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Buffy The Vampire Slayer
How I met Your Mother
I hope you all forgive me for what I expect to be a long and rambling post. I was in the process of ordering past seasons of Supernatural on DVD, when I got to wondering about how long the show was going to keep going. That lead me into thinking about other shows I've enjoyed and sort of TV shows in general, and how they tend to end up. The whole thing got so heavy in my head, I felt the need to write it down. That's a writer's brain for you. Once we latch on to something we can't let it go until it's down on paper. And I have a lot of work to do, so I can't have this cluttering up my brain.
Here's how I see it. Most TV shows tend to end in one of three ways; with an ending that disappoints the fans, canceled before they even get an ending, or dragged on until they're in the dirt. I want to talk about these three things, and my brain being what is I'll probably wander off into other tangents along the way. I have not seen every TV show out there, obviously. In fact, I don't watch a great deal of television, I have shows I like and shows I love and neither list is all that long. So, this is all completely based off my own personal opinion. I'm not stating facts here, people. I expect that if anybody actually reads this, most of you will likely disagree with what I have to say. You should feel free to disagree in the comments section. I'd love for this to evolve into an actual discussion. I appreciate opposing opinions, but if you get nasty you can expect to be deleted.
Disappointing the fans: How I Met Your Mother. From things I read, I know I'm not the only fan of HIMYM who was pretty ticked off with the ending. Here we spent 8 Seasons anticipating Ted meeting "The Mother" only to have her killed off with very little screen time. Now, a lot of people loved the ending. It was certainly a surprise and a twist to have Ted end up with Robin after all. But it felt false to me.
Canceled: Firefly. I know Firefly didn't have good ratings when it first aired. But since then it has certainly gained a solid fanbase who don't appreciate it having ended after only one season. Yes, we did get a movie that sort of tied things up. Yes, I did love the movie. But it was not really an ending to the series. Too many things were left up in the air (for example, we all know Inara was dying in the series and that was not addressed in the movie) for it to feel completely satisfactory to me.
Dragged Into The Dirt: Here, I expect, is where I'll get the most dissension. Charmed. I really liked Charmed. But, for me, the series lasted entirely too long. It started its downhill descent after Prue died and suddenly the whole concept of the "Charmed Ones" was dismantled by the fact that the circle of their power could simply be recreated by another sister. But its descent really picked up speed after Wyatt was born. Whatever it was about the story that originally drew me in, was lost. And here is where I'm going to kind of wander off on a tangent, so bear with me.
I've seen lots of TV shows who introduce the "baby" character and it rarely works. To me, this has always felt like a gasp of desperation. The "baby" character is a way to revitalize a flagging story line. This is not always an actual baby. Sometimes it's merely a new character introduced in order to breathe new life into a series. Most of the time, it's the sounding of the death bell.
Now, an instance where I believe the "baby" character worked, is the introduction of Castiel into the Supernatural universe. I know there are plenty of fans who do not care at all for the way Supernatural progressed after Season Four. I, personally, am highly enamored of the whole angels and demons, war in Heaven, story line. Of course, I'm also hopelessly in love with Cas, so I may be a bit prejudiced. My greatest fear for Supernatural is that they will keep pushing until the story is ground into dust. Some fans think that has already happened. I haven't seen Season 10 or 11 yet, so I can't say whether or not I agree.
The "baby" character did have a detrimental effect on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Like many others, I'm not highly fond of Dawn. A lot of people think the series should have ended with Buffy sacrificing her life for Dawn after the portal was opened. I even think, I'm not positive about this, that this was originally meant to be the ending. Personally, I enjoyed the following seasons of Buffy and despite being extremely unhappy with Spike's beautifully heroic death, I was well satisfied with the series finale. That being said, I do believe they came dangerously close to ruining the show. I'm glad they ended it when they did. I think one more season would have been enough to run the series into the ground.
Another series that seemed to do all right with the "baby" character was Angel. I don't think Connor's birth, odd as it was, hurt the show. However, I am not a big Angel fan. I liked the show well enough, but I've by no means seen every episode. So I don't feel as if I can debate this one too far. I do know the show was canceled and there seems to be a difference of opinion among fans as to the final episode. Personally, I kind of liked it, but again, not a fan, so I'm not emotionally invested in the series as I am in some of the others I've mentioned.
If anybody has hung around all the way to the end of this thing, I hope I didn't bore you too badly. I would love it if you would leave a comment below about one of the shows mentioned above, or about your own personal picks for the three categories I mentioned. How do you feel about the "baby" character? What are your thoughts on your favorite TV shows? Whatever. I like to talk fandoms. You got ships? Let's talk about those too. But keep it civil, please. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.


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Backhorn or Shoescratcher?
Adele recently pointed out to me the weirdness of that fact that backscratchers often have a shoehorn on the other end. "Do only people with itchy backs wear tight shoes?" she asked. I have no answer to that question, but I obtained one of the strange implements for myself and I decided to break all the rules!
Study the above photo. So far, so good. It seems that I am merely yet another of those unfortunate people who have itchy backs and tight shoes at the same time. But wait! I must be some sort of revolutionary! Watch how I proceed to employ the shoehorn attachment to scratch my back! Has this ever been seen before? Anarchy! Where will it end, O where?
As if not satisfied with this cultural upheaval, I decided to take my radicalism to the limit. Behold! I used the backscratching attachment to lever my foot into a shoe! Purists and pedants may wish to sneer and denounce my shoe as a sandal; they may also claim that I'm tickling my foot into it, rather than strictly levering it. But so what?
The gesture is what matters, not the petty details. Did Napoleon consider petty details when he crowned himself Emperor of France? Was Stalin interested in petty details when he conquered Berlin? Details are of no consequence; and if you don't believe that, peer more closely: the truth of that statement is in the detail.
* Back scratched with shoehorn!
* Foot levered into shoe with backscratcher!
* The world will never be the same...

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Before his appoinment to The Garryvoe Hotel Aidan worked for two years as General Manager of the Crover House Hotel in Lough Sheelin Co. Cavan. During his time there, the hotel received its 4 star grade for the first time and completed an extension & complete refurbishment of the ballroom.
A Graduate of CIT with a National Diploma in Business Studies in Hotel & Catering Management (2003), Aiden also has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies in Hotel & Catering Management (2004) from GMIT (Galway). He has also completed the Cornell Strategic Hospitality Management course in 2013.


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Sweet Caramel is a special blend of Blueback, Maple Leaf Indica and White Rhino. Delivering in both speed and abundance, Sweet Caramel is the total hybrid package. Full of flavour and aroma this Indica dominant strain is something to be savoured. When grown indoors, the flowering time (typically) is just 7 weeks with a yield of roughly 500g/m2.
