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More hidden fees the government mandating new rules for 41 K providers that they must now disclose feed information for all participants.
And CEO says that investors can use these new fee disclosures to boost their retirement balances personal capital CEO and former PayPal -- CEO.
Bill Harris joins us now so -- you know and Hartford mutual fund investors always the fees have been.
-- kind of a catch a few well with regards to performance do you think it's a good thing that the rules are changing.
Well I think it's a vital thing.
So for so long.
That true fees not just within the funds but also within the plan itself additional fees such as.
Plan administration fees and -- send surrender fees and things like that have been hidden.
The -- the participant has been unable to know exactly how much the pain now finally they'll be able to get this information.
Bill I heard some argue correct me if I'm wrong but I heard that there are so many fees that are buried in -- in these accounts that you may actually lose.
Half of your 41 K plan by the time -- -- retire because of these fees is that true.
That is true.
That is true you know what we've tried to do is take this complex welter of fees and boil it down to one simple number what is the total.
Annual fee that you will be -- and if you take a look at with this new information the government has mandated you can now take a look and see.
And if you've got a plan that is less than 1% total fees because that's a good plan green between one and 2%.
Bad plan yellow over 2% and unfortunately there are a number of plans that are over 2% total all in -- Read ugly.
Where where the best places that bill to evaluate mutual funds we also Morningstar.
Mean there's plenty of that magazines and then journals and papers but tells what to do able where's the best place to do -- -- For these fun.
Well there there are a lot of great -- to do including our site personal capital dot com.
But -- you need to see for your 41 K you need more than just the information on the fees within the funds because they're also -- fees within the 401K plans themselves.
And starting September 10 that information will be available on our side as well.
Free easy just five minutes and you'll be able to see not only which are paying now but what it means over the thirty years -- your working life.
Bill what about just putting at all and an ETF -- leaving at that no fees just just they're relying in -- market to provide you with a capital unity.
I think it's a great idea.
It there will not be an absence of fees even with the ETFs and the funds end of the fees within an eight there within AM to 41 K plan -- will still be fees.
But you can get them down to -- very low level which will actually.
Then improve your prospects for retirement.
Bill Harris a personal capital CEO great to -- bill thanks for coming in.
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Blu-Ray PSN titles
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Control - 9/10
Small recessed Start/Select buttons. Shitty cameras.
Sticks best on any portable, dpad better and looser than PSP, bumpers good, touch sharp, Gyros and Accels, mic good.
Screen - 8/10
Not great in strong sunlight, and of course not 3D, so only 8/10. PSP would be a 4/10. Very good in a dim room, forget it on a bus in strong southern hemisphere sunlight.
Backwards Compatibility - 6/10
Most PSP games work, and work faultlessly. PS1 doesn't work. PSP demos don't work. Still got to download a demo on a real PSP first. No VC rom download service. Million times better than launch 360 though, not as good as launch PS3.
Launch software Library - 9/10
Decent Racer(Wipeout, no not Ridge Racer), decent shooter(Uncharted), decent fighter(MvC 3). Better than PS2 or PS3 launch titles, more keepies.
Storage - 3/10
Shitty proprietary overpriced slow cards sucking some of the cool out of the system. If you're bugged by loading times, this is the reason why. Only 16GB available in Europe, 32GB in US. 64GB not available. Pretty shitty deal.
System Power - 10/10
Insanely overpowered. Quad core CPU/GPU, DX 10.1. 128MB more memory than a PS3/360. Could have half as much memory and cores and still be a steal. Awesome.
Very stable, very innovative, better than PS3/360 OS I'd say. Needs folders, but that's about it.
Battery Life - 8/10
For that screen, that system power it's nuts. Gets you a full 3 hours. Minus 2 for no swappable battery
Media Capabilities 6/10
No DLNA, music player basic, video player basic. No comics, no podcasts. Pretty basic at this point. Does have netflix.
Internet - 6/10
No MSN/AIM/etc. Browser good but not awesome. No email, no RSS feeds. Basic at this point.
Portability - 6/10
Too big for a pocket, this is for the rucksack.
Value for money - 10/10
Just nuts for a device of this spec.
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Perfect example, I like the pro's and cons approach.
You can? Thought it was a screwdriver tear down deal? Change the battery the same way you can change the motherboard.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-reverendburn - Funny cool youtuber getting kicked out his home before xmas.
Yeah, it does require a screwdriver to open the back casing but it's changeable.
Here's the instructions from the Japanese manual. Can't find an English version though I've read it's in there too.
There isn't an English version to this, unless they added an addendum to the manual.
Opening it up like that looks like it might void the warranty, I'm not sure if there is anything about that in there because I can't read Japanese.
Even though it looks fairly easy if it voids the warranty in the process...
I am going to be lazy and copy bahn's template.
Controls - 9/10
It is just like any other handheld in my opinion. Your hands are going to get cramped sooner or later and you will soon develop interesting techniques of holding it to try and avoid it. Try all you might brave gamer, you can't escape hand cramping.
Buttons all feel great, I never slip or have a hard time reaching any of them. Back panel is satisfying in FIFA for shooting and a very natural fit in other games. I haven't seen anything that uses it as precisely as fifa, it's mostly "tap back panel to launch special" for example (in Super Stardust Delta). A clever technique is pinching where you tap front screen and back panel at same place to pull off moves, for example in Escape Plan pinching your character makes him shoot forward fast. All this feels top stuff and in no way gimmicky.
Those controls and how well they work should really inspire developers and I am looking forward to seeing what we get in many years of VITA games to come.
Unlike our friend BahnNZ, I have no complaints about Start/Select, their use is very minimal anyway. Just checking stats/scoreboard, pausing etc.
Screen - 10/10
This for me is god vision. I was most excited about this aspect of VITA and it still exceeded my expectations. There is literally no complaints from me as far as the screen goes, it's as I said, simply god vision.
I haven't taken it outside yet (I rarely take myself outside lol), so I can only speak for room conditions.
Backwards Compatibility -8/10
The other day I was playing a PS1 game that is on my PS3 on the VITA using remote control. That is three PS systems. That to me is pretty nice system linking and support. Official PS1 support is coming soon, supported games have PS3 remote play, so we are only missing PS2 which may or may not come but supporting so much of the PS library this early on is a huge plus for VITA. Not that you'd get any free time from the great VITA launch titles to play other PS games, but hey, the more the better.
The only downside of course is although it supports PSP, the owners of UMDs got burned pretty badly. It does get a bonus on the PSP side though because they bothered to develop image improving features into the VITA to make your PSP games look nicer AND to top it off, support for 2nd analogue for all games (as it is built within the emulator).
That is pretty sweet software support for a company that is usually not so good on this stuff so great job by Sony on all accounts.
Launch software Library - 9/10
The greatest PS launch library of all time and enough here to keep people busy and smiling for months. Excellent launch.
I don't need to go on, just check our PS VITA forum for all the games we are talking about. Simply amazing, it feels like this console has been out for months with the library that is here.
Storage - 6/10
A bit of a biting point this one. I am most annoyed we [EU] didn't get the 64GB cards. Other than that, I am not too fussed, as it is a "pay once, it'll serve you a lifetime" kind of deals. I just wish though I could buy a 1TB one or something and get that cost over with. As I am a big fan of digital content, I no doubt will pay a ridiculous price again when 64GB makes its way over here to upgrade my 32GB.
In other news, content manager works smartly and easily between VITA <-> PC or VITA <-> PS3 so you can use them as external storage to save space.
