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Xavier Woods
Real Name
Austin Watson
Date of Birth
September 4, 1986
Place of Birth
The big draw on Impact Wrestling this week is the return of Dixie Carter to television. TNA has been working a story line where she has been in hiding since losing control of the company to MVP at TNA Lockdown 2014. No official word has been given on what her character will do on Impact Wrestling, but the belief is that Carter will be going after MVP again.
April 10, 2014
A fan created this video of a WWE 2K14 simulated match between Manik and Tigre Uno, based on their performance at TNA Lockdown 2014.
March 23, 2014
When he made his face turn at TNA Lockdown 2014, a lot of fans were confused, as Bully Ray was such an effective heel. Well, there is actually logic behind the move, as the company is hoping for Bully Ray to be a key marketing asset when Impact Wrestling is taped in New York City, where the performer is from. TNA needs a big crowd at these shows.
March 21, 2014
As many already know, Kurt Angle has been sidelined after going in for knee surgery. The former world heavyweight championship actually had to pull out of TNA Lockdown 2014 in order to get his leg repaired. Angle has revealed that the recovery is going well, and the belief is that he should be back on the road with TNA in April.
March 19, 2014
After he made his second debut at TNA Lockdown 2014, a lot of wrestling fans became curious about Tigre Uno, so they went online in search of some information about the masked performer. While his date of birth is readily available, his real name is quite the mystery. The tradition of guarding identities of masked wrestlers in Mexico is strong here.
March 19, 2014
A video of footage from Impact Wrestling, where Bully Ray is attacked by Rockstar Spud, Ethan Carter, Robbie E, Jessie Godderz and Zema Ion for screwing over Dixie Carter at TNA Lockdown 2014.
March 18, 2014
Internally, TNA is hoping that they can build up Gunner over the next several months, so that he can become a title challenger for Brutus Magnus and the world heavyweight championship. His program with James Storm and fantastic match at TNA Lockdown 2014 helped increase his credibility in the eyes of the fans. Management will be doing more of that as well.
March 15, 2014
A video of Bully Ray explaining his face turn at TNA Lockdown 2014 during an episode of Impact Wrestling this week.
March 14, 2014
When Bobby Lashley made a surprise appearance at TNA Lockdown 2014, where he answered the open challenge issued by Ethan Carter, it create a bit of a buzz in the world of professional wrestling. Many wanted to know about his long term status with the industry. That is being worked out with Dixie Carter still, as Lashley worked the pay per view without a contract.
March 14, 2014
To generate even further heat, Rockstar Spud will be hosting a special tribute segment to Dixie Carter on Impact Wrestling this week. The story line is that she has lost control of her company to MVP, whose team was victorious at TNA Lockdown 2014 thanks to the help of Bully Ray, who pulled off a surprising face turn that evening.
March 13, 2014
A video interview of Great Muta, Seiya Sanada and Yasufumi Nakanoue discussing their big victory over Chris Sabin, Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels at TNA Lockdown 2014.
March 13, 2014
Apparently, the cryptic message that Bully Ray posted on Twitter about the Chicago audience during Monday Night Raw convincing him to make a career change was about his own face turn that took place at TNA Lockdown 2014. Many were under the belief that it was a sign that he was headed back to WWE for one last stint.
March 12, 2014
After watching her incredible steel cage match against Madison Rayne at TNA Lockdown 2014, Jim Ross took to his blog to tell fans that Gail Kim is basically the best female performer in the industry, an opinion widely held by those who study the business.
March 12, 2014
Earlier in the year, it was revealed that Tommy Dreamer was going to start working for TNA again, and it looks like the ECW legend has started that job. He played a key role backstage at TNA Lockdown 2014 as an agent, helping to keep the flow of the show moving smoothly and coming up with creative spots for the performers during the matches.
March 11, 2014
Since he is now working closely with Wrestle-1, many were under the impression that Rob Terry might have been chosen to team up with the Great Muta and Seiya Sanada during TNA Lockdown 2014, but the move was something that management was against because they want him to return in a much bigger way down the line.
March 11, 2014
At one point last night during TNA Lockdown 2014, Sam Shaw was a Twitter trend, as a lot of fans were on the social media site talking about his match against Mr Anderson. His stalker story line with Christy Hemme has managed to gain the attention of the industry, and he was given a good amount of credibility from Anderson in that victory over the weekend.
March 11, 2014
Chris Sabin grew up as a wrestling fan, so it comes as no surprise that he would be a huge follower of the Great Muta. He gushed on Twitter about how awesome it was to work against the Japanese legend at TNA Lockdown 2014.
March 11, 2014
At TNA Lockdown 2014, James Storm and Gunner put on a tremendous show inside of the steel cage. While they were both praised backstage for the match itself, both are receiving individual praises as well. James Storm is being lauded for making his opponent look like a million bucks, while Gunner is receiving words of encouragement because he is starting to look like a star.
March 11, 2014
Those that watched TNA Lockdown 2014 got a nice glimpse of new X Division Champion Seiya Sanada and Tigre Uno. An opportunity to get even more of a look will be available this upcoming Thursday night on Impact Wrestling, as both performers are scheduled to be there and scheduled to work a match. The company is hoping to revitalize the X division.
March 11, 2014
When Bobby Lashley made his return on TNA Lockdown 2014, fans immediately began to speculate as to whether it was a one time thing or if the former WWE star was back full time. In this video, the MMA fighter informs fans that he is back on a permanent basis and is hoping to win some championships in the company.
March 10, 2014
In what became a running joke, the New Day stable, which consists of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston, kept being delayed by WWE. The trio worked live events together, but they were not utilized on television. Reports have surfaced that the reason why management held off on their push was because of the situation taking place in Ferguson, where a white cop killed a black teenager. The company did not want anything that can be construed as racial on their programming, so the group had to wait.
