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Central to the argument for saving Providence's Superman Building with public investment is a vision of the downtown economy driven by residents as much as office workers.
It's a vision that's emerged over the last two decades of downtown revitalization and would take a major leap forward if Rhode Island's tallest building was filled with 280 apartments in the heart of the Financial District.
The new residents and their neighbors in other buildings would draw different services, such as a supermarket or expanded mass transit, than offices would.
The two recent studies of potential uses for the Superman Building at 111 Westminster St. outline the demographic and market shifts that have local developers rushing away from office construction toward rental housing.
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WPRI: Former EDC chief proposes $400M renewable energy project in Providence
The former executive director of Rhode Island's Economic Development Corporation wants to build a biomass to renewable energy plant along Providence's waterfront on Allens Avenue, but he said the city needs to commit to freezing commercial tax rates to make the project happen.
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Streetsblog: The Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America, and Why It Barely Registers
In 2010, 4,280 pedestrians were killed in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and another 70,000 were injured. That's one death every two hours.
It's impossible to quantify the human toll of traffic fatalities, but as David Nelson at Project for Public Spaces points out, AAA estimates that traffic crashes cost America $300 billion annually in the form of medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other factors. That works out to three times the annual cost of congestion reported by the Texas Transportation Institute. But while we're spending billions "fighting congestion" with expensive new roads, getting a handle on pedestrian deaths and injuries is almost a non-issue at your average state DOT.
The New York Times: Where 'Share the Road' Is Taken Literally
"Woonerf" is what the Dutch call a special kind of street or group of streets that functions as shared public space — for pedestrians, cyclists, children and, in some cases, for slow-moving, cautiously driven cars as well.
Aaron M. Renn: For Commuter Rail, Better Service to Boston, Not Southward Expansion
Rhode Island recently spent a large sum of money to extend MBTA commuter rail service south to TF Green Airport and Wickford Junction. Both of them feature large parking garages (although the TF Green Interlink facility is for more than rail transit) that are not typical of suburban train stations and were very expensive.
These stations are only served by select trains on weekdays only, and feature long journey times to Boston – 1:35 from TF Green and 1:50 from Wickford Junction. Though these stations can be useful for commuting to downtown Providence – I've used the TF Green service for that myself – Providence is not nearly the employment market Boston is. What's more, the Wickford Junction station is in a particularly inauspicious location.
Unsurprisingly, ridership is low. TF Green had about 200 passengers per day as of last summer, and Wickford Junction about 150.
With a mind-numbing total price tag of $100 million for this project (the estimated cost of just the transit portions) – almost $300,000 per rider – it's unlikely that this will ever be viewed as a successful project.
As with the philosophy of the Boston area commuter rail generally, this service expansion was based on expanding the coverage area, but not the quality of service. In effect, it is an equity investment to make access to transit more equally available geographically (though economically more troubled areas like Pawtucket remain without service, so it doesn't provide more economic equity).
While geographic equity is a legitimate government goal, public transit requires certain characteristics such as origin and destination demand, density of residences and employment, and walkable destinations in order to work well. It's possible to add service to areas, but that does not mean it will be cost effective or well patronized.
Additionally, the South County expansions don't move the needle for Rhode Island. One of the biggest challenges facing the area is of course the economy. In the Greater New England there are basically two main sources of wealth generation: New York and Boston. To the extent that you are in New England and are tied to one of those markets, you are generally succeeding. To the extent that you are cut off from them, you are struggling. The Providence area struggles because it is not as able to tap into the Boston economy given the just far enough distance between them by both car and transit.
Where Would Jesus Park?
Federal Hill and West Side friends and neighbors rallied on Sunday morning in support of Cluck!, an urban farm supply store that is trying to open at the site of a former gas station on Broadway.
The business was approved by Zoning to open but was challenged in court on a technicality and lost, forcing owner Drake Patten to begin the Zoning process from scratch. Read Drake's commentary on what has happened.
Upcoming events at The Providence Athenaeum
Fri 4/12, 5-7pm, The Providence Athenaeum presents the weekly SALON: RI Foundation President and CEO Neil Steinberg in conversation with Kipp Bradford, Senior Design Engineer and Lecturer, School of Engineering, Brown University; the final Salon in Bradford's 5-part series, "The Innovation Way of Life: Stories about Community, Culture, and Commerce," looking at how RI can cultivate a sustainable ecology of innovation.
In 2012 the RI Foundation awarded its first annual RI Innovation Fellowships, designed to stimulate RI residents to create solutions to RI challenges by providing seed funding for social impact. Innovation Fellows receive up to $300,000 for up to 3 years to develop and implement ideas that aim to dramatically improve any area of life in RI. Winning ideas must have potential for big impact, and in the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation, "risk-taking is essential." Also in 2012, the Foundation hosted a two-day summit, "Making It Happen in RI," an economic convening of over 300 Rhode Islanders to brainstorm ways to improve the state's economy. Join series curator and 2012 Innovation Fellowship Finalist Bradford in conversation with RI Foundation President and CEO Steinberg to learn why the Foundation has chosen to invest in innovation in these ways, what the results have been so far, and how the Foundation can best enhance the innovation potential of RI in the future. Sponsors: Michael, Anne, and Amelia Spalter.
The Salon takes place at the Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street in Providence; entrance is at ground floor-level door at the corner of Benefit and College Streets. Free and open to the public. More at providenceathenaeum.org.
Tues 4/16, 5:30 – 7:30pm (5:30pm reception, 6pm program), RI Public Radio and the Providence Athenaeum present: Policy & Pinot, a timely conversation series on vital issues facing our state – "Bicycling Toward Urban Renewal."
Providence is striving to become a city where young people want to live and work. For many, having a green way to commute is vital. Join panelists Providence Mayor Angel Taveras; Cornish Associates Architect Steve Durkee; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Director of Bicycle Transportation Planning & Design Bill DeSantis; and RI Bicycle Coalition Board President Matt Moritz, along with RIPR Environmental Reporter Bradley Campbell for a lively discussion about how making the city an attractive place to live and bike could boost the capital city's bottom line.
