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A Romantic Comedy with a very British twist, all about the modern day pitfalls of dating in the social media age.
After being bullied out of boarding school for being poor, Liam Hunter went on to make millions from creating a revenge website where jilted lovers post compromising 'selfies' sent to them by their exes. But when a picture of his fiancée with another man surfaces on his website, Liam decides to leave behind his superficial life and go in search of something real. On his journey, he meets and falls for Anna, a feisty ex-actress who had her career ruined by a selfie sent by her ex to Liam's website. Can Liam keep his past a secret and build a future with Anna?
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Hope in Generosity
I don't know anyone who doesn't wrestle sometimes with despair. News of the world is bleak. Global warming. Vanishing species. War. Terrorism. Poverty. It can be tempting to close the mind and harden the heart simply because the challenges that confront us seem overwhelming. What is hope in the face of so much bad news? In a time of turbulence and anxiety, generosity is one of the key spiritual practices that can keep us sane. Not only that, the practice of generosity may be one of the most powerful ways that we can bear witness to a hope that lies beyond despair.
Generosity begins with God. This means that we receive everything as gift---not just material possessions but everything that exists: this breath, this moment, and the moments we have until we die. Our capacity to think, feel, remember, and hope, our family and friends, the whole living breathing planet with its goldfinches and cougars, its foxes and salmon and birch trees---all of it is gift....
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Unbelievable! Ever been in a car accident? So was this kid, lived to tell the tale. Asleep at the Wheel… Pedal to the Metal… and Real, REAL Lucky
Bring on the fear! Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie in Your Bed Can Kill You I once knew a woman who kicked her boyfriend out of bed because he didn't leave enough room for her Labrador to sleep next to her.
20 Companies That Cratered in 2010 Oriental Trading Co? Say it ain't so! I love that place!
Where You Might Not Shop In 2011 But I like Quiznos!
Goodness! The things people will write for "news"! Your Handbag, Your Self Yep, I'm a "multitasker" but heck if I'm paying $600 for a freaking purse! Are they insane? 🙄
Pillow Talk: What Does Your Pillow Arranging Style Say About You? It says I have too much time on hands and obsess over silly details too much. It also says I'm romantic, and traditional with a twist.
Ha! Vindication on the salad dressing! 75 Surprising Expiration Dates
First Person: How We Cut the Cord and Now Enjoy (Almost) Free TV This is a good article, and I thought some of the comments at the end were interesting – which is saying a lot considering it's a Yahoo site. At least there was no "FIRST!" jerk there. Cable companies really need to start reevaluating their service. We used to pay nearly $200 a month just for TV and Internet, no phone service, and that wasn't even for top tier services, just mid-line stuff. Darc talked to AT&T and they wanted hundreds right off the bat, for installation and equipment. Just for Internet service, no TV. Now I'm at the point of checking into seeing if there are any local providers so I can bypass both Comcast and AT&T all together. I'm sick of both of them and their rip-off policies.
Don't piss off Taco Bell!
Some of my fast food favorites are on the block. I guess giving up fast food had a bigger impact than I realized.
FaceBook – how to piss off all your customers and stay in business. Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts. Fight back! Stealth Mode: Making Yourself Nearly Invisible on Facebook
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Demand Creates Dedicated Croatia Cruising Brochure
THE range of Croatian small ship cruises for Australian travellers has grown dramatically over the last six years prompting Croatian experts Beyond Travel to design a dedicated 2017 Croatia Cruising brochure consisting of the latest small ships in the region for next year.
Beyond Travel will show case the largest collection of Croatia cruising options ever from over the last 21 years with more than a dozen cruises and five new ships for the 2017 season over 36 pages.
The Croatia Cruising Brochure features mini cruises- three day itineraries, more one-way cruises on the Dalmatian coast, new cruise itineraries on maiden ships, special interest cruises such as cycle and cruise and hike and cruise packages and the introduction of Young & Fun itineraries.
General Manager of sales and marketing Bryce Crampton said, "With the exponential increase of product, it was a natural progression to produce a stand-alone brochure which offers the most comprehensive selection of Dalmatian Island cruises on new vessels suitable for a range of different markets.
"The brochure also presents a new format, by which we have created four categories of small ship cruises; Inclusive, Highlight, Active and Young & Fun categories, with each one offering a different style of travel for a variety of Australian travellers".
He added, "This year we are excited to offer Australians, yet another five new vessels that will debut in the 2017 season, these join the four new ships who are currently making their maiden sailings in the 2016 season.


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I've done a photo illustration of her before, but wanted to add Carrie to my 'Blogger Drawings', pencil portraits of various bloggers I love. I still really enjoy reading her blog and looking at her beautiful photos. If I had to choose a favourite blog post on her blog, I wouldn't be able to decide, because they're all so amazing.
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Among practitioners of Tae Kwon Do, people who can smash clay, granite, wood, and other solid materials with their hands and feet are known as "power breakers." The World Tae Kwon Do Championship holds breaking competitions each year, but only recently established a women's division, thanks to power-breaking whiz Sloane Cameron.
Profiled as part of NBC Out's #Pride30 series, Cameron had previously broken records when she sliced through 11 boards during the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Hanmadang, or festival. Hoping to see more women compete at an international level, she worked with World Tae Kwon Do to create a women's power-breaking division. More than 25 women competed in the games. Cameron earned a gold medal, and snagged a world record during the back kick event.
Operating within a male-dominated sport has not always been easy for Cameron, but she has been determined to persevere in the face of doubt and condescension.
"I was told, 'We don't want you to hurt your delicate feet,'" she recalled. "As a woman who was breaking those stereotypes and wanted to compete with men, it fueled me harder and harder."
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AMD released a range of graphics cards for PC users last year carrying DirectX 11 compatibility, but CES has seen the launch of the mobile equivalent adding a new level of performance to gaming and entertainment laptops that are sure to follow shortly.
In total there are four new graphics solutions in the ATI Mobility Radeon 5000 series including:
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 (5870, 5850, 5830)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5700 (5770, 5750, 5730)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5600 (5650)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 (5470, 5450, 5430)
All four feature DirectX 11 compatibility and ATI Eyefinity allowing for multiple display configurations.
The top-of-the-line HD 5870 sports 1.04 billion transistors, 800 stream processing units, and 40 texture units. It has support for both DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.2 coupled with ATI Eyefinity, Stream, CrossFireX, Avivo, and PowerPlay technologies allowing for a well-featured gaming or entertainment laptop.
Here's AMD's spec sheet for the 5870 GPU:
- Engine clock speed: 700 MHz
- Processing power (single precision): 1.12 TeraFLOPS
- Polygon throughput: 700M polygons/sec
- Data fetch rate (32-bit): 112 billion fetches/sec
- Texel fill rate (bilinear filtered): 28 Gigatexels/sec
- Pixel fill rate: 11.2 Gigapixels/sec
- Anti-aliased pixel fill rate: 44.8 Gigasamples/sec
- Memory clock speed: 1.0 GHz
- Memory data rate: 4.0 Gbps
- Memory bandwidth: 64 GB/sec
- TDP: 50 Watts
Read more at the AMD press release
Matthew's Opinion
We should see performance laptops start appearing from manufacturers like Dell under the Alienware brand pretty quickly. The fact this is the first DX11 solution for laptops means it is pretty hot property and a good marketing opportunity.
This is a great time for AMD in the graphics market. Nvidia has no DirectX 11 solution available yet and nothing is expected to appear until March. So AMD has the performance market all to itself in terms of supporting the latest games on PC and now it has the equivalent on laptops too.
With manufacturers deciding what components to buy now for hardware released over the next few months AMD is sure to see a lot of orders coming in. Nvidia is going to be reassuring vendors behind the scenes, but with no product on the market yet would you wait and see only to watch rival manufacturers release a DX11 laptop; or would you select an AMD GPU solution? The safe bet is AMD right now.