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Howard Collinge is a multidisciplinary creative director, writer and strategist working at the intersection of design, brand development, advertising and technology.
Way back, before cats became modern internet stars, I accidentally created the first viral cat video to circulate the globe. Controversial at the time, it made Top 10 Creative Hits by Campaign Magazine UK.
As Group Creative Director at Code and Theory, we created a new YouTube series for Loreal, using influencer networks to build instant brand love - the whole process took four weeks for concept, production, editing and launch.
"YouTube video bloggers and other independent producers have been a growing part of marketing content creation for brands, sometimes in deals brokered by third parties. Now Google itself is getting in on the action, linking YouTube video production talent with brands and their agencies to produce video ads for the site.
Uniqlo is a Japanese brand that believes that good quality clothing should be available to people of all social, cultural and financial backgrounds. I worked closely with Uniqlo Tokyo to translate their core mission and brand promise into what became the "Made for All" tagline and global manifesto, used by Uniqlo's network of agencies.
video credit: Michael Ferrare and Yutaka Tsujino. Creative partner: Thomas Hayo
Cadillac needed to change their brand and corporate philosophy. The Dare Greatly campaign signaled a shift to a more modern, design-lead company, even taking the step of relocating their design office to downtown NYC. Working with Publicis NY Creative Director Carlos Figueiredo, we wrote and created the Oscars launch film, summed up by the line, "Those who dare, drive the world forward".
Walk all over my lips, baby. Credit: Code and Theory, Ivy Tsang Associate Creative Director
Levi's wanted to defy the trend-obsessed denim market by showing that 'cool' can stand the test of time. This campaign celebrates the timeless cool of a pair of Levi's, across generations of the same family: Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons.
An anthropological study-meets-ad campaign for Levi's to launch a range of new denim cuts, each style reflecting a form of human expression and body language.
At Code and Theory, we worked with computer giant Lenovo to create a business focused campaign that tackled the everyday problems of office workers around the world. Credit: Writer Mike Ladshaw.
Rebranding air travel, which had previously been a tedious and unpleasant experience, to a new kind of experience, Happy Jetting. It worked and millions of travelers switched to the idea that flying and travel can be a stress-free, even happy experience.
When MTV asked us to create some hype around Snoop Dogg's tour of Australia, we seeded the idea that Snoop was planning to migrate to Australia with his entourage. The Australian Government had a meltdown and millions of people entered into a nation-wide debate on immigration.
The branded content series got the Australian Prime Minister involved in the debate; made Snoop Dog a hero in Australia; and won One Show gold for branded content.
Working with Spring Moves, a sports App company, I created the strategy and creative idea that talked about music as a form of energy, more powerful than performance-enhancing drugs, power bars and sugar-loaded energy drinks combined. Credit: Dael Oats, director & co-writer.
From Vogue NY: Today's myriad of style blogs has created an army of Internet stars out of editors and ordinary people, leaving genuine fashion icons (translation: individuals known for some artistic or political achievement which give their covetable getups a hefty jolt of gravitas) pretty much forgotten. But theuniquecreatures.com, an online magazine–slash–shopping site dedicated to style rebels with their own distinctive causes—Angela Davis, Frida Kahlo, and Lee Miller among them—aims to set that motion in reverse.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008 | 2 a.m.
Sun Archives
- Governor says he wants to close $150 million loophole (6-27-2008)
- Top Gibbons aides quitting (6-27-2008)
- Gibbons, Buckley disagree on textbook funding (6-26-2008)
Beyond the Sun
Gov. Jim Gibbons came close, tantalizingly close, to getting the fresh start he so badly needed.
But then there's the back story, a story of Gibbons doing his best Gibbons, which is to say, he kept making a mess of the slate he was trying to wipe clean.
When all was said and done during a tumultuous 24 hours at the end of a week, after speaking to the state about Nevada's fiscal crisis and convening a special legislative session, his closest Republican allies in the Legislature were furious with him.
Gibbons has been beset by political and personal crises during the past two months, most of his own making, including a divorce, the revelation that he was using his state cell phone to exchange more than 800 text messages with a married woman during the 2007 legislative session, and a raft of bad news about Nevada's foundering economy.
He called a special legislative session two weeks ago, directing legislators to cut an additional $250 million from the ailing state budget after he'd cut $914 million in the previous nine months.
The political motivation was plain as day: Change the subject from the salacious divorce and his rapidly diminishing stature and show the governor as a strong executive.
And during the past two weeks and the past few days, even though he never consulted key legislators about the special session and then was forced to delay it, he indeed had his moments.
His televised speech to the state Thursday night allowed him to show empathy for Nevadans experiencing tough times, call on legislators to act responsibly, redouble on his promise not to raise taxes, and refuse to back any cut in teacher pay increases or signing bonuses.
For Nevadans who don't pay close attention to politics, he likely came off as a decisive and responsible leader.
Gibbons also managed to dump two senior staffers, Chief of Staff Mike Dayton and Chief Operating Officer Dianne Cornwall, whose infighting and perceived incompetence had become deeply distracting to the administration.
Gibbons was said to be getting advice from Sig Rogich and Robert Uithoven, two experienced political hands.
Josh Hicks, the governor's counsel and widely perceived to be the most competent member of his staff, was named chief of staff. Hicks and Gibbons' allies are scouring resumes and reaching out for new talent with this sales pitch: Yes, rehabilitating this administration will be difficult, but if they get it done, the glory and satisfaction will be sweet indeed.
So the governor had made an attractive public appeal and cleaned house, readying himself for a brutal 2009 legislative session that will face more fiscal hardship. And, if he could oversee a productive 2009 session, then a spot as the Republican nominee in the 2010 governor's race — which seemed totally far-fetched a few weeks ago — suddenly wasn't out of the question.
But instead, he deeply angered Republican allies with his typical scattershot approach, which seemed to have no regard for the collateral damage of his words and actions.
When Gibbons called the special session two weeks ago, he persuaded state Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio and Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert, a Reno Republican, to sign off on delaying a cost-of-living raise for teachers, an incendiary issue and one for which legislators of both parties immediately said they didn't have the votes.
And yet, in his speech Thursday, Gibbons spoke like a fiery union rep for the teachers and said he wouldn't break promises to teachers. Education is his highest priority, and he would not renege on the raises, he said piously.
Raggio was livid.
Gansert, who had changed her mind on cost-of-living adjustments and had come out against delaying them several days ago, was asked whether she and Raggio had been "thrown under the bus," to echo the phrase being bandied about the Legislature. Gansert nodded slightly and replied: "I don't know how to respond to that."
Gibbons also criticized the size of the budget passed in 2007 as "overpromising."
For Raggio, who has long been a lonely defender of the governor, this was the nightmare scenario. Raggio's facing a primary challenge from former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, who is running to the right of Raggio, the warhorse of Republican and state politics. No doubt Raggio fears Angle will use the governor's criticism against Raggio.