November 22, 2014
Earlier this week, WWE introduced a new character for Xavier Woods, so that left a lot of people wondering about the fate of Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. The speculation was that their long anticipated stable was being killed off. However, at a live event in London this week, Woods came out and celebrated with Kingston and Langston after a tag team victory. That leaves open the possibility that the trio will remain together.
November 6, 2014
Those that watched Monday Night Raw this week, saw an interesting video that showcased a repackaged Xavier Woods. While the new gimmick has drawn some criticism from certain fans, it has also sparked curiosity about the long rumored stable with Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. The latter two were not featured in the video. There is still a chance that WWE repackages Kingston and Langston as well.
November 4, 2014
WWE is still having trouble figuring out what they want to do with the stable of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. However, one question appears to have been answered. Woods will be a wrestling member of the group and not just a manager, as many fans have speculated based on a couple of his appearances on Monday Night Raw earlier this year.
September 28, 2014
A lot of fans are under the assumption that the stable consisting of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston has been disbanded. It's hard to blame them for thinking that because WWE has removed them from television over the last couple of weeks. However, rumors are floating around that the trio has been informed by management that there are still plans in place for them to work as a group in the future. The creative department simply has not figured out a good way of using them.
August 27, 2014
There might be some good news for those of you that were excited about the new stable of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Management had apparently decided to split up the group because they were taken off of television, but at a recent live event, the stable was utilized once again. WWE could be testing out the audience to see if the trio can be worth saving.
August 23, 2014
The speculation right now is that the stable of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston has been disbanded since WWE has not been utilizing them much on television. Those rumors appear to be true as Woods addressed those rumors through his Twitter account. He stated that he is not currently involved in a group. Woods also mentioned that he would much rather use intelligence as a weapon in a stable as opposed to race.
August 15, 2014
Rumors are floating around right now that WWE has already dropped the new stable of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Speculations rose even further when Langston worked a singles match on Smackdown, losing decidedly to Alexander Rusev. Kingston has also been working solo while doing live events in Australia these past couple of days.
August 9, 2014
For a short period of time there, Titus ONeil had his name linked to rumors that he was joining Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston in their new stable. However, it looks like he has been crossed off the list of candidates. ONeil has now been penciled in as a permanent tag team with Heath Slater, who was left with nothing to do when WWE released Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre.
July 29, 2014
Rumors are floating around that WWE really does not have all their plans in place for that new stable featuring Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Several names, including R Truth, Titus ONeil and Mark Henry, have been mentioned as possible candidates to join the group, but none of that has been solidified. For the time being, the trio will continue to be vague on television.
July 29, 2014
An interesting idea being floated around in WWE has Titus ONeil joining the stable that consists of Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Management really likes ONeil, as evident by the fact that he routinely gets sent out on public appearances for the company, but they do not believe that he can be pushed as a singles performer. Putting him in a stable helps to alleviate some of those concerns.
July 28, 2014
There are those backstage in WWE that are skeptical of the idea of doing a heel turn for Kofi Kingston, who has long been regarded as the ultimate baby face. Since he does a lot of the charity work for the company, some are afraid that it will affect that aspect of his job as well. There are rumors floating around that WWE does not have finalized plans for the new stable that also consists of Xavier Woods and Big E Langston.
July 26, 2014
Xavier Woods formed a stable with Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston on Monday Night Raw this week, and that has led WWE fans to speculate online about other potential members. R Truth has long been rumored to be joining the group, as he had an on screen partnership with Woods in the past. There is also a chance that WWE may simply opt to keep it a three man stable.
July 22, 2014
On Monday Night Raw this week, Xavier Woods, who is only used sporadically on television by WWE, made a surprising appearance after a tag team match featuring Curtis Axel, Ryback, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. He cut a quick promo about how Kingston and Langston cannot get very far in WWE by being nice guys. This is the start of the long rumored stable, which has already been compared to the Nation of Domination by fans online.
July 22, 2014
Rumors about a new Nation of Domination should be heating up again today after results from a WWE live event in Japan has hit the internet. Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston worked together as a tag team during the show in Tokyo. The tandom went up against Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The widespread speculation is that R Truth and Xavier Woods will be joining Langston and Kingston soon to form the new group.
July 10, 2014
Last month, rumors were finally squashed about WWE bringing back the Nation of Domination stable with R Truth, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Speculations have started back up again now that WWE has formed an on screen alliance between Kingston and Langston. Management reportedly canceled the plans previously because they did not want to make it seem like they were copying TNA, which recently launched a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
July 8, 2014
In what appears to the creative department amusing themselves and Vince McMahon, Xavier Woods will be changing up his gimmick for the next episode of Smackdown. He will be donning the red, white and blue ring gear, similar to what he wore in TNA as Consequences Creed, when he faces Alexander Rusev. WWE is doing a Russia vs United States theme.
June 5, 2014
There were rumors a couple of weeks ago that WWE was going to bring back the Nation of Domination stable as a vehicle for Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and R Truth to have something to do. However, it now appears that management has opted against that. Some believe that WWE does not want to make it seem like they're copying TNA, which recently introduced a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
June 2, 2014
WWE has now officially added a match between Big E Langston and Alexander Rusev to the Payback 2014 pay per view. The goal within the company is to provide Rusev with further credibility, so that he can be eventually moved up to the main event scene. Langston is viewed as a more imposing opponent than Kofi Kingston, R Truth and Xavier Woods at the moment.
May 28, 2014
An interesting rumor floating around right now has the Nation of Domination stable making a return to WWE. Some have noted that the four performers that have lost to Alexander Rusev recently are all black. The speculation is that R Truth, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston will band together as a unit in the story line soon.
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AccuTemp Products Inc. plans to create up to 14 new jobs in the next three years as it invests $765,660 to equip two Fort Wayne facilities, state officials announced today. The locations are at 8415 N. Clinton Park Drive and 5021 Investment Drive.
The Fort Wayne company, which now employs 50 full time, has already starting hiring sales associates. AccuTemp develops commercial food service equipment, including steamers, griddles and skillets. Customers include restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, prisons and the military.
