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Today we will be talking about VCE's cloud infrastructure product, the Vblock. Gartner's recent study that through next year 60% of enterprises will embrace some form of cloud adoption, has enlightened the competitive cloud vendor market. But at the same time, does the cloud industry need to be driven by vendor competition or vendor collaboration? Archie Hendryx of VCE Technology Solutions discusses this very matter.
EM360°: Could you tell us about VCE and why cloud has played a big part in your company's solutions?
Archie: VCE is a unique start up company formed via joint investments from EMC, Cisco, VMware and Intel that has been operating for just over three years. Its focus is solely on building the world's most advanced converged infrastructure, the Vblock. The Vblock is a pretested, prevalidated and preconfigured and more importantly pre-integrated infrastructure solution of storage, compute, networking and hypervisor; so in other words it ships out as a single SKU and product to the customer.
Personally I like to equate VCE as a revolutionary that has changed the way we view infrastructure as it's manufacturing and selling infrastructure as a product much in the way like you buy a car such as an Audi. When you buy an Audi you may have different components from different vendors that make up that car but what the end user is purchasing is a single product. Similarly with the Vblock while we may use different components from our investors Cisco, EMC, VMware and Intel the end user is acquiring a product. Because it's a standardized product, the Vblock models are exactly the same regardless of geographical location, which completely radicalizes and simplifies the customer experience of infrastructure and consequently mitigates the typical risk associated with it.
As for how the cloud has played a big part in VCE's success, one of the major criticisms of private clouds is that the end user still has to build, manage and maintain the infrastructure to the extent that they are continuing the 'keeping the lights on' approach of IT. Ultimately this lacks the economic benefit that makes cloud computing such an intriguing concept. Hence what we and our customers quickly realized is that a private cloud's success ultimately depends on the stability, reliability, scalability and performance of its infrastructure. By going the Vblock route our customers immediately attain that stability, reliability, scalability and performance and consequently accelerate their private cloud initiatives. For example with support issues, VCE alone are the owner of the ticket because the Vblock is their product. Once the Vblock has been shipped out problems that might potentially be faced by a customer in Glasgow can easily be tested on a like-for-like standard Vblock in our labs. This rapidly resolves performance issues or trouble tickets.
The other distinctive feature of the Vblock is its accelerated deployment. We ship to the customer a ready assembled logically configured product and solution in only 30-45 working days, from procurement to production. This has an immediate effect in terms of the reduction in cost of ownership, especially when the businesses demand that instant platform for their new projects.
EM360°: Your latest cloud infrastructure solution sees your components from the Vblock, integrating with VMware's new cloud solutions system. Can you tell me why industry collaboration is seen to be prominent in today's market?
Archie: What I think has driven this is a change in mindset of customers which has been initiated by the concept of cloud computing. Customers are reassessing the way they procure IT and they want a simplified and accelerated experience that doesn't require having to go to multiple vendors and solutions. I think vendors that are still only focused on storage or servers and have not looked at expanding their offerings via alliances or acquisitions are either going to fold or be swallowed up by the big fishes as they look to add to their portfolios. This is one of the reasons why the latest announcement from VMware and their vCloud suite is so exciting and of course VCE's support and integration for it.
If VCE and the Vblock are responsible for accelerating your journey to the private cloud you could say that adding this vCloud suite would pretty much give it a major turbo boost.
EM360°: Are copyright factors, or other vendors sussing out each other's strengths and weaknesses, a problem when you encounter a project like this?
Archie: That's a really interesting question and certainly I have experienced that in previous roles, especially when I was with initiatives such as Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) when they had SMI-S compliancy. We were always promised that SMI-S compliancy would allow us to have the utopia of a single pane of glass for heterogeneous storage arrays, regardless of whether the storage array was from HDS, HP or EMC. Sadly this was never the case. As none of the vendors opened up fully and you only ended up with around 60% functionality, which ultimately meant that you went back to the native tools and multiple management panes of glass that you had anyway. You could not really blame the vendors as it would be naive to think that one vendor would allow its competitor to dissect their micro-code. This mindset is not going to change. So that is why you will see vendors deciding to procure their own server companies or storage vendors to provide this end-to-end stack.
At VCE we are in a very unique position where our investors are not competing with each other, and for us they are ultimately the component providers to our product. We don't necessarily support or include all of our investors' products or portfolios as components, only those we feel really best integrate with our single end user product. Once we have our specific components defined from our investors based on our standards we then pre-integrate and manufacture our product as a comprehensive solution. While our competitors and even our investors have such a large portfolio of products and offerings, VCE only do Vblocks and hence only focus on improving and optimizing Vblocks, enabling us to do things which others in the industry have only dreamed of, and this will be announced very soon.
EM360°: Today's enterprise market is obviously rather confused and what some other analysts are also thinking. I don't think some companies know what they want for their departments, whether to embrace public, open, private or a bit of both - hybrid functions. A lot of vendors are doing their own spin on cloud, particularly the niche players. Is the industry doing enough to simplify the product offering?
Archie: In a nutshell no. There is still a lot of confusion out there and smoke screen marketing from various vendors and this hasn't helped the end user decide or make the distinction between the various offerings and what is best for them. What we have found most recently with a lot of our enterprise clients is that they initially look at us as part of a storage server or datacenter refresh. While they may have some cloud initiatives, they really have little or no idea on how to achieve them, certainly in terms of the traditional model of IT procurement and deployment.
Once they understand the concept of the Vblock and how VCE can provide them a productized, risk free infrastructure we immediately see them come to the realisation of how this could be aligned to a Private Cloud model that in turn could develop to a Hybrid cloud. Once the customer realizes how agile and quick the deployment of their infrastructure could be with a Vblock , we nearly always find them talking and feeling freer to think higher up the stack with strategic discussions and plans on how they can deploy a management and orchestration solution and service portal. Ultimately if you want people to really understand the Cloud and what's best for them you've got to show them how you take away the risk from their traditional IT and infrastructure challenges.
EM360°: Have we seen innovation thrive in the cloud infrastructure management market, and what kinds of developments and developments have really caught your eye today?
Archie: There are a lot great products and suites out there. Every day we are seeing improvements in the look and the feel of such products as they come closer to providing that public cloud experience to the private cloud. I think the challenge of all of these solutions up to now is that they have to be integrating with all of the components of the infrastructure as separate entities, especially when it comes to designing and deploying orchestration. Without trying to reveal too much what VCE will be bringing out, I can certainly say that it will completely revolutionize and simplify this, where the product will now be managed, monitored and orchestrated as exactly that, a single Vblock product. When this development comes it will really excite many and completely transform the private cloud infrastructure model going forward.
