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Big Brother 2014 Spoilers: Week 6 Power of Veto RecapBy: L. A. Vess on August 6, 2014
We may already have the Big Brother spoilers from the Live Feeds on the Power of Veto results this week, but we can't wait to actually watch the PoV Competition tonight. We admit to being total geeks who adore comic books, and this week's Big Brother Power of Veto challenge is all comic book-themed!
We love it when CBS Big Brother gives us something a little extra special for a competition, and it looks like that's what is going to happen with the Power of Veto challenge tonight. From the Big Brother 2014 spoilers we heard on the Live Feeds, it's going to be quite the fun event — for us, not for the players. We actually got an audio sneak peek of the last part of the comp on Big Brother After Dark this past weekend and there was a LOT of yelling and cussing going on.
In the PoV Competition, the Big Brother 16 cast will be strung up on zip lines and have to memorize a scene as they zip past and then complete a puzzle based on it from memory. We had a competition like this last year and it was one of the best of the season. Check out these awesome comic book covers featuring some of the Big Brother 2014 cast made for the challenge tonight:
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After we find out who won the Power of Veto on Big Brother tonight, it will be on to the Power of Veto Meeting, where we will find out if the PoV gets used and what that will do to the current eviction plans in the works. Join us right here below for our live Big Brother recap of the week 6 Power of Veto show!
We kick off tonight as usual with a brief recap of the events leading up to tonight's show. Including Nicole starting to doubt BFF Christine, Nicole and Donny winning HoH, and Nicole thinking about backdooring Frankie. We are also reminded that Caleb and Victoria took three punishments in the Battle of the Block, including Caleb shaving his head, and Victoria and Caleb being chained together in Adam and Eve costumes.
The Battle of the Block is over and Nicole is now the only Head of Household, with Zach and Jocasta still on the block as the eviction nominees. Zach is very pissed off at losing the BoB, especially to Victoria, who is notably one of the weakest players in the house. Frankie tries to talk to him but Zach tells him to leave him alone right now and stomps off alone to the Have-Not room.
In Diary Room, Zach says the game he plays puts a huge target on his back. It all comes down to the Power of Veto Competition this week.
Jocasta says in Diary Room that she's been on the block four times this season so far. But she has to smile and be happy about it. She says she is going to keep pushing and isn't headed out that door any time soon.
Caleb is glad he is safe this week but having to shave his "beautiful hair," having to eat slop for two more weeks, and be chained to a "nincompoop" for 48 hours sucks. Frankie tells Caleb he is going to want to have sex with him even more now. Caleb just stomps around and ignores him.
Nicole and Victoria celebrate the Battle of the Block results. Nicole tells Victoria "good job" on winning and that she is so proud of you. Nicole says in Diary Room that she's super excited she is still Head of Household and her nominees are still on the block. But her real target is Frankie.
Caleb moans over the food Zach is making in the kitchen. Zach says he chose to be on slop for two weeks. Caleb retorts that no, he chose to be a winner and Zach chose to be a loser. Zach says he chose to be a winner too, he just failed at it. Caleb says and he won and he's in a worst predicament than Zach is. Christine looks at them like… ouch! Caleb complains that his hair won't be back to normal for at least two months after being shaved.
In Diary Room, Zach b*tches that Caleb is not in a worse situation than him. He would shave his head, legs, and toes not to be on the block! He says surviving is what counts, not your pretty boy looks you boob! He tells Caleb that he is on the block because of Victoria and that is awful. Caleb agrees that is true.
Frankie asks Nicole what she wants to happen this week. She hesitates to answer. She says she wants Zach to go she guesses. Frankie says yeah, because he is the only one coming for you. He says that people are on board with Zack going out this week. Frankie wants to know who she would pick to play Power of Veto if she draws Houseguest choice. Would it be Hayden? She tells him she doesn't know.
In Diary Room, Nicole says all Frankie is trying to do is get information out of her. He's trying to feel out what she is going to do and be buddy buddy with her. But she doesn't trust him. Back in the HoH room, Frankie says he would keep the nominations the same. Frankie says he doesn't know if it will be this week, but there is going to be an all out war soon. He can smell the blood. Nicole says in Diary Room that if there is going to be any blood this week, he hopes it is his on her hands come eviction time.
Victoria and Caleb are called to the Diary Room and everyone knows it is time for them to dress up in their Adam and Eve punishment costumes and get chained together. The outfits are actually kind of cute, but we feel really bad for both of them to have to be chained to each other. Caleb never bathes or brushes his teeth. Victoria won't stop primping in mirrors every five minutes.
Frankie says it is going to be a double murder with the two of them chained together. In Diary Room, Frankie says the two of them absolutely hate each other. This is going to be way more like hell than Eden. When the two of them come out, Caleb says he is Beast Mode Adam and Victoria says she is Princess Victoria.
In Diary Room, the two of them are already at each other. Victoria asks Caleb doesn't he want to lotion himself before he walks around. Caleb says no, Adam and Eve didn't have lotion or wedges or makeup or sparkles for your face. She complains his skin is dry, doesn't he want to look hot? Then we get to see Caleb having to go to the bathroom chained to Victoria through the door.
Next it's time for Caleb to get his head shaved. Victoria says Caleb volunteered to shave his head, but he says he did not. Caleb promises his beautiful hair that he loves it and will use whatever Miracle Gro he has to to bring it back to life and he will see it again soon.
Zach says watching Caleb get his head shaved is "erotic" and "so hot" — typical Zach. Victoria shaves it down the middle first and then whacks the rest of it off. In Diary Room, Frankie says watching a practically naked man get shaved with this vibrating clip passing through his thick, manly hair, and it reveals this perfectly round skull…
Derrick talks in Diary Room about Nicole talking to him about backdooring Frankie and making an alliance with him, Hayden, and Cody. They get together to solidify the deal so that Nicole won't think they are threats to her game. She tells them that if the Power of Veto is used, she will put Frankie up. Derrick says if they stay loyal to each other, they should be able to get everyone else out before they have to think about each other.
