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Windows Prioritizing a connection over my own
.. I've been at this all day, but windows 7's networking capability is just.. hilariously oversimplified to the point it's mystifying.
I have a connection, using a Linksys 160N router with DD-WRT, I get a solid enough signal.. runs fine.. but it randomly disconnects every couple hours/minutes/seconds.. lol
I tried seeing if it was the router or network card, so I switched to ubuntu, ran for 14 hours under load with no issue, so.. definitely 7.
I came back, tried to identify the problem, and noticed that every time it disconnected, two networks popped up, Bluecat and Bluecat-guest -- my neighbors router, both at 1 bar of signal strength (My network stays at 4)
Further investigation shows that Bluecat is set to connect automatically, and unchecking that box does nothing, it's just checked the moment I click away.
SO I tried telling it to diagnose the adapter, it manually disconnected my internet connection and told me the problem was that Bluecat-Guest was set to manually connect.. yea, right. wut.
So, my problem seems to be that Windows 7 thinks I should be connecting to my neighbors connection and not my own.. is there some way to tell windows to ignore the other connection, or just.. not find it?
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Go to Control Panel>Network and Internet>Manage Wireless Networks
Delete your neighbors connection, and make sure your signal is the only one that shows up.
Let me know how it all goes,ok?
I attached a screen shot may help you further
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|30 Jul 2010
That would be the obvious solution -- and i've done it several times, but alas, to no avail.
The moment it picks up their connection again (Their home is about 1500 ft away, I get a very very weak signal, and it goes in and out, we're out in the country so there is literally no noise -- but sometimes it picks up their connection, others it doesn't) it adds the profile again =/
As for that, I have everything but "Connect to a more preffered network if available" checked -- but ironically it doesn't automatically connect to my network, I have to do it manually =/
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What kind of router do you have?
Also, it would help members of Seven Forums if you could fill out your system profile as much as possible to help us give you a more accurate answer to the problem(s) you currently have.
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First, Thanks for all the help, kind of an odd problem I know:
as for the router, I said it in the initial post, but again:
Linksys 160N, running DD-WRT k26 build 14815
Wireless card is a Atheros ar928x
Laptop is a Asus m70Vm
uh.. rest is kind of unimportant to the issue at hand.
As I said, in ubuntu, I stayed connected for 14 hours straight, no disconnects, it picked up their router several times but just ignored it (it was in the "other available connections" box, but it didn't try to connect or anything)
So it's 7, not my router or laptop, heh.
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|30 Jul 2010
Yes you did post earlier on...my bad...I'm getting tired lol
Let me do a little searching for an answer I'll be back
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I would do a hard reset on the Linksys WRT160N router, start from scratch, and set it on the 2.4Ghz band, pick either wireless N only or mixed N,G and B or N and G only , encryption set it for only AES WPA/WPA2.
When you have finally configured the router, save and reboot, then search for your SSID (wireless signal), and configure your Atheros AR9285 properly, and you should have no further problems.
Let me know how it all goes for you my friend
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I did several 30-30-30 hard resets when installing dd-wrt, and like I said, I confirmed it wasn't the router with the ubuntu check; The problem with with a setting somewhere in 7, that iI don't know how to find.
Thanks, though
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You can also go to the control panel and then to the credential manager where you can also adjust or delate the unwanted connection.
Although this may be a channel crosover problem in which case you should run Xirrus Wi-Fi scanner to determine the best channel to use.
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As I said earlier, I can delete it, but the signal from the neighbors connection is so weak it goes in and out (As in, I can see it at times, others I can't) -- so even if I do delete it, it just comes back next time it picks up their connection. Removing the auto connect there does nothing, still dc's me the moment it finds it
.. and I have no idea how to use credentials
Finally it's not a channel problem, as I said earlier, I ran it in a different operating system for 14 hours, it picked up the other connection there too, but it didn't disconnect me, or try to connect to it or anything
The problem lies in Windows 7 trying to force me to connect to their network when it finds it, for some reason.
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The tabloids say 3D will damage your eyes. Are they right?
Is 3D TV and gaming a health risk?
The Daily Mailreported on 5 May this year that: "Half an hour after seeing the film Alice in Wonderland in 3D, Josh James blacked out on his way home and rolled his car. Could 3D have been to blame?"
James certainly thinks so, and many newspapers seem to share his opinion. In recent months we've been bombarded with alarming stories about 3D, from tales of 3D monitors and movies damaging our eyesight to The Sun's claims that some Nintendo 3DS users "even reported seeing web pages in 3D after switching from the console to a PC."
With manufacturers' own safety warnings suggesting pregnant women, children and drinkers should avoid the technology, it's no wonder that some people are concerned. But is there any substance behind the scares, or are people seeing problems that aren't really there?
Screen-related scares like these are nothing new, and sometimes there's real substance to people's concerns. For example, the advice that you shouldn't sit too close to the TV dates back to May 1967, when General Electric admitted that poor shielding meant some of its TV sets emitted dangerously high levels of X-ray radiation.
As Time magazine reported, "Because the radiation was directed downwards, [Public Health Service] officials noted that most viewers would probably not be harmed. But they worried about children sitting on the floor near TV sets placed on tables or shelves. X-rays shooting through vents in the bottom of such sets could produce serious eye damage within an hour."
