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In my eternal exploration for things fun and entertaining, I went to a talk/group discussion that was being given by an evolutionary psychologist.
The topic was about what it means to be "cool."
I was pleasantly surprised.
The woman giving the talk was a self-professed "urban ethologist" which, she said, is another name for an evolutionary psychologist.
While a bit too aqueous to get much concrete out of the discussion, we did talk about some interesting aspects of what it means to be "cool."
The discussion at some point moved into talk about pickup artists.
Even within a group of 20 open-minded decently educated young people in New York City, there were a group of detractors and a group of supporters.
The detractors, as usual, put forth the flimsy argument of pickup artists objectifying women.
What was interesting to me though, is that the woman leading this seminar was very open-minded and cool about it.
She talked about her experience with getting "negged."
A neg is typically when a guy says something negative to a girl without it coming off direclty as insulting to her, at least nothing she can put her finger on.
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I was talking with a colleague–more of an acquaintance than a friend–and he negged me.
He said something about how my hair didn't look good today.
We kept talking, but after he said that, I couldn't focus as much and kept thinking about my hair.
Did it look bad? I wanted to fix it and ask him if it looked better now.
But the interesting part was that it made me look differently at him. I had previously seen him as unconfident and lacking in opinion.
After he did that I felt like he could definitely express his opinion.
It didn't make me like him any more than I did, but it did make me feel differently."
I've never been a big proponent of saying negative things to women, at least not without letting her know you're joking.
But it is interesting the effect it had here.
She had previously experienced this guy as low-confidence.
And an important facet of that, a big indicator, was his inability to express his opinion. And so when he did, she saw that as confidence.
But it wasn't just any opinion he expressed that made her see him as confident.
If his opinion had been a compliment or an agreement with her opinion, she would have been less likely to feel that was true opinion, whether it truly was his opinion or not.
And to take this further, people with very low social confidence not only have trouble expressing their own opinions around others, but their opinions may not even occur to themselves, as they readily agree with more dominant people around them.
If I'm around someone extremely dominant, intimidating, or very high status and I'm asked my opinion, my feelings don't come as readily and easily as if I were with someone less confident or shy.
Although, there is certainly the case where an outgoing person can bring that out of you.
So am I advocating "negs"?
I don't think anything is off the table in terms of playing around with them.
But I think there are much more important and positive skills that could do almost the same thing.
One is banter. You can bust on her in a fun way that shows that you aren't afraid to be yourself.
And, particularly if you find yourself "yessing" women a lot, you can make a point of disagreeing with her in some small way.
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"And to take this further, people with very low social confidence not only have trouble expressing their own opinions around others, but their opinions may not even occur to themselves, as they readily agree with more dominant people around them."
I wouldn't describe myself as having low social confidence, but it has become apparent to me how many times I agree with people because I'm afraid of offending them.
Its often a mistake to do this because women then think (correctly) that I'm a big wuss, that I have no backbone.
I was talking to Robbie about this and he called me manipulative.
I was very angry about this but then realised he was right.
When I withhold my opinion from women, to avoid offending them I am, in fact being manipulative.
I'm seeing this lovely girl right now and more and more, I find myself being honest with her and expressing myself fully.
More and more I find her being attracted to me.
Its no coincidence.
This does work and the theory is sound. However it is very subjective to the girl you are doing this to or rather the girl you are being honest with and how she will react. Some girls respect you for this, others might pretend like they do but them talk shit about you behind your back for talking like that to them. While subconsciously they may have the same general reaction I do not see how this is valid, at least not all the time.
I am not saying to manipulate people by omitting your opinion or purposely agreeing with them to put them at ease. However one should never speak their opinion just the same only to get a certain reaction from people including women. It should be uttered because you want people to understand you better and learn from you as you learn from them. To speak your mind with the intention of swaying ones opinion for the purposes of picking up a girl or guy is no different than not speaking it or altering it to fit the situation. Do it for yourself or don't bother.
"You are disagreeing with her as much for your own boost in confidence as you are disagreeing with her to demonstrate that you aren't a lapdog. It's not simply for her, it's for you as well."
I would go even further and say disagree with her ENTIRELY FOR YOU! To hell with what she thinks!
I was talking with a colleagueâ€â€Âmore of an acquaintance than a friendâ€â€Âand he negged me.
He said something about how my hair didn't look good today.
We kept talking, but after he said that, I couldn't focus as much and kept thinking about my hair.
Did it look bad? I wanted to fix it and ask him if it looked better now.
But the interesting part was that it made me look differently at him. I had previously seen him as unconfident and lacking in opinion.
After he did that I felt like he could definitely express his opinion.
It didn't make me like him any more than I did, but it did make me feel differently.â€ÂÂ
Hi Eric, very interesting topic of discussion you've initiated. I'm little confused by the article you wrote, you were negged by a colleague and the girl started being attracted to the negger? Or is this just an example you've provided.
Also how did the neg make you feel? I myself am dealing with negs at work, more like teasing. I'm the youngest in my department, but it seems some coworkers (who probably have their own issues), like to make belittling remarks towards me. I'm wondering what would be some strategies to deal with teasing/negs? I think some people may receive a sense of power when they see their remarks have emotional effects on the intended person. The issue is that sometimes these remarks are made in public, and I think I'm teaching other people in the room how to treat me.
Yeah, it's totally gay. It took me four hours of searching in Macy's to find a shirt this gay.
