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I'm WOWed by the brushes.
Back Story : I own MAC 217, 239 and 224. I also own Sigma E25 (which is the dupe version of the 217) and E40 ((which is the dupe for 224)
I believe the brushes are created with believing that everyone has already own a version of 217, 239 and 224. Either MAC version or the cheaper "imitation" Sigma products. So why make something similar to what is already out there right? Even Shu Uemura makes similar brushes to MAC.
I think Sam's assumption is right, (almost) everyone out there owns a 217. If you haven't got one.... go get the dupe version from Sigma for $9.
Enter Sam Chapman's brushes. I am in love with the brushes. Why..? firstly they are made from synthetic bristles which takes half the time to dry compared to animal hair. The aluminium ferrule makes the brushes look expensive (compared to the art class paint brush look of MAC / Sigma/ Shu).
Secondly, IT CAN DO WHAT SIGMA AND MAC BRUSHES CAN'T. It works extremely well with cream products (base shadow brush) like example Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadows. If you use the brushes on powder eye shadow, it wont lay the product as compact as a 239 but it gives a different finish than 217, which is lovely.
If you need a fluffy blending brush, go get a 224 or a Sigma E40. The deluxe crease brush works well as a blending brush and the difference is.. the finish compared to the MAC and Sigma Brushes
And yes.. the lovely Accent brush.. have you heard of the smudge brush ? Mac and Sigma calls them the Short Shader brush. It is for applying make-up on your lower lashes. The accent brush is for the same thing but it will give you a precise finish and you can use this brush for your outer V eye make up.
The pixel line brush, yes it is a fat eyeliner brush. But again MAC and Sigma makes plenty of those thin line brushes. The fat eyeliner is a good thing to have in your collection if one you want to try different looks. (cue Lana Del Rey). It find it easier to get the Lana Del Rey's eyeliner style with this brush. If you use a thin line brush you may need to go over the line many times to make it thick! One swipe is all it needs with this brush (This doesn't mean I don't love my thin eyeliner brush, but they're for other looks)
The only let down is the brow brush, because it is generic. MEH.
I hope my review have given you an insight why these make up brushes are unique and wonderful!!
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This is the third or fourth time that I have purchased RT brushes and I'm just not getting what the hype is about. That being said, I do watch pixiwoo on YT and think they are brilliant. Many of Sam's brushes seem to have a good idea, but maybe just weren't executed quite well enough? With regard to the brushes specifically in this package, it includes the following: Base shadow brush, Deluxe crease brush, Accent brush, Pixel-point eyeliner brush, Brow brush. The base shadow brush is OK, but perhaps a bit too slim and not as fluffy as I like my base shadow brushes. The deluxe crease brush was the brush I was most excited about, but something about it is not applying color very well in my crease. This is almost too rounded/dense, so that it really is more like a better all over lid brush. The accent brush I just had no use for at all - it is a flat, very small brush, almost like a lip brush. The Pixel-point eyeliner brush I also did not use, and while I can appreciate that this type of brush makes using gel and cream liners much easier, I'm not one of those people - I need a good angled brush to work with those products. I also think that this brush might be a little too long to be the most user friendly it could be. Last, the brow brush - this is actually kind of nice as it is much bigger than the usual slanted brush that people use to fill in their brows. However, it being MUCH bigger might not work for a lot of people - it might deposit way too much color for many and give them too much brow. I think that these brushes had good ideas (except for the accent brush) but failed a bit on execution. For $18 you do get a nice set of brushes, but there are others I've bought separately (for low $) that I definitely prefer to get these jobs done.
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I love the deluxe crease brush for applying and blending concealer. The eyeliner brush is a bit thick to apply a thin line, and the slanted brush is a bigger than I thought. I'm on the fence about the case for these brushes. I tend to want to store my brushes in a glass on my bathroom counter, and it's a bother to have to put them in the little elastic slots. I'd still buy the brushes without the case because there are many good cases on the market that would hold these great brushes without the clunky look.
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In the future if I had money to burn I would most likely buy another set. Particulary for the base shadow brush, deluxe crease brush and accent brush. These three brushes help for an effortless application for mediocre makeup appliers such as myself. The momet I used each of these brushes I felt confident and have noticed imrpovment with my application.
I'm not entirely confident with the pixel point brush - If I want to do fine eyelining this brush is not for me. I did try to use it as a lip brush but gave up on the idea.
The brow brush is very useful and helps apply smoothly and powder or liquid to the brow leaving a soft natural look with the right hand.
All brushes are supersoft and the handles of the brushes make them lightweight and easy to hold. The case that they come in looks like it will be god-sent when travelling to keep your brushes protected and clean!
Currently you can only buy these brushes online and I think that they are at a very affordable price. The creator also has on their website lots of tutorials on how to use the brushes which I think is a really fantastic, touching idea and very encouraging.
Overall I am very impressed with this set!