The problem was fixed 44 years ago, but we're still warning children about sitting too close to screens today - although our focus has shifted to concerns about our children developing 'square eyes' from televisions, computer monitors and games consoles. Sitting too close to any screen for too long can certainly cause eyestrain, but it doesn't do any permanent damage. It won't make a child myopic (short-sighted), but a child who is developing myopia may well start sitting closer to the screen so he or she can see it better.
That leads to understandable confusion between causation and correlation: sitting too close was a symptom of the problem, not the cause of it. Could the same confusion be happening with 3D?
What the papers say
According to The Sun, the 3D effect in Nintendo's 3DS has made lots of gamers ill. "Fans besieged gadget websites and Twitter to complain of dizziness, headaches and sickness after playing the hand-held device for just a few minutes," it reported.
According to the Daily Mail, "Studies show that in up to 20 per cent of viewers, [3D] could even induce physical sickness," while Fox News claimed that "From Hollywood studios to Japanese TV makers, powerful business interests are betting 3D will be the future of entertainment, despite a major drawback: it makes millions of people uncomfortable or sick."
Fox News claims that these problems affect one in four viewers; the Daily Mail, one in five; The Sun, "thousands" of "furious gamers". Is any of this actually true?
The short answer is no. The Sun's claim that thousands of goggle-eyed 3DS owners returned their handheld consoles was quickly debunked by Nintendo and our sister magazine T3, which discovered that GAME had received just five complaints, and that Nintendo's return rates were actually lower than with previous launches.
Fox News eventually admitted that its one in four figure came from an "unscientific, online survey" that didn't find 3D made one in four people sick; it found that one in four people who filled out the survey had felt "uncomfortable or sick". That's a big difference.
The Daily Mail story was based on a single study of just 39 people, none of whom were actually sick. It's clear that some exaggeration is happening, but that doesn't mean 3D doesn't cause problems. It can, and it does.
A dangerous dimension?
There are three key concerns about 3D. The first is that it could make you ill, causing symptoms like severe headaches, fatigue and nausea. The second is that it could cause disorientation, leading to events like Josh James' car crash. The third concern is that it could damage children's vision.
Of the three, there's no doubt that the first and second concerns are valid; we can get the same symptoms from simply looking at 2D displays, reading books and staring through car windscreens at the road ahead. Focusing on a single point for too long fatigues the eye muscles and causes eyestrain. Its symptoms can include headaches, dizziness, carsickness, light-headedness, nausea, blurred or double vision and concentration problems.
The disorientation Josh James described sounds like a particularly severe case of such strain, but while it was unpleasant and dangerous for him, such symptoms are very rare.
The main factors in eyestrain are the length of exposure and the distance from the screen, but another factor can be the refresh rate of the screen you're looking at. Some people are sensitive to low refresh rates in 2D as well as 3D, and if they're wearing a set of 120Hz active 3D glasses then they're experiencing 60 flashes per second per eye as the glasses' lenses darken and brighten. Faster glasses with a higher refresh rate can help to reduce the effect.
Another factor could be the nature of 3D itself, as Larry Benjamin, Chair of the Education Committee for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, explains.
"The main principle of 3D imaging is to send one view of a picture to your left eye and a different view of the same scene to the right, which your visual cortex will then put together as a perception of an object with depth," he says. It's a trick, but it doesn't work on everyone.
"Approximately 2-3 per cent of the population can't see 3D because of early onset squint, or an eye problem that develops later in life - and you need good vision in both eyes to be able to see 3D," Benjamin says. "This is because the vision in each eye is slightly different. You can test this by looking at the same object with one eye covered and then looking at it with the other eye covered - the image shifts very slightly. The theory is that this helps us judge depth and distance better."
Remember the Daily Mail story? If you go digging, you can find the study it was based on: Measuring Visual Fatigue and Visual Discomfort Associated with 3D Displays.
The study found that for people with good binocular vision (GBS), 3D didn't cause any problems at all. However, people with moderate binocular vision (MBS) "are more susceptible to visual complaints associated with stereoscopic displays."
A later study by the same authors, An Exploration of the Initial Effects of Stereoscopic Displays on Optometric Parameters, concludes: "When healthy adult subjects with normal binocular vision viewed text images at 3-metres in extreme 3D display settings for a short period of time there were no clinically significant mean changes in optometric test variables compared with 2D viewing."
Of all the potential problems with 3D, this is the big one. If your binocular vision isn't perfect, 3D images may appear blurry - and that will soon have you reaching for the Nurofen. But that's as bad as it gets.
As Larry Benjamin puts it: "You cannot damage your eyes by watching a 3D film, but if you spend an excessive period of time doing so, you may get a slight headache because of eyestrain."
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Many of the tabloid scares have quoted professor Martin Banks, head of the University of California Berkley Visual Space Perception Laboratory, but his tone is very different to the papers'.
"There are some issues to worry about, but in my opinion the most plausible ones concern people feeling bad, not having their health somehow adversely affected," he told us. Banks argues that the way we focus on 3D images can, in some cases, cause discomfort to people using 3D screens.
"The issue we know the most about is the so-called vergence-accommodation effect. Vergence is the way we direct our eyes to fixate a point in space. We converge our eyes to look at something near and diverge to see something far. Accommodation is the focusing response of the eyes. We change the shape of the lens inside the eye to bring images into sharp focus on the retinas."