That's hilarious, lol.
You're basically saying your comfortable with what you're wearing and you disarm the situation with the tool of humor. The issue is what if their comments do affect you? In this case me. Being emotionally effected, my response will not be clever, as the comments have penetrated me, and I'll be busy at managing my emotions. I'm just not sure what I should work on to improve this part of my life. For example there was a group conversation where this general comment was made, "even a trained monkey could do it". One of the people reframed the conversation thread and said, "ohh so even tido can do it?"
I may be digressing the topic a little, but I think it is very much related to being good with women. As if you can't stand up for yourself, how are you going to stand up for your woman, when needed?
In a workplace environment, this can actually be considered harassment. I won't go into the legal ramifications about that, but no one has a right to make your workplace environment hostile. You actually may have legal options.
Another option in these situations is to be extremely cruel back to them. Amplify it even further yourself. Don't even try to be funny. What happens a lot of times is that they in turn will say "I was only joking.†In which case you can send it right back at them: "I was only joking also."
The first reaction is to be cruel in return, but in an office environment (at least mine), you have to be tactful, as you'll look silly for lashing out. Also I want to be the bigger person and don't want to be disrespecting the disrespectful person, because he's making a mistake himself. Guess I'm just looking for tools to deal with the situation.
I remember back when I was coming out of the loser phase of my life, my results improved tremendously when I realized the simple truth that you can talk total nonsense and actually make a real connection with a person.
I had always had the tendency to take a very substantive approach in conversations. So disagreeing with someone would have to be genuine and germane to the conversation.
Then I realized that even if I don't truthfully disagree, I can still just say that I do and turn it into teasing/ bantering and actually get good results, because I come off as playful, confident and laid back. So even some topic I don't care anything about is an opportunity to bust on her and flirt the hell out of it.
It's all about what goes on "between the lines" which is yet another reason, among possibly millions, to run from routines and scripts like the plague.
Discussions on 'do you neg' or 'do you not neg' are too black and white…it's just something on the teasing/challenging spectrum.
When you tease, when you challenge, when you respond to a 'shit test', when you 'neg', as long as you do it with social intelligence, you electrify the situation a bit…takes things from just banter to loaded banter, where she becomes a bit defensive, you become a bit more commanding, and the interaction becomes a bit more biological rather than socially constrained, if that makes sense.
Once you've established that vibe, it's easier to sexualise things a bit more, and have fun with it.
Speaking of confidence, I just recently watched the movie "She's Out Of My League." It was in to me in the formula of a lot of Hollywood romance movies but it seemed to be a little deeper than usual.
I kind of found it unreal that a young lady like that – a 10, lawyer, good personality would actually go out of her way to date a guy such as the hero of the story (the community poster boy for an AFC but a truly decent good guy overall). I just do not see this in life. The heroine of the story of course had her issues but I find it very hard to believe that a young lady like that (especially if we are to follow all these evolutionary principals) would date a "5″ (as he is termed in the movie) when she is a "10." The reason is why? She just likes him for who he is? Does this really happen in life for I rarely see it (if at all).
What were your thoughts on not just the movie but the whole idea of this? Is this probable at all? Would a hot woman like date actually date a guy who is considered "not her type" and be happy when she has so many choices?
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i really like this site, and it helped me a lot.
I tthink, that the key to handle these teasing situation (Tido) is not in what are you sayiing , but how are you feeling.
If you understand that you are completely quality person , you will see that this bad remarks can not change your own opinion about yourself and you will be able to handle them without that emotion.
About the negs i think they are useful and they are the key of todays communicaton. Before i started reading this site I had never or very rare said something negative to nobody, because i knew the way how i fell because of this remarks. And I didnt want to hurt the people. My parents has told me as kid to be nice to people and not to tell anything negative or to be very sensitive and carefull when i tell something negative.
First of all I learned to like myself (another statement here). That helps to handle with negative remarks against me and second to comunicate truly with people by negs.
Interesting read. IMHO negs have their place in an interaction and I personally use them with great effect.
In the article Eric looks upon the so called "sniper negs". Other examples of them are hinting to her that she just spit on you, she has a booger or a stain of ketchup on her back (lol).
That type of neg makes her feel embarrassment and that makes her vulnerable. Now as the article showed the woman wants to win approval and validation and that's a perfect time for compliance test.
So negs are great way to escalate. Very interesting blog I'll keep a close eye on it
Hey Tido! If you're still reading this, here's my suggestion:
He says: "even a trained monkey could do that"
Your response: "yeah, I *finally* escape from the apes in the jungle, and now I end up working with you."
Deliver it dry, but go slightly over the top; exasperated – like Chandler in Friends when he's annoyed.
Then immediately, warmly, put your arm round his back, pat him on the shoulder blade and smile genuinely. (In a very alpha male, manly way, of course.)
He'll either get pissed off (in which case, just quietly resume what you were doing like nothing had happened), or he'll have learnt that you won't take it anymore. ESPECIALLY if anyone else laughed when you said it.
If he doesn't stop after something like this, and it genuinely makes you miserable, seek some guidance outside the workplace on how best to complain. As Eric said, it could be harassment.
I'm paid to be funny, so I have a head-start, but being quick with a line IS something that can be learnt – best bit of advice I ever got on this front was to read the newspapers and come up with a couple of funny conversational lines about a big story every day. Then actually use them in conversation so you get practice with them. It'll become second nature in about six months or so…


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Golfer Tiger Woods offered a "profound apology" to his family and his fans on Wednesday and admitted he had "not been true to my values". This admission from Tiger comes as a third woman named Kalika Moquin states she also had an affair with Tiger.