In Diary Room, Derrick says he now has The Hitmen, The Detonators, and now this alliance as well. Cody and him are trying to cover all sides but if Frankie goes up, that could show their cards. Nicole says she has been waiting her whole life to form an alliance on Big Brother in the HoH room.
Hayden says in Diary Room that he is happy to finally be making some moves. They talk about names and Hayden suggests Quadtropolis. Nicole says she can't even pronounce it. They settle on The Rationale, which Derrick says is totally silly. They all think it is kind of dorky. Derrick says in Diary Room if Frankie goes out, he will be Team Rationale, if he doesn't, he's Detonators all the way.
Christine tells Nicole she doesn't think Zach is going home and he thinks he is completely safe. In Diary Room, she says her and Nicole have been drifting apart and she needs to know where Nicole's head is at. Nicole says what if she put someone else up and didn't put up Donny. Christine says she should put up one of the other guys. She tells Nicole that Zach says she wants Hayden to stay and that Hayden has been talking a lot to Victoria. She says Zach thinks they made out. In Diary Room, Christine says she doesn't know if that may have happened or not, but a little doubt in Nicole's mind is a good thing.
Nicole tells Hayden about her conversation with Christine, including the thing about him making out with Victoria. Hayden says that is 100 percent not true. Nicole says that is so mean that she would say that. Hayden mocks Christine in Diary Room for making this stuff up and saying they were "disgusting, so disgusting." Nicole says Christine is not very smart with her game thinking she can manipulate her like that. In Diary Room, Nicole says she could easily make Christine her target this week instead.
Nicole tells Cody that Christine said she should put up him or Derrick and the whole bit about Hayden allegedly making out with Victoria and Hayden wanting Zach to stay. In Diary Room, Nicole says she really can't trust Christine anymore at all.
Cody tells Derrick that Christine told her to put up Derrick or Cody. Cody says they are being played by their own alliance member. In Diary Room, Cody says Christine just threw them under the bus and she is obviously working with someone. He and Derrick agree that Frankie needs to go up and go home.
Time for picking the Veto Competition players. Nicole hopes that this will lead to Frankie going up on the block, and if not, then maybe Christine. Nicole draws Caleb's name to play. Zach pulls Christine's name. Jocasta pulls Victoria's name. Nicole says in Diary Room that it sucks none of the players she wanted got picked. In Diary Room, Zach says he is playing against all losers and if he doesn't win, you can call him the biggest fruit loop dingus in Big Brother history.
Caleb whines about being chained to Victoria and how it is the worst two days of his life. He b*tches that all he does is stand in front of mirrors while she does her makeup and her hair. It's true. We've watched on the Live Feeds and she is ALWAYS in front of a mirror. The only good part is that they get to be the first people to do it this season.
Frankie says this is a really crucial week and they need to get all the Detonators together to make sure they are on the same page. Zach talks about how he has all the votes. In Diary Room, Christine says he doesn't have her vote! Zach says as long as Jocasta stays on the block, he's good. Derrick says in Diary Room that the Detonators are clueless about what's going on with The Rationale behind their backs.
Time for the Power of Veto Competition. This competition will be played one at a time. Everyone must go to separate rooms for the competition to wait to play. Caleb and Victoria are allowed to separate for the competition but must resume their punishment afterwards. The competition is comic-book themed and the Houseguests have to complete a puzzle based on a scene they zip-line past and have to memorize. They have to arrange the comic book covers in exactly the same way they see. There are covers that are almost identical but not, making it even more difficult.
Caleb says he would buy millions of Amber's superhero comic book. In fact, he might have to sneak that thing into his room later… Ewwwww. Victoria loves her Fashionista comic book but complains that this competition is so out of her element. She is afraid of heights and she is afraid she is going to pull her arm out of her socket or hurt her knee. Finally, she just runs out of time and she is glad she is safe this week.
Jocasta says she can save your city, or she can save your soul! She wants to show her family that she is a superhero and she completes her puzzle before she runs out of time. Christine wants to make sure the nominations stay the same and Zach goes home. Zach gets realy pissed that he can't get right. He can't figure out what the hell is wrong. He starts holding up the comic book covers and he throws them around yelling and cussing. He b*tches that unless he is missing a piece, he finished it!
But he has two wrong and can't see it. Finally he goes back and sees he has two out of order and finishes it while screaming damnit damnit! In Diary Room, he says leave it up to Victoria to mess up his game. First he tells Nicole to put him up on the block, idiot. Now he's ruined his chances at winning Power of Veto. He is basically in tears.
At the end of the competition, the scores are revealed and the winner is… Christine! She says she may or may not use the Veto, but she wants Zach to go home. Victoria is the only person who timed out. Caleb is not surprised because it takes her 35 minutes to do her makeup, her hair, etc. Jocasta is very upset that she didn't win but she was glad she did a good job.
In Diary Room, Christine mocks Zach hugging her after the competition and says awwwh, don't worry, you are going home! Zach says losing this Veto is the worst thing that has happened to him in the game. Christine may now be the only person who can save the Zach Attack from devastation.
Christine, Frankie, Cody, and Derrick talk about making sure Zach stays on the block. Then Zach comes in and he tells Christine he has never loved her so much as right now. Christine says she has to decide if she should not use the Veto and make sure Zach stays on the block. Or if she should use it and hope Nicole puts up a pawn on the block that no one wants out.
Caleb and Victoria are so over being chained together. Finally their 48 horus are now over and they can remove their chain. They are so glad no to be stuck together anymore.
Hayden and Nicole, however, are very happy to be cuddling together in the HoH room. Hayden tells her he can't believe the lies Christine was trying to feed Nicole. He calls her a squid. Nicole says in Diary Room that if Christine is stupid enough to use the Power of Veto, she will put up Frankie and he will go home.
More coming soon… stay tuned… please refresh this page frequently for the latest updates in our live Big Brother recap!
Time for the Power of Veto Meeting. In Diary Room, Zach says he and Christine are both in The Detonators and it is in her best interest to make sure he stays safe this week. He says Jocasta don't let the door hit you on the way out. Jocasta says she has no earthly idea what Christine is going to do. If she doesn't use it though, it could still be good for her because she is sitting next to freaking Zach!
