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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
And You Thought Roubini and Faber Were Bearish
It really is a misery inducing post. After listing ten very dark links he concludes that theyscream: "new meltdown, dead ahead." The ten tips are not necessarily anything you haven't read before but after listing them he goes on to note that "worse yet, 'deleveraging, weak commodity prices, increased government regulation, protectionism and deflation" will also extend the "secular bear market' for years."
He also rails against Wall Street throughout the article which is not new for him either.
I'm not terribly concerned with whether he is right so much as if things do get anywhere near as bad as he thinks what will be the best course of action? What steps can be taken now (or should have already been taken) in case he is directionally correct and even correct on the magnitude.
If the sun stops rising in the United States it will have some effect on many other countries. I would expect, much like in 2008, that effect to be very big--that is not the long term question. To me the long term question becomes 'what next?' There are many countries whose stock markets went down plenty during the bear but came back quicker than the US because despite whatever their connection to the US they were going through more of a cyclical event whereas the US went through more of a secular event which is what I think would happen again in Farrell's scenario (more likely it would all be viewed as one event).
To be clear stock markets from other countries would drop with the US in a debt doomsday but they would not be permanently broken (well some would be) and so would come back and those initial sympathy declines would in hindsight be viewed as great buying opportunities. But there would be some period of extreme nervousness or even panic.
The task of preparing involves figuring out what countries can function without the US, or more correctly get back to some semblance of normal functioning relatively soon after the 'debt bomb' because I promise much of the world will figure out how to function if Farrell's scenario plays out, even if it takes a while.
For what it's worth my opinion all along has been the US as a less attractive investment destination but not a financial apocalypse.
26 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Wow, you are usually more positive.
Read John Mauldin
Our consumer and commercial debt problems are a problem. We will likely muddle through in and out of expansion and contraction (bull and bear) for a number of years.
The big nut to crack is if US government debt gets excessive. This seems to be the current plan. If US government debt gets excessive it is checkmate for the US and the end of US era.
If these Keynesian clowns stay in control, then put all your money abroad. Keynesian policy is akin to letting the residents run an insane asylum. It is foolish to believe we will become prosperous if we just continue to go deeper in debt.
- Roger Nusbaum said...
usually more positive? I reiterate my opinion at the end of the post which is nowhere near as dour as Farrell, or roubini or Faber.
not expecting a horrible outcome is not the same as contemplating one. all the people making Farrell's argument have a point and some thought should go into "what if" even if one is very bullish - 7:22 AM
- Stephen Drone said...
Farrell can be very funny. He's almost bi polar. He was so excited about investing back in the 90s! Heh.
- Anonymous said...
Sorry, it was a tongue in cheek kind of comment. I did not mean to be critical.
- Anonymous said...
I like to be prepared for anything. What if the "Keynesian clowns" are right and that is the only viable recourse? Of course, we won't really know until it's too late.
In all my years of investing, we are now in a period where fundamentals have little meaning.
I follow Roger's thinking that the U.S will not be the investment leader in the future. Now, the trick is contemplating where that leadership will be! - 7:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
Keynesian policy did not end the depression in the 1930's. WWII got us out of the depression.
The Japanese have followed the Keynesian plan and are at or close to 200% of GDP in debt. Keynesian policy did not work Japan has been in a quagmire for 20 years. Japan tried it, with no benefit, and is now totally screwed due to the debt they have accumulated.
Keynesian policy have never worked any where. I do not wish Keynes policies on any country certainly not our own.
Keynes lost his shirt investing in the markets and had to be bailed out by his parents.
Socialist love this bogus policy being taught as it encourages government control. So the Keynesian myth continues as most professors are socialist even in economics departments.
- RW said...
No apocalypse but a general lessening of US global influence probably. Farrell has gone rather overboard but for those genuinely interested in exploring the big picture here I recommend this relatively slim but astonishingly comprehensive tome at http://tinyurl.com/yhazs5m (I have no pecuniary interest, it's just a very well researched and written book).
My conclusion is similar to Mauldin's (and SEG's) but the logic and model largely opposite. The personal and commercial debt overhang will probably involve expansion and contraction for some time -- credit collapses involving real estate are typically prolonged -- but this time period will be greatly extended because nearly three decades of spending on geegaws, pork and wars has transferred a great deal of US wealth to other countries and current attempts to control costs while spending wealth where it is actually needed most are being stalled and derided by those whose philosophy and policies caused the crisis in the first place.
If the neo-conservatives and those who have rediscovered their inner Hoover succeed in the truly misguided goal of forcing the federal government to contract spending at precisely the time when it should be offering greater support to the jobless or underemployed, small businesses running out of credit, cities and states running out of revenue, infrastructure repair and expansion, etc then it is I who will be sending more of my money abroad because, with the exception of long US bonds (which will be very valuable in the inevitable deflation), the US will indeed become a poor place to invest.
OTOH if this young president and a feckless congress can actually get some reforms in health, energy, infrastructure and jobs though the blockage -- reforms that are more than cosmetic I mean -- then costs may come under some control and bubbles become less ferocious (less volatility means less money for Wall Street and more for Main Street you see) so the loss of US influence will be much more gradual: Even if we do not fully recover we will at least have time to learn how to enjoy not being the world's police person. - 8:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
So RW, the future is unknowable, act accordingly
- Stephen Drone said...
I'm not sure the Japanese quagmire is really a good comparision - yet. Much of the research I've read indicates that Keynesian policies WERE the right thing for Japan - it's just that it took Japan years to start it up, and they didn't do enough. And they didn't shut down "zombie banks." And by then it was too late.
Anyway, this interests me becasue it's a decision I've been looking at for a year now. What do I keep in cash, and what do I go ahead and invest? I'll probably take some profit on a few pieces of the portfolio and keep anything new in cash. Not that I know what I'm doing, of course. hahah. - 9:06 AM
- RW said...
Anon 8:34, Yes.
Stephen: Ritholtz has a timely post on this at http://tinyurl.com/yhchwnv
Roger, IIRC you don't object to external links including other blogs? - 9:22 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
links are welcomed--this is how the blogosphere functions best.
drive-by spammings on the other hand...well those get deleted immediately. - 9:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
I can never figure out whether Paul Farrell intends us to take him seriously with his end-of-the-world posts. His other bi-polar (thanks SD) personality consistently says "don't worry, invest in lazy portfolios for the long-run".
In any event, I agree with W.Bernstein and others who advise staying the course, because if armageddon happens, what difference will it make anyway, and if it doesn't, you'll be better off financially.
PS: My entry in the next few year contest is a 74-82 scenario for both US and international markets. Good time to be steadily investing through ups and downs. - 9:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
The Japan argument from the Keynesian is laughable IMO. They followed the Keynesian play book to a T and it did not work (it has never worked anywhere).