"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart," Woods wrote on his Web site.
"I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves."
"I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family," he wrote in a plea for privacy.
"Those feelings should be shared by us alone."
Woods said some of the statements made recently were "utterly false and malicious," specifically reports of domestic violence between him and his wife Elin Nordegren.
He also promised to "strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves."
The third woman that has come forward, Kalika Moquin, didn't actually kiss and tell. "It's not appropriate for me to comment one way or the other," Moquin told the magazine. "At this time, I'm just choosing to focus on my job."
Kalika, a brunette marketing manager for The Bank nightclub in Las Vegas, hooked up with Tiger Woods more than once at his Las Vegas hotel during the weekend of Oct. 23, the magazine reported.
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"They've hooked up a bunch of times," the source said. "Tiger told Kalika that married life isn't all it's built up to be.
He said he wasn't happy in his marriage or his home life and that there was just so much pressure on him."
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I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family.
Those feelings should be shared by us alone. Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means.
For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives.
The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious.
Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.
But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy.
I realize there are some who don't share my view on that.
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Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone.
I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it's difficult.
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It had only been two days since she'd been to the morgue but it had given her two profound things to think about. One was that she couldn't understand anyone wanting the job of a medical examiner because it must surely hit home about how fleeting life was. It was a reminder, every day that you were sooner or later going back to the earth.
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He ended up going back to the flat to find her in the phone directory and smiling as he realised that she wasn't unlisted. He took the name down and punched her zip code into the route finder. He looked with mild surprise at the fact that the area was rather rough for a nurse to be living in and getting any sleep to do her job.
Sara jumped with a little squeal when she heard the door go. She wasn't expecting anyone; it was nearly one in the morning. She wasn't feeling tired but her nerves were racing and she hoped to God it wasn't the man or woman with the gun outside. There was another knock, it sounded harsher, impatient and she decided that she wasn't going to get away with ignoring it.
Opening the door there was a tall dark figure with dripping wet hair and a long funeral style tailored coat. She let out a sigh of relief, it was Archard. Then gripping the rabbit she wondered how the hell he had found her. Mind you, he worked for the FBI so maybe he had called in a favour. The obvious had not occurred to her.
"Are you alright?" He asked her as he stepped in and put down a small hooded lantern. He lit it and then looked around before moving her arms and hair to check she wasn't injured.
"I'm fine now." She said realising that she had relaxed the instant he came through the door. "I was just worried when I heard the shots. I mean it might have been thunder and I am so sorry to have bothered you." She rambled on and didn't ask why he'd brought such an old thing when a torch would have been more practical.
"It's fine. Do you want to pack a night bag and I will get you some take out. You can stay over at mine." He told her. If he smiled she couldn't see it properly. She nodded dumbly and headed to her room. Archard took a look at the trip switch, the place hadn't shorted but it didn't look promising. He shoved his hands in his pockets while he waited.
She came back with a small bag it had her work clothes and some toiletries. She wasn't going to question him. At least while she was with him she wasn't home alone. He took the bag from her hands made sure she had her dead phone and then watched her as she locked up. It was curious to him that she would choose a man she hardly knew. He wondered why him, there must have been at least a dozen friends for a nice woman like her.
"The cars outside. Let's pray it still has its wheels." He said with a light tone in his voice. He sounded comforting. She followed and then realised she still had her rabbit in her hands too. She put it on the dashboard as they got in.
Archard nearly fell back from his seat at the sight of it. It looked like it brought back memories to Sara so she moved to take it from his sight. Strangely he stopped her and ran a hand down the ear before he set it on her knees and turned on the engine. The green lights displayed the information for him and he pulled off without another word.
He drove home in silence.
The rain pattered down gently and made him think of his years in Japan. He had gone there for no real reason but finished his training as a medical examiner over there. It had been the best and worst years of his life in many ways. The rabbit reminded him of a friend there, he thought of the young man and then his jaw tightened. They pulled up at the apartment and he showed her inside trying to put aside memories that he had wanted to forget.
She headed through, the lights were a creature comfort and when he picked out several menus for tea she stopped him. She put her things down in the hallway and put the menu's down. He had already done far more than he needed too. She saw it as some sort of gesture to give her all the basic when what she really needed was a hug and someone that would let her just feel safe.
"I would rather just make myself some toast." She told him. In truth it was late and she was now feeling tired. She had to be up for work in the morning. "I'll be fine with a snack and a cup of coffee."
"Coffee would be a bad idea at this time." He said sharper than he meant too but he didn't apologise. "I will make you a green tea. If you need somewhere to stay you can share my bed. The spare rooms are a hell of a mess."
She nodded a little dumfounded as he was so abrupt and then went to put her things in his room. He didn't even look up but she got the feeling he was very aware of her movements. She pushed the door open, jumping a little when Cheya flew out to join them and put her bag on the bed before trying to find the light switch. When she found it she half closed her eyes expecting a bright light. She was a little surprised to find that the lamps gave off just enough light to undress by and little else.
She looked with a little surprise at the Katana on the wall. It looked so out of place amongst all of the stale walls of his apartment. The Katana had a beautiful painted hilt, the blade was hidden in the saya and she wondered if he had ever drawn it. She pondered about taking a closer look and then remembered reading a book a few years ago about how the sword should never be drawn from it's sheath unless you intended to use it.
