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Statement for the Record before the House Budget Committee
As Delivered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England, Washington, DC, Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Statement of the Honorable Gordon England
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Before the House Budget Committee
31 July 2007
Chairman Spratt, Representative Ryan, Members of the House Budget Committee,
Thank you for the invitation to continue our discussion from January 18, 2007, about the costs of military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, as part of the broader global war on terror (GWOT).
For the leaders and people of Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a challenging and difficult time, as they struggle to build states that can govern, defend and sustain themselves. For America, this is a time for leadership, commitment and resolve – to support these emerging new partners and allies in the war on terror.
In Iraq and Afghanistan, success requires the ongoing application of all instruments of national power. It is appropriate that your second panel this morning includes our colleagues from the Department of State, the Honorable Joseph Saloom and the Honorable John Gastright, Jr., as well as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, Jr.
With me this morning is Ms. Tina Jonas, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and Lieutenant General John Sattler, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff. The three of us look forward to your questions.
As Secretary Gates has said, the Department is firmly committed to an open and transparent dialogue with the Congress about war costs.
The Department practices that transparency in part through the regular Cost of War Reports to the Congress. In July 2007, the Department delivered the most recent Report, accounting for war costs through May 2007.
That Report showed that since September 11, 2001, the Congress had appropriated $523 billion for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), out of a total of $549 billion for the global war on terror including Operation Noble Eagle (ONE). The Report further indicated that as of the end of May 2007, the Department had obligated $438.4 billion for OIF, OEF, and ONE.
Of course, war costs represent only part of the Department's responsibilities. Since 9/11, the Department has been prosecuting the fight against terror and responding to natural disasters in real time, while simultaneously transforming both the force and the enterprise to meet the full array of current and future security challenges, at home and abroad. As ever, the Department's highest priority is taking care of our men and women in uniform and their families – this is the finest fighting force in the world, and therefore expensive. The Administration's budget requests address and prioritize this full spectrum of concerns and responsibilities.
Since the first supplemental request for the current war effort, submitted shortly after 9/11, there has been a debate about war cost methodology. The usual budget process is deliberate, looking out one to two years into the future. Supplemental budget requests, prepared closer to the time when the money will be spent, more accurately reflect requirements on the ground – for example, the numbers and kinds of forces required, and the equipment that needs to be replaced.
In the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2007, the Congress directed the President to submit the full-year costs of ongoing operations in the war on terror, in the defense budget request. The President did so, with the FY 2008 GWOT request. The Department is deeply cognizant of its responsibility to exercise good stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and committed to remaining professional, open, and transparent regarding processes and costs.
For the FY 2008 GWOT request, the Department extrapolated on the basis of current costs at the time of the request submission. That request, for a total of $141.7 billion, includes three major categories:
Continuing the Fight $102.5 billion
Enhancing Ground Forces $1.6 billion
Reconstituting the Force $37.6 billion
The forthcoming Iraqi Security Forces Assessment Commission Report, and the President's September Report on Iraqi Benchmarks, are likely to provide additional input and analysis relevant to GWOT requirements in FY 2008. The nature and scope of adjustments to the GWOT request will depend on these new insights, on the evolving situation on the ground, on the President's decisions, and on the timelines for action.
Accordingly, some adjustments to the FY 2008 GWOT request are expected. For example, the request does not contain any funding for the plus-up of forces in Iraq past October 1, 2007. The plus-up forces and their equipment will not be redeployed overnight, so some costs are expected. The request contained projected funding for Iraqi Security Forces – which will need to be adjusted pending the outcome of the Assessment currently underway. And additional funds will be needed for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in FY 2008 – the FY 2008 GWOT request contains $400 million, but the total requirement for FY 2008 is now projected to be $5.8 billion. The Department will continue to evaluate that requirement as the program moves forward.
It is critically important that Congress act on the President's entire budget request by October 1, 2007. Without FY 2008 GWOT funding, the Department would have to resort to using baseline accounts to support the war effort, which would be disruptive to critical efforts to improve and maintain readiness. Without that funding, the Department cannot make the long-term commitments required for effective and efficient management of DoD resources.
Future war funding requests beyond FY 2008 will be, of necessity, situation-dependent, and will require a flexible approach. The course of warfare itself is by definition uncertain, perhaps particularly so in an asymmetrical environment. Moreover, history shows that post-war commitments – from Japan, to Korea, to Kosovo – can last for many years, taking a wide variety of forms. Future requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan will depend on the course of events on the ground and the decisions made in the meantime.
One approach that will not work effectively is funding the Department on a monthly or quarterly basis. The Department's leadership, and commanders in the field, need sufficient, reliable, and sustained funding to support processes and systems like logistics, equipment maintenance, acquisition of replacement equipment, and the like. Contractors need the guarantee of sufficient funding in order to plan production schedules and acquire the materials needed. Insufficient or uncertain funding tends to delay delivery, drive up costs, and delay essential equipment needed by the men and women who are in harm's way.
Several key aspects of GWOT funding merit particular attention.
The Department's greatest concern for our deployed men and women is force protection. The single deadliest threat to our forces is from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) wielded by an innovative and adaptive adversary. The Department's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) continues to apply a comprehensive approach to countering the IED threat, including attacking the IED networks, developing and fielding thousands of IED counter-measures, and expanding pre-deployment training.
The MRAP family of vehicles is a critical step forward in force protection. MRAPs are armored vehicles with a raised chassis and a V-shaped under-carriage, with improved ability to detect and deflect blasts from roadside and deeply buried bombs.
The Department's goal is to get as many of these lifesaving vehicles to servicemembers in the field, as quickly as prudently possible. To that end, the Department has dramatically compressed the normal contracting process, and helped industry ramp up production capacity – this is not 'business as usual'.
To date, the Congress has provided the Department with a total of $4.4 billion for MRAP vehicles. To further accelerate the procurement of MRAPs and to buy all available industrial production capacity, Secretary Gates requested, and the Congress just approved, a reprogramming of nearly $1.2 billion in FY 2007. The Department is using this total of $5.6 billion to order 6,400 MRAPs. The Defense Department expects more than half of these vehicles to be delivered by the end of this calendar year. In order to buy the maximum number of MRAP vehicles with the available funds, the Department is deferring some of the costs for these vehicles into FY 2008. The Department will require $5.3 billion in FY 2008 to purchase another 1,520 vehicles as well as to provide mission equipment, spares, logistics support, transportation costs and enhanced armor kits.
Another high priority is the training of security forces. America's most direct and effective partners in building stable and secure environments in Iraq and Afghanistan are the security forces – the military and the police – of those countries.
In Iraq, a critical component of the New Way Forward, initiated in January, is enhancing efforts to build the capacity and capabilities of the Iraqi Security Forces.
That includes not only a stronger U.S. presence, but also adjusted methodologies – increased partnering of coalition units with Iraqi counterparts, and more embedding of transition team personnel with Iraqi units.