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I bought these brushes because I'm going to be doing my own makeup for my wedding. I wanted brushes that were reasonable, multi-tasking, easy to clean/maintain, and cute looking (just a perk!). I have to say I got everything I wanted and more with these brushes! The easiest way is to address each separately:
Deluxe crease brush: This brush might be big for some people's crease, but the beauty of this entire collection is that you can switch/swap and be creative! This brush does a great job blending all over the lid, in the crease, and highlighting under the brow bone.
Base shadow brush: I think I use this brush the most. From all over the lid, the crease, or the outer "v", this brush does it all! It's angled cut gives precision but is fluffy enough to blend any eyeshadow.
Accent brush: This brush is good for applying shadow to the upper/lower lashline and putting a highlight color in the inner corner. I also use it for smudging glitter eyeliner.
Pixel point eyeliner brush: I don't have any gel eyeliner, but I use this brush for smudging my regular eyeliner. I find it works better than the built-in smudger.
Brow brush: I've used this brush for applying shadow to the upper/lower lashline, I don't put any "brow" makeup on, but I like to use it (clean) just to neaten up my brows and comb through them.
Overall, I'm so pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend them if you don't want to spend a ton on a versatile set of brushes!
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Now this set I'm really disappointed in. The brow brush and the eyeliner brush are both practically useless. The depositor is just ok for a sheer wash of color (there are better inexpensive brushes out there for this) or for spreading a thin layer of a cream product on the lids, and the crease brush? I'm pretty sure that it was made for someone with eyes the size of that Kathy Wakile on RHONJ. Don't plan on getting inside the crease with this one. This set was not created with precision in mind. I do like the detail brush but I could absolutely live without it. I like the handles on these brushes (didn't mention this in my Core Collection review) but they are a major PITA to get back into the case that they come with. I threw those stupid cases away. All in all I LOVE Pixiwoo but I am not a fan of these brushes. If you want good vegan brushes, spend the extra money and go for Cozzette. You will not be disappointed.***EDIT*** I'm updating this review because I now use these brushes ALL THE TIME with the exception fo the eyeliner brush which I still believe is useless or at least I have not found a use for it yet. I use the huge crease brush for blending, the blending brush for blending the concealer under my eyes and the brow brush for applying/smoking out shadows around my eyes as liner and the detail brush for brightening up the inner corner of my eye or applying highlight to my cupid's bow. I now LOVE this set and use it probaly every day, so it's been a great value for me.
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Sorry to ruin the perfect 5.0 rating but I've had this set for 2 months now and really regret my purchase.
First, let me say that I have tiny monolids with no crease so most eyeshadows brushes are too large for my eyes. These e/s brushes are unusual in proportions and sizes and I found most of them kind of useless. I was only able to use 2 of the brushes, hence my rating of 2 for the set.
The Deluxe Crease brush is HUGE. I was only able to use it for blending.
The Brow brush was not stiff enough and it was too thick to use as an eyeliner brush. Pretty much useless.
The Eyeliner brush is weird too. It's a stiff, very long point and did not apply eyeliner with any precision. Someone suggested using it as a concealer brush so that is what I use it for: a spare concealer brush . . . . when my 12 other concealer brushes are all dirty. I also use the other Eyeshadow brush as a spare concealer brush also since it's too big for my eyes. Wow, that's a lot of extra concealer brushes I am getting with this set. Did I mention that I already have 12 concealer brushes already? continued >>
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Great quality. They don't shed. I have to admit the white tips kind of bug me since they make your brush seem dirty really fast, which makes me wash my brushes more often. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I guess. But through all the washing, I've had no problems with shedding or anything.
Super soft and easy to use.
The eyeliner brush is a little thick, but still nice.
More reviews by MariellaFromBe
Generally speaking, all Real Techniques brushes are really soft, they don't shed at all, they're not smelly or anything and they kept their shape after I washed them with warm water and Marseille soap like I do for all my brushes. All brushes are made of Tacklon and are cruelty-free, which is great.The color of the handle indicates the use of the brush: eye brushes are purple, yellow ones are for face and pink ones are 'finishing' brushes. The whole name of the brush is written on the handle, so it's really helpful for beginners.I also like that all brushes have a flat end to their handles so they can stand on it.
This one comes with a little poach that is very useful for travelling and can also double up as a holder. I think this is great for beginners, particularly as this whole set is excellent value for money at £18.99/ USD 15.99
The brushes coming in this set are:
-Base shadow brush: this one is a wide flat shader brush that works great to apply a wash of color on the whole lid. I find it takes less pigment than an Mac 239 but it's a very nice shader brush.
-Deluxe crease brush: I love this one, it's round and quite big, I love it for applying crease color and blending it at the same time, or for blending the edges of my crease color into my brow-bone color.
-Accent brush: this one is very nice for detailed work like under the lower lash-line. I absolutely love it as I didn't own any kind of smudger brush before and I love how precise this one is.
-Brow brush: is an angled brush to define the brows - probably too wide to be used as a liner brush I'd say, but it's not what it's meant to be.