EM360°: Are there any final thoughts you would like to leave our readers with as to how the cloud infrastructure market will play out in the future, what kind of systems we could be using and how enterprises should look to plan ahead?
Archie: The industry is at an inflection point. The approach to IT is changing and is affecting the way customers and vendors approach and procure infrastructure, specifically with regards to the mission critical applications that they ultimately depend on. This is going to lead to more converged infrastructure offerings that are eventually going to pretty much get to the point where VCE are, which is a standardized product offering, or as we like to call it an x86 mainframe. One CTO of a customer recently said to me that if I do not look at purchasing the components of the power and cooling of my datacenter, why should I do that with my infrastructure? That kind of summed it up for me because there is going to come a time when people will look back at the way open systems IT was purchased and deployed as ludicrous as someone today buying all of the components of a laptop, putting it all together, somehow expecting it to work perfectly and then be supported seamlessly by all of the vendors of the components.
To take that laptop analogy further what we will eventually see with infrastructure viewed and built as a product, is a new way to manage, monitor and update it as a product. For example when you update your laptop you are automatically notified of the patches and it's a single click of the button for the single product. You don't receive an update for your keyboard, followed by an update for your screen only for a week later to be sent another update for your CD-ROM. Concurrently when it comes to support you don't log a call with the manufacturer of the CD-ROM component of your laptop you go directly to the manufacturer of the product. Imagine that same experience with your Cloud infrastructure where it alerts you of a single seamless update for the whole product? Where it has a true single management pane and presents itself to the end user as a single entity? Imagine how that would simplify the configuration, orchestration and management of the Private Cloud. That's where the future lies and to be honest it might not be that far away.
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Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless Legal Thriller Book 1)
Brown Street Books, 2011
Meet attorney Sasha McCandless in Irreparable Harm , the fast-paced, whip-smart legal thriller by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Melissa F. Miller. After eight long years, Sasha is about to make partner at a prestigious law firm. All she has to do is keep her head down and her billable hours up. When a plane operated by her client slams into the side of a mountain, killing everyone aboard, Sasha gears up to defend the inevitable civil ...
Legal Thriller: Criminal Justice (Max Harrison Book 1)
Roam Free Publishing, 2014
Defending a criminal is easy – until they make it personal. Criminal attorney Max Harrison takes on a case for an old school friend, Wayne Snowden. Wayne has been charged with the attempted murder of an old flame, but it quickly becomes evident that the prosecution is not interested in this conviction. So why are they still pressing ahead with the charge? What is Wayne hiding? This thrilling legal short story will take you for a ride ...
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
Steve Bogira
, 2006
Courtroom 302 is the fascinating story of one year in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. Here we see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the judge's chambers, the spectators' gallery. From the daily grind of the court to the highest-profile case of the year, Steve Bogira's masterful investigation ...
Legal Thriller: Predatory Kill (Suspense Thrillers and Mysteries best sellers, pulp thrillers, political ...
Times Square Publishing, 2014
Experience the mystery, thrills, and suspense of a best-selling Legal Thrillers Mystery Series Can "too big to fail" get away with murder? In Book One of the Brent Marks Legal Thriller Series, Kenneth Eade delivers another solid and intricately plotted financial thriller. At its core, "Predatory Kill" is an examination of the chaos and corruption of the 2008 financial crisis, and asks the vital question: "are banks above the law?" A ...
ANGELS (Private Investigator Series with Courtroom Drama)
Global Village Publications, 2014
When best buddies Michael and Gabriel come across the scene of a car crash, they argue about pulling over to help. But when they see a shattered car, a bullet hole, and a man on the verge of death, they have no choice but to take him to hospital. A simple enough act, but neither of them could guess what would happen next… Daniel Harris is a young attorney, and when Michael and Gabriel save him from the side of the road, his whole life ...
Courtroom Avenger: The Challenges and Triumphs of Robert Habush
Kurt Chandler
American Bar Association
, 2014
This is a profile of Robert Habush, a prolific and esteemed trial lawyer based in Milwaukee. He's a lawyer whose is recognized by his peers as a lawyer who is always fighting for the little guy against the big pocket. Each chapter of this compelling book covers a significant trial in his career, and more. In it you'll find: •details on the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries trial, •his representation of the survivors of the World Trade ...
Guilt by Association
Smashwords.com, 2013
Jayson Cook is reaping the rewards of a flourishing law practice in Boston. However, his comfortable life is turned upside down after he agrees to represent Brian Stone, a white supremacist charged with planting a bomb that destroyed an inner city church, killing a twelve-year-old black girl. Jayson believes an ethical lawyer provides his client with a vigorous defense no matter the crime, and Brian Stone is no exception. His efforts to free ...
Substantial Risk (David Brunelle Legal Thrillers Book 5)
Ring of Fire Publishing, 2014
A sex club. A dead "submissive." A "dominant" in custody. Homicide D.A. Dave Brunelle barely understands the terms. How can he ever hope to understand the bondage subculture well enough to hold a killer responsible for the apparently accidental death of his own girlfriend? Brunelle embarks on a voyage of discovery, both of himself and things he never even knew existed. In so doing, however, he risks losing not only his case, but ...
Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony
Stephen J. Ceci
Amer Psychological Assn
, 1999
The credibility of children's testimony is a hotly debated topic in America's courtrooms, universities and professional organisations. Are children more suggestible than adults, and if so, what are the implications for those who work with child witnesses? This work examines real life cases in which children were key witnesses in criminal chid abuse trials. Written in accessible language by experts in the field, this text should be useful for ...
The Courtroom Ministry of Heaven
Randy Colver
Xulon Press
, 2003
The Courtroom Explained Through the Trials of the Century: The Evidence, Arguments, and Drama Behind the ...
Beverley R. Meyes
1st Book Library
, 2002
Book by Meyes, Beverley R.
From The Courtroom of Heaven To the Throne Of Grace and Mercy
Jeanette Strauss
Glorious Creations Publishing
, 2011
As a born again Christian, I had never given the Courtroom of Heaven a thought. Then in answer to a prayer for our daughter, who was backslidden the Lord gave me a dream. The dream contained a strategy to use in the Courtroom of Heaven on her behalf. As a result she was set free and restored. Included in this book is the dream, and the strategy that can be used to win your specific petition in the Heavenly Court. Show up where the accuser of the ...