System Power - 10/10
The screen helps everything when it comes to how VITA looks but it also runs every game amazingly. If you want a tech demo I suggest Wipeout (game demo available on PSN). BahnNZ listed the specs, I myself do not keep up too much with hardware specs but I can tell you it's as impressive as all those things he said make it sound like it is.
The Sony philosophy of "NEEDZ MOAR POWA!!" we know and love continued on with VITA then.
As BahnNZ said, definitely folder system needed. If it doesn't get it anytime soon you are going to be scrolling up and down for ages before you find content.
At first I was in love with it but as with any OS, the more you use it, the more it gets to you. I personally had a couple of freezes while installing demos, had to do a hard reset of VITA (handled it well though, everything back to normal upon restart).
I am also not quite sure on things like connection. I would have appreciated a cleaner OS design on that end. There is a Party app, Message app, Friends app and it seems to sign you out everytime you close them? Because when you go back to them you get a "signing into PSN" notification. You can of course leave them open.
It doesn't matter if I am wrong or right, the fact I am confused means it's not a very clear system as far as connection.
The notification bubble on the top right is amazing and I love how easy it is to keep up with your friends.
It does lack a bit of personality though but it is very fast and slick. You can drag, open, close, swipe through apps with minimal fuss. The minimal fuss comes from some apps needing 3 or 4 "please wait" boxes opening and closing for some odd reason.
But for a system that just launched it is an absolutely solid OS with very nice features (taking screenshots anywhere is one worth mentioning).
Battery Life - 7/10
I get into a game and addicted to it and don't appreciate being told to go charge after four hours. Hours seem to drift away on the VITA so four hours can feel annoyingly short.
On the plus side you can charge while playing (via USB or power socket).
Internet Browser - 3/10
Doesn't do anything a modern browser should do. And even basic things like displaying some sites gets messed up. We know it will get updates and it should. Also it would be nice if we can open it while gaming. Definitely not something you'd use unless you literally have no other thing around you that can surf the web.
Portability - 5/10
Not too big for my jacket pocket but definitely feels odd. I don't feel too comfortable carrying around a gadget so new anyway. Not for security reasons but people come around and go "ooooh" and annoy you.
I will say no button support ruins this part. I remember putting the PSP in my pocket with music player and tapping through songs. VITA can not do that as no app supports any physical buttons (neither does the OS). Might be patched in later? Who knows but the music app at the very least should get some button support.
Value for money - 10/10
I thought and thought about it but sorry, I can't say to any cynics "yep you are right not to want it". It's just a fantastic system that does gaming as well and better than a portable has a right to.
Typical Sony console, pushes the bar ever higher than anything on the market and laughs at anything below it.
Get it if you got the moniez. If not, do what I did and trade in lots of stuff to get it for even a better bargain. Just have one, you'll love it.
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Oh yeah don't take my neg points as trolling mayne. No such thing as a perfect console, they always do something to bugger them up.
Best console ever made ever PS2 - Terrible reliability, couldn't FSAA to save it's life and it really needed to, weak looking textures.
Second best console ever made SNES - Slow crappy CPU. Guess that's what blast processing meant. Blast processing means... Megadrive didn't have a slow crappy CPU.
PSP - Stupid rotating plastic disks, no place in a handheld. thumb nub that took your thumb off. Like half a PS2 in your pocket, no original portable control schemes.
PS3 - Initial $600 price tag, Great BC... Which went away. Needs USB in the back, keeps your TV set up tidy init.
360 - Where do we even start... No free online, charging you for nothing of value, terrible reliability, proprietary rip off hard drives, controller a downgrade from XBox(No pressure sensitive buttons), last gen DVD storage capacity, Kinect laughably bad and laggy... Gives you cancer... Made up the last one.
Wii - Good points - Plays kick ass Platformers... Hawt chicks play it. Everything else is a bad point. Everything wrong with that sodding console.
Megadrive - Tiny color palette, wacky Z80 generated sound.
GBA - SNES in your pocket... Hurrah, then put four sodding face buttons on the front, AB,XY, hello? Original GBA advance worst... Screen... Evah. GBA SP first usable one.
Sega Master System may have been perfect, the Japanese one with the FM sound chip naturally, nothing bad to say about that one. Lovely system. But there's minor buggering up (PS3) and then there's extreme buggering up (Nintendo 64), don't think Vita is extremely buggered up. All minor.
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They've put (GPU wise) 2 iPhone 4Ss in there. Sh*ts insane dawg. CPU wise I don't know enough to comment, iPhone 4/4S CPUs are well beefy, lots of FPU power. Off the shelf ARM CPUs used in Android phones aren't, weak as. Hopefully they've put some floating point grunt in there. Can't have a PS3 in your pocket without some FP grunt. 4 CPU cores, but only 3 are available to the application, one reserved for the OS.
Should compare very well to the A5X chip in the iPad 3 announced in a week. You know the one that won't cost $250.
It's a Ferrari 458 Italia in your pocket.
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perhaps this could help cramped hands:
I don't really have a problem with getting cramped hands. However maybe i'm just not playing the same period of time you guys are?
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PS VITA has to be experienced cannot be said in words. The screen is outrageously good and like everything about the hardware, feels surprisingly light (might be from holding the tablets too long). OS UI/UX could use some more polish and error code could be helpful, it is very cryptic.
Battery standby is good and I have not used the web browser (prefer tablet). The backside touch panel seems sluggish from playing little deviant and in escape plan it works well. The backside touch panel has growth curve as you cannot see your finger and have to get used it to use the backside touch panel well.
And in storage, the ugly side of Sony shows up. Sony would have owned MS on this front if they had used regular memory card but need to make money by nickel and dime-ing won.
Overall a very good portable gaming system and Sony has to fix i.e., polish the other aspect of VITA as the competition is iPhone and other smartphone ecosystem.
Just a personal preference, the VITA game box would have been made smaller and slimmer. Lots of empty space in the box.
Controls - 9/10
For a portable gaming experience nothing else comes close to the feel of the Vita. Hopping between Uncharted on the Vita and Harry Potter or Zelda on the 3DS is just night and day difference. The slider pad on the 3DS should be taken out in the future to be replaced by the Vita's sticks.
I feel the 3DS and Vita are on more or less equal footing on the D-pad (haven't played MvC3 yet) but I do prefer the Vita's shoulder and face buttons.
Comparing the touch interfaces on the 3DS and Vita the Vita wins in almost all respects. I feel more comfortable touching the Vita's front and rear panels than I do switching between finger and stylus input on the 3DS. I would say that for the 3DS the dual screen design pays off, but moving the screen around all the time limits how much "3D" my eyes can stand before i give up. Whereas the Vita's OLED display is viewable at pretty much all angles.
Screen - 9.5/10
Speaking of that gorgeous screen... Makes me wish all my gadgets had this tech. Playing outside at 1/2 brightness (where i have it set inside) feels the similar to using the Galaxy S2 outside. You can do it in bight sunlight, but you'd rather have some shade or you'll adjust how bright the screen is.
My only gripe with the screen, is that I don't think it is gorilla glass so i'm a bit nervous about putting a scratch in it and the Sony PSvita case can go jump off a bridge for all I care for it.
Backwards Compatibility -3/10
No UMD transfer support
No PSone support (or PS3 remote play)
Not all PSP games are in the store and the ones that are aren't really "priced right"
The two digital PSP games I have work, but I've got a few UMD psp games that I was really hoping to transfer or at least see on the store (KH mostly)
Launch software Library - 9/10
Lumines, Uncharted, Wipeout ... thats all I need
Storage - 7/10
The price for these cards is frickin outrageous. That said my 3G vita came w/an 8GB card so i'm not really out that much. Until I start getting those PSone, PSP, movies, etc on there....
