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Minor League Update
Games of May 16-19
Games of Thursday, May 16
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Rafael De Paula, RHP, Yankees (Low-A Charleston): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K. De Paula is smoothing out all of his mechanical issues while dominating Low-A with superior stuff; 39.1 IP, 24 H, 12 ER, 17 BB, 69 K in eight starts.
Position Prospect of the Day: Maikel Franco, 3B, Phillies (High-A Clearwater): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI; potential solid-average hit tool; easy plus power potential; easy plus arm; .292/.346/.538 with 16 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 13 BB, and 28 K in 171 at-bats.
Other notable prospect performances on May 16:
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"The Ugly"
Rock Shoulders, 1B, Cubs (Low-A Kane County): 0-4, 4 K; say it ain't so, Rock!
Games of Friday, May 17
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Kevin Gausman, RHP, Orioles (Double-A Bowie): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K; most impressive pitcher I have ever seen in person; if you would like to see what I said about him, check out our new OFP series; 46.1 IP, 44 H, 16 ER, 5 BB, 49 K in eight starts.
Position Prospect of the Day: Dilson Herrera, 2B, Pirates (Low-A West Virginia): 4-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI; plus power potential; hit tool will be tested by quality pitching; right-side-of-the-infield defender only; .296/.358/.458 with 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR in 142 at-bats.
Other notable prospect performances on May 17:
"The Good"
"The Bad"
"The Ugly"
Lewis Brinson, CF, Rangers (Low-A Hickory): 0-5, 5 K; boy, he is fun to watch; crazy torque; big-time bat speed; major swing-and-miss problems; easy plus power potential; plus runner; .231/.289/.451 with 75 K in 173 at-bats.
Games of Saturday, May 18
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Taylor Jordan, RHP, Nationals (Double-A Harrisburg): 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K; plus fastball; solid-average slider; average changeup; stock on the rise; 46.1 IP, 36 H, 5 ER, 8 BB, and 41 K in eight starts.
Position Prospect of the Day: Jurickson Profar, SS/2B, Rangers (Triple-A Round Rock): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI; obviously, Profar knew it was one of his final days in the minors. He will be a treat to watch for everyone on television; .278/.370/.438 with 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR in 144 at-bats.
Other notable prospect performances on May 18:
"The Good"
"The Bad"
Jose Osuna, 1B, Pirates (High-A Bradenton): 0-4, 3 K; swings and misses a lot, as he did on this night.
"The Ugly"
My performance in NBA Street volume 2. I totally choked away a game and nearly broke a controller.
Games of Sunday, May 19
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Twins (Triple-A Rochester): 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K; fastball touched 96; slider/changeup could develop into plus pitches; big-league ready; 52.2 IP, 46 H, 19 ER, 14 BB, 46 K in nine starts this season.
Position Prospect of the Day: Addison Russell, SS, Athletics (High-A Stockton): 3-4, 2 2B, HR, R, RBI; potential plus hit tool; plus power potential; plus arm; soft hands; glove has plus-plus potential; average runner; righting the ship after a tough start to the season; .279/.326/.721 with 3 2B, 2 3B, and 4 HR in 43 at-bats.
Other notable prospect performances on May 19:
"The Good"
"The Bad"
"The Ugly"
Gerrit Cole, RHP, Pirates (Triple-A Indianapolis): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 4 K; top-of-the-line stuff; some have questioned his fire on the mound; ceiling is still very high. I want to see what happens when the Pirates challenge him and put him in the big leagues.
Zach Mortimer is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Reading "between the lines" Zach, do you feel Gerrit Cole is bored at Indianapolis and needs to get to the majors soon, to show off his arsenal?
May 20, 2013 06:15 AM
Mark Anderson
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Not Zach, but I was at Cole's start yesterday. I'll have a full report up on him later in the week, but I would say he showed a full range of boredom and intensity during one start.
May 20, 2013 08:25 AM
This is exactly what I figured. The stuff I saw should just not have results like he has been having. I want to see Cole when he laces them up tight and is ready to go.
May 20, 2013 08:40 AM
So many Yankees!
May 20, 2013 08:12 AM
Did I show my hate for the Boston Red Sox in a different way this time?
May 20, 2013 08:40 AM
Craig Goldstein
Just as a heads up - Garrett Gould is in High-A Rancho, not Triple-A Rancho.
May 20, 2013 08:32 AM
I realize he might only skirt the prospect radar, but I have to say Dustin Geiger had a helluva Friday for Daytona -
May 20, 2013 12:18 PM
Rock Shoulders? Really? I always thought Razor Shines had the best baseball name ever (too bad he didn't pan out), but this is close.
May 21, 2013 05:31 AM
My vote will always go to Ericdavis Marquez.
May 21, 2013 06:36 AM
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- QVC has announced the promotion of Claire Watts to the newly created position of CEO of U.S., reporting to QVC president and CEO Mike George. Watts' new position, which is effective immediately, includes responsibility for the overall strategy and operations of QVC's U.S. business.
"Since joining QVC three years ago, Claire has had an extraordinary impact in making QVC a leading and innovative multichannel retailer," said George. "By taking on these expanded responsibilities, I am confident she will take our U.S. business to new heights, while also allowing me to focus more on QVC's growing global operations."
Watts joined QVC in 2008 as president of U.S. commerce and helped expand QVC.com and lead the company's push into mobile platforms, QVC reported.
In her new position as CEO of U.S., Watts will assume responsibility for QVC's customer fulfillment services team. She will oversee QVC's customer service and distribution departments, which include the company's three U.S.-based call centers and its four U.S.-based distribution centers. Watts will continue to oversee teams responsible for merchandising, programming, marketing, affiliate sales, broadcasting, QVC.com, consumer insights and quality and supply chain.
Prior to joining QVC, Watts spent 10 years in various positions with Wal-Mart Stores, where she most recently served as EVP merchandising. Her experience in this role included apparel, jewelry, accessories and home product categories. While at Wal-Mart Stores, Watts was awarded the highest honor given at the company – the Sam M. Walton Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
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A Conversation Between A. H. Almaas and Adyashanti
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Two Visionary Teachers Invite Us to Explore the Path to Spiritual Awakening
Spiritual realization expresses itself differently through different teachers. With Realization Unfolds, two of our generation's most pioneering and influential spiritual teachers present a six-session on-demand online course that explores their respective perspectives on spiritual awakening and what it means to live an awakened life.
The first three sessions of the course are drawn from our live recording with A.H. Almaas and Adyashanti in San Rafael, California, on October 23, 2010. The next three sessions were recorded live in late March and early April 2011.
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Helpful for anyone who is on their spiritual journey. It's so nice to see two open, enlightened beings discuss things in different, but also similar, ways.
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Very helpful. Two real spiritual teachers demonstrating also their ordinariness. The format- podium, seating arrangement, etc.-felt a little stilted. But it still worked.
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The experience of the two of them together is a gem, a finely sculptured diamond, that has enlightened and enlivened my sense of life and living.
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I thought this series included the first 3 hr segment but it does not
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Loved the series --how could i not qith these two winderful spiritual lights?--but was disappointed that I could not download the last video. Well, could download it but it's not playable. Have tried many times using same method that worked on all the other videos.
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I loved the live series of this event - the three evenings that took place in 2011. The questions were excellent and I liked the format also. I hope you will do more of these with Adya and Hameed and also other contemporary teachers such as Rupert Spira, Jeff Foster, Scott Kiloby and Bentinho Massaro.
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This was a wonderful gift from you to us Tami - creating the space for Adya and Almaas to come together to deeply explore such excellent penetrating questions. I loved the dialogue you facilitated between them and found it so illuminating. The videos were easy to download and played well although could have been a little sharper in definition. So thank you, thank you, thank you. I am deeply grateful.
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I enjoyed the recorded sessions and the interaction between the two teachers. It seemed to me that the topics were discussed deeply enough to be useful and interesting. I did not really like the two single live sessions. The quality of the broadcast was not very good. I would also like to see a written transcript of the live sessions made available for download. All in all, this was a positive experience.
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WALES V BELGIUM (World Cup qualifier, tonight, KO 7.45)
CAPTAIN Aaron Ramsey insists the spirit in the Wales camp is as strong as ever with the players determined to succeed in memory of Gary Speed.
Wales' road to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil begins tonight with highly-rated Belgium the visitors to the Cardiff City stadium.
It's the first game that Speed picked for his charges before his death in November last year and Wales supporter groups have began using a hashtag #RioforSpeedo on Twitter.
Ramsey admits paying tribute to Speed with performances is Wales' priority and his claims about a positive atmosphere in the camp were substantiated yesterday during a press briefing.
While Ramsey and Chris Coleman talked to the press a raucous game of table tennis between Gareth Bale and Adam Matthews had the squad captivated and cracking jokes.