Goode and Wellborn's Courtroom Evidence Handbook, 2014-15 Student Edition (Selected Statutes)
Steven Goode
Olin G Wellborn III
West Academic Publishing
, 2014
Designed both for law student advocates and students enrolled in traditional evidence courses, this handbook provides full coverage of courtroom evidence procedures, rules, and law. It contains the Federal Rules of Evidence, including recent and pending amendments; offers rule-by-rule commentary, serving as a mini-treatise on federal rules; and covers objections and responses. It is indispensable for students participating in a mock trial, going ...
Courtroom Evidence Handbook, 2012-2013 Student Edition
Steven J. Goode
Olin Guy Wellborn III
, 2012
Designed both for law student advocates and students enrolled in traditional evidence courses, this handbook provides full coverage of courtroom evidence procedures, rules, and law. It contains the Federal Rules of Evidence, including recent and pending amendments; offers rule-by-rule commentary, serving as a mini-treatise on federal rules; and covers objections and responses. It is indispensable for students participating in a mock trial, going ...
The Mental Case (Thaddeus Murfee Mystery Series of Crime & Legal Thrillers Book 6)
Subjudica House, 2014
The Mental Case is a novel about law firm money and a law firm death. And about a missing child and a parent's frantic search. Ansel Largent has been a founder and managing partner of a large Chicago law firm for two decades. He is respected. Ferocious in the courtroom but a winner with the jury. Happy at home with wife Libby, a stroke victim. Happy at the office with Melinda, a married woman with a special interest in him. Ansel has ...
Making Race in the Courtroom: The Legal Construction of Three Races in Early New Orleans
Kenneth R. Aslakson
NYU Press
, 2014
No American city's history better illustrates both the possibilities for alternative racial models and the role of the law in shaping racial identity than New Orleans, Louisiana, which prior to the Civil War was home to America's most privileged community of people of African descent. In the eyes of the law, New Orleans's free people of color did not belong to the same race as enslaved Africans and African-Americans. While slaves were ...
Legal Thriller: Defending the Innocent (Max Harrison Book 2)
Roam Free Publishing, 2014
How much evidence does it take to convict the innocent? When criminal attorney Max Harrison is called to defend angelic Claire Nelson, he is drawn in by her beauty. Claire has been charged with the murder of her husband's lover and the case against her is strong. But Max is convinced that Claire is too innocent to commit such a violent crime. Can Max defend her against the strong evidence? This thrilling legal short story will take ...
From Crime Scene to Courtroom: Examining the Mysteries Behind Famous Cases
Cyril H. Wecht
Dawna Kaufmann
Prometheus Books
, 2011
From crime scene to morgue to courtroom, and finally the court of public opinion, this riveting narrative is essential reading for true-crime enthusiasts. If you think the media has told you everything there is to know about Michael Jackson and Casey Anthony, think again! This engrossing, almost cinematic page-turner, offers never-before-published information on the mysterious deaths of Michael Jackson and Caylee Anthony, plus five other ...
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(November 24, 2009: Geneseo, IL 61254) In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Darnall Maple Leafs (Geneseo, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Alleman Pioneers (Rock Island, IL), by a count of 55-47.
The Maple Leafs (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Sterling (Sterling, IL). The Golden Warriors go into the NCIC - Northeast outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Sterling was topped by Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL), 52-42, in a non-league outing.
The Pioneers now hold a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Moline for a Western Big 6 outing on Friday, December 4.
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- FAIRTAXFAIRRENT.CA CAMPAIGN EXPOSES UNIQUE HIDDEN TENANT TAX IN SOME ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) wants Ontario's cities, including London, Toronto, Windsor and Hamilton, to stop the taxing of tenants at two to three times more than homeowners.
- Greening Together Gives More Reasons to Rent With Confidence FRPO's New Environmental Operating Standards Offers Renters the Opportunity to Play an Active Role in Promoting a Greener Living Environment in their Apartment Community
- Canada's Largest Multi-Unit Food Drive on April 8th Rental housing owners, managers and residents will start collecting 500,000 lbs of food for the 2014 Spring H.O.P.E. (Housing Owners & People Everywhere) food drive on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.
Some of our benefits include
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December 03 2010
2010 FRPO MAC Award Winners
The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 FRPO MAC (Marketing, Achievement and Construction) Awards, as presented at FRPO's Awards Gala Dinner on December 2, 2010, in Toronto.
November 29 2010
Housing Benefit Smart Policy for Ontario Families
The provincial commitment to explore a new Housing Benefit is a major step forward in addressing the economic pressures facing low-income Ontarians, says a diverse coalition of non-profit housing providers, private sector landlords, food banks and policy experts.
September 09 2010
Massive Favouritism of Homeowners over Renters Exposed
A new report undertaken for FRPO and the CFAA by economist Dr. Frank Clayton shows that the federal government, the Ontario government and municipalities in Ontario discriminate against tenants.
August 30 2010
Report: Government Subsidies to Homeowners vs Renters in Ontario and Canada
A new report undertaken for FRPO and the CFAA by economist Dr. Frank Clayton shows that the federal government, the Ontario government and municipalities in Ontario discriminate against tenants by providing massive subsidies to higher-income homeowners.
June 22 2010
2011 Rent Increase Guideline Announced
Rent control guideline of 0.7% will be devastating to Ontario's ageing rental housing stock and tenant experience.
April 12 2010
McGuinty Government Dupes Media and Tenants on HST
Tenants not protected from the HST
March 25 2010
Ontario Budget Ignores Rental Housing
No relief from huge HST tax increase on landlords and tenants.
March 04 2010
Peel Living Earns CRB Designation from FRPO
Peel Housing Corporation (PHC) was recognized today by the Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) for certifying its 70 residential property sites under FRPO's Certified Rental Building (CRB) Program. The PHC is the first social housing provider in Canada to receive the CRB Program designation.
March 01 2010
Campaign promotes "Housing as a human right"
The Ontario Human Rights Commission, the City of Toronto, the Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario the Greater Toronto Apartment Association and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre have joined forces to promote housing as a human right. The partners are encouraging Toronto tenants and landlords to learn more about these rights by today launching a poster that will appear in 120 transit shelters across Toronto during the month of March.