-Pixel-point eyeliner brush: I must be honest I haven't tried this one with gel liner yet as I like my Mac 210 so much and this one is quite different. But if you want to use eyeshadow rather then liquid or gel liner, this is great.
I just regret there's no dupe for the Mac 217, but this is definitely a great set and if you are a beginner, this contains everything you need to start practising with quality tools!
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The best eye brushes I've ever used! If you are on a budget buy these. They are easy to clean and dry fast using MAC brush cleaner. I would buy these over and over again.
Deluxe Crease Brush - Similar to Sonia Kashuk Dome e/s brush, but better (the reason, synthetic bristles). This one is easier to clean after using cream and liquid concealers. It's also amazing at blending out the edges for eyeshadow.
Base Shadow Brush - It's the all purpose blending brush and packs on color. It's like having a MAC 239 and 224 in one.
Accent Brush - It's great at smudging eyeliner (top/bottom), eyeshadow and placing highlighter in the inner corner of the eyes.
Pixel Pointed Eyeliner - Don't let this brush scare you. I was shocked how easy it was use with gel eyeliner (especially cat eye look). You can also use to place eyeshadow on the lash line.
Brow Brush - Pro: It feels soft. It does the job of packing on the color. Con: It's thick. If you are looking for a more precise line, buy the Eco Tools Angle Liner Brush.
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I will be doing an interactive Twitter Q+A using questions from #Cavs fans later on tonight with Cavaliers phenom Lester Hudson, so tweet @ me a good question to #AskLester and I will ask him. Try to to make the question something you don't think people will already be asking him, use a little creativity, and if it's a solid question I will ask him and use it in the Q+A that's published from there.
For some background on Lester here is a post I wrote about him on Monday, and here is also another one that Scott Sargent wrote earlier today. For the questions I do use in the Q+A, I will be posting your Twitter name and question in the transcript, and linking back to your Twitter account. I'll also tweet his answers at you once it's published too. Here's an example of the format I'm talking about if you were wondering.
As a heads up, if your question is good enough there's also a chance it ends up at Cleveland.com's Sports Blog Network too, in addition to here at Stepien Rules. So tweet @StepienRules with a good question when you get a chance, or hit me up during the game tonight. #AskLester #Cavs
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Philly heads to the Pacific Northwest as a 3-point favorite. Joe Fortenbaugh
Beyond the Bets: "The Eagles have been overvalued throughout the season and with the luster completely worn off, I'm not convinced they should be a 3-point road favorite against a Seahawks team that has been increasingly more competitive, especially in recent weeks.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid is feeling the heat.
The Seahawks are 6-4-1 ATS and the Eagles — who have been favored in nine of 11 games overall despite a 4-7 record — are just 3-6 ATS as a favorite. Now that the Eagles have hit the seven-loss mark, the sharks are beginning to circle and I think you'll see continued speculation that head coach Andy Reid will be out after the year in what has become a lost season.
I thought the Eagles showed some quit in the second half of last week's 38-20 loss to the Patriots and that isn't good, either. Worth noting: The under has hit seven straight times on Thursday games, including five times this year. You'd have to go back to Dec. 9, 2010, to find a game that went over the total on a Thursday.
Also interesting is that the under is hitting by an average margin of 10.8 points per game and has gone under by at least a touchdown in all five Thursday games this year, including last week's primetime game between the 49ers and Ravens."
Follow Beyond the Bets on Twitter: @BeyondTheBets
Warren Sharp, SharpFootballAnalysis.com: "This season on totals of 40+, Seattle UNDERS are 6-1. On games totaled 49 or less, the Eagles UNDERS are 6-2, with the only 2 OVERS being home games that Mike Vick started at quarterback. The Seahawks have the largest disparity in the league between home and road totals. Since 2005, 62% of home games totaled 39+ go UNDER, yet on the road, 60% of these games go OVER. That 22% swing is the largest in the league.
As far as Thursday night trends: Since Thursday Night Football started in Week 10, UNDERS (including Thanksgiving Day games) are undefeated at 5-0, going UNDER by 11 points per game. Since 2009, non-divisional Thursday night games set with a total UNDER 50 are 11-1 to the under. And finally, all Thursday games in the Mountain/Pacific time zones have gone 8-0 to the under, with an average total set at 43.5 going UNDER by 11 points per game.
My top concern in this game is the Eagles' red zone defense. It is by far and away the worst in the league. The key will be how often can Seattle get down there? The Seahawks are ranked just 23rd in the NFL in trips to the red zone and have an overall ranking of 25th in red zone offense using my formula. So if Philly can hold them outside, or force Seattle to no better than 50% in the red zone, we likely will see an under."
Follow Warren Sharp on Twitter: @SharpFootball
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So Much for Cyber Security
Hey, have you used a credit card lately? Maybe to have lunch?
Dairy Queen has admitted to being hacked, six weeks after reports first surfaced that the US fast-food chain's tills were compromised.
