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Country: France
Decade: 1990-1999
Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
- Skirt Suit
- Suit of black ribbed fabric. (a) jacket with notched collar of sateen; center front welted button closure; pink buttons with gold snake; armhole princess seams; double darts from pocket to bust point; faux single welt pockets with gathers; long sleeves with curved half cuffs in pink sateen with button closure; armhole princess seams on back; pink lining; pleat at center back. (b) matching knee-length skirt; waistband; 1 front waist dart; 1 front princess seam; center back closure; waistline darts; black lining. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30318/
- Skirt Suit
- Daytime skirt suit of Prince of Wales check wool in gray with pink and brown check. The skirt suit consists of: A) Jacket, hip length, with full-length sleeves. Center front opening secured with hooks and eyes. 4 pockets at front, each with turned-back cuff pockets of silk brocade at breast level and below waist; the silk brocade of ecru background with pink and red flowers on green vines; asymmetric flared peplum at back featuring geometric cut; stand up collar is lined in matching silk brocade. B) Skirt of matching wool, straight and knee-length, with an 8" slit at center-back with inset of fan-like accordion pleated godet. C) Two matching pair of shoes, one pair of silk brocade matching the pocket flaps, and the other pair of gray wool matching the rest of the outfit. Both pair are heeled pumps designed with pointed toe, the heels are a modified spike. Lined in gold leather. The shoes are all stamped "Dal Co' / Roma". digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461875/
- Evening Jacket
- Evening jacket of black net and gold embellishments. Collarless neckline has slight scalloped effect. Long sleeves and flared shape from waistline. Center front opening with zipper having a black tassel with 3 strands of covered globes. Constructed of layered netting with encased gold lame cut outs and leaf motifs of black lace, gold lace, beading, sequins and gold braid by Lesage. Designer's label at left side seam near armhole: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Style number on back of designer's label: "172.377" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501364/
- Dress
- Dress and belt. The dress has an empire-length bodice of white organdy with short sleeves, deep V-neckline in front and shallow boat neckline in back and is densely beaded with large and small white beads. From the lower edge of the beaded bodice a band of blue silk satin with a printed pattern of different sizes of white polka dots extends down to dropped waist length, covering the midriff. The full skirt, of the same polka dot material, is above-the-knee length, and has box pleats which start from the dropped waist level. The dress has a zipper closure along the left side seam of the midriff section, and the closure continues up along the lower part of the empire bust line seam to the base of the V-neckline with a series of alternating covered snaps and hook-and-eyes. The bodice section is lined with white organdy, the midriff section with blue silk, and the skirt is unlined. Designer's label is sewn inside bodice near right armhole: "Givenchy" "Made in France", with a second label sewn underneath with handwritten notation "80932". The dress has an accompanying belt covered with matching blue fabric with printed polka dots and backed with black leather. The buckle is also covered with blue polka dot fabric. The belt has no labels or marks. Not shown in photo are matching high-heeled pumps by Rene Mancini, Pairs, and matching envelope clutch handbag also by Mancini. From Givenchy's Spring 1992 Collection. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30252/
- Coat
- Coat in trench style of burgundy satin with burgundy dyed fox fur trim on shawl collar and cuffs. Full-length; center front opening. Vertical side welt pockets. Lined in black silk. With tie belt of burgundy satin, 1 1/2" wide; top-stitched. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Fourrure / Givenchy" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501323/
- Coat Dress
- Coat dress of black wool knit. Mid-calf length. Open, short collar with points trimmed with bullet-shaped silver metal accents; V-neckline. Long sleeves have seams sewn flat to form ridge along top of sleeve, with turned back cuffs forming "wings" trimmed with two shield-shaped metal studs. Slit up 6 inches from hem at center front seam. Center front zipper closure running from V of neckline almost to the top of the hem slit; two hooks & eyes at top of zipper. Applied panels of same material at sides with extending "flames". Back of bodice is gathered at waist with half-belt and black plastic buckle in stylized arrowhead shape. Unlined; shoulder pads. Label: "Thierry Mugler / Paris / Made in France" Size "42" tag at base of designer label. Evidence of removed label. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc701431/
- Evening Dress, Purse, and Shoes
- Gold patterned evening dress with jacket, shoes and clutch. A) Jacket: tailored, cropped shell in peacock eye, gold metallic brocade with red and mauve highlights. Jewel neckline with full-length set-in sleeves. The neckline and cuffs are embellished with wide bands of gold cord, gold beads and large gold, yellow and red rhinestones. Fully lined in gold silk. Shoulder pads. B) Dress: Fitted, slightly dropped waist, sleeveless bodice with scooped neckline and low plunging back. Centerback zipper closure with a single hook & eye at the neckline. Slightly dropped waistseam with full, gathered, pouf skirt. The skirt has an asymetrical hem falling from knee-level centerfront to mid-calf centerback. Sideseam hip-level pockets. The bodice piece lined with gold chiffon. Waist stay of gold silk. Bust pads. The skirt is self lined with a rolled and poufed hem. There is a large tuck in the skirt lining, possibly from an alteration. Label: "Givenchy / Made in France" C-D) Shoes: matching gold brocade, high heeled pumps. Tan leather soles. Gold leather lining with stamped label in instep. Label: "Rene Mancini / Paris / Fait Main" E) Clutch: matching gold brocade envelope clutch with magnetic clasp closure. Pleated accents on flap. Gold interior clips for chain. Ivory silk faille lining with patch pocket. Label: Rene Mancini. Paris. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30251/
- Evening Suit
- Evening suit of black velvet. The ensemble consists of a jacket of black velvet with machine embroidered vine and floral motifs in black threads and black beads. The coat has a notched collar, long sleeves with wide cuffs and two non-functional buttons on each sleeve, and two non-functional pockets at front. Center-front opening with two circular black satin-covered buttons. The lapels, cuffs, and pocket flaps are all of black satin. The knee-length skirt of of the same fabric, with satin waistband. Short zipper closure at side with two hook-and-eyes in waistband. Designer's label inside jacket at collar: "Givenchy", with model number written on cloth tape sewn underneath label: "74075" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30268/