The efforts in Iraq to date do show progress. As of last month, 154,000 military personnel and 194,000 police had been trained and equipped, toward a new total endstrength goal of 390,000 by December 2007. Iraqi forces include 119 Iraqi Army, Special Operations and Strategic Infrastructure Battalions, of which 96 are operating independently or in the lead in their areas of responsibility. For the current operations in Baghdad, the Government of Iraq was able to provide the equivalent of three brigades to support the effort. Congress has mandated an independent assessment of the training and readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces, due by late September.
In addition, more than 30 Joint Security Stations have been established in Baghdad. They serve as coordination points for coalition forces, Iraqi police, Iraqi Army, and national police. They provide an extensive, permanent, overt security presence in local neighborhoods, designed to encourage confidence and facilitate relationships and information flow with the local population.
In Afghanistan, training, equipping, and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is an integral part of the strategy.
The quantities of forces and the capabilities required have been revised in view of the changing environment – including the resurgence of Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as criminal elements. A major focus is the creation of Afghan units able to independently conduct counter-insurgency operations.
To date, about 115,000 ANSF, of a planned 152,000, have been trained and equipped. Of those, about 39,000 (of a planned 70,000) are Afghan National Army; while about 76,000 (of a planned 82,000) are Afghan National Police.
Indeed, training and equipping the security forces of partner countries is an integral part of the nation's strategy for meeting the full array of future global security challenges. In the long run, the most effective and sustainable approach is for partner nations around the world to meet and defeat terrorist and other threats within their own borders. Section 1206 authority, granted by the Congress in FY 2006 and FY 2007, has proven to be an extremely responsive tool for rapidly training and equipping partner nations' security forces, to meet emerging needs and opportunities. This year, the Administration continues to seek $500 million in dedicated funding in the FY 2008 baseline, for Section 1206 activities. The Administration is also requesting that the Congress increase Section 1206 budget authority from $300 million to $750 million, expand that authority to all security forces, and make this vital tool permanent.
The Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP) has been a particularly effective initiative in the current war efforts.
In the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, commanders on the ground recognized the importance of complementing security initiatives with efforts to help provide basic social services, jumpstart local economies, and restore the local social fabric. CERP initially provided limited but immediately-available funds to make a concrete difference in people's daily lives. Many commanders came to consider CERP the most powerful weapon in their arsenal.
In recent years, CERP has continued to support a wide variety of small-scale relief and reconstruction projects, ranging from reconstruction of water and sanitation facilities, to school repair, to restoring power stations, lines and generators, to providing humanitarian relief, to renovating cultural centers, museums and libraries, to repairing telecommunications infrastructure.
CERP's responsiveness to local information and concerns is a key part of the broader counter-insurgency approach. The Department carefully monitors CERP execution, and reports quarterly on it to the Congress.
The CERP Reports provide summary listings of execution data, by category, and DoD provides more detailed project listings to Committee staff.
Success in the war on terror is a matter not only of buying the right things, but also of utilizing appropriate and rigorous processes for determining priorities and monitoring execution. Since 2001, reforming the defense enterprise itself has been a "main effort" – designed to make the Department more effective, and thereby more efficient.
That effort has included introducing more inclusive and more rigorous decision-making processes, including the Deputy's Advisory Working Group (the "DAWG"), which I chair together with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Launched during the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, the DAWG is a highly inclusive governance body that meets frequently to articulate and update the Department's strategic vision, to determine the reorientation of capabilities and approaches required to meet that vision, and to refine budget priorities.
The Defense Business Systems Management Committee, which I chair, meets monthly to set corporate-level policy and programmatic priorities for business systems modernization, and to monitor and direct progress. For example, it oversees implementation of the Enterprise Transition Plan – the roadmap for progress, complete with schedules, metrics, and milestones.
Rigorous financial management is a critical component of the Department's business management efforts.
In December 2005, the Department launched an aggressive initiative – the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan (FIAR) – aimed at achieving an unqualified audit opinion while simultaneously institutionalizing improved systems for doing so. The goal is that by 2010, 72% of the Department's assets and 79% of its liabilities will receive clean audit opinions.
Financial management includes not only preparing for audit, but maximizing financial effectiveness and efficiency in general. In the last 6 years, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has reduced costs by $238 million, and increased productivity by 39%. These efficiencies reduce total administrative overhead and return dollars to the warfighter.
The need for rigorous financial management extends to the contracting that supports our forces' efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the broader war on terror. In the war since 9/11, contractors have played a critical role in support functions, allowing the military to focus on operational missions.
As of April 2007, the Department had approximately 129,000 contractor personnel in Iraq, of whom approximately 16% were U.S. citizens, 51% were local nationals, and 33% were third-country nationals. In Afghanistan, as of April, there were approximately 4,600 U.S, contractor personnel supporting DoD.
Some contracting practices and performance from the early years of the GWOT raised concerns in the Department and in the Congress. In response, DoD has worked assiduously to improve oversight and accountability of GWOT-related contracting.
The Department is committed to taking rigorous steps to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. DoD's internal controls, modeled on leading-edge approaches in industry and other agencies, are proving very effective in checking and preventing possible errors.
The DoD Inspector General (IG) plays an essential oversight role. In FY 2007, the DoD IG has 34 GWOT-related audit projects (10 completed, and 24 on-going), worth approximately $91.5 billion. That work is supported by approximately 150 auditors, including those based at field offices in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar. From FY 2002 to FY 2006, the DoD IG completed 33 GWOT-related audits.
These efforts have included a series of reviews of the
and Afghanistan Security Forces Funds (ISFF and ASFF) established to support training and equipping those forces, as well as constructing and renovating facilities and infrastructure for them. In its review of $5.7 billion of the $14 billion in ISFF funds appropriated through FY 2006, the DoD IG determined that the obligations of those funds had complied with the intent of applicable Public Law. The DoD IG is working with DFAS to resolve issues concerning substantiating documentation for the receipt of ISFF goods and services in Iraq.
At the Service level within DoD, to date, the U.S. Army Audit Agency has issued 37 audit reports directly related to the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and currently maintains 25 auditors in theater. The Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) has completed 9 GWOT-related audits, producing approximately $50 million in monetary benefits. Seven additional AFAA audits are ongoing, and 7 others are planned. The work is carried out by 48 AFAA auditors who perform mobile audits in theater twice a year. The Navy Audit Service does not have any ongoing GWOT-related audits, but in 2005, it completed a limited review of 44 Marine Corps Systems command contracts, valued at $125 million.
An additional key player is the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), as you will hear directly from Mr. Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., at the second panel today. SIGIR, mandated with oversight responsibility for the use and potential misuse of obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Iraq, reports directly to the Secretaries of State and Defense, and complements the efforts of our agencies' respective Inspector General offices.
As the14th SIGIR Quarterly Report released yesterday indicates, between 1 February 2004 and 30 July 2007, SIGIR has completed 94 reports and continues to work on 19 additional audits.