The Keynesian argument is Japan should have piled on even more debt to become prosperous. One can always make the bogus argument that Japan should have incurred even more debt for it to work, but it just rings hollow.
Japan is at or close to 200% of GDP. Japan is really maxed out on debt. Trying to continue to argue to increase debt when you are maxed out is essentially saying lets come up with an excuse to not count this failed example of Keynesian policy.
Now Japan has all the debt promoted by Keynesian programs and nothing to show for it. Japan has left their children a deeply indebted country. Do you really want to bankrupt the USA to build bridges to no where?
- Anonymous said...
As I understand it, Keynesian policy is to deficit spend when the economy is in recession/depression (expansionary fiscal policy) and run a surplus when the economy is expanding (decreasing the upside bubble so the next inevitable down turn in the business cycle will not be so severe). We, the US and the rest of the world, are good at deficit spending during recession/depression periods, but fail to be true Keynesians during expansionary periods because we continue to, at least, spend the revenues that come in and generally continue to deficit spend during already expansionary times (because politicians think the public so demands). It probably is inevitable, due to our aggregate failure to control debt (personal and gov't) over the last 3 decades even during expansionary times, that the time has come where we cannot avoid paying the piper; in other words, deleveraging to a truly sustainable level (something akin to paying off the credit cards) must now take place. The aggregate deleveraging is painful, especially at the state and local gov't levels where balanced budgets are generally mandated, and will probably take 1 to 2 decades before we reach a sustainable starting point for being true Keynesians again.
- Anonymous said...
Isn't part of Japan's problem a lack of abundant natural resources for their economy? Couple that with some of the same problems the United States is having; a national standard of living that is unsustainable. We're now in the era of the great equalization (of global living standards). Developed economies will stagnate will undeveloped countries with lots of labor and natural resources catch up.
- Stephen Drone said...
Well, if you don't have the resources, you have to import them. Which can be a problem if you do not have a lot of exports - but Japan did.
- Matthew said...
Good morning RR crew.
I think that the bi-polar approach to investing has a lot of merit actually ;-) I personally hold a bunch of gold / long bonds / cash in a Browne style Permanent Portfolio, this is supposed to protect against the apocalyptic scenario as much as possible. Additionally I also have a smaller amount dedicated to a group of more aggressive short term trading strategies that go long or short asset classes that are trending strongly.
If there is strong up or down volatility anywhere in the world I would like to take advantage of it. If the music stops e.g. major exchanges stop trading, retirement accounts are "annuitized" or Congress hamstrings markets and speculators: then hopefully gold cash or long bond coupons will buy something during what comes next.
The worst case scenario is absolutely not financial though. The worst case scenario is if the US starts or gets pulled into a major war for world dominance.
Keynesianism: I think that a key thing to consider when debating this is when Keynesian expansion accelerates monetary velocity and credit creation and when it doesn't. Keynesian professors and Japanese economists think that Keynesian expansion will always work, and arm-chair Austrians think it will never work. Keynes implied that it would always work, but I don't necessarily think he believed it would.
The real answer is that monetary expansion can have the intended effect in certain circumstances - but it probably wasn't really needed then ;-> It depends on the underlying economic realities: not what politicians wish to believe the economic realities to be.
Keynesian expansion is manipulation of the market through its money. As such the chapters on market manipulation at the end of "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" may be instructive. In short my view is if a central bank is the dominant interest in creating and spending dollars, then the gig is up. - 11:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
The problem is EXCESS debt levels
Personal debt
Corporate debt
National debt
They are all excessive and all need to be reduced. - 11:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
Marc Faber is right. Obama is making Bush look like a genius.
- Stephen Drone said...
Sigh. Yeah, god knows we had great oversight up until 2009.
- Mike C said...
If the music stops e.g. major exchanges stop trading, retirement accounts are "annuitized" or Congress hamstrings markets and speculators: then hopefully gold cash or long bond coupons will buy something during what comes next.
Something along these lines does seem like a worst case scenario where essentially the "rules" of the "game" we play when investing/trading are completely changed on us rendering all past decisions/actions completely irrelevant, and essentially any past savings and investing success in some way gets "confiscated" to some new economic/monetary order.
Not sure what if anything one can do to protect against this. Seems like this falls into the realm of political analysis, not investment/market/economic analysis.
Ever since fall 2008, I've had this nagging feeling that on some level in some small way our entire economic/monetary system has a Matrix-like quality to it, and despite having a MBA in finance I'm not sure I really feel like I understand the true reality.
For now I see a stock market that to me bears no resemblance to reality in terms of government at the federal, state, and local levels, the amount of dollars directed towards public assistance like food stamps, and the magnitude and pervasiveness of structural unemployment and underemployment. It is as if the stock market and at least some portion of corporate profitability is utterly disconnected from consumers, labor, wages, etc.
Not sure what my point is if any, just some rambling I suppose. - 4:23 PM
- york said...
roger - I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on todays post over at Traders Narrative (http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-200-day-moving-average-is-your-friend-3635.html) regarding the 200 day moving average. Interesting to note that returns were highest for the 200 day MA (versus other MAs), but still lag a buy and hold strategy. Curious on your thoughts
- Mike C said...
Joke or some element of truth?
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_economy_grinds_to_halt_as - 5:37 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
i will read the TN piece but I ran the numbers in a post a few months ago going back to 1981 or 1982 and heeding the 200 DMA outperformed quite noticeably--not by a mile but noticeably. I would note my look did not assume any short sales.
- Kirk Kinder said...
Keynes policies don't work, and they didn't work in Japan either. We are twenty years down the road, and its stock and real estate markets are at levels last seen in the 80s and 70s (for real estate).
We are following Japan's situation to a T. Our consumer and corporate debt levels got way too high. These components are now paying down debt, and the government is stepping up its debt creation. So the private sector delevers while government levers up. Japan was fortunate that they had the savings to fund their debt from its citizens. Japan started its government binge while their baby boom generation was in its prime savings years. Now, their day of reckoning may be looming as the national savings rate will drop as the generation that funded the government debt now spends in retirement. Japan won't be able to fund its debt at the low levels if they need outside investors.
Also, Japan's problem was not a lack of natural resources. Their industrial, export economy has been strong throughout this mess. Their problem is simply too much debt and malinvestment.
Richard Koo is making the argument that we need to follow Japan because they never experienced a brutal decline. Of course, I don't know what you call a 70% drop in its stock market and home values selling for 1970s prices, but they didn't have high unemployment.
If we let the market reset by itself, we will experience some harsh pain. However, it won't be as bad as the Depression. The Great Depression was amplified by Smoot-Hawley, which set off an international trade war. - 2:03 PM
- Jon said...
I stopped listening to Paul Farrell when he wrote about a so-called "100-Year Bear Market".