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Movement is the thing. It's not always about bigger, faster, stronger. Sometimes we need to "go slow and grow". So it's fun to take a movement and do a little re-engineering. Welcome to the Slurpee. Like a Burpee only slower, and with a few tweaks! This is a great movement and recovery drill. So don't approach it like an assault course. Feeeeeeeel! Mooooooove! The slower we go the harder it is to fake it. And feel free to keep the rep count lower than the regular 100, just make up your additional reps with the move(s) of your choice.
Depending on your level of fitness the recommended rep counts for this are –
- 1/2/3/4 Ladders for 10 Rounds
- 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1 Pyramids for 4 Rounds
- 2/4/6/8 Ladders for 5 Rounds
- 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 Pyramid for one Rounds
I suggest you match your recovery with your reps. So if you do two reps, take two breaths, three reps, three breaths etc. Take a full minute between rounds.
Ok, so what is a Slurpee? We are going to slow the whole movement down.
Start feet just beyond shoulder width apart. (For a great explantion on why, check out Nick Tuminnello's post HERE , and note, his recommendations for reps are based on warm ups and conditioning circuits for the regular burpee)
Squat down placing hands between your legs. Move your left leg back into a lunge position, then right leg back and assume the push up position. Hands should be directly under your shoulders.
From the push up position drop your hips to the floor into the traditional Yoga Cobra pose. Hold this position for a second.
Raise your hips back to push up position,(you can add a push up here if you want) then step forward with your left foot placing it outside your left hand, then your right foot outside right hand into squat position.
Stand up, breathe and repeat! Alternate lunges for each Slurpee, left then right etc.
Take it slow, feel the movement, work through those areas that feel tight and awkward. Seems simple enough but you will find taking time to really explore the movement will supercharge your regular burpees and eliminate instability.


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Have you ever experienced culture shock? It's as disheartening as it is inevitable. When you don't understand local customs or how to communicate, it is very easy to feel isolated and intimidated. When you add the uncertainly and stress of relocation to the mix, culture shock can easily be considered the most common reason why international assignment fail. Since culture influences everything that we do, from working with colleagues to making new friends, employers need to ensure that assignees understand local so that they can be successful in their new location.
If you have an international assignment program, you probably have a lot of questions all the time about destination legal, tax and
immigration issues. But, how often to you consider the cultural customs that will have the greatest impact on your employee?
Sometimes it's good to know what they are going through. That's why we are committing to sharing here common do's and don'ts for living in some of our most popular destination countries. If you do manage an international program and you are interested in receiving more training, Expatise and their partner GRS Relocation run occasional master class sessions that cover issues similar to those addressed below, as well as legal, tax and immigration concerns. I've included information and a sign up at the end of the post.
Without further ado, here are some important do's and don'ts for assignees moving to China from our partner, Beverly Dwiggins – Mayhew:
China Dos:
1. The order of Chinese names is family name first, then given name. Brides in China do not adopt their husband's surnames.
2. Always address people with their official title, referring to them as Mr/Mrs/Ms, plus their last name. Do not call them by their first name unless invited to do so.
3. A handshake is common form of greeting. While meeting elders or senior officials, a handshake should be gentle and accompanied by a slight nod.
4. Always show respect to the elders and acknowledge them in a group first.
5. The Chinese do not usually accept a gift, invitation or favor when it's first presented. Politely refusing two or three times is thought to reflect modesty and humility.
6. Always present your gifts with both hands. And be aware of color when wrapping. Red represents lucky, pink and yellow represent happiness and prosperity, while white, grey and black are for a funeral. White or yellow flowers (especially chrysanthemums) are also used for funerals.
China Don'ts:
1. Do not use your own chopsticks or spoon to dish shared dishes (which is customary) when eating with a group, use the serving spoon to dish into your bowl or plate to eat instead.
2. Do not open a present in front of the giver, it is not polite.
3. Do not leave your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl before or after eating a meal. Instead, lay them on your dish. Doing it in a restaurant or a private home would be a terrible curse on the proprietor, as sticking chopsticks in the rice bowl looks like the shrine with two sticks of incense stuck upright in it, which is equivalent to wishing death upon person at the table.
4. Do not give a gift like clocks (giving a watch is okay), straw sandals, a stork or crane, handkerchiefs and anything white, blue or black which are associated with death or cause for crying and are perceived to bring people bad fortune.
5. Do not lose your temper – losing one's temper is an absolute loss of face.
6. Do not point the bottoms of your feet to any person when sitting. Try to sit cross-legged or tuck your legs underneath you.
7. Do not touch someone unless you absolutely have to. Chinese people do not enjoy being touched by strangers, which is the direct opposite to Western society.
8. Biting your nails or putting your hands in your mouth as it is considered to be vulgar in Chinese culture.
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10. Do not write cards or letters with red ink or ball pen as it symbolizes the end of a relationship.
11. Do not forget to take off your shoes when entering any home in China, unless are told not to.
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thinker and I decided to make a comparison between an Immaculate and a Solar at experience levels that most player's will be likely to encounter, which means a young(they aren't around as long as the DB's) but battle focused Solar(around 150 XP) versus a seasoned Wild Hunt Immaculate(around 250 XP, because you aren't very likely to run into 5-Path Immaculates at every corner...).
We decided to do this because a lot of people were worried (you know who you are ^^) that at these exp. levels the Immaculate would kick the Solar's a**. This is simply not true and we're here today to show the opposite, that a Solar at this level, who stays focused won't have too much problems with an Immaculate who even is a lot more experienced than he is.
So without further ado the Immaculate, constructed by yours truly ^_^ (thinker will provide the Solar and as I know him I'm sure he will do an excellent job ^_^)
Oh and on Artifacts, I figure whatever you can get from your backgrounds is probobly the most accurate way to do it.
The Solar should have a 32 dice autodefense (19 parry, 13 Dodge)
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Lol, I guess I can muster something like a 14 dice autodefense with a +2 to +6 difficulty imposed, that's like nothing against that ^_^
+6 Diff and 14 Autodefense is about 26 dice worth maybe a little more nothing to sneeze at. But correct me if I am wrong, some of that relys on Hurricane Combat Method no?
5 dice of the 14, yes ^^
So once the Immaculate activates it, if the Solar can wait him out through the rounds of multi-attacks (Most of all he can probobly catch on his scene long defneses), your defense will drop off, leaving you with the uncomfortable choice of bringing it back up (for more motes, and health levels) or living without it... :)
That's about it, yeah ^_^\\ Lol, my only hope of even harming you is attack spamming anyways, since my attack pool is pretty low ^_^
So for Examples sake, what Charms would the example Immaculate want to start the fight having up? And how many motes would that consume?
Assuming that the Solar would want (in an ideal situation)
Five Fold Bulwark Stance (5/1) Flow Like Blood (5/1) Increassing Strength Excerise (12) Whirlwind of Searing Blows (7/1)
Total = 29 motes, 3 willpower
(Leaving him with 34 motes and 4 willpower)
Gives him an Auto-Dodge of 13 dice, and Autoparry of 19 Dice and attack stats of;
Acc 16, Dmg 18L, Spd 13
He may take two melee actions each round at his full dice pool without splitting his action.
Yeah, what is the attack pool on this Immaculate?
The Wood Anima Ability(3 motes) Air Dragon Form(5 motes) Defense from Anathema Technique(6 motes, 1 Willpower) Strenght of Stone Technique(2 motes) Wind Armor Technique(5 motes)
for 21 motes 1 Willpower, leaving 29 motes and 5 Willpower
Tangental Combat Note (For those interested in the point)
If this Solar was a bit older and wiser, he would have Steel Devil Style, and make attack spaming a highly uncomfortable proposition. In order to achive this he would need 6 more Charms (6 x 8 = 48 xp) brining him aproximatly 50 xp behind the Immaculate instead of 100.
