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"There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world: what we do, how we look, what we say and how we say it," American leadership guru Dale Carnegie once famously said.
Today, looking good and projecting the "right" image has become critical in most jobs, especially in positions that involve meeting clients such as sales and marketing or public relations.
Yafeth Talker, 27, is an engineer working with an information technology company. While his job doesn't require him to meet clients or interact with customers, he is always attired in formal clothing and well groomed, given that he works for a multinational firm. Over the past year or so, the money Talker spends on clothes has increased as the price of branded clothes has gone up. Instead, he cuts costs by buying accessories such as belts and shoes online. He also buys perfumes online but advises it is safe only if you trust the portal and you are sure about the fragrance you want.
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On an average, Talker spends about Rs 10,000 a month on his upkeep
Apparel: Rs 4,000 to 4,500
Grooming: Rs 1,000 to 1,500
Accessories (Once in three months)
- Shoes: Rs 5,000
- Belt: Rs 1,200
- Perfumes: Rs 4,000
- Office bag: Rs 2,500
Ajanta Chakraborty is the chief operating officer of OneAssist, a company providing emergency assistance related to financial cards, mobiles and travel. She prefers to dress formally in trousers or skirts with blazer while at work, as it gives her a 'professional' feel. She also uses a scarf at times. Her shoes are either boots or wedges, depending on her outfit.
"I believe you have to be well groomed for any kind of work. If your job involves plant visits, you can wear jeans. But they should be clean and well fitting. One doesn't need to buy expensive brands all the time," she says. Her personal expenses are not more than Rs 7,000 a month, she adds.
If Talker's and Chakraborty's expenses surprise you, here's more. Meenal Sinha, country head of Imperial Servcorp, an international service office and virtual office firm, spends close to Rs 1 lakh every six to eight months on business suits and shoes alone. She picks up her business suits on trips abroad and each costs Rs 20,000-30,000. In addition, she spends on accessories such as jewellery, bags and makeup.
Given that Sinha's firm is in the hospitality and real estate business, there is a strict dress code. All the staff, right from the receptionist and secretaries to those at the managerial and senior managerial level, have to be well groomed and dressed in formals all the time.
"If we don't project a 'premium' experience in our looks and presentation, our clients will not have the confidence in the service we offer," she says.
The staff is given an allowance for two full business suites in a year. For anything over and above that, they have to spend themselves, which will include expenditure on accessories (bags, shoes, jewellery), grooming (parlour) and laundry. The firm also arranges workshops by image stylists. The stylists help by giving the staff a sense of international styling tips and where products will be available in India at more affordable prices, says Sinha.
Why image builders
Image consultants say they get scores of individuals who want to groom themselves, especially those who have been elevated to the next level in their organisation or women rejoining the workforce who also want to upgrade their image. "Right now, we are helping the top executive of a leading IT firm, who's going to take charge as the chief financial officer, a senior banker who's been given a foreign posting and a new entrant who will soon start her career," says Rose Peck of Bangalore-based image consultancy Impeckable Impressions.
About 70 per cent of people want a makeover in appearance and 15 per cent each want help in communication skills and pronunciation, adds Peck.
For most people, the biggest expense is on clothes. Image consultants say it is better to invest in good quality clothes than spending money to buy up a lot of clothes. For instance, instead of buying two shirts every month, buy just one that might cost a little more but will last longer. Typically, a branded shirt for men will cost anything between Rs 2,000 and Rs 4,000. A good pair of trousers will cost not less than Rs 1,250.
Women can choose from either western formals (trousers/skirts, shirts, jackets) or Indian (salwar suit, saree). The price can vary, depending on what you buy and if it's branded or not, etc.
Sheena Agarwal, image consultant at Delhi-based Urbanista, suggests a wardrobe audit every few months for women. It helps cut out on things are unused or not required. "With the remaining, see what fits you well and what doesn't. Start looking for fillers like a nice formal top or shirt, shoes, bags and so on. With a budget of around Rs 6,500 every month, you can create a good wardrobe," she says.
Is it absolutely necessary to use the services of an image consultant? Maybe not but it helps. A consultant helps you dress and groom in a way that accentuates your strong points and presents a confident image. The fee can vary from Rs 1,500 to 3,000 a session. The number of sessions required will depend on individual needs. Clients are evaluated and advised based on their goals and roles in personal and professional life.
What they do
Usually, the image consultancy sessions start with image analysis, preparing a report on what personality traits you have, your strengths and weaknesses and also colour and wardrobe analysis. An image consultant will also help you improve your communication skills, body language and etiquette.
The next big expense after clothes is the money spent for regular parlour visits for personal appearance. While basic grooming for men and women is not very expensive, it is important to follow the proper grooming routine every month, says Debasmita Ghosh Mashru, director at Morph Image Consulting, Bangalore.
For women, basic grooming can cost anywhere between Rs 1,000 and 5,000 a month, depending on the salon and services chosen. For men, basic grooming should not exceed Rs 500-1,000 a month. At a high-end salon, haircut for men can cost anything from Rs 200 to Rs 1,650, while for women it can be Rs 500-1,650 or even more. The trick is to go for a hairstyle that is easy to maintain and not outdated. A basic manicure and pedicure can cost you between Rs 350 and Rs 1,500, whereas other parlour expenses can go beyond Rs 1,500 too. However, these charges could be higher at high-end salons.
