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Hi guys! The StyleTone Box just arrived so that means it's going to be time for another unboxing. In this months box there are some amazing makeup bits that you cannot miss! If you wanna know what's inside this months box then keep on reading!
I just wanted to tell you all something quick, this is going to be the last StyleTone Box Unboxing that I'll do. I know it's a bit sad but I replaced it with something new and really exciting so don't be too sad. I've been subscribed to the StyleTone box for 2 years now and I thought it was time to expand my horizon and try out a new beauty box. I already got that one in the mail as well so if you don't wanna miss that unboxing make sure to come back!
A Little information about StyleTone:
The StyleTone Beautybox is a monthly beautybox which is always filled with 5 full-size beauty products. The best, newest and undiscovered brands are selected by the StyleTone Team. So you will only receive high quality and new products! You can choose to receive the Styletone beautybox every month, or choose a 3, 6 or 12 months subscription. Every month a new theme, a new print… And never tested on animals, because there's no good excuse for that.
It's almost Summer so this box will definitely make you ready for that! I love the pink theme of this months box it's so fresh and girly!
Cougar – Six Shades Of Nude Eyeshadow.
The first product in this box is this eyeshadow compact. I was kinda hoping for an actual palette but oh well. I really love the shades, they're really shimmery and pretty. You might even can use some of the shades as a highlighter, how cool will that be? The only bad thing about these kind of compacts is that it's really difficult to pick up just one shade with a brush, it's such a small space. The Cougar Six Shades Of Nude Eyeshadow retails for €14,85 or £13.00.
Sugar – Lash Mob Limitless Mascara.
The next item is another makeup product, this time it's a mascara from Sugar. The mascara wand is your standard bristle brush so it looks like a normal mascara. This mascara has a creamy texture and doesn't clump. It contains antioxidants and promotes lash growth! It's sounds very promising and I can't wait to try it out! The Sugar Lash Mob Limitless Mascara retails for €8,60.
Seacret – Cuticle Oil.
Up next is something that will come in handy, it's a cuticle oil. It's a bit shameful but I didn't own a cuticle oil yet even though mine are always quite dry, so this comes at the perfect time for me. I already used it and I can already tell it's a really nice product and easy to use. My cuticles already look much better 🙂 The Seacret Cuticle Oil retails for €12,95.
Jelly Pong Pong – Highlighting Pencil.
Up next is a highlighting pencil. I have a lot of these type of pencils but I never really know what to use them for, they are matte skin colored pencils but I still haven't had anything to use them for, so if you have any tips they're always welcome! I must say that this one is really creamy so that's really nice! The Jelly Pong Pong Highlighting Pencil retails for €17,95 or $17.95.
Mesauda Milano – 4 Ever Khol In Green.
The last product in the box is this gorgeous eye pencil from Mesauda Milano in this nice dark green color. It's a bit metallic and not super bright which I like. It's super creamy and there is also a smudger on the end which can come in handy. This pencil is waterproof which is good news and super pigmented like you can see! The Mesauda Milano 4 Ever Khol retails for €9,80.
That was the last product already! I must say I am gonna miss this little guy, I've had this box since the start of my blog so there were many good memories, I hope you all enjoyed it as much a I did and you will see what kind of new beautybox I'm gonna unbox next, stay tuned!
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Chiappelli Memorial Fellowship
The Fredi Chiappelli Memorial Fellowship, named in honor of former CMRS director Fredi Chiappelli, is awarded to an outstanding UCLA graduate student whose research focuses on any aspect of Medieval and/or Renaissance Italian Studies. Applicants may be from any academic discipline. The fellowship provides a $20,000 stipend. Student tuition and fees are not included.
The Chiappelli Fellowship is offered periodically when the endowment that supports the fellowship has generated sufficient funding for the award. The Chiappelli Memorial Fellowship will not be offered for 2020-21.
Gifts to the Fredi Chiappelli Memorial Fund, which supports the fellowship, are welcomed at any time. For more information, please contact CMRS or visit cmrs.ucla.edu/giving/.
Students interested in applying for the fellowship must submit the following:
- A cover letter stating that he/she is applying for the Fredi Chiappelli Memorial Fellowship
- A current curriculum vitae (CV)
- A two-page description of the applicant's research work in the area of medieval and/or Renaissance Italian studies
- Three current letters of recommendation. NOTE: One of these letters should be from the applicant's dissertation director or faculty advisor
Send the application materials to:
UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Attention: Chiappelli Fellowship Coordinator
302 Royce Hall
10745 Dickson Plaza
Los Angeles, California 90095-1485
Application materials may also be submitted by email to email@example.com. Please include "Chiappelli Fellowship" on the subject line.