With 3D, we're asking our eyes and brains to do strange things. "In the real world, the distances to which the eyes must converge and accommodate are the same, so those responses are coupled in the brain," Banks says.
"With stereo 3D displays (S3D), the eyes must converge to the distance of the content (sometimes in front of the screen, sometimes at the screen, sometimes behind) while always focusing at the screen where the light is coming from. This requires the brain to converge and accommodate at two different distances, and this is known to cause some discomfort, fatigue, and occasionally headache."
The good news is that not everybody suffers from the problem of eye strain. The bad news is that the younger you are and the closer to the screen you are, the more likely you are to encounter an issue.
"The problem decreases with age such that it's not an issue with 50-year olds or older," says Banks. "The problem also decreases with viewing distance. Thus, video gaming is indeed a prime target for problems due to this conflict because the viewing distance is short and the typical user is young."
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Dr Stephen Hicks of Oxford University's Department of Clinical Neurosciences thinks that any permanent effects are highly unlikely.
"Permanent changes to the visual system are very difficult to make," he says. For example, "Squint and amblyopia are common deficits in vision in children, where a weaker eye disrupts ordinary binocular vision. A common treatment is to patch the strong eye in order to encourage greater strength in the weaker one. This can require several hours of patching per day, sometimes for several months. This is a dedicated process that corrects a very slight defect - to produce an irregular mode of sight is likely to take orders of magnitude longer, and still may have no permanent effect."
Dr Hicks describes a well-known visual experiment, the inverted vision experiment, where "people discovered that if you put glasses on that flip the world upside down, you find things very difficult to do at first - but after a day or so, people report that the world seems the right way up again. The brain recodes the visual information to keep it in sync with your body and environment. When you take the glasses off, the world is again upside down and takes a short time - this time only about an hour or so - to correct itself."
As Dr Hicks explains, with 3D, "this suggests that any temporary changes that occur to your visual system as it adapts to even regular 3D movie or TV watching will be rapidly reset by a short period in the real world."
What about gaming, where a suitably involving game can keep you engrossed and immediately in front of a 3D screen for long periods? "It's possible that after several hours of exposure, the sense of depth will be slightly inaccurate. The difference here is that a video game is a consistent single point of view; there is rarely much editing and as such the effect is stronger, but also less fatiguing."
Our own anecdotal experiences of 3D suggest that there is some difference between two- and three-dimensional entertainment: we've found 3D quite tiring for adults and children alike, especially when it's 3D of the fast-edit, look-it's-coming-right-at-you variety.
"Many people have outlined reasons why 3D is more tiring than 2D, from poor quality glasses with grubby plastic, to lower light levels caused by polarised lenses, or the discord between apparent depth and focus - everything is in focus in 3D - but the arguments I find most convincing refer to the poor use of 3D by film-makers themselves,"
Dr Hicks says. "Every time we see a new 3D scene, we may be forced to reinterpret the world's depth. This can be exhausting if the director has chosen rapid edits, as they often do, which are tiring for children without the added burden of altered visual convergence."
It's not technology, but the way it's used - which explains why subtle 3D like that used in Toy Story 3 isn't as tiring to watch as an action film that's been given a speedy 3D makeover in postproduction.
"Over time this will be improved at the cinema," Dr Hicks predicts, "but I don't see 3D TV ever becoming consistent in depth. Think about what happens when a 3D ad comes on, and all of a sudden things are flying around in all sorts of eye-popping ways."
Thumbs up for 3D?
Rather than ruining our eyes, it seems that 3D might in fact be a useful tool for optometrists. That's the position of the American Optometric Association, which suggests that "3D viewing may actually help uncover subtle disorders that, left uncorrected, often result in learning difficulties."
"In this context," the AOA says, "it is not enough to have 20/20 visual acuity. Eye muscles must be co-ordinated well enough to experience single, clear and comfortable vision by maintaining alignment of both eyes. The brain must also match appropriate accommodative or focusing power with where the eyes are aimed. Often, subtle problems with these skills can lead to rapid fatigue of the eyes and loss of 3D viewing, but also loss of place when reading or copying, reduced reading comprehension, poor grades and increased frustration at school. Difficulties with appreciating 3D in movies, TV and Nintendo's 3DS, or discomfort when engaging in these activities, may be an important sign of undetected vision disorders."
That doesn't mean 3D is an unalloyed delight for young children. Optical experts and 3D manufacturers warn that children aged six or under shouldn't watch 3D content for long periods. The concern is that developing eye muscles may be susceptible to problems, and while there's no evidence that 3D does any damage to children's eyes - "studies on the effects of prolonged 3D viewing on young children remain to be done," the AOA admits.
As Dr Hicks points out, it's very difficult to make even a minor change to eyesight - the precautionary principle says that until more research has been carried out, it's better to be safe than sorry. It's unlikely that 3D will create eye problems in children, but it's possible that it could aggravate some existing conditions.
The eyes have it
"We don't know enough about the effect of age to make strong recommendations," Professor Banks says. "I'd suggest that you and others pay attention to how their kids are feeling and act accordingly."
In particular, parents should watch out for what the AOA calls "the three Ds of 3D" - discomfort, dizziness or lack of depth perception. If a child appears to be having difficulties with a 3D display, it's time to consult an eye expert - the sooner the better.