"As a squad we are absolutely motivated by doing it for Gary," he said. "This first game was the target, qualifying for Brazil is our target.
"We go into the campaign full of confidence, all the players know how Gary felt about our chances and we want to do it for him.
"We put the two recent friendly losses behind us now and hopefully we can get off to a good start.
"The loss of Gary was a massive influence, it had a massive effect on us.
"After all his hard work and the enjoyment of playing under him, the improvements under him, it's been difficult to deal with.
"But we want to carry his philosophy on and get back to the way we were. We expect a much better performance tonight."
Ramsey insists there is no reason Wales shouldn't feel qualification is a realistic prospect despite a group also featuring Croatia, Serbia, Scotland and Macedonia.
"We are a lot more positive going into this campaign, we have a good team with good players," he said.
"Belgium are a good team with good individuals and we are underdogs but we'll use that to our advantage.
"You can't underestimate the talent or ability in their team but we are no different, we have to concentrate on our game."
And while the likes of Mousa Dembele, Marouane Fellaini and Eden Hazard are a worry for Wales' fans, Ramsey is certain the ace in the pack wears a Dragon on his shirt.
He said: "Personally, I wouldn't swap any of their players for Gareth Bale.
"For a couple of years he's always been a threat to the opposition by creating and scoring goals... he'd worry any defence in the world.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents a unique survey of the infancy of Dutch painting. Masterpieces from the museum's own collection, supplemented with dozens of rare loans from the Netherlands and abroad, afford the visitor a fascinating glimpse of the late Middle Ages. The fragile nature of the panels means that these works will never again be assembled.
The exhibition Dutch Primitives – Paintings from the late Middle Ages explores the art of painting in the Northern Netherlands in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Very few paintings from this period have survived and many of the anonymous artists have been given a name based on their most famous work or their hometown. Until recently far less was known about the painters in the county of Holland than their counterparts in Flanders, nonetheless the painting technique refined in the Southern Netherlands spread quickly to Holland. Haarlem and Delft became important centres with masters who were certainly influenced by Flemish primitives but nonetheless developed their own style. The resulting paintings are typically Dutch scenes such as The Holy Family at Table in a Dutch interior by the Master of the Brunswijk diptych. The exhibition opens with Geertgen tot Sint Jans and closes with Lucas van Leyden, whose work is still rooted in the Middle Ages but heralds the dawn of the Renaissance in Holland.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has an exceptional collection of late-Middle Age paintings. It is also currently housing the collection of early Dutch masters from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. These paintings are normally never lent to other institutions, but have been moved to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen because of the extensive renovations at the Rijksmuseum. Together these works form an unmatched collection of paintings from the late Middle Ages. The unique character of this collection has served as a lever for important loans from collections in France, Germany and the United States such as the expressive Entombment by the Master of the Virgo inter Virgines. The panels are so fragile that it is unlikely that such a survey can ever be mounted again in the future.
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The exhibition is designed by Ramin Visch to guide the visitor past the artistic highlights in the different cities in Holland. The panels are supplemented with objects dating from that time that can be seen in the paintings. In the same room sixty coloured medieval sculptures from the Schoufour-Martin collection are also presented. Together these paintings, sculptures and objects will offer visitors a rare glimpse of daily life in the late Middle Ages.
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The last exhibition of Northern Netherlandish painting around 1500 was held fifty years ago. Since then much more information on the subject has surfaced, leading to fascinating new insights. To elucidate the themes of the exhibition several experts have undertaken new research, the results of which will be published in the accompanying catalogue.
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About Mayfair
Mayfair is an affluent area in central London, located by the east edge of Hyde Park and bordered on the west by Park Lane. While there are still a number of residential properties, Mayfair is mainly commercial, with many former homes having been converted into offices for many types of business, including major corporate headquarters, the United States embassy, the Canadian High Commission, hedge funds and real estate businesses. Mayfair is perhaps the most well-known district within Londons W1 postcode; from its five-star, luxury hotels and designer retailers to fine dining restaurants and private members clubs, as well as its squares and historical estates this is an ideal central London location for any business.
Setting up your business here
Mayfair is home to a growing variety of businesses, and has all the amenities necessary for entertaining clients, from exclusive hotels, designer stores and clothing retailers, to fine restaurants and swanky clubs. In recent years, it has become popular with financial corporations, estate agencies, and foreign embassies, and there is no doubt that Mayfair and its historical estates, including Grosvenor Square, Hanover Square and Berkeley Square, all make for a prestigious business address.
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Mayfair enjoys close proximity to both Oxford Street and Regent Street, as well as one of Londons most luxurious shopping areas the Burlington Arcade. The area is well-known for the Grosvenor House Hotel, Claridges and The Dorchester; for luxury hotel stays or for client lunches and dinners. Other types of entertainment include classical music performances at Wigmore Hall, while the many theatres, jazz clubs, and cinemas are also easily accessible. There is also plenty of opportunity for fine dining, including the upmarket Caviar House and Prunier located in Piccadilly, or Babbo on Albemarle Street, for fine Italian cuisine, while Wiltons offers some excellent dishes for seafood aficionados. Mayfair also offers easy access to many of Londons historical and cultural sites and attractions, including the Colnaghi Gallery, Apsley House, Wellington Arch and the Handel House Museum, as well as the beautiful local parks, including Hyde Park.
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The following are a variety of internet resources on book repairs. We recommend consulting the YouTube Channel of Syracruse University Library which offers a variety of video demonstrations on a large variety of repairs. You may also be interested in this video prepared by Yale University in the 1980s. If you have questions on the parts of a book, consult this pdf.
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The iconic Molly Ringwald shares intimate stories and candid advice in this fun, stylish, and sexy girlfriend's guide to life.
To her millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be 16. As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, Molly defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak. While remembered eternally as the enviable high school princess Claire, or the shyly vulnerable Samantha, Molly is now a wife and mother, and just celebrated her 40th birthday.
Facing a completely new, angst-inducing time in her life, she is embracing being a woman, wife, mother of three, actress, and best friend with her trademark style, candor, and humor.
In this book, Molly encourages every woman to become "the sexiest, funniest, smartest, best-dressed, and most confident woman that you can be" by sharing personal anecdotes and entertaining insights about the struggle to get through the murky milestones and identity issues that crop up long after prom ends. Whether she's discussing sex and beauty, personal style, travel and entertaining, motherhood, or friendship, Molly embodies the spirit of being fabulous at every age, and reminds us all that prettiness is a state of mind: it's "the part of you that knows what you really want, that takes risks."
Getting the Pretty Back is sure to charm women of all ages with its unforgettably personal, refreshingly outspoken take on life, love, and, of course, finding that perfect red lipstick....
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What I Loved: Molly narrated her own book and I think this works for this book. She has a good reading voice.
What I Liked: This book covers everything from dinner parties to lipstick. I can't think of a topic that she did not cover. In that aspect, this book delivered on it's promise to give you advice on how to handle anything. I also enjoyed when she threw in antidotes about her life over the years. Those little stories were the best part of the book.
What I thought was So-So/Didn't Like: I really wanted to love this book but most of it was "eh". I am not sure that most of her advice is good for everyday people. It is probably because I am not a fashionita. I do figure that I am not the main target audience for this book. It just seemed a little out of reach for most normal people.
Why I gave it a 2: I will admit that this is one of those books that will probably get ratings from bad to good because it really is more of a personal type of book. The advice either appeals to you or not. I love Molly Ringwald and feel like this book will appeal to other people. It just didn't work for me.
Who I would recommend it too: Anyone who likes non-fiction advice books on beauty, travel, wine, and cooking.
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Full-figured women rely on Jeans Black jeans as an essential part of their casual attire. There are many varieties and colors of jeans that are available for this group. If you are a plus size lady you can find jeans that are made for your specific body type whether you are tall or short, pear-shaped or well-rounded. There is a jean available that will emphasize your best attributes and camouflage your flaws. The right fitting jean is a great addition to any wardrobe.
It is important to accept the shape and size of your body, and get over the fact that you are not a size 6 or 8, before you go shopping for a pair of jeans. When you do not accept yourself, they are negative thoughts, and they will make you have a negative image about yourself. Focus on the fact that you are a healthy woman. This will make it easier to find a pair of jeans that is so you!
It depends upon the manufacturer, of course, but larger size jeans usually come in sizes 14 to 28. Size 14 in a plus size garment generally corresponds to a 16 regular. Larger size dungarees are offered with "Misses" measurements and with "Junior" measurements. The former term means that the legs are looser, the hip section is wider, and the waistband sits higher than it does in the Juniors.