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Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Functions of proto-oncogenes in health and diseases of hematopoietic lineages.
Refaeli, Y., Field, K.A., Turner, B.C., Trumpp, A., and Bishop, J.M. (2005). Overexpression of MYC can break B-cell tolerance. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 102: 4097-102.
Trumpp, A., Refaeli, Y., Martin, G., and Bishop, J.M. (2001) The proto-oncogene c-MYC regulates body mass and the rate of cellular proliferation. Nature, 414: 768-773.
Turner, B.C., Eves, T., and Refaeli, Y. (2008). Small molecule inhibitors of Bcl-2 family proteins are able to induce tumor regression in a mouse models of pre-B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia. DNA and Cell Biology, 27, 133-42.
Refaeli, Y., Young, R.M, Turner, B.C., Duda, J., Field, K.A., and Bishop, J.M. (2008). Contributions of Antigen and Antigen Receptor to the genesis of B-cell tumors in mice. PLoS Biology 6, e152. Accompanying Primer on this article authored by Tak Mak, PLoS Biology 6, e120. PMCID: PMC2435152.
Field, K.A, Charoenthongtrakul, S., Bishop, J.M., and Refaeli, Y. (2008). Farnesyl transferase inhibitors induce extended remissions in transgenic mice with acute B cell lymphomas. Molecular Cancer 7, 39-49. PMCID: PMC2409375.
Young, R.M., Hardy, I.R., Clarke, R.L., Lundy, N., Turner, B.C., Potter, T.A., and Refaeli, Y. Syk is a novel target for the treatment of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2009). Blood, 113, 2508-16. PMID: 18981293 (Accompanying editorial authored by P. Leif Bergsagel).
Zeman, R.L., Briones, N., Young, S.K., Malcolm, K.C., Refaeli, Y., Downey, G.P., and Worthen, S.G. (2008). A novel method for long term bone marrow culture and genetic modification of murine neutrophils via retroviral transduction. J Immunol Methods, 340, 102-15.
Refaeli, Y., Bhoumik, A., Roop, D.R., and Ronai, Z. (2009). Melanoma Initiating Cells – A Compass Needed. EMBO Reports, In Press. PMID: 19680286
Young, R.M., Polsky, A., and Refaeli, Y. (2010). TC-PTP is required for the maintenance of MYC-driven B-cell lymphomas. Blood, In Press. PMID: 19755676
Turner, B.C., Bird, G.A., and Refaeli, Y. (2009). The biology of MYC in health and disease: a high altitude view. Chapter in "Medical Biostatistics: Analysis of Complex Diseases". Eds. F. Emmert-Streib and M. Dehmer. Wiley, In Press.
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Welcome letters are used for the purpose of welcoming a new product in the market, new employee, client, investors in the business, guest at house, office, event, conference etc. Though the purpose might be varied but all of the letters follow a single approach of cordiality for every kind. Therefore, while documenting a welcome letter, some of the specific guidelines holds true irrespective of the kind. They are as follows:
- The wordings used in welcome letters have to be engaging yet professional.
- One must ensure to use language that is concise and easily understandable without being much verbose or effusive.
- Prior writing the letter, decide the content that is to be written on each paragraph. This would be according to the purpose that is decided to be depicted. If it is for business purpose, then one must ensure to talk about the enclosures that are being attached along with the letter.
- Salutation can be personalized or use event title followed by "attendee".
- First paragraph conveys a "welcome" message.
- Body paragraph conveys "agenda" information (attachments).
- Closing paragraph conveys "appreciation" to guests.
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My faux fur coats obsession
Faux fur coats are everywhere at the minute and I am obsessed with it! I have grown a small collection so I thought I should write a post about it. Depending on how it is styled and worn, I know it can look a bit tacky. That's why I am always cautious when picking my outfits!
These are the different faux fur coats I own and you will see how I have styled each of them through the outfit photos below. Some styles are a bit out there, especially with the pink faux fur coat but why not?
That's why I love about fashion; you can be so creative with your outfits. Depending on your mood you can either go very bold or be more subtle. I like a bold and different look.
The pink faux fur coat
For this look, I wanted something a bit more bold and unusual so I decided to wear my Morgan jumpsuit, with patterned tights, my Guess High knee boots and this lovely Marks & Spencer coat. Confession, this coat is actually a kids size one. One of the advantage where you are "petite", is that you can wear kids clothes sometimes. Not only it gives you more options to pick from but it is cheaper too.
The Mixed print faux fur coat
This mixed print faux fur coat is from Boohoo. I love it and for this look, I went for a street style. It was a Friday so I thought I should use the coat to create a cool dress down Friday. I worn my favourite jeans from Lefties. The fit is just perfect, I love them. If you go to Spain, get you a pair you will not regret. I then worn my Mango T-shirt with the wording "Chérie" on it. This T-shirt was made for me hey! And to make it very casual, a pair of white converse were the perfect shoes to wear. As a final touch, I worn a cap as this is a nice addition to create this chic/street style look.
The white faux fur coat
This was my Sunday look. I wanted to wear something casual and comfy so a pair of jeans and sneakers were basics. I also added my "Chiccie Chérie" touch by wearing a little scarf. I am mixing styles there but that's what I like, fashion has no rules!
This white faux fur coat is from Bonobo, jeans from Lefties and the scarf from Naf Naf.
The black fluffy coat
This was in Alicante where I had an amazing weekend away. I dressed up for the night as we went to a lovely tapas restaurant then to the casino. I wanted to wear something classy and stylish so I went for my Mango red leather skirt, a sheer black top from Zara and my Mango boots. This fluffy coat is from Primark and I had it for 4 years, I know 4 years! I just can't get rid of it. I love it so much as I can wear it with anything and it really keeps me warm.
The Leopard print faux fur coat
This is the last coat I have bought and I actually wrote a full post about it. Check it out for full outfit details.
So this was my faux fur coat collection, I hope you liked it. The next faux fur I get will be a green one I think. It looks so stylish and suits brunette! Like this one I found on Pinterest.
What is your favourite faux fur coat? How do you wear it? Let me know, I would love to read more style inspiration 🙂
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>So I took the bait. I can't refuse Beta operating systems. I've always enjoyed living on the bleeding edge when it comes to new and shiny OSes, so I upgraded my laptop just to see what would happen.
Well, no surprise, I broke a few things, though surprisingly, it's a pretty small list. Going from Gutsy Gibbon to Hardy Heron on my Vostro 1000 was very smooth, and required very little effort to get it up and running again, for the most part.
Compiz (3d graphics): Well, no surprise, It was somewhat of a hack to get it going on my laptop, originally, but the only thing that broke during the upgrade was a weird error about gnome-settings-daemon not being able to start. The fix:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xgl
Unfortunately, I'd tried someone else's fix of blowing away all of the .gconf, .gconf2, etc settings in my home directory, which obviously didn't help, but now has me reconfiguring all of my settings… oh well. Just use the line above, and save yourself some of the pain.
However, removing xserver-xgl will probably kill your ability to run Compiz, and you may need to turn composite on in your xorg.conf file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf). That can be done by finding the lines:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
and changing the "0" to "1". Tada, Compiz works again!
Wireless: This one was interesting: there's a new driver for the wireless card, so it tries to install that over what you've already got going. The new driver is much better than the old, so its a good thing, but you still need the (not-open-source) firmware from broadcom. Installing it couldn't be easier.
Follow the first 3 lines here to uninstall ndiswrapper, if you had it running before. (You don't want the new driver running at the same time as the old: this may mean you might want to take the out any lines saying ndiswrapper or bwcml43, or similar from /etc/modules.)
Follow the instructions here, to install the b43 driver firmware, although my simplified version would be:
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-184.108.40.206.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-220.127.116.11.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-188.8.131.52/kmod
b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta.o
You'll notice I've skipped a few steps compared to what's on the linked page. "b43-fwcutter" can be installed through apt-get, so there's no point in building it yourself, and /lib/firmware is the right place to put the firmware in Ubuntu, so you don't need to be fancy about exporting it and then using a shell variable. And that did it for me.
You may also need to go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers to tell Ubuntu to use the b43 driver. After that, my FN+F2 key works again, and I was able to connect to my wireless network.
All is good again with my laptop.


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The West is running scared of the Mohammedans
Muslims know that Europe is running scared of them. They feel no gratitude whatsoever for the tolerance they may encounter in, for example, Britain, says Dalrymple, but rather
contempt for the spinelessness and decadence of a country whose tolerance can so easily be turned against it, and whose liberties might without difficulty be used to propagate and eventually impose tyranny.
Their contempt is not lessened by the knowledge that British society
does not have the will to impose upon them some of its own laws, notably those with regard to the education of their children.
Oppression of women
Dalrymple writes:
I have heard in my medical practice from innumerable young Muslim women that they were removed from school by their parents at an early age, several years before the law allowed, but I have yet to hear of even a single case in which a school or the school inspectors took effective action to return such a child to the school. I concede that the white girls who remain in the schools from which the Muslim parents illegally withdraw their daughters learn little after a certain age except how to be a lumpen slut, of the kind with which this country is so exceedingly well endowed: but the law is the law, and the subsequent fate of so many Muslim daughters is far from enviable.
Needless to say, Muslim men in Europe have it much easier than their womenfolk. A man, Dalrymple points out, can
have an arranged marriage to a woman he would not have selected for himself (but who is nonetheless useful to him as a provider of domestic comfort), and lead a happy life elsewhere; a life that often includes the possession of a concubine or two, more often than not of the lumpen white-slut class. It will not come as a surprise to learn that he treats his concubine or concubines with contempt and often violence, and the fact that they are willing to put up with it confirms him in his opinion of the decadence of the West.
Extraterritorial rights
You might have thought
that the girls who have been subjected to this culture that is now so much at variance with our own would have received loud, consistent and vociferous support from feminists. On the contrary, the feminists are the dog that did not bark, because feminism has appealed to the same kind of mind as multiculturalism has appealed to. And the only way the two isms can be held in the mind simultaneously is to ignore actual real-life evidence of their incompatibility.
Dalrymple explains that the fact that no one has consistently raised a voice in defence of these girls
has played its part in persuading certain Muslims that they are extraterritorial. They know that when the government talks of women's rights, they — the Muslims — are excluded from its rhetoric, because it would take conviction and guts to include them. They draw the conclusion that our society is running scared of them.
Multiculturalism is not couscous; it is the stoning of adulterers
Muslims have become all too aware that Western society is, says Dalrymple,
but a rotting fruit waiting to fall from the tree.
Loosing off — from a long way away — a few missiles at, for instance, Syria
will not have changed their impression; rather, it will have confirmed it, and their opinion of the West's cowardice.
Every multiculturalist, says Dalrymple,
believes — whether he knows it or not — that it is right to force young girls into marriages they don't want, to deprive them of the schooling and careers that they do want, to regard them as prostitutes if they leave their abusive husbands, and to punish, even to kill, those who cross cultural and religious boundaries. As an Italian commentator once put it, multiculturalism is not couscous; it is the stoning of adulterers.


