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When Chase is gone, he's just gone, and he just shows up when he feels like it. |
Well, it's not when he feels like it, right? It's his job. |
More irony? I liked this conversation because it showed a friend who needed to vent, and a friend who lets her vent but reminds her that her frustration with her husband is a bit misdirected. Sometimes we just need to talk things through with a friend to get some perspective. |
A few production items: First, the music for the show is awesome. It's perfect, really. Second, I didn't like the hazy, reddish glow that was used for the scenes in Iraq. Not a huge deal, and I understand it's probably for effect, but something about it felt unrealistic to me. Probably because unless there's a sandstor... |
Last week, some of you said that Roxy appeared pregnant in the premiere. I didn't comment because it didn't appear that way to me, but for those of you who commented, did last night's episode change your mind? |
You have love in your life, use it. |
So, what did you think of episode two? |
Are We More Than We Dare to Imagine? |
"Like a giant meteorite that has struck the earth, these aforementioned PHENOMENA are all forces to be reckoned with," according to author Joe Walker. "Ignoring the impact on our world and the message these phenomena send, is like seeing meteorites impact the earth again and again and acting as if it doesn`t mean anyth... |
Walker believes we have in fact ignored, or at least misinterpreted the significance of incidents of super human performance we`ve witnessed quite frequently in our world. "These incidents beg to be understood for what they mean for human potential. However -- much like mapping the genetic code -- after decoding we mus... |
Walker`s soon to be released book, "UNCONSCIOUS," purports to "Unlock the Zone Phenomenon for Extraordinary Human Performance." "There are clear paths toward, keys to unlock the gate and laws which govern this distinct region of transcendent human performance," Walker insists, after concluding years of research. The bo... |
This self publishing effort is currently seeking funding through a Kickstarter campaign, the "cloud source funding" website becoming increasingly popular these days. The multi -- talented Walker has produced an intriguing video capturing the scope of the phenomena and the book; see Kickstarter for more information, an ... |
Joe Walker is an independent scholar, poet, writer, teacher and deeply spiritual person who spent a considerable amount of time since his adolescent years finding answers to the meaning of life. He lives with his wife and daughter in Houston, where he is the owner of a graphic design/promotional products company. Learn... |
IF you don’t know Tikka is there, it’s easy to walk right past the place. Maybe that’s why this fine new subterranean eatery just south of ever-bustling Grand Central Terminal was almost empty during two recent visits. |
Too bad passers-by can’t detect the tantalizing aromas from the kitchen. Surely that would lure diners in. Owner Kumi Kalantri already has two well-regarded meatless restaurants in Thali and Tiffin. This time out he’s added carnivorous options to the menu and chefs Roshan Rego and Percy Amaria, clever hands at updating... |
Tikka is named after dishes cooked in the tandoor, or clay oven, a prime example being sublime salmon tikka ($15). One bite sent me reeling into the next millennium, the fish flavor of the lush pink chunks concentrated from the searing heat and enhanced by the resulting whisper of a charcoaled exterior. Practically mel... |
The next time we order the dish, it’s good but lacks the thrill. Perhaps the fillet didn’t start out as fatty, so isn’t as succulent after charring. Whatever the reason, it goes to show what a challenge it is to keep quality consistent. |
We preferred vegetable samosas ($3) to those filled with minced turkey ($4). Both appetizers consist of a pair of thin, crisp golden-brown pastry triangles, our favorites plump with mashed potato and peas. Seviyan shrimp ($7) are unusual — coated in crushed vermicelli fried to a crunch, the shellfish inside have a sing... |
Tender lamb vindaloo ($13) is so full of heat it should come with a pack of Kleenex. Manglorean fish curry ($15), on the other hand, has a creamy, more mildly spiced sauce, bolstering bland tilapia fish. |
Breads are interesting, from the ultra-fragile wafer of roasted papadam to a doughy kulcha laced with a dark brown mix of potato, onion and roasted garlic. Come dessert, don’t pass on the Parsi custard ($3), like a fabulously light cheesecake in a vanilla sauce. Definitely stranger is falooda ($3), rose milk swimming w... |
Tikka is currently B.Y.O. Service is polished, as is the spare decor, and there’s a lively mix of background sounds featuring sitars and tablas. Now if there were only some customers. |
