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Added May 24, 2010
By burdastyle
New York, New Yo...
This dress pattern offers versatility and charm: You'll be all set to saunter into summer with side pockets, cap sleeves and a belted high waist. Ours is made from printed silk charmeuse. Side zip.
Sewing Tip: Instead of folding the top dress tucks inwards (as instructions indicate) try folding and sewing them outwards, or, for more of a variation, turn the tucks into 2 tucks on either side.
During the photo shoot we saw this stunning yellow vintage BMW parked on a quiet Brooklyn side street and had to place out model Anna in front of it. I just helped the colors in the dress to pop!
Material Notes
Light weight fabrics recommended (silk, lightweight wool, cotton lawn).
Sizes 34 – 46: Self: 2 1/2 yards (2m 20cm). Lining: 2 1/2 yards (2m 20cm)
1 12" invisible zipper
2 hooks & eyes for belt closure
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May 26, 2010, 08.24 AMby thecuriouskiwi
I am super jealous of the amazing fabric you guys get to sew with! This Heidi is cute and I love the original too, great work BurdaStyle, keep inspiring us please :)
May 26, 2010, 04.06 AMby sandrasews
Wow. Love.
May 25, 2010, 10.47 PMby caroleleah
I loved this pattern the first time I saw it, and still do! :D The reminders of great patterns from the archives is completely acceptable to me, although I would not want the restyles to continue indefinitely.
Regarding the fit, in my experience, I have learned that the only way to really learn what to expect in the finished garment is to carefully measure the pattern pieces, and to know my own measurements. This is the first step in my assessing the fit and ease. Then a muslin is a must, especially in a dress of this type with the lining attached so early in the construction process.
Fitting after the garment is sewn together has never resulted in the best outcome for me, as I find I am doing only damage control of fitting issues at that point. I absolutely need to measure first, then do a muslin, and then sew my fashion fabric. This sounds as if it is a lot of work, and very time-consuming, but it actually is not!
I have spent many hours, in the past, attempting to salvage a poorly- fitting garment after I had sewn it together, and sometimes it ended up in the trash bin anyway, so all of my sewing time was wasted. If I measure first, then do a muslin, I end up addressing about 90% of the fitting problems before I cut my precious, possibly expensive, generally irreplacable, fashion fabric. I know my fitting issues will then be only minor tweaking on the "real" garment! Plus, after I have gone to the lengths noted, I have a pattern that is pre-fited, and that I can use again and again, knowing that most of the hard work has already been done, and all that I need to do is cut and sew! :D
Looking at the photos is fun, but the line drawing is much more valuable to me in deciding whether the garment style will be flattering for me. Very few of us have measurements that exactly match the ones used by the pattern makers, so virtually all of us will need to adjust the basic pattern for our particular fitting needs. We also all have our personal preferences in how much ease, length, etc., we want, and we can probably best assess what the intended design looks like on our very personal selves if we do a muslin or toile first. I consider the pattern my starting point, and it is up to me to add or subtract for my personal figure in order to achieve the lines intended by the designer.
May 25, 2010, 10.00 PMby nikkishell
The reason most of us here sew is because we have size issues, i'm short in height and short in the torso, i'm also slightly smaller on top than i am on the bottom. Sewing patterns are given general sizing, many women are measured, sizes are taken and a general size chart is made up. You will notice that Burda, Vogue, Simplicity and all the other major pattern companies have different sizing charts depending on their research. My friend find that Vogue patterns fir her best but she makes 2 sizes smaller than Vogue recommend. I prefer Burda patterns but again make a size or two smaller than the chart suggests. I also make sure to make a muslin for anything that is fitted in any way because i know my shape is not that of the generalised measurements in the chart. I know i will always need to shorten the torso and length of my skirts or trousers, i also need to add a little in the butt area because i have a curvy one and also have a slight swayback.
All of these things add up and no matter how hard you try a commercial pattern is NOT going to fit you perfectly. I can see that this version of the Heidi dress does not fit the model well but i can see past that. I always prefer to base my decision on the technical drawing and how i vision it turning out in my chosen fabrics.
The right fabric choice makes a HUGE difference to the outcome too. I'm lucky enough to work in a beautiful fabric shop every day where i get to feel the fabrics and learn about them, how they drape, which patterns they would suit best etc.
I thoroughly recommend when starting a new project that you spend some time making a muslin to ensure the garment will fit. Also look at the style of the garment and choose an appropriate fabric that suits in weight, drape and feel and also the colour and pattern. I certainly don't always make the right choices and not all of my projects turn out great but by doing these few things i can determine whether the pattern is just not right for me, is crap or i just didn't make it as well as i could.