New equipment – including special tooling, testing machines and computers – will allow the company to upgrade its production line.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered AccuTemp up to $150,000 in training grants, based on the manufacturer's hiring plans. The city of Fort Wayne approved additional incentives.

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Phony $100 bills popping up in Valpo
There was a flurry
of phony C-notes in Valparaiso on Thursday.
According to
Valparaiso Police, in less than an hour a man passed or attempted to pass a
counterfeit $100 bill at three different business on LaPorte Ave. and
The first business
was Culver's, where at 12:30 p.m. the man tried to use a phony $100 bill in
the drive-through. When the clerk began looking for the bill's inner
security strip, the suspect fled the scene in a black Honda Civic. Police
said that the suspect was accompanied by a female.
Thirty minutes
later, at 1 p.m., apparently the same man did the same thing at Gelsosomo's,
and this time succeeded, buying a pizza with a counterfeit $100 bill.
Finally, at 1:30
p.m., the suspect entered the Dollar General on Lincolnway and tried to buy
a pack of cigarettes with a phony $100 bill. The clerk foiled this attempt
and the man left the store.
The suspect is
described as a black male with a "thick build," wearing a baseball cap, dark
blue jeans, and a Captain America tee-shirt.
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The Anatomy of the National Food Security Act
Notoriously enough, for the world's largest democracy, India has an unenviable distinction of being home to the largest number of hungry and malnourished people in the world. According to a World Bank report released earlier this year, India accounts for one-third of the global poor. Despite multiple schemes run by various ministries of the Indian government targeting the impoverished section of the society, including the flagship Public Distribution System (PDS), containing hunger in a billion plus population remains a distant dream.
The Indian Parliament, on September 2 passed the National Food Security Bill. The Government of India had introduced an amended Food Security Bill in the lower house of Parliament. The new law endeavors to provide highly subsidised food grains to two-thirds of India's population as a right. According to estimates, the new law would provide subsidised food grain to 75% of India's estimated 833 million rural population and 50% of an estimated 377 million urban population.
While the broader aim of the new law is to alleviate chronic hunger and poverty in India, the primary objective of the law is to guarantee cheap food grain to nearly 70% of India's 1.2 billion people. Under the programme, beneficiaries can get a total of five kilograms of subsidised rice, wheat and other grains per month. The food grains can be bought at prices ranging from INR 1 to INR 3 a kilogram compared to the market rates of INR 20 to INR 25.
The new act clearly stipulates responsibilities of the Centre and states. While the Central government will be responsible for transporting food grains to the central depots in each state, it will be the responsibility of the state government to ensure the last mile delivery which would include transporting food grains from the state depots to the fair price shops.
The new law also specifies that the Centre will provide states with funds if there is a short supply of foodgrains. This money would then be passed on the end-beneficiaries. The Centre will also assist the state governments in helping the latter to meet their expenditure on transportation and handling of food grains.
Under the existing public distribution programme, subsidised foodgrain is provided to individuals thriving below the benchmark poverty line, fixed at INR 33 a day in urban areas and INR 27 a day in rural areas.
It is appalling to see that even after 66 years of independence India has failed to come up with an effective food distribution system to deliver food to its 1.2 billion people. Instead of making food grains accessible to citizens marked as Below Poverty Line (BPL), the PDS has, in fact, become a channel to squander tonnes of food grains stocked by the government machinery. The ration shops run under the PDS not only gained notoriety for not delivering to the lowest rung of beneficiaries but have also been instrumental in the proliferation of black-marketing of food grains. Given such a dismal record in the execution of a scheme targeted towards the hungry, one cannot help but be skeptical of the results which could be delivered by the National Food Security Act, 2013.
Though the newly passed act allows for reforms to the PDS with the technological interventions like introducing cash transfers and food coupons for ensuring foodgrain entitlements for beneficiaries, there has been criminal waste of food grains meant for the public distribution system in the past, and the governments both at the central and state levels have failed in effective storage of food grains. Despite the presence of various agencies like the Central Warehousing Corporation and Food Corporation of India, we have failed in ensuring the safety of our procured food. The new law will also make use of the Aadhaar card for identifying beneficiaries and for the delivery of foodgrains to the ration outlets.
Food security analysts have criticised the Act terming it as a populist measure of the ruling Congress Party ahead of the general elections this year. Experts have raised questions over the efficacy in the running of the distribution system. Therefore, adding new schemes such as these to the existing lot is certainly not going to make it any better for the hungry people, nor a mere tinkering of the approach will help. Replacing the ration cards for the PDS allocations with food stamps is one such ambiguous initiative. If we persist with such borrowed ideas we would not be able to ensure food security to the citizens.
According to Policy Analyst, Devinder Sharma, who is a strong supporter of the rights-based approach to fight hunger, the new act is just another piece of legislation that enshrines Right to Food as the basic human right. Sharma feels that this act is not going to make any difference to those who live in hunger and penury, and to the millions who are added to this dreaded list every year. Sharma feels that the Right to Food can never be ensured on paper by enacting a rights-based approach.
In his article, Food Security bill: Why it is an opportunity lost, Sharma underlines hunger as an outcome of wrong policies, and asserts that unless there is any effort to accept the flaws and rectify them, the system will continue to fail to deliver. Sharma quotes some 22 government-run programmes to fight hunger and to provide food and nutritional security. Some of these programmes include Mid-day Meal Scheme, National Food Security Mission, Antyodaya Anna Yojna and Annapoorna Yojna.
Sharma advocates that the new law could have been designed in a manner that aims to remove hunger once for all rather than keeping a majority of population dependent on food doles forever.
Food security analysts have criticised the Food Security Act terming it as a populist measure of the ruling Congress Party ahead of the general elections this year. Experts have raised questions over the efficacy in the running of the distribution system.
However, the nutritional challenges of the people of India can not possibly be met without the marriage of agriculture and nutrition. Unfortunately, the food security act does not ensure procurement of food grains at the local level for feeding into various government schemes including the PDS and the Mid-day Meal Scheme.