Archard walked in without a word and handed her a kimono with a big dragon. He gave her some tea and then whistled Cheya. The crow landed on his shoulder and he grabbed some silk pyjamas and headed to the bathroom. She looked a little unsure for a moment. Most men in his situation would take advantage or try something to test the water. He just seemed to be oblivious to her. She thought it was very strange but she was almost grateful for it and changed quickly. He was back fairly soon and put Cheya on her perch. He had deep blue silk clothes and they complimented him well and she noticed that he was very well trimmed as they stuck to his body. He was not getting that fit working in the morgue.
"If you need anything in the night help yourself." He told her and headed to the side of the bed that housed the katana on the wall. "I get up early so I will try not to wake you." He told her setting the bedside alarm and his phones.
"Are you going to be all right?" She asked him getting nervously into the other side. How many other women shared his bed? She thought that the idea was unfair on him but he wasn't expected to be solo or anything just because it suited her fantasy. "I mean you won't have slept much. I have work in the morning. I need to be up at seven anyway."
"I will reset the alarms. If the phone goes off then ignore it I will get out of your way quick enough. I am on call too." He explained and turned the lights off.
She sat in the dark for what seemed forever, it was really strange to her. She was in bed with a man she really couldn't fathom. He was nothing less than abrasive with his tone of voice but she couldn't help wondering what had made him that way. Something in his nature was kind because he had done this without needing to be asked. She thought that it wasn't the work of someone that hated everything and everyone. He just seemed so jaded, but damn him if he didn't also smell like heaven on the bed beside her.


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What if there had been a 4rth monkey of Gandhi ji ?
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Do not know about Gandhiji but 4th monkey is there and that is BUTRA MAT LIKHOAnswered by rekha agarwal, 22 Mar '13 02:42 pm
Bura mat SochoAnswered by ajay, 22 Mar '13 02:59 pm
perhaps this message could have been conveyed.
perhaps this message could have been conveyed.
Heart less monkey......Don't beat 4 others......:)Answered by Gajanan Singh, 22 Mar '13 02:48 pm
Actually there were 4 monkeys ........... all monkeys were popular and now the 4th one is gaining the popularity ....... Bura kaam karne walon ko chhuna hai paap hai ....... wo hai CBI, jo scam/corruption karta hai wo bura hai ishliye usko pakadna nahin ......... chup baithta hai apne haath ko baandh ke, jab tak nirdesh na mile .........Answered by pradeep mishra, 22 Mar '13 02:48 pm
Then there would be no monkey anywhere else....!Answered by Dil Se, 22 Mar '13 02:48 pm
It would have stood like ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER - THE TERMINATOR with Rocket launcher to wipe out the corrupt politicians who ignored the first three monkies.....Answered by Pradipta pati, 22 Mar '13 02:47 pm
Bura mat pahnoAnswered by suraj, 22 Mar '13 02:44 pm
He will attempt to close his eyes, ears and mouth!Answered by syed ilyas, 22 Mar '13 02:43 pm
For the pollution around , it will close its noseAnswered by Ataur Rahman, 22 Mar '13 02:43 pm
Leg less monkey.......buri ki taraf mat badho............Answered by ronak zabi, 22 Mar '13 02:43 pm


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All in all I like both.
Sleepyeyes said...
All in all I like both.
Of course I protect both so it shouldn't matter should it?
Mac's for me are easier to use and PC's are hecka fun to take apart and put new parts in.
Of course then again easier is all in the eye of the beholder. My three year old nephew knew how to operate and rename internet explorer on windows before he even knew how to turn on the mac...
He renamed it Eoi...give him a break he's three.


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You used the expression "legitimate" rape as if to imply there were such a thing as "illegitimate" rape. Let me try to explain to you what that does to the minds, hearts and souls of the millions of women on this planet who experience rape. It is a form of re-rape. The underlying assumption of your statement is that women and their experiences are not to be trusted. That their understanding of rape must be qualified by some higher, wiser authority. It delegitimizes and undermines and belittles the horror, invasion, desecration they experienced. It makes them feel as alone and powerless as they did at the moment of rape.
I have spent much time with mothers who have given birth to children who are the product of rape. I have watched how tortured they are wrestling with their hate and anger, trying not to project that onto their child.
I am asking you and the GOP to get out of my body, out of my vagina, my womb, to get out of all of our bodies. These are not your decisions to make. These are not your words to define.
Why don't you spend your time ending rape rather than redefining it? Spend your energy going after those perpetrators who so easily destroy women rather than parsing out manipulative language that minimizes their destruction.
And by the way you've just given millions of women a very good reason to make sure you never get elected again, and an insanely good reason to rise.
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Where would you place Colony Collapse Disorder in relation to the many other problems facing our society?
Honeybees are responsible for pollinating one out of every three bites of food we consume. They pollinate more than 90% of the fruits and vegetables we eat, resulting in a net input of 36 billion dollars annually to the global economy. In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon occurred within honeybee populations in the United States. Without any warning, millions of honeybees disappeared from their hives. No bee carcasses were found, and it was observed that only worker bees were disappearing. Worker bees are responsible for collecting pollen, nectar, raising brood, and other essential hive functions. This loss of worker honeybees resulted in unstable honeybee hives, and led to the most serious die-off of honeybee colonies across the country recorded to date. Scientists have dubbed this occurrence Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which is still occurring to this day. It is likely that multiple stresses are causing the collapse of honeybee colonies globally. It is widely believed that honeybees are the "canary in the coal mine" for our environment, and that the disappearance of the honeybee is a sign that our global ecosystem is in peril.