Raggio rebuked Gibbons publicly Friday, noting that the Legislature used the governor's own proposed budget as its blueprint last year.
Friday morning, Gibbons met with Raggio in the Senate leader's office. Gibbons was said to be largely absent from the budget-cutting negotiations between Raggio and Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, all week. But now, at the final hour, he wanted to negotiate a legislative plan to delay purchasing textbooks, which would save $45 million. In Gibbons' Thursday speech, he came out against it.
"The time to negotiate is over," Raggio told the governor, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
Raggio told the governor the Assembly and Senate were going to pass their package of cuts, and the governor was free to veto it.
"If you do that, it will be the quickest override in state history," Raggio said, according to the source.
Raggio delivered it in a firm tone. But for a sitting governor, it was the equivalent of a dressing down.
Gibbons also waved the white flag frequently: He wanted to close Nevada State Prison, save money for textbooks, propose a spending cap for next session. All were ideas he embraced in interviews last week or in his speech. By Friday, he had retreated from them all.
And then there are those photos. Gibbons, who filed for divorce from his wife, Dawn, in May, was again spotted with a woman not his wife, holding hands and hugging. This time, at the Reno Rodeo, one of Northern Nevada's most important sporting and cultural events, and presumably one at which the governor would normally serve as an ambassador.
The photos, published Friday in the Nevada Appeal, which is Carson City's daily, showed him hugging the woman — a former Playboy model — in the rodeo parking lot. A news cycle that should have been dominated by stories of the governor leading was instead given over, at least partially, to his dating life, or whatever.
(The governor's response to a question from the Sun's Cy Ryan was typically bizarre: "You can talk to Leslie," he said, referring to Leslie Durant, the woman in question. "But I think she will tell you if (there's something that) takes the romance out of a friendship it's being there when her child is born. I held her hand when her child was born. That's how close a friend we are.")
Those close to Gibbons were dejected by the governor's risky behavior in such a public place.
"Indefensible," a source close to the governor said.
In the end, what might have been an opportunity for a surge in public popularity and a profusion of new clout and command landed with a fairly dull thud.
And so rather than getting a bounce, a Republican lobbyist said, Gibbons will get a "dead cat bounce."


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Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg said Friday that her office is having trouble prosecuting rape cases from University of New Mexico because of a lack of evidence and incomplete and underreporting.
Brandenburg said she believes that the high rate of underreported rape cases shows that most victims do not want to be involved in prosecution, not that victims believe that prosecution is impossible.
Brandenburg was joined at a news conference in her office by UNM Police Chief Kevin McCabe and May Sagbakken of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, who also serves as a committee member of UNM's Sexual Misconduct & Assault Response Team (SMART).
When asked what the DA's office or UNM could do differently to reduce what she described as a dismissal rate of over half of all sexual assault cases, Brandenburg responded that the figures were mirrored throughout the nation, not just within the county, and that she felt that it was necessary to keep the topic on sexual assault.
"Let's remain focused on sexual harassment and sexual assault. That's the story. It may not be as sensational or exciting, or may not sell as many papers, but let's not deviate from what this report was really about and the goals that are very worthwhile that we all need to work toward," Brandenburg said.
Brandenburg also expressed frustration with challenges that the New Mexico Supreme Court's case management order presents to prosecutors and to law enforcement. She also emphasized difficulties caused by often receiving evidence insufficient to fulfill the burden of proof required to prosecute an offender. Brandenburg said most cases are delayed because of a lack of evidence or eyewitnesses. She described rape cases as "complex" and characterized her office's relationship with law enforcement as having "healthy friction," with potential areas of improvement on both sides.
The U.S. Department of Justice released a report on April 22 saying that UNM's current methods of handling sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints are in violation of federal law. Brandenburg said she has never heard a complaint about UNM police and that she felt that the media was unfairly focusing on a footnote, and was, as a result, distracting the public from the importance of addressing sexual assault. Brandenburg said her office was never contacted by the U.S. District Attorney's office, and that if the DOJ felt that the results of their investigation were significant, they surely would have.
McCabe said his officers are also exasperated by the attention focused on sexual assault cases at UNM, but acknowledged that it is his department's job to investigate and the DA office's job to prosecute.
Sagbakken also spoke, expressing concern at the high rate of dismissals, particularly of cases involving minors, and highlighted the importance of law enforcement and prosecutors working together effectively.
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That being said, it's kind of scary that we are already a third of the way into January.
I've been offline about a month now, due to, well, a combination of a lot of things. Health issues, personal issues, etc. In a nutshell, 2013 stank, and 2014 was determined to not be outdone. 2014 won.
A few announcements:
I haven't decided which book series to tackle this year. I was happy with how the Black Company reviews came along, and had narrowed this years choices to:
Dan Abnett's classic military sci-fi Gaunt's Ghosts books.
or Steven Erikson's collective Malazan doorstoppers.
I was leaning more towards Gaunt's Ghosts, but that entails a re-read of First and Only, plus, I am a bit wary of Ghostmaker (Book 2), since I heard it was just a collection of short stories. Then again, I have a bit more patience for those types of books now. We'll see.
I guess I'll aim for both series and resign myself to the fact that I probably won't finish either by the end of the year.
I want to thank everyone that visits, even during this downtime.
There are a few half-done reviews in the pipeline, I just don't have the drive or time to finish them right now.
Just ain't feeling it recently.
Oh, one more thing. I am looking for some truly scary titles to seek out and read for my October Haunted Halloween reviews. Leave any suggestions below. Appreciate it!
Again, all the best this year!
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For nearly a month, Star Trek Online players have been casting their votes for a new ship to be included in Update 11, starting with eight and now whittling the list all the way down to two. Those two, fittingly given the working titles of Alpha and Omega are now up for the final vote to determine which one will see the light of day in STO.
You can vote for your favorite on the STO Facebook, Twitter, or forums, as described on the contest page. Voting runs until midnight PDT on Oct. 22. There doesn't seem to be a ton of differences between the two designs, but if I had to pick, I'd say that Alpha's "dimples" bother me, and I prefer the sleeker design of Omega. #TeamOmega
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"Design your ship" *My reactions* "Oh cool I can now fully customize my own ship" to me thinking this would now make buying zen ships more worth while to only have my dreams and wallet crushed by pre-made awful looking ships……Ya……


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The Louella Parsons award goes to AdultFYI's very own, Gene Ross.
This week Gene regaled me about his night out on the town New Year's Eve. Gene is a great story teller, especially when he's making his world-famous Italian meatballs topped with American cheese [Mario Batali just blew his brains out].
But I digress.