In his defense, Zach tells a lame joke about a grasshopper and then sits down. Everyone is just incredulous. Jocasta says she doesn't know how to top that. She says she would love if Christine uses the PoV on her, that would be great, but no hard feelings either way. Christine says she has decided not to use the Power of Veto.
In Diary Room, Christine says it would have been too risky to possibly end up with two Detonators on the block. But she is going to make it her mission to convince them that they are much better with Zach gone. He has got to go.
Nicole says it is a bummer that Christine didn't use the Veto because she can't backdoor Frankie. But that's okay, because fruit loop dingus Zach is still on the block and he has to go. Derrick says Zach probably thinks he is safe but what he doesn't know is that his own allies are plotting against him. Zach says all he has to do is not mess up and he will be safe.
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"The solution is to be found through the sanctification of the parents. Become saints and you will have no problems with your children." Father Porphyrios , Wounded By Love
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Graveyard Cleanup
Most American cemeteries have maintenance workers, but I've been thinking that this would make a fantastic service project. Take your kids, your teens, or your youth group and go spend the afternoon amongst the tombs!(Especially if you know where many fellow Orthodox faithful are buried)Did you know the early Christians celebrated the Divine Liturgy underground with the bodies of the reposed alongside the worshipers.(catacombs) Can you imagine that!
Prayer for those fallen asleep is an ancient tradition of the Church. Since we believe that life continues after death, we say the members of the Church that have reposed maintain spiritual communication with those of us that remain on earth. As St Paul says in Romans 14:7-8, "Whether we live or die we belong to the Lord."
* Pick a Saturday or Sunday
* Copy prayers of Memorial Service
* Pack rakes,shovels,flowers,garbage bags
* Select an area of the graveyard to tidy up
* Spend time reading the tombstones
* Read the Trisagion prayers for the person buried there
* Teach the following (taken from a text by New Skete, Mt Athos)
The one, holy, and universal Church is divided into two parts: the Church Triumphant and the Church Militant. To the Church Triumphant belong all those who ended their struggle in earthly life victoriously; they await their crown of righteousness (the Saints). To the Church Militant belong all those still struggling on earth against sin in order to attain perfection.(saints, with a lowercase "s") It is by the love of Christ, which is eternal, that we are bound to one another as His creation.
St John Chrysostom stated, "Let us help these souls as much as we can, and offer them a small assistance. We ourselves should pray and we should ask others to pray for them. We offer charitable acts together with supplications for those departed so that they may receive consolation. For, if Job's children were cleansed by their father's sacrifice, then why doubt that the dead do not gain benefit from our prayers and charity?"
Lastly, if time permits, consider discussing the significance of Kollyva, the traditional mixture of boiled wheat and fruits which dates back to the 4th century and is usually offered on 40-Day and One Year Memorials. Get your hands dirty preparing this tasty treat if you can and end the day with this quote from St Simeon of Thessaloniki,
"The kernels of wheat and fruits of the earth show that human beings are also seeds. When they are cast down on the ground they want, with the power of God, to rise up again like grain, and after they manage to sprout up, then full grown and alive, they want to be offered to Christ. For just as what is now a seed will be buried in the earth and after that will germinate and come to fruition and bear forth its ample fruit, so too a human being that is now delivered to the earth on account of death wants to rise up again."
For Christ is the resurrection, the life, and the repose of all, and to Him do we ascribe glory, together with the beginningless Father, and the all-holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
1 comment:
- Pres. Kathy said...
What a great idea!
- February 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM
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Stars Hit The Red Carpet For LA Premiere of 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage'
If you're going to come back from to a franchise after 15 years, you have to do it better than you did before.
That's what Vin Diesel knew for when he decided for the xXx series. Bigger, louder, and better than before. That's what he and his cast thinks about their newest film 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage'. In the above interview from the Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Ruby Rose and Donnie Yen tells us why people will enjoy themselves at this film over others, Nina Dobrev loves that the franchise included bad ass female characters, Samuel L. Jackson talks about how great it is that Vin is back, Ice Cube says why his character is in the film, and the man of the night Vin Diesel talks about how much he missed the character, as well as the fun people will have.
If all that's not enough, The Americanos ft Ty Dolla $ign, French Montana, and Nicky Jam perform their song "In My Foreign"
xXx: Return of Xander Cage is in theaters now.


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What a traumatic day! I remember being urgently awoken from a deep sleep by my frantic wife- there was something I needed to see. Indeed, what befell my eyes was some reality-version of a Hollywood science-fiction thriller. I was hypnotized for some time by equal parts terror and fascination, until the repetition broke the spell. This was obviously very important history in the making, and I was determined to comprehend it.
In my favor, I had portions of a scientific education and the luxury of not being gainfully employed, so my distractions were at a minimum. My thought processes immediately started to rule out the official explanation of some Eastern demon hell-bent on our destruction for religious reasons in some contrived conspiratorial plot, that would conveniently give our leaders the excuse to conduct a bold military venture into mineral-rich regions overseas, while curtailing essential freedoms at home. Questioning this version of events was being characterized as a form of treason by patriotic-minded pundits. Never mind that basic procedures of criminal investigation were completely circumvented in favor of a fantastic revelation by our "intelligence" agency, the same one responsible for this most spectacular failure of security. How much double-think can the reasonable mind endure? History is rich in deception, but those ominous precedents are not emphasized in common education. How many people remember the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and how it led to a major escalation of the war in Vietnam? Or COINTELPRO's infiltration of the anti-war movement? Or the Iran-Contra Affair, and its connection to arms dealing and drug trafficking? Or Germany's Reichstag Fire which had been instrumental in facilitating the rise of the Nazi regime. There are many more examples. How are we supposed to make better decisions in the future if we cannot properly assess the failures of the past? Do we honestly believe that our blind mania will lead us to a better future? Is that what the delusions of meth-addicts do for them? This persistent neglect of our history is just as likely to rot out our teeth.
So, now we have two opposing narratives: the dominate official view, and an alternative view that largely depends upon curiosity trumping fear. There are many things that are not very well known about what happened, and I will try to present the scientific perspective, which many people are not mentally prepared for.
