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The library provides access to over 200,000 eBooks.
Access them via the Library Search. To read and download most of them, you will need either Adobe Digital Editions or BlueFire Reader.
How do I find and access eBooks?
- Search via the eBooks search button on the library homepage or filter by Source Type 'eBooks' in your search results.
- Click on the title of the book in the search results, and 'View Online' from the next page.
- If asked, log in with your usual Bath Spa username and password.
- Read your book online, or download.
How do I download eBooks to my PC or Mac?
For the majority of eBooks, you'll have the option to read online or download. Read online is the most fail-safe way of reading the eBook.
- Video tutorial for downloading VLeBooks and DawsonEra ebooks
- Video tutorial and for downloading EBook Central and EBSCO eBooks
- Download by clicking the icon (usually a downward arrow).
- For most of our eBooks you will then see a pop-up. Choose the length of time you wish to download the book for and click 'Download' (See the instructions in the next FAQ if you're placed in a queue).
- The PDF or ACSM file will be sent to your downloads folder (or whichever folder location your browser is configured to send downloads).
- If the file is a PDF, open the book from your downloads.
- If it is an ACSM, you will need to open the file in the Adobe Digital Editions application.
After the download period has expired, the file will no longer open, and you'll need to access and download the book again, or read it online.
It says I'm in a queue, what does this mean?
Many of our books only allow a specific number of people to view them at any one time. If that number has been reached then you will be placed in a queue.
Unfortunately, you cannot reserve eBooks.
- You will be able to add yourself to the queue by submitting your email (you will see how many people, if any, are ahead of you in the queue at this point).
- When the user before you in the queue has signed out of the book or been idle for fifteen minutes, then you will receive an email with a link to the eBook.
- VLeBooks will ask you if you'd like to reserve the eBook and will ask for your email address.
- You will receive an email when the other user's loan has expired or when they have finished reading it online.
EBook Central and EBSCO
- You will receive a message saying the eBook is in use, and you will have to check back later.
How do I download eBooks to my mobile device?
Adobe Digital Editions and BlueFire Reader are available as free apps for Android and iOS, and are required for reading the majority of our eBooks on mobile. You can search for them or use these links: Adobe Digital Editions (iOS / Android) or Bluefire reader (iOS / Android).
Note: As the mobile version of Google Chrome does not have a downloads folder, it's best to use Safari when downloading eBooks onto your device or tablet.
Can I download Library eBooks to an e-reader such as Kindle or Kobo?
Many library ebooks have Digital Rights Management (DRM) written into the eBook files, by which the books publishers protect themselves from illegal file sharing.
Most of our eBooks cannot be read on a Kindle for this reason.
You can send library ebooks with this DRM restriction to e-readers such as Kobo using Adobe Digital Editions or to the NOOK GlowLight Plus e-reader directly by following the NOOK GlowLight Plus guide. Adobe has a list of devices supported by Digital Editions here.
For books without restriction on download period (books from JSTOR, for example), you can send the file to your Kindle using Amazon's Kindle Personal Documents Service.
How long can I keep my download for?
Loan periods vary by supplier and you will often have a choice.
- DawsonEra allows 1-3 days.
- EBook Central allows 14 days.
- VLeBooks allows 1 or 3 days
- EBSCO eBooks: 1-7 days for those books requiring Adibe Digital Editions or BlueFire Reader, or an unlimited loan period, but restricted to 100 pages from each eBook, for others.
There are other books classed as eBooks which don't have restrictions (Digital Rights Management, or DRM), for example those from JSTOR, Oxford Handbooks and Routledge. These can be downloaded and kept on your PC or device indefinitely.
Can I print and copy from eBooks?
Yes, you can print and copy from most eBooks within the limits of copyright law and/or publishers' license agreements.
How much can I print?
This will usually mean that you are able to print or copy 10% or one chapter of a book (whichever is greater), as with a printed book. You will usually be told what these limits are when you try to print or copy from a book. The supplier will retain information on how much you've already printed and/or copied. For example, if you print up to the limit in your first year, you won't be able to print any more in your third year.
How do I print?
Printing and/or copying is only available from the read online view and is not available from an eBook you've downloaded.
DawsonEra allows readers to copy blocks of text, useful when you'd like to include a quote in your assignment.
If you are printing an EBSCO eBook, up to 100 pages of a title can be printed per user in PDF format. More information can be found on EBSCO's help pages.
Can I make notes on my eBook?
Yes, you can.
If you have downloaded an eBook, you can make notes within Adobe Digital Editions, BlueFire Reader, and Adobe Reader.
In Adobe Digital Editions and BlueFire Reader, select the text, right click to choose 'Add Note to Text' or 'Note', and then input your notes in the pop up.
To make notes in Adobe Reader, select the speech bubble icon and select the text you wish to note.
It's also possible if you're reading an eBook online.
Select the blue bar at the bottom of the reader entitled, 'Add Notes', type your note, and select 'Save and Close'. There is a Notes tab on the left, next to the Contents, where you can see, share, and export your notes. Full instructions can be found on DawsonEra's help pages.
VLeBooks works much the same way. Select 'Add notes' at the bottom left. Notes autosave while you're in the eBook and are viewable in the left-hand menu. However, you may want to export them via the notes button at the top-right before you exit the eBook.
EBook Central
To add a note, you must be signed into your Bath Spa account. Then click on the sticky note icon on the top righthand menu.
Which read aloud options are available for eBooks?
Adobe Digital Editions is compatible with JAWS, NVDA, or Window-Eyes on Windows and VoiceOver on Mac.
For eBooks that are DRM-free (i.e. do not require Adobe Digital Editions or BlueFire Reader), the Adobe Reader has a Read Out Loud Text-to-Speech tool which can be used with ebooks you have downloaded.
In addition, all computers in the Library and Learning Commons have screenreader software installed called 'Read and Write Gold'.
'Read and Write Gold' doesn't work in the 'Read online' view. You must first download the eBook to your computer.
Read and Write Gold provides an excellent beginner's Guide to get you started.
eBook help by supplier
We buy eBooks from several different sources.
Identify the eBook supplier you have reached and find their guides below:
DawsoneraVideo tutorial on downloading DawsonEra eBooks.
All Dawson eBooks require Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader to download to your laptop or PC.
User Guides and FAQs from the DawsonEra website
EBSCOVideo tutorial on downloading EBSCO eBooks.
In order to download many eBooks from EBSCO, you need to sign up for a My EBSCOhost account, and keep a separate password for this.
User Guides and Help from the EBSCO website
VLeBooksVideo tutorial on downloading VLeBooks.
To download VLeBooks on your laptop or PC, you will need Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader. There are apps available to download VLeBooks to mobile devices for both Android and Apple.
Users Guides and Help from VLeBooks
EBook CentralVideo tutorial on downloading EBook Central eBooks.
To download EBook Central titles on your laptop or PC, you will need Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader.
Full FAQs and help from the EBook Central site
JSTOR eBooks, Routledge Handbooks and Oxford Handbooks
eBooks from these suppliers don't have download restrictions, and can be kept on your device indefinitely.
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Rosemary Morris is interested in all things historical and organic gardening. New release. Tangled Love a romantic historical 27 01 2012 MuseItUp publisher
Sunday, 28 December 2014
Today I Wrote 4,000 Words
After time off during the Christmas preparations and festivities from writing Monday's Child a traditional Regency novel, the sequel to Sunday's Child, I wrote 4,000 words this morning. The main difficulty was slipping in some historical facts without allowing them to take over and make the reader feel as though he or she is reading a history book. Through dialogue, action and characterisation I think this part of Chapter Thirty-Three reads well. I planned to finish the first draft of Monday's Child by the 31st of December and am now confident that, God willing, I will do so.
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Sites we like: Paul Shaw Letter Design, CSS3 Speed Test, FFFFALLBACK, and more
So many great sites to like this week, we can barely fit them all in.
Paul Shaw is a designer and design historian and author of Helvetica and the New York City Subway System. FF Milo and FF Milo Serif (both available from FontShop) make a great pair. I'm especially smitten with FF Milo's compact style and large x-height. Refresh the page a few times to see the logo typeface shift — a nice, lyrical touch for an otherwise understated design.
Trent Walton returns with a CSS3 Speed Test that, perhaps not surprisingly, also happens to be lovingly designed. Proxima Nova picks up a carefully placed drop shadow and accompanies Tamarillo for a vintage look. A related article in Smashing Magazine demonstrates how using CSS3 for design elements saves you production time — and makes your site load faster. (As if you needed further convincing that CSS3 is awesome.)
FFFFALLBACK grew out of Josh Brewer's previous article on choosing fallback fonts. The handy tool allows you to quickly overlay a fallback font over your web font, so you can accurately adjust the fallback scenario. Kulturista lends its handsome serifs to the effort, while Proxima Nova plays a supporting role.
