 13-5 victory over Oakland on Sunday, giving him 42 RBI in his last 40 games. This is Delgado's ninth career weekly award.
Other candidates for this week's award were Anaheim's Garret Anderson (.423, 7 RBI); Baltimore's Jay Gibbons (.389, 3 HR, 7 RBI), Rafael Palmeiro (.400, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and Brian Roberts (.423, 1 HR, 6 RBI); Paul Konerko (.304, 3 HR, 5 RBI) of the Chicago White Sox; Cleveland's Omar Vizquel (.417, 4 RBI); and Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez (.438, 3 RBI).
Pitchers on this week's ballot were Boston's Curt Schilling (2-0, 3.38 ERA); Sidney Ponson (1-0, 1 SHO) of the Orioles; Detroit's Nate Robertson (1-0, 1 CG); and Kansas City's Jimmy Gobble (1-0, 1 CG).
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Die Anlage wurde 2003 eröffnet. Viele Baumaterialien stammen aus Japan, während die Pflanzen und Steine aus Deutschland kommen. Die Steine wurden vom Baumeister persönlich im Erzgebirge ausgewählt und von ihm während der Bauphase dann auch Stein für Stein im Garten platziert.
Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.


text: [Huaiyu Zhu] > On the issue of whether Python should ignore over/underflow on > IEEE-enabled platforms: > > It can be argued that on IEEE enabled systems the proper thing to do for > overflow is simply return Inf. Raising exception is WRONG. See below. Python was not designed with IEEE-754 in mind, and *anything* that happens wrt Infs, NaNs, and all other 754 features in Python is purely an accident that can and does vary wildly across platforms. And, as you've discovered in this case, can vary wildly also across even a single library, depending on config options. We cannot consider this to be a bug since Python has had no *intended* behavior whatsoever wrt 754 gimmicks. We can and do consider gripes about these accidents to be feature requests. [Guido] > Incidentally, math.exp(800) returns inf in 1.5, and raises > OverflowError in 2.0. So at least it's consistent. [Huaiyu] > That is not consistent at all. Please read with an assumption of good faith. Guido was pointing out that-- all in the specific case of gcc+glibc on Linux (these don't hold on other platforms) --exp(800) returning Inf in 1.5 and OverflowError in 2.0 is consistent *with* that exp(-800) returns 0 in 1.5 and raises an exception in 2.0. He's right; indeed, he is in part agreeing with you. [Guido > 1.5.2 links with -lieee while 2.0 doesn't. Removing -lieee from the > 1.5.2 link line makes is raise OverflowError too. Adding it to the > 2.0 link line makes it return 0.0 for exp(-1000) and inf for > exp(1000). [Huaiyu] > If using ieee is as simple as setting such a flag, there is no > reason at all not to use it. The patch to stop setting -lieee was contributed by a Python user who claimed it fixed bugs on *their* platform. That's "the reason". We don't want to screw them either. > Here are some more examples: > ... I understand that 754 semantics can be invaluable. So does Guido. There's no argument about that. But Python doesn't yet support them, and wishing it did doesn't make it so. If linking with -lieee happens to give you the semantics you want on your platform today, you're welcome to build with that switch. It appears to be a bad choice for *most* Python users, though (more below), so we don't want to do it in the std 2.0 distro. > ... > In practice this simply means Python would not be suitable for numerical > work at all. Your biggest obstacle in getting Python support for 754 will in fact be opposition from number-crunchers. I've been slinging fp for 21 years, 15 of those writing compilers and math libraries for "supercomputer" vendors. 754 is a Very Good Thing, but is Evil in subset form (see Kahan's (justified!) vilification of Java on this point); ironically, 754 is hardest to sell to those who could benefit from it the most. > What about the other way round? No problem. It is easy to write > functions like isNaN, isInf, etc. It's easy for a platform expert to write such functions for their specific platform of expertise, but it's impossible to write them in a portable way before C99 is implemented (C99 requires that library suppliers provide them, rendering the question moot). > ... > The language should never take over or subvert decisions based on > numerical analysis. Which is why a subset of 754 is evil. 754 requires that the user be able to *choose* whether or not, e.g., overflow signals an exception. Your crusade to insist that it never raise an exception is as least as bad (I think it's much worse) as Python's most common accidental behavior (where overflow from libm usually raises an exception). One size does not fit all. [Tim] > Ignoring ERANGE entirely is not at all the