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In It For The Money: Brawling About Guns
Editor's note: Nelson's "In it for the Money" opinion column appears regularly in The Chronicle, roughly around the third Wednesday of the month.
What's most struck me since I started talking about guns earlier this year is the degree to which just factually stating U.S. gun injury and fatality numbers constitutes an "argument" for "gun control." [1]
I don't particularly feel like I've argued for gun control. In fact, I've tried to be pretty clear that I don't think this should be an "argument" or "debate" to begin with – and that most of what people suggest when they talk about "gun control" is either unworkable or unconstitutional.
But regardless of my druthers, there is a "gun control debate" in America.
Since simply stating the fact that 30,000 people will be killed by gun-fired lead this year – almost all of them in moments of hate, sorrow, or anguish – means I'm "arguing for gun control," then let's take a few minutes to give full credit to the argument against. Let's look at those numbers.
Durable Goods
I'm going to level with you: There's nothing the government can do today that's going to reduce gun mayhem tomorrow.
For a really quick, really elucidating read, I direct you to this paper produced for the Obama Administration by the National Institute of Justice: "Summary of Select Firearm Violence Prevention Strategies." This comes to us by way of the NRA, who unearthed it, highlighted the portions that caught their interest, and republished it (much to the consternation of the Executive Branch).
Here's the short version. We have about 310 million guns spread from sea to shining sea. If not a single gun is ever sold in America again, then there will still be about 310 million guns spread from sea to shining sea. If not a single gun is ever sold again and you initiate a huge, expensive, disproportionately successful gun buyback program, there will still be about 250 million guns spread from sea to shining sea – minus those that are cheapest, crappiest, most broken, and least likely to be used to hurt someone.
Guns and their accessories are "durable goods" in the most fundamental sense: Even cheap, crappy guns – guns that can be bought for $50 in any pawn shop and are largely regarded as pieces of crap by anyone who actually cares about guns – will function just fine for decades. I inherited my grandmother's Uncle Will's Colt Lightning when she died; it was built around 1899, wasn't maintained for decades, and could still shoot me as dead today as it could when Will received it as a gift from his boss.
Our guns are here, and they'll keep being here for decades and decades and decades.
The Damn Constitution
If your inclination is to say: "To hell with it, then; let's confiscate 'em all!" Well, I'm afraid that's just not on the table – and not because the damn politicians are too afraid of the NRA boogeyman. It's not on the table because it would violate our Constitution just as fundamentally as razing every church, synagogue, and mosque.
As an Ann Arbor resident, most people I interact with daily aren't gun owners, and many "don't like guns." Usually they say that without having ever handled one – which is to say they don't like the idea of guns. (I don't bring this up in the spirit of invalidating their position, only in accurately categorizing it). They tend to think gun sale and ownership should be much more strictly regulated, and usually carp that "The Second Amendment specifically says 'well-regulated militia'! Where's your Well-Regulated Militia?!" [2]
Listen, guys, I'm saying this because I love you: Over the last half-decade or so the SCotUS has gotten really clear in interpreting the Second Amendment as guaranteeing an individual right to privately own firearms. If you're about to freak out about the Well-Regulated Militia opening clause of the amendment, please be aware that in 2007 the Court's majority opinion was that, in light of historical documents from the same period, the intent of that clause is to say "Because it's important a nation be able to muster well-regulated militias quickly, we want to be sure that citizens in general are able to keep operable weapons handy."
This contrasts with the very popular lay interpretation – which tends to take the oddly worded amendment to suggest that the right that "shall not be infringed" is for the people to keep and bear arms while participating in a well-regulated militia. And when you think about it, that basically boils down to "As a government, we are not going to infringe on the right of citizens fighting on our behalf to have and use guns." That's sort of an "Oh, well, duh!" legal statute, isn't it?
Anyway, it's entirely possible that you don't like the SCotUS 2007 finding. In your defense, it was only a 5-4 majority. It's fine not to like it, and it's our duty as citizens to be vocal about the things we don't like. But until something changes – and that "something" is probably a new amendment to the Constitution – it remains the lay of the legal land, regardless of what we like.
I've met my fair share of Americans who don't like the Jesus-less-ness of our public institutions. Hell, I've met Americans who in my presence and to my face have mused about the "unhealthiness" of raising children in a household where the mother and father are of different faiths (as is the case in mine). Nonetheless, they all ultimately dismiss their low-cognitive-dissonance dream-world with a sigh, allowing that the First Amendment is here to stay and they'll just have to accept that.
Our likes and dislikes have no impact on what is currently constitutional, and keeping a loaded gun with no working safety stored in a shoebox precariously balanced over your baby's crib currently is perfectly constitutional [3].
But we're not really talking about militias anymore – we all know that. The U.S. has the most advanced army in the world; we hardly need private citizens with Saturday Night Specials staving off a French-Canadian invasion force. According to the SCotUS, today self-defense is the primary reason to make sure private citizens can arm themselves.
But does that make sense? How often do private citizens use firearms to defend themselves?
Defensive Gun Use
Let's begin with a basic question:
How many times are guns used annually to prevent crimes?
In the literature this is called "defensive gun use" or "DGU." It's a slightly squishy term. DGU can be used to refer to any situation where having a gun – from actually discharging it to simply pulling up your shirt to show the grip sticking out of your waistband – prevents the commission of a crime.
- Most Accurate Answer: I dunno. A bunch?
- Most Popular Answers: Up to 2.5 million (that one comes from the NRA and other gun boosters); or as low as "a few thousand, if even" (that one comes from scoffers).
Let's start with the highest number with an actual basis in research: 2 million DGU incidents per year. This comes from Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck, who has extrapolated an annual DGU-rate of around 2 million, based on survey responses.
According to the CDC there were 1,787,007 non-fatal assaults in 2010 (that includes all means: fire, dogs, guns, piercing, suffocation, submersion – everything) and 16,065 homicides [4]. So, that's 1,803,072 Bad Things People Might Do to You in 2010, the sorta things where even reasonable hippies like myself would probably say, "I respect your right to use a gun in your own defense in that situation." Avid footnote-readers will realize that this 1,803,072 Bad Things includes the justifiable homicides; feel free to debate the appropriateness of that position in the comments.
Kleck would have us believe that the murder and assault rate would more than double without a well-armed citizenry DGU-ing up the wazoo. I'm sorry, but that tests credulity, doesn't it?
And indeed it does, specifically for Harvard public health researcher David Hemenway. I was first clued into this by my college chum Michael Hoffman – who has some cred when it comes to issues of guns, patriotism, and the law – so I'll let him take the floor:
The research was done largely by David Hemenway, who reviewed the pool of information that is also used to support the much-larger estimates provided by guys like Gary Kleck. (There's only one pool of information for everyone to swim in, sadly, because research funding was cut off for such a long time [owing to NRA pressure in Washington – DEN].) Hemenway took the information in that pool, and eliminated a few survey outliers, such as people who said that they had more than 20 DGUs per year, but couldn't provide details on any of them. He also tried to determine how many of the DGUs reported were illegal, or probably illegal, actions by giving case files to judges to review. Most of the DGUs were found to be probably illegal by the judges: stuff like "The drug deal went bad, and I pulled a gun to get out," or "My wife took offense to my abusive behavior, and she took a swing, so I had to shoot her out of fear for my life." Mostly stuff where there was already a criminal activity, but there were plenty of unjustified acts that were actually offensive gun uses.