"We discovered evidence that the systems of some DQ locations and one Orange Julius location were infected with the widely-reported Backoff malware that is targeting retailers across the country," the company said in a statement. "The investigation revealed that a third-party vendor's compromised account credentials were used to access systems at those locations."
Or maybe you needed to grab some inexpensive kitchen items for the dorm room?
Discount store Kmart admitted some customers' payment cards have likely been "compromised" as it became the latest mega retailer to fall victim to cyber-crims.
The parent of the chain, Sears Holding Corp, said the IT team discovered late Thursday that its payment systems had been breached, and further investigations indicate this had started early last month.
Let's not forget Home Depot, and pretty much everyone else out there that uses standard point-of-sale terminals. Let's face it, folks, electronic payments at retail are not secure right now. And they probably won't be for a while. It's not a bad thing that every company in the world, big or small, has access to standardized hardware and software that enables cashless transactions. But right now, those systems are full of holes that are just being discovered and exploited, and its your convenience at risk.
Yes, convenience. Sure, we all have to pay more because the processing companies are going to have to spend a pile more money to secure or replace systems. It's really the constant change of card numbers and system changes that will make life difficult for a while. Eventually the systems will be secured against existing attacks. And then the attackers will find new ways inside the system. This is just another facet of the cyber war that's ongoing, and we're all mostly bystanders in the line of fire.
Honestly, I've been vectoring more to paying in cash recently, and I don't see a real need to change that direction. Sure, some electronic transactions still need to be made, and I'm debating just getting a simple bank card that's linked to a small debit account. It probably will do me a lot better in terms of budgeting, and I'm only vulnerable for a small amount over time. That won't keep me secure, but at least I can reduce the attack profile. And we'll have to start thinking that way more, since I think it'll only be a couple years before the attacks on faceless corporations shift to attacks on specific humans on a mass scale.
Cold, Hard Reasoning
I just thought this post on the benefits of using cash from Dave Ramsey is very good. I'm a fan of using cash… or not using cash as the case may be.
You spend less when you use cash. Plastic doesn't hurt like cash. Once you've spent some quality time with Benjamin Franklin, you'll think twice before sending him to a cold, hard cash-register coffin. To stretch his life a bit, you'll shop around, look for deals, and naturally spend less.
I have to admit, there's a big difference in having $50 in my wallet. If it's a mix of 10's, 5's, and such, it disappears a lot faster than if I have a single $50. And when the cash is out, then I'm out of easy ways to spend. Maybe it's just that I'm a cheapskate, but it's a lot harder to spend money than it is to swipe a card.
Besides, it's a lot harder to track. But maybe that's just me.
Your Best Guess is as Good as Mine
Interesting article, I think NRO pointed it out to me (or maybe their Twitter feed, or maybe I clicked a mail… it's been open for a couple hours now). I've often thought that an over-complicated model throws in as much error as a simple guess, and this article agrees with that assumption.
This resistance to state-of-the-art statistical models has frustrated the academics. So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim (now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben (now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim's words, to "convince companies to use these models."
To do this, Wübben and Wangenheim tested the predictive accuracy of Pareto/NBD and the relatedBG/NBD model against simpler methods like the "hiatus heuristic" — the academic term for looking at how long it's been since a customer last bought anything — using data from an apparel retailer, a global airline, and the online CD retailer CDNow (from before it was acquired by Amazon in 2001). What they found surprised them. As they reported in a paper published in 2008, rule-of-thumb methods were generally as good or even slightly better at predicting individual customer behavior than sophisticated models.
I know a bunch of data geeks who are probably wincing at this, but I don't think that's the point. Data is always good, and validating that data in any variety of ways is a huge need in any strategy. But the point is that a lot of good business people have an innate understanding of measurement that works for their business. Using data to validate that is a great way to certify instinct.
One point, though… once you get enough data to justify your pre-conceived conclusion, keep digging for a while longer. I've seen a lot of validation justify a practice that doesn't take in all the factors, so I'm a strong proponent of using all the data available to find all the right conclusions. There, now the data geeks can relax.
If Technology Has It's Way…
Hey, if you live in the middle of nowhere, specifically the middle of nowhere surrounded by the sea, and you can't get a regular delivery on a ferry, what do you do? You look for disruptive technology.
The trial is a DHL Parcel research project that flies to Juist, a tiny North Sea island (just 7km long) off the German mainland, from Norddeich harbour. Flights take place only at certain times of day with the parcelcopter flying the 12km in restricted airspace with no overflying of houses. There is a ground station for the flight which is in constant contact with air traffic controllers.
This non-urban delivery trial restriction gets over the risk of collisions with other manned or unmanned aircraft. Birds are still a hazard though.
Drones are a touchy subject, because they started in the military as ways to blow something up. But military applications are a great way to do pathfinding for civilian applications, and here's an innovative solution that shows that small, unmanned devices are a good possibility for moving packages in dangerous areas. This is just a pilot, and not a fool-proof application yet. A bad storm can kill a pilotless drone as fast as it can a small plane, but I think there's a lot of possibilities with technology that will come to fruition over time.