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Bulkypix has released a new game onto Android today called LoliRock which is based off of a show created by Marathon Media. While this game won't be everyone's cup of tea, it is a pretty unique game in that it is one of the very few Karaoke and Rhythm games available for mobile.
True Axis, game creator of the excellent titles, True Skate, Space Tripper and Jet Car Stunts, has finally released the sequel to their award winning game, Jet Car Stunts for Android. Jet Car Stunts 2 is now available in the Play Store, and we couldn't be more excited to try it out. True Axis is known to take their time, to make sure that their games are well-polished, before they are released. If you like driving a vehicle at insane speeds through a maze of tracks floating in mid-air, Jet Car Stunts 2 is the game for you. Are you ready to take flight?
11-Bit Studio has released a new piece of art and a new trailer for their upcoming game This War Of Mine which we now get to check out today. The developers of the popular Anomaly franchise are doing something a little different with game, aside from the fantastic art style that it has.
Some big news in the MMORPG world as Gamevil and XL Games have announced a partnership which will bring ArcheAge to mobile devices soon. While there isn't a whole lot of details as to when this will actually happen and ArcheAge will find its way to Google Play, this news is one sort of a first in regards to a new MMORPG actually getting a mobile version for players to use as well.
Back in December 2013 we reported on Tale for the Borderlands from TellTale Games. This Borderland installment is a point-and-click adventure game that will be based off of the Borderlands universe and today we get to check out a new trailer for the upcoming game.
The Last Door is a dark retro-style point-and-click adventure game that has finally made its way to Android in a special Collector's Edition. This edition comes with four possible episodes for you to work your way through, all of which features new scenes and puzzles, enhanced graphics, unlockable bonuses, and remastered sound.
A rather enjoyable looking game is heading to the Ouya console this month called MouseCraft. The best way to describe this game is that it resembles the older classic game Lemmings in terms of the mechanics that you will be dealing with. The goal is to get the mice to the cheese in each level.
Now GameStreaming is where I show some cool PC games that can be streamed to your NVIDIA Shield and Shield Tablet using GameStream and NVIDIA GeForce Experiance.
The sequel to Foosball Cup, a game by Ludus Studios, titled Foosball Cup World, is now available for download on the Google Play Store.
Today Nvidia has made a trio of announcement regarding their Shield Tablet and all of it is good news for owners of these tablets. First, and we all knew this was coming anyways from previous teasing from Nvidia, Lollipop will be arriving for the Shield Tablet this month, more specifically November 18th, 2014. So basically in five days we should get the new Android OS.
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Are you ready for Winter?
'Cause that bullshit already started in Cleveland, and I'm not!
We are one week away from Turkey Day, can you believe it?
I have several things on my mind this week. Some Im not sure if Im barking up the right tree. This week was kind of salute to soldiers I guess I looked at as a total marketing thing from the NFL . What the NFL is doing is donating 100 dollars per point in all salute to soldiers games for three worthwhile organiziations. The Pat Tillman Fund, The USO, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Each team will host a salute to soldiers game this month, Im thinking or at least I hope the merchandise sale of all the Cameo stuff with your team emblem on it helps support these organizations and help make the 100 dollars a point happen.
The Sheriff came down hard or Adrian Petersen can I just voice my opinion on this here and now. I dont give a rats ass about Adrian Petersen or Ray Rice for that matter. I think the Commissioners scolding of Petersen in the letter he sent was justified. I also think all these pundits saying we must do whats best for the league and Adrian are full of crap. We must do whats best ffor a four year kid and hopefully Adrian remembers which four old from which mother.and makes it right for both of them.
Uniforms enough is enough, I cant tell who is who anymore.. Boise state dont where all Blue against the Blue Turf its a mecca for seagull poop.
Go Head try to find the Boise State Players
Yes they have a seagull problem they have had it for years. The poor bird Brains think the turf is the ocean crash bang need I say more. Miami Dolphins Teal on Teal against a green Field really wear white pants or white shirts all you needed was ateal helmet.
Miami Dolphins Teal shirts and teal pants agains a green field
The Packers what was that uniform on Sunday? Lombardi Is rolling over in his grave. Go back to green and gold.
Look at #78 or is that 718 Can you Imagine Mean Joe Greene or Jack Lambert in these.
Do You see a difference between those and these?
Pittsburgh seriously dont where those prison , three stooges uniforms any more Black and Gold and your not doing any favors fo the girthy guys in those.
Hey it was fun with Maryland and Oregon we could make fun of them. But the U I couldnt tell it was the U the other night against FSU. Oklahoma State Really Go back to white helmet with an Orange OSU make Pistol Pete proud.
I like throwbacks in the NFL as much as the next guy Im not offended when the Cowboys break out the white helmets with the big Blue Star or the Lions where their regular uni with no emblem on the helmet. I just think we have gone too far with the college uniforms and I hope the NFL doesnt follow suit.
Jonias Grey rushed for 201 yards on Sunday Night I was thinking remember when a hundred yard game was special.. It brought back memories of October 18, 1976 a Monday Night game at the time with 6year old Foxboro Stadium Quarterback. Steve Grogan rushed for 103 yards against Joe Namath and the Jets. The Patriots won 41-7..
There have been a lot of 200 yard rushing games in recent years. It got me thinking about why and how. The answer I believe is simple the NFL is a passing league and the run is used to compliment the pass. The defenses are mainly man and zone coverage without getting into a bunch of schemes that result in man and zone coverage. Defenses simply dont play the run. When an offensive line controls the defensive of line in a game the result is a big day for the backs. The league has gone from a running league to a passing league. Lets tally up some points with big plays is the thought process.there are some throws that act like runs 3 or 4 yard passes in the flat 5to 7 yards across the middle. The days of Riggins right, Riggins left and pass on third down are gone for the most part but a solid game play that exposed a really weak run defense sometimes brings those days of run first pass second back.
Lakesider Report
Boys again played a decent game on Sunday they couldnt bye a bounce. I have to give Coach Glen some credit. Lil lanz was playing Defense and he did everything he could on one play just trying aggravate a kid just trying to break him up and run him wide and did but some how the puck bounced in. Lillanz came back to the bench head down coach Glen went over gave a tap on the helmet and gave him a lil back rub told him he did a good job on the play. Thats coaching.
Last Friday Night the MRS and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary at a very nice asian restaurant. They had a combination menu of both Japanese and Chinese . I got a teriyaki steak that was cooked to perfection with lots of veggies. The Mrs went for the yerayki Chicken it was a nice night out.
