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gwydion* Russia is now claiming that Turkey's aggressive campaign to stop oil smuggling in the last year and their fighting against Daesh is all a clever ruse to hide them buying oil from Daesh. Meanwhile, Russian ally Assad is doing it openly, and in such quantity that he is their best customer. *side eye*
* So they found out what happened to that Air Asia flight. It seems that Air Asia refuses to do proper maintenance on their planes. The air rudder on this plane had gone out 23 times in the year previous to the crash, but rather than fix it properly, they kept bodging in back together badly. Pilots lodged repeated complaints that the plane wasn't safe to fly, which the company ignored.
So guess what happened? Yep, the air rudder failed yet again. The pilots, who didn't have the proper training for fixing it, were forced to attempt mid air repairs. In the process of trying to reboot it, they lost autopilot and the plane spiraled down into the ocean before they could stop it, killing all aboard.
I don't know anyone who was on that plane, but I know how angry I am at Air Asia executives just picturing it. I can only imagine how furious the families of the dead are. I wish the families all the best and I hope they get what revenge is available as justice isn't possible in a case like this.
* TW: Domestic Violence. "'My present to my mum was a blind eye':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p039rm0x
* "Planned Parenthood a longtime target for attacks:" http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/29/planned-parenthood-a-longtime-target-of-violence.html
* "Cruz in questionable company, offers bizarre response to shooting:"
http://on.msnbc.com/1XtByHq
* "Increased threats correspond to new Planned Parenthood bashing:"
* "The Great Regression: Conservative Lies Terrorize 50 Years Of Progress:" http://reverbpress.com/politics/32783/
* "World AIDS Day 2015:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/12/world-aids-day-2015.html
* "Mount Horeb, WI Rebukes Transphobes, Schedules Public Readings Of 'I Am Jazz' :" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/mount-horeb-wi-rebukes-transphobes.html
* "Trans Bolivians Gain Ability To Change Gender On Identity Documents:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/trans-bolivians-gain-ability-to-change.html
* "Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 2: Suffragette Princess:" http://rejectedprincesses.tumblr.com/post/133945804423/missedinhistory-in-the-conclusion-to-our#notes
* "Drinking the Haterade - Attack on Planned Parenthood:"
* On Luke Cage's Relevance: http://big-wired.tumblr.com/post/134074808018/luke-cage-was-created-in-1972-four-years
* Today I spent an hour changing the garden over. There are a couple of things i need to do when there is more light, but it was productive and satisfying.
* I watched the NHK men's final out of Nagano. It was mostly mid-ranked skaters, but Jin Boyang, who is just out of juniors and a little immature in his choreography, skated brilliantly and will likely be a God in a year or two, as he jumps like a young Pleshenko and has way better and more graceful everything else.
It was Hanyu who completely blew me away though. Yuzuru Hanyu skated the shit out of a brilliant routine based on 10th Century Japan. He's the total package: athleticism and aesthetics. I had chills. It may have been the most beautiful skate I've ever seen. He got the highest score ever in both his short and long program. I officially have a new favorite skater.
* "Some thoughts about Book vs Show Brienne:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/130735799887/some-thoughts-about-book-vs-show-brienne
* EBAY, 1 Day More, 1 no bid:
Chaos Theory VII: Fougere, 44 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sharply fernlike lavenders and lilacs with a herbaceous, oakmoss-tinted touch.)Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very delicate and hard to pin down. Lavender fougere dominant, with a floral in the lavender and lilac range layered over it. I can swear to the lavender in the fougere, but not to the second floral. It goes very well with the fougere. There it a delicate spice, possibly a citrus, and something giving it depth, possibly amber or amberette. It's mostly about the androgynous florals though. Wet: Strongly Lime over lavender fougere. Not nearly as floral at first, though the florals rise to support lavender. I am still having trouble pining down what flower it is , but am suspecting it's something I have no chance of guessing like honeysuckle or daisy. There is still a sweetness and a sexiness that could be amber or amberette, that supports the fougere beautifully, and rises as it wears. The lime backs down to dance with that hint of spice. This is absolutely lovely, likely a little too delicate for my skin chemistry, but sublime. It slowly evolves towards a floral supported by probably Amberette and possibly a touch of honey with he soft fougere as a canvas. Dry: Floral and amber or Amberette over fougere fading eventually to lavender fougere. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806103614?