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says Merseyside derbies are wonderful games to be involved in as he prepares to take charge of the club for the 100th time in the Premier League. |
Everton manager Roberto Martinez expects the game to offer "everything and more". |
Saturday's Merseyside derby at Everton will see the Reds bid to extend their unbeaten league run to eight matches. |
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Matt Martin played five regular-season and six playoff games against Barry Trotz’s former team, the Capitals, while wearing a Maple Leafs sweater over the past two years. |
He just didn’t leave a lasting impression on Trotz, now his coach with the Islanders. |
But there was another Martin who Trotz did remember, the one who played with the Islanders against him in a thrilling seven-game playoff series in 2015. |
That is the Martin he has gotten in their first year together. |
Aside from missing 10 games earlier this season with an upper-body injury, Martin has picked up where he left off since returning from Toronto in a July trade for minor league goalie Eamon McAdam. |
Coming off a two-assist game in the 5-1 win Sunday over the Lightning, Martin has five goals and five assists while reuniting seamlessly with old linemates Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. |
“For me, it’s probably the best situation I’ve been in for my career because of the type of role we’re playing and the important minutes we’re playing,” said Martin, who blocked a big shot late in regulation to send the game to overtime while playing 13:44. |
Valtteri Filppula’s overtime winner, along with Jordan Eberle’s first-period goal, gave the Islanders eight skaters with at least 10 goals. It’s the first time the franchise has accomplished the feat through 45 team games since 1984-85. |
Winger Andrew Ladd (lower body) has started skating on his own for the first time since going on injured reserve in November. There is still no timetable for his return, Trotz said. |
The super-pigmented shades range from everyday neutrals to not-subtle-at-all brights. They have a creamy application and — unlike most mattes — won't dry out your lips. $6 here. |
Glides on smoothly, stays put all day, and the easy twist-up packaging lets you ditch the sharpener. $8 here. |
Luminoso is the most popular — for a subtle flush that's flattering on almost any skin tone. $8 here. |
This tingly balm is a serious, no-frills hydrator for chapped lips. (Though to some, the menthol scent might be off-putting.) Less than $2 here. |
Three cheers for any product that a) easily removes eye makeup in a single swipe, b) doesn't feel oily and greasy afterward, and c) doesn't eventually dry out your skin. Two options under $8: liquid or lotion. |
The quickest way to stretch the shelf life of a DIY drugstore mani? Top it with a swipe of this. $6 here. |
It goes on almost sheer — so you can apply on the go and not worry about the precision that usually comes along with pencil products. But true to the stain in its name, colors are buildable and they stay on for hours. $7 here. |
You can't wrong with either of these: Maybelline Great Lash has been around forever, and for good reason. Similarly, Full 'n Soft has a legion of fans, like Lauren Conrad, who swear by the stuff. Get them here and here for $7. |
It has a built-in SPF for everyday wear, blends easily, and isn't drying — although coverage leans more toward the sheer side. $13 here. |
Find more swatches here and here. These $8 shadows aren't messing around when it comes to ultra-pigmented color, though you'll want to prime your lids first with a good base. |
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A lightweight, hypoallergenic duo that's gentle enough to use daily, even for those with sensitive skin. (And the lotion — perfect as a base — has built-in SPF.) $7 and $9 here and here. |
The loose, lightweight finishing powder goes on translucent, and reviewers dub it as a worthy dupe of Makeup Forever's Microfinish Powder — at a fraction of the cost. $6 here. |
Everything you need for perfectly set brows: two brushes (angled and spoolie), clear wax, and coordinating brow powders. $6 here. |
Dry shampoo is already a godsend. But when it comes in different scents and colors (so that you're not frantically combing out every last bit of white), it's even better. $8 here. |
Chafing gel as a primer might sound bizarre, but it works. Bloggers vouch for Monistat's powder gel as fully comparable to Smashbox's Photo Finish primer — for much, much cheaper. $7 here. |
A solid 2-in-1 concealer and highlighter for the undereye area — with the slight downside being the built-in applicator brush, which tends to sop up product. $6 here. |