Hello Gabbers, our good buddy Mo reminded us on Monday that this is the sixth birthday of our home away from home
so a hearty and heartfelt happy birthday to the Gab.
Way back about probably a dozen years ago I ran across the SN blog site. I wasnt adept at the internet and certainly never thought of myself as any kind of writer. I met some good people over at the defunct site. DVT, Sully, Bdub, lastof 12 and Mo were probably the first to interact with my feeble attempts at blogging. Mo hosted the Round Table on Fridays at his cyber Tavern and featured Duffs beer. I would look forward to reading his blog and then interacting with the folks at the table. We would go on for days and nights talking sports and the like. Once here at the Gab we introduced Mo to Fred Lites...and stealthfully replaced the Duffs with the official beer of the Gab, Fred lites. Duffs by the way, are still available for you nostalgic types.
After the fall from grace of SN
Sully, who was great about keeping in touch, invited some of us to join the promising but forgettable douchsports which I guess had its sole purpose in getting Sully, Felber and Frag to start this remarkable venture we call home
You Gab Sports. We thank you for that Cuz.
And lets face it
what more appropriate name could there be?
We all have our own favorite sports, favorite teams and favorite players. We all present a perspective of these sports from our personal stage in life and our geographic location.
BOB commenting on Mos Monday blog said "this is like Cheers where everyone knows your name and were always glad you came
He hit the mark with that.
We may complain about the weather
We complain about the overpaid and underachieving
We complain about politicians from both sides of the asile
We complain about the abusers and the losers
We are never forced to keep it to sports here, you all have read my political ranting and my pride for my four sons and my Marine Veteran Daughter. You were with me when she signed up to join, you were with me when she graduated from basic training and throughout her four years of active duty. You shared in my ups and downs during that service and you were with me to share my relief and joy when she decided not to re up and was discharged.
We support each others problems
We enjoy the stories of each others successes
We love the stories of each others families
We ride along with each story of a road trip
We always have time for advice and consolation
We dont always agree
We dont feel compelled to soft sell our opinions
And we all love to laugh
Youve heard about my sons adventures in hunting, high school and college sports.
Youve had to endure my ramblings and bragging about my beautiful wife
(I did marry way up)
Ive bored you with pictures of my vegetable gardens, grilling and cooking and youve remained my friends when I go off bragging about my local sports teams. I almost never fail to fill my post with a multitude of stats and pictures that help tell the story of where Im at this week.
Sometimes I throw in a blond or Irish joke, Jeff likes to add Jack Handey humor to his posts, Beeze, our social czar, never forgets to put scenery at the top of his page and Lanz gives us insight into his zebra tales and to the progress of his kids. Q takes us to the track, Im not personally a fan of Nascar but I do know enough now to hold a conversation with those who are. Radatz has the capability to wax poetic on anything sports, classic cars or ancient history. Norman brings a face value to being a sports lover, a husband and a dad.
IHM brings his love/hate relationship with the Detroit Lions as well as his ability to expound on any sports/ political subject a moments notice. BOB is an avid bowler, husband of a nurse (as Hal and I both are) and lives in California. BOB road trip stories and pictures make you think you were there. Sullys love of Boston and the home teams is something more than a few of us share. Sully cuts no slack to the slackers and will call out dishonesty if it raises its ugly head. Tage is a college basketball guru
I found that out in March madness earlier this year. AFD gives his unique personal perspective and its more than a skim read. Bandit puts more research into his blog than anyone I know.
Weekly he calls out the best and the worst of the sports society.
Scott gives you that biggest city (in area) in America view and is an avid and unapologetic Jags fan. There are a bunch of others, please dont be offended that you werent named right here. Ill still respect you in the morning.
Each passing year the fact that we have this community means more, think about it
20 years ago this place couldnt have existed. Our totally different backgrounds would have kept our paths from ever crossing. We cant take lightly that we are the Gab.
Sports Quote of the week:
Tom Brady when asked on WEEI if he was looking forward to practicing this week in the cold outdoor temperatures in Foxboro ( forecast is for highs in the low 30s all week)
Tom replied: Yeah, thats how it is from this point on in the season, no more of these dome games or any of that warm shit, just real football
Playoff leaders and remaining schedules:
Thats no cake walk
1. New England 8-2
Next up Lions, Packers, Chargers, Dolphins, Jets, Bills
2. Denver 7-3
Next up Dolphins, Chiefs, Bills, Chargers, Bengals, Raiders
3. Cincinnati 6-3-1
Next up Texans, Bucs, Steelers, Browns, Broncos, Steelers
4. Indianapolis 6-4
Next up Jags, Redskins, Browns, Texans, Cowboys, Titans
5. Kansas City 7-3
Next up Raiders, Broncos, Cardinals, Raiders, Steelers, Chargers
6. Steelers 7-4
Next up bye, Saints, Bengals, Falcons, Chiefs, Bengals
Arizona 9-1
Next up Seahawks, Falcons, Chiefs, Rams, S, 49ers
2. Detroit
Next up Patriots, Bears, Bucs, Vikings, Bears, Packers
3. Cowboys 7-3
Next up Giants, Eagles, Bears, Eagles, Colts, Redskins
4. Atlanta 4-6
Next up Browns, Cardinals, Packers, Steelers, Saints, Panthers
5. Green Bay 7-3
Next up Vikings, Patriots, Falcons, Bills, Bucs, Lions
6. Eagles 7-3
Next up Titans, Cowboys, Seahawks, Cowboys, Redskins, Giants
The Ditkah's continued to dominate and maintained a 7 point lead on second place and 14 on third
Thats all for this week,
Check out my Boston brother Lanz over to my right
Hello Gabbers.
It's nice to be back.
B.O.B. recommended I post here from my facebook page and I am happy to do so...
You will probably want to read this...
I just love ironies. They are so ironic.
So my friend Dave Riley and I are at the Clippers-Bulls game Monday night.
It's the third quarter and the Clippers have already blown a double digit lead and are in the process of losing by double digits.
Then, all of a sudden, out of seemingly nowhere, a man, who was in the next section and up a few rows, started screaming at the top of his lungs something very close to, "CLIPPERS!!! You are playing like (another word for feces!!!)"
But that wasn't all...
"You (f-bomb) n's!!!
Yes. "N's" as in the n-word n's... real loud... more than once mind you... and everybody could hear exactly what this young African-America man said.
And they laughed...