Score another one for technology. Go for it, people.
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I'm in a really busy spate of work right now. I'll be back in a few more days.
Back to Rule ZERO
Yea, I've been light on posting, but the last post was pretty relevant given this news.
As most of you probably know, someone somewhere dumped a deluge of purported nude photographs of a number of female celebrities online yesterday. The victims include the likes of Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Krysten Ritter, Yvonne Strahovski, and Teresa Palmer. But the focal point for this story has been Hunger Games/American Hustle actress Jennifer Lawrence, since the Oscar winning actress is perhaps the most famous actress on the planet right now. Without going into sordid details ( Justice and Grande have said the photos claimed to be of them are fake, other victims have confirmed theirs are real), I'd like to make two very specific points. Ms. Lawrence and the other victims have absolutely nothing to apologize for in terms of the contents of the photos or the nature in which they were leaked. The story itself should not be addressed as if it were a scandal, but rather what it is: A sex crime involving theft of personal property and the exploitation of the female body.
I feel for these poor ladies. They had private data stolen and leaked online. If it was banking information, they could be out millions of dollars. But instead, it's pictures of them in compromising clothing, or lack thereof. I'm not going to go look for any of it, they're probably embarrassed enough as is for someone else to search on it.
But really. Rule Zero: DON'T TAKE, OR LET SOMEONE TAKE, NAKED PICTURES OF YOURSELF, EVER!
I'm not even getting into taking pictures of yourself on a phone that anyone could steal, or worse having that data auto-back-up to the web. Just… just…
Someone's going to complain that I'm being mean and not being considerate of the ladies who were being self-empowering, or who were going to later use the photos to scan for cancer or something. Look, there's little good that can possibly happen from someone taking a picture that they wouldn't show tot their mother.
People, just stop.
Oh, and I hope they find the jerk that got the data and drop him (and I'm nearly positive it's a him) in a room with all of those nice ladies and a dozen baseball bats.
Let's Talk About RULE ZERO
I saw the headline in the Daily Mail the other day, and I skipped it. Then I thought about it. Okay, I'll make a comment. Here's the headline:
'Horrified' Dating Naked contestant sues VH1 after network failed to blur out her crotch before episode aired
So, let's unpack this a bit…
- There's a show called "Dating Naked" on television.
- Contestants actually agree to be taped for some period of time naked with people they really don't know
- This video is edited and then shown on the above-mentioned show
- Contestants are then "horrified" that they might actually be shown naked
I'm sure there are plenty of people who would state that there's a rule one involved here: make sure you get to screen the video before you might be shown naked.
I'm all for RULE ZERO. Don't ever let someone take a picture or video of you naked. Ever.
Here's one of the best lines from the article:
Ms Nizewitz also told the Post that the incident ruined a 'budding relationship.' She said the man she was dating never called her again after the show aired.
'He was employed, Jewish, in his 30s and that's pretty much ideal,' Nizewitz said.
So you don't think that agreeing to appear naked on a show might not have turned said person off in the first place?
And lest you think that this is a one-off stupid, there's always the headline about the upcoming show about people having sex in a box and then talking about it. No, I won't link to that one.
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Is there any good free noise reduction software? For photos... Or not free
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Posted 09 January 2010 - 09:56 AM
I think you'll need CS3 or newer though for Camera Raw.
Posted 09 January 2010 - 11:07 AM
but to reduce noise, there are filters in photoshop that help. gause blur isnt what you should go after to kill out noise, there is a NOISE REDUCTION filter in most versions of photoshop. the blur will only smudge the pixels and appear to clean it up, but in all essence you are just blurring the picture. its kinda like what "glamour shots" or any of those portrait studios do to smooth out the photos you pay them for, it makes everyone look like they have nice skin.
since it is a phone pic, i will be honest and tell you that since you arent starting out with the best quality of image, you may not be able to clean them up as much as you hope. its just the nature of the beast.
there is also a program called "noise ninja" which does well too, but i use CS3 and CS4 for my work, so i dont need NN.
one thing that can help is to make sure you have plenty of light and hold that phone still when shooting.
camera RAW is for working with a .RAW photo file. phones do not take those. for RAW files you need CS3 or newer.....i actually prefer 3 over 4....the layout in 4 just isnt openly friendly like 3.
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in photosop 3/4 you can do filter>noise>less noise. as well as filter>noise>despecal. And play with those. then you can sharpen the pic an the noise wont come back
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There are 32 sculptures dotted around to animate the centre's streets as part of free arts exhibition Corelli's Creature Carnival.
Kidbrooke's Corelli College students, as well as youngsters from primary schools across the borough, have worked with artists to create the four-week exhibition.
It was launched on Tuesday (July 1) with the animals all aboard iconic tea clipper the Cutty Sark.
Corelli College arts college manager Shermaine Slocombe said: "Kidbrooke was a farming community until the 1930s and with our Farm Academy status it makes sense for our students to look at British animals. "Animal welfare and wellbeing is a big part of what we do, so this summer get involved by coming to our trail."