Where would you place Colony Collapse Disorder in relation to the many other problems facing our society? What tools, approaches, and collaborations are required to "get the ball rolling" and lay the groundwork for solving this issue?
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Mar 13 2012: This is a very high priority. Get your hands on the new documentary "Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us?" for a comprehensive view of the importance of this subject. We must get educated. Then we must raise bees. And learn all the many, many influences that are contributing to this happening.
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Heidi Montag before and after pictures. Montag as we all know had a total of 10 plastic procedures on November 20th! But did you know even before that Montag, the 23-year-old reality star was no strange to plastic surgeries?
more Heidi before (before any plastic surgery) and after pictures after the jump…
When Montag was 21, she already had a nose job, collagen lip injections, and breast implants that changed her A-cups into 32-Cs. This time in November she decided to do a much more dramatic makeover — which included a mini brow lift, Botox in the forehead, nose job revision, fat injections in cheeks and lips, chin reduction, neck liposuction, ears pinned back, breast augmentation revision, liposuction on her waist and thighs and a buttocks augmentation.
My question is "Is she heading too far with her plastic surgery obsession?"
Heidi is 23, when What happens when she hits 30? 40? 50? Is she going to look like Jocelyn Wildenstein?
photos: I've uploaded 2 of Heidi before all these procedures taken back in October 2006, do you prefer the 'before plastic surgery' Heidi or the 'after' Heidi? I think she was a pretty girl before all these plastic surgeries.
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Becca on
April 8th, 2010 5:19 pm
I think she was gorgeouss before the surgery,
But now she juss looks like a fake, plastic Barbie.
Except Barbie's boobs weren't
Kay x on
September 19th, 2010 4:08 pm
Me and my boyfriend were both just discussing this…funny how he said she looked amazing and I thought the complete opposite. Typical. She's just obviously just crying out for some form of male attention or acceptance. Her body and face has been tailor made for the likes of a porn queen, something I wouldn't call : classic, timeless, natural beauty or girl you take home to meet the parents. One word to some up the look? Fake! She looks out of proportion if you ask me, don't get me wrong I'm a woman with a bigger bust but my other curves balance out and compliment them. She's setting a bad example for the next generation of young women. Those girls will aspire to look this way. Natural beauty all the way!
Chris on
September 21st, 2010 5:15 am
Why the hell would someone blessed with such beauty ever consider surgery? She thought the surgery would improve her image but only made her look like a plastic mess! She was a natural blonde bombshell and the surgery did no good for her she now looks so much different it aged her about 10 years! Whats done is done and she will never get her beautiful natural looks back!
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Sundance Film Festival announces 2013 competition lineup
Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Sticking to its aim of searching and recognizing quality films, filmmakers and actors, The Sundance Film Festival has announced the competition lineup for 2013.
Seemingly dominated by women, the Festival has chosen 113 feature-length films from 32 countries out of the 12,146 submissions, where 2,070 feature films were from the USA. Eight of the 16 films in the dramatic category are directed by women.
"The films, both documentary and narrative, selected for our 2013 Festival have a particular immediacy and fearlessness to them showing us that independent film is as vibrant, creative and relevant as ever. Filmmakers are telling raw, powerful stories that are sure to create new energy in audiences and communities across the globe in the months to come," said Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper in a press release.
Included in the dramatic category are Lynn Shelton's 'Touchy Feely', 'Liz W Garcia's 'The Lifeguard', Lake Bell's 'In a World' and Jerusha Hess' 'Austenland.'
Also included is John Krokidas' 'Kill Your Darlings', which stars Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
The Sundance Film Festival will run from January 17-27, 2013 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
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mLearning and eLearning Book Recommendations from mLearnConSubmitted by snasta on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 16:50
The speakers at mLearnCon recommended a large variety of books. Here are some recommendations I captured
ELS 2012- Road Map to Mobile LearningSubmitted by snasta on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 22:51
Road Map to Mobile Learning presented by Marcus Turner of Atomic Axis Mobile Solutions and Sanjay Nasta from MicroAssist E-Learning at E-Learning Symposium 2012.
More Mobile Learning Resources are available at mLearning Council
Roadmap to Mobile Learning Webinar Coming SoonMarcus Turner and Sanjay Nasta delivered Roadmap to Mobile Learning at E-Learning Symposium 2012 in Austin. Missed it? Want to learn what's new in the rapidly changing world of mobile learning? We've are working on scheduling Marcus and Sanjay for a webinar soon. Sign up below and we will email you when we have the webinar scheduled.
Content Curation - Best PracticesSubmitted by snasta on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 11:34
Content curation has become a hot topic in 2012. Corrine Weisgerber, an associate professor at St. Edwards University, has an excellent presentation on content curation. She differentiates content curation from content aggregation--content aggregation can be automated but content curation requires the human touch for finding, evaluating and contextualizing information.
Mastery and Deliberate PracticeSubmitted by snasta on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 19:29
"Mastery arrives through what Ericsson calls "deliberate practice." This entails more than simply playing a C-minor scale a hundred times or hitting tennis serves until your shoulder pops out of its socket.