WeeNudge uses Bistro Script, Hooligan, and FF Meta to teach your clients about the web. The card design lends itself naturally to a responsive design, while small, white drop shadows lift the links off the patterned background, giving them just a hint of dimension. Nicely done (and the content is sure to come in handy, too).
Finally, Robin Sloan whipped up a quick tool for comparing the markets for digital and print books. Best Seller Differences is appropriately typeset in Adobe's News Gothic and neatly demonstrates how a very simple design can use great type to communicate. One font, two columns, and minimal color add up to a page that evokes the broadsheet without feeling stale.
That's all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.
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We used Netto Web and Proxima Nova. So much better than stale old Arialvica
Check out http://www.harmonizr.com. We combined Meta Web Pro, Belle, and Myriad Pro Condensed and also used font events to trigger the animations. Let me know what you guys think!
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Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! It feels nice to slip back into our routine after a little break, and to bring some of that thankfulness into the routine. Especially in the form of leftovers! This recipe uses some leftover roasted turkey or chicken with sweet potatoes in a rich casserole.
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 leaves of Kale, torn into small pieces
- 1 onion diced
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 1 TBSP minced garlic
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1-2 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey
- 1 cup cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. If your potatoes are oddly shaped, it may be easier to peel them if you cut them first. After they are peeled, cut the potatoes into quarters and slice into 1/4 inch slices.
Sautee diced onions, garlic, sage, and salt and pepper in the oil until tender.
Begin to layer your ingredients in an 8×8 casserole dish. 1) kale, 2) half of the sweet potatoes, 3) the diced onions and seasonings, 4) chicken or turkey, 5) the other half of the sweet potatoes. 6) pour the cream evenly over the casserole, 7) top everything with the cheese, and 8) cover with foil.
Bake for 1 hour, removing the foil for the last 10 minutes. The sweet potatoes should be soft, the cheese brown, and the cream will be bubbly. Makes about 6 servings.


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As we reported previously, Sunday afternoon's round of NFL games included players from nearly every team joining the "take a knee" protest during the National Anthem, while many others locked arms in solidarity with players who decided to take a knee, or - in the case of the Pittsburg Steelers - remained in the locker room, and thus weren't visible to the public. Notably, Steeler and ex-Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva seemed to have defied the team decision to opt out of the anthem by waiting in the locker room (with the exception of head coach Mike Tomlin, who stood on the field). Villaneuva, who served three tours in Afghanistan, stood visibly outside the tunnel with his hand over his heart during the The Star-Spangled Banner.
In Philadelphia, Eagles and Giants players and coaches locked arms as a massive American flag was raised over the field and military jets performed a flyover. A few players raised fists or knelt, according to the New York Times. Several players on the Bills and the Broncos also took a knee, as well as players from both teams in the Patriots vs. Texans game. At least eight Detroit Lions knelt during the anthem which ended with singer Rico LaVelle kneeling with his fist in the air upon closing the national anthem. Across the league, well over 100 players took part in the anthem protest, and the controversy is now impacting other sports as well, including the NBA and MLB.
With Trump's Sunday morning tweets fueling the controversy further, and with teams having to decide how to approach the issue, it would be helpful if Americans were reminded of the first black man in history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Whereas players across the NFL are now either defiantly taking a knee or opting out of respectfully commemorating the flag by hiding in the locker room, ironically, the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient nearly made the ultimate sacrifice out of his own personal respect for the flag and all that it represents.
Sergeant William H. Carney received the nation's highest honor during the Civil War for rescuing the American flag and carrying it reverently in the midst of impossible odds while being shot multiple times by the enemy. His act of 'defiance' while an entire Confederate battalion mowed down his fellow Union soldiers consisted in not letting the flag touch the ground - this, even after being wounded in the head.
"As the color-bearer became disabled I threw away my gun and seized the colors [the flag]," his account of the Battle of Fort Wagner states. "When we finally reached [my regiment] the men cheered me and the flag. My reply was, 'Boys, the old flag never touched the ground.'"
Taking bullets for the flag, rather than a knee - Sergeant William H. Carney, the first black man to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, for refusing to allow the flag to touch the ground. Source: US Army archival photo
This act, acknowledged to be one of the most heroic deeds of the Civil War, is recorded in State documents and in the detailed account written by Sergeant Carney. The significance is summarized as follows:
In 1863 William H. Carney entered the army and was assigned to Company C of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first regiment composed of black men in the state. They were most renowned for their participation in the battle at Battery Wagner where, through their bravery and sacrifice, they forever silenced the predication that the black men would not fight. It was at this siege on July 18, 1863 that Color-Sergeant William H. Carney performed a brave deed which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor for most distinguished gallantry in action.
Here, in part, is his account of the siege from The History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1620-1892:
". . .We were all ready for the charge, and the regiment started to its feet, the charge being fairly commenced. We had got but a short distance when we were opened upon with musketry, shell, grape shot and canister, which mowed down our men right and left. As the color-bearer became disabled I threw away my gun and seized the colors, making my way to the head of the column. . . In less than 20 minutes I found myself alone, struggling upon the ramparts, while the dead and wounded were all around me, lying one upon another. Here I said, 'I cannot go into the battery alone,' and so I halted and knelt down, holding the flag in my hand. While there, the muskets, balls and grape-shots were flying all around me, and as they struck, the sand would fly in my face."
The Storming of Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Morris Island, Charleston, S.C., July 18, 1863.
"I knew my position was a critical one, and I began to watch to see if I would be left alone. Discovering that the forces had renewed their attack farther to the right, and the enemy's attention being drawn thither, I turned and discovered a battalion of men coming towards me on the ramparts of Wagner. They proceeded until they were in front of me, and I raised my flag and started to join them, when from the light of the cannon discharged on the battery, I saw that they were my enemies. I wound the colors round the staff and made my way down the parapet in to the ditch, which was without water when I crossed it before, but now was filled with water that came up to my waist.
Out of the number that came up with me there was now no man moving erect, save myself, although they were not all dead but wounded. In rising to see if I could determine my course to the rear, the bullet I now carry in my body came whizzing like a mosquito, and I was shot. Not being prostrated by the shot, I continued my course, yet had not gone far before I was struck by a second shot.
Soon after I saw a man coming towards me, and then within halting distance I asked him who he was. He replied, 'I belong to the One Hundredth New York,' and then inquired if I were wounded. Upon replying in the affirmative, he came to my assistance and helped me to the rear. 'Now then,' said he, 'let me take the colors and carry them for you.' My reply was that I would not give them to anyone else unless he belonged to the Fifty-Fourth Regiment. So we passed on , but we did not go far before I was wounded in the head.
We came at length within hailing distance of the rear guard, who caused us to halt, and upon asking who we were, and finding I was wounded, took us to the rear and through the guard. An officer came, and taking my name and regiment, put us in charge of the hospital corps, telling them to find my regiment. When we finally reached the latter the men cheered me and the flag. My reply was, 'Boys, the old flag never touched the ground.'
It is then said that he fell to the ground in a dead faint, weak from the wounds that he had received."
The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
In May, 1900, Carney became the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Carney's brave deed is depicted on the Saint-Gaudens Monument in Boston Common. The rescued flag is enshrined in Memorial Hall, Boston. Carney survived his severe wounds and lived until 1908.
As the trend of multi-millionaire celebrity athletes 'defiantly' opting out of a minimal symbolic act of respect for the flag continues, remember the example of Sgt. Carney, who even after being shot multiple times defiantly and triumphantly raised the American flag high.


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To all Batangueños, Batangueñas and everyone else, visit SM City Batangas' Wedding Expo. It opened last Monday, 25 April and will run until this Saturday 30 April. The event will feature the best wedding suppliers in the region and from all over the country, and will culminate in a fashion show.
Sidenote: I like the local brands carried by SM, but I'm not keen on SM's use of Caucasian models on their posters. I know some people think the response will be better but it's not helping locals that want to get into modeling find simple, decent and legal modeling gigs.


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We gathered on Manhattan's Park Avenue, diagonally across from the Waldorf Astoria hotel, on a balmy evening last week to serve as a counter-protest against those who would defame and denigrate the IDF.
Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of Staff of the IDF, was being honored at a Waldorf dinner hosted by Friends of the IDF. The haters of Israel – not only Arabs but also a host of left-wingers, including Jewish groups – had announced plans to protest the salute to the IDF, and the usual defenders of Israel rose to the challenge and planned the counter protest.
As executive director of Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI, one of the first organizations to always get out in the streets to voice support for Israel, it was only natural for me to join with Marvin Belsky and Andy Upton of the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam, and Lori Lowenthal Marcus of Z Street, who were in the forefront of the planning.