Now back to your actualy shedules comparison.
- The Wood Anima Ability(3 motes)
- 3 motes b/c of high breeding right? Lets him add his Essence (4) to one dodge per turn or all dodges?
Correct, 3 motes b/c of high breeding. Essence to one dodge per turn, or if he has no dodge pool, gives him a dodge action of Essence dice. - Fallen Angel
- Air Dragon Form(5 motes)
- +5 dice to any dodge or ranged atack right?
Right. --- FallenAngel
- Defense from Anathema Technique(6 motes, 1 Willpower)
- Raises the difficulty to hit by 4 for any Charm enhanced attack (All of them in this case b/c of Whirlwind of
Searing Blows)
Correct. - FallenAngel
- Strenght of Stone Technique(2 motes)
- Raises Strength and Stamina by 1 each no?
Yup. - FallenAngel
- Wind Armor Technique(5 motes)
- Raises the Difficulty of ranged attacks by 5... anything else?
Nope, it raises my Bashing and Lethal soak by 5 each. I'd probably turn the rest on when the combat starts ^_^ - FallenAngel
(Just as a question of personal curiosity, at what point - in XP - would you say that Immaculates being to operate more in their true capacity?)
Depends. You can make one that is very good at like 600 but won't be top efficient when reaching thousand+ or you can make one that starts working great at like 800+ and will develop with top efficience ^_^ - FallenAngel
My attack pool depends on what weapon I use
Hook Swords: 10 measly dice ^_^ Chakrams: 15 dice
So with a chakrum, you get an average of 7-8 successes, and the Solar's autodefense averages 15-17.
if the solar attacks while you have HCM up, he gets an average of 8 successes looses 5 I belive (The raised difficulty for a melee attack against you correct?) leaving 3 to cotend with your 7 avg success dodge (Assuming you are not activly dodging) leaving him 4 successes behind.
So on a single attack he is more likely to hit you than you are to him him, but still his odds are pretty poor.
(And that is assuming you are doing something else with your action.)
If the solar attacks while you DONT have HCM up, he gets an average of 8 successes loses 5 I belive (The raised difficulty for a melee attack against you correct?) leaving 3 to cotend with your 4-5 avg success dodge (Assuming you are not activly dodging) leaving him 1-2 successes behind.
The raised difficulty of a non-charm-enhanced attack against me is only 2. - FallenAngel
2 vs melee or Ranged?
Melee AND ranged ^_^. I don't intend to use anti range charms. - FallenAngel
(All his attacks are Charm Enhanced - Whirlwind of Searing Blows)
So he does not have a bad chance of nicking you about once in every 3 attacks, but still not great.
(And that is assuming you are doing something else with your action.)
BTW. what's your soak?
My soak is 18 Bashing and 17 Lethal
BTW. The soak is pretty low for an Immaculate actually, but he's using Air Dragon Style so that's to be expected ^_^
My soak? Pathetic;
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This guy is a dancer. Relies on not gettng hit.
Doh! Pansy the Solar Dancer, looks a little flimsy compared to Brutus the Elemental Anhilator.
Only problem is Pansy the Solar Dancer is really, really fast.
His Hooked Diaklaves allow him to make a second Melee attack each round at his full dice pool, so that one wont benifit from the Wood Aspect ability. That changes the averages. Again assuming you are not taking a defensive action
- 1st Attack: Almost always a Miss)
- 2nd Attack: Aprox 1 in 3 to hit
- 1st Attack: Aprox 1 in 3 to hit
- 2nd Attack: Simple hit on average
Hmm, lol, just found a way to raise my soak to 22B 21L ^^
By using Earth Protection Form ^^
The largest problem that I can see that this Immaculate will run into can be expressed with a few statments;
Fallen please point out the errors and shore up by logic, b/c I am not the Immaculate Expert you are.
IF he does *not* use Hurricane Combat Method;
a.) he can go defensive (See below), but doing this constantly will eventuraly lead to him dying by lucky shots esspecaily on the second hit. Also the Solar could use Charm-Enhanced Attacks to force him to take damage or activate other defenses, eventualy wearing him out of Essence.
b.) he can count on his peristants to protect him, and go offensive (see below), however the Solar Exalted will nickle and dime him to death inflicting a Health Level every few turns.
Full Defensive;
Activly taking dodges / parries. Problem with this is, it leaves him no action to attack, thus meaning that the Solar Exalted will eventuraly win by sheer luck (If you never attack then sooner or later an oponent who keeps attacking you will get lucky, b/c you will never win)
Using Charms to shore up defenses and attack a little. Problem with this. Attacks are too weak to hurt the Solar Exalted, and he is bleeding your Essence.
The Immaculate's regular attacks are too weak to have any reasonable hope of hitting the Solar Exalted through his defenses, so the Immaculate uses things such as Wrathful Winds to get an automatic hit. Problem with this the Solar Exalted uses his (cheaper) Perfect Defenses to keep it off his back while Nickle and Diming the Immaculate to death with non-Charm enhances attacks.
By non-Charm enhanced attacks I mean attacks that are not enhanced by a per attack mote cost, not attacks that will ignore DfAM, all of the Solars attacks are effected by this Charm due to his Whirlwind of Searing Blows.
The with HCM section to follow.
Yup, everything correct so far ^_^
With HCM the short term looks alot better for the Dragon-Blooded;
He can attack many times and activly defend, plus his defenses are stronger.
While HCM is up the Solar Exalted will very likely not hit him even on his passive defense and certainly not if he is active.
The problem is that his attacks are less than half as powerful as the Solar Exalted's defeneses, so even with five attacks per round the chance of scoring a hit is very low.
Supplimenting this with powerful attack charms like Wrathful Winds will simply bleed him of Essence as the Solar can block one for one with his (cheaper) perfect defenses.
Either way the Solar can simply defend and wait for the HCM to end and then repeat... either the DB will run out of Essence fueling HCM (Allowing the Solar to bring in his combo) or slowly be wittiled down by his non HCM defenses that are too weak to keep the Solar forever (Though this *will* take some time).
There are probobly some Immaculate cunniness that I have overlooked, but from this point you can conclude the following;
1.) The 250 Immaculate is far from a push over, it will take many, many Turns to kill him, the Solar will burn through most of his Essence Pool, and he must really fight taticaly, not panicing and going for a quick cool or loosing his head.
2.) The Solar will eventualy almost inevitibly win, its a matter of efficeny combined with almost impenetrable defenses; HCM is an amazing Charm, but it only lasts a few turns, FFBS and FLB last a whole scene, anyone that relies on HCM will eventualy run out of Essence (Something Solars have an abundance of) unless you make a mistake and rush things by uselessly burning your own Essence reserves to nothing.
"Either way the Solar can simply defend and wait for the HCM to end and then repeat... either the DB will run out of Essence fueling HCM (Allowing the Solar to bring in his combo) or slowly be wittiled down by his non HCM defenses that are too weak to keep the Solar forever (Though this *will* take some time). "
The Immaculate will go down even faster if you consider that HCM inflicts a lot of damage on him, he can use it 2 times tops(and WILL break down at the end of the second time). I'd estimate the time he can hold his own against the Solar to be around 8-10 rounds.
8-10 rounds using HCM and desparatly trying to win right? If he's trying to draw it out for some reason (Like Help is on the way) I calculated the averages at something like 35-39 turns before the statistics caught up with him.