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Solution:If you're playing the Steam version of Wallace & Gromit Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees and the game freezes after taking out all of the bees in the yard, here's how to fix it:
- Download this file:
- Copy it to C:\Users\username\Documents\Telltale Games\Wallace and Gromit Ep1
(replace username with your username)
- Run the game → Continue → Load
If you're not playing the Steam version, try the fix here instead:
I picked up the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures game series a while back during one of the Humble Bundles, but I'm only just now getting around to playing it. Unfortunately I ran into the bug mentioned above fairly early into the series. I Googled around for solutions and ran across the forum post I included above that mentioned deleting a couple of files (env_countryroad.dlg and env_townexterior_gromit.dlg) from the game folder. So I went to delete the files, and they weren't there. Apparently the Steam version of the game is different from the retail version. Instead, I found several .ttarch files in the game folder.
Being who I am, I wanted to get to the root of the problem, so I found ttarchext, a tool that lets you extract and rebuild the proprietary ttarch archive files. So using that tool, I found the files mentioned, deleted them, and rebuilt the archives. Unfortunately, not only did that not fix my bug, but once I did get my bug fixed it made my problems worse. It seems the only way to actually fix the bug (in the Steam version, at least) is to copy over a save file past the point where the bug occurs.


text: This is a pretty short review for the NES Satellite that I've been meaning to do for ages. I've had it written for a long time, but I just not got around to doing it. It's pretty short, and I apologize for that, but I've been pretty busy recently and I didn't have time to put together a full review or comparison video. I've got some really cool stuff planned soon, though. Next week is another VLOG and the week after that will be a biggun!


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Modelled glacial and non-glacial HCO3-, Si and Ge fluxes since the LGM: little potential for impact on atmospheric CO2 concentrations and a potential proxy of continental chemical erosion, the marine Ge:Si ratio ,
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New Projects - Vivienne Westwood's English National Ballet Campaign
January 23 2013
These beautiful shots by Guy Farrow for the English National Ballet's new campaign were styled by our very own Jo Phillips, featuring the stunning designs of Vivienne Westwood.
This dramatic group shot shows hair by Craig Marsden and makeup by Megumi Matsuno.
(Nina Turner on hair and makeup)
The campaign, which a Westwood spokesperson described as "a perfect collaboration of English tradition" - was formulated with the help of creative agency The Beautiful Meme.


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By Emily G. Peters
When a 100-year-old bar came on the Pasadena market in 2015, future White Horse Lounge owner Yan Agaev knew it was meant to be his.
"I walked into the restaurant and thought, 'Why is nothing here? It's gorgeous!'" said Agaev. In May of that year, White Horse Lounge opened its doors, boasting solid pub fare and an exceptional craft cocktail program to wash it down with. But it wasn't until Agaev met Louisiana-born chef Josh Thomas, aka Big Josh, that White Horse found its stride.
"Josh learned Louisiana cuisine from his grandmother, who was also a chef. We started talking about a culinary direction and he said, 'Let's bring in the Louisiana and Creole,'" explained Agaev. The new food direction made sense.
"Cocktails are American in origin – the first cocktail bars, the first bitters all came out of Louisiana," he said. "We already had cocktails rooted in Louisiana classics – so it was a marriage waiting to happen."
Agaev himself is no stranger to the kitchen, bussing tables as a New Jersey teen and bartending his way west. He dabbled in other fields for a while, but the lure of launching a custom cocktail program ultimately brought him back to the bar.
"A good program is defined by what your standards are: the difference between concentrated and canned, fresh versus full of preservatives," he said. "The majority of bars can get away with boring cocktails, but we make our own custom syrups, use six to seven ingredients per drink – we care about the integrity."
The dishes stand up well to the drinks, with luminaries like the boudin balls (a Louisiana classic) an absolute must try. Married with a stellar staff and that glittery time-traveling bar, the lounge becomes something of a destination.
"If you look at White Horse from the outside, it looks so fancy you might second-guess walking in," said Agaev. "But this place is about inclusion – a place to have a great meal, drinks and conversation. It's not a stuffy, fine dining place. We have fun here."
Having fun also means keeping customers' palates pleased and curiosity piqued – a feat for any team.
"Inspiration comes from respecting the customer. There's shortcuts in this business, but you have to have integrity with what you put in people's bodies," said Agaev. Combating the status quo is also a challenge.
"You gotta have dishes that work for all allergens and palates. With drinks, we push ourselves with tableside cocktails, smoked cocktails, cocktails that you light on fire," he said. "We're always testing ourselves to invent new experiences."
Other hurdles, like the rising cost of goods and minimum wage, demand a nimble approach to growth. Agaev works to maneuver these waters without cutting corners – because (in his words) White Horse is here to stay.
"We're here to provide an escape from the craziness in your life; to create a haven where you can put your phone away for a second and connect with people," he said. "That's what hospitality is all about."
We think Louisiana would agree.
White Horse Lounge is located at 41 S. De Lacey Ave. in Old Town Pasadena. Keep in the know at www.whitehorsepasadena.com | (626) 583-9013 | email@example.com and follow their updates on Facebook @whitehorsepasadena and Instagram @whitehorselounge.