Free and open to the public, reservations required: email firstname.lastname@example.com or phone at 351-2800 to reserve seats. Policy & Pinot takes place at the Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street in Providence; entrance is at ground floor-level door at the corner of Benefit and College Streets. More at providenceathenaeum.org.
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The Buffalo News: Development soars along Metro Rail
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is spawning a housing boom along the Metro Rail line, as developers look to provide lofts and apartments for some of the 17,500 workers expected to be employed there.
Note their take on parking:
The new downtown cluster will provide enough parking for patients and visitors, according to Medical Campus President Matthew K. Enstice. But because the campus would rather spend its resources on medical facilities than parking garages, planners are encouraging the big new influx of employees to use public transportation.
"This is how you force culture change," Enstice said. "We're actually doing it."
Plans call for bicycle racks placed at strategic locations, rental-car checkouts for employees, and an interconnected and walkable campus that will encourage thousands of people to live in the city near Metro Rail.
The plan "has to work" because there is no alternative, Enstice said. There is no room to park 17,500 cars on the 170-acre Medical Campus.
Also, read Stephen Miller's take on how Providence needs to be taking heed of what Buffalo is doing:
You can have a vibrant small city, or you can have cheap, ample parking in and around downtown. You cannot have both, for the simple reason that parking takes up a lot of space that would otherwise be used by people doing economically productive things. Buffalo seems to have learned this lesson. Providence, meanwhile, is drowning in downtown parking as the metro area's economy stagnates.
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Developing: Mayor's Economic Report
Mayor Taveras is unveiling his Economic Development Report.
- Providence Business News: Taveras outlines economic development plan
- WPRI: Mayor's economic plan includes freezing commercial taxes, redeveloping Kennedy Plaza
Pledging Action, Mayor Taveras Outlines Plan to Grow Providence's Economy
'Putting Providence Back to Work' report presents roadmap to improve the business climate, infrastructure and human capital in Rhode Island's Capital City
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Angel Taveras today announced a 20-step economic development action plan to put Providence residents back to work and jumpstart the economy of Rhode Island's Capital City.
The Mayor said that Providence's economy must be built on the success of a broad range of industries and sectors, and pledged swift action to improve Providence's business climate, infrastructure and human capital.
"When we work together, we can compete head to head with any city or state in this country," said Mayor Taveras. "Nothing will change minds about Providence as much as continuing our track record of success."
The Mayor outlined five immediate steps his administration will pursue to support and grow Providence's economy:
- Freeze the commercial tax rate – The Taveras administration will work with the Providence City Council to enact a seven-year commercial real estate tax freeze that guarantees consistency and stability for developers in Rhode Island and beyond.
"Freezing our commercial property tax rate will send a message that Providence is serious about attracting new business. We look forward to the day when economic growth in our City enables us to actually lower Providence's commercial rate," Mayor Taveras said.
- Fix the City's Permitting Process – Contained in the FY14 budget that Mayor Taveras will present to the City Council next month are two positions to staff a new unit in the Department of Inspections and Standards focused solely on reviewing and approving small-permit applications of under $100,000. These small projects account for 75 percent of all permit applications in the City.
Additionally, this summer the City will move its permit application process online. For the first time, developers will only need to log onto the City's website to apply for a permit and get status updates on their applications.
- Remove Barriers to Redevelopment – The City will conduct an inventory of all major properties in need of redevelopment. For properties that are not defined as historic landmarks, the City will put on a fast-track for approval all projects to replace existing structures with new construction.
"We recognize that the City has an important role to play in facilitating new development. It is time to get cranes in the air and put people to work rebuilding our city," Mayor Taveras said.
- Develop Surface Lots Citywide – To stimulate real estate development and ease the crunch on parking downtown, the Taveras administration will work with the City Council to provide tax stabilizations to developers who commit to new development on existing surface lots. New construction on an existing lot will be taxed based on the property's current assessed value. This program will create jobs, incentivize new, mixed-use developments, and spur new investment on Providence's major commercial corridors.
- Reinvent Kennedy Plaza – The City will work with the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy, RIPTA and other public and private partners to reconfigure and reduce the number of buses in the Plaza and transform it into a pedestrian destination.
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The Atlantic Cities: The Great Senior Sell-Off Could Cause the Next Housing Crisis
In the 20 years between 1990 and 2010, these consumers [baby boomers] were at their peak family size and peak income. And suddenly, there was massive demand in America from the same kinds of people for the same kinds of housing: big, large-lot single-family homes (often in suburbia). In those two decades, calculates researcher Arthur C. Nelson, 77 percent of demand for new housing construction in America was driven by this trend.
"Ok, if there's 1.5 to 2 million homes coming on the market every year at the end of this decade from senior households selling off," Nelson asks, "who's behind them to buy? My guess is not enough."
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ecoRI: 'Free' Parking is Bundled Bag of Goods
As I look for a campus to get my graduate degree, a surprising factor weighs into my decision: How much am I going to pay for parking? As a non-driver, Rhode Island College may end up charging me the most of all.
The Rhode Island College website boasts that parking is a free service offered to all students. Economists have a more accurate name for "free" services that are included with the cost of something else: bundled goods. The price of parking on campus is not actually free, it's just bundled to the cost of tuition. Students pay for a parking spot whether they want one or not, even if they don't own a car.
In fact, 99 percent of parking spots in the United States are bundled, from groceries to restaurant service, and at almost all of our jobs — so few of us think about parking's cost. It's not chump change. The median price of just one parking space is $15,000. With four parking spaces per car in the United States, the real-estate value of all those asphalt rectangles adds up to far more than the total value of all the country's vehicles.
Newsmakers: Housing crisis with Mayor Angel Taveras
Providence 2013 State of the City Address
Mayor Angel Taveras
2013 State of the City Address
Providence Is Recovering
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 • (as prepared for delivery)
Governor, Mr. President, honorable members of the Providence City Council, distinguished guests, and my fellow residents of our great Capital City –
One year ago I stood before you in this Chamber with an urgent message for our City and the entire State of Rhode Island. Providence was in peril. Despite many difficult decisions and painful sacrifices made to pull Providence back from the brink, we were still $22 million short of closing a $110 million structural deficit.
Crucial steps necessary to navigate our City safely through our Category 5 fiscal hurricane had not yet come to pass. We still needed to reform our unsustainable pensions. And we needed Providence's large, tax-exempt institutions to contribute more.