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Three of the five memoirs up for a National Book Critics Circle award are by Jewish women, who somehow leave out the juiciest introspection
Ackerman worries that with aphasia, he can no longer verbally play with her, building ornate castles "in the sandbox of language." This is a huge loss for the best-selling author of An Alchemy of the Mind and A Natural History of the Senses. (Her last hit was The Zookeeper's Wife, the World War II story of Jan Zabinski, the director of the Warsaw Zoo, and his wife, Antonia, who sheltered and saved 300 Jews, as well as Polish resisters.)
Amid details of West's difficult recovery, Ackerman weaves in the history of their strong marriage. "We had fallen in love at Penn State, in the early 1970's, when I was a flower-child undergraduate and he was a professor with yards of education, wavy brown hair, and a classy English accent. Somehow, though just a sophomore, I'd signed up for his graduate Contemporary British Literature course. … On our first real date, we had drinks at his house, talking nonstop until dawn—and I stayed for forty years."
Becoming West's caretaker, these two "word-besotted creatures" fight to fix his ravaged brain and restore his linguistic agility. "Once upon a time in the Land of Before, Paul had so many pet names for me I was a one-woman zoo. Now it was as if a mass extinction had taken place, all the totemic animals we shared had vanished," she laments. With intensive therapy, Ackerman teaches him again the names he called her, beginning with "swan." She lists them at the end (Celandine Hunter, Swallow Haven, Spy Elf of the Morning Hallelujahs) and eventually helps West write and publish his own account of his stroke.
Ackerman's memoir is a polished gem, engaging, earnest, flowing with a mix of memory, medical adventure, and science. It's not as twisted or brooding as Bartók's, though Ackerman is the first to admit of herself and West that "When it came to literary style, we both preferred the opulent to the sparse." Without sugar-coating the unfairness of her husband's fate, she offers a buoyant testament to the power of words, language, and love. Yet she says surprisingly little about her childhood, her religion, her personal regrets or failures. Of her childlessness she says only, "I sometimes teased that we stayed together for the sake of the children—each was the other's child." Ultimately Ackerman chooses her husband's physical weaknesses and triumphs over laying bare her own psyche.
Deb Olin Unferth's account of the brainy boy whose bones she wanted to jump during their globe-trotting yearlong affair is more sly and cynical than the other two memoirs. Neglected by her middle-class Reform Jewish parents, who were moving from Chicago to Arizona in 1987, the lonely 17-year-old rebels by falling for George at a protest rally. She gloms onto this Christian "genius," a philosophy major writing his thesis on liberation theology. Unferth accompanies George to Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, looking for a revolution. Or passion. Or home. Turns out she's an inept and spacey activist and a lousy judge of men. George proposes, but they're off and on. Then it's over.
Unferth, author of the acclaimed story collection Minor Robberies and the novel Vacation, parodies her younger self's idealism in wise, funny, self-deprecating passages: "I took my dress off and walked around in my underwear. … No one seemed particularly interested, not even George, who was dehydrated … and had diarrhea. My coming-of-age-story … didn't involve a loss of innocence or man's inhumanity to man. It was me taking my clothes off and marching in a circle. … Somehow I knew—nothing specific, I just knew—I wasn't who I would be. More of me was coming."
Decades later, trying to research this book and locate George in Brazil or Mexico, Unferth hires a private eye. She learns he's a computer programmer in Pennsylvania. Instead of mourning a loved one, or attending to their rehabilitation, at the end Unferth seems alone, holding only the death of her idealism. It's brave to admit George liked her better with her underwear on, thus they never really consummated their connection. Yet, later, contemplating George's proposal and flashing forward through the 24 years since they split, she adds this zinger: "It was my one and only marriage proposal, unless you count the four others, which I don't." Why not? On page 192 (of 208 pages) she throws in this explosive, almost-haiku: "The fourth one I married. Civil war. Nine months later I was back living my normal life alone." End of chapter.
As Phillip Lopate says, the problem with confessional writing in this country is that authors don't confess enough. Let's hope these three fascinating female voices that do their tribe proud are just saving the juicy stories for their next installment.
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Railyard Entertainment recently announced that the Railyard Ice Rink was open for public skating on Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 a.m. The 4,200 square foot outdoor rink is the first of its kind in Lincoln, Nebraska and is situated in the center of the Railyard courtyard. The skating season is scheduled to be open through March 2, 2014.
This fun wintertime activity will become Lincoln's newest tradition to enjoy the holiday season and experience all that the Railyard has to offer. The rink will be open to the public seven days a week and is located in the West Haymarket entertainment district just across the street from the Pinnacle Bank Arena.
"Opening this ice skating rink in the Railyard is especially dear to our hearts", said Will Scott, Founder and Principal of WRK, LLC, which manages Railyard Entertainment. "My family grew up on the ice because our late sister, Kit, was a competitive figure skater. Skating is something you can do from age two to 102. We hope that all of Lincoln's youth will be introduced to skating here and that skaters of all ages are able to enjoy the rink for years to come."
The surrounding restaurants and Public Market vendors are especially looking forward to the opening of the ice rink, which is projected to bring thousands of visitors to the entertainment district during the normally slower winter months.
Admission & Skate Rental Fees
Admission is FREE for all ages. All skaters must check-in at the ice rink booth, located next to The Doughnut Hole walk-up window, to sign a waiver of liability and receive a wristband for entry into the rink.