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Your constructive feedback is appreciated!
Thank you!
5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Knights offer a specialized training program for younger players ages 7-9. JK Elite training will begin on Friday 1/11/19. The program, for both boys and girls, revolves around a 5 v 5 model with the emphasis on playing and developing skills without any pressure on winning games - just having fun, enjoying the game and developing a solid skill set that will lead to success on the field. In addition, players will get an opportunity to particpate in some EDP 5 v 5 Festivals during the spring.
JK Elite Groups train every Friday throughout the Winter ans Spring with one of our trainers. Fridays are chosen as to not conflict with any other rec or town club commitments.
Training takes place during the Winter and Spring Seasons. Spring sessions are at the Jersey Knight Complex April through June and during the Winter months of January, February and March training takes place at our winter indoor site.. All practice schedule information is available on the club website. Our coaching staff will handle all training. This is a wonderful training opportunity for young developing players to work with the Jersey Knights professional training staff. This past year our JK Elite players demonstrated excellent growth with technical skills and game understanding. Many players have successfully moved on to local travel teams for this coming season.
Registration is available ONLINE (click here) or by mail..
JK Elite
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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd's OP theme song is 'Decorator' by livetune (kz)
The opening theme song to Sega's forthcoming PS3 and PS Vita rhythm-aciton title, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, will be provided by renowned Vocaloid producer livetune (kz), the Tokyo-based games maker announced today.
The new song is entitled Decorator and, starting today, fans can hear a brief snippet of the track on the Sega feat. Hatsune Miku Project homepage here.
To accompany today's theme song announcement, Sega has also shared a few screens from the opening intro movie to Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd.
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd opening intro screenshots
On top of headlining Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, Decorator will also be the lead single to livetune (kz)'s brand new album, Decorated EP, to be released at all good music stores in Japan on March 5, 2014, under the record label Toy's Factory.
Two editions of livetune's Decorator EP will be sold in Japan.
A first-print limited edition of the album (DVD+CD, TFCC-86462) will go for 2,100 yen, while a regular edition (CD only, TFCC-86463) is priced at 1,575 yen.
For more information on livetune's new album, head over to http://livetune.jp/
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I love my XSE 2019 Camry with Red Leather Interior
By Elliott on Tuesday, February 12, 2019I cant say a bad thing about my Camry. Everything about it is amazing; the safety, the styling, the technology. I can't believe it's fully equipped with a Lane Departure Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic High Beams, Pre-Collision System (which has saved me twice! It braked for me when I looked away and cars stopped randomly in front of me), and blind spot monitor as well!
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In a world of ever-multiplying Netbooks and increasingly more versatile smartphones, it seems like there's been no better time than the present for ultraportable computing devices. Amid a landscape of larger, full-keyboard devices and smaller, pocket-size touch phones, the only question is whether there is room for the UMPC (or ultramobile PC), to thrive.
We previously reviewed the 4.8-inch Atom-powered Viliv S5, and now we've taken a look at its successor, the larger-screened X70EX. While many of our criticisms of the S5 have been addressed, a few larger-scale questions about the viability of the handheld tablet/UMPC format remain.
Years ago, before the iPhone and its wave of touch-interface Internet-friendly smart devices, UMPCs were hot because they represented the most mobile way to compute. However, for that portability, their prices were through the roof, often in the range of $2,000. Yukyung's Viliv X70EX starts around $587 (available from import sites like Dynamism and at other retailers), and while that's an improvement on value, it still looms large compared with $300 Netbooks and subsidized smartphones--and our review model included options that made it even more expensive.
|Price as reviewed / Starting price
|1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520
|1 GB 533 MHz DDR2
|Hard drive
|Intel US 15
|Intel GMA 500
|Operating System
|Windows XP Home Edition SP3
|Dimensions (WD)
|8.3 x 4.1 inches
|0.88 inches
|Screen size (diagonal)
|7 inches
|System weight / Weight with AC adapter
|1.9/1.6 pounds
Covered in gunmetal-gray plastic accented with a light silver band and chrome touches, the Viliv X70EX's exterior is minimalist and smooth, a rectangular box with slight curves and gently rounded edges.
Interface buttons lining both sides are symmetrical and blend into the case design, and are comfortable to the touch. In addition to a few dedicated and customizable menu buttons, there's also a small thumbstick that can be used to jump between cells or icons on a desktop, as opposed to trackpoint navigation. There's a small Webcam on the top right of the screen, a new addition since the S5.
At 0.88 inch thick, the X70EX is actually slimmer than the S5--and proportionally, since the X70EX is a longer machine, it looks even slimmer. At 1.6 pounds, it's hardly a lightweight. However, the feel of the whole unit is very rugged and well-built, and feels like it could withstand a fall or two.
For navigation, an actual stylus is included with X70EX, as opposed to the guitar-pick mini stylus that came with the S5. It slides into the top of the UMPC on the left side, and the right side has an extendable antenna for improved 3G reception (it has 3G connectivity built in, but a service contract is required). GPS is also built into the X70EX, like its predecessor, the S5. However, like the S5, there's no included GPS software; you'll need to install navigation software to take advantage of that feature. If you do, however, the X70EX comes with a nice rear-mounting bracket for turning the tablet into a car-mounted navigation device.
The Viliv's Cube UI attempts to put a more polished and simplified method of browsing apps and settings on the X70EX, but there are times when only browsing Windows XP settings will do for getting the Viliv to perform the way you'd like. The haptic-feedback soft keyboard works slightly better than it did on the S5, mainly because of the larger screen and virtual keys. Still, this is no replacement for a normal keyboard, and it pales in comparison to the iPhone virtual keyboard. We found it difficult to comfortably type anything more than a simple sentence
The X70EX's glossy 7-inch screen has a resolution of 1,024x600, which is similar to the S5's resolution, and equivalent to the standard resolution on many Netbooks. While a 10-inch screen can display this type of detail well, the S5's 4.8-inch screen made reading icons and text a joke. Thankfully, the X70EX's 7-inch display is far better at presenting text very readably and clearly. It's an excellent size for a tablet, offering real estate that a smartphone simply can't afford. The rear-mounted speakers are also surprisingly loud, more than adequate for playing video or music to near annoying levels for everyone around you to hear. We wouldn't call them crisp, but their volume makes up for it.
|Viliv X70EX
|Average for category [Netbook]
|VGA out, via dock
|Stereo speakers, headphone jack
|headphone/microphone jacks
|1 USB 2.0, mini-USB port for system link
|2 USB 2.0, SD card reader
|SD card
|802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G
|Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
|Optical drive
Two big things that the X70EX adds to the UMPC equation that the smaller S5 lacked are an SD card slot and a Webcam. The Webcam is a nice feature, but the SD slot is an essential one. The 32GB SSD isn't large enough for serious mobile computing use, but SD card storage at least makes the Viliv X70EX a contender, as well as making file transfers much easier. Like on the S5, a custom I/O port allows for video output. Annoyingly, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are controlled by the same setting on the Viliv Cube UI, which means it's both or none unless you tweak the settings through XP's device menus. The built-in HSPA 3G antenna is compatible with AT&T service in the U.S.
A note on price and configurations: for $587, you don't get the model we reviewed. That buys a 16GB SSD and doesn't include the 3G modem. We don't think 3G is a necessary feature, but you might find it worth the upgrade. You can even go whole hog to a 128GB SSD and Windows Vista with a free Windows 7 upgrade for the astonishing price of $1,359, at which point you might as well buy a discount Netbook or a 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Internally, the Atom Z520 processor is exactly the same as the one in the Viliv S5. The Z series is a lower power-consuming but more sluggish version of the Atom, which helps battery life but doesn't do great favors for the X70EX's zippiness. In our benchmark tests, the X70EX actually performed slightly worse than the Viliv S5. In anecdotal usage, loading Web pages and particularly flash files seemed to take longer than with a standard Atom N270 Netbook.
Playing back video on ESPN, Hulu, and YouTube worked smoothly in a window, but full-screen video got pretty choppy. For basic Web browsing, e-mail, and casual media use, the Viliv X70EX will perform fine. However, in a post-iPhone age, we were a little disappointed in the slow-response touch interface.


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After a number of friends telling me I needed to try the Vibram FiveFingers (also called VFF for short), I decided to pick up a pair today.
WOW is about all I can say to start!!! They are absolutely awesome. A very different way to run than what I'm accustomed, but very very satisfying.
The first thing you'll notice when you try them on is how difficult it is for you to put your toes into the little finger slots. After a couple times though, it's like putting on gloves (literally). The KSO's fit awesome. It's like they're not even on. When putting them on for the first time, one thing to keep in mind is that you want them snug, but not uncomfortable. The toes will un-curl as you wear them more. Tightness in fit will quickly go away, but anything that feels like it's pinched, jammed or otherwise not-normally uncomfortable should be an immediate alarm bell. For me, my right foot fit snugly but very well. My left foot big toe had some extra pressure, but not rubbing or uncomfortable. Just what seemed to be stiffness in the shoe from never being worn.
In addition, I picked up a pair of injinji Performance Mini Crew Toesocks. I was in between size 43 and 44 and this made sure that the 44's weren't too loose. In addition, since I'm primarily planning on running in them (at distance eventually), I wanted to have some extra padding and moisture absorption in shoe. The socks are awesome. Very very comfortable (I'm actually still wearing them as I write this post).
Since I'm a NikePlus addict, I was able to strap my sensor to the to velcro strap and it read my stride as well as it normally does. I'm pretty sure any pouch will work with the VFFs. All you need to do is make sure that it's looped into the velcro binding strap.
Although people have said to only go a half mile on your first run with them, I thought it'd be better for a little bit longer. I ended up going just over 2 miles when my right calf had enough and I decided it the most wise to cease running at that point. The shoes truly change the way you (or at least the way I) run. I found my self running in better form immediately and actually moving a tad faster than my normal pace and stride. You will immediately notice the fact that you can FEEL much much more of the running experience. You can sense the texture of the pavement, the twigs and stones and anything that meets your feet on the run. The only thing to really get used to is there's FAR less cushioning than you're used to on the balls of your feet. You will get far more impact from the first step.
Here's how my run looked:
Amazon has stock presently of the KSOs as well as the injinji toesocks. I had to go to 2 different retailers and call 2 more before finding them in the Bay Area.
Here're the links to the items mentioned in this review:
- Vibram FiveFingers KSO
- injinji Performance Mini Crew Toesocks
- NikePlus Sensor Kit
- Marware Sportsuit Sensor Case for Nike + iPod Sport Kit for iPod nano 3G


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Keith James & Rick Foot - Poet in New York
UK tour to promote Keith and Rick's new album 'Poet in New York' featuring original music set to the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca.
The evening will also feature songs by Leonard Cohen.
External link: (click to open in new window)Keith James & Rick Foot - Poet in New York on the web