Of course, in any organization – or any society – there is always the potential for criminal abuse by those who would deliberately violate the trust vested in them. While abuse of that nature cannot always be prevented, it can be uncovered and punished, creating a deterrent effect. For those cases, the Department has systems in place to prosecute offenders. To date, DoD IG investigations related to the war on terror have resulted in 17 convictions (2 in 2005, 12 in 2006, and 3 so far in 2007). Successful prosecutions include that of a former contractor employee who pled guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money, related to the award of a subcontract for food services in Kuwait. He was sentenced to a term of 12 months and one day in prison.
In addition, SIGIR has 65 ongoing investigations. Past SIGIR investigations have contributed to 5 convictions, including that of a former official in the Coalition Provisional Authority, for conspiracy to defraud the CPA, and to commit wire fraud and launder funds, in connection with a scheme to steal currency designated for Iraqi reconstruction. Through 30 July 2007, SIGIR reports that its investigations have recovered or seized $19.8 million in court-ordered restitution and forfeiture.
Importantly, the Department's goal is not only to identify problems, but also to institutionalize solutions. The contractor performance oversight efforts by the Defense Contractor Audit Agency (DCAA) are helping contracting officials reduce proposed prices and recover over-billed costs. In Fiscal Year 2006, DCAA performed over 35,610 reviews, with a total contract value of approximately $345 billion, yielding a savings of over $2.3 billion.
An updated contractor registry program, using a web-based database tool – Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracking – is improving visibility on contracts and contractors accompanying the force.
Organizationally, the Department has created a Program Support Office, under the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to provide centralized policy, management, and oversight for contracts and contractor performance in support of all war and contingency operations. In theater, US Central Command created the Joint Contracting Command to provide centralized management and responsive operational contracting support for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
To lay a stronger basis for future efforts, "Contingency Contracting" is now taught at the Defense Acquisition University, and the Department is currently developing contingency acquisition curricula for other DoD schools.
To support the Congress's oversight mission, on July 2, 2007, DoD forwarded to the Congress the "Report on DoD-funded Service Contracts in Forward Areas", covering the numbers of contracts and contractors, the costs, and the types of activities, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A complementary report on DoD programs and policies for managing contractor personnel will follow shortly.
Two weeks ago, in Iraq and Afghanistan, I had the opportunity to talk with many brave Americans who have volunteered their service to protect and defend the nation and our friends and allies. Secretary Gates and I do thank you for your steadfast support for the men and women who wear the cloth of this nation and for the civilians who support them.
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, "Cost of the Global War on Terror Monthly Report to Congress"
By-year breakdown, in billions of current dollars, for GWOT obligations since September 11
, 2001, including OIF, OEF and ONE:
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 Total
16 17 66 70 91 103 75 438
In billions of dollars: Operations 70.6; Force Protection and IED Defeat 15.2; Military intelligence 2.7; Security Forces 4.7; Coalition Support and CERP 2.7; Military construction .7; Non-DoD classified 5.9.
For accelerating Brigade Combat Teams and Regimental Combat Teams
Reconstitution includes repairing and replacing equipment that has been damaged or destroyed, in order to restore DoD inventories. The Department's methodology is replacing destroyed equipment with the latest appropriate model, rather than purchasing something obsolete.
Funding appropriated and requested (FY08) for JIEDDO, in billions of dollars:
FY06 FY07 FY08 GWOT FY08 Base FY08 Total
3.3 4.3 4.0 .5 4.5
Following is the funding appropriated and requested (FY 2008) to date for Iraqi Security Forces, in billions of current dollars. This funding supplements the support budgeted by the Government of Iraq to train and equip their own security forces - $7.3 billion in calendar year 2007.
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 Total
5.0 5.7 3.0 5.5 2 21.2
Pursuant to Public Law 110-28, Section 1314, 25 May 2007. The Report is due 'not later than 120 days after the enactment of the Act.'
Following is the funding appropriated and requested (FY 2008) to date for the ANSF, in billions of current dollars:
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 Total
.7 1.0 1.9 7.4 2.7 13.7
Following are funds appropriated or requested (FY 2008), in billions of dollars. The apparent discrepancy for Afghanistan is due to rounding.
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 GWOT Total
.7 .7 .7 .8 2.9
.1 .2 .2 .2 .8
Total .8 .9 1.0 1.0 3.7
Pursuant to Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006, and Section 9006 of the DoD Appropriations Act 2007
Collection of data on local national and third-country national contractors supporting DoD in Afghanistan has been directed by CENTCOM; the data will be provided when available.
Pursuant to Section 3305 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 110-28 (May 25, 2007)
Pursuant to Section 854, John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Public Law 109-364 (October 17, 2006)
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Review: Pomme Lambic, Hitachino's Nest, Caballero Aguila - Hurrah for Surfas!
I had to say, out of all the new boards, this is my favorite. I am a HUGE brew/booze hound and sadly haven't posted much because as one of my last posts here mentioned, I hadn't food a beer shop in my new neighborhood to my liking yet!! But all those things changed a few weeks ago when I was doing one of my regular stop at Sufas Restaurant Supply and took the time to look over their new Beer and Wine Section!! I was totally impressed by their selection, but worried that they might not handle he beer correctly or that they were SO rare, they might be old... So I decided to give it a shot with two beers Hitachino's Nest, and Caballero Aguila. Also, I noticed that Bristol Farms is now carrying the Pomme Lambic, so I decided to give it a try after a few rant and rave posts here on the board...
* Pomme Apple Lambic: We had this with our dinner of Chicken Breast roasted with Thyme and Garlic, sauteed spinach and rosemary red potatoes.
And It was... very interesting. It totally went down really smooth, but the flavor was a bit muddled. The best way to describe it is that it tasted like beer with a slightly Jolly Rancher Green Apple aftertaste. We're still on the fence on having it again, because it was really refreshing, went well with dinner. But we were hoping for a more clean apple taste. This was NOT like Hard Cider at all...
* Hitachino's Nest - White Ale: We paired this with a Cheese Plate of Several Strong Oozy Cheeses, figs and Salumi. Just as I expected, it was light and refreshing, but the taste was complex, almost herbal, so much better than any of the Japanese standards. It had absolutely no sign of being stored badly or it being old (So, YAY Surfas!) and it's something I would DEFINATLY purchase again. Plus, I'm starting to see this brand more and more as I'm out (perhaps because of Surfas!). I saw it originally at Sushi Karen and this past week at Beechwood. :)
* Caballero Aguila - Surfas had CASES of this stuff for Ultra cheap. I kinda tempered my expectations as like the Hitachino's Nest, I had heard raves before, but a Mexican Stout... seeing would be believing...
We had it as is. No pairing. Upon pouring it into a tall beer glass, I saw how thick it was, it was almost soupy! It had VERY little carbonation. We were kinda glad to have it on it's own, it looked like more of a meal than a Guiness. Upon first taste however, the flavor was rich, but CLEAN. Again, not a sign of skunkiness, not a bit of stale flavor. I admit, I'm not a stout girl, but this had to be one of the best tasting ones I've had. I'm buying a case for my dad... an old skool Negro Modelo fan... he's going to go CRAZY for this...
