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I'd say that 100 percent of music is political, that music either supports the status quo or challenges the status quo, so every artist is political. Now, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez probably don't self-identify as political artists, but their music, while often very entertaining and loved by their fan bases, is the bread and circuses of our times. If you're not questioning authority, you're tacitly submitting to authority. That's not to say that I don't have a long list of booty-shaking jams on my iPod, and there's certainly a place for that, but I'm also conscious of the fact that in my own work, that what you say and what you do matters, that you are a historical agent, and that if you don't have your hands on the steering wheel, somebody else does.
See what happens when rock and politics collide in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Louder Than Words exhibit, open May 20, 2016!
I always want to go and see things for myself. That's why I ended up during the famine in Ethiopia. That's why I ended up in central America during the problems there in El Salvador and even in Nicaragua. I just want to go, I just want to see for myself.
I see things that are very hard to explain. That words, perhaps if I was a better writer, maybe I could just write journalism. But I'm blessed because I'm part of the U2 group and they're really good. They have an ability to express inexpressible thoughts. When I explained to Edge what I've been through in El Salvador, he was able to – with a nod to Jimi Hendrix actually – try and put some of that fear and loathing into his guitar solo.
We strapped my feelings to the [U2] song "Bullet the Blue Sky." I've been there; it was an American movement that were… wonderful people who were offering solace to refugees from the war in El Salvador. I was with one of those groups visiting. It was just a few of us. We went out into the hills and maybe that ...
You know what, 57 years is a long time. And if anything is gonna make life in whatever way better for the Cuban people, then it needs to happen. I happen to think that as long as that government is there, some things may change, but they are still taking repressive measures.
Even the day that President [Obama] landed in Cuba. The Ladies in White, which are these ladies that protest every Sunday very peacefully, walking silently with a flower were beaten and jailed. Gorki [Aguila], one of the top rap artist in Cuba now that is very vocal against the Cuban government but wont leave. He stays in Cuba to be there and to have his message come through. He was arrested that day. There were cameras on them. There were journalists covering it. It was kind of Castro's way of saying: "We don't care if you come here."
As you notice, Raúl Castro did not greet the President at the airport. He was greeted not even by the vice president, but by somebody in the diplomatic mission. [Castro] had very subtle ways of telling [Obama]. And then we saw, obviously, the op-ed that Fidel Castro ...
I don't know if music has the power to change people's minds as far as about political ideas, about issues, things like that. I do think it has the power to unify people who are maybe slightly undecided, maybe slightly feeling a certain way but haven't been able to articulate it. Music does a good job of articulating something and how something feels more than kind of an editorial. It's really good at explaining how it feels and people who haven't had those feelings articulated, that they feel a certain way about something, music will do that. And then they realize that there are other people that music helps do that, that feel the same way they do. So, it creates a kind of group with a kind of like mind. Which isn't really changing anybody's mind, but it's kind of bringing people with like minds together.
See what happens when rock and politics collide in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Louder Than Words exhibit, open May 20, 2016!
Last night, 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Metallica kicked off a week-long residency on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson with "Hit the Lights" – a fitting opening volley as it was also the opening track of the group's furious 1983 debut album Kill 'Em All.
For more than three decades, Metallica has been the standard by which metal's vitality and virtuosity are measured. Led by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, bassist Cliff Burton and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, the group's debut established the thrash metal sound in America.
Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and …And Justice For All
The Metallica albums that immediately followed Kill 'Em All – Ride the Lightning (1984) and Master of Puppets (1986) – showed increasing levels of ambition, intensity and technicality. On the strength of those recordings, the band enjoyed a surge in popularity, but tragedy struck during a headlining tour of Europe. Traveling on an icy road in Sweden, Metallica's tour bus lost control, crashing and instantly killing bassist Burton in September 1986. Fans of Cliff Burton will recognize the 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar that is part of the Rock Hall's heavy ...
The recipe for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Chef Jam is as follows: Take cuisine from more than 20 of the Midwest's best chefs and restaurants, add live performance from award-winning act Asleep at the Wheel and blend all into lively party atmosphere inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Now in its fourth year at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the once-a-year Chef Jam event takes place this Sunday, June 9, 2013, and promises to be the loudest dining experience of the year. Fittingly, the Rock Hall caught up with celebrity chef and Cleveland native Michael Symon, whose B Spot Burgers restaurants will be among the eateries dishing up an eclectic sampling of food at Chef Jam. With summer around the corner, and food and rock on his mind, Symon shared his ultimate summer playlist – a list as diverse as this year's Chef Jam menu and the Hall of Fame itself, with cuts from Beastie Boys, Heart, Metallica, Public Enemy, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison and more. "There is nothing like the grill and the tunes cranked up on a nice summer's evening," says ...
The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" was among the band's greatest gifts to fans and a remarkable technical achievement. Powered by McIntosh amps, the Dead's "Wall of Sound" quite literally helped set the stage for some of the group's most triumphant live performances. In this clip, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial director Howard Kramer tells the story of its creation. Grateful Dead: the Long, Strange Trip is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, through 2012. Speakers and amplifiers from the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" are among the objects featured in the exhibit.
The Clash possessed an indefinable chemistry that makes for a great band. Their explosive, uptempo punk-rock manifestos were unleashed with pure adrenaline and total conviction. Following the Sex Pistols' dissolution in January 1978, the Clash became the central voice of the punk movement and remained at the forefront for five years. Their albums - The Clash (1977), Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978), London Calling (1979), Sandinista! (1980) and Combat Rock (1982) - captured the tumult of the times with unerring instinct and raw power.
Rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer – born John Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, on August 21, 1952 – wrote most of the words and lead guitarist Mick Jones contributed much of the music. Bassist Paul Simonon's background in painting and sculpture helped shape the band's aesthetic overview. Topper Headon was a journeyman drummer who found his niche powering the Clash. "As a mix of personalities," noted writer Lenny Kaye, "the Clash was a perfect engine." They ran hottest on a concert stage, where all their political zeal and undaunted idealism found expression in music erupted with an exhilarating forcefulness. Lester Bangs described the Clash in concert as "a desperation uncontrived, unstaged, a fury unleashed on the stage and writhing ...


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In our wide and varied travels across the information superhighway, in addition to the fierce and fabulous, we encounter the insane, the arcane, and the absolutely friggin' ridiculous. Sometimes the paraphernalia, tchotchkes, and fashion disasters we come across are so atrocious we have to vent our disbelief and horror, but know, dear readers, we share only the crème de la crap with you. Hence, Doubtblush.
We swear to all things beautiful, if we catch any of your Outblush readers using this Localoc Twist 'n Clip Headband ($6) for any reason other than a bad Halloween costume or tacky day, we will ban you from this site forever. For-ev-er. Got it?
THAT''S HYSTERICAL! I definitely had one of those in High School, I wore it all the time, evenn after it broke. Sad.