Essie and O.P.I. are already prime drugstore buys, but the $8 bottles can add up quickly. Sinful Colors retails for closer to $2, has similar wear, and comes in a wide range of colors. Some MakeupAlley reviewers say that consistency can vary, so for best results, layer up and finish with topcoat. |
The original for everyday hydration, and the tinted version for when you want a hint of color. (Also worth noting? Burt himself is pretty great too.) $3 and $7 here. |
The green helps color-correct redness and blemishes, and acts as an even base so that your concealer stays put on top of it. $11 here. |
Plain and simple: These are the best tweezers out there. (Their secret: a super-sharp slant that lets you grab onto even the tiniest of hairs.) The full-size version usually tops $20 at Sephora, but the mini pair is a few bucks cheaper and works just as well. $13 here. |
Wet 'n' Wild Mega Last Lip Color (#12) was originally listed at Amazon for $7, but can actually be found for $2. Happy shopping! |
Queen Cersei will have her revenge. |
Cersei Lannister finally got her revenge for her daughter Myrcella's death during Sunday night's episode of "Game of Thrones." |
The third episode of season seven, aptly titled "The Queen's Justice," brought Ellaria Sand back to King's Landing as a captive of Euron Greyjoy. |
Euron pledged his allegiance to Cersei during the season seven premiere, and he promised to bring her a gift. In the subsequent episode, Euron destroyed Yara Greyjoy's fleet, killed two of the Sand Snakes (Nymeria and Obara), and took Yara, Ellaria, and Tyene — the only surviving Sand Snake — as his prisoners. He then ... |
Cersei took Ellaria and her daughter Tyene down into a dungeon where she had them chained and gagged. She proceeded to taunt her prisoners with talk of the Mountain crushing Oberyn Martell's head and the many ideas she had for how they might die. |
But eventually, she settled on a poetic way to torture her prey. While she was speaking, Cersei took Tyene's gag off and kissed her swiftly on the lips. It didn't take long for Ellaria to realize her lips were laced with poison, and Cersei had just left Tyene to die in the same exact way Ellaria had killed Myrcella. |
Ellaria and Tyene have no way out. |
Qyburn provided Cersei with the poison called "the long farewell," a poison that doesn't necessarily act quickly. As Qyburn said, "Hours, days — it depends on the subject's constitution." |
"But death is certain?" Cersei asked. |
"Oh yes, your grace," Qyburn answered. "Quite certain." |
"Your daughter will die here in this cell. And you will be here in this cell watching as she does. You'll be here the rest of your days. If you refuse to eat, someone will force food down your throat. You will live to watch your daughter rot, to watch that beautiful face collapse to bone and dust, all the while contemp... |
The camera cuts away as the chained and gagged mother and daughter desperately reach for each other in their cell of death. |
Actress Indira Varma, who plays Ellaria, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that her character will not make another appearance on "Game of Thrones." |
She is going through a mother's worst nightmare. |
When Varma was told that she was going to be killed off of the show, she wanted to die on-screen. |
"And I was like, 'As long as I die on-screen …' and [Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] were like 'Yeah!' But of course I don't die on-screen," Varma told EW. "I stay alive, I'm just not going to reappear. I think it's really clever." |
While viewers know that Tyene will eventually die from the poison, it's left to the imagination what fate Cersei envisions for Ellaria after she's forced to stay in a cell while her daugther's body decomposes in front of her. |
The story of the Sand Snakes on HBO's "Game of Thrones" has been a controversial plot — loathed by many, in fact. Still, this is a brutal end for anyone, and a final farewell on the show that will not be forgotten. |
No, The Darkness isn't the game of the rock pop band staring Justin Hawkins in spandex, but a horror First Person Shooter based around a 21-year-old hitman for the mafia. |
It's clearly tough being a gangster. According to 2K Games, there's the stress of doing your job, avoiding being whacked by Uncle Pauly, keeping your girlfriend happy, oh and contending with an inner demon called The Darkness that has taken over your body. So do all these stresses make for a good video game? We get pla... |
The Darkness is a First Person Shooter based in New York and sees you trying to avoid getting "dead". While at first the game comes across as you average shooter, you soon realise that supernatural demonic powers offer more than just pistols and shotguns. |
Turn into the demon and you have the ability to withstand bullets, sneak down air vents, devour hearts and basically do what demons do best - scare people. |
