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ATLANTA - Metro Hinesville's unemployment rate for November was 7.5 percent, down 0.5 percent from October, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday. The rate fell as new jobs were added and new layoffs, as measured by initial unemployment insurance claims, dropped. Metro Hinesville added 200 new jobs in November, pushing the total to 20,100, up 1.0 percent, from 19,900 in October. Most of the job growth came in the goods-producing sector, which includes manufacturing and construction, and the service-related industries. Also, there were 174 new claims for unemployment insurance filed in November, a decrease ...
Sears Hometown Store held a ribbon cutting Monday at their Hinesville store at 103B W. Gen. Screven Way.
Vennita's Scented Body Oils held a ribbon cutting Nov. 25 at 207 EG Miles Parkway in Hinesville.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Tractor Supply Company, in partnership with the National 4-H Council, recently announced the fundraising results of its fall 2014 Paper Clover Campaign.
CenturyLink Inc. has implemented a new four-region structure within the United States and has named Kevin McCarter president of its east region
The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations from the community for Business Leader of the Year, Business of the Year and Civic Leader of the Year.
JJ's Bar and Grill held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 14 at 726 W. Oglethorpe Highway inside the EconoLodge hotel.
Property transfers recorded in the Liberty County Clerk of Courts Office Dec. 3-9 included:
Lendmark Financial Services LLC held a ribbon cutting Nov. 21 at the company's new Hinesville location, 119 W. Hendry St.
The following warranty and quit-claim deeds were filed with the Liberty County clerk of courts office on Dec. 1 adn 2:
The city of Hinesville's comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2013 qualified for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The certificate is awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada as the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting.
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday that Georgia's net tax collections for November totaled nearly $1.46 billion, an increase of approximately $60.5 million compared to November 2013. Year-to-date, net tax-revenue collections totaled
The lure of jobs making quartz kitchen countertops and tile brought hundreds of people to the Richmond Hill City Center on Tuesday, where the Georgia Department of Labor held a job fair for Caesarstone Technologies, the Israeli-based company building its first U.S. manufacturing plant at the Belfast Commerce Centre.
Recent property transactions recorded in the Liberty County Clerk of Courts office include:
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Hinesville's unemployment rate for October was 8 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.2 percent in September. The rate in October of last year was 8.9 percent.
Dropping birthrates and shrinking families are starting to have a negative effect on the global economy.
GAINESVILLE -- Port of Savannah officials have their hands full with an ambitious deepening project, but they're also watching how the transportation funding debate plays out in the Georgia General Assembly.
Companies across America want their employees' spouses to feel more included at the office, according to an article I wrote earlier this month.
According to a new report cited by CNN Money, Americans lie to their spouses about what they spend their money on. The report said one in five Americans don't tell their spouse about a purchase of $500 or more. And 7.2 million Americans haven't told their spouses about a secret bank account they have.
Property transfers filed with the Liberty County Clerk of Courts between Jan. 2 and 14 include:
Deeds filed with the Liberty County Clerk of Courts from Jan. 2-8 included:
Jeanne Evans with Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors in Hinesville has earned the nationally recognized military relocation professional certification.
The board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development recently announced the graduates from the 2014 Region 12 multi-day training program.
Richmond Hill resident Audrey Singleton, owner of the Richmond Hill Montessori Preschool, recently was recognized by the Georgia Child Care Association. For her 20 years of service to childhood education, fellow child-care facility owners who felt Singleton had made a commitment to the industry throughout the year nominated her for the honor.
Hinesville Rotary Club members voted Tuesday to approve new officers for 2015-16.
The following warranty and quit-claim deeds were filed with the Liberty County clerk of courts office Dec. 22-29:
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Another British TV Personality Is Identified in Child Sex Investigation
May 8, 2013 6:00 PMLONDON -- Another well-known television personality was drawn into Britain's growing child sexual abuse scandal on Tuesday when British news media identified a 73-year-old man arrested over allegations dating from the late 1970s as the entertainer Jimmy Tarbuck.
The latest arrest, which took place in April, concerns accusations of abuse of a young boy in Harrogate, in the north of England.
An entertainer and quiz show host from the north of England, Mr. Tarbuck, also known by the nickname Tarby, was a schoolmate of John Lennon's in Liverpool and rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s.
He was identified by the British media, though not by the police, who in Britain do not normally name suspects until they are formally charged.
Police officials in North Yorkshire County, which includes Harrogate, said they acted on information passed on from an investigation into Jimmy Savile, the BBC television host who died in 2011 and who is now linked to hundreds of cases of abuse.
In the aftermath of those revelations, many victims have come forward and allegations have surfaced against a dozen men, including some of the country's best-known television personalities of the 1960s and 1970s.
Earlier this month, another BBC radio and television personality, Stuart Hall, 83, pleaded guilty to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls, one age 9. The offenses, which involved 13 victims, took place from 1967 to 1985.