I'm showing my age here, but I used to go through like a box of bobby pins every 2 weeks in high school & freshman year of college doing this to my hair. It was not a good look, at all, but had I known that this headband existed I would've bought, like, ten. *sigh*
ugh, i hate these sorts of "do-it-all" hair doo-dahs... they never do it all, or even do very much, and they're sooo cheesy.
i understand the impulse, but this sort of purchase never works out well for anyone!
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College Hockey:Tigers Double Up Huskies
Freshman Shine in Season Opener as College College Tops Northeastern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Aided by strong efforts by their freshmen, the Colorado College Tigers beat the Northeastern University Huskies Friday night, 4-2, in the first contest between the two teams since January 1989.
It was a good win, it was a good win opening night, said CC head coach Scott Owens. I was very impressed with their speed, the pace they played at and their game plan, but I liked the fact that we bent a little bit but didnt break.
Though the Huskies had the first good scoring chance early on, the Tigers struck first just under three minutes into the first period. Freshman defenseman Doug Leaverton snagged a puck high in NU territory, carried it through the neutral zone and let a shot fly from the right point. The shot beat Husky freshman netminder Chris Rawlings on the far side, possibly surprising the rookie.
When the guy put the shot in from 65 feet, I think it was a reflection of how nervous [Rawlings] was, said Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin. I was actually hoping the kid would shoot it on the goal because we had the puck the whole time the kid shoots from 65 and I said, well, maybe he stops that one and kind of gets a little confidence from it.
I didnt see it. I was looking at my notepad because I assumed it was going to be a harmless shot, but then I heard the crowd and I was like, uh oh.
The Tigers extended their lead two 2-0 about three minutes later. Bill Sweatt sent a pass from behind the net to freshman William Rapuzzi who snuck it under Rawlings shoulder with a chip shot in front of the net.
Hopefully it was a sign of things to come, when the freshmen score the first two, said Owens.
Northeastern narrowed the lead to one halfway through the period. Defenseman David Strathman broke up a play in their zone and sent a pass to Alex Tuckerman in the neutral zone, who proceeded to break in on CC rookie goaltender Joe Howe and beat him top shelf with a wrist shot.
Both teams exchanged scoring chances throughout the second period, with CC finally getting another goal to take a 3-1 lead at 9:16 of the period on a fluky play. Rylan Schwartz took a shot from the face-off dot that trickled past Rawlings. Tim Hall picked it up in the corner, fired it up front and junior Tyler Johnson tipped it in up high for the score and the two-goal lead.
Northeastern had plenty of chances in the period, but couldnt capitalize, whether even strength or on one of their three power-play opportunities.
Colorado College extended their lead to make it 4-1 3:26 into the third period. Rapuzzis initial shot on Rawlings forced the goaltender out of position, leaving the rebound prime for Sweatt to backhand past the sprawled Rawlings.
Northeastern pulled within two about six minutes later on the power play when freshman Garrett Vermeersch took a pass from Drew Muench and fired a laser from the center of the blue line that beat Howe over his left shoulder.
I thought [Howe] played well, said Owens. He gave up a breakaway and a power play blast and I thought that especially for a freshman, he looked poised and relaxed.
Sweatt very nearly made it 5-2 with a wraparound attempt on Rawlings, but instead took a slashing penalty to give the Huskies a 55 second two man advantage. However, the Tigers were able to help negate its effects by drawing a penalty of their own.
We had shots there. Again, it was 5-on-3 and guys were teeing up shots and whiffing on them and it was bizarre, said Cronin.
He pulled Rawlings late in the third to try to draw closer, but to no avail.
I think we were good at times, I think we were in rhythm at times, but then we just looked a little fragmented, said Cronin. I think we just left a lot of quality chances on the ice.
The two teams face off again Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
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Coming up on Saturday, December 22, Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ will be holding their Christmas 9-Ball Classic. Top area player Scott Simonetti, who plays out of Castle Billiards, has worked to coordinate the event, alongside Castle owners John and Minnie Trobiano.
Castle has been a ongoing supporter of Tri-State area tours and players, and this event will give players another great opportunity to compete as well as celebrate the holiday season together.
The Castle Christmas Classic will be open to all levels of players, and will be a played in a non-handicapped, race to seven format. The entry fee for all players is $75, with all of the entry monies going toward the payout, as the house will be taking no green fees. A top prize of $1,000 is guaranteed to the winner, with the top eight placing players being paid out, unless there are over 48 entrants.
The deadline for entering the event is 11:00am sharp, on the day of the tournament, December 22. A player auction will be held following the entry deadline.
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Streak the Hedgehog Sheet by SSJ5GWatch
I finally finished the sheet. There might be some minor mistakes, but at least now I won't have to use that Shadic recolor ever again...except for flashbacks since now that recolor is canon...
I'll fill out the backstory stuff soon enough.
I'll fill out the backstory stuff soon enough.
Good,you are spriting the characters of the episode 41 in DA.
He won't be using this in any episodes, this was started way, WAY before Episode 41, hence the design. Streak looked different only due to SSJ's lack of time on making this sheet.
^ Pretty much that. I literally had NOTHING done by the time I got to doing 41, so you got that "Classic Streak" Shadic Recolor design.


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GlassFish v3 Ruby Gem - Now at RubyForge
By pelegri on Feb 10, 2008
The GlassFish (v3) Gem (older TA entries) has moved and it now lives at RubyForge.
Arun gives Details on the Gem and the Move and also, separately, reports on interest on the Gem and other JRuby at the Acts_as_Conference 2008 ([Day 1] and [Day 2]).
The Gem is a very interesting direction; not yet ready for production, but we are trying to move as quickly as we can. BTW, most of the GFv3 development traffic has succesfully moved to the DEV alias, and you can trak it there.


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What did the magician say to the fisherman? "Pick a cod, any cod." So goes the story for Ms. Jenny McCarthy. She's got Magic To Do (Pippin). She's got "miracle plays to play"!
Seth Moonkin reports in The Panic Virus about Jenny's soiree into the world of indigo moms with crystal children who oftentimes have supernatural traits. She believed herself to be and led a website called IndigoMoms.com that is now defunct. In the spring of 2006, McCarthy and her son were walking in downtown Los Angeles when a woman approached them. Moonkin tells the story: "You're an Indigo," the stranger said. "And your son is a Crystal." McCarthy barely had time to shout, "Yes!" before the woman left as quickly as she'd come." It's a good read and perhaps most telling about Ms. McCarthy's mother warrior motivation to help her kid, while promoting her brand.
I hope and promise this is the last you hear from me on this sensitive and difficult issue; however, it is important to set the record straight. The recent misinformation announcing Ms. McCarthy's denial of her son's autism, caught me by surprise. I responded with: Did her views on autism put Jenny McCarthy on Oprah's S list. Nevertheless it is fair to punctuate Jenny's insistence that her son still has the autism diagnosis.
