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> The advert sees an older gentleman, Bob, fitting a battery to the younger David's car. Once the task is completed, a sheepish David thanks Bob for his time and asks if he can "return the favour".
At this point, a rather creepy Bob turns around with a paintbrush and palette and utters: "There is one thing. Pose for me David. I'm tired of painting you from memory."
The young man in the stripy shirt sheepishly smiles and the advert cuts away to an exterior shot of the garage where the two men have been awkwardly 'enjoying' each other's company.
A voiceover then states: "At Halfords we fit batteries in the car park from £6.99. Much cheaper than a favour."
At this point the camera pans to a series of drawings, presumably crafted by the fair hands of Bob, that portray David stripped to the waist and sporting the bottom half of a Greek centaur.
Other doodles show David naked, bending over and crawling and another where he is sat on a stool – naked – facing away from the painter.
Other viewers reportedly stated the advert drew parallels with Jimmy Savile and with "how youngsters were groomed for sexually explicit pictures by paedophiles".
The ASA reviewed the complaints but decided against banning the advert, stating: "The ASA understood that in an ad based on the theme of owing an unpleasant favour, an older man asking a younger man to pose for him could be considered inappropriate.
"However, we considered that the overall tone of the ad was supposed to be light-hearted and surreal and, while Bob was noticeably older than David, David was clearly a grown man in his twenties.
"We considered that some viewers might interpret the events of the ad to mean that Bob thought about David in a sexual way but, while we noted that Bob clearly considered David a muse for his paintings, as evidenced by his comment "I'm tired of painting you from memory", we did not consider that his actions or behaviour went further than that.
"Although we acknowledged that David looked uncomfortable at being asked to pose for Bob, it did not seem to be because he was concerned about Bob's intentions or thought Bob was interested in him in a sexual way.
"Bob seemed shy and embarrassed when asking David to pose for him and we considered that David's reaction was an awkward laugh of disbelief rather than one of fear or concern."
It concluded: "We considered that any sexual innuendo or imagery in the ad was subtle and was unlikely to be noticed by children and we therefore concluded that the ad was suitable for children to see."
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The child was running from her mother to her grandfather in Hanworth Park, west London, when she was struck by the pellet and began bleeding.
She was rushed to hospital, where she underwent surgery and spent two days recovering from her injury.
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LOS ANGELES — From 2010-12, Matt Belisle was the iron bridge in the Rockies' bullpen, adeptly handing the ball off to the closer with the game well in hand.
But cracks and rust began showing up last season, when Belisle's ERA climbed to 4.32. This season, it's gotten worse.
Though he's posted seven scoreless innings in 10 games this season, his big mistakes, such as the homer he gave up Wednesday in the eighth inning of an 11- inning loss to the San Francisco Giants, have really hurt the team. Entering Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Belisle's ERA was 6.30.
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Belisle has been the Clydesdale of relievers, throwing 313 innings since 2010. But during that period, his average fastball velocity dipped from 92.7 mph in 2010 to 90.5 in 2013, according to FanGraphs. But Belisle, 33, said he believes his fastball still has enough zip to be effective.
"I know some people have mentioned that, but I try not to pay attention to it," Belisle said. "It will be a distraction only if I allow it to be. That's my challenge, to get past this and do my job for my teammates. It is my job and I understand that, and I have to get results."
The Rockies exercised a $4.25 million mutual option on his contract during the offseason, believing he could still be a key piece to rebuilding a bullpen that was the worst in the National League last season. But with his pure fastball speed diminished, Belisle needs an effective put-away pitch. So far this season, that's something he has lacked.
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"I think it's about consistency. Fastball command is a very big key for Matty, and so is pitching to both sides of the plate."
Belisle continues to say he's confident he can be a reliable reliever.
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Belisle also rejects the idea that his heavy workload is catching up with him.
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An expansion/overhaul mod of epic proportions, with entirely rebalanced gameplay, expanded factions, new gametypes, graphical overhauls, and five new factions; stealth-based Confederate Revolutionaries, tower defense-inspired Atomic Kingdom of China, economy-focused Mediterranean Syndicate, DotA-esque Order of the Talon and spammy Electrical Protectorate.
that looks quite good, but I really don't like that hub the vehicle reverses into getting larger, it looks really silly. Perhaps if you gave it a really cool texture it would look better however. Or alternitevly just make it constantly bigger. also at 00:01 the edges of the truck at the top clip the hub quite a bit...
That is ******* badass
Awesome work. At about the 1 second mark you have a culled backface on the box next to the smoke stacks- AFAIK SAGE\RNA doesn't like 2-sided geometry, so you may have to build the backside temporarily. You also have an intersection between the spinning gear and the rest of the unfolding structure.
Any reason for the stationary box in the center of the screen?
Sorry for double post, but just noticed this. There is a slight jump back after the conyard lands. Personally, I think it would look better if it flowed uniformly. My guess is that there is a plateau on the motion curve or a held keyframe.
When exactly? what do you mean
Right when the structure fully hits the ground. There is either a held keyframe or a difference in velocity which is causing that jerky movement.
No, it the mechanics of this MCV. You should watch this from another side... Well you can see this from this side too
Truck just drops this part on the ground. Then 2 gears, not instantly, begin to rotate and move this part back, then they expand it and so on.
So thats not a mistake
I like it the way it is right now. I agree that it might not look as smooth as it could be, but in that way it fits with the Confederates. After all, these are the same MCVs you played with in RA1.