Professor MS Swaminathan, the man behind Green Revolution that ushered in food security for the country during the 1970s, believes that inclusive agriculture is the key to winning the fight against hunger and malnutrition. In an interview to me in New Delhi last year, Dr Swaminathan mentioned that food is a political weapon, and added that food sufficiency was the basis of national independence.
Explaining how India's food security law would be equally beneficial for the farming community as well as the consumers, the 88-year-old scientist said that just as the Right to Information Act is implemented with the files, the Right to Food Act cannot be implemented without the help of farmers. Farmers would produce more only when there is assured marketing. "The food security bill which will require 65 million tones is one good method of ensuring that the farmers produce will be purchased at the minimum support price. Thus food security bill will encourage farming. The other important thing is that the small and marginal farmers who form the majority will have double benefits as they can sell their own produce at a remunerative price and, at the same time, maintain the family's food security," Swaminathan said. Calling the Food Security Act a much awaited decision, Swaminathan chose not to criticise the act. The criticism is generally based on the premise that the country was ill-placed to afford it. He said, "If the country cannot afford food, what else it can?"
The UPA government has been criticised for the fact that it failed to strengthen the PDS, which is said to be the main instrument of delivery for the Food Security Act. The act, according to critics, also fails to cater to the nutrition deficiency as it remains silent on the issue of including protein-rich pulses in PDS.
The big question that remains is to what extent this act is going to address the problems of growing hunger and malnutrition in India? With each passing day, food prices are increasingly going beyond the reach of the common people. Despite this runaway inflation there has been no policy framework for increasing the production of pulses which have traditionally been the main source of proteins for the majority of Indians and an important component of their daily diet.
While there has been no dearth of schemes purportedly catering to the needs of nutritional demands of the poor, one wonders how one more addition to that list would make a difference to the existing scenario.
Without ensuring policies for the encouragement of the kind of food grains which adds value to a diet, it would be difficult for the dispensing authorities to do justice to the idea behind the Food Security Act. The fundamental questions related to agriculture still remained unanswered to a large extent. With land holdings becoming smaller every year, farmers are increasing looking beyond the cultivation of wheat, rice and pulses.
It should not surprise us to see that most of the farmers who till recently were adding to the food-grain basket now themselves depend on the market for their requirements of wheat and rice. With energy and water becoming scarce commodities to cater to the burgeoning demand by the agricultural sector, is the second most populous nation of the world ready for the challenging task of feeding its teeming millions?
India has long been known for legislating populist schemes to appeal to the neglected sections of the society. But, experience shows that most of these schemes have just provided fodder for more such schemes, even as the basic challenges remain unaddressed. The promises made by the UPA government for combating malnutrition and food security have fallen flat during its rule with the unforeseen rise in price of basic food items. The hapless Indian voter find themselves at crossroads again with this promising piece of legislation adding to their dilemma over the choice of governments.


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i hate foundation but sometimes want to look more polished. this is the lightest bb cream i've sampled as far as texture but it is slightly too pink/blue toned for my pale olive skin. still, it is ok in tiny amounts. i found this too chalky when i used in place of sunscreen (that is to say, applying it liberally). i think this would probably be best suited for pale skin with pinkish undertones. the smell is quite nice-- clean, soapy, subtle.
This is a rating on the pink label, but also a comparison of the orange, gold, the new purple and pink Skin79 BB creams..
I have tried my fair share of BB creams and most recently was using Dior Snow which I liked, but I couldn't get over the $50+ price tag. Plus, their coloring isn't perfect for me, so off I went on a BB cream hunt. I purchased three Skin79 BB creams in the smaller version to try them out: gold, pink & orange. I have fair, combination skin which swings very far in either direction depending on weather and skin treatments I'm doing, and is acne prone so it was hard for me to say which I 100% liked best because my needs could change even daily. I do like that I could purchase the smaller amounts for this reason.
Orange: My favorite as far as ingredients (high whitening power, 50 SPF, vitamin C), a bit less thick and went on a little easier than the pink. However, this one loses because the color is wayyyyyy too fair, yellow and doesn't oxidize to adjust like the others. I'm not heartbroken that I have it though, I could do some mixing to make it work and I'll just wear it when I will be in the sun more and don't care if I look color-matched.
Gold: Less coverage than the other two but is more silky and the most moisturizing. I'm liking this one for my dried-out winter skin that I just got IPL on...my skin barrier is currently pissed and this one has been the nicest to it. If you have dry skin this one might be your best bet because although I've had more oily skin, IPL has made me very dry while I'm healing so now I understand what it's like to have dry skin. Less is more...the heaver coverage made me look like I had a mask on and wasn't very flattering.
Purple: This one was horrible for me. And I'm equally as ticked that I purchased it because there were no smaller bottles. This one was slightly darker colored than the pink and was supposed to be hydrating. It did not dry me out, but it NEVER grabbed onto the skin. It just looked like a mask of something spread all over my face. You could really tell in the corners of my nose...just not a good look and I'd only give it one star for SPF and whitening ingredients.
Pink: This one wins the color battle. It says on their site it's for oily skin and I'd agree. When I put it on it's VERY dewy, slightly gray. I couldn't even imaging not using a powder with this because of the shine, but it calms down and it kept me oil-free. I found myself using more because it's thicker. Covered well. I'm a bit dry right now and it made me feel/look dry which is not the product's fault. I'd say it does exactly what it says and for the price, it's a pretty great option for my oily days.
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3.5 Stars
Really wanted to love this, but ultimately it was just so-so for me. I was looking for a lightweight bb cream that would cover some faint acne marks on my cheeks, blur my large pores and blend well for a natural appearance. (Being a realist, I knew that I would still need concealer for darker marks and under eye circles.) I will be going back to my Prescriptives Virtual Skin foundation.