Skate rentals are $6.00 for children and $9.00 for adults 12 and older.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Friday 4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Visit SkatetheYard.com for special holiday hours and extended hours during LPS Winter Break.
Rules & Safety
An adult must accompany children under the age of 18, and the adult must sign the child's waiver of liability. For the safety of everyone, we recommend that adults accompany children under 12 on the ice at all times. Chaperoning adults must be present for the duration of the child's skate time whether or not they are with them on the ice.
Birthday & Holiday Parties, Group Rates
Special packages are available for birthday and holiday parties as well as discounted rates for groups of 20 or more.
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FreeStyle Canoeing emphasizes smooth, efficient flatwater paddling and precision boat control.
FreeStyle can be applied to all canoeing situations.
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How to Apply
15 March at 12.00 pm: Application deadline for all applicants with an international entry examination.
Aarhus University and the other higher education institutions in Denmark belong to a joint application system called the Coordinated Enrolment System (KOT). KOT enables you to apply for up to eight different Bachelor's degree programmes, and ensures that you are admitted to the highest priority possible. In addition KOT makes sure that you are only admitted to one of the Bachelor's degree programmes you apply for.
You can apply from 1 February
The application portal opens at www.optagelse.dk from 1 February in the year of application.
In 2014 the application is taking place online through www.optagelse.dk. In 2014 application forms will not be printed in paper.
Please note that ALL applicants with a non-Danish entry examination must apply by 15 March – regardless of citizenship or residence status. The only exemption is applicants holding an examination from The Duborg School or The A.P.Møller School.
A digital application made with the use of NemID is received in time if the application is approved by the applicant on www.optagelse.dk before the application deadline. Aarhus University does not receive the application before it is approved on www.optagelse.dk. If you do not use NemID when applying, the application is received by Aarhus University when we receive your signed signature page.
Online application
All applicants can apply online via www.optagelse.dk. In order to apply you must use a Danish NemID. If you do not have a NemID or a digital signature you can find guidance on how to apply without NemID at www.optagelse.dk.
Applying without NemID?
All international applicants must apply via optagelse.dk. However if you apply for admission with deadline March 15 without NemID, please remember to print, sign and send in the signature page to either firstname.lastname@example.com or the address below:
Aarhus University
Fredrik Nielsens Vej 5,
Postbox 8100
8100 Aarhus C
The signature page must be received by Aarhus University no later than March 15 2014.
We are only able to register your online application when we have received your signed signature page from www.optagelse.dk.
When you apply online you will be notified which attachment you must upload before you submit your application. It is your own responsibility to make sure that you have uploaded all relevant documents. Documentation for supplementary subjects or other relevant documentation which is not finished before the 15 March can be uploaded until 5 July 12.00 pm.
Guide to applying for the EDE study programme at AU Herning via Optagelse.dk
When you apply you must provide the following information:
- name, address and CPR number (Danish civil registration number – if you don't have one, a temporary will be created for you)
- whether you would like to begin in summer or winter, if you apply for Medicine (in case here are more students admitted to summer start than study places available, we will move the youngest to winter start)
- whether you would like to apply for a standby place
- whether you are applying for exemption
- whether you previously have been enrolled in a programme of higher education. In that case you must inform us what programmes you have been enrolled in, and how many times
- whether you are submitting documentation after 15 March
- whether you have supplemented with new upper secondary school subject levels, Danish language requirements, or an English test and when you expect to finish a possible supplementary course or test.
Along with your application you must upload:
- a certified copy of your secondary degree diploma
- documentation of relevant supplementary courses
- documentation of your citizenship (passport or ID card)
- a copy of your residence permit in Denmark, if applicable
- any additional documentation you wish to be taken into consideration in the assessment of your application
It is very important that you upload certified copies of your documentation, signed and stamped by the issuing authority. Never send in originals to the university as we do not send papers back to you.


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The mission of the Challenger Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education is to provide support to students who either are first-generation college students, come from economically disadvantaged families, or have a physical disability. The Challenger Program is designed to assist students in completing a post-secondary education at UH. Goals:
- • Provide academic and financial support to targeted populations
- • Provide academic and financial support to targeted populations
- • Offer social and cultural enrichment activities
- • Facilitate student learning by offering structured courses and workshops
- • Tutoring: Tutors are available to assist students in a wide range of academic subjects.
- • Counseling: academic, career, and personal counseling is available on an individual or group basis.
- • Academic Instruction: A Reading, Writing, and Study Skills college credit course is available to provide academic support, and enhance basic learning skills.
- • Financial Aid Advising
- • Financial Aid Assistance: Eligible participants may receive grant funding for their education.
- • Social support and cultural enrichment: Opportunities for social gatherings and cultural events are provided.
- • Tutors are certified by the International College Reading and Learning Association.


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Environmental chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry and analytical techniques are the main emphasis of chemistry at AUT, where we look at the application of chemistry to real world circumstances.
You will acquire a broad understanding of the research and industry related fields involving chemistry in New Zealand and globally. In addition you also develop the essential practical laboratory skills needed to be successful in scientific employment.
Below is a summary only. For a comprehensive overview of this qualification, please refer to the Academic calendar.
You will study core or compulsory papers from across the degree.
Core papers
775205 General and Organic Chemistry *
555301 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
555401 Health and Environment
775318 Form and Function of Plants and Animals *
775102 Biological Chemistry *
775317 Ecology and Evolution *
775611 Biophysics *
Plus 1 elective at level 5 (or above).
