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THE four West Bromwich Albion FC players accused of stealing a taxi in Barcelona could face a fine or sentence that might see them sweeping the streets.
Jonny Evans, 30, Gareth Barry, 36, Jake Livermore, 28, and Boaz Myhill, 35, allegedly stole a taxi from a McDonald's drive-through restaurant in the city before dumping it outside their luxury hotel.
Lawyers say the four stars could get community service orders lasting between 31 to 90 days or a fine if they fail to convince a judge they had left the vehicle somewhere the owner could easily find it.
McDonald's duty manager Saray Ortega Gracia called police when the driver told her his car had been taken as he ordered burgers for the players.
A source from the five star The One Hotel told UK media that a group of players returned drunk after a night out.
They left a set of taxi keys at reception before heading to their rooms, but the vehicle's owner soon arrived accompanied by a police officer.
The football club confirmed that four 'senior' players are being probed over an alleged incident in Barcelona when they were in Spain for warm weather training with the rest of the club's relegation-threatened squad.
"The club has instigated its own investigation into the incident and the players will be subject to the full rigours of our internal disciplinary procedures.
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I know its a long Friday afternoon but there are some weird stuff going on. It started when i went to toubleshoot a customer's PBX System in Klang.
Customer's made to order beautiful battery frame
Unfortunately, the moron who intalled it was damn untidy.
Drilled concrete powder were everywhere and being a good guy -ahem- I cleaned it up by sweeping it into the manhole. Ha ha ha ha!
Seriously, i just left it alone and cleaned the place off all those dropped wirings some Auto-dialer guy did. These are the assholes who install those small little gadgets which routes your call to their gateway for cheaper rates. Unfortunately, they installed it after the lightning arrestor which meas, if there is a storm, their device would get hit. And when the customer cannot make telephone calls, I get the blame instead. Luckily for him, he did not mess up my wiring or else I would have ripped out the device and get him to install it again, in front of both the customer and I.
Suprisingly, here at P. indah, they also have motorcyclists selling drinks.
After buying a packet of Milo Ais, I cut the straw at an angle and wanted to show him how it done.
But he used his scissors to cut my straw back into a straight edge and made a hole in my Milo Ais instead.
Sadly, the Milo tasted too thin and there's too much sugar too.
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Mabel is Whit's talking computer in his secret computer room behind the bookcase in Whit's office. When first seen, Whit had used Mabel to hook up all of the exhibits, and the electricity to monitor all of exhibits to see which things did the kids enjoy or was bored by.
It's possible that Mabel is an early A.I. (artificial intelligence) program.
The location of the secret computer room:
(If you want the full floor plans for Whits End click here.)
In #73: "A Bite of Applesauce", (when Mabel is introduced the for the first time) Connie Kendall "accidentally" loads a computer program called Applesauce.
In #77: "The Nemesis, Part 1" #78: "The Nemesis, Part 2", #83: "The Battle, Part 1" and #84: "The Battle, Part 2", Dr. Regis Blackgaard and Richard Maxwell try to steal Applesauce.
- There maybe a few different versions of Mabel as whatever computer program in Blackgaard's Revenge, Part 1 appears to have been wiped out by the Blackgaard virus when it tried to kill the Blackgaard virus but was instead wiped out itself.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest census shows that the number of female producers on Wisconsin farms increased by 16% between 2012 and 2017.
Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the federal agency counted 38,509 female producers on Wisconsin farms in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, which was released this month. The census says women account for 35% of all producers in the state.
Greg Bussler is the agency's statistician for Wisconsin. Bussler says the increase is partly due to changes to the survey after the last census in 2012.
The 2017 census included new data about demographics and the role of producers in making decisions on farms. The recent survey also allowed more producers to be counted per farm and more than one producer to be listed as a principal operator.
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There's an easy-to-articulate, hard-to-implement best practice when it comes teaching yourself to be happy: Talk Yourself Happy! This stems from the recognition that the positive things you say to other people often reverberate back to create positivity in your own life. In effect, saying things to make other people happy will immensely magnify your own Continue Reading
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Here's a reference you don't see very often when writing about Los Angeles: Ganda Siamese Cuisine is just a 5-minute walk from the Hollywood/Western subway stop. I discovered this place totally by accident, and it happens to be in the heart of Thai Town, in a densely-packed strip mall with a ton of delicious options. There's a fantastic sweets shop nearby. Ganda serves up a lengthy menu of home cooked, authentic Thai food, and if you're stumped, just look at what the ex-pats are eating on the tables all around you, point, then ask for the same thing.
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Lesson objective: Relate comparing objects to comparing numerals to determine which has a greater or lesser value.
This lesson provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge and understanding of comparison of numbers presented as written numerals to a real-life connection to which students can relate. Students are asked to compare who scored more or who scored less between team members of a soccer team.
Key Concept students will understand that:
- Written numerals can be compared using the language greater than, less than, or equal to.
Skills students will use:
- Counting and matching strategies to support their understanding of comparing numerals.
- The number path and counting sequence to support understanding.
- Comparison language of greater than, less than, and equal to, when explaining their reasoning.
Students engage in Mathematical Practice 2 (Reason abstractly and quantitatively) as they apply and extend their understanding of comparing with objects to comparing written numerals. They also apply Mathematical Practice 6 (Attend to Precision) as they use correct comparison language: greater than, less than, and equal to. Students may rely on counting and matching strategies and the counting sequence as they transition to comparing written numerals.
Key vocabulary:
- compare, comparison
- counting, counting sequence
- equal, equal to
- greater, greater than
- less, less than
- more, more than
- number path
- same
Special materials needed:
- number path (optional)
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Money generated in the sharing economy is making a meaningful difference in households across the world.
Every city in the world needs more income for their residents. We are providing a huge opportunity, for tens of thousands of people in major global cities, to earn a living or supplement their living. Driving with Uber presents a flexible opportunity for individuals to bring additional income to their household. Whether it's income to buy a new laptop, or splurge on a vacation, or to help pay student loan bills—money generated on the Uber platform is making a meaningful difference in households across the world.
We are going to have a population influx in urban areas of historic proportions over the next ten years. Many of these cities won't be able to build new subway lines or new roads. They'll need new solutions to combat congestion and gridlock. Smart solutions like uberPOOL, cost-efficient carpooling enabled by technology, will be key to addressing these issues.