When he started the story I was hoping he would tell some sex-charged yarn about how he hooked up with some long-lost porn vixen he met at Soup's Sports Grill and somehow he talked her into a little New Year's celebration back at his vast estate: maybe skinny dipping in the pool at 2 in the morning.
No, Gene shared with me and the readers of this site his stellar New Year's Eve hanging out with such notable celebrities as Scotty Schwartz and Frank Stallone.
Talk about a name dropper. Are you jealous yet?
Gene went on to relate that he has been collaborating with Scotty Schwartz on his autobiography. I'm guessing the working title is, Scotty Schwartz: The Life and Times of a Frozen Pole Licker….maybe not.
Nonetheless when Uncle Gene tells a story it's always fascinating.
The Don't Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story award goes to Monica and Jessica, better known as the daughter/mother porn star act, The Sexxxtons.
In a recent article posted on RadarOnLine.com, mother Jessica said, "Everyone thinks that is a wonderful idea because we're the first ones who have done this," she explained.
Uh, no, Mom, you're not the first daughter/mother act who has performed together. Desi Foxx and her daughter Elli made their debut about 5 years ago. And if you want to really turn on the way-back machine, who could forget Delilah and Sabrina Dawn reaching back into the 1980s.
Sweetheart, there hasn't been anything new in the porn industry in about 30 years.
Oh, and shame on RadarOnLine.com for not doing any research or fact checking. Nice job, boys.
The Chef Boyardee Cooking the Books award goes to Papa Smurf and Vivid.
The announcement of Kim Kardashian being in the family way lead to an opportunity for Papa Smurf to once again trumpet her years old sex tape: Vivid says video-on-demand purchases of the sex tape have spiked 80% since Sunday night … the fattest increase they've seen since Kim's wedding to Kris Humphries.
Sure it did. An spike of 80%? Riiiiiiiight.
Free publicity is a great thing.
The Flying Wallendas award goes to Cleveland stripper, Lauren Block.
Block was injured when she plunged 15 feet while reportedly trying to "complete some sort of jump/dance move" while giving a lap dance to a customer, police reported.
While cops investigated inside the club, they were approached by Pasquale Storino, 25, who said that he was "receiving a lap dance" from Block when she "grabbed the rail…and tried to complete some sort of jump/dance move."
Storino, who said he was facing away from the balcony, added that Block "accidentally went head first over the rail."
All of us at AdultFYI wish her a speedy recovery.
Rodney Moore [pictured] gets the OSS award. For you history buffs, the OSS was the World War II predecessor of the CIA which, in turn, begat the concept of double agents. One minute you're on our side; the next minutes your huddling with the Russkis. Rodney Moore this week tried to come off as a friend to porn by posting a letter critical to the AVN awards process for recognizing the Best Tube site.
Moore called the category a "slap in the face" to the industry.
However, ol' Rod seems to forget the fact he used to advertise on the original Luke Ford site when Luke made it a daily practice of slapping the industry in the face with the wet mackerel of bogus stories and unsubstantiated accusations. Or maybe Mr. Moore conveniently forgets about that. However, we here at AdultFYI didn't.


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The tight time limit really forces you to think clearly and make decisions quickly.. There's no time for wasting! But I also think the results for these 30 minute paints are much better than what I've been getting from the 1 hour paints at work (see next post below).
Having said that, some of these took 35-40 minutes. You need that extra time sometimes!
Trying to do one of these every day.
Trying to do one of these every day.
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[BEST & WORST '13] Lonmonster's Top 10 Comics Of 2013
Reflecting on 2013, it's clear that we we are living in a new golden age of comics. Not only is the sheer amount of books being published overwhelming, but the quality has reached new heights. Regardless of genre, creators continue to explore the medium in new, innovative ways, and I wonder if 2013 is only the start of something much bigger.
Due to the amount of worthy titles being put out on a regular basis, narrowing my selection down to ten was nearly an exercise in futility. I finally put my list together and what you find is a melting pot of comic book culture, covering everything from the Big Two to indie publishers to webcomics.
I had no idea who Sam Alden was a few months ago, and now he is near the top of my creators-to-watch list. "Haunter" is gorgeously crafted silent webcomic that fuses elements of fantasy, horror, and adventure. The vibrant coloring combined with the smooth flowing narrative creates the sense the monster is chasing you, making for one of the most re-readable comics of the year.
Read it here.
I'm a sucker for anything Lovecraft related, and I.N.J. Culbard is a master at adapting the master of horror's adjective-laden prose into comic book form. "The Shadows out of Time" is perhaps one of Lovecraft's most eccentric stories and Culbard brings it to life with a multitude of surreal and dark imagery. It's an impressive adaptation, even with some details left out. This is a must read for Lovecraft fans.
Thor has always been a hero that demands epic storytelling, and what could be more epic than three Thors (past, present, and future) duking it out against the brutal and unwavering God Killer. Although Esad Ribic is off the book now, he captured the gloom of the story perfectly, adding to the horror of the first few arcs. I feared the book would decline after such a stellar "God Killer" storyline, but Aaron continued the dark tone by introducing Malekith and his sinister plans for Genocide. Jason Aaron writing has the God of Thunder at the top of my reading pile every month.
Hellboy was on hiatus for a while, and, though he's not back in the land of the living, it's a welcomed return that means his death will have a true lasting effect on the series. The book also marks Mike Mignola's long awaited return to interior art and it's some of his best work ever. Mignola has one of the most distinctive and beloved styles in the history of comics. When you see a Mignola page, you know it is his in an instant and that has always set "Hellboy" above the rest. "Hellboy in Hell" is simply a great comic.
A metafictional mystery that investigates the relationship betweens characters and the work of art itself, David B.'s "Incidents in the Night: Volume 1" is a terrific post-modern tale. Although it has been out for quite a while in France it was just translated to English this year. It's a surreal film-noir style story about a serious collector who sets out to find a specific journal that brings him into a world of dreams, and away from the angel of death. It's has nightmarish, yet tempting environment that completely sucks you in.
Jeff Lemire's creator owned work has always pushed the boundaries of the medium with his almost-naïve art style and unconventional panel layouts. "Trillium" thrusts mainstream comics to a new level, using experimental issue designs that match the content of the book. He's one of the only creators working for the Big Two who experiments with the medium, and for that alone he deserves all the praise he gets. "Trillium" is thrilling sci-fi adventure with a heart that showcases Lemire's command over his art.
What many people don't take the time to understand is that comics are simply a different form of storytelling, and like film or literature, it has its advantages and disadvantages. "Five Ghosts" is the kind of story that could only be told in comic books. The creators take full advantage of the medium, utilizing sequential art to its fullest. While I imagine the book might be optioned for a film deal in the near future, no big screen adaptation will come close to what the book offers in comic form. "Five Ghosts" is a gorgeous pulpy adventure that smashes genres together with poise and confidence.