Jeans in a "junior" cut fit snugly in the leg and sit low on the waist. They are rather form-fitting, and full-figured shoppers should try on both jean cuts, taking into consideration their comfort and style, as well as the look. Model the different cuts in a full-length mirror, or, better yet, a three-way mirror, so that you can evaluate the fit from a number of perspectives. Make sure you are completely satisfied in every way before you buy. There is no best cut-it is a personal choice.
Full figured women who have a "pear" shape prefer boot cut jeans. A pear shaped body can be described as being biggest in the middle section (from the lower part of the stomach to the upper thighs).
Boot cut jeans are popular because they de-emphasize the longer part of the body, which is a slimming look. Boot cut jeans generally look better with shoes with a heel or even platform shoes instead of shoes with a flat heel.
Tapered jeans usually do not look good on a plus size woman and should be avoided, unless you really want to draw attention to the least liked parts of your body. Tapered style bottoms should really be reserved for the very thin girls.
Several fabulous core pieces are essential for any fashion maven's wardrobe and for plus size women the devil's in the details...The selection of a few core pieces, that most importantly fit one's body and work harmoniously with one's lifestyle will carry their wearer seamlessly through any occasion. The following are five absolute "Must Haves" in your Plus Size wardrobe.
A good bra: When the girls are drooping or bulging out of your current bra, you look heavier regardless of your size. 60% of American women wear the incorrect bra size, which while aesthetically unpleasing, more importantly "especially in larger busted women" means many are subject to shoulder, neck and back pain/chaffing/skin abrasions. Get fitted by a professional! Nordstroms has knowledgeable staff and free fitting services, or visit a local lingerie boutique in your area. Be prepared to make a small investment, high quality lingerie can be pricey. Pleasantly, you'll find after choosing a quality, well fitted bra that even your least expensive garments look divine.
Wrap sweater: Plus size women are blessed with fab curves, but often cover them up with far too much fabric for fear form-fitting items will make them look bigger. Not so curvy girls! Oversized knits make your silhouette bigger, while curve skimming styles show off the feminine form. Skin tight styles are not flattering on anyone, but wrap sweaters that clearly cinch at the waist and have a v-neck to elongate the torso and flatter the bust, creating a gorgeous hourglass shape on curvy frames.
Dark denim: Dark denim, in a slight boot cut with a mid-rise is a chic essential wardrobe staple. Jeans should fit well at purchase through the hips and thighs; you can always have the waist taken in, but you can't have the thighs let out. The mid rise (just below the belly button) emphasizes your waist and the dark rinse elongates the leg. Regardless of how popular skinny jeans may be, please AVOID! Tapered styles make most women look like an olive on toothpicks. The same is said for Capris and cropped styles; they do nothing but shorten and widen the appearance of the legs. Denim should always be approximately an inch off the ground, so consider your preferred heel height when shopping.
A proper fitting winter coat: Time and again, women pull together a fab outfit, only to top it with a ski parka from four seasons ago. Go the extra mile and find a coat that fits and flatters your frame and style. A properly fitting coat never pulls at the bust and is most certainly "buttonable". The shoulder seams should fit AT your shoulders, not between your shoulder and elbow. The sleeves will hit you no lower than where your thumb joins your palm, however if your sleeves are long at purchase this is an easy fix for a tailor. Style-wise, chose a coat with a long line and a V-neckline, as well as an optionally cinchable waistline. Three quarter length (just above the knee) is typically the most flattering, car-length (just below to tush) is lovely on women with great legs and full-length styles create a statement look on tall women. Avoid puffy anything or fur-trimmed hoods, which just add bulk.
Slim skirt: The slim skirt, like the wrap top, may seem risky, but when you wear a plus size, MORE is not BETTER. A full skirt will indeed cover your hips and thighs, but the extra volume will also make them look larger than they really are. Opt instead for a slim skirt, or slight a-line, fitted at the waist and hips then falling to a straight or slight a-line shape. Chose a thick, quality fabric in a neutral charcoal, tweed, black pinstripe or brown color.
The afore mentioned basics, in well tailored shapes create the beginnings of a timeless, sophisticated wardrobe, well-suited to show off a curvy physique. Add pops of color and trend focused accessories and shoes to update a timeless, chic look for any occasion!
The right pair of denim jeans may be the single most important piece of clothing in your wardrobe and will without a doubt be the most versatile piece in your collection. Plus size denim lines are ever increasing and the trend focused options available in standard sizing are rapidly becoming available for the plus size community. From your favorite tee to a kimono top, your entire look can be changed without ever taking off your denim. However, what looks stylish and sexy on one woman, makes another one look frumpy or outdated. So, how do you know what's right for you? Below are some basic guidelines to follow when shopping for the perfect piece of denim.
The golden rule is: Know what thyself is workin with! If you got it flaunt it, accentuate the positives. Booty like J Lo? Mile long legs? These are the features you want to accentuate. Work with different washes and of the minute denim shapes like boot-cut and wide leg that enhance your favorite features.
What is your body style? Wide Hips, avoid the temptation of drowning yourself in relaxed fit jeans, they will only add inches where you're trying to lose them. Instead draw the eye down and balance the body with a pair of slight flare boot-cut jeans in a mid rise that's fitted throughout the hips. If you have short legs, make sure you pay attention to the length; this is one of the most important aspects when choosing a pair of jeans. Denim should be about a half of an inch above the ground when wearing heels or flats. Darker washes, with a front crease from the knee to the hem, also elongate your legs. A new option re-emerging is the higher waist trouser jean, which not only slims, but creates the illusion of mile long legs. Girls with a boyish figure or a body style considered to be rectangular will want to opt for a cut that will add the illusion of having curves, such as a mid-rise flare leg jean, where the denim is fitted through the hips and thigh, with the flare beginning above the knee.
The devil is in the details; you will want to consider different details of the jean itself. A fan of distressing and aged denim? Make sure not to go overboard. Extreme fading or jeans that appear to be destroyed may be popular with 15 year old pop tarts, but in reality can look tacky and dated. Dark denim in a crisp shape is always chic, as is a medium wash with well placed whiskering. Pay attention to pocket shape and angle. Hexagonal shapes that angle in towards the center tend to work best in creating a heart shaped booty for any body. Pockets placed slightly higher on the tush tend to make a flat booty look perkier and higher. Flap, or cargo pockets, also add some oomph to a small tush. Long pockets that pass the bottom of the tush are fantastic for shaping and lifting an ample booty. Avoid excess fading on the butt and the thighs, as they will make these areas look larger. Also pay attention to a lot of whiskering around the zipper area, which can also accentuate the hips. When considering rise, most women will be best served by a mid rise (a few inches below your belly button).
When choosing the right pair of plus size denim know your body type first and foremost, it is the basis of your search. Know which styles will work with your type and most importantly, what makes you feel fabulous.
The European clothing company, Edwin, has long since carved its niche in both women and men's designer clothing. Great looking distressed and vintage jeans, stylish tees and shoes and versatility are just a few of the hallmarks of the nearly half century old company. Founded in Japan, it's all about authentic and crisp looks born of unique visions and a dedication of keeping the world's love affair with denim front and center. Edwin followers are treated to great fits that stand the test of time, courtesy of the attention to detail and drive for perfection. The results of these efforts were remarkable and ever since, people from around the globe have scrambled to ensure they own the latest from this impressive men's clothing company (Edwin also has an impressive line of women's clothing, too). So just what do Edwin's design efforts bring forth in men's clothing? See for yourself -
The European Core offers what are perhaps the best chinos to be found. Slim fit with tapered leg - a must have for khaki pants - ensure a great fit. They also showcase a low front rise and copper wash rivet reinforcements. Weighing 6.5 ounces, these heavy stonewash pants are also available in black.
There are plenty of denim styles to go around, too. Jeans lovers just can't get enough of these vintage looks. Denim that's incredibly durable and shows just enough wear and tear to ensure that worn look is what works so well. Slim fitting, regular fit and a host of small details that separate it from the pack of other design labels that try, but always fall short.
Ready for summer? Kick it off with Edwin shorts. They include rolled up hems, reminiscent of the 80s, classic zip fly shorts and reinforced back pockets. Want attention to detail? The doughnut button fly definitely completes the look.
These are just a few of the many Edwin styles available. Its global following have made them a favorite choice for men's clothing in every country. Here for the long haul, Edwin has definitely made its mark.


text: Will is amazed by his mother's ability to continue her efforts to fund the library in Afghanistan even while facing a death sentence, until he realizes that "she used her emotions to motivate her and help her concentrate. The emphasis for her was always on doing what needed to be done. I had to learn this lesson while she was still there to teach me." (page 194) Did Will learn? What makes you think so?