I think there will be lots of smoke during transformation, so you wont see those holes in the geometry
I could patch them up no problem, I think.
Oh neat, the old school MCV from Red Alert.
It seems pretty well done, so far Open.
Only problem is that currently, all MCVs get centered where you want to deploy it. This one would have to act different. And why do a building come up from the ground? Allied, Soviet and Empire Construction Yards are only parts from the MCV, and nothing more.
The issue with the MCV being centered likely won't be a problem. What will happen is that you'll click on an area to unpack to, then the truck will move into a position such that it unpacks there. The only problem I can forsee is the truck moving into the center of the new Conyard, then jumping forward because of the animation.
I think EVERY building in RA3 with the sole exception of the Conyards comes out of the ground, and even then, the build animation presents the illusion that only parts from the MCV are used. Looking at the build animation for the Soviet conyard in the SDK art source pack, for example - you can see that most of the major structures come from underground.
The easy fix for the center deploying issue (CnC3 had this as well) is to keyframe the rig moving forward as it drops off the building.
Vike, this animation is an allusion to how RA1 MCV unpacked. This sort of animation is pretty much considered classic cnc deploy/building.
@the_ferriswheel_man: That's wrong. Only parts from the MCVs are being used upon Allied, Empire and Soviet MCV packup. I've went trough the animations. It's just that when it is in Con Yard form, there is a lot of room inside it. Basically, it gets bigger, but the room outside of the MCV is moved to the inside of the Con Yard.
I think I'll take the liberty of educating you the proper way.
Please examine the following 2 frames (frame 0 and 70) from 3DS Max containing the Soviet Conyard build animation:
If it uses *only* parts from the MCV, then how do you explain all the junk hanging out beneath the animation? Because half of the building *IS* underground! Sorry Vike, you're wrong and I have proof this time. Please come again.
Ok, but at least it's not visible in-game. It "looks" like it's on the MCV, but here, you just see things pop up.
This one MUST be as different as it only can from another MCVs
i think this is too small to run over tanks:)
i think i should treat this as an permanently shrunk mcv - faster, weaker and can be run over by heavy vehicles.
That's... exactly what it is, almost. It's not cruashable, but it can't squish tanks.
I can see this being used to run over Infantry at fast speeds for support- combine it with Dixie and its an Infantry slaughtering machine!
Should be square and fold out
That's the tiberium universe's MCV.
Very retro! Love it!
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NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 20: Coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats talks to his team during the second round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 20, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images)
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FALLBROOK – Live Oak Elementary is holding a New Parent/Student Orientation on Tuesday, July 30 from 8 to 9 a.m. at 1978 Reche Rd. Families are invited to come meet the office staff and leadership team and take a tour of the "rejuvenated" campus.
There will also be a PTA sponsored "Meet and Greet" Ice Cream Social on Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon. All students will get to see their new classrooms and meet their teachers plus enjoy an ice cream treat provided by the PTA which is looking forward to an exciting new school year....
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text: BUYER'S GUIDE 2014 Audi A8 L TDI First Test Downsizing Done Right Erick Ayapana writerJuly 22, 2013 Share this article Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Share this article Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car Select Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari FIAT Ford Genesis GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce smart Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Select Model 90 A3 A3 e-tron A3 TDI A4 A5 A6 A6 TDI A7 A7 TDI A8 A8 TDI allroad Cabriolet Q2 Q3 Q5 Q5 Hybrid Q5 TDI Q7 R8 RS 3 RS 4 RS 5 RS 7 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 SQ5 TT TT RS TTS GO 1. 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At first, it's odd to find something smaller than a V-8 or a mighty W-12 under the A8's hood, but this is the second V-6 Audi has recently stuffed under the A8's hood, after the 3.0T model's gas-powered, supercharged 3.0-liter.In TDI trim, the A8 gets a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel that sends 240 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission. The engine's most noteworthy benefit, of course, is its best-in-class fuel economy. EPA-rated at 24/36 mpg city/highway (beating the 3.0T by 6 city and 8 hwy mpg), the engine works in tandem with the A8's 23.8-gallon fuel tank to produce a bladder-punishing range of more than 800 miles.The oil-burning engine is no slouch, either. Running from 0-60 mph took 5.8 seconds (half a second slower than the 3.0T) and the quarter mile required 14.5 seconds with a trap speed of 92.6 mph (13.8 seconds at 101.3 mph for the 3.0T). What these times don't convey, however, is the experience from behind the wheel. Step on the go pedal from a stop and the tach needle doesn't move much before you feel the engine churn out all the torque it's got. Acceleration is smooth, quiet, and effortless, with the engine humming at an easy-breezy 1700 rpm once you've reached highway speeds of 70-80 mph. Complementing the powertrain is a solid chassis highlighted by an adaptive air suspension that ensures the A8 glides on the road. If there's a pothole out there that fazes this large Audi, I haven't found it. The A8 also feels relatively light on its feet, responding well to steering inputs and staying planted through corners. Much credit goes to its aluminum body construction, which enables the A8's comparatively light curb weight of 4529 pounds.The interior is heavy with luxury and tech. Our 2014 A8 L tester featured a gorgeous two-toned Nougat brown and black color scheme. Accents included a mix of polished burl walnut, piano black inlays, and metallic trim. 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Can anyone help with restoring the factory settings on my C521 running vista premium, i have followed all the instructions on the dell support page.