As the economy makes its way out of the Great Recession, many working class and middle class households are still feeling its impact in their day-to-day lives. Over half of Americans say that they would not be able to withstand an unexpected $1000 bill. Living paycheck to paycheck is a way of life for many. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, 56% of Americans said their family's income was falling behind the cost of living. These are exactly the people who are benefiting most from app enabled income opportunities like Uber. They can work when they want, for as much or as little as they want, and bring in that much needed additional income to their households.
David Plouffe is widely referred to as the "architect" of President Obama's two presidential campaign victories. After serving as the campaign manager in the 2008 presidential election, he served inside the White House as Senior Advisor to the President. Plouffe currently serves on the Board of the Barack Obama Foundation and is a member of the Uber Board of Directors.
Plouffe has managed campaigns at all levels of politics, served as an award-winning producer of television advertisements, served as a consultant to leading Fortune 500 companies and has been a ubiquitous presence on national news shows.
In September 2014, Plouffe joined Uber and in addition to his board duties serves as the Chief Advisor for Uber and CEO, Travis Kalanick.
Plouffe has won plaudits for the use of technology and pioneering new applications, his message development and discipline, his management skills and his focus and competitiveness.
The Obama-Biden presidential campaign and Plouffe were awarded the Titanium and Integrated Grand Prix Awards from the Cannes International Advertising Festival (2009). The campaign won for the effort's digital savvy, its success in community building and its willingness to allow the Obama brand to be created by consumers rather than top-down communications mandates.
In 2010, Plouffe was number 4 on Newsweek's list of "New Thought Leaders," and The Daily Beast named him as one of the "25 Smartest People of the Decade." GQ named Plouffe in 2012 the third most powerful person in Washington.
Plouffe is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory and has been a Contributor for ABC News and Bloomberg Television. In 2013 he was inducted into The American Association of Political Consultants' Hall of Fame.
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DP World Australia has ordered 38 machines from Kalmar for its new logistics arm, including seven reachstackers, 11 loaded and 20 empty container handlers.
DP World Logistics Australia's Botany Intermodal Terminal has already received 22 units while the remaining equipment is scheduled for delivery by September 2017.
The reachstackers will be equipped with K-Motion transmission technology, which aims to secure uptime and productivity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
All the machines will be powered by Volvo IV Final engines to meet emissions standards and will feature the Kalmar SmartFleet system for remote monitoring and reporting.
Ron French, national engineering manager at DP World Australia, said: "Kalmar won a competitive tender to renew, and increase, our fleet of machines in all our facilities around Australia.
"Our existing relationship gave us leverage to secure the best outcome for DP World Australia with respect to pricing, service and ongoing support. The K-Motion option was very attractive due to lower fuel consumption and environmental impact."
Michael Wahab, director of mobile equipment at Kalmar, stated that the K-Motion technology could help to reduce emissions by up to 40%.


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Global Forecast: 2.55 Billion Social People
In June 2013, eMarketer released its "Worldwide Social Network Users: 2013 Forecast and Comparative Estimates" report, revealing one in four people worldwide will use social networks in 2013. The number of social network users around the world will rise from 1.47 billion in 2012 to 1.73 billion this year, an 18% increase. By 2016, the same study predicts that 2.55 billion people worldwide will use social networks. Top areas of growth? India, Indonesia, Mexico, China and Brazil.
Spotlight: Mexico's Fast-Growing Social Media Market
I'm delivering a workshop entitled, "Twitter Simplified" at this year's Engage Mexico social media conference. The work-vacation is set in awe-inspiring Puerto Vallarta, voted as Mexico's best "Mexican Vacation Destination" by USNews.com in 2010. And for me and a couple hundred North and South American business owners getting together to tan, relax, and learn social media all at the same time, doing so in one of the world's hottest social media markets is ideal.
"Beginning in 2016, Latin America will pass Western Europe in social network user penetration."- eMarketer
México is home to the largest block of Spanish speaking internet users, which after English and mandarin users, are the largest internet content consumer market. "The Mexican web market is not necessarily huge by US Standards, but boy is it dense," explains Ophelia Pastrana, CFO at Kraken Comunicación. "There's twice the amount of people browsing the internet in México than there are people living in 'technology-darling-of-
Indeed, Mexico has a voracious appetite for social media. In fact, social media has seen faster penetration in the Mexican market than in the U.S. market.
Mexico's Mobile Influence
Mobile device driven demand is a big factor to Mexico's social media explosion. Smartphones and tablets are the preferred Internet access devices for Mexicans. Mexico was the first Spanish speaking country to import iPads, iPhone, iPods and to develop it's own locally built Android Phones. Before any countries further south in the equator, and even those Spanish-speaking countries in Europe, Mexico was bringing the latest smartphone technology into its culture.
That puts Mexico in reserved company for what I call "Mobile's Notable Nine"–nine most influential countries in the mobile industry.
The latest smartphone sales figures published by Kantar WorldPanel Comtech show Samsung and Android accounting for 65 percent of all smartphone sales in the nine influential smartphone markets in the world (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, USA, Australia, China, Mexico) for the 12-week period to the end of July. These are the industry players, and making a splash with any of them is a big industry coup.
Windows knows this. The company's low-price models like the Lumia 520 now represents around one in 10 smartphone sales in Mexico. "For the first time [Microsoft's Windows Phone OS] has claimed the number two spot in a major world market, taking 11.6 percent of sales in Mexico," a Kantar analyst notes.
Internet Users Are Social Users
Internet users are social users in the Mexican culture–or, at least, it appears to be evolving that way. "Nine out of ten online Mexicans access some social media channel," cites Havi Goffan, President at Target Latino. "Findings from a comScore study of Latinos Online report Youtube as the most popular entertainment site in Mexico, and Facebook has the most social media activity." In fact, the study found internet users in Mexico have the highest average online video engagement in Latin America at more than 14 hours/month per viewer.
Mexico is number five in total Facebook users and number seven in Twitter users. From a 17.8 percent penetration in 2010 the social network has grown to 30.3 percent in 2013, a 70 percent growth in just three short years. Twitter reached 10.7 million users in Mexico last year, and according to Socialbakers, the top performing Twitter profile there gains over 50,000 followers a month.
Most Social Media Users Are Real
Mexico offers an unpublished, but noteworthy benefit to the social media marketer–real social media users. Fake or inactive users slow us down as social media marketers. Cultivating meaningful online relationships takes time, and the seasoned social marketer likes to ensure he or she is cultivating influencers. Real people, with real buying power, and more importantly, word-of-mouth social clout.
When Facebook runs its ongoing cleanup of fake, spam, user-misclassified and duplicate accounts, it shares the before and after outlook. Stats from February of 2013 show the top 10 impacted countries, and Mexico is one of the least affected. While the world lost 4.4 million scrubbed Facebook accounts, the entire country of Mexico lost a mere 56,000.