Rabbi Pesach Lerner of the National Council of Young Israel was working with us along with the members of Get Out The Facts, Shalom International, Stand With Us, the World Committee for the Land of Israel, and the ZOA. So many familiar faces were in the crowd – too many to name here, but they are our mini-army of supporters.
Waving flags, carrying signs, distributing flyers, listening to the speakers, they carry with them hearts filled with love for Israel. There were also those who were with us for the first time. Many Russians joined us, explaining that they are eager to come to Israel's defense. Young students showed up en masse, not bused in by their schools but coming voluntarily to show their support. It was a heartwarming display of unity.
But where were the mainstream organizations and their leaders? The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is comprised of 52 Jewish groups. Where were they? Why is it that Israelis like Dan Luria of Ateret Cohanim, Yossi Baumol of the Hebron Fund and Col. BenZion Gruber felt they had to come and speak to the crowd? Why did Rabbi David Algaze feel it was important enough for him to attend and give a rousing talk? Where were the other rabbis who should have been there with us?
We needed the thousands the Presidents Conference could have brought along in order to offset the endless number of anti-Israel demonstrators. They marched along Park Avenue directly in front of the Waldorf carrying professionally made black signs with white lettering, all declaring the brutality of Israel. Their organization was impressive, with marshals directing their route.
A great deal of money had obviously been put into the planning and execution of the demonstration. They had a huge sound system set up at the location assigned to them by the police, but most of the demonstrators were not inside their designated "pen." The majority were marching through the streets. It was especially distressing to see the Jews from groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews Say No!, and Neturei Karta joining with our enemies. Would that our pro-Israel Jews were as visible and vocal.
Our group had been assigned to our "pen" on the west side of Park Avenue, between 50th and 51st streets. We obediently remained within the barricades, displaying our banners, flags, and signs until I saw the anti-Israel marchers walking right past the entrance to the Waldorf. The police officer I had spoken to in arranging our permit had assured me the "antis" would not be allowed to march. And there they were, not only marching, but passing the front doors of the hotel as the dinner guests were arriving.
What I hadn't understood when planning our counter-protest was that it was perfectly all right to be a moving protestor – it was standing in one place that wouldn't be permitted. So a group of us crossed the street with our signs and Israeli and American flags and began walking also. Shortly after we appeared, the police put a barricade up in front of the hotel. I wouldn't say the NYPD was working with the antis and against us, because we've always had great support from the police. This time, however, the police seemed to have been outsmarted by the antis and only caught on when we came into the picture.


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Is ITIL still applicable to this new world of Digital Business?
VFTE Editor November 22nd, 2016ITSM
As IT organizations begin the transition to digital, some of the existing processes, tools and ways the organization functions need to be reviewed and revamped. To get a better feel for what these issues are, Views from the Edge sat down with Paer Johansson, Unisys EMEA Director of Advisory Services for Service Management.
View Paer's "How to Digitize Service Management" webcast.
- Is ITIL still applicable to this new world of digital business? Absolutely. Although the new digital world is fast paced and more organizations are moving towards DevOps, scrum, agile and all of these new frameworks, you still need an overarching guidance and terminology around how to structure, integrate and interface with all the processes involved in your environment. ITIL might not be as all-encompassing and strategy-driving as it has been in the past with in-house datacenters and operations, but you still need to be able to integrate your various processes and services, which a common process framework like ITIL can provide. As always, ITIL is a great sweet-jar, where you can pick the methods, processes and best practices that suit your specific circumstances. I find ITIL especially relevant when you need to communicate and integrate across regional and organizational boundaries, as ITIL is still one of the few frameworks that is universally accepted and understood and that encompasses the entire lifecycle of an environment rather than "just" development or operations.
- What are some of the key things that IT organizations need to have in place to make the transition to digital? One of the main things must be to have a strategic plan with clear business goals. It's easy to be stressed by the speed of the digital market or get seduced by new technologies, services offerings and IT fashions. However, if services are outsourced or tools are purchased and integrated without having a clear strategy to follow that all these pieces fit in with, there is a very high risk that you end up with a very differentiated portfolio of tools, processes and services that do not bring synergies, do not enable end-to-end reporting and governance. In the end you might be able to show a great portfolio of cutting-edge technology and buzz-words and you might be able to save on fixed costs, but you might increase your hidden operational costs, encourage further shadow-IT and increase frustration and confusion within your business.
- What gaps are you seeing in clients' current infrastructure? We are again coming back to the consistent plan and holistic view. Within service management, for example, a lot of clients are moving to ServiceNow, which provides cutting edge technology, rapid ROI and a very scalable solution. However, if you purchase the tool and start implementing it within your organization without having a long-term roadmap and defined business goals, you risk ending up with a dispersed infrastructure that supports various teams and processes in isolation, and you miss getting the added benefits of a well-integrated infrastructure that supports processes end to end and a service oriented view. Continuing with the example of ServiceNow, the tool is great in isolation, but the value is really achieved once you start integrating it with other data sources and technologies such as discovery, monitoring, and identity management as well as utilizing the extended capabilities outside of ITSM such as Finance, HR and project management. In order to achieve this integrated solution, a well-integrated and organizationally accepted roadmap and strategy are essential.
- How important is the service catalog and the CMDB? Absolutely crucial. A well-structured, implemented and maintained CMDB has been the backbone of any service management landscape since beginning of time and this has not changed due to the digital transformation. In the end, service management is simple. Somebody needs something done on something by somebody. In order for somebody to be able to quickly and accurately indicate what they need done on what, their selection of input needs to be steered and guided towards what they have or should be able to have access to. If the service catalog is not well structured, and the CMDB does not contain the right/updated configuration items including the right relationships, the end user will end up submitting unstructured requests and incidents, sometimes bypassing existing processes, in turn leading to increased work on the back-end and an inability for the organization to properly report and automate. Implementing and maintaining a well-structured service catalog and CMDB has always been one of the biggest challenges and costs for organizations in the area of service management, which is also one of the areas with the biggest wins and cost savings when we combine that with areas such as discovery, license management, automation and proactive issue resolution and prevention.
- What other things should IT leaders be considering as they develop their next year's strategy? One thing that I have seen over and over again is that many organizations underestimate the importance of maintaining an internal governance structure. In this day of digital transformation, cloud-based solutions and outsourcing, many organizations go very lean on their own internal organization, which is understandable as it reduces internal operational costs, but sometimes that is going a bit overboard. With an increasing speed of development in the marketplace and increased expectations from the new generation of end users, the internal IT and procurement departments are often faced with resource-restrictions that limit their ability to properly design solutions and strategies together with their providers and partners. This in turn leads to immature solutions being implemented into the business and a fire-fighting mode, rather than well integrated solutions with good return on investment. This leads to the importance of service governance. As discussed above, outsourcing of tools, operations or, indeed, end to end services to multiple vendors leads to the IT landscape becoming more fragmented. Without a well working and resourced governance layer on top of the delivery structure, the risk of increased handling times for incidents, changes and requests as well as decreasing end-user and client satisfaction is considerable.This governance-layer needs to be factored into the strategy in the form of internal capabilities, or – as is becoming more and more popular – in form of an outsourced service integration and management (SIAM)-service.
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Barren landscapes. Marginal infrastructure. Megalomaniacal dictators. Central Asia isn't exactly poised to become the next Silicon Valley.
Still, citizens are being rapidly educated about computers and the Internet, and the region is becoming more technologically savvy as each day passes.
Funded by the U.S. State Department, the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) implements and operates centers that provide free Internet and computer training to the people of Central Asia.
Centers in the capitals and rural areas of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have experienced tremendous growth since the first one opened in 1995.
"The program has been wildly popular," said Tom Niemeyer, senior program officer at the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), the organization that administers the program. "We'll be the first one to set up a center in a town, and then other Internet cafes start popping up. It whets people's appetites for technology."
Three years ago, the region had only six centers. By the end of 2002, 49 will be operating, according to David Mikosz, who is coordinating IATP's efforts in the region.
It has recently extended its program to serve the Central Asian deaf community by teaching them how computers and the Internet can benefit their communications. IATP is also making its centers wheelchair accessible.
Despite these successes, the program has had to overcome huge hurdles.
The distance from the program's westernmost site in Uralsk, Kazakhstan, to its easternmost site in Karakol, Kyrgystan, is more than 2,200 kilometers (1,367 miles). The sheer size of the region, coupled with its geographic isolation from any satellites or fiber optic lines, makes wiring a challenge, Mikosz wrote by e-mail from Bishkek, Kyrgystan. The program relies on radio, as well as high-speed and dial-up modems for connectivity.