Please take all this into consideration before voicing your opinion about the BurdaStyle patterns (or any other pattern for that matter). The patterns are not going to magically fit every time unless we are willing to do a little work to make that magic work.
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May 25, 2010, 10.52 PMby reneebies
I love this pattern too even though I haven't made it yet. Thanks for your 2 cents on pattern sizing. While it is irritating when the measurements don't always correspond to the size on the envelope, in the end sewers get the benefit of better fitting clothes because we can adjust weird pattern sizing to our own fit! That being said, I do think it is important for everyone speak up about little irregularities in sizing, as they can come in handy for others. Especially on this site. I mean, what an awesome resource for sizing and altering!
May 26, 2010, 08.28 AMby thecuriouskiwi
Well written Nikki :)
I am jealous of you, working at Tessutis, but I am coming to Melbourne in August so I'll be popping in to say hi and maybe buy some great fabric (and buttons!) to take home with me :)
May 26, 2010, 02.27 PMby wzrdreams
Well said Nikki, however I respectfully disagree with your request to not voice personal opinions about patterns on this site. Sharing information and personal experience about a pattern is helpful to anyone attempting that same pattern. When I start a project I look at every project on BS and patternreview that have used the same pattern in an effort to glean information in advance about what to pay special attention to. I am grateful to everyone who takes the time to honestly talk about the problems they have encountered and pass on handy tips to make construction easier. I would ask everyone to continue to share, especially on their project page.
On the other hand, I don't need to read complaints about the lack of new patterns each week. At this point, those comments sound whiney and ungrateful. New inspiration is more important to me than a new pattern.
May 26, 2010, 10.14 PMby nikkishell
wzrdreams- At no point in my post did i request that anyone refrain from voicing their personal opinions. I merely asked that they take all that i had said into consideration BEFORE voicing their opinion. I'm all for knowing what problems people are having with their project, it's a way of finding help to figure them out. What i'm not for is the blaming of a commercial pattern as it is for the lack of fit to an individual body shape.
You said: 'When I start a project I look at every project on BS and patternreview that have used the same pattern in an effort to glean information in advance about what to pay special attention to.'
This is exactly what should be done and the information extracted should then be taken into consideration when creating your own garment. Look at the shape and size of each person who has made the garment and see which fitting problems they had, are you the same size? will YOU have the same problem or a DIFFERENT problem?
What i'm saying is, don't just make the pattern up as it is and expect it to fit, It won't. Be prepared to put a little research into your planning and a little effort into making changes to suit YOU. Continue to voice your opinions but take all that i have said into consideration before doing so, don't just blame BurdaStyle by telling them the pattern is no good.
May 27, 2010, 03.49 AMby wzrdreams
Please excuse me… you said "BEFORE voicing your opinion…" and also "Look at the shape and size of each person who has made the garment and see which fitting problems they had, are you the same size? will YOU have the same problem or a DIFFERENT problem?" Well, in order to answer these questions, people need to talk about their experiences with the pattern. Their personal size, size cut, fit issues etc. This is information that is most beneficial to all. However, this information is personal and not everyone goes to the trouble to add these details. My response to your post was to motivated by my desire to continue to see helpful information posted online, rather than discouraging the sharing of information. I apologize if it sounded like I was arguing a point we both agree on.
May 27, 2010, 09.44 AMby nikkishell
No prob! The more details we have the better the outcome. :)
May 30, 2010, 08.42 PMby Dani Restercher
wzrdreams I don't consider myself to be whiny or ungrateful at all don't attack my character, just my opinion. I agree that restyles and remakes can be good every so often but it has literally been weeks and weeks since we've had a new pattern, seeing as this is a pattern company asking for a pattern once every 2 or 3 weeks really isn't too far-reaching.
May 25, 2010, 07.24 PMby crisford1
I have had big problems too, fitting the bodice, and I picked the smallest size to trace. The neckline is way too low and wide and the armholes are way too low. See my latest version here http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/boho-print-cotton-belted-dress
I resorted to sewing small darts to take in the neckline.
I thought it was named Heidi because of traditional folk details like the squarish neckline and high (but not empire) waistline. Although I am still not happy with the fit, even after my alterations, I still love the pattern style.