When i try to get advanced boot options page up (f8) i cannot. i can get boot options (f12) but not advanced options.
i have seen the factory restore once before when the repair facility was running after my pc crashed but cannot find it again.
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Wausau Police are still sorting through the details, as they try to figure out what led up to a crash on Saturday, that closed Thomas Street for hours.
"Our crash reconstruction team and detective bureau are still working on the exact cause of the crash," said Wausau Police Cpt. Ben Bliven.
Investigators said 24-year-old Michael Dixon of Rothschild was driving well over the 25 mph speed limit and hit the bridge on Thomas Street.
Police said the impact killed him and seriously injured a 4-year-old boy.
"Our crash reconstruction team will do some serious math and try to determine the speed, but it was certainly in excess of the speed limit," said Bliven.
But that's not all.
"We did search the vehicle as part of the investigation, we found a syringe, a spoon and a lighter, that could be drug paraphernalia, so we are looking at that avenue through our investigation," said Bliven.
As they try to determine if it played any role in the crash.
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This gives me an idea. Let's devise a way so that parents could somehow know what video games their kids were playing. That way they could choose what they felt appropriate for their child.
This could work for other influences in the child's life, like friends, TV, movies, etc.
If only there were a way for a parent to get involved.
Clearly, however, if you accept the need of a parent to evaluate a product legitimately, you cannot exclude all of the significant and potentially disturbing material from that evaluation.
Ergo, you need multiple scales. Perhaps a pair of values for violence (degree and realism), same for sexual content, and so on for whatever other factors child psychologists in general (not just the ones on the payroll of a pressure group) consider areas of genuine concern that can also be reliably quantified in a game setting.
These would replace the ratings system entirely. Parents who go by biological age ignore the individuality of needs, thereby not really evaluating but chickening out of their responsibility by blaming time. Evaluation has no place for blame and no time for those who betray their responsibilities. But what responsibility is there if elapsed cell divisions is not considered worthy of notice? The responsibility of understanding the person they are supposedly evaluating for. If a parent does not understand their child, their child's own specific needs and vulnerabilities, then the parent is far less mature and adult than the child themselves, and the child should be provided with a rational means of determining their limits and their comfort.
You do have the right to question a court's jurisdiction. However, there is a strong presumption that they do have it, and there are ways to go about it that do not constitute a challenge to the judge's personal integrity. If your problem is with the judge's personal integrity, you appeal to a higher court.
No matter how badly things go for you in court, no matter how much you dislike the ruling, no matter how unjust you feel you've been treated... NEVER insult a judge or be less than totally respectful for the process.
And don't ever tell a judge they "don't have the authority". You'll be in a higher court soon. Judges don't like people being disrepectful of other judges, not even when the judge in question is wrong. Especailly when your own motives and reasons are (properly) called into question.
1. Do NOT Piss off the Judge.
2. Do not piss off your defense attorney.
If you cause #1, you will cause #2, and you will be well and truly fucked.
Oh yeah, #3 Do NOT testify in your own defense (And even worse, Do NOT insist against the best advise of your lawyer that you be allowed to). It doesn't matter how well you think you'll do, or how innocent you think your ass is. It is almost always (i.e. 99% of the time) a horrible idea.
But let's face the fact here: a lot of people on Slashdot are arguing that JT should be stopped simply because they don't agree with him.
Yet IF a hypothetical anti-JT was standing up for the freedom of expression in violent video games, and abusing the system of law in the exact same manner, a lot of people around these parts would be crying bloody murder if the anti-JT was facing disbarment.
Thompson started his career as a loudmouth by complaining about some rap from "2 Live Crew" back in the early 1990s. I bought the 2 Live Crew CD to see what all the fuss was about. They were a terrible rap group, at the low end of the garage-band level. My comment at the time was that "this group would never have gotten off the South Florida club circuit without the censorship attempt".
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I had grand ideas for my 31 days of writing project. But life. It happened. I may or may not write for 31 days straight. You see, I have a book to edit. It's been waiting on me for a two months now. It's time for me to dive in, dig around, unearth more treasures, and polish this piece-of-coal-birthing-diamond in the making. Will it be a best-seller? Probably not. Will millions read it? Maybe. Does it matter? Not really.
I wrote the words for me. I wrote to tell one story of many of my stories. I'll talk more about the book later. Today, I want to resettle into being rather than doing. But, I also know that doing this excavating will inform my editing process. The book is a story of identity, and this 31 day series is a deeper exploration of identity. It's going to be a win-win!
Life is not about the busies. Life is not about the doings. Life is about being and abiding. This is where I want to root my 31 days of excavating faith. I cannot promise to write everyday. I can choose rest, wholeness, and leaning in to this right-now. It seems more fitting as another decade turns towards its end and a new one begins. Things that were pressing, no longer seem as important. Dreams that lay dormant are coming to life again. I don't want to miss any of it.


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If one thing was apparent after the 2-2 draw to Mexico, it was that Michael Bradley is the most important player going into this year's World Cup. This is something that fans of the United States (USMNT) have known for a long time. After seeing his return to MLS and his performance in last week's match, it is apparent that Bradley is in top form and the US can be a force to reckon with in the Group of Death. Bradley's success in Brazil will largely depend on his partner and the tactics played. But who should play alongside him, and how?