If we are to be a society governed by reason, then we must invest the necessary effort to discuss the logical foundations of our viewpoint. We must also recognize that logic is not a trivial subject automatically mastered by all those who believe they are smart, but a discipline with its dedicated practitioners. Science has a long history of overturning conventional wisdom, much to the dismay of most people. But remember, as frightful as the truth may turn out to be, the lie that we adore is far worse, both in its robbery of our inheritance and its dulling effect on our minds.
9/11 was a criminal act, perpetrated by some persons with particular means, opportunity, and motivation. The purpose of an open investigation is to objectively determine these characteristics for all to see. As an advanced culture, we have routine procedures that establish best practices, so that when they are ignored by the incompetent or the malicious, we may point to these violations, and know that we have been cheated. The sophistication of our society and the pervasiveness of partiality means that we are particularly dependent upon those few individuals who are competent and have the Public's interest in mind.
Some may have seen early news broadcasts of the collapses of the towers where commentators immediately compare their horrific observations of near free-fall collapse to the phenomena of controlled demolitions; involved procedures used to quickly dismantle structures. Additionally, there were many witness accounts of explosions preceding collapses. Of course, the official view completely dismissed this possibility, and the organizations tasked with explaining the manner of the destruction (FEMA, NIST) did not conduct any investigation, in violation of standard practices, for the presence of compounds capable of doing this. Instead, they proposed new highly controversial physical phenomena to explain these rare events. Now, one might interject that the "cause" of the collapses was obvious, but a scientist knows that "correlation is not causation"; that just because one observation preceded another, they are not necessarily directly related.
Years after that fateful day, volunteer scientists have analyzed WTC dust samples collected by private persons and organizations for the presence of unusual materials that might lead to a better explanation for the collapse of the WTC buildings. It turns out that a special material, the result of an advanced industrialized manufacturing process, was found to be present; so-called super-thermite. The sources of this material as of 2001 were very limited. This unreacted and energetic residue alone is enough to completely dismantle the official view. There is no question of whether these scientists may have secretly procured the substance themselves in a conspiracy to undermine the public. There is no question of the chain of possession of the samples, or whether they could be confused with something other than the WTC event. I repeat, the presence of an artificial and highly specialized explosive incendiary in the WTC dust is an undeniable scientific fact, which can potentially be confirmed again and again by analyzing more samples.
What necessarily follows from the above, regardless of how difficult it is to accept, is that some persons took months to carefully place this special material in sensitive areas of the destroyed buildings, presumably under the cover of a "modernization" project, coordinated a series of "attacks" on the country, and then when our society was gripped with fear, the perpetrators heavily promoted a planned legislative agenda to curtail our freedoms and expand our military presence abroad. This is another undeniable scientific fact. Many other things were done, which won't be fully known until the time of a truly independent investigation, but the list of prominent suspects is striking and long, though I will not mention them here.
As a nation, we must face this reality and its implications, and the sooner we do, the better we will be for it. We need to ask ourselves why this has happened, and what we should do about it. Having looked at these issues for many years, I will offer my informed opinion.
Modern civilization has seen the development of electricity, Green agriculture, the growth of mega-cities, and a global population which has increased from less than two billion persons, to nearly 7 billion today in just the past century. This has been possible due to an incredible adaptation to the use of fossil fuels, a very limited and polluting energy source. Some varieties of this source are rapidly increasing in scarcity, which in turn is driving up costs. As with many things in science, this problem was anticipated decades ago, but the messenger was scoffed at, until one of his predictions came to pass in the early 1970s- then he was called to give testimony at a congressional hearing. Not everyone understood the implications of this scientist's insight, but some individuals took careful note, which would later be used to form plans, some of them secret. By 1998, two scientists (Campbell and Laherrere) wrote an article for Scientific American titled, "The End of Cheap Oil", about the peak of global oil production.
Back then, I assumed that we would have to adapt with the Plutonium Economy, and it was just a matter of time before the overwhelming logic of that course permeated through decision-making circles, eventually propelling us to blue skies. I was wrong. Instead high costs, political resistance to nuclear energy, concerns over weapons proliferation, and many other issues acted to retard its development. Alternatively, the Green Movement sought to free themselves from carbon through non-nuclear diffuse and expensive renewable sources including solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal. Meanwhile, development continues on the promising but decades-away ITER, and a myriad of other more far-fetched fusion projects. Unfortunately, what we need is something that is cheap, reliable, safe, abundant, carbon-free, energy-dense, and can be deployed across the world within a couple of decades. We need a silver bullet to slay this beast of a problem.
The implications of Peak Oil are profound. Everything we do and make depends upon energy, and as the cost of that fundamental commodity increases, the less freedom we will have. In fact, the higher the costs, the fewer people we can support. This revelation is somewhat akin to a scientific version of Armageddon, which, while not forecasting the end of the world as such, does portend the very high likelihood of a new dark age. The Dark Ages were a devastating period of ignorance, war, famine, and rampant disease, and we surely do not wish to revisit those trying times.
Fortunately there is something we can do right now that will make a difference. We have an abundant source of cheap, carbon-free energy that can power the entire world indefinitely. We have perhaps the greatest invention since fire that can make this a reality, and if it were not for the program being shut down some 40 years ago in one of the worst decisions ever made, many regrettable consequences would not have followed. Right now, we can resurrect that dusty dream by joining the Thorium Race, and lead the world into a new era of hope and prosperity. We are very much capable of overcoming corporate and political inertia in the interest of our survival, if we realize that this action is both necessary and urgent.
In laying blame for our current predicament, we would do well to note that our problem is not trivial. The transition to a scientific society is still ongoing and by no means certain, and with increasingly scarce energy it becomes ever less likely. Those individuals who were given the responsibility for maintaining our security, by us, could not solve this problem. In fact, they were driven mad by it, committing the most treasonous acts in a convoluted labyrinth of reason, collective delusion, and undue influence by the very powerful. Our psychological science, having been derailed by many false assumptions over the course of its evolution, lay impotent and incapable of identifying and understanding, let alone treating this illness. Our technicians, ever looking out for their own short-term survival, swam upstream in search of those precious dollars, taking them in directions often completely irrelevant to the larger picture. We are to blame for this mess, but we can now make up for our apathy and ignorance by embarking upon a great venture to secure the world for all children to come. Once upon this fruitful path, we will find ourselves hopeful instead of fearful, helpful instead of indifferent, and united in a way that we haven't yet experienced. Many more obscure and wonderful surprises await to deliver us from resistant and enduring pains in that scientific basement, but we have to face our fear, and bring a light. If the events of 9/11 are going to teach us anything, let it be that we must forever hold a deeper understanding of the role of energy for our survival, and that ignoring nature can lead to catastrophe. Let us hope that we may unite in courage and intelligence to bring a timely end to our most pressing problem.