Chaos Theory VII: Gourmand #243 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sweet vanillas, thick chocolates, burnt caramels, and spun sugars.) Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Possibly chamomile. Possibly lemongrass. Vanilla and sugar at a base. I am pretty sure there is poppy and possibly something else herbal. Wet: Not chamomile after all for which I am grateful as my skin chemistry does terrible things with it. It is now strongly pomegranate and I'm thinking red autumn berries. It's not too sweet, though it still smells of sugar. I'm picking up a touch of poppy still and that vaguely citrus herbal edge I'm still thinking might contain lemon grass and clearly something else I can't identify. The possibly lemongrass or rind and an herb holds firm as the more volatile bits wear away This is pleasingly red and Autumnal. Dry: Pomegranate and lemongrass. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806105684?
CHAOS THEORY VII: WOODS, #99 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: The root of these scents (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) are foresty and camphoraceous, riddled with deep greens and lush brown tones.) Just Below the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very sharply green. I'm guessing cedar dominant, with mixed forest around it, since there is a richness to the woods suggesting multiple trees. There is a cool softness underneath that makes me think of stone in winter. Wet: More pine to it than in the bottle and the whole thing is gentler and smoother. It really does smell like mixed forest in winter, as there are deciduous woods in there but no hint of leaves. The subtle cold granite feel lingers also and a hint of something herbal tangles with the hint of camphor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806111721?
A LOW CANDLE-LIT ROOM 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company says: Candle wax and waxen "skin," rotting leather and reeking damp wood, and the ashes of a yawning, cold fireplace.). 3/4 Full.
MUTANT HOT-RODDERS FROM HELL HIGH 2013 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company says: Shiny black leather jackets, gleaming silver studs, black pepper, pungent lime, and hellfire). 1/2 Full.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806095856?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY 2010 (LE, Halloweenie): (Company says: Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos.) Just Below Label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806116386?
* "Free Celtic knotwork coloring page:" http://thestorydragon.com/2015/11/free-downloadable-coloring-page-celtic-knotwork-wheel-by-owen-wills/
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* So they found out what happened to that Air Asia flight. It seems that Air Asia refuses to do proper maintenance on their planes. The air rudder on this plane had gone out 23 times in the year previous to the crash, but rather than fix it properly, they kept bodging in back together badly. Pilots lodged repeated complaints that the plane wasn't safe to fly, which the company ignored.
So guess what happened? Yep, the air rudder failed yet again. The pilots, who didn't have the proper training for fixing it, were forced to attempt mid air repairs. In the process of trying to reboot it, they lost autopilot and the plane spiraled down into the ocean before they could stop it, killing all aboard.
I don't know anyone who was on that plane, but I know how angry I am at Air Asia executives just picturing it. I can only imagine how furious the families of the dead are. I wish the families all the best and I hope they get what revenge is available as justice isn't possible in a case like this.
* TW: Domestic Violence. "'My present to my mum was a blind eye':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p039rm0x
* "Planned Parenthood a longtime target for attacks:" http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/29/planned-parenthood-a-longtime-target-of-violence.html
* "Cruz in questionable company, offers bizarre response to shooting:"
http://on.msnbc.com/1XtByHq
* "Increased threats correspond to new Planned Parenthood bashing:"
* "The Great Regression: Conservative Lies Terrorize 50 Years Of Progress:" http://reverbpress.com/politics/32783/
* "World AIDS Day 2015:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/12/world-aids-day-2015.html
* "Mount Horeb, WI Rebukes Transphobes, Schedules Public Readings Of 'I Am Jazz' :" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/mount-horeb-wi-rebukes-transphobes.html
* "Trans Bolivians Gain Ability To Change Gender On Identity Documents:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/trans-bolivians-gain-ability-to-change.html
* "Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 2: Suffragette Princess:" http://rejectedprincesses.tumblr.com/post/133945804423/missedinhistory-in-the-conclusion-to-our#notes
* "Drinking the Haterade - Attack on Planned Parenthood:"
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* On Luke Cage's Relevance: http://big-wired.tumblr.com/post/134074808018/luke-cage-was-created-in-1972-four-years
* Today I spent an hour changing the garden over. There are a couple of things i need to do when there is more light, but it was productive and satisfying.