Here's a picture of all the brews... i can't wait to head to surfas to try some more and of course i will report back...
re: brentk
You beat me to the punch!
They're a great brewery, on the whole.
re: erikka
Hitachino makes some truly amazing beers. I just recently tried their Sweet Stout and was pretty impressed. I like the Red Rice as well, though my favorite is their Japanese Classic Ale. It's an IPA aged in cedar casks. Sublime!
re: erikka
Wow - didn't know they had a ginger one. Haven't seen that out here - I will have to try it. When I first saw the lacto I didn't get it - I wasn't sure what "sweet stout" was and wasn't inclined to drop $9 to find out. Recently though I became aware of this style, and after learning about it and sampling a few, came to appreciate its unique flavor profile.
I also haven't had the weizen or lager you speak of. The only varieties I've seen in my area are the White Ale (which I love), Sweet Stout, Red Rice, Japanese Classic, and the annual New Years release (my opinion of those varies year-to-year).
I agree about the price. That's the only thing stopping me from having a fridge full of their beer.
re: brentk
The Red Rice is crazy and I just can't get into it. I had it at a tutored tasting w/Michael Jackson in Philly a few months ago (poor Michael seemed like he was still hungover from the night before).
(ugh, I hate this limited reply tier system - this was meant for Josh)
listing of their full offerings with ratings.
re: erikka
Thanks for the tip. I will try and find it.
I'm thinking the regular gueuze is filtered, and maybe not so dry as Cuvee Rene, but it's been a long time. Have you had it recently?
I love the Cuvee Rene. From what I read in Garrett Oliver's book, the owner of Lindeman's is a big fan of traditional lambics - he just knows that there's more money to be made with the sweet ones. He makes the Cuvee Rene to satisfy his own craving for the real stuff.
That said, I still prefer Oud Beersel's gueuze (when I can find it).


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To those who have pre-ordered "Learn to Read Rhythms, Better", Pat would like to sincerely thank you for pre-ordering and
also for your patience. He has asked us to send this note out to you as an update of where we are in this much-anticipated project.
The project itself is 99% completed save a few editing "tweaks", DVD authoring revisions (so every clip is reviewable), and final mastering.
This project was so large, it is now officially a 2 DVD SET, including the 105 page eBook, and the mp3 play along reading examples.
We will get the final go ahead from the distribution company (one that you all will recognize), and will send it out as soon as we do.
Pat has asked us to send his personal apologies for this project taking as long as it has, but we are nearly at the end and all we can say is that it will well be worth the wait!
If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact me and I'll do my best to answer all questions.
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I use this technique all the time. Just buzz through some ingredients with a cleaver and season them with olive oil, lemon juice, maybe a little vinegar. It's rustic and incredibly tasty and looks great on a plate. This relish recipe of pomegranate, walnuts, and parsley is a standout with seared sea scallops.–Tyler Florence
LC Oh, the Places You'll Go Note
We won't deny it. This vibrantly colored sauce, relish, side–whatever you want to call it– is a veritable jumble of pleasing tastes and textures and is marvelous spooned atop sea scallops. But let's not stop there. Dollop it over white fish. Dark meat chicken. Turkey cutlets. Couscous. Quinoa. Rice. Oh, the places you'll go…er, it'll go, whether weeknight or weekend, quick fix or dinner party. And oh, the accolades you'll get.
Pomegranate Walnut Relish Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Makes about 1 cup of relish
- 1/2 cup whole pomegranate seeds (from 1 small pomegranate)
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces, toasted
- 1/4 cup celery leaves, chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Grated zest of 1 small orange, preferably organic
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or pomegranate juice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1. Toss the pomegranate seeds, walnut pieces, celery leaves, parsley, orange zest, olive oil and lemon juice in a large bowl. Taste and season with salt and pepper accordingly. Use immediately.
Hungry for more? Chow down on these:
- Artichoke Relish from Mac and Cheese
- Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce from Gimme Some Oven
- Corn Relish from Leite's Culinaria
- Apple Onion Chutney from Leite's Culinaria
Pomegranate Walnut Relish Recipe © 2005 Tyler Florence. Photo © 2005 Petrina Tinslay. All rights reserved.


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Pringles has a good thing going; people generally like the brand. We're thinking that Pringles must have gotten a little too full of itself though when the company brainstormed this year's limited edition seasonal flavors. Debuting in November are the following: Pumpkin Pie Spice, which is available only at Walmart, and White Chocolate Peppermint and Cinnamon & Sugar, which are available at stores throughout the country.
You may be thinking that having a peppermint-flavored potato chip is a little weird. You would be correct. In fact, all the flavors are a little weird, with some venturing into downright disgusting. We tried 'em all, and here's how they fared:
Pumpkin Pie Spice: While "surprisingly not revolted" isn't exactly a slam dunk, this was probably the least offensive flavor. Still, the hybrid potato chip-breath mint wasn't exactly totally winning anyone over, though one person considered having a second.
Cinnamon Sugar Pringles: Do you like the idea of a Cinnamon Toast Crunch coating on your potato chip? Then Cinnamon Sugar is your gal. It could work nice as a cookie ingredient rather than on its own.
White Chocolate Peppermint: Referring to this as a "horrible abomination to humanity" was actually not an exaggeration. No one could stomach more than one bite, with everyone thinking it was the worst potato chip they've ever tasted. Imagine mouthwash gone bad, and then put on a potato chip. To summarize, it was "wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong."
Want to try them for yourselves? The suggested retail price for all three is $1.79. We recommend a familiar standby though -- Pringles' original flavor.
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Well, so much for conventional wisdom … Here's Boeing's statement: We were just informed that our KC-767 Advanced Tanker proposal was not selected in the KC-135 Replacement Program known as KC-X. Obviously we are very disappointed with this outcome. We believe that we offered the Air Force the best value and lowest risk tanker for […]
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Despite the traditional chalet exterior appearance, this is no ordinary chalet in terms of its interior. The interior architecture of this family home in the French Alps is inspired by mountains and valleys in a modern character where organic forms are composed around a strip of wood. The entire program, construction, and interior architecture are all built around the focal point of the chalet – a large room where the family comes together around a warm hearth.
ARMCHAIR: Derby, Noé Duchaufour for Ceccotti collezioni
OCCASIONAL TABLE : Beside you, Noé Duchaufour for Ceccotti collezioni
HANGING ARMCHAIR : Bubble chair, Eero Aarnio
COFFEE TABLE : Stella, Noé Duchaufour for Ceccotti collezioni
FLOOR LIGHTS : Gregg, Foscarini
FIREPLACE : interior suspended metal structure / concrete coated exterior. Resin concrete coated hearth.
photo © Vincent Leroux
Located in the St. Martin de Belleville in the French Alps, this 530 square meter chalet was completed in December 2011 by designer and interior architect Noé Duchaufour Lawrance. The 530 square meter house runs is a three storey construction where the communal spaces are located on the top floor and are isolated from the private quarters. Additionally, a detached 100 square meter barn area works as a guest house. The main quarters are composed of the main living room on the second floor with a spacious kitchen, yielding a total of 150 square meters, five bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and WC, a Jacuzzi area and a game room. The barn has two bedrooms, two lounge areas and two bathrooms.