"8-10 rounds using HCM and desparatly trying to win right? "
"If he trying to draw it out for some reason (Like Help is on the way) I calculated the averages at something like 35-39 turns before the statistics caught up with him. "
Seems to be pretty accurate. If he goes defensive and relies on his dodge and soak he could hold out quite some time, though the winner will still be clear all the time ^^
Just as a side note;
(And I am not trying to be snippy or target anyone personaly, so please no one take offense)
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Sometimes I think that Fallen is such a good tactican esspecaily with Immaculates that people are blowen away by his examples and miss sometimes what he is saying;
As far as I can tell the point that he trys to make is that once they reach a certain point of experiance (600-1000ish) Immaculates can be a danager to *any* Solar, no matter how powerful and you will *never* just sweep one using proper tactics under the rug, it will always be a fight that your life was theatened in, and there is a chance (Of variying magnatude) that you will die.
Often people get the wrong idea and conculde that Immaculates at any level of Xp are superior to comparible Solar Exalted.
Just something I have noticed.
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You're the only one that understands me thinker ^^
Great job guys!! Absolutely cool way of working this into the forums and making your points. A very mature way of handling a debate I might add. I am, impressed.
Why did you choose the path(for the Immaculate) that you did? Why not some other path? (I realise this could come into a yes/no 'which is the best 5dragonpath'-thing but I'm not trying that, I just want your honest opinion)
If I were to choose ONE and only one Style(which was the case in this exp. scenario) I would ALWAYS choose Air. Always. Why? It is THE most self contained Martial Arts Style of them all. It's form charm will boost your defense and offense. You can go invisible (which also helps a lot in combat), you've got an extra action charm, you've got several offensive powers like Wrathful Winds and Thunderclap Kata which are usefull against single as well as multiple enemies, you're can get immune to surprise and you've got a lot of movement enhancing stuff. Lastly, never underestimate Hurricane Combat Method.
Air might not be the "best" path, but it certainly is the most self contained ^^
Again I agree with Fallen, Air is the most complete path by itself.
Veryyyy interesting, and about what I'd expect. I've seen my Solars nail Immaculates:P Hell, a DB (not sure on the exact XP count, but up there) and a 150xp Solar, working together, managed to bring down a Master of Water-form (that was about all he had...)
For the record, I tend to get frustrated at Fallen not because I think he's saying Immaculates kick ass but because me and him have pretty radically different rules interpretations for a lot of things:P
I think he'll back me up on that:P
- grins*
Hi there!
First, I'd like to say that I like the idea of this.
Now, there is room to suggest improvement and some tactics discussion. I believe that CoCT throw is quite useful when battling DBs because they often rely heavily on dodging to survive. Also, if the DB was Air instead of Wood, then he could try to stay out of melee range with his superior mobility and try to throw those Infinite Jade Chakrams, relying on luck and ping damage to win the battle. If things get to close, I'd recommend Cloud-Threading to get out of the harvesting-like melee Solar.
Thinker, would your Solar manage this alternate tactic?
Smiles, Clebo
I think I can answer that for thinker. ^^ Yes, he could. You see, the attack pool of the Immaculate in question just isn't high enough to have a hope of getting hits in consistently(and to get a high attack pool and still be able to defend yourself you'll need multiple paths). Furthermore to keep distance between the Solar and himself he'd have to use movement enhancing powers(or HCM) which would burn his essence even faster. The Solar just waits till he burns out and then goes in for the finish. Not very advisable ^^
As a side note: CoCT is usefull against normal DB's but practically useless against a buffed Immaculate ^^
Actualy I was origonaly considering using the Cascade of Cutting Terror and a Thunder Hatchet, but I went with a Melee guy to demonstrate the most common Solar tactics used in actual games.
Also beware, CoCT is powerful but there are Dragon-Blooded counters, Vengful Gust Counterattack, and a Charm that adds your Thrown to the Difficulty to hit are both asty, observe;
Solar Exalted
Dex 5 Thrown 5 (+3 With my Weapon)
Orich. Lighting Torment Hatchet (Ac +3)
Valor Gamble (+3)
Total Dice Pool = 19
CoCT Total Dice Pool = 38
Average Successes = 19
Takes a Parry (Aprox 14 dice)
Successes 7 Protection From Anathema 4 Windy Ranged Attack Deflicting thingie 5 Vengful Gust Counterattack (Dexterity + Thrown + Spec) 13 Dice Average 6 successes
Total 22
Congratulations you just CoCT terrored yourself. (Kinda)
Vengful Gust Counterattack costs 2 motes and the rest of them are persistant.
You could use a combo of Precistion of the Striking Raptor, but that adds about 5 successes leaving you with 2 additionals
LTH DMG 4L + 3 Strength + 4 (ISE) + 2 (Additional Suc)
= 13L compared to his 17L soak.
This puts you at a cost of 15 motes, 1 willpower for .5 Health Levels of damage. Not efficent.
I hope that answers your question!
As for the Immaculate part. Please see FallenAngel's extremly good answer above.
Two other points;
1.) A good alternate strategy might have been Archery. Built properly with Armor-Percing Arrows, Accuracy Without Distance and Rain of Feathered Death, the Solar Exalted could have done some ugly harm.
2.) Make no mistake about what you are seeing. Immaculates are Celestial Level combatants, they have the same Charm costs as a Lunar, and with Breeding 5 often have as much Essence as a comparable Sideral until Esssence 5. It is nothing short of a testament to the Titanic might of the Solar Exalted that this pup, with 100 less XP is virtualy assured of victory against the more experianced Immaculate. Also bare in mind that this Solar Exalted makes no mistakes, if he had used poor tactics he would be dead;
Probobly in one of two ways;
1.) The Immaculate catches him with weak defenses, and he is ripped to peices by 20-30 chackrums in a single Turn, that kill him instantly beacuse Pansy the Solar Dancer has crappy soak.
2.) The Immaculate catches him 1-2 times with Wrathful Winds, eitehr b/c he has not enough motes / willpower to SSE or HGD or beacuse he has already used another Charm, and again he is exploded from sheer wind pressure.
But with a 250xp Celestial Combatant compared to a 150xp one only the Solar Advantage is even allowing him to hold his own, the game would be broken if a mistake did not lead to pretty much instant death in a fight like this.
Hi there!
FallenAngel, remember that Air anima power? It shouldn't be too difficult to stay out of range without spending that much essence. In fact, it would be the Solar that would have to spend essence to keep up, and come closer. And so, there is this constant offense beats a better defense if defense never gets the chance to strike. However, I agree that this would turn into a matter of stamina + endurance contest.
Thinker, your cost effectiveness reasoning is questionable, particularly when you already knew that the DB would learn the anti-range throw charms. In most cases, where one is completely unaware of the opposition, the point of redundancy is critical. Isn't those two throw charms worth the buy if it forces the opposition to spend much more effort and XP to counter it? That would be cost effective too. I always encourage my highly experienced PC players to go for multitude of combat strategies. A Solar's stregnth is versatility, and it should be used. If you rely on one tactic, then there you are bound to suffer the consequences of another specialist designed to counter your stategy. I don't know if the XP cost in this battle is enough to be versatile though.
According to the Vengeful Gust Counterattack description in my charm card file, VGC is used instead of a block or dodge attempt. So, in my book (I may be wrong) you're double dipping the charm. Each attack can only be blocked and dodged once. CoCT cannot be dodged, thus, the VGC is performed instead of the parry action.
Furthermore, that thingie that adds 5 dice against ranged is a little bit so-so in this discussion, as the Solar could also have a gadget that increases the dice to attack, which in turn would be doubled. When comparing the strength between Exalted, I always wish to remove the artifacts, because they tend to cover the weaknesses of non-solars, evening the odds, sometimes too much. However, the DBs, in game, should be better equipped than the Solars, but..
So, the way I understand things, the DB defense would be:
Protection From Anathema 4 Vengful Gust Counterattack (Dexterity + Thrown + Spec) 13 Dice Average 6 successes
With "unfair" artifact
Solar attack is still coming through.