May 25, 2010, 07.22 PMby janecharlotte
I'm so pleased to hear (and also sad) it wasn't just me with fit problems. Despite recutting another bodice and trying to make this fit- the dress has ended up in a pile of my dress disasters. I used a great fabric too. It's a shame as I thought the dress was cute at the time but can now see the fit problems with your model as well. Maybe a restyle- with a new bodice would have been more appealing to BS members?
May 25, 2010, 06.57 PMby kristinjg
I agree with a few of the comments. This dress is photographed beautifully. Lucky you to find that perfect bmw parked on the street. However, it really doesn't make me want to make the dress. This dress so obviously doesn't fit the model—so why is it being showcased or why isn't a different model being used? Good sewing is ALL about creativity combined with GOOD FIT! If you want a dress that fits like a sack, go buy one on the clearance rack at Target and save yourself a bunch of time. The reason I sew is that I am two different sizes on top and bottom so its the best way to have well fitted clothes. I believe that a lot of women are similar. But hey whatever, there's something for everyone I guess.
May 25, 2010, 11.24 AMby nikkishell
The Heidi dress is my FAVOURITE dress pattern on BurdaStyle and named after my youngest daughter when she was born (thanks BurdaStyle!). I wear my Heidi dress (http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/heidi-vincent) all the time and receive many compliments. The fit is pretty much perfect and have recently been thinking about making another, if i do i will shorten the bodice to suit my short torso. It's all about choosing the right fabric for the pattern i think and i love the fabric choice for this one.
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May 25, 2010, 04.28 PMby wzrdreams
I don't know about the fit, and I speak from personal experience (and it looks like BS had some issues also). For instance, the finished hip size of the 44 is spot on for my measurements (43 1/2") plus wearing ease, but the size 44 bodice has a finished measurement of 44 1/4" which is 4 1/2" of wearing ease…and I have a DD busom! Something is a little weird with a pattern where the bust is larger than the hips. I'm used to the hips being a tad larger than the bust. I want to give this pattern another try, but I recommend anyone trying this pattern to trace off a bodice muslin prior to cutting your final size… do NOT cut corners on this pattern.
May 27, 2010, 06.26 AMby rifka
Nikkishell, your Heidi is amazing. I would never had thought this pattern could look so good. Looks like a completely different dress.
May 27, 2010, 09.47 AMby nikkishell
Thanks Rifka! It is the same dress without any alterations. I made it a while back and have since learned more about fit and making pattern changes. Although the dress fits me as it is i will make some changes in the bodice for the next one.
May 25, 2010, 08.24 AMby suzetewilliams
I have to say that I love the fabric and the contrast, but the dress isn't a big deal. It's plain and frumpy and can only look good on a model with endless legs. I think photography matters far too much on this site too. Sure, it is important to exhibit your creations well, but sometimes I see shoddy work shown on the front page just because the "photographer" was good. This site is not about photography, it is about sewing, isn't it? Maybe I'm just being a grumpy old cow… or maybe not.
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May 25, 2010, 09.42 AMby janul
Well, you kind of read my mind… It´s ALL about the photos. That´s just the reality, I think. Often I see nice clothes here shown on horrible photos (bad quality photos or poor styling or both). I too can´t take a nice photo (I tried, but it´s just not working…). And everything looks 1000% better on a great photo, I guess. I´m sorry for those with bad photographs, mine included! :) They just don´t get so much attention, even if the clothes themselves are as beautiful and well done. (Mine excluded, I still have to learn a lot :). Well, time to learn how to take nice photos, I guess!
May 27, 2010, 05.38 AMby rifka
Totally agree.
May 24, 2010, 06.23 PMby carottesauvage
Ah! Lafayette and the masonic temple! Brrrrrrrook K klyn… I like the saturated colours of the main picture, as if this variation was meant to fit the yellow cab The dress is really nice on dark tights and those shoes are fun!
May 24, 2010, 05.28 PMby likejersey
Where the original pattern has the bodice shaped with one large pleat on each side (pressed toward the side seams) this variation has two pleats on each side (pressed toward the center). I always though the one large pleat was slightly unflattering. Too bad there is no mention of this alteration in the notes above.
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May 24, 2010, 05.48 PMby burdastyle
Hi there, we actually kept the pleats the same as the original, except as you mentioned, we folded, stitched and pressed them facing outwards. The "second" pleat you see is just how I tucked the dress into the belt, as it was slightly large for the model, but the dress still has only 1 pleat on either side :)
May 24, 2010, 04.56 PMby wzrdreams
Ooooooo, I love this fabric and the pictures of this variation show more detail than the original.