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Qarin Franker is Ph.D and assistant professor at the Department of Swedish, University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
Her thesis is called "Literacies and Visual Texts: Studies on Teachers and Low Educated Learners in the Basic Swedish Language Programme for Adult Immigrants (2011)" (in Swedish). It aims to broaden the understanding concerning literacy from the traditional focus on verbal text to include the aspects of visual understanding.
Literacy and multimodality will be the topic of her lecture.
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Braves Inaugural Season at Sun Trust Park
OYO was pleased to partner with the Atlanta Braves to create unique OYOs for the opening of Sun Trust Park, their brand new Ballpark in suburban Atlanta. Included in these special items, available while supply lasts;
- Special OYO Home Run Playset – An inaugural release from OYO, the Home Run playsets debuted in 2017 offering great ballpark action for the OYO fan. The Braves have a limited run of just 100 sets with their special Inaugural Season logo in the Outfield.
- OYO Inaugural Season Minifigure- This minifigure is limited to just 360 pcs, and commemorates the opening of Sun Trust Park. Similarly, we made an exclusive Farewell to Turner Field minifigure for the team that sold out last season.
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BOSTON - Monday sees the 118th running of the Boston Marathon, and the first since the attack last year that killed three spectators.
On Sunday evening, security preparations were front and center along with the runners and the staimted 1 million people who will watch the storied race.
For blocks in downtown Boston, a ring of steel barricades cordons off where Monday's race will end. Some 3,500 cops will protect the marathon course, double least year's police presence. Spectators have been told to bring no backpacks, rucksacks, strollers or costumes.
David Gould is running his first Boston Marathon.
"I think it's a lot safer but I think there's a bigger risk than year because they knew it happened once, they know it can happen again," he said.
That's the worry here: a copycat attack. The potential target zone extends more than 26 miles through eight cities and towns.
"Somebody said it may be the safest place in America tomorrow," Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said on CBS News' "Face the Nation."
Last year's twin explosions near the finish line - pressure-cooker bombs detonated 13 seconds apart - rattled this city.
Three people were killed, and more than 260 injured.
Noreen Beiro was crossing the finish line as the second explosion went off. She was uninjured.
The 56-year-old from San Francisco pointed herself out in video of the blasts.
"I see a lot of chaos, and I'm running toward the finish line after the second bomb exploded," she said. "Within minutes, they were screaming for us to get away because ambulances were going through Boylston Street."
Security cameras helped identify the pair of Chechen immigrant brothers suspected of planting the bombs. This year, more than 100 additional temporary cameras have been installed, and the finish line is a particular focus of the beefed-up security.
Beiro will be running the marathon again on Monday. She said she felt it was important to come back because "this race is for Boston."
Some 36,000 runners will compete Monday - a bigger field than usual, to accommodate more than 5,000 marathoners who didn't get to cross the finish line last year.
One man who will not be running the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Copley Square on Monday is Bill Evans. He has run the Boston Marathon 18 times. But this year, as Boston's new police commissioner, he is in charge of protecting it.
Evans took the job as commissioner full time in January after three decades on the force.
Last week, as marathon preparations entered the final stages, he took a CBS News crew inside his department's command center. He said it takes a lot to keep an event this large secure.
"This is a soft target. There are eight cities and towns here that are involved ," Evans said. "You know if it's a stadium you can wand people going into a stadium, you can check bags. Twenty-six-point-two miles is quite a lot of yardage to cover and secure it but i think we have a great plan to do it."
Evans said he wants the marathon to be safe, but he doesn't want to dampen the celebratory air in the city or have people feel like they're in a police state.
"That's the instruction I've given to my officers here in the city. We are going to have a lot of undercovers working the crowd, we are going to have a good uniform presence, plenty of cameras out there, but I don't want to scare people from coming into the city," he said. "I want this day to be the special day that it has always been."


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Indigenous harbourside walk gets green light
Sydney's first harbourside walk dedicated to Indigenous history is set to be given the green light, sparking a search for a Gadigal name, the commissioning of major public artworks and new opportunities for visitors to "dip their feet".
The City of Sydney's nine-kilometre foreshore walk is to link locations of hidden historical significance along the Sydney foreshore stretching from the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour to Woolloomooloo.
A report by Indigenous curator Emily McDaniel to be considered by the City of Sydney next week identifies five ''monumental'' stories of Aboriginal history that should be brought to life for international and local visitors.
At Dawes Point (Ta-Ra), site of the hut of Lieutenant William Dawes, McDaniel has proposed an audio and text installation and artwork to honour the cultural exchange between Dawes and the young Eora woman Patyegarang. Dawes' journals bearing the early translations became the source material for the revitalisation of the local Sydney language.
One of the first public artworks proposed for installation next year is bara, a tribute to Eora fisherwomen by artist Judy Watson.
The stone sculpture, commissioned by council last year, represent traditional fish hooks fashioned by Gadigal women and acknowledge an Aboriginal encampment at Bennelong Point (Dubbagullee) boatsheds during the 1800s.
At Hungry Mile, near Barangaroo, connections between Aboriginal wharf workers, unions and Indigenous activism are to be honoured with public artwork funded in partnership with Lendlease.
Not only was it a chance for visitors to not only learn about the stories of Aboriginal people but physically and emotionally engage with the Indigenous experience of Country, McDaniel says. Sitelines would draw visitors' attention to the connections between Barangaroo and Goat Island (Me-Mel), Mrs Macquarie's Point (Yurong) and Garden Island (Bayinguwa).
"This is about you seeing what we see. You feeling and hearing what we hear," McDaniel said. "It's important to feel a place, not just visit a place. We think of Country and water that is living and breathing; you have to take time to get to know it."
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the foreshore walk was part of council's longstanding commitment to give greater prominence to Indigenous history and culture. ''Our new harbour walk will be a poignant and powerful addition to the coastline, embedding First Nations stories in the heart of the public domain."
McDaniel hopes the walk will popularise Indigenous harbour place names while also establishing a unique collaboration between artist and universities and marine institutes to show the harbour's abundant sea life, possibly installing a hydrophone to hear sounds from the seafloor. Were it McDaniel's choice, there would be more entry points to the shoreline.
"We've become detached from the harbour and our relationship has suffered,'' she says. ''We want people to dip their feet to remind them they are standing on the edge of this sunken valley, many thousands of years old.''
The harbour walk is one of seven public art projects recommended to council by fellow Indigenous curator Hetti Perkins as part of the Eora Journey program. The City of Sydney and Property NSW signed a memorandum of understanding for its development in 2017.
Sydney City Council has initially allocated approximately $2 million to Harbour Walk public art projects to be supported by private partners with new economic opportunities created for Aboriginal-owned tour operators and businesses, and new spaces for cultural tours and performances.
Once approved, the City of Sydney will work with Indigenous representatives, the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council and state government agencies to determine an Aboriginal name and begin the rollout of art projects.
Linda Morris is an arts and books writer at The Sydney Morning Herald