Good color match once it oxidized (I'm very pale with yellow undertones)
Blended well and looked natural in person.
Pores looked smaller.
Minimal amount of product went a long way to cover my skin.
Hygienic and easy to use pump.
Finish was too dewy.
This made me look REALLY shiny and ghostlike in pictures.
Minimal coverage.
After a few weeks use, my face became very dry and the pores on my nose were unusually clogged. While it's possible that the BB cream was not the reason, I'm not using any other new products and haven't been travelling or otherwise varied my routine.
This product might be good for someone with slightly dry and mostly clear skin, who just needs a little coverage plus sunscreen.
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For reference, my skin is combination due to my oily nose, which has sometimes dry patches (weird, I know) and I'm nc 30-35 in mac.
The packaging of this bb cream is really cute and it's very easy to use since it comes with a pump. It smells like sunscreen and it has a grayish color, perfect for pale people with cool undertones. Its texture it's like a cream, very thick. It gives a light-medium coverage and it has a dewy finish.
At first I loved this bb cream. Although it has never matched my skin tone, but I didn't care too much about that, because I used some of my mineral foundation to darken it. But after a few months of usage, I was getting lots of blackheads, whiteheads and a few pimples, especially on my nose. It also made my dry patches and my pores more visible. Then I decided to investigate about this product and its ingredients...and I found out that it has isopropyl palmitate in a huge quantity. For those who don't know what isopropyl palmitate is, well, it's a moisturizing ingredient that is very known because it can cause acne. You can also find it in many other beauty products.
Overall, I give it 2 lippies, because the only good thing that it has is a nice packaging. I wouldn't repurchase it, I don't need more blackheads on my skin lol.
P.S: Sorry if you can't understand some of the things I say, English isn't my first language and I made a huge effort writing this.
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Verdict: Amazing product for lazy days, fairly good coverage.
I was on the hunt for a product that I can easily use for school, because my usual foundation routine takes up too much of my time (I have a tan skin tone - think Beyonce - and I usually have to mix two foundation shades together to get the perfect match). The packaging comes with a very useful pump, but be warned: a little goes a LONG way with this BB cream. I usually pump out a fat teardrop size on each cheek, nose, chin and left and right area of my forehead before blending with my fingers. This is because any more than that and the product will not match my skintone, even after it has oxidised. If you're still unsure, check out official youtube videos on how to use BB creams - the models never put on alot of product. The fact that it matched was a very important requirement for me for a BB cream, as most Asian BB creams are only suited for fair skin with yellow undertones. But with this one, the cream FINALLY matches my skin tone! Hurrah!
It has a very light texture and that is exactly what I love about this BB cream: I never feel like it's sitting on my face. It absorbs easily but seems to have a grey undertone when first applied, although this disappears soon enough (as long as you don't over-apply!). It has a dewy finish, and I also like that because I feel like it makes me look fresh.
I use this for school and casual meet-ups when I feel lazy to do the whole she-bang. Although it does not give me any coverage for my dark eye circles (a problem area), it does eliminate some redness and brightens my skin. I've also been pretty blessed with good genes and never had any acne problems, so I don't know how this would work out on acne-prone/sensitive skin.
Overall, will buy again as my "lazy" foundation, unless someone can recommend me a better BB cream than this one!
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Easy to blend, dewy look (dabbed with Lancôme loose powder would be perfect), medium coverage, LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
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I have hormonal acne, oily skin, bad hyperpigmentation, pitted scarring, large pores. I purchased at crystal mall for 23cad. I like this bb cream but would not rebuy bc it's not the best color match for me, I've heard many claims that it will adjust to your skin tone and while it may adjust slightly making your skin look better-the difference between my neck was just way too obvious, I now fix it by adding one of my darker mineral powders so that I don't look like I'm wearing a face mask. (Missha bb cream in no 23 is a way better match). What I do like about skin 79 is that it makes my pores look way smaller, it's got decent oil control and has pretty good coverage, it basically does this weird thing where it tricks your eyes to make you look like you have better skin than you actually do, I have to say that my skin looks pretty decent, pretty smoothed out and pretty even, unfortunately I need better color match. I'm also suspecting that the whitening properties is working bc my skin is looking a bit lighter than I remember. I would probably choose missha over this the next time just bc of color but nonetheless still a good bb cream if its your color.
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I just want to start by saying this is my favorite beauty product of ALL time. Yes, it is that good!!! I have tried MANY of Skin79's BB creams, but I am faithful to this one! I have used it religiously for a year and a half (on my FIFTH bottle!). I have very acne-prone, sensitive, combination skin that is very pale in the winter, but tans nicely in the summer. I use this product year-round, even with changes in my skin tone.
My notes about this product:
1. No offensive smell, and that is important for me.
2. The packaging is amazing! Very sanitary and easy to use. Plus the pink is cute :)
3. The product is thick, and feels moisturizing. But it is not cakey at all! It leaves a dewy finish, not a matte finish.
4. It does not set immediately. It doesn't completely "dry" for a bit, but I like this because it allows me to work the BB cream into my skin.
5. This product has a grey undertone when you first apply it, but IT CHANGES TO MATCH YOUR SKIN! I promise! Do not be afraid of how your face looks initially, because within 30 minutes it will adjust.
6. The coverage is better than drugstore BB creams, but it is not a full coverage foundation. I use this product on a daily basis, but if I have breakouts, I have to use concealer.
7. I have noticed that it helps lighten my hyperpigmentation!!! This is the only foundation that I do not feel guilty putting on my face because I truly feel it is helping me skin! Not just covering it up.
8. It doesn't break me out! And I have super sensitive skin. I can sleep in this, no problem at all. Like I said above, I do not feel guilty about putting this on my skin.
9. The SPF is a huge benefit in the summer.
10. I have gotten so many compliments towards my skin when using this product because it looks VERY natural. Great for that "no-makeup" look.