As I stood before you on February 13, 2012, Providence was running out of cash, and running out of time. In the months that followed, there were some who said Providence could not avoid filing for bankruptcy.
Today it is my privilege to deliver a much more hopeful report on the State of our City: Providence is recovering.
Through collaborative efforts and shared sacrifice, we have all but eliminated our City's $110 million structural deficit, and we expect to end this year with a balanced budget. Working together, we have accomplished what few believed possible.
We were determined to address the root causes of Providence's fiscal emergency and prepared to act unilaterally if necessary. And we knew our City would never achieve a lasting recovery without addressing our unsustainable and spiraling pension costs.
In April, following months of actuarial analysis and public testimony, this City Council unanimously approved a pension reform ordinance that put Providence's pension system on a sustainable path.
We recognized that passing the ordinance would likely lead to a high-stakes lawsuit with no real winners – because a decision in favor of the status quo would push our City over the brink. However, faced with the challenge of negotiating pension changes with more than 2,000 retirees who were not represented by a single entity, we saw no alternative.
WPRI's Executive Suite with Aaron Renn
WPRI's Ted Nesi speaks with Urbanophile's Aaron Renn about the Providence metro area and economy on this week's Executive Suite.
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GoLocalProv: Guest MINDSETTER™ Aaron M. Renn: My First Impressions of Rhode Island
Thinking about it this way, the basic problem of Providence (and by extension the rest of Rhode Island) becomes obvious: it is a small city, without an above average talent pool or assets, but with high costs and business-unfriendly regulation. Thus Providence will neither be competitive with elite talent centers like Boston, nor with smaller city peers like Nashville that are low cost and nearly "anything goes" from a regulatory perspective. There's little prospect of materially changing either the talent/asset mix or the cost structure in the near term even if there was consensus to do so, which there isn't. So expect struggles to continue, even if there's a bit of lift from a change in national macroeconomic conditions.
DC Streetsblog: Will Massachusetts Tax Parking Lots to Fund Transit?
Here's a transportation funding idea that aligns incentives nicely: taxing parking lots to pay for transit.
That's what one former high-ranking state official is proposing for Massachusetts, ahead of a big announcement by the state Department of Transportation. Earlier this week Governing Magazine looked at the parking lot tax plan, part of a series of policy recommendations laid out by former Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary James Aloisi.
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City Plan Commission Meeting – January 15, 2013
Notice of Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 – 4:45pm
Department of Planning and Development • 1st Floor Meeting Room
444 Westminster Street, Providence
Opening Session
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of minutes from November 20th 2012 meeting – for action
- Approval of minutes from December 18th 2012 meeting – for action
- Director's Report
Major Land Development Project
1. Case No. 12-011 MA – 257 Thayer Street (Final Plan Approval) The CPC approved the preliminary plan to construct a four story mixed use building with 95 dwelling units, underground parking and a landscaped courtyard in December 2012. The applicant is seeking final plan approval subject to fulfillment of preliminary plan conditions – for action (AP 13 Lots 42, 48, 104, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238 and 241, College Hill)
See also: UPDATED: Graduate student housing apartment building proposed on Thayer Street
Institutional Master Plan
2. Amendment of Providence College's Institutional Master Plan (IMP) The applicant is seeking to amend the IMP to reflect the institution's requests for street abandonments and changes to the Institutional Overlay Zone – for action (Elmhurst)
See also: Letter to the campus from P.C.'s President regarding their PILOT agreement
City Council Referral
3. Referral 3359 – Abandonment of portions of Huxley Avenue, Wardlaw Avenue and Cumberland Street Petition by Providence College to abandon Huxley Avenue between AP 119 lot 8 and lot 229 and Cumberland Street between AP 81 lot 189 and lot 195 and Wardlaw Avenue from AP 81 lot 186 to lot 189 – for action (Elmhurst)
4. Referral 3360 – Extension of I-2 overlay zone Petition by Providence College to extend the I-2[1] overlay district to include certain lots on Wardlaw Avenue and Cumberland Street – for action (Elmhurst, AP 81 Lots 186, 188 and 189-196)
See also: Presumed Parking Lot-ification
CPC Administration
5. Election of Officers Election of CPC officers – for discussion and action
[1] I-2 Educational Institutions – This zone is intended to permit higher education institutions and their expansion in a planned manner while protecting the surrounding neighborhoods. (Providence Zoning Ordinance)
What Cheer / What Jeer 2012
It is that time of year for us to take a look back and What Cheer the good and What Jeer the bad.
Work commences on the Washington Bridge Linear Park
It has been in the works for years, but finally RIDOT has started work on the Washington Bridge Linear Park.
Through a $22 million contract, RIDOT will rebuild the remaining section of the original Washington Bridge that carries the existing bikeway and a section of the original highway bridge. In the same footprint will be a much wider bikeway and linear park. It will feature a separate bikeway and walking path, scenic overlooks, park benches, flag poles, decorative lighting and landscaped planters. The project also calls for restoration of the historic, multi-arch granite façade of the Washington Bridge and two operator's houses from which an original drawbridge was controlled.
When opened, the new linear park will be named the George Redman Linear Park, after the East Providence resident who was instrumental in making the East Bay Bike Path a reality 25 years ago. Redman continues to advocate for bike path development across the state.
Wind Turbines at Fields Point
While they were installed in January, the whole City was speculating when the would finally start spinning. Turns out they wouldn't start up until October. But now they are finally spinning and adding some environmental goodness to the Providence skyline. Hope we'll some more.
Overnight parking expansion
While it has been studied endlessly for years (even as the rest of the world seemed to be able to embrace it and not devolve into chaos), in April, overnight parking has finally started spreading throughout the City.
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Fast Company: A Plan To Hurricane-Proof New York, With A Ring Of Wetlands
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there have been a flurry of ideas on how to deal with the prospect that storms of such magnitude may no longer be once-in-a-lifetime events but the most visible manifestation–if you're not a polar bear–of the havoc wreaked by climate change.