Anyway, Hemenway nickel-and-dimed the original numbers, pointed out how small the sample sizes were, extrapolated from smaller gun-ownership percentages today, and got a number that was around 80k, I think, rather than the 50k I said [Hemenway's low-end estimate is actually 55,000-80,000 –DEN]. There are a number of big problems with the research, though, and one of the big one is the vagueness of the word "use." Does it count when I fire my gun? Yeah. When I point it? Maybe. When I tell you I've got a gun? Maybe. Who knows? The notion of brandishing in DGU is really vague, and Hemenway doesn't have any use for it, so his numbers are supposed to contain just those moments when somebody points or fires a weapon.
For me, the salient point is that many of these DGUs are not defensive, and many are criminal or in support of criminal activity. Very few of the DGUs reported were the category the NRA wants us to conjure up: the mugger who is sent packing by a good guy with a gun, the family man who takes down the murderer breaking down his door, etc. [5]
Most recently I've seen Hemenway's estimate bumped to 100,000, which means that the salaried journalist's "fair-and-balanced" (i.e., "pick-a-random-number-in-the-middle") estimate as something like a quarter-million DGUs per year.
Interestingly, this spring the Violence Policy Center released a paper (noted here) on DGU, and found a rate of about 68,000 per year – based on recent numbers from the Bureau of Justice Statistics's generally well-respected National Crime Victimization Survey. This is virtually unchanged from NCVS findings from twenty years ago, which Kleck has cited – although he thought they were way too low then. At the very least, we can be fairly sure that the NCBS findings constitute DGU incidents that most rational citizens would agree were legal and justified.
At any rate, when the DGU merry-go-round finally stops, it looks like our lowest responsible low-ball figure (based, admittedly, on sub-par data) is 68,000 DGU incidents per year. And it looks like only .03 percent of these actually result in a death (those few hundred ever-popular "justifiable homicides" mentioned in [4]). Frankly, that sorta seems like a bargain for averting a whole lotta mayhem.
But how do we slice it? Do you argue:
- There are 68,000 annual DGUs, compared to 2010′s 11,067 gun homicides. So: "A gun is six times more likely to be used to save an innocent than to murder one!"
But that assumes that every DGU prevented a murder. So we maybe need to step it back and say:
- Those 68,000 DGUs stopped a combined 64,805 gun-related murders and assaults in 2010. So: "Guns are used to harm folks as often as they're used to protect them."
That starts to seem sorta coin-tossy, doesn't it? Besides, guns don't just hurt folks on purpose. To be as complete as possible, it only seems fair to say:
- 68,000 annual DGUs were accompanied by 104,914 gun injuries (fatal or non) in 2010: So: "A gun is 50 percent more likely to injure someone than defend him or her."
Good Ole Violence, Always Here To Solve Our Problems
So, if you believe there should be a "debate" about guns – instead of a conversation – then here's the other side of that debate: You can't "control" guns because: (1) we have a ton of them; (2) their ownership is enshrined in our secular Ten Commandments; and (3) we seem to need them to help us reign in our violent tendencies.
Except …
Except for the fact that during these last two decades DGU appears to have been stable while violent crime in the U.S. plummeted something like 70% (!) and individual gun-ownership appears to have stayed stable (ignore the breathless headline; look at the graph, which is essentially flat) or declined. It leaves one to wonder if DGU is really that societally vital. And if it isn't, then why are we so committed to enshrining a right to personal gun ownership in our Constitution?
Again, I own guns – and not just dangerous antiques like Uncle Will's Colt. I've been as bummed as anyone about the ongoing ammo shortage, and was thrilled to find boxes of .22LR out in K-Zoo so I could go shooting with my dad again.
But I look at the numbers, and look into myself, and still say "This is not as vital to our civil society as our freedom to speak, to practice our faith (or doubt), to publicly gather and petition for redress, to be secure in our homes and papers, etc." Maybe more to the point, I can have a deep and genuine affection for guns, and still believe that maybe it's time that we get past our core American notion – one effectively enshrined in the Second Amendment – that violence is a valid and respectable solution to our problems.
We characterize "debate" as a rational process of sorting competing ideas, but it isn't. In America, "debate" is just another word for "brawl." No one learns a new point of view when they are jumped in an alley or hop into the monkey knife fighting pit; you show up with what you've got, and pound on each other until someone flees or collapses.
If you are about to take exception to this characterization, then riddle me this: If you are "rational" and "pro-gun control," then why the hell aren't you already familiar with the SCotUS 2007 opinions? Isn't an understanding of the current state of the Second Amendment sorta-kinda vital to "debating" about the Second Amendment?
And if you "rationally support gun rights" – likely because of personal safety issues – then why aren't you already concerned that guns appear to protect people once for every two times they hurt someone? Would you take meds your physician prescribed while noting nonchalantly, "Oh, FYI, if these pills do anything at all, there's a 64% chance they'll hurt or kill you, and an unknown – but very high – likelihood they'll do nothing. But they might also save your life. Maybe. We haven't really done the research on that. Make sure to drink plenty of fluids!"
If you're about to defend our prettified process of verbal violence as an even halfway-decent way to arrive at good public policy, then explain why our "rational debate" revolves around assault rifles (hardly ever used to hurt folks), mass shootings (which get tons of reporting, but kill fewer than three dozen people per year), and small children accidentally killing themselves and each other with poorly secured firearms (something that happens about 60 times per year).
These are all terrible, terrible things – but they are statistical blips. We obsess about 100 gun deaths per year – the sensational and heartbreaking ones that will draw the most ad revenue, to be perfectly frank. And we'll almost completely ignore the hard-to-report and often ugly majority of the gun deaths: Our 19,000 annual suicides.
Despite being the major way that people are killed by guns – and one of the most popular ways that Americans use violence to solve all of their problems – suicide has had no place in the national "debate." Once you're in the debating ring slashing away at your opponent, you just aren't receptive to the possibility that you're fighting over matchsticks while the city burns.
Suicide-by-firearm has exceeded homicide-by-firearm annually since 1981; it dwarfed homicide by 1999, and has steadily grown since. Gun suicide is thirty-some times more common than fatal gun accidents. It's mostly accomplished with handguns. It's a solution mostly pursued by adult white men – and thus has the distinction of being the only problem in America that plagues white men, and yet isn't considered super-duper-overwhelmingly important.
What's lost in our "debate" – what makes debate itself seem so absurd in this situation – isn't just the fact that we're safer from violent crime every year. It's the fact that even throughout the period when violence – and especially gun violence – was soaring, the guy most likely to use a gun against me has always been me.
[1] Gott in Himmel, this piece constitutes the last you'll hear from me about guns (although recent news tends to auger against a compassionate and caring Gott being in Himmel, or anywhere else). If you find yourself curious about my continuing reading and thinking about guns and their control, you can track that via my Pinboard account or by following me on Twitter.
[2] Disclosure: I've carped this same line on more than one occasion – although I'd like to think I did so wryly, in equal parts sarcasm and earnestness. Nonetheless, I've heard it over and over again from my friends and family on the left, from Obama-voting gun owners, from PhDs and college profs, from all sorts of smart folks. It is appalling how uninformed we are about the state of legal thought on this.