Here are 5 Jurgen Klinsmann's options to consider when deciding who to play with Bradley:
1. Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones
This is the pairing that we have seen the most, and it's the one the Klinsmann seems to favor. It is based on a double pivot system where each midfielder plays off each other, covering for one another when the other goes forward in attack. The problem here is the Jones is not as adept at going forward as Bradley. At times when Jones goes forward, he fails to complete that decisive pass or is dispossessed in midfield, leaving Bradley to both clean up his mess and be the first line of defense against the opponent's counter-attack.
I think this partnership could work if they used the tactic deployed last week against Mexico — Bradley at the top of a diamond midfield, while having Jones sit back and protect the centerbacks. This formation would allow Bradley to push into the attack. The key to this is if Jones is willing to accept this role, and allow Bradley to orchestrate.
2. Michael Bradley and Kyle Beckerman
This partnership is fresh in our minds, and it seems like the one that fans would like to see more often. Beckerman accepts his defensive minded role and flourishes. He protects the centerbacks like no one else in the player pool and consistently completes passes. The issue with Beckerman is his athleticism and speed. While he looked good last week against Mexico, it will be a daunting task for him to do the same in Brazil. Mexico is nowhere near the quality that the US will see in the group stages. Does he have the athleticism to hang with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos, Joao Moutinho, and Cristiano Ronaldo?
3. Michael Bradley and Geoff Cameron
Fans may remember this partnership last summer in Seattle against Panama. Bradley and Cameron looked good together in the midfield. However this partnership can only happen if a suitable replacement can be found at right-back. Right now it seems that the drop off to Brad Evans and DeAndre Yedlin may be too great.
4. Michael Bradley and Maurice Edu
Another viable midfield option for Klinsmann. While he does have a lot experience, the question about Edu is can he play consistently at the highest level without any lapses. One mistake can be punished in the World Cup. After being away from the National Team for over a year, will the May camp be enough time for him to re-integrate with the team? The key is building an understanding with Bradley, that is just as good as Beckerman or Jones.
5. Michael Bradley and Mix Diskerud or Sacha Kljestan
While both players have quality, I see them playing their best against CONCACAF opposition. I wonder if each can raise their game to a be starter in the World Cup. Kljestan may have played himself off the team after the Ukraine match, whereas Diskerud maybe fighting for a spot on the bench.
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Betting on the Tiger Woods Comeback
Tiger Woods is one of those crossover stars whose popularity transcends the sport of golf. Over the course of his career, he's won 96 tournaments, including all of the majors. He won the Masters twice and was the youngest player ever to win the grand slam of golf.
Of course Woods is also known for one of the greatest downfalls in modern celebrity history. Last fall he added serial adulterer and bad driver to his list of accomplishment and things just haven't been the same since.
You don't get to Tiger's level by being a quitter and his comeback is well under way. Golf's greatest is still getting reacquainted with the links after his terrible couple of years, but he's a competitor and counting him out completely is a very bad bet.
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Oct. 15, 1931
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wirth, pioneer residents of Tama County, had the pleasure of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Dysart Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Scheib, Jr., over Keystone way, are the parents of a son born to them Sunday, October 11.
Oct. 18, 1951
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Delos Seebach on October 4, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. The little miss has been named Debra Kae.
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Lorenzen will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on November 1.
Oct. 27, 1960
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Riexinger of Dysart announce the engagement of their daughter, Connie Jean, to Mike Schlotterback, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schlotterback of Dysart.
The engagement of Miss Marsha Parizek of Minoqua, Wisc., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parizek of Dysart, to Wayne Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Woods of Woodruff, Wisc., was announced in this issue.
Oct. 19, 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Vesely of Dysart are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Sandra Lou, to Larry Robert Flickinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Flickinger of Vinton.
The Dysart firemen will stage the Benefit Dance at the Community Building on Friday night, October 20. Music will be furnished by Leo Greco.
Oct. 7, 1971
Mr. and Mrs. John Anders of Dysart are parents of their third child and first son born Thursday, September 23, at a Waterloo hospital. The little fellow has been named Bradley John.
After almost three years of play at the Milne Memorial Park and Country Club, it remained for Wilford Lindeman to get his first hole-in-one on Monday evening. Lindeman scored his ace on hole number seven.
Oct. 8, 1981
Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Cheryl Craig of Reinbeck to Barry Ewoldt of rural Traer. A November 21, wedding is planned at St. John Lutheran Church in Reinbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold McKenna of Dysart are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daugher, Phyllis, to Mike Malecek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malecek Jr., of Pocahontas. The couple will be married December 12.
Oct. 10, 1991
Scott and Donna Klinzing of Duluth, Minn., are parents of a baby girl born on September 12. She has been named Amanda Marie.
Otis Hilmer of Dysart and Donna Hilmer of Hopkins, Minn., are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Elaine Marie, to Timothy Sean Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zollie Green of Minneapolis, Minn. An October 19, wedding is planned.
Oct. 11, 2001
Jennifer Jo Noehl and Jordan Lee Albertsen, both of Cedar Falls, were united in marriage on Saturday, July 28, at the First United Methodist Church in New Hampton.
Patrick and Sue McLean of Traer are the parents of a baby boy born September 21, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He has been named Ryan Patrick.


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Today's Show and Tell: Tiffany
What does Curvy.Confident.Chic. means to you?
So, i figure the best way to approach this question is to break it down in to parts.