Laughed??? Let's change colors here for a second and just see where all the laughs are... A big difference if it comes from a horse of a different color.
And the expletives continued for the next few minutes. And everybody just sat there snickering. Just a friendly reminder that this is at a....
Yes, the same Clippers and NBA who are intolerant toward racial epithets, especially if it comes from the not-so-African-American former owner Donald Sterling.
I was furious. The ushers were well aware of it and did NOTHING!!! Not until I made my way down the steps and informed the usher (who just happened to be of the same persuasion as the screaming fan) that screaming the n-word was unacceptable.
"If it's wrong for me (the white guy) to say it, then it's wrong for him to say it too, the hypocrite," I exclaimed. I was furious. I told him I also didn't appreciate hip-hop artists and rappers screaming the same word in their so-called music, while I am trying to keep my students from using it in the classroom...
When I returned he told me the guy is a season ticket holder and that he went to the guy's seat and told him to cool it with the profanity... "And the n-words, too," I said.
No ejection, just a warning. You have got to be kidding me. Ridiculous. However, to the fan's credit, he was quiet for the rest of the game. I think he left early.
I'm curious as to how the Clippers will act when I email this to them.
The silence will probably be deafening...
I sent an email to Carl Lahr, long time marketing director of the Clippers who I've known since I was a season ticket holder. He thanked me for the message and said they would look into it. I really don't expect much. That's just the way our society works nowadays. For the most part, it's a one way street. Have fun. Love you all...
Hello and welcome to another Wednesday of deep thoughts. I must admit that I have many things on my mind today other than sports. After reading other blogs this week, my mind is drifting back to past times. I heard on the news today that a place in Austin called Mackendricks Tree House was being demolished. Even though the club was only open for about 8 years, I cant tell you how many nights I spent listening to music at this cool place. The building was literally built up on stilts, with windows facing the lights of downtown. One summer night in the early 80s, Julie and I braved the weather (and ignored our parents wishes) to take in a night of music at the treehouse. One thing about Austin is that when we get rain, it comes down in buckets. This was one of those Thunderstorms that lasted for hours. The streets were flooding and we had to take a rather circuitous route to make it out of our neighborhood. We should have never made that trip, but am I ever glad we did. The music that night was incredible. The weather meant that the club was not crowded, so it was a very intimate evening. The entire north wall of the Treehouse was glass, which allowed the flashes of lightening to illuminate the club. Sipping cocktails with my fiancé, listening to great music
it is a night that I will never forget and makes me sad to see the Tree House gone.
This is Passenger from an NPR broadcast. They tore it up the night at the Tree House...great memories.
The club has been closed for many years. It is literally a couple of blocks from the location of the old Armadillo World Headquarters
which was razed years ago. With the destruction of the Tree House, another of my personal Austin memories is gone. I stumbled upon an HBO special recently called Foo Fighters: Sonic Highway. The band is visiting 8 different cities across the country and doing a documentary about the music of each city, then recording a tune written from the history. I happened to catch the documentary about Austin and was amazed how many memories the show captured for me. Honestly, living in Austin
you forget how much music history this city has seen in the past 50 years. What I found interesting is that Austin has been home to many different styles of music. Many think of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings when they think of Austin music, but the history of music is much richer than this. My music path usually led me through the jazz venues in town, but occasionally I would venture off and catch other music. The documentary reminded me how important Austin was to the psychedelic and punk rock music scenes. Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators were a bit before my time, but I remember musicians talking about the Vulcan Gas Company, which closed in 1970. You can imagine how popular this music was with the Austin police of the 60s. Erickson was arrested for possession of one joint and ended up being put in the Austin State Hospital. The Punk rock era was totally different. A club called Rauls was originally a Tejano club, but desperate punkers managed to convince the owner to allow them to play their music. Rauls quickly gained notoriety as the lead singer for the Huns was arrested on an obscenity charge while he was performing. The bare-chested picture of him being handcuffed on the stage soon had young fans flocking to the club.
Of course the other music form that Austin is famous for is the blues. The roots of Austin blues began back in the 1940's on the east side of Austin. Known as the Chitlin Circuit, the Victory Grill and other venues brought great music to eager Austin music fans. Many great musicians have traveled to East Austin over the years...some of them include: Clarence "Gatemouth" Bown, W.C. Clark, Ike and Tina Turner, James Brown and Billie Holiday. Clifford Antone came to Austin as a university student but found his love for the blues too hard to ignore. It is easy to point to Antone as the reason for much of Austin's reputation for the blues. When he opened Antones on 6th St. in 1974, he ushered in the next big wave of music talent. Over the years, Antone's gave musicians like the Vaughan Brothers, Delbert McClinton, John Lee Hooker and many others a place to exhibit their awesome talent. It is difficult to fully acknowledge how important that Clifford was to the soul of Austin's blues. As Antone's began to decline, the Continental Club picked up the blues torch from Antones and proudly continues to provide a terrifc venue for blues today. While the music in Austin continues to move forward, it is just not the same for me. Maybe it is because I am older and no longer have the personal connection
but I sure miss the days of old.
The Foo Fighters documentary was awesome. If you have a chance, you should check it out. The 8 cities being covered are: Chicago, Washington D.C., Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York.
I have been reluctant to jump to any conclusions with the college football committee. It did not make much sense to get too excited when there was more than a month left in the season. As the weeks are being whittled down, we now have a pretty good idea who the contenders are now. Like many outside of Tuscaloosa, I was hoping to see Mississippi State knock off Bama last weekend. But, I should have known better. I know that Nick Saban is an easy guy to dislike, but as I look around the college football landscape
tell me someone who is a better coach? Yes, the Crimson Tide has great talent, but there are many teams that have great talent. The difference is that the talent at Bama gets better. Like Saban or not, you must acknowledge that this guy can flat out coach. Having said that, there is no doubt that Auburn will be looking to put another loss on the Tide. There is also no doubt that Ole Miss will be looking to knock off Mississippi State. Is it possible that the first playoff series exist without a team from the SEC? I guess it is possible, but certainly not probable. I had no problem with TCU being bumped down this week...although I think that TCU is a very good team, I still believe that Baylor is the better team. I am a big proponent of head to head matchups being the trump card
and since Baylor beat TCU, they are the better team to me.