11. I apply it with my fingers.
12. Here is a good review on youtube that I completely agree with:
Final verdict:
I will FOREVER repurchase this product. I will always have a bottle on hand because I wear it on an everyday basis. If I only use one makeup product, I use this. If I could only have one makeup product for the rest of my life, it would be this!
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I bought this BB Cream last December and really liked the texture and feel of it. It oxidized well to my skin, and since I have really fair complexion the colour was a good match. I noticed I was getting dry patches on my skin after using the product a few times, so I decided to stop using it for a while.
Just recently, the foundation that I had been using started to look slightly orange on me (probably due to the fact that the tan I had on my face had faded after summer ended) and I remembered I still had this BB Cream hidden away in my drawer. So, I decided to give it another try. BIG MISTAKE. I had the worst allergic reaction on my face: a burning, itchy rash, millia, and swollen cheeks. After treatment with medication, I still have annoying lines under my eyes.
After doing some research, I am almost certain that this product was not a fake (it had a sticker of authenticity and the QR code on the box connected to the official website) so it must have been some fragrance or preservative in the BB Cream itself. I really regret using this product and wish I had thrown it out sooner.
This bb cream feels light, dewy finish, no break out, doesn't melt or cakey in hot weather, but it gives dull/ grey complexion on my yellowish tone fair skin, also seems gone away through the time :(
Has minimum coverage, the coverage is better on the second layer, but that also gives thick feeling ~____~


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In 2011, Woods Road Elementary School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The New York average is 13 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Needs to be re-done on inside. Outdoor fields need to be maintained for children. Mr. Grecco is the best kindergarten teacher in the district hands down. This man went out of his way to visit my sick child in the hospital. My wife and i will never forget your kindness and what you did for our son!
I'm 60yrs old and still have fond memories of going to Woods Road School. Started there the day it opened.
For me to have good memories there they must of been doing something right , and I'm sure that continues today.
See how important you all are, from the top down to have affected a small boy. Thank you. Was there a teacher there named Mr. Jubilee, PIedach , or Itchcough. I'm pretty sure about Jubilee. Thank you for leaving a good imprint.
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I have christened June as Breakwater Awareness Month - a cause to bring together surfers and beach goers across Long Beach in remembrance of Long Beach's glory days. I would like to invite you to join me alongside Long Beach Surfrider for two upcoming events to educate the community on the affects of our breakwater.
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Donovan's in South Norwalk-CLOSING
After more than a century of continuous operation, Donovan's is closing before the end of the month. Not only is SoNo losing the only place of its kind...an neighborhood-style pub/watering hole/meeting place...it is supposedly being replaced by a French restaurant that will undoubtedly be more expensive and less welcoming.
The unquestioned Best Burger in Connecticut will be no more.
awww I spent many of my high school years there drinking. Good joint but it has been pretty empty whenever I have driven by.
Are you kidding me? I just ate there two weeks ago? We walked up and down the whole block and it was the only establishment that exuded any character, it was incredible! Excellent burgers and ice cold Octoberfest on tap. Awwww damn! Doesn't anyone care about culture anymore? Is there no historical society in Norwalk trying to save it?
Don't panic. Not a French restaurant. According to the local paper today it will reopen as the Bulldog Bar and Grill after a month of renovations to build a new open kitchen, tear out old paneling and replace the bench seats. Boxing pics and the bar will stay. Per the new owner: "We are keeping Donovan's the same. We are just dressing up the place a little bit. Why mess with success?" And the old owner, who says he doesn't have the energy to keep running it, says "...the people who are purchasing this know what they're doing."
I guess that's better than tearing it down but the whole charm of that place is that it's like going back in time. If they update everything it's not going to feel the same. I also suppose the prices are going to need some "dressing up" as well.
There's so much goodwill in the Donovan's name, I'm surprised that they want to change it. Sometimes change, though, is good. I guess we'll see.
Does anyone know whether Bulldog opened up in the old Donovan's space? I have not been in South Norwalk in a bit. Curious to hear how it is, if it's open....
I'm not sure, I have not heard anything about it. I do know that there's a good burger place where Tenero's used to be...up by the movie theater. Burger Bar & Bistro. Really good varieties of hamburgers, some fancy, some not. And lots of wines and beers to pair them with!
Some encouraging sites from up the street.
Cherry Street East has Tyvek on the exterior walls. Looks like spring may bring burgers back to NC.
Bulldog is open. Looks like an old style burger place from the outside with red checkered table clothes. Haven't been inside, but, it looks packed on a Tues night. Has anyone been in? Hows the food?
re: Ickyfish
i hope they bring back the clam chowder.
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I think I'm gonna head over there tonight. From the outside, it looks like the same place as "The Bulldog" (it's previous name), just with more TVs.
re: mrporkbelly
They teamed up with MacKenzies in Old Greenwich and have opened up as Donovans-MacKenzies. The place looks much better.
re: tito
brunch yesterday was excellent, burger is right back to where it used to be (best in SoNo), althought they have got to shoestring fries that are not as good as the old steak fries, although they come with the buger now . . . menu is expanded, place is redecorated nicely, lots of new flat screen TV's - they ran out of champage for mimosas (Sunday brunch), but i'll give them a pass this time


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The Houston Texans signed LB Wali Rainer from the Lions and WR Jake Schifino today.
Rainer (6-4, 240) comes from Detroit, where he has spent the last 3 seasons of his NFL career that spans 7 seasons. During this career Rainer has totaled 520 tackles (385 solo), 4 sacks, and 1 interception. While he played in each of the 16 regular season games last year, he started 5 games. Rainer joined the NFL as a fourth round pick (128th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in 1999.
Jake Schifino (6-1, 201) joins the Texans for his 5th season in the NFL. His playing experience is limited, having only played in 14 games during his professional career. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2002 as a fifth round pick (151st overall). Schifino played for the Titans for three years before being traded to the New England Patriots last season, where he attended training camp but was released before the start of the season.
Both of these players are in positions that the Texans seem to be looking to establish more depth. The Texans have made special focus to successfully sign several different Line Backers and Wide Receivers during free agency.