Scott Snyder may be churning out some of the hottest superhero titles, but his roots will forever remain in horror. "The Wake" pulls from a plethora of deep-sea legends, drawing inspiration from the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Jules Verne. The ocean is a terrifying, enigmatic abyss that we know so little about, and Snyder is able to tap into that fear of the unknown with his adept writing. For a story that mostly takes place in a small, claustrophobic, Alien-esque submarine, it is so massive in scope that you can feel the importance of the book with every issue. "The Wake" is a master class in horror storytelling.
There is no genre more overrun with bankrupt imagery than horror. It's increasingly difficult to scare or shock readers with imagery alone, yet somehow Emily Carroll manages to do it on a consistent basis. "Out of Skin" in a simple and profound story, and it's the simplicity that makes it utterly disturbing. It's beautiful, brazen, and original horror. "Out of Skin" proves that Emily Carroll is one of the most cerebral minds working in horror comics right now.
Read it here.
44FLOOD continues push the frontier of sequential art. "LUST" is as much a provocative story as it a piece of art. From the minds of menton3, Ben Templesmith, and Steve Niles, "LUST" explores human desires, their alluring nature, and their precarious affects on the mind. This is a comic that asks important questions about human existence and never shies away from the truth, and that is where the real horror comes from. It is superlative work that bleeds with passion, dread, and brilliance.
Honorable Mentions:
There are a few books that I just loved later in 2013, but I thought it unfair to put them in a best of the year list when only two issues have been released. Those books are "Afterlife with Archie" and "Drumhellar". Kurtis J. Wiebe's unique party/fantasy mashup "Rat Queens" also deserves a mention. You need to be reading those titles heading into 2014.
Another stellar title is "Ballistic" from Black Mask Studios. They are among the top three publishers of the year in my opinion, unfortunately I'm a bit behind on their titles.
Lastly is the absolute gem that is Abby Howard's "The Last Halloween" (read it here). It's hilarious and morbid in the best way.


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Mumbai: Bizarre question asked of class IX students at a Mumbai school has stumped the children completely not because of how tough it was but for being plain absurd.
Students at the Chacha Hindi High School in Bhivandi, Mumbai were shocked to find a question asking them to name cricketer Virat Kohli's girlfriend in their physical education exam.
By no means a prank, but the students had no other option but to answer it to score a mark in their exam. The exam was conducted on October 13 and when the students came across the question in 'Fill in the blanks'. The options given to them were Priyanka, Anushka and Deepika.
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli started dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in 2013. While the duo openly accepted their relationship with their public appearances together, a question on this took invasion of privacy to whole new levels.
In early 2016, there were reports about their split up after Virat un-followed Anushka on photo-sharing platform Instagram. Currently, their relationship status is best known only to them!


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Soon after the ABC News report broke that indicated Michael Flynn was going to testify that then-candidate Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians, the stock market plummeted over fears of an impending impeachment. That plunge took money out of the pockets of hard-working Americans.
The report was picked up by every other major news agency and went viral.
It was a lie and the senior ABC reporter who initiated it has now been suspended for a month without pay for what the network is calling a "serious error" in judgement.
It wasn't candidate Trump who requested then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn contact Russia, it was President Trump who was doing what presidents do – reaching out to as many world leaders as possible during the whirlwind days of a newly formed administration. It isn't illegal – it's required of a new POTUS to do so!
Here is but one media example of the spreading of that lie as a table of buffoons speak on an issue they clearly know nothing of and regurgitate the lie to their audience of clapping seals:
This headline followed the above video 24-hours later:
ABC News suspends Brian Ross over 'serious error' in Trump-Flynn report
There was no proof of collusion. No pre-election coordination with Russia. Nothing. Nada. Zip.
But the lie is out there while the correction remains muted by the Establishment Media. Once again it is up to you to share and educate with others.
Set the record straight. POTUS Trump is fighting hard. He deserves your help in fighting back with him.


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ECS continues the tradition of using the AWARD bios for their NF650SLIT-A. This is a very popular choice, which makes it very easy to work with.
The Advanced Chipset Features page is where on will find most of the sub-pages that will be used in setting up your board. You will everything from system clocks to voltage settings someone inside of this page.
The FSB and Memory Config page… let's look closer!
Just as with the 680i board, we have the option to run the memory at Auto, Linked or Expert (unlinked). THis is a great addition, especially for the power user and constant tweaker.
FSB settings are allowed up to 2500 (/4=625). This is more than enough.
DDR can be set at speeds up to1400, this is also plenty (for now!).
Although there are just the basic timings available, this is probably fine for almost every user. As you can see, the tRCD is set at 5. We will talk about the impact this has on performance a little later, but this bios would NOT let us keep a setting of 4, it would automatically reset the tRCD to 5.
It is always interesting to see what we are going to be offered on a board in the area of system voltages. Ecs did an OK job in this area. Here, you can see that the CPU can be set to 1.6v. This is not great, but adequate.
CPU FSB can be set to 1.4v.
VDIMM only has the options up to 2.2v. This was disappointing, especially to the enthusiast. I have no idea why they would limit vDimm like this, but it will likely scare some people away from this board.
Two other boards that we have had, the Asus 650i and the ECS 680i were able to go to at least 2.5v, which is much better. Once again, especially since their 680i board had the options, it is hard to understand why ECS would purposely cripple this board compared to their 680i board.
The vcore is also undervolting slightly, but we still had a little room to go with the top voltage available.
SPP voltage goes up to 1.5v.
The health page on this board is pretty weak, giving very little information. Also, I want to point out here, that if you look at the vdimm that is reported, it says 2.08v, even though it is set at its max of 2.2v. The undervolting certainly does not help on a board that already has a low ceiling for vdimm voltage.
The vcore is also undervolting slightly (.04v), but we still had a little room to go with the top voltage available.
Integrated Peripherals is an important page for setting up your drives and other onboard items. Raid is also configured here.
That is everything interesting for now. Let's move on!
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Almost three quarters of global fund managers expect more quantitative easing in the eurozone from the European Central Bank (ECB) within four months, according to a leading survey, as growth expectations fall sharply.
Eurozone leaders are still struggling to keep a lid on borrowing costs as political instability in Greece and a €100bn Spanish bank bailout - which may not be enough to save the financial institutions - weigh heavily on the global economy.
"Support for policy stimulus has grown. The majority of the panel now believes that global monetary policy is 'too restrictive'," according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for June.
The outlook for European economic growth fell alongside global growth expectations in June, as 45 percent of those surveyed expect a weaker EU than they did previously, compared to 31 percent taking a more negative outlook in May.
It is the lowest reading since January.
Many eurozone countries are wallowing in recession, such as Spain, Italy and Greece, and past quantitative easing from the ECB has failed to provide a conclusive end to the crisis.