I wrote Jenny McCarthy massages the notion of hope for autism in 2010, following her Time magazine interview with Karl Taro Greenfield. Excerpts from this article bear repeating, in the light of new allegations that Ms. McCarthy now denies her son's diagnosis of autism:
Karl Taro Greenfield says it all in the final paragraph of his 4 page Time interview with Jenny McCarthy:"It is impossible to overlook the larger and direct dangers inherent in her position on vaccines. Yet it is equally difficult to ignore the emotional core of what she is saying: Listen to parents. If doctors won't, then McCarthy will. While I was reporting this story, I talked to my parents about what I was working on. They have been living with autism for the past 40 years. My father listened and then told me to ask McCarthy about a specific alternative therapy he had heard about and was interested in trying on my 42-year-old brother Noah. I thought about this as I was driving out to the San Fernando Valley to see McCarthy and realized she was right: parents will never stop hoping."
I believe that playing with the notion of hope is dangerous business. It is no secret that Jenny McCarthy has massaged the insatiable cry that parents of autism share. Unanswered questions are fodder for snake oil, a marriage of vulnerability and a dangling carrot. Sadly, the obvious love that McCarthy has for her child has given her a pulpit that may be a double edged sword.
Coupled with the buoyancy of a jump-started career via autism, Jenny McCarthy was on her way. She shared with Greenfield "I knew I was going to be the voice of the families when this happened," she says. "Because I had the platform. In my head, something said, 'You can get booked on talk shows.' If there was a purpose from God, he just picked someone who can get booked on talk shows. I just fell into this truth ... The only reason I'm getting this much attention is because I represent hundreds of thousands of mothers who have the same story." During appearances on Oprah, 20/20, Good Morning America, Larry King Live and other television shows, she decried what she claimed was a vast, profitable conspiracy to vaccinate children, which she said was responsible for the great upsurge in autism diagnoses. Often appearing with her boyfriend Carrey (who lives with Jenny and Evan), she glibly and with irate dismissal of the scientific evidence accused pediatricians and doctors of poisoning children and then withholding the treatments that could save them.
A google search will profile the many faces of Jenny McCarthy's stance on vaccines. She had a more biased approach a few years ago, now with the advent of media and Oprah, she has tamed her stance, by "greening our vaccines". However, McCarthy tells Greenfield in this interview that "she does not believe all vaccines are bad — though she swears she will never allow Evan to receive another — nor is she saying you shouldn't vaccinate your child." Greenfield notices that "Her position is more slippery but just as heretical to prevailing medical wisdom: do everything necessary to cure your child, no matter what the doctors tell you."
The most compelling issue in the case of Hollywood vs. Medicine is all about public perception. Does the public idolize celebrities to such an extreme that their voices change lives? Perhaps. Personal stories, however anecdotal, can be conscious raising and direct change. Nevertheless, taking on science can muddy the waters. There are no controlled test cases....and no Ms. McCarthy's thousands of mothers are not enough to establish data.
Greenfield interviews one mom, Kim Stagliano (Age of Autism) who refers to Jenny McCarthy as "brave" for sharing her story. My personal response is to hail all of the thousands of tenacious mothers and fathers who wake up every morning to autism, and live each day fighting the fight with bravery....and there is no talk show in their future.
Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut recently commented that the state of disarray in the autism community is counterproductive . Rival groups will effect no change.There must be a common denominator that will propel the research and awareness for autism. Greenfield quotes: "Alison Singer of the Autism Science Foundation bemoans the potential loss of research into causes and treatments for autism because of continued preoccupation with the vaccine issue. "I felt that 22 vaccine studies were enough," she says. "Given that we don't have unlimited resources, it made sense to say we looked at vaccines and found no causal relationship."
It's time to move on, for the sake of our children.
Maybe, as Ms. McCarthy enjoys mainstream employment, she will drop the "shock" value of her random words. Maybe not, but in fairness, for this writer, her son is off limits.


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ACA releases statement on Chip Timing System
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From ACA website
Everyone involved with the Superior Morgul Classic appreciates the participation and enthusiasm from our athletes and families over the weekend.
As many of you know, we are still working to create accurate results from the weekend. Overall Omnium results cannot be completed until this has happened.
Of course, the notion in the racing community is that "The chips system was in use, the results should be perfect." The reality is that no scoring system can create perfect results if the event's registration is not accurate. This simple concept defines the situation in which we find ourselves. We have a world class timing system that functions at a very high level. We do not have world class data being inputted into this system.
When this happens, especially at an event that had more than 1,700 athletes in 20+ categories, creating results reverts largely to hand scoring. And this takes time.
Other questions have been:
1. Why were the Superior time trial results so fast? Answer: the event was pre-registration only, and our officials could rely on the results generated by the timing company.
2. Why do we need bib numbers if we have chips? Answer: Chip data includes info on the rider as it relates to the ACA database. It does NOT include category data, as the majority of our athletes can choose one of multiple categories on race day. The bib number is linked to the start list for a particular event, and therefore imperative for scoring. Bib numbers are also the best form of identification in event of an accident during a race.
3. Why do we have a timing system? Answer: The timing system was purchased in order to provide deep, accurate, and timely scoring for all categories (in a larger effort to provide results and a racing experience that is similar to running, triathlon, or mountain bike races). Please note that all these types of events are much simpler to score than a road race or criterium. As everyone knows, this has not been an easy implementation, and I apologize for the confusion that is out there.
4. What do we do now? Answer: We have had a major development with the timing company, in that Orion (the timing company) has opened a North American office in Boulder, which is run by ACA member Paul de Curnou. With his background, attitude, and training, we have seen significant progress in our communication and ability to work with the vendor. In order to address the problems we have with the data being put into the timing software, Paul is working to create day-of registration software that will be shared at no charge with our race promoters. A beta version of this new product will be available in the next three months.
5. What can ACA members do? Answer: Well, you could go on 303 Cycling and anonymously post a lot of vitriol, or you could call me to get an idea of the whole picture. My number is 303-458-5538. The simplest things that ACA members can do is 1) pre-register, and 2) complete registration accurately and legibly.
6. What can I say? Answer: I want to thank the ACA community for your support during this time. We have seen quite a bit of change, and we are appreciative of each and every member. I want to apologize for the confusion that has existed over the last six months. We have been working to define our relationship with USAC and the data flow between our organizations, to refine our database given this new source of information, and to continue using the timing system, which relies on the database to produce results. It is a lot of challenge, and I apologize that we have not communicated as effectively as perhaps we need to.
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All this talk about chips is
Submitted by oooh, wheee! (not verified) on
All this talk about chips is one thing, but... has anyone even noticed there won't be a Boulder Roubaix race in 2013? To make matters worse, I just noticed on Swift Cycling's site (cyclingevents.com) that the Mead race will be mainly a paved RR this year.
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Lots of off-road options
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The Boulder Roubaix has been an every other year affair for a few years now in order to placate some of the vocal residents in the county. 2013 is it's off year but it should be back in 2014.
The Mead race has seen limited success and I cannot blame Swift for tweaking the format, hopefully, in order to attract more racers. If you really cannot live without a long, dirt road, wheel crushing, "Roubaix"-style race, may I suggest you check out Battenkill or buy a plane ticket to Belgium next Spring. I hear the road courses over there are pretty insane :-) Or, better yet, design and promote your own Spring Classic Road Race and see what kind of response you get.
I'm intrigued by the Weld County RR that has magically appeared on the calendar. I wonder if it will be run on a course similar to the one used back in the 80s/90s.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Ok, just realised that the Weld County RR actually IS the Mead RR, just with a new name. My bad.
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I hope they don't use the old
Submitted by Dirty deeds don... (not verified) on
I hope they don't use the old Weld County RR course.
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Too many stoplights now
Submitted by Ain't nothin' b... (not verified) on
Yep, some of those roads are now lined with strip malls, gigantic intersections and traffic lights. Wouldn't work at all. Wish the Indian Peaks Stage Race would return though - that one MAY still be viable. Oh, wait, that was BOULDER County. Nevermind...
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Hope they get something going for 2013
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Hope they get something going for 2013. With no Boulder Roubaix, the BRAC Road Racing Calendar is pretty thin. Only a few promoters seem interested in putting on road races anymore. Plenty of short races, Crits, Climbs and Cross. Not worth the money to do them.
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will it go 'round in circles?
Submitted by Billy Preston (not verified) on
I'm guessing track racing is right out, eh?
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2013 Parking Lot Crit Calendar is weak
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Some of our BRAC surcharge fees need to be used to subsidize the police costs for road races along the Front Range. There should be a Road Race Fund for road races longer than xx ? miles.
Statistically Road Race participation #'s continues to decline except for some select races like Iron Horse, Mt Evans, + Morgul.
The majority of BRAC members want races that are close to home and short, to fit their busy lifestyles. That is one off the biggest reasons cyclocross is so popular here.
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Iron Horse, etc.
Submitted by Andy Bohlmann (not verified) on
Iron Horse will no longer be a USAC race.
An Event Application goes to the Events Committee on January 2nd for an Air Force Academy Road Race on July 6th.
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Beg to differ
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Cross is popular because it is funner than sh...
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Another day, another business Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) sneaks into. The company, already providing back-end services to data-hungry clients like Netflix, realized that it could create its own collaborative cloud storage service. Now, along with Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive, customers can store and share files with Amazon Zocalo.
Zocalo's service and pricing reflect all of Amazon's values, which should make its competitors fear for their survival.
Customizable customer-centric product
Premium features of cloud storage, like editing documents and easier collaboration between users, were once the domain of the first movers. Differentiating themselves on these features along with ease of use, they were able to charge premium prices. But other cloud storage services are catching up, like Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iCloud. Currently offering a simple and more personal solution that mainly backs up photos and iTunes purchases, a new iCloud will arrive this fall with cheaper pricing and easier to use storage and editing for files in the cloud.
Amazon Zocalo, geared more toward enterprise users, touts features like simple document feedback, access from any device, security, user control, and integrated corporate directories. A lot of these features won't be for the majority or simple, personal users, but they match top competitors in both customization and leading prices. This continues Amazon's practice of customer-centric service.
Cutthroat pricing
Like Amazon's traditional business, which is run on razor-thin margins or even no margin at all, Zocalo offers an incredible value in order to steal market share and build up its customer base. Comparison of cloud storage is inherently difficult, with no standard offering, but Amazon's is definitely near the cheapest available.
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|Microsoft OneDrive
|Apple iCloud
Box, which has yet to publicly list shares despite being eligible since April, might be the most comparable for focusing on enterprise customers, but offers half as much storage for the same price. At the low end, even though Apple's iCloud will be charging a dollar less, the service is less adaptable than Amazon's, as well as focused on the personal segment over enterprise.
Integrated ecosystem
The final feature that puts Zocalo over competitors is the integration with Amazon WorkSpaces, its cloud-based virtual desktop service. WorkSpace users receive 50GB of storage for free with Zocalo, and can upgrade to 200GB for just $2 per user per month. Box has no such virtual desktop service.
Amazon is known for small upgrades to existing services that may not seem like much at first, but can grow to become a highly valued conglomeration that customers won't want to leave. For example, Amazon Prime has consistently added services to the original free two-day shipping program. Now it includes streaming of a collection of free TV, movies, and music that help keep customers satisfied and loyal.
Already a classic Amazon service
Zocalo fits right into Amazon's strategy. Because Amazon Zocalo is targeted toward enterprise clients, the services targeted at personal users may not feel any threat. But Box and other business-focused cloud storage companies might want to look for ways to differentiate themselves even further in order to survive.
An industry Amazon has yet to invade
Apple recently recruited a secret-development "dream team" to guarantee its newest smart device was kept hidden from the public for as long as possible. But the secret is out, and some early viewers are claiming its everyday impact could trump the iPod, iPhone, and the iPad. In fact, ABI Research predicts 485 million of this type of device will be sold per year. But one small company makes Apple's gadget possible. And its stock price has nearly unlimited room to run for early in-the-know investors. To be one of them, and see Apple's newest smart gizmo, just click here!
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Chapter 4 - "The Keeper of the Keys" - In which Hagrid arrives at the hut and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts. Harry also learns the truth about the deaths of his parents and the origin of the scar on his forehead, much to the chagrin of his uncle.
Strange Letters Arrive for Harry
For the fourth straight day letters arrive for [Harry], but [Uncle Vernon] stays home from work to burn the letters and board up the cracks on the outside of the house.
A fifth set of letters arrive for [Harry], inside the [Dursleys]' delivery of two dozen eggs.
After letters penetrate the [Dursleys]' chimney and begin attacking them, [Uncle Vernon] takes the family and drives all day long, muttering, finally stopping at a hotel in [Cokeworth].
A Visitor to the Hut-On-The-Rock
After letters are delivered to [Harry] at the [hotel], [Uncle Vernon] drives the family to the seashore, buys a gun, and takes them out in a boat to the [hut-on-the-rock], where they all uncomfortably go to bed.
Trying unsuccessfully to sleep on the floor, [Harry] instead counts down the minutes to midnight, the start of his eleventh birthday, hearing noises outside and finally a knock on the door.
Harry Meets Hagrid
[Rubeus Hagrid] makes an entrance at the stroke of midnight by banging down the door of the [hut-on-the-rock], terrifying [Harry] and the [Dursleys].
Walking into the hut, [Hagrid] greets [Harry] with a birthday cake, introduces himself, and cooks some sausages in the fireplace.
Discovering that [Harry] knows nothing of [Hogwarts], his parents, or the wizarding world, [Hagrid] yells at the [Dursleys] - and informs [Harry] that he is a wizard, and hands him his [Hogwarts letter].
A disbelieving [Harry] learns the story of his life from [Hagrid], discovering that his parents were [head boy and girl] at [Hogwarts], that [Voldemort] killed them and tried to kill [Harry], and that [Harry] survived and destroyed [Voldemort], making him famous.


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Indiana Hoosiers Basketball: Peegs.com
So it goes.
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Indiana Hoosiers Basketball: Peegs.com
So it goes.
Oh well. Next man in.
According to Rivals, Tribune visited IU on January 11th and visited here on the 18th before deciding today.
We're going to have to come up with different titles for all of these threads--it's hard to pick out the new ones anymore.
**** **** **** ****
i ******* thought we had recruiting momentum this year
******* son of a ***** **** **** ****
Right in the feels.
Indiana???!? Ewww. What a *******!
That stinks.
The bad news is that if Tribune was gonna beat out Rogers, Lynn, Lawry, and Richardson in the next few years he would be a stud. I think ISU will be able to develop those guys into B12 corners.
Wouldn't expect to see four 4-star recruits in an Indiana recruiting class. Granted, three are from Indianapolis, but solid nonetheless. They beat out a lot of good/great schools to get those guys. Doing something right.
Losing recruits to Indiana. Wow.
How does Indiana have so many four star recruits and still suck so bad......?????


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Article posted on Jun 4
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Finnix 111 includes support for the ARM architecture, OverlayFS support, as well as other features and bugfixes.
Finnix 111 introduces support for the ARM (armhf) architecture, in addition to existing x86 and PowerPC archicture support. Finnix 111 for ARM is currently classified as a "technology preview", and primarily targets the Versatile Express A9 platform, as emulated by QEMU. This makes it easy to download and test via QEMU on a standard PC without special hardware.
Additional platforms are planned for the future. Finnix for ARM has been successfully tested on the Raspberry Pi 2, when combined with Raspberry Pi firmware and a custom kernel.
Finnix 111 includes Linux kernel 4.0, which includes OverlayFS functionality. Previous Finnix releases used AUFS to overlay a ramdisk on top of a compressed root filesystem, but required a kernel patch, as AUFS is not in the upstream Linux kernel. Finnix 111 now uses OverlayFS directly, which means that special (non-upstream) kernel functionality is no longer required in Finnix kernels. This will help VPS providers better integrate Finnix into their platforms, and will make kernel maintenance easier for future releases.
Article posted on Jun 1
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 110, which includes Linux kernel 3.13, updated Debian upstream software, bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Article posted on Nov 14
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Finnix 109 includes a number of new features and bug fixes. Linux kernel 3.10 is included, USB 3.0 boot support has been fixed, PowerPC G5 automatic fan / thermal control has been implemented, and "nomodeset" is now passed by default, increasing boot compatibility on many Radeon graphics cards.
Project NEALE, the system to build Finnix releases, has been extended with a new "minimal" mode. This mode builds an ISO with just enough software to start up and shut down, and excludes the hundreds of sysadmin utilities found on a normal Finnix ISO. Remasterers and developers may use this as a base for their own software and utilities, rather than basing on full Finnix releases. For more information, please see the Project NEALE page.
Article posted on May 9
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 108, which includes Linux kernel 3.8, updated Debian upstream software, bug fixes and minor feature enhancements.
Note that Finnix 108 was frozen shortly before Debian 7.0 wheezy was released, so the userland is effectively based on Debian stable for this release.
Article posted on May 2
Next Thursday, May 9, Finnix 108 will be released. Finnix 108 will include Linux kernel 3.8, bug fixes and minor feature enhancements. I am experimenting with a time-based development model, and while the frequency details have not yet been finalized, this model does allow me to announce releases ahead of time.
As a reminder, Finnix releases are available several days ahead of the official release date, through BitTorrent. If you would like to get Finnix 108 as soon as possible, please see the Finnix BitTorrent page for information on how to follow the release RSS seeder feeds.
Article posted on Dec 25
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 107, only two months from the previous release, but packed with new functionality and bug fixes.
Finnix 107 includes Linux kernel 3.6, and includes a fix for the (overhyped, it seems) ext4 corruption bug.
Average Finnix startup times have been reduced even further by the cleanup of legacy code. In addition, the shutdown procedure, which largely has not changed in years, got a revamp and is now noticeably quicker.
The x86 ISO is now being built with the isohybrid method, meaning you can now write the ISO directly to a USB flash drive at the block level to boot it.
Finnix 107 includes support for searching for and mounting a Finnix ISO on a filesystem (findiso=/path/to/finnix-107.iso). This can be used to create a GRUB 2 configuration on a server/workstation to boot a Finnix ISO directly. To that end, I have released a utility for Debian/Ubuntu, grub-finnix, which hooks into the update-grub2 system to automatically handle building the necessary GRUB 2 config.
The finnix-hwsubmit utility has been completely redesigned. The report format is now in a standardized machine-parsable yet easy to read format (MIME), you will be given a URL of the submitted report, and you can choose to make the report public. Public reports are available at hwsubmit.finnix.org.
A number of new packages have been included with Finnix 107, including: arping, bridge-utils, chntpw, cmospwd, ifenslave-2.6, sshfs, testdisk, udftools, zerofree. iPXE has also been added to the main x86 boot menu.
Article posted on Nov 1
About two weeks ago, I had surgery for a somewhat serious injury. The weeks leading up to and since the surgery have given me a lot of time to work on personal projects (for the weeks before the surgery I was on strong painkillers which messed up my sleep, often keeping me up in the middle of the night, and the weeks since have been in recovery), which let me get Finnix 106 out the door earlier this week.
It has also given me time to make some long-desired architectural changes to the development environment, beginning with Project NEALE during the Finnix 105 development cycle. Here is a short update of what's changed lately.
As part of Project NEALE, all components of Finnix not contained in the compressed root (the CD layout, initrd, kernel and miscellaneous files) are now stored in udeb packages (neale-master, neale-initrd, neale-kernel and neale-stuff, respectively), which are extracted as part of build-neale. The method is slightly unusual; for example, the neale-kernel and neale-initrd source packages contain sources, as well as pre-built binaries for all supported architectures. But the net effect is all non-Debian sources are now contained in packages at archive.finnix.org. If you need the sources for a Finnix kernel from 106 onwards, grab the source package for neal-kernel.
Through Project NEALE, Finnix now has support for building ISOs with AMD64 userlands. While Finnix will not be releasing an official ISO with an AMD64 userland (for reasons explained on the Project NEALE wiki page), it is a testament to the versatility and abstraction that NEALE allows versus the old, manual method of assembling releases.
Packaging for all Finnix packages are now being managed in version control via bzr on Launchpad. I sent a mail to the debian-derivatives list recently, detailing my experiences in undertaking this.
The archive at archive.finnix.org is managed by a tool called reprepro, a mid-end system for managing Debian-style apt repositories. I have written a plugin for reprepro, which takes source uploads, scans for changelog entries with "LP: #12345" (the same format Ubuntu uses), and will update the corresponding bug's status, add an "archive-fixed" tag, and add a comment with a copy of the .changes file. This is similar to what both Debian and Ubuntu do on their respective bug tracking systems.
And example of a recent Finnix bug fixed by a source upload is here. Originally the plugin was specific to Finnix, but I have expanded it to be a general purpose tool. So if you manage an apt repository with reprepro and also use Launchpad for bug tracking, this tool may be of use to you.
Article posted on Oct 29
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 106, which contains an important kernel update as well as minor fixes and improvements.
Finnix 106 includes Linux kernel 3.5, and notably fixes a major bug observed in Finnix 105 where booting would freeze if the system's disk included an extended partition.
With Finnix 105, Project NEALE [http://www.finnix.org/Project_NEALE] was announced -- an effort to build Finnix releases in a completely automated and normalized way. Finnix 105 was the first release to be produced with NEALE, but the build infrastructure was not available to the public at the time. For Finnix 106, the build infrastructure has been finished and released to the public.
Article posted on Jul 13
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 105, a major architectural update to the Finnix series. Finnix 105 brings major organizational changes to the build and boot systems, along with the usual assortment of software updates.
Until Finnix 105, each Finnix release had been produced by hand, essentially a remaster of the previous release. This allowed for rapid development and testing, but also allowed for individual mistakes, filesystem bloat, and trouble tracking upstream Debian packages.
Finnix 105 is the first Finnix release to be produced under Project NEALE (Normalized Extraction and Assembly of LiveCD Environments), a new set of procedures to build Finnix CDs from a minimal base Debian bootstrap. All base Finnix configuration is done via deb packages, including two new packages, finnix-base and finnix-standard, which depend on all the other software packages which normally go into a Finnix release. This allows for a consistent build process each time, and between architectures. It also allows for more future options, such as a native userland AMD64 release.
Due to the new portable nature of NEALE builds, incrementing build numbers have been retired (over 3000 builds have been produced in the last 7 years!). There are still a few rough edges regarding this transition, which will be ironed out over the next release cycle. The base build system is not yet ready for public consumption, but will be released to the public when it is. Remastering via the finnix-build-stage{1,2} scripts will continue to be supported (indeed, once the base bootstrap is completed, the build stage scripts are still called to prepare and master the ISOs).
sysvinit, the classic userland init system -- the first process run as part of the main userland, responsible for running startup scripts and entering shutdown on command -- has been replaced with runit, a minimal init system. Due to the nature of Finnix's boot process, a statically-compiled init is needed. A manually-compiled sysvinit binary was previously provided for this purpose, and would often fall out of sync with the userland tools. However, runit's init binary is statically-compiled by design, requiring no alterations, and is much smaller, requiring less memory. runit's core operation is radically different than sysvinit, but its integration into Finnix has been designed to be as similar to previous sysvinit-run releases as possible, and should be transparent to the user.
Previous Finnix deb packages were managed in a manual repository, and the repository and releases were signed by Ryan Finnie's personal GPG key. Project NEALE required a more organized repository setup, prompting the creation of archive.finnix.org, managed by reprepro. In addition, Finnix-specific GPG keys have been created for use within Finnix. Release ISOs are now signed by Finnix Release Signing Key (4356E6C2), and repositories under archive.finnix.org are signed by Finnix Archive Signing Key (A89BA58D). Both new keys are signed by Finnix Signing Key (0897797F), which in turn is signed by both Ryan Finnie (203ECA25) (the old key used for Finnix signing) and Ryan Finnie (86AE8D98) (Ryan's new personal key), maintaining the web of trust. 203ECA25 is due to be retired and revoked after the release of Finnix 105.
Finnix 105 includes Linux 3.4, using kernel configurations based closely on Debian's Linux 3.4 sources.
Article posted on Apr 1
Yes, yesterday's announcement was an April Fools joke, but I am humbled that enough people were convinced I could sell my company to a Fortune 500 company.
For background, the funny part is Finnix really is a product of Velociraptor Aerospace Dynamics, a sole proprietorship consulting company I set up in 2011. This is mainly to make taxes easier; VAD owns the Finnix domains, pays the bills and takes the donations, at least on paper. But organizationally, it's still mostly a personal project of mine.
(The company name is an in-joke, with a secondary goal of eventually getting Department of Defense contracts based on the name alone. The company logo is a raptor riding a bomb, Slim Pickens style.)


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Bask in the Afterglow of this soft yet stunning champagne color. Between the creamy texture and shimmery finish, it's the perfect way to add a touch of warmth to any look. Whether you add a splash of this pigment to highlight your cheeks or as a finishing touch to a dramatic eye, this color is sure to keep you glowing.
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Soft Shimmery Champagne
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THE BEST PIGMENT! Review by SACHA
This THE BEST PIGMENT I wear it with a red lip and it is gorgeous. (Posted on 9/20/15)
WOW! Review by Kirstin
Gorgeous shimmery champagne colour. I pat this on (don't swipe) using a stiff brush. Makes your eyes sparkle when applied wet. Love it. (Posted on 6/16/15)
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Review by whitney
I absolutely love this pigment! The color is beautiful and is very pigmented. I use it almost every day! The only negative about it is the packaging. I feel like a lose product and hope there can be a perforated plastic piece added. Thank you! (Posted on 2/11/15)
favorite mug product Review by Wanda
all i can say is wow! i seriously use this pigment everyday whether for inner eye highlight, brow bone, cheekbone, cupids bow.
when i don't have much time to do my eyes,i just use this and creme brulee in the crease and call it a day. or i put in in the middle of the lid with "birthday wish" on the inner and outer lid and creme brulee in the crease.
love this!! (Posted on 10/17/14)
Gorgeous! Fit for daily use! Review by Dimana
This baby is soooo smooth and soooo pigmented! I am completely loving it! When I feel like no-makeup-today I just put that on with my finger - no fallout, no issues - just glam! And the jar holds so much product you can have it for life! I've split mine with a friend a while back and I still have SO MUCH left :) Completely loving it! I hope MUG will release some new ones soon :) (Posted on 10/13/14)
Putting on the glitz Review by Angela
Oh my god my most favourite pigment ever. I also use it as a highlighter and mix with mac fix plus and add to lipstick for a beautiful sheen. Don't be afraid to mix Marlena's pigments to get an original colour. Check out her fantastic colours. No fall out if you pat pigment on eye lids. Do your eyes first and if you have to, clean face afterwards. (Posted on 9/11/14)
Too Easy!!! Review by Seana
I was sooo afraid to use pigments...they're messy, leave your entire face looking like a disco ball...I was so wrong! After watching Marlena use that "patting" motion to apply pigments (NOT the "brushing" motion typically used) I decided to go for it and I haven't looked back since! I now use Afterglow almost everyday! What a perfect name too...it gives your eyes a candlelit glow...Love it! Make sure you get the sifters!!! They come in a 5pk (& after trying these pigments, you'll end up buying more). (Posted on 7/30/14)
Amazing pigment! Review by Jordan
I just received this pigment on a suggestion by Jaclyn on You Tube and this is amazing. I have several eye shadows from Makeup Geek but I have never used pigments. This is so easy to work with and it has such a great colour pay-off. Way to go Marlena!!!! (Posted on 6/2/14)
SUPER PRETTY :) Review by Queila
This pigment is so pretty I love it
Is easy to work with it and I don't have any problems with fall out
If you get wet it works so well you can even add some to your nail polish and you would get a pretty color
I love it and look forward on buying more pigments from MAKEUP GEEK :) great job MARLENA AND STAFF,!! :)
(Posted on 5/15/14)
Bright for a chocolate girl, but I love it! Review by Krystina
This pigment is gorgeous, but I have to use it carefully as I'm darker skinned. It swatches almost like MAC's Ricepaper on me which is nearly bright white on my skin. But, I love it for inner corner and lightly on the lid. (Posted on 5/8/14)
Favorite pigment! Review by Nelly
I only own 3 pigments from Makeup Geek, and this is definitely my favorite! It's so pretty, bright and easy to blend. The shimmer in this is finely milled and I haven't had any issues with fallout. I love this one so much. When this comes back in stock I will be buying it again as a back up! I highly recommend that you get the sifters that you have to buy separately (for .75 cents). Those are life savers for these messy pigments. (Posted on 4/19/14)
Very Beautiful! Review by Rosalia
It remind me to Shimma, Shimma eyeshadow! So smooth and creamy to apply. Thank you Marlena for all your products they are amazing and very addictive too! LOL! (Posted on 3/27/14)
Quality of eye shadows Review by Angela
I have just purchased a lot of MUG eye shadows , after being a MAC freak for a lot of years and just want to say how impressed I am with Marlenas team in developing a good quality eye shadow. They apply so smoothly and have a large range of beautiful colours. I have tried a lot of high end cosmetics and have found these so comparable. I live in Wales so had to pay customs when parcel was delivered, but even that was a saving compared to purchasing MAC. It is about time they had some competition in the cosmetic world !, Thank you Marlena. (Posted on 3/24/14)
Very pretty pigment Review by Evelyn
this is probably the most beautiful pigment i own. it's perfect. My only only complaint is the packaging. it gets all over the place & waste a lot of product. other than that the product itself is stunning. (Posted on 2/25/14)
oh my goodness Review by Katie
So this been sold out for a while... and I have been stalking it so as soon it was back in stock I bought within minutes. Oh my goodness. This is so beautiful. Is a nude cream gold... if that makes sense. So so so worth the wait. (Posted on 2/21/14)
Im addicted! Review by Malinda
I have wanted this pigment for so long! It seemed every time I made an order it was out of stock but I finally got my hands on it. I am a sucker for a good shimmery champagne but this one it now my absolute favorite. It looks stunning on the eyes but I love to se it as a cheek highlight and for a pop of light in the center of the lips. It makes an amazing eye look to use this wet on the lid with something warm in the crease. I used MUG cocoa bear buffed in the crease and MUG mocha to deepen the lower crease. Its just stunning! (Posted on 12/24/13)
BEAUTIFUL Review by Carley
So glad i bought this, its just a perfect shimmery light gorgeous slightly goldey-champagney colour, but more rich than shimma shimma which i am also in love with - just simply amazing, the quality is second to none! (Posted on 12/22/13)
So much shimmer Review by Victoria
I love this pigment, but it's almost too shimmery! I use this as a highlighter in VERY small amounts. I'm sure it would look great on the lid, but I don't usually use light colors on my lids. It applies smooth, with little fallout. (Posted on 12/19/13)
SIMPLY AMAZING!! Review by Tania
This is a gorgeous light beige color with gold shimmer, looks stunning as an everyday lid color If you still don't own this pigment, get it NOW, you won't regret it! Thank you Marlena for this beatiful pigment and keep the awesomness coming!! :D (Posted on 9/7/13)
Gorgeous pigment! Review by Kristen
Oh my gracious where do I begin! Ok first of all, I ordered this five days ago and it came in the mail today. FIVE DAYS AGO!! I have never had such fast shipping, ever. Thank you for that!
Anyway, this pigment is absolutely gorgeous. Like many others I am a Jaclyn Hill video addict and discovered MUG because of her. I am so glad I did too! The quality is incomparable to anything else on the market. The texture really is creamy! Afterglow is a beautiful color that stays on with absolutely no creasing. I also love the size and price of it. This is going to last me forever and it was $7! You just can't beat it. LOVE! (Posted on 8/17/13)
Amazing quality, color and price Review by Marie
I love this as a lid color as well as using a very small amount as a brow highlight when I go out, I pair it with a mid-toned brown or bronze in the crease. The texture is fantastic and leaves a great effect almost gives the lid a wet look, very sparkly love it! One thing I really did wish was that in came in better packaging, it's fantastic you get so much however it means it's almost impossible not to spill and loose some (not to mention getting yourself and everything else covered in pigment!). (Posted on 8/16/13)
Perfect everyday lid color Review by Jaclyn
I am obsessed with MUG pigments and I have to say that so far Afterglow is my favorite one. I will be honest and say that the reason I have this pigment is because of Jaclyn Hill on youtube lol she loves MUG and I trust her opinion so I got this and omg it is stunning! It is a really beautiful shimmery champagne color with absolutely no fallout. I pair it with Creme Brulee in the crease for a day time appropriate look. I own 4 of the MUG pigments and plan on ordering more. You're products are the best Marlena, love you! (Posted on 8/13/13)
Lovely pigment! Great lid color Review by Ray
Fast shipping, I couldn't wait to use my purchases.
Lovely pigment, great lid color on its own or with warmer colors in de crease, like peach smoothie and coco bear, The only problem I have with it is that there is no sifter or anything and as careful as I was, it spilled. Other than that COMPLETELY satisfied! (Posted on 8/3/13)
Nice build up color Review by Kendra
This is a beautiful gold color, also you can build up this color if you want too. If it is your first time getting a pigment it can get messy, so just a warming to thoughts who have never tried a pigment before. (Posted on 6/26/13)
BEAUTIFULL! Review by misslane
this pigment is so gorgeous!! it's an exact match for revlons eyeglide in champange (which i've been looking for for years) my only complaint is not the color, but the packaging. i wish there was a plastic cover over the product itself so when i open it, it doesn't fall out everywhere. like how mac packages their pigments. absolutely beautiful color, no creasing, great price!! (Posted on 6/23/13)
Best Pigments Ever Review by Autumn
I already wrote a review on insomnia, but I also bought this color so I had to write another review. I never write reviews but these deserve a review. I just received my order today and as soon as I opened the box I had to swatch them. I am in love already. The colors are amazing! I can not say enough about these pigments, I will be buying more soon. The prices are amazing too! I have both NYX and Mac pigments but I will only be buying these in the future for now on, the color pay off is far better then NYX and Mac! Can't wait to experience with different makeup looks with the colors I got! Great Job Marlena! (Posted on 6/14/13)


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Kent County Levy Court has received the Pro Patria Award, for the second time in a row, from the United States Department of Defense.
The Pro Patria Award is the highest state-level award given to a civilian employer by DOD. KCLC received this award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program (ESGR).
The ESGR Award is presented annually to one small, one large, and one public sector employer in its state or territory, which has demonstrated continued support for guard and reserve employees.
The ESGR is an agency within the office of the assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs. This year's 2013 ESGR Award honors Kent County Levy Court as a Freedom Award semi-finalist.
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When the bitch is sleeping, then you shoot a load onto her face. She wakes up later and says "I had a Dream".
Yo, my girl was so pissed this morning because she found out I did The Gary Coleman.
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The Florida Tech Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Office is responsible for ensuring that lab workers have the appropriate containers to dispose of various kinds of Hazardous Waste. We offer containers for solid and liquid waste that comply with DOT regulations. Our staff will pick up and replace any full containers as well as empty chemical containers for disposal.
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Eragón - Burning Blade (EU) asked me in an email when he should sell his items. This is a great question so here is my long winded answer!
Note: Raid consumables will not follow this strategy at all. They sell best during the week when most guilds raid. Same with some high quality epics and raiding enhancements.
Before I show you the steps to taking advantage of your fellow auctioneers' "selling blues," let me explain why it works.
No no, I don't mean blue quality items. I mean blues as in depression, /cutcut, and overall frustration or sadness.
You see, auctioneers don't like watching their items come back in their mailbox with the dreaded "Auciton Expired," so here's how you take advantage of people who are at the breaking point.
Poor Joe Auctioneer posts his items on Sunday afternoon after farming all weekend (big mistake by the way, buyers are more frequently available friday-saturday. Nothing sells and he has to repost on monday-tuesday. By Wednessday-Thursday his items have not sold up to three times (depending on how long his auctions go for) and he is getting desperate.
Joe Auctioneer needs his epic flyer and those shiny relics or glistenning lichbloom or w/e the heck he farmed up is now costing him money to post! Desperate, he posts the items way too low and in huge quantities, unaware of the fact that in just one days time his auctions will be much more likely to sell. He might even advertise in trade chat to avoid losing any more money.
You, the enterprising auctioneer show no mercy and snatch all of poor Joe's auctions for resale on thursday night (set to 48 hour auction). This in essence, is how you take advantage of the "Selling Blues."
So why does this system of buying/bidding low during the week work so well? Because you're selling goods at normal prices on the weekends! For more information on bidding low (in this case also buying) and selling normal, check out my post here:
Care to give this a try?
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spacedrabbit said... March 23, 2009 at 11:33 AM
I find doing this is difficult sometimes, because come friday and saturday the market is crazy flooded and everything decreases in price. Its actually during the weekday when prices hit a peak for my server, particularly tuesday-wednesday. I attribute this to the raiding guild that need to buy things.
Since I primarily work with enchanting materials, I buy them up on the weekends at about 70-80% market price and relist them on tuesday afternoon at 100-105%. I also sit in trade and offer enchants with my materials at 90% market cost. So either way, I make a nice profit.
Milga said... March 23, 2009 at 11:44 AM
It's the same for me as for Spacedrabbit.
When I post my items on the weekend they get undercut pretty fast. Today I'm gonna try to repost them and see what happens.
Thanks for writing about this, as it's kinda important stuff for any fellow auctioneer.
Anonymous said... March 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM
buying up all the overly low priced stuff and reselling it on the weekend totally works for me - it is how I make all my money (and casual gathering) - other than raiders on Tuesday buying things up
Leighis said... March 23, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I just transferred to a new server and have just started booking the average price of auctions I usually go for at the end of the day, and calculate the time/gold ratio when I farm and run the auction house.
I've been on this new server for a month, but only got into making money last Tuesday. From Tuesday to Friday night, I made close to 9k with about 2k in outstanding auctions. I had over 50 auctions up over the weekend, and only maybe 5-10 sold. Today just before posting this, while I was still posting all of my auctions, the previous ones were already being bought.
The server I transferred to was one of the release servers, and I think has a group of players that don't play as much on the weekend. I find the prices go down roughly 15-20%, only because so many people post so much.
I have a much easier time selling during the week and farming on the weekend. I've made about 13k gold in just under 6 days so far.
RedFox said... March 24, 2009 at 7:41 AM
I also find that it's easier for me to move product during the week than the weekend. Perhaps it's because my primary market is in enchanting materials, or maybe it's because the server I'm on is very heavily populated (and populated by raiders). Possibly a combination of the two. However, I find that the auction house is not only flooded on Friday/Saturday but viciously and repeatedly competitive. This eases up considerably during the work week.
Markco said... March 24, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Those that avoid selling during the weekend: Are you competing with the prices or posting at normal values? What I do is post my items for what they are worth, even if 20 people have posted at a lower value. Because there are so many buyers, eventually my goods sell.
Anonymous said... March 24, 2009 at 6:32 PM
On my server something like Greater Cosmics will sell for 15-20g eacg tue-thurs and when the weekend comes they will fall to 9-11g each. Also the listings on the AH will easily go up 300% This happens with all the "Trendy" items. I usually spend my weekends posting a few of each item far below market value, waiting to be undercut then buying out cheaper auctions and relisting on Monday night, to catch the raiding/arena teams Tue/Wed.
Markco said... March 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Although there is more competition, if you post your items at normal prices they will sell during the weekends. Items come and go like crazy but things do sell on a consistent basis. Even if there are 20 items undercutting you.
Enchanting mats and other raiding materials do not always follow this rule, as most guilds raid during the work week.
Anonymous said... March 31, 2009 at 10:27 PM
i have been following these guides on this website and it seems to be working out in most peoples cases but on the same token I cannot seem to make no more than maybe 100-200g at most per day i do not undestand what i am doing wrong.
Markco said... March 31, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Well what are you doing to make gold currently?
Anonymous said... April 1, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Well im doing the whole buying / bidding low selling normal thing, keep in mind i only have 4k gold exactly, but i always get undercut and then only a handful of my stuff sell which result in loss of profit. Also i can never find enough deals through auctioneer to have more than 1k gold in auctions at one time. what should i do? should i invest all my money into the auction house?
Markco said... April 1, 2009 at 3:22 AM
Explore buying and selling items that are highly sought and only slightly underpriced.
good article :)
Imac said... April 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Ok so i've been trying this method of buy / bidding low and im running into a full complete list and problems which are raising alot of red flags. The first issue is im continually getting undercutted by 15% or more which 9 / 10 times all of my auctions come back to me. The second issue is that im losing more than i am actually profiting. Keep in my i am trading eternals, greater cosmics and other enchating mats. I am on my last 4k gold which is all i have saved for 3.1. at this point 20k gold seems like an unreachable amount of gold for myself :(
Anonymous said... April 7, 2009 at 8:08 PM
When you mean sell normal, do you mean sell at the normal price auctioneer suggest? and what is the difference between the search ui button and using the regular auction house window?
Markco said... April 8, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Search UI scans the auction house and places the data on your computer. When you run the various 'searches' within the tool these use the data on your computer and not necessarily what's on the ah at that time.
This is why you should do a scan before running other searches within auctioneer.
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