Expenses for hair styling includes hair cut, hair colour and hair treatment, all of which together will cost up to Rs 5,000. However, this might not be required on a monthly basis.
You could invest in a hair straightening machine and a make-up kit, which would cost about Rs 3,000 each, a one-time investment, says Greeshma Thampi of Mumbai's Avance Image Management. Make-up should be kept simple, including kajal (kohl liner), lipstick, gloss, blush-on, concealer and compact. Jewellery should not be too noisy (like metal bangle/bracelets) or too large. Costume jewellery, too, should be avoided. A good wristwatch is also part of appropriate jewellery for women. The basic cost of jewellery, including earrings, chains and bracelet, is about Rs 1,000 for two-three months. Small diamonds or pearls are a good option for corporate wear.
Accessories for men can include a good belt (upwards of Rs 1,000) and shoes (upwards of Rs 2,500) which are required to be bought once in two-three months. Whereas, a good office bag for women will cost anything upwards of Rs 1,500, shoes can set you back by Rs 2,000 at least.


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- Fiction: Little Lizard
She pushed down the insect repellent knob and poison showered on the gecko. The reptile scuttled across the floor and...
- Photography Times Review: Sigma 150-500mm HSM OS
For the price, the Sigma 150-500mm lens is an excellent bang for the buck.
- Can We Save Our Tigers?
It's high time our environment minister drops the argument on BT Brinjal and starts thinking about our national animal.
- Photo Stream: Cat on the Prowl
So I am a bit jaundiced towards them, never mind the fact that I am a dog person.
- The Great Indian Drive
Driving in India is like the theory of Karma do your best and leave the rest to your insurance company.
- Poessay: Upset Stomach: Discordance, Disconnect and Dichotomy
when the current died the stillness could be cut with stares (and forks)
- Photography Times: Butterfly Eye-to-Eye
Macro photography requires getting as close to the subject as possible.
- Poetry: To Paul Octopus
Aj kahti hoon Paul Octopus se, Apne tank mei se bolo, Aur bhavi Bharat ki Haalat ka raaz kholo.
- Broken Tigers
We are not defined by the things we can replace, but how we care for the things we cannot
- Photo Essay: Pigeons
Some photos of pigeons in a shopping area
- Photography Times: Hippopotamus Mating Games
They were circling around in the water like two Sumo wrestlers performing their pre-game rituals.
- Photography Times: Northwestern Neotropical Rattlesnake
There are about thirty species of rattle snakes and most of them are venomous.
- Satire: A Reasonable Dog
'You ought to be ashamed of yourself", said Nawab, nibbling away at the bag of chips.
- The Feline Needs A Lifeline
Its an irony that India has promoted Tiger as its National Animal since independence, but has failed to save them from dwindling down so badly.
- Photography Times: The Sumatran Tiger
Statistics say, there are less than 500 Sumatran tigers left in the wild.
- Photography Times: Seagull in Flight
If finding the right place was tough, the tougher part was waiting for the Seagulls to fly as a flock.
- Animal Husbandry, a la My Wife
When she makes some strange noise, the dogs would follow her wagging their tails, like the rodents followed the fabled Piper.
- Buner & Swat: Plague Around the Corner?
It looks as though there will be no sowing of wheat in Buner and Swat this season.
- How I Love Zoos - Zoo Diligo or Zoo Contemno
The other day I saw a wild animal trying to get into the San Diego Zoo.
- Fiction: The Best of Both Worlds
If only the adults could be pragmatic and not lug so much excess baggage around!
- Travel Report: A Visit to BR Hills, K.Gudi, Karnataka
Karnataka is a great state for city slickers looking for some greening and wildlife.

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Richardson (L) and Staples (R). Image courtesy of Rex Richardson's Twitter account.
Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson and Def Jam Recording Artist Vince Staples announced today the launch of a brand new North Long Beach youth enrichment program. Richardson also announced that new summer programming at Houghton and Ramona parks will double the amount of jobs available through the Hire-a-Youth employment program.
The Youth Institute (YI) in North Long Beach, a program of the Greater Long Beach YMCA, will use technology as a means to promote positive development, create pathways to post-secondary education and increase career preparedness for urban youth.
"This is truly an all hands on deck effort to support our youth," said Richardson in a statement. "I'm honored to announce this partnership to utilize technology, innovation and workforce development as a means to provide more opportunities for our North Long Beach youth. Special thanks to Vince Staples, Megan Kerr, the Greater Long Beach YMCA, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, and Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network for joining me on this important initiative."
The YI Program will take place at Hamilton Middle School in an effort to give youth more summer learning options during their critical years spent in eighth and ninth grades. Starting Monday, 20 students will be taught filmmaking, graphic design, music production, 3D printing and product design to teach them "high-end technology literacy skills," according to the release.
"This is a great opportunity to give back to my home as well as create more pathways that will cultivate a sense of pride in the North Long Beach youth community," said Staples in a statement.
As the first expenditure of the North Long Beach Education Fund, created by Richardson and LBUSD Board Member Megan Kerr to allot resources to support youth enrichment, the program is also funded by a donation from Staples, Levis, the LGA Foundation and the New L Foundation, according to the release.