- Pantsuit
- Pantsuit of black wool. A) Jacket. Bolero-style cropped jacket has wide collar with soft edges and center front opening with no closure. Cut-away at front and with long sleeves, the jacket has inner shoulder pads and is fully lined in black silk satin. B) Pants. Full-length, high-waisted, and with tapered legs, the pants have a satin waistband and inverted pleats at top of hips at front and back. Slit pockets at sides open along edge of a black satin stripe which runs length of leg at side. The pants have a side zipper and hook-and-eye closure. Designer's label: "Yves Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche" "Made in / France" "Paris" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc286820/
- Shirt Dress
- Shirt dress of brown cotton. Knee-length, with v-neckline and shirt-style collar and lapels. Center front opening with square snaps. Two patch pockets at bust with box pleat at center of each; pockets extend to waist seam; elbow-length sleeves with 2" cuff, and inner shoulder pads; skirt with two patch pockets at each side with pleats as upper pockets; pockets extend to hem. Size 42 With matching belt of brown cotton backed with leather; covered rhombus buckle has one elongated angle; 34 ½" length. Designer's label: "Thierry Mugler / Activ" "Made in Italy" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc286949/
- Shirt Dress
- Shirt dress of black rayon, cotton, and acrylic; vest of bodice is of a leather-like open-check fabric with two slanted patch pockets at bust with box pleat at center and lapels; shirt collar with open-square notched lapel and snap placket down center-front with snap covers of black squares; elbow-length sleeves; skirt with two patch pockets at each side with pleats below lapel; knee-length. Size 42 With matching belt of black cotton backed with leather; covered rhombus buckle has one elongated angle; 34 ½" length. Designer's label: "Thierry Mugler / Activ" "Made in Italy" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc286896/
- Suit - Jacket and Skirt
- Suit of black and white wool tweed consisting of: Fitted jacket. Hip-length with fringed shawl collar. Single breasted and closes with 1 self-covered button with tailored buttonhole and 3 snaps at center front. Two angled faux flap pockets. Princess seams. Long, modified dolman sleeves with underarm gussets. Center back seam and double princess seams in back. Lined in ivory satin with embroidered "CD" on lower right in front. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Christian Dior / Boutique / Paris" Size, content, and care label below designer's label. Skirt. Knee-length with fringed hem, faced waistline and front and back darts. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in ivory silk. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501314/
- Suit - Jacket and Skirt
- Skirt ensemble of royal blue polyester, cut on bias, consisting of: Jacket. Waisted jacket with 3/4 length sleeves, partly cut-away in front, fastened by 3 snaps, each covered with a plastic button, in graduated sizes (smallest at top). Asymmetrical collar; notched on left, shawl on right. Inset pocket on each side with curving top edge. Cuffs have "winged" turn-backs. Sleeves sewn to create edge along top of arm from cuffs to collar. Center back seamed same as sleeves. Lined in royal blue synthetic; shoulder pads. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Thierry Mugler / Paris / Made in France" Size "42" tag at base of designer label. Evidence of removed label. Straight skirt of matching material with 2" waistband. Just below knee-length, with closure at back consisting of 3 large hooks and loops with studs at front and 8" zipper. Vented kick opening at center back seam. Unlined. Designer's label at left back hip: "Thierry Mugler / Paris / Made in France" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc701499/
- Sunburst Dress
- Black "sunburst" evening dress with bustle. The fitted, full-length sheath is of black silk satin with black velvet "sunburst" motif repeated over the dress. The gown is strapless, with diagonally draped over-panels that meet at center front and form a large bow which tilts up to cover the left shoulder. There is a zipper closure along the left sideseam with hook-and-eye closure at neckline which is concealed by the bust panel, which is snapped to the dress and bow. The back waistline seam has a three-tiered ruffled bustle which has a snap at left side to accommodate the zipper. The skirt flares from knee to hemline. There is a boned black silk inner bodice with bust pads and bust and waist stays. The inner bodice has a zipper closure at left side, just inside the outer zipper. Designer's label inside garment, stitched over right side bone: "Givenchy / Made In / France". Photograph is from the exhibition Haute Couture - The Great Paris Designers, held at The Grace Museum, Abilene Texas, October 17 - December 30, 2000, and shows the gown as displayed with a hat by Balenciaga (Accession #: 1981.022.026). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30250/


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Comments: I had to size down a half size in this shoe. I don't know if it was just me, but it took forever to break in.
The outsoles lasted only 4 months for me (I play 4-5 times per week). I wouldn't recommend these shoes, they're a big departure
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A Wonderful Korinjte Cinnamon
Posted by LessSugarNaturally on Jun 12, 2013
I only get spices from three sources....my garden, my local amazing tea/spice specialty store or from Simply Organic. Why? Simply Organic does not sell any products or use any ingredients that have been irradiated. They use cryogenic grinding instead of normal grinding where temperatures can reach 200 degrees, damaging heat-sensitive components. This cinnamon is my favourite. Simply Organic uses a high quality Korinjte cinnamon which is the same cinnamon that Cinnabon uses in their buns. Very sweet and fragrant. I love the glass bottles and they have a best before date so you know it hasn't been sitting on the shelf for years.They're the perfect size for freshness. You really need to buy spices in small fresh quantities. I also like that Simply Organic gives 1% of their profits to support organic farming causes. I live in Canada and have received all of my iherb orders within 2 weeks. Feel free to check out my other detailed reviews on products like stevia, baking staples and low-toxicity beauty products and do let me know if you found this review helpful :)
Great flavor but not the Ceylon Cinnamon!