"Although success can be attained in treating conditions such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (eye turn) beyond age six, the outcome is always better when children are treated as soon as signs of these problems are detected," the AOA recommends.
Variations in eyesight mean that for some people, 3D will never deliver a happy experience, but 3D is just the messenger, highlighting flaws that weren't apparent before. Nobody's brain is being rewired.
"Don't worry about brains," Dr Hicks says. "They're resilient, flexible and will always come back to the natural world." And turning up the 3D effect on a 3DS, wearing RealD glasses in the cinema or slumping in front of Sky 3D won't damage your eyes.
Like any other technology, 3D is fine in moderation, but overdo it and bits of you will start to complain.
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CHEERS to the Fort Wayne community for making May a special month for the veterans who participated in Honor Flight Northeast Indiana activities. Some 140 World War II vets (and a few Korea vets) were privileged to get to Washington, D.C., on May 8 and May 29 to view memorials built in their honor.
In addition, a documentary was presented at Parkview Field on Memorial Day that outlined the efforts of one Honor Flight group in Wisconsin to organize and develop a hub to honor WWII vets in that area.
CHEERS to Michael Limmer of the Tin Caps and Parkview Field as the perfect venue for showing the documentary (JEERS to the weather); and to Col. David Augustine and Rebecca Metzger from the 122nd Fighter Wing for the keynote address and singing of the national anthem at the movie and also allowing Honor Flight to use their facility for their trips.
Most of all, major CHEERS to our veterans for fighting for this country and the freedom we all enjoy.
MAX ROBISON Honor Flight Northeast Indiana
CHEERS to the following American Red Cross donors for reaching life-saving platelet donation milestones. They have helped save numerous lives. Platelets are vital for patients undergoing cancer treatment, newborns struggling with medical issues and others facing health crises. 300 donations, Lonnie J. Williams; 200 donations, Terry Kahn, Robert Weikel, David Wyss; 100 donations, Tom Abels, Marion E. Groves, Ken Wyant
TRACY DUNCAN FOX Communications manager American Red Cross
JEERS to the Allen County Planning Commission, which allowed continued growth along Bullerman Ditch without doing the necessary work to keep it from flooding into Hacienda Village for the first time.
PHYLLIS J. AGNESS Fort Wayne
CHEERS to the kind person(s) who found my wife's purse she had left at Wal-Mart at Lima and Dupont roads on June 14. They turned it in with everything still inside.
We are so blessed and very lucky to know that there are honest people in everyday life, especially after hearing so many unhappy-ending stories or people getting robbed and so forth. Our story ended with wonderful kindness that touched my family deeply.
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Loving me some NatsuJust started the series about 2 weeks ago and I am loving Fairy Tail. Rich characters with moxie.
Up to episode 151 battle with Oración Seis number two, sucks Lucy was being infused into the Infinity Castle, but as always, Natsu to the rescue with the power of friendship.
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The Guild Games and Stuff Near The Guild Games (SPOILERS)I love the mystery in what is going on in the guild games.Like project Eclipse and Eclipse 2 and the part where future Lucy came back was a nice touch.But my personal favorite is when Fairy Tail where losing on the 1st day and they made they're comeback.Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
FAIRY TAIL IS BACK WITH MORE ACTION THENEVER YEAHHHHH !WHEN I FIRST WATCHED FAIRY TAIL, I WAS REALLY EXCITTED BUT WHEN THEY STOPPED IT AFTER EPISODE 170 SOMETHING I WAS SAD BECUASE THIS ANIME HAS SO MUSC DETAIL AND ACTION,COMEDY AND FUNNY MOMENTS AND ITS COMPLETLY DIFFRENT THEN THE OTHER ANIME WITH LONG EPISODES BUT WITH LITTLE TO NONE OF THE STORY BUT FAIRY TAIL IS STRIGHT TO THE ACTION AND COMEDY OF GULID TIME AND LIKE MID EVIL TIME WITH DRAGONS AND ...Read more
A Dream Come True <3The casting in this anime works really well with the storyline and the development within the story and its main characters help create a realistic world. While this takes place in a fantasy realm there are plenty of relatable situations and personalities. This allows viewers to create bonds with each member of Fairy Tail as you learn about their weaknesses and their dreams.
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Hey Anshul,
Thanks for the detailed response. So if I sit back to calculate the entire 1st year "estimated" expense for me; on the guidelines above it should be as follows.(Calculating everything on higher end)
1>Living -$1000 * 12 - $12,000 (since my Copper beech room alone costs $522)
2>Books -$250 * 2 - $500
3>Global immersion - $2500
4>Other fees to be paid to school besides tuition - $1000.
Total - $16,000
So total first year expenses would be - $16,000.
Approximate GA funding would be - $6,500.
So I conclude that we need to shell approx $9,500- 5 lac INR in the first year ??
Kindly let me know if this is correct?
Also in second year I assume owing to internship/ increase in GA stipend/absence of global immersion this figure of INR 5 lacs($9,500) may be even lesser ?
Hi Kumar,
1>So typically housing goes from 400-600 (including heat+ internet and what not?!
2>Add expenses for books - 200-250/module.
3 >Global immersion- 1700+ (depends on location and life style ) San Francisco is least costly and then comes India, China, and Chile. Take something ranging from 2200 to 3000 will be a descent estimate
4> Party people - I've no estimates for you! All these figures above are just numbers for you guys!