System Power - 9/10
This system is incredible for games. sucks for pictures... and no skype w/a Front facing camera... wtf
but really I <3 this little beast.
Sony was smart to KISS on this.
Would love to see folders and a tweaked notification system more in line w/Android or iOS, but at least it is easy to understand.
Battery Life - 7/10
Would love it if this lasted as long as an iPad, but this plays Uncharted so I'm really happy with what I do get.
Internet Browser - 1/10
no flash or video codec for HTML 5 ... the only reason this isn't a zero is due to the fact it isn't IE6
Portability - 4/10
A bit less portable than the 3DS, but fits in my jacket just fine.
Value for money - 8.5/10
If you just want a kickass portable game machine then this is prolly more a 9. but it does need some OS tweaks and more apps (skype, G+, etc) so I have to rate it lower.
that said I'm really happy with the Vita, much more so than the 3DS.
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i am very happy with the toddler bed rail pieces. I was kind of hesitant about ordering it due to the reviews of it not being sturdy and rail not being long enough and other...Read complete review
i am very happy with the toddler bed rail pieces. I was kind of hesitant about ordering it due to the reviews of it not being sturdy and rail not being long enough and other not so good reviews. However, I went ahead and ordered because I didn't want to waste my money buying a 4 and 1 converter crib and not use it. And plus I was tired of getting up in the middle of the night when my little sweetie awaken, now she just gets out herself and comes into my room. The rails seem pretty sturdy to me. The color of the wood matches just fine, and the quality is better than I expected after reading reviews. I was quite satisfied. I was worried about the assembly but husband said it was easy to put together, he had no problems. And also it shipped and arrived very quickly.
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At the time I purchased the Sorelle Vicki Convertible Crib 2 years ago, there were not any reviews stating how difficult it was getting the toddler conversion kit. As my daughter started climbing out ...Read complete review
At the time I purchased the Sorelle Vicki Convertible Crib 2 years ago, there were not any reviews stating how difficult it was getting the toddler conversion kit. As my daughter started climbing out of her crib I knew it was time to get it ordered. After looking it up on the babys r us website it only showed just the piece that keeps the baby from falling out. It doesnt show the legs included which you need. So after days of research, I finally went into the store [...] So I ordered it. I was so excited to get it because my daughter was now lunging herself out of her crib which scared me. I took the crib apart and when I went to put the screws into the new piece it didn't go in and neither did the small wood pieces. None of them did. So I went to a hardware store 4 different times trying to get the correct screws and had no luck. So I called the manufacture and they said oh no problem we'll send you the correct screws. 7 days later I got the screws and they of course didn't work, they sent me the same ones but shorter. Needless to say I took the conversion kit back to the store. The holes were stripped along with a big gash in the leg of it and to order a new one it was out of stock for 5 months. This was such a disapointment. I loved that crib and wanted to use it for many years. They actually discontinued that crib a month ago too. [...]
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Guard Rail NEEDED for Toddler Bed Mode
By Lauren's Mommy
from San Antonio TX
About Me Parent
Comments about C International 1011446 Sorelle Vicki Toddler Guard Rail - Espresso:
The product was fairly easy to put together:(1) Guard rail to replace side panel of crib(2) Feet to replace those "lost" when side panel of crib was removedWas very worried that the opening along the rail would be too wide and my little one would dangle out. She moves so much throughout the night and is always turned around, on the other end of the crib each night.So far it's been pretty good, the opening is just the right size, not too big but not too small. She can easily get in and out of the bed on her own.When laying down, the rail comes up fairly high which is great to keep her from rolling out of the bed as well.Overall the piece is sturdy, but not super solid. If shaken pretty hard then it could feel a bit flimsy. Guess we just have to teach out little ones "No more monkeys jumping on the bed..."The color matches the crib very well even though we bought the crib two years ago.Bought this piece because I NEEDED TO in order to convert the crib to a toddler or daybed. Had no other choice because of the feet that came off when we took the side of the crib off.The replacement feet do come with the guardrail even though they are not shown on the picture from Toys/Babies R Us.For a must buy....I guess I'd have to recommend to buy it...if not then you'd be forced to go straight to full size bed. Hmmm...we bought the conversion rails last year, I would think those would have replacement feet as well. I'll let you know whenever I open that box!!Have a great day!!!
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(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
By Happy to b Mommy!!!!
from Little Rock, Ar
By mom
from Tucson, az
We ordered this to change our childs crib to a toddler bed. We got the first one and realized it did not match the crib color even though it was suppose to be espresso and the box said espresso. Called customer service and took over an hour to get it all settled and then sent back to toysrus. We then got a refund instead of getting a new one shipped so I then had to call and spend another hour on the phone. It was a horrible experience, the only good thing I can say is that we got 50% off for our frustration. We got the 2nd toddler rail which is still not a color match, but figured we would keep it since we don't have a lot of options.
Excellent buy
By Laurie
from Colorado Springs, CO
The railings arrived undamaged and perfectly boxed on our doorstep. My daughter (18 months) and husband put it together very easily. My daughter helped put the washer on the screw and patiently wait until my husband needed it : )"Directions were easy to follow but not as sturdy as I expected" From my husband. I've noticed it wouldn't be wise to put weight on it. But it keeps her from rolling out of bed.
Works but a difficult fit
By Fuzzy's parents
from Bay Area, CA
Firstly, this item is REALLY expensive for just one rail. Secondly, the screws don't line up properly with the holes and the directions tell you to use the old screws OR new screws and you can't tell which screws to use!But it works and our son, who hated being in his crib, now sleeps in his crib because he can go in and out freely. We just put a step stool up for him. Our son doesn't shake it (yet) so we don't really have that problem. And it looks really nice, too. We love the idea of this rail! We will be purchasing the conversion rails for the bed, too. So we'll be dishing out another [$]!!!
Annoying design! Buy a different crib
By Mel the busy Mom
from Earth
Once set up the rail works well, but the problem is that the legs come off and are attched to the side that comes off and the new rail. It's a bad design for the whole crib.
(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Not a 4 in 1 crib, it is a 3 in 1!
By frustrated mom
from Louisville, Ky
I bought this crib for my daughter and love it! I thought for the price it is a great thing that it is a 4 in 1. Well I bought 2 toddler rails for the bed, I wanted to go straight from the crib to toddler bed. When I purchased the crib it had pictures that showed the different conversions. It was suppose to convert from crib to daybed, to toddler bed, to full size bed. But that isn't the case, the rail on the front went on with no problem, very easy to assemble, but the back is too short. I should have realized this before putting it on, considering the back side is more raised then the front. On top of that I could not reach Sorelle by phone and BabiesRus had no idea what I was talking about or what to do about it. I am very disappointed with this crib. I could have purchased an inexpensive crib and toddler bed and saved two thirds or three fourths the amount spent on this crib and rails! So if anyone knows something I don't please let me know. Don't advertise a bed as a 4 in 1 if it is honestly a 3 in 1.
(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Product is okay
By grandma
from seattle, wa
About Me Grandma
I bought this for my grandbaby's crib. I will say, it was difficult to find this add on since we didn't purchase it at the time we bought the crib. color was a perfect match, was really easy to assemble. What I don't like so much about it is, it's not sturdy enough. My grandaughter likes to jump on her bed on hold onto the rail. I can watch it bow back and forth when she does this. The other thing I'm not so happy about is, in the morning when I check on her, her feet are hanging off the edge where the opening is. It would've been much better to have the opening in the middle so her head and feet stay inside of the crib.