Curvy – I don't like to think of myself as curvy; I simply like to refer to myself as fat. I feel like the word fat best defines my body type.Just like other words like plus size and curvy just define body types. For example, Beyonce is curvy but, she is not plus size. I think that pretty much defines what curve means to me.
Confident – Confidence goes hand in hand with wearing clothes; you want to wear the clothes you don't want the clothes to wear you. so, confidence to me means feeling great in what you wear. When I put together a outfit I like it shows on my face and in the way I walk around. I think because of that people shouldn't worry too much about trying to achieve a style they should wear what makes them look good and feel best. Simply put the better you feel the better you look.
Chic – Hmmmm…I don't really define my style as chic in the traditional sense. For example, I don't wear high heels and things like that. I like to think of chic as simply looking put together; like you put some time into your look. Some people like to say they just picked up clothes off the floor and now they have this amazing outfit but, I don't think thats completely true. The people who do get dressed like that look like it so, to sum things up Chic to me means taking pride in the way you look and doing the best you can to look the best you can.
You can catch Tiffany sharing her most recent fashion finds on her blog, Fat Shopaholic!
Would you like to be featured on Show and Tell? Please email me at marie {at} mariedenee {dot} com and send over 2-3 photos of your fly-est outfits and share with us what Curvy.Confident.Chic. means to you!


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After a stormy week, bonds have a lot of data to navigate
After the FOMC meeting, the bond market got a little bit of stability last week. Mortgage REITs and trading desks are generally smarting after the bloodbath in bonds, which sent the ten-year yield up over 100 basis points in under two months.
Next week is a short week with the 4th of July holiday, but the employment report on Friday looms large.
As we swing into the end of the quarter, companies that will miss their earnings numbers will start to pre-announce.
Economic data this week
Monday, July 1st
- Markit PMI
- Construction Spending
- ISM Survey
Tuesday, July 2nd
- IBD / TIPP economic optimism
- Vehicle Sales
- Factory Orders
Wednesday, July 3rd
- MBA Mortgage Applications
- Challenger Job Cuts
- ADP Employment Change Index
- Trade Balance
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Bloomberg Consumer Comfort
- ISM Non-Manufacturing
Thursday, July 4th
- Barbecue consumption index
- Fireworks release
Friday, July 5th
- Non-farm payrolls
- Unemployment rate
Implications for mortgage REITs
For REITs like American Capital (AGNC) and Annaly (NLY) to rally they need signs of economic weakness that would theoretically put the Fed on hold as far as ending quantitative easing (or QE). Realistically, the only reports that would cause this would be labor market related. For them, the only report that matters is Friday's jobs report.
Implications for home builders
Home builders, like KB Home (KBH), Toll Brothers (TOL), and Lennar (SPF), will certainly focus on the IBD/TIPP economic optimism index, as consumer confidence drives new home sales even more than interest rates. The Challenger Job Cuts report and the jobs report on Friday will be the highlights of the week.
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Barney Will Return
Tottenham striker Lee Barnard will return to Gresty Road to finish his loan spell following his injury. there had been doubts over whether Barnard would be asked back after a six week spell on the sidelines, but Steve Holland says that Barnard is welcome back.
Holland told the official site: 'Lee will be back with us early next week. He has returned to training at Tottenham, albeit only over the last couple of days.
'We will have to see how he is looking on Monday, because he has missed a few months, but if he is fit then of course a player of his calibre will figure for us over Christmas.'
Barnard had a good start to his time at Gresty Road, scoring one against Huddersfield and claiming the Man of the Match award. Whilst his form faded, he'll undoubtedly be a useful offer over a busy Christmas period.
With his loan ending in January, Barnard will certainly want to impress before the end of the month if he wants to finish the season here.


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What do you think of the information Wickham tells Elizabeth about Darcy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
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Unfortunately, you asked more than one question, so I had to edit some out. Mr. Wickham seems to be quite an upright gentleman in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, at least at first. Though Elizabeth Bennet is an intelligent young lady, she is fooled by his deceptive appearance and manners as well as her own prejudices.
His appearance was greatly in his favour; he [Wickham] had all the best part of beauty, a fine countenance, a good figure, and very pleasing address. The introduction was followed up on his side by a happy readiness of conversation—a readiness at the same time perfectly correct and unassuming.
In fact, Elizabeth is so moved by Wickham's appearance and manners that, the first time she meets him, she says he is far superior to every other man in the room. It is no wonder, then, that she believes him when he tells her a story designed to make himself look like a martyr and a victim of the cruel Mr. Darcy.
His story is that he had always intended to be a minister rather than a soldier (which he now is); however, he was unable to pursue his passion for the ministry because he does not have the money he was promised by Darcy's father, money which was intended to help provide for his needs but which he does not have. According to Wickham, Darcy kept the money by finding by a devious maneuvering of his father's will.
This story is not particularly believable to me for several reasons. First, it is a story designed to get pity and/or place Darcy in an unfavorable light. A man who wanted to enter the ministry would not be talking like this, and neither should a soldier. Both are honorable professions, and what he says amounts to gossip, whether it is true or not.
Second, Wickham tells the story so easily and quickly to a virtual stranger, which is what Elizabeth is to him. He is well aware that he is a dashing and rather persuasive fellow, so this story seems somehow contrived to me.
Finally, every story has two sides. Anyone who is telling a story to get sympathy is only telling one side of the story. Elizabeth knows these things (as she demonstrates in her distrust of Mr. Darcy) but is swayed by Wickham's persuasiveness and her own ready willingness to believe the worst about Mr. Darcy.