It's hard enough to predict what's going to happen in 100 days, yet alone 100 years. The fact that he quoted analysts who are making century-long forecasts means he's pretty much gone off the deep end. - 4:01 PM


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SeaTurtles.org (TIRN) filed the objection to the MSC certification of the Florida swordfish fleet after the certifiers and the fishery client ignored detailed comments from the worlds largest ocean conservation groups on how the fishery could be better operated to protect sea turtles and other marine life. For example, the fishery could have set a limit on the number of turtles it accidentally caught or switch completely to fishing gear that doesnt capture sea turtles. When the final certification documents were released without these changes, SeaTurtles.org (TIRN) filed its objection with the MSC head office in London, England. An oral hearing was held November 18 near San Francisco, after which the Independent Adjudicator (the MSC-appointed and contracted judge), ruled in favor of certification on December 7, 2011.
Click here to download the SeaTurtles.org (TIRN) objection and detailed comments here. Download the Independent Adjudicator's decision here. More info on this page.
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Autologous Stem Cell Rescue With CD133+ Selected Cells in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
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(Slow Accrual.)
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn how long it takes for certain types of transplanted stem cells to produce new blood cells. The safety of this treatment will also be studied. Finally, researchers want to learn if collecting the cells with the CliniMACS device can decrease the possibility of tumor cells contaminating (appearing in) the stem cells that are reinfused into participants.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Neuroblastoma |
Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Etoposide Drug: Melphalan Procedure: Stem Cell Infusion Device: ClinicMACS |
Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Autologous Stem Cell Rescue With CD133+ Selected Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma |
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Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Engraftment Failure Rate [ Time Frame: 3 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Device-related toxicity associated with transplantation of CD133+ cells [ Time Frame: 3 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Enrollment: | 3 |
Study Start Date: | October 2007 |
Primary Completion Date: | September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Transplantation CD133+ cells
Transplantation of CD133+ cells using the ClinicMACS in combination with Carboplatin + Etoposide + Melphalan
Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin by vein over 24 hours x 4 days, dosing as determined at day 1.
Other Name: Paraplatin®
Drug: Etoposide
300 mg/m^2 by vein over 24 Hours x 4 Days
Other Name: VePesid®
Drug: Melphalan
70 mg/m^2 Intravenous Bolus x 3 Days
Other Name: Alkeran
Procedure: Stem Cell Infusion
Stem Cell Infusion (approximately 5x10^8 TNC cells/kg CD133+ selected) on Day 0.
Device: ClinicMACS
Device used to process the blood and separate the CD 133+ cells needed for transplantation
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Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed high-risk Neuroblastoma defined as: a. INSS 2A/2B older then 365 days with MYCN amplified, unfavorable histology, and any ploidy. b. INSS Stage 3, older than 365 days with MYCN amplification and/or unfavorable histology. c. INSS Stage 4 or 4S, less than 365 days of age, with MYCN amplification d. INSS Stage 4, over 365, regardless of MYCN amplification or histology.
- Pre-transplant modalities may include surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Radiation must not include lung fields. Only patients in CR, or PR at the primary site will be eligible.
- Any recurrent neuroblastoma with at least a partial response to salvage therapy.
- Lansky performance score greater than or equal to 50 for patients </= 16 years of age, or Zubrod performance status score of 0-2 for patients > 16 years of age.
- No symptomatic pulmonary disease. FEV1, FVC, and DLCO >/= 50% of expected corrected for hemoglobin. If unable to perform pulmonary function test (most children < 6 years of age), pulse oximetry >/= 92% on room air.
- Adequate cardiac function as demonstrated by left ventricular ejection fraction >/= 50% by echocardiogram.
- Adequate hepatic function as defined as SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT)< 5 X upper limits of normal.
- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.
- Females of childbearing potential defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization must have a negative urine pregnancy test within 30 days of registering. Patients will be informed of the risk of not using adequate contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Active infection not controlled by antibiotics after seven days of therapy.
- Brain metastases.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00539500
United States, Texas | |
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
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Principal Investigator: | Laura L. Worth, MD, PhD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00539500 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 2006-0374 |
Study First Received: | October 2, 2007 |
Last Updated: | September 7, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Neuroblastoma ClinicMACS CliniMACS Stem Cell Transplantation Blood And Marrow Transplantation Pediatric Solid Tumors |
Carboplatin Paraplatin Etoposide VePesid Melphalan Alkeran CD133+ Cells |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroblastoma Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Etoposide Etoposide phosphate Melphalan |
Carboplatin Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Myeloablative Agonists Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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Comparison Study of MDX-010 (CTLA-4) Alone and Combined With DTIC in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
This study has been completed.
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The objectives of this study are to determine the safety and activity profile of multiple doses of MDX-010, and to determine the whether the addition of cytotoxic chemotherapy (decarbazine [DTIC]) can augment the effects of MDX-010 in patients with chemotherapy naïve metastatic melanoma with a tolerable toxicity profile.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Melanoma |
Drug: MDX-010 (CTLA-4) |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Study Comparing MDX-010 (CTLA-4) Alone or in Combination With DTIC in the Treatment of Patients With Chemotherapy Naїve Metastatic Melanoma. |
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
- Clinical diagnosis of unresectable metastatic melanoma.
- No prior chemotherapy for melanoma, and no chemotherapy for other malignancies within 5 years and at least 4 weeks since treatment (surgery, radiation, or immunotherapy) for melanoma.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who exhibit any of the following conditions at screening will not be eligible for admission into the study:
- Any other prior malignancy, except for the following: adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or superficial bladder cancer, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for >=5 years.
- Active autoimmune disease.
- Active infection requiring therapy, or chronic active HBV or HCV, or confirmed reactivity with HIV tests.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00050102
United States, Arizona | |
Arizona Cancer Center | |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724 | |
United States, California | |
Pacific Shores Medical Group | |
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George Lucas | |
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Born | George Walton Lucas, Jr. May 14, 1944 Modesto, California, U.S. |
Residence | Marin County, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Modesto Junior College |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (B.A. and B.S.)[1] |
Occupation | Former chairman & CEO of Lucasfilm |
Years active | 1967–present |
Home town | Central Valley, California, U.S. |
Net worth | $4.2 billion (2013)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Marcia Lucas (m. 1969–83) Mellody Hobson (m. 2013) |
Children | 4 |
George Lucas | |
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Born | George Walton Lucas, Jr. May 14, 1944 Modesto, California, U.S. |
Residence | Marin County, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Modesto Junior College |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (B.A. and B.S.)[1] |
Occupation | Former chairman & CEO of Lucasfilm |
Years active | 1967–present |
Home town | Central Valley, California, U.S. |
Net worth | $4.2 billion (2013)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Marcia Lucas (m. 1969–83) Mellody Hobson (m. 2013) |
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George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film producer, screenwriter, director, and entrepreneur. He founded Lucasfilm Limited and led the company as chairman and chief executive before selling it to The Walt Disney Company on October 30, 2012.[2] He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist adventurer character Indiana Jones. Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful filmmakers.