When seen from outside, this chalet is nothing out of the ordinary, but once you enter, you are captured into a contemporary world, where minimalism prevails along with many industrial elements such as steel and cement which are used in abundance throughout the house. Throughout any chalet, you would usually expect to find wooden floors. In the Chalet Béranger however, the wooden floors have been replaced with screed cement flooring. The traditional wooden staircase is replaced by an oxidized steel staircase with concrete steps; the staircase is drawn apart from the wall thus allowing light to pass right through it; creating a game of light and shadow during the day depending on the intensity, source and direction of the light. Undoubtedly, the staircase is one of the most striking and strong architectural elements in this chalet – the use of materials is very contradictory and leaves a strong impression, the hovering 'Wind Ceiling Lights' by Johanna Grawunder only add on to the intensity of this staircase making it a striking sceneographic element.
CHAIR: Otto, Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for Ceccotti collezioni
BENCH: designed by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance and produced by Rinck Group
TABLE: sculptured to measure with concrete coated metal and fiberglass structure and corian top.
VASES: Roseau, Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for Ligne Roset
KITCHEN: Boffi -custom made corian elements
LIGHTING: Viabizzuno
photo © Vincent Leroux
photo © Vincent Leroux
photo © Vincent Leroux
JACUZZI // photo © Vincent Leroux
On the first floor, a tranquil environment is formulated in the Jacuzzi room which looks out into natures white setting, natural elements such as grey fir and Vals stone have been used on the wall and on the floor. The grey Vals stone used in the Jacuzzi creates a mysterious blue-green emerald hue, which is very inviting, elegant and capturing. Hovering beds, cement sinks, and designer furniture all add to this lovely interior which comes to a zenith on the breath-taking second floor. The main lounge acts as the communal part of this chalet and in point of fact, the entire chalet has been constructed accordingly inspired by this space. The interior design for the second floor (communal) takes elements and draws inspiration from mountains and valleys making all of this especially vivid in the sculptural table, fireplace and in the hearth centerpieces. These pieces are organically shaped and are sculptured in such a way that they seem to pierce the room as a mountain pierces the ground. The organic table is sculptured to measure with concrete coated metal and is coated with fiberglass and corian. On the other hand, the suspended fireplace is created from a metal structure and coated with concrete, while the hearth is coated with concrete resin making it one with the floor again creating an impression that everything has been inspired by the surrounding mountains.
All in all, the Chalet Béranger possesses a sophisticated interior with many attractive and attention-grabbing design elements. Very out of the ordinary thinking for a chalet; but that is what we like the most about it. The juxtaposition of the elements and the materials with the nature of the project (chalet) is what makes it even more interesting…
photo © Vincent Leroux
DESK: Sunday Morning, Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for Ceccotti collezioni
OFFICE CHAIR: Otto, Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for Ceccotti collezioni
PHOTOGRAPHY (desk top) : Joel Tettamanti
WASH BASIN FURNITURE: customized Corian
BODY: grey fir exterior/ white coated wood interior with bright section. Chamfer plaster ceiling
PLUMBING FIXTURES: Boffi, Liquid model
photo © Vincent Leroux
COFFE TABLE: Beside you, Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for Ceccotti collezioni
photo © Vincent Leroux
ARMCHAIR: Slow chair, Bouroullec for Vitra.
DESK LIGHT: Lighthouse, Bouroullec for Established & Sons.
OFFICE CHAIR: Flow armchair, J.M Massaud for MDF Italia.
RUG: Tekla, Kasthall.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Zir
photo © Vincent Leroux
ROOM SUSPENSION: Secto, Secto design.
SUSPENDED BED: Fluttua, Lago.
CARPET: Circulos, Gandia Blasco.
photo © Vincent Leroux
SDB SUSPENSION: Loup O ceiling, Kundalini.
SDB MIROR: sandblasted , shaded mirror, backlit.
VANITY SINK: metal support, Ductal structure with concrete coating.
TAPS: Boffi, Cut model
photo © Vincent Leroux
ROOM SUSPENSION: Mini mini, Luce Plan
SUSPENDED BED: Fluttua, Lago
photo © Vincent Leroux
SDB LIGHT: Pierre Fravresse for Petite Friture
SDB SEAT: heated corian structure
photo © Vincent Leroux
Chalet Béranger Project Credits
Designer: Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Project manager: Lluc Giros
Stylism: Valentina Pilia in collaboration with Emilie Mureau


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Summer arrived the day after I picked up the Audi A3 FSI Cabriolet S Line. A perfect weekend, the Saturday spent playing a gig at Ponsonby Market Day and dancing with a transvestite (we'll leave that story to another day¦unless incriminating pictures appear in other media), and the Sunday spent lazing in the garden before a mid-afternoon jaunt to Orewa, cruising along the waterfront. It was the ideal car both for the Ponsonby Road set, and the beachfront cruise.
However, my lack of opportunities to dance with transvestites, and my usual shunning of the sun due to my inherent inability to tan left me wondering whether I would plump for the cabriolet when the hard top Sportback is a better car both dynamically and practically.
But I've got the cabriolet, so it's best that I give you an honest appraisal of that.
The new A3 was launched at Pukekohe Park Raceway in June at the same time as the quite remarkable TT-S quattro (read the review of the TT-S here). I drove most of the variants except (from memory) the 3.2 quattro at the time around the back roads of the Franklin District, and the improvements over the outgoing A3 (which was a bit tired) were very welcome.
The new A3 features the 118kW/250Nm 1.8-litre turbo mill from parent Volkswagen Group's range, mated to the fast-changing, six-speed S tronic (DSG) dual-clutch gearbox. This will get you from zero to a messed-up hairstyle in just eight seconds if you leave it to do its thing, or you can control the gears using either the gearstick or the paddles behind the steering wheel.
The A3 is a good-looking car with the soft-top folded down (a process that takes a stupendously quick nine seconds to open and only eleven seconds to close.) The hood will operate at up to 30kph.
This S Line variant has some additional body trim such as 18-inch wheels with 225/45R18 tyres (the standard car gets 17-inch wheels with 205/55R17), S Line badging, sports suspension and sports seating. The remainder of the car is the same, including the performance, with the fuel consumption a sensible 7.6l/100km combined, and 180g/km of CO2.
The usual Audi safety features are present, including ABS, electronic brake force distribution, electronic brake assist, traction control (ASR), electronic differential lock, electronic stability program (ESP), and hill start assist which holds the brakes on for a short while as you engage a gear to stop you rolling back on a hill.