"The other challenges include the crumbling infrastructure," Mikosz wrote. "The Soviet Union was overextended in many senses, and the onset of independence has only exacerbated this problem. There were at least three different telephone systems with few interconnections."
The differing politics and cultures of the five republics have also caused problems for the program. Citizens living in Kyrgystan have greater Web access than users in Turkmenistan, where many websites are blocked because of the ruling dictatorship.
Furthermore, providing usable and accurate content for this region's users has been one of the program's goals. IATP currently hosts 700 local Web pages in all five republics.
"However, to be totally honest, good content is still quite rare," Mikosz wrote. "Most of the content consists of very simple pictures and text-based pages that are nothing more than online self-promotionals. Even rarer than good content is content other than Russian or English."
Problems aside, the program has given local people employment opportunities, granted them access to previously limited information and allowed deaf citizens a new form of communication.
"For the hearing-impaired, the Internet is absolutely necessary," according to Amina Shevelkova, a Central Asian teacher for the deaf. "With the help of the Internet, deaf children can receive the latest news. TV does not provide the sign language translation of the broadcasts. (The Internet gives children) the opportunity to raise their levels of knowledge, without experiencing any psychological inconveniences."


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I was invited by Billie Liboro-Palabyab of The Body Shop to attend BODY SHOP Philippines Make-up Competition yesterday at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Manila.
Out of 45 representatives from different Body Shop Metro Manila Branches, eight emerged as finalists.
Happy and fresh faces at the registration welcomed guests and media alike.
The contest began with the making of "smudge chart" wherein the finalists was required to make a "draft" of their actual work.
Viewing table for the finished smudge chart
Hosting the event was Vince and Tracy of the "Happiest Morning Show on the Radio", Mellow 94.7
The beat was provided by Chic Deejay Trinity!
An acoustic performance by Reese and Vica Duo delighted the crowd during the intermission.
On the catwalk, the models and the make-up artists.
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Queen Anne's County have created a new water trails map and guide to lead paddlers along six separate water trail routes in the Kent Island area of Queen Anne's County. The colorful guide, printed on waterproof, tear-proof paper, was designed primarily for those touring by small, non-motorized boats, such as kayaks and canoes, but also provides information on motorized recreational boating access sites in the area. The map and guide features practical information and details on access points and paddling routes along the Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Bay, Chester River, Prospect Bay, Thompson Creek, and Warehouse Creek.
Island Dog Park has two fenced areas, one for little dogs another for larger breeds. Each is equipped with agility equipment for your dogs pleasure. The park also offers benches, picnic tables, and a water fountain designed to serve both people and dogs!
Yes, there is a lovely spot where you may take your dog for a swim! A winding trail through the woods ends at the Dog Beach, on the sandy banks of Chesapeake Bay. Parking is located at the Matapeake Clubhouse and Public Beach lot; however, pets are not allowed at the clubhouse, its lawn, or the public beach. The pet trail begins at the fence that borders the rear of the clubhouse. Enjoy your visit and please bring along a plastic bag to clean up after your pet to ensure that this park stays open and available to dog lovers, while not posing a public health issue for the families using the public beach.
Started in May 1997, the Police Unity Tour® was organized, by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park Police Department, in an effort to bring about public awareness of law enforcement officers that have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifices. The tour started with 18 riders on a bicycle ride from Florham Park, NJ to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. which raised $18,000. This May we had over 1800 members nationwide who made the trip, and we are proud to announce that we were able to donate over 1.9 Million Dollars to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, bringing our total donations to nearly 16 Million Dollars. See park for pictures....


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5,000 years ago – early artwoks depict Oud like instruments being played. 4,000 years back, Tanburs (early fretless forerunners of the guitar) were being played in Egyptian ensembles. A lute like instrument with a long neck and three strings, the modern versions tend to have tied frets on the neck.
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For the past couple of years, Zynga's problem was clear. The social gaming giant dominated the charts on Facebook, but not on mobile. And as mobile gaming takes off around the world, Zynga has to break into the top 20 ranks with new hits. If it doesn't, someone else will claim the bulk of the industry's profits — as we've seen with the ascendent publisher Supercell and its Hay Day social game.
That's why the company is unveiling three new mobile versions of its top franchises today: Words With Friends, FarmVille 2, and Zynga Poker. If the company scores with these titles, it will jump-start its revenues and give it room to come up with more original hits. But it won't be easy because of serious competition from a handful of companies that have shown they have more mojo than Zynga in mobile.
These three games were in the making for a while, and they are the first real test of the leadership of Don Mattrick, who left Microsoft's gaming business seven months ago to become Zynga's CEO. His task is to rebuild Zynga's greatness even as he reduces costs through game shutdowns, executive departures, and layoffs. While Zynga has been running in place, rivals like King have taken off with hits like Candy Crush Saga.
Mattrick said in an interview with GamesBeat that King's recent filing for an initial public offering showed "pretty amazing results." King had profits of $568 million on revenues of $1.884 billion in 2013, mostly on the success of one mobile game. Mattrick said that Zynga had been "underindexing" compared to others who are investing heavily in mobile games, meaning that it hasn't had as much luck getting mobile blockbusters.
When Zynga went public in 2011, it had 3,000 employees and $1 billion in revenue, or about $333,000 in revenue per employee. By comparison, King had 665 employees, or $2.83 million in revenue per employee, in 2013. That shows how much more efficient, or perhaps lucky, King is compared to Zynga. Mattrick believes that the company's big investments in mobile will help it close the gap.
"We have hard work to do, but we're making material progress each quarter," he said.
He noted that Zynga has generating a billion dollars in operating income during its life and reached a billion consumers in its first five years. It produced $393 million in earnings during its peak year, and Mattrick wants to return to those days.
With the $527 million acquisition of NaturalMotion last month, Mattrick acknowledged that the company could use some outside help to reinvigorate its performance.
"We expect that 2014 will be a year of growth for the company," Mattrick said. "I'm pretty excited about that."
So far, Zynga hasn't had a golden touch in mobile. Mark Pincus, the founder of Zynga and its current chief product officer, invested heavily in iPhone games before monetization models and massive audiences were in place. He was disappointed with the results and went back to focusing on social games on Facebook. But as mobile grew, it chewed into Facebook, and Zynga has played catch-up. It seemed that no matter how many people Zynga threw at mobile, somebody else always ended up on the top of the charts. As Zynga's audience shrank, it tried to concentrate on making more money on its existing players.
But Zynga still has a lot of cash and talented teams. It has plenty of opportunity to take more shots.
The task at hand is to transfer the success of FarmVille 2, Zynga Poker, and Words With Friends to mobile as the mobile versions launch during the second quarter. Those three games have engaged more than 850 million gamers so far. About 75 percent of the company's new games are focused on mobile, and if all goes well, mobile will be more than 50 percent of bookings in 2014.
FarmVille 2, Zynga Poker, and FarmVille accounted for 62 percent of the company's revenue in the fourth quarter. Words With Friends grew 33 percent in that timeframe. The progress is clear, and the size of Zynga's past successes is impressive. NaturalMotion, which made heavy investments in artificial intelligence and outstanding graphics, could also add to Zynga's mobile mojo with popular mobile franchises like CSR Racing and Clumsy Ninja.
Clive Downie, Zynga's new chief operating officer, said in a blog post that the company is listening closely to feedback and giving players what they have asked for. FarmVille 2: Country Escape has a connected rewards system that enables mobile players to send resources from their mobile farms to their web farms. He said Zynga Poker is being reimagined as a "mobile first" game with more personalized gameplay, fast performance, and sophisticated design that reminds people of casino experiences.
Words With Friends is also getting a makeover with new profile pictures and animations, a dictionary to look up words, and game stats.
Downie and Mattrick are emphasizing a new sense of urgency to sustain franchises and create new hits. But they are doing so with a mixture of veterans and new employees, as Zynga has seen a lot of turnover as it reduced its size from more than 3,000 employees to somewhere around 2,300 now.
In the fourth quarter, Zynga showed it was able to make money in earnings before income tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and it is forecasting that the first quarter, with EBITDA of $5 million to $10 million, will be the bottom quarter in terms of profits for 2014. Besides investing in Zynga Poker, the company has also expanded its casino game offering with Hit It Rich! and Riches of Olympus slots games.
Once Zynga starts coming out with more original games, it may be able to shake its reputation of being an also-ran in mobile. And Mattrick says that the trends favoring mobile gaming are helping the company on its quest.
"People who are selecting into our category are staying, playing, and paying more," Mattrick said. "That trend originally showed up in Asia. We saw the same thing in the console space. The second thing is, the top 20 hits are staying in those positions for longer. It's a deliberate act, to have multiple hits and run an organization at scale. It takes a lot of time, a lot of discipline, and you have to be committed to learning new skills and innovating each and every day. That's the culture we're trying to build."