[3] Sadly, laws requiring the use of trigger locks or storing weapons disassembled – policies I strongly favor – were deemed unconstitutional; if you go to the above link and search for the phrase "operative clause," you'll get to the meat of this issue quickly. Props to Ann Arbor Chronicle reader Ricebrnr for giving us the heads up and this material in the comments on my "Running Gun Numbers" column.
[4] That's also an "all means" number; 68.6 percent of those homicides were firearm related, and likely included the 278 private-citizen justifiable homicides registered by the FBI in 2010; 232 of those were firearm related (170 handguns, 26 shotguns, and 8 rifles – which would include assault rifles, although no one can say if it did – and 28 "firearm, type not stated"). It would not include the 385 firearm related law enforcement justifiable homicides, which themselves includes the 344 "legal intervention" deaths we talked about from the CDC gun numbers we ran back in March).
[5] A salient taste of Hemenway's research, drawn from his 2000 "Gun Use in the United States: Results from Two National Surveys" (co-authored with D. Azrael and M. Miller, and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Injury Prevention):
Results—Even after excluding many reported firearm victimizations, far more survey respondents report having been threatened or intimidated with a gun than having used a gun to protect themselves. A majority of the reported self defense gun uses were rated as probably illegal by a majority of judges. This was so even under the assumption that the respondent had a permit to own and carry the gun, and that the respondent had described the event honestly.
Conclusions—Guns are used to threaten and intimidate far more often than they are used in self defense. Most self reported self defense gun uses may well be illegal and against the interests of society.
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Release that Witch Chapter 243
Chapter 243 Establishment of the Intelligence Organization
After the moon appeared in the sky, the hot air gradually cooled down. From Theo's place in his garden, he could see the light that was coming through the windows of the distant pubs, brothels, and casinos. Within the curtain of the night, they looked the same as all the many stars in the night sky, showing a city's bustling.
It was only possible to see such a scene in King's City inner city – even though the demonic disease came to its end, nearly one-third of the population of the outer city had already died. However, all of that couldn't affect the mood of the noble's drinking parties. If he listened carefully, he could hear their subtle cries being carried over by the evening breeze.
He had spent one hundred and fifty gold royals to buy this house with its garden and pond. Its location was on top of a hillside that was near the outer edge of the inner city, and even during the day, there weren't many people that were strolling through the neighborhood. Besides when Theo met with his informants to exchange the newest gathered intelligence, he usually didn't live here. He would instead choose to stay in an inn for the night, or go to the Covert Trumpeter and stayed there for a few days.
"My Lord, by now everyone should be present."
A man carrying an oil lamp came out of the house, it was Hill Fawkes, one of the members of the Skeleton Fingers.
"Take the candle, I will follow after you." Theo nodded, and soon entered the house.
In the dim candlelight, he saw Hill and five other men sitting around a round table, when they saw the personal guard appear they got all up and bowed in salute. Theo sized expressionlessly sized all of them up, hoping to catch even the smallest movement in their expressions, to see whether they were reliable or not. Unfortunately, Miss Nightingale had followed the fleet back to Border Town, if she were still here, he would have been able to make accurate judgements almost instantly.
They were Hill's partners, the former members of the acrobatic troupe "pigeon and cylinder", who were full of hate against the New King and had sworn to exact vengeance. One week ago, prior to the attack on the pier, by lucky coincidence, one man had concealed himself as a member of Dreamland Water and had him informed him about the rats' plan to attack in advance. Nowadays where the incident of the demonic disease had gradual settled down, he decided to meet with his men in King's City face to face. If it was really like Hill had said, contrary to what one might expect they might indeed be pretty good seedlings to use as a spy.
"With the exception of Mr. Fawkes, all the others should give a simple introduction of themselves." Theo began.
Taking the lead, the man with the most muscular body said: "My name is Rocky Hill, Sir." He was nearly six feet tall and with his bulging muscles in his arms he appeared to be incredibly strong. "Within the acrobatic troupe I played the role of the strong man. Currently, I'm a member of the Bloody Sails."
"I'm a clown," the little man sitting next to Rocky Hill said, while pointing to his nose. He seemed to be the youngest of their group, around 18 to 19 years old. "Within the troupe it was only natural that I became the clown, however, contrary to the others I haven't sneaked into the ranks of the rats. Instead I go from one tavern to another, and show off some tricks."
"Joe and Neal," the following two men were a pair of brothers, regardless of whether it was their appearance or their style of clothing, there was no difference between them and the commoners living in the outer city. They had offered all of their possession to Priest Ferry and were now so called, "devoted believers of the Church". Theo couldn't stop but ask himself, can it be that these two men had both felt affection for Hill's wife at the same time? Forcing down his doubts, he turned to the last person.
"I'm called a magician by them all, Sir," the last one said, saluting once again, "I originally pretended to be a frustrated person and entered Dreamland Water, but unfortunately most of them are already dead or fled by now, even 'Fierce Teeth' Tanis was killed by the Church's Army of Judges. Currently, everyone else is occupied with seeking a new organization."
"He was killed by the Army of Judges?" Theo raised his brow. "Weren't they secretly supported by the Church?"
"I only heard the news from others," he spread out his hands, "After their attack on the docks was repelled, Tanis and his men then suffered an ambush from the Skeleton Fingers during their retreat to the eastern district. In the end, he had only a few dozen people left by his side. On that same night, he left the nest once more and went to the Church in anger, but by the next day, only two to three of his cronies made it back. According to their explanation, Priest Ferry and he had began to quarrel, which was cut short after a Judge shot into his chest… All in all, Dreamland Water is dead."
So, that's how it was, Theo thought. Presumably, because he had nearly lost nearly all accumulated strength he had gathered after great difficulty, Fierce Teeth felt that his position as the gang leader was in immediate danger. In his desire to save it, he tried to seek the assistance of the Church but was refused which then led to the dispute. But all these minor details are unimportant, the only important news for me is that only the name Dreamland remains, yet in reality they are already as good as gone. This is definitely good news, maybe I can take advantage of this opportunity to draw in some of the homeless rats and use them to expand my intelligence source.
"Surely you all have already heard my name from Hill," Theo knocked on the table and waited until the sound fell. "I am a personal guard of His Highness Roland Wimbledon, I am responsible for collecting intelligence from all parts of the kingdom. Since you all have willingly arrived here, from a certain attitude, it can be said that you have already made your intentions clear. However, to be certain that this dangerous mission will be successful, I still have to ask at least once, are you willing to work for His Royal Highness?"
"We are willing!" The five said in unison.
"As long as Timothy Wimbledon will receive his punishment, I'm willing to do anything," Hill stated, slowly pressing out each word.
"Excellent, then by next week at the same time, we will meet here again. In case there is any critical information, you can also report it to me in advance – just put a pot of purple flowers at the entrance of my house." Theo explained, "After I noticed it, I will be waiting in this room for you to come in the night. However, remember to knock on the door and use our secret signal of three-longs and two-shorts, understood?