Seawalls. Levees. The kinds of things the Army Corps of Engineers typically builds to protect low-lying places like New Orleans just aren't feasible for a place like Manhattan, says Stephen Cassell, the cofounder of New York's Architectural Research Office. "It's hard to predict how bad climate change will be," Cassell says, noting that Sandy's devastating surge was nearly 14 feet, which wasn't even the worst-case scenario. "What if we build a barrier and the surge goes beyond that?"
Yes Providence, what if the storm surge is higher than our storm surge barrier?
New York Post: Growing NY through smarter taxes
How might two-tiered taxation work? In New York, land and improvements in residential areas are subject to an 18.6 percent property tax.Thus, land with a taxable value of $10,000 would be taxed $1,860, and improvements with a similar taxable value of $10,000 would owe another $1,860, a total of $3,720. Under a two-tier system, the tax rate for land could jump by, say, 50 percent, while the rate for improvement could be halved.In that case, the owner would pay $2,790 in land taxes and $930 for improvements — keeping the total to $3,720.
But here's the payoff: The owner's tax bill under that scheme would climb another $2,790 if he purchased a second lot with a taxable value of $10,000 — but by only $930 if he used that money toward building.Thus, hoarding would be discouraged; development encouraged.
The two-tier property tax has a proven record of success. In 1979, Pittsburgh began taxing land at a rate six times higher than improvements. In the ensuing decade, building permits increased by 70.4 percent.
Via: Nesi's Notes
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The Huffington Post: A. Taveras – What the Fiscal Cliff Could Mean for My City
The fiscal cliff would have profound and draconian consequences for the City of Providence. If we go over the cliff, federal support for 21st Century Community Learning Centers will be cut by 20 percent which could force Providence to close up to four after-school programs that serve our highest-poverty neighborhoods. More than 100 young children could be denied access to Head Start — an early education program that helped me and so many other poor, young children start school ready to learn. More than 150 teachers could be locked out of high-quality professional development, putting our students at a disadvantage.
Beyond our schools, the fiscal cliff would cut energy assistance, elderly and handicapped transportation services, employment training and other vital services the newly reorganized Community Action Partnership of Providence provides.


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Combine colors to create different colors in this simple yet appealing puzzle game.
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Kotoro Review+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Combine colors to create different colors in this simple yet appealing puzzle game.
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Blendamaze ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Blendamaze takes traditional wooden gaming elements and mixes in some all important color theory to create a challenging tilt focused title.
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Remember those posters that were pretty big in the 90's? The ones made up of a bunch of teeny tiny images that, when positioned correctly, created a slightly abstract-looking larger image (i.e. Star Wars stills created a portrait of Darth Vader)? Pixl is a photo app designed by Innoiz to do something very similar, just without the pictures-within-a-picture concept.
With Pixl, users can take existing photos and run them through a filter with variable settings that will reduce all of the textures and shades down to basic shapes and flat colors. In other words, instead of using a full image that's predominantly blue (for the sake of argument) as blue for a larger image, it creates a blue box or circle for the same purpose. It's the same basic idea, though. In either case, it results in a stylized abstraction of the image.
Users are also able to take images from within the app, so if they're out walking and see something that would make a good Pixl image they can open it up and get right to work. Photos can then be saved for later viewing in both portrait and landscape orientations. It sounds a little like a gimmicky photo filter app, and depending on the user that might be all it amounts to, but it can also be an incredibly useful learning tool.
Specifically, Pixl seems to be designed more for artists or art students than for someone looking to mess around with their vacation photos. In breaking an image down into basic shades, it allows users to study the way colors react to one another when in close proximity. It also makes it easier to scrutinize color values without visual distractions like texture to get in the way. In short, it's Color Theory.
Anyone looking to have fun making the pictures on their phone look artsy, or those who could use a little help with their swatches, can download Pixl from the App Store right now.

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Chasing Fire (2013) Plot Summary :
An ill-fated couple must face and find the resolution to their own destinies. Chasing Fire surpasses the commonplace of two people defining love. Living behind the shadow of her mother, Kristin falls in love with Shane, an aspiring musician, whom she soon discovers to have something innately in common with her. Chasing Fire does not only exemplify finding love and happiness, it also accentuates discovering oneself and delving into life as it is- a reality that most people don't normally live in.
Chasing Fire (2013) Credited Cast :
Director: Brian Patrick Lim
Authors: Richard Herstek, Brian Patrick Lim
Stars: Anthea Murfet, Richard Herrera, Ryan Alonzo
Chasing Fire (2013) Cast overview, first charged only:
Anthea Murfet Anthea Murfet … Kristin
Richard Herrera Richard Herrera … Shane
Ryan Alonzo Ryan Alonzo … Kevin
Gigette Reyes Gigette Reyes … Cynthia
Beau Ballinger Beau Ballinger … Connor
Dianne Sison Dianne Sison … Megan
Alvin Anson Alvin Anson … George
Miguel Vasquez Miguel Vasquez … Bone Thug
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Apollo Abraham Apollo Abraham … Torero
Gio Respall Gio Respall … Dancer
Rob Rownd Rob Rownd … Psychiatrist
Nicole Asensio Nicole Asensio … Band Vocalist
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ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants has launched its new product Mobil DTE 732 M, a specially formulated high-performance turbine oil, as part of its lubricants product line.
Advanced Design Technology, Ltd. (ADT), developer of advanced turbomachinery design methods, is planning to demonstrate the TURBOdesign Suite and its three-dimensional (3D) inverse design optimization capabilities for superior turbomachinery performances at the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Turbo Expo 2014.
The company is expected to exhibit in Booth 505 at the expo that is scheduled for June 16-20, at the CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf, Germany.
Alliant Energy's Iowa utility recently received all of the necessary regulatory approvals and permits to issue a Full Notice to Proceed (FNTP) for construction of the Marshalltown Generating Station (MGS). The company's approximate 650 MW, combined-cycle natural gas-fueled station is underway and the MGS, located in Marshalltown, is expected to power more than 500,000 homes when commercially operable.
Control systems technology offers more form factor versatility today than previous generations. New communications buses, diverse chip technology, higher speed networks, and less burdensome equipment have transformed control systems from the limitations of the chassis backplanes to a dedicated component design.
A radially split type compressor is set up for shop tests. Various spectral plots are generated during mechanical running test of the compressor. The compressor is installed on baseplate after test.
