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Jeff Hawkins book, On Intelligence, published by Henry Hold and Company, New York, (2004), provides a new, and perhaps first, comprehensive theory of intelligence based on brain function research and the failures of the artificial intelligence efforts. This book summarizes significant research of the past few decades. Hawkins calls his theory of intelligence as implemented in human brains the memory-prediction framework model. As the inventor of the Palm Pilot and the developer of its cursive input language, graffiti, he spent the last twenty-five years of his life deeply interested in the two areas that contribute to his ground-breaking new theory, how the human brain works, and mobile computing. As artificial intelligence (AI) efforts to process handwriting proved more and more elusive, Jeff's studies of human brain function and intelligence lead him to develop graffiti as a stop-gap solution. It's extremely easy for people to learn cursive strokes to represent letters, but it has proven nearly impossible for AI to process handwriting in any sequential input manner. The memory-prediction framework model of intelligence is a direct result of the cross-fertilization of his brain research and computing experiences. The theory is elegant, comprehensive, and surprising simple. Its basic principles should be relatively easy to grasp for the intelligent layperson.
Intelligence, in this theory, is a function of comprehensive adaptable memory. Information travels very slowly in neurons - from 1.4 to 200 miles per hour. Even massive parallel processing cannot perform the computations necessary to "think out" solutions quick enough with slow speed organic computing hardware. The memory-predictive framework model holds that intelligent responses to our environment are mainly remembered experience quickly recalled to predict what's coming and modified for the immediate situation. We respond intelligently to our environment, because we are using our experiences to predict what's coming - not what's coming next week, but the next word, the next note in the song, the next thing we will see. Our brain is constantly and continually using our memory of past experiences to anticipate what we will experience next. Minimum effort and awareness is needed to handle anything that is close to our previous experiences. It's only sharp deviation from those experiences that require our full attention. We are well adapted to our environment because our brains build a comprehensive model of our environment that enables us to accurately predict what we will experience in most situations, from the immediate few seconds for what word, note, or touch, etc., is coming next, to a whole set of scenarios of common experiences. With a familiar song we know the next note coming. When we go to the restaurant, we can predict the sequence of events that will happen. The details may vary somewhat, but prediction using memory of experiences is what enables a slow organic computer to be "on top of the situation" when it arrives. The theory accounts for a great deal of the research results as well as why many of the AI efforts have been so fraught with problems and disappointment. In education alone the memory-predictive framework model will institute a paradigm shift not seen since Piaget developmental approach.
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Included in this summary are findings that need to be incorporated into general semantics as an ongoing, self-correcting, and continually updating system.
Page 96-7 states:
"Science is an exercise in prediction. We advance our knowledge of the world through a process of hypothesis and testing."
That we do this on an individual neurological and neurolinguistic basis has been the claim and subject of Korzybski's general semantics since 1933 and before. Hawkins presents a theory of brain function that directly explains how abstracting and consciousness of abstracting can work.
This book presents significant information about brain function that supplements and sheds light on general semantics. It's main thesis is essentially consistent with abstracting, however the theory shows that both abstracting and identification are essential to intelligent brain function. The main theory is based on research that has shown that the brain is organized hierarchically, that is, in levels of abstracting.
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It's a very readable book that does not require a technical background to understand the main thrust.
It should be required reading for any would-be general semanticist, as well as anyone interest in intelligence.
It is also the philosophical approach to knowledge more generally known today as evolutionary epistemology.
On Intelligence (top of page 20 - Searl's Chinese room): This analogy is "seduced" by the Cartesian homunculus metaphor. The "CPU" (and the man inside the Chinese room) correspond to Descartes "homunculus". It is the orientation of looking for the "essence" as a single entity that embodies "understanding". The idea is, put simply, ludicrous, because it leads to infinite regress. We are also seduced by the notion that "intelligence" is not something that can be understood, and any process we find that we can understand, is not "it". If you argue that the Chinese room does not understand the story, then you must conclude that neither does a person. The person simply responds to inputs using his or her experiences in order to produce a new output. The attitude is an example of extreme reductionism.
On page 125, "One of the most important concepts in this book is that the cortex's hierarchical structure stores a model of the hierarchical structure of the real world. The real world's nested structure is mirrored by the nested structure of your cortex."