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I bought this thinking it was Ceylon cinnamon but it's not. I found out this is Saigon cinnamon. Further research has been inconclusive to uncover whether Saigon cinnamon also has high levels of coumarin and is as toxic as cassia (regular cinnamon). At any rate it's the most delicious cinnamon I've tasted and I sprinkle it on all my fruits to counteract hypoglycemia and insulin resistance
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Best cinnamon I have tried ... fragrant and sweet, with no bitter taste at all!
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Have been taking a lot of cinnamon lately. I like this product but would like the label to list what plant it comes from as there is a lot of confusion about the purity of cinnamon these days.
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I use it as an immune booster by mixing 1tsp with 1tsp of honey and adding hot water. Got to get ready for the Winter.
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Cinnamon is a great addition to any diet. It regulates blood sugar and add a sweet taste to whatever it goes in. Try it in your smoothies or on your warm breakfast quinoa or buckwheat. It's delicious!
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Compré esta canela por recomendación de una conocida. Es cierto que el sabor es muchísimo mejor que los botes de especias típicos del supermercado, merece la pena. Además el bote es estupendo y reutilizable.
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Skip to comments.Reality Bites PUTIN LECTURES OBAMA on Radical Islam During Phone Call
Posted on 04/22/2013 6:51:15 PM PDT by Nachum
Vladamir Putin lectured Obama this weekend on Islamist extremism during their phone conversation on the Boston Marathon bombings. Russia warned the US back in 2011 that bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam. CSM via Yahoo reported:
The revelation that the main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings were two Russian citizens of half-Chechen, half-Avar (Dagestani) ethnicity, has prompted Kremlin leaders to dust off a longstanding argument that the US should listen to Moscows warnings about extreme Islamist terrorists, whether they hail from Chechnya, or Syria, or anywhere else.
The Russians say the US should turn away from its current path of criticizing Russia on human rights issues and embrace greater anti-terrorist cooperation in the name of common civilizational values.
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OMG is the sting still hurt eh Barry
Is that like an all inclusive shorts caws that one gots a lot of shorts.
Obama is a disgrace to the entire free world. Yes, Russia is now more free than Obama's Marxist/Islamofascist America.
Pootie-Poot is preaching to the Islamic Queer (or should that be Choir?)!!!
Pootie laying the big Moslem smackdown on nobama. Gotta love it!!!
Imagine being lectured to in a Russian accent.
Men speaking to boys.
Putin, given all of his obvious faults, is still miles ahead of our pathetic Obamadork.
Problem is, it won't do a damn bit of good.
The man kniiws everything...and learns nothing.
Besides which, he may well sympathize with the bombers.
And Pres. Putin is a thousand times geo politically saner, too. What kind of country have we come to when even Red China tells us that we are spending far too much?
I never thought I'd see the day that I respect the leadership of Russia more than what we have leading America.
Pres. Obama will fight Islamic terror or his middle name isn't Hussein
Don Feder
Steve Cooper of the Conservative Monster : " Obama thanked Putin, because he didn't want the American people to think Russia was behind the Boston Terror attack.
Also, Obama wants the American people to believe Russia is a partner against Muslim terrorism but they really assist Muslim terrorism by aiding Iran."
Any chance we could swap Putin for Caliph Baraq?
I mean since neither one is a US citizen, it should be ok, right?
I never understood why we tried to stop the Russians from dealing with Islam.
And when the Serbians finally had enough and tried to do something... we actually bombed them till they stopped.
Probably happens to our hero Barry all the time :)
Same here.
After Shyriiwook a Russian accent has got to be a relief.
Ya have to admit, Putin is on Russia's side. Xi Jinping is on China's side too. Wouldn't it be great if we had a president that was on our side?
The ONLY time that Barry's people criticizes Russia is when they are being mean to his Muslim buddies.
Oh, I dunno, maybe Obama is just representing the views of those who on sites like this are pulling their hair out about Miranda rights for the jihad boy. Ya think they've got Miranda rights in Russia, and if they do, do you think anyone is concerned with those when dealing with muzzie trash?
A Chinese National was killed in the Marathon Bombing...I suspect the Chinese may be doing their own investigation as to what really happened.
Or to gays, or to people who desecrate churches, like "Pussy Riot".
One thing is for sure. Putin loves Russia and Russians. Obama doesn't feel the same about America and Americans.
I'm suffering cognative dissonance. In the America I was raised in the Russians were the devil.
Now I have more in common with them than I have with the yutzes in Washington DC.
all of which are basically members of the same group
Your right Jim.Russia even has praying in schools now-crazy.Obama owns this one but he doesn't care he was re-elected.
Again, why do we spend billions on Homeland Security?
Obama is an embarrassment to America.
Dobriy noch.
I have been to Russia 4 times. People there told me what the Chechen war was all about.
Had a Russian exchange student living with us during the Beslan massacre. We watched it unfold on Russian tv through the internet, with him translating for us.
Nothing the Islamic savages do surprises me.