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Let's begin by admitting that burlesque-type entertainment is not to everyone's taste. Then let's revisit the sage advice about trying everything twice to see if you like it, since you might have gotten it wrong the first time. Kiss Kiss Cabaret's "Holiday Spectacular" revives the spirit of the genre with revelations both dramaturgical and corporeal. A chorus of stripping lovelies perform routines both time-honored and unexpected, a naughty-but-nice pas de deux-couple deliver the shivers that thrill, and a gentleman-juggler proves that vaudeville is still with us. All are lovingly and leer-fully corralled by a clown MC, whipping-and-warming up the audience. Here we have comedy, vaudeville, lots o' burlesque, and there's a little magic thrown in for good measure; all the ingredients for a sexy, fun-filled romp. Burlesque has roots going back to the 1840s, and it isn't going away anytime soon. But enough of the academics. Bring on the girls!
The lady (and I use that term with cheerful looseness) MC Tamale sports long red hair and a whitened face adorned with two red hearts. The night I attended, she knew the names of many of the guests (especially those celebrating birthdays), and showcased a gift for being able to turn a heckle into a funny exchange, and then keep it going as a subplot throughout the show. Tamale has clear talents and makes descriptions of her youth fun, but learning the cardinal Rule of Three—you must push a bit, a story, or a catch-phrase to the third delivery to get the full laugh, and then never mention it again—will make her an unstoppable comic force. Read the rest of this entry »


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1. Ole Miss has momentum coming on the heels of the 2013 banner recruiting class, and an opening win over Vanderbilt. With that said, the Rebels have their hands full trying to keep safety C.J. Hampton (Meridian, Miss./Meridian) in the fold. Hampton will make official visits to several schools, including Alabama, with the Crimson Tide primed to flip the ESPN 300 prospect.
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One expected blockbuster, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," easily matched expectations with a record gross for the season of $161 million, while the next tentpole up, Disney's animated "Frozen," took in nearly $270,000 on a single Los Angeles screen in advance of its national rollout next pre-holi...Read More »
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Forget the storied orchards and iconic wind sailors. Dozens of tech companies producing everything from unmanned aircraft to solar energy are finding the Columbia River Gorge is the place to do business.
By Michelle V. Rafter
Picture Oregon's high-tech hot spots and the bucolic riverside community of Hood River isn't the first that springs to mind. But the Columbia River Gorge region, best known for orchards, wineries and windsurfing, steadily and without much fanfare has become home to an assortment of tech ventures in numbers strong enough they're reshaping the very nature of industry in the area.
What's happening in the Gorge is a classic example of economic clustering, where a bunch of companies in the same industry benefit from being located near each other. The proximity lends itself to local partnerships and idea sharing. The downside is that companies work near competitors and employees get poached or leave to start their own gigs. But the positives outweigh the negatives. Because of the cluster, when sales reps or parts distributors come to town to see Insitu or other big companies, they stop at the little ones, too, says Arthur Babitz, a Hood River city councilman and co-owner of a two-person animation equipment company. "We're on the map now."
Insitu has used part of its newfound wealth to give back to the community. When the city of White Salmon couldn't afford to repair a 1940s-era former high-school building, Insitu leased half the ailing structure and spent $350,000 renovating it into the company's software research lab. In the short time Google's been in The Dalles, the company has started a number of community outreach programs, including providing IT support for local fire and emergency departments.
In addition to bringing high-salaried knowledge workers to the area, tech companies have improved wages for local residents. At the Gorge's larger tech companies, average annual incomes range from $40,000 to $60,000, and 90% of owners and their employees have health insurance, according to a report on the Gorge tech cluster published in early 2007 by the Gorge Tech Alliance, a local tech business advocacy group.
Another milestone came in 2004, when a handful of tech executives formed the Gorge Tech Alliance to give local companies a base for networking and joint marketing efforts. With staff contracted from the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, the Gorge Tech Alliance today holds regular meetings and education sessions and has developed marketing materials promoting the area as a great place for "lifestyle entrepreneurs." The group is also amassing data on its members, all the better to understand the financial impact they're having on the area "so we can raise the awareness of officials and the public," says White, with Custom Interface.
Perhaps the biggest example of the tech sector's growing significance in the Gorge was Google's decision to open a 30-acre server farm in The Dalles, taking advantage of cheap electricity, available land, a generous package of tax incentives, and QLife, an existing 18-mile fiber optic loop funded by a consortium of local government agencies.
To that end, companies do the usual help-wanted advertising on Internet job boards and at local colleges and university campuses, and then some. The Gorge Tech Alliance held its first job fair this past November, attracting seven hiring companies and 40 job seekers. While the numbers sound small, organizers say they're pleased with the amount of follow-up interviews scheduled. Insitu's worked around the workforce problem by maintaining an office in Vancouver, Wash., for employees who can't or don't want to sell their homes. The company also changed an in-house policy against spouses working together to attract more married working couples.