(11 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
By Paul
from Louisville
When I purchased the crib I was promised that the crib was completely self contained,ie, that it converted into all 4 themes with no extra purchases. That is why it was called a 4 in 1 crib. As a matter of fact, no extra parts were even sold at the time of purchase, we grilled the sales person about this issue to make sure that we could have a bed for our child in the future. Now that I am converting the crib I realize that I need an extra piece, that is infuriating...Now they say it takes 10 to 12 weks to get it...that makes it twice as infuriating..now they say it is on back order...even more infuriating..and now they want me to pay for it! They lied to me, I would never buy a crib or anything from Babies R Us ever again. Especially after patiently trying to deal with Babies-R-Us and being told that I was just outta luck, oh well see ya! I tell everyone I know my story, I hope this was worth it to them. They have lost a customer for life and everyone I know that has children will hear my story. If parents don't stand up to this company who will?
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Excellent product
By J.S.
from MI
Perfect fit for the Sorelle Vicki Convertible crib. Easy to install and great color match.
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Hackable Mercurial for Windows
An approach to easily hack on the Mercurial source on Windows.
1. What is the Hackable package?
Compiling Mercurial is a significant barrier to testing and developing Mercurial on Windows. This package attempts to minimize that barrier by including:
- a private copy of Python (32-bit)
- complete Mercurial history
- pre-compiled extensions (32-bit MinGW GCC)
- an hg.exe wrapper to add to your path
- in-place editable source checked out and ready to go
2. Downloading and using
The package can be found here. Simply download, unzip, and run the included hg.exe. This package will not interfere with your existing Mercurial or Python installation.
There is usually no need to download new copies between releases, simply pull and update.
This package includes no global configuration, so if you're not already using Mercurial, you will need to configure your username and merge tools.
3. How it's built and how to build your own from scratch
Needed components:
- Python MSI installer, versions 2.4 - 2.7
Mercurial source release (see Download)
MinGW mingw-get tool
- Download all the needed components
Install Python with msiexec /i python-2.7.3.msi /qb
Unpack the mingw-get tool into c:\MinGW and add c:\MinGW\bin to your path
Install the gcc compiler with mingw-get gcc
Unpack Mercurial source into c:\hg
Copy the Python install from c:\Python27 to c:\hg\hg-python
Build Mercurial extensions in c:\hg with hg-python\python setup.py build_ext -i --compiler=mingw32
Build hg.exe in c:\hg with hg-python\python setup.py build_hgexe -i --compiler=mingw32
4. Running the test suite under MSYS
Most of the test suite can now be run on windows too. Writing tests and debugging failures might however require both knowledge of the traditional unix environment and of the windows environment.
The tests that can't be run on windows will automatically be skipped, so no test failures should be seen. The tests are run automatically by the hg buildbot.
Creating a hg-winhack package and running the test suite requires almost the same environment. The following instructions will thus contain a lot of duplication of the instructions given above, and the instructions could perhaps be merged. (The "hackable" mentioned above might not work in development branches.)
4.1. Install MinGW/MSYS environment
Install MinGW/MSYS with 'mingw-get-inst-*.exe' from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/latest/download
Install some mandatory extra packages: c:\MinGW\bin\mingw-get install msys-base msys-coreutils gcc
Install some optional extra packages: c:\MinGW\bin\mingw-get install msys-rxvt msys-vim msys-wget msys-unzip msys-zip msys-openssh
Install msys-bz2-1.dll (if it's missing) with: c:\MinGW\bin\mingw-get install msys-libbz2
Launch a console/terminal with: c:\MinGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat --rxvt and enjoy having a decent shell
Make mingw gcc available: echo "c:/mingw /mingw" >> /etc/fstab
4.2. Build hg-winhack
# create build directory hg clone http://selenic.com/hg hg-winhack # bootstrap Mercurial somehow cd hg-winhack # install python wget http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.msi msiexec //i python-2.7.3.msi //qb # avoid MSYS magic mangling of '/i' cp -ar c:/Python27 hg-python # python can and should now be uninstalled again # build Mercurial extensions hg-python/python setup.py build_ext -i --compiler=mingw32 # build hg.exe hg-python/python setup.py build_hgexe -i --compiler=mingw32 # prepare localizations hg-python/python setup.py build_mo # zip it and ship it ... or continue running the test suite cd .. zip -r hg-winhack-x.x.zip hg-winhack/
Note that this will leave you with both a hg.exe which can be used from windows and a hg which might be picked up by MSYS bash if you have python installed.
4.3. Run the test suite
cd hg-winhack/tests export TMPDIR=c:/tmp # to avoid path that contains ~ which in general would require escaping PATH="`pwd`/../hg-python:/mingw/bin:/bin" PYTHONHOME="`pwd -W`/../hg-python" ./run-tests.py --local
PATH can be extended so other non-msys tools (such as git/svn/p4?) can be found.
4.4. Alternative: Building the C extensions with Microsoft compiler
Get and install the gratis "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1" from microsoft.com. It contains both the x86 and x64 Microsoft C/C++ compiler. When running the web-installer, you'll only need to select the features "Windows Headers and Libraries" and "Visual C++ Compliers". Deselect everything else.
Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvarsamd64.bat
To build Mercurial, in a MSYS shell do (requires Python on PATH):
make local
Or using cmd.exe:
python setup.py build_ext -i python setup.py build_hgexe -i
Depending on what Python is used (x64 or x86), the extensions will be built for x64 or x86 accordingly.
4.5. Run tests involving Git
If you have Git installed on your Windows box, hg-winhack will incorrectly detect that git command is available, and will try to run Git-related tests. It will fail to do so, because it cannot run "git.cmd" from shell.
If you don't want to run Git tests, edit hghave file to return False instead of return matchoutput('git --version 2>&1', r'^git version')
If you prefer Git tests to be executed, find your Git installation folder, enter cmd folder and create git file (no extension) with the following contents:
#!/bin/sh "$COMSPEC" //C git.cmd "$@"


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Latest news from the International Union for Conservation of Nature
As the people of Haiti mark a painful anniversary this week and slowly rebuild their earthquake-torn country, scientists from Conservation International (CI) and the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) report news they hope might become a source of pride and hope for the country's environmental future: the surprising re-discovery of six species of globally unique frogs in the country's severely degraded tropical forests, which had been lost to science for nearly two decades. …
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Buy basic supplies in bulk to use year-round
(CNN) - The average parent with K through 12 students is on track to spend more than $688 on back to school clothes and supplies this year.
Consumer Reports' ShopSmart magazine recommends a little planning and using what you already have before hitting the mall to get more bang for your buck.
"Probably you've got notepaper, maybe a couple of notebooks, certainly you've got pens and pencils and things like that, so you want to take an inventory of what you already have and then build your list around that," said Sue Perry with ShopSmart.
Buy basic supplies in bulk to use year-round. Retailers will deeply discount certain loss-leaders, like notebooks, folders and pens, during the back to school season.
Use the Web to hunt for sales instead of going from store to store. Spoofee puts deals from weekly circulars in one place. PriceGrabber and Nextag allow you to compare prices and set up price alerts.
And for the biggest share of back to school spending - clothing - start small.
"You don't have to start your child off with a full wardrobe. Kids love clothes, they like to have clothes going back to school, but you don't have to go and buy everything all at once," said Perry.