Seeing them nod in unison, Theo said in satisfaction, "A qualified spy will never lightly expose themselves, so the first thing you need to do is to conceal your identity. No matter if you're gathering information by yourself or are developing a network to collect suspicious information, you have to always bear this in mind. In case you need further money, you can come with the request to me… Remember, in every action, one must never act blindly, without thinking it over first. It is improbable that Timothy will sit on the throne forever, this is a promise given by His Highness Roland Wimbledon himself." He paused, "With all this said, are there any questions left over?"
"Sir, today Timothy had returned from the Eastern Region back to King's City," Hill said, "You should must have already heard of this news."
This afternoon a procession of the new king's knights holding up his banner had entered the City through the East Gate, which was a scene witnessed by many citizens. But he wasn't sure if Theo had already heard about what happened afterward.
"But in the evening, I heard from Black Hammer, that Timothy intended to recruit some rats for his army, and in exchange for their pledge of loyalty they would receive the opportunity to become free people. Several leaders of the Skeleton Fingers already went to the royal palace, so it doesn't sound like a fabrication."
Drafting the rats? On the surface, Theo was able to keep a calm expression, but his heart suddenly sank. It was evident that those rats would never be able to serve as regular soldiers, so the most likely possibility was that they would be made to consume strengthening pills and would afterward be sent to start surprise attacks, the same as last time when they attacked Longsong Stronghold. The only question though, was who their target was going to be this time.
"That's actually an interesting piece of news," he said. "Remember to always pay attention to those rats whereabouts, in case you hear any other news, immediately come to me to report it."
Hopefully, Timothy isn't thinking of dashing against the Western Territory, Theo thought.


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- Get A Life! said...
Tampering with a Zeppelin song should be a felony...
- KaneCitizen said...
From Wikipedia article on LZ.
Allegations of plagiarism
The credits for Led Zeppelin II were the subject of some debate after the album's release. The prelude to "Bring It On Home" is a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Bring It On Home" and drew comparisons with Willie Dixon's "Bring It On Back". "Whole Lotta Love" shared some lyrics with Dixon's "You Need Love/Woman You Need Love", though the riff from the song was an original Jimmy Page composition. In the 1970s, Arc Music, the publishing arm of Chess Records, brought a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement over "Bring It On Home"; the case was settled out of court. Dixon himself did not benefit until he sued Arc Music to recover his royalties and copyrights. Sixteen years later, Dixon filed suit against Led Zeppelin over "Whole Lotta Love" and an out-of-court settlement was reached. Later pressings of Led Zeppelin II credit Dixon. Similarly, the "Lemon Song", from the same album, included an adaptation of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor". The band and Chester Burnett reached an out-of-court settlement to give co-credit to the author of the original song.
Dave Headlam, in an article entitled "Does the song remain the same? Questions of authenticity and identification in the music of Led Zeppelin", suggests that "...in the course of studies on the music of Led Zeppelin, it has become apparent that many songs are compilations of pre-existent material from multiple sources, both acknowledged and unacknowledged." He contends that "...songs like 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'Dazed and Confused' are on the one hand not "authored" by Led Zeppelin, but [rather are] traditional lyrics..."
However, noted blues author and producer Robert Palmer states "It is the custom, in blues music, for a singer to borrow verses from contemporary sources, both oral and recorded, add his own tune and/or arrangement, and call the song his own". Folklorist Carl Lindahl, refers to these recycling of lyrics in songs as "floating lyrics". He defines it within the folk-music tradition as "lines that have circulated so long in folk communities that tradition-steeped singers call them instantly to mind and rearrange them constantly, and often unconsciously, to suit their personal and community aesthetics".
In an interview he gave to Guitar World magazine in 1993, Page commented on the band's use of classic blues songs:
"[A]s far as my end of it goes, I always tried to bring something fresh to anything that I used. I always made sure to come up with some variation. In fact, I think in most cases, you would never know what the original source could be. Maybe not in every case -- but in most cases. So most of the comparisons rest on the lyrics. And Robert was supposed to change the lyrics, and he didn't always do that -- which is what brought on most of the grief. They couldn't get us on the guitar parts of the music, but they nailed us on the lyrics. We did, however, take some liberties, I must say [laughs]. But never mind; we did try to do the right thing."


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The UPA Government, it is now grudgingly admitted by its best friends and most avid supporters, suffered grievously on account of its failure to communicate. For nearly three days, or at least until a senior BJP leader stepped in to counter a wave of needless speculation and misconceptions, Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26 was in serious danger of being hijacked by those who had their own version of what the change of government meant.
Let us be clear on one point. The objective behind the invitation to leaders of the neighbouring SAARC countries (and to Mauritius) was two-fold. First and most important, the invitation to neighbours was primarily to showcase a stupendous democratic achievement. India has reason to be proud that the world's largest festival of democracy, involving nearly 700 million voters, was successfully conducted. The election may have been bitterly contested, but its outcome, leading to a change of government, was accepted with grace. Yes, there were some notables who seek to shift the goalposts with retrospective effect. But their churlishness tells us more about them than the efficacy of a system that has endured since 1952. India's bipartisan commitment to democracy warrants broadcasting to the entire world, and especially the troubled neighbourhood. The Americans celebrate the inauguration of their Presidents. India too is well-deserving of a more austere celebration.
In India, the custom is for an auspicious event to be celebrated by not merely the family, but with the entire neighbourhood. The logic of the swearing-in follows the same custom: neighbours must also join in.
Secondly, there is an overtly political message that Prime Minister-designate Modi has sought to send both internally and externally. It is that India is witnessing more than a mere shift from the Congress-led UPA to the BJP-led NDA. What is being heralded is a completely new style of politics, whose contours will become more and more evident in the coming days. For the moment, Modi is merely setting the first of the many new precedents he will set.
There is a third dimension to Modi's swearing-in ceremony, which is being wilfully understated, but is at the same time clearly understood: that India is at the very centre of South Asia. Critics may call it imperial assertion and suggest that this is Modi's recreation of the Imperial Durbar of 1911, but no one deny that, modified to 21st century realities, the suggestion isn't entirely untrue. Indeed, the more enlightened among India's neighbours are mindful that an economic resurgence of India will impact their countries positively. India has always been the elder sister of the region and the successor regime of the mighty British Empire.
Unfortunately, overcome by its internal incoherence, the Manmohan Singh Government shied away from the 'karta's' role and conceded valuable political space to a large eastern neighbour. To reclaim our inheritance will naturally involve building domestic capacity and reinforcing India's civilisational reach — something that won't and can't happen overnight. But at least Modi has issued a clear statement of intent.
It is important to bear in mind that the importance of the swearing-in ceremony is potentially rich in symbolism. However, this is not to suggest that Modi will live up to the journalistic cliché of 'hitting the ground running' and use the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to engage Nawaz Sharif in a discussion on the Siachen Heights. Many of India's diplomatic correspondents and, for that matter, diplomat-politicians, have been terribly underworked in the course of an election campaign where neither foreign policy nor the commodity that passes off as 'strategic vision' got even a casual mention. Their irrelevance in the cut-throat world of democracy is, perhaps, lamentable. But that is no reason why they should now proclaim their own relevance by discovering hidden 'nuanced' meanings in the invite to SAARC leaders.