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"A baby fills a hole in your heart that your didn't know was there."This little angel is so precious. Innocent, pure and perfect. I've been a witness on how this miracle happened before my eyes in a life of my very young friend. Though hes coming isn't expected, I know God has reasons why these things happen. At the end, we should count the blessings. And this baby right here, is a true blessing.
Baby, your Ninongs and Ninangs are always here for you. We love you! :)


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The move abrogates an agreement signed by Taiwan and the United States in late October and hurts Taiwan's credibility as a trading partner, the U.S. de facto embassy in Taipei said.
Under the bill, given final approval in parliament on Tuesday, imports of ground beef and cow offal will not be allowed.
On October 22, Taiwan said it would reopen its markets to U.S. bone-in beef, such as T-bone steaks, as well as ground beef and offal, which includes parts such as cow brain.
Pressured by U.S. officials, Taiwan lifted the bans before it had gauged public opinion, analysts say. The move dealt President Ma Ying-jeou his biggest crisis since the widespread destruction caused by an August typhoon in which many thought authorities were slow to act.
A backlash from voter-conscious senior members of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) led to an official apology followed by the bipartisan legislative bill.
"To protect the health of the people is a huge responsibility of ours," KMT caucus whip Lu Hsueh-chang told parliament after the vote. "There were hardly any opposition voices."
Taiwan first banned U.S. beef in December 2003, after the United States acknowledged its first case of mad cow disease. In 2006, Taiwan opened its markets to boneless U.S. beef from cattle aged 30 months or younger.
The most recent U.S. mad cow case occurred in March 2006. The caseload worldwide dropped from 37,000 in 1992 to fewer than 300 in 2006, according to the World Organization for Animal Health.
The backlash in Taiwan since October has caused confusion for U.S. beef exporters in their sixth-largest market by value, worth $114 million as of the end of October.
The U.S. government "deeply regrets" the legislature's decision, the de facto embassy said in a statement, which also hints at weakened U.S. support for Taiwan's role in the World Trade Organization.
"This action also undermines Taiwan's credibility as a responsible trading partner and will make it more difficult for us to conclude future agreements to expand and strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties going forward," it said.
A meeting set for this month for trade and investment framework agreement talks has been postponed over the beef dispute, local media said.
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Writing is something we can all do. Yes, there are varying degrees of our writing capacities: some of us are great at writing reports at school and work, many are all about that email and texting life, others of us can whip up critical essays, a lot of us get paid to write online, and many are just really good at Tweeting, Instagraming, and whatever other micro-blogging format you use to get your life in the open. Outside of those pursuing a path toward literacy, writing is something many of us are capable of.
With that, writing has the tendency to lose its power especially in relationship to the Internet. We're in a post-writing world since we mostly speak in pictographs and YouTube videos are the new blog posts. You can't go from writing a blog to writing a book anymore: you have to fully transubstantiate yourself online, dissolving yourself into a video transmission leaked across all formats. Isn't it funny how far we've come? I never would have guessed we'd be beyond words as I studied English and Performance Studies in college.
Obviously, the contemporary writing world is a tricky landscape to navigate right now. Even being an active writer online doesn't seem like enough. No post is ever that meaningful until you see it #trending on some social network, Liked and upvoted beyond the self. Again: online transubstantiation. It's fucking exhausting keeping up with these online Joneses and the Kardashians
. I've been attempting to block out these metrics this year and one of those efforts is taking my writing offline, creating a space for stories I want to share in the real world, as something people can take and pass along and literally share because it is something physical: I made a magazine.
No, I didn't just make it: my boyfriend—Bobby—and I made a magazine. We randomly decided we wanted to make one in November, we developed the idea, I got to work on interviewing people and finding stories, he got to designing it, and now we have a magazine, a fusion of his design talents and my writing. It's called BOY CLUB and we're super, super proud of it.
The magazine is a reaction to a lot of things. Clearly, it's a reaction to the Internet, a move to something more permanent and real and something that can literally be passed around. It's also a reaction to a reaction, to post-Internet magazines that are just so sweet and cutesy and so performed, an Instagram filter spun across hundreds of pages. These are magazines that are not read but seen with. Who has actually read every article (Or even a single article!) in Kinfolk? Fantastic Man? California Sunday? Gather? Outside of the writers, I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone talking about the actual content of most magazines. We just talk about their looks.
It's also a big reaction to gay—and LGBTQ—media. For years, I've been wanting to create a gay space—online or off—that speaks to my world of gayness. It isn't full of abs nor is it full of parties nor is it twee or sad or dainty or full of celebrities: it's something real and tangible. And it's fun! So much gay media is steeped in name dropping, in subTweets printed on paper, on appealing to the highest level of manufactured cool. That world is not real nor do I see myself in that. Like the Kinfolks, gay media is a grab bag of buzzwords: it's a lot of Neil Patrick Droste Ben Looking Perfume Troye Harvey Milk Queen Franco Brokeback Shamir Oakley Jacobs Grimes Is Burning Jussie Dustin Dan Nyle Frankie Tyler Jenner reporting live from Brooklyn's coolest coffee shop that also serves wine #instaboy #glutenfree #cleanse. It's predictable.
BOY CLUB is instead really bright and fun—and cheeky! It's so cheeky. There is one ab in the magazine and no big "names": it's all people I haven't seen before in print, whose stories are I've been wanting to read. The magazine is operating from the gay point of view but it's also not confined to that: we're creating something that's for anyone who is attracted to men or who identifies as or with males. The first issue hits more of the gay vibe but, in the future, there will be stories that expand on the boy loving point of view.
Every issue is themed, too. The first theme is "fresh," dedicated to everything from fresh flowers to fresh ingredients to fresh and clean things. Here's a little breakdown of the stories which range from picture based interludes to long, editorialized interviews.
• I chatted with a gay house cleaner who tidies houses in his underwear. He goes by the name Lucky Logan and is super sweet and super cute. His story has nice twist ending too, one that I was literally shocked by as we chatted.
• Chef Laurent Quenioux shared his history of being a gay chef from the seventies in France through now in Los Angeles. His story is one that could easily be a TV movie and it's full of so much heart and humor and—Duh.—good food.
• Artist Ren shares his take on bears, which is a cute and cuddly little interlude between stories. There is one thing of note, a lesson to me in terms of being a magazine editor: we somehow missed that the end of the interview is missing a few words. We'll publish the full interview online but, dang, I feel like a moron for the story just dropping off. Wah wah.
• Renowned pastry chef Noubar Yessayan taught us how to make one of the gayest foods: quiche. Not only is it a good name for a drag queen but the recipe that Noubar shares is delicious. I made it, to test it out, and it is so easy and so great. It's perfect for entertaining!