"Through community partnerships with Vince Staples, Levis and our North Long Beach Education Fund, the Youth Institute will provide opportunities not only for STEM learning, but social and emotional learning for our students during the summer break," said Board Member Kerr in a statement. "It's important that we work together to support and educate our young people on being good citizens as well as providing a safe space for them to thrive."


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Jason Day's wife compares LeBron James hit to car crash
Washington: Ellie Day the wife of Australian golf star Jason Day, had concussion symptoms on Friday, but was out of the hospital after being fallen upon by LeBron James while sitting courtside at an NBA game.
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Day, who gave birth to the couple's second child last month, was taken out on a stretcher after James tumbled into her while chasing a loose ball in the fourth quarter of Thursday's 104-100 victory over Oklahoma City.
"Ellie Day I hope you're doing okay! My apologies! Hope u guys come back to another game soon. Love LJ!" James tweeted Friday.
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"KingJames we good. I am okay! I am incredibly sore and exhausted. Being tackled by that large man I would compare to a minor car accident. My body feels like it was hit by a truck.


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I know there is a message board from this last year but as everyone on here often comments - things change so quickly!
I thought I would start a new board. I am living downtown for the first time and am Gluten Free (That means nothing with wheat flour in it, amongst other things.)
Here are the spots I know of that serve GF foods:
Villa (very yummy and excellent service)
Pizza Pizza
Big Momma's Boy (Going this week)
Il Fiorno
...and typically I just eat a lot of Thai being it's the safest bet!
I would love for you CHer's who know the city so well to share any other places that you know of. Even if they are not strictly GF - if you know of a place that has knowledgeable staff that would know their product enough or be willing to accommodate for someone with this challenge.
It feels to me that the only option when eating out is to go to an expensive place where I can speak to the chef directly, and that is not always in the budget!
I can't be the only GF person out here! Please share your awesome eateries!


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Aquaculture on Rice Farms in the Philippines (Audio included)
Integrated agriculture acquaculture is seen as a solution to the decline in animal protein in some Asian and African Countries. We look at how farmers in the Philippines are utilising their farm waste while diversifying their food and income base.
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Fish is one of the major sources of animal protein throughout Asia and a lot of the countries of Africa. But the decline in wild fisheries combined with rising population means that many people are getting less protein in their diet and it seems integrated aquaculture could be a solution.
On a recent visit to the Philippines Lynne Malcolm found a program which encourages farmers to include fish production in their regular farming activities.
Lynne Malcolm: The International Centre for Living Aquatic Resource Management or ICLARM is a research organisation based in Manila. For over twenty years it's worked to improve our management of the world's marine and fresh water environments. A few hours south of their office in Manila they're working on ways to incorporate fish farming into traditional rice farms. They call this integrated aquaculture agriculture. Dr. Mark Prein is the leader of this program and he took me to a small scale commercial farm near Los Banos on the Island of Luzon Here they grow tilapia , a fish which was initially brought to the Philippines from Africa in the early 60s. Since then ICLARM has introduced genetic breeding techniques to increase the size and yield of the fish by 60%
The farm we're on grows the fish to fingerling or small fry stage and then sells them to surrounding farmers to start their own fish ponds. The bonus of growing tilapia is that they can also be an effective means of dealing with farm waste. Mark Prein explains ICLARM's philosophy about the role of aquaculture on these small rice farms.
Mark Prein: We are concerned with the integration of fish ponds into existing traditional farming systems. Integration meaning recycling of resources on the farm and with neighbouring other farming systems. So this is not a monoculture farming operating but rather a recycling of nutrients from other farm enterprises and generating a new crop. In our case this is fish. We are trying to minimise purchase of external feeds or fertilisers. And rather using existing nutrients on the farm which would otherwise be unused.
Lynne Malcolm: And just on that fertilising of the fish ponds in particular, they can be fed by kitchen scraps and waste from the family/
Mark Prein: Kitchen scraps, leaves that you have and there's always some crops which have leaves left over, banana leaves, papaya leaves from small fruit trees, vegetable gardens, they have lots of leaf wastes. You can compost them all, or put them in a pond directly and they will decompose. You can use animal manures and bring them into the ponds and these then fertilise the water, develop phyto-plankton which are microscopic algae which turns the water green and the fish, the tilapia that we use here, they filter the water constantly and they consume these algae. That's what they live off and that's what's so nice about the tilapia that they need green water, they don't need fish pellets or even other flesh to eat not like carnivorous like a cat fish or so on. Those fish need other flesh as feed.
Lynne Malcolm: Just tell me what direction ICLARM is going with fish farming?
Mark Prein: This is a small commercial farm, a small farmer who was initially working as a labourer or also in construction. He then because he had access to just over 2 hectares of land through his family decided to go in for this. So having 2 hectares of land here in the Philippines is already a very valuable asset because many places farmers have very small plots of land and often they are not even the owners of those lands.
Our mandate in general is working with small, rural farmers. Poor rural farmers who are not conducting fish farming at all. We are more interested in encouraging small farmers in rural areas to integrate a fish pond into their existing existence and this requires that they learn how to conduct fish farming, how to dig a pond, how to manage the pond, how to keep it in a good productive state but not over-fertilised but also still have an adequate amount of nutrients coming into the pond to keep the fish pond productive and the fish healthy.