From 2001 to 2005, California experienced severe power shortages that led to rolling blackouts. This was a result of unwise electric energy policy, Enron energy trading fraud, and decades-long onerous restrictions on permissions for generating plants.
An R&D project is underway to develop a gas turbine combustor by Opra Turbines for efficient combustion of pyrolysis oil. The higher viscosity, lower energy density and limited chemical stability of the pyrolysis oil require different fuel handling compared to conventional liquid fuels.
Rolls-Royce's chief financial officer Mark Morris has been quoted in the media as saying that the company will focus on its nuclear activities. In October, R-R brought inMark Lesinski as president of its nuclear service business to accelerate further growth across the global nuclear services market.
At 1.2 kW, the Green Turbine may well be the smallest steam turbine in the market. It's is approximately 9 kg, The length is 28 cm, diameter is 19 cm. Steam pressure is 5,2 bar absolute, condenser pressure is 0,1 bar.
India's leading power-project equipment manufacturer, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), has commissioned a gas turbine generating unit in Oman.
"The 126MW Fr-9E gas turbine generator (GTG) has been successfully commissioned at the Qarn Alam 3 power project of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). This is the second successive project after the successful commissioning of the 2x126 MW Fr-9E PDO Amal GTG project in 2012," BHEL said in a statement on its website on Friday.
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|Name: _________________________
|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the ambassador that meets up with Garrigan at the embassy at the start of Chapter 20?
(a) Perkins
(b) Amin
(c) Weir
(d) Stone
2. Whose death is considered to be the most traumatic thing to have happened to Garrigan?
(a) His donkey
(b) His dad
(c) His sister
(d) His mom
3. Most of the ailments that Garrigan treats at the hospital involve some sort of _____________.
(a) Food
(b) Abuse
(c) Injury
(d) Infection
4. Amin will not agree to accept Christ's authority in his life, but he will accept the authority of __________.
(a) Himself
(b) The god
(c) Power
(d) Blood
5. Who is the president that is being overthrown by Major General Idi Amin Dada?
(a) President Merrit
(b) President Swanepoel
(c) President Obote
(d) President Mbarara
6. What kind of wine is being made at the wine factory Garrigan and Waziri visit during a trip together?
(a) Banana
(b) Wheat
(c) Grape
(d) Corn
7. ___________ blames Garrigan for the collapse of the clinic before he leaves the country.
(a) Idi Amin
(b) Waziri
(c) Stone
(d) Merrit
8. Idi Amin actually became the ____________ champion of Uganda, challenging Muhammad Ali to a fight.
(a) Dancing
(b) Boxing
(c) Wrestling
(d) Kickboxing
9. In which city is Garrigan now stationed after his run in with Idi Amin?
(a) Dublin
(b) Nairobi
(c) Mbarara
(d) Kampala
10. Garrigan is NOT invited to the ______________ service in celebration of his fourth marriage.
(a) Voodoo
(b) Muslim
(c) Pagan
(d) Christian
11. Who is the young messenger who delivers the note to Garrigan inviting him to visit?
(a) Elisa Merrit
(b) Gugu
(c) Bonney
(d) Gaga
12. Who is the servant that does not appear when the Merrits call on him to help Garrigan, their new guest?
(a) Gugu
(b) Nestor
(c) Bonney
(d) Obote
13. What is the soldier wearing when he boards the bus, making him stand out in the crowd?
(a) A concert t-shirt
(b) A wig
(c) A smoking jacket
(d) Pink fluffy slippers
14. Amin writes to the Secretary General of the UM, telling him that __________ was right in massacring the Israelis.
(a) The Ayatollah
(b) Hitler
(c) Hussein
(d) He
15. What does Garrigan use in order to remedy the problem that Idi Amin is having during Chapter 22?
(a) Cast
(b) Needle
(c) Baseball bat
(d) Medicine
Short Answer Questions
1. Amin admits he knew of Garrigan's interest in ________________.
2. Where does Garrigan decide to write his memoir after his adventures with Idi Amin?
3. What does Idi Amin offer to Garrigan in return for his help with his sprained body part?
4. Stone says that he has orders to tell Garrigan to ____________, not just incapacitate him.
5. Garrigan wants to provide an ____________ account of the actions and decisions of Idi Amin.
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McDonald's® Restaurants Of Hawaii Promotes Maria Fernando To Regional Training Consultant
HONOLULU – McDonald's® Restaurants of Hawaii has promoted Maria Fernando to Regional Training Consultant for the Hawaii region.
Fernando has been with McDonald's for 28 years. She began as a crew member working in various McDonald's restaurants across the state and most recently was general manager of McDonald's of Wahiawa.
As the Regional Training Consultant for the Hawaii Region, Fernando works with McDonald's restaurants and operators in Hawaii and Guam to help them improve business results and meet planning targets by consulting in training and operational procedures. She will conduct training classes face to face and virtually. The training is to motivate McDonald's employees, build their competencies and improve their individual performance.


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Twitter's five tips to get brands World Cup ready
As thoughts turn to Brazil and this summer's Fifa World Cup, Twitter has produced five key points for brands that want to get the most out of this year's sporting extravaganza.
Brazil: the countdown on Twitter begins
1. Plan for the moment
A glimpse back to the London 2012 Summer Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics confirms such high-profile events attract large television audiences, and increasingly large Twitter activity. While timely and quick-witted messages can cut through, brands are being told not to be daunted by the challenge of planning around such big ticket events.
According to Twitter, whatever your offer or brand message is, lay it down in advance — just as you would with other media campaigns. The message is simple: "Think about all of the individual World Cup moments where brands like yours can join the discussion."
From the final friendlies to the team's departure and when the team arrives at the ground, the announcement of the starting 11, the speculation of alterations for the next game — it is key moments like these that are likely to drive huge scale and create unique opportunities for you.
2. Connect the two screens for maximum impact
For most, the World Cup will be a TV event, and Twitter is keen to position itself as the social accompaniment to TV to create more enriched experiences. The tech company estimates 90% of UK Twitter users will be watching the World Cup on TV (Global Webindex, March 2013) and many will be tweeting as they watch (Nielsen Twitter Consumer Survey, November 2013).