Thus, I found the tactic to blast CocT (or combos thereof) in the very first turn, when those persistents are not up and running, is effective. Even more so if you have the initiative. Then, if the DB takes a few hits while putting those persistents up, you can stop throwing knives and take him in close combat, with the advantage that he's injured.
Smiles, Clebo
Its a scene long Charm not an artifact.
The example I constructed requires a Valor wager as well. Its possible that the Dragon-Blooded not be able to both parry and Vengful Gust, but that still leaves us.
Dex 5 Thro 5 Spec 3 Valor 3 Acc +3
Total = 19
x 2 = 38 (19 Suc)
DfAM = 4 VGCA = 6 Wind Shield Thingie = 5 The Shield that he was wearing = 2 (Forgot about that the first time)
Get through on 2 suceses .5 Health levels for 1 willpower, 5 motes and 1 temp Valor;
After three rounds you have made him bleed a little bit, and you are out of Valor.
Oops, mu bad thinker. However, it does improve the tactic of win initiative and go for CoCT in the first turn. Then, Valor is not necessary.
Any comments on the double dipping issue?
Smiles, Clebo
It certainly would have been a different fight in the first round, but bare in mind that many of the DB's defenses are Reflexive, even if you had opened with your CoCT combo on turn one, he could have brought up his Wind Sheild, and VGC, reducing your successes by 11, at most you could have pull about 24 leaving you with 13, Strength 5 (Assuming you twinked for this tatic) giving you a base damage of 9, and a total dmg of 21L - 12L (His Soak with a chance to raise Charms) giving you 9 dice left or about 4 levels of damage.
For 15 motes, 2 willpower, 1 temp Valor.
Then he hits you 5 times with Hurricane Combat Method, and you with no persistant defenses, after raising Wind Dragon Form as his own action.
Lets say your combo includes shadow over water;
You have 13 dice he has 13 (Wound penalty from your attack), so he wagers Valor giving him 17 I belive;
He hits you 5 times for 2 successes;
His base damage is about 8L -4L for your soak is 4L ... 25 times.
100L, you die.
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"Oops, mu bad thinker. However, it does improve the tactic of win initiative and go for CoCT in the first turn. Then, Valor is not necessary."
Yeah thats true, though I would include it anyway, since its so awsome when used with CoCT.
The problem is that Thrown as such little damage and if you lay out a big combo in turn one, without your own defenses up against a Wind Dragon Dude, you have better kill him or he will HCM you to death or you will have to use a perfect defence 4-5 times draining your Essence pool.
To be fair though this tactic is pretty effective against Wood, Earth and Fire stylists (CoCT them in Turn 1), Its not so good against Water and Air.
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Its a very valid tatcical point though, I am glad you brought it up, since its the sort of thing that is important for people to know.
"Any comments on the double dipping issue?"
Personaly I would allow it, by saying that since it takes the place of a parry or a Dodge, the Dragon-Blooded can opt to take it in place of the Dodge they cannot do, but since it is not actualy a Dodge it is effective against the attack, and they can also take a parry.
However, I can see where it could easily be seen the other way. I am a pretty good tactican and don't really have a problem with the Parry, VGC combo myself, it can be defeated.
However in games where the Character's are not all combat gods or don't spend all day on the Forums honning their tactics :) I can see why it would not be allowed.
I would probobly allow it, canonicaly, its probobly illegal.
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Let's see, the example character could have put together a defense versus CoCT of:
DfAM: +4 diff WSF: +4 successes VGC: 9 dice (VGC acts as a substitute for EITHER your dodge OR your parry for the turn you use it in. Obviously in this situation you'll sacrifice your dodge, since it's useless anyways) Normal Parry: 13 dice
Together: 22 dice + 4 sux + 4 diff makes 19 successes on average. So you will have quite some trouble going through this.
I'm w/ thinker on the VGC. it replaces either a dodge or a parry, and since you have the option to dodge and parry any attack. (but the CoCT turns dodge option off) Yes, it does. But since you are replacing a dodge action with another effect, i certianly don't see anything cannoical making this wrong.
On the 100L issue Our examples are a bit off. Wind Shield is simple, so is DfAM, so is moving. I assume that the battle does not start 2' distance between the opponents. Am I wrong in this?Another very important point about the CoCT in the first turn tactic is to rely on your own Solar defense. A Solar can turn on a very good scene-long defense, under extreme pressure. The key is the reflexive nature of 5FBS. Say you hit him once or twice before he can really reach you the next turn. In my mind, not a completely unrealistic scenario, because it's kinda hard moving forward through a rain of knives. In the close combat turn, a Solar can activate 5FBS and full dodge, a pretty nasty defense. The following turn, he can activate FLB. If he feels safe doing that, even more scene-long charms can be relevant. As I understand the game, only Solars and Abyssal can activate their defenses without being unable to defend themselves while doing it. Therefore, a Solar can spend a turn or two, to try to injure your opponent before the close combat starts.
Air Immaculates attack at the same range that you do (They throw Chakrums), and even without Wind Shield Technique you are still only doing a couple of extra levels of damage, and in my example that lead up to the 100L, he had enough Ox-Bodies that it would not make a difference (That being 1, since it keeps him a -2 rather than Incap). Immaculates can raise their Defenses and defend themselves at the same time with the free reflexives manuver.
thinker - 08/22/2003 14:42:12
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On VGC double dipping I know only of one, remotely relevant ruling on this by Neph; Abyssal dodging. "Alas, Shadow of Blood, you cannot reduce dice, and then dodge with your own reflexive charm. However, death isn't that bad, my favorite corpse...".
Of course, critics will undoubtedly point out that it's about the same ability, and in the VGC case, it is another skill involved. When deciding issues like this, I'd like to go back one step and guess a bit. Why does the VGC say "instead of"? My guess is that they wanted to avoid the triple defense, where the DB can dodge, parry and use VGC. In my mind, this suggests that it's double dipping.
Also, nowhere do I see something about a perfect defence either. In effect, you're dodging an undodgable attack by sacrificing a dodge action. Consider the Lunar ranged LSA charm. Would VGC be able to defend against it in your games? Both parry and dodge are inapplicable here, and therefore can not be sacrificed.
Going back to the text "instead of a dodge or parry attempt" and argue forumite style. Since no dodge attempt can be made, it cannot be sacrificed.
VGC gets weirder the more I think of it. Is it possible to activate a reflexive dice adder, for one mote, and consider this a dodge attempt, only to sacrifice it with VGC, getting a pretty cheap and effective ranged dodge. Ligier (is that how they curse in Creation), why not assume that "or" means "and...or" as it does in philosophy and many other areas? That way, you can both parry and dodge using the VGC, pretty nifty, and all within reasonable interpretation :-)
Smiles, Clebo
"On VGC double dipping"
This is certainly a reasonable interpretation. Like I said I would probobly allow it, however in Cannon it is probably Illegal.
"VGC gets weirder the more I think of it. Is it possible to activate a reflexive dice adder, for one mote, and consider this a dodge attempt, only to sacrifice it with VGC"
This violates the one Activation per Instant rule.
""Also, nowhere do I see something about a perfect defence either. In effect, you're dodging an undodgable attack by sacrificing a dodge action. Consider the Lunar ranged LSA charm. Would VGC be able to defend against it in your games? Both parry and dodge are inapplicable here, and therefore can not be sacrificed.
Going back to the text "instead of a dodge or parry attempt" and argue forumite style. Since no dodge attempt can be made, it cannot be sacrificed.""