Narendra Modi wasn't elected by the people of India to devote the energies of his government in the thankless, and perhaps, unrealisable task of rediscovering lost brothers on both sides of the Radcliffe Line. That could well be the agenda of some English language TV channels, which were dreading their loss of influence, but Indians elected Modi to improve their lives and create more opportunities for Young India. In the cloistered world of Delhi, it is often easy to live in a bubble and lose the central political plot.
The Vajpayee Government devoted disproportionate time and energy in trying to effect an enduring peace with Pakistan, with disastrous consequences in Kargil.
It is definitely a priority to strive for a tension-free neighbourhood. But expectations in that direction have to be tempered by the realisation that Pakistan must first resolve the larger existential dilemma that confronts it.
India can merely wait for its resolution and, at best, do nothing to jeopardise the process. For Modi, economic diplomacy aimed at building domestic capacity must remain at the centre of its foreign policy. If India prospers and becomes an economic power centre, the neighbourhood will automatically benefit. That is something the present regimes in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Nepal understand. Pakistan, unfortunately, is confused about its priorities and its future course. That's a situation India doesn't have the capacity to alter.
On Monday, the focus will be on the team that Modi has chosen to help him transform India. The foreign leaders will be there to honour India's democracy. But they are the embellishments. The real substance will be found elsewhere.
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tbh posted a topic in The rest of the US and International.I'll be heading to chamonix for six weeks day after tommorow, what is the best/cheapest way to get to chamonix from geneve airport at 1 in the afternoon. also what good hostels/cheap places to stay. route recomendations or any other awesome things to to there in the spring. thanks Tom
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tbh posted a topic in The rest of the US and International.hey has anyone ever flown standby to Geneva or somewhere around there, how do you get back, do you have to pay an unreasonable fare to get back to the states. any other suggestions for cheap flights? I'm planning on going around the end of june. thanks Tom
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tbh posted a topic in Lost and Foundhey my friend dropped his jetboil stove on the strait away between the trailhead of mountaineers creek and the first bridge. I'm sure he'd love to get it back. pm me if ound. cheers tom
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tbh posted a topic in Ice Climbing Forumhas anybody been around frenchman coulee lateley and seen if fugs falls is in, anything at banks lake? thanks tom
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tbh replied to tbh's topic in Fitness Forumyeah i'm pretty sure it's a partial tear. thanks for the advice tom
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tbh replied to tbh's topic in Alpine Lakesyeah i guess i should have phrased this differently. what i wanted to know is if these routes have considerable avalache danger. ie the top of the couloir ends in an open avalanch slope that will usually send avalanches down the couloir. or the glacier has an alternate way to travel to stay off avalanche slopes. for example you can take a certain way to camp muir to avoid avalanch slopes in winter. thanks tom
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tbh posted a topic in Alpine Lakesi was wondering what the avalanche conditions are like on colchuck ne couloir, or colchuck glacier route this time of year and with this recent snowfall. thanks tom
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tbh replied to scottgg's topic in Climbing Partnerswhat did you have in mind i'm up for almost anything. planned on some skiing with girlfriend and a couple of friends at snoquolomie around chair basin but whatever. got a couple of cobras but the nearest we might get to ice is the chevron pop machine at snoqualomie pass. tom 206 920 4997
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tbh posted a topic in Fitness Forumhey i was climbing at uw gym last night and grabed a small hold too hard and heard a crack it doesn't hurt to bend or anything making me think that i didn't pop a tendon but my knuckle hurts like hell when weighted during climbing. any advise?
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tbh posted a topic in Climbing Partnershey need a partner for ice in vantage and banks lake tommorow through monday. have a ride from seattle extra pair of tools, crampons but only 7 screws. will probably leave anyway tommorow and look for a partner there call if interested. 206 920 4997 tom
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I haven't heard a peep out of Al Sharpton in a while. In these extra-sensitive times, people are afraid to utter anything remotely offensive that may upset a particular group. But a cartoon published in the New York Post has brought the "Reverend" out of his cave.
The cartoon (seen here) is causing major controversy. It depicts two police officers shooting down a crazed chimpanzee, as a reference to the story out of Connecticut. The officer that is not holding the gun says to the shooter, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."
Sharpton and thousands of other guilty white people are calling for the cartoonist's head, crying racism. Sharpton claims that the cartoonist's intent was to portray President Obama as the dead chimpanzee. Not surprisingly, Reverend Al would see to it that the cartoonist's tenure with the NY Post is over.
Also not surprisingly, I do not find this cartoon racist in any way. And why is that? BECAUSE BARACK OBAMA DID NOT WRITE THE STIMULUS BILL! For years, the media and political cartoonists have portrayed lawmakers and the government as a bunch of monkeys (remember the age-old joke about how monkeys with typewriters could write rewrite Shakespeare?).
This is yet another example of Al Sharpton shoving his nose in anything that COULD be a tad offensive to black people. What makes it worse is that the media gives this race-bating jackass the time of day. I guarentee you he does not watch Seinfeld and Dog the Bounty Hunter. I guarentee you he does not listen to "Imus in the Morning". What makes you think he reads anti-Obama administration jokes? He is a racist, yet no one ever calls him on it.
What makes this story even more despicable is the fact that all of "Sharpton's Sheep" are coming out from the woodwork to call racism. Well, I'm calling shenanigans.
I thought we're a more open-minded society now that America elected a )half) black president. But with the talk of the Fairness Doctrine looming overhead, this country is acting like preteen girls. It's a political cartoon. It may not be a knee-slapper, but it's at least a relevant joke. Lighten up and read the joke thoroughly.
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The great gallery
"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God" .... those are the words that I uttered when I arrived at the Great Gallery site in Horseshoe Canyon. But I am getting ahead my myself, since this post also stars an Infinity G50 car.
One of the items on my hiking bucket list has been The Great Gallery pictographs from the Barrier Canyon style (1000 years ? more ? it depends on who you talk to, but its old and no one know the people that drew them. Later cultures dedicated their art to petroglyphs, which I just don't like). It is located in a remote area, adjacent to Canyonlands, but on the side of the infamous Maze. The long drive, the heat, the dirt road that becomes impassable when wet, are part of the obstacles. Finally, the stars aligned and I decided that my yearly Thanksgiving hiking trip to Utah would be it.
Oh, the Infinity G50 ................. the "good" thing traveling on holidays is that some car companies run out of cars and you can get upgraded, or downgraded. I asked for a Chevy Impala, which I was planning to treat like shit and drive it on the 65 miles in and out dirt road to the canyon trailhead. Well, I got an Infinity G50 car, fully loaded. I was about to find out about how cool was the suspension of these nice cars.
My original plan was to hit 3 sites in one day, including the Great Gallery. I put the coordinates of a hidden site that I found out in the internet on my iphone google maps since I know that the cell service would die where I was going. But I was lazy and I didnt create a GPS track to get to it, so when I got to the place I could not find the actual start of the trail to the site. Ok, so I was disappointed, but I still had 2 more sites to find. I relied on instructions to get to the Great Gallery since the iphone had no cell service, so I went in .................... I had miles and locations of junctions and I thought I arrived at one, but the mileage would refute that, so I stayed on the road that I was on. I then looked at a map with locations that I found on the internet and it was clearly telling me that I was supposed to be driving AWAY from that giant butte I was getting close to and maybe that intersection that I discarded was the right place to take. I backtracked a mile and took the intersection. All looked fine until I came to ANOTHER intersection and this time none of my notes and that (STUPID) map said anything about an intersection with no signs. It was a clear intersection and I decided I had no idea where to go.