In a statement, the North Yorkshire police said the man had been arrested in connection with "an incident that occurred in the late 1970s when the victim was a young boy." The man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on April 26 and released on bail, the statement said.
North Yorkshire police officials said the arrest followed information supplied by officers working on Operation Yewtree, the investigation of allegations against Mr. Savile and others.
The Tarbuck case, however, forms a separate investigation, they said.
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- Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release Date: Jul 25, 2003
- Starring: Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Cecilia Roth, Kuno Becker
- Summary: A wry comedy unfolds when Lucia's (Roth) husband mysteriously disappears leaving her to discover that her life is not what it seems. (Fox Searchlight)
- Director: Antonio Serrano
- Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime
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Mixed: 13 out of 22
Negative: 1 out of 22
An exhilarating celebration of the possibilities of love and friendship, and Lucía, Félix and Adrián could not be more likable.
In a brilliant and precise reversal of Hollywood's current casting game of matching older male stars with younger female starlets, Roth takes hold of the mature end of a love affair with the ultra-handsome Becker and steers a course of vivid sexual and emotional power.
The charms of Lucía, Lucía rely heavily on the charismatic Roth, who is funny and warm and a lot of fun to watch as she embraces her new life.
Has its moments, but by the time it reaches its anticlimax, Roth won't be the only one irritated at getting jerked around for no discernible reason.
What a vivacious-looking, tartly-scored bore of a movie.
Even though the presence of such political and social nuances is largely inconceivable in an American romantic comedy, they only make this busy, blustery film seem more muddled.
Mexican filmmaker Antonio Serrano applies the fantasy device so haphazardly as to render it irritating instead of surprising.
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Anyone still here??????
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Posted on April 21, 2014 - 08:27 AM #
I was wondering the same thing early yesterday. I've noticed a significant drop in various forums and their activity. I belong to a couple of blues forums that were absolute jewels of information and in late 2013 activity suddenly dropped. Sort of makes me scratch my head and say "Hmmmm!"
Posted on April 21, 2014 - 09:33 AM # -
Facebook has all but destroyed a LOT of internet forums...
Posted on May 6, 2014 - 11:40 AM # -
Maybe some folks are afraid the NSA will sick the DHS on them. All you need to be to qualify as a domestic terrorist is be a veteran, tea party member, or old white dude. Or maybe we just got bored. I swear, I can hardly watch the news any more. Seems like everything is about racism or **** stuff. Putin in 2016! Maybe we can find an Alaskan birth certificate for him. I like his style. But it will likely be Bush-Clinton.
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There is no simple way I can express what I attempted above without the NewSpeak auto censor editing out a commonly used word that would be acceptable to most readers. How can I say this? I am weary of being bombarded with stories of racism and sexual orientation being attached to every story. Let's see if the NewSpeak editor allows this.
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I check in here every once in a while. I too think Facebook and other sites took over. One fishing site I have been on since 1999 is about dead. Glad to see some old faces/names here though, hope all are doing well. I am still gardening with wifey, and still into air rifles. If Glynn cty ever gets invaded by black bulls-eyes, I'm yer Huckleberry. At 10 M anyway. lol There is just something about an accurate rifle, no matter the power.
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hehe, I forgot I am ole Unca Si. What a nut.
Posted on May 19, 2014 - 10:07 AM # -
It is a shame this forum moved to Facebook.
Local folks need a place to opine anonymously without good ol boy retaliations. This is a very small town.
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Hello everyone! First post!
I think that the registration process may have had something to do with it. You want it easy enough to encourage participation, but not so easy spammers/scammers and the ill will folks to dominate the time.
I don't know about Quantum's policies, but I bet that there are at least a few that would be willing to help moderate, and there are some advances everyday in forum and spam moderation. I do know that Scott is a busy man.
What are yall's thoughts? Scott, can you maybe tell us yours?
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Also, I noticed that subscribing to forums threads you've participated in must be opt in, and is not on by default. This is not the standard, and certainly makes an impact. I find it better to unsubscribe f you wish to opine but not get informed of a response, instead of requiring me to remember to check the little bitty box.
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Welcome. Back in the day, we were a pretty busy local forum. Like most of the message boards I am on, they are a dying breed. At one time it was here, for me anyway, that I first learned of local news, sometimes while it was still happening. I will still come here to answer a question that was asked on the radio, I get all studdering on the phone with Lauren, I don't think I have ever called in to Scott, for the above reason. Sounds like their was alot of action in Bwick last night w the military doing exercises, would have loved to see that.
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Thank you for the welcoming Gene. Do you know of any active local forums?
I get "stage fright", or whatever it is, as well. I'll be able to say what I want and ready to respond appropriately, but as soon as I hear, Scott say you're on the air, I get tunnel vision. It's not that bad most of the time. But I sure have to fool myself into thinking I'm just on the phone with a friend, without wasting time.