So this is a rather two, three, four year process which takes some guidance and intensive interaction with the farmers. But we have developed for that an interactive process, farmer participatory process, in which the farmers themselves decide at every step what they want to do. But we do more or less a guiding or coaching ona bit which steps require a certain decision. So it's always in the hands of the farmer and the farmer has ownership of every step.
Lynne Malcolm: I'm now with one of the owners of the fish farm here just outside Los Banos and Bert Official will translate for me. What are some of the problems that you might encounter with fish farming? Are there any mistakes that are easy to make.
Interpreter: So he told us that there is a big problem also here in terms of farm culture. One is the cold water temperature that kills the small fry. Second is Luzon's people also, who is applying pesticide from the main source of irrigation water. They're pouring in the pesticide. And the third one is marketing. That is the essential one. Because it depends on the amounts that the people, the price of the fingerlings will increase depending on the demand.
Lynne Malcolm: What has the relationship been between this farmer and ICLARM?
Interpreter: The relationship is quite significant. The point from the farmer is that he produces the fingerlings and ICLARM also provide some technical help for the farmers also the production and purchase of fingerlings that will be distributed to other farmers also.
Lynne Malcolm: OK thank you both very much. Thank you.
Mark Prein: We're interested in understanding if a fish pond is introduced into a traditional farming system be it here in Asia with its different mainly rice based agricultural systems or in Africa with their different maize or cassava based systems how can a fish pond be beneficial to them. What are the flows of nutrients, what are the returns to the farm in terms of income, how does it fit socially into the system. There's competition for labour, there's social understanding, rivalries or jealousies often if one has a farm which is a status often for farmers.
This all plays a role and has a lot of effect on previous development projects over the past and we think that through the process we've initiated in which we don't come and pass on a package in a talk down manner onto them in which you do it this way and no other way. Or cast fixed processes but rather a flexible one which the farmer decides how big the pond is, where to place it, how to manage it, when he does what. It takes a bit more time but it is to our understanding and our experience up to now sustainable.
Lynne Malcolm: So a system like this is about incorporating fish as one aspect of the farm. Does it mean that it is a sustainable farm for one family or for a small group of family?
Mark Prein: That is our aim. We know in many areas we see it that traditional farms have gone to the limits of what the land can produce under given conditions. The soil is degrading in many cases the farmers are farming on high slopes now, they've expanded into areas, chopped down the trees, they are over-intensifying the use. Before they had fallow periods of up to 15 years. Now they're down to one to two years if at all they're doing fallow years. And the option we see for them is to diversify and also to make better use of existing nutrients that they have on the farm.
Of course if something is nutrient starved you have to put in nutrients from outside but then you can do this in a much more selective and targeted way than just broadcasting fertiliser all over the place. And the farmers don't have that money anyway. A farmer - like we have a project site in Malawi - we have farmers who cannot even afford one sack of fertiliser there. And for them, if they would have it, the question is should I put it on the maize, or on my vegetables or in the fish pond. And then, from the mud that slowly accumulates in the fish pond, put that and fertilise my fields with it. So that one can think of recycling in different pathways on the farm. And we see that there is a lot of benefit in this and the farmers also begin to think that way and also come with questions to us along these paths and we have to conduct research to answer those questions because we don't know them often.
Lynne Malcolm: Dr Mark Prein from the International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management in the Philippines with me on an aquaculture farm on the Island of Luzon. And while we were talking I noticed clusters of snails all around the edge of the fish ponds. Roberto Pichel explained to me that the farmers and their families use these snails as another source of protein in their diet. Here's how they prepare them.
Roberto Pichel: Once you collect these snails are ready and then you leave it lie for 24 hours and then after that, the following day you can cook it like this. One is to wash first the snails with salt, and then wash it thoroughly after the time that the water is really clear. And then after than they make a hole at the edge of the snail. And they cut it, they cut it, and then after that they wash it again and then that's the washing. They prepare it, they call it "the snail with coconut milk". One is the onions and also the cooking oil, a little cooking oil, and if you have ginger and garlic and then after that you cook a little, around ten minutes or something like that and then after that, the last one is you add the coconut milk and that's very delicious. Laugh.
Lynne Malcolm: And you'd eat that with rice?
Roberto Pichel: Yes, we eat it with rice so that is good. Laugh.
Lynne Malcolm: Is there enough snails produced in this area to be able to have that dish quite often:
Roberto Pichel: Oh yes, in fact every week it produces about 3 tons per hectare.
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Terrifying dust storm engulfs entire town and blocks out sun as sky turns 'red as blood'
UNBELIEVABLE footage captures the moment a daredevil driver attempts to ride through a massive sandstorm so thick it blocked out the sunlight.
The video shows the scary moment an entire town in Australia's Northern Territory was engulfed by the huge dust storm.
In the near-Biblical clip, the sky turns red as 72km/h winds blast through Katherine East, south of Nitmiluk National Park.
Driver Jodi Bilske was passing through the town when suddenly she could not see further than a few metres in front of her.
She somehow managed to survive the treacherous roads without crashing after the massive storm on Monday (November 14).
She said her biggest concern during the ordeal was actually missing the Monday night's supermoon.
She joked on Facebook: "I don't think we'll be seeing the great big moon tonight.
"I feel sorry for those who had their washing on the line. And probably best I don't look at my pool, it's probably a big mud puddle."
Several other people also shared clips on social media, quickly racking up thousands of views.
One viewer said the sky looked as "red as blood" and described it as "the stuff of nightmares".