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why are we so inactive on this thread :(
As per Tepper's Adcom, March 16th is the deadline for R2 applicants to hear back from them - be it interview calls/acceptance/ or rejection.
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Great product. I have tanned skin and this shows up as a natural, slightly darker shimmer that adds dimension to my eyes. It's not a 'dark brown' look more like a taupe-y bronze. It's very pretty on it's own and looks so natural!
Did a 5K run wearing only this and L'Oreal's Voluminous False Lashes Waterproof mascara (FYI: first HG mascara ever, and I've tried every mascara that has been hyped about) and when I checked myself out after, my eyes looked amazing! (Sweat dripping down my face not so much).
Took a shower with the makeup on too! Didn't budge. Looked absolutely perfect so I went out later in the day without having to even reapply makeup after.
It's so easy and effortless, would definitely repurchase this and try out other colours as well.
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I own four color tattoos and this one is my favorite! Its such a safe everyday color. Pigmentation is on point as well as texture. I keep it simple guys: apply with my ring finger, blend out the edges a bit then add on some mascara & eyeliner then ta-da! Simple everyday look is complete.
I have very oily eyelids and it stays put and crease-free for a very long time I cant give you exact times only because it never seems to crease by the time I take my makeup off. You can always find these products buy 1 get 1 half off so make sure to pick up shades that catch your eye then.
Bad to the Bronze is a safe choice and I really think its a universal color so you cant go wrong with this guy.
Great product and colour, the lid of these colour tattoos are flimsy and my 'bold gold' one broke when i tried to open it the first time around so I had to tape it back together! I worry that these may dry out quickly but we'll see! Love it otherwise.
Great value, great color-pay-off! You won't regret the $5 you spend. Comparable to MAC (which consequentally I returned when I realized it was not as good as this). Has shimmer. Update: dont be fooled though -- all the tattoo shadows do not have shimmer and this is the only color out of a handful that I use almost daily.
Great on its own and/or as a primer...goes well with any color. Love it...bravo Maybelline!!!
put this on over isolated this morning. lasted all say but I Just rubbed both eyes really hard (Allergies) and my eye shadow did not budge. at all! I Just wish there were some non shimmer shades. but everything else is fantastic!
I was disappointed with this product. It's not that it's a terribly bad product, but there was so much hype about the Color Tattoos that I thought it was going to be better than it was. The colour turns out very dull on my skin tone, it looks more taupe than bronze, which is disappointing. Because the colour is not what i wanted I will not repurchase, but the formula is still quite nice.
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This eyeshadow is excellent! I was a bit weary of trying this as creme eyeshadows are generally pretty rubbish, but I can't believe how long this last, it really does stay on all day with such intense colour. For such a fab product it's ultra cheap too - I'm only using these shadows now!
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When I first got this, I hated it. I applied it over TFSI and used my finger. It looked patchy and dry. I stuck it in a drawer with my other unused makeup, but then decided to try it over another cream eye shadow. I used L'Oreal Infallible e/s in Endless Pearl as a base and then applied BTTB with a stiff dome brush. I used it all over the lid and took a little into the crease. I then used a MAC 217 to blend the area above the crease. It looks flawless and it lasted a whole 14 hours with NO CREASING. It's been in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees here, so that's saying a lot. And this is without using TFSI! I've found a really good go-to e/s look that takes less than 5 minutes to apply, and that includes liner and mascara. Maybelline, keep up the good work! I'm loving your new products!!
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This is a great everyday brown-bronze color. The shadow lasts all day with and without primer, and is great for those lazy days when you don't want to do too much with your eye makeup. Also, this works as a great eyeliner, providing subtle definition. It looks similar to MAC Powersurge eye kohl, but longer lasting and in a cream/gel form. I like this shade the best out of the two I have(the other being Edgy Emerald). I like apply this with a MAC 217 or my fingers for a quick wash of color. These are great alternatives to the paint pots, and are much cheaper. I bought mine for around $6 at Target without any coupons.
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I bought this based on all the good reviews on here, and I really disagree. The color was too dark for my pale skin and this was the only neutral color available but what I was really dissapointed in was the staying power I ended up using this just in the crease of my eyelid because it was so dark and it faded, was greasy all day and strayed all over my eyelid, not impressed . I have to say though the packaging is beautiful REAL glass jar not the crappy plastic stuff lots of companys are using now, its a very sophisticated pretty jar.


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I figure I haven't written my last story about the Columbia River Crossing. But I didn't see this one coming. This week's Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meeting included a look at the Skamania County and Klickitat County regional transportation plans. Not exactly A1 material for us. Then I saw the project ranked as the […]
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Do you really think Society is serious about protecting Women from the victimising of Prostitution or it has no sensitivity against this Moral Crime??