I tried to make the Heidi once in a size 44 which matched my measurements, but the bodice gapped a LOT at the neckline and generally fit larger than I would wear in RTW. So, I tried a couple times to do a FBA on the size 42 but was never happy with my pattern work. I think that I'm going to try again with the size 42 as is and cut generous side seam allowances for fitting and also choose a fabric with a little bit of stretch. I think the bust darts should be fairly helpful in that regard.
ETA: the construction and the full lining of the Heidi dress make it a bit tricky to adjust on the fly. Explanation: the bodice lining is installed almost immediately… prior to shoulder seams, waist seam, skirt seams, zipper seam. This dress is so cute that it's worth a repeat attempt, but I would love to see more information about getting the fit right and I'm thinking about changing the order of construction.
May 24, 2010, 04.15 PMby barbaraagatha
I made Heidi in white for my birthday (Project name: Birthday Heidi) but I always feel like it just runs large… I also see it here on the model looking a little baggy. Tips?
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May 24, 2010, 04.38 PMby burdastyle
To help with the bagginess (and to make a new variation off of the top of this pattern) I would make the front "tucks" into princess seams. Using the princess seams you could shape a more fitted top. You could also raise the armhole a couple of inches as I noticed it being low. This dress was 1-2 sizes too large for the model though as well so it does look slightly baggy on her…
May 24, 2010, 02.57 PMby Dani Restercher
It is a beautiful on trend dress but REALLY? I want to spend my money buying new products for you that just aren't appearing? I mean a restyle every so often is cool but a restyle every week for God knows how long? I literally sit at my computer around mondays and refresh and refresh hoping for something new but there's no new patterns! What!
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May 24, 2010, 04.14 PMby barbaraagatha
I happily await for Mondays to come, refreshing my browser!
In any case, I'm not sure this is even a refashion. It's Heidi in a different fabric. Stunning though.
May 24, 2010, 09.47 PMby Dani Restercher
I really don't want to be a cow about this because I really love Burda but isn't it worse that it's not a restyle because it is literally nothing original?
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10. Bad Teacher—There were a handful of movies that deserved this spot on my list. Some that didn't make it actually received a lower score than this film, but the more I thought about Bad Teacher after watching and writing about it, the more disgusted I became. Its cruel, heartless and humorless existence just can't go unnoticed, which is precisely why I shoved some other movies aside to put it here. Let me know if I'm moving too fast for you here, but the plot revolves around a teacher, played by Cameron Diaz, as she treats people horribly, screws them over, steals from them and manipulates them while raising enough money to get a boob job. I know what you're thinking: "Slow down there tiger!" I know it hurts to think about it (mainly about how such a stupid idea could be greenlit into production in the first place), but there it is. For perhaps the longest hour and a half I had this year, I watched Diaz act opposite type. Rather than the cute sweetheart we've come to know and love, she plays an awful human being, one that is either too self obsessed to notice the horrible way she treats those around her or one that simply doesn't care. I suppose that's the shtick, that Diaz gets to be mean (as suggested by the title), but it's shtick without comedic worth. It's not funny enough to overlook and the script provides no arc for which to provide some type of end-of-movie redemption. There were lots of bad movies that came out this year, but none were as wrongheaded and morally empty as Bad Teacher.
9. Zookeeper—By far the most unbearable of all the children's films released this year (though to be fair, I didn't see Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked), Zookeeper was a chore to sit through. It's juvenile, senseless and joylessly goofy. It's the type of movie that kids will probably love while parents sit there and become dumber. A movie targeted at kids isn't necessarily a bad thing, but Zookeeper is surprisingly offensive and sometimes inappropriate for children. It has traces of sexism and homophobia in certain scenes that come out of nowhere and is bound to make the parents' jaws drop to the floor. More offensive than hateful speech and playing up verbal abuse as funny, however, is just how ridiculous and desperate the movie is, as evidenced by its egregious slapstick and gross-out humor. As I said in my review, "In the first ten minutes alone, you'll see Kevin James fall over at least three times, break a tree limb that can't carry his weight, get shot twice with porcupine quills and get splashed in the face with a lioness's saliva." If that sounds like a good time to you, you're probably seven. Zookeeper is an embarrassing waste of time.