It isn't the only apocalyptic footage to have frightened online viewers in recent weeks.
Witnesses were left fearing the end of the world after a nightmare video showed the moment the sky above Indonesia filled with thick black smoke.
Conspiracy nuts even believed the supermoon was going to coincide with Christ's second coming – bringing about the end of days.


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Even celebrated basketball stars can't escape the wrath of Internet hate. Jimmy Kimmel recruited NBA players for his next round of the beloved Mean Tweets segment, and the results are hilarious.
A teaser for the NBA Mean Tweets session made its way online on Thursday, June 4, featuring Steph Curry, Tony Parker, and Draymond Green. Set to air in full on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday evening, the clip has the athletes reading harsh words about themselves from strangers online.
Golden State Warriors point guard Curry opens the teaser, reading from his iPhone, "Imagine the damage Steph Curry would be doing in the NBA if he didn't have such a girly name. #changeittosteve."
The father to Internet sensation Riley Curry shook his head at the tweet and shot back with a reference to coach Steve Kerr, "Steve is a terrible name! Oh shoot, that's my coach's name."
San Antonio Spurs player Parker joined in next, reading, "People say LeBron flops, have you ever seen this little French woman named Tony Parker?"
Curry's Golden State Warriors teammate Green got perhaps the biggest laugh out of his mean tweet. The forward read from his phone with a smile, "Draymond Green looks like Donkey from Shrek." Green will compete with his teammates against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at 9 p.m. on ABC.
The three NBA stars follow a long line of celebs who have participated in Kimmel's Mean Tweets, including Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Tebow, and even President Obama. Watch a teaser for the latest Mean Tweets in the video above!
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I am put in charge of five computers in same workgroup (no domain). Now, different computers have different users. I'd like to standardize the user names and passwords. What I have in mind is having on each computer two administrator accounts and one user account. I have two options: I can delete existing users and create new ones or I can rename the existing users. Which method is better?
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Why would you want to "standardize" user names and passwords? If user Joe has an account on one machine now he has access to 5. Doesn't sound like great security.
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I too would question using the same user names and passwords. There are exceptions but this is not a common situation.
The problem with renaming user accounts is that this does not change the name in the users profile. Doing this is very problematic and prone to error. This could make it difficult to associate the account name with the profile.
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I too would question using the same user names and passwords. There are exceptions but this is not a common situation.
The problem with renaming user accounts is that this does not change the name in the users profile. Doing this is very problematic and prone to error. This could make it difficult to associate the account name with the profile.
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Ghada Abdel Razek never seizes to amaze us! The Egyptian actress's latest stunt is requesting personal life insurance while filming the scenes of her upcoming TV drama "Al Sayyida Al Oola" (The First Lady).
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As the number one meeting destination worldwide for association meetings , Europe's future offering for meetings and events remains compelling according to members of the initiative polled at their recent meeting in Copenhagen. Nearly all (93%) believe the market will increase and over two thirds (67%) have seen their organisation's marketing budget increase in 2015.
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This meeting focused on the future of the Infill and Redevelopment Committee. Members discussed the purpose of the committee, with many indicating it was useful as a "community sounding board".
Main Issues Discussed:
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- Housing Market Study being undertaken by he Downtown Development Authority, Property Valuation Administrator, the Home Builders Association, and the Fayette Alliance
- Need for new committee members
- Updates on Derek Paulsen's research collecting building permits and fair cash values to determine impact of redevelopment on neighborhing property values
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Joanna said "We walked and chatted and discovered a host of flowers, glass houses, nooks and crannies, hidden paths and an ice cream van. This really was perfect location to shoot in and Mark & Kathy you were totally brilliant even when you were sweltering in the glass houses and I was jumping around going oh, just one last one, oh maybe just one more." Awesome. There's something so subtly sweet about Kathy's bright red necklace that I love and the massive leafy backgrounds are to die for.
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Anabel Higgins began making jewelry while recovering from breast cancer. Her jewelry originally featured vintage sporting medals from Britain, and has evolved into a fully-realized collection incorporating vintage jewelry with 18kt gold and fine silver. This bracelet, embracing vintage charms with a thoroughly modern chain, is my #idazzledesires selection.
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As always, admission onto the Little League Baseball World Series complex is free and there is no cost for Little League Baseball World Series tickets.
Howard J. Lamade Stadium, where the final rounds of the Little League Baseball World Series have been played every year since 1959, seats approximately 3,300. The hillside terraces just beyond the outfield fence of Lamade stadium, which offers excellent viewing, can accommodate up to 30,000 more fans. Little League Volunteer Stadium, where early round games are also played, seats about 3,000.
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And there's more where that came from.
It seems like it's a lot harder to pin down now, and it was never easy. So what do you see? Is anyone wrestling with this on their own sites? Any ideas how it is being accomplished?
Something Google does every so often looks like traffic throttling or rationing.
"supernaturally" flat
The only time I ever see wild fluctuations is when a new algo is brought online. It usually clears up after a few days or weeks.
And now the further question comes up - why would some domains be given this treatment?
Hmm, for the last 4 days my UV's have been exactly the same number. Coincidence?
wouldn't the high peak be degraded over a year or so because of 10,000 new websites being added


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"Good beer and good people"
To be honest, in most of the European countries Italy isn't famous for his death metal scene. But there are several underground bands who worship the good old times on this peninsula. One of these groups is Profanal from Livorno. By releasing two demos and one split they proved that they are able to cause a stir in Europe's metal scene. Furthermore they will make death metal fans definitely happy with their new 7''-split called "United In Death".