There is no "hierarchical structure" in the "real world", because any groupings of any kind are simply the work of our abstraction process. Just as Hawkins described earlier in the book that, in a close look at the edge of a log and the bank, they were indistinguishable, the same is true for any putative "structure" in the "real" world. The "matter" of which the universe is made has no structure other than that which we impose on it. The "real world" is organized hierarchically only by the instrument (our brains) observing it. That is not to say that we can't experience predicable regularity among our abstractions. To infer that distinctions made by an abstraction process "actually exist" in the substratum is to be guilty of the Aristotelian view that there are essences. While the view that the structures do not exist may seem like Nihilism, it does not deny that agents can assign values to their responses, it only acknowledges that there is no way to obtain direct knowledge of any structure other than by interpreting the responses of an observing medium or instrument. It's applying Occham's razor that shears away any postulate that the distinctions made by the instrumentation correspond and are derived, not by the structure of the instrument, but by any pre-existing structure. It's more appropriate to only assume an amorphous undifferentiated source for our reactions. Anything else is a matter of faith, not science. Just as there is no intrinsic value, there is no intrinsic structure. The values, and the structures, we attribute to the "what is going on" are projections - predictive interpretations "imposed" on reality by our efforts to make sense of it based on our prior responses.
In general semantics, Stuart Mayper and Bob Pula used to refer to the event level as the "mad dance of electrons", but even "electrons" are structures we impose, by inference, on the WIGO (what is going on).
Korzybski has said that general semantics may be completely superseded in time. With the publication of On Intelligence a major basic foundation of general semantics is in need of significant revision.
Korzybski presented general semantics as the answer to the general question of epistemology, "How do we know what we know?". Korzybski's answer is, "How we know is with our nervous systems and brains, abstracting in multi-level stages from detecting and sensing, to abstracting characteristics into neurological levels, to abstracting into verbal levels, and continuing to abstract through higher and higher verbal levels - consciousness of abstraction.". General semantics focuses almost exclusively on hierarchical abstracting in the "proper" order of abstracting, from the objective low-level abstracting to the subjective high-level abstracting. In the information technology profession, when we are writing programs and designing applications this way, we call it "bottom-up" processing. The analysis begins with the details and seeks to organize them into higher and higher structural relations. This is the natural science method that yielded morphological classification systems involving species, genera, orders, classes, phyla, and finally kingdoms. Virtually no theory is present in general semantics which provides for the reverse process, "top-down" processing. In fact, general semantics has a direct strong bias against this perspective. We are not supposed to "assume" what the result is going to be; we are supposed to objectively observe. This has been harped on again and again as the "reverse of the natural order". We are supposed to fight our tendency to "identify" across levels of abstracting. "Non-identification" has become a watch-word among general semanticists as a desirable orientation. We are urged to "get to the silent level" in our thinking, to be more "objective", to be more "extensional". All of these put "top-down" processing in a "bad light" from the view of general semantics. This is about to change.
Jeff Hawkins memory-predictive framework model of intelligence is based on research and observations of brain structure and function, and that research is beginning to deviate significantly from the theory that general semantics presents. For general semantics, abstraction in an inward (and upward) direction is the dominant principle. "Identification" is conceived of as "a bad thing". This is so much a part of general semantics that the current "politically correct" orientation is to completely eliminate the use of the "is of identity" from our speaking habits, to learn to speak using E-prime - English without the verb 'to be'. General semantics does not even speak of memory in its basic presentation of the theory. I have been harping about this lack for literally decades. I have frequently stated that we abstract from our memory as well as from our sensory inputs, that we abstract into pre-existing structures. General semantics is, in this regard, an over-simplified theory of sensory input processing that is carried on through a hypothesized transition from neurological to verbal levels and continues on. The emphasis is wholly on the input direction. It is virtually silent on any reverse direction. The structural differential chart sold by the Institute of General Semantics shows a single dotted arrow back to the event level, and Science and Sanity, page 471, shows some label tags tacked back to the event level from the verbal levels. These are interpreted in terms of the parochially called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Going "backwards" from higher levels of abstraction to lower levels is considered the "wrong" direction. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis essentially holds that we perceive the world in terms of the language structures we use to describe it, it is also called the linguist relativity hypothesis, as it was hypothesized centuries before Whorf made it well known.
The view that "different languages carve the world up in different ways" has as a common underlying theme the idea that language in general shapes how we perceive the world. In simple terms, we "see" what we have words for. Because Whorf figures prominently in general semantics, it should be relatively easy to expand the importance of this view to parallel the importance of abstracting. The structure of our language can be thought of as the "destination" for the abstraction process. At general semantics seminars Don Kerr always emphasized that each of us brings our own "experiential" (non-verbal) elements to any symbol. As I have said many times before, "We abstract into our pre-existing linguistic categories," and thus understand our experiences in terms of those categories. To discuss the massive influence those pre-existing linguistic categories that have been built up by our experiences in the world as we grow up, we need some kind of model or metaphor. I will construct one using the relative staid and static picture of the general semantics device, the structural differential, and something else very dynamic and lively. That something will need to reach down the levels of abstraction from the high levels into the lower levels, and it will need to direct and guide the inputs into the "proper" category structures. It will also need to be able to "grab" onto something unique and new and quickly bring it to the highest levels of our consciousness.