• We also have a fashion story featuring our friend Daniel Landroche as a model, shot outside of Mammoth, California. It's a play between hot and cold temperatures, backhanded commentary on global warming, and styled by me, which sounded so fun and "not difficult" until you are the stylist.
Additional stories include everything from cactuses that look like penises to earthy smelling candles to Springy cocktails. We also have two recurring features that you'll see every issue close with: the QCC—Queer Creatives Collection—where we share work from various LGBTQ makers and Getting (It) On, a brief profile of often hilarious vintage gay porn. I'm excited to keep sharing those, promoting past and present LGBTQ works. The porn is also so fucking ridiculous, too. More on that later.
"Sooooo…where can I get BOY CLUB?" you ask.
You can also check out the mag on Facebook and Instagram and Spotify and get some stickers here.
You can read Bobby's fab post about what went into the design of BOY CLUB here.
Phew. That was a lot of words and I'm sorry but thank you for checking this out. We're super excited to continue and, by all means, if you have any ideas for stories or advertising or places to sell the magazine, let me know. This is a totally new venture which is the challenge of doing something offline (not to mention all the "business" shit). The next issue is dedicated to ideas of family and we're publishing quarterly as of now, btw. Email me if you want to chat about it.


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The BestOfMeSymphony, issue#106, featuring TS Eliot, is available for your reading pleasure.
For those of you who don't know, the BestOfMeSymphony specializes in linking to essays that were published 2 months or longer ago on a blog. I contributed a piece of mine, describing the annual honey harvest in Hell's Kitchen. So stop by the Symphony and discover something that you might have missed the first time!
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Speaking of backpacks (from today's earlier post) I'd like to share a few others I stumbled upon. With back-to-school season upon us (can you believe it's here already) backpack/bookbag designs are aplenty; and I love that the styles are fun and sophisticated enough for adults. They're perfect for traveling or carrying items to a festival or lunch in the park.
Clockwise: 1. Marc by Marc jacobs Nylon Knapsack 2. Ecote Coronado Backpack 3. Carrot Polka Dot Backpack 4. Ottobags Canvas Backpack


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Sony giving away a 46" Bravia 3DTV and Move bundles via Little Big Planet 2
My six year old son got Little Big Planet 2 a couple of weeks ago and I'm surprised that my PS3 hasn't gone up in flames with the amount of time he's spent playing it. If you or someone you know and love has the same addiction, it could net you a new Sony Bravia 46" 3DTV and a Playstation Move bundle.
Here's how you can win. First, download the level called "LittleBigPrius 2" via PSN. Play the level and collect items hidden throughout, then use those items to build your own level inspired by the LittleBIgPrius. Make sure it's good, because this is a popularity contest; Sony will be checking out community feedback before choosing a top ten. Those ten will be whittled down to five, with the #1 level winning the TV with a Playstation Move hardware bundle and the four runner ups scoring a PlayStation Move Sports Champions bundle.
If you need me, I'll be with my son so he can teach me to play LBP2.


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Thursday, 23 January 2014
The Body Shop Camomile Skin Care: A Thorough Review
The Good: I love the gorgeous herbal scent, it makes it feel so much luxurious and expensive than it actually is. After washing this off well with a hot washcloth, my skin definitely felt very hydrated and soft. This was a saviour for my skin when it was very dry and irritated from the cold winter winds.
The Bad: I have such mixed feelings about this cleanser. Although I used up the entire tin, I'm not sure if it did my face any favors in the long run. I think that this cleansing butter was a little too heavy and rich for my skin type (combination) but I imagine it would be amazing for someone dealing with dry skin. I fear that the richness of this cleanser may have contributed to breakouts. I also found that even after cleansing my face with a washcloth a few times, I was left with a slight oily residue on the skin. The texture of the product is also a little strange. It is a semi-solid waxy type product that you have to scoop out with your finger and then massage into the face. Once the product heats up, it melts into an oil but there are occasionally some bits that do not dissolve and make the texture of it oily with chunky bits. It also made my eyes water, and I'm not sure why that happened since I didn't put it directly on my eye lids or general eye area.
Overall Grade: B (Purely because the product did not jive with my combo-skin, a dry-skinned individual may beg to differ).
The Good: This cleansing oil is almost powerful enough to dissolve the most waterproof of makeup. I usually remove my eye makeup before washing my face but I did try this puppy on it's own a couple of times and I was pretty impressed. Also, it smells really nice.
The Bad: No matter how many times I tried to buff this oil off of my face with a washcloth, I could not get that greasy feeling to go away. This was a major turn off and I find it so annoying to get this product properly washed off of my face that I rarely bother to use it. This oil is super heavy and is probably not a good mix with my combo skin. I also found that the texture of the oil was much thinner than I expected. The oil would pretty much run out between my fingers from the time I pumped it into my hand and slapped it on to my face.
Overall Grade: D
The Good: Saving the best for last! I have nothing but good things to say about this product. It is definitely the star product of the range. This eye makeup remover can power through the most waterproof of eyeliners, the most stubborn of mascaras (I'm talking to you, Clinique High Impact Extreme Mascara), and the most potent lip stains known to man. There is nothing that I haven't been able to remove with a cotton pad and a good soaking of this makeup remover. It has two layers that settle in between use and you simply give the bottle a shake to mix it up before use. Another plus is that it didn't irritate my eyes.
The Bad: I have nothing bad to say about this... except that I ran out of it.
Overall Grade: A+
Have you tried any skin care products from The Body Shop? Has anyone had similar experiences with the cleansing butter/oil, or is it just me? Please let me know any recommendations in the comments below.
Thanks for reading.