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Written on: 17/04/2013 by TaniaJacks79 (1 review written)
everyone was recommending it everywhere so I tried, I must say to everyone- calm down! it is not that good at all! and there are better products out there! (read more)
Written on: 02/11/2012 by Caro1
This went on well & smelled OK. But now I'm looking at the result, I wouldn't buy it again. It's certainly no better than any other fake tan product... and it IS more 'fake tan' than gradual tan. As with so many other fake tanners, the result is very YELLOW - I prefer a less yellow/brown tone, but finding a fake tan that isn't yellow-based is like finding a needle in a haystack. (the best one is Avon 'skin so soft' soft & glow but sadly this has been discontinued). However, if you get... (read more)
Written on: 04/10/2012 by helensullivan (6 reviews written)
This product is ok if you understand that it is not going to bronze you. You're going to look like you've been out in the sun for a little while, but you aren't going to be a "footballers wife". Yeap you can double up and get it to go darker, but this means more money and more importantly - More time. If you want a good colour by the weekend you need to start thinking about it on Monday. If you have no illusions about what this'll do then you'll get on with this fine - but if you're like me... (read more)
Written on: 23/12/2012
when i apply i always go patchy help!
Written on: 19/09/2012
I'm not sure if it works as a gradual tanner, to be honest, because the acrid chemical pong had me give up on it after a couple of days. I guess most fake tanners are full of nasty chemicals - this one just doesn't manage to disguise it. (read more)
Written on: 03/09/2012 by KT24_donovan (1 review written)
I love this stuff! It's really good, gives a nice, not at all streaky tan, and always gives me a little boost! I would definitely recommend it. (read more)
Written on: 18/08/2012
Bought a bottle to try out as I usually burn in the sun and this really does work I have a lovely tan building and at only £1.99 a bottle I thought I would try it cannot fault it one bit I don't mind the smell, it isn't as bad as some fake tans I've tried so after this I went back and bought two more to stock up as its nearly winter and no doubt I'll buy a few more to put in my cupboard! (read more)
Written on: 26/07/2012
Im pale skinned myself,use this quite a lot.i have used other products of fake tan and cam out streaky n orange.so I think if u get it right applying it u can't go wrong. I use nearly every day after a bath or shower its great. Don't think the Melos that bad just like any tan lotion really. (read more)
Written on: 25/06/2012 by Bella-II (2 reviews written)
This is a good lotion but it has a very bad smell after application. The company should change its smell so that its consumer doesn't have to complain about it after using it.... (read more)
Written on: 08/06/2012
ive been using this product for years,and never once had any streaky problem,the smell is pleasent,i use it all year round,i really cant fault it. (read more)
Written on: 15/04/2012
I am getting married in 6 weeks and have been uming and ahing over sunbeds / spray tan or fake tan..... I would usually use sunbeds a few weeks before but i dont fancy the idea of possibly peeling on my wedding day!! (I always peel) I cant really afford a fake tan and a trial of a fake tan (as i don't really trust them. Some look soooo orangey and how do you tell which ones will turn out ok). I decided to go for Johnsons holiday skin for trial purposes as i bought it a few years ago before... (read more)
Written on: 24/07/2011
This product is excellent apart from the terrible smell it has after application. It lingers around for ages and has completely put me off using it again. I would advise people to look around at other similar products. (read more)
Written on: 12/05/2011
I love this product, i have always been scared of fake tans but this is brilliant, i moisturize first and then apply and i have never had streaks of blotches.
I have recommended this to many people and they all love it AND it looks totally real.
I have a few bottles now for safe keeping ;)
Easy to use and great finish, i love being able to show off my legs and not be embarrassed about the brighter shade of white that i carry around with me all year round.
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Written on: 09/05/2011
I put it on after a bath, all over my body and waited for about an hour before putting clothes back on, as I know it can go streaky, it didn't feel very absorbed but I thought an hour was long enough. The next morning I woke up with streaky arms and legs, so I used it that night after a bath, but waited 2 hours and used a hair dryer, it still didn't feel fully absorbed, but I still turned out blotchy in the morning, I wouldn't recommend this product. (read more)
Written on: 25/04/2011
I used the overnight one and I would advise anyone who is going to use it for the first time to do a skin test. I wish I had. The day after I used it my arms, legs, chest area - basically where I had put it - came out in a horrible rash with huge itchy bumps. The doctor gave me anti-histamine tablets and for a second opinion I asked the pharmasist who coincidently suffered the same outcome as me, so she knew it was from using Johnstons Holiday skin lotion. I am getting married in 2... (read more)
Written on: 16/04/2011
WARNING! The horrible smell doesn't come out of your clothes/towels! I've used Johnsons Holiday Skin Lotion for a few yrs now. The first one had that familiar fake tan smell, but it disappeared after a shower & gave a beautiful tan for days! The new one last year was AWFUL! The new aloe vera added didn't help. The original smell was sweet, but a lingering annoying smell afterwards, loads of blobs on my skin as the product NEVER absorbed right & not as good a tan either. I decided to give it... (read more)
Written on: 09/07/2011
I totally agree! Glad its not just me. The smell going on was lovely, but two days (and a shower and a bath) later I have this really weird smell on my skin and it's not nice. It's a strange smell, not even a fake tan smell, more like mouldy water smell. I won't be using it again!
Written on: 13/04/2011 by dan lou (2 reviews written)
i bought this because i hate being pale (im very pale skinned) but wasnt sure about sunbeds and cant afford a spray tan every week anymore. when i use fake tan it goes very streaky even the expensive ones!! so thought a gradual tan might do the trick. i dont think it smells anymore than a fake tan does, i did notice the smell but it wasnt bad. it went on well i was abit sticky but i used my hair dryer to dry myself and that was fine. i thought colour was ment to come out 3-4 days but have... (read more)
Written on: 18/06/2011
a bottle a week??? how much are you using??
Written on: 07/09/2011
I love it! But can some one email me at email@example.com and tell me, I have normal skin and if I use to medium to dark skinned one will it go darker on me?
Written on: 09/04/2011
Hi :) i feel like i should write a review as i love this product but its true about the smell its a bit nasty i thought it was off ! But my skin is soft and my tan is building up so i gave it mostly good ratings . i hope they sort the smell out but for now a squirt of perfume or body sprits works for me ! (read more)
Written on: 07/04/2011
Okay , Im writing this review in April 2011.
The Positives first- I am confused by all these comments abut smell! The scent is a very nice, quite fruity almost vanilla smell which I find very pleasant and when I opened it up to smell it in Boots (yes I am one of those people) Me and my friend both thought it smelled divine. Now the colour is also very good, I used fair to medium skin. The colour is Browny Golden with absolutely no orange tone. It developed after about an hour and I reckon...
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Written on: 26/03/2011
i had heard so many mixed reviews about this product, and nearly every single one commented on the smell of the product- so heres my review for the fair-medium one
packaging- okay, so it comes in a yellow bottle so it is very noticible on the shelves in the store. it is quite bright and summery and on the front it just says what it is and at the very top it says - no more streaks* .. so theres me thinking that the asterix means that there is a massive hidden catch but no- it tells you why...