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The Italian Navy has agreed a lease with Schiebel for the Camcopter S-100 vertical take-off unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV). The 12-month contract, the value of which is undisclosed, will enable the navy to conduct an extended operational evaluation of the system.
The navy told IHS Jane's that the lease arrangement will enable it to verify system performance and potential capabilities, to develop operational requirements for a range of unmanned systems, and to construct a potential acquisition plan for these systems.
The Schiebel VTUAV's lease contract, which is expected to become effective with the delivery of equipment at the end of March 2014, includes loan of a control station and, according to Schiebel, two air vehicles, training for Italian Navy personnel, and technical and logistics support.
The VTUAV capability is intended in principle to be embarked in the navy's surface fleet. The lease contract was developed following the successful demonstration of the Camcopter on board the navy's Artigliere-class frigate Bersagliere on 17 April 2012, when Schiebel-operated S-100s conducted 11 successful touch-and-go landings as the ship sailed in Sea States 3 to 4 and 28 kt winds off the coast of La Spezia, Italy. According to Schiebel, the Camcopter was carrying an L-3 Communications Wescam electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) MX-10 camera, which transmitted high definition real-time images to the control station during 4.5 hours of flight time.
At a conference in 2013, the navy said the demonstration showed that the system could be operated at sea with significant ease of embarkation and a very limited footprint, and showed the system's "potential for operational effectiveness".
Due to the nature of the contract, the navy elected to select a payload already integrated by Schiebel on board the Camcopter. The package - including the Wescam MX-10, a Shine Micro AIS (Automatic Identification System), and a data link - can enable the VTUAV to collect time-critical data over a period of up to six hours, said Schiebel in a press statement on 11 February.
Although no precise details are available on the system configuration, as with larger MX-series products the MX-10 can incorporate up to six sensors, including EO/IR systems, colour and electron-multiplied CCD imaging sensors, and laser rangefinding, pointing, and illumination capability. The Camcopter itself has a hover capability and, for take-off and landing purposes, can be fitted with a Schiebel-designed harpoon system, which supports operations in conditions up to Sea State 5.


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I'm a homeowner who has discovered water coming into my 2nd story bathroom window - from the top of the frame. This only happens during times of heavy rain. It's not coming through the exterior stucco wall, at least I don't see how it could. The roof eaves protect the top of that window from rain. The only thing I can imagine is there must be a leak in my roof. I went into my attic during daylight and didn't see any leaks or moisture. I crawled over to the tiny area above that window and didn't feel or see water. I have not inspected the roof from above yet. This water is dripping from the Sheetrock above the window so water is in the wall I think! Does anyone have advice for how I can try to detect the problem, or does anyone have an educated guess for where I might look? |
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Are there any roof valleys above this? Chimneys? Do you have a pic of the exterior where this is happening? It could be improper flashing from any of those or the window itself could be improperly flashed. Or it could be damaged shingles. Have you had any wind events or hail in your area? |
You may have a roof leak some distance from the wet spot. Water will frequently travel down a joist some distance from the entry point. Look for water stains on the underside of the joists above the window. |
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Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Lupatech SA's bonds tumbled, sending yields above 25 percent for the first time, as a plan by Brazil's largest oil-services and equipment provider to amend debt covenants heightened concern it may default.
The Caxias do Sul, Brazil-based company's $275 million of 9.875 percent senior unsecured perpetual bonds fell 11.6 cents to 36.5 cents on the dollar at 4:23 p.m. in Sao Paulo, sending yields up 651 basis points to 27.04 percent. Shares dropped 19 percent to 4.67 reais, set for the lowest close since May 2006.
Lupatech said in a statement today that it is seeking bondholder consent to remove a guarantee on the debt as it prepares to sell the Steelinject Injecao de Acos unit that guarantees the notes. Paula Martins, a Standard & Poor's analyst, said in an interview the company may default in the next 12 months, while Moody's Investors Service's Filippe Goossens said the likelihood of a restructuring "is significant."
"The liquidity is really a concern because they have a very high refinancing risk," Martins said. "This company has acquired a lot of other companies in the past through debt, and they've had difficulty incorporating these companies into their business, leading to very high fixed costs and low margins."
Steelinject Sale Plan
Lupatech said Oct. 13 it may sell Steelinject to Forjas Taurus SA for 14 million reais ($7.5 million). Lupatech, whose cash flow was enough to cover only about 36 percent of its interest expenses in the past year, is selling assets after its biggest client, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, delayed orders in the past three years.
Steelinject represents less than 1 percent of the company's 1.5 billion reais worth of total assets, Lupatech said in a statement today.
"Permission to sell Steelinject will allow the sale of this asset to conclude without hurting the guarantees to perpetual bondholders," the company said. "Additionally, it will help strengthen the company's cash flow."
The debt is rated Caa3 by Moody's Investors Service, nine steps below investment grade, and one step higher at CCC by S&P.