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So I'm at my desk talking to the New Guy when my female co-worker walks in and two seconds behind her is this man I have never seen before. She turns around and takes a step back like she didn't notice he was there but he's looking around, head swiveling like a weather vane in a tornado. He's a short chubby sort of guy with really black hair and really, really, red cheeks, and he blurts out, "Please mister, I gotta go right now, right now, BAD where is your bathroom PLEASE!" And my female co-worker, who has a distaste for the shared bathroom points and before she can say anything Chubs is heading for the door and undoing his pants and he's wheezing like he's about to explode, which he is, in a manner of speaking.
The New Guy has stood up to join us staring at the bathroom door when we hear this sound, a sound like someone is having a fingernail pulled out slowly, "AgggRRRgggRRGGG!" and then there'sa sound like Chubs just hit his fist against the wall or his head.
We stare. No one says a word.
This goes on for a full minute with the sound dying down, a couple of whimpers escape, then the sound again, then the sound of a flush.
All this while, I'm having a text conversation with The Muse, and she thinks this is hysterically funny, but it also reminds her of a Stephen King story where an alien comes out of a man's rectum. This is, funny, in a way, unless the man dies in there, and damn, what a mess will that be?
So there's another flush. Silence, and then very clearly we hear him whimper, "Please Jesus, please, no more. And another flush. Then noises.
My female co-worker, who despises the fact of a shared bathroom and is extremely religious, walks out. Later she told me that no matter what happened in there, it was a man's job, and I suppose she was right. It's me and the New Guy, and whatever it going on behind that door.
Then, a voice. "Please, mister, anyone, please, I'm out of toilet paper."
The New Guy looks at me with horror in his eyes.
"Please. Anyone there?"
He knows what he has to do and he knows why. He's the New Guy. He has to do this sort of thing. I hand him a roll of toilet paper out of the supply closet and walk out of the office. It's in god's hands now, and there's no sense in anyone else getting traumatized. Three second later the New Guy emerges and pants, "The smell!" and he gets into his truck and speeds away.
I look at the car that Chubs arrived in and it's got Idaho plates on it. My female co-employee shows back up, rolls down the window of her truck and looks at me. I know what she's thinking. But at that very moment my work phone rings, oh, I'm at work, and I have to go talk to someone. My female co-employee sits there and glares at me as I leave.
I'm back in twenty minutes and she's still just sitting there. Chubs' car is missing. "Have you gone inside yet?" and as she rolls up her window I can tell that no, she hasn't and no, she isn't, and men are pigs, especially in bathrooms, and even though she's terribly quiet she says more in that look as she leaves than a lot of people say all day.
I go inside and there's a smell. Not like a pig farm or a three hundred head of cow dairy, but an odd smell like something fell into a fire or …something. But it's just this side of terrible. The bathroom door is still shut and the fan is still running. I open a window or two in the office, open the door to the outside and tell The Muse, via text, that I can hear her giggling from here. I take a deep breath and open the door.
Now, imagine your very worst nightmares when it comes to guys and bathrooms. Remember the bathroom scene in "Trainspotting"? I sure hope not because that was one terrible movie, but the thing here is that the bathroom was immaculate. Uh, almost. Okay, on the toilet lid there was what looked like specks of blood. Chubs had wiped everything down, cleaned up prettily, but there was still some spots and they looked blood red. There was a trash bag tied up in the corner where he had cleaned up after he cleaned up.
The Muse asks, "The bag isn't moving, is it?"
Honestly, I hadn't thought about that but once she brought it up, damn, l what could be in that bag other than used trifold brown paper towels? I go out to my truck and get rubber gloves. The Muse tells me I have to do this because who know what is in that bag? But I think maybe not. Do I really want to know?
So here's the thing, and this is where we get down to the bone on the subject. It sounded plenty horrible in there and I'm not altogether sure I've ever heard anyone have a bowel movement like that at all. Suppose Chubs was actually a chick and she miscarried in that bathroom? What if Chubs works somewhere where he's a he there but was just born with the wrong plumbing and now somehow got pregnant and in my bathroom at work is the results of a society that cannot judge a person by their character but just by plumbing alone are we made to be who we are? Nothing else matters, right, just where the waste comes out and where babies are formed, right?
More than anything else, I have to look in that trash bag because if there's a baby in there, dead or alive, I have to know. Now it isn't funny at all, the smell is even worse, but there's nothing inside but brown trifold paper towels, some flecked with blood, others, eww.
My co-workers return and I realize my female co-worker is right, men are pigs, and for that reason alone there ought to be separate bathrooms. But here's a guy who did a decent enough job cleaning up after himself and in the process made me wonder just what in the hell happened in there?
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If there's anything I've learned over the past year of professional furniture up-cycling, it's that MOST of the work in creating a beautiful piece of painted furniture happens long before you crack open a can of paint.
What? You mean I can't just slap on a coat of semi-gloss and expect to see a Pottery Barn finish? Well, if you're extremely lucky maybe, but let's face it -- most of us are redoing furniture because we're trying to use our creative skills to save a dime. We want the look, but not at the price. Slapping on paint without doing your homework ends up looking like . . . well, like you slapped on paint. You get the idea.
So here's a little tutorial to help you get the skills to make furniture rebuilding and mending easy and professional.
Sorry, I'll apologize in advance. You'll never be able to buy a new piece of furniture again.