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Written on: 19/03/2011
I've used this since it first came out and think it is very good and easy to use, however the smell is horrible it's like how the old fake tan used to smell and the smell doesn't wear off during the day. It never used to smell like that in fact it used to smell fairly nice before so I am not sure what they have done with it, if they read this please change it back . I would recommend it but I would have to warn about the smell as it can be quite off putting. (read more)
Written on: 13/03/2011
I've used the old Johnson's Holiday Skin Body Lotion before, and it was really great- no smell, even colour, just generally looked like an actual tan without being orange. However, I used the new one this morning, and it absoloutely stank. Can't stand the smell! One plus was that my colour was slightly darker within an hour, which is great, but my legs did feel sticky for about half an hour after applying it. Overall, I wouldn't recommend to a friend- it may change my skin colour quickly,... (read more)
Written on: 13/02/2011
I have facial skin problems Rosacea - high colour and dry skin across the cheeks. I don't particularly want a tan however by chance I have found that this product seems to ease the condition. No idea why! .... so will use it once or twice a week for that reason :) (read more)
Written on: 04/02/2011
I have medium brown skin and I wanted too go a bit golden this year so I purchased the item it is brilliant has a dirty smell however its all about the looks though isn't it ?
I've used it many times and don't regret it once its better than looking dirty orange : D
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Written on: 18/09/2010
I have just recently started to use the product and it reeks! However after a shower the smell goes away and I'm left with a great tan, I've got to say that I hope their reading this so they change what it smells like, I've heard that the old one smelt really nice although I haven't tried it. However in the end I love the results as it leaves me with what looks like a natural tan, I wish I wish I knew about the smell before I purchased it! (read more)
Written on: 03/09/2010
I totally agree with the other posts. The smell is awful!! My best friend and my partner refused to be anywhere near me with it on. I was so upset as I had used this product for years. That was about 10 months ago and I have used something else since but I loved it so much I just bought it again to see if it really was that bad. Again - I love the results, but the stink!! Bin again. So disappointed I am going to send this page to them and fingers crossed, they will pay attention... (read more)
Written on: 23/08/2010
I have used Johnson's Holiday Skin Body Lotion many times in the past. This year I bought a new bottle & couldn't believe the awful results! The old version had a smell, yes, but I would apply it overnight & shower in the morning. The new version has a nicer scent in the bottle, but once it sets into your skin - YUK! I can't bear the smell of my skin with this product! It isn't as moisturising as the old version, leaves blobs of product on your skin like bad moisturiser that you can't wipe... (read more)
Written on: 19/08/2010 by Zaramantle (2 reviews written)
the product leaves quit a mild natral tan but ther is a slight smell after use i wouldnt say the smell was vile but i woudlnt say it was nice its bearable and after use it leaves your legs abit sticky i would recomend this to a friend but i have found other better tanning products. (read more)
Written on: 18/08/2010
i applied the product last nite around 9pm or there abouts and i have to say around 11pm i could start to see a change of tone on my legs which i liked alot and would make me more prone to put it on in the morning. around the time i started to see the tone change i could also start to detect a smell lingering. this morning the smell wasnt as bad but i did have to shower just to make sure there was no prolonging smell. the only thing that would put me of the product is the fact it makes you... (read more)
Written on: 05/08/2010
As a very fair skinned person it is nice to find a fake tan product which doesn't make you look orange, but it has an awful fusty smell which lingers. (read more)
Written on: 26/07/2010
I have only just bought this product(about an hour ago) so ignore my review score because I don't know how well it works yet, but just reading through these reviews I just had to say that I can not understand why people hate the smell so much, my bottle barely smells, and the smell it does have is quite nice, I'm actually sat smelling my arms such is the pleasant-ness of the smell, perhaps I got a new one??? It does say on the bottle that it has a subtle fresh fragrance. I'm sure everyone... (read more)
Written on: 22/06/2010
I don't know why everyone's complaining about the smell. It isn't really a smell like you'd smell on a human like...it's more like a car air freshener, but it doesn't smell bad and it isn't too strong. I got mine out of Poundland, so it was only a quid, which was good, and it already, after a few hours, has a very light brownish tan, which is all I wanted. Not for those who want a self tan that's odourless or has a really strong and quick effect. (read more)
Written on: 18/06/2010
I used this one night, just one application I felt clammy and sticky for hours .. I awoke the next morning feeling really itchy down my sides... this has now turned into a rash all down my sides, across my stomach and up and down my arms. It's now starting on my back too. Johnston's is supposed to be for sensitive skin I thought? - Anyway, I'm covered in tiny little itchy bumps that are very uncomfortable, this has been 4 days now. I'm sorry, but I will NOT be buying this product again.... (read more)
Written on: 26/07/2010
I don't really feel that your your allergy is the products fault, anyone with sensative skin knows you should allways do a patch test for any product you are thinking of applying to your skin. If you are sneaky, you could even do it in the store, just put a tiny amount somewhere out of sight (like behind your ear) and after a day if there is no reaction go buy it.
Written on: 06/06/2010
This new fragrance is disgusting. after using it all over my body in preperation for a wedding on the weekend to look a little tanned, my partner said i smelt stagnent & he could not bare to be near me (nice)!! I will never ever use it again, i have just threw two full bottles in the bin. I scrubbed my body for 15 mins and after 3 showers the smell is still lingering. I would rather stay lily white. thanks Johnson's. (read more)
Written on: 26/05/2010
I wanted a pick me up as the weather is so rubbish and when it is sunny I just burn and go red, so i ususally buy nivea sun kissed but they were out of stock so I bought this to "tan" my body. Well this is does not! I applied it to my legs overnight and the next morning I had STREAKS galore! Its pathetic.. Why does the bottle say in very tiny writing "no more streaks"?? What a lie!
I will be going back to Nivea Sun kissed as it does the job perfectly and it smells MUCH better!
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Written on: 25/04/2010
i dont agree!
if you turn orange youve put it on too much ,using this product once maybe twice will bring out your highest tan colour for your body,if you apply more than this and it turns orange it means that the tan you had before you went orange is you darkest sun colour!
its a good product although the ONLY problem is it can turn very streaky if you dont apply well !
i wnt orange first few times i used it and then got told about my darkest colour!
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Written on: 24/04/2010
used this product for the first time last week. i have used it everyday and the colour has developed well, allthough i am slightly orange but thats more to do with my skin tone then the product it's self. i have read through the other reviews and people are talking about a horrible smell, i thought it smelt quite plesant, not offensive at all but the bottle i have purchased is a new improved fragrance apparantly. i would defo recommend this product to a friend, does exactly what it says on... (read more)
Written on: 29/03/2010 by ameliaa (1 review written)
I bought it because i wanted to be prepared for summer, well, you know, nice tanned skin ;)
When i first used it, i was't surprised with the smell (unpleasant, but bearable), because i've read reviews about other tanning products (almhost all of them have unpleasant smells).
I apply this product at night and when i wake up in the morning the unpleasant smell is gone.
After a few days of using this product i got an orange glow... My hands look nicely tanned, but legs are orange.
Of course,...