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Ways to Get Involved
Transportation (Driving)
This is the main way to volunteer and is the most needed. Volunteers drive seniors to doctor appointments, the grocery store, and even to beauty appointments, using their own vehicles. Scheduling is flexible with a Monday - Friday schedule, drivers are allowed to self-assign or receive a phone call or email when a senior needs a ride. All drivers establish their own criteria of time and geographical areas where they wish to drive. Children are more than welcome to ride along.
Sometimes a senior just needs a few errands to get done, volunteers pick up prescriptions, groceries, and household items for clients.
Office Assistance
Sometimes, the Faith in Action staff need a little help around the office. Volunteers can answer the phones, take client's requests for services, help schedule and coordinate client drives, and other services requested.
Development Committee
This committee works with the Executive Director and Development Coordinator in planning events, contacting sponsors, and creating development strategies to raise funds and promote the mission of Faith in Action Georgetown.
Community Relations Committee
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By MIKE McCURRY Kansas trailed Baylor by six points with three-and-a-half minutes left on Saturday. In other words, the No. 3 Jayhawks had the No. 4 Bears right where they wanted them. Just days after pulling off an unfathomable rally in a victory over No. 9 West Virginia, Kansas continued its comeback ways against Baylor, scoring the game's final eight points and escaping Waco with a 67-65 win. Frank Mason had 23 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals to lead Kansas, which is now one win away from clinching at least a share of the Big-12 regular season title for the 13th consecutive season.Fellow senior Landen Lucas provided the go-ahead points by securing an offensive rebound, drawing a foul, and calmly draining a pair of free throws to break the 65-all tie. Manu Lecomte, who dealt with a nagging ankle injury for much of the afternoon, missed a potential game-tying jumper at the buzzer, sending Baylor to its fourth loss in the last six games.Kansas' current four-game winning streak has come by a total of ten points. And on Saturday, KU was able to prevail despite trailing by as many as 12, shooting a combined 5-of-20 from behind the arc, and getting a subpar offensive showing out of Devonte Graham, who had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists but made just 1-of-12 field goals. 2. Baylor is one playmaker shy of being a legitimate national title contender… On the Bears' final possession, head coach Scott Drew elected to call timeout and draw up a sideline out-of-bounds play. From a Baylor perspective, it didn't go as planned.Secondly, Baylor lacked another perimeter offensive threat to shake off the broken play and make something happen. Wainright panicked when Motley wasn't open, instead throwing a cross-court pass to center Jo Lual-Acuil. Lecomte got the handoff with seven ticks remaining—plenty of time to make a play—but was immediately double-teamed by Josh Jackson, who wisely chose to leave Lual-Acuil open. With Lucas fronting Motley and neither Wainright nor Jake Lindsey open, the best the Bears could do was have Lecomte—who again, was already severely limited by that ankle injury—throw up a prayer of a jumper under Jackson's outstretched hands. Good guards are what win in March. And behind Lecomte, Baylor is void of that second perimeter playmaker offensively. 3. Frank Mason put the team on his back, again… Kansas certainly is not bereft of backcourt playmakers. Mason is one of America's finest in that regard, and on Saturday he put the Jayhawks on his back for the second straight game. In the second half, the 5-foot-11 point guard scored 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with 3 assists, including this pretty dime to Jackson.Mason, who draws nearly six fouls per 40 minutes, was a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe against Baylor. He made 24 free throws this week alone. Jayhawks' opponents made 29. Right after the game, Mason made sure to inform the masses of KU's three-game Big-12 lead and inevitable regular season title.The Jayhawks forced turnovers on 24.6 percent of its defensive trips on Saturday, their best mark of the season. And here's another KU defensive nugget for all the haters out there: Baylor made just 42.1 percent of its two-pointers, the Bears' second-lowest mark this year. "We did a lot of really good things defensively the second half," Self said afterward. 5. Landen Lucas is the prototypical glue guy… Mason delivered another National Player of the Year-type performance, but Saturday's game ball should arguably be awarded to Lucas. Lucas collected 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Just as importantly, he went blow-for-blow with Motley, who dropped 19 points but on 8-of-21 shooting. Six of Lucas' boards came on the offensive end. One of those led to the Jackson dunk shown above (see the very beginning of that clip). The last one, in which Lucas came from out of nowhere—taking advantage of Baylor switching to a zone, which left the Bears vulnerable on the defensive glass—led to his game-winning free throws.Speaking of which, the nation's prototypical glue guy may double as a prophet. I leave you with Lucas' tweet from Monday, after he missed five of seven freebies against West Virginia.
Here are five thoughts from Saturday: 1. We might as well start referring to Kansas as the Comeback Kids… It's better to be lucky than good, but the fact that Kansas completed two remarkable comebacks over Top-10 opponents in a single week is no fluke. The Jayhawks don't get rattled when they're down and they know how to win close games, two complementary traits that should go a long way for Bill Self and company come March.
KANSAS WINS!!! pic.twitter.com/xSZHPLtYu6— Kansas Basketball (@KUHoops) February 18, 2017
I have two theories as to why. First off, the play was designed for Johnathan Motley to receive a diagonal lob pass on the weakside—which Kansas knew was coming. Listen to the "Lob, Lob!" shouts from (presumably) the Jayhawks' bench as Ish Wainright inbounded the ball. That's scouting at its finest, and it aided KU in securing the victory.