We're talking about a theoretical dodge here that you COULD make (although since the attack can't be dodged it would be futile to do so). It's not that the attack forbids you to dodge, it's that even if you do it's completely useless ^^. That said, VGC IS NOT a dodge, but a redirection attempt through air pressure. It can be applied to undodgeable or unblockable attacks just fine(except if they are perfect/hit automatically).
Subject: @Solar-Immaculate experiment thinker - 08/22/2003 15:21:44
Or if they are immune to Enviromental interfearance. There are Charms that let you shoot right through VGC... its just that CoCT is not one of them.
Subject: @Solar-Immaculate experiment
- FallenAngel* - 08/22/2003 15:32:04
""Or if they are immune to Enviromental interfearance. There are Charms that let you shoot right through VGC... its just that CoCT is not one of them. ""
Again, I agree. Thankfully the charms that shoot through VGC are archery ones and as such don't have as high dice pools as CoCT ^^(although AWD is nasty).
Thx for putting it up for me, I guess I'll edit this thing when the thread hits 75. Enjoy ^^
- FallenAngel
Not a problem FallenAngel, you can continue the editing. Its a lot! ^_^ - BrokenShade
Thread full, discussion complete. Enjoy(man, this thing is big) ^^ I'll format the rest of the stuff when I find the time(thx Brokenshade) ^^
- FallenAngel


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During the year ending July 1, Harris County gained 83,000 residents, while the Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land area added 137,692.
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In Harris County, births accounted for 142,820 new residents; international migration for 62,599; and domestic migration for 40,006.
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Nationwide, the Census Bureau study shows the United States increasingly becoming metropolitan. Metro areas grew by only 0.1 percent during the year examined, but that seemingly paltry gain amounted to 2.3 million people.
Almost one-third of Americans live in the country's 10 largest metro areas. The study found that smaller metro areas grew less dramatically and that communities with fewer than 10,000 residents typically lost population.
Economist Robert Gilmer, director of the University of Houston's Bauer Institute for Regional Forecasting, said the Houston area's economy is benefiting from "the greatest oil boom in American history."
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137,692: Residents gained by the Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area.
83,000: Residents gained by Harris County.
26,512: Residents Fort Bend County gained to make it the ninth-fastest growing county in the nation.
Source: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/County-Houston-metro-area-top-national-list-of-5355824.php?t=a4dcb75a5e
By Katherine Feser
A strong energy economy is leading to higher rents at Houston's downtown trophy towers and spurring construction to meet demand, a new report shows.
Rents here rose by 4.5 percent over the past year to an average of $44.50 per square foot per year at the top-rated downtown buildings, commercial real estate firm JLL reported in its spring 2014 Skyline Review of downtown office markets. The rental rate is full-service, meaning it includes expenses. That's $10 higher than the Class A average across Houston.
"There's a shortage of quality office space in this city," said Rudy Hubbard, managing director of JLL in Houston. "I've never seen it this hot."
The study looked at downtown buildings with top rental rates across 43 cities. In Houston, that included such iconic structures as Heritage Plaza, One Shell Plaza, BG Group Place, JPMorgan Chase Tower and Fulbright Tower.
With a vacancy of 6.1 percent, Houston also is among 11 cities where more than 90 percent of building space is occupied. The only cities with lower vacancy rates were Bellevue, Wash, at 3.9 percent and Pittsburgh at 5.2 percent. Richmond, Va., also had a 6.1 percent vacancy rate.
Houston's downtown market is predicted to favor landlords through 2015 before shifting to neutral, JLL said. The reported noted that space will become available in several buildings, among them Pennzoil Place, Two Allen Center and Wells Fargo Plaza.
"All the stars seem to be aligned for Houston right now," Hubbard said.
Houston added 91,000 jobs in the last year, and Hubbard said it's expected to add another 60,000 to 75,000 this year. That's driving developers such as Hines and Crescent Real Estate Holdings to build office towers even before securing tenants to fill them.
With 2.2 million square feet of office space under construction downtown, Houston came in just behind New York, where 5.2 million square feet is going up. San Francisco was third with 1.6 million square feet.
Hubbard said Houston has joined the ranks of "gateway cities" such as Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles that are particularly attractive to investors.
Global investors are buying buildings downtown and elsewhere across Houston, which moved up one spot to No. 4 in the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate's 2014 survey of members. Houston ranked behind London, New York and San Francisco.
"We just had offers (to buy) due on a Galleria office building," Hubbard said. "We had 11 offers. Six of the 11 had never been in Houston."
Over the past three years, rents are up an average of 17.1 percent in the 43 markets. That compares with a broader market increase of 9.8 percent.
"It's a perfect storm for landlords as space options in the Skyline are decreasing. This has fueled their confidence to raise rents," Gregory Green, international director at JLL, said in announcing the study. "As such, tenants, especially large users, are advised to secure lease terms in the near future, rather than waiting for the tides to change. We predict rents in the Skyline will rise even higher with fewer concessions in this supply-constrained environment over the next 24 months."
Some highlights of the study:
1 New York posted the highest rental rate at $78.56 per square foot.
1 Houston topped the list of cities for rent growth since 2005, with a 69.8 percent gain. It was followed by San Francisco with 69.1 percent and Austin with 53.9 percent.
1 Houston's skyline rental rates rose by 17.7 percent in the past three years.
Major market rent
A comparison of 2013 asking rents per square foot for top-tier downtown commercial office space in nine major markets:
New York: $78.56 per square foot
Washington, D.C.: $75.41
San Francisco: $61.75
Boston: $53.90
Houston: $44.50
Bellevue, Wash.: $41.49
Los Angeles: $40.68
Chicago: $36.94
Seattle: $35.80
Source: JLL
What they're asking for
A comparison of 2013 asking rents per square foot for top-tier downtown commercial office space in nine major markets:
Per square foot
New York $78.56
Washington, D.C. $75.41
San Francisco $61.75
Boston $53.90
Houston $44.50
Bellevue, Wash. $41.49
Los Angeles $40.68
Chicago $36.94
Seattle $35.80
Source: JLL
Source: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Trophy-towers-command-high-rising-rents-5311707.php?t=6b346f5bd9


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Doordarshan to host 13th ABU Robocon Contest at Pune from 22 August
NEW DELHI: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union's Robocon, aimed at encouraging a scientific temperament among engineering students in the Asia Pacific region, is commencing in Pune on 22 August in collaboration with Doordarshan.
This is the second time that the event is being held in India, the first being 2008. The 13th ABU International Contest will be organised at the Balewadi Sports Complex and will conclude on 25 August. It was held for the first time in Japan in 2002.
In fact, DD organises college and national level university contests every year to shortlist participants for this contest.
This year's theme is 'A Salute to Parenthood', where a manual (robot) takes his or her child (robot) to the park to play games like sea-saw, swings, pole walk and jungle Jim. The game will be for three minutes each.
Earlier, this was handled by the Directorate General of Doordarshan but in 2005 it was handed over to Doordarshan Kendra of Mumbai which runs it in collaboration with the Maharashtra Institute of Technology.
In the national finals held in March this year in Pune, 89 teams took part including seven IITs. The Robocon team of Nirma University of Ahmedabad emerged victorious while the team of VJTI from Mumbai was the first runners-up. These two teams will represent India.
Broadcasters and Robocon teams from a total of 17 countries are taking part.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Los Angeles has the sun, sea and Hollywood but its residents experience some of the worst commuting in the country, according to a new poll.
In an IBM survey of 4,446 drivers in 10 U.S. metropolitan areas, Los Angeles ranked at the top of the commuter pain index, ahead of Washington DC, Miami, Chicago and Boston.
It scored high marks on 10 key commuting complaints including time, traffic, congestion, stress, anger and impact on work in the survey designed to gauge the emotional toll of commuting.
New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth and Minneapolis-St Paul were in the bottom half of the index.
"The causes of traffic congestion are many, and experts agree there is no 'one size fits all' solution," IBM said in the report.