same behavior as 1.5.2, and > current code certainly relies on detecting overflows in math functions. [Huaiyu] > As Guido observed ERANGE is not generated with ieee, even for > overflow. So it is the same behavior as 1.5.2. You've got a bit of a case of tunnel vision here, Huaiyu. Yes, in the specific case of gcc+glibc+Linux, ignoring ERANGE returned from exp() is what 1.5.2 acted like. But you have not proposed to ignore it merely from ERANGE returned from exp() in the specific case of gcc+glibc+Linux. This code runs on many dozens of platforms, and, e.g., as I suggested before, it looks like HPUX has always set errno on both overflow and underflow. MS Windows sets it on overflow but not underflow. Etc. We have to worry about the effects on all platforms. > Besides, no correct numerical code should depend on exceptions like > this unless the machine is incapable of handling Inf and NaN. Nonsense. 754 provides the option to raise an exception on overflow, or not, at the user's discretion, precisely because exceptions are sometimes more appropriate than Infs of NaNs. Kahan himself isn't happy with Infs and NaNs because they're too often too gross a clue (see his writings on "presubstitution" for a more useful approach). [Tim] > In no case can you expect to see overflow ignored in 2.0. [Huaiyu] > You are proposing a dramatic change from the behavior of 1.5.2. > This looks like to me to need a PEP and a big debate. It would break > a LOT of numerical computations. I personally doubt that, but realize it may be true. That's why he have beta releases. So far yours is the only feedback we've heard (thanks!), and as a result we're going to change 2.0 to stop griping about underflow, and do so in a way that will actually work across all platforms. We're probably going to break some HPUX programs as a result; but they were relying on accidents too. [Guido] > No, the configure patch is right. Tim will check in a change that > treats ERANGE with a return value of 0.0 as underflow (returning 0.0, > not raising OverflowError). [Huaiyu] > What is the reason to do this? It looks like intetionally subverting > ieee even when it is available. I thought Tim meant that only logistical > problems prevent using ieee. Python does not support 754 today. Period. I would like it to, but not in any half-assed, still platform-dependent, still random crap-shoot, still random subset of 754 features, still rigidly inflexible, way. When it does support it, Guido & I will argue that it should enable (what 754 calls) the overflow, divide-by-0 and invalid operation exceptions by default, and disable the underflow and inexact exceptions by default. This ensures that, under the default, an infinity or NaN can never be created from non-exceptional inputs without triggering an exception. Not only is that best for newbies, you'll find it's the *only* scheme for a default that can be sold to working number-crunchers (been there, done that, at Kendall Square Research). It also matches Guido's original, pre-754, *intent* for how Python numerics should work by default (it is, e.g., no accident that Python has always had an OverflowError exception but never an UnderflowError one). And that corresponds to the change Guido says <wink> I'm going to make in mathmodule.c: suppress complaints about underflow, but let complaints about overflow go through. This is not a solution, it's a step on a path towards a solution. The next step (which will not happen for 2.0!) is to provide an explicit way to, from Python, disable overflow checking, and that's simply part of providing the control and inquiry functions mandated by 754. Then code that would rather deal with Infs than exceptions can, at its explicit discretion. > If you do choose this route, please please please ignore ERANGE entirely, > whether return value is zero or not. It should be clear that isn't going to happen. I realize that triggering overflow is going to piss you off, but you have to realize that not triggering overflow is going to piss more people off, and *especially* your fellow number-crunchers. Short of serious 754 support, picking "a winner" is the best we can do for now. You have the -lieee flag on your platform du jour if you can't bear it. [Paul Dubois] > I don't have time to follow in detail this thread about changed behavior > between versions. What makes you think we do <0.5 wink>? > These observations are based on working with hundreds of code authors. I > offer them as is. FWIW, they exactly match my observations from 15 years on the HW vendor side. > a. Nobody runs a serious numeric calculation without setting underflow-to- > zero, in the hardware. You can't even afford the cost of software checks. > Unfortunately there is no portable way to do that that I know of. C allows libm implementations a lot of discretion in whether to set errno to ERANGE in case of underflow. The change we're going to make is to ignore ERANGE in case of underflow, ensuring that math.