I read on Tuesday that Charlie Strong said that there wont be any more seasons with Texas losing 5 games. I said weeks ago that teams should get their shots in on Texas while they could. As Oklahoma State found, this Longhorn team is no longer unsure and vulnerable. With each passing week, the Longhorns have grown in confidence and suddenly are a tough team to beat. The next test for Texas is the TCU Horned Frogs. My hunch is that TCU has too many horses this year for Texas to win, but I think it will be a battle. The defense that Texas is playing is the real deal. I am still not sold on Swoopes, but he has made great strides in the past 5 weeks. Is he good enough to beat a top 5 team? I dont think so, but I will be happy to be proven wrong.
With the Longhorns 6th victory last week, they are now eligible for a bowl game. I heard it mentioned a few weeks ago that a possible Texas and Texas A&M bowl matchup might be possible in the Texas Bowl. I think that would be a terrific game, but after reading quotes from Chip Brown
I am beginning to think that this game wont happen. Apparently word is that the Aggie suits dont like the idea of facing this improving Texas team. I suppose that they figure this would be a losing proposition all the way around. I suppose they could be right about this, but I bet their fan base would have a different opinion. It would be nice to see a bowl game on December 29th that was sold out. Cmon Aggies, let do this
it will be fun!
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I have to take a moment to tip my hat to the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Both of these teams said goodbye to a disgruntled running back on Tuesday. Ben Tate has been grumbling about reduced carries and tried to leave early on Sunday. LeGarrette Blount did leave the field early on Monday. Both of these guys will soon realize the error of their ways, as they are now unemployed. Ego can be a dangerous thing. I am always amazed how short sighted players can be. Tate may be able to figure out another gig, but with the other baggage that Blount is carrying, he may be done. Too bad, but it was the right move by the Browns and Steelers.
Each year, I am amused how early Christmas decorations go up. Sometimes in the rush to get up decorations, towns must forget to take a look at what they are putting up. This is a town in West Virginia that really should reassess their decorations
Today is my brother Brad's birthday...happy birthday bro!
That is all I have today, but I will leave you with a bit of Jack Handey
If you go flying back through time, and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact.
You know something that would really make me applaud? A guy gets stuck in quicksand, then sinks, then suddenly comes shooting out, riding on water skis! How do they do that?!
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Winter is setting in. It gets darker early and the sun seems to want to sleep in rather than deal with the cold. Baseball is done for the year. We all know that each spring baseball will come back and with it the warm memories and rich lore that comes with it. For now, we just weather the storm.
Things are truly at their coldest now. All we have to tide us over are winter meetings and salary cap info. Everything is cold and impersonal. Things got a lot colder in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have been a great MLB story. They gave PA something to cheer about even well into October. Heck, they renamed the month Buctober. A big reason for the recent success has been the acquisition of Russell Martin. Martin provided a big bat to protect Cutch and did a great job of managing the Bucs starting rotation, even after free agents like A.J. Burnett had come and gone.
The last Pirates game I was able to go to, I watched Martin hit a bomb in the 9th to give the game over to the Pirates. The team was still struggling to keep pace in the Wild Card. No one sat down after that. The whole city was showing its appreciation. The man next to me turned to high five me and said They need to give him his money. Most of the fans stayed after the game to here Martin thank everyone for their support as the local ROOT TV reporter asked him about winning the game.
It seemed like a no brainer that the Pirates would keep Martin. As of now, the Pirates have the 26th highest team salary in the majors. The Dodgers are spending three times more. The Giants have a salary roughly double what the Pirates are working with. Last season, Martin made $8.5 million. The Pirates had money to spend. The Pirates had time to think and made a qualifying one-year offer of $15.3 million. Now, the money isnt the issue. They doubled the mans pay which is fair considering all hes contributed. The question raised is why they wouldnt be willing to offer Martin more years.
The Blue Jays swooped in and offered a 5 year deal worth $82 million. They gave Martin roughly 2 million more per year, but, more importantly, they gave him 5 years. I know there is a lot about baseball financing that I dont understand. I also really dont want to. I love the game. I dont generally care about the funding. Moves like this, on the other hand, get frustrating.
Perhaps I got spoiled in Detroit. The Tigers will always be the team I pull for above all others. In recent years when we had a hole, Illitch found money and addressed those needs. Victor Martinez could have become a free agent, but he wont because Detroit gave him a big four-year deal. Victor is huge for the team. He protects Miggy and gives us a lot of runs each year. Still, he does decidedly less than Martin did for the Pirates.
The Pirates are noted as a stingy franchise. They dont shell out a lot and try to get what they can on the cheap. That is respectable, but fans are going to expect to see ownership make more of an effort to keep guys like Martin.
On the flip side of my problem, you have the Miami Marlins. The Marlins started off the season looking like they could be a surprise again, but faded in the second half. Still, they have one of the most promising player in the game in Giancarlo Stanton. They rewarded their young superstar with the richest contract in American sports history; a deal that is $50 million richer than A-Rods contract.
On occasion, the Marlins will spend money, often copious amounts. The problem is they have a horrid track record. They are, as an organization, putrid. Toxic. They have a bad habit of getting respectable teams together and then scrapping them, as they did a few seasons ago by trading most of their free agents splurges to Toronto. Why they would suddenly spend so much on Stanton is a mystery. Stanton is young and extremely talented. That part is clear. The Marlins, however, don't have a track record of keeping their young talent (see Miggy). It goes against what you could call their organizational model. Aside from the money, it also seems like a bad idea for Stanton. The Marlins dont have the track record or patience to build a team around him. Lets hope for his sake they have re-organized.
Much like winter, baseball spending is cruel. It raises hopes and dashes them all at the same time. The money and numbers can break your heart. Sometimes they force everymen out of town. Sometimes the money gives an opportunity in the least likely circumstance. Its an ugly part of a beautiful game. Its all we have to look forward to until the thaw.
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Oklahoma City was one of the worst teams in the league – let me check that – the worst team in the league statistically at the shooting guard position this year. Starting Damien Wilkins there 14 times can do that to you. It's a position Sam Presti is definitely looking to improve this offseason whether it be through the draft or the free agent market. And it seems like a lot of people are on the Ben Gordon bandwagon. For instance, Bill Simmons said in a recent column that the Thunder could "desperately use someone like him."
Ben Gordon is a dynamic player. Heck, he's probably bumped that offseason contract up a couple bills based on his outstanding play in the playoffs. He has been fantastic against the Celtics. A true offensive joy to watch. At 6-3, nobody that size gets a shot off in traffic like he does. He's got a lightning quick release and seemingly can pull up from anywhere. He knocks down threes, has a terrific mid-range game, can get to the rim and gets to the line. He's the total offensive package.