George Lucas was born in Modesto, California, the son of Dorothy Ellinore Lucas (née Bomberger; 1913–1989) and George Walton Lucas, Sr. (1913–1991), who owned a stationery store.[3][4]
Lucas grew up in the Central Valley town of Modesto, and his early passion for cars and motor racing would eventually serve as inspiration for his USC student film 1:42.08, as well as his Oscar-nominated low-budget phenomenon, American Graffiti. Long before Lucas became obsessed with film making, he wanted to be a race-car driver, and he spent most of his high school years racing on the underground circuit at fairgrounds and hanging out at garages. On June 12, 1962, while driving his souped-up Autobianchi Bianchina, another driver broadsided him, flipping over his car, nearly killing him, causing him to lose interest in racing as a career.[5][6] He attended Modesto Junior College, where he studied, amongst other subjects, anthropology, sociology and literature.[5] He also began filming with an 8 mm camera, including filming car races.[5]
At this time, Lucas and his friend John Plummer became interested in Canyon Cinema: screenings of underground, avant-garde 16 mm filmmakers like Jordan Belson, Stan Brakhage and Bruce Conner.[7] Lucas and Plummer also saw classic European films of the time, including Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, François Truffaut's Jules et Jim, and Federico Fellini's 8½.[7] "That's when George really started exploring," Plummer said.[7] Through his interest in autocross racing, Lucas met renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler, another race enthusiast.[5][7] Wexler, later to work with Lucas on several occasions, was impressed by Lucas' talent.[5] "George had a very good eye, and he thought visually," he recalled.[7]
Lucas then transferred to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. USC was one of the earliest universities to have a school devoted to motion picture film. During the years at USC, George Lucas shared a dorm room with Randal Kleiser. Along with classmates such as Walter Murch, Hal Barwood and John Milius, they became a clique of film students known as The Dirty Dozen. He also became good friends with fellow acclaimed student filmmaker and future Indiana Jones collaborator, Steven Spielberg. Lucas was deeply influenced by the Filmic Expression course taught at the school by filmmaker Lester Novros which concentrated on the non-narrative elements of Film Form like color, light, movement, space, and time. Another inspiration was the Serbian montagist (and dean of the USC Film Department) Slavko Vorkapich, a film theoretician who made stunning montage sequences for Hollywood studio features at MGM, RKO, and Paramount. Vorkapich taught the autonomous nature of the cinematic art form, emphasizing the unique dynamic quality of movement and kinetic energy inherent in motion pictures.
Lucas saw many inspiring films in class, particularly the visual films coming out of the National Film Board of Canada like Arthur Lipsett's 21-87, the French-Canadian cameraman Jean-Claude Labrecque's cinéma vérité 60 Cycles, the work of Norman McLaren, and the documentaries of Claude Jutra. Lucas fell madly in love with pure cinema and quickly became prolific at making 16 mm nonstory noncharacter visual tone poems and cinéma vérité with such titles as Look at Life, Herbie, 1:42.08, The Emperor, Anyone Lived in a Pretty (how) Town, Filmmaker, and 6-18-67. He was passionate and interested in camerawork and editing, defining himself as a filmmaker as opposed to being a director, and he loved making abstract visual films that created emotions purely through cinema.[7]
After graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in film in 1967, he tried joining the United States Air Force as an officer, but he was immediately turned down because of his numerous speeding tickets. He was later drafted by the Army for military service in Vietnam, but he was exempted from service after medical tests showed he had diabetes, the disease that killed his paternal grandfather.
In 1967, Lucas re-enrolled as a USC graduate student in film production. Working as a teaching instructor for a class of U.S. Navy students who were being taught documentary cinematography, Lucas directed the short film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which won first prize at the 1967–68 National Student film festival, and was later adapted into his first full-length feature film, THX 1138. Lucas was awarded a student scholarship by Warner Bros. to observe and work on the making of a film of his choosing. The film he chose was Finian's Rainbow (1968) which was being directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who was revered among film school students of the time as a cinema graduate who had "made it" in Hollywood. In 1969, George Lucas was one of the camera operators on the classic Rolling Stones concert film Gimme Shelter.
George Lucas is a filmmaker, with a film career dominated by writing and production. Aside from the nine short films he made in the 1960s, he also directed six major features. His work from 1971 and 1977 as a writer-director, which established him as a major figure in Hollywood, consists of just three films: THX 1138, American Graffiti, and Star Wars. There was a 22-year hiatus between the original Star Wars film and his only other feature-film directing credits, the three Star Wars prequels.
Lucas acted as a writer and executive producer on another successful Hollywood film franchise, the Indiana Jones series. In addition, he established his own effects company, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), to make the original Star Wars film. The company is now one of the most successful in the industry.
Lucas co-founded the studio American Zoetrope with Coppola—whom he met during his internship at Warner Bros.—hoping to create a liberating environment for filmmakers to direct outside the perceived oppressive control of the Hollywood studio system.[8] His first full length feature film produced by the studio, THX 1138, was not a success. Lucas then created his own company, Lucasfilm, Ltd., and directed American Graffiti (1973). His new-found wealth and reputation enabled him to develop a story set in space. Even so, he encountered difficulties getting Star Wars made. It was only because Alan Ladd, Jr., at Fox Studios liked American Graffiti that he forced through a production and distribution deal for the film, which ended up restoring Fox to financial stability after a number of flops.[9]
Star Wars quickly became the highest-grossing film of all-time, displaced five years later by Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. After the success of American Graffiti and prior to the beginning of filming on Star Wars, Lucas was encouraged to renegotiate for a higher fee for writing and directing Star Wars than the $150,000 agreed.[5] He declined to do so, instead negotiating for advantage in some of the as-yet-unspecified parts of his contract with Fox, in particular ownership of licensing and merchandising rights (for novelizations, T-shirts, toys, etc.) and contractual arrangements for sequels.[5] The studio was unconcerned to relinquish these rights, as its last major attempt in the field, with the 1967 film, Doctor Dolittle, had proved a discouraging failure.[10] Lucas exploited merchandising rights wisely, and Lucasfilm has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from licensed games, toys, and collectibles created for the franchise.[5]
Over the two decades after the first Star Wars film, Lucas worked extensively as a writer and/or producer, including the many Star Wars spinoffs made for film, TV, and other media. He acted as executive producer for the next two Star Wars films, commissioning Irvin Kershner to direct The Empire Strikes Back, and Richard Marquand to direct Return of the Jedi, while receiving a story credit on the former and sharing a screenwriting credit with Lawrence Kasdan on the latter. Lucas also acted as executive producer and story writer on all four of the Indiana Jones films, which he convinced his colleague and good friend, Steven Spielberg, to direct. Other notable projects as a producer or executive producer in this period include Kurosawa's Kagemusha (1980), Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat (1981), Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986), Godfrey Reggio's Powaqqatsi (1986) and the animated film The Land Before Time (1988). There were also some less successful projects, however, including More American Graffiti (1979), the ill-fated Howard the Duck (1986), which was the biggest flop of his career; Willow (1988, which Lucas also wrote); and Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). Between 1992 and 1996, Lucas served as executive producer for the television spinoff The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. In 1997, for the 20th anniversary of Star Wars, Lucas went back to his trilogy to enhance and add certain scenes using newly available digital technology. These new versions were released in theaters as the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition. For DVD releases in 2004, the series received further revisions to make them congruent with the prequel trilogy. Besides the additions to the Star Wars franchise, in 2004 a George Lucas Director's Cut of THX 1138 was released, with the film re-cut and containing a number of CGI revisions.