FYI – Wishpond has put together an infographic featuring data on worldwide social-network use. Check it out to find out what parts of the world are likely to see the greatest growth.


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Conrail placed additional orders for SD80MACs but due to the pending takeover by Norfolk Southern and CSX the order was changed. Norfolk Southern, not wanting to take the plunge into AC power, changed the order to standard cab SD70's built to NS specification. The 4,000hp locomotives were numbered 2557 - 2580, in sequence with NS's own SD70's.
They were assembled and painted at the Juniata Locomotive Shop between July and October 1998 in traditional Conrail paint.
CR 2558 Ridgefield Park, NJ 5-1999CR 2558, is on the point of ALSE at Ridgefield Park, NJ 5/1999.
CR 2559 & 6002 on XSG-400 at Altoona, PA 3/5/99CR 2559 & 6002 are seen XSG-400 at Altoona, PA on 3/5/99.
CR 2559 & 6002 on XSG-400 at Gallitzin, PA 3/5/99CR 2559 & 6002 are seen leading XSG-400 out of the tunnels at Gallitzin, PA on 3/5/99.
CR 2559 on XSG-400 at Altoona, PA 3/5/99CR 2559 is seen XSG-400 at Altoona, PA on 3/5/99.
CR 2559 SD70 Port Royal 03-99A pair of SD70's pass under the 1910 bridge at Port Royal, Pa with PIMO-0 in March 1999.
CR 2564 on TV10B at Oak Harbor, OHCR 2564 and 2567 power TV10B eastbound thru Oak Harbor, OH on December 9, 1998. Chris Howe photo
CR 2564 SD70 leads Northbound loaded coal train UOH-87 at West 32nd Street.Conrail SD-70's 2564 and 2566 lead northbound coal train UOH-87 at West 32nd Street in Ash, Ohio, on Conrail's Youngstown Line.
CR 2565 on Mail-8M at Edgerton, OHCR 2565 leads Mail-8M past some parked camp cars at Edgerton, OH on October 28, 1998. Chris Howe photo
CR 2565 on TV261 near Stryker, OHCR 2565 and fellow SD70 leads TV261 near Stryker, OH on October 31, 1998. Chris Howe photo
CR 2566 with STBN-7 at Union City, OHSTBN-7 with the 2566 and a GE for power at Union City, OH on May 27, 1999
CR 2568 at 51st Street yard Chicago, ILConrail power that includes some new SD70's like the 2568 facing the photographer is seen at the former Erie Lackawanna 51st Street Yard in Chicago, IL in November 1998. Other units that can be identified in the shot includes CR 6810(SD50), 2577(SD70), 5607(SD60I), and 2560(SD70). Doug Davidson photo with permission
CR 2568 on TV11 at Oak Harbor, OHCR 2568 leads TV11 under the NS line to Bellevue at Oak Harbor, OH on April 25, 1999. Chris Howe photo
CR 2569 at Brookfield, MA. on 9/5/98.SD70 2569 leads TV6 across the flats in Brookfield, MA. on Sept. 5, 1998. Sharp-eyed observers will note the second unit is not CR, it's an EsPee SD45.
CR 2573 at Chester, MA. on 2/20/99.A rare visitor to the Boston line, SD70 2573 leads a BOSE-X through Chester, MA. on Feb. 20, 1999.
CR 2573 in Washington, MA. on 2/20/99.Because of it's rarity up here, BOSE-X was worth a chase to get another crack at SD70 2573 as he works up by Ballou's on Feb. 20, 1999.
CR 2573 Shire Oaks, PA 4/3/1999UBT-406 departs Shire Oaks yard, heading to the coal fields to load.
CR 2574 at Huntington, MA. on 2/20/99.A pair of SD70's, led by the 2574, take TV9 through Huntington, MA. on Feb. 20, 1999.
CR 2574 Ridgefield Park, NJ 1-1999CR 2574 is on the point of SECS at Ridgefield Park, NJ 1/1999
CR 2575 at Cove, PA in 1998Conrail SD70 2575 is seen leading Mail3 westbound at Cove, PA on 10/15/1998
CR 2575 Cresson 12-98A pair of SD70's built to NS specs cross over at CP MO in Cresson, Pa with train ALPI-2F. These were nice units despite being built with a standard cab well into the wide cab era. I put the first miles on many of these when they came out of JBS and went west to Conway on train ATPI, smooth ride, sweet horn, but a little noisy.
CR 2575 on BUHE-9X at Porter, IN in 5/99BUHE-9X with the 2575 and 3310 for power at Porter, IN on May 9, 1999
CR 2577 on ELBU-8 at Butler, INCR 2577 and 2562 are eastbound with ELBU-0 at Butler, IN on May 30, 1999. Chris Howe photo
CR 2579 Ashtabula, OHConrail 2579 rests between assignments in the former Conrail Ashtabula Harbor Ohio Yard (now owned by NS)
EMD 7001 Shire Oaks, PA 4/93EMD Demonstrator locomotives 7001, 7000 and 7002 wait for permission to head south to West Brownsville yard for a train..
EMD SD70M Demo's Shire Oaks, PAEMD SD70M' Demo's 7000, 7001 and 7002 at Conrail's Shire Oak Yard, PA 4/19/1993
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Arabtec Wins $60m Deal From Aabar
The contract includes the construction of a residential development in Abu Dhabi.
The contract includes the construction of a residential development in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai builder Arabtec on Sunday said its unit won a Dhs222 million ($60.44 million) construction contract from top shareholder Aabar Investments to build a residential development in Abu Dhabi.
Arabtec, in which state-owned investment fund Aabar owns a 10.45 per cent stake, said the contract to build a tower of 229 apartments would take 22 months to complete.
Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Aabar, which owns stakes in high-profile names such as German carmaker Daimler, commodities trader Glencore and Italy's UniCredit, doubled its Arabtec stake to 10.45 per cent in April after it boosted its holding to 5.3 per cent in early March.
Analysts have said the fund may increase the stake further and some of Aabar's top executives were nominated to the board of Arabtec this month, in a sign of the fund's growing influence in the Dubai builder.
Aabar, which was unsuccessful in buying a 70-per cent stake worth $1.7 billion in Arabtec two years ago, is involved in some master developments across Abu Dhabi. It has cut about a third of its staff amid a continuing property downturn.