That is why lead-singer Rosy and bassist Daniele took a little time to answer the following questions.
How have it all started? Who created the band?
Rosy: The band was created by Kristian, Burchi and me. We were already friends and we spent nights drinking at the pub and talking about music. Somehow, Profanal were born from our drunkenness!
Rosy: The band was created by Kristian, Burchi and me. We were already friends and we spent nights drinking at the pub and talking about music. Somehow, Profanal were born from our drunkenness!
Do people wonder that your singer is female? What kind of reactions do you get?
Rosy: Maybe there is a little surprise sometimes from people and they have always a good reaction, I think. But most of people don't care if I'm a woman or man, they only care that our music is good and I agree that it is the most important thing!
What are your musical influences? What are your favorite bands?
Rosy: We're influenced by Swedish death metal, of course, but also European and American death metal in generally. Each of us has had different influences in music. In common we have bands like Entombed, Dismember, Nihilist, Grave, Autopsy, God Macabre etc.
Daniele: Yes, we love Old Skull Death Metal in all the way, especially Swedish and Finnish Scene. Personally I also like all old school metal, from Heavy and Thrash to Black. But only pre 1990 ah, ah!
I think it is quite unusual that a small Death Metal band have so much contact with foreign bands (like Obscure Infinity or Funeral Whore). Furthermore I am impressed by the fact that you drive hundreds of kilometers to play a small gig with fellow bands like last year in Koblenz with Obscure Infinity, although you are not a big Band on a major label. How did this friendship between you, Funeral Whore and Obscure Infinity start and what makes it worth for you to travel such long distances for playing small gigs?
Rosy: The brotherhood with Obscure Infinity and Funeral Whore started through an exchange of demos. We found them on myspace and we have maintained an email correspondence with these crazy guys until the point to invite Obscure Infinity to play here in Italy for a gig together with us in 2009, and then Funeral Whore called us to play in Holland at the end of 2009. It's great sharing the stage and friendship with these bands!! Maybe ten or more years ago that was unusual, but now with internet it's easy to find contact with foreign band and it's so beautiful find and discovered band that have your same interesting and your same vision of music and life!!
If you compare the different crowds (in the countries you have played at), which crowd is the most enthusiastic one?
Rosy: We love the German crowd. Absolutely the best!! In other countries people it's colder and they're not crazy like German audience! Good beer and good people!
Daniele: In Germany the Metal Culture is so far from Italy. Probably is the Country with the best Metal Scene in Europe!
How would you describe your song ("Torment Of Saturn") from the upcoming 7''-Split with Obscure Infinity? What is the song about?
Rosy:"Torment of Saturn" it's one of our favorite song. It sounds very gloomy but powerful at the same time, a force that comes out from the deep inside. The lyrics are quite hermetic (addition by Todtgeburt: I think she wants to say heretic) and esoteric and they talking' about suffering. We are glad to put this song in the upcoming 7''-Split with Obscure Infinity.
What are your plans for the near future?
Rosy: We're writing new stuff for our next work, it will be a full-length album.
Are you interested in politics? If yes, what are your opinions towards Berlusconi's scandals?
Rosy: We prefer to not talk about this shit.
Is there a big Death Metal scene in Italy?
Rosy: It's not big but there is an underground scene. Old school death metal in the North, and brutal-death in the Center-South Italy. The big scene is for trendy/fashion music, not true death metal...
Are there any Italian Extreme Metal bands you want to recommend?
Yes, for sure! Voids of Vomit, Sickening, Necro, Imposer, Sepulchral, Blasphemophagher... very, very good extreme italian bands....


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Federal Auto Safety propose a rule to make black box standard in new cars
Roshan Ashraf Shaikh / 5 years ago
Citing privacy concerns, a lot people have started questioning Federal Auto Safety's proposal to have black boxes as a must in all new U.S. vehicles. According to what they have suggested, new vehicles are to have black boxes installed by September 1st, 2014.
This is suggested in order to help understand how drivers respond in a crash and to know if key feature systems operate properly. The auto safety authority and vehicle manufacturer can use this data to make vehicles much safer.
But there are privacy concerns for many people since the states in the U.S. have a set of laws over who can access data stored in black boxes. Some either allow law enforcement agencies to access it at the accident site without a warranty whereas some require court order. The boxes can't be turned off/disabled and require special software to access the data.
Many experts also warned that black boxes aren't always foolproof as electrical surges can scramble the data collected by them and hence sensors end up recording faulty/inaccurate information.
Although manufacturers have insisted to clarify privacy reasons to NHTSA, the decision will be made by Congress.
Source: Yahoo Auto


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Monday, July 30, 2012
I've Got Nothing
I spent a good long time trying to come up with a topic for this week but sorry, I've got nothing.
I couldn't write anything about games since I do that for other sites now. I was thinking about explaining why the new "Black Dynamite" cartoon is so awesome but there's not much to explain. It's just awesome. If you like Black culture comedy combined with anime violence like "The Boondocks" this one is for you.