The animation studio Pixar was founded as the Graphix Group, one third of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm.[11] Pixar's early computer graphics research resulted in groundbreaking effects in films such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan[12] and Young Sherlock Holmes,[12] and the group was purchased in 1986 by Steve Jobs shortly after he left Apple after a power struggle at Apple Computer. Jobs paid US$5 million to Lucas and put US$5 million as capital into the company. The sale reflected Lucas' desire to stop the cash flow losses from his 7-year research projects associated with new entertainment technology tools, as well as his company's new focus on creating entertainment products rather than tools. A contributing factor was cash-flow difficulties following Lucas' 1983 divorce concurrent with the sudden dropoff in revenues from Star Wars licenses following the release of Return of the Jedi.
The sound equipped system, THX Ltd, was founded by Lucas and Tomlinson Holman.[13] The company was formerly owned by Lucasfilm, and contains equipment for stereo, digital, and theatrical sound for films, and music. Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light & Magic, are the sound and visual effects subdivisions of Lucasfilm, while Lucasfilm Games, later renamed LucasArts, produces products for the gaming industry.
In 1994, Lucas began work on the screenplay for the prequel Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, which would be the first film he had directed in over two decades. The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, beginning a new trilogy of Star Wars films. Lucas also directed Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith which were released in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Numerous critics considered these films inferior to the previously released Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.[14][15][16]
In 2008, he reteamed with Spielberg for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Lucas currently serves as executive producer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated television series on Cartoon Network, which was preceded by a feature film of the same name. He is also working on a so-far untitled Star Wars live-action series.
For the film Red Tails (2012), Lucas serves as story-writer and executive producer. He also took over direction of reshoots while director Anthony Hemingway worked on other projects. Lucas is working on his first musical, an untitled CGI project being produced at Skywalker Ranch. Kevin Munroe is directing and David Berenbaum wrote the screenplay.[17]
"I'm moving away from the business... From the company, from all this kind of stuff."
In January 2012, Lucas announced his retirement from producing large scale blockbuster films and instead re-focusing his career on smaller, independently budgeted features. He did not specify whether or not this would affect his involvement with a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones series.[18][19][20] In June 2012, it was announced that producer Kathleen Kennedy, a long-term collaborator with Steven Spielberg and a producer of the Indiana Jones films, had been appointed as co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd.[21][22] It was reported that Kennedy would work alongside Lucas, who would remain chief executive and serve as co-chairman for at least one year, after which she would succeed him as the company's sole leader.[21][22] With the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, Lucas is currently Disney's second largest single shareholder after the estate of Steve Jobs.[18][18]
In 1991, The George Lucas Educational Foundation was founded as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. The Foundation's content is available under the brand Edutopia, in an award-winning web site, social media and via documentary films. Lucas, through his foundation, was one of the leading proponents of the E-rate program in the universal service fund,[23] which was enacted as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On June 24, 2008, Lucas testified before the United States House of Representatives subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet as the head of his Foundation to advocate for a free wireless broadband educational network.[24]
In 2005, Lucas gave US$1 million to help build the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to commemorate American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.[25]
On September 19, 2006, USC announced that George Lucas had donated $175–180 million to his alma mater to expand the film school. It is the largest single donation to USC and the largest gift to a film school anywhere.[26] Previous donations led to the already existing George Lucas Instructional Building and Marcia Lucas Post-Production building.[27][28]
Lucas has pledged to give half of his fortune to charity as part of an effort called The Giving Pledge led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to persuade America's richest individuals to donate their financial wealth to charities.[29][30]
In June 2013, it was reported Lucas will propose establishing a museum, Lucas Cultural Art Museum, to be built on Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. If the proposal is accepted, Lucas' large collection of illustrations and pop art, with an estimated value of more than $1 billion, will be displayed there. According to the report, Lucas will offer to pay the estimated $300 million cost of constructing the museum, will endow it with $400 million when it opens, and eventually add an additional $400 million to its endowment.[31]
In 1969, Lucas married film editor Marcia Lou Griffin,[32] who went on to win an Academy Award for her editing work on the original Star Wars film. George and Marcia adopted a daughter, Amanda Lucas, in 1981,[33] and divorced in 1983.[32] Lucas subsequently adopted two more children as a single parent: daughter Katie Lucas, born in 1988, and son Jett Lucas, born in 1993.[33] His three eldest children all appeared in the three Star Wars prequels, as did Lucas himself. Following his divorce, Lucas was in a relationship with singer Linda Ronstadt in the 1980s.[34][35]
Lucas began dating Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and chair of Dreamworks Animation, in 2006.[36][37][38] Lucas and Hobson announced their engagement in January 2013,[39] and married on June 22, 2013 at Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California.[40] They have one daughter together, Everest Hobson Lucas, who was born via gestational carrier in August 2013.[41]
Lucas was born and raised in a Methodist family.[5] The religious and mythical themes in Star Wars were inspired by Lucas' interest in the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell,[42] and he would eventually come to identify strongly with the Eastern religious philosophies he studied and incorporated into his films, which were a major inspiration for "the Force." Lucas eventually came to state that his religion was "Buddhist Methodist". Lucas resides in Marin County.[43][44]
Lucas is a major collector of the American illustrator and painter Norman Rockwell. A collection of 57 Rockwell paintings and drawings owned by Lucas and fellow Rockwell collector and film director Steven Spielberg were displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from July 2, 2010 to January 2, 2011 in an exhibition titled Telling Stories.[45]
Lucas has said that he is a fan of Seth MacFarlane's hit TV show Family Guy. MacFarlane has said that Lucasfilm was extremely helpful when the Family Guy crew wanted to parody their works.[46]
The American Film Institute awarded Lucas its Life Achievement Award on June 9, 2005.[47] This was shortly after the release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, about which he joked stating that, since he views the entire Star Wars series as one film, he could actually receive the award now that he had finally "gone back and finished the movie."