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Written on: 20/03/2010
I used this product and loved it along with loads of my friends until around 1 and a half yrs ago when the scent of the product was changed , the new scent is disquisting it make me want to vomit when I use it , so myself along with lots of my friends had to stop using it I really wish they would go back to the old scent I have had to start using the dove product but its not as good as this was , unhappy customer (read more)
Written on: 03/03/2010
i used to use Johnsons Holiday Skin years ago. I bought a new bottle two days ago from Bodycare as it was a hell of a lot cheaper than it used to be and i thought i would give it another try. I have to say that even though Johnsons claim to have given it a new subtle fragrance i was appauled at the smell. My husband told me it smelled like i had chip fat all over my body and i cannot get the smell to dissapear even though i have showered thoroughly. I will be taking this product back to... (read more)
Written on: 25/02/2010
I love this product apart from the very powerful smell which is why i apply it before i go to bed. Its easy to apply leaves a nice natural colour and leaves my skin feeling really soft and moisturised :-) (read more)
Written on: 17/02/2010
Bought this today as a February pick me up. Even though I'd never bought it before I trusted the Johnson & Johnson brand. Came home tonight for lovely soaky bath and slapped this on afterwards, put pj's on and settled in front of TV. Have had to go shower and change again before bed. It smells revolting, and seems to get worse after application, as though the product has gone off. I will be taking it back to Superdrug tomorrow and requesting a refund. I have no idea whether it works as a... (read more)
Written on: 08/02/2010
I have used this product on many occasions but have recently used the nighttime one to wake up with a bruning rash on my stomach legs and arms, its so uncomfortable and plus im pregnant and before anyone says anything i have used it in a previous pregnancy and was fine, so to get the rash on my stomach i actually burst into tears, will not be purchasing this product again! i would have liked to have been told that u can possibly have an allergic reaction to this at leats then i could have... (read more)
Written on: 06/02/2010
It used to have a lovely fresh smell, but i have just bought a new bottle and I can only describe the smell as musky with a hint of dog poo!!! Yuck!! (read more)
Written on: 16/01/2010
This lotion is the worst stuff I've put on my skin. Apart from the smell I felt like I had a clammy coating all over me all night. The next morning I woke up covered in a horrible itchy rash from head to toe. Days later I still have itchy bumps all over me. This stuff should be taken off the market. I would like to know what the active incredient is to cause this reaction. (read more)
Written on: 30/12/2009
i will never use this product again as it has left me with blotchy skin on my belly!! which i cant get rid of even after about a year and i only used it a couple of times. (read more)
Written on: 23/11/2009
I agree with other reviewers that said this stuff stinks! I have used it in the past but the new smell is absolutely awful. At first I thought I was imagining it but my daughter wa sin the car with me one day and said what's that awful smell - it was my legs! It's really hard to get rid of the smell too - I've scrubbed my legs twice and it still linger.
It is not the normal fake tan smell, but infinitely worse .DON't BUY IT!!!!
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Written on: 16/11/2009
I carpoolto work with other people and this product made my skin really stink. Iv stopped using it and washed my trousers and skirt but I can still smell it on my clothes when iv worn them again. It is really foul and I definately wouldn't use it again. I would spray my perfume and this wouldn't even overide the smell. It reminds me of raw eggs and makes me feel sick. I had previously used it ages ago and didn't notice the smell was that bad back then. (read more)
Written on: 07/11/2009
the new johnson's holiday skin smells strongly of playdough!
i don't know if anyone else has noticed it, (is it just me?) also, the NEW holiday skin is not working at all. i used to see a change overnight but i've put the product on four times now and no result has come.. hmmm.
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Written on: 29/10/2009
I would have recommended this to a friend because it gives a nice even colour and I've never ever had it streak, and I'm not that careful about the application. I never used to particulary like the smell - it smells like most other fake tans - but I just bought 3 large bottles of it because it was on special on boots and it smells absolutely VILE! I can smell it now and hope that it fades before i go to bed... why oh why do manufacturers insist on changing things...? If it ain't broke... (read more)
Written on: 28/10/2009
Really good value for money, you can often get 2 for the price of 1. Easy to apply, nice colour after a few applications. The smell is not pleasant though so I always apply this before I go to bed. Leaves skin a bit sticky, but feels very moisturising and doesn't dry out the skin. (read more)
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$in & Soraya – Dat Nolla Promo Mix by $in & Soraya
Jeeze. Truants don't just write. We also like to play out the tracks we talk about in different duo's, because we're based in different countries. Our Dutch delegation, $in & Soraya, have been booked to play Femme En Fourrure's clubnight at Nolla in Helsinki at the end of this month. The girls threw together a promotional mix for you to enjoy as a preparation for the night, with a taste of what you can expect from their sets. Most of the artists they've included in the mixtape have been involved with Truants one way or another – whether they've delivered us a Truancy volume in the past, contributed to Truancy One, were written about or they're target of cutting Truants love. Not only did they get a former designer of Hood Musik Entertainment to make them a cover, 2/3 of the mix is exclusive for y'all!
Bullet starting with Darling Farah's Younger, this mix commences by building up the vibes gradually with this track that blends otherworldly beats with familiar vocals. Advancing into a more active state of mind, Pangaea's Inna Daze and Deamonds' ridiculously impactful Tenseverb (as heard in his Truancy Volume as well) are proof that dat Nolla promo mix means bidness. Lovely new tracks by Presk, J. Bashy, Hovatron, Blackwax and 2562 are included – Dutch artists or tracks forthcoming on Dutch labels to rep dem roots. Please take note of the LOL Boys VIP edit of Grown Folk's Steady Moving; you'll be able to get this one pretty soon and if you haven't done it yet, you can grab the original track from Truancy One here. Blown away by seeing DJ Rashad for the first time the other week, they've included their current favourite juke track called "Don't Leave Ur Girl Round Me" too, by Bristol bound producer Riffs. Voltron's forthcoming EP on Discobelle is filled with gems, but the included XXXY remix of Don't Stop is most definitely one to be smitten with. Of course are homeboys Brey and Rick Ross are included, because that's how a Truants does. Enough words for now, turn the volume up and enjoy this mix.
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1. Darling Farah – Younger (Forthcoming Civil Music)
2. Pangaea – Inna Daze (Hessle Audio)
3. Deamonds – Tenseverb (Unreleased)
4. Presk – Akola (Unreleased)
5. Julio Bashmore – Batty Knee Dance (3024)
6. Grown Folk – Steady Moving (Lol Boys Vip Re-edit) (Unreleased)
7. 2562 – Wasteland (When In Doubt)
8. Teeth – Vibrate (Unreleased)
9. Riffs – Don't Leave Ur Girl Round Me (Unreleased)
10. Voltron – Don't Stop (XXXY Remix) (Forthcoming Discobelle)
11. Brey – Hannah Montagne De La Cocaine (Instrumental) (Unreleased)
12. Blackwax – Surface (Forthcoming Tube10)
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Is your camera stuck on automatic? Ever seen a city-scape or even a lightning bolt captured on camera? Ever wondered why the pictures you take at night are usually blurry? Taking pictures at night, with no flash, is the easiest way to learn how a camera really works. It gives you the underlying knowledge to help you take great pictures and have more fun with your camera, under any circumstances- day or night.
We will start the class taking photos of the sunset. As we start losing natural light gradually, students will learn first hand how to compensate for this, minute by minute either by decreasing the shutter speed or opening up the aperture. As a result you will see the effects these variables have on your photos.
When the sun goes down we will walk around focusing on long expsure shots (and seeing if anyone can get a clear picture without a tripod). There are some tricks to be learned.
Students will walk away with a rudimentry understanding of shutter speed and aperture imputes, along with the confidence to use their camera on manual day or night. Not to mention some great photos.
Important. You must bring your own slr or dSLR (doesn't matter which but a dslr is easier to learn on and you will get more out of the class). Tripods recommended but not required.
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The ideal website will capture the unique personality of Paso Robles and its varied attractions, appeal to all audiences of area tourism, serve as the tourism resource for visitors to Paso Robles, and provide relevant information to support media inquiries about Paso Robles. This website will replace the current Travelpaso.com site, not overlap it.
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Jessica Steffen led Buhler with 13 points while the frontcourt tandem of Taryn Torgerson and Josie Williams combined for 19 points and 17 rebounds. Torgerson, a junior, had 12 of those points. The Vikings' lead scorer was McKenzie Thiel with seven points. This was Buhler's seventh year in a row with "Think Pink" night, where they wear pink uniforms in honor of the event, which raises money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.