* functions will *stop* raising underflow exceptions on all platforms (they'll return a zero instead; whether +0 or -0 will remain a platform-dependent crap shoot for now). Nothing here addresses underflow exceptions that may be raised by fp hardware, though; this has solely to do with the platform libm's treatment of errno. So in this respect, we're removing Python's current unpredictability, and in the way you favor. > b. Some people use Inf but most people want the code to STOP so they can > find out where the INFS started. Otherwise, two hours later you have big > arrays of Infs and no idea how it happened. Apparently Python on libc+glibc+Linux never raised OverflowError from math.* functions in 1.5.2 (although it did on most other platforms I know about). A patch checked in to fix some other complaint on some other Unixish platform had the side-effect of making Python on libc+glibc+Linux start raising OverflowError from math.* functions in 2.0, but in both overflow and underflow cases. We intend to (as above) suppress the underflow exceptions, but let the overflow cases continue to raise OverflowError. Huaiyu's original complaint was about the underflow cases, but (as such things often do) expanded beyond that when it became clear he would get what he asked for <wink>. Again we're removing Python's current unpredictability, and again in the way you favor -- although this one is still at the mercy of whether the platform libm sets errno correctly on overflow (but it seems that most do these days). > Likewise sqrt(-1.) needs to stop, not put a zero and keep going. Nobody has proposed changing anything about libm domain (as opposed to range) errors (although Huaiyu probably should if he's serious about his flavor of 754 subsetism -- I have no idea what gcc+glibc+Linux did here on 1.5.2, but it *should* have silently returned a NaN (not a zero) without setting errno if it was *self*-consistent -- anyone care to check that under -lieee?: import math math.sqrt(-1) NaN or ValueError? 2.0 should raise ValueError regardless of what 1.5.2 did here.). just-another-day-of-universal-python-harmony-ly y'rs - tim


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by RAO, Nov 20, 2012.
Agree, TFF.
TFF really is underrated. Sybok is one of my favorite Trek villains of all time, probably second only to Khan, because he was ambiguous and fundamentally different than any other villain or even most villains of Sci-Fi. He was actually likeable. And Laurence Luckinbill is one hell of an actor.
The later half of TWOK reminds me of Balance of Terror.
I'm going with The Search for Spock.
Thematic similarities with Amok Time about friendship and sacrifice plus I think Christopher Lloyd is my third favorite Klingon behind Kang and Kor, an absolute scene-chewer in the best TOS tradition.
I like TOS best when it offered strong morality tales. Yes, it often went over the top, but so many of the films never even bothered to try. (Anyone care to suss out a moral for NEM?) And so TVH and TUC, to me, are most like TOS.
TMP's moral was invented on the soundstage, tacked on to finish the script. WoK makes a good try at creating a message, though. I fear it was lost on me when I first saw it, in high school; in many ways, it's a film for those in mid-life and older.
Huh? Nemesis is probably the most blatant one out of all the films; What makes you who you are, nature or nurture? And then it tries to answer that question with "neither", that's it's our choices that define us.
Whether you like the film or not, it definitely had a moral.
You are right and I am wrong. Really.
STTMP: Not much like TOS. Different look, a more mature outlook to AI, but also a less warm feel.
STII: Closer to the feel of TOS: Still, a "villain" centered story, there weren't too many villains in TOS..and in this case Khan was underwritten in the movie, but redeemed by a great performance. Space Seed was better written for Khan. It was more military and had more battles.
STIII: Nothing but "family", the crew is even more close at this point. The Klingons dont feel much like the 60s Klingons, but there is something of a tv episode intimacy in this movie.
STIV: A lack of a central villain, a slingshot around the sun, lots of humor like several popular episodes, and a message. This feels a lot like a big budget TOS episode!
STV: SHatner kept this one from feeling like a TOS episode. Illogical characters, humor at the characters expense, bad writing, poor planning...about the only thing that feels like TOS is the FX.