Welcome to world of "hum, I think I can build that better . . ."
It's the planet right next to "hum, I think this recipe would be better if I just added this . . . " Which is of course in the solar system of "Oh, well I can just make that . . ."
Here's my before pic of a little volunteer dresser.
Looks cute, right? Well, it was not really the quality I put in my store. Parts were sound, but the drawer bottoms were broken and the back was a cardboard replacement. Well, I'm gonna show you how to turn this candidate for the local dump into a cute storage, shabby chic shelf.
Let er' rip! I stripped the back off with a hammer claw and ditched the drawers, except for the one that had a nice bottom. I used that same hammer to bang out the side, front and back cleats - the pieces of wood holding up the drawers. I cut two pieces of ¾" hardwood plywood for the new drawer shelves. No, table saw work is not the skill I'm talking about, I have Home Depot cut this wood for me.
Skill 1:
Clamp, Glue, and Screw.
90% of the furniture fixes I do require clamps and a drill, so these are great investments for any novice furniture repairer.
Why am I not just nailing it together? Yeah, right. I might get one nail in straight -- after I spend 15 minutes driving them in crooked. For this project I needed to attach the new shelves to the existing cleats. I applied a thin layer of wood glue to the cleat, clamped the plywood and cleat together, and used 1 ½" screws in 6 spots. The clamps make this job soooooo much easier since everything holds in place while I put the screw in. The glue will ensure a quality connection.
Skill 2:
Counter sinking screw holes.
Ok, not a biggy, but really if you want a professional finish you need to recess your screws just a bit so that you can hide them with wood filler. There are two ways to do this. One, just buy a drill bit for counter sinking screws. Use this before you drill for your screw and it makes a nice big well for your screw to hide in. See the photo below.
Two, drill your screw hole as you normally would. Then using a bit slightly larger than the head of your screw, drill down just ¼" to create a little well for your screw.
Skill 3:
Wood fill your holes, dings, ouchies, and boo boos.
I tell all my students: "Paint doesn't hide, it highlights!" If you can feel it before it's painted, you'll be able to see it once it's painted.
Since wood filler shrinks while drying, overfill your hole. This first application really needs to dry at least 2 hours if it's thick.
Next, sand it down with 120 sandpaper till it's smooth. The next step is critical.
Don't skip the second layer of wood filler.
Apply another layer of wood filler with a putty knife to ensure a smooth finish.
Allow the filler to dry completely and sand with 220 sandpaper until you cannot see or feel a ridge. See the photo below -- look at the left side where the wood filler almost seems transparent. Like that.
I added wood fencing to the back for a rustic effect, and it turned out perfectly. A friend took the piece to her store to be a cash register stand.
I painted the entire piece in a color called French Linen, and the trim in Old Ochre. A coat of poly seals it all and new knobs on the bottom drawer add a bit of pizazz.
Some wood lathes worked perfectly as trim.
And there you go! Gotta love a dresser with a new lease on life. Have fun projecting!
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Altering teacher evaluations
Many districts look to tweak new system that emphasizes testing to measure student progress
Published 7:29 pm, Tuesday, December 24, 2013
In hindsight, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Superintendent Lonnie Palmer will tell you, the way his district rolled out its new teacher evaluation system last year didn't make that much sense.
In most classes, students received tests at the beginning of the year and then at the end to measure academic growth. But in some cases, the chosen tests were not the right ones to accurately indicate a student's progress. In others, using a test at all seemed counterintuitive.
"At the end of the year, you end up with a fair number of teachers labeled ineffective or developing," he said. "Some of those teachers can legitimately say that's not correct."
Palmer's district is one of many across the state now rethinking their teacher evaluation plans since implementing them last year, including nixing some of the testing associated with the plans.
In the past year, more than 20 percent of the state's 700 school districts have received state approval for changes to their plan, according to the State Education Department. This school year alone, 42 districts have gotten the green light for changes, and over 100 more are now making changes ahead of a March 1 deadline.
The state's new teacher evaluation protocols, dubbed the Annual Professional Performance Review, require that 40 percent of a teacher's annual ratings be based on student performance, with the other 60 percent rooted in more subjective measures such as principal observations.
Half the portion based on student growth depends on measures set at the local level — and that 20 percent is what school districts like Palmer's are interested in.
In Berne-Knox-Westerlo, last year the district either purchased a third party test or developed its own test for each subject and grade level, testing students at the beginning and end of the year. But in retrospect, Palmer said, it didn't make sense to pre-test students in subjects such as, say, algebra, that students had never taken before.
"Am I really going to want to know what the kids don't know?" he said. "That's going to make you look bad."
Why not instead look at how they performed in other math subjects at the end of the previous year to compare growth?
As part of the state's rules, districts may use historical data — for example, how well a student did on their previous year's final math exam — to set student benchmarks at the beginning of the year in place of pre-assessments.
Districts may also use state test scores to establish benchmarks as long as the scores are analyzed in a different way than the state's measurements, such as using the schoolwide performance of students to evaluate certain teachers.
State tests may be used to replace end-of-the-year testing as well.
The new evaluations were put in place as part of the state's bid to win a $700 million grant as part of the federal government's Race to the Top program. In a rush to implement the new evaluations system in time to comply with grant requirements, many districts turned to additional testing rather that alternative measures of evaluation.