"A company like this, that's been given such a good hand - - oil services in Brazil as a Brazilian company -- I don't understand how they messed that up," said Bevan Rosenbloom, a credit strategist at Citigroup Inc. in New York. The move to sell assets "is a step in the right direction," he said.
The company's long-term debt equaled 54 percent of its capital in the third quarter, higher than about 89 percent of its global peers in the oil-equipment and services industry, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a measure of cash flow known as Ebitda, equaled 36 percent of its interest expenses in the year through the third quarter.
Lupatech's capital structure and liquidity are "not sustainable," Goossens said in a telephone interview. "The likelihood of a restructuring is significant."
Lupatech said the consent solicitation started today and will expire at 5 p.m. New York time on Dec. 13. Bondholders who grant consent will receive a cash payment of $2.50 for each $2,000 of principal.
While Lupatech's asset sales may generate 150 million reais to 200 million reais, that's "not enough for the company's solvency," Auro Rozenbaum, an analyst at Banco Bradesco SA, wrote in a note to clients today.
The company may also be considering selling shares, Rozenbaum said.
"We expect it to come out with a capital contribution solution or capital restructuring soon," he said. "In our understanding, a capitalization is about to be announced, and we expect no less than 200 million reais to 250 million reais."
--With assistance from Jessica Brice, Gabrielle Coppola and Katerina Petroff in Sao Paulo. Editors: Richard Richtmyer, Glenn J. Kalinoski
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Managing Non-Performers —Fioernza
November 2006Are you discharging an employee in a "protected class?" Wrongful discharge cases generally hinge on an employee proving that: 1) the reason for the discharge offered by the employer is false; and 2) the action itself violates a law that protects the employee from discharge. To address this first issue, employers must realize that any written document which appears inconsistent with the discharge decision can be fatal to defending the employer's actions in court.
Honest Evaluations
Let's say, for example, that you have an employee whose prior annual evaluations indicate that her job performance is "satisfactory," even though it was not. This is not uncommon, since many managers are reluctant to rate overall performance as "unsatisfactory."
Where such an employee is later fired due to poor performance, those annual evaluations will be used as evidence to "prove" that the employer's reason for firing the employee is false, and that illegal discrimination is the "real" reason.
Accordingly, all documentation related to the employee should be analyzed by the employer and its attorney prior to discharge. Where contradicting documentation exists, employment lawyers will often counsel a client to postpone a discharge. We will tell the client to try to rehabilitate the employee's performance and carefully document those rehabilitation efforts. If they work, the problem is solved. If not, the client has time to document the worker's performance deficiencies to offset the earlier contradictory documentation.
Employers must also understand the concept of "protected classes." The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 was the first major exception to the employment-at-will rule and created this concept of "protected classes." In essence, this Act provides that employees cannot be fired because of their union-related activities. In other words, where an employee engages in union organizing activities, for example, the employee belongs to a class of individuals protected from discharge under the law.
Today, there are many other classes. They prohibit discrimination on the basis of an employee's race, color, gender, religion or national origin. Therefore, any termination based on these factors is a violation of law. Numerous other federal and state laws have since been enacted that provide similar discharge protection on the basis of an employee's age, disability and sexual orientation, as well as other non-discriminatory bases.
For example, if your company is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, the discharge of an eligible employee for taking a qualified leave will be overturned regardless of employer justification. Likewise, failing to return an employee to work following a leave protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act will be reversed.
Thus, when confronted with discharge decisions, employers/ managers must bear in mind this concept of protected classes. A discharged employee in a protected class can start a wrongful discharge claim merely by establishing that they are a member of a protected class and suffered an adverse employment action. It then becomes the employer's obligation to prove a legitimate non-discriminatory reason (e.g., job performance deficiencies, misconduct, lack of qualifications, etc.) for its action. It is virtually impossible to "re-construct" this reasoning after the fact.
The key is to recognize before a discharge decision is finalized that where a protected class is involved, a heightened duty of proof exists should the matter end up in court.
So, without obtaining an employment law degree, how does an employer make reasonably safe discharge decisions?
The Manager's Role. Documentation is critical. It is incumbent on the employer's managers to document all employment decisions in a manner designed to defend potential claims of wrongful discharge. The manager can substantially limit the company's potential liability by remembering that all discharge decisions will ultimately be judged on a standard of job- relatedness. Accordingly, the manager must be able to demonstrate with clear documentation that the action was taken because of a true job requirement.
Progressive Discipline. With the exception of certain "summary" offenses that warrant immediate dismissal (e.g., workplace violence, theft, substance abuse on the job, etc.), creating a "record that stands up" requires a personnel file which includes successive levels of "discipline." When reviewed as a whole, the file should lead to the conclusion that the discharge was the employer's clear right, based not on "employment-at-will", but rather on the basis of unacceptable employee conduct. Generally speaking, a strong personnel file will include evidence of oral and written warnings, poor evaluations, rehabilitation efforts, and possibly a suspension, prior to the discharge.