Being the Cold War leftover, I consider Putin to be the leader of the "opposition". An unreconstructed Chekist. Even so, I have far more respect for Putin than I do for Barry Dunham.
Beslan must have been a major wake up for Putin. One Beslan is one too many.
gag - that one says it all. Blech. What an idiot.
If the Czar was still in power then, Putin would have served him.
Putin and Obama are a lot alike. They both will do their best to promote communism...
Putin is no Communist, he is a Russian Nationalist.
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Topic: Help with RSpec test on redering 'edit' page after unsuccessful update
I'm coding a small web application which allows users to add some of the goals they have, where goals belong_to user, and a user has_many goals. I'm trying to test the unsuccessful update of a goal, where the 'edit' page is rendered on failure.
The Test:
describe "PUT 'update'" do
before(:each) do
@user = test_sign_in(Factory(:user))
@goal = Factory(:goal, :user => @user)
describe "failure" do
it "should render the edit page" do
@goal.update_attributes(:content => "")
put :update, :id => @goal, :goal => {}
response.should render_template('edit')
The Code:
def update
@goal = Goal.find params[:id]
if @goal.update_attributes params[:goal]
redirect_to user_path(current_user), :flash => { :success => "Goal updated" }
@title = "Edit Goal"
render 'edit'
The Failure:
1) GoalsController PUT 'update' failure should render the edit page
Failure/Error: response.should render_template('edit')
Expected block to return true value.
# ./spec/controllers/goals_controller_spec.rb:97:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'
For some reason I cannot for the life of me get this test to pass. If it helps, I viewed the actual results in the browser, and it's behaving exactly how I'd like. The errors are being rendered and no update is occuring. However, in the debug params at the bottom, it says I am still in the update action. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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USAF Staff "Appalled" at Wasting $1B USD on Failed Software Upgrade
Jason Mick
December 10, 2012 2:00 PM
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Project suffered an excess of ambition, irresponsible contractors, and a broken management structure
The plan was to consolidate a slew of expensive and largely redundant data service platforms at the
U.S. Air Force
(USAF) down to a more cohesive collection. The move was supposed to yield billions in savings by locating and selling redundant parts (roughly half of the USAF's
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is thought to be redundant or unneeded). The new platform of services would come online, just in the nick of time to complete a massive looming 2017 audit.
I. Too Much Ambition, Too Little Execution
Grover Dunn, the Air Force director of transformation at the time remarked, "We've never tried to change all the processes, tools and languages of all 250,000 people in our business at once, and that's essentially what we're about to do."
However, the transition never finished. And last month the USAF was forced to make the embarrassing admission that after investing $1.03B USD since 2005,
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The USAF is being forced to stick with dated hardware stretching back to the 1970s, after fumbling a major infrastructure upgrade bid. [Image Source: A1C-Meyer]
The decision was also made when contractor Computer Sciences Corp. (
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The military plan, which was based off of commercial off-the-shelf software ("COTS"), would be rather ambitious for a more homogenous large corporation. Amidst a defense division with a myriad of special needs it was incredibly over ambitious, as Director Dunn's comment suggests.
II. Experts Predicted Program Was in Trouble
So the question people are asking is why it took the USAF $1B USD -- mostly handed to CSC -- to recognize the futility of the effort.
Jamie M. Morin, assistant secretary of the Air Force,
testified before a subcommittee
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Mr. Douglas to
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USAF has terminated the $1B+ USD data project, and now may lose up to $15.5B USD in savings the project would have gained by cutting redundant parts. [Image Source: Unknown]
Now left with software and hardware that dates as far back as the 1970s, the USAF is expected to have to try to scrape by on the 2017 audit with the old platforms. Most expect the audit to go poorly. So is the USAF to blame for poor planning? Experts certainly think so.
But so far there haven't been reports of cohesive repercussions for the DoD officials and contractors involved. The USAF is carrying on as if the situation is normal when in fact it is all [fouled] up.
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Or perhaps they've been playing with themselves so much they have gone blind on used adconcepts - Trojan condoms versus the sexy and controversial Coco De Mer campaign.
In late November of 2001 these ads appeared over the United Kingdom. Adam Scholes, art director of the series said: "These are war faces. The photographer was shaking and sweating after he took these." , I bet he was.... Already on the first day of the campaign the ASA was alerted and stated: "The British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion are quite clear: no ad should cause serious or widespread offence. The ASA will investigate any complaints it may receive about these posters." The campaign went on to rake in ad awards and photography awards.
The Coco de Mer campaign was created at Saatchi & Saatchi in London, Art Director Adam Scholes, CW was Hugh Todd and the photography was done by Frank Budgen. All the models are at the moment of an actual real orgasm when the photograph was taken.
Bonus trivia, Coco De Mer was founded by Sam Roddick, that's Anitas daughter folks!
Now on to the Trojan campaign:
The trojan print campaign launched today, you can see films as well on the Trojan website. This poster campaign is called "faces" and will appear on 3,600 poster sites around the UK according to Revolution bulletin today. The creative work, website and posters was created by Media Therapy. Whether the models are actually having real orgasms like in the Coco De Mer campaign isn't revealed in the bulletin.
Hat tips to adgrunt Alex and queen ad-bee Caffeinegoddess.
great headline as well!
adgrunt HahaSoup jogged my memory that the coco de mer ads were a rip-off itself, from an artist rather than an ad.
Remember Aura Rosenbergs photographs of men having orgasms?