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Our Toy Story Midway Mania Christmas Vacation 12/26- 1/1/2010 with pics COMPLETED
It's hard to believe it's almost been a month since our wonderful vacation to Disney Land. We arrived 12/26 and journeyed back home 1/1/2010. I'm hoping you'll enjoy our trip report and perhaps pick up a tip or two to help you with your own magical vacations!
Our family: DH who is my best friend and humors my planning and DIS board addiction! DSs- "Donald" and "Grumpy" who are 18 yo now and freshmen in college. They say if we keep planning the vacations they'll keep coming. I can't imagine Disney without them. Me - you won't see me in many pictures as I'm usually behind the camera but love Disney and have a special affection for DL! We are DVC owners at the Boardwalk. Best decision we ever made for our vacation dollars.
Day 1 - Did someone try to light their pants on fire at Detroit Metro Airport??
We arrived at DTW at 6 am for our 8:55 am flight and could not believe our eyes when we saw the lines for baggage claim and security. Having spent Christmas evening packing (NO one in my family started packing before that) we hadn't quite kept up on national security. After standing in a non-moving line for almost 45 minutes I was lucky enough to secure a sky cap to check our bags. We had just enough time to go through security and pick up a delish - not- breakfast from McDonalds at the airport. Not quite the leisurely breakfast at the Coney Island at the McNamara terminal we were planning on but we were happy to be aboard our flight and on our way to California! :yay:
Arrival at LAX
Smooth flight. I had booked Execu-car after reading some reviews here on the DIS boards. When we got our bags I called the number on our information and only waited about 15 minutes to be picked up outside our terminal. We were very pleased with this service and would recommend them to others.
My guys waiting for our 'town car'
Our driver didn't have a personality (I don't think he said two words to us) but the car was clean and we were driven straight to the Grand Californian Hotel!
We last visited the GCH June of 2008 as part of our land/cruise vacation when the Disney Magic sailed out of California. We stayed this visit on points but not in one of the villas. Now that is is an official vacation club there are some 'welcome home' touches.
Arriving at the entrance:
The car says 'Welcome home' and is decorated for the holidays:
We had some holiday magic as our room was ready! We were assigned room 4251 in a brand new section. Some room pictures for you:
Doesn't take my men long to get comfy and secure the TV clicker ;)
Our view (standard view room)
Proof that I do exist as well as showing the great flat screen TV and fridge.
Vanity area:
Do I need to tell you what this is?? :rotfl:
After a short visit by the Disney Security Castmembers we had our safe all re-set, our ipods stowed and were ready to head down to White Water Snacks for some much needed fuel!
Up Next: WWS, a bit of DTD, dinner at Storyteller's Cafe, and preparations for our first day at DL!:goodvibes
I love whitewater snacks! The nachos are amazing there, and there never seems to be anyone there.
love your pics so far, I've never stayed at the GC, but it looks awesome!
eek! I couldn't imagine flying out of Detriot on 12/26!
I see you are going for your first time to DL in a little over a month. You will have a BLAST!!
Day 1 food and shopping!
Off we went to White Water Snacks. There weren't any hours posted but we knew they weren't open before magic morning. No worries - it was about 2 pm by now.
Here is the cute tree in WWS:
We knew from a previous trip to select your grab-and-go things and order your hot food at the register. Here are your choices:
Grumpy and DH and burgers and fries, Donald a pizza and salad, and I had the beef nachos. All were good but I won!
DSs went to Downtown Disney (DTD) for the first of many Java Juices
DH and I went through the GCH gift shop and then headed to DTD ourselves to meet up with our boys and get breakfast treats from the bakery. We knew from our previous visit that if you did Magic Morning there wasn't anything open for breakfast ahead.
All my men went back to the room to relax and I enjoyed browsing DTD, went to guest services at DL to get our Holiday Tour tickets for the next day. Highlights included watching little Minnie caramel apples be made:
First she dipped these chocolate coated apples in white chocolate
Then she dusted them with red sprinkle sugar:
Finally she added these little polka-dots that I believe are also white chocolate being made by the woman to our left. She is currently busy dusting Minnie's bow.
All done!
It did not entice me to purchase one but it was a fun 15 minutes! I took a few photos down by guest services:
Through the gate at DL:
Fun letters!
I headed back to GCH and on my way to the lobby was surprised to see an a capella caroling group dressed in their Victorian holiday attire. They were taking requests and it was great fun!
The lobby at the GCH is really beautiful but hard to photograph. Here is my attempt to capture the stunning tree:
We had the dinner buffet at Storyteller's Cafe. The food was very good as we had remembered. Here is the rest of today's food porn pics:
Up next: Magic Morning at Disney Land and our Holiday Tour
Well I'm on board! Glad you made your flight despite the lines at security. Nice view from your room and cool shots of the GC. I'm feelin' that Disney Christmas spirit and it has put a smile on my face. Nice little extras like the acapella group :thumbsup2
Looking forward to hearing and seeing more from your trip! :banana:
Day 2 - Disney Land and Holiday Tour
Magic Morning is where the time change works to our advantage. 5:30 in the morning in CA is 8:30 am in Michigan :thumbsup2 We ate our bakery treats and were at the gate 12 by 6:45 am
Ready to rock~
We entered at 7 am exchanging our internet print outs for real tickets with no problem. A quick couple of photos then off to Adventureland!