Texans Secure Deal with Eric Moulds
The Houston Texans were successful in making a deal that is satisfactory to both Eric Moulds and his former team, the Buffalo Bills. It was speculated last week that the Texans were very close to making a deal with Moulds, but still had work to do with the Bills. In return for Moulds, the Texans are giving Buffalo the first pick in the fifth round in the upcoming draft (134th pick overall).
Moulds (6-2, 210) was given a 4 year contract worth $14 million dollars, plus a $5 million dollar signing bonus.
During his 10 years with the Buffalo Bills, Moulds has marked over 9,000 yards and 48 touchdowns. He will be a veteran the Texans will look at to help teach and mold the teams young receivers.


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Problem for me with Fraction's Thor was the changes he made with Odin in comparison to JMS's portrayal and the very strange way he brought him back.
What questions were asked? I ask all the time, because I can't view these videos, was one of mine asked? I will never know.
i'm not a fan of children in comics... the only ones i semi tolerate are Valeria and Franklin.
awesome shirt lol
@THEBATFoE: Where did you ask? I don't see your question in the thread. Was it via Twitter?
@ArtisticNeedham: Someone mentioned, maybe last time, about reinstalling Flash and something about an adblocker being the problem with not being able to view the videos. Seemed that solved the problem for them.
I have that variant set of the Gorillaz figures, and I'm with you I really want to find that spiderman and iron fist LEGO set.
Lol -- But I want an ongoing Storm solo... I don't wanna buy Ms.Marvel again. Her last run was kinda meh for me..
The Gotham Knights animated movie had a short about a pre-Batman Bruce training in India and I'm pretty sure there were a few episodes of the animated series that touched on it a bit.
That was an interesting question about Bruce training as a teenager. I never really thought about it. I know they said he trained with people and came back to gotham to fight crime.
It would be cool to see Cable participate in AvX but since it ends next month, there is a good chance he won't show. It would be weird if he woke up and says he ready to fight only to find out the he slept through the whole thing or it could be funny. Who knows?
The female marvel heroes getting their own series came to me when Captain Marvel was announced and seeing Black Widow in action in The Avengers movie. Plus, other than Rogue being the main character in X-Men: Legacy and seeing the women in the team books, all the marvel books were a sausage feast.
This is for whoever asked about Batman comics of Bruce training to become Batman, I know of two that are pretty much "definitive" I guess is the best way to put it.
The Man Who Falls, shows Bruce's' training over the years very briefly, point of the whole issue so it touches on certain things.
Dectective Comics Annual from 1989, Blood Secrets. Introduces you to Bruce's first time training to become a detective.
Hope whomever asked see's this, they are good reads, the annual was one of the first comics I ever got, and its pretty cool to see a pissed off 17 year old Bruce fight in a bar brawl :)
Thank you for asking my question Gman :D
Finally sent my first question to you, G-Man! Hope I can get it answered sometime :)
Noticed you mixed up Greg Pak with Jason Aaron, the former being the real writer for X-Treme X-Men.
Hope you get around to answering my question from the forum soon! It's kind of outdated now, since it sort of involves Scott Lobdell and the Robin thing, but it's mostly a question of following creators vs characters really.
Yeah as someone who consistently feels like 2000AD is the best comic in circulation each month, I have to say this looks both awesome and more authentic than the Stallone movie. I can't believe they'd actually do a good job but this trailer makes me quite hopeful.
As far as best superhero costume goes it's hard to beat a Lantern's costume. Since the costume is basically a construct, you get to change it to fit the occasion. Wedding later today? Ring: I need a tuxedo. Going to the gym? Ring: How about some running shorts and a t-shirt?
Maestro wouldn't be worthy to lift Mjolnir, nor should he be able to move it.
Also people should only ask one question, and should be able to string a coherent sentence. If they cannot then they should not ask one.
I heard the futurama theme tune in there.
If you go into the old DC Batman books....Bruce Wayne was in college before he decided to go a different route to fight crime. I don't remember where but there was a scene showing him in a law class and defining the difference between the law and justice. That's when he decide the law wasn't going to give people justice.....but they also having him training with a detective and being given the nickname Robin. Then he was a young teen.....
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Spheres of the Web is a project by Gerbus Enterprises.
Spheres of the Web was developed to collect the most popular websites in a unique way.
While the common ways to remember and share the web are via bookmarks and social media giants, the Spheres offer a new method which is admittedly less sortable and searchable, yet more glamorous and perhaps interesting.
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|The Entertainment Sphere : This Sphere is for sites that provide entertainment.
|The Technology Sphere : This Sphere is for sites that concern technology, or provide tools to users.
|The Business Sphere : This Sphere is for sites about business.
|The Information Sphere : This Sphere is for sites that connect us with reference and educational material.
|The Earth Sphere : This Sphere is for sites concerned about the earth, its inhabitants, and all things natural.
|The Shopping Sphere : This Sphere is for sites that sell or review goods.
The Spheres illustrate the different goals people have on the web (do business; find information). Since each Sphere corresponds to a different goal, the number of Advertisement Banner blocks on each Sphere indicates the popularity of that goal today.
The contest between the Spheres is a popularity contest, but also a fundraiser. A different charity is sponsored by each Sphere. The first Sphere to populate to 100% capacity will donate $25,000, and each Sphere after that will donate $5,000, for a total project donation of $50,000.
Total Blocks Remaining: 62,170
Total Blocks Used: 38
There are a few conditions pertaining to Advertisement Banner upload.
My name is Chris Gerber, I live in Vancouver, Canada, and I am the creator, designer and developer of Spheres of the Web.
Back in January of 2009, I left my research at UBC to take stock of my life. I wanted to bring something really fresh to the world.
So I decided to put my skills of algebra, art, and web development together and build something unique. Once finished however, I realized that I had missed two very important parts: a marketing strategy, and a clear grasp of what I was actually offering to people.