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Posted by: elle on: August 31, 2009
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Wow. Six months S'pore-side!
The anniversary was last Wednesday – true to recent form I didn't post at the time.
It's amusing how predictable moving abroad proved. My expat friends all shared the same forecast: first months good; next months bad; by six months it would be great.
They were bang on the money. For the past month or so life has been damned good.
I'm finally settled in my job, having been confirmed as a permanent employee. I enjoy the work, the office is full of nice people, and I'm learning a lot.
And J and I have met tonnes of lovely folk. We are making friends, finding a place in various social circles, and starting to feel like we fit.
Also exciting is the fact that we'll have so many visitors between now and Christmas. I'm looking forward to sharing my shiny new life with old friends and family.
I think partly because I am proud of myself for schlepping half-way round the world and making a go of it, but seeing people I no longer connect with face-to-face is the main appeal.
But… most important of all my six-month milestones: I have my kitchen mojo back!!!!!
I barely cooked for the first five months here, and when I did it was unsuccessful, unenjoyable or both.
I always thought cooking soothed me when I was stressed, but apparently it's the reverse – a symptom of happiness.
I have been on fire for the past two weeks. I've finally cracked mayonnaise (after five years of failure), and embarked on a campaign to buy friendship (caramel shortbread and angel cake = hard currency).
I have plenty more S'pore thoughts to share, but right now they comprise a mess of half-written, half-edited posts. Tell me about your lives instead!
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Unity and C#.
You can't, unless you or someone else is willing to contribute.
Just a quick update: I haven't been able to do get much done recently because, well, most of the core systems work but there's a lot of small tasks to do and so far I haven't gotten any contribution from others. So at this point my question is: Is anyone willing to join and help?
Oh I have the data and all that. It's just that unity isn't built for this, and the typical workarounds only work for singleplayer. The reason is simple: Most workarounds involve shifting the world origin, or rather, all the objects in the world, so that whatever you see in the game happens close to the 0/0/0 point. This works fine and dandy, but there's two problems: 1) You need to shift by a round number, because of floating point precision. So that means that each tile has to be a round number. And getting real world data in is trouble enough, but it seems like there's no good way to ensure that each imported terrain tile is sized just right so that shifting things around doesn't leave holes or overlaps or otherwise jitter around. 2) Unity networking knows nothing about the shift offset. So whenever I shift, the result is that position updates from the server are coming in as real coordinates, and are applied to objects directly. I tried hooking into the code to apply the shift afterwards, but that didn't work, and the only solution I can see is to have a set of ghost objects that are invisible which are handled by unity networking, and copy the positions plus offset to the real objects. But that's a can of worms.
I have some bad news. For the time being, I have decided that using real terrain data is out of scope for me. I'm still the only guy working on this and in the past month I've learned that there's definitely a large amount of overpromise and overconfidence in the Unity community. Lots of assets that promise solutions just plain don't work, or only work in a few select cases, with their authors promising the world and being able to deliver very little. To give you an example, I've worked on double precision stuff for quite some time, and Unity doesn't support double precision. So you have to implement workarounds to get this working. I had such a workaround written myself but ran into issues with multiplayer. I found an asset that was quite expensive and the author stated that they have this working in multiplayer too. Lo and behold, turns out they never even thought this through, and not only does it not work, they haven't even considered the problems that I ran into the moment I tried to use it in multiplayer. So as it turns out I'd have to replace most of unity's network code with my own, and frankly I'm not going to do that. So for now, I'm dialing this back to what I had originally planned: A procedurally generated world with a limited mission area. Unless of course someone experienced wants to join and help me tackle this.
What I do know is that GOG comes with dosbox, which basically means they work even for people with no technical skills. Of course you don't get MT-32 emulation or any of that fancy stuff preconfigured, but you can always add that yourself (as well as hunt for those roland firmware files...)
7 bucks for a DOS game that had DRM added to it? I don't think so. Plus it's just 2 Euros on GOG, without DRM. A no-brainer, if you ask me.
Unfortunately OSM doesn't seem to have much data on Iraq. I hope to get the roads in at some point, but eh. Right now I'm battling with getting a decent terrain texturization. And also the floating point stuff is a bit tricky to get working in multiplayer, so that's holding me up a bit too. You'll get a demo as soon as one can fly a full mission, including placement of ground features, mission success criteria, terrain impact damage, proper death handling, and of course the floating point stuff fixed.
Unity does not support double precision unfortunately. That would make things much easier for me. I have to work around that sadly. EDIT: BTW love TFXplorer, looks amazing!
Oh I am busy working on the game, don't worry! I've started on the OPFOR C3 network simulation, which is just a fancy way of saying that I aim to reproduce the "bomb triggered AAA" phenomenon of the first iraq war, where the first destroyed target caused all the defenses in the vincinity to start firing more or less blindly. I'm extending that to radar detections, however brief, causing your trajectory to be relayed to nearby defenses. In essence, AAA will be very deadly if they get a bead on you, but also worrysome if they just have an approx position. There's two major items that I've been procrastinating until now: Generating ground features / targets, and floating point precision. The first one I'm trying to address now via real life data. I've been asked multiple times for realistic location and terrain data, and well... The textures will be replaced by a splatmap system, so they're just for illustration. But I've got the whole of Iraq: I've also been able to significantly reduce system requirements. But as you can see, real terrain elevation is a lot less interesting than my procedurally generated terrain, especially for the southwest of Iraq which is mostly flat desert. On the plus side I can now draw from real data and derive the positions of airbases, air defenses at the time of the start of the war, as well as roads. For the sake of gameplay, I will not model the actual base location of the F117-A's at that time, because that would involve a trip across the entirety of Saudi Arabia, complete with mid-air refueling. A single mission would take 5-7 hours, which I don't think is what I want to aim for here. Similarly, I am not going to even try to compete with games like DCS when it comes to fidelity of ground features. The second big thing I'm tackling right now is really the bane of simulator game developers all over the world: Floating point precision. Simply put, no traditional game engine is designed for handling game areas that are more than 10 - 20 sq km in size. We're in the hundreds of square kilometers and the result is that airplane physics, collision detection and all kinds of other things start to go horribly wrong once you leave the center area. The reason is simply that float32 values start to lose a lot of precision once you go beyond a certain range. Right now I'm busy on making sure that this limitation is not affecting the game in any way. I've got the basics working for singleplayer, but I still need to put in work to make this compatible with multiplayer.
Didn't have much time today and flying to Rome for the next two days, so the only things I've done today are MFD symbology for AAA as well as dotted circles for pulse radar. Next up will be vehicle death handling, terrain collision damage, and I think I'll do the menu and server browser real soon too.
Yeah don't worry, I'll dial it down a bit. Modding would be nice but realistically I don't see this happening. The effort for making an extendable structure is considerable, since we're not just talking about new meshes but also cockpit integration, MFDs, etc... However there's always room for someone with unity experience to join in and make more planes, or even modding, happen. In fact, I did write things in a way that makes it possible to support human players on the opfor side as well. In particular I am working on a C3 network that shares information about spotted contacts, which would be trivial to display on a fighter MFD. Whether or not that is fun to play I don't know. It'll be a lot of work to balance this for human opfor players. For now my goals are more modest: One flyable plane, one theater, and for the first tests just a single mission with two high value targets and several air defenses. Depending on how many players join the game, there will be fewer or more enemy forces to contend with. One big thing on my list are enemy air forces. That's something that is potentially extremely complex to implement properly, plus it's not really a realistic scenario. But I do want to get to a point where being spotted causes forces to be deployed against you, even if no SAM or AAA manages to get tracking lock on you or launch any missiles. Being spotted should have consequences in this game.
Update for today: I've started work on AAA guns. No MFD symbology yet, explosion and damage radius still missing, but you can see that the aiming works pretty well. I've also added some visual spice to make those tracer rounds really pop.
Update for today: x) fixed multiplayer radar processing x) fixed multiplayer RWR sound handling x) fixed player aircraft bouncing around on spawn x) fixed missile launches activating weapon cam MFDs on all clients x) fixed SAM launcher rotation not being synchronized Known issues: Explosion VFX not synced to clients Explosion SFX not synced to clients Terrain collision does not result in damage/destruction yet Player aircraft is just deleted on destruction, should implement proper death handling (possibly observer mode?) Tactical map does not display fellow coop players SAM launchers still rotate their turret towards a target even though they no longer have tracking lock Still to implement: AAA (guns, ZSU, with tracer projectiles) AAA (heavy flak with airburst) SAM C3 information network (one SAM discovering you should inform nearby air defenses) AAA barrage (untargeted fire near your approx trajectory if you were detected or destroyed something nearby) Main menu NAT Traversal Server List Ground features generation Proper exterior model (with landing gear and movable control surfaces) Proper cockpit model
Don't praise me yet! Turns out I was simply lucky that stuff like FLIR target designation, SAMs, etc worked - they were in fact not synced properly. Took me a few hours to figure out syncing of the currently designated FLIR target and making SAM launchers work consistently across clients. What's still not done is making RWR/launch warning sounds only play for the airplane that is affected by it, and... uh... I broke the weapon camera mfd in multiplayer. Tactical map works but doesn't display any player objects yet. Oh and the SAM radar logic currently runs on all clients and the server, which is not good because the radar pulses hit you at different times from what the server sees. So still quite some work to do before I can even think about sending this to a friend to do some online testing. EDIT: Weapon cam works again now.