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Society is what we mad it. It is formed by us only. I can bet the 90% of people are corrupt at one point or other. Society can not be fully blamed for prostitution. Toad morning at 430am I saw my near house tenant woman , who is married and have 2 kids with a young about 23 years old boy in a very highly objectionable state in the park. Since at that time I was first to enter in the park. I do not know when these 2 came in. I called few more people and objected. The police was called in but they both ran away. The matter was under investigation when I started off for work. The woman seems to be from high standard. So society if you mean men's society is not fully responsible for this. Women to some extents are also responsible.Answered by ankit shivam, 06 Aug '12 10:00 am
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The line between PROTECTION and EXPLOITATION is very thin. A young sapling needs an enclosure and shade. As it grows, it needs less and less protection and finally freedom. Then it can stand on its own. Male domination & degradation of women has been perpetuated over ages in the name of this so called PROTECTION. What women need is NOT PROTECTION but equal CITIZEN RIGHTS just like males. Men need NOT look into women's morality as long as they are adults and don't harm others. It is upto them to take care of that. All crimes should be dealt with firmly by government, those by men as well as women!Answered by Shunmugham, 07 Aug '12 08:25 pm
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Society in general is least sensitive about moral crimes. I believe it will never be and cant be sensitive about it untill and unless the basic needs of the people are not gurantedly made available for the people, specially women. Women by nature are more sensitive towards human values,untill and unless they get decisive powers under their control nothing I expect to get changed. The so called society not only gets born out of women but also groomed by women Problem starts infused in only after women finding it weak in having her say when society gets grown, Women must have some sort of extra powers with them so as to make it possible for them to maintain their control on the society. Society starts getting spoiled only when it comes out of the women's controls. Thats what and how I think.Answered by INDER VIG, 06 Aug '12 10:24 am
Reason for atrocities on women is manifold...which stems from effects of many mediums....U can't censor TV channels, Movies like Jism & Jism2, internet porn sites, and the school and college campus is dumped with Valentine Day cards now-a-days, moreover parents of school/college studying guys feel proud if their kid is involved with more than 1 gals in his friend circle.....most importantly the teachers who are blvd to be the torch bearers in guiding the society in moral path are found to be immoral and characterless having found to be manhandling or even abusing the innocent young gals.......in addition to this modern parents of gals want to see their daughter as a sophisticated and modern gal to be active in show business field like modelling, movies,reality shows etc.In this pursuit they often loose control over her moral behavior....and extra freedom tells its story when that gal falls prey to porn CD makers....and the consequence ???? not very friendly....only social insult, and ...moreAnswered by Pradipta pati, 06 Aug '12 10:20 am
To some degree, yes, women are responsible. Feminism has told us that we 'need to be on par with men', so nowadays you see just as many women engaging in promiscuous sex and advertising their bodies on nights out. It really irritates me when women go out in short skirts, cleavage revealing tops and then have the audacity to lecture men for looking.Answered by radha kashyap, 06 Aug '12 10:13 am
YesAnswered by Ram, 06 Aug '12 10:09 am
Society doesn't think about " society " thats the problem. Everybody thinks about themself only.Answered by Avantika, 06 Aug '12 09:58 am
If it affects them directly then they will think about protecting women and all that, but if they are not getting benefited by it, then they don't give a damn about it.
If it affects them directly then they will think about protecting women and all that, but if they are not getting benefited by it, then they don't give a damn about it.
Societey damn cares for this.Answered by girish thakur, 06 Aug '12 09:56 am
The mirror to our society is being shown daily, and every minute of the day, by CG Walas on this forum. No one raises any voice against it. Not even those who are running this forum. This, in spite of even telephone numbers provided openly and so arrogantly by these procurers/suppliers of women for s*ex*ual abuse.Answered by QueSera Sera, 06 Aug '12 09:56 am
Society is definitely against any crime. It is media which portrays and glorifies such incidents in a way promoting the evil. To some extent, women themselves are also responsible in few cases.Answered by Uncommon Freind, 06 Aug '12 09:55 am


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Coming off a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Clippers face the New Orleans Pelicans tonight in NOLA. The Clippers also have a new addition tonight in Glen Davis, who will wear #12 for the Clips. Since the All-Star break, the Pelicans have lost three straight games and have lost five out of their last six games overall. Mishaps on defense has been costing the Pelicans games down the stretch. In Saturday's loss to the Washington Wizards the Pelicans didn't make a field goal in the final 5:15 minutes of play. Nene made a game winning dunk with 0.3 seconds left to seal the victory for the Wizards. Against the Clippers the Pelicans need to get off to a quick start if they want to escape with a victory.
The Clippers, on the other hand, snapped a two-game losing streak against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon. On the road is where the Clippers have been struggling the most. Heading into Sunday's game against the Thunder they boasted a road record 14-15. The positive statistic for the Clippers is that they are the second highest scoring team in the NBA at 106.7 ppg. DeAndre Jordan is one the league leaders in rebounding and teammate Blake Griffin is fifth in scoring.
Griffin will have his hands full as he will be going up against Anthony Davis. In the Clippers first matchup, Davis scored 24 point and 12 rebounds in comparison to Griffin's 21 points and 10 rebound. The Clippers came out victorious in that game. The Pelicans are 6-10 at home against Western Conference opponents.
Injury Report
Pelican: Forward Ryan Anderson (herniated disc) out. Point guard Jrue Holiday (stress fracture in right tibia) out indefinitely. Center Jason Smith (knee surgery) out for remainder of season.
Clippers: Guard J.J. Redick (bulging disc in lower back)
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chilean officials say some pre-Columbian mummies buried in the northern Atacama desert have been damaged by a magnitude-8.2 earthquake and hundreds of aftershocks that hit the country last week.