Yes, but Frank Budgen's/Saatchi London's version is infinitely better than both the Trojan campaign and the artistic blather that inspired it! Has anyone ssen the new Coco de Mer work? It's managed to capture what an orgasm "looks" like. And then asks, "What does yours look like?" Great work. Kudos to Tony Granger and the gang over there!
No. Not good work. Psychedelic graphics, bad. Eww. Maybe your nickname has more to do with the topic of this post than writing skills - just a thought after visiting your website, sir.
No, psychedellic graphics are bad. Because that's the obvious place to take a campaign for a sex shop, isn't it? It would be much better to do a campaign involving bananas, cucumbers, and, say, cherry pie? No? Because that'd be much more understandable to imbeciles like you, Monkchild...
Maybe you never had an orgasm. Could that be why you think the campaign is good? It's totally boring. OK concept. Really boring.
whining about copywhores workpage when you don't list your own makes you look like a dick that lacks balls. Besides, I agree with him that the later work is fabu.
If you guys are copywriters, why don't you have more inventive come-backs?
Here at this link: Beautiful agony (mostly) womens faces are filmed while they... play. No nudity, just faces again. (Not really safe for work though, as there is sound).
....Anyone have a cigarette?
From Brand Republic:
Trojan condoms has paid £100,000 for a 20-second advertising slot during the first episode of 'Big Brother' this Friday (May 28th), promising viewers to bring the first orgasm to British television.
The spot has been created by Media Therapy as part of the "Faces" campaign, which promotes Trojan's "shared pleasure" condoms.
In a move that would have the late Mary Whitehouse up in arms, the ad will show a couple having sex, focusing on a woman having an orgasm.
The ad was created by Neale Hunt, creative director at Media Therapy, and art director Andy Tye. It was directed by Ed Robinson through the Viral Factory.
Coaxing the actors to give realistic performances proved to be a challenge for the creative team. Hunt said: "Can you imagine sitting opposite 20 guys and asking to see their most intimate orgasm face? But I have to say, Ed Robinson was the man, he was a complete genius."
Who's the lucky (or unlucky) actress in this ad? Nuts. They will get a lot of press buzz for their money though, I'm sure.
This is by far the best Badland find.
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Skip to comments.Gallup: Catholic vote a tossup, 46/46
Posted on 05/03/2012 7:01:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In 2008, Barack Obama won the Catholic vote by nine points, 54/45, over John McCain on his way to a seven-point victory in the national popular vote. Three months after announcing the HHS mandate that would force religious hospitals, schools, and charities to fund contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients, Obama has lost that edge among the tens of millions of Catholic voters. A new Gallup poll shows Obama in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, at just about the same level as McCain got in 2008:
Catholic voters in the United States are evenly split in their support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president, mirroring the national trend. However, Hispanic Catholics --- about 18% of the total group of Catholic voters --- are overwhelmingly likely to support Obama over Romney, while a majority of non-Hispanic white Catholics support Romney.
Obama led Romney by one percentage point, 46% to 45%, among the more than 8,000 registered voters interviewed as part of Gallup Daily tracking conducted April 11-30. Among the 1,915 Catholics interviewed during that time, support for Obama and Romney was almost the same, with 46% support for Obama and 46% for Romney.
Catholics' divided preferences at this point contrast with those of the largest religious group in the country, Protestants, whose support swings to Romney by 51% to 41%. The split in Catholics' preferences also differs from the choice among those who identify with another religion or no religion at all, a group that clearly supports Obama, by 58% to 33%.
The Protestant vote is going to be a problem for Obama, too. He lost Protestants to McCain by the same numbers, 45/54. However, the difference in both numbers is that Obama is a known quantity this time, unlike in 2008. Those who remain undecided now are much less likely to break towards the incumbent. Romney already has a ten-point lead among Protestants, and could easily stretch it out to the mid-teens by Election Day. Protestants made up 54% of the electorate in 2008, and it's probably a safe bet that they'll turn out even stronger in 2012.
Obama won despite the disadvantage mainly because of his strength among Catholics. Gallup tries to soften the blow by noting that Obama does very well among Hispanic Catholics, 70/20, but they are only about 18% of the bloc. Obama is deeply unpopular among non-Hispanic Catholics, 38/55. Whatever else happens, the Catholic vote won't come to Obama's rescue in 2012 as it did in 2008.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops have not relented one iota on the issue of the HHS mandate, which means these numbers won't be improving any time soon. That may even start having an impact on Obama's lead among Hispanic Catholics. Obama will have to defend this intrusion on religious expression, thanks to the USCCB's energetic attacks, but the administration will have to do better than this:
In sworn testimony before the House Education and Workforce Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that her general counsel did not write a legal memo explaining the religious freedom issues in the birth control mandate. During the same line of questioning, Sebelius also admitted to being unfamiliar with several important Supreme Court religious freedom cases.
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said that he knew of only three tests that the Supreme Court has used to balance a constitutionally protected freedom against a policy goal. He described those three tests and then asked Sebelius last Thursday, "Which of those three constitutional balancing tests were you making reference to when you said you 'balanced' things?"
"Congressman, I'm not a lawyer and I don't pretend to understand the nuances of the constitutional balancing tests," Sebelius answered.
"Before this rule was promulgated, did you read any of the Supreme Court cases on religious liberty?" Gowdy later asked.
Sebelius answered that she did not.
Chris Cillizza and Rachel Weiner underscore the importance of this bloc:
As Gallups Frank Newport notes in a memo on the findings, Catholics have historically been a Democratic-leaning constituency the party can thank John F. Kennedy for that one but in recent decades have become more of a toss-up voting bloc.