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Space shuttle launches tomorrow
Erica Bryant
This doesn't have anything to do with young professionalism, but I just want to say that the Kennedy Space Center is awesome. I was there on Monday and highly recommend that you visit if you're ever near Cape Canaveral. I got to touch a moon rock, meet an astronaut and see the launch pad where the space shuttle Discovery will blast off from tomorrow. Here's a picture of the Discovery that was taken this morning.
For its final mission, this shuttle will be taking supplies and a humanoid robot to the International Space Station. If you need a break from work around 4:50 tomorrow, you can watch the launch here
. It'll be one of the last shuttle missions before NASA starts using Russian shuttles to ferry astronauts and supplies.


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News from the social sciences and humanities
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Registration for our March Big Thinking lecture is now open. On March 8, Alex Sevigny of McMaster University will lecture on political communication, particularly around Question Period and social media. Over the weekend, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held their annual meeting in Canada for the first time in about 30 years. While AAAS content is not specific to HSS disciplines, David VanderZwaag, a Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law and Governance, discussed ways in which climate change can affect Canada's laws on shipping regulation, ocean governance and marine biodiversity protection. In another example of Canadian humanities contributions to the event, Robert Smith, a professor of history at the University of Alberta with a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science, discussed the importance of collaboration for scientific research and innovation.
With Black History Month drawing to a close, we should be reminded of the importance of studying and recognizing diversity in history, art, literature and other subjects year-round. Check out our own Equity Issues blog posts for Black History Month: "Black History Month and Paradoxes of Narrating the Nation: Black-Mi'kmaq Relations" and "Canada's Black Writers: Achieving Excellence and Avoiding Annihilation." A debate is brewing over the push to digitize academic work in humanities disciplines. Two weeks ago, Gary A. Olson wrote about the potential pitfalls of moving away from dissertations for PhD candidates and towards alternative types of scholarly work. According to him, this would damage humanities' perceived academic rigour and would hurt young researchers' chances of entering the academy. This week, Heather Bowby responded, arguing that the humanities don't have to lose their rigour and academic standards just because they're seeking to modernize themselves.


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At Bible study today our leader, Verna, gave us this passage as the key verse. As the discussion ensued many different topics came up, some heated, some thought provoking, but as we closed our time together Verna gently brought us back to the point. "Each day is planting season. Each day we plant something spiritually." She gave us a few questions to ask ourselves and the ones that I am taking to heart tonight are:
What seeds did I plant today?
What weeds did I pull today?
The choices I make, the way I choose to live, are seeds that will either bring about blessings or negative consequences. The principle of sowing and reaping shows up in the dailiness of life. We might sow seemingly innocent thoughts and later find that we've reaped ingrained habits that prove hard to break.
May I always remember that everyday is planting season
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Obviously, in many ways, Duran's music is bright and upbeat. After all, this is the band designed to make you party as Simon LeBon still belts out at almost every show. This is the band that wanted to reintroduce color into the music world after the drab black, white and grey world of punk and post-punk. Goodness, I think about videos like My Own Way and how bright and cheerful that seemed with dancing and even a parrot! What other videos come to mind when talking about the cheerfulness of Duran? I guess most people would immediately think of Rio, Save a Prayer and even the Reflex. Rio was pure fun mixed with humor and the Reflex focused on how the band's performance makes fans happy. Save a Prayer, though very different from the other two, seemed peaceful at the very least. So, what about the lyrics to accompany those positive videos? Did they give the same feeling? My Own Way speaks of independence and a carefree attitude. Rio definitely had that fun vibe, especially when the words, "You make me feel alive, alive, alive," are sung. Save a Prayer, on the other hand, deals with a one night stand. While it is deemed a "paradise" on one moment, prayers are also needed the morning after. Is that as positive a message? While Duran isn't advocating violence there or swearing up a storm, they are exactly encouraging monogamy, are they? The Reflex, obviously, is very much left up to the imagination in terms of its meaning. It does speak of a game…so maybe it is all about fun. 😉
How about the rest of the early videos and songs? Were they as positive? The first video that popped in my head was Girls on Film. It is clear in both the video and the song that it is focusing on the exploitation of female models. I don't see a lot of bright there even when Simon sings, "I'm shooting a star". He might be shooting a star but an unhappy one at that. Careless Memories is rather dark and deals with a breakup and a bad one at that. Whenever gun violence is mentioned, it ceases to be bright and happy. Nightboat was clearly supposed to be scary as the band, for the most part, gets overtaken by zombies or something like zombies. Anyone Out There touches on loneliness and rejection. Friends of Mine focuses on betrayal and even asks the question, "Why don't they drop the bomb". Again, that does not scream happiness and light to me. Maybe some people want to argue that the albums that followed were more upbeat. While I can think of examples of songs on Rio that are happy and positive, I can also think of New Religion or The Chauffeur, which seems dark to me.
What about recent albums? Yeah, songs like Sunrise are upbeat. What Happens Tomorrow is absolutely positive. Still Breathing seems less so. What about Bedroom Toys? Where is the positive message in that? What about the songs off Red Carpet Massacre and All You Need is Now? Red Carpet Massacre is anything but positive. Skin Divers seems kinda naughty to me. Dirty Great Monster deals with sexual abuse. Even songs that are more upbeat have a twist to them. Tempted may get people moving but it also refers to the devil tempting someone. As far as AYNIN goes, yes, the title track is very positive and gives a really good message. Does Leopard, though? That seems to be about obsession. What about songs like Other People's Lives, which absolutely is a commentary on society and the joy people seem to experience by watching celebrities crash and burn.
I guess my point here is simple. Duran is much more complex than simply being positive or negative. I, for one, appreciate that they make me think and that there is often way more than what is on the surface of a song, a video, a product of theirs. They seem to touch on humanity and everything that comes with being human. Do I think that Duran advocates a very straight and narrow lifestyle? Absolutely not. Even the songs and videos that are fun seem to have something extra to it to make people think. As for how they make us, the fans, feel, they can and do bring joy into our lives (most of the time). I suggest, though, they do this through honesty and analysis of people and what makes them tick, which is way more complex than a simple good/bad, positive/negative dichotomy.


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I don't post here much and I don't know who else to vent to so I hope you all don't mind. Please keep in mind, I am not looking for judgement for the choices I am making right now. If you have such, please keep them to yourself. My diabetes (last a1c 9.9), neuropathy (lots of untreated pain), gastroparesis (lots of untreated vomiting because I am limited to very few foods <http://www.emilysstomach.com/2013/01/gastroparesis-diet-from-mayo.html> not to mention the food allergies I have), neurogenic bladder (peeing myself all the time or cant pee at all) and my blood pressure etc are all out of control. I have been to dr after dr trying to get help and as one dr put it frankly, if I am not going to help myself (by losing weight and getting my a1c down etc) there is nothing she can or will do for me. This dr told me that she expects me to vigorously exercise for the next 8 weeks until I see her again. I told her I need to take baby steps and she huffed and said well when you are ready you just let me know. I can't sit up without my blood pressure raising by 40-50 points and it makes me woozy and so I have to stay in bed half the time. The other half the time is because I am in so much pain, I am exhausted because I sleep an hour or so at a time. I can't walk more than 30 yards to take out my garbage without being out of breath and so exhausted when I get back I fall asleep. My PCP called me into her office because she has received similar letters from other dr's she has referred me to lately. They have also boiled things down to my problems being psychologically based. I do have an adrenal tumor which is sporadically producing norepinephrine and my aldosterone levels are either borderline high or almost nill. My cortisol level likewise is not giving consistent numbers and I am waiting for a 24 hour cortisol test to come back. This is part of the reason I am seeing so many specialists. I am convinced my diabetes is so out of control because of my adrenal gland or some other hormone causing things to truly be out of my control. Back in Sept, I was forced into a psychiatric ward under the threat of being petitioned by the court because my diabetes is out of control and it must be my fault. I was screamed at twice by the medical doctor there for stealing food, hiding food you name it. Several doctors suggested an insulin pump, however my insurance does not cover one yet they cover the supplies. So I contacted the Charles Ray III Association and they said they would sell me a refurbished one for $1,360 cash. I am on disability and that is twice what I get a month, and I don't qualify for a credit card. I have sold a lot of my things trying to save for it but instead the money has gone to Glucerna. My insurance won't pay for that either unless I have a feeding tube. My blood sugar has bordered on 600 many times in the last few months and my blood pressure spikes puts me at imminent risk of a heart attack or a stroke. I called my insurance about bariatric surgery and they said I don't qualify because my BMI is slightly too low (34 and it has to be 35) and because they require that I prove for 6 months that I exercise and I eat fruits and veggies. I don't know what else to do except starve myself. In the last 10 days I have eaten either nothing at all, including juice or glucerna or when I have had a single Glucerna, I stop losing weight. I have lost some weight but I am stuck and I have gained 2 lbs back from drinking 1 Glucerna a day the last 2 days. Honestly, I am contemplating taking meth to lose weight, and I abhor drugs. On top of it all, I am quickly losing my vision. I can't even read a book. My CDE gave me two paperbacks and I told her I couldn't read them and she insisted that my vision will fluctuate and I will be able to read them. I was so upset tonight I tore up one of those books. I would have never done that ever before. I value books. I know this sounds drastic but I am going to die if I don't do something and dr's wont help me. I have switched drs many times and I get this same attitude from all of them. Either doctors are too ignorant and/or lazy to see if something is wrong with me that is out of my control, or something is essentially wrong with me and I don't deserve to be treated and to live. I am just stuck between a rock and a hard place and I need help and no one will help me. I really don't want to die. Again, not looking for judgement. Reasonable advice will be considered but please keep in mind I have multiple extremely complicated things going on. Louree . ---------------------------------------------------------- for HELP or to subscribe/unsubscribe/change list versions, contact: firstname.lastname@example.com Follow us at https://www.twitter.com/insulinpumpers Make a long URL short at http://type1.org


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Marvis has long been known for its range of premium toothcare products in the form of its popular toothpastes and brushes. The brand originally hailed from Florence, Italy, where it was founded by Earl Franco Cella di Rivaradates in 1958, only to be bought by Ludovico Martelli, Srl, in 1997 after decades of languishing in obscurity. Since then their cult toothpaste has brought them great success all over the world, with a strong focus on flavour and packaging, ensuring their luxury reputation.