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Running with the Cows 5K
Oats Park
Sat 06/08/2013
125 Participants
Entry Fee: $20 for all participants (Includes an event shirt for all runners registered). All participants must state what their current weight is when they are fully dressed to run so as to be placed in the proper starting corral. Location: The race will start and finish at Oats Park located in Fallon, Nevada. Time: Check in is at 7:00 am, race starts at 8:00 am sharp. Post race awards and food will be started after most of the runners have completed the race. Wave Starts: All runners must start in their assigned starting group to keep the race as fair as possible. Race Divisions: The following are the race groups. -Wagon Ox -Beefalo -Angus Cows -Jersey Cows -Quarter Pounders -Low Fat Yougurt -Tofu Burgers Awards: There will be awards for the 1st to 3rd overall finishers in each gender according to the official times. All participants will recieve a finisher medal upon completing the race. Water: Water will be provided to each entrant as needed. There may be a water stop along the route as well as at the start and finish. We advise having water in case. How it works: Each group will start 2 minutes after the previous group. The timer will officially start when the last group starts. For example: Runner A starts in group 1 and the time at the completion of the run is 20 minutes. Runner B starts in group 7 and finishes in 21 minutes. Runner A is the winner, even though runner A has an actual run time of 32 minutes due to the 12 minute head start over runner B. Official and actual run time results will both be posted.
- Address:151 East Park Street
Fallon, NV 89406


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text: This news item expired on 4/18/2013, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. Swannanoa Library Adds Mother Goose Time Beginning Thursday, April 18 at 10:30am, Swannanoa Library will bring back Mother Goose Time, a popular weekly story time for the very young. Mother Goose Time features rhythm, rhyme, stories and songs to promote language development and a love of books in babies four to eighteen months old. For more information, contact the Swannanoa Library at 250-6486 or email email@example.com.


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Greinke feeling good day after seven-inning start
LOS ANGELES -- How right-hander Zack Greinke felt Saturday night -- after getting pushed back two days due to elbow soreness -- wasn't a concern for the Dodgers. It was the next day that worried manager Don Mattingly.
After throwing seven innings in Saturday's 7-4 win, it looks as though Greinke passed the next-day test.
"He said he felt good," Mattingly said Sunday. "He came out of that pretty well, so at this point we'll kind of start moving forward, making some plans on what we're going to do with the rotation."
With an off-day Monday and Thursday this week, the Dodgers have some flexibility with their rotation. Roberto Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw are scheduled to pitch Tuesday and Wednesday in Arizona, respectively. But after that is to be determined, Mattingly said.
How those starters line up could depend on the status of left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (right hip strain), who is eligible to come off of the disabled list on Friday.
"We're not exactly sure what Hyun-Jin's going to do," Mattingly said. "Hyun-Jin's going to throw a bullpen Tuesday, so he's doing well. But we're not sure where he's going to slot in."
Mattingly said the six September games with the second-place Giants could also have some impact on how he arranges his staff.
Michael Lananna is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I started doing it for weeks now. Sometimes I admit I cheat out of laziness, but honestly it's not that big of a deal to do:
-Drink water
-Get an indoor grill or wok to cook fish or chicken
-Microwave bags of minute rice or steamed vegetables (or you could boil the rice and vegetables yourself)
-Bag of salad plus salad dressing (or you could get just a bag of lettuce and add your own vegetables)
It's cheaper than TV dinners and other processed food, it's healthier, and you feel better. Can't explain it, but I think red meat does actually make you feel awful. Makes me tired and lazy, I think?
Anyway, anyone could eat this same meal every day without any need for recipes or special ingredients. If you want to, you could also add some kind of sauces or seasoning.


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It's mid-October in central Indiana, and that means fall leaf color is gearing up for going full swing. Driving down any highway it seems clear that maples make the biggest impression, but take a stroll through the IMA's gardens and Art & Nature Park and you'll quickly notice there are many other plants that are praiseworthy as we approach the end of October and beginning of November. Represented here is a small handful of what will be changing their stripes over the next several weeks.
While Oriental spicebush (Lindera angustifolia) doesn't have many frills the rest of the year, it captures this season perfectly with its stunning display of reds and oranges that set off the fruit like small black pearls when the light catches them. Every fall I get sucked in trying to capture the fiery perfection of the leaves from up close with my camera, but no photograph can truly substitute for the sheer marvel of coming across these beauties on a crisp, autumn day's stroll.
Arkansas bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii) is an herbaceous perennial, but by this point in the season it carries the same weight as a mounded shrub. This thing practically wears a halo when it glows on rainy, overcast days.
Both in the gardens and at the Art & Nature Park, winterberry (Ilex verticillata) shows off not only golden leaves, but an even more impressive load of poppy-red and coral berries that make great bird candy. The berries begin coloring up much earlier while the leaves are still green, but will persist, as long as the birds allow, long after the leaves have dropped and cold weather has moved in to stay.
Another plant that is frequently seen along the highway is staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina), which is an Indiana native that thrives in tough soil conditions and provides lovely masses of red and orange for fall road trips. But let's not forget some of the other native sumacs that are just as stunning without being quite as prolific. Shining sumac (Rhus copallina) brings in a different color palette than the others with its rich, purple-hued reds, while fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) transitions into a low-growing carpet mirroring similar shades of the orangey-red of the staghorn sumac.
Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) is one of those rare garden shrubs that look great year-round, but if a "best" season needed to be determined I would have to pick fall. It has enough orange to make it noticeable among the many yellows of the season, yet is soft enough to blend well with just about anything with which it is paired. Fitting into nearly any type of landscape, this plant will always find it has my undying devotion as a lovely and deserving specimen.
One shrub that requires both space and patience to develop is bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora), but it is well worth the wait. It provides both a stunning floral display at a time in the summer when few other shrubs are blooming, and a vibrant yellow tapestry in the fall that may serve as either a backdrop for other fall fancies or proudly star, front and center. Either way it is a showstopper.
Oh, boy, is this one inspiring! Redbud hazel (Disanthus cercidifolius) is not commonly used and may be mistaken for common redbud when its leaves are green, but it makes its presence known in the fall when its heart-shaped leaves turn a deep burgundy-red that echoes the marvel of sweetgum and pagoda dogwood. As an understory shrub, it doesn't even need sun to bring out the best of its colors, and as icing on the cake, when the leaves drop on this little gem the small, deep red flowers along the stem are exposed as the season moves from fall into winter.
Over the next month if you're looking for a place to take in the glory of the changing season, look no further than the IMA's backyard and come lose yourself in the heady glow of a living, picture-perfect color palette.
Filed under: Art and Nature Park, Horticulture, IMA Staff


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Big data to actionable information
What is Big Data?
According to Mike Smith, vice president, marketing practices, for Energy Central's Utility Analytics Institute (UAI), "The reality is, in the world we live in beyond utilities, there's an incredible amount of digital data being created.
"Smart grid has created a lot of change in this industry," Smith said, adding that individual meter reads alone will leap from 12 per year to 35,040.
In last week's webcast, "Deep Data: Navigating from Raw Data to Enterprise Information Management," Smith gave an overview of UAI's utility data analytics research, as well as suggestions from an MIT report, "Big Data, Analytics and the Path from Insights to Value" about how to draw value from the data.
While the MIT report suggested focusing on the biggest opportunity first -- "one big important problem" -- to demonstrate value to one's organization, Smith pointed out that there has been some debate within the industry as to whether this is the best path to follow with utility data analytics. "It seems to be the exact opposite of going after the low-hanging fruit, what we've seen historically," he said.
As well, he said, "One of the challenges we're seeing is utilities have very historically established data management principles, practices and governance," and these legacy data practices need to be maintained while overlaying new ones.
UAI research, too, has noted that the most difficult or biggest hurdle in implementing analytics within the utility, according to all utilities interviewed, is budget availability and/or the lack of necessary skills or staff. "The budget one is kind of predictable, because we do know those challenges exist," Smith said. As far as the staffing issue is concerned, he said, "Utilities are finding they're going to have to do some things maybe that they haven't done before - working with partners, or having some hiring practices, trying to figure out, 'Where are we going to find these folks?'
"Those are just some of the issues we see," he added. "It's a very dynamic marketplace in terms of what utilities are doing today."
As my colleague Phil Carson noted in his column, "OGE's Three-tiered Architecture Aids Data Analysis," on Monday, Cobb EMC's Roque Marinho, director of enterprise business intelligence, and OGE Energy Corp.'s Brian Eakin, load forecast analyst, strategy and business planning, both discussed the ways in which their utilities are looking at the big data they are now bringing in.
Marinho laid out the challenge around Big Data as follows:
- Big data consists of data sets that grow so large that they become awkward.
- Difficulties include capture, storage, search, sharing, analytics and visualizing.