Now that we've described the basic premise, what of the gameplay? Well it's a bit slow at times with bouts of action followed by long periods where you are roaming around trying to work out what to do next. To help you, clues, like finding a phone number and a helpfully placed phone boxes are scattered around and the s... |
As for AI, don't expect much. all the bad guys we encountered playing on medium level (there are three difficulty levels in total) weren't too clever and unlike some games where they flush you out - here they just wait for you to come charging. That combined with the demonic powers means The Darkness shouldn't offer yo... |
For us, The Darkness is your average First Person Shooter with a twist - the horror demon element, and while this means its not a complete waste of time, it's not up there with the greats either. |
The biggest problem is that for your demon character to be useful, you have to be in near darkness, get it, and the result means that you spend most of your time shooting lights out rather than shooting bad guys. |
Worth a go, but probably one to rent first. |
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Filmmaker Oliver Stone (search), whose "Alexander" (search) got a lukewarm reception from critics in America, said Thursday he thought the three-hour epic would get a better welcome in Europe. |
Stone visited the Stockholm International Film Festival (search) to pick up a lifetime achievement award and promote "Alexander," which was having its European premiere in Stockholm. |
"I think one of the reasons I am being honored here in Sweden is that (Europeans) tend to see me a little differently than they do in the U.S.," Stone told reporters. |
He said the film "is not an easy movie, but then I've never made easy movies." His previous films include "JFK," "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Platoon." |
Stone said the timing of the award gave him a reason to escape media attention surrounding Wednesday's U.S. premiere of "Alexander," which chronicles the life of the ancient warrior-king Alexander the Great (search). The film's depiction of Alexander as bisexual has come under particular scrutiny. |
"To be here is a delight," Stone said. "Lifetime achievement awards don't come and go. ... I may make better films yet, or I may not. This is a moment of my life that I'd just like to pause and enjoy." |
Stone will receive the Bronze Horse award from the festival Friday night. Previous recipients include Roman Polanski, David Lynch, Lauren Bacall and Gena Rowlands. |
Violence erupted Monday as Air France told its works council that 300 pilots, 900 flight attendants and 1,700 ground staff might have to go after failed productivity talks with flight crew. The protest, in which agitators chanted “naked, naked,” is just the latest to turn physical in France, where managers at Michelin ... |
“These attacks were made by isolated and particularly violent individuals as the demonstration by personnel on strike was going on calmly,” Air France said in an e-mailed statement, adding that a complaint had been filed for aggravated violence. |
HR chief Broseta said on Europe 1 radio that he was “personally shocked and disappointed” by his ordeal, though didn’t blame the workforce as a whole, and that a return to labor talks was still “possible.” Air France unit head Frederic Gagey told RTL radio that seven people were hurt, including a guard who suffered a h... |
The carrier postponed the meeting and said it won’t be deflected from cuts that could include the first forced dismissals since the 1990s. |
Under the savings plan announced today, Air France’s fleet would be reduced by 14 jets to 93, with orders for Boeing Co. 787s scrapped and aging Airbus Group SE A340s phased out. The Air France-KLM Group unit indicated there was scope for compromise should unions come forward with serious savings measure. |
Air France said last week it was planning cuts to jobs, jets and routes in the absence of a deal with pilots, who had been asked to work more hours for the same pay to help end annual losses that began in 2011. Government ministers had urged the sides to continue talking so that jobs could be saved. |
The changes would require a shrinking of Air France’s network, with the termination of five routes and the elimination of 35 weekly frequencies by 2017. Asia, where competition is toughest, would be worst affected. |
Job cuts couldn’t be implemented before mid-December at the earliest, given French legal requirements, leaving about two months for the two sides to agree an alternative way forward, should negotiations resume. |
Chief Executive Officer Alexandre de Juniac has forced the showdown with pilots after last year being defeated in plans to establish a low-cost airline outside of France when crews walked out for two weeks, costing the airline 500 million euros ($564 million) and prompting the government to intervene. |
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