Evaluating Company Discipline. Whether operating in a union or non-union environment, certain general principles will help the employer withstand a challenge to its decision to impose discipline. The following considerations should be addressed before a final decision regarding the discharge of an employee is reached:
It should be clear that the employee was aware that his or her conduct violated company standards or rules. If a written rule was involved, the rule should be posted or distributed to the employees and related to a reasonable business interest.
The standard used to measure the employee's performance conforms to an acceptable industry practice. It is not arbitrary or unreasonable.
The employer should be able to establish that the standard has been consistently applied with regard to all employees. In other words, no employee should be "singled out."
The employee should have received the same training in meeting the company standard that other employees received.
The employer should be able to establish that the employee was aware that failure to meet the company standard would mean loss of his or her job. A warning notice which tells the employee that this is his/her "last chance" to salvage his/her employment is a good way of proving this.
Progressive discipline should be taken in all cases, except the most serious summary offenses.
Does the punishment fit the crime? The employer should consider the employee's past record, length of service and what the employer's past practice has been.
Discharge should never be "on the spot." Suspend first, investigate further, then decide.
Considering these matters prior to any decision can help minimize the legal risks associated with this highly regulated area of employment law. It may not be as quick as ripping off a bandage but, in the long run, it can help eliminate the sting of employment litigation. PI
—Nicholas Fiorenza
About the Author
Nicholas J. Fiorenza is managing partner of the employment law firm of Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C., and longtime association counsel to the Printing and Imaging Association of New York State and its members. He is also president of Delacroix Consulting Group, the human resources consulting component of the law firm. For more information, visit www.ferrarafirm.com.
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plumpkinplush on 6/24/2014 11:12:00 PM more reviews by plumpkinplush
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Tan Hair: Brown Eyes: Black
++Color is perfect for me. Lightens the color of my brows to make it look less harsh after I'm done filling it with pencil.
--Does not hold the hairs in place all day. After a few hours my brow hairs drop.
--Applicator. Sooooo big, I often mess up and have to clean it up with concealer. Have to wipe product off the side of the tube to remove excess product.
--Glittery. Not so natural looking brows.
--Smell. Very odd.
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laraxxoxo on 11/1/2013 2:48:00 AM more reviews by laraxxoxo
Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I have this browset in Beguile and I pair it with MAC's eyebrow pencil in TAUPE=perfect combo! I've been using this for almost a year and I still have a lot product left, considering I use this everyday. ;)
The color payoff is good but the shimmery bits in the product makes me like it a wee bit less. However, it does the job and holds my eyebrows in place. I use this with an eyebrow pencil or powder or simply by itself when I'm in a hurry. Will surely buy this again!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Alexandra123Y on 5/22/2013 9:43:00 AM more reviews by Alexandra123Y
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
The product seems to work providing a good hold. What I dislike about it is the color. I am a brunette with quite dark yet not black eyebrows. Yet the product shows up way too red on me, so I think it would suit auburn haired people more. The product also has a bit of shimmer in which is not necessary in my opinion.
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*TOP REVIEWER* GrRoxxy on 4/13/2013 6:57:00 PM more reviews by GrRoxxy
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Grey
I have dark, bushy eyebrows. My hair are naturally lighter but recently I decided to go even lighter and I decided to get tinted brow gel in Beguile.
-The packaging is very simple, the brush could be a little smaller, also the product gets clumped on the top.
-The consistency is very nice, its very very longlasting- it doesnt smudge, it stays on even during cross training and rain!
-The colour is okay, its not reddish and glitter generally doesnt bother me but recently I got pictures from gala taken with flash and on some of them it looks like I had strokes of gold glitter.
Overall its a great product but if I would find one with smaller brush without glitter I would replace it.
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*TOP REVIEWER* materialface on 3/18/2013 12:18:00 PM more reviews by materialface
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I bought this in Beguile and it is OK. as far as adding color and tint to my brows, this browset delivers. But i was hoping it would also add lift and shape to my straight asian brow hairs, and it didn't. I prefer to use Anastasia's brow gel. I don't think I will repurchase this.
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blushpinkbride on 9/18/2012 7:24:00 AM more reviews by blushpinkbride
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I'm Asian with black hair and eyebrows and I've been on the hunt for the perfect brow mascara for months. I'm not really a makeup junkie, I just buy those that I need in my kit and since I personally think having perfect eyebrows is a must, I've invested on eyebrow products more than anything else in my makeup kit. I came across Beguile in a blog from another Asian girl with the same hair and eyebrow color as mine and it did wonders on her eyebrows! I just got mine a few days ago and it's perfect! I fill in my brows first with a Shu Uemura Hard 9 brow pencil then set it with the Beguile Brow Set. Color is amazing! It softened my features and the color is just two shades lighter than my hair color. It's perfect, I will repurchase again and again! :)
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msommerlund on 11/23/2010 8:10:00 PM more reviews by msommerlund
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
Bought this in Beguile based on reviews here. The colour is a little too dark for my medium blond hair. I find that the brush comes out of the tube with too much product on it to be used directly on the brows. I used it a little when my hair was died a little darker. At that time, I applied it with an angle brush. Overall, I find it doesn't really work for me because it's too wet and doesn't really hold my brows in place.