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Pack some refreshments, a change of clothes and picnic mat and off we go! Planned an impromptu short picnic over the beach after a stress out working days – a nice breezy ocean vibe is all we want. Instead settle for one beach, why not two – cause both bays are in walking distance! Win!
"Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting – Sargent Shriver
How to reach here ? Well, you can navigate here using Waze or GPS applications (search for Teluk Cempedak or Teluk Tongkang). It is located 5 km away from Kuantan, around three hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, depending on traffics.
There are ample parking spaces there – charged at RM 2 per entry. Bringing necessities along, we make our way to Teluk Tongkang instead Teluk Cempedak because the crowd is less there even though it just a bit pass 11 am.
Beware of the wild monkeys!
They just sitting along the bridge that connects two bays and waiting for people to feed them.
Just walk straight ahead and don't be afraid. You will arrived at Teluk Tongkang after the bridge shortly.
Teluk Tongkang is a private beach, and the waves are less harsh here.
We settled on a big rock at a coastline and picnic!
But since the tide is high, we don't go for a dip in the sea, just resting our tired legs in the water instead. Took a lot of pictures and spend our afternoon there.
Around 3 pm, we take our leave and headed back to Teluk Cempedak. We planned to stay longer but we need to drive back to home and reach KL before dark. So, we stride to the end of paved road and back. Along the road, we noticed a lot of amenities like public toilets, fast foods restaurants, prayer rooms, food court and watching deck. There are also a drive thru restaurant too.
It is best if you plan your staying here but there are not many chalets and hotels near the coastline. Take the weekend off to bring you and your family or friend for a short gateway from the city hustles. Plan your staying here at agoda.com and believe me, it is so worth it!!
So, while you are there, take thousands picture and memories as you go and explore the site. Do not forget your hat, shades and space of clothes with you plan to take a dip in the sea. Remember to bring along your camera, okay.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Says Ecstasy Is The Hardest Drug Gwyneth Paltrow Has Ever Done
Okay corn broom, we got it – you still have the ass of a 22-year-old stripper. Sit it down.
During a game of "Plead the Fifth" on Watch What Happens Live last night, Andy Cohen asked living glass of coconut water Gwyneth Paltrow the question: "What is the hardest drug you've ever taken?" If I had to guess the answer, it would be either a fine French milled opium imported from a 89-year-old artisanal drug dealer in Paris or an organic cocaine-style nose talc hand-cut using an American Express Black Card. But I was wrong. According to Goopy, the hardest drug she's ever done is ecstasy:
Sadly, she didn't elaborate on the circumstances surrounding her experience rolling on E, but I like to imagine it involved Goopy wearing a pair of JNCO Jeans and a million plastic bead candy raver bracelets while sucking on a pacifier and spinning a couple glow sticks between her fingers. But in all likelihood, it probably went something like this:
After many months of rectal discomfort from walking around with a stick up her ass, Gwyneth went to her goopiopath (a doctor that deals exclusively with rich lady problems) and asked them to recommend something to treat it. Since the medical community has yet to discover a cure for Stuckupbitchitis, her doctor decided to prescribe a couple hits of ecstasy in an attempt to mellow her out. And it was the hardest drug she's ever taken, because her doctor forgot to put it in a diamond-studded 24k gold decorative pill bottle and, ew, are you kidding? Pills out of a plastic bottle?
Later on, Goopy played a game with Andy called "I'm So Goopy" where he read off a list of things common peasants like, like jeggings and spray cheese, and asked which ones Goopy likes too. Goopy apparently likes sweatpants and Taco Bell. Taco Bell? Uh huh, sure. Ordering a cup of filtered water through the drive thru doesn't count, Gwynnie!


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we figured out that there is no type of bad movie that I hate more than a bad comedy movie. And today, we rediscover the fact that there is nothing in cinema that disappoints me more than when Nicolas Cage just doesn't put the effort in. And in a trashy grindhouse flick like Drive Angry, when everyone else is doing their best, that's just sad.
Cage dons another of his famous wonky hairpieces to play Milton, a dearly departed soul who has broken out of Hell itself on a mission. Cult leader Jonah King and his followers murdered Milton's daughter, and plan to sacrifice her orphaned baby to Satan. So Milton arrives back in the mortal realm, recruits pissed-off waitress Piper and blazes a trail of destruction as he goes after King, for his granddaughter and for his revenge.
The plot is the kind of thing that usually makes for a better trailer than a whole feature film, as was the case with the recent Machete. And it's the kind of thing that really requires a crazy bastard like Nicolas Cage to actually invest in projecting something for the audience to enjoy. There's a case to be made that he's effortlessly cool. I don't know about you, but I found his turn in Drive Angry to be merely effortless.
Luckily, there's a guy on hand who is effortlessly cool, and frankly, he's everything you want Cage to be in this movie. He's William Fichtner, and he plays Satan's right hand man, the Accountant, who's sent after Milton after he breaks free from damnation. Fichtner is a long-serving fixture from various action movies over the years, and he's more than able to give it all he's got in a larger role like this one, elevating the film in times when it seems like Cage didn't really want to be there. He makes this movie.
We've been into this murky territory before with me bitching about the alleged appeal of Megan Fox in the Transformers movies, and it follows here that Piper is into cars in a big way. My contention here is that Heard is not only much more attractive, but doing a much better performance, giving it her all in a way that most objectified bimbos in action films can't muster. She's the biggest thing on the poster for Drive Angry, obscuring a bored Cage, so it's a shame that the filmmakers were happier to use her looks to market the film than to use her name. Hopefully, she'll get some fame out of this and get some better roles, but I don't think that's how Hollywood works.
Wow, that's more than I would ever have expected to write about the actors in a film called Drive Angry, but what else am I going to talk about? The 3D? In this instance, I suspect the cinema messed up the projection, because despite all of the marketing trumpeting the fact that the film was "Shot In 3D", it looked like the worst of conversions. Lots of ghosting, which got very annoying, and as I haven't heard these complaints anywhere else, I imagine it's the cinema's fault. It demonstrates that multiplexes are making a killing by charging a premium for shoddy 3D, but should it entirely reflect upon the film itself?
Director Patrick Lussier had one of the first Real-D 3D films out of the gate in 2009, with My Bloody Valentine, so he's developed a box of tricks that he uses to full effect here, continuously chucking things at the audience as he did in his previous film. It's a small shame that he dips into Shoot 'Em Up's toolbox too by ripping off that film's raucous sexfight. More pertinently however, he goes back to the same well as Rodriguez and Tarantino have done with their own grindhouse throwbacks, and doesn't end up with a bucket of shitwater. It does have a mild odour to it though- I'd recommend you boil it before drinking it down.
Drive Angry is now showing in 3D at cinemas nationwide.
If you've seen Drive Angry, why not share your comments below?
I'm Mark the mad prophet, and until next time, don't watch anything I wouldn't watch.


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Once again, I would like to apologize for yet another month-long silence in my photography website. In the past month, I've been very busy preparing for my summer course exam (Linear Algebra) in University and have been very busy working at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) which ran through September 6th. Now that all that is over, I'll update the website again by adding just a few more images before I get busy again for the Fall Session in University of Toronto. So yeah, that's basically why the site has been dormant in the past month. I will post a handful of fresh and, I believe, great looking photos as early as later tonight. So watch out for them =). For now though, please browse through my current collection of photos by going to the Galleries section or you can see what I posted last time by simply going to the What's New section. Hope you enjoy and keep liking my photos. Until the next update keep clicking that shutter! =D
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Top 10 New Year's Bashes: Duluth Edged Out By . . . Sydney!
In what must be a devastating blow to the hard-scrabbled residents of the city of Duluth, Minnesota, the "Air-Conditioned City," as the city is known to many long-time residents, was edged out this year from the top 10 places to spend New Year's by none other than Sydney, with its 1.2 million visitors, day-long festivities, and one of the world's largest firework shows at the stroke of midnight. Others to make the list this year include Las Vegas, Rio de Janeiro, and surprisingly, and what must be a huge blow to Duluth, New York City. To see the full list of this year's lucky winners click here.