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Mixed fortunes for Blues in international action
Gylfi Sigurdsson, Cenk Tosun and Jordan Pickford suffered defeats but on loan Blues Henry Onyekuru and Muhamed Besic were on the winning side
Onyekuru failed to dislodge Samuel Kalu from the Nigeria starting line-up, and had to sit through most of the game in The Seychelles, coming on only as a very late substitute with the game won by Nigeria, 3-0.
Besic played for Bosnia-Herzegovina in their 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland.
Sigurdsson played for Iceland to start their Nations League campaign in Switzerland but his country were hammered 6-0.
Pickford kept goal for England when they took on Spain at Wembley but the Three Lions gave up two goals after going ahead against a very good Spain side, the second one deceptively simple off a set-piece.
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Siggy's Iceland thumped 6-0 in Switzerland.
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Hero in my book!
9 Posted 08/09/2018 at 19:57:56
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14 Posted 08/09/2018 at 20:53:39
I mean they are all established international footballers. I wonder if their zonal system, like ours, needs tweaking a bit, or not, according to what expert you listen too.
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I don't watch TV except for the occasional sports event. I decided to not watch the match but did listen to a little during a quick drive to a friend's place - where I discovered it's not being shown on UK mainstream television.
Secondary tournament or not, even a friendly, is everything getting the monetize treatment? Can't watch an England match, even on a minor free-to-air channel...
18 Posted 08/09/2018 at 22:03:14
Dele Alli is a waste of space at this level, as is Henderson, but playing a defence like that is bananas.
19 Posted 08/09/2018 at 23:32:23
Hes moved England forward lightyears. Let me explain how.
Between 2006 - 2018 England put in truly abysmal tournament performances against:
Trinidad and Tobago
Costa Rica
Im not talking results. Im talking games where we shouldve at least been on top and probably should have out performed our performances. I guess thats 80% of our tournament games in that time
My point is this. We performed to our ability under GS and that is all you can ask for. Failing that you need the opposition to under perform. Belgium didnt against us (twice) and neither did Croatia who got unbelievably more strong as the game went on.
Do we have better players than Belgium? No
Do we have better players than Croatia? Maybe.
Do we have better players than Costa Rica? Yes. But we couldnt beat them.
USA? Yes but we couldnt beat them
Etc etc
20 Posted 08/09/2018 at 23:58:21
For me, Lingard is the current David Platt; mainly very ordinary and ineffectual but has an annoying habit of producing just enough eye-catching moments to make it look like he is contributing more overall than he is. Absolute waste of space when the opposition are controlling the possession.
21 Posted 08/09/2018 at 00:11:36
Didn't look like they were 'controlling' any aspect of that game.
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He was also apparently conscious and able to move his arm to the top of his head straight after the fall. A definite head-ringer with a bit of a a neck wrench thrown in?
24 Posted 09/09/2018 at 00:50:19
If you tank a cycle on the new UEFA nations league and get yourself down to the lowest tier then its easier to qualify for the World Cup in the next cycle. One of the weakest 16 European sides on rankings will go to the World Cup.
The new system sees lots more England v Spain games, but it ends the monopoly of the big European powerhouses qualifying for World Cup after World Cup.
Me, I cant see it lasting. No one realises what it is yet, once half the biggest European nations miss out on World Cup, theyll scrap it. Who cares about winning the UEFA nations league anyway?
25 Posted 09/09/2018 at 01:07:57
It hadn't occurred to me that anyone would set up a competition that guarantees a place for even one of the lower ranked teams, so I assumed it was meant to give national teams more properly competitive games so that they would have a better chance to improve.
Make it easier for them to improve through competitive well matched games = sensible / give them a guarantee of a place in the finals by merely being the best of the minnows = barmy.
26 Posted 09/09/2018 at 01:31:30
I just checked a brief explanation of this competition. Does seem like a major flaw in the plan and something wholly against the ethos of any serious sporting competition. It is like the people who advocate non-competitive sports days are now in charge of major sporting events as well. However, does the back-door qualification route apply to the World Cup as well as the Euros?
If they want to freshen things up why not have an All-Stars team from the non-qualifiers (with a neutral manager) so that those great individual players from weaker national teams get to play at the highest level as well?
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Classy lad this Ramos
32 Posted 09/09/2018 at 21:44:12
So often the unlucky losers, the "Tim, nice but dim" characters — as soon as a sprinkling of optimism started to shine through, some ruthless master puts them back in their place, yelling to be quiet; we've had our bit of fun... now, back to reality.
Football changed a long time ago but England, like Everton, are playing catch-up. We hope to unearth a few diamonds but realistically we know they are very rare.
We have some lesser jewels, we can plan, be organised, work hard, but it will be a very long time before we are are considered worthy of a place next to the elite, never mind joining in.
In the meantime, I dream but keep my expectations realistic. Therefore, I'm left with little else but to hope for effort and entertainment. The fact Everton have now overtaken England on this front too is a sad indictment of the national team.
I'm British Irish and although I've talked about England it's simply because words fail me when talking about the shambles of Ireland and Scotland. Northern Ireland are at least making a fight of it and Wales have a diamond that they allow to shine but one diamond is no longer enough on the world stage. However when talking Europe, they are certainly in with a better shout as long as they look after it well.
Everton have Richarlison and I'm hoping a couple of others will soon be confirmed as real and not zirconias.
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They are not bad but definitely not Tier 1 material at the moment.
35 Posted 11/09/2018 at 09:47:40
Suppose thats all saved ME posting then.. not like I could say it in any way better, anyway.. so, cheers, chaps!!!
36 Posted 11/09/2018 at 13:09:10
2-0 down at one stage, Turkey scored two in the last 2 minutes to win 3-2. And - no! - Cenk Tosun did not score, although he played the full 90 minutes.
In other international news, Richarlison will START for Brazil against El Savador today. He will play alongside Neymar and Douglas Costa up front.
A really nice shot of Richarlison receiving a bib in training from the manager Tite. Richarlison's face absolutely lit up with a broad smile.
Why? Because the bib's were being handed out to today's starting XI. Tite even made a comment on this small gesture in a press conference. "If I give you a bib this means that you have my confidence."
Richarlison will be enriched by this experience and encouraged, I have no doubts.
Neymar passes Pele's number of caps for Brazil with this game - 93. Still got a way to go to beat the great man's record number of goals for Brazil - 77 - but given Neymar's age, you'd probably back him to pass 'O Rei'.
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Hearing on City Charter amendments draws few
Council members hear from just eight residents
Few people took advantage of the opportunity Wednesday to tell the City Council what they thought of possible amendments to the City Charter, including one that could affect the fate of urban rail projects in the city.