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I've never tried the Cleansing Balm or Oil for the same reasons you dislike them (not so much for the combo skin), but the eye make-up remover is lovely. I wear contacts and I find a lot of other removers eithermake my eyes burn (especially if I don't remove my contacts) or don't really work that well. That stuff gets my Benefit They're Real! off without the burn which is the stamp of approval from me!ReplyDelete
I'm also a contacts wearer Amanda and I haven't had a hitch with it at all! It's fabulous stuff, glad to know you're in agreement :) xoReplyDelete
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|Nuclear spin/parity dependent spectroscopy and predissociation dynamics in vOH = 2 ← 0 overtone excited Ne–H2O clusters: Theory and experiment
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|Ziemkiewicz, MP, Pluetzer, C, Loreau, J, van der Avoird, A, Nesbitt, DJ
|The Journal of Chemical Physics
|Date Published
Vibrationally state selective overtone spectroscopy and state- and nuclear spin-dependent predissociation dynamics of weakly bound ortho- and para-Ne–H2O complexes (D0(ortho) = 34.66 cm−1 and D0(para) = 31.67 cm−1) are reported, based on near-infrared excitation of van der Waals cluster bands correlating with vOH = 2 ← 0 overtone transitions (|02−〉 and |02+〉) out of the ortho (101) and para (000) internal rotor states of the H2O moiety. Quantum theoretical calculations for nuclear motion on a high level potential energy surface [CCSD(T)/VnZf12 (n = 3, 4)], corrected for basis set superposition error and extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit, are employed to successfully predict and assign Π–Σ, Σ–Σ, and Σ–Π infrared bands in the spectra, where Σ or Π represent approximate projections of the body-fixed H2O angular momentum along the Ne–H2O internuclear axis. IR-UV pump-probe experimental capabilities permit real-time measurements of the vibrational predissociation dynamics, which indicate facile intramolecular vibrational energy transfer from the H2O vOH = 2 overtone vibrations into the VdWs (van der Waals) dissociation coordinate on the τprediss = 15-25 ns time scale. Whereas all predicted strong transitions in the ortho-Ne–H2O complexes are readily detected and assigned, vibrationally mediated photolysis spectra for the corresponding para-Ne–H2O bands are surprisingly absent despite ab initio predictions of Q-branch intensities with S/N > 20-40. Such behavior signals the presence of highly selective nuclear spin ortho-para predissociation dynamics in the upper state, for which we offer a simple mechanism based on Ne-atom mediatedintramolecular vibrational relaxation in the H2O subunit (i.e., |02±〉 → {|01±〉; v2 = 2}), which is confirmed by the ab initio energy level predictions and the nascent OH rotational (N), spin orbit (Π1/2,3/2), and lambda doublet product distributions.
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Many share a mixed feeling when it comes to judging the character of Brutus. We often think that he killed Caesar in an attempt to become the next king leader of Rome. Caesar's murder shouldn't be considered a crime, rather a strong political movement. Brutus did take part in Caesar's murder, but he wasn't the only one, he was one of the many Roman senators who accompanied him in the act. They all feared that the republic was in danger under Caesar's control. Brutus was always devoted to the Roman republic. When he saw his chance, he took it. It was fitting that Brutus was considered by his people, next in line to become the new leader of Rome. He is constantly making tough sacrifices for the benefit of Rome.
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Hello Everyone!
Today I have 4 cards to share with you that I created for the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #25, the theme for this challenge is "White on White With a Touch of Color".
This theme really inspired me and maybe my touch of color was more color than they intended but I thoroughly enjoyed myself - in fact I might make one or two more!
I haven't joined the last couple of challenges and I really missed it - it's truly fun and I love to see everyone's spin on the theme. Of course, it's good to get feedback too!
These are my cards so far:
|Friendship Card
I used the following SSS products: Stitched Rectangle Dies and Stitched Circle Dies, the Circle Sayings Stamp Set and the Friends Die, also used the SSS Dye Ink Pads in Doll Pink & Coral. I used vellum in the shaker windows to tone down the color.
|Thinking of You Water Color Card
I used the following SSS products for this card: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Hand Lettered Winter Wishes Stamp Set and the Diagonal Stripes Background Rubber Stamp. I embellished with Pretty Pink Posh sequins (Sparkling Clear, 6 mm & 4 mm).
|Feather Friendship Card
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|Thanks Sunshine Card
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Flop Season Stamp Set ("Thanks" sentiment)
I embellished with Pretty Pink Posh sequins (Lemon Drop & Tangerine).
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This is really the ultimate solo for those who want to give your bending a new dimension of feel!
Very cool solo man! I love it
Awesome lesson, awesome solo! You sure have a lot of Guns N' Roses solo lessons here on GMC, Zsolt! Finally filling in the gap
Very nice!
Thank you, my friends!
yeah !
Cool, innit?
ow your making me so happy right now dude!
great solo!
great lesson. I am doing this with my band now I can do the real solo
that's one expressive solo! thanks for that!
Very good lesson on the legendary solo!
Nice work man.
Thank you all!
Great !! let's Pre-bend..aaarrghh..struggles!!
Great..and heavenly tone..!!!Now let's pre bend ...struggles here!
Isolate the prebend and work on it untill you have it down and then continue with the rest!
great!! Let's pre bend ..!!
Great !! Let's pre-bend...
This is an extremely awesome song and a super great lesson! I would've hoped more expression (feeling), but on the other hand, playing live and playing a lesson on a camera aren't the same.
This is an extremely awesome song and a super great lesson! I would've hoped more expression (feeling), but on the other hand, playing live and playing a lesson on a camera aren't the same.
Great! This is one of the first solos I teach to my students!
I've been told the same a lots of times. Things like:"You play with a soul on gigs, how come a lot of your lessons here doesn't have the feeling?" That's because these are made as lessons, and I tend to play everything as on the record, to execute all the bends and all with accuracy. But this little remark bothers me, so I'll try to incorporate more feelings into my lessons in the future
Great solo. What about the last G note that sounds 1 octave higher? Is that a harmonic?
Yes, Ariel, Zsolt player harmonic, but I'm not sure if it harmonic in the original version, I think it's a regular note player an octave higher (3rd fret high E string)
Hey GMC-ers! I think I don't have to introduce this new cover lesson. Knockin'on Heaven's Door is a well known ballad written by Bob Dylan. "G n R" (Guns N Roses) used to play this song and even recorded it on their own album. Slash really shows how you can do a cool solo without shredding here.
* Legato
* Hammer-on
* Pull-off
* Vibrato
* Bending
* Standard D
(From thick to thin string)
If you have any questions:
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Do they look like they're from underwater to you? That was my thought behind these, anyway. Maybe I can't get this wedding by the sea thing out of my system yet. (See the Daughters of Poseidon posts for another take.) Strange how desert succulents can also look so much like coral, right? Garden roses, assorted succulents and cacti, a ferns, dusty miller, sweet pea, ranunculus.
florals: joy thigpen, photography: rylee hitchner
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My jaw dropped as I came across these beautiful images. What a unique selection of florals, perfect for a seaside wedding. Lovely work.
Beautiful wedding flowers. I so like it! Thanks for sharing this to us.
Very nice couloirs. Subtle and elegant.
These are some really wonderful images. Just like didi, my jaws dropped as well, as I see these images.
aw, thanks! :)
I love those garden rose and succulent bouquets. It's really classic and elegant.
Joy, these are beautiful.
I absolutely love the elegant and pastel bouquet. But the dress where did you get it?
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The United States has flatly rejected Iraq's contention that it has no weapons of mass destruction.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters Wednesday afternoon the United States believes Iraq continues to posses weapons of mass destruction. He said previous Iraqi denials that it possessed such weapons were proven false by earlier U-N inspections.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch will be a "key strategic policy adviser" for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, Hatch's campaign revealed in a Wednesday press release.
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