Let's turn the structural differential upside down, so that the "up" abstraction direction corresponds with the physical "up" direction, like Hayakawa did when he presented his version called the abstraction ladder. . Superimpose on it an octopus with dangling tentacles hanging down into the lower levels of abstraction. Our sensory inputs travel by successive level of abstracting up until they are caught by the dangling verbal tentacles of the octopus, each arm representing some pre-existing linguistic categories. The dangling arms divide and guide the input process at every step of the way. The model that general semantics presents entails an octopus that is virtually asleep. Nothing happens to its arms except once in a great while when something very new is learned that move or divides one of the arms. In walks Jeff Hawkins and the octopus wakes up and becomes very active. It is constantly wiggling its arms, poking here and there, looking for everything it remembers about this place (where the organism is now) and everything it remembers about similar places.
The memory predictive framework model holds all the memories in the octopus's brain. It is constantly thinking about and predicting what is coming next. It is wiggling and vibrating it's arms at every step of the way right down to very low levels to guide the incoming sensory system in what to expect next. "I remember this was here, look for it there; if you find it there, don't bother me about it, but let me know if it's not where its supposed to be." Sing the opening verse of "Joy to the World". The octopus is using memory to tweak the hearing part of the brain to "prepare" the nerves that will experience the next lower note in the sequence. When it arrives these nerves say, "thank goodness" and go back to sleep, because everything is proceeding according to plan. But let a different note be heard - one that was NOT expected, and these nerves wake up and shake the octopus's dangling arms to get its' attention. "Something is WRONG; it's not happening the way you said it would." In the case that the unexpected note makes sense because it fits into a different melody, we have the makings of a musical joke. Another arm of the octopus has said, at a higher level, I remember this too, look for it." Cognitive restructuring, as this is called, shows that we can quickly switch between two understandable interpretations when we suddenly discover that the more probable interpretation was not the one that is arriving. The only joke I can remember goes like this, "I took the ferry to Staten Island. And on the way, I found out that he was a very nice fellow". Since "ferry" is much more commonly used to refer to a boat, we naturally expect the rest of the story to be about the boat, but when we get to "he" we suddenly realize that the less common (and now politically incorrect) usage as a slang term for a homosexual person is what was originally meant. If our mental processing was like general semantics theory of abstraction says it is, then we should not have been surprised. We should be evaluating the words as they arrive, retaining ambiguities until all data is in. ("delayed reaction") The memory predictive framework model, however, states that we are continually actively predicting what we will be experiencing next, right down to the lowest level of abstracting. We can do this because we have a comprehensive memory of all the experiences we have previously had.
How can having a good memory allow us to "predict" what's coming next? It turns out that the most successful attempts to model some human brain processing involve what is called "auto-associative memory". Auto-associative memory works this way. If something is stored in auto-associative memory, then feeding a part of that something into that auto-associative memory causes the auto-associative memory to spit back out the whole thing. Feeding "my address is" into my human auto-associative memory results in it sending back "my address is 191 White Oaks Road, Williamstown, MA, 01267-2259, USA, North America, Sol 3". Can I remember my paper route from 48 years ago? Sure, I just start with my paper route starts at the drug store where I pick up the papers at 5:45 A.M. Feeding that back, I get a memory of folding all the papers. Feeding that back, I get a memory of starting to walk the route. Down main street, across the bridge, turn left on River street, one house on the left, three on the right, back to the hotel at the corner of Main and River streets, Across the street, cut across the lot to Maple street, etc. Each time I think of a part of the sequence, the next part comes back. Can I tell you now the exact sequence of the final configuration? Not any more, because a thousand days have become rolled up to into one primary sequence, and 48 years is a long time to not use a memory. I have a strong suspicion that if I were to go back and actually walk the route, much more detail would come back to me. One part won't work though, because the a new building blocks the lot I used to cut across.