Electives are:
715186 Differential and Integral Calculus 5
715189 Algebra and Discrete Mathematics 5
You take papers from your major area(s) of study and undertake your research project.
Year 2 papers
776220 Analytical Chemistry of Food *
776111 Biochemistry *
777214 Advanced Environmental and Inorganic Chemistry
777115 Natural Products
776215 Physical Measurement
Plus 3 electives at Level 6 (and above).
Year 3 papers
777214 Advanced Environmental and Inorganic Chemistry or 777211 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry
776411 Food Chemistry I *
777416 Food Chemistry II *
777115 Natural Products * or 777215 Advanced Organic Chemistry
or 776221 Inorganic, Physical and Environmental Chemistry
Plus 1 elective at Level 6 (and above).
1. To fulfil the Chemistry Science Major you must take all of the papers marked * in Years 1 and Year 2 and at least three out of 5 papers marked * in Year 3.
2. Research Project 777003 is a two semester paper.
3. One mathematics paper is required in the major.
You may wish to select paper 146611 Research Method, some mathematical papers, and/or nutrition papers to complement this major.
Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Business conjoint degree
Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences conjoint degree
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Science
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Is There Still Time to Get in on the Payment Processing Boom?
Matthew is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is one of the leaders in payment solutions, providing services related to credit, debit, and other payment methods for about 22,000 financial institutions. Shareholders of the company have done very well lately, with shares up more than 11% in the past three months alone. In fact, since first going public in 2006 at $39.00, shares are up an astounding 1,440%! With the company set to report its second quarter earnings on July 31, now seems like a good time to take a look at MasterCard and whether or not its shares are still attractive enough to own. We'll also take a quick peek at some of MasterCard's peers to see if our investment dollars could be put to better use elsewhere.
The rise of MasterCard
MasterCard has been around since 1966 (then called Master Charge), but has grown tremendously over the past 15 years or so as the economy has become more and more cashless. MasterCard's earnings have more than tripled in the past decade alone, and are projected to keep up this rate for the foreseeable future. What stands out the most to me about the chart below is the consistency of revenue growth, with the sole exception being the financial crisis years, when revenues still increased every year.
In 2012, the company processed 34.2 billion transactions (including online), which is an increase of 25% from the year before. MasterCard has also made a considerable effort to expand its business globally since 2006 when it changed its name to MasterCard Worldwide, and those efforts have paid off, with about half of the company's business currently coming from outside of the U.S.
Valuation and projections
Surprisingly, MasterCard seems to be reasonably valued, even after the tremendous gains in share price. Currently, shares trade at 23.5 times this year's earnings estimates of $25.44 per share, and there is nice growth expected ahead. Due to a combination of 10% annual revenue growth, as well as higher margins resulting from lower operating expenses, the company's earnings are expected to grow to $30.02 and $35.64 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. This represents annual earnings growth of 18% and 18.7%, which more than justifies the high multiple.
Although MasterCard's dividend is not exactly impressive (0.40% annually), the company makes up for it in my preferred way of increasing value: share buybacks. When companies would rather spend their money on repurchasing shares, it tells me that they view their stock as being a good value, and a better way to grow than simply handing cash back to shareholders. Since 2010, the number of outstanding shares has dropped from 131 million to 121.6 million, a reduction of more than 7%. Yet another reason to love MasterCard is for its cash-rich balance sheet which features over $5 billion in cash and no long-term debt.
However, compared to the company's historic valuation, it is a bit expensive right now, so before we go jumping in, let's take a look at some other options.
Other options: Visa and Discover
Visa (NYSE: V) is the world's largest payment network and has grown similarly to MasterCard over the recent past. The two companies are also projected to have very similar growth going forward, and are comparable in most other ways. For example, Visa pays a low yield of 0.68% and has an excellent record of share repurchases. The company also has a cash-rich balance sheet, although not quite as impressive as MasterCard's.
In terms of valuation, Visa actually looks to be the more expensive option at 25.6 times 2013's expected earnings. Visa reported its earnings last week, handily beating estimates, which caused a pop of over 3% and is partially responsible for the higher P/E.
Discover (NYSE: DFS) is a different type of payments company, offering credit cards and bank products on a direct basis to consumers in addition to providing payment services to merchants and banks. While Discover is the smallest and most speculative of the three, the company also has the most room for growth in its direct consumer finance business, as well as its payment network. Speaking of its payment network, Discover's newly implemented partnership with PayPal is still in its infancy and could be very beneficial to both companies if successful.
Discover appears to be extremely cheap at just 10.1 times 2013's expected earnings, but investors need to keep a few things in mind when considering the company. First, Discover is expected to invest more resources in growing its business, which is expected to lead to lower earnings growth (about 7% per year in the next few years). Additionally, Discover is not as cash-rich as the other two, but still has a solid balance sheet. On the positive side, Discover is the only one of the three that pays what I consider to be a significant yield (1.6%) and has the best buyback record of the three, reducing the outstanding share count by almost 11% over the past three years.
Buy, sell, or hold?
While MasterCard may seem a bit expensive at first glance, I think that shares are still fairly valued at this level. For those who have been invested since the beginning, it would completely make sense to sell at least some of your position and lock in profits. For new investors, my attitude toward MasterCard has shifted from "buy!buy!buy!" to "wait and see" after the dramatic share price gains of the past few years.
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Making of Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2010
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