The only way to figure this out is to drive out back to the highway and then go back close to I70. I put pedal to metal and drove close to 50pmh on that road. That Infinity G50 suspension is quite good, HA HA HA HA. Ok, drove 20 miles, found cell service, entered the location of the trailhead and this time I knew where I was going ..... close to that butte and not what the stupid map said. 30 miles on a good dirt road, doing 40 mph easily, at one point I saw a cloud of dirt coming my way and decided to slow down for the approaching car ................... good thing since the SUV driver was having fun and when he saw me (when its a male I say he, when its a female I say she), he slipped all over the road before recovering at the time we came next to each other (I rejected the insurance from the rental company and I guess the repair bill would be ugly ........ Oh wait, driving on dirt roads voids the rental contract, HA HA HA).
Good google maps took me the 30 miles and I arrived at 10 am at the trailhead. The short daylight meant that the third location was out of the questions, so this better be good.
There are FOUR panels. The first is the High Gallery and its high on the rock, so there is no vandalism at it. Its the second best, small figures, standard Barrier Canyon stuff. Opposite it, almost, is the Horseshoe Gallery, also nice and I took lots of pics of the panel and of each individual pictograph. Next is the Alcove Gallery, named like that since its under an Alcove that has had rock falling down. There is a nice shaman picture that is barely seen due to the rock debris. This panel was tagged by 1920s cowboys and it is seriously fading. All three panels are fading and I was afraid the same would happen once I got to the Great Gallery.
Well, spoiler alert !!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God" ... the Great Gallery figure are GIGANTIC in comparison with the rest of the art in the canyon. They are well defined and THERE IS COLOR. There was care to the images painted, this was a deliberate special place. I could clearly see green in one of the shaman images. I cant share pictures yet since I take pictures in RAW format, so I need to process them and I am still processing the ones from the day before in Chesler park, and (2) I took A LOT OF PICS, so that will take time.
But, trust me, nowhere else you will find those large figures on a panel like the Great Gallery. I took my lunch, macadamia chocolate cookies and spend a good time just looking at them before I started taking detailed pictures. It is a spiritual experience to me.
Next summer ................... DENALI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barbara Benach
1/4/2018 10:31:10 am
Wonderful photos. It's a place that is astounding. Glad you had a great time!
Carlos Trujillo
7/20/2018 06:19:53 pm
Thanks !!!!
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1. Follow the quick start at http://gephi.org/users/quick-start/ to know the basics.
2. Example 1: draw a simple unlabeled graph.
Start with a simple edge file with postfix "*.CSV" (to find the detailed format description for CSV, click https://gephi.org/users/supported-graph-formats/csv-format/):
2 3
Open this file in Gephi, you can view the graph now. Click "T" in the bottom bar to show all node labels. Select "Force Atlas" in Layout panel to format the graph by adjusting some options:
Repulsion Strength: the distance between nodes with links
Gravity: the distance between disconnected components
Normally you will see a graph like this:
Really handy, right?
3. Example 2: draw an edge labeled graph.
CSV cannot describe edge labels. To enable edge description, you need a specific graph format GDF. See the description at https://gephi.org/users/supported-graph-formats/gdf-format/. As an example, we write a GDF file "a.GDF" with plain text content:
nodedef>name VARCHAR,label VARCHAR
Open this file in Gephi and click both "T"s in the bottom bar to show both node and edge labels. You'll view the graph now. Really cool!
4. Refer to http://gephi.org/users/quick-start/ to learn the advanced functions of Gephi like Ranking, Community Detection, Partition and Filtering.


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For us Misha M Perfect BB Cream is the Best Korean BB Cream on the 2020 market. The strong UV protection of stands it out from the other top Korean BB creams. Dry skin and uneven skin tones also wrinkles can be avoided by keeping the skin moisturized. Makes this the perfect all rounder.
It's Skin Prestige Crème D'escargot BB Cream is another recommendation which contains SPF 25a and has oil control quality to prevent excess shine on the skin and maintains the right level of hydration.
Holika Holika Pore Clearing Petit BB Cream is perfect for quick use and can be worn for an extended time to get the maximum benefit without any side effects. Which makes this one of the best Korean BB cream on the market. Known to diminish prolonged instances of breakouts and acne.
Over the past few years, Korean BB creams have certainly cast a vivid and lasting impression on the industry of beauty products. It has been able to hit these heights by blending an array of products.
This could include a primer, moisturizer, sunblock and some other things into a single all-in-one cream. The initial idea was floated by a dermatologist in the late 60's. Which was primarily utilized for the protection of her patient's skin after an intensive skin procedure.
However, during the 90's, the concept was introduced in the Korean industry that ultimately led to the popularity of Korean BB cream.
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Best Korean BB Cream 2020
If you are the very person who is looking for an answer to such a conundrum, then you have perched on the right page. Therefore, in this article, we are reviewing top 6 best Korean BB cream 2020 has to offer. Enabling you to make a prime decision. Let's not complicate anything and take a closer look at the reviews.
1. Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream All Rounder 2020
One of the finest options if you are looking for an impeccable all-rounder
There is absolutely no doubt over the fact that Missha M Perfect Cover BB cream is one of the finest options if you are looking for an impeccable all-rounder. While it has an augmented benefit of providing full coverage to the skin, it further enables you to relish a perfectly glowing skin with a couple of pumps only.
Since moisturizing ingredients, as well as SPF-42, are packed right into the cream, you won't have to make use of an additional base moisturizer either.
Available In 5 Shades Making This The Best Korean BB Cream
The best part of Missha M Perfect Cover BB cream is that it is available in 5 different shades that enable you to opt for the one that matches flawlessly with the natural tone of your skin. Unlike other available Korean BB creams, you won't have to make a compromise based on the restriction of colors.
Thanks to the optimum concentration of moisturizing ingredients, it enables you to have a gorgeous and glossy finish that you always crave for. If you prefer the foundations which offer matte finish, you may want to make use of a setting powder to top off your look.
The Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream has to be among our list of 6 best Korean BB creams since it blends the performance and price and feels great. A light scent is also added to the cream that lasts all day long. All in all, it is a beauty product that is undoubtedly recommended for all women with different skin types.
Best Korean BB Cream Features – Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream
- Excellent skin coverage
- Lightweight
- Anti-aging
- UV protection
- Dark spot correction
- Enables you to have a semi-matte finish
- Suitable for women looking for medium as well as full skin coverage
- SPF 42 PA+++ included right into the package
- Suitable to be used over extended periods of time. Lasts for up to 8 hours without getting smeared
- Recommended for women with dry or even normal skin
- Easily available in the malls and online stores
- Perfect for everyday use, because of an affordable price
- Since the cream is not oil-free, the t-zone area begins to show the signs of oil after 3 hours.
- If you have an oily-combo skin, it is recommended for you to make use of the BB cream with a powder to set it
- Due to a high SPF content, it is not recommended to use this product if you expect to face a lot of flash photography
- Not recommended for women who prefer to avoid the grayish tone.