The cultural heritage unit within Chile's equivalent of the FBI said Tuesday that some mummies suffered "serious damage," but there was no immediate word on how many were affected. Police say the powerful quake caused landslides that threw some mummies out of their graves.
The unit traveled to the Atacama to report on the condition of the mummies.
The mummies date back to the Chinchorro period that lasted from 5,000 to 1,500 B.C. That makes them older than the famed 3,300-year-old mummy of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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Camel saddle, Niger
September 2014
The Tuareg people of Niger are traditionally nomadic, covering up to 70km a day as they move with their camels and goats. In the Agadez region encompassing the Sahara desert, Tuareg women produce beautiful leatherwork such as this prestigious camel saddle ('tamzak'). Its circular seat rests over a V-shaped frame formed of wood, lashed together with rawhide. The whole is then covered with dyed leather and adorned with silver, copper, iron or brass ornaments. Worn with equally ornate saddle bags and camel 'trappings', the overall display is an impressive and colourful sight. PRM 1923.36.88
One of many leather objects to be displayed in the Lower Gallery as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
Salmon skin boots, Japan
August 2014
Until the early 20th century, the Ainu of Japan (Hokkaido) and Russia (Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) were hunter-gatherers for whom salmon was a staple food source. In the summer, Ainu might go barefoot, but in the harsh winters they often wore waterproof boots (chepkeri) made of dried and stretched salmon skin. Each pair might require up to six fish skins to be stitched together, using salmon that had already spawned for their thicker, stronger skins. The boots were stuffed with dried grass for insulation, and were often worn with rope sandals to protect the soles from being torn by stones or ice. PRM: 1900.78.35
One of many skin, hide or leather objects to be displayed in the Lower Gallery as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project project.
Headrest, Democratic Republic of Congo
July 2014
Unlike pillows, headrests allow the head to remain cool in hot climates. In the Democratic Republic of Congo it is certainly hot and among some cultural groups, elaborate hairstyles are a signifier of status, so a headrest prevents the hair from getting crushed when sleeping. This headrest was made by the Mbala people of the Kwilu-Kwango river area. Headrests with carved figures as supports are characteristic of Central Africa and this example exemplifies the geometric forms and stylised body parts of Mbala art. It was collected in 1905-06 by Hungarian anthropologist and colonial administrator, Emil Torday. PRM 1907.21.1
One of more than 70 headrests redisplayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
Hobnailed shoe, England
June 2014
Excavated in Oxford in 1920, this shoe may date to the 17th century. Its sole is heavily nailed and the heel is formed of layers of stacked leather. It is something of an enigma since it combines several different styles and appears to be more European than English. It is possible that it was once a boot, later cut down with the hobnails and heel added. It was donated (singly, not as a pair) by Henry Balfour, the Museum's first curator, in 1933. PRM 1933.51.8
One of many leather objects retrieved from storage to be displayed in the Lower Gallery as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
Oni figure, Japan
May 2014
Oni are shape-shifting creatures from Japanese folklore, able to change their form and appearance. They are often depicted as ogres with extra horns, extra eyes, or unusual numbers of fingers and toes – this example has four digits on hands and feet. It is one of a pair of oni believed to date to c. 1800 and bequeathed to the Museum in the 1960s. They are thought to represent the Oni Zenki and Goki from the Shugendō sect of Japanese Buddhism. Standing over 1m tall, the figures have an interesting construction beneath their velvet kimono: wood and cane torsos with detachable painted gesso limbs and heads. They wear padded silk belts with a floral design that were probably gold coloured originally. More than 200 hours of conservation work was spent on the oni, consolidating paint, repairing tears, and reattaching delicate silk embroidery to the fragile velvet. PRM: 1964.1.2
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Pirate ship ornament, China
April 2014
This painted wooden fish has a vertical hole from it's belly to back and was likely attached to a mast or a prow pole on a seagoing vessel, the red cotton tail catching the wind behind like a pennant. Not just any vessel however, but a Chinese pirate junk.
On 9 November 1929, the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company's steamship Hsin Chi became stranded in fog and was attacked, looted and burnt by pirates. The donor's husband, Commander Percival, and his crew aboard HMS Serapis reached the wreck and captured the pirates and their junks, who were later transferred to a Chinese gunboat. PRM 1976.16.1
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Carrying basket, Nagaland, India
March 2014
This type of carrying basket was a status symbol, used by a Konyak Naga man who had taken a head. Tied to it are four wooden heads – decorated with tattoo designs representing North and South groups – and several leaf-strip and hair tassels. Obscured by white, black and red dyed goats hair at the front is a mithun (bovine) horn. The horn is used to hold panji sticks (sharpened bamboo splints, often coated with poison, stuck in the ground to impale enemies). The carrying strap has bright geometric patterns in wool.