Memory training schools teach us to associate unconnected lists with sequences we already know. Bring up the known sequence, and all the associated items will be right there. I can't remember somebody's name, so I begin to recite the alphabet to myself, sounding out the letter. Frequently I am rewarded with the person's name popping up when I get to the appropriate letter or sound. Bingo! Adding just a little bit of linguistic data to the input pattern - my vague recollection - makes the submitted pattern just a little bigger - more data - and that causes the auto-associative memory to "click" and send back to the conscious levels the rest of the information. It works, and it works very well. Neural net researchers have built auto-associative networks with as little as four layers of neurons. These networks can be trained to recognize patterns, and, when they are presented with a part of the pattern, they respond with the entire pattern. The human cortex has six functional layers. But it is also estimated that we have about 30 Billion cells, and each layer is more than one cell thick, but the thickness varies from functional area to functional area.
A main characteristic of auto-associative networks is that they contain lots of feedback connections, and these work in both the learning phase as well as the recognition phase. If one draws a parallel with my structural differential and octopus analogy, the octopus arms correspond to the processing in the feedback connections while the structural differential represents the normal forward (inward and upward) flow of responding. When one first wakes up in the morning, and one opens one's eyes, one already expects to see what one remembers from the night before, and previous nights, etc., but if one wakes up in a totally different place, one can feel very disoriented. My very first night away from home after graduating from high school was in a barracks at Navy boot camp at about 0530 to the sound of a coke bottle being run around the inside of a large empty zinc plated garbage can. It was a horrendous noise. We had arrived very late after dark, exhausted from a day of input processing in Albany, a late charter flight to Chicago, and a bus trip to the Great Lakes Naval station Navy Boot Camp. There had been no time to become familiar with our surroundings. When I burst out of the unfamiliar rack and stood up, I could not even see. I was totally disoriented. Noise like I had never heard before, a drill instructor barking commands, bright lights after too short sleep. It took several seconds for my visual cortex to "boot up" and begin processing totally unfamiliar inputs. I saw a gray haze with unrecognizable multi-colored blobs that gradually took shape, not unlike the process of adjusting binoculars which had been totally out of focus. The octopus had been shocked into nearly complete immobility. I did not know what to expect, so I could not even understand what I was seeing. As memory came back, of where I was, how I had gotten here, where I put my things last night, I began to go with the flow. Almost everything was new to me, the physical environment, the social environment, the cultural expectations, etc., but all the little daily routines soon found a way to fit into this new physical and semantic environment. The cortex was rapidly learning how to predict what was coming next, and within two days the routine was established - reveille at 0600, shower, march to exercise, march to class, march to lunch, march to PT, march to more classes, march to supper, march to more PT and drill, march to the barracks, do laundry, maybe have some time to read or write, taps - lights out at 2200. The cortex adapted, prediction worked like clockwork. The disorientation and uncertainty disappeared as rapidly as new memories were acquired. Take me to the chow hall once, and I can find my way back there - following the same path - as the first time. Each step of the way stimulates the octopus to recall the next step, and the feedback connections prepare the lower level cells to experience the previous memory. When it arrives, "no big deal, things are just as expected". But wait, this next corner looks exactly like the previous one, I can't really tell the difference, so my prediction circuits send an alarm up to the next level. That levels is already looking at the plan, and the next higher level remembers that there are two corners that look the same, so it has programmed the intermediate level to be expecting a "same corner" alarm. In case you haven't really noticed, I'm talking as if I were walking around in the levels in the hierarchy of nervous processing, listening in to the "thoughts" of the anthropomorphized levels. It's a metaphor we use very often to explain the structure of something; we virtually "go there" and look around, but I digress. I've described the process in terms of levels with higher levels feeding information down the structure as to what to expect and lower levels feeding information up the structure, but primarily when the received information does not match what the higher levels "told" the lower levels to expect. Which leads me to the hierarchical nature of both the brain organization and the structural differential. The main difference, however, is general semantics describes abstracting as a one-way process going up the hierarchy, and that is beginning to look wrong as a result of brain research over the ensuing 70 years, particularly the last 30 years.
So the neocortex is not like a computer, parallel or otherwise. Instead of computing answers to problems the neocortex uses stored memories to solve problems and produce behavior. Computers have memory too, in the form of hard drives and memory chips; however, there are four attributes of neocortical memory that are fundamentally different from computer memory
- The neocortex stores sequences of patterns.
- The neocortex recalls patterns auto-associatively.
- The neocortex stores patterns in an invariant form.