- Data is increasingly being gathered by ubiquitous information-sensing mobile devices, aerial sensing technologies (remote sensing), software logs, cameras, microphones, RFID readers, wireless sensor networks, and so on.
- Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created and 90 percent of the data in the world today was created within the past two years.
"We have been creating enormous volumes of data much faster than before," Marinho said. As well, he said, "We are going from a limited capability for storage to unlimited, in the cloud ... now we can treat more data in a whole different way."
Smith asked OGE's Eakin about the highest value questions or problems that OGE Energy management has asked be solved via analytics.
"I would say, from the perspective of our senior management, they want to know what the impact is to our customers of different rates that we're offering, and not only in terms of "Are the customers saving money? How many of them are saving money?" but then also what the value is in terms of the demand response that we're getting from them," Eakin said.
"A lot of questions that we're getting are around our residential and commercial demand response programs, and a lot of that is in alignment with our 2020 plan, and being able to get some insight into potentially which types of customers would be good to have participate in the program, how would we market to those customers, and getting an idea of what's the value proposition, not only to the customer, but to the utility," he added.
"Those are some of the things we've been utilizing the interval data sets for that we've been receiving, to try to get an idea as far as what the value is."
For the complete webcast and slides, click here.
Next week, H. Christine Richards, a senior analyst for UAI, and I will be reporting here in Intelligent Utility Daily from the Utility Analytics Institute's first summit, taking place Feb. 15-16 in Orlando, Florida, as leading practitioners, your peers and others explain the nuances around unlocking value from the data.
Kate Rowland
Editor-in-Chief, Intelligent Utility magazine
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To encourage the use of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBS) by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). To promote full and equal business opportunities for all businesses in state contracting in accordance with the goals specified in the State of Texas Disparity Study.
To establish policies and procedures to ensure TPWD compliance with statutes and Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) rules regarding the State of Texas HUB program. HUB Procedures are outlined in Procedure.
- Good Faith Effort
- Utilization of HUB in contracts for construction, services including professional and consulting services, and other service and commodity purchases as specified in Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 5, Chapter 111, Subchapter B and Texas Government Code, Sections 2161.181 and 2161.182.
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
- A business operating for profit with its principal place of business in Texas in which the owner(s) have a proportionate interest and demonstrate active participation in the control, operation, and management of the entities' affairs; and are economically disadvantaged because of their identification as members of these groups: Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, and American Women.
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- Persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
- Hispanic Americans
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- Native Americans
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- Asian Pacific Americans
- Persons whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific, the Northern Marianas, and Subcontinent Asian Americans which includes persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan or Nepal.
- American Women
- Women of any ethnicity except those specified as Black American or Asian Pacific American.
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Coordinator
- The HUB Coordinator is a TPWD employee who reports to the Director of Purchasing, Contracting and Distribution Services in the Administrative Resources Division. The HUB Coordinator advises and assists TPWD staff in complying with HUB requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the HUB Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
- Review of TPWD's procurement specifications,
- Evaluation of HUB subcontracting plans,
- Evaluation of contracts for HUB compliance,
- HUB reporting
- Marketing and outreach efforts.
- HUB Report
- A semi-annual and annual report of TPWD's total expenditures and contract awards made to HUB.
- HUB Subcontracting Plan
- Written documentation regarding the use of HUB subcontractors which a potential contractor/vendor must prepare and return with their bid, proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest. A HUB Subcontracting Plan is required for procurements with an expected value of $100,000 or more. The HUB subcontracting plan subsequently becomes a provision of the contract awarded as a result of the procurement process.
- Mentor Protégé Program
- A program designed by TPASS to assist agencies in identifying prime contractors/vendors and HUB for potential long-term contractual relationships.
- Other Services
- All services other than construction and professional services. Includes consulting services which are defined as the practice of studying and advising a state agency in a manner not involving the traditional employer/employee relationship (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B).
- Professional Services
- Services of accountants, architects, engineers, land surveyors, and physicians purchased by state agencies under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter A.
- Subcontractor
- A person who contracts with a vendor to provide labor, to supply commodities, or contribute toward completing work for a governmental entity as defined in Texas Government Code, §2251.001.
TPWD shall strive to ensure that all businesses, regardless of size, economic, social, or ethnic status have an equal opportunity to participate in the agency's procurement process. TPWD shall provide opportunities to increase HUB participation in the procurement of TPWD's goods and services, including construction.
In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 5, Chapter 111, Subchapter B and Texas Government Code, Sections 2161.181 and 2161.182, TPWD shall make a good faith effort to utilize HUB in contracts for construction, services (including professional and consulting services), and other service and commodity purchases.
A good faith effort shall be made to assist HUB in receiving a portion of the total contract value of all contracts that the agency expects to award in a fiscal year in accordance with the following percentages:
- 11.9% for heavy construction other than building contracts;
- 26.1% for building construction;
- 57.2% for special trade construction contracts;
- 20% for professional services contracts;
- 33% for other services contracts; and
- 12.6% for commodities contracts.
The TPWD strategic plan shall include a written plan for the use of HUB in purchasing, and in public works contracts in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2056, and Chapter 2161, §2161.123.
A detailed report shall be submitted with the appropriations request identifying Good Faith Effort (GFE) compliance. The report should include TPWD's effort to identify HUB for contracts and subcontracts, TPWD's utilization of HUB, and the successes and shortfalls in increasing HUB participation.
A report shall be made to TPASS, not later than March 15 of each year regarding the previous six-month period and on September 15 of each year regarding the preceding fiscal year. The report includes information on payments made by TPWD for the purchase of goods and services awarded and paid to HUB.
The HUB Coordinator shall provide management a monthly report on TPWD's HUB expenditures.
In accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 2161.065, TPWD shall develop a Mentor Protégé Program to foster long-term relationships between contractors/vendors and HUB and increase the ability of HUB to contract with TPWD or to receive subcontracts under a TPWD contract.
The HUB Coordinator will design forums in which HUB are invited to deliver technical and business presentations that demonstrate their capability to do business with TPWD. The forums shall provide opportunity for HUB to become familiar with state purchasing and TPWD needs. The forums shall also provide TPWD purchasers and end users the opportunity to become familiar with potential vendors.


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Hi, I am currently in the process of porting a DirectX application to a platform independent engine. My biggest time-eater are the D3DX Math functions. Does anybody have a math library that follows the D3DX math library in source? Currently I am stuck with
Any help would be appreciated,
It just takes two arrays of vectors, and transforms each one in the input by a given matrix and stores it in the output.
The only caveats are that the input and output strides may be specified (so when incrementing your pointers, you will need to typecast to unsigned char*, add the stride, and then typecast back to D3DXVECTOR3*); and the function is supposed to project back to w = 1, so divide each vector by its w component after transforming.
Find below my current version that should do it.
// Transforms a 3D vector by a given matrix, projecting the result back into w = 1.
// similar to D3DXVec3TransformCoord()
Vector3 * Vec3TransformCoord(
Vector3 * pOut,
const Vector3 * pV,
const Matrix44 * pM)
float rhw, x, y, z;
x = pV->x; y = pV->y; z = pV->z;
rhw = (x * pM->a.w + y * pM->b.w + z * pM->c.w + pM->d.w);
if (fabsf(rhw) < EPS5) return NULL;
rhw = 1.0f / rhw;
pOut->x = rhw * (x * pM->a.x + y * pM->b.x + z * pM->c.x + pM->d.x);
pOut->y = rhw * (x * pM->a.y + y * pM->b.y + z * pM->c.y + pM->d.y);
pOut->z = rhw * (x * pM->a.z + y * pM->b.z + z * pM->c.z + pM->d.z);
return pOut;
// Transforms an array (x, y, z, 1) by a given matrix, and projects the result back into w = 1.
// similar to D3DXVec3TransformCoordArrays()
Vector3 * Vec3TransformCoordArray(
Vector3 * pOut,
u32 OutStride,
const Vector3 * pV,
u32 VStride,
const Matrix44 * pM,
u32 n)
Vector3 * pOutput;
Vector3 * pVector;
pOutput = pOut;
pVector = pV;
for(u32 i = 0; i < n; i++)
Vec3TransformCoord(pOutput, pVector, pM);
return pOut;
uhmm ... actually I meant
Vector3 * Vec3TransformCoordArray(
Vector3 * pOut,
u32 OutStride, // [in] Stride between vectors in the output data stream.
const Vector3 * pV,
u32 VStride, // [in] Stride between vectors in the input data stream.
const Matrix44 * pM,
u32 n)
u8 * pOutput;
const u8 * pVector;
pOutput = (u8*)pOut;
pVector = (u8*)pV;
for(u32 i = 0; i < n; i++)
Vec3TransformCoord(pOut, pV, pM);
pOut = (Vector3*)pOutput;
pV = (Vector3*)pVector;
return pOut;
Hi Wolf, I want to know what r these EPS5, u8,u32.... Plz reply as soon as possible.