With convertibles there is often a compromise, and it's usually the boot space and additional road noise. The A3 doesn't seem to suffer that much from road noise because the roof has noise insulation, but I have a slight change to one of the Bible's more famous quotes: it's easier for a camel to go through eye of a needle than it is to get a bulky load into the A3 Cabriolet's boot. Because of the roof folding mechanism, the boot aperture is impractically small to the point of being annoying because it is not even a foot high. This isn't a problem for your groceries, but you'll be using the back seats for more than passengers on some occasions. One consolation is that the rear seats fold forwards so larger (but not taller) loads can be accommodated. The boot lid also requires more of a solid push than you'd expect to get it to close properly.
But you'll undoubtedly give up a smidge of practicality in return for the joys of roofless motoring. Driving at motorway speeds with the roof down gives a small amount of buffeting — nothing major, as it's actually better than having the front windows open with the roof up, which gives a noticeable fluttering and more apparent wind noise!
Audi's speed-dependent power-assisted steering is standard, making for easier manoeuvring at lower speeds. Parking radar is included for the rear, which is an absolute necessity because the rollover protection hoops and rear seat headrests block much of the view through the back window. The Audi A3's rear seats have a more generous amount of legroom than many cars of this size have in convertible guise — I am a gnat's kneecap under six-foot and I can sit in the back with enough legroom even when the driver's seat is also set up for me.
So, four people can be transported in atmospheric admiration, whisked along by the smooth engine, confident in the car's abilities and safety features. I could go on about how it handles well, how it's got a good dollop of overtaking power, and how the S tronic gearbox is fabulous as ever. But I think that will fall on uninterested ears. I'll guarantee that 99.9% of people who buy an A3 Cabriolet won't care because they won't be the type of people who like to push a car to the limit.
This is a car aimed at the image-conscious — the type of people who don't care that a Fiat 500's suspension is hideous or that the new Mercedes-Benz CLC 200 is based on a seven-year old platform. Nope, they just want an optically pleasant car to cruise the beachfronts, and perhaps return to Ponsonby Road to sip a latte and watch fools like me dance with a transvestite.
Click through to the next page to read the full specifications on the Audi A3 Cabriolet S line.
Price: from $68,900 (S Line), or from $59,500 for the base Cabriolet
What we like
- Rear seats are functional with plenty of legroom as opposed to token
- Rear seats fold down to increase load space
What we don't like
- Boot aperture isn't friendly
- Rearward visibility very restricted
Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.8 TFSI
|Engine / electrics
|Engine type
|Inline four-cylinder spark-ignition engine with petrol direct injection, exhaust
turbo-charger with intercooler, 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts
|Valve gear / number of valves per cylinder
Chain drive / roller cam followers / 4
|Displacement in cc / bore x stroke in mm / compression
1798 / 82.5 x 84.1 / 9.6
|Max. power output in kW (bhp) / at rpm
118 (160) / 5000 – 6200
|Max. torque in Nm / at rpm
250 / 1500 – 4200
|Mixture preparation
Direct injection/fully electronic with drive-by-wire throttle control,
|Exhaust emission control
Close-coupled ceramic primary catalytic converter and ceramic underfloor catalytic converter with catalyst heating function via homogeneous split dual injection
|Emissions class
|Alternator in A / battery in A/Ah
140 / 280 / 60
|Drive / transmission
|Drive type
Front-wheel drive
Two electro-hydraulically controlled multi-plate clutches in an oil bath
|Gearbox type
6-speed S tronic dual-clutch gearbox with electro-hydraulic control
|Gear ratio in 1st gear / 2nd gear
3.462 / 2.050
|Gear ratio in 3rd gear / 4th gear
1.300 / 0.902
|Gear ratio in 5th gear / 6th gear
0.914 / 0.756
|Gear ratio in reverse gear
|Final drive ratio
|Final drive ratio in 1st – 4th gear / 5th, 6th and reverse gear
4.375 / 3.333
|Suspension / steering / brakes
|Front suspension
McPherson struts with lower wishbones, aluminium subframe, tubular anti-roll bar, track-stabilising steering roll radius
|Rear suspension
Four-link rear suspension with separate spring/shock absorber arrangement, subframe, tubular anti-roll bar
|Steering / steering ratio / turning circle in m (D102)
Electromechanical steering with speed-dependent
|Brake system, front/rear
Dual-circuit brake system with diagonal split. ESP with electronic
205/55 R17 tyres
|Performance / consumption / acoustics
|Top speed in km/h
|Acceleration, 0-100 km/h in sec
|Fuel type
Super unleaded, 95 RON
|Fuel consumption: urban / extra-urban / combined, l/100 km
10.6 / 5.8 / 7.6
|CO2 mass emission, g/km
|Standing / drive-past exterior noise level in dB (A)
80 / 73
|Servicing / guarantee
|Oil Change
15,000kms or 12 months
|Audi Cover/ Vehicle/paint/rust perforation guarantee
3 years / 3 years with unlimited mileage / 3 years / 12 years
|Weights / loads
|Unladen weight in kg
|Axle load limit at front / rear in kg
|Trailer load limit on 8%/12% gradient, braked/unbraked in kg
|Roof load limit in kg / permissible nose weight in kg
– /75
|Cooling system capacity (incl. heating) in l
|Engine oil capacity (incl. filter) in l
|Fuel tank capacity in l
|Body / dimensions
|Body type
Unitary steel body
|Number of doors / seats
2 doors with additional side protection / 4 seats
|Drag coefficient Cd / frontal area A in m2
0.33 / 2.12
|Length (L103)/ width excl. mirrors (W103)/ height (H100), mm
4238 / 1765 / 1424
|Wheelbase (L101) / track at front/rear (W101/W102), mm
2578 / 1534 / 1507
|Height of loading lip in mm (H195)
|Luggage capacity in l, acc. to VDA block method (V210)
1) depending on driving style and operating conditions
A3 Cabrio Specification and Option Sheet
Electro – mechanical power steering – speed dependent
Exhaust Catalyst
Audi Cover Assistance – 3 Year Cost Free Motoring
Galvanised Body – 12 Year Anti-Corrosion Warranty
Safety and Security
ABS with EBD (Electronic Brake Pressure Distribution) and Electronic Brake Assist
Active Front Head Restraints
ASR with EDL (Electronic Differential Lock) and ESP (Electronic Stabilisation Program)
Front Driver & Passenger Airbags with Side Airbags in the in the Front Seats & Sideguard Head Airbag
Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation
Front Ventilated Disc Brakes
Hill Start Assist
ISOFIX Child Seat Anchorages Front & Rear
Rear Disc Brakes
Anti Theft Alarm With Interior Surveillance and Vehicle Immobiliser
Alloy Wheels: 18″ 7-twin spoke design
Tyres: 225/45 18
Automatic Hood, Fully Automatic With Acoustic Insulation, Activated Up To 30km/h
Auto Headlight with Rain Sensor, Coming-Home and Daytime Driving Mode
Body Coloured, Electrically Adjustable Exterior Mirrors
Front Fog Lights
Headlights with Headlight Range Adjustment: Halogen
Metallic Paint Surcharge: no-cost option
Rear Parking Aid
Spare Wheel: Space Saver
Sports Suspension: S line
S line Door Trim Strips in Body Colour
S line Rear Spoiler Integrated into Boot Lid
Sports Front and Rear Bumper Design
Sports Front Grille with S line Badging
Active Speakers
Air Conditioning: Automatic
Audi Factory Audio System: Concert
Auto-Dimming Interior Mirror
CD Player
Centre Armrest
Cruise Control
Dashboard Inserts: Aluminium
Driver information system
Height Adjustable Front Seats
Height And Reach Adjustable Steering Columnl
Interior Trim: Alcantara /Leateher
Leather Multifunction Steering Wheel: 3-spoke S line with paddle shift
Outside Temperature gauge
Seating: Sports
Split Folding Rear Seat
Windscreen with Grey tinted strip
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Miley Cyrus Talks Marrying Liam Hemsworth!