The eight presidential elections reveal how up for grabs Catholics truly. The Republican nominee has carried Catholics four times, the Democratic nominee has carried Catholics four times. …
Keep an eye on the Catholic vote between now and November. How it goes will tell you a lot about who is going to be the next president.
And as long as the bishops maintain the fight against the Obama administration — and they defend the mandate so badly — it won't be Obama who wins this bloc.
Way too early to compare the 2008 campaign to the 2012 campaign.....
but you will find lots of 'so called Catholics', who cover their eyes and ears when it comes to church doctrine, but listen to their UNIONS religiously.
Palpable evidence that the Church heirarchy is not emphasizing Church dogma and core beliefs with enough tenacity and rigor, accompanied by clear illustrations of the very real consequences for non-adherence.
Pray for our Bishops.
We need some "No Fetus Can Beat US" bumper stickers to slap on next to any Obama stickers found in the parking lots at mass.
This country is finished. If after everything we have gone through does not make 75 percent want this thug gone from office, what can you say?
RE: Wow - there must be as many stupid Catholics as there are stupid Jews.
There is a difference between being BAPTIZED a Catholic at birth and REALLY BEING a believing and faithful Catholic as an adult.
There are just too many of the former in this country.
This is like the poll of "Evangelicals" showing a doubling of support for Barry since 2008.
You can call yourself a "car" if you want, but no matter how much you make "vroom vroom" sounds, you're not a car.
AMEN to that! 30+ years ago this buffoon would have been lucky to have 20% support.Hell McGovern was Ronald Reagan compared to this Marxist a-hole.
I have been "Prepping" for the past 6 months. Every time I start to doubt myself, I am hit between the eyes with something like this. I was convinced America was filled with uneducated people. People who would maybe finally "Get It". No more...Most Americans are just plain dumb as a box of rocks. I will take care of my own and the rest of these Jack@$$es can suck eggs. If they can find any.
The unfortunate thing is that the Catholic Church was a leading force in the union movement. Little did they know that it would develope into a communist movement.
That is a reasonable result, given the essential sameness of these two death culture persons.
I listened to him during the summer of 07, he scared the heck outta me then and scares me even more now. That's why I will hold my nose and vote Romney.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no angel by any stretch. There are many times I've dragged myself to the alter needing pardon and spiritual refreshment. I like to think though that I see my sin and struggle against it, not embrace it.
Just as homosexuals have permeated the church and wounded so many young people with their perversion. It seems the church finds pardon for the abuser but not the young adult that launched off into a life of immorality as a direct result of the acts perpetrated upon them as a child...ie, adultery, divorce, alcoholism/drug dependence and other such destructive behaviors.
Any thoughts y'all?
This is actually a good number. As the article states, Obama won this group overwhelmingly 4 years ago, and it is split right now. This is before the campaign even begins, so the undecideds are likely to go to the challenger. If Romney splits or wins the Catholic vote, he wins, IMO.
It is interesting that the even split is primarily due to the unbalance of support from Hispanic Catholics who favor Obama. I suspect it is because they are not yet engaged in the Presidential campaign.
I hope that the 2 weeks of protests, fasting, and prayer against the HHS mandate (late June until July 4th) plus this administration's policies which interfere with religious expression, will wake up more of the Catholics, especially the Hispanics. The article did allude to this possibility.
This is an "encouraging word". Hope these numbers hold up because 75% of the undecideds go for the challenger on Election Day.
The Pew survey says Obama is trailing 57/37 so whom do you believe? As an active Catholic I believe there is no question Obama is way behind with Catholics and will actually lose with a record low number. Does anyone seriously believe this psy-ops release? Where Gallup got this number is a mystery, but the convenient assistance it provides Obama is very suspect. Those who think Catholics will support Obama are deluding themselves.
How any practicing Catholic who understands their faiths teaching could vote for a Democrat is beyond me...
However, Obama won by basically disgust at Bush, than anything else... Conservatives stayed home. At least in my state... had PA Voter turn out been the same across the state as it was in '04, Obama likely would not have won, even with the higher votes he got in Pittsburgh and Philly.
Fact is, the BUSH administration, IMHO was horrible at PR. They rarely got out their message or even tried to.. They let the opposition brow beat them daily, usually with lies and half truths, and instead of vehemently defending themselves daily they just quietly kept on keeping on. And while they were largely doing the right things, they never effectively countered the crap, so the crap in the general consciousness became fact.
This set the stage for depressed voter turnout, and silliness that was the 08 election.
If the Bush presidency teaches any lessons it should be, NEVER EVER let an allegation go unchallenged. Respond hard, fast and to EVERY single attack that is made.
I'm still dumb-founded as to how anyone could, or still can, vote for Obama. They have got to either be Entitlement whores or just ultra, ultra Liberal socially. Crazy world!!!
There is no excuse for ANY Catholic to vote for Zero...church leaders are not doing their job...not at all.
As a Catholic-—I will state that any Catholic who supports the Marxist, is supporting evil and anti-God policies—Slavery of the masses. They are SO STUPID. To vote for Zero is to vote for Satanic ideals. Wake up, Catholics—you Democrat-voting Catholics are destroying all the Values and Principles of this nation-—replacing them with Satanism/Atheism/Marxism which will eventually send all people who believe in God to the ovens.
True-—Rove Republicans—one World Government guys are the same-—they are hardly any better and have sold their soul to Satan, but we have to start to destroy the Chicago Democrat/union mafia/Marxist hold and take control over the platform of the Republican party and return it to the Virtues that formed it—not the "Virtue's" and ideas of Barney Frank which turn the Constitution and Natural Law Theory on its head.