2. The Face Shop Face Power Perfection BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream 2020
A little Power Perfection BB Cream goes a long way
For women who prefer to have a matte finish that is perfectly even on their skin, this is a highly-recommended product. Opting for The Face Shop Face Power Perfection BB cream offers full skin coverage like any other premium quality Korean BB cream.
However, what's amazing is that you can now conveniently achieve the look that you have been longing for with the use of (significantly) less amount. You know what they say, "A little goes a long way", and this is a beauty product that seems to follow this slogan impeccably.
The Face Shop Face Power Perfection BB cream is available in two shades only. So, if you carry one of those fair shades, then opting for this cream will certainly not make you complain about its performance.
Since SPF 37 is also included in the package, you won't have to make use of a separate sun blocker to protect your skin against the harmful impacts of the sun rays.
This best Korean BB cream is available in a smaller and a larger size which works all the way since you can carry the smaller one purse while the bigger one stays in your makeup drawer as part of your larger collection of beauty products.
Fragrance Free
It is understandable for quite a few women to be sensitive to certain smells which are frequently associated with beauty products. If you fall into such a category, then the good news for you is that the best Korean BB cream is free of all sorts of fragrances.
Summarising what The Face Shop Face Power Perfection BB cream offers to your skin, it won't be untrue to affirm that for a woman with lighter skin tone, looking for a flawless matte finish with full coverage, this is certainly going be one of the best Korean BB creams available in the market.
Best Korean BB Cream Features – The Face Shop Face Power Perfection BB Cream
- Anti-wrinkle
- Skin whitening
- Sunscreen triple function cosmetic
- Special ingredients aimed at rejuvenating skin by addressing all concerns including dryness, loss of firmness, dull complexion, or uneven skin texture
- Suitable for women looking for a medium as well as high skin coverage
- Blends well with the natural skin tone to even the skin color
- Glow effect can be witnessed instantly after application
- SPF 37 and PA +++ protects your skin against the harmful effects of excessive sunlight
- Doesn't cause any irritation or breakout of skin
- Easily available in a wide range of local stores as well as online ones
- May feel a little too thick depending on your personal preference
- A few of the women found it to be a little too dewy for their personal liking
- Dry areas are even more accentuated upon application of this BB cream
- Only two different shades are available which commonly have a pink undertone. Hence, it is only suitable for women with fair complexion
3. It's Skin Prestige Crème D'escargot BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream 2020 Compared
Your dream come True!
For anyone who has been following the Korean beauty trends, Korean snail creams should not be a novel term owing to its widespread popularity. It's Skin Prestige BB cream has a common active ingredient as found in almost all of the Korean snail creams.
This ingredient is not only known to moisturize the skin efficiently, but it also has an impact on improving the elasticity of the skin. The performance of this best Korean BB cream can only be described as 'your dream come true'. Since it enables you to improve your skin and conceal the blemishes in a seamless fashion.
This has probably made this BB cream widely popular among the ladies. If you have been searching for a suitable Korean BB cream for a while now, it can be taken for granted that it's not the first time that you must be hearing the name.
It's Skin Prestige Crème D'escargot BB cream is available in 50 mL size. It comes in a beautiful golden pump which makes it suitable for stocking up. This beauty product is known to go on very light and smooth. Therefore, if you are looking forward to a better skin coverage, it is recommended for you to apply it a couple of times.
Perfect For Lighter Skin Tones
Remember that this cream is only available in a single shade. It is more suitable for ladies with a lighter skin tone, but may not be that compatible with darker shades.
All in all, it won't be wrong to conclude that It's Skin Prestige Crème D'escargot BB cream serves the purpose of treating your skin the right way. It conceals your minor imperfections in a fashion that is not visible to the naked eye, making it one of the best Korean BB cream 2020 has to offer.
What's more is that a very soft fragrance is also added to the cream. This will accompany you throughout the day. So you will not only have a younger and fresh looking skin but a soft fragrance that essentially seals the deal.
Best Korean BB Cream Features – It's Skin Prestige Crème D'escargot BB Cream
- SPF 25 and PA ++ protection
- Anti-UVA and Anti-UVB
- Lifting/Whitening
- Moisturization
- Improvement in elasticity
- SPF 25 and PA ++ protect your skin against the harms of excessive contact with sun rays
- The tendency of the shade to naturally adjust and gradually blend with your skin tone
- Suitable for women looking for medium skin coverage.
- Offers matte finish and prevents the skin from looking shiny
- Offers a smooth skin by blurring the pores
- Conceals the dark circles in a seamless fashion
- Flawless oil-controlling properties
- Lasts for about 5-6 hours
- Thanks to the lotion-like consistency, it feels significantly lighter as compared to the competitor BB creams
- Controls the shine level while providing natural hydration
- The scent of this BB cream resembles that of a sunblock
- Fails to make the dark spots and acne disappear completely
- Available in a single shade only
- Takes a long time and regular use to observe any change in wrinkles or overall elasticity of the skin
4. Amore Laneige Snow BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream 2020
If you are a lady who would rather prefer to have a fragrance, you are going to love this beauty product
Amore Laneige Snow BB cream is a relatively newer product in the market but has managed to earn large-scale popularity. There are multiple reasons which facilitate the decision of women to choose this BB cream over the alternatives, including an amazing skin coverage.
It offers along with a smoothing effect which lasts for a significantly longer period.
Its light fragrance further adds to the reasons for choosing Amore Laneige Snow BB cream since it caters to both kinds of consumers; the ones who prefer a fragrance that lasts longer and the ones who would rather opt for an odorless BB cream.
With a soft, light smell, it is not too unacceptable for the latter niche of women.
If you are a lady who would rather prefer to have a fragrance, you are going to love this beauty product since there is hardly any competitor in the market that challenges the quality standard of fragrance which Amore Laneige Snow BB cream has the liberty to dish out.
What's more is that you can keep daily usage of the cream at an absolute minimum. It provides skin coverage with very small quantities.
Added UV Protection
Thanks to the inclusion of SPF 41, Amore Laneige Snow Cream will help a great deal if you are looking forward to protecting your skin against the harmful impacts of excessive exposure to UV rays. The anti-aging effects ensure that you will get to relish a younger looking, smooth and fresh skin. That always comes in handy if you are looking forward to attending an event.
This best Korean BB cream is available in a 50-ml packaging. So you would no longer have to worry about having to buy it every other month. Last but not the least, this beauty product caters to the requirements of a larger fraction of women.
It offers two different shades suitable for women with varying natural skin tone. Such an extensive feasibility regarding color synchronization is not offered by a wide variety of the best Korean BB creams available in the market.
All in all, it won't be wrong to admit that Amore Laneige Snow BB cream is among the best Korean BB creams that you can find in the market. It is highly unlikely that you will have to be disappointed in any of its features. It is greatly versatile and feels amazing. What else could you possibly ask for, out of an affordable top Korean BB cream?
Best Korean BB Cream Features – Amore Laneige Snow BB Cream
- SPF 41 and PA ++ protection
- Anti-wrinkle
- Skin brightening
- Excellent skin coverage
- UV protection
- Specifically, suitable for women with excessive exposure to sunlight. UV protection, SPF 41, and PA ++ ensure keeping the effects of sunburn at an absolute minimal
- Natural ingredients hide wrinkles and dark spots effectively, enabling you to have a glowing, young, and fresh looking skin
- Recommended for women who are looking forward to a medium or buildable skin coverage
- Relatively costlier as compared to the competitors with similar features
- Doesn't last as long with the competitors, with shiny spots becoming visible after three hours
5. Skin 79 Super+ Beblesh Balm BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream for Natural Looking Skin 2020
For women who find the majority of other Korean BB creams to be a little too pale in color. Super 79+ Beblesh Balm BB Cream is absolutely their best bet.