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klaquel on 7/30/2010 10:33:00 PM more reviews by klaquel
Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Green
I do not like this product. Looks shimmery on my brows.. Maybe I got the wrong color I don't know but the MAC staff in my area could have cared less to recommend something. The wand pulls out too much product and I was having to wipe it off on my hand. The spoolie should be tapered so you can control the width when smoothing it in. I just didn't like the way it felt like putting hair gel on my brows.
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starallen on 7/7/2010 8:23:00 AM more reviews by starallen
Age: 25-29 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Green
MAC Brow Set in Beguile
I love this stuff, having been "blessed" with THICK and long eyebrows, I don't really need to fill in patchy parts as much as keep my eyebrows in place to maintain the line. I'm blonde and my eyebrows are not that light, but seem to have weird little blonde highlights running through them which look like bald patches... this gel covers them and keeps brows in place all day. I also love that the formula has a bit of subtle shimmer so that the finished result still looks like natural hair, not like you taped your brows on.
On the MAC site, it says that 'Boy Girl' is the shade for blondes, but if you're like me and have very cool toned hair and skin anything with even a hint of orange looks freakish. Beguile is a nice taupe that compliments my coloring perfect.
Do try this out at home first, when new the tube dispenses A LOT of product onto the wand and things can get a little messy and over the top. Apply with a light hand. I'm on my third tube and I've used it daily for many years, it's the only thing I'll use on my brows.
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MissChatelaine on 6/7/2010 8:42:00 PM more reviews by MissChatelaine
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Green
Great product--does the job of smoothing and filling in brow hairs. Pencils sometimes make my brows look too dark--even when I buy the lighter shades--plus they don't smooth/set the individual hairs. This stuff does it all quickly. You just have to be careful when you pull the wand out--sometimes too much product comes out--just like happens with mascara--so just scrape it a bit to remove excess.
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Neige, the founder of French shoegazing and post-rock band Alcest, talks to Nicky Jatin Sharma on creating a new era in post-metal with their ethereal, cinematic and nostalgic sounds.
From a studio project to a full-fledged band, how did the turnaround happen?
Alcest started as a solo project in 2000. The very first demo 'Lo-Fi' was in the black metal genre, soon after which our music style changed. The was around 2002 when I recorded the first EP — Le Secret that released in 2005, which marked the formal beginning of Alcest.
It band has a ethereal and nostalgic sound, inspired by a spiritual experience that I had as a child. All the songs in this project dealt with this experience, as it had left a mark on me and life in general. It's an endless source of inspiration for me.
Then my friend Winterhalter, a drummer, joined the band in 2009 and we started doing concerts as a full band with live members from 2010. We also started working with a booking agent, which was a great decision.
I think that's the biggest turning point in the band's history because a studio project transformed into a live band after a span of 10 years. Doing live shows helped us in making more people aware of our music. We are now going to release our fourth album soon, followed by a tour again.
How would you describe your music?
I can hardly describe the genre of music we play; its better when you just listen to it. It is a mix of so many different genres — shoegazing, soundtrack scores, metal, folk and a bit of post-rock as well. Our sound is very dreamy, emotional and can make you travel far. Our music can usher in a sense of nostalgia and remind you of your life's experiences.
What are your musical influences?
I am usually taking inspiration from very different things, be it a movie, picture, person, season, a specific mood or state of mind. I try to avoid as much as I can to be directly influenced by other bands but I listen to a lot of music so I guess my favourite bands have left a mark on me.
When I made 'Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde' I was very inspired by Yann Tiersen, Smashing Pumpkins, and more recently Slowdive, M83, Dead Can Dance and a lot of 1980s post-punk as well. My last discovery was Grimes, I love her sound; it's very fresh and unique.
Touring experiences…
We've toured pretty much everywhere and non-stop in the last two years. I think the best experiences we had were in Japan, China, Australia and the U.S. One of the very first important tours we did was with Agalloch; we were so nervous! Other great experiences include a festival in Lithuania, shows in NYC and Los Angeles. We were pleasantly surprised that people seemed to really know and like our music there.
Our achievements are in the albums we made, the tours all around the world and the people we've met. It is very inspiring when we receive appreciation from fans all across the world.
Tell us about your upcoming album.
It will be out at the end of the year or early next year. This is an album of changes in terms of music style, and the start of a new sound for Alcest. Our music is not metal anymore but more cinematic and ethereal.