Frank removes God-Given Rights!!!!! So why do Catholics choose "no God Allowed" Democrats????? They are brainwashed and ignorant of the Constitution, especially Natural Law Theory—the Foundation of the US Constitution and US Law. They are stripped of all morality and are pseudo-Catholic who believe in Marxist ideas of radical egalitarianism—such an evil and inhumane ideology incompatible with the idea of God.
Pandering to "Hispanics" is fruitless.
"Hispanics" largely means Mexicans, and Mexicans come from Mexico. Mexico has a culture and political system that is Socialist. The world view of "Hispanics" is largely statist and entitlement oriented. The Catholic church does not moderate that world view, indeed it is reinforcing that world view through leftist, liberation theology subscribing clergy.
Thus we have "Catholics" voting in majority for a leader that advocates brutal, anti life, and indeed anti Catholic policies.
The Democrat party is a perfect fit for the bulk of "Hispanics" and isn't going to change.
If you're Catholic, and you vote for 0bama,you're not Catholic.
Seems about right for America the Stupid.
Ugh! I sure wish those "Catholics" that never even darken the door of their local parish would quit calling themselves Catholic.
As for me and the rest of the Catholics that take our faith seriously and follow the Church's teachings, there will be no support for Obambi.
And it doesn't help having a Mormon on the GOP ticket as I know many won't support him based solely on that.
If that was the case, Obama would have won the Catholic vote 99 percent to 1. Besides, Jews run and own the Democrat party. Why shouldn't they vote Democrat?
I left the catholic church a long time ago due to its liberalism and liberation theology and other bs.
Family utterly pissed off w me over it, but it is what it is.
Practicing Catholics don't. Those that only attend Mass on Easter and Christmas do.
I know these guys....hard working construction/manufacturing/deliveryman etc. types, who despise guys like zer0bama but vote with their pocket books and ability to feed their families and cant see how Marxists like 'the messiah' are killing the jobs in the long run.
of course on the other end, there are the teacher union types who WANT a socialist society....
1. There's a significant dropoff between white Catholics and non-white Catholics in voting (outside of maybe Florida with Cubans).
2. Many "Catholics" are not practicing Catholics, but id as such for ethnic reasons. Pelosi types.
My mom disparagingly calls those folks 'Chreasters'.
If America reelects B. Hussein Obama, we get what we deserve and I will have no sympathy when we are in a full-blown Depression. I have a house on 5 acres in the country, debt free, and 7 guns. I have a well and can grow my own food. But, God help the city-dwellers.
Re If youre Catholic, and you vote for 0bama,youre not Catholic.
Just remember, there are faithful Catholics, and then there are Catholics like this:
We'll allow God to sort them out in the end...
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Now, the Catholic side of the family (I am Protestant) are and have been firmly against Obama. They see what he is, as could anyone with half a brain and analytical ability have done. His practiced slicing off his words to make them seem important, and his inability to think on his feet, but, especially, his plans to "fundamentally change" this country and his blatant dislike of our Constitution make him uniquely UNQUALIFIED to be POTUS..
This man WILL BE the end of America as we know it if reelected. His color be d@#ned.
IncidentallyMSM, blacks, et al----NEWSFLASH! The bamster is as white as he is black. His color soothes minorities, but that is just the wrapper. Inside, he is pure Chicago thuggery.
Not understanding how the church condones all of this. That is what puzzles me.
Those who vote for any abortion backing candidate cannot be called CATHOLICS. Its that simple. In addition, voting for an atheistic Marxist is double blasphemy. After this election you will have no chance to change your mind, It will be made up for you in D.C. The next 'president' will more than likely appoint at least three Supreme Court Judges. It can be the end of the line for Constitutional Governemnt.
It's disappopinting that Morrissey would post that without the caveat that those "numbers" are based on unreliable and unscientific exit polls with suspect methodology. What happened to objectivity, Eddie?
St. John Chrysostom once said "The road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." They'll have to answer not only for their own souls, but the souls of those they lost.
Why is it always the "Catholics" in these articles? Members of other religions voted for Obortion O too.
And their support is also down — all I have is old numbers from a couple of years ago. See you later.
there is a law about taxes, and I am sure you are aware of it.
A priest can talk about issues, but cannot recommend a candidate.
Protestant churches don't seem to be so highly scrutinized on this issue, but I have seen a few articles about Protestant churches in trouble because of some saying "Vote for _______________.
Well, some Protestant churches are obviously exempt from IRS concerns: every Black Church in Chicago held get out the Obama vote rallies in 2008.And they will do it again.
The Church, herself, does not condone this. It has been the fault of bishops and priests who have been lax in preaching The Truth from the pulpit over the past 50 years. They have put "feel-goodism" before saving souls and this watered down theology has resulted in catholics who have no idea what the Church doctrine is and pick and choose which parts they wish to follow. Add in a subversive laity who are more interested in social justice and undermining the church, and you have a climate in which the Obama administration feels comfortable in attacking the one last major opponent to a complete socialist state.
What makes you think those CINOs go to church on Sunday? My wife and I do. We find that 90% of our church friends despise Obama. In our Bible study group, there is only one Obama supporter out of 10 people. The overwhelming majority of folks working in the various ministries feel the same. So, my question is, "Where are all of these Catholic Obama supporters?"
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The Icarus was conceived with the notion that a booster shouldn't sound boring, and as such is intentionally not transparent. The pedal was a match made in heaven for the Tele and the Boogie. Fingerpicked chord structures had a more stalwart nature, with a stronger kick in the midrange and low end. The low, clean tones of the Royal Atlantic are pretty tight, but the Icarus gives them a crisper, less rounded nature. It's a pretty cool tone that's still really detailed—especially for Jerry Reed and Merle Travis fingerpicking styles.