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I know I was prostituted now – but at the time I had no idea what it was or why it was constantly happening to me.
All I could do then was to believe that I was such a rotten or damaged person that I must have chosen to go with sadistic men time after time after time after time. I had to blame myself – for to see and feel my truth may have killed me.
I was a prostitute, but I was rarely paid in money.
I was a prostitute, and as I was mentally, physically and tortured – I was meant to grateful for so much attention.
I was a prostitute, and I had to believe that many men just fancied me.
I like so many women and girls trapped inside "posh" prostitution was so manipulated, I had to believe it was constant accidents of being with men who hated and degraded me.
Now, I would labelled it as the girlfriend experience or being escorted – at the time there was a general silencing that it had any connection with prostitution.
Prostitution was what nasty common men do to women who deserves to be hurt – that was planted inside my brain over and over and over so I would never dare even imagine that I could be a prostitute – or my inklings that I was being brought and sold had any truth.
But I was a prostitute, as I grow away from that time, the more I see how I was manipulated. The more I slowly grow to come to terms with my confusion, and living with months and years of blankness.
I have been date-raped, I lived inside incest – and all I know is that girlfriend experience and or escorting is nothing like that.
Dates rapes and incest are done with the same hate and contempt – but as I was raped, as I mentally abused, as I was hit – I was seen as an individual human.
I was never seen when I was inside girlfriend experience and or escorting – I was always a commodity, and basically I was just one whore and any whore would do.
I know from the depths of my essence, that there was nothing personal about what the punter did to me. I know if it was not done to me, they would just buy another escort or "girlfriend".
Prostitutes live with the knowledge that all the harms done to them, all the hate put into them, all the porn violence infecting them – is never personal, never done to them as an individual.
It just the buying of any whore to turn into dirt, to put fear into her body and mind, to make into a sexual experiment to see if you keep her alive when "good" women would die.
Exited women live with the knowledge they were not raped – for rape is an individual act done on a personal level – no, they have to live with the knowledge they were tortured mentally, physically and sexually.
Exited women live with the knowledge that it is just chance that they are still alive – for I have never met or know of an exited woman who had not had to live with death as her shadow, and who does not know that prostituted girls and women are dying/disappearing all the time.
As an exited woman, part of my politics and mission to speak out – comes from carrying in my heart the "missing" prostitutes I have known on a personal level. They are always the true spirit behind my work.
No wonder that women that in the middle of girlfriend experience and or escorting must believe they are empowered, that it must be safer than other forms of prostitution – and that in many ways it is not prostitution.
To see it as prostitution, is to see your own terror, to know that punters have pre-planned to hurt you bad, to understand that there is always some manager/businessman/pimp profiteering from your hell.
That is too much for most prostituted women to bear – of course they make themselves dead to their own reality, of course they will speak of it as empowering and their free choice, of course they must believe without any real evidence that they are manipulating the men.
To know the cold and death-loving reality of escorting and or girlfriend experience is so terrible is can destroy the essence of the prostituted woman.
I like so many in that environment – had to believe I just had many "boyfriends".
Only underneath that rarely made sense.
These men would not talk to me or look me in the eye – but would know I was like a robot who would do any sadistic porn fantasy they imagined.
These "boyfriends" would in silence fuck me into hell, and then throw me out.
I survive by refusing to see and know my own reality.
I had "boyfriends" who from nowhere – as I sitting in a pub listening to music, as I trying to fit in a party – would whisper in my ear some sadistic sex act, then take me to the toilet or into the back of building.
Some of these men paid in cash – saying filthy words and blaming me for making them so bad. Many just fuck me into degradation and left me in pain, never paying me.
But the "posh" punters give me gifts, brought me meals, dress me up, show me off, formed my mind into their toy – but refuse me cash, coz they were never disgusting men who "needed" to buy a whore.
These punters have damaged me to the depths of my soul. Their lies, their making me into their private porn toy have almost killed me.
These men were rich enough to owned my body and mind, and they were rich enough to have for long period and to shut me away from the real world.
In that environment they would manipulate and framed me until I had no will left, no ability to know I could resist or even have a voice.
I hate these men with more hate than I thought could be possible.
These rich privileged and highly entitled men view the prostitutes as toys that they play until they are bored – then she throw away on a trash-heap.
These punters will manipulate the prostitution by giving her the dream that he loves as a person, that he see her as a person.
These are terrible lies used to isolate her, and to close away the outside world. He made himself her centre – then makes sure she forgets all people who may care about or see as more than just the role of the prostitute.
He does this by spoiling her, by saying she is intelligent, so beautiful – he does this and all the time keeps her as a whore, giving him sex usually with violence at any time or place.
In my experiences, this leaves the prostitute completely confused, and gradually she losing the will to think for herself and to struggle for some dignity.
That is the reality of escorting and girlfriend experiences.
So, listen to the pain and confusion of the exited prostituted woman.
Know that for many who were trapped inside indoors prostitution – they have the trauma of breaking the lies they were surrounded.
As they think back – knowing that behind closed doors, any form of sadistic violence was their daily norm – but they were told the lie over and over and over that at least it safer than being on the street.
Our trauma rising to explosion point as each murder of a prostituted woman or girl is more than likely inside a building – whether she brought or pick up on the street or did indoors prostitution.
So what the hell is so safe about placing prostitution indoors?
Oh yeh – it make the punters feel safer for they know there be little or no intervention as make the choice to be sadistic to the prostituted woman or girl.
And indoors prostitution gives more profit to those who manage it – for they can charge more for "extras" no matter how dangerous they are to the prostituted.
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My grandma has been working with a lady named Natasha for about 20 years. They are like best friends at this point and partners in crime. Each summer, my parents have my grandma and her friend Natasha stay with us twice a week because they work in NJ during the summer months to cater to their clients going down the shore to their vacation homes. They curse in Russian, come with funny jokes and stories, and love to gossip. Natasha started bringing this amazing apricot crumble cake (tort) and every time she brings it I can't stop eating it. This is one of her home-made recipes. I finally got the brains to ask her for it, and I thought I could never replicate and even though I only tried once, It was still almost the same and super tasty. Not to mention it took me like 15 minutes to make, and 30 minutes to bake! For under an hour, I'll take it!
Natasha's Crumble Cake (Apricot Tort/Pirog)
1 stick of unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp sour cream or farmer cheese
1/2 tsp baking soda
2.5 cups flour (or more, depending on consistency)
Apricot or any fruit preserves (1 Jar)
Preheat the oven the 350 degrees. Melt the butter completely and cool it slightly. Add the sugar, vanilla, and eggs, and mix until just combined. Add sour cream or farmer cheese, then baking soda and stir to combine. Add 2.5 cups of flour, mixing with a spoon to combine until able to use hands to form a round ball. Should not be very sticky to the touch, if so, add a pinch more flour. Take 3/4 of the ball and press the dough into a slightly floured 8 " x 11″ pan, rounding around the sides/edges to hold the apricot preserves. Spread apricot preserves evenly throughout the top of the base. Take the rest of the ball and take quarter sized pieces off at a time, placing them on top of the apricot preserves to almost cover it but not fully (keep in mind dough will bake/spread in the oven). That's it! Pop it into the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the edges are brown and enjoy!


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To preface this I have to say that this game is actually a really good game, just really badly implemented and poorly designed around grinding. All in all I'm sure there are people who get into this kind of thing, I personally am not one of them.
The good
The game has phenomenal graphics and they run flawlessly on many types of machines. I tested them on my gaming rig (i5 4690k Dual R9270x's) as well as both of my laptops (i5 integrated and A10 R6), it of course ran on ultra on my gaming rig, but ran on medium on the laptops.
The games combat system is great. While it is repetitive, the finishers are really rewarding and headshots with a bow are just sex. All in all the combat is a great experience, coupled with the ability to augment weapons with mods that drastically change the way it does damage, it makes for a stellar time.
The community has some very great people who made me feel very at home in the game and gave me great pointers. Including one person who game me a premium item just because. I met most of these people while streaming the game on Twitch (http://twitch.tv/zer0fun) and would like to make a shout out to "Ooookeem" who really helped me out at the start.
The Neutral
I'm actually neutral to the cash shop, it gives no clear advantage to players paying for Platinum (The real money currency) as you can trade for platinum on a pretty genius market seen here.
The bad
The game is a complete grind. While I don't mind grinding in some MMO's to get to max level or to grind out some sort of experience bar, I can't seem to get on board with the mastery system. The mastery system is like a an experience bar on steroids. It takes a simple task like leveling up and turns it into a nightmare. The whole point of this system seems to be based around once again grinding. All in all it's terrible for so many reasons but for me there only needs to be one.
The game promotes elitism. On a certain mission I ran into one of these elitists, to say the least it put a sour taste in my mouth for the community. This is the opposite side of the community that I explained above, and seems to become more toxic the further you progress into the game.
The skills in this game are atrocious. They basically take a great combat system and turn it into a joke. Skills turn a fun mission to protect a point into a single frame pressing one button over and over and destroying everything before it gets near the protected point.
Score: 2/5
The game isn't going to retain those that require a quest style goal, but will retain those who like to farm and grind. The visuals are beautiful but lose luster once you get into the core of the game. Combat is cool but becomes useless as the game progresses and one button spam frames become more abundant. The cash shop is neutral, while it does give advantages early, it doesn't really make a difference because it can all be had from playing the game.


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