But he doesn't fit the Thunder.
The reason? It's simple: Gordon is a scorer. That's what he does, that's what he's always going to do. Simmons put it extremely well:
He finished [Game 2] with the ultimate Ben Gordon box score: 41 points, one rebound, no assists. This is why nobody touched him last summer. He does one thing and that's it. He is always happiest when he's the one scoring. When the ship is sinking, he's like Billy Zane in "Titanic" — one of the first guys to jump off. This is what scares GMs, and this is why a team that could desperately use someone like him (say, [Oklahoma City]) might be afraid to spend for him. Especially in this economy.
But I don't think Oklahoma City could use someone like him. He works with a team like Chicago where the scoring is distributed among a couple of players without one star scorer (unless you consider him to be the star scorer).
Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic player. But the Thunder's already got their stat stuffer scorer – to the tune of 25.3 ppg and rising. And around that, you need complementary scorers. Not guys that are going to be looking for their shot first and taking possessions away from your top gun. Kobe Bryant doesn't have a guy he's competing to get shots with. LeBron doesn't. Dwyane Wade doesn't. And Kevin Durant shouldn't. They have guys like Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Mo Williams, Delonte West, Michael Beasley and Jermaine O'Neal to balance the scoring. Jeff Green is a perfect complementary player. Russell Westbrook can score, but he (supposedly) is a pass first guy. Thabo Sefolosha obviously isn't a scoring-minded guard. Nenad Krstic just takes shots when he's open or set up. This team is Durant's and it should stay that way. Keep Reading…


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*TOP REVIEWER* joy2uandme on 10/9/2014 12:02:00 PM more reviews by joy2uandme
Age: 56 & Over Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I don't love this. It goes on caky and heavy on me, very medium coverage. It is very BB cream in nature and not tinted moisturizer as the name suggests.
The colors run dark. I wear nude in this but online fit me with beige which was super dark. You must try these in person.
Nice tube but price is high. I will be returning this as it makes my skin look as old as it is--it settles in lines and emphasizes all cragginess. Not a homerun for me.
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Madera on 10/1/2014 6:12:00 PM more reviews by Madera
Age: Unknown Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
Absolutely, this foundation/moisturizer will not settle into any large pores. I tested all Chanel foundations, La Mer, Paula's choice, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Jane Iredale, Dior, Mineral fusion, Clinique, Maybelline, Smashbox, Urban Decay, Stila, and Mac among many many others.
This will not cake into large pores and it will not settle into wrinkles in harsh operating room lights or outside. My shade is Nude.
Seriously elegant. Wish it had some antioxidants in it and a higher SPF.
Beats any liquid foundation out there.
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ek1974 on 2/17/2014 4:48:00 PM more reviews by ek1974
Age: 36-43 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
Living in Canada, our winters are super tough on my skin. I get really dry skin no matter how well I moisturize. I was looking for a product that I could wear that would not accentuate dry patches and flakey skin, or settle into fine line but give me a nice luminous coverage. The beauty advisor at Sephora tested out the Ivory shade on me which is the lightest shade they make. I admit it is a little dark for being called Ivory as I could never EVER in the past wear a color called Ivory or I would look 3 shades lighter but this is NOT light as Ivory. I like the coverage but I don't like the fact that it is really difficult to blend or spread. It is really like a thick cream foundation. There is nothing "tinted moisturizer" about this product. It is super expensive at $65 CDN and I have spent less on higher end foundation (Armani) before this Hourglass product. The packaging is ok because once you are running low, you can scrape out the last bits with a Qtip or another thin instrument. Try a sample at Sephora first, make sure they give you enough for a weeks worth and try to get 2 colors to see which one is best.
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joeykeen on 1/27/2014 10:55:00 PM more reviews by joeykeen
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
- My skin: NC25, combination
- I tried this in shade Ivory (seems to run dark, as I never wear anything that's called Ivory)
- Coverage - medium foundation level coverage, which is surprising given it's a TM.
- I tried this with: Paula's choice mattifying primer + MUFE HD powder to set
- Wear throughout the day: just a little shiny in my T zone (not bad), but getting patchy around my nose after 9 hours. Helped my bronzer stay on a bit longer. Rubs off easily.
- Summary: this is OK, but for the price ($65 cdn, I think), I want something a bit better performing.
I want to give this 3.5 stars.
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punkface on 12/29/2013 2:40:00 PM more reviews by punkface
Age: 19-24 Skin: Very Dry, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I was looking for something with medium coverage that would be very moisturizing for my super dry skin. I bought this and tried it about 5 times now. I've applied it with 4 different kinds of brushes, used no primer under it, two other primers under it. It never looks good on me. Within 4 hours I look like a greasy mess and it starts wearing off my face and separating. I have to warm up the bottle before I use it so that the product actually comes out. It smells very much like sunscreen, I don't mind but others might. I'm returning this to sephora today.
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Noi88 on 12/20/2013 2:33:00 PM more reviews by Noi88
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
My mom recommended this and I don't understand why. It is a moisturizer that does not hydrate at all. I do not have dry skin but this made my skin look dry and fine lines were accentuated. The texture is tacky and does not blend well. The only thing I liked about it was the light-reflecting particles - only reason why I gave it an overall rating of 3 stars
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danadia85 on 12/16/2013 10:45:00 PM more reviews by danadia85
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I love this tinted moisturizer. I set it with MUFE HD powder and it looks beautiful. I'm on my 6th bottle. I tried a lot of other foundations but they are either too cakey or too dry ( MUFE HD). So far this provides the best coverage while still looking natural, as long as I set it with powder. The color SAND is a good medium tone.
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Cath12 on 12/16/2013 3:58:00 AM more reviews by Cath12
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal, Olive Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I don't have particularly oily skin but this made me blot within 2 hours...It's a miss
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DVick on 11/13/2013 3:38:00 PM more reviews by DVick
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Brown, Straight Eyes: Green
Very light coverage, accentuated dry patches, and acne scars. Settled into any small lines. For me this made my skin look worse, I would rather use nothing than this.
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*TOP REVIEWER* threecats on 10/27/2013 12:02:00 PM more reviews by threecats
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
Though it is a moisturizer, the product feels like the heaviest makeup ever, and is difficult to apply and blend. This does not blend well, it is too sticky and thick. On the plus side, it certainly is luminous.
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