As a result, the spheres really have no value apart from their esthetics, so don't worry if this website doesn't make any sense to you – it doesn't make a lot of sense to me yet either...
Since the Spheres represent different interests of the online community, I thought it would be fitting to find charities in these same veins.
There are many children in North America and worldwide that are faced with illness and physical ailments who find it difficult to move beyond their circumstances. Child's Play is a non-profit organization that provides hospitalized kids with movies, video games, and toys, to help them transcend depression and hopelessness.
Technology is growing in leaps and bounds, but forces against the freedom of software use are growing too. Large software corporations continually inhibit the freedom individuals have when it comes to software. The Free Software Foundation aims to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of Free Software users. For those of you familiar with the GNU, the Free Software Foundation is its principal organizational sponsor.
Business is thriving on the web, but not so much among the low-income demographics around the world. Opportunity International is one of the trail-blazers of microfinance, a method of aid by which people in poverty can participate in lending, savings, insurance and transformational training programs. Through these small lending and savings programs, impoverished entrepeneurs around the world have a chance to help their neighbors by stimulating economic growth.
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations, and governments, Room to Read develops literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and supports girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
The Earth is a major concern today. Friends of the Earth is a grassroots organization that challenges the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promotes environmentally sustainable and socially just solutions. Of their many campaigns, sustainable energy, deforestation, genetically modified foods, and economic justice top the list.
Everyone has needs, but in many places they are not met. While we build websites and blogs, and buy groceries once a week, others are starving. The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency. It is part of the UN, but is voluntarily funded. In 2010, they aim to reach more than 90 million people in 73 countries with food.
The opinions expressed through Spheres of the Web and those by the websites therein do not neccesarily reflect those of the charity organizations listed above.
Number of Advertisement Banner blocks sold to date
Number of Advertisement Banner clicks to date
Number of unique visitors to date
Number of votes cast on facebook
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There are no Advertisement Banners on this Sphere yet.
There are no Advertisement Banners on this Sphere yet.
Advertisement Banners promote your site. Most bloggers and website-keepers know that building a network of links is tantamount to a successful reader-base. But it isn't as easy at it sounds (I worked a blog for a few months myself, but resigned after failing to build a good readership). A Advertisement Banner can help to broaden your outreach, at a low one-time cost (as opposed to facebook ads or google adsense, where you are charged per click or impression).
Advertisement Banners are visual. An Advertisement Banner essentially provides the same function as any standard link, but with an additional emphasis on style and visual esthetic. While most links on the Web are displayed as plain text, Advertisement Banners on Spheres of the Web are displayed both textually and graphically. Creating a Advertisement Banner allows you to introduce your website to the eyes of your visitors, even before they visit.
Spheres are tuned to different interests. When you upload your Advertisement Banner to Spheres of the Web, you have the choice of which Sphere it will live on. Choosing an appropriate Sphere will help bring visitors to your site who share similar interests, since they are likely to be browsing the Sphere that interests them most. Some call it targetted traffic.
Each Sphere has a character of its own, but often a website and its Advertisement Banner concern more than just one field of interest. For instance a website about viral marketing might work equally well on the Technology, Business and Information Spheres.
In such circumstances, it is best to think of what type of audience you are looking for (technophiles, executives, or students, for example), and decide that way. There is also nothing to stop you from putting the same Advertisement Banner on multiple Spheres, to expand your reach.
Each Advertisement Banner is formed by connecting one or more blocks together. Two characteristics led to this block size. First, each Sphere has a three hundred pixel radius — a good size for most screen resolutions these days. Second, each Sphere has a surface that is divided into a little over ten thousand blocks (10,368 to be exact). These two constraints led to this size of block.
Any Advertisement Banner made from an arrangement of connected blocks is accepted. A 39-pixel square Advertisement Banner is allowed, for instance, as is an L-shaped Advertisement Banner having a height of 39 pixels (3 blocks) and a width of 26 pixels (2 blocks).
PageRank (PR) is one of the factors that determine how high a webpage ranks in Google's search engine result pages. Essentially, the PR of a webpage is determined by how many other webpages link to it, and what each of their PRs is (and whether a "nofollow" attribute is set).
However, it is well-known that links inside a Flash application (such as the Spheres) are not factored in, since they are hidden in the application's encoding.
In order to solve this problem, a Listings Page is provided. Since these listings can inhabit the same webpage as the Spheres (try it — navigate to a Sphere first, then the listings page), the PRs of the Spheres are effectively delivered to the linked pages (the nofollow attribute is not set in listings links).
Good question. Unfortunately there isn't really a good answer to this question, aside from saying that this is the smallest number I managed to boil the many interests of the online community down to. Truth be told, I specifically wanted a Sphere to represent the earth, and all things natural, but the rest come from the large numbers of websites presently that care about each of these topics.
(Oh, I noticed that the cube — the linear counterpart to the sphere — has six faces. Maybe six spheres arranged properly makes a cube with spherical faces. 4D? Okay, just rambling here...)
Yes. The number of satelites orbiting a given Sphere depends loosely on how many Advertisement Banners inhabit its surface. The satelites are there to represent the "buzz" around that Sphere.
Spheres of the Web is an endeavor I single-handedly built from the ground up in my apartment in Vancouver. The road has been long, and at times difficult, but it has led to something entirely original. Others who value personal creativity and innovation will appreciate the work for what it stands for in the world.
To the bloggers and webmasters out there, this site both promotes and is a product of individual effort.
To the dabblers in philosophy and critical thinking, Spheres of the Web is a tool by which we can analyze not only online activity, but collective human interest. The contest will reveal what we are preoccupied with, where we spend our time and thought.
For everyone else, this site can provide a loosely guided jump-board into the various regions of the Web. Whether acting as a distraction, a research tool, or an eye-opener, Spheres of the Web can be of use to everyone.
Comments or questions? Send an email to Christopher X Gerber, or you can send mail to:
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