Marvis toothpaste comes in a number of varieties, all starting with a minty base and then added to with flavours such as jasmine, ginger and cinnamon. Ingredients are few but of a high quality, with both acid-neutralising and tooth-whitening agents. There are also related products in the form of the Marvis toothbrush and mouthwash. The mouthwash boasts a alcohol- and sugar-free formula, whereas the toothbrush is a minimalist, portable tool with a focus on design in keeping with the company's aesthetic.


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Happy TAURUS Full Moon tonight (Nov 3 / 4)!
It's also called the 'Hunter's Moon'.
What's special about it astronomically? Is it a 'SuperMoon'? Check out this cool article.
The Full Moon will be exact at 10:23 pm PDT on Nov 3 / 1:23 am EDT on Nov 4!
TAURUS is where the MOON is the strongest (called exalted in Astrology)!
Nurturing Earth Mother energy.
We certainly need grounding grounding grounding, with so many erratic, unprecedented, unpredictable vibrations swirling around (esp. in the cyber sphere, affecting the human mind).
NATURE is calling, (not only) this gorgeous Fall, and always here to support and hold us.
Go out, and en-JOY!
So important to hold the ground (TAURUS), and be the Centre, in a world of 'opposites' and oppositions… (we literally see strong opposing energies in the Full Moon chart – and of course: feel them!), yet also process in the Scorpionic Alchemy that transforms 'lead into gold', or depressing, heavy states into pure consciousness.
In the last few weeks, have you come through lots of emotional transformation, yet processed it faster than before?
Maybe because there's such a collective acceleration and momentum (URANUS in AR)?
And we go now to deep core issues that are usually 'left alone' (SUN, MERCURY, and since 10/10 also big JUPITER in SCO!).
The key for the fixed energy of SCO is not to be 'afraid of the dark', not resist the dive and change (which is what TAU could easily do), or get stuck somewhere in the process, take it out on yourself, but process 'all the way through', to allow the Alchemy do its thing.
And yes, it goes in waves and isn't a 'final result'. With NEPTUNE in PISCES we can open into the surfing and surrendering.
Perhaps we could start with honestly and gently asking: "What's even deeper than this?"
The SUN and JUPITER in SCORPIO go into supportive Water Trine with NEPTUNE this month which helps with dropping into the depth, and letting things 'wash out' and dissolve.
Yesterday morning, I came to Day 3 of a self-directed, online guided 30-day Yoga challenge (with Victoria based Do Yoga With Me).
The practice (a journey to the Firefly pose) was a perfect metaphor for the Full Moon in TAU – SCO:
Loved what happened in this process, even though I didn't 'make' it into the pose. It was my first time playing with Firefly, and I stayed with it (TAU), 'even though' arm balances have been always a challenge, since my wrists hurt when I put too much pressure on them (SCO fear of hurting myself). But the prep in the previous two days, and the teacher Fiji's clear, precise, motivating guidance helped me see what's essential (shooting the body into two directions from a strong core) which in itself is a great awareness to practice with in daily life (esp. for tall people, ha-ha). Now it needs to land more in the body, with practice. Good to see how that's already in place with other poses that are feet-grounded, like squat. I loved consciously finding genuine contentment in the place I was at – and being in the patience it's calling for (TAU).
It all was indeed beautifully aligned with and metaphoric for the TAURUS – SCORPIO Full Moon:
Energies pulling us into two directions, as we're invited to balance dropping into something that might feel scary but can be so transformational, and feeling the contentment in and patience with the Earth body for where it goes, currently.
And all the while holding ground from the core of our Being.
Speaking of Alchemy:
Just today, I felt called to do a physical (TAU) card spread on the TAU – SCO Full Moon chart, incl. LILITH going into CAP next week.
The Black Obsidian crystal skull and heart had to 'join the party' in the SCO realm, of course.
See what showed up – for all of us:
I started with an Animal Spirit card (paintings by Susan Boulet) – brought in for LILITH crossing over the 'Integrity Point' from SAG into CAP next week (yet also connected to SCO and TAU):
SCARAB – Regeneration.
"To the Egyptians, the scarab, a type of beetle, symbolized the powers that governed the celestial bodies; a great scarab was thought to roll the Sun across the sky. This belief arose from the scarab's habit to of shaping a piece of ox dung(!) into a ball, into which it laid its eggs, and rolling it about – generally from East to West. Scarab-like jewels were often placed in the tombs of deceased relatives to give hem the power of the Sun, and to facilitate their resurrection."
What a symbology!
I love the Scarab. A 'small' animal, yet it carries potent Medicine.
Having been in Egypt in Nov 2010 – two friends and I started our journey intentionally under the SCO New Moon, and 'happened to be' under the TAU – SCO Full Moon at the Hathor Temple of the cow headed Mother Goddess – also a birthing temple, with the Dendara Zodiac – what a gift that magical alignment was!!! What a sight, and what a process at the time… (which is a story for another day 🙂 ).
And yesterday, the news about this amazing discovery of a mysterious void' in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The winged Scarab beetle is also a 'Rising Phoenix'.
'Winged' MERCURY will leave dark SCO, cross the 'Phoenix Point' from SCO to SAG, and 'take flight' on SUN-day Nov 5.
MERCURY will be for a looong time in SAG, b.t.w – you guessed it! Because it will go retro there (Dec 2 – 22), starting from the 'Integrity Point' from SAG to CAP, where LILITH is now (yep!)!
More about it below in the chart description, and in a separate M-r post, of course!
The Scarab illustration on the card has a Blue Lotus blossom with a (tiny) Ankh in the centre on its back.
The Lotus is such a beautiful symbol of the SCO – TAU dynamic, as it's rooted in the swampy pond of apparent 'decay', yet grows to the light with such beauty and purity.
It's also what the Buddha (nature) 'sits on':
All the often unprocessed, dark, hidden, murky emotions.
Sitting with them (TAU) in meditation, acknowledging them without getting pulled in and stuck, and doing processing (lots of that required, these very scorpionic days / months / year) helps them come to the light of consciousness, where they – like Vampires in the sunlight… eventually die (some harder than others…).
I'm stunned at how the Scarab, apparently just showing up for LILITH, connects to so many strands of the Full Moon 'landscape web'.
The next card – this time from the Voyager Tarot deck – that I picked was for the SUN in SCO (close to JUPITER, freshly in SCO, and VENUS, still in LI):
Major Arcana XIV – ART.
'Overseen' by Pallas Athena – Greek patroness of the City of Athens, hence goddess of Art and Culture, Philosophy inspiration, and vision (rainbow) – ART is visionary. Life is ART in action.
ART is Alchemy – see the cauldron…
Creativity (the SUN) is an alchemical Art of 'inter-weaving' and combining 'ingredients' into new syntheses. The creative process is an inner alchemical process too, as it transforms and integrates us.