"I think it was compelling in terms of time," admitted Green Island Union Free School District Superintendent Michael Mugits. His district bought third-party tests for several grade levels and subjects, though in some cases, such as eighth-grade science, the school is already using state exams in calculating teacher evaluation scores.
"As part of the rapid rollout, we wanted to meet targets for Race to the Top. That meant rolling out things sooner than we were ready," Palmer said.
He said that with the benefit of hindsight, his district is also changing the targets it selected to judge how well students are doing.
"Our APPR targets were not well selected," he said. "Some teachers had kids that passed the state test and did poor on the APPR. Others had the reverse."
Many of the changes to evaluation plans thus far approved by the state include reducing or eliminating pre-assessments and relying more heavily on schoolwide measures of assessment rather than double testing in grades and subjects where there are state exams.
"The fact that school districts and local teachers unions are going back and tweaking their plans is not a surprise," said Carl Korn, a spokesman for New York State United Teachers, the state's largest teachers union. "It's evidence that the last school year should have been a pilot to begin with."
NYSUT argued in court for some local control over student progress in the evaluations, leading to a compromise with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who wanted state control over how student growth was measured.
Carrie Remis, director of the education advocacy group the Parent Power Project, said that not enough emphasis has been placed on control districts have over how much testing students must take.
"What we need to do to educate the public about where state mandates end and where local decisions begin," she said.
Back in Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Palmer is still deep in conversation with his teachers about how to best measure progress in each individual class. He says they've already made some good decisions: In physics, for one, they'll use a student's previous year's chemistry and math performance to establish a benchmark for their academic performance in physics.
In the past, the evaluations have been a "fear factor" for his teachers. Next year he hopes it will instead be a valuable diagnostic tool.
"It turned out we picked badly last year," he said. "Now we're having some great conversations about what are our local goals."
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In the past 3 months, I have tried and used several tools to create images / videos for social media. In this post, I'm sharing a list of the tools I've used – grouped into different categories. Most of them are free of cost for the basic feature set, and also have an option for paid feature upgrades.
Images for Simple Text, Easy and Quick to Use – Particularly useful for quotes, blog headers, simple images
Creating collages of Images
Editing Images – particularly useful to retain / improve image quality (clarity) or make an image to fit to a particular size for a specific social media platform
Creating Infographics
Creating Videos
What tools do you use to create images / videos for social media? Leave a comment to let me know
Connect with me on Nischala's Social World
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Interviews and Media Mentions
Newspaper Interview | Twittering Heights (Deccan Chronicle, 2015)
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There are these annoying camo-colored beetles that bumble around clumsily at my place at night. I can't stand them. They have no flight plan and appear to be clueless as to where they're heading.
It's stands to reason that they thunk right into things, including me. What's even more gross is that some of these beetles have what look like little suction cups and will cling to what they land on (myself included). When they bang into things and land on their backs, they struggle and struggle to right themselves again (that part is fun to watch because it takes them so long).
They drive me buggers.
But it's come to my attention that I operate much in the same fashion, without a plan. But only once in a while do I clumsily thunk into something. The only problem here is that when I do have an upset, it's quite significant.
Last Saturday, I met a friend for coffee, knowing full well that we'd be taking his dog for a walk afterwards.
The day was very unscripted, which is what one can expect when hanging out with me.
I met him at the coffee shop. We had coffee. We went to the farmer's market. We went to the river. We got hungry. We went to lunch.
Much of that time was spent laughing at my inability to have a plan, or, if there is a plan, to stick to it.
As we came around the corner where I'd left my car that morning, my eyes started to scan the parking lot.
My car was gone.
I was filled with panic. I went into the business I'd been parked near and said, "Could you tell me where my car is?"
The man looked at me, sensed my panic and did his very best to sound sincere while telling me that, gee, he was sorry, but it was their grand opening that day. He had to have it towed.
Trying to settle down, I called the company that towed it. Again, I asked if they could tell me where my car was. It was locked behind a gate at their business, which was officially closed. I was told it would be an additional 70-some-odd dollars to "open" the office. When asked if I could be given a ball park figure of how much it would cost, he answered, "Oh, $200 at least."
At that point, I'd have given anything to have had a plan with which to cling to from the moment I'd gotten out of bed that day. A plan that would've included being observant and noticing the warning sign in front of the business that said, "Unauthorized vehicles will be towed."
While we were getting the car out of impound, my friend looks at me and says, "Boy. Hanging out with you sure is an adventure."
Suddenly, those camo-colored, navigationally challenged beetles don't seem half as irritating.
I can't believe I'm going to state this for the record, in print. But I think I understand them.
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text: : this is great for backwards binary compatability, something Linux : has excelled at. With all due respect, Linux has been worse about this than many other platforms, especially where C++ programs are concerned. FreeBSD, for example, has been more stable over the past couple of years. SunOS and Solaris ditto (but the new C++ compiler does mangle names differently, so that can be a big problem for library vendors). When I released the OI/OB product for Linux, it wouldn't work within less than six months without patches. Not a very good record :-(. And I keep reading about the Motif you have to relink/rebuild problems as well, which sound a lot like the same sorts of problems I had with OI. Linux has done a good job, but I wouldn't say excelled, unless you caveat it with "for most binaries" or something like that. Warner


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The Ministry of the Interior resent dozens of notifications for voters in Be'er Sheva after they were found in a garbage bin Monday. A citizen who found the voter cards in the garbage brought them to police, altering authorities to the issue.
The cards tell citizens where they may vote on election day.