We recorded it in Iceland, in the studio of Sigur Ros and with their producer. We got a lot of inspiration from the whole Icelandic trip. We also have Neil Halstead of Slowdive singing a song for our upcoming record. That was a dream come true since Slowdive is one of my favourite bands. I went crazy like a kid. Neil's voice fits great on Alcest's music.
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If you're a romantic, if you believe in love at first sight, if you believe, like Snow White, that one day your prince will come, then this book is a must-read.
Peter Cashorali takes stories we grew up on and twists them for gay men. Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, the Ugly Duckling and more, all become queerified, and young gay kids and mature gay men will enjoy seeing the fairy tales they knew, now resonating more with tales of Princes' happily ever afters.
All the magic is still there, all the talking animals, unexpected transformations, ogres, ghouls, and Death. Now, they're parables on aging, mortality, AIDS, coming out, the shallow and fickle nature of attraction, and, as always, the quest for true love.
Ok, first off, you should know I'm a little bit in love with the city of New York, always have been, always will be. So, small wonder that when I received my copy of Gulliver Takes Manhattan in the mail, saw the skyline glowing on the cover, small wonder I was already a little in love with it.
By page 50, I was hooked like a gay guy on Starbucks.
It's the story of Gulliver Leverenz (don't make any jokes about the name, because you only get one), who moves from the LaLa Land of the West Coast to Empire City after discovering that his boyfriend Graham has been cheating on him, dirty lying bastards that some men just tend to be. Gulliver is saved from the pain and drama of his Graham-centric LA life when his former college roomie and best friend Todd extends an invitation to move to New York City and start over.
I've been going through the gay fiction section of my local bookstore pretty fast lately, and some reads have been better than others, and then along came one that punched me in the stomach even as it proceeded to rip my heart out of my chest.
Don't Let Me Go by JH Trumble is the love story of Adam and Nate, who meet in high school and who are inseparable from that point forward. When Adam gets a chance to go to New York to pursue a career on Broadway, it's Nate that pushes him to go. That's where the book begins.
But it's not just the story of a long-distance relationship, because you see, the book jumps around a bit in time, flashing back to first touches, first times, coming out, and the horrific assault Adam and Nate suffer at the hands of their bigoted classmates. So all through this love story, you've got a darker thread of intolerance, homophobia, and hatred, and it's different than when you see it on the news. More real, because you really start to care about these guys. Well, I did anyway. All of Nate's feelings, I've felt, jealousy and paranoia and the need for some sort of revenge, at the same time as you're feeling angry at the world for its bigotry and want to make some grand political statement and be a martyr for the gay cause.
Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran is the story of gay life in New York in the late 70s, from the tenements of the Lower East Side to the beaches of Fire Island, from the bars and the baths to the avenues and the parks, all the places where gay men cruised for cock and love. It is a story about too often having to sacrifice substance for style, and how, once in a while, you do the opposite. It is a story of decadence and despair, of lust, love, and the lies we all tell, of coming out and the end of innocence. It is the story of Malone, beautiful, romantic, idealistic, and Sutherland, queeny, campy, and jaded. It is the story of how they met, became friends, and how their friendship intersected and impacted the lives of the people around them.
In the second day of back-to-back marriage hearings at the US Supreme Court, the justices heard arguments yesterday in United States v Windsor. Edie Windsor married her long-time partner in Ontario, after which the two of them moved to New York. At the time, New York did not permit same-sex marriages, but they did give full recognition to same-sex marriages lawfully performed elsewhere. When Windsor's wife died, the federal government sent her a tax bill for over $360,000 because the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Had Ms. Windsor's marriage been recognized, her tax bill would have been zero.
Yesterday's hearing was divided into two parts. The first, much like the Prop 8 hearing, was devoted to a somewhat dull but important procedural question: the issue of standing. Because the Obama Administration was supporting Ms. Windsor's case, there was a question of whether there was anybody who was actually able to bring the case to the Supreme Court. In simple terms, courts resolve legal disputes. If both sides agree on the law, then there's no dispute. No dispute, nothing for the courts to do. Republicans from the US House of Representatives have also tried to step in to defend DOMA, but there were also some tough questions about whether or not they had a right to be in court. With that said, a majority of the justices seemed willing (or at least more willing than they did with the Prop 8 case), to rule that the case was properly before them.
I have to admit that I spent a lot of time staring at a blank screen trying to figure out how to write this piece. I do my best, in writing about legal matters, to find a way to cut through the jargon and make convoluted proceedings a little easier to understand. In listening to the approximately one hour of oral arguments released by the Supreme Court today it became quite clear that this wasn't going to be a particularly easy task, but here goes.
Just over a year ago, the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that California's Proposition 8, passed in November of 2008, was unconstitutional. Proposition 8 took away the right of same-sex couples to marry that had previously been granted by the California Supreme Court.
Unlike most cases, which tend to be straightforward, the Prop 8 case isn't as simple as your usual win/loss situation. That's what makes it so complicated. The Supreme Court has a number of options before it, and for any one of those options to be successful, at least five of the nine justices will have to support it. On the side of those who support Prop 8, there is one option for them to win, and that is for the Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8 as a valid and constitutional enactment.