8. I Am Number Four—I considered simply copying and pasting my review for I Am Number Four here because, after reading it again, I think it did an adequate job of explaining everything that was wrong with this turd, but that would be lazy and I'd like to at least put more effort into this write-up than the makers of this thing did into their movie. Like a few other movies on this list (there's a trend popping up and it's ugly), I Am Number Four is whiny, needy and annoying. The characters (and demographically, the audience) have attitudes where they think they're too cool for school, yet they're still emotionally distraught over everything. This hipster attitude even translates to the editing and camerawork, like in an early shot were someone back flips a jet ski…in slow motion. For the longest time, nothing happens in I Am Number Four and the villains who are out to kill Number Four, played blandly by Alex Pettyfer (who will pop up again later on this list), are hardly a threat. They are barely present for the majority of the movie and exist almost solely in random interjections to show that they are indeed searching for Number Four, though if Four's warrior guardian's protection protocol (to keep pictures of Number Four off the Internet) is any indication, their search consists of using Google and nothing else. I Am Number Four is laughably bad no matter how you look at it. It was the first movie of the year I suspected would be on my "worst of" list. It turns out I was right.
7. Something Borrowed—It's really no surprise these days when a romantic comedy is bad. Out of perhaps all genres, it's the one that caters to the lowest common denominator and seemingly goes to great lengths to be redundant. When was the last time we saw one that was original? (500) Days of Summer? If so, that was over two years ago and even the best recent examples of the genre, like The Switch and Friends with Benefits, are of arguable quality. It's a genre with little imagination, scarce humor, and blissful ignorance, which leads me to Something Borrowed, the worst romantic comedy of the year. The story follows Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin), who is in love with Dex (Colin Egglesfield). The catch is that Dex is engaged to Rachel's best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson). Wackiness ensues, including a dance montage that I now want to punch myself in the face for remembering. The pain of such a blow is tame compared to the pain associated with watching this movie. The characters are all rotten people—if they aren't self centered tramps or manipulative jerks, they're whiny, "pity me" annoyances—and they meander through a trite screenplay that would look lowbrow alongside those stupid tween dramas on ABC Family or the CW. John Krasinski retains his likable charm, but any goodwill the rest of the cast had built up in past endeavors (which wasn't much to begin with) is gone. Something Borrowed is trash.
6. Your Highness—Penis. If that just made you laugh, Your Highness was probably your funniest movie of the year. If you're above the age of 12, however, it was likely one of the most unwatchable pieces of garbage to be put in front of your eyes in quite a while. It was immature, poorly written, outrageously stupid and, most importantly, entirely unfunny. Masturbation, a penis necklace and all kinds of other sexual perversions were used as jokes in a movie without a single laugh to be found. What depresses the most about Your Highness, however, isn't its puerile sense of humor or its vapid idiocy, but the fact that it rounded up such an impressive cast. The always annoying and rarely funny Danny McBride notwithstanding, the film stars James Franco, the effervescent Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman, who had just won an Oscar for her brilliant performance in one of last year's best films, Black Swan. While you can't blame them for wanting to be in a movie where they could act as goofy as possible, it doesn't change how atrocious it is. It's a movie I didn't review this year and I try not to include movies on my end of year lists I didn't review, but Your Highness was too terrible to pass by unharmed.
5. Abduction—There hasn't been a more lifeless, dull, incompetent thriller than Abduction in years. It's like watching Twilight sans the romance, which should come as no surprise since the film is built for that crowd. Director John Singleton, the man responsible for Boyz in the Hood and Four Brothers, tarnishes his name in one fell swoop. Never mind the ill advised Shaft remake and redundant 2 Fast 2 Furious. Abduction makes those look like masterpieces. The story has something to do with a kid who suddenly finds himself wrapped up in a conflict between the American government and a Serbian terrorist named Kozlow after seeing himself on a missing person's site. This leads to the revelation that the people he has lived with his entire life aren't actually his parents, but rather spies who have vowed to protect him. What follows is one of the more inane stories to be told this year. As the Rotten Tomatoes page says, Abduction is a movie that "not even a veteran lead actor could save, let alone Taylor Lautner" and they couldn't be more right. Lautner has a sculpted body, some surprising fighting skills and close to no acting talent. Dating all the way back to The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl, Lautner hasn't once done anything interesting in a role, but this is the first time he was needed to carry a movie and he fails miserably. Tack onto that the poor direction, amateurish editing that can't even sync up the sound to the action onscreen and distracting extras that stare at Lautner as he walks through the Pittsburgh Pirates stadium and you have a movie that isn't worth a one dollar rental at Redbox.