Kansas has now won 10 straight vs Baylor. (via @CBSSports) https://t.co/0xM9isaBDv— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 18, 2017
Frank Mason drops one to Josh Jackson for the strong slam inside!#KUvsBaylor(via @clippittv)pic.twitter.com/DS9BVDn9Ug — Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) February 18, 2017
4. Once again, Baylor was done in by coughing up the rock… We warned you of Baylor's poor turnover habits in the Weekend Shootaround. Well, the Bears' Achilles' heel reared its ugly head once again on Saturday, as Kansas converted 16 Baylor turnovers into 20 points. Motley was the main culprit, committing six turnovers all by his lonesome. As much of a death sentence as this is for Baylor—the Bears are 286th in Turnover Rate out of 351 Division-1 teams—Kansas' defense deserves some credit.
Secure the ring alert— Frank Mason (@FrankMason0) February 18, 2017
Landen Lucas was here when the shot went up before grabbing the game-winning OR. How does he keep doing this? pic.twitter.com/nsQZuAeEes— Jesse Newell (@jessenewell) February 18, 2017
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Don't worry y'all i'm about to get in the gym and shoot some free throws lol ? Big time win though. Thanks for sticking with us!!!!— Landen A. Lucas (@LandenLucas33) February 14, 2017


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Iquitos - one of the largest cities in the Amazon jungle, yet there are no road connections to any other major city in they world (there is a recent road to the town of Nalta near the official start of the Amazon). For once, the phrase "All roads lead to Rome" (or to Cusco) has no meaning. Even this far up the river, it is navigable by ocean going ships, although they do not usually come up this far.
Being a city on the banks of the Amazon, fish dominates the menu. And a quick walk through the old Belém market this morning, I was quite impressed with the variety and quantity of fish for sale. And like the rest of Peru, fresh fruit is also readily available, and quite cheap.
Because of its relative isolation, it is a bit more expensive when compared to some coastal towns, but not really that much more expensive. It is a vibrant town, and the setting for many expeditions to the jungle. And like most tourist trades, it caters mostly for the tourist: luxury and semi luxury lodges, speed boats, swimming pools ... some of the offers almost seem like theme parks.
After a lot of thinking, especially considering the considerable financial outlay, I have decided to go for a much more of a wild jungle trip. At this point, both Asher and Daniel have decided to press on to Brazil and make their way to Salvador. I have decided that instead of spending money on expensive dorm beds in Salvador (50 US $ a night, minimum 7 nights) to spend it on the jungle trip ... I will still make it to Brazil for the Carnaval, just not to a major Carnaval city.
The jungle trip, is in many ways roughing it. It will be just me, the guide (who speaks fairly good English) and his assistant, for 5 days in the Jungle, far from any luxury lodge. There will be camping on 2/3 nights and at least one night in an Indian village before, one night in a simple hotel before I get a boat for a day and half to the border. Like all nature expeditions, nothing is really guaranteed - but I have a fairly good chance of seeing animals in the wild and it should be an interesting experience.
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Adele Renault is a Belgian painter, engaged both in the genre of classical painting and street art, and in both cases, she seems to approach her subject matter with a great deal of attention, especially when it comes to the details - the ones that can be found on the outside, and on the inside as well. Adele Renault reveals in this interview the stories behind her inspiration, the creative process and views of the world. She was born into a family of artists (musicians, to be precise), therefore her interest in art seems to be natural. Still, Adele chose to follow a slightly different path, and her exceptional talent for realistic depiction was the probable cause. Adele modestly claims that it is not possible for her paintings to be more realistic than reality itself, but the truth is that she somehow manages to funnel reality through her art, addressing its most prominent aspects, and thus making it as real as it can get. The artist is consumed by beauty, and she finds it everywhere, not just in the most apparently beautiful things. This ability to decipher the seemingly ordinary features and to turn them into detailed emotional portraits is close to some kind of an alchemical skill or a wizardry, and it's probably best to let Adele herself explain how this sort of magic happens. We had an opportunity to invite Adele to an insightful conversation, following her upcoming exhibition Les Hommes Integres, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
WideWalls: Do you feel that music has somehow inspired you to start painting, given that you come from a family of musicians? Did it introduce you to the art world, or did it do the contrary, make you wish to become a painter and not a musician?
Growing up in a family of artists has certainly broadened my horizons, and gave me the 'travel virus'. But It didn't introduce me to the art world, which is quite a tough scene to get into. I grew up in the countryside and traveled the world with fairly unknown world musicians. Very different than Art Basel Miami. My parents did always encourage any kind of creativity. I used to play guitar, but I felt I really never had a talent for it, I had to work so hard for very poor results whereas painting/drawing always came very natural. Everyone was always saying "wow, you can draw!". No one ever said anything about my guitar skills, so the choice was very easy and natural to make.
WideWalls: Some artists claim that they are capable of synesthesia, meaning that they sometimes mix different systems of perception. Do you somehow relate music (as another type of sensation) to your painting, in any way?
No I really wouldn't claim that I'm capable of synesthesia. I don't know enough about it either. When I was a kid, I used to see a color for each day of the week, Monday = blue, Tuesday = pink, Wednesday = green, etc. But I don't think it was synesthesia but rather a strong memory from a school board that I looked at each day in my first school. I do however find it very difficult to paint without music. I always paint listening to my own playlist or to FIP radio (which I really recommend, the best eclectic radio around). Music is like fuel in a way.
WideWalls: Looking at the portraits that you make feels like reading someone's biography, written by a person who has this gift for understanding and knowing people. Do you feel like you're exposing someone's personality through your painting, and if so, how do you compare this to your pigeon paintings? Do you feel the same when working with humans and birds? Is there some sort of character in both cases?
This is a very nice compliment: "Looking at the portraits that you make feels like reading someone's biography". That is in a way what I try to do. In a portrait, you have to express a person's character. The look in their eyes is very important. So is every wrinkle. Someone who's been laughing a lot in his life develops very different deep wrinkles around the eyes and mouth than someone who's been sad for years. As for the pigeons, I could say that I have shown Camp's personality through the whole series. With just one pigeon it's quite hard, I can't really have a conversation with a single pigeon :-) although I do often recognize them individually.
WideWalls: How do you compare your studio work to working outside? Which one do you prefer, and why?