STVI: Meyer made this feel like his own, there are things Roddenberry never would have put in this movie.
But there is a reason why a movie is a movie and a TV show is a TV show. A Star Trek movie shouldn't feel like an episode of TOS or TNG, it should feel like a movie, it should have a more grandiose plot then a TV episode. That was one of the criticisms of Star Trek Insurrection it felt like a an episode rather then a movie.
If TMP and TFF are similar to TOS episodes, they are similar to the bad episodes, not the good ones.
You know what? I'll go with this.
I never thought about it that way. Traditionally, I'd always gone with TFF by default because it has the status quo of the series and nothing changes. TVH does work better even if Spock's not himself.
Easily Star Trek V, which is probably why I find it more enjoyable than any of the movies after VI, as much fun as I can find in First Contact and Insurrection if I squint really hard.
The Motion Picture is the best Star Trek movie ever made but doesn't really have much of a TOS-specific feel to it. Sure, TOS had it's slower and more cerebral episodes but the goofy exploration ones were in more abundance.
Not to diss TOS, one of my fave shows of all-time.
TWOK and TSFS are each like really good TOS episodes. Parts of TWOK are like Balance Of Terror distilled to perfection, while TSFS has got shades of things like The Trouble With Tribbles (with it's lighter touches) or even some of the mythological underpinings that came to the fore in something like Amok Time.
TFF is like a third season TOS episode after all the money has run out already.
I think if you blend all six films together, you get the original series. Each one brings a different aspect of the series to film.
As others have noted, THE MOTION PICTURE and THE FINAL FRONTIER were essentially "remakes" of "The Changeling" and "The Way to Eden." To me, ST1 felt too much like a compilation of half-baked concepts with excruciating stretches of unjustifiably long VFX sequences.
ST2 was the one movie I really liked. It picked up threads from series episodes—Khan from "Space Seed," and the sickbay scene from "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in the form of Carol and David Marcus. ("If I hadn't aimed that little, blonde lab technician at you..." "I almost married her!") The series had its Cold War superpowers—Federation and Klingon Empire—but what happens if some third world megalomaniac gets his hands on a super weapon? And the Kobayashi Maru scenario had several levels of significance, aside from being a continuity error. (The Neutral Zone between the Federation and Klingon was imposed by the Organians and is an "all visitors welcome" area, not a "no man's land.") There is a no-win situation between the Federation and Klingon, which is why Khan suddenly becomes relevant. The lesson of the no-win scenario for Kirk (who cheats) and Spock (who sacrifices) is that a price is always paid. Spock's sacrifice was the perfect resolution of the character's dichotomy because it was both logical (everyone was going to die otherwise, and Spock was the only one with both the stamina and technical knowledge to do the job) and compassionate. So while ST2 was my favorite movie, it was the least episode-like because a major character died.
ST3 was distressingly "series-like" because it rewound everything back to zero. Status quo. It completely short circuited Kirk's eulogy at the funeral in ST2, and was the beginning of the end. ST3 and every movie to follow had an over-abundance of "humor" so that they all felt like parodies of TREK, rather than continuations. Don't even get me started on Abrams-trek. (Engineering was turned into a brewery... ) Yes, I'm a hard-to-please grouch.
ST4, Saving the whales. Whenever the writers turn to time travel (e.g. MIB 3), you know they've run out of ideas. No, ma'am, no dipshit.
ST5, the comedy shtick gets worse (Rocket boots? Really?) and we revisit "The Way to Eden" and "Who Mourns for Adonais?" Kirk meets god and is not impressed because he is a god. ("I say he must prove he is a god!" —Salish, "The Paradise Syndrome") The one pearl in the movie was Kirk's "I need my pain" speech. That was TOS-worthy.
ST6 could have been good, but there was just too much stupid comedy stuff—The phaser rack in the galley, the thing with tree roots for feet, "Those weren't his knees," etc. The classically educated Chang (and Shakespeare in the throat-clearing noises that pass for the Klingon language in the movies) was a lame attempt to revive Khan.
I know I've seen most of the others, but dredging up the memories is too painful. So I guess that means ST3 wins "most series-like" for status quo, while ST2 wins most TOS-like for political relevance.
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