Lucas was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Directing and Writing for American Graffiti, and Best Directing and Writing for Star Wars. He received the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Award in 1991. He appeared at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony in 2007 with Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola to present the Best Director award to their friend Martin Scorsese. During the speech, Spielberg and Coppola talked about the joy of winning an Oscar, making fun of Lucas, who has not won a competitive Oscar.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted Lucas in 2006, its second "Film, Television, and Media" contributor, after Spielberg.[48][49][a] The Discovery Channel named him one of the 100 "Greatest Americans" in September 2008.[50] Lucas served as Grand Marshal for the Tournament of Roses Parade and made the ceremonial coin toss at the Rose Bowl, New Year's Day 2007. In 2009, he was one of 13 California Hall of Fame inductees in The California Museum's yearlong exhibit.
In July 2013, Lucas was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama for his contributions to American cinema.[51]
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MAC's color matching is great, but the makeup can be heavy.
I used this product when I was in my early 20s and living in gross, humid, Houston. I was also waiting tables. So I was usually a sweaty, shiny mess. This makeup does have great coverage...my transvestite friend was actually the person who turned me onto this--he used it to cover his beard once he shaved for performances! So that tells you how much coverage this offers.
I am just too oily to work well with this heavy of a foundation. Even with a blending sponge, it was too suffocating for my skin. Didn't lead to breakouts or streak, but I had to switch to something else.
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MAC Studio Tech is officially my HG product! For years I had worn MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation and had been unhappy with the way it settled on my skin. While at the MAC counter looking for a different shade of the Studio Fix Fluid, a woman stopped the MAC artist and told him that in her experience as a makeup artist, she found that the MAC Studio Tech creme foundation typically works the best for my skin type. I have never been so thankful for a piece of advice in my life! I quickly fell in love with this product. At first, I found that the product was thick and cakey. Soon I learned that the brush or sponge must be wet to achieve the desired, stunning look. Nothing I have tried before or after this product quite compares. This is also the first product I have bought from MAC that matches my skin perfectly. MAC Studio Tech creme foundation is definitely a product that I would recommend to everyone looking for a good, consistent foundation!
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I love love LOVE this product. Finally I found my holy grail. After a 10 year search lol. Ok, first thing first. I used like a hundred foundations in my life, never being completely happy about one of them.
I bought expensives ones and the cheaper ones. The only foundation I bought twice is the mac sculpt. But I didnt like the way it seemed to not blend in my skin, it kinda 'lays' on you're skin. After reading almost every single review on the studio tech, I thought I gave it a try, with not really high hopes, but yeah, it is an amazing foundation.
My skin problems are having large pores on my cheeks and freckels on the side of my face which looks like a beard of freckels lol. I use a good concealer for the side freckels, and I wanted a foundation for my whole face. I wanted it to have full or medium coverage. But still looking natural and 'fresh' and also easy to apply. Well a lot of high coverage foundations seem to sink into your pores, I always check in daylight to see if the pores didn't turned into hugh crators cause of the foundation. I do use a good primer.
When I first tried this foundation I was so curious,I couldn't wait and I put it on right away, without any primer or creme. And I thought it looked so smooth, and it felt smooth. When checking my skin in the daylight, I was suprised it didn't made my face look like a Swiss cheese, since I didn't use a primer.
The next day when I did use a primer and this foundation, I look airbrushed. Perfectly smooth and it gives the covarege that you want, you decide. It looks natural. It doesn't make pores look bigger. It makes them look smaller. Easy to apply (I use my fingers)
It does give you kinda a glow, I guess. It's not completely matt, but I always use a powder to finish my make-up. I have the mac studio fix and foundation powder, also an amazing product, but I find it too heavy to go with this foundation. I don't need more covarege with this product, I need it only for setting the foundation or touch ups (Gonna try Mac's sheer pressed powder to go with this one)
I truly recommend this product to the girls who are looking for the same things as I was in a foundation. Yes, I will buy this product again. And again, and again. :)
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Another reviewer said: My Holy Grail Foundation. i agree with her. Best foundation i ever had.
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I went and got the perfect shade picked out for me so it is so comforting not to have to worry about lines. It went on and was instantly perfect. My imperfections weren't visible. It stayed on all day as well. I put Mac Primer on beforehand too. I just love everything about this and would recommend it to anyone.
I've been using the mineralize foundie, and was curious to try this one. The MUA said this one is slightly more matte than the mineralize. After trying, I can say that it is pretty similar to the mineralize foundie . I honestly can't tell/feel the difference b/w the two.
The one thing I really love about this foundie, is that it gives you a pretty good coverage that you can easily build up thru layers as you go along.... AAANNDDD it doesn't make my face look cakey. Coverage is not 100% perfect, you still need a dab of concealer to totally cover redness/dark spots, otherwise you can still see just a bit there.
I also really love how easy it is to use this product. It ain't messy at all (unlike liquid), just dab the sponge and work by layers.
Using a primer beforehand can achieve greater results. I use MAC bb beauty balm, and it makes the foundie stick better to the skin and holds the oil better, therefore it last longer.
Sometimes I don't use powder on top (if I'm in a hurry) and it still looks ok.
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This is the only face makeup I wore throughout college. Simply amazing, it's def my go to. I have combination skin, and the coverage is just perfect.
Looks natural, even in the day time :). Using it everyday (M-F) and occasionally on weekends, a palette lasts me around 3-4 months. It's a bit on the pricey side...but keep your containers. Once you hit 6, you can trade in through the recycling program for a lipstick/eyeshadow
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My holy grail cream foundation!
I purchased this a few weeks ago as part of my weekend retail therapy. I've wanted to try it for as long as I can remember and I thought I'd splurge a little. Best decision ever! I have combination skin at the moment due to the weather, so most of my normal anti-oil foundations look terrible on the dry patches of my skin. However, studio tech is an absolute dream come true to use!
After using MAC prep + prime primer, I buff the foundation (I use the shade NC15) into my skin using a Real Techniques expert face brush, then I go over it with a regular foundation brush to smooth it all out and glide it over any dry patches. It works amazingly! It's a full coverage foundation (easily buildable) that makes your face completely transform, leaving no traces of imperfections and hiding any problem areas you may have. Due to its very full coverage, I would not suggest it as an every day foundation myself. However, for a special event or going out this foundation is absolutely perfect.
It is the first full coverage foundation I've owned that does not make my face look cakey or unnatural. It is so easy to apply and blend into the skin that I believe this foundation will look good on basically anybody, regardless of their application skills or techniques. It's lasting power is also superb. I apply a translucent powder over the studio tech which assists in eliminating shine and prolonging the durability of this foundation. I've found studio tech lasts for up to about 7 hours on my face before beginning to falter, which is impressive as it does not claim to be particularly long lasting. However, if you were to wear it to a party, I'd recommend using a setting spray over the top just so the foundation lasts for as long as possible and doesn't go shiny when you're dancing or partying.