- The neocortex stores patterns in a hierarchy (*)
Each "level of abstraction" in the neurological processing in the cortex involves 6 cortical layers of cells, and there are many levels to be processed before even getting close to linguistic levels. General semantics presents the most simplified and rudimentary model that is far too abstract to be even remotely useful, because the general semantics model only shows one level for sensory processing (the interface between the event level and the object level), one level for neurological processing (the object level) and one level level for neurolinguistic processing (the interface between the object level and the first verbal level). Others have occasionally proposed expanding this into a few more levels - Tom Nelson was one. Brain research has shown examples where edges are abstracted from raw data. Combinations of edges are abstracted above that to detect closed figures. Another level above that detects certain combinations of closed figures - very important for face recognition. As each level uses the six levels of neurons described earlier, the absolute minimum number of neurological levels of processing to prepare to recognize a face is already up to 21 levels, 22 including the retina and another 6 to distinguish among different faces, and it would require at the very least another 6 levels of neurons to identify a verbal name associated with a particular face. We've used up a minimum of 34 levels of neuron processing to get from the retina to a name, and it will take several more six-stage levels to exercise the motor circuitry to speak that name. How long can this take? The average time it takes a neuron to recharge after firing, so it can fire again, is about 5 milliseconds. 34 levels of processing will need 170 milliseconds - nearly two tenths of a second. Simple recognition tasks show a best speed of about one half second - 500 milliseconds - in psychological research. This is equivalent to what general semantics would call a very fast signal reaction. 500 milliseconds corresponds to a sequence of only 100 (levels) neurons firing in sequence. We've seen that 34 (or more) of those levels are used up just in getting to recognize a person's name, and probably half-again as many more to speak it. This input and output processing alone uses up around half of the available time for neurological processing of the shortest signal reactions. As each level of abstraction requires 6 stages of neurological processing, that leaves a maximum of 8 levels of abstraction. In a standard computer, a binary search limited to 8 levels would go as follows.
Each additional quarter of a second could allow an eight-fold increase in the search capability, but we can select the right response from hundreds of thousands of possibilities in much less time than would be required by sequentially processing search techniques - even the fastest binary search algorithm. There just isn't time enough for any conventional computing model to achieve the results our brains can with a cascade of neurons that is only 100 steps deep. The model being suggested, the memory-predictive framework model, provides a way around this time limitation.
How can this work? Partial stimulation recalls
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Title: The News (1/1)
Date Written: 8/28/02
Author: JanetD
Rating: G
Summary: This is a brief vignette of a painful moment in young Nick's life.
Author's Notes:
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters in this story are borrowed from the TV show "The Guardian". No money is being made from this story. Any resemblance of a character in this story to any real person living or dead is purely coincidental. Likewise, any resemblance between an organization depicted in this story and any such actual organization is purely coincidental.
October 1981
Inside the master bedroom of the comfortable two-story home, a mother and her eleven year old son were alone. Anne Fallin was lying in bed, propped up by pillows. She required a lot of rest these days, as her nearly fifteen month battle with ovarian cancer had drained her of most of her strength. Her son Nick, a handsome boy, sat at the desk in the corner working on his homework. The only sound in the room was the soft scratching of his pencil.
After a few moments, footsteps were heard in the hall, and mother and son looked up to find Burton Fallin at the door. He was a tall man with dark hair that was noticeably receding on top. He sported an impressive mustache atop his upper lip. At forty-eight, he was the head of a successful law practice, and a man to be reckoned with.
Anne said pleasantly. Come in.
Burton paused to greet his son with a simple, before proceeding to Anne's side. Nick nodded to acknowledge his father's greeting, but quickly returned his attention to his school work.
As Burton approached the bed, he smiled, and said, How ya feeling?
Anne attempted to return his smile. A little better. The doctor gave me a new prescription for the nausea, and it seems to be helping.
Burton nodded, then pulled up a chair close to the bed, and sat down. He reached out and took Anne's hand in his. They looked at each other silently for a moment, then both turned their eyes to Nick.
Anne said. Come over here, honey, I need to talk to you for a minute.
Nick glanced at his mother, then put down his pencil, and came over to the bed.
Sit here, baby, Anne said gently, taking her hand from Burton's and patting the bed beside her. Nick complied. He examined the faces of both his parents curiously. He could see tears forming in his mother's eyes, and his father's expression was deadly serious. Sudden apprehension showed on his face.
Anne said slowly. You know since the doctors discovered that I was sick they've been trying different treatments to, to get rid of the cancer.
Nick nodded.
They've done their very best, sweetheart, but nothing has worked. And now...and now there's nothing else left for them to try.
Nick stared at his mother as comprehension dawned, and then said, You mean, you mean...