I'm not watching much else on TV these days outside of "Futurama" and while that's funny there's nothing new to say about it. "Mad Men" and "Game of Thrones" are over and I'm not watching "Breaking Bad" until it's all on Netflix.
I didn't feel like explaining why I've given up on "The Simpsons" since it's the same reason everyone else does: it was time to let go.
I was thinking about doing another "Uh Oh Politics" but since I'll be at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in a month I should probably just wait until then.
No use talking about Batman since I've already had my say on comic book movies.
I couldn't find any other weird stuff that I own for no reason and didn't eat any weird food recently.
I don't care at all about the Olympics.
Not enough weird tweets to repost, just Bane Capital jokes.
Plus, my theoretical Tyler Perry article was rendered totally obsolete by this wonderful piece of writing.
No more news on "Followers" until there is more to show.
Is this long enough yet?
Write a comment and say what I should write about next week.
None of you will do that will you.
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October 12th, 2009, 11:26 PM #1Little Or No Effort
I'm still seeing this phrase on affiliate program landing pages, and program announcements. Sure, there is a sucker born every minute, but those aren't the affiliates you really want.
I'm not picking on anyone in particular here, but I was curious as to if any of us truly believe there is "little or no effort" involved in marketing a program anymore.
So the competition has waned?
SEO is now easy?
PPC is a simple gold mine?
Let's tone down the rhetoric, and recognize that marketing anything on the web is real *job*. Can money be made? You betcha! But be prepared to fight the good fight, and WORK for every dollar you make. They may roll in eventually, but don't ever assume that they are safe or easy.Kevin Webster
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October 12th, 2009, 11:30 PM #2
I see these statements on many merchant sites as well. I consider it a sign of a merchant that doesn't really understand affiliate marketing and generally stay away from that merchant.
I've got enough merchants already in my stable that don't appreciate me.Someday starts today
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October 13th, 2009, 12:49 AM #3
Seriously? I guess I skip over those words if I see them anywhere.... ad blindness?Deborah Carney
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October 13th, 2009, 04:27 AM #4
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Yeah, I'm up at 4am making little or no effort on my sites...
I'm now earning a living from this crazy thing called affiliate marketing (who knew?) but it was from thousands of hours of hard work. Building, testing, tearing down, fixing, tweaking.. all this while publishing daily.
Sure.. no effort at all. And the natural SERP rankings are a fluke too.
October 13th, 2009, 05:20 AM #5
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Affiliate marketing is commoditized ... only the most efficient will survive. The consumer wants to pay the lowest price possible, the manufacturer has to make at least a dollar more than his costs to survive.
AM and retail is caught between a rock and a hard place. Not only does it take effort, but is that effort even worth the return?
For example: Last winter I sold 142 space heaters at an average price of about $50.
The commission was 5% to 8% so I made about $3 per sale on avrage.
When you factor in the PPC cost, hosting and such plus the effort and time spent posting ads, I made about $1 per sale profit. For sure, $142 is better than no bucks, but it was less than $2/day in profit.
This niche was a pretty EASY sell in my estimation, but the scale factor was a barrier.
I am sure more than 142 space heaters were sold last winter, but the question for me as an affiliate marketer was would more effort, time spent and money spent made more profit or resulted in a loss? I kind of doubt it.
So I this winter, I have to make a choice. Do I continue doing AM for this product, which is a proven seller? Do I quit the niche because the return per hour is minimal?
Do I buy the heaters wholesale and make $10 per heater in profit as a merchant but
stand the risk of not selling the inventory and losing money?
It is not easy being green is a commoditized world.
October 13th, 2009, 07:36 AM #6
It takes little or no effort to paste their code onto your page. And in the late 1990's or even the early 2000's that was enough to make some money. Traffic was easy to come by and competition was slim.
It is a bit different now. Traffic is so difficult to obtain now.This World is Not My Home
We're gonna go inside, we're gonna go outside, inside and outside. . . And then we're gonna go go go and we're not gonna stop til we get across that goalline! Quotes from the movie Rudy, 1993
October 13th, 2009, 08:10 AM #7Originally Posted by Cheesehead
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Obafemi Martins is hoping to help kick-start Kevin Keegan's second stint as Newcastle manager.
Last Updated: 13/02/08 3:54pm
Obafemi Martins is hoping to help kick-start Kevin Keegan's second stint as Newcastle United manager in the coming weeks.
The Nigerian striker has yet to play for the Magpies since Keegan returned to St James' Park to replace Sam Allardyce at the helm.
Martins is now back from Africa Cup of Nations duty, although he returned from the tournament with an ankle injury.
However, the forward is confident it is not a serious problem and he is eager to play his part in reviving the club's flagging season.
"I am sure everything will be okay," said Martins. "Let's wait and see.
"I think Kevin is very busy at the moment, but he had the doctor call me to see if I am okay.
"Everything has changed. We have a new manager and he will have changed a lot of things.
"It is not a problem for me to go back and focus on starting playing."
The King
Martins is also keen to ensure that Keegan's popularity on Tyneside does not start to slide as the manager looks for a first win.
"He did a lot for Newcastle and all the fans love him," added the former Internazionale forward. "That's why they brought him back here.
"They call him the king, so I think it is very good.
"It is very good for him as well, and the players are going to try to play for him and try our best just to make him proud."