4. Beastly—Alex Pettyfer is boring, plain and simple. I hate to trash on him too much (despite the zing in my initial review about his acting skills matching the word "suck" written over his left eye in the film) because I'm sure he's a nice kid—he seems like one at least—but he doesn't have the charisma, allure or talent to be a leading man. If that point wasn't made clear enough in one of the other worst movies of the year, I Am Number Four, it certainly was here. Within weeks of each other, Pettyfer had already reserved two spots on this worst of the year list and out of the two, Beastly is by far the worst. It's yet another angsty, "pity me" tween film where the characters piss and moan about their problems, even when they are self inflicted. Isn't the Twilight series (more on that in a moment) enough to satiate that small demographic of young teenagers who have never truly experienced life and love? Must we really be subjected to this tripe as well? Apparently so, but even with that, there is one positive in Beastly: Neil Patrick Harris. Even when he's wasting his time starring in movies like The Smurfs and this, he manages to charm. Like I said in my review, if this movie does anything, it proves that no matter what garbage he's starring in, Neil Patrick Harris is awesome. But take that one shining light and compare it to the unwatchable mess it's in and the scales clearly weigh heavily to one side. Beastly is horrible.
3. Breaking Dawn Part 1—Is it even worth it to trash the Twilight series further? People are so strongly divided on the franchise that there's nothing I can do to persuade Twi-hards to wise up and watch something better. The more power to them I say, but it's just so frustrating to hear people talk about how amazing the movies are when in reality they're nothing more than pre-teen nonsense. It reminds me of high school, when everyone thought that if they didn't get that one guy or girl they were crushing on, it was the end of the world. It reminds me of those nights when my friends and I would stay up late and talk about how we just couldn't live without this girl or that girl. But then I grew up. Twilight fans evidently haven't. They still revel in the soapy, overdramatic drivel this franchise conjures up with every installment and, frankly, it's kind of sad. With so many wonderful romances out there to watch, why would anyone want to waste their time on this? It's a question with no answer, but in response to my initial question, no, it's not worth it to trash this series even further. Let me just put it this way. Many people thought the franchise couldn't go any lower after the second installment, New Moon. Those same people will suddenly have fond memories of it after watching Breaking Dawn Part 1.
2. Shark Night—I suppose the official title for this film is Shark Night 3D, but no matter how you watch this movie, you're going to wish you weren't. Shark Night is the most idiotic, poorly executed, nonsensical piece of garbage on this entire list and considering the movie that follows (that this beats solely because it's so ill conceived as to be somewhat amusing), that's really saying something. The film stars a bunch of D list actors as they take a trip to a remote lake house for the weekend. While there, they find out that sharks are in the lake and have a hunger for young teenage flesh. That's right. Sharks are in the lake. How did they get there you might ask? Well, without ruining it (as if it matters), it has to do with the popularity of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. I've seen movies where characters have dumb motives, but boy does this take the cake. To make matters worse, the characters continually go back in the water through the laziest and most contrived screenwriting means possible, even as they watch their friends get all eaten up. I know this is only a short paragraph describing the movie, but if it hasn't convinced you to not watch Shark Night, nothing will, so have at it.
1. Jack and Jill—As I stated in my review, Adam Sandler isn't a bad actor. Quite the contrary, he can be amazing in movies that allow him to be. Although the movie wasn't a critical darling overall, his performance in Reign Over Me convinced lots of people that he wasn't just a goofy face and silly voice. This is why I beg the question: Why does Sandler star in crap like Jack and Jill? The premise is that he plays his own sister and, as you might expect, it's empty, dull, stupid and horribly unfunny. In a not-so-quick 90 minutes, Sandler destroys any credibility he may have had left after last year's terrible (but still better than this) Grown Ups. It's like watching a stand-up comic flail about onstage in a desperate attempt to gather laughs, because if this movie isn't a clear sign of desperation, what is? This isn't funny, clever, unique, or heartfelt in any way. It's a turd, a bane on film, an excuse for Sandler's haters to keep hating him, and who can blame them? I want to like Sandler because I've seen him do better things and I know he's capable of so much more, but if even he can't realize his potential, does it even matter? He seems content to star in this brain deadening tripe. Jack and Jill is easily the worst movie of the year and the worst film in Sandler's filmography. And if you've seen some of his other bombs, you should have an idea of just how bad this thing is.


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What is a Disability?
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person with a disability is one who:
has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life activity;
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Major life activities include, but are not limited to, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, caring for oneself, and performing manual tasks. These impairments may be present among people with learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, chronic health impairments, attention deficit disorder, diabetes, asthma, physical disabilities, vision, speech, or hearing impairments, or other conditions.
When does an illness or temporary physical problem become a disability?