Tears were flowing freely down Anne's face now, and she turned a plea-filled look to Burton whose eyes were also damp. He took her hand again, gave it a little squeeze, and said to Nick, Son, the doctors say your mother's cancer has spread. They say.... He paused to clear his throat. They say she only has a few months left.
Nick stared in shocked horror from his father to his mother, then threw himself on his mother's chest, and began to weep in heart-rending sobs. Anne put her arms around her son and hugged him tightly, as Burton reached out and patted his back. Long minutes passed before the sobs finally began to subside. After he fell quiet, Nick continued to lay against his mother. In another few minutes, his parents realized he had fallen asleep, exhausted by his crying jag. Burton offered to move Nicholas, but Anne told him to leave him where he was. He then said quietly, All right. Well, I, uhm, I guess I better get back to the office.
Anne nodded, and said, Thank you, Burton, in a low voice.
Burton returned her nod, and stood up, then walked to the door. The last thing he saw before leaving the room was Anne's hand gently stroking the fair hair of their son.
The End

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We always knew that Spielberg and Jackson would be directing the Tintins - what we didn't know was which beard would be barking through the megaphone first.
Well, Andy Serkis has revealed all to Indie London during an interview for his horror flick The Cottage.
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Frederic Cumenal has announced his departure from his position as chief executive officer at Tiffany & Co. In his stead, chairman Michael Kowalski will assume his duties while the retailer searches for a successor.
"The board is committed to our current core business strategies, but has been disappointed by recent financial results," stated Kowalski in a statement from the company yesterday afternoon. "The board believes that accelerating execution of those strategies is necessary to compete more effectively in today's global luxury market and improve performance. As such, we remain focused on enhancing the customer experience, increasing the rate of new product introductions and innovation, maximizing marketing effectiveness, optimizing the store network, and improving our business operations and processes."
Kowalski will once again enter the role of chief executive officer. He was originally succeeded by Cumenal three years prior, who joined Tiffany in 2011 before being promoted.
In a statement, Cumenal said that he has "great confidence in Tiffany's brand, strategic direction and people, and I believe the company will have many exciting opportunities in the future."
Tiffany's financial numbers during Cumenal's tenure are the core basis for the corporate shift. Specifically, a final push for it may have come this holiday season as the retailer reported much lower sales numbers than expected.
The company stated that their sales in the Asia and Asia-Pacific markets saw growth. This was unfortunately outweighed by losses in the United States and Europe over the same span.
They have also pointed to political protests over the past two months as a cause. Tiffany & Co.'s headquarters in New York City resides across the street from Trump Tower.
Kowalski added in his statement that the search for Cumenal's successor has already begun, validating the thought of more corporate headlines for Tiffany in the near future.


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I have a good friend who constantly supplies me with the most incredible and random Asian movies. He suggested this idea to me so I ran around trying to find movies I had on hand that would suit. I feel like there are a few other movies I should have around, but I did come up with two for tonight's double feature.
First up is Sleeping Bride, based on a comic by the legendary, godlike Osamu Tezuka and directed by Japanese horror master Hideo Nakata. After her pregnant mother is seriously injured in a plane crash, Yumi is born asleep. The sleeping girl catches the interest of our hero, Yuichi, who spends some time in the same hospital as her as a child. Inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty, the young Yuichi kisses Yumi in an attempt to wake her up.
And you can probably guess where this story is going. After many, many, many montages of Yuichi kissing Yumi, he eventually finds success as a teenager. Yumi awakes and can almost immediately walk, speak and read (although she spends the first day vocalizing much like a baby). She's obviously childlike, but Yuichi is charmed all the same.
Sound creepy? It is a little, but the movie is overall so completely innocent that nothing really feels untoward. The movie is, of course, more interested in the boys' reaction to Yumi — both Yuichi and Yumi's doctor, Hikawa, struggle with their feelings for her (once again, not as creepy as it sounds) and Yumi's missing father also enters the picture. Yumi's not given much of an inner life (not trying to give too much away, but viewers only get to spend a few days with her). I'd almost call her a manic pixie dream girl, except she's just sort of there. Other than being childlike, she doesn't have much of a personality.
Neither does this movie. There are some nice scenes — there is, in portions, this sort of naturalist atmosphere with lots of ambient sounds and natural light, but those are negated by an overly dramatic score. I spent the first half hour waiting for something — anything — interesting to happen (did I mention the many, many scenes of Yuichi kissing the sleeping Yumi?). I realize that I have a DVD copy of this that was made from a VCD, but it had a made-for-TV feel to it. The production values and acting were all just above mediocre. This isn't a terrible movie, but lackluster. It's somewhat heartfelt but it just misses the emotional notes it should hit.