I want to know what r these EPS5, u8,u32....
EPS5 is an 'epsilon' value; an extremely small value to compare to if you want to know whether a floating-point value should be treated as zero. In this case it's used to avoid division by zero. I'm not sure if Vec3TransformCoord should return NULL in this situation though. u8 is clearly an 8-bit unsigned integer (unsigned char) and u32 an unsigned 32-bit integer (unsigned int).
Plz reply as soon as possible.
Like in two years? (check the dates)
Seriously now, it is sometimes considered a bit rude to ask for an urgent reply. There are lots of professionals here who visit the forum in their free time and have no obligation to share their knowledge. So show a little patience. Else if there's a particular reason why it's urgent and we should care more about it than our own busy agenda's, please give us an incentive.
Thanks a lot Nick it helped me a lot.
Hi Nic Can this code be available in assembly language?If yes plz post it.I have to reduce the time taken by it.It takes somewhat less time than DirectX fn(D3DXVec3TransformCoordArray) but the difference in their time is negligible. So i want assembly code.I have written it in assembly code but this assembly code takes more time than the c++ code.Plz help me.
Try and optimize it using SIMD and take a look at the cache-friendliness of what you're doing. But perhaps it's wise to stick to C++, given the circumstances. And what's the reason you're performing so many transformations (otherwise the speed of this particular function would not be an issue)? Nothing to do about that?
That aside, you're being rather rude. You can ask for assistance but nobody's here to do your job.
I know of optimized code that can process each vector in \~17 cycles, but I am not gonna post post it because it is freely available on the internet. A simple search is all it takes.
Also, as you have proven yourself, translating a function to assembly does not necessarily make it faster, because you have consider memory alignment access, instruction pairing, cache access and so on. Is this function even a bottleneck? Couldn't you do some optimization at a higher level?


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Three key relievers see first game action
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers got their first game looks at three key members of the bullpen Tuesday when Brandon League, Kenley Jansen and J.P. Howell pitched an inning each against the Giants.
League, signed to a three-year, $22.5 million contract to close after his acquisition from Seattle last year, allowed a solo home run by Brett Pill and had a strikeout.
Jansen, who recovered quickly from an ingrown toenail last week, walked the first batter he faced, but retired the next three.
Howell, signed to a $2.85 million deal when left-hander Scott Elbert needed a second elbow operation, was charged with two runs when he allowed a walk, hit a batter and allowed a two-run double to left-handed hitter Brandon Belt.


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Ruben Amaro and the Rabbis
(A small conference room in the executive wing of Citizens Bank Park, January 21, 2013. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has gathered Rabbi David Gross of Philadelphia, Rabbi Michael Rothman of Cherry Hill, and Rabbi Morty Gittelman of Elkins Park.)
Amaro: Shalom chaverim. Thank you for joining me, and Michael, we finally got everything processed from the Rabbinical Discretionary Fund. You'll be in Section 214 this year.
Rabbi Rothman: Much obliged.
Amaro: Now gentlemen, as I told you when I invited you all here, we are considering signing Delmon Young to play the outfield for us. I've been speaking with his agents and they assured me he'll sign for a base of $750,000 as long as we include incentives for…
Rabbi Gittelman: Come on Ruby, we're not accountants, although our shul president, Sid Stern, happens to be one if you want me to get you in touch with him.
Amaro: That's quite all right. That's not why you're here. But as you may have heard, Mr. Young ran into a little trouble with our people last year. He was playing for the Tigers and they were in New York and this beggar wearing a yarmulke and a star of David necklace came up to these tourists and started asking for money. So Delmon started shouting all these slurs and it became this whole mishegoss. So now we're looking at a hate crime on the resume of the guy I think is our new right fielder.
Rabbi Gittelman: I see. It is the old question of forgiveness. When is too soon? Are we as human beings capable of forgiveness, or is that something that happens between man and God? That's a difficult issue and one that many of my congregants have dealt with in the past.
Rabbi Rothman: Rabbi, if you'll allow me. Now Reuven, you've been to services on Yom Kippur, correct?
Amaro: Yes. This year was the first time in a while it didn't run into our playoff run.
Rabbi Gross: (under his breath) Believe me, we're aware.
Rabbi Rothman: (stands up) Reuven, every year at the afternoon service on Yom Kippur, we read from the book of Jonah, where Jonah is thrown overboard by his mates in the midst of a powerful storm.
Amaro: (puts head in palm, shakes head)
Rabbi Rothman: All seems to be lost, but he is swallowed up by a great fish—a dag gadol. And while he is in the belly of the great fish, he prays to God for… Wait… (sits down with a stunned expression) Did you say right fielder? As in our starting right fielder?
Amaro: Yes, Rabbi. That's our plan.
Rabbi Gross: What happened to the kid Brown? Did we trade him to the Astros?
Amaro: No, that was Jarred Cosart. He's a pitcher.
Rabbi Gross: No, the other kid.
Amaro: Oh, that was Jonathan Singleton. He got suspended 50 games for marijuana.
Rabbi Gross: Oy. So what happened to the kid Brown?
Amaro: He's still here, we just have a chance to get Delmon and I feel he's got what it takes to be our starting right fielder.
Rabbi Gittelman: But Ruby, isn't he a designated hitter? If I remember correctly, the Tigers wouldn't even play him in the field and you know how little they care about defense.
Rabbi Rothman: You know Ruben, my friend Cantor Kaplan in Detroit told me they were the worst defensive team he'd ever seen. Just goes to show you.
Amaro: Friends, respectfully, this isn't my point. I'm asking you what you think the community reaction will be. I asked over at the ADL and they thought everyone would flip out for a day or two and then be cool about it. Maybe Michael Schwimer would get a few questions about it and that would be it. It wouldn't be an issue. Do you think your congregants will feel the same way? Will we lose face in the community over this?
Rabbi Gittelman: Oy, Schwimer is still here? Listen, Ruby. You know I love you and I love your looking out for one of our ballplayers, but the guy has an ERA nearly 5.00 and lefties eat the guy up like a sandwich.
Amaro: I know. We've tried to address our bullpen. But I feel like we're getting off topic here. David, your congregation brings groups out to the ballpark five times a year. Our marketing people on the next floor wanted me to ask you if we'd be in danger of losing that business.
Rabbi Gross: I'm still not following what happened to that Brown kid. I thought he was our top prospect. What do we need Delmon Young for?
Amaro: We still have plenty of respect for Domonic. We just wanted to go with more of a sure thing. We're not sure Domonic's ever going to get it.
Rabbi Rothman: Reuven, if I may. (stands up, clears throat) The Torah tells us a lot about perseverance. Think about Yaakov having to work seven years to marry Rachel only to find out it was her sister Leah and then having to work seven more years on top of that. Think about the lessons of Job, all the hard times and all the suffering and all the worldly and spiritual rewards in the end. You can't expect to get what you want overnight. Be patient with the kid.
Amaro: Rabbi, this is no business for patience. We're in Chase's last year. Howard is declining faster than we anticipated. Jimmy won't be here forever. Our baseball decision is to sign Delmon for one year. You're all here because we don't want a revolt from the Jewish community. I just need to know what you think the pulse is out there.
Rabbi Gittelman: What about Kubel from Arizona. Aren't they looking to get rid of him? He'd hit 35 home runs here, I guarantee you. You want to bet on that, Ruby?
Rabbi Rothman: Hey, Kubel… Isn't he one of our people?
Rabbi Gittelman: I don't know, maybe.
Rabbi Gross: What about the Hairston kid from New York? Boy could he play.
Rabbi Gittelman: Good one. He killed us last year, just killed us.
Rabbi Rothman: Couldn't we go out and get the Bourn kid back? Fastest ballplayer I've ever seen.
Rabbi Gittelman: Then Revere could play right field again.
Rabbi Gross: I don't know, Michael. Awfully expensive.
Rabbi Rothman: Look, are we trying to build a ballclub here or not?
Rabbi Gross: I'm still saying Hairston.
Amaro: Christ.
Zachary Levine is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @zacharylevine
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I believe it was Rabbi Gamliel who said, "Judge not a man by what he cannot do but by what he can, for all G-d's children have their strengths and their weaknesses. It matters little that a man cannot catch a minyan coming out of shul on Yom Kippur, if he has an .824 OPS against lefties and the manager has the wisdom to platoon him."
Jan 24, 2013 15:00 PM
I always thought that by a slight mispronunciation of his last name, Jason "Potato" Kubel would have been an all time great nickname.