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"NIGHTMARE The Video Board Game!" 01 January 1991 61 mins
Nightmare is a board game controlled by a video tape. It is a race against time and the game's host, The Gatekeeper. The aim of the game is to collect 6 of your character's keys and then race to the center of the board; The Nightmare Square. If the tape reaches 60 minutes The Gatekeeper Wins! -BoardGameGeek
Watch the official Nightmare 1991 trailer in HD below or find more Nightmare videos on Vidimovie.


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text: Ok, so my buddy sent me his N1 that was stuck in a boot loop. Recovery was not an option when I got. There was none. So I finally managed to flash the Aman_Ra recovery image(after I unlocked boot loader and rooted). I now can boot into recovery. I've wiped EVERYTHING and trying to boot the N! just gets stuck at the boot image (static X). I've tried the "flash from SD card" option but I get errors and it always aborts the install. I've tried 3 different ROMs. The only way I get a successful try is if I try to install another rom AFTER I get an error on the previous ROM. Really weird. No matter what I still get a stuck boot screen. Stays on the static N1 X logo? any suggestions?


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Someone to Watch Over Me : A Gripping Psychological Thriller Paperback
by Madeleine Reiss
A haunting and absorbing debut - fans of Before I Go to Sleep and Sister will be hooked. She closed her eyes and he was gone - who is watching him now? When Carrie's five-year old son, Charlie, disappeared on a Norfolk beach, her world was destroyed.
Now, three years on, she is persuaded by her mother to visit a local medium.
Initially sceptical, Carrie is blown away when he appears to reveal something about Charlie's disappearance; something that nobody could ever have known except herself. Single mum, Molly, is worried about her young son, Max, who has been having more of his little `accidents' at school and has recently starting talking again to his imaginary friend.Molly knows that Max's problems stem from his very real anxieties about his father - a violent and unstable man - who they are now in hiding from. Little do the women know that their worlds are about to converge - and both of them will have to face the thing they fear the most.
But could the truth destroy them?
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This is a fantastic read, well-written and quite something for a debut novel. It tells the story of two women, Carrie and Molly. Carrie's five year old son, Charlie, had disappeared on a trip to the seaside three years earlier and nobody knew what had happened to him. Getting on with her life, she opens up a gift shop. Molly also has a young son, Max, and is in a very abusive relationship. Carrie's and Molly's stories are told in almost alternating chapters.We know fairly early on how the two women are linked but for much of the story I was wondering how their stories would be brought together. When they were it was done so in spectacular fashion which made my heart race and my hand go over my mouth. Not long after that I had tears in my eyes from another part of the story. This is a book that has the power to cause different reactions in a reader.I found both women's stories addictive reading and this is truly a page-turning novel. The author's ability to write about feelings is excellent and I found myself completely drawn into the story.Highly recommended.
Review by DubaiReader
Every couple's worst nightmare.I'm not normally a fan of psychological thrillers, but this one was well pitched, not too scary, but painfully believable. It is a well written debut novel, hopefully with many more to come.The unthinkable happens when Carrie closes her eyes in the sun on a Norfolk beach. Her young son, Charlie is nowhere to be seen and the world closes in on Carrie and her husband, Damien. The last person to see him seems to have been Max, who was playing with him just before his disappearance. Molly, Max's mum, met Carrie briefly that day, but their lives were to intersect in the years ahead.While we follow Carrie and Damien's attempt to cope with their loss, Molly and Max gradually become part of the story. This is well done, unobtrusively, until it is their fate that we are primarily concerned about. As expected, the two threads eventually intersect as the tension builds and we race to the denouement.Both the characters and the locations are well drawn and I loved Carrie's gift shop, Trove, full of all sorts of unexpected gems. I wasn't quite so keen on the regular breakdown on what everyone was wearing, however. Another reviewer has described this as a strange mix of chick-lit with thriller, and for me, that really sums it up. It's a mixture that works well here and gives a breather to the tension.There is also a slightly questionable element to the narrative, as we meet a medium later in the story, who claims to be able to link in with the dead. This may put some people off but I decided to just go with the flow. Maybe it was this slight cheat that persuaded me to give four stars instead of five.Anyway, an excellent read and I'll be watching out for more from this author.
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Month: October 2009
Screen capture utility. Disclaimer: I've only bfriefly pawed at it, but looks promising.
Disk2vhd by SysInternals
Gotta luv those guys: Just released on TechNet is Disk2vhd, which is designed to create .vhd image files from physical hard drives. Like many other Sysinternals apps, Disk2vhd is tiny, free, and fully portable. It's also available on live.sysinternals.com so you can run it right over the internet should you forget your trusty flash drive…
SQL to LINQ converter. Handy.
Scott Hanselman's 2009 Tool List
Excellent round up of utilities, web sites and more for developers and power users. Only thing he missed is TSE 🙂
10 Unique Ruby Features
The 10, but 3 (implicit return values) and 8 (only nil+false are False) are negative features. FYI here's the 10 and how they compare with Python: Objects everywhere! — Python supports OO but not solely, and has strong reflection features regardless of objects or not Blocks — Python's function objects and 'with' keyword and list…
Profiling Ruby code.
Rails Migrations Cheatsheet
Ruby on Rails Cheatsheet
A drop-in replacement for Builder::XmlMarkup which uses libxml for speed and security. The README notes a slew of minor caveats so it's not a perfect replacement, but it shouldn't be hard to configurably switch between them as needed.