Start-start traffic was the most frustrating aspect of commuting with 44 percent of drivers naming it as their main complaint, followed by 32 percent who listed aggressive or rude drivers.
More than a third of drivers said they had canceled trips in the last month because of the anticipated traffic.
Although 52 percent of people said road traffic had gotten worse in the last three years and 16 percent think it is much worse, the figures are an improvement on last year's poll when 63 percent complained of deteriorating conditions.
"Even though this has been one of the most painful recessions in recent history we have seen a marginal drop as far as the commuter pain is concerned," said Rizwan Khaliq, an executive at IBM who was involved in the survey.
It showed that economic worries and the recession have forced nearly a quarter of drivers to change how they commute to work. Thirty percent have increased their telecommuting days, 17 percent are carpooling more often and 26 percent are taking public transport more frequently.
"Because of the economic downturn people are, in fact, driving less," Khaliq added.
Atlanta drivers reported the lowest percent of carpooling and Washington had the highest. In Boston, Washington and San Francisco, use of public transport was high while Los Angeles had the lowest number of people working from home.
The average driver in the U.S. spends more than 100 hours a year commuting. People living in New York have the longest commute time, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. They spend an average of 38.4 minutes getting to work, five minutes more than people living in Chicago and 10 minutes more than those in Boston.
Given the chance to cut their commuting time, more than half of drivers said they would spend more time with family and friends. Thirty seven percent would use the extra time for recreation or exercise, and 33 percent would sleep more.
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Because today is my day off and I'm staying at home, I decided to engage myself in some un-productive vanity-centered photo taking. I can't call it photography, I don't have the nerves lol.
|I still have several un-opened accessories in my closet ♥ my EQ is somehow on a decent level still
|superhero bangles!
|body wash lol
|my Clinique perfume. so sweet ♥
|my new Escada perf. love it! ♥
Fret not. That's not real hair. Being the cosplayer that I am,I have a stock of wigs in my closet lol This one is definitely my favorite because it looks and feels like real hair ^_^
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Yogi turned 12 this year. If he were human, he'd be graduating elementary school in Quebec, Canada, where he lives. But he isn't human. Or is he?
Pamela and Olivia Dufresne don't seem quite sure. They know he's a very smart member of their family and has had no end of human adventures—at least in the sisters' minds.
Yogi is a Maltese-Yorkshire terrier-Shih Tzu mix who is adored by his big sisters. He has a very close relationship with his family. Pamela says, "We adore him and, even if he is not a human, we consider him a full member of our family. He is our little prince, our little treasure."
The sisters have imagined him in all sorts of human adventures. "Since we were young, my sister and I love to imagine different scenarios in which our dog acts like a human: going to school, playing soccer, crossing the border illegally, playing video games, getting arrested," Dufresne said. "In our imagination, he did all those things!"
Yogi is very intelligent according to his family. He has a large vocabulary and understands much more than the average dog. In addition, he's particularly sensitive to their moods, always there for a little emotional support. "When we cry, he tries to make us laugh by licking our tears," Dufresne said. "When we have an argument, he puts himself between us." That's why, when he reached the right age, they decided to do something special for his "graduation."
Olivia decided to make a graduation picture as a surprise for their parents. She spent several hours on Photoshop and produced a remarkable portrait of Yogi in graduation garb. It was so good, in fact, that it took quite some time for the parents to notice that the picture had replaced an old baby picture that previously hung between the sisters' photos over the mantel. Finally, the family took notice.
"When we did, we laughed for a good 10 minutes, then we cried a little out of proudness," Dufresne said. "To this day, Yogi's graduation picture is the main attraction of the living room."
How far would you go to make your dog a true member of the family? Share this amusing story with your friends. And let us know what you think in the comments!


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TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar, known for producing electric guitars used legendary rock guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, said on Friday that it was buying a majority share in Japanese audio equipment manufacturer TEAC Corp for 4.88 billion yen ($51.9 million).
Nashville-based Gibson, which will pay 31 yen per share for TEAC, said the deal would add "Cool Japan" engineering technology into the music and audio lifestyle arena into which it is diversifying.
Gibson said it will purchase 54.4 percent of TEAC's outstanding shares from funds operated by Phoenix Capital.


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If there is one thing that we should invest much in ourselves, it is none other than health. A healthy body yields a sound mind. A sound mind creates sound ideas that would eventually lead us to the realization of whatever plans and dreams we want to achieve. As the cliché goes; an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
However, no matter how we keep ourselves in the best of health as possible, there really are times that we become too vulnerable with health hazards because we just don't take the right precautions rather than our own beliefs and perceptions about the right ways to be healthy. We don't even bother to browse any health and wellness directory despite the fact that they are just a few clicks away.
The health-directory.net can provide us with comprehensive health information with their health directory and fitness directory which proves to be helpful among those who don't have the luxury of time to go to health clinics for a one on one consultation.
Indeed, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then everyone in our family feels happy and worry-free.


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Sunday, September 18, 2005
Art works....
Marc Quinn's sculpture of the artist Alison Lapper was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on Thursday. Lapper is disabled, and the off-white marble statue shows her naked and eight months pregnant. The visually arresting and controversial work is the first of a series of commissions to be displayed in a prominent position in the London square. After eighteen moths it will be replaced by Thomas Schütte's Hotel for the Birds
Photo above shows sculptor Marc Quinn with a scale model of his statue of Alison Lapper: photo credit Reuters
If you enjoyed this post take an overgrown path to Danish thread
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- Garth Trinkl said...
Pliable, thank you for this very interesting post. I was myself thinking of referring to this sculpture in my blog at the end of last week, but I didn't get to it. I first saw only Marc Quinn's beautiful sculptural face of Alison Laper in the BBC story, linked from ArtsJournal.com.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4247000.stm). I don't think that her beautiful face shows up as well in your image.
I then found the image of the full sculpture, and the information that it was 3.6 meters (or about 12 feet)tall. I think that it is a very moving and beautiful contemporary sculpture and I am happy that it will be prominently displayed in London. Thank you for promoting information about the work. (I shudder to imagine the political firestorm that would occur if this sculpture were to be unveiled, or shown, in a less mature or tolerant city such as Washington, D.C.)
And thanks for all your other insightful posts which I found this morning -- a gold mine of information which I must now find time carefully to read fully and think about.
- 6:33 pm
- Kathy said...
Did they put this on the empty pillar that was supposed to have been (oh gosh, forgive me) some King's statue but he died without leaving enough money?
- 8:38 pm
- Kathy said...
Oh wait, went and read the article. Yep, that's where it is. Fascinating, and moving.
- 8:46 pm
- Pliable said...
It is touching to see the interest, and comments, on this post.
This was one of those, shall I, shan't I posts? I'm never quite sure how something a little "out of the box" is going to work. I am moved that between us we are broadening the coverage of an overgrown path without losing the core values.
Garth makes a shrewd observation about the less thn striking images of this arresting work. Putting this post together made me realise how important the graphics are to my blog, and I think that contributes to its uniqueness (although the highly esteemed
Renaissance Research also has a powerful use of graphics).
There weren't many good photos of the finished sculpture. Partly becaue it was unvieled on a wet and grey day. Its size, and location, also make it difficult to photograph. I chose the maquette shot more because the whole image was striking, not because it was a good shot of the statue itself.
Anyway it seemed to work. Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment - and keep them coming.
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Drake and NBA star Steph Curry are close friends – Steph even plays ball at Drake's house when he's in Los Angeles.
Well yesterday Ayesha Curry was out doing promo for her new book, and guess who showed up – DRAKE. The two exchanged pleasantries, but to us, it appeared that Drake was doing a bit of FLIRTING.