The basket was collected by James Phillip Mills (1890-1960), an anthropologist and civil servant in Assam, and donated to the Museum in 1934. The Mills collection, combined with that of his associate J. H. Hutton, make the Pitt Rivers Museum home to one of the widest and deepest collections of Naga material in any European museum. PRM: 1934.82.9
One of 20+ Naga baskets redisplayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
February 2014
Disease demon mask, Sri Lanka
This mask is one of many used in Sanni yakuma, a traditional Sinhalese exorcism ritual. The ritual consists of 18 masks and 18 dances, each representing a particular illness or ailment. The face depicts a demon, which has the power both to inflict and cure sickness. This is Kora Sanniya, a demon responsible for paralysis of the face – hence the distorted nose and mouth. This mask is one of a set collected in the late 19th century by an interpreter called Frederick de Silva. However, demon masks are still used in some parts of Sri Lanka today, where exorcists may be consulted alongside Ayurvedic doctors or practitioners of Western medicine. PRM 1895.36.12
One of several Asian masks retrieved from storage and displayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
January 2014
'Deadly sin' mask, Mexico
The state of Guerrero has the most prolific masked festival traditions in Mexico. This colourful wooden mask was used in the Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins (Siete Pecados), one of several dances that grew out of morality plays introduced by Spanish missionaries. The masks were previously known by the names of the sins they represented but are now more generally referred to as 'Devil masks'. Three snakes twined around this mask combine both Christian and pre-Hispanic ideas. In Christianity the serpent symbolizes evil but it also features in ancient Mexican culture and mythology: Quetzacoatl for example was the plumed serpent god of art, fertility and agriculture.
This mask was collected by Anthony Shelton in Quechaltenango in 1985 (the only place in Guerrero where this type of mask is found) and purchased for the Museum in 1987. PRM 1987.16.12.
One of several Central American masks retrieved from storage and displayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
December 2013
Henta board, Nicobar Islands (India)
This carved and painted wooden board representing the moon was hung in a house to appease spirits and bring good health. Nearly 60cm in diameter, it depicts Deuse, the Creator, holding a wine glass and surrounded by both indigenous and imported objects: to the left are a watch, boatswain's whistle, telescope, spears, spathe mat table and decanters. On the right, coconut shells, a lantern, Pandanus-paste board, a basket, an Areca spathe mat and pillow, plus weapons, spoons, furniture and vessels. The unusual style in which Deuse is depicted probably reflects the impact of missionaries in the area.
This object was collected by Edward Horace Man, who worked for the Colonial Service in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 1869. He donated this object to the Museum in 1887.
November 2013
Sowei mask, Sierra Leone
This carved wooden mask (sowei) is designed to be worn over the head and danced whilst wearing a raffia costume. It is associated with the Sande (Mende) or Bondo/Bundu (Tenme) societies of West Africa, women's societies involved in preparing and educating girls into womanhood. It is worn by a high-ranking member of the society referred to as 'ndoli jowei' by the Mende people or 'a-Nowo' by the Temne people.
Typical are the polished black finish, rings around the neck, elaborate hairstyle and dignified facial expression - all considered to represent a woman at her most beautiful. It is part of a small collection donated by Arsene Henon, collected by his parents when they were colonial officials in Sierra Leone before 1967. PRM 1997.33.1
One of a number of African masks retrieved from storage and displayed as part of the VERVE project.
October 2013
Mask, Cameroon
This carved wooden mask is typical of the Bamenda-Tikar people of the central Cameroon grasslands. It was probably used in performances at mortuary ceremonies and other ritual occasions. It is worn on top of the head together with a disguise over the wearer's face and body. The openwork headdress features an abstracted spider motif; in this region the earth spider, which lives underground, is traditionally considered to be a mediator between the human and spirit worlds.
The mask was collected by M. D. W. Jeffreys and presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, from whom it was acquired by the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1942. PRM 1942.13.417
One of several African masks retrieved from storage and displayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
September 2013
Cobra mask, Sri Lanka
August 2013
Model coracle, India
James Hornell (1865–1949) was an English zoologist and seafaring ethnographer, organising the Madras fisheries when he donated this object in 1923. Measuring 40 cm in diameter, it is an exact model of the one-man coracles made of cane and hide that he saw on the Kaveri River (a full-size version is displayed alongside this one). Hornell went on to travel much of Asia and Polynesia, and in the 1930s became the principal authority on small, indigenous watercraft including logboats, skin boats, canoes, kayaks, jar floats and even small ships. PRM 1923.56.9
One of several craft cleaned, treated and redisplayed as part of the VERVE project.
July 2013
Spinning wheel, England
This spinning wheel dates to c.1800 and is only 85 cm high. It was made by Jameson, a known Yorkshire manufacturer, and it is operated by means of a foot treadle attached to a drive wheel with a wooden connecting rod (footman). Such a small wheel would not generate much momentum, and the hooks on the flyer are close together, so it would only be capable of spinning small amounts of fine thread such as silk or flax. Such light use points to it being a 'boudoir wheel', kept by an upper class woman in her bedroom to pass the time and as an object of fine craftsmanship.
Part of a collection of spinning wheels redisplayed as part of the VERVE: Need / Make / Use project.
June 2013
Caricature mask, Mexico
This carved dance mask of is a particular type in which foreigners are represented as caricatures in secular dance performances. This character epitomizes a class of itinerant traders from the Mediterranean, known locally as 'Arabe', and would have been recognizable to local people. PRM: 1951.11.12
May 2013
Malangan, Papua New Guinea
Carved and painted wooden ornament with a central face and matching fish designs at the ends with green operculum shell eyes. Such objects are called malangan, a group of ritual objects particular to the New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea and used in complex mortuary rites and initiation ceremonies. The knowledge of how to make malangan carvings and the associated rituals is passed down within families.
Part of a collection of malangan material to be redisplayed as part of the VERVE (Need Make Use) project.
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