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Present – Alex, Graeme, Marcus, Ras for a bit, Bill popped in at the end, guiltily Then he left again.
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1)Fancy Dress Drag Disco Ball – Postponed for a month, having nice eatering instead on Wed 16th May, same night as Ambient Folk night. Theme to be decided via forum which ALEX will post. Ras says to really push the advertisement – so all usual methods plus a whole load more! Tell people!
2)Volunteer Agreement – KMs to give them to people. Marcus says this is good to know, especially as a new volunteer. We've discussed changed to be made and stuff to added to the one done May 2006, currently in the cabinets in the Kitchen. KMs should give it to vollies who don't have it yet. ALEX is going to type it up and post it on the forum for people to dispute passionately. Then we'll print it out.
3) Night Manager Agreement – Shannon printed it off, it's in the safe upstairs for KMs to give to NMs. It's pretty good.
4)Tabletops – Marcus is suggesting it would be good to have a newsletter. Alex explained CIA nights. Kick CIA asses to see where they are and what they are doing. Marcus suggests having a triangular tabletop with different stuff on each side. Graeme says we should do loads of types. Alex has started working on a tabletop leaflet with a treasure chest theme. Greame suggests invisible ink and mirrored writing, and other such things. Any info needed should be on the Forest website – a plethera of information! Remind people of stuff like corkage, WGs, BB etc. ACTION POINT ALL – Anyone can do a tabletop. Let people know they can, what it's purpose is and just to do one. We can have as many as we like! Content should be relevant to the Forest. Or entertaining.
5)Lucas is giving us a 20min presentation from a professional business perspective, it seems. He wants to help us increase volunteering, how to improve stuff etc. It's at 4pm Thursday 10th May, and is for whoever wants to attend. GRAEME is going to tell people it's happening.
6)Publicity – When table tops get done, encourage people to take them places they go/are staying etc. Marcus says we should be on Myspace, Graeme is going to check if we have a myspace thing. Alex doesn't know much about Myspace. Graeme says put videos on YouTube, Alex thought project images on that tower in London wot Gail Porter was projected onto.
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I accompanied the wife and two children of missing lawyer Joe Franck Zuniga to see Justice Secretary Leila De Lima last week. The purpose of the meeting was to solicit the secretary's assistance in determining the whereabouts of the missing lawyer, the fourth person to have disappeared this year. De Lima did not disappoint. In the said meeting, she announced that she was creating an NBI Task Force to look into the case.
According to the lawyer's wife, Charito, Zuniga called her on June 20, 2012 to say that he had a meeting at Oceanworld Subic. He has not been heard from nor seen since. His car, a Honda Civic, was recovered the following day in a remote part of Zambales. According to sketchy police reports, the vehicle was driven to the spot where it was found by a man who later boarded a second vehicle. Unfortunately, the witness who reported this failed to get a glimpse of the face of the driver.
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The family could think of no one in particular who would benefit from the disappearance of the lawyer. It is of public knowledge though that Protestants have been known to be very vocal in the promotion of social justice, which is why many military operatives have branded some church members from both the United Church of Christ of the Philippines and the Methodists as "communists".
A second theory has to do with an on-going strife between the break-away Methodist church headed by Zuniga, AIM Philippines, or the Philippine Methodist Church from its mother church, the United Methodist Church -which until today is supported by the Methodist church of the United States. The family told De Lima that Zuniga had been very critical of what he claims to be issues of corruption within the mainstream Methodist church which led to the recent breakaway of Zuniga's denomination. I myself refuse to believe that a Christian could conspire against a fellow Christian. But Secretary De Lima was correct in noting that this too would have to be investigated by authorities.
Zuniga is not the only victim of enforced disappearance whom I represent. Prior to his disappearance, three Muslim scholars bound for Somalia disappeared presumably at Naia Terminal 3 where their domestic flight from Zamboanga landed. The three never made it to their connecting flight at Terminal 1. The three simply disappeared and their respective families only had the chance to claim their checked-in luggages one month after their disappearance. Like in Zuniga's case, there has since been no lead on what happened to the three Muslims. Recently I wrote a letter to Secretary Mar Roxas of the Department of Transportation and Communication for him to convene a conference at the airport for all heads of security forces then present at Naia 3 on the date and time of the disappearance of three men. I am confident that given that the immediate arrival area at the Naia is a secure and sterile area, we could account for all security personnel who were in the vicinity of the arrival gate of the flight taken by the three missing scholars. Meanwhile, I have received unconfirmed reports form sources within the security sector that one of the three missing may have already been killed.
It's ironic that these disappearances happened at the heel of the country's recent universal peer review at the Human Rights Council. Almost all countries that quizzed De Lima on the Aquino administration's human rights record expressed concern that the government is in breach of its obligation to promote and protect the right to life against both extralegal killings and enforced disappearances. The concerns were not that Aquino was behind these, but that this administration was not discharging its obligations to investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of these killings and disappearances.
In fairness, I am sure that Aquino himself has never condoned these affronts on the right to life. Unfortunately, part of what international law demands of him is not just to publicly renounce these crimes, but also to punish the perpetrators thereof.
While the numbers of disappearances has not been as large as in other countries such as Peru, there is still reason for alarm. If Zuniga, a seasoned litigator, a respected member of the legal community in Bataan, and a respected church leader could disappear without a trace, what happens now to normal mortals when they disappear?
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