Jan 24, 2013 15:02 PM
Keep Delmon on a strictly kosher diet, that way he won't be tempted by Philadelphia's greatest creation and greatest threat, the cheesesteak.
Jan 25, 2013 08:28 AM
This is very funny. Can it be the first in a series? I want to hear more from these rabbis.
Jan 25, 2013 14:52 PM
Fat jokes are fun, and Delmon and his older brother have certainly given plenty of ammo for practioners of that genre of comedy, but the real secret making a productive hitter is not cutting the size of his waist but the size of his strike zone. Get him to stop swinging at anything closer the the plate than a pickoff move and watch that OPS rise. Discipline at home plate is more important than discipline at the dinner plate.
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Mae Scott, Marlene McComas and Jean Huff of Grant County Extension Homemakers were three of 630 recently attending the 71st Country Women's Council USA ACWW Area Meeting of the Associated Country Women of the world in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Homer and Thelma Campbell Brown celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on Sept. 13.
They were married Sept. 13, 1943 in Tempe, Ariz. Homer was a staff sergeant in the Army Air Force.
The couple has four children, Joyce Reynolds, Sharon Brown, Faye Leach and Sheila Whaley. Their son, Carl Brown, is deceased. They also have seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The couple have been faithful members at Corinth Christian Church.
They currently reside at Grant Manor in Williamstown.
Vince Gabbert, a native of Williamstown, has left the Governor's office and will gallop to Keeneland.
Gabbert, the son of Eddie and Rosie Gabbert, served as Gov. Steve Beshear's Deputy Chief of Staff where he had a wide range of duties including overseeing boards and commissions, constituent services and outreach to local, state and national officials.
Camille Woods and Joey McClanahan were united in marriage on Sept. 19 at 2380 Hogg Ridge Road in Williamstown.
The bride was given in marriage by the groom's father, Jim McClanahan.
Tabatha Nelson, sister of the bride of Blaine, Tenn., served as the maid of honor.
Brandon Jones, cousin of the groom of Corinth, served as the best man.
Jason Fletcher, a friend of the groom, and Bradley Leonard, a cousin of the groom, both of Williamstown, served as ushers.
Buck and Elaine Sargent of Dry Ridge announce the marriage of their daughter, Lori Daugherty to John Cook, son of Nancy and Howard Willenborg of Demossville.
The couple was married in Gatlinburg, Tenn. on Sept. 19 in the presence of close friends and family.
Brittany Daugherty, daughter of the bride, was the maid of honor. Mike Reenan, a friend of the groom, served as the best man.
After the ceremony, the group enjoyed dinner at the Peddler Steakhouse.
The couple are living in Dry Ridge.
Dean and Debbie Colson of Dry Ridge are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their son, Matthew Dean Colson to Shelley Ann Mathers, daughter of Dan and Cheryl Mathers of Milford, Ohio.
The couple will be married on Oct. 3, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Glen Este.
Colson is employed by BBN Sales in Cincinnati. Mathers is employed at Roth CPA in Montgomery, Ohio.
The couple will reside in Milford.
Shane and Trista Collier of Williamstown would like to announce the birth of their first child.
Jeremiah Allen Collier was born at 9:15 a.m. Sept. 26, 2009 at St. Elizabeth South.
He weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces and was 20.75 inches long.
His maternal grandparents are Larry and Sabra Hutcherson of Corinth. His maternal great grandparents are Ruth Tate of Burlington and the late Paul Tate.
His paternal grandparents are Jeff and Betty Collier of Williamstown. His paternal great grandparents are Melvin and Mary Gay of Lawrenceburg.
Gary and Bess Lovelace will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 26, 2009.
The Lovelace's lived in Dry Ridge before moving to Pendleton County eight years ago.
The couple has three sons, Greg and Tom Lovelace and the late Mike Lovelace, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A celebration of their anniversary will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Farm Bureau Building at 400 Main Street in Falmouth.
The family requests no gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ruby and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Skinner are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Skinner to Jason Woodruff, son of Debbie Woodruff and Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Woodruff of Dressden, Tenn.
The bride is a 2004 graduate of Williamstown High School and has been employed by Dr. R. Lenaghan for the past four years. The groom is a 2003 graduate of Grant County High School and is also employed by Dr. R. Lenaghan.
The wedding will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Williamstown Baptist Church.
Michael and Ginna Beach of Guntersville, Ala. would like to announce the birth of their first child.
Karter Anthony Beach was born at 7:46 a.m. Aug. 24, 2009 at Huntsville Hospital.
He weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces and was 21 inches long.
His maternal grandmother is Sue Hanson of Attalla, Ala.
His paternal grandparents are Jaunita Beach and the late David Beach of Dry Ridge.
Karter Anthony was welcomed home by his big sister, Kelci, and big brother, Kyle.
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21 February 2012
Via press release from the team:
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft as well as defenseman Sebastien Piche in a three-team trade today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced. The Lightning traded forward Steve Downie to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey. Tampa Bay then sent Quincey to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for their first-round pick and Piche.
The Lightning now have two first-round picks in 2012 along with a maximum of four and a minimum of three selections in the second round.
Piche, 6-foot, 202 pounds, has played in 42 career AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, recording five points (0-5-5). This season he has played in 22 games, notching three assists. Piche signed with the Red Wings as a free agent on April 12, 2009.
Piche has been assigned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
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York, PA -
Most people don't believe Don Slaugh had polio.
He contracted the infectious disease in the summer of 1941, along with more than 100 other York countians. At least nine people died from an epidemic that year that closed schools, banned children from public events and spread fear throughout the community. The virus mostly infected children, but it also hit adults.
Slaugh, 77, of Manchester Township, stands just short of 6 feet tall. He has no contractures -- a permanent shortening of muscles, tendons or scar tissue that results in a deformity or distortion -- or recurring symptoms, also known as post polio syndrome. He has had good health for most of his life.
He said he's one of the lucky ones.
He got polio when he was 5 years old. His mother had told him not to go swimming in a creek at Brookside Park in Dover Township. He did anyway and thinks that's where he was infected.
Slaugh became "deathly ill" on a Friday night after traveling by train with his parents and brother to Lancaster, where his grandparents lived. His family had planned to go to a picnic at Hersheypark the following day.
"All I remember, I couldn't move," he said.
His parents took him to Lancaster General Hospital, which, he said, practiced the controversial Sister Elizabeth Kenny treatment. Sister Kenny, an unaccredited Australian nurse, thought patients needed warm compresses and movement. Many health professionals believed polio patients should be kept still.
Slaugh received a blood transfusion from his father, who also had polio years before. He remembers lying in bed and looking at an older patient who was in an iron lung, a machine then used to enable people to breathe.
"I remember being very scared," he said.
Slaugh left the hospital after two weeks and returned to his North York home. His mom followed the treatment recommended by his doctors in Lancaster -- movement and warm compresses. He said he had to check in with the health department in York, which practiced conventional treatment.
"They put you in braces and hoped you lived happily ever after," he said.
Slaugh said his mom put arm and back braces on him only when he went in for check-ups in York. The disease mainly affected his upper body. Some experts thought muscles should be splinted and immobilized to straighten a patient's body. Some say Kenny's principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy.
"They were so awkward," he said. "I couldn't walk around in them."
Polio -- also known as infantile paralysis -- infected thousands of people each year in the U.S. before a vaccine was developed in 1955, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From 1937 to 1950, 226,306 cases of paralytic and nonparalytic polio were reported, according to Post-Polio Health International.
Dr. Charles Reilly, former chairman of pediatrics at York Hospital, was just finishing up medical school at the University of Pennsylvania when the vaccine was introduced.
The 85-year-old Manchester Township resident said the virus and research surrounding it were important topics of his curriculum.
"It struck terror into many people," Reilly said.
He said some of the public health protocol, which urged against people gathering in groups, helped to prevent transmission.
"People just held their breath and prayed a lot," Reilly said. "There was nothing they could do except follow the public health recommendations."
During the epidemic, Slaugh's house was quarantined, and the milkman delivered milk in paper cartons instead of glass bottles. His mom pulled him around the neighborhood in a wagon just to get him out of the house. Other parents didn't allow their children to play with him, and his brother had to stay with their grandparents. He returned to school in January.
He said he lacked strength during his childhood. However, he aspired to catch up with his peers. He tried out for soccer and track, but didn't make the team. He gave wrestling a try, but got pinned in 11 seconds during a match.
"I knew I wasn't on par with the other kids," Slaugh said.
But he got involved with archery at the YMCA, which built his arm strength. He said he caught up with other students physically by the end of high school. He later got married, worked in drafting, and had four children.
"I was pretty much up to snuff," Slaugh said.
Reilly said the public embraced the vaccine, which drastically decreased cases by the late '50s.