Of course, this card is very apropos (couldn't be a better one actually, for) the 'Alchemy Point' from LIBRA to SCORPIO where VENUS in LI, and JUPITER / SUN in SCO sit.
All these Archetypes are here to help us 'dive' into the process of change – just as the stunningly beautiful foliage this Fall, on its 'last dance'.
Pallas Athena even gives us a clue how to channel MARS – further 'back' and unaspected, in early LIBRA (until Dec 9), into decisive, determined, and 'courageous' acts of ART.
The Goddess Pallas Athena has a strong 'Masculine' – and was born not out of a female body but 'out of her father Zeus's forehead'.
As an 'Asteroid Goddess' (yep, Pallas is an Asteroid), she represents qualities of the 'Father Daughter'. Let's channel her energy not so much into compliance with the patriarchy but into Acts of Art (rather than war) to help the status quo alchemize and transform.
The third card that I picked was for the MOON in TAU, not far from URANUS in late AR (which it passed yesterday). From the West Coast perspective, with CANCER Rising at the exact time of the Full Moon, the MOON also 'rules' the chart, AND is in 'her' exalted position of TAURUS:
Major Arcana XVII – STAR.
For the photo, I held the card up …
Showing a most beautiful image of Kuan Yin, Chinese Goddess of Compassion, holding a Jade Rabbit, her dress flowing like / in the Star shower.
STAR represents Luminosity (like the Full Moon tonight, illuminated by the Solar Light). Kuan Yin stands in the Star shower, and transmits it – a compassionate Star-Mother-Goddess. She helps others with life giving nurturance (TAU), and brings light into the darkness to nourish the soul (SCO).
Kuan Yin is associated with AQ (and I once called the AQ – PI cusp 'Kuan Yin Point' of the Zodiac – blessings for Humanity – one of the manifestations). And the MOON is still close to URANUS, ruler of AQ.
So, from a grounded, nurtured TAU MOON place, let's transmit the Light into Darkness, show up with compassion, yet be detached enough (AQ Goddess) to not get emotionally pulled in, or attached to what's sticky, nor to an outcome. 🙂 Everything changes in its own pace, yet we can offer light and care.
I just love how the ancient cultures of Egypt (Scarab), Greece (Athena), and China (Kuan Yin) came together in Alchemy for this spread!
Also pointing to LILITH moving over into ancient / timeless CAP next week:
We are the Ancients Ones. We are the Timeless Ones.
Let's invoke the Ancestors (biological, star family, cultural resonance, and esp: the Inner Elder…) to live the Wisdom in the World, and Be the Change!
Here's the chart of the Full Moon and 'her entourage':
… i.o.w., with all the cosmic, archetypal 'Players' of the Solar System.
Focusing on the SUN / MOON axis which is a 'big deal'.
Re: SATURN square CHIRON, yesterday Nov 2 (of course catalyzed by the Full Moon), check out this Blog post.
Re: LILITH into CAP on Nov 8, see Blog post here.
A quick word about VENUS in late LIBRA opposite URANUS in late AR, exact also today Nov 3, at 10:02 pm PDT – just 20 min before the Full Moon, and actually quite close to the Full Moon axis (see cards):
How can we be in balance with our authenticity and freedom, and in right relationship with significant partners in our life (or in fact in any partnership that presents itself – even 'just spontaneously, in the moment)?
Honouring that there can be a dilemma is a first helpful step.
Rather than wildly reacting (which URANUS in AR might do) stepping back, and seeing the situation from 'the other's' perspective or even the mirror effect (sometimes strangely so) for us is really helpful. Been there… even 'just' this week – at several occasions, in fact.
Now to the main theme:
SUN – MOON, at 12° TAU – SCO.
Just over the last days, we've entered the mid-SCO (10 – 20°) season, where potent energy 'sits' and deep change happens, incl. IN us. It's the Centre of Fall!
The Full MOON is in mid-TAU where desires and wants might come up, and nourishment is important. Yet SCO says: Purge and change!
Finding our Ground – the deep Ground of Being – in the Changeful, is the way of being in Balance.
Maybe other potent (and admittedly often intense) TAU – SCO Polarities have come up for you too, to reconcile, 'digest', and transform.
Here are examples:
TAURUS – SCORPIO, as in:
Nature – Culture.
In conflict? Or harmoniously integrated? Thought this morning, on that note: Here in Victoria, we feed to and on each other's creativity, while being nourished by Nature that's so inspiring and ever-changing. An on-going Alchemy.
Important to preserve Nature, i.m.o., with so much 'City' as in: 'Construction culture' pushing in. I call it: A contemporary Gold Rush.
Life – Death.
The seasons of Nature and of our Human Nature. A dynamic on-going process, actually. There's always something dying, there's always something new arising. Is Death the opposite of Life?
Pleasure – Pain.
Well, those! Sensations, feelings, they're also changeable, of course, even though it sure doesn't seem so, quite often, and one seems (for most of us) more 'attractive' than the other. Attachment to either causes suffering. Let's ask the Buddha… and sit with it.
Habits – Change.
Well, that 'dance' could be a good thing – if we change habitual destructive tendencies – or not, if we abandon a healthy habit…. What comes to awareness? Which habits are you ready to change? What's the deeper need in that habit, is really the question.
Stuckness – Transformation.
Similarly, if we're emotionally, mentally, or physically stuck in a funk, we probably welcome tools for transformation. Like: Change the environment, go out, walk, breathe, move things through the body, take a rest, a bath… maybe it's just energy that needs to shift, or be digested through all your 'stomachs' :-).
Stop 'feeding the demons' and 'hungry ghosts' as Buddhists call it, i.o.w., 'sitting' and and dwelling on (self) destructive thoughts and feelings.
SCO low vibrations are cynical, secretive, mistrusting, suspicious, manipulative, hurtful, basically out of fear of death, and loss of control (who's talking here? The separate ego of course).
Shedding light on the core of the matter might be important, before the energy can shift / internally transform into a higher and more truly powerful vibration.
When we face our darkness we may discover our soul power.
Money – Power
Why is TAU related to Money? Because of the TAU association with value, gain, growth, assimilation, anything 'green and growing'. Uhhh, those… Bull Market – yep, Taurean. Yet, when money is stuck it starts to 'stink' and needs to be moved and spread around like manure. Making money is rather Taurean, while spending, investing, paying taxes, and being in dept is Scorpionic. Which of course can bring up Power issues, like: "I owe them. They 'own' me / my freedom.
Is Money really Power? Is Value Power?
We (hopefully) have the Power to put the money into what we value, and offer truly valuable services in exchange for money.
In that case it's rather the power of synergistic, 'fertilizing' exchange than the divisive association of Money with Power 'over' – which is on the way out anyway, in the Economy of Change.
Accumulating – Eliminating.
TAU is the gatherer, vs. SCO is the purger. TAU rules the mouth, SCO the large intestines (really!)
Both functions are needed in Nature and in our human biology. Shopping, cooking, eating, enjoying, and indulgence are all TAU related. The word 'stuffocated' came up for me a few weeks ago – a low vibration of our TAU consumer world.
Do you feel going through a purge, detox, decluttering would be on for you and your home / life, to allow the energy to move again more freely, and create space for the new?
Rather than just 'dumping' things (which can be also hard for the gatherer / horder in you), how can you creatively re-purpose and re-cycle what has outlived its purpose, what needs to go into the Alchemy, and perhaps have a new life elsewhere?
Sensual – Sexual.
Physical – Emotional Intimacy.
Clearly, a big and deep topic. How's the balance of both in your life?
Of course, trust is required in the exchange of energies.
Nourishment of Body and Soul…
SCORPIO is BIG this JUPITER year (Oct 10, 2017 – Nov 9, 2018).
This is the first Full Moon of the JUPITER in SCO year, shining MOON light at SUN / JUPITER.
Being grateful (JUPITER) for the Life that's given, the body and the place we currently inhabit, the Earth that sustains us, and the ever changing Nature are good ways of letting ourselves sink deeper into the Mystery of Life.
Coming up in the SCO Show in the next while:
The SUN in SCO will go into Water Trine with NEPTUNE in PI tomorrow, Nov 3.
Rather than feeling overwhelmed by so much emotionally challenging stuff, and burying ourselves, let's bring light and consciousness (SUN) to what's revealing itself on deeper levels now – a gift perhaps – if you dare to look. Sometimes we have to feel things fully (SCO), stay connected (NEP in PI) to realize we're ONE.
VENUS crosses the 'Alchemy Point', and starts 'her' underworld journey in SCO on Nov 7 – until Dec 1:
We're drawn to go deeper in relationships, attracted to mystery, and might also attract lots of things that need processing. Dive in, and move through, with Love!
VENUS will join JUPITER in SCO on Nov 13.