It did make me curious about the original Tezuka comic, however. I don't think it's been reprinted here, but I could be wrong.
No YouTube clips, but you're not missing much. The all-region version YesAsia has seems to be the only way to get it.
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I saved Cutie Honey for the second feature, mostly because I'd seen it before. Directed by Hideaki Anno, who is mostly known for being the mastermind behind the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, the best word I can use to describe this film is "giddy." Actress Eriko Sato brings such open-hearted adorableness to the title role that it's nearly impossible for me to not like her. She's infinitely fun to watch. But honestly, everyone here is having fun — the special effects look purposefully cheap and the costumes are over-the-top in terms of ridiculousness. The colors are super-saturated and don't let you forget this is a live-action adaptation of a manga (and later, anime) series.
There are many bizarre touches — at one point, the characters are inexplicably riding Segways through a tunnel while chatting. There's a "music video" sequence that seems included just to show Sato wandering around looking sad in various outfits. At one point, one of the bad guys breaks into song, complete with his henchmen playing instruments. The main villian, Sister Jill, is played by a man. But it all works together somehow since it never takes itself seriously. It's just pure cinematic candy. Even when Sato is only in her (admittedly, rather modest) underwear, the whole thing just sort of feels innocent.
The plot seems like Hideaki Anno trying to continue to work out his daddy issues, but the friendship between the childlike (and sometimes childish) Honey and lonely policewoman Natsuko grows into a lovely one and they each learn from each other. Of course, it's all a little obvious and heavy-handed, but it's still effective.
Yes, this is probably one of the silliest movies you'll see. But it's good because of that. And while Anno is back depressing everyone Evangelion (and I can't blame him for going back to it — it makes money and it's still good), it's great to see his more light-hearted side.
This is a short clip and really has nothing to do with anything (there's a lot of that in movie) but I think it's a good illustration of how you can tell everyone is having fun. Our three main characters have just gotten drunk and have decided to sing karaoke:


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Chris Pronger crushed Justin Bieber's face into the glass during the NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout.
This weekend was the All-Star Celebrity Shootout and Justin Bieber had what surprisingly was one of the "highlights" of his life. During the game, Chris Pronger decided to get a bit up close and personal with the pop star while the two were facing off on the ice. At one moment during the game, Pronger slammed Bieber into the boards, smashing his face directly into the glass. Take a look below:
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AP snapped an amazing photo of Chris Pronger squashing Justin Bieber into the boards: pic.twitter.com/hhykeHh5Oh
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) January 28, 2017
While it was quite a hit, it seems it all was in the spirit of good fun. While Bieber wasn't seen smiling during the moment, Pronger definitely decided to have a little fun and pick on the Canadian singer while the two were on the ice. Bieber later on commented that the game was one of the "highlights" of his life and later posed for a photo-op with Wayne Gretzky in the locker room:
"This is one of the highlights of my life. For real." – @justinbieber pic.twitter.com/rYGHl4kdJp
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Record year for roach is on the cards...
The year 2016 is set to be a record one for roach, thanks to a series of revolutionary projects to rejuvenate the species on rivers and stillwaters nationwide .
Leading the charge to revive Britain's most iconic fish is the longest-running conservation drive – the Avon Roach Project – which has seen a record-breaking year.
Species enthusiasts Trevor Harrop and Budgie Price created the scheme to boost redfin stocks on the Hampshire Avon by installing dozens of spawning boards. Roach lay their eggs on these and the juveniles are then nurtured with the aim of later restocking them back into the river.
According to Trevor, this year has been the best for the project, launched in 2005.
"The past couple of years have been the most fruitful for us by far and 2016 is going to be a special year for the species," he said.
"The fish we restock are now bigger and better than they have ever been, and we are producing more numbers as we have honed our techniques after 11 years of running it. The work is starting to make a real difference."
However, the Hampshire Avon isn't the only river with its own successful scheme to secure the future of the roach.
Other groups, including numerous river trusts, are using Trevor's ideas as a blueprint for their own initiatives on their own waters.
One of these is the Kennet Roach Project. Run by Del Shackleford, fisheries officer for Reading DAA, it's a project that has installed spawning boards into the Kennet for the first time and built two tanks to hold fry for restocking.
"Fish stocks, in particular roach, have been in decline on the Kennet in recent years and we wanted to do something about it, so we have been working hard with the Environment Agency to improve fish habitats on the waterway and breed more fish," he said.