For women who find the majority of other top Korean BB creams to be a little too pale in color, Skin79 Super+ Beblesh Balm BB Cream is absolutely their best bet. This is exactly why it is widely popular among Asian-Americans.
Some may argue that the best Korean BB cream is available in a single shade only. However, owing to its relatively darker nature as compared to what most of the competitors offer, it is much more convenient to blend this Korean BB cream with the natural tone of your skin, mainly if you are closer to the tanner skin tone.
The amazing part is that Skin79 Super+ BB cream includes a lighter SPF (i.e. 30), which enables you to protect your skin against sunburn or excessive exposure to UV rays. However, it enables the absorption of Vitamin D, which is essential for a myriad of activities in the human body.
While it may not count for a few of the potential customers, it is noteworthy that the packaging of this best Korean BB cream is sturdy and highly professional. The hot-pink colored pump is user-friendly especially if you have the required makeup at your disposal.
If you happen to have a skin that is free of spots, this particular beauty product is probably the most suitable option for you. It offers a medium skin coverage which is more than sufficient for the rest of your requirements.
In summary, Skin 79 is recommended for women who have a natural skin tone, closer to the tanner side and the pink undertones of their skin are clearly visible. Being so uniquely different to other top Korean BB creams is how Skin 79 has sneaked into our best Korean BB cream 2020 list.
Best Korean BB Cream Features – Skin 79 Super+ Beblesh Balm BB Cream
- Triple function including SPF 30/ PA ++ for UV protection, anti-wrinkle, and skin whitening
- Prevents darkening and greasiness
- Soothes stressed and tired skin
- Provides a brighter and cleaner skin complexion
- Unlike numberless beauty products, it won't turn your entire face orange upon application
- All of the ingredients used in its manufacturing are healthy and are not known to have any side effects
- The concern of hygiene has been properly addressed even in the packaging. It shows professionalism
- The anti-UV, anti-wrinkle, whitening, and soothing effects on the skin last for a reasonably long period. This prevents over or repetitive use of the Korean BB cream
- Not recommended for women with oily skin
- The scent of this BB cream is a little too much for women who have a sensitive nose
- Provides a sheer coverage
- It's hard to identify the amount of cream left in the bottle just by looking at it
6. Holika Holika Pore Clearing Petit BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream For Acne in 2020
This product will resolve all of your concerns with its tea tree oils
At first sight, there is absolutely nothing that could fail to impress and convince you of purchasing Holika Holika Pore Cleaning Petit BB cream. From packaging to performance, everything is flawless when it comes to this beauty product.
Are you experiencing a prolonged instance of breakouts or perhaps acne? Then this product will resolve all of your concerns with its tea tree oils. In plain words, wearing Holika Holika Pore Cleaning Petit BB cream enables you to take good care of your skin while you are looking your best, in the meantime. You get two-fold benefits out of this top Korean BB cream.
Provided that you prefer to have a fascinating fragrance in your top Korean BB cream of choice, you are going to fall in love with this product as soon as you open the bottle. The scent that it offers is unparalleled and unchallenged by any other product available in the market.
With a lovely flowery fragrance, you are destined to have your morning routine brightened and freshened up. As far as the compatibility is concerned, this beauty product is most suitable for women with pinkish undertones, since it is only available in a single shade and offers a medium matte finish.
The effectiveness of this Korean BB cream is why it has made the cut for our best Korean BB cream 2020. Along with its properties, which help a great deal in clearing the skin. Are two of the features which are more than sufficient to convince a potential customer for spending her money. Thanks to a medium sized 30 ml bottle, you can keep it as part of your makeup accessories in the drawer as well as carry it in a purse while you are on the go.
Best Korean BB Cream Features – Holika Holika Pore Cleaning Petit BB Cream
- UV Protection SPF-30/ PA ++
- Obvious soothing and clearing impact on the skin
- Includes tea tree oils
- Offers medium skin coverage with a single shade
- Lack of oxidation prevents the appearance of orange color on the face
- Offers a matte finish recommended for women with pinkish undertones
- Highly comfortable to wear. Feels great to be worn over an extended period
- Quickly dries with convenience
- Includes sebum control powder, suitable for women with oily skin
- The bottle is made up of glass which is heavier than usual and may affect portability
- Other similar beauty products are available which offer more than just two shades
- Due to a lack of moisturizing ability, it is not recommended for dry skin
- Spatula included in the package isn't as user-friendly as expected
How To Apply BB Cream
Best Korean BB Cream 2020 Conclusion
The Korean beauty industry is growing at a fast pace. This is what makes it puzzling for an average consumer to choose the beauty product that she deems appropriate for her skin type, color, and other requirements.
Now you are aware of a few of the best Korean BB cream options. As far as shopping for the best Korean BB cream , you are in a much better position to spend your money on a worthwhile product.
Rest assured, you will not be disappointed in making the decision of choosing one of the best Korean BB cream from our list. All you have to do is compare and contrast the features, pros, cons, and prices of the beauty products that we have enlisted and choose the one which fulfils all of your requirements.
Remember, it is never a good idea to make a compromise when purchasing a skin care product. So, what are you waiting for? Choose your best Korean BB cream product now and start relishing the benefits that you have always been craving for.
We always appreciate finding out the success that you have with choosing a product after reading our articles. So if you have enjoyed the best Korean BB cream 2020 article and you chose your best Korean BB Cream, let us know your results.


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World Cyber-Attack: "Russia Is Behind The Cyber-Attack" – Ukraine's Security Services
Pertaining to World Cyber-Attack, the Ukraine Security Services has revealed that they have the evidence and proof that Russian Security Services were behind the cyber attack that targeted businesses earlier this week which has affected the whole world.
According to SBU, Ukraine Security Services have the data that points to a link with a cyber-attack on the nation's capital, Kiev on December this year.
On Saturday, 1st of July 2017, the Ukraine's SBU said that through the data they have gathered from international anti-virus companies, they have been able to established a contact with a cyber-attack which was launched previously that involves "Petya Virus", which allegedly was not built and designed to secure ransom payment.
The Ukraine's SBU also added that the ransom demand was just a cover and, the attack was aimed to disturb the operations of State and Private companies in Ukraine which in bids to cause political downfall.
The cyber-attack which was launched earlier this week comes 2 months after another global ransomware assault which has led to major problems for United Kingdom's National Health Service.


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Tara's Princess Heart Trinity Necklace ~ Shanore Ireland
Shanore – Dublin, Ireland
The princess trinity knot necklace is crafted in Sterling silver and and sparkling crystals. The rose gold plated heart has been adorned with a solitaire look crystal for a beautiful contrast and a precious look.
This is the perfect gift for the princess of your heart or the one in your mirror.


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On this episode of SRTU Watch, Jeff & Dr. Trey Franklin watch their "Match of the Night" from NXT TakeOver: New York that took place on April 5th, 2019!
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