Each case is considered individually, but generally, a chronic health condition that fits the above definition would be considered for disability status. Physical problems expected to last more than five weeks may be considered disabilities. Regardless, it must create a substantial limitation in ability to function as a student to qualify as a disability.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act, combined with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination against an individual with a qualifying disability. It assures equal access. Students who require accommodation have been certified as eligible for ADA accommodation and will have a letter from the Student Success Center detailing the academic accommodations for which the student is eligible.
The purpose of the accommodation letter is to verify ADA eligibility, suggest possible accommodations that may be appropriate, and offer opportunity for dialogue with the student to determine how the accommodations can best be provided. You are under no obligation to offer accommodations to students who do not present a letter from the Student Success Center. Accommodations are not retroactive, and thus you are not obligated to modify grades or points earned prior to a student′s request for accommodation. We expect students to provide sufficient time for faculty to make needed adjustments. Students are encouraged to meet with faculty within the first two weeks of classes, but there is no time-limit on these requests.
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Sonia Sotomayor makes us proud and goes down in history!
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When Oscar Washington Tabárez left the Uruguay job after the 1990 World Cup, he had regrets. He had led Uruguay to the second round, winning their first finals match in 20 years, and had begun the process of rehabilitating the nation's football reputation after the brutality of the 1986 World Cup, but he felt he could have done more. As he reflected on that in Cape Town last year, after his Uruguay team had lost to Holland in the World Cup semi-final, he seemed a man who had achieved redemption both for himself and for his country.
Many would have left it at that, protecting their reputation, satisfied with what they had achieved, but Tabárez, now 64, stayed on. He might have destroyed his legacy, but he saw more progress to be made, and he was right. If Uruguay beat Paraguay in El Monumental on Sunday night, they will win the Copa América for a 15th time, moving ahead of Argentina to take first place in the all-time rankings. Doing it on Argentinian soil, in front of a significant portion of the 600,000 Uruguayan immigrants who live in the Buenos Aires region, would make the achievement even more special.
Tabárez took over the national team for the second time after their failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. He immediately culled several senior players and put in place plans for 2010 and beyond, overhauling the youth structure. There were glitches on the way, and they qualified for the World Cup only after beating Costa Rica in a play-off, but patience has paid off.
"In the last five years there has been a comprehensive training process," he says. "Youngsters have to study, to learn about competitive football. Youth teams have to play against foreign opposition, to play outside Uruguay and try to adapt to world football. It's from those processes that have emerged [Nicolás] Lodeiro, [Martín] Cáceres, [Sebastián] Coates, and [Edinson] Cavani."
Tabárez has also sought to change the attitude to Uruguay's proud football history, which at times came almost to seem a burden because of the impossibility of living up to a past that included two World Cups and two Olympic golds. The aggression and cynicism of the sides of the 80s was surely in part motivated by a frustration that the triumphs of the first half of the 20th century were not being repeated.
"There's been a change of mindset in us all," he says. "This is really a quite different time to the era that was so special for us. We thought we had to win, and so we would say silly things like we could not celebrate being second. Now we're not waiting to become champions to go out celebrating, we have to assimilate each win. Furthermore, this has led a change in the way the team competes."
There is still a ruggedness and a pragmatism to Uruguay's play – with a population of just 3.5 million, there is no place for the theorising of the Argentinians or the aesthetic romanticism of the Brazilians – but it is tempered by the attacking flair of Diego Forlán and Luis Suárez, the two players who should tip the final Uruguay's way. afternoon they meet a side in their own image, the ethos of modern Paraguayan football having been shaped by Sergio Markarián when he was Olympic coach in 1992. Now 66, Markarián, a Uruguayan, coached Peru at this tournament and was coach of Tabárez in his final days at Bella Vista in the 70s.
"It's obvious that when you're picking a national team you have to pick the best players, but you must also choose a team," Forlán says. "You have to have a proper system of play." Tabárez has done that, and has also instilled great spirit. "We're close on and off the pitch," Forlán adds. "I never thought this could happen in a squad, but I'm living through it."
He, and Uruguay, are also living through an unanticipated golden period. It is not like the 1920s and early 30s when they were the best team in the world, but it's as good as it's going to get in the modern world. To a large degree that is down to the genius of Tabárez. His redemption is here.


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Bill Whittle at PJTV reminds us to remember.
Archive for September, 2009
Remembering 911 at PJTVSeptember 11, 2009
Troubleshooting with Shaw CableSeptember 10, 2009
It's not just Shaw Cable. I have had the same problem with Telus and other organizations that have call centres for their service work. It just seem to me that they hire people to man the lines, give them some basic knowledge and then turn them loose on their unsuspecting customers. And if they can't solve your problem using the few tricks they've been shown, they simply try to find a way to bullshit you off the phone. Perhaps a little harsh, but here's my story.