Eight of the biggest moments on Twitter in the UK in 2013 were sport related. It's likely that many 2014 peaks will come from Brazil. Preparing with targeting (like TV conversation targeting or keyword targeting) is said to be the best way to ensure a brand's tweet is triggered when viewers are watching.
This won't just be during the games themselves. There will be a variety of TV opportunities. And if you are advertising in the World Cup, Twitter's advice is to extend campaigns with the hashtags that can tie everything together.
3. Maximise engagement with dynamic tweets
Twitter has emerged as a platform for delivering real-time dynamic content. Brands are being encouraged to take advantage of it and extend TV ads with a shareable video or Vine cards.
Alternatively, Twitter is suggesting brands deliver site traffic or qualified leads with a website or lead generation card, noting tweets from verified accounts with photos receive on average a 35% boost in retweets, and those with videos get a 28% boost.
4. Simple tactics can be the most effective
During the Rio World Cup – whether during games or in the time between matches – people checking Twitter to catch-up on the latest news is described as "a very high attention environment" and one that can be used to a brand's advantage.
If you have a latest offer, or a promotion you want to share, Twitter can be a very effective way to deliver this message. Often the most powerful tactics are the simplest. Brands with simple objectives (and no "big idea") can capitalise on the fact that their audience is waiting to be engaged with. Keep ideas simple – and easy to action are the critical elements here.
5. Test and optimise
Brands are being encouraged to start building reputations now to understand what creates good content that users are keen to engage with. The idea is if brands test different tweet copy beforehand, when it comes to key World Cup games they will have a good idea of what content will best perform and achieve results.
The opportunities don't end with the final whistle
Finally, Twitter advises that people will be talking about the World Cup throughout the rest of the year, so activity does not necessaily have to end with the tournament.
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MediaPass, a subscription manager for websites, announced that it has raised $1.75 million in series B funding. Established to offer monetization solutions for online content, MediaPass offers web publishers, big or small, a simple way to implement paid content models. While developing and applying a paywall can be complicated and time consuming, users of MediaPass simply need to copy and paste a few lines of code. The service is highly customizable, and allows users the options of metered paywalls and choosing specific content that requires subscriptions. Read more


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Schick Hydro 5 Blade Razor Cartridge Refills– While the goal of hair removal may seem pretty simple, most men have trouble finding a razor that delivers the close shave you want without damaging your skin. Schick is one of the most trusted brands in shaving. The brand created the Hydro 5 razor to help you target unwanted hairs easily while reducing irritation. For added convenience, and to help you save some money, you can pick up Schick Hydro 5 Blade Razor Cartridge Refills when your razor head starts to wear out. These cartridges give you all the same benefits of your Hydro 5 razor without needing to replace the handle.
Advanced Blade Technology
Manufacturers have been working to perfect the 5-blade cartridge razor for years, and the Schick Hydro 5 is an excellent example of the latest in shaving technology. Each cartridge has five Ultra Glide blades to evenly distribute the pressure of the razor on your skin and give you the closest possible shave. These blades also each have individual skin guards, which reduce friction by doubling the points of contact between the blades and your face. When it comes time to address tricky areas like your sideburns, you can flip back the cartridge and use all five blades for precision trimming. This is a major upgrade from other razors that only include one trimming blade.
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Perhaps the most important feature that sets Schick Hydro 5 cartridges apart from competitors is the inclusion of a Hydrating Gel Reservoir that releases lubricating gel with each stroke of the razor. A combination of aloe and vitamin E, this water-activated gel hydrates your skin and allows the razor to glide smoothly across your face. According to manufacturers, the reservoir lasts up to twice as long as the lubrication strips on other razors, which effectively doubles the life of each cartridge.
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Discover new music, new artists and music genres
22tracks.com is maintained by the local top DJs from Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and London and aims to be a guide in the overcrowded musical field. 22tracks.com provides 22 playlists of different genres and each playlist is populated with 22 tracks, hand picked by specialized DJs from different cities around Europe.
Consequently, you can discover the latest tendencies in music, find new artists and even new music genres as you work, play or workout. On top of that, you can buy the songs you like via iTunes, 7Digital or Beatport.
Forget about multiple tabs and web browsing, just enjoy the music
Thanks to TwentyTwo, you can now enjoy all that and even more without using a web browser, you can control the web-based player and jump from one song to the next directly from within TwentyTwo by using the Apple media keys.
You have access to all the features and sharing options as if you were visiting the page via your favorite browser, but you don't have to waste time find the right tab to change the song or share it via Facebook or Twitter.
Use the media keys to control the player with ease
The integration with the media keys is probably the biggest advantage that TwentyTwo offers over the web browser. As expected, you can view detailed information about the artist of the currently played song and open the web store that allows you to purchase the track.
The File menu helps you open the desired 22tracks list by simply providing the URL address in the drop-down sheet. Unfortunately, we did not manage to make TwentyTwo open the desired track list, but we hope that this issues will be address in future updates.