I like both, but studio work is definitely more in my focus right now. In the studio it's serious work, hours and hours, days, weeks on each painting, a story and a dialogue with each portrait. Outside work is more recreational for me. But it might shift at some point. I really love working in large scale, so it is possible that at some point I will start working outside on a more regular basis. But then I won't have time to make enough studio work to exhibit.
WideWalls: What will you be doing in the future? Do you think that this fascination with the hidden, inconspicuous beauty will last? Or do you feel some new kind of inspiration coming?
Adele: I'm working on my upcoming solo show where I will be showing portraits of elderly people that I met in Burkina Faso. But I'm always one or two series ahead in my head. The next one will focus on macro details of pigeons, I will literally zoom in and paint large scale details of feathers, pigeons eyes etc. Some stuff you can't really see with the naked eye so yes you could say I'm still fascinated with the hidden beauty.
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Album #16: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics (1983)
The orange hair. Oh god the orange hair.
I'm skipping ahead in the countdown this week, because today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — the second album from the duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, and the one that put them on the map in every way imaginable.
Thanks to that shock of orange hair and the music video — which seemed to run every hour on MTV that summer — the title single went to number one. While Lennox's androgynous style and edgy beauty helped sell their videos, it was her powerful voice and Stewart's soulful synth pop that made them so much more. Over the next few years they would go on to have ten top 40 hits.
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," the album, has aged much better than the dadaesque video of the same name — although it's still a lot of fun, in that goofy early MTV style.
The second hit off the record and its subsequent video, "Love is a Stranger," continued to push the krautrock/cyberpunk/S&M vibe of early Eurythmics (which would eventually reach its pinnacle the next year with the infamous "1984" soundtrack.) Whatever you think about the music or the pair's style however, it is impossible to take your eyes off Annie Lennox's eyes.
The rest of the album is just as moody and evocative, full of Stewart's driving basslines and Lennox's primitive yelps and bitten-off snarls. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" still has such an immediacy, it's hard to believe it's already 30 years old.
Bonus round: Eurythmics' music was so deeply entwined with Annie Lennox's voice, there have been few good covers of their material … however, I am partial to Emily Browning's take on "Sweet Dreams" for the Sucker Punch soundtrack. Here's a fan mashup of the single with the scene from the movie where the dragon fights the B-24 bomber.


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To a large extent we are all in the hands of Google as they can update their algorithm at any time without any prior notice. The initial Panda update in 2011 targeted sites with what Google deemed to have "thin or poor copy" and also attacked sites that had duplicate copy taken from other websites. This is a clear message that "content is King" in Google's eyes.
In 2012 Google released a new breed of update called Penguin which concentrates more on inbound links to websites rather than on page copy. It's apparent that over-optimisation may also be a factor included in this update which punishes spammy SEO (search engine optimisation) techniques. The Penguin update attempts to devalue rankings for certain phrases / web pages / sites where Google believes the backlink profile to these looks unnatural.
Both the Panda and Penguin updates have affected the rankings of thousands of businesses online.
On Wednesday 22nd of May Google released an update to Penguin dubbed Penguin 2.0 which promises to be much harsher than version 1.0.
Obviously Google doesn't publish a document outlining what Penguin 2.0 is targeting so it's the job of the SEO community to learn more about the update collectively.
The weeks and months ahead will involve savvy businesses adapting their online marketing strategy. It's probable that the latest update will take into account the dominance of mobile search and the importance of social media signals.
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What role solar thermal will play in the energy sector in 2050 is one of the principal questions that the international Task 52 research project on Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments intends to answer. This webinar will give information in two areas, one on energy scenarios about future development of energy systems and two on best practices, actual economy and planning tools for solar heat based urban energy concepts.
We invite all stakeholders to join the 1.5-hour webinar scheduled for Thursday, 14 December 2017, from 13 to 14.30 GMT. You can register online.
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Note: These 3 opportunity trends include doubling of population, technology adoption and global market demand for agricultural products. Written by Mike Ammann, San Joaquin Partnership for Keeping Grads in the Valley Panel Breakout Session 2013 San Joaquin Valley Fall Policy Conference held in Stockton, CA 10/10/2013.
A growing population, technology adoption and demand from global markets for food and beverages will change job opportunities and pay scales for graduates in the California Central Valley in the near future.
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Four Central Valley Cities are in Top 20 cities in California with Fresno ranked 5th with 508,453; Bakersfield 9th with 359,221; Stockton (13th with 296,344) and Modesto (18th with 205,987) So now think of 2 million in each of these 3 nodes in another 30 years. Higher speed rail will be essential to be able to move around Central Valley with 8 million people living, working and tourist coming to play.
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Meanwhile besides San Joaquin County's Grow It, Make it, and Shipping It we are branding ourselves as the Greater Silicon Valley." Why? With over 60,000 daily commuters and more and more business connections
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Finally globalization has come full circle. The international demand for California agricultural products has dramatically increased as Asian wages have created a middle income customer that wants quality California food and beverage. Ask a farmer and you will hear that the market for nuts has gone nuts." Another example is that the Port of Stockton has exported more than it has imported and this year is the ports second best year in its 80 year history.
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New Poser figure in the making : Initial Feedback request. (NSFW)
vilters Poser Ambassadors last edited by shvrdavid
As the title says : Request for feedback on a new Poser figure.
All will be included, clothes, (loadable in layers) , the hair with morphs, the boots with morphs, (But not the building LOL).
=> The left one is wearing the bikini below the dress.
A Pullover, pants versions, and Jackets and Coats are in the making.
=> => => Also accepting requests for "usable" every-day-wear-outfits.
The purpose is to load the clothes in layers as we do in real life. (up to 4 conforming layers worked fine in initial tests.)
=> So? You guys can "dress" and "undress". LOL.
3Maps so far :
- 8.192x8.192 full figure Diffuse Color map (Including the boots UV_Map)
- 4.096x4.096 Grayscale transmap for the lashes and hair
- 4.096x4096 a single Hair Diffuse Color map
As you might have guessed by now; LOL, The hair and boots are "standard and included". ( But come with lots of morphs and other tricks)
This eliminates the ever present "shoe rigging" issue. LOL.