I have read that studio tech has broken people out. I personally have not experienced this at all. It has not worsened my skin situation nor created new problems for it. It successfully eliminates any excess oil I have and does not leave me looking shiny or messy. It also glides over my dry skin and does not draw any attention to it as long as it is properly blended in. Another pro is that it does not oxidise throughout the day, which is perfect for those with pale skin like me. Additionally, studio tech adds a beautiful warmth to the face without making it a different shade.
In summary, I highly recommend this cream foundation. However, if you have very oily skin or very dry skin, try it out before you buy is at it may not give you your desired effect. I am positively in love with this foundation and will repurchase without hesitation.
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I LOVE this foundation I use it along with the strobe cream and tons of other primers and things it applies so beautifully and I love the packaging it's so convenient I'm actually going on vacation and I will be bringing this right along I definitely want to use this on my clients .
LaGlam LumiGlow V's MAC Studio Tech Foundation
Firstly welcome to my newest piece in my makeup kit ... LaGlam LumiGlow foundation. The thing that inspired me to write this review is the packaging (of all things!) when I first picked up the new foundation I instantly thought of my MAC Studio Tech foundation in my kit. So going off the outside, the containers are similar, black, MAC is Matt Plastic and LumiGlow is shiny (I love all things shinny!) but it's what's on the inside that really matters isn't it!!
One glows on your skin, one is Matt on your skin - vast difference however one I would buy again and one I wouldn't (unless back in the USA)
MAC's Claim:
Studio Tech Foundation
AUD $56.00 (I purchased mine for USD $30 in Los Angeles 2012)
A tri-system blend of eat, emollients and powder. Looks solid, glides on as a soft creamy emulsion. Provides natural matte, powder based finish. Smooth to blend, easy to work with, provides a full range of coverage. Water cooled refreshes and hydrates the skin. Light diffusing, softens lines, crates a fresh flawless finish. Good on all skin types. Studio tech is dermatologist tested, ophthalmologist tested, non-acne genie and safe for contact lens wearers.
Big words there, and a ophthalmologist is a specialist trained in medical and surgical eye problems ... Layman's terms ... Eye doctor ... Not really relevant to this description of the product cause you don't really put foundation in your eyes!
The makeup is right in gliding on smooth, does not last all day long and the coverage is not the best. It doesn't have Sun protection in it and I find it needs a good lot of concealer added to it to make it work.
LaGlam LumiGlow Mineral Crèam Foundation AUD $60.00
New to the market LaGlam claims:
A long lasting luminous glow made of 100% minerals and containing natural sunscreens. This foundation offers a smooth finish and youthfulness to the skin. Apply with a foundation brush or use the sponge wet or dry, cleverly hidden in the base of the compact - great makeup for the busy woman on the go!
Glides onto the skin, good coverage, beautiful youthful glow to the skin, (I like the sunscreens too). Now I have applied this with the sponge wet, dry and then also tried with a foundation brush. Personally I like it being applied with a foundation brush as I feel it leaves a more even texture and coverage and minimal waste.
Since this is a review of my own opinion and how both products work on my skin I rate the LumiGlow over the MAC - I like the Dewey youthful finish it leaves on the skin and I have to admit I have had compliments from wearing it. I like the minerals over the dermatogically tested eye surgeon product!! Come on MAC think about the words being used in your product description!
Thanks again to LaGlam you are outdoing MAC now and I will buying my LumiGlow again over MAC Studio Tech.


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Denon, Marantz, McIntosh, and Boston Acoustics are on the sales block
As reported in Bloomberg.com D & M Holdings Inc, makers of Denon, Marantz, McIntosh, Snell Acoustics, Boston Acoustics, and Escient, is on the sales block. I can't comment on the business aspects of the deal, but speaking as an audiophile I'm concerned. These companies are in the upper echelons of audio, the Marantz name goes back 50 years, McIntosh has been building some of the world's best electronics in Binghamton, New York for 60 years, I was a friend of Peter Snell, the founder of Snell Acoustics, and the D & M Holdings owned company still … Read more


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Posted 02 March 2013 - 08:17 AM
Overall review is so far 6 out of ten.
Posted 02 March 2013 - 11:08 AM
which model did you get Ray? 4x4 or 2 wheel drive? petrol or diesel ? and photos would be nice
cruise usually doesn't work under 20 mph in any car i know every car i've had with it thats been the case..
fuel economy is always relative I've been used to Big V8 petrol engines for the last 30 plus years so anything over 15 mpg is good for me lol my last Truck only did 10mpg but was !Removed! quick and even my daily driver (the car i'll be replacing with my Kuga only does about 24 max on commute to work ) and i've never worked out what the Pajero does when towing but i'm guessing not a lot lol. anyway i'm off for a test drive tomorrow, then provided i like the drive will be ordering one..
oh and the MPG will improve when you've got a few miles on the clock, my wife gets a new car every 6 months and we've noticed they do much more to the gallon when they are about to be returned, so look on the bright side it will get better, and you must be about my age and can remember when £20.00 would fill your tank unlike today when it's £6.00 a gallon for derv so £20.00 is just over 3 gallons, i can remember when i was 18 had a XJ6 Jaguar and it cost £40 to fill both tanks it was 50p a gallon less than 12p a liter then How times have changed .... Happy Days then
Posted 02 March 2013 - 10:19 PM
For me the front senses not working, they staying on and fortunately their is an on/ off button so it's off now, other then that brought four adults down with four cases powerchair, been out and about for about six miles in all today, so again no real chance to see if the cruise control works under fifty, but that will get sorted.
I thought, the titanium, would have had ambient lighting, but No, disgraceful, still trying to work out the radio, it's all fun really, a Eamon.
Sorry Eamon, you asked what it was, pics to follow. It's a two litre one six three ps powershift diesel this auto box is working a treat, sugar, watch it blow up now. I hope this is what you asked , just ask away. Sugar it's frozen white as well and awd.
Posted 03 March 2013 - 09:41 AM
almost the car I'll be getting, going for a test drive this morning dealer is letting me have it for a couple of hours just to see what i think, last new car i bought i didn't test drive and regretted it from the moment of delivery (wont be doing that again). good hear feedback on the auto box, as thats about the only thin i''ve not decided on, keep swaying between man and auto.. i was thinking of going for the 19" wheels but am now thinking for ride quality might stick with the 18" and maybe have another option with bells and whistles lol
thanks for the update hope it's ticking more boxes for you as you run it in
Posted 03 March 2013 - 03:20 PM
Well back form the Test Drive, and wow what a lovely motor, luckily the test car was the Titanium X which will be the model i get abit in a different colour (never been a fan of Silver Cars).
but 1st impressions are very good.