Anglers are already feeling the benefits of the projects, with clubs and fisheries up and down the country reporting bumper match and pleasure catches which have coincided with increased demand for quality silverfish sport.
And it's not just on our rivers where anglers are crying out for more roach.
Lemington Lakes fishery is one of many stillwater venues which have cottoned on to the renewed popularity of the species.
The Gloucestershire fishery has worked tirelessly in recent years to provide some of the best roach fishing in the UK, thanks to the help of leading fisheries consultant Andrew Ellis, of AE Fisheries.
He said: "A lot of people want to fish for big roach, especially the more traditional anglers, and plenty of fisheries have started to try to provide this, including Lemington.
"We have been netting and cropping the stock at Abbey Lake to help produce some of the biggest and best fish.
"This year's netting saw us pick out a handful of roach to 3lb 4oz – the lake has some truly stunning fish in it," he added.


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Prayers of Israel: For the Sabbath and the Festivals: Vol. II
1937 · New York
by BOSNIAK, Jacob
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Williams and her small team of instructors hope to be able to someday enter competitions.
A chef by training, Williams is a registered dietetic technician. She has a bachelor's degree in culinary nutrition from Johnson and Wales University. Her face is familiar to those who have taken part in the Fall River Fitness Challenge. She works as a personal chef, conducts "power lunches" at businesses where she'll provide a healthy meal and talk to employees about healthy eating ,and works with the Kids First healthy foods program.
A 1998 graduate of Somerset High School, Williams said she always wanted to do gymnastics but she felt that she was a little clumsy. Dance pole fitness combines gymnastics with all types of dance.
Plain old exercise routines at gyms is something she was easily bored by. Dance pole fitness, she said, is "private, classy and sophisticated."
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Squirrelflight replied to BeautifulDay's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesExcellent article! Thanks!
Lectin Free.. Anyone Else?
Squirrelflight posted a topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesOkay so after going gluten free I had an improvement in some symptoms and then others got worse. So after a little online research I decided to go lectin free as well. I'm in my first week of that and feel a huge difference although the diet feels very restrictive. I'm going to start challenging things soon and hopefully will add a few things back in. Anyway.. are there any others here who are lectin free as well? I read that lectin is similar to gluten so a lot of poeple who react to gluten (which is a lectin group) will react to the other lectin families as well like the night shades, dairy or legumes. Here is a link for a little more info if interested. http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html Michelle
Question For Any Really Underweight Celiac's?
Squirrelflight replied to ronapa's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesTotally agreed. This is an issue I have dealt with for decades. People just don't get it that very think people are also self conscious of their weight/size. That some of us cannot help and do not 'purposely' strive for it. Clothes shopping is also a nighmare at that size. I have also found it very hurtful and would not wear shorts, skirts, etc that show my legs bc of comments. Summer is hard bc less clothes and every 'notices' how thin I am. Very frustrating and rude if you ask me. At least my coworkers/family etc know I'm sensitive about and don't go there. LOL Michelle
Question For Any Really Underweight Celiac's?
Squirrelflight replied to ronapa's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesI have always been underwieght. I didn't break 100 lbs until in my twenties. Have never weighed enough to give blood, etc. Basically it has been normal all of my life to be too thin. I'm 5'3 and have generally weighed about 103 lbs. I have gained 8 lbs since going gluten free about a month ago. So for me gluten has apparently been an issue with my low weight.
Very Confused About Whey And Dextrose Labeled On gluten-free Products
Squirrelflight replied to virginiagl's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI tell you what stumped me for awhile was how maltodextrin is ok but dextrin is not.. the 'malt' in the name just raised red flags for me.. LOL
2Nd Week Off Gluten And So Sick
Squirrelflight replied to Chrisco's topic in Celiac Disease - Post Diagnosis, Recovery/Treatment(s)I personally found that a few big problems got better when I went gluten free and then started to see that other issues like fatigue, bloating, irritability, headaches, etc starting getting much worse. For me it was an issue of once I cut out gluten I increased other foods that I cant have either. I am in my first week of going lectin free as well and feel a huge difference. And I'm definitely seeing where I am also sensitive to soy, peanuts (legumes), dairy and possibly eggs. So rather than give up on the gluten free I would look at going to a real basic diet and then challenge items to add them back in. I was also feeling very discouraged at feeling so bad gluten free. Adding the lectin free feels pretty restrictive but I do have more energy and am in a better mood and just all around feel better. Michelle
Really Annoyed
Squirrelflight replied to Chrisco's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThis would really bother me too. It's unfortunate that