Reviewed by George Popescu, last updated on July 1st, 2014
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text: Toro Rosso kept Vergne to rise up the F1 pecking order 23 December, 2013 Daniel Ricciardo with Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso has tweaked its approach to Formula 1 because it wants to take a step up the pecking order, claims driver Jean-Eric Vergne, who after missing out on the Red Bull vacancy for 2014 has been retained by the Faenza based team. That surprised many in the paddock, who have seen drivers like Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari perform solidly, but nonetheless lose their places as team owner Red Bull pushes a new generation of youngsters into the seats. The latest energy drink-sponsored youngster to get his chance is the Russian teen Daniil Kvyat, but for Frenchman Vergne, 2014 will be his third consecutive season with Toro Rosso. "The picture with Toro Rosso is that it was a team that has drivers for a year or two but then they have to move on, so it's like a stepping stone team," Vergne, 23, told the Spanish sports daily Marca. "But I think the philosophy has changed lately because Toro Rosso wants to go a step higher. "Now, the feeling is that you can spend more time with them, developing for some years together. So I think that if I'm still with them, it's because they believe [that] I can give them something that other drivers cannot," said Vergne. Meanwhile, Vergne said [that] he believes [that] Red Bull remains the favourite for the 2014 season, despite some tipping an advantage for Ferrari and Mercedes in the new turbo V6 era. "Aerodynamics is always the key. I think Red Bull is still the favourite. They've been working on the new car for a while and I think it will be very strong, but it will be an interesting year," added Vergne. (GMM) Subbed by AJN. Tweet Related NewsTost: Talented fighter Kvyat can become top F1 driverVerstappen chooses number 33 for F1 careerVerstappen: I definitely didn't expect it to happen as it didVerstappen: I have had no major difficultiesToro Rosso set to keep Spanish sponsorSainz drops the Junior as F1 career beginsSainz confirmed as Toro Rosso driver for 2015Vergne says he is a victim of circumstancesToro Rosso set to confirm Sainz next weekVergne bids au revoir to Toro Rosso gilgen Vergne is a far better driver than Ricciardo. But he has been less fortunate in race finishes.Lets hope that he gets a better car with the '14 STR. haha Gilgen 100% true, in wsr he whiped the floor with everyone including daniel who is a good driver and a nice chap. I wander if Marko even noticed Vergne's performance in monaco and montreal where he drove stellar races as did Kvyatt in Spa and Monza in gp3. I think they chose daniel because he's got something in quali and he is surely more compliant than JEV. O'Ferrari Jev will be gone before long. Has no speed in qualifying. Was made to look pretty slow by ricciardo. For all the hype, JEV has been a massive disappointment. Bye bye, JEV. Enjoy your final season of F1 Tamburello_1994 Now that these guys are no longer teammates I was hoping we wouldn't have to see that picture anymore. :/


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This time I was so aware that I arrived 20 minutes late last year, that I arrived an hour early. Maybe some year I'll get it right.
In any case, here are Jack Gantos and Mitali Perkins, during their presentations, and then the three of us afterward at a nearby restaurant. In retrospect I'm sorry I didn't include Jack's 12-year-old lovely red-haired daughter, Mabel, who came with him and helped with the PP technology.
Mitali said she would put photos on her blog as well so I went there to see if she had firmed up my chin in Photoshop (alas, she hadn't). But I did see one thing I want to correct on her blog (sorry, Mitali, I'm coming on like an over-eager copy editor).. She refers to my having once worn the Newbery Medals as earrings. Can't be done! They are big and heavy! What she had heard about was this:
which is a cartoon (by me) on my website.
Here is Jack with his funny blueprint of his own childhood, which incudes the place where he vomited and splattered a wall, as well as bickering spots and an alligator who made off with his dog. (Yikes, Note to self: never move to Florida)...


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"Jon Gaunt is a pillock" is an hypothesis that I have been reflecting on for some time. It first came to mind in 2008 when 'Gaunty' (as he likes to refer to himself) in an interview with Redbridge Council's Michael Stark branded the councillor a "Nazi", and "an ignorant pig" live on air in a discussion about whether smokers should be allowed to foster children in care. According to Wikipedia he had criticised Redbridge Council in similar terms in his Sun newspaper column that morning.
His employer at the time was Talksport who immediately fired the obese broadcaster and Gaunty appealed but failed to get his job back. Ofcom opined that "The broadcast was undoubtedly highly offensive to Mr Stark and was well capable of offending the broadcast audience."
Gaunty has regularly prognosticated against the 'liberal human rights society' that we live in but nonetheless in 2009 he announced that he intended to fight the judgement of Ofcom in a
"human rights case for the sake of "all broadcasters", before turning his attention to suing Talksport for terminating his contract. In January 2010 he won the right to appeal against Ofcom on the grounds that it had breached his right to freedom of expression. The case returned to the High Court of Justice on 15–16 June 2010, but on 13 July it was announced that Gaunt had lost his case, the judge upholding Ofcom's decision and concluding that "the offensive and abusive nature of the broadcast was gratuitous, having no factual content or justification". Human rights group Liberty intervened in the case because of its "wider importance to free speech", but Gaunt's decision to appeal the judge's ruling was dismissed in the Court of Appeal in June 2011. (Wikipedia)
In August 2010 Gaunt became the official spokesman for the EU Referendum Campaign and in March 2013 Gaunt joined the UK Independence Party.
So my hypothesis was fully formed and in no real need of further evidence to confirm it as a workable theory when along Gaunty came to appear on my favourite Sunday morning show (the intellectually stagnant Sunday Morning Live). As you will see in the video clip below (in order to read the captions it is best viewed in full screen mode) he did his best to live down to my expectations.
"But what of Christina Patterson?" you may well ask. Until Sunday I had never heard of the woman but as you will also see, she is another numpty with very strong opinions that she puts forcefully and which appear to be based on a particularly superficial level of knowledge. Apart from repeatedly saying "I agree" as Jon Gaunt drones on mindlessly and that being "half-Swedish" means that she can speak on behalf of the Swedish government and judiciary, she sounds especially stupid when, mid-discussion, she tries to criticise the only sensible studio guest on the programme, Tariq Ali, for going off point saying "We are talking about heroes and villains…" Err no you were not; you were debating "Do whistleblowers risk our security?" Approximately 6'26" into the segment Ms Patterson blithely dismisses the value of the shocking and disgusting facts released by Wikileaks saying "some of what has been revealed is probably worth us knowing"; here are a few of those potentially worthwhile revelations:
- There is an official policy to ignore torture in Iraq
- US Officials were told to cover up evidence of child abuse by contractors in Afghanistan
- Guantanamo prison has held mostly innocent people and low-level operatives
- There is an official tally of civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan despite UK & US governments denying its existence
- US Military officials withheld information about the indiscriminate killing of Reuters journalists and innocent Iraqi civilians
- Known Egyptian torturers received training from the FBI in Quantico, Virginia
- The US State Department authorized the theft of the UN Secretary General's DNA
- The Japanese and U.S. Governments had been warned about the seismic threat at Fukushima
- The US State Department backed corporate opposition to a Haitian minimum wage law
- The US Government had long been faking its public support for Tunisian President Ben Ali(Source: Pvt. Manning Support Network)
"Manning's leaks included more than 700 Guantanamo detainee files, many revealing that the U.S. had little reason to continue holding its prisoners. The 250,000 State Department cables he leaked detailed U.S. diplomatic pressure on foreign countries to ignore or excuse extraordinary renditions carried out by the CIA in apparent violation of international law. They also showed that the U.S. routinely failed to investigate reports of prisoner abuse and summary execution by the Iraqi military.