* I watched the NHK men's final out of Nagano. It was mostly mid-ranked skaters, but Jin Boyang, who is just out of juniors and a little immature in his choreography, skated brilliantly and will likely be a God in a year or two, as he jumps like a young Pleshenko and has way better and more graceful everything else.
It was Hanyu who completely blew me away though. Yuzuru Hanyu skated the shit out of a brilliant routine based on 10th Century Japan. He's the total package: athleticism and aesthetics. I had chills. It may have been the most beautiful skate I've ever seen. He got the highest score ever in both his short and long program. I officially have a new favorite skater.
* "Some thoughts about Book vs Show Brienne:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/130735799887/some-thoughts-about-book-vs-show-brienne
* EBAY, 1 Day More, 1 no bid:
Chaos Theory VII: Fougere, 44 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sharply fernlike lavenders and lilacs with a herbaceous, oakmoss-tinted touch.)Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very delicate and hard to pin down. Lavender fougere dominant, with a floral in the lavender and lilac range layered over it. I can swear to the lavender in the fougere, but not to the second floral. It goes very well with the fougere. There it a delicate spice, possibly a citrus, and something giving it depth, possibly amber or amberette. It's mostly about the androgynous florals though. Wet: Strongly Lime over lavender fougere. Not nearly as floral at first, though the florals rise to support lavender. I am still having trouble pining down what flower it is , but am suspecting it's something I have no chance of guessing like honeysuckle or daisy. There is still a sweetness and a sexiness that could be amber or amberette, that supports the fougere beautifully, and rises as it wears. The lime backs down to dance with that hint of spice. This is absolutely lovely, likely a little too delicate for my skin chemistry, but sublime. It slowly evolves towards a floral supported by probably Amberette and possibly a touch of honey with he soft fougere as a canvas. Dry: Floral and amber or Amberette over fougere fading eventually to lavender fougere. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806103614?
Chaos Theory VII: Gourmand #243 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sweet vanillas, thick chocolates, burnt caramels, and spun sugars.) Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Possibly chamomile. Possibly lemongrass. Vanilla and sugar at a base. I am pretty sure there is poppy and possibly something else herbal. Wet: Not chamomile after all for which I am grateful as my skin chemistry does terrible things with it. It is now strongly pomegranate and I'm thinking red autumn berries. It's not too sweet, though it still smells of sugar. I'm picking up a touch of poppy still and that vaguely citrus herbal edge I'm still thinking might contain lemon grass and clearly something else I can't identify. The possibly lemongrass or rind and an herb holds firm as the more volatile bits wear away This is pleasingly red and Autumnal. Dry: Pomegranate and lemongrass. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806105684?
CHAOS THEORY VII: WOODS, #99 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: The root of these scents (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) are foresty and camphoraceous, riddled with deep greens and lush brown tones.) Just Below the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very sharply green. I'm guessing cedar dominant, with mixed forest around it, since there is a richness to the woods suggesting multiple trees. There is a cool softness underneath that makes me think of stone in winter. Wet: More pine to it than in the bottle and the whole thing is gentler and smoother. It really does smell like mixed forest in winter, as there are deciduous woods in there but no hint of leaves. The subtle cold granite feel lingers also and a hint of something herbal tangles with the hint of camphor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806111721?
A LOW CANDLE-LIT ROOM 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company says: Candle wax and waxen "skin," rotting leather and reeking damp wood, and the ashes of a yawning, cold fireplace.). 3/4 Full.
MUTANT HOT-RODDERS FROM HELL HIGH 2013 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company says: Shiny black leather jackets, gleaming silver studs, black pepper, pungent lime, and hellfire). 1/2 Full.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806095856?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY 2010 (LE, Halloweenie): (Company says: Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos.) Just Below Label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806116386?
* "Free Celtic knotwork coloring page:" http://thestorydragon.com/2015/11/free-downloadable-coloring-page-celtic-knotwork-wheel-by-owen-wills/
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com