Today and tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases about same-sex marriage. There's going to be a lot of bluster, but in the end the whole thing boils down to a few key issues. Here are the issues as I see them, and the fundamental logical disconnect that anti-equality forces are hoping nobody notices.
First, they say "it's intolerant for you not to tolerate my intolerance." Sound ridiculous? That's because it is. Using the argument of race, that line of reasoning suggests that the people who were against different water fountains and different seats on the bus were the ones who were really intolerant, because they refused to tolerate the views of those who would deny liberty to everyone. The argument is laughable on its face.
The next argument (that seems to be made in court) is that it's fine to exclude same-sex couples from marriage because the government has an interest in promoting marriage. Well, that one sounds nice, until you examine it more closely. For a government policy to pass the "rational basis" test, the policy has to have a (you guessed it) rational connection to the purpose it seeks to advance. The problem here is that there's nothing to indicate that allowing same-sex couples into the institution of marriage compromises or defeats the purpose of promoting marriage as an institution. In other words, the policy and the goal have nothing to do with each other. The people behind these bans know that, so they've thrown in arguments like "this is all very new, we don't know what the impact will be, so we have the right to proceed slowly." The problem with that argument is what happens when you decode it. What it means is basically that they don't know whether or not straight people will think marriage is tainted solely because gay people have been allowed in too. That's called animus, and the Supreme Court held in Romer v Evans that animus against a particular group of people doesn't count as a rational basis for government policy.
With the summer upon us, gays everywhere begin to think of one thing… well two things: (1) Looking good in the least amount of clothing possible and (2) PRIDE! Gay pride really is a second Christmas for homos and their straight/bi-curious friends, a Christmas laden with Speedos, binge drinking, camaraderie and making out with complete strangers from out of town. For those living in the Northwest, our summers are dominated by Pride events, with Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC Prides all occurring in succession. Pride is a mini-vacation, with the majority of us taking three-day weekends (or calling in sick on Monday) and driving short distances to break from our normal lives.
What once started with a march through the city, has now become a three-day event, filled with house parties, pool parties, BBQ's and get-togethers. All ending in a huge block party. For those that have never been to a pride, the block party is truly something interesting. Within this one city-block, the sidewalks are lined with makeshift bars, grills cooking the usual summer BBQ fare for those who dare to be seen eating at a gay event, and a stage with rainbows everywhere. Gracing the stage with their presence are numerous foul-mouthed drag queens, muscular porn stars, twinky go-go dancers and D-list entertainers, usually some one-hit-wonder from the late eighties/early nineties or an American Idol runner up. Most importantly though, the block party is filled with every 'mo and mary in a 20 mile radius. It is a literal "who's who" of the gay community, or a "who's that" depending on the city. Although it may look like a harmless shirtless boy-party, the debauchery that can occur rivals that of Spring Break on Girls Gone Wild. I have seen the ads: I know straight people are no better. But I digress. The point is all of these homos gather for one purpose: to dance and drink from 11am 'till 2am.


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I Interrupt this Heat Wave - for the Beach!
July, in my opinion, is the convection oven of the Las Vegas year. It's not Chamber-of-Commerce-poster-child time here in Sin City.
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That chunky, short-haired person talking with Paul is me back then. Now I have long hair. Still chunky. Whatever.
Paso Robles Wine Festival!
We were having such a good time - and The Wineaux Guy™ was a magnet with his huge hat - that the next thing we knew, we were being escorted out at the end of the event. What!? How did that happen!?
First Paso Post!
The Wineaux Guy thankfully talked me off the precipice, insisting that 5:00 a.m. was not "late." Ok. He had a point.
Going to "Wine Country"
In between there will be roaming the California coast from Santa Barbara to Solvang, Paso Robles to Monterey. My cameras and notepads are at the ready, and I'm jonesing for adventure.
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So until I find a place that I can settle into – and be reasonably certain that the owner won't change his mind and kick me out because someone else showed up with the bottomless wallet – my Paso Robles Getaway posts may sound more like pity parties.
Paso Robles Getaway - Doing Something Wine-y
So I'm in search of another place to rent. Something as insignificant as not having a roof over my head won't deter me from visiting Paso! Unless, of course, it rains a lot and I've done my hair.
So Why Paso Robles?
Lotto or Megabucks luck notwithstanding (I know, I know - I actually have to play), if it were at all possible, I'd retire there in a heartbeat and call it home.
Paso Robles Wine Festival 2010 - Uh oh
Just like wine events all over, the Wine Festival consists of winery activities throughout the long weekend, with the "Grand Tasting" on Saturday afternoon. Last year, we took a lot of video, did interviews, photographed everything, and had a wonderful time. This year, circumstances just won't cooperate. Dang it.


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