JUPITER will be actually unaspected until then (no connection with another planet, except for MOON activations)!
A double-edged sword… Even though, VENUS – JUPITER is a wonderful connection (a la grand wedding etc), in SCO it's not all Roses (and definitely thorns involved).
What attracts and bonds you to your loved and not-so-loved ones?
What are your soul agreements?
What can be brought out into the open and to awareness now? Perhaps to outgrow it?
How's it going so far, with diving into the Alchemy?
Could you use support and perspective?
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For the record, it doesn't bother me that ColourPop more or less ripped off Glossier's idea. Glossier has ripped off quite a few ideas from Asian skincare, and anyway, that's how the beauty industry works: one brand comes up with a general idea, and other brands improve upon it, and the consumer gets a wider range of choices. While Glossier offers six shades of Generation G, ColourPop's Blotted Lip lineup comprises 11 shades, with a further eight in the liquid-to-matte Ultra Blotted Lip range. All of the BL and UBL shades have names that evoke popsicles or candy, in line with the "popsicle lip" trend that has dominated East Asian beauty for years but has only just made it to the West.
In this post, I'll compare the Blotted Lip and Generation G formulas in several different categories and see which comes out on top. (Note that although I spent my own money on the Blotted Lips, the Generation Gs were gifts from Renee.) First, though, a bunch of photos! Choosing just two Blotted Lip shades was tough, but I eventually settled on Drip, described on the website as a "warm rosey mauve," and Bees Knees, a "fuchsia."
It should be "Bee's Knees," and the absence of that apostrophe really annoys me.
I don't see much mauve in Drip, which looks to me like a straightforward pinkish brown, though it pulls a bit cooler on my lips. Bees Knees is a very red hot pink along the lines of Revlon Cherries in the Snow, and the more you layer it the redder it gets. I don't usually care for this shade in opaque formulas (hence my neglect of Cherries in the Snow), but I find it a lot more wearable in Blotted Lip form. Here's one and three layers of Bees Knees (left) and Drip:
One (top) and three layers of Bees Knees on my lips:
Drip, same story:
And some comparison swatches:
|L-R: Revlon Colorburst in Fuchsia, Revlon Cherries in the Snow, Bees Knees (1 layer), Revlon Balm Stain in Crush. Why are all my fuchsias from Revlon?
|L-R: Milani Matte Naked, MAC Whirl, Drip (1 layer), Revlon Matte Balm in Sultry.
Finally, the two shades on my face (I'm wearing about three layers in each photo). Here's Bees Knees with ABH Buon Fresco eyeshadow, Urban Decay Demolition eyeliner, and NARS Threesome blush:
Drip with ColourPop Paper Tiger and ABH Golden Ochre eyeshadows, UD Whiskey eyeliner, and Illamasqua Zygomatic blush:
|Not terribly happy with this eye look. Oh well.
And now for the SHEER MATTE SHOWDOWN, with the caveat that Glossier has made slight changes to the Generation G packaging and formula since I got Jam and Cake. The tubes are now fully opaque, and Glossier claims the formula is more moisturizing (though customer reviews would indicate otherwise). But since Glossier hasn't reformulated the lipsticks completely, I think my comparisons are still worth something.
ColourPop: 1g (0.035 oz)
Glossier: 2g (0.07 oz)
The Generation G lipsticks apparently contain twice as much product as the Blotted Lips, which I find baffling. The tubes are almost exactly the same size, and the bullets are almost exactly the same width. I've used about half of each Generation G shade, but from what I can remember, the bullets are about the same length as the Blotted Lip bullets.
The only explanation I can think of is that the Glossier lipsticks have more product wedged down in the tube to stabilize the bullet. But since that product isn't accessible unless you dig it out, I think it's fair to say that these lipsticks are functionally about the same size. Right? Am I missing something?
Winner: Glossier, I guess? I wish I had a new Gen G so I could do a better comparison.
ColourPop: $5 for 1 g (0.035 oz) = $5 per gram
Glossier: $18 for 2 g (0.07 oz) = $9 per gram
Even if the Generation Gs really are double the size of the Blotted Lips, they're still much pricier per gram. And since the Blotted Lips are more pigmented, you'll likely go through them less quickly. I think the Generation Gs are vastly overpriced for what they are, and I'm happy that people wanting the sheer matte look now have a cheaper option.
Winner: ColourPop
Both lipsticks are housed in thin white tubes that snap shut securely (remember that the new Gen G tubes are more opaque than the one above). The silver lettering on the ColourPop tube is a nice touch, though if experience can be trusted, it will probably wear off in a few weeks. I like that the inner part of the Blotted Lip tube matches the shade of the lipstick.
Almost every review on the Glossier site and MakeupAlley notes two big problems with the Generation G packaging: the cap is prone to cracking and the bullets often break off at the base. In fact, it seems like the packaging revamp has somehow made the cap flimsier! I can report that both of my Generation G bullets broke off shortly after purchase (the caps are still intact), though I managed to mash them back into their tubes. Interestingly, a couple of Blotted Lip reviews have mentioned the same issue. There must be something about a dry, waxy formula in a thin tube that leads to breakage. My own Blotted Lips are fine so far, but I haven't had them long; I'll update this post if they break eventually.
(Update, 6/4: I opened Drip today and the bullet had detached from the tube! Luckily it didn't fall out. Be careful, guys.)
Winner: ColourPop
Glossier claims that all of their Generation G shades have "dialed-down pigment loads," though Cake and Like in particular are "super subtle." I can certainly attest to this! No matter how many coats I layer on my lips (usually about four or five), neither Jam nor Cake can reach full opacity. The Blotted Lips are significantly more pigmented, and Bees Knees in particular takes on the look of a regular lipstick after three coats. Drip and the two Gen Gs aren't pigmented enough to smooth over lines and dry patches on my lips, but Bees Knees is.
Here's one swipe (top) and three swipes (bottom) of each shade:
|L-R: Jam, Bees Knees, Drip, Cake.
And here I am wearing Cake...
...and Jam:
In this category, I think the Blotted Lips have the advantage. They're sheer when first applied, but you have the option of layering them for a bolder look. The Generation Gs are practically invisible on my lips with just one swipe, and I have to use several coats if I want them to show up at all. Again, this is just personal preference: the Generation G formula was designed for people wary of traditional lipstick, and that is...not me, lol.
Winner: ColourPop
The Blotted Lips have no scent whatsoever, while the Generation Gs have a faint clay-like smell that vanishes after application.
Winner: ColourPop, though I don't find Glossier's scent problematic at all.
Comfort Level:
Glossier claims that the Generation G formula contains blue agave, which "binds moisture inside lips for comfortable wear," and safflower oil, which "creates a barrier to prevent moisture loss in lips." But a glance at the customer reviews will reveal that the formula falls short in the moisturizing department. Personally, I find the Generation Gs neither drying nor hydrating. They certainly don't make my lips feel better if they're already dry, but they don't actively suck out moisture either. They're also more emollient than the Blotted Lips, meaning that I can smush the color around on my lips after application.
Unfortunately, the Blotted Lips haven't lived up to my expectations for comfort. Drip in particular is quite drying (it even looks dry in the FOTD I posted above). It makes my lips peel almost every time I wear it, but layering it over a balm interferes with color payoff. The best method I've found is one layer of Drip, followed by one thin layer of balm, followed by a couple more layers of Drip. I was hoping that Drip could be my new throw-on-and-go purse lipstick (to replace Revlon Pink Truffle, which I seem to have lost, and which itself replaced my lost NARS Dolce Vita), but the formula is just too finicky. For some reason, Bees Knees is more comfortable than Drip, though still a bit more drying than the Generation G formula. The Blotted Lips aren't at all emollient, either: I can't really move them around on my lips, which is a problem when I've applied them wonkily.
Winner: Glossier
When I wear one of my Generation Gs, I find myself touching up every 90 minutes or so. The Blotted Lips last longer: Bees Knees in particular stays on for 2-3 hours before I need to touch up. Bees Knees also seems to fade more evenly than Jam, which can cling to dry patches in my lips.
Winner: ColourPop
ColourPop triumphed in most categories, and I'd recommend the Blotted Lips more enthusiastically overall, but the comfort level is a big drawback for me. My experience with Drip doesn't tempt me to buy more shades in this formula. A couple of people have commented on my Instagram that they find the Ultra Blotted Lip formula less drying, so that's something to keep in mind. As for Generation G, my opinion hasn't changed since last year: a nice lipstick, but not worth $18—but then, what lipstick is worth the price asked for it? (If this review has somehow encouraged you to buy one, you can use my Glossier affiliate link here. Or not.)
Have you tried either of these formulas, or anything similar?


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