Only eight people spoke at a public meeting before the mayor, all 10 council members and representatives of a Charter Review Commission. The commission will present proposed charter amendments to the council next month for consideration and to determine if they will make it on the May ballot.
One amendment would require the city to get voter approval before contributing any funding to a rail project or allowing a project to use the city's rights of way. The amendment also would preclude the city from packaging streetcar or light rail with another transportation initiative, such as road construction or bus system improvements.
VIA Metropolitan Transit's downtown streetcar plan was shelved this summer after the county and city pulled support for the project, saying voters should be left to decide if such a project is built.
Opponents of the project long had said any rail project in the city should be put to a public vote. They had wanted a vote on a charter amendment last November but a deadline for that election was not met.
Streetcar critic George Alejos, a representative of the San Antonio chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, told council members Wednesday to listen to public opposition to the streetcar project. He asked them not to let a "watered down" amendment appear on the May ballot.
Alejos said the streetcar plan was "allegedly was unstoppable" but that people rallied to effectively kill it.
"We know what happened — the citizens spoke, and no meant no," Alejos said.
The commission also is studying whether council members should earn salaries and whether to revise the process for how a mayor is appointed when there is a midterm vacancy.
Branden Dross, who's studying public administration at UTSA, said he supported council members earning salaries. He said he would not be able to run for the council when he started his career because he could not afford to.
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The Real Deal- How to make a Flower Curtain
Posted on 28 October 2016
Flower curtains are quick and easy projects that make a big statement. They make for a beautiful backdrop for any event or even a photoshoot. In this three step tutorial, we show you how to make a beautiful flower curtain using roses.
Feel free to exchange roses for your favorite flower as they work just the same. Be creative and show us your creations! We may just use your creativity in our next post.
What You'll Need:
1. Fishing line
2. Needle
3. Flowers of your choice. (In this example used large natural roses.)
4. Bucket of water
5. Scissors
Step 1: Hydrate your flowers
Let your flowers hydrate in the bucket of water for several hours before cutting the flowers 1 inch from the base of the bloom. Hydrate flowers properly for the best possible healthy appearance.
Step 2: Thread your fishing line
Thread the fishing line through the center of the flower head and out through the base of the flower. Tie a knot in the line to evenly space the flowers. We alternated the distance between flowers to keep a natural staggered pattern.
Step 3: Hang!
Hang them from a doorway, tie them to a hanging rod, or hang them from the ceiling with simple hanging hooks. It is up to you where you want to display these beautiful blooms.
This tutorial is fairly simple to do, but you have to be careful once you thread the flowers as they have a tendency to tangle up if you bunch them together.
Be bold with your beautiful blooming backdrop!
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PUBG Corporation has announced that it wants to fix old content issues before bringing new content to the game. The first step is the oldest map of the game, Erangel. The oldest map of PUBG, Erangel, has undergone several changes since the days of the Steam Early Access platform, but a large part of the map still remains the first. Everything from the appearance to the loot distribution is the same as the day you played first. Developer company PUBG Corp. recently announced that they would reorganize the existing maps. The company wants to perfect the old content before it brings in new content, and it will start with Erangel.
The Erangel update was first published in Reddit. When a user notices the game as he or she mixes the files on the test server, the new Erangel is created by PUBG Corp. has also been approved by. According to Reddit, this update will bring new homes and estates to Erangel. However, high-level loot will increase places where you can.
At the end of the day, the producer has taken the first step over the intense complaints from the users, indicating that they will go through some changes in their old contents. According to a Reddit user, an update to the PUBG Erangel map will be published in the coming days. With this update, new mansions will be added to the game. In addition to this, the producer will also give a little touch to the loot balance on the map. In addition, the producer will also integrate a number of visual effects into the game's old map, promising re-insatiable gameplay.
When the update is not known, we need to wait for PUBG Corp. to publish the full plan. A number of image problems caused by Erangel's being old were known to all players. The most recent map of PUBG will be pleased to see the visual effects and details of Vikendi in Erangel.


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October 11th, 2009 2:42 PM by Lehel S.
Relationship Advice: Be Willing to Have Your Partner Be Upset With You
By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
As a counselor, I often work with people who are unhappy in their relationship and thinking of leaving. They believe that they are unhappy because of their partner, but the real reason is that they are not taking responsibility for their own feelings within the relationship. For example, when Lila started to work with me, she was convinced that it was her husband's lack of help around the house, his anger, and his unwillingness to communicate with her that was causing her unhappiness. Yet it soon became apparent to me that her unhappiness was being caused by giving herself and care-taking others to avoid conflict. "Lila, you constantly give yourself up and do what others want you to do -- not just with Seth, but with your children and with people at work. There must be a good reason that you do this, even though it is making you feel resentful and trapped. Why do you think you are doing this?" "I just don't like to fight. I don't like conflict. I don't like arguing. I don't like for people to be upset with me." "When people are angry or upset with you, what are you telling yourself that makes this so hard for you?" "I'm telling myself that I did something wrong or they wouldn't be upset." "So you are taking responsibility for their feelings and behavior instead of your own. You are telling yourself that you are CAUSING their upset, rather than their upset coming from what they are telling themselves about your behavior. It sounds like you want to believe that you cause -- and therefore control -- their feelings and behavior, and you also want to believe that they are causing yours." "If I don't do what they want and they get upset, aren't I causing their upset?" "No. If you don't do what your husband wants and he gets upset, he might be telling himself something like, 'Lila doesn't care about me.' It is this thought that is upsetting him. But is this true? When you don't do what he wants, is it because you don't care about him?" "No, not at all. Usually it is something that he can do for himself, and I want to do something else with that time." "So his upset is coming from what he is telling himself rather than from you having done something wrong. But he will continue to get angry and blame you as long as it works for him to get you to do what he wants. The way out of this dysfunctional system is for you to be willing to have him be angry with you. You might want to practice saying to yourself, 'I'm willing for others to be upset with me. I don't cause their upset. I haven't done anything wrong.' When you are willing for others to be upset with you and you know you are not the cause of their feelings, then you are free to take responsibility for your own feelings. You are free to be kind and loving to yourself and them, instead of giving yourself up and care-taking them." As Lila became willing to have her husband -- and others -- be upset with her and willing to take responsibility for her own feelings rather than theirs, she found herself becoming happy. The more she took responsibility for her own feelings rather than for Seth's, the more loving she felt toward Seth. I have found that taking responsibility for others' feelings rather than one's own is one of the key issues that cause relationships to fail. Learning how to take responsibility for your own feelings and well-being and not for others' feelings may heal your relationship!