"…with everything that Manning released, to some extent the volume of the material is part of the story. It's one thing to tell a few anecdotes based on a few items being leaked, but to be able to say across the board that most of the men who are there shouldn't be there, were people that could be safely released … that is pretty staggering." Shane Kadidal, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represents Guantanamo detainees in June." (Huffington Post)
The most disappointing aspect to all of this is that the ignorance of these two 'commentators' misled the viewers and may well have resulted in lending credence to the idea that Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden were egoists hell bent on celebrity at the cost of the lives of intelligence officers and others whose names or identities had been revealed by the whistleblowers' breach of confidence. None of that is true and that much is made clear from the rebuttal put forward by the only guest on the show with direct knowledge of the events Professor Gavin MacFadyen, Director of City University's Centre for Investigative Journalism, who was given less than 90 seconds of air time in this otherwise facile debate.
Sunday Morning Live is, at best, a bland idea for a show about ethics, morality and religion but its choice of guests and its shoddy editorial approach means that it only serves to mislead its viewers and fails every week to shed any light on the critical subjects that it claims that it is seeking to explore.
This annual summertime lull in intellectual substance on TV cannot end too soon.
Just for a bit of fun here's the despicable one rowing with Hugh Grant and Dame Shirley Williams and trying to defend the practices of the Red Top opinion sheets and a continuation of an unregulated gutter press rather than Leveson style oversight on Question Time in 2011.
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Worth mentioning, they have changed the packaging as of recent, to a beautiful little silver tin with flowers. Very cute in my bag.
On to the product. I think this is better used as a powder with your foundation/serum/tinted moisturizer than powder foundation alone. I'm using their new Water Foundation, which in my opinion is more like a tinted serum (and it's freaking awesome) and so this powder sets it nicely and I keep the compact in my handbag for touchups.
It doesn't look cakey at all, very natural, very light and most importantly it's chock full of ingredients that are healthier for my skin. Yes, I do like powders by Tarte and Benefit, but recently I've been changing out those for more animal-friendly and skin conscious lines like Josie Maran and 100% Pure. They don't cause me to breakout or fear what I'm putting on my skin.
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This powder is fairly decent in terms of finishing off my complexion. Unfortunately, it does not mattify as well as Tarte's Amazonian Clay Powder Foundation. The color (fair) is good, but the powder itself is a bit too powdery and I tend to see a lot of powder dust when I use this product. This product is less pressed (held together by oil) than others of its kind. This is a decent powder, but I still prefer Tarte's.
I am definitely not a foundation powder person always wrong shade not able to blend colours properly and my main problem they always cake whatever I do and I have been using foundations regularly for more than 10 years now though not an expert in my own makeup but this powder is amazing I shifted to health friendly products about a year ago for moral reasons then I found how they can make difference regarding breakouts and my all over complexion any way the packaging is secure and can be convenient to carry in your bag or while travelling the powder itself is easy to disperse so you have to be careful but it didn't break easily I'm nc 20 but peach arabesque was very convenient it has a sheer to medium cover I use it alone or on top of liquid foundation it doesn't cake or cause breakouts even when I sleep with it
Finally a powder that does not cause breakouts! Although this foundation does not provide full coverage, it does even out my overall skin tone with a natural finish. I use Tarte's maracuja creaseless concealer to cover old acne scars and finish with this powder. This is the first time in years that I do not feel the need for a full coverage foundation. My skin has cleared up dramatically with the usage of 100% pure skincare and powder. With minimal breakouts, I am now using less makeup. I think this is definitely worth a try if you are prone to breakouts.
I thought this was wonderful... Until a week later when I dropped the thing onto a carpeted floor and it broke into pieces. Then I purchased another one and half of it for some reason ended up becoming wet somehow and caked and is no longer useable. I have no idea how or why as I was using a brush? The powder itself does not provide a very strong finish if you have Rosacea or acne so I would recommend it if you like to waste money and have perfect skin. Hah
I was trying to find a finishing powder that would absorb excess oil when I applied it throughout the day. The powder did not do much to my dismay. I also don't think the coverage was at all noticeable. I can see this working for someone with an already perfect complexion, but otherwise this was kind of waste of money.
i am surprised by the bad reviews. this powder gives me a flawless coverage and very light. it makes my skin glow and very smooth, i dont even have to use very much. the price is great. this is much lighter than the jane iredale mineral pure pressed which i have been using. it has titanium dioxide for SPF which is great. good natural ingredients. i dont particularly like the new tin packaging but it is ok. i have light asian skin and white peach matched my skin very well. i also use it as a finishing powder if i use a foundation.
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I really like this powder. Normally, powders break me out more than any other makeup product (I have really sensitive skin). This powder, however, didn't break me out! It leaves a nice finish and goes on smoothly. It lasts pretty long with used with the tinted moisturizer (and by itself if you only wear this and a moisturizer), which I can do most of the time (if I'm not having an allergic reaction to something else). That being said, I don't like wearing a lot of makeup because it starts to feel too heavy on my skin. But, after wearing a moisturizer (Burt's Bees), the 100% pure tinted moisturizer, and this powder all day while I ran around and took a nap, it STILL didn't feel heavy and I was only oily on my nose (I get really oily while I sleep, so this was pretty amazing). It doesn't rub off very easily, either.
Overall, good product.
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Overall, I really like this product. I have oily, acne-prone skin. It controls oil decently, doesn't look cakey, and the color Toffee matches my tan skin pretty well. I also have not broken out because of this product. I don't need heavy coverage, so I can't speak toward this point, but I do find the light to medium coverage leaves my skin with a smooth, even, matte finish. However, I do notice that this powder tends to oxidize in the sun (it seems to only affect me when I'm outside for an extended period of time), leaving me with a blotchy, orange hue. It doesn't happen all the time, so I will continue to use this product until I find another natural powder foundation that doesn't react this way. Even though I have oily skin, I prefer to use 100% Pure's liquid foundation because it doesn't seem to oxidize.
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Cakes and not easy to apply.