My parents can both get in and out with ease (both in their 80s )so a good start.
driving position is limitless and found a really comfortable driving position in minutes,
everything easy to reach (although the stereo looks like it might take a while to get used too )
Leather seats very supportive and decent leather (not on par with my Bentley but different class of car but looks like it will stand the test of time adequately )
Loved the auto tailgate and looks like we'll be going ahead and buying one.. just need to decide on colour .. white is favorite at the moment, and wheels the test car had 19" which i like the look of in photos but not so sure in the flesh and the sales girl did say that the ride is better with the stock 18" ( and replacement tires will be cheaper )
so at the moment it's going to be a
Ford Kuga 2.0TDCi Titanium X 5dr AWD Auto
Driver Assistance Pack –Blind Spot Information System, Lane Keeping Aid and Active City Stop
Keyless entry with hands Free Power Tailgate
Convenience Pack - Power folding door mirrors, Active Park Asst
Detachable Tow Bar
Frozen White Paint
Appearance Pack Roof Rails and privacy glass
Plus Mats, Mudflaps, rear protection thingy etc
delivery dates are likely to be Mid May to Mid June (Ford blame it on the amount of Titanium X models being ordered and leather supply Still I'm happy to wait to get the car I want, and after a good hour and a half test drive with a mix of city streets Dual carriageway and country roads the only thing i couldn't test was towing the caravan but i can't see that being a problem.
oh and Ray, Cruise control worked at speeds over 22 MPH and at 85 MPH (on Private road of course ) didn't try any faster than that but reckon it will probably work up to the cars Max speed if needed on Autobahn
Posted 03 March 2013 - 03:24 PM
I think you be very happy with it, you going to be splitting hairs what ever you decide, as on all the models on this range, Ford are going the right way, just recently. Go blue oval.
Posted 03 March 2013 - 03:33 PM
Yes Eamon, I have got the wifey to let me play with it as she drove, so yeah, crap what he said, but mind you I think I've been playing with the limiter to be honest, but I get it back tomorrow, to drive back to home so be playing with it all the way back, got to get this silly grin off my face, getting embarrassed. Ray
Posted 03 March 2013 - 03:51 PM
Eamon. You will love the toys and gizmos on it, but they are on most cases intuitive so enjoy from an envious Kuga driver lol. Best of all is the enjoyment you get from having it.
Yes Eamon, I have got the wifey to let me play with it as she drove, so yeah, crap what he said, but mind you I think I've been playing with the limiter to be honest, but I get it back tomorrow, to drive back to home so be playing with it all the way back, got to get this silly grin off my face, getting embarrassed. Ray
lol yea Ray, i love my gizmos lol, I've always had Black with a couple of Red cars for years and as they don't do the Kuga in red, that's made the choice a bit easier Black or White, Good to hear you're enjoying your new car, when you going to take some photos and put em up here they only had a silver or black Kuga at the dealership and although it looks good in Black White is favorite,So post some piccys up please .. oh and as i live in Norfolk (pot hole capital of the world ) I'm thinking 18" wheels I've had a couple of American trucks on 20" and great on open road but shook the fillings out of my teeth on the roads local to me
Posted 05 March 2013 - 06:16 PM
Looks Awesome fella I'm really glad we've gone for white now definitely the colour to have (well if you like white )
whats your marks out of 10 now ?
as for the reg number question I think its down to your personal choice (i guess someone could clone/ copy you car from photos on a forum, but then they could do that while you're driving down the road, heard about someone cloning number plates to use in London for the congestion charge, but that could just be urban legend )
Posted 05 March 2013 - 07:27 PM
Your gonna love yours I tell you, that for nothing, tip go somewhere no one else is, cos your end up like me and the neighbours thinking flash git showing off, but it's a great thing to play with. Enjoy it Eamon I know I will, yours that is. Lol.
Posted 05 March 2013 - 08:14 PM
if its fitted its got to work i'd take it back and get them to fix it fella, my neighbors already think I'm flash/Crazy, when i brought the Bentley home if only they knew i'd taken it in part ex with the Chevy Truck i'd just sold and got some cash and the Kuga is worth a lot more than the Bentley, i also have a couple of Morris Marinas so they are never surprised with what I bring home, and all get me to hook up my OBDII Reader on their cars when they have problems so all good really
I'm really looking forward to getting ours now, we're on holiday in May and it's looking like it's not going to be here till we get back, hope it arrives before the last week in May as i've got to go down to eastbourne on business after my hols and would be a good first drive, get some miles on the clock and run it in ho
w about a nice side photo next
all the Best
Posted 05 March 2013 - 08:34 PM
Are we the only ones on this Kuga site, thought there would be chat on here about this and that, I took this off and te back door fell off, has this happened to anyone else, but no! Not even a bar on this site so we could get some cheap drinks in here.
Put it down to the all new smells of plastic lol. Just keep thinking one day nearer to getting it, then you can put some piccys up too.
Posted 06 March 2013 - 11:14 AM
lol must just be us oldies with Kugas on here
I'm a Union rep at work (new word for Shop Steward ) and we have our annual conference in Eastbourne, so get a few days away every year in Eastbourne and a couple of weeks in Esher training every year Get accused of having "jollys" but it's harder than being at work lol but for a good cause
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4.53 / 5.00 25,519 ViewsAfter Dustball and I made the clay animation, "Over There," we joked about there being a cheesy Saturday morning cartoon spin-off, so I made this intro and Dustball composed the music. It was originally made in a program called 16 Color, hence the giant pixels.
Looks promising
And I hope people will get over the big pixel-y thing and dont blam.
First spin, now this?
You guys have some excellent talent!
That was awsome dude!
Very very very very very good!, you should seriously consider making Over there into a pixeled series , it would be a hit!,as im sure this will be on the front page =P.good job.
Fantastic! Bravo! A work of art! One question... what's with all the giant pixels? Another question... is this going to be a real cartoon show? I sure HOPE so!!! Make more! OVER THERE! OVER THERE!
Very nice :D
Very nice, Gel. When it's so easy to steal sprites, it's great to see some original pixel work once in a while. A very refreshing change. Some of those effects must have been inhumanly tedious to make. It was well accomodated by the music of Dustball. I haven't been on the forum today, but I happened upon this while doing some judgement voting. I might have more to say on the forum, later :)


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Today at 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Pacific Time, the keynotes from Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth and HP's open source lead Bdale Garbee conclude the Linux Pro Magazine live streams from LinuxCon.
Garbee starts his keynote on "The Freedom to Collaborate" at 10:00 AM PDT. Shuttleworth will end the day at 4:00 PM PDT with his keynote "Let's Get Together: Coordinated Software Releases, The Linux Ecosystem and the Impact on the Global Marketplace." Find out more at http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/linuxcon.
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