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In the last 10 years, R-Truth became one of the most-entertaining WWE superstars in this era. Whether he is wrestling alongside his old cohort, "Little Jimmy," fighting in the main event against John Cena or challenging all competitors for the 24/7 championship, Truth consistently puts 100-percent into his character and is able to evolve with the new product that WWE is creating for its fans.
The 47-year-old from South Carolina continues to impress fans across the globe. On YouTube, R-Truth is nearly pulling the best numbers on the WWE's account. His latest conquest to find the 24/7 championship with Carmella already has over-100,000 views in less than 12 hours.
While R-Truth enjoys maintaining the top-spot for entertainment on RAW and Smackdown Live, one of his more-memorable moments came in the main event against John Cena in 2011 after a shocking heel turn, following a three-year babyface run on the eve of his return to the company.
Since R-Truth has remained a face for quite a long time, his heel run including the moniker, "The truth shall set you free," doesn't get talked about frequently. In a recent interview with Edge and Christian on their Pod of Awesomeness, Truth talked about working with the 15-time WWE champion at Capitol Punishment in 2011.
"That was kind of surreal man. Coming back, John Cena was larger than life. Me coming back and them telling me that I was going to do something with Cena. I was like, really? I was just prepared as much as I could. I was hungry and ready for it," he said.
Truth is right when noting Cena was the biggest star in the WWE at that time. It was arguably the launching pad Truth needed to excel him into an upper-echelon WWE stars yearn to get to. In fact, he was one of the first stars to not have entrance music, which gave him a much-needed unique look. His three-year babyface run was entertaining, but it wasn't the character WWE fans know today. Turning heel was definitely necessary, but according to Truth, so was his time winning the NWA World championship.
"My second run back I was more than happy that I had that time away. I felt like a grown man when I came back. I actually told Vince that. He looked at me like I had two heads," Truth claimed. "I told him, hey man, thanks for firing me 5 years ago. He was like, huh? I told him that I had time to grow up and I needed that and that I wasn't ready for working for WWE the first time around."
While it's unlikely R-Truth is headed for the main event, he's continuing his great success winning, and subsequently losing, the 24/7 title. His YouTube numbers are off the charts and is arguably the most-popular wrestler in the WWE right now; which once again proves that R-Truth can take any character and turn it into greatness.
If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Edge and Christian Pod of Awesomeness with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
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It's not a blueberry and doesn't taste like one either. The Saskatoon Berry shrub is a member of the apple family and native to the Canadian Prairies. An indigenous shrub, it has been consumed for hundreds of years by Aboriginals. Because of its rusticity it can withstand Québec winters and therefore be cultivated here quite well. It's fruit, which grows in clusters is purple through and through which makes it the most antioxidant of all berries (452mg/100g). Eaten fresh it's taste is mild sweet with a hint of nuttiness, it's flesh tender but dry. When Saskatoon's are heated for cooking, their aroma is divine and the complexity of it's flavours really stands out. We offer Saskatoons in preserves which is the way they deserve to be discovered.


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Lie back and think of England…
A couple of years back, Investigate obtained a confidential intelligence briefing given to Australian authorities on the threat posed by Chinese organised crime infiltrating Australia, New Zealand and Canada through loose migration and investment rules.
Former Canadian SIS analyst Brian McAdam told Investigate at the time that China has a process of corrupting – buying off – Western politicians and political systems.
Given that, as we make the point this issue, virtually every major New Zealand political scandal since 2008 has involved a Chinese element somewhere, you'd have to wonder just how this country's politics have been compromised.
The company that wanted to buy the Crafar farms originally, for example, turned out to have a sniff of fraud surrounding it despite support from the government at the time. The company had ensured it had its directors photographed with senior Labour and National politicians.
The Bill Liu scandal, broken by Investigate TGIF in 2008, involving the granting of citizenship to a major Labour party donor wanted for fraud in China, was another, while National's Maurice Williamson has ended up falling on his sword for another Chinese migrant making big donations to the National Party who ended up in trouble with police and getting citizenship against the advice of officials.
No matter which way you turn, it seems much of the loot filling political coffers in New Zealand these days is coming from people who in most other countries would not even be permitted to vote. Elsewhere, that right is usually reserved for citizens, but in New Zealand anyone resident for more than 12 months can influence the election result.
If we are dropping our political trousers to people who in some cases are not even New Zealanders, is it any wonder that the country appears to be up for sale to the highest bidder no matter which major political party you vote for?
This is not an issue directed at Chinese New Zealanders per se. Although as the biggest migrant group they stand out, the issue is a general one directed more at foreign investors whether Asian or European or American – should New Zealand become the world's free market destination to buy land, simply because we have a mantra about foreign investment that we are all encouraged to hum?
China and India are two of the most heavily populated countries on the planet. A New Zealander cannot go into either and simply buy a house on the free market. It is not permitted. Why then are foreigners permitted to come here and invest in residential real estate?
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#63 - LED Headlights, An Oscar moment, New minimum 3 batter rule, Myles Garret, XFL, Colonizing Mars.
February 14, 2020
Should those ultra bright Headlights be banned? Brad Pitt at the Oscars. Do you love or hate the new 3 batter minimum rule for the MLB? Myles Garrett reinstatement. The New XFL. Lobbyist's and maximum terms needed for Senators and Representatives of the House. Should we colonize Mars? Gallows Poll Update. Pelosi & Schiff should they be prosecuted for a failed attempt at impeachment?


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We're picky, we're opinionated, and apparently, travelers from Massachusetts are grumpier than vacationers from most other states.
No, these findings didn't come from a hotel concierge in Los Angeles who was fed up with brusque guests wearing Red Sox caps complaining that they couldn't find a strawberry Fribble on Sepulveda Boulevard. This is what the number crunchers at RewardExpert found when they started breaking down hotel reviews on Trip Advisor. They looked at 4,333 hotel ratings left by 878,561 travelers from all 50 states. It seems that people from Massachusetts are not particularly easygoing when it comes to their accommodations.
In the report, "Which US States are home to the grumpiest and happiest travelers?," Massachusetts lodgers were ranked seventh crankiest in the country. We're even grumpier than travelers from New York. The ranking comes from the number of one- and two-star ratings proportional to the population, plus a few other calculations on the grump-o-meter.
"Massachusetts ranked second in the number of one- and two-star reviews over and above the number expected by population (a whopping 1,362 grumpy reviews, as opposed to the 742 expected)," the report said.