"I Don't Really Care About The Wedding," She Says…
Forget an OTT showbiz ceremony – newly engaged star Miley Cyrus says she doesn't "really care" about how her and Liam Hemsworth mark their big day.
In an explosive new interview with Marie Claire magazine, the tween Queen, who got engaged to the Aussie actor in June, said,
"I don't really care about the wedding or the piece of paper as much as I do the promise we've made to each other."
And a fancy do isn't the only celebrity wedding tradition she's turning her back on!
Snubbing the Hollywood trend for a shotgun marriage, the 19-year-old insists the pair WON'T be rushing down the aisle.
"We want to have a long engagement," she added.
And talking of her engagement – the 'Can't Be Tamed' singer says that despite some wedding talk, the proposal, and her Neil Lane ring, came as a "complete surprise."
"I had no input," she said of her gold vintage band.
"We'd been kind of talking about [getting engaged], and I saw something like it online at one point and thought it was really pretty, but I usually wear rose gold. I just love that it's old and has a story. And I'm happy because it doesn't look like anything else I wear."
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Dr. Piwnica-Worms concluded by reiterating the caveats of imaging that were described by other speakers. These caveats include that imaging may demonstrate that a target is being hit or confirm the expected mechanism of action, but it alone does not imply clinical benefit. He acknowledged the regulatory and financial barriers linked to imaging biomarker validation. These barriers hinder sponsors from running clinical trials in this country. Many imaging trials are moving overseas, he noted, and this poses a threat to the U.S. trial infrastructure.
Dr. Mendelsohn summarized his group's discussion on the use of proteomics and genomics to assign therapy in lung cancer. This group's discussion was focused on the presentations by Drs. David Carbone from Vanderbilt University and Mark Kris and William Pao of MSKCC. Dr. Carbone used the MALDI (matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization) mass spectrometry system to detect protein signatures associated with longer survival in 139 advanced lung cancer patients following treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib or erlotinib. In this retrospective study, he found the elevated production of eight key proteins in blood serum linked to longer survival. A second retrospective study in a different group of lung cancer patients found that the eight proteins did not correlate with longer survival in patients treated with standard chemotherapy, or surgery and radiation. This suggests that the eight-protein signature specifically predicts longer survival following treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and not merely in those patients likely to survive longer no matter what treatment they receive. He plans to do a prospective study on the usefulness of the protein signature in predicting lung cancer patients who will respond best to tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatments. Dr. Carbone also has used two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to find a more complex protein pattern, encompassing more than 1,000 proteins, that is present in the lung biopsies of cancer patients, but not in normal lung tissue biopsies. He is currently looking for candidate diagnostic markers among these proteins.
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76 reviews
39% would repurchase
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on 4/9/2012 6:35:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Lancome mascaras for me are just hype. I bought this one that within a month was completely dry and it didn't make my lashes look good either. There are more affordable and better mascaras on the market, like Mabelline's or Max Factor's.
on 2/1/2012 10:43:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
i love this mascara!
i was a die hard definicils consumer for years but then i started to try other lancome products and i am glad that i did. this is my new favorite!
the curved brush really helps to lengthen, curl and give my lashes volume-sometimes it really makes my lashed look fake :) and even though the formula is not waterproof, it never ever smudges; it lasted through a few crocidile tears for me during when i was unexpectedly overwhelmed with emotion last week.
the bottom line is i love this product and will definitely buy it again.
on 1/31/2012 11:15:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I don't know why this mascara from Lancome gets very low reviews from the consumers. I love this mascara! The only thing that is a "con" for me with this is that the formula is too dry. Too dry that I am afraid of getting it dried up before I get to finish the whole tube itself.
First off, the wand. I love the wand. The fact that it is curved in a U-shape makes life easier for me to apply the mascara. It helps me to curl up my lashes even on my bottom lash.
The formula not only gives me length but as well as volume, but not as dramatic as the Hypnose Drama though, because of its dry formula.
This is my first tube by the way. If my fear doesn't turn into reality, then, I might consider repurchasing this and restocking, because it is not available at Lancome counters in Hong Kong. I have to find ways of purchasing it online.
By the way, what difference does this make from the original Virtuose mascara?
on 12/10/2011 9:02:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Relaxed, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is one of Lancome's worst mascaras. It doesn't even remotely curl, lengthen or create a voluminous, dramatic look which Lancome mascaras are known for.
on 12/4/2011 9:02:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Green
I liked this product, but it dried up in a matter of 2-3 weeks, and I can't afford to keep replacing it. It worked great for volume, but I should mention that my eyelashes are already pretty thick as they are. I truly needed something for length, which this DID NOT give me. Switched over to L'extreme, which I'm still ehh about. I honestly do like this, but it can clump, and honestly didn't give me much length.
on 10/1/2011 4:56:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Dry, Tan, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I could buy a better mascara from a drugstore this mascara feels really heavy and sometimes i get clumps.....worst mascara EVER.
on 9/8/2011 10:40:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
The one I have is called Virtuose Precious Cells in Voluptious Black.
I have a mini version of it, with Japanese writing on it.
I love this mascara! the bad reviews really surprised me and I'm thinking maybe it's a different formula than the one the other ladies are reviewing here, because I don't have any of the issues that seem to be a problem with this mascara.
Absolutely NO flaking, NO crumbs or smudges throughout the whole day, even on the bottom lashes and I have very oily skin around my eyelids.
This mascara gives me a great curl without using a curler beforehand, which is great because I'm too lazy to use a curler most times.
Defined, dark and seperated lashes with the first coat, brush has just the right curve to get to all the lashes. Second coat gives stronger volume. I wouldn't recommend a third coat, to avoid spider-leggy looking lashes.