We hot footed it right through Space Mountain. So much better than the WDW version!
Figured out that my Blackberry takes much better photos of the monitors:
Next Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters x 2
Remember to email your ride photo to yourself - it's the only 'free' photo you'll get ;)
My men humored me and we rode Peter Pan's Flight (about the same as WDW but one of my favs!) and Pinocchio's Daring Journey (not at WDW)
Who doesn't get excited when you see this coming???
By now it was 0800 and time to double time it to Adventureland and Indianna Jones!
Not too busy before the regular rope drop!
One of our favorite DL rides. We scooped up Fast Passes (FPs) for later and rode the stand-by line. :thumbsup2
After riding Indianna Jones exited to the left and rode Pirates of the Caribbean.
No fast pass for this but again much better/longer than the WDW version. Again exit and turn left into New Orlean's square and the Haunted Mansion.
Disney Land transforms (and I mean TOTALLY transforms) the Haunted Mansion to be Nightmare Before Christmas. We could pretty much sing the songs after our trip! Let's enjoy a few pics from outside the HM shall we?
We rode this ride twice using the stand-by line without any wait. By this time it was 9:30 am and we were eligible for another fastpass. TIP: you can get another fast pass even if you haven't used the first (or many) ones you got. You can use them ANY time that day after the eligible time! We snagged one for the Haunted Mansion for later :goodvibes
LOVE the themeing for all the fast pass machines:
We then turned right for a change and rode Indiana Jones using our fast passes from the morning. Before our 11 am PS reservations for Carnation Cafe Grumpy and Donald rode Star Tours. While they stood in the S/B line, DH and I got fast passes for Buzz for later (right across from Star Tours). My hubby suffers a bit with motion sickness and fessed up at this point that the combination of a bit of a cold and Space Mountain made him feel a bit under the weather :sick:
Next up: 'Lunch' at Carnation Cafe
After a successful flight on Star Tours we headed to Carnation Cafe and found that they were serving breakfast at 11 am :scared1:
Very nice atmosphere
DH had plain scrambled eggs and headed back to the room for a much needed nap. One of the BEST things about DL is that our room was a 10 minute walk. No need to hop a bus and plan transportation time into a schedule. Heaven! :cloud9:
We had eaten at the Carnation Cafe for lunch before. While the men all said their breakfast was "OK", faint praise, my meal was disgusting :guilty:
Donald's Bfast:
The driest apple pancakes you've ever tried to choke down - not enough syrup in the world to make these puppies slide down. The bacon was fine.
While DH was resting the rest of us snagged FPs for Space Mountain, rode the Storybook Land Canal Boats (not at WDW and 'OK') Here are a few pics from the ride:
Aladdin's little land
We had a blast watching the Jedi Academy in Tomorrowland. Don't miss it!
Went back to New Orlean's Square and stood in the 40 min S/B line for Pirates. It broke down when we were in site of the loading area. We persevered and waited in line about 15 minutes more and the ride was up and running again! YEAH!
We then caught a bit of Tatiana's Showboat Jubilee along the river. Very catchy songs and nice show.
If anyone's keeping track we now are the proud holders of fast passes for Haunted Mansion, Buzz, and 3 for Space Mountain.
New Orleans' Square:
We called DH to wake him up and then spent a bit of time enjoying main street and the holiday decorations. Enjoy them with me:
Next up: Holiday Tour and dinner at Paradise Pier Hotel
Very nice pictures... You have a very handsome family. :) Looks like you had a great time. Sorry your breakfast wasn't so good... I think "sometimes" the food looks better than it tastes at Disneyland. hope to go to Disneyland sometime during the Christmas Season. Your fastpass accumulation was great.. NMBC is a great ride. I know a lot of peeps don't like the overlay, but I prefer it. I love Storybook Canals.. It is one of my favorite rides.. So cute.....
I'm loving your pictures! I would say that they are making me miss Disneyland...but I was already missing Disneyland when I started looking at them. ;) That's too bad about your breakfast. Always a disappointment when you don't enjoy your food. Looking forward to more!
I'm really not a picky eater. I must say it's the first time my family has gone from lunch directly in search of snacks popcorn:: Stuffed pretzels from Tomorrowland for the boys and I had YUMMY popcorn in a NMBC collectible tub. Look who's turning the crank!
And then what happened??? popcorn::
Thanks for reading :goodvibes
I am also reading along and can't wait to read and see more. Your title is what really drew me in, love Toy Story Mania so can't wait to see how that all ties in with your trip. Can't wait to see your new installment.:goodvibes
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