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Today a mass email was sent to Senate staff informing them the Washington DC Health Link website has crashed. Congressional staffers must sign up for Obamacare through the Washington D.C. exchange.
Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid exempted his staff from Obamacare.
This video might interest some readers. After all, is there anything more thought-provoking than debating whether or not God is real?
Every serious Christian, at some point in his or her life, has probably questioned the existence of an omniscient and omnipotent being -- one who created us and gave us all life. We live, as Dr. William Lane Craig recently put it during an appearance on Fox News, in an "increasingly secular†world where a growing number of people are downright hostile to organized religion in general, and Christianity in particular. Dr. Craig argues that the debate therefore must be waged not on easily winnable grounds -- i.e., advancing arguments that only Christians would accept -- but by providing empirical evidence and building the "cumulative case†for the existence of God and the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth. Below he proposes five such arguments that he believes support his contention that God is real, while also addressing a difficult and oft-asked question: If God is real, why does suffering exist?
Craig explains that life on planet earth is not meant to be "a bowl of cherries†-- that is, free from despair, hardship, disappointment, and suffering. True happiness, he posits, can only be fulfilled after we are reunited with God in the Kingdom of Heaven. Take a look:
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After a failed effort to force big-box retailers to pay a minimum wage of $12.50 in the District of Columbia, the DC Council has voted to raise the minimum wage to $11.50. The federal minimum wage is currently set at $7.25 an hour.
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The 13-member council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance the bill. It will have to clear one more vote before going to Mayor Vincent Gray's desk. The Democratic mayor supports raising the minimum wage from its current $8.25 to $10 an hour, but not higher. However, he said Tuesday he wants to continue working with the council to find consensus on the appropriate wage increase.
The 13-member council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance the bill. It will have to clear one more vote before going to Mayor Vincent Gray's desk.
The Democratic mayor supports raising the minimum wage from its current $8.25 to $10 an hour, but not higher. However, he said Tuesday he wants to continue working with the council to find consensus on the appropriate wage increase.
Raising the minimum wage has been shown to have disastrous effects on young people and employment for low-skilled workers.
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.@Hardball_Chris: It looks like the President's healthcare law is open for business #Hardball — Hardball (@hardball) December 3, 2013
.@Hardball_Chris: It looks like the President's healthcare law is open for business #Hardball
Chris Matthews' Hardball guest host, December 4th:
I'm in health care purgatory. Since sunrise on the day of the launch, Oct. 1, I've attempted to shop for health insurance at healthcare.gov. Almost eight weeks later, I still haven't been successful in accessing quotes online for insurance. My experience has been a Kafkaesque nightmare of Internet denial and telephone roadblocks. And this is not some journalistic folly. I'm in the market for health insurance and have been optimistic about my ability to get a competitive rate as a result of the Affordable Care Act. What's most frustrating is to think there are nine different plans for me to consider. If only I could see them. Especially because mental health is covered, and about now, I'm in need of some.
I interviewed the deputy director of California's Obamacare exchange on Friday, Dana Howard. The audio is below and the transcript is here. There is much to marvel at and be alarmed by in the conversation, but the most worrisome admission from Mr. Howard is that CoveredCA.com has no projected model of success - it simply doesn't know what demographic mix must be reached in order for the insurance policies being offered to be sustainable...You should also be alarmed by Mr. Howard's inability to quickly respond to questions about the burn rate of the $190 million dollar marketing budget. There is no "cost per lead†just as there is no metric of necessary success when it comes to the demographics of overall enrollment. The parts of my conversation having to do with the background checks of the 1,400 "navigators†and the 1,500 CoveredCA.com employees are disquieting to say the least. As is the imprecision with regards to the availability of benefits to the undocumented population who are dependents of documented.
The interview also revealed that California is dishing out $58-per-enrollee finders fee-style bounties to "counselors," all courtesy of the taxpayer. Speaking of whom, I'll leave you with one of the winning entries to HHS' Obamacare propaganda video contest. This young woman won three grand of your money for performing this little diddy -- an ode to the "Affordable" Care Act that literally includes the lyric, "don't worry about the price tag." Yes, really:
During an appearance early Thursday morning on Fox and Friends, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin dismissed MSNBC's (former) Martin Bashir and his vile comments directed at her on air three weeks ago.
"At this point I'm used to it, that's kind of a sad state of affairs, to have to admit that I am used to it,†Palin said, giving credit to the media for criticizing his comments.
Palin's Sarah PAC sent a letter to MSNBC two weeks ago demanding a resignation after the outlet failed to fire him. News broke yesterday that Bashir has submitted his resignation. MSNBC has refused to issue an apology on behalf of the network for Bashir's comments.
From the beginning of the Obamacare debate years ago, abortion coverage in subsidized insurance plans has been a major concern. The Obama administration has already overstepped its authority by forcing religious institutions to cover contraception and now, Congress is forcing taxpayers opposed to abortion to subsidize Obamacare health insurance plans for Congressional staffers and their bosses at a rate of $11,000 per plan. Terry Jeffery has more on the numbers:
Under a regulation issued by the Office of Personnel Management, members of Congress and their staff will be able to use federal subsidies worth up to $11,378 per year to purchase any of the 103 different health insurance plans that expressly cover elective abortions that are now being offered on the Washington, D.C. Obamacare exchange. The federal subsidy members of Congress and their staff can now use to buy health-insurance plans that cover elective abortions contradicts a vow Obama made in a nationally televised speech to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 9, 2009.
Just as President Obama promised Americans that if they liked their health insurance plans, they could keep them, he also promised zero taxpayer dollars would be used to cover abortions. In fact, pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak and others like him voted for Obamacare based on this promise. It turns out, Barack Obama lied again in order to get his signature piece of legislation rammed through Congress and on his desk for signature. Stupak was the last vote needed.
Late last year at the 2012 DNC convention, Stupak expressed his disappointment with the President's broken promise during a pro-life panel in North Carolina and said the HHS mandate for contraception is illegal.
"I am perplexed and disappointed that, having negotiated the Executive Order with the President, not only does the HHS mandate violate the Executive Order but it also violates statutory law.â€
Here we are again with another, "We told you so," moment. It won't be the last
It takes a lot of crust to engage in hypocrisy this blatant. Remember Harry Reid's Christmas Eve vote on a health care bill few had seen and none had read? Remember his legislative chicanery, used to jam ObamaCare (unpopular even then!) down the throats of the American people?
Well, get this: Now he's exempted some of his staff from living under the law he worked so hard to pass. They can continue with the cushy government plan that taxpayers would love to be able to have -- and afford.
In the meantime, the administration is quietly issuing rules on an ObamaCare tax that will disproportionately injure small business and inhibit job creation. But Reid staffers, basking in the perks that come disproportionately to the government class, don't need to worry about any of that. They have a job where the boss can inflict rules on the rest of us, but exempt his own workers. How convenient.
Acting in his usual, completely inappropriate behavior, Harry Reid once again took on the Speaker of the House with his latest statements on immigration reform. In a threat-like statement, Reid said that if Republicans ever want to see a president from their party again, they will sign on to an immigration reform deal.
The Senate Majority Leader told his hometown newspaper,
"If the Republicans ever want to elect a Republican president again, they're going to have to get right with the Hispanic and Asian community who, by more than 70 percent, voted for Obama last time."
Well excuse me! Reid then went on to claim that many Republicans don't care about immigration reform because they come from districts with fewer minorities. That seems to be a very broad statement Mr. Reid.
Reid seems to believe that there is going to be so much pressure, the Republicans will have no choice but to cave and approve the measure. I guess Harry Reid forgot about how bipartisanship