Still a long way to go, so here an initial feedback request.
Thank you all, and have a good W-End. Tony
Here a previous version compared to :
Pauline, Roxie, "The New One" and Miki4, all scaled to the same shoulder size.
A preview of a tech example :
See in the very first picture above that the hair seems to follow gravity.
This is done by building and rigging the head and neck in a special way. => First make a plan, and then build for it. LOL.
And by grouping the hair in a special way. Object file and rig have to be build with this in mind or you can get the strangest results. LOL.
In the preview picture below, both heads are turned to the left.
The front hair on the right head follows the head turning.
But the hair "stays behind" on the right figure.
By adapting the twist between neck and head, the end user has full control about what the front hair is gonna do.
And the best thing is ? => This works in all 3, Twist, Side-Side and Bend and one can completely control how the front hair flows while turning the head.
PS; In the above picture => The result is best seen on the black-haired sitting figure, and on the standing pink bikini figure.
Just an example folks, more to come, if you like where this is going here..
Gravity NOT OK, versus Gravity OK. (This is done by the Side-Side of the neck or the head.)
The Right figure's hair is the OK one. LOL.
Simple tricks that add to realism.
All done in the initial build.
No extra bones, or morphs or JCM's. => A lean and clean solution.
Hell, the neck-head-hair is not even weightmapped either.
There's simply no reason to do so.
(Yet, who knows what I come up with tomorrow? LOL)
Oh, in case you are wondring?
I have 9 full body textures already, but this pale-basic texture is best when testing preview and morphs.
Sorry for that.
A_Sunbeam last edited by
Certainly looks interesting.
ibr_remote last edited by
May I request an epicanthic fold among the eye morphs, if this is not too much to ask at this stage ( for Asian look ) and if textures are being included, could I request lighter zones for palms and sole of feet for dark-skinned characters . Or have material zones for palms and soles. Cheers.
mr_phoenyxx last edited by
In general I would say that she looks fine. It is difficult to give feedback on a model without using it though. :)
Funny guys, => One has to get more then 200 "views" on a new Poser figure before some feedback is coming in.
=> For the Asian eyes, I already made an eye/twist as per Lucy Liu.
=> Yes, the light handpalms are already in the textures.
Here a next demo with some of the morphs used. (more are in the making and most get finetuned every day.)
Had to compress => File too large. Grrr..... and now all the spec is gone from the cornea's reflection... Just slightly left on the third figure.
Keep it coming folks.
Everything is still very rough, but bit by bit...
Scared morph and Lucy eyes. (and I am just having too much fun playing with the hair.... LOL)
Please keep the feedback coming, have a nice day all.
Close-up of the dark texture. But this is certainly not the final version. Still lots to do.
RobZhena last edited by
After years of reading your comments on other figures, I offer kudos that you are producing one yourself that will meet the Vilters standard! I look forward to further development.
Yes, I am very "hard" on figures. Always have been, and always will be.
I put myself in the shoes of the end-customer.
The poor "home alone" end user that is struggling and fighting and often wonders: "Why?"
Why does it have to be so hard? The poor guy that does not have the time or tech to correct all the flaws in existing figures.
I was wondring if it could be done : Build an error free figure that looks acceptable and usable right out of the box without breaking the bank in add-on buys.
That's why she"ll come with a FULL wardrobe from day one. > She will be free and usable for everybody from day ONE.
I"ll also tell what she does NOT HAVE.
- No extra bones to fight with
- No JCM's to break your head over
- No Magnets
- Few FBM. She is who she is, period. More figures with other BMI will follow depending on how this one goes.
- The figures shown above do NOT have HD morphs yet. => This is the basic figure "as is". Smoothing ON and SubD level 1 at render time.
And I will add what she does have:
- Full symmetry
- Fully symmetrical UV_Map for all the main body parts.
- SINGLE MAP => This is , was, and will always stay priority ONE map only. (8.192x8.192)
I build a "master" file with over 20 layers, (and I add layers almost daily now), and can crank out a fresh texture every nano second.
- The six "master" head expressions will be present.
- Facial "character morphs" are in the planning.
- Integrated hair with tons of morphs
- Integrated boots with morphs
The last 2 are a poor mans effort to keep het out of the XXX industry.
Nothing against nudity, but it must remain artist / nude / civil.
The "master" object file is also so solid that building single group or FBM has been rock solid these last few weeks. That does not mean the obj file is final yet. => It changes almost daily.
To get a good figure you only need 3 things.
- A rock solid obj file. => Properly grouped and welded.
- A bulletproof rigging. => And ASAP (As Simple As Possible) => The figure uses conventional rigging, weightmapped were required and bulge maps adapted if required. => ALL TOOLS are GOOD tools to avoid JCM's. => I think that's Video5 in the Poser2Blender2Poser series)
- And a hell of a quality Diffuse texture.
Once you have those? It's a walk in the park.
Please let's get some feedback, so we can carry on to include your wishes.
Best regard, Tony
Oh, and as from this evening, I am using the Physical Surface root in the material room.
=> Less work, better results. (But I am a tech guy, not a render guy. LOL)
I am sure you can all produce far better renders as I can.
(The above examples are still with the PoserSurface.)
That's all for tonight folks. Sleep well.
Ghostman Poser Ambassadors last edited by Ghostman
Integrated hair with tons of morphs
Integrated boots with morphs
Means exactly what? That she have boots all the time even in bed?
Do Poser figures sleep?
Ghostman Poser Ambassadors last edited by
In some renders they do and lots of porn renders have boots on.
AmbientShade Poser Ambassadors last edited by
I really don't get the integrated hair and boots. What is the reasoning for that?
redphantom last edited by
I see a lot of limitations caused be integrated boots and hair and prohibiting porn is not one of them. By integrated, I"m assuming you mean attached. How can she wear sandals or flip-flops? That boots and bathing suit look just isn't for me. And boots with a formal dress, no thanks.
Built in hair inhibits diversity. I have a tendency to do crowd scenes. Unless I'm doing 'invasion of the clones,' that would limit her usefulness. As a "home alone end user" a would get very frustrated very fast with the lack of ability to diversify this figure.


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