"The scientific community knew the vaccine was effective," he said.
Reilly said he worries about people today who are against vaccinations. Some people believe vaccinations cause other diseases, such as autism.
He remembers a time when polio threatened the population by the thousands, disabling and killing patients. The vaccine virtually eliminated that threat and the fear it inflicted.
"It's scary ... because misguided people have an influence on other people sometimes."
We asked readers to share their memories of the 1941 polio epidemic in York County. Here's what they had to say.
"My sister and brother said we were quarantined. We would sit in our backyard, and the family behind us would sit in their backyard with the alley between us. If we wanted to communicate or give them something, we would go and put it in the middle of the alley and then go back to our backyard. Then they would come in and pick it up. ... We communicated across the alley, but we couldn't be together. ... Because we were at home all day with my mother, my father would take us for a ride just to give my mother a break.
-- Grace Lefever, 89, North Codorus Township
I had that before 1941. (The doctor) did not know what it was. He just told my father I had paralysis in my legs. I have worn braces all my life. I worked until I was 69, when I finally retired. Believe it or not, I got hit with it again, as I found out ... it comes back to you. ... I can hardly walk. It's called post-polio syndrome. ... It's pretty bad. Take my word for it. I've worked all my life with a club foot and the other one on its way.
-- Bill Moore, 80, Penn Township
My memory was of my cousin Mary Staley, she was one of the first ones with infantile paralysis here in York. I think I was about 3 or 4, but I can still remember seeing Mary laying on a tall table where my aunt was caring for her. I believe they were putting warm pieces of material on her body.
-- Nancy Dohm, 72, West York
I was diagnosed with nonparalytic polio when I was 10 years old. I was in Baltimore at the time. I remember going to Johns Hopkins hospital and getting a spinal tap and being transferred to what then was City Hospital. I was lucky. There were children there dying all the time, and nuns were running up and down the hallways. It was just horrendous. The girl in the next bed, it affected her eyes. She couldn't close her eyelids. My parents had to come see me through a glass partition.
Barbara Warch, 69, Manheim Township
I had infantile paralysis in 1950 in a small town in western, Pa. I was considered to have the flu and a muscular reaction from football practice because my muscles were very sore, and ultimately, I was having difficulty lifting my arms. The next day, I came home after football practice, I woke up in the morning, the venetian blinds that were adjacent to my bed were tilted so the sun was shining right on my face. I reached up to change the direction of the blinds, and my arm wouldn't move. Neither arm would move, nor would either my legs move. It was terribly frightening. ... The doctor rushed us to a physician who treated children's diseases. They placed me on sterling-silver gurney. Dr. Kelly, who was administering the tests they were giving me, said "burn his clothes."... I don't look upon polio as a disaster in my life. In fact, I thought it was a game changer. I was paralyzed on my left side, as well as my right. My right side came back rather normally. My left side always stayed a little bit smaller. I used my right leg to do most of my moving.
-- Dr. James P. Murphy, 77, Springettsbury Township
I was a little bit younger. I was not involved with that. I believe my age group, as young children, were the first ones to receive the polio vaccination. I remember my teacher giving me a paper for my parents to sign. My teacher was the one who took you to the place to get the vaccination. ... My teacher ... bought each of us a huge ice-cream cone.
-- Dianna Shive
I lived in Red Lion most of my life. It was in Red Lion when I was 2 years old, I got polio. I remember going to the hospital, and I remember getting into the steel lung they had to help me breathe. I remember doing exercises in the hospital in a big stainless-steel whirlpool. I remember lots of needles and a lot of blood work. It was so bad, they were trying to get blood out of my neck, and my mother wouldn't let them. I have two different size legs and feet. At the time, I was wearing braces. I had to order my shoes at Reineberg's in York because they ordered two size shoes for me. They were very expensive. I'm just lucky it's not as bad as it could've been like some people had it. They got mine really early.
-- Carol Lytle, 66, Stewartstown
My sister Dorothy got polio in the fall of 1941. She was already potty trained and walking. Our mother was pregnant with me. Dorothy became paralyzed on her left side. It settled in her left arm, crippling it and leaving her left leg shorter than her right. She had five to six operations in and out of Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She only saw our parents on weekends. A nurse mentored her and wrote to our parents while she was in the hospital. This helped Dot get through the hospitalization alone. At the preteen years, she said no more operations. She had to wear a back brace at times and an arm brace most of the time. Nothing helped, so she stopped wearing both and learned to get along well. She attended Thompson School to learn to type with one hand. She worked 33 years at Hills on East Market Street. Our parents and her teachers taught her to help herself. ... Dorothy died on Aug. 17, 2003.
-- Beverly Ann Botterbusch, 70, East Manchester Township
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Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. The virus spreads by person-to-person contact, contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth, or contact with infected feces. The virus enters through the mouth and nose, multiplies in the throat and intestinal tract, and then is absorbed and spread through the blood and lymph system.
Children, pregnant women and the elderly are most likely to contract polio. The disease is more common in the summer and fall.
Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines, the incidence of the disease has been greatly reduced. Polio has been wiped out in a number of countries. There have been very few cases of polio in the Western hemisphere since the late 1970s. Children in the United States are now routinely vaccinated against the disease.
Outbreaks still occur in the developed world, usually in groups of people who have not been vaccinated. Polio often occurs after someone travels to a region where the disease is common. As a result of a massive, global vaccination campaign during the past 20 years, polio exists only in a few countries in Africa and Asia.
-- U.S. National Library of Medicine
Dr. Charles Reilly, former chairman of pediatrics at York Hospital, said people who had polio can develop post-polio syndrome years or decades after they first developed paralysis or weakness.
Polio patients might develop more weakness, atrophy or paralysis.
"It is heartbreaking," Reilly said.
Deborah Stambaugh, 63, of Spring Grove started a local post-polio support group about a year ago. She had polio in 1954 and said she wanted to create an outlet for former polio patients to talk about problems they might experience today as a result of the disease. About 20 people participate.
"People need to know that there's other people out there who could be suffering from the same things," she said. "They need to know they're not alone."
The group meets 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Hanover Church of the Brethren. For details, call 717-259-9594.
The following celebrities and public figures had polio.
---President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 to 1945)
---Actress Mia Farrow (1945 -- )
---Canadian musician Neil Young (1945 --)
---Scottish historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771 -- 1832)
---Professional golfer Jack Nicklaus (1940 -- )
---Singer and actress Dinah Shore (1916 -- 1994)
---Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 -- 1954)
---British science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917 -- 2008)


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This was my daughter's Corvette. She owned it for 10 years, but only drove it for three before she started her family. It was stored in her garage for the remaining seven years, where her kids used it as a dollhouse. She eventually sold it to me, so she could free up space in her garage to build a playroomI treated the car to a total body-off restoration, then had it judged by the NCRS. It scored a Top Flight 98.6. Recently, I added some of my own touches-including wire wheels, exhaust, and other goodies-but I've held on to the factory parts. The car has received more than 75 First Place, Platinum, Gold, and Best of Show trophies.
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Here's a picture of my '82 Vette and my wife's '97. Hers was a 20th anniversary present from me. It has a B&B exhaust, a Blackwing air filter, and a reprogrammed computer. My Vette is mostly stock, with a performance transmission and a rear-gear change to 3.55. Other than that, it's all factory, though I did redo the paint in 2001.We average about 1,000 miles a year on each Vette. We've been to Bowling Green in the '97 and the Bob McDorman Chevy Show in the '82.
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Here's a photograph of my one-owner '92 Corvette. It was picked as one of 55 Corvettes from all across the country to take part in the 100th Anniversary celebration of General Motors. The six-day Corvette caravan started in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and culminated on September 16, 2008, at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime event for my Corvette and me.The car is signed by several special people within the Corvette community: Zora Arkus-Duntov, Dave McLellan, John Heinricy, and Johnny O' Connell.
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'65 C2 Coupe
'88 C4 Convertible
These are our two Corvettes. The '65 was purchased in 1984. We went to look at a '57 Chevy, but the car had already been sold. The seller also had the Vette available, so we bought it. We bought the '88 in 1998 and drove it on the 1999 caravan from Seattle to Bowling Green.The '65 is a rare Maroon/Maroon 327/365 four-speed. It went through a frame-on restoration in 2006. Since then, it's taken many First Place awards at Corvette car shows. Barb's '88 is Medium Blue Metallic with a Blue interior and a Black top. This color combination is also rare. Both Vettes get a lot of attention on the road.
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James Fiero
Fort McCoy, FL
'94 C4 Coupe
I've loved Corvettes since I was 16. I owned a '60 but smashed it up when I got out of the service after Viet Nam. After that, I waited to buy another one. I now own a '94 Corvette LT1, and it's running great.


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