Remember Drake is KNOWN for stealing his homies' girls. He got into a DUST UP with Lil Wayne, after he slept with Weezy's girl when he was in jail. And y'all KNOW what happened between him and former friends Chris Brown and Meek Mill.
Check out the way they're looking at each other. It almost seems that Ayesha is looking like she's ready to RISK IT ALL . . .


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Fifty Shades of Grey
The Movie
Okay, so while some of us are still trying to scrub our eyes clean of what we read in the pages of Fifty Shades, we can't deny that we are a little bit curious about the upcoming movie, and who will play our Mr Grey. While I'm not confessing myself a fan of BDSM by a long shot, as I said some of the images will never leave my mind… however, I'm the ultimate fan of romance. If there is romance somewhere in a story I will read/watch it. Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele just happen to be that sort of love story. The one were they both becomes a better versions of themselves because of how deep their love for each other is. So while the movie may be very awkward to go and see we can't pretend like we won't be lining up to see it and eagerly awaiting the cast list.
So with so much speculation around lately about who will star as the main characters, I thought I would make a list of who is rumoured to be in consideration.
Christian Grey
Ahhh Christian Grey, our very troubled, domineering male lead. Grey is described as having dark copper hair, gray eyes, young (27), incredibly successful, wealthy, tall, muscular, broad shouldered, and mysterious, with his secret dark side and past. So which of these candidates will be best suited? We have…
Ian Somerhalder
Best know for his portrayal of Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder was fan picked early on as being a top contender. He definitely has the tortured sexiness about him. I mean who would say no to him?
Alexander Skarsgard
Matt Bomer
White Collar's, Matt Bomer, has also been throw around in the mix in online fan polls. With many pinning him neck and neck for the part with Ian Somerhalder. However, screenwriter Bret Eastern Ellis, sparked online controversy when he tweeted, "Okay I'll say it. Matt Bomer isn't right for Christian Grey because he is openly gay. He's great for other roles but this is too big a game."
Ryan Gosling
Chris Hemsworth
Henry Cavill
A little more age appropriate than some of the other chooses is Henry Cavill. From Tristan and Isolde, Red Riding Hood and Stardust and most recently Superman in Man of Steel, Cavill is heating the polls as another recent frontrunner for the part.
Anastasia Steele
Ana is portrayed throughout the books to be a rather innocent, shy, slim, shabby, self conscious and stubborn sort of person. As the story is told by her she describes herself as pale, with brown hair and too big for her face blue eyes. She also admits to being somewhat, but not overly, pretty.
Alexis Bledel
Anne Hathaway
Ashley Greene
Emma Watson
Felicity Jones
Krysten Ritter
Lucy Hale
Mila Kunis
Emilia Clarke
Best known for her part as Daenerys Targaryen in TV series Game of Thrones, 24 year old British actress Emilia Clarke is probably the most recent star to set Fifty Shade polls rocking. Emilia has the natural look, pale skin, brown hair and big eyes. Not to mention that she is clearly not fazed about the nudity and sex scene, which might just win her the part.
I'd love to know who your top guesses/predictions are or if you know/want anyone else, or thoughts about the movie adaptation/cast….


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I know I'm in love with Shu Uemura cleansing oils (tried sakura fresh and currently, the Ultim8) because it makes a huge difference for my skin. I even encourage friends who wear makeup everyday to pre-clean their faces before hitting the sack using this skincare line.
Now, seeing Deal Grocer's Taste Central carrying sample trios of well-loved skincare products was just what I needed! My friends can now try the oils plus two other more products. In both sales, a cleansing oil, the UV mousse base and the Shu Uemura Tsuya Skin Youthful Radiance Generator is included, whooppeee! I don't mind shelling out P800 for three sample-sized products from this brand as they usually go P400 per mini from resellers. Also, these samples are almost always conspiring to go out of stock when I try to pick a GWP for my Shu in-store purchases, *sad*.
I just hate that the price doesn't cover shipping. We all love the 'free shipping' mark don't we? (However, you can pool orders because shipping is flat rate; ask officemates or friends who live nearby to purchase with you! And if you are purchasing, PLEASE MESSAGE ME! I want to order too!)
Check out my post on the deals via The Beauty Bin Tumblr (yes, I'm on Tumblr because blogger.com almost always fails me with my posts since 2013 started)
And oh, there are heaps of other cool deals too! I handpicked the best I saw from Deal Grocer and placed them in that post. From hair colouring to underarm waxing & whitening, together with month-long passes for Barre3 and Bikram yoga.
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Sunday, 24 June 2012
Funny,Funny Har Har
Get It Before It Starts........
A man came home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, turned on the TV and said to his wife, "Quick, bring me a beer before it starts."
She looked a little puzzled but brought him a beer.
When he finished it, he said, "Quick, bring me another beer. It's going to start."
This time she looked a little angry but brought him a beer. When it was gone, he said, "Quick, get me another beer before it starts."
"That's it!", she bellowed. "You bastard! You waltz in here, flop your fat ass down, don't even say hello to me and then expect me to run around like your slave getting you beer after beer. Don't you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron all day long?"
The husband signed and said, "Oh shit! It started."
Hmmmm...Call me slow,but it took me a minute to figure this little story out,LOL!!!That Bastard!
Posted by Elena at 00:00
Labels: funny funny har har
2 comments:
- helpmerhonda72 said...
LOL!!! Damn, seems like he was picking fight Elena!!
- 24 June 2012 at 05:26
- GraceDZ said...
Looks like someone will be sleeping on the couch! LOL!
- 24 June 2012 at 07:05
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Laptop doubles as its own carrying case
Instead of buying a case to carry your laptop, you could have a laptop that doubles as a case. This concept would allow for you to carry around just a little less and maybe even spend a tiny bit less money. Sure, some people carry around too much gear and need the bag, but in those cases when you need a bag, the handle could also be used in other useful ways.
Be it making it easier to just walk around your office with a laptop or for longer trips, I could easily see it becoming a very common convenience very quickly. The handle itself could also be moved to use to prop up your laptop. Which would make it so that you wouldn't have to carry around a laptop stand either. Right now the "Playing By Heart" laptop is a design straight from the mind of Zhang Shouze. That means that you aren't exactly going to be purchasing one anytime soon.
Source: GadgetLab


text: Product Code: AF4Delivery: 1 - 2 DaysAll of our aluminium T-Trims are supplied in 3 meter lengths and all of our flat roof edge trims can easily be cut to size on site.Neat unobtrusive looks.Simple to handle, install and work with.Mill finish ex-stock and available anodised or powder coated to order.High strength to weight ratio.Completely maintenance free.Great value for money!Economical and really simple to install, maintenance free edge trim system suitable for most built-up felt, mastic, asphalt and EPDM flat roof applications.External / Internal CornersWe also stock 90 Degree Internal and External corners to suit this trim, as well as 13 other profiles and sizes.InstallationOur T-Trims should be fixed using Galvanised nails or screws at no more than 300mm apart, making sure the ends of each length are firmly secured. A minimum of 6 fixings per length is recommended. We suggest you leave a gap of 2mm between each length to allow for expansion.Priming of the fixing leg is recommended.T-Trim roof edge trim is manufactured from extruded aluminium alloy to BS 1474, Quality 6063/T6 (AlMgSi 0.5 F22). This provides a resilient finish that is not affected by atmospheric pollution and will not rust.Please NotePlease note that delivery times are estimated, although we aim to get your goods to you on a next day service.All goods must be checked for damages before signing for the in good condition, damged goods that have been signed for can not be returned.Any technical instructions or details are provided as guidance only. We strongly reccomend that no work should be carried out or installation companys booked prior to delivery and inspection of your Roofing Products.To ensure your installation meets the legally required standards; planning and installation should be carried out by a suitably qualified installer.