We bought a new flat screen TV and decided to also buy a PVR unit from Shaw (marked down $150 from the original price of $650) which would upgrade us to HD and also give all of the recording advantages that go along with the unit.
To make a long story short, when I hooked it up to the TV and called Shaw they couldn't get it to work. (One of the reps I talked to said she was going to "force" a signal through, which I thought was interesting technical terminology). It was decided that the signal into the our unit was too weak (this turned out to be the case) and booked me for a technician's visit. The best we could negotiate was a time about 10 days down the road. Fine.
When the anticipated day arrived, so did the technician. Good guy. Weak signal, which he was able to fix. We checked the HD channels and they were all there. The problem was solved, or so we thought. But we made the fatal error of not checking all of the other channels.
After the tech left I found that almost all of the lower channels showed up as unsubscribed. It was weird in that between channels 3 & 50 I was only receiving channels 4, 5 and 30 and was also missing Fox news on the digital end (which I assumed could have been part of a far left conspiracy).
Called Shaw again and was told that they would try to get the technician back, but after a few hours had passed and no tech, I called again. Nope, the technician couldn't come back today – hadn't anyone called me? This new service rep tried all of the resetting again to no avail and said that she would book another appointment with a technician, but it would be a while.
And I said – "This is not satisfactory. If I don't have a technician here by tomorrow, I am bringing back the PVR for a refund and I going to look at satellite systems". And she said, "Let's not be hasty, let me go and check something".
Shortly thereafter I had all of my channels back. Turns out – according to the rep – the channel codes were wrong and they had to be manually inputted. I'll accept that explanation, but I was pretty damned sure that the problem I was having wasn't at my end and if the technician had shown up another week down the road he would have just phoned the Shaw office and told them to fix it.
It was a day of high stress levels.
I have tagged this posting under "humour" as I am sure that some day I will see it as such.
A Tale of Two RevolutionsSeptember 9, 2009
A dissertation on two views of mankind on Pajamas TV. Well worth viewing.
Thanks to Instapundit for the pointer.
The 10,000 Hour RuleSeptember 5, 2009
In his excellent and interesting book, The Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell posits that those individuals who achieve brilliance in what they do – examples being Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, to name a few – expend in the area of 10,000 hours of practice to achieve the mastery of their given pursuits. (A fascinating book and highly recommended.)
Which is a segue into this YouTube video featuring some musicians who have obviously put in their 10,000 hours.
Thanks to Instapundit for the link.


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The word Kigurumi comes from a combination of two Japanese words: kiru ("to wear") and nuigurumi ("stuffed toy"). Looking at the pictures here, it's clear that donning a kigurumi instantly transforms you into an adorable animal. Traditionally, kigurumi referred to the performers wearing the costume, but the word has since grown to include the costumes themselves. In Japan, kigurumi costumes are worn as a way to break the conventions of traditional dress or just as comfy pajamas.
We've been wearing these around the ThinkGeek office for our officially-sanctioned Pajama Day (Monday, in case you're wondering), and we love them. It's all the comfort of those sleeved blankets that were so popular a few years back but with added mobility and cuteness. Made of soft and snuggly fleece, these kigurumi are perfect for a day at the office, a lazy Sunday at home, or some super simple cosplay.
Product Specifications
- Pegasus Kigurumi
- Has wings + pastel rainbow mane and tail
- Regular PJs are boring; get your sleep on Japanese-style
- From SAZAC, Japan's most respected and successful kigurumi manufacturer
- Perfect for sleeping, lazy days at home, or easy cosplay
- Has pockets
- Materials: 100% polyester fleece with elasticized wrist and ankle cuffs
- One-size-fits most adult humans. These are extremely loose fitting and can accommodate most humans who are at least five feet tall.
- Tall geeks: If you are over six feet tall, the wrist and ankle cuffs may not make it all the way to your wrists and ankles (but don't let that stop you from wearing it!).
- More-to-love geeks: The bagginess of a Kigurumi means there's a ton of room in the chest and waist. The limiting factor for most folks is the shoulder width, so check that below.
- Care Instructions: Machine wash cold, inside out. Hang to dry.
- Imported
- Dimensions
- Sleeve length: 23.2"
- Shoulder width (across): 22.4"
- Chest (around): 50.4"
- Waist (around): 57.1"


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