So I really like this. I will repurchase, but only if it's on sale or the sample size.
on 8/16/2011 9:00:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I was really disappointed with this mascara. I wanted to get the Hypnose Drama but since they were out, the SA was pushing me to try out this one as she said it was the best at keeping a curl and giving lots of volume - which is what I wanted. I have fairly long Asian lashes but they`re just straight. I caved since the SA seemed really convincing and I had always wanted to try a Lancome mascara. Huge waste of money. I curl my lashes, put on 1 coat of this mascara, and within 3 minutes, my lashes start drooping back to being straight. Lengthening was ok but I didn't see much volume.
on 8/16/2011 5:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Oily, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
wow, if i read these reviews before i bought this, i probably would not have. i have very long, thin eyelashes that go straight down, so i need to curl them. this stuff thickens them up and gives them a nice volume and curl. i love it.
on 7/9/2011 1:15:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I was so disappointed with this mascara. I have been using Lancome mascaras off and on since I was a teenager, and this is by far the worst Lancome mascara I've ever used. In fact, I hate it! My lashes are long but thin, and this gave me no volume or added length. It took forever to apply because I had to apply tons of it to look decent, and even then it didn't hold a curl at all. The consistency seems really dry. Blah! This mascara did absolutely nothing for me. HATE it.
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SYDNEY, July 31, 1998 The security alliance between Australia and the United States and the U.S. military presence anchor peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, Defense Secretary William Cohen said en route here July 27.
After flying nearly 20 hours nonstop from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Cohen arrived July 28 to participate with other American and Australian leaders in the annual Australia Ministerial talks. U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Army Gen. Henry Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, were scheduled to join Cohen at the forum July 31.
"We believe this relationship with Australia is key to the stability in the region," Cohen told reporters. "Australia has fought with us in all of the five wars of this century. They have been with us from the beginning in dealing with Iraq, and they are a force for peace and stability throughout the world."
The ministerial meetings will concentrate on ways the two nations can improve security cooperation into the next century. U.S. objectives include forming a defense acquisition committee to improve collaboration on developing and purchasing weapons and new technology. Among the topics the committee would address are Australia's purchase of either the U.S. F-22 or Joint Strike Fighter and collaboration on what DoD leaders have been calling the "Revolution in Military Affairs."
The latter includes finding ways to increase interoperability between the two militaries. The new committee would address Australian participation in conceiving and developing technology and information systems.
"We are trying to facilitate [Australia's] access to our latest technology," Cohen said. "We want to make sure there is no technology gap in the future. We are also going to lay a foundation for working with them on information security and information assurance."
Among the U.S. technology items piquing Australian interest most are advanced fighter aircraft -- the F-22 and the Joint Strike Fighter, Cohen said. Australian acquisitions of U.S. military technology currently total $5.2 billion.
Cohen last visited the region in January, when the region was reeling from a financial crisis. During that visit, he met then- President Suharto of Indonesia and tried to persuade him to cooperate with U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials trying to stave off a complete economic collapse of Asia's second most populous nation.
The secretary will return to Indonesia to meet with the nation's new leader, B. J. Habibie, and military officials Aug. 1. He's expected to continue urging Indonesian cooperation in maintaining regional security.
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Equity investment of US$200 million is being sought and the fund will focus on luxury apartments in popular urban locations, estates in suburban and coastal locations and boutique-branded resorts and villas, London-based Protego said in a statement on its website.
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Protego, which manages about US$3 billion of mainly European assets, joins companies including CapitaLand Ltd, Southeast Asia's biggest developer, in targeting Vietnam.
The Southeast Asian country's economy expanded 8.5% in 2007, the fastest pace since 1996, after Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation last year.
CapitaLand, which has real estate in more than 20 countries, set up a US$300 million Vietnam property fund in February as growth slows in its home market of Singapore.
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On September 16, the Census Bureau released findings from the Current Population Survey, including new national data on poverty, income and health insurance coverage in the United States--the first in a series of data released this fall. On September 18, the Census released new socioeconomic, housing and demographic data from the 2013 American Community Survey, which includes estimates for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district, every metropolitan area, and all counties and places with populations of 65,000 or more. On October 16, the Census released estimates under the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM addresses flaws in the current measure,which was developed in the early 1960s and does not factor in expenses such as child care and out of pocket medical expenses, and non-cash benefits such as food stamps and the Earned Income Tax Credit. The new measure serves as an additional indicator of economic well-being and provides a deeper understanding of economic conditions and the effectiveness of existing federal policies and programs.
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Grantee this question was already asked by someone and I just cant find it anywhere.
In any event I would like to know the following.
If I have a iso game of a file size of 3gb and it has been transferred over to my fat32 hard drive, Would the wii console see it as a 3gb file or would it see it as a .wbfs format and as smaller file size?
Reason why I am asking:
I have softmoded my wii last year with the 4.1softmod and used the WBFS manger to transfer my backup iso games into my drive and they were being converted to .wbfs format (which means a smaller size and more hard drive space .
Last week I bought a new black wii for a different room in the house and I softmoded it the other day with the 4.3softmod and it worked great.
I was about to use the WBFS manager to transfer my backup games to this new hard drive I got and I just realized you can now format a hard drive as fat32 and your wii will read it and see the games.
I know formatting your wii hard drive as fast32 is the best way and your better off, but dont you want to use the WBFS manager instead so it can convert the iso to a .wbfs format rather just dragging and dropping the iso file to the hard drive and it being a bigger file size?
Do I still use the "Wii Game Manager" to convert and copy the files to my fast32 wii hard drive or do I just do the drag and drop?
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Wii Backup manager is used for that.but dont you want to use the WBFS manager instead so it can convert the iso to a .wbfs format rather just dragging and dropping the iso file to the hard drive and it being a bigger file size?
Yes, that's what the guide says to do.Do I still use the "Wii Game Manager" to convert and copy the files to my fast32 wii hard drive or do I just do the drag and drop?
If you follow this guide they will bet same size as they were on your WBFS drive. So nothing to worry about.which means a smaller size and more hard drive space
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Alright. I have finally decided to buy an external hard drive for my wii backups. I have a few questions:
1) So I can use wii flow to create a backup from original disc onto my hard drive?
2) How much space does each wii backup take?
3) I have a backup iso on my computer. Do i just need to copy that to the hard drive?
4) Can i create a partition to use for other stuff like computer backups and still use it for wii backups?
Thanks. Ill be glad if someone could help me out.
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its all in the first post mate
1 - yes you can (but i prefere configurable usb loader)
2 - they can be as small as 500mb or as big as 4.3gb
3 - yes with wii backup manager
4 - yes but fat 32 will hold most of the stuff you need like movies pictures music and things like that but for things bigger than 4gb you will need a ntfs partition
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I currently have my USB HDD set up with WBFS partition.
My question, is it possible to add games remotely without having to take the HDD to your PC following this guide?
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When installing wiiflow, under it says "download this if using coos 223 224
" downloadd this if using ciosx ___ rev19" how do I know wish one to download and then how to install it?
To install it you just need to extract the RAR to your SD card, then it will be available to load from HBC. You can then install a forwarder channel if you want to access if from the Wii Menu.
You followed Ciles guide so either pack will work for you if you had a 4.2 Wii. If your wii was not 4.2 then you will need to use the 249 revision (as the 4.1 pack does not install 222 for some reason...I don't know why).
Damn I suck!!!!
Should I use wiiflow or CFG to load games off of my HDD?
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