Does leaving one or two-star review make the residents of Massachusetts grumpy, or simply discerning?
"When I'm paying $300 a night, I have expectations of what a room should be," said Linda Chen of Somerville. "I base my reviews off of that. So yes, I've left a few low ratings on TripAdvisor."
Coincidentally, Ed Ramirez of East Boston also hands out one- and two-star reviews like they're candy on Halloween. He travels frequently for work and has a refined lodging palate.
"I once found someone else's socks under the bed at a hotel," Ramirez said, nearly retching at the memory of the finding. "I definitely gave that place one star."
There were a surprising number of people I interviewed who were loose with the low hotel scores. They all seemed certain that they were in the right.
This is the part of the story when I come clean and admit that I've also left a disproportionate number of low hotel scores. But I'm not being grumpy. I'm trying to help fellow travelers avoid making mistakes.
I left a one-star review for the Cavendish Hotel in London because bone-rattling construction began every morning at 7 in an adjacent lot. I could have left a review that said "The hotel had a superb wake-up service, ensuring I had an early start every day." That kind of frosting on the cupcake may help remove the Massachusetts grumpy stigma.
Or maybe when I spent two hours at the Salisbury Hotel in New York trying to get functioning Wi-Fi, I should have written "The Salisbury offered an ideal escape and allowed me to unplug." I left a one-star review not only because I was unable to get functioning Wi-Fi, but because the hotel had the nerve to charge me for it.
I couldn't think of anything positive to say about my stay at the Midtown Hotel in the Back Bay. I felt as if I was sleeping on a mattress marinated in stale blue cheese and mothballs. There was no way to put lipstick on that pig, so I left another one-star review.
Are these the words of a grumpy man? Yes. But they're also the words of a good samaritan and a semi-sophisticated traveler.
There are six other states with crankier travelers than Massachusetts. They are Washington D.C., Colorado, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Nevada.
While the crotchety population of Massachusetts was busy complaining about hotels on TripAdvisor, our friends in New Hampshire were giving hotels high ratings, which, according to the study, puts them third on the list of happy travelers. Unlike Massachusetts, travelers from New Hampshire are less inclined to leave one- and two-star ratings. The only states happier than New Hampshire were Louisiana and Mississippi.
How does this match up against other studies that have rated the happiness of Massachusetts denizens? A 2017 study from Wallet Hub ranked Massachusetts as the 19th happiest state in the country. (New Hampshire was 10th.) So take heart my friends. We're only grumpy when we travel.
OK, also when we drive.
Christopher Muther can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @Chris_Muther.


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Project Description
Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers's debut poetry collection, Chord Box (University of Arkansas Press, 2013), was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her poems appear in Boston Review, Missouri Review, FIELD, Crazyhorse, Blackbird, The Rumpus, and other journals. Her creative nonfiction can be found in Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best American Travel Writing, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. A former Kenyon Review Fellow, she currently lives in Washington, DC, with her wife and son.
The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons
Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers
The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons imagines a human mission to Mars, a consequence of Earth's devastation from climate change and natural disaster. As humans begin to colonize the planet, history inevitably repeats itself. Dystopian and ecopoetic, this collection of poetry examines the impulse and danger of the colonial mindset, and the ways that gendered violence and ecological destruction, body and land, are linked. "This time we'll form more carefully," one voice hopes in "Ecopoiesis: The Terraforming." "We've started on empty / plains. We'll vaccinate. We'll make the new deal fair." But the new planet becomes a canvas on which the trespasses of the American Frontier are rehearsed and remade.
Featuring a multiplicity of narratives and voices, this book presents the reader with sonnet crowns, application forms, and large-scale landscape poems that seem to float across the field of the page. With these unusual forms, Rogers also reminds us of previous exploitations on our own planet: industrial pollution in rural China, Marco Polo's racist accounts of the Batak people in Indonesia, and natural disasters that result in displaced refugees. Striking, thought-provoking, and necessary, The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons offers a new parable for our modern times.
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"The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons is formally adroit and innovative, set on Mars at a point in the future when environmental collapse has happened on Earth. Rogers's striking narrative is a parable of imperialism. It alludes to America's history of 'Curiosity,' exploration, and providence that have too often steered us wrong. As with the best dystopian literature, The Tilt Torn Away from Seasons is timely and urgent, and offers a dire warning for the present—and yet, Rogers's poems find a way to go out singing." —Shara McCallum
"In Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers's The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons, a terraformed Mars can only be colonized by those with perfect hearts. Circled by moons named after dread and fear, Rogers seeks a reshaping of language to name the new, the hoped-for, the nearly-possible." —Traci Brimhall
"Looking into the night sky, the various points of light are far from reach. And yet they, all of them, have held our imagination and our desire for centuries. In The Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons, the reader becomes as captivated as the speaker-poet. Further, these heavenly bodies become captured by the human body: even as a bit of machinery roves over a surface or 'Breathing requires violence' or we meet the likes of Marco Polo. Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers has given us an outpouring of beauty in these elegantly discursive poems. On the anniversary of our footprint on the moon, I believe this collection is a valuable look outward and within." —Kimiko Hahn


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Als ik op reis ga wil ik iets simpel meenemen om onderweg te breien. Simpel, maar toch afwisselend. Op de trein naar Berlijn startte ik een klein sjaaltje, patroon is 'Close to you'. Je vindt het gratis patroon op Ravelry
When I am travelling, I want to knit something simple, with just enough variation to keep me entertained. On the train to Berlin, I started a simple shawlette, the pattern is 'Close to you'. You can find the free pattern on Ravelry.
This simple but stylish shawl is knitted from one end with gradual increases to form a triangular shawl which is fun to knit and easy to wear. The zigzag border with eyelets gives it a nice touch and makes the knitting interesting. All you need is one 100gram skein of sockyarn, ideal for those handdyed 'wild' colorways.
After blocking the shawlette came out the perfect size. Very happy with the outcome (and it did came in handy on a windy day in Ireland).
Afje: mei 2018
Wol gebruikt: Wupperschäefchen feine socken, gekocht op een Wollfestival in Keulen, augustus 2013
Gratis patroon op Ravelry: in mijn favorieten sinds maart 2017
Finished Object: May 2018
Yarn in Stash: Wupperschäfechen feine socken, bought on a yarn festival in Cologne, august 2013
Free pattern on Ravelry: in my favorites June 2017
On the way back from Ireland I have knit two babyhats. In the airport I bumped into Ruth, aka Woolly Wormhead, the designer of the hat I was knitting. I could ask some expert advice right away! Besides being a fabulous designer, Ruth has also a very good memory, because she remembered that I took a workshop with her back in 2009.
Worked in the round and bottom up, Staggered is a pattern that suits beginners and experienced knitters alike. With two versions included, and a range of sizes, this classic beanie pattern will keep many heads warm.
Wol gebruikt:
Links: Black Trilium Fibres sublime DK, in de kleur Pumpkin patch, cadeau van mijn vriendin Jane, januari 2017
Rechts: Handgesponnen wol, cadeau gekregen van sokkenmuis op Ravelry, augustus 2013
Patroon: in mijn Ravelry bibliotheek sinds december 2015
Finished Object: May 2018
Yarn in Stash:
on the left: Black Trilium Fibres sublime DK, color Pumpkin Patch, gift from my friend Jane, january 2017
on the right: handspun yarn by Sokkenmuis on Ravelry, august 2013
Pattern: in my Ravelry library since December 2015


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I have never really been a fan of those one click wonder filters that have become so popular with the on-line photo services. You know the ones you load your photo (from your smartphone) and you see a number of thumbnails of various "looks" that can be crated from your image (sometimes it shows your images transformed other times it is a generic image). I have never seen them as a creative asset. The web is already crawling with "look and me", "copy cat" and "wanna-bee celebrity" stuff that after the first wow interesting moments, they quickly becomes not another boring thing to scroll past, seen-it, seen-it…..
However three packages which offer such one-click filters, but with the ability to modify them and/or stack them, are changing my mind. Googles first version of snapseed, as implemented in Google+ photos let you select a filter and make standard changes but with the option that you arrive on a page with various sliders that created that look and then lets you refine the changes. In other words you select the basic look and then can tweak it (often just to bring it back a little). Unfortunately snap seed is no longer used for default edit in google photos on the web and has gone missing on the android phone app for google photos. However you can still download it as a standalone app on the android (albeit with less effects filters)
The second software, which surprised me, but had the biggest influence on my change of mind is OnOne 10. In their effect tools they has been working towards the analogy that the effect worked like adding a set of filters in from of your lens. However there was always the actual sliders, buttons and dials very prominently on the left hand side. This is where you did most of the adjustments. there where thumbnail of the main tools on the right hand side and you could get larger version showing the effect on your photo from there. The Version 10 interface has been reworked and it a lot cleaner however I think most of the tools remain. (Resizing images was one overlooked but has been added back now (version 10.1.0) There is now more emphasis on the tiles (they are bigger than thumbnails by default now) and it is easier to start on the right. Many tools have a few tiles with slightly different settings on the original sliders. I'm now becoming convinced it is easier and more natural to judge an effect visually than remember how far or my what setting to adjust a given slider. As before you can save the filters stacks as presets, making the system very powerful. You could previously add effects on top of each other but the analogy of stacking filters is really obvious and powerful. even when they are stacked you can still make refined adjustments individually over on the left, OnOne have done great things here, even though they are essentially cosmetic.
The third app is dreamscope, which is a total surprise to me, because it was the classic, up-load your photo and here are a number of alternative looks to select (end of options). Admittedly the effects were very interesting (and often could be creatively used). I have been using them off and one for a while mainly for icons or simple graphics to support my blog posts. They must have been listening closely to user feedback and have now added larger output, customizable filters and most recently the ability to stack filters. Their users have embraced these changes and their home photostream is looking a lot less like "more of the same" and more "wow that interesting",
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Looks like Greg from New Jersey, Celtic Rebel's opera-loving old buddy is on this call starting at the 2 hour 4 minute mark. He has plenty of good commentary to add as usual. I have no idea who the rest of these guys are but they had decent enough personalities and interesting things to chat about. They must all be old CR fans from the Oracle days and early pre-WN Renegade days.ReplyDelete
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Members of Congress Who Fail to Meet Required Goals Should Lose Their Jobs
Note: The opinions and comments stated in the following article, and views expressed by any contributor to In Homeland Security, do not represent the views of American Military University, American Public University System, its management or employees.
By James Lint
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If you do not meet company goals in your annual job evaluation, you will not get that expected pay raise. Similarly, if you are a service member, you also have to meet certain standards in either a Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) or an Officer Evaluation Report (OER). In both cases, exceeding standard performance is expected.
Federal government contractors must also meet standards outlined in their government contracts. Contractors that do not meet those requirements could lose money, future contracts and even their businesses. Also, a company that fails to meet the standards in its government contract might be charged with fraud.
In business, each division must adhere to the goals and standards of the company. That is how an organization succeeds.
Job Performance Standards Don't Seem to Count in Congress
Meeting standards matters for success in business and life. Congress, however, is an exception.
The federal government operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends the following September 30. Every President submits an annual budget request in February, according to Title III of the Congressional Budget Act. That calendar allows newly elected members of Congress to participate in the budget process their first year in office.
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Today we decided to do a review of the very new Glou Cosmetics Liptreats! Yep, they are not just lipsticks, but liptreats! Why are they called liptreats? Because they are literally a treat for your lips.
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As you can see above, Glou Cosmetics has a very-very cute packaging. The liptreats are packaged inside a colorful birds-printed box, that actually represents the name of the shades. The liptreat itself is packaged within a simple black tube which looks pretty classic, don't you think?
There are actually 6 shades: Bold ones (Scarlet Macaw and Purple Martin), the Nude ones (Pink Parrot and Rose Finch), and the Pink ones (Flamingo and Fruit Dove). We got one from the nude and one from the pink family.
These liptreats go on very easily in one to two swipes and the formula is very, very light and creamy! If you're looking for a simple daily lipstick, Glou is definitely for you. But if you are looking for a long-lasting lipstick, these liptreats might not be the best option, because it easily transfers (but you can always swipe a primer before, to ensure a more long-lasting wear, so you don't need to worry).
Because of the light and creamy texture, applying these liptreats to your lips does not really feel like you are wearing any lipstick at all, it's a nice feeling. However there is this scent that you may either like or hate — we are not really sure what the scent is, it feels quite nostalgic. But we are actually OK with it, since the scent becomes unnoticeable after the liptreat dries down.
But overall, we loveeee it! Especially the Pink Parrot shade. When we put it on our hands, the Pink Parrot looks a bit salmon-ish in color, but when we apply it on our lips, it's very pretty! We were actually searching for the perfect nude colored lipstick and this one is gorgeous! Perfect to be worn to work or for running errands. The Fruit Dove shade is also very nice. If you like pink shades, this one is for you.
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