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Performance Comparison
As usual, we are going to compare the mainboards speeds in two different modes: in nominal mode and during CPU and memory overclocking. The first mode is interesting because it shows how well the mainboards work with their default settings. It is a known fact that most users do not fine-tune their systems, they simply choose the optimal BIOS settings and do nothing else. That is why we run a round of tests almost without interfering in any way with the default mainboard settings. For comparison purposes we are going to also include GigabyteGA-P67A-UD4. This mainboard is exactly the same as our today's hero, GigabyteGA-P67A-UD4-B3, the only difference being the previous version of the chipset it is based on. The results of GigabyteGA-P67A-UD4-B3 are marked with darker color on the diagrams.
We used Cinebench 11.5. All tests were run five times and the average result of the five runs was taken for the performance charts.
We have been using Fritz Chess Benchmark utility for a long time already and it proved very illustrative. It generated repeated results, the performance in it is scales perfectly depending on the number of involved computational threads.
A small video in x264 HD Benchmark 3.0 is encoded in two passes and then the entire process is repeated four times. The average results of the second pass are displayed on the following diagram:
We measured the performance in Adobe Photoshop using our own benchmark made from Retouch Artists Photoshop Speed Test that has been creatively modified. It includes typical editing of four 10-megapixel images from a digital photo camera.
In the archiving test a 1 GB file is compressed using LZMA2 algorithms, while other compression settings remain at defaults.
Like in the data compression test, the faster 16 million of Pi digits are calculated, the better. This is the only benchmark where the number of processor cores doesn't really matter, because it creates single-threaded load.
There are good and bad things about complex performance tests. However, Futuremark benchmarking software has become extremely popular and is used for comparisons a lot. The diagram below shows the average results after three test-runs in 3DMark11 Performance mode with default settings:
Since we do not overclock graphics in our mainboard reviews, the next diagram shows only CPU tests from the 3DMark11 – Physics Score.
We use FC2 Benchmark Tool to go over Ranch Small map ten times in 1920x1080 resolution with high image quality settings in DirectX 10.
Resident Evil 5 game also has a built-in performance test. Its peculiarity is that it can really take advantage of multi-core processor architecture. The tests were run in DirectX 10 in 1920x1080 resolution with high image quality settings. The average of five test runs was taken for further analysis:


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MORGAN – Germaine M. "Gerry" Steffensmeier, 60, of Morgan, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
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Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the church, and one hour before the service on Friday.
Gerry was born Aug. 31,1952, in Ethiopia, Africa, to Walter and Lorraine O'Neal.
She is survived by her husband, Keith C. Steffensmeier of Morgan; daughters, Tracy Peters of Marysville, Wash., Colette Higgins of Mill Creek, Wash., and Rashal Steffensmeier of Morgan; eight grandchildren; and sisters, Theresa Peterson of Bellingham, Wash. and Betty Phelps of Portland, Ore.


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(Critical) Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics: A Methodological Synergy for the Study of Modern Greek
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Full Title: (Critical) Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics: A Methodological Synergy for the Study of Modern Greek
Short Title: CDA-CL-ModGr
Date: 26-Sep-2013 - 29-Sep-2013
Location: Rhodes, Greece
Contact Person: Ourania Hatzidaki
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Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Greek, Modern
Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2013
Meeting Description:
Workshop: (Critical) Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics: A Methodological Synergy for the Study of Modern Greek
Workshop Convenor: Ourania Hatzidaki (Hellenic Air Force Academy)
Held in the context of the 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece (September 26-29, 2013,
This workshop is intended to reflect the growing interest in the synergetic use of research methodologies traditionally associated with either (Critical) Discourse Analysis or Corpus Linguistics. (C)DA techniques offer detailed, in-depth investigations of linguistic phenomena in relatively small textual specimens, often corroborated by co-textual or extra-textual information (e.g. images, graphics, action etc.; knowledge of relevant historical, political, economic etc. facts), with a focus (especially in the critical approach) on discourse as the embodiment of ideologies and power relations. CL methods, on the other hand, on the strength of the computer processing of large amounts of textual data, help reveal large-scale discourse tendencies, typically expressed in the form of quantitative and structural information on lexicophraseological phenomena/patterns, its conventional point of access. The steadily increasing number, in recent years, of projects integrating these microscopically and macroscopically oriented approaches (e.g. Baker et al. 2008, Partington et al. 2004; see also recent international conferences dedicated to relevant themes: CADS 2012, Corpus Linguistics 2011) indicates an appreciation of the fact that their pairing may offer a fresh view on discourse and generate analyses of enhanced sophistication and generalizability.
Projects adopting this symbiotic approach in Modern Greek discourse research are still scarce (e.g. Fragaki 2012, Hatzidaki 2011, Goutsos 2002). The aim of this workshop is to develop an agenda for the fruitful interaction between (C)DA and CL specifically in the context of the Modern Greek language and culture. This agenda may concern theoretical/methodological issues or draw on case studies of particular discourses.
Baker, P., Gabrielatos, C., Khosravinik, M., Krzyżanowski, M., McEnery, T. and Wodak, R. 2008. A useful methodological synergy? Combining critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine discourses of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK press. Discourse and Society 19 (3): 273-306.
Fragaki, G. 2012. Adjective evaluation in spoken interaction. Paper presented at the CADS (Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies) Conference, 13-14 September 2012, University of Bolognia.
Goutsos, D. 2002. I hrisi ton ilektronikon somaton kimenon stin analisi logou [The use of electronic corpora in discourse analysis]. In Clairis, C. (ed.) Recherches en linguistique grecque, Actes du 5e Colloque international de linguistique grecque, Sorbonne, 13-15 2001, Tome I. Paris: L'Harmattan.
Hatzidaki, O. 2011. Greek men's and women's magazines as codes of gender conduct: The appropriation and hybridisation of deontic modality. In: Majstorovic, D. & Lassen, I. (eds.) Living With Patriarchy - Discursive Constructions of Gendered Subjects Across Public Spheres. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Partington, A., Morley, J. and Haarman, L. 2004. Corpora and Discourse. Bern: Peter Lang.
2nd Call for Papers:
This 3-hour workshop will be held parallel to the main ICGL11 conference. It will consist of 20-minute papers (plus 10-minute discussion), plus a concluding 30-minute round-table session.
Research areas can include but are not limited to:
- Political discourse (including current issues such as the Greek Debt Crisis, racism, neo-Nazism and anti-Nazism, Hellenic Parliament discourse, satire of current Greek politics etc.)
- Discourse and Modern Greek history (official documents, memoirs, correspondence etc.)
- (New) Media discourse
- Language and Gender
- Discourse and Identity
- Interpersonal pragmatics (humor, irony, im/politeness etc.)
- Diglossia and the Modern Greek language debate
- Folk linguistics and lay stereotypes regarding Modern Greek
- Immigration and Modern Greek as a lingua franca
- Any aspect of Greek Cypriot language and culture
Abstracts (c. 300 words, excluding references; in .doc format, containing title of paper, author's name and affiliation) should be submitted to Ourania Hatzidaki (o.hatzidaki
In line with the policy of the conference organizers, abstracts may be submitted both for this workshop and for the main ICGL11 conference. However, if two papers are given they should be different, without substantial overlap.
Workshop papers will be included in the conference proceedings.
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"Having had children myself, I know that the expenses involved are one of those things that you don't think about until you've had kids and say: 'Where did all of my money go?'" says researcher Tommy Unger of real-estate site Redfin, which recently named the cheapest and costliest U.S. cities to have a baby.
Redfin found the high- and low-cost locales by analyzing how much the average of the first year of baby-related expenses in 40 of America's largest metro areas. The study looked at:
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Click below to check out five cities that Redfin estimates offer the lowest costs for raising a newborn during the child's first year.
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The following is an excerpt from the preface of the Chinese edition of Charismatic Chaos. It explains the origins and early history of the charismatic movement. With the Strange Fire conference rapidly approaching, we believe it is appropriate to share this material with you. This is the second of two excerpts; part one is available here. —GTY Staff
by John MacArthur
From the day he announced to the world that Agnes Ozman had written in Chinese until the end of his life, Charles Parham tirelessly sought to perpetuate the mythology he had invented. Despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary and without a shred of evidence to support his claims, he remained insistent that the gift of tongues would revolutionize Christian work overseas and accelerate the church's efforts to fulfill Christ's Great Commission. Several years after those original Pentecostal missionary teams had come home under clouds of failure and disillusionment, Parham was still painting a shining picture of success:
We have several missionaries in the field who have the gift of tongues, who not only speak the language and understand the natives, but can use the language intelligently; it has become a gift to them. . . . It is a known fact that scores of infidels have been converted through hearing people speak distinctly in other languages. [1][Charles F. Parham, The Everlasting Gospel (Baxter Springs, KS: Apostolic Faith Bible College, 1911), 68]
We have several missionaries in the field who have the gift of tongues, who not only speak the language and understand the natives, but can use the language intelligently; it has become a gift to them. . . . It is a known fact that scores of infidels have been converted through hearing people speak distinctly in other languages. [1][Charles F. Parham, The Everlasting Gospel (Baxter Springs, KS: Apostolic Faith Bible College, 1911), 68]
None of that was true, of course.
The movement Charles Parham helped start has grown to massive proportions today. Multiple millions claim to be able to speak in tongues. But charismatics and Pentecostals still cannot communicate with people from different language groups (or even with one another) unless they have learned whatever language they wish to use. More than a century after Parham claimed his students were speaking Chinese, not one documentable case of the Pentecostal gift of tongues has ever occurred. Charismatic tongues have been repeatedly recorded and analyzed by linguists, and they have none of the characteristics of language. Modern Charismatic tongues are indiscriminate syllables and sounds spoken or sung in rapid succession, conveying no discernable meaning at all.
That is not the biblical gift of tongues. At Pentecost, people heard the apostolic gathering speak in recognizable languages (Acts 2:6, 11). The tongues described in the New Testament were always capable of translation (Acts 10:46; 19:6). Indeed, the meaning of any message delivered in tongues was a vital aspect of the gift itself. No one was even supposed to speak in tongues without an interpreter (1 Corinthians 14:27).
With all the controversy surrounding Charles Parham, in the wake of so much scandal and so many unfulfilled promises, especially once the total failure of his missionary strategy was evident, it may seem amazing that the Pentecostal movement managed to stay alive at all, much less gain the kind of following we see today. But by the time Parham had been arrested on sodomy charges in Texas, his teachings were spreading like leaven.
One of Parham's early disciples was William J. Seymour, an African-American holiness preacher who had sat under Parham's instruction in Houston, Texas. In 1906, Seymour was invited to lead a series of meetings in California, and while preaching in a ramshackle building in Azusa Street on the edge of downtown Los Angeles, he began to teach some of the distinctive doctrines he had heard from Parham. He taught, for example, that the only biblical evidence of Spirit baptism is the gift of speaking in tongues. Within weeks, dozens of people at Azusa Street were manifesting glossolalia, and the fame of the Pentecostal movement spread from there. Pentecostalism had at last gained a significant foothold, and from Azusa Street it ultimately expanded across America.
Going back to the apostolic era, the church has of course always been troubled by false teachers claiming supernatural gifts who are driven by ungodly passions—"people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain" (1 Timothy 6:5 ESV). (That is a picture-perfect description of people who have sold out to the Word-Faith heresy.)
But at its heart, the charismatic movement is uniquely American in character. It had its genesis in the American heartland, and from its very inception it was the fruit of a unique style of religious fanaticism that thrived on the American frontier. With an abundance of untrained, unaccountable, and often self-appointed prophets and itinerant preachers roaming freely, superstitions and aberrant doctrines spread virtually unchecked.
The charismatic movement was exported from America to the rest of the world by an aggressive public-relations campaign, employing several media networks that are devoted mainly to raising money. Large amounts of whatever funds are raised are spent to enable lavish lifestyles for charismatic televangelists. The culture of charismatic religion seems to breed rank charlatans who deliberately flaunt immoderate lifestyles and expensive appetites in order to entice people with the false promise that if they will donate more money than they can afford, God will be obliged to make them rich, too.
The prosperity of the charismatic televangelist fraternity is illusory. So are the miracles they pretend to perform and whatever degree of holiness they want their viewers to think they have attained. Indeed, superficiality and phoniness have been the besetting sins of the Pentecostal and charismatic movement since its inception.
Why is that? Well, as we have noted already, it is a simple matter of fact that modern charismatic tongues are nothing like the Pentecostal gift of tongues described in Acts 2. Charismatic doctrine therefore requires its followers to suspend biblical discernment and embrace a variety of "spiritual gifts" that have no basis in biblical teaching. That makes the movement a perfect hunting ground for frauds, false teachers, and charlatans. Indeed, Pentecostal-charismatic history is littered with an extraordinarily high percentage of leaders and celebrities who have shown themselves to be doctrinally corrupt and morally decadent.
In short, charismatic teaching fosters willful gullibility while subtly but systematically undermining the authority and sufficiency of Scripture. That is a recipe for spiritual and doctrinal disaster as I've documented in the chapters that follow.
The first edition of this book was a relatively thin volume titled The Charismatics, published in 1978. A decade or so later, the so-called "Third Wave" was making headlines. Charismatics and evangelicals alike were intrigued with signs and wonders, extrabiblical prophecies, and strange manifestations such as "holy laughter." At that time I wrote several additional chapters, more than doubling the size of the book. The expanded work was retitled Charismatic Chaos and released in 1992. It has now been more than twenty years since that second edition was published. The book has never gone out of print and remains in great demand, even though some of the trends it deals with were much more popular in the early 1990s than they are today.
People sometimes ask whether I have changed my stance since then. The answer—emphatically—is no. Scripture, of course, hasn't changed, and my understanding of what the Bible teaches on the charismatic issue hasn't changed materially, either. My commitment to the authority and sufficiency of God's Word hasn't changed. If anything, my convictions are clearer and more settled than when I first began addressing this issue in the 1970s.
I'm also frequently asked whether I think the charismatic movement has changed for the better as more people in the evangelical mainstream have either embraced charismatic doctrines or made an uneasy truce with our charismatic friends. Few leading evangelicals today seem to have the will or the interest to wade into controversy over the charismatic question these days.
I'm convinced that is a serious mistake, and the drift toward acceptance of charismatic beliefs and practices is a sign of decline and a harbinger of apostasy in the evangelical movement.
Some of the people critiqued in this book (including John Wimber, Kenneth Hagin, and Oral Roberts) are no longer living. But the movements and the doctrines they taught are alive and well and still causing chaos. The leaven of their influence is still spreading. Christians confronted with their teachings are easily confused by them, and those seeking a critical and biblical analysis of popular charismatic claims will find that such resources are scarce.
So I'm very grateful that this new edition of Charismatic Chaos is being published in Chinese. My prayer is that it will provoke discussion, encourage discernment, and equip more believers worldwide to resist the tsunami of fraud and confusion that seems to follow the charismatic movement wherever its tentacles have reached.
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Thank you GTY for this post. I am a long time supporter of this ministry and I have benefitted from it emencly. I am so grateful for the stand that John is taking on Charismatics as my family has nearly been destroyed over the last 30 years by its false promises. I am courious, though, by what might be the inferance of naming the ethnicty of William J. Seymour and not Charles Parham? Thank you.
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Great short essay. I attend a charismatic church that believes in tongues. They also believe that God speaks to individuals in an extra-biblical sense. Sometimes, as you might imagine, worship services get ridiculous. But, i am there because there is literally no where else to go; the entire community is steeped in Moravian congregations. So, it's either accept a woman pastor and gay marriage, or go someplace where at some of the Word is still exalted. The church in America is in a sad state.
Praise God! You have reached out to us here in the dessert region of Middle East. We agree in Sola Scriptura although we are in the midst of the Cs. We are praying that God would use us as we continue loving the truth of His Words! Thank you also to GTY and Ptr. John.
I never heard about the orginis of the pentecostal movement. It's really shocking to see how such a movement that started with a false pretension of speaking in tongues, has spread over the world and gain acceptance. I'm from Argentina and the errors of charismatic theology are all over the country, and they are misleading biblical ignorant people.
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for your efforts in bringing this matter to the forefront. The Charismatic Movement is certainly out of control, and the children of God need to be aware of their evil schemes. I certainly hope that the Strange Fire Conference is only the beginning of much more work to come. The matter is very grave.
Many of the Charismatics now align themselves with the New Apostolic Reformation and the Dominionist agenda. They work feverishly around the world in taking over the world for Jesus. One of the driving forces behind the modern pursuit of Dominionism is a false prophecy which is referred to as the "7 Mountains Mandate." That mandate stipulates that Jesus wants them to take over every mountain. One of those mountains is the "church." They aim to bring the church under the subjection of their apostles. That is referred to as Apostolic Alignment. Other mountains include the arts, entertainment, government, business, etc.
One main way in which they are advancing their cause is through music that targets children and unlearned adults. They have concerts around the world, such as "Jesus Culture" concerts and "Encounters." The concerts attract young people, and they are in turn introduced to the NAR. Some of the abominable practices include:
*Kabbalah (Love affair with Jesus & worship of Shekinah)
*Contemplative Spirituality
*Angel worship
*Token the Ghost
*Mantle and Breaker Anointings
*Fire tunnels
*Slain in the spirit
*WoF and Prosperity Gospel
*Spiritual Mapping and Treasure Hunts
Parham is a major influence in that movement. William Branham and his serpent seed doctrines of demons has also brought in the element of Joel's Army and the New Breed. Many of the charismatics adhere to the false belief that they are little gods and that they can issue decrees into the atmosphere through the law of attraction. They also claim that Jesus was a man who was subject to Satan in hell, who needed to be born again. Words can not describe the devastation that that army of locusts is bringing upon the world.
They claim to be building the kingdom of God, and yet Jesus said that His kingdom is not of this world. Many church leaders do not understand that their congregations are being targeted. Children and many adults that attend their conferences and concerts bring bag damnable heresies into the Body of Christ. But even many radio stations are spreading their music, and inadvertently supporting their cause. Everyone needs to be armed with the Word of God. The Word of God is the standard that true Christians live by. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
I attended a church last year, and one night the "Pastor" asked the men to gather in a circle. At that moment he started making all kinds of noises. When he was done, he asked, "Did anyone understand that?" I was the only one that said "no" out of 30 plus men. The next week, I was called into a room, and was rebuked for what I had done.
I no longer go to this "church".
I am looking forward to the Strange Fire Conference, and where I will find the truth spoken.
I am very grateful for not only this post, but what we will learn from Pastor John and others at the conference.
One of the first books I read as a new believer was "Ashamed of the Gospel." That is a book that has taught me much, and I am so thankful for it.
I am excited about the upcoming week!
2 Timothy 3:16-17
My church had an "Apostle" from Texas who came to preach for a couple of days. He said that he was speaking in tongues and a man of Chinese nationality stopped him and told him that he heard someone speaking Chinese. My thoughts where that the tongues might have sounded like a Chinese because some of the sounds seemed familiar. I work at a school and I hear students pretending that they speak Spanish. Every knows they are imitated the Spanish language because it sounds familiar. Just because it sounds familiar does not mean that it is an authentic language. So in reality, these people who say they are speaking another language are possibly at the most making a few similar sounds of a language. In essence, people are pretending to speak another language when they are only making an unintelligible imitation. We pretended to speak other languages as children and people are doing the same in church.
In 1 Cor. 14:5 Paul says he wishes that they all spoke with tongues. That was to wish a good thing! Notwithstanding Paul's knowledge that God never intended for all to speak in tongues he's essentially saying, imagine the way that the Gospel of Christ could be spread to even more people: both Jew and Gentile for the furtherance of God's kingdom. He was not against the use of tongues, far from it but he also knew that those who possessed the gift of unknown tongues in the church at Corinth were abusing the gift and this formed part of his reason for writing to them. A strong connection needs to be seen between 1 Cor. 14:4 and 1 Cor. 14:13. In these verses we see that there were two categories of people who had the gift of unknown tongues. Some DID NOT have the ability to interpret what they were speaking in that foreign language and some did! This is why Paul says in verse 13 for the tongue speaker to pray that they would receive the gift of interpretation, without which, in the church, this person must remain silent. Why? Because to speak without being able to interpret what he was saying was to abuse the gift. It doesn't edify himself and it doesn't edify anyone in the church. When there is no understanding there is no edification and so all you have is confusion and God is not the author of confusion (1 Cor. 14:33). It's as simple as that. Refer to v15-20 and see how Paul draws a conclusion concerning these things: he says therefore I will pray with the spirit and pray with the understanding. What does he mean? Just this: as with our own native language to be of profit we must be fully engaged in order for our communication to be meaningful and fruitful, likewise speaking in tongues. And Paul is effectively saying: I have the gift of tongues and interpretation of the language I speak in and so I will exercise that ability so that I am edified because I understand what I am saying due to my ability to interpret what I am saying and of course in missionary work unbelievers will hear the Gospel in their own native language and as I speak to them, again I will be edified.
Furthermore regarding 1 Cor.14:5 Paul says: ''he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.'' The setting is the assembled church gathered for worship. The greatness referred to relates to the usefulness of prophecy for the edifying of the people of God compared to the worthlessness of non-interpreted tongues. Paul's assessment changes where there is interpretation of the message: it served a real purpose. Having said that, prophecy (fore-telling, and for that matter forth-telling or preaching) was superior by its very nature as no interpretation was required: the message was delivered in the language of the people by a person of the same language group and so communication was faster and so, superior essentially. Space doesn't allow for further comment at his stage.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Some of My Favorite MAC Discontinued Products
I try to mix up my posts...FOTDs, client looks, tutorials, reviews and then I like to sprinkle some random themed ones. I thought today it would be fun to do something a little different. I'm featuring some of my favorite MAC limited edition products. The sad thing is that MAC has so many limited edition collections and we fall in love with products only to have them discontinued. If you can find some of these leftover at your local MAC store, CCO, or online, I highly recommend them!
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Here are some of my favorites:
Glamour Check Eyeshadow - No doubt this is one of my favorite eyeshadows. It's the perfect warm toned brown to contour an eye and it never looks bad on anyone. The starflash finish makes application super duper easy.
Bare Slimshine -This is one of my favorite nudes of all time. I love the slimshine formula because it's like lipstick and gloss in one and great for my super dry lips. I've gone through a couple of these bad boys and use it on clients all the time. It's sheer enough that it looks great on everybody.
Pearlmatte Face Powder - This product has that perfect mix of gold, pink, bronze and orange to flatter my tan skintone and I apply it like blush. I actually didn't start loving it until several months after I bought it but now it's a staple in my collection. On top of it, the texture is great and it's super pigmented. Perfection!
Hush Tendertone - I really loved this little pot of gloss. It wasn't sticky, very moisturizing, smelt great, felt great and this peachy color was perfect with any look.
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8 comments:
- souporsoprano said...
What is a tendertone intended for? eye base? lips? cheeks? or all of the above? :)
- September 1, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
@souposoprano it's a lip product
- September 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- DaphYin said...
Omg these are so nice products!! Why is MAC so cruel?? :P
- September 1, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Jassu said...
arww...i wish have that face powder :(
btw nice blog!
- September 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- Nartian knits said...
I love the dc'd matte2 e/s in Tete-a-Tint. I didn't hear about it being dc'd til it was too late. Luckily MAC's Gone But Not Forgotten found me a couple. Soit'll tide me over for a good while.
- September 1, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- lindah said...
the new "bare again" is identical to bare slimshine if you ever run out :)
- September 1, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Beauty on a College budget said...
I hate when our favorite brands discontinues things! It makes me wanna cry!! I just recently broke my essie's starry starry night polish. I've had it for YEARS and I've been babying it, and using thinner to make it last. I only used it on special occasions and it fell off a shelf and broke :( I feel your pain over discontinued products!
- September 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- yummy411 said...
ahhhh i have all or have used those products. at least i think most of them were limited edition so you knew there demise was inevitable.
my favorite crease color.. tete a tint (matte2-- replaced soft brown in my book ages ago) is now DISCONTINUED!!! its a pink/peach brown if you will. i had to get back ups from gone but not forgotten, but still! they need to bring it back. i love the pigmentation of matte2 so that was perfect.... though i have backups my heart is weary lol!
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How do you make a single block of aluminum into a revolution? With a CNC machine and a ton of innovation. That was Easton's approach, anyway, when it set out to build the first over-oversized stem, the Havoc 35.
The friendly folks at Easton noted that handlebars, especially DH bars, were getting wider and wider and nothing was being done to alleviate the added stress caused by the increasing leverage ratios. 26.8mm clamps were fine when handlebars were 550mm wide. As most bars crept up to 650 and 700mm, the standard became a 31.8mm clamp. These days, however, it seems like everyone on the trail has a 750mm bar with the same 31.8mm clamp, and it's being overwhelmed. So, leave it to the designers at Easton to introduce the 35mm clamp along with their new 800mm bars. At nearly 10 inches wider than some XC bars in the early '90s, these super-wide bars give the rider buckets of stability and steering leverage, thus the new clamp size.
The Havoc also boasts Easton's Distributed Stress Technology. Clamping forces are distributed over a wider area of the handlebar. This makes the bars less likely to fail and creates a stiffer bar/stem interface. It also works really well with carbon and lightweight bars. Another innovation is Easton's Top-Lock Technology. The stem body and faceplate have corresponding shapes that lock together to add grip and increase stiffness.
More than just a pretty face(plate), the Easton Havoc 35 Stem presents innovative and exciting solutions to some problems that date back to the dawn of mountain biking. While the 35mm clamp has a long way to go before it's considered the industry standard, we feel that it has a pretty good shot because it's one of the few ideas that we've seen that appears to have all benefits with no real drawbacks. The havoc 35 weighs 190 grams. It's 50mm and is available in Black or Orange Anodized.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is a great stem if you want all the power to transfer. I paired mine with the Havoc carbon bar and love the combo.
Great Meaty Stem!!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I threw this on the front of my chairlift bike, along with some 800mm bars. I am so stoked to have more stability in the cockpit this year while I case every jump down Tidal Wave. This is the original 35mm stem and it is tried and true.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I love all Easton products!! This one went on perfectly and matched up to the Easton bars spot on!!
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Beautiful machining, needs more options
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I purchased the Havoc 35 bar and stem in black. This stem is a work of art and the machining work is top notch. If you like to build pretty bikes, then this is the stem du jour for you. However I would also recommend this stem if you like to thrash your bikes, since it's also burly, stiff, and light. The stem is much lighter than it looks like it should be, nobody at my office could believe how little it weighed after picking it up. Not quite down to Thomson weight levels, but Thomson doesn't make a 35mm stem yet so there is nothing to compare it against.
Now the bad: the Havoc 35 is the widest carbon bar on the market, I'm a very tall rider so the extra width works great for me. However, the Havoc 35 bar is only compatible with the Havoc 35 stem since Easton is pioneering the 35mm over-over-sized bars and no other manufacturers have gotten on board with the new size yet. Easton only makes the Havoc 35 in a 50mm length, so your only options are orange or black. If you need or prefer a longer stem, wait to buy this until Easton starts making more length options or until Thomson/Race Face/Truvativ/Ritchey/Hope/etc adopt the 35mm size .
UPDATE 8/29/13: MRP just announced a 35mm stem and handlebar at Eurobike 2013. No word on sizes yet, but at least one other component company is following Easton's lead. Scroll to the bottom of the article below for coverage.


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Mike Wolfe Is Looking Up
Mike Wolfe's stellar 2011 included a runner-up performance at the Western States 100. Saturday, he will toe the line again, looking to improve on that finish.
Photo by Jordi Sargossa - Wolfe leaning hard into a tough climb at the Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon in Spain this Spring.
Scott Jurek's ultrarunning success is considered remarkable by many because he ran relatively slowly in high school and college. But unlike ultrarunning standout Mike Wolfe, at least he ran competitively in high school and college.
"I never raced track or cross-country growing up. I was an avid soccer player from an early age," says Wolfe, 34, whose first stab at competitive running came during the 20-mile Bridger Ridge Run in the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana, the summer he graduated from high school. "I went on some mountain training runs and really liked it. So, on a whim, I jumped in the race. … I wore a cotton T-shirt, bought shorts at the Salvation Army and borrowed a buddy's pair of Nike racing flats."
Wolfe, who in April quit his job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Helena, Montana, and moved to Missoula to focus on running, has come a long way since that first race. At last year's Western States, he finished second in an extremely competitive field, only 4 minutes 4 seconds behind winner Kilian Jornet.
This Saturday, he will again toe the line in Squaw Valley, looking to improve that finish. And with the recent withdrawal of Jornet, Wolfe is the highest returning finisher in this year's field.
"[I want] to have fun and enjoy racing hard," he says of his goals for the race. "I want to explore what I am capable of, and at least go down swinging!"


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Coach USA bus accident closes Route 60
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Irving man wanted in connection with drug investigation
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An Irving man is being sought by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. Todd J. Green, who is thought to be in the Irving area along with Thomas Doner, who is thought to be in the in the Randolph or Salamanca area, are being sought in connection involving the sale and trafficking of illegal narcotics in Cattaraugus County and the city of Salamanca.
The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force reports the arrests of four Salamanca residents, Travis J. Doner, 24; Michael C. Walters, 22; Reginald Crouse, 75; and Douglas Farnham, 32. Nicole M. Gilbert, 30, of Derrick City, Pa., was also arrested.
Travis Doner was indicted by a Cattaraugus County Grand Jury on two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. At the time of his arrest, police found him to be in possession of cocaine and marijuana, which led to subsequent charges of fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal using drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuana.
A search warrant at the residence of Travis Doner resulted in seizure of a substantial amount of cocaine and marijuana. Walters, residing in the residence, was charged with criminal use of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Gilbert was charged on Nov. 20, Crouse and Farnham were charged on Oct. 24. All were charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Green or Thomas Doner are asked to contact the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force – Olean at 373-2773 or contact the nearest law enforcement agency. Anyone with information regarding illegal drug activity is urged to contact their local police department or the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. All calls will be kept confidential.
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David R. McNaughton, 26, of Silver Creek was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and third-degree burglary on Jan. 8 from previous charges.
Michael Krystofiak, 22, of McDonough Street was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief on Jan. 9.
State Police at Fredonia
On Thursday at about 5:50 a.m., troopers charged Francis J. Kujawa, 25, of Columbia Avenue in Jamestown with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and unlawful possession of marijuana, following a traffic stop on State Route 60 in the Town of Pomfret.
A Department of Motor Vehicles check reported that Kujawa's license was suspended for insurance lapse. In addition, the troopers reported Kujawa was in possession of a glass smoking pipe containing burnt marijuana residue.
He is to answer charges in the Town of Pomfret Court on Jan. 15.


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Pueblo, Nov. 1963: City shares a nation's pain
A cold front was moving into Pueblo the week of Nov. 18, 1963.
An article in The Pueblo Chieftain told citizens to that is was "Red Flannel" weather.
But nothing could prepare the city for the bitter coldness that would end President John F. Kennedy's life just days later.
About 44,000 county residents turned out for a polio vaccination clinic, according to one article.
The Chieftain editorial board was pondering the question: Is a great new day dawning with businesses' ups and downs almost evened out?
Former Central High School football player Gary Knafelc had just made his Hollywood movie debut starring in "Palm Springs Weekend," set to be shown at the Chief Theater.
The FryingPan Arkansas Transmountain Water Diversion Project, that Kennedy supported during a trip to Pueblo just months before, passed the House.
It was business as usual in Pueblo, but by week's end, everything would change drastically.
On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet.
Everything halted. City Council was studying a policy on arterial street care, an orchestra was set to perform at the then-Pitts Junior High School and Centennial's football team was gearing up for a Class AAA state playoff game against Denver East (they didn't play until Nov. 30). The Mesa Shopping Center was open for business. Council was shopping for a $441,589 parking lot on Santa Fe.
A small story about the president's campaign trip to Texas was buried inside local pages of The Chieftain. A story running the day of his death said the president ran into scattered catcalls and protests on Wednesday. But still no one could have imagined what would soon happen.
The glaring banner headline on Nov. 23 was in all capital letters: KENNEDY ASSASSINATED; JOHNSON NEW PRESIDENT. The Pueblo Star-Journal, an afternoon paper, had the story on Nov. 22. Its main headline read: ASSASSIN SLAYS KENNEDY. A secondary headline said President Dies In 30 Minutes. The Star-Journal had photos of the motorcade after the deadly shot as well as reaction from crowds gathered in Texas.
Both papers' editorial staffs wrote messages of sentiment.
"We hope the assassin is caught and executed," The Chieftain said.
Students at Pueblo schools held memorials, according to the Star-Journal.
The Chieftain had a story about school children and citizens in tears. "Puebloans joined other Americans throughout the land in mourning President John F. Kennedy, victim of an assassin's bullet," one story's lead said.
Students at Morton elementary grouped around a transistor radio crying, The Chieftain said.
The article said several people were offering their theories of why it happened. A picture of the president taken during his trip to Pueblo was published on Page 4.
The Star-Journal published reaction from locals, too.
In the days following several stores and all schools were closed. An advertisement for Crown Discount Center said, "We will be closed Monday until 12 noon."
In the Nov. 24 edition of the Star-Journal and Sunday Chieftain, there was a large picture of Puebloans gathered at Memorial Hall the day before for a service held in honor of the fallen leader.
Local news of the tragedy was sparse as both papers dedicated editions to Associated Press and United Press International wire stories. One story said a Puebloan sent $10 to alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's mother.
After the death of Oswald, both papers had front-page coverage of his shooting, which was broadcast live on television.
The Chieftain ran several photo essays. Several memorial services were held around the city of Pueblo.
On Nov. 27, there was a story about a group petitioning to name the yet-to-be-built Pueblo reservoir, "Kennedy Reservoir." City Council later backed the proposal, but the name was never changed.


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They're a week away from establishing the Final Four in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, but in the Buccaneers' locker room it's already been whittled down to the Final Six.
(Sweet Six? Happy Half-Dozen? Elite Almost-Eight? Whatever.)
March is not the Bucs' best time for One Buc Place trash talk, actually, as the players are still enjoying some down time before the offseason program begins in earnest. If the tournament fell in, say, November, you can bet it would be the top locker room topic after every practice.
When the 2013 bracket was unveiled on March 17, a total of 18 current Buccaneers (not counting unsigned free agents) had reason to be proud of their former NCAA homes. With at least one representative in each of the four regions, Tampa Bay players had a somewhat slimmed-down version of their own bracket ready to begin on Thursday.
Now? Well, a Final Four with Buccaneer rooting interests in every team is still possible, but just barely. Only six Bucs can still claim a team in the running now that the field has been slimmed down to 16, and two of those six are rooting for the same school. Here's a rundown of how the 17 tournament teams with Buccaneer locker room ties have fared so far:
Lost in the Play-In Round (Technically, Round One):
- Boise State (RB Doug Martin)…Martin's tournament fun was over almost before it started, as his team lost the West Region 13-seed play-in game to LaSalle, which has gone on to challenge Florida Gulf Coast University for the title of this tournament's darling.
Lost in Round Two (Thursday/Friday):
- Pittsburgh (TE Nate Byham)…Went down meekly, 73-55, to one of the team's early Cinderallas, Wichita State.
- Wisconsin (LB Jonathan Casillas)…Victim of a bracket-busting upset for some pool players, as the fifth-seeded Badgers lost to 12-seed Ole Miss.
- Kansas State (QB Josh Freeman)…Another victim of upstart LaSalle, meaning the core of the Buccaneers' offense isn't too fond of the Explorers right now.
- Oklahoma (G Davin Joseph, DT Gerald McCoy)…Lost the 7-10 game in the South Region to San Diego State, 70-55.
- North Carolina State (C Ted Larsen)…Missed the chance to take on #1 seed Indiana by losing a close one to Temple.
Lost in Round Three (Saturday/Sunday):
- Iowa State (CB Leonard Johnson)…Johnson, who beat the odds to make an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent last summer, nearly saw his team overcome underdog status and make the Sweet 16. The Cyclones upset 7-seed Notre Dame in their opener but lost to Ohio State on a last-second three-pointer Sunday.
- North Carolina (K Connor Barth)…Lost a matchup of traditional powerhouses on Sunday, giving up a 30-21 halftime lead in a 70-58 decision against #1 seed Kansas.
- Minnesota (QB Adam Weber)…In one of only two matchups so far between Buccaneer teammates, the Gophers fell to Florida, 78-64, as the Gators advanced to the Sweet 16.
- California (DE Ernest Owusu)…The Golden Bears lost in what was the other matchup pitting Buc teammates against each other, falling to Syracuse, 66-60, on Saturday night.
On to the Sweet 16!:
- Oregon (RB LeGarrette Blount)…The Ducks took down fifth-seeded Oklahoma State and fourth-seeded St. Louis en route to a Sweet 16 matchup with #1 seed Louisville this coming Friday. Blount is the lone remaining Buc in the Midwest Region.
- Arizona (WR David Douglas)…The Wildcats have drawn #11 seed Belmont and #15 seed Harvard so far and have handled both easily. Next up for Douglas' team is #2 seed Ohio State on Thursday. Douglas is the last Buc alive in the West Region.
- Michigan (CB James Rogers)…The Wolverines have won their two games, over #13 seed South Dakota State and #4 seed Virginia Commonwealth, by an average of 20 points. It's likely a tougher task ahead for Rogers' team as they play #1 seed Kansas on Friday.
- Florida (S Ahmad Black, P Chas Henry)…The Gators have a very interesting matchup on Friday against the first #15 seed ever to make the Sweet 16, Florida Gulf Coast. UF has so far dispatched of Northwestern State and Minnesota. The two former Gators and Michigan's Rogers could meet in the Elite Eight later in the weekend.
- Syracuse (WR Mike Williams)…'Cuse gets a crack at #1 Indy in the East Region on Thursday after dismantling Montana, 81-34 and getting past Owusu's Cal crew, 66-60.
Many Buccaneer players will be back to work at team headquarters by the beginning of April, which means the potential for tournament trash-talking still exists if the Final Four falls right. The nuclear scenario: A Final Four of Oregon in the Midwest, Arizona in the West, Florida in the South (since there are two former Gators on the roster) and Syracuse in the East.
Chances are, there aren't too many brackets with an Oregon-Arizona-Florida-Syracuse Final Four. But you never know!


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Andrea Nguyen has published a great post about safe eating while in Vietnam. I followed the same sort of safe eating philosophy while I was there for three weeks this year, and was sick only for a couple of hours about a week in. And I wouldn't do anything differently next time -- I enjoyed the freedom that I had with pretty much eating anything once I'd set my own personal rules about eating fresh food, hot food, drinking lots of bottled water, and not freaking out too much after that.
I would add to this post by saying that I went into my doctor and told him I was going, and that I was going to eat everything, and that I needed meds in case anything happened. He gave me Cipro, which I never took, and a couple other meds for my travel bag.
I had ice in my drinks a little more often than it sounds like Andrea did, but I had a theory that gin killed any bugs that were in my ice (grin).


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5. In the past I've had a difficult time committing to even the best-for-me habits, so the best part of committing to veganism is how it has shown me that when something is really worth committing to, I am strong enough to do it. - Lauren Russo
6. Raising four peaceful, healthy, vegan children. - S. Pearl
7. The best part of incorporating veganism into my life is being able to wake up every morning to look at the world through a compassionate lens that infuses everything with shades of serenity, hues of harmony, tones of truth, and colors of a heightened consciousness. - Angela Colantonio
8. Living with purpose, eating with the kindest intention and apologizing for nothing has made me happier and healthier than I ever knew I could be. -Hilary Detwiller, Plate+Simple
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Greetings, we meet again in TeaDay. Please share what is in your cup throughout the day. Also discuss the topic of the day.
Yesterday we discussed unusual collections. Please continue to discuss yesterday's topic.
Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Which do you collect more of, TEA, Teapots, Teacups, other Tea-Related item? Please be sure to share.
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John Lilly's thoughts on Opera moving to WebKit:
But what I have learned being around the Mozilla folks is that technologies always, always, always have arcs. Seems obvious. But decisions that seem incredibly clear in the near term — say a period of 3 or 4 years — don't always seem so clear several years later.
What we know for sure is this: monocultures always make more & faster progress in the near term when they're stewarded by strong, vibrant leaders. But over time you get stuck. Companies change, sensibilities change. And then you've got all the technology, and all talent, and all of the best thinkers, all trapped on one technology stack.
What we do know is that in technology, we've never been served well by monocultures — we know this for sure. I worry that in our desire for clearer definition, easier standards, faster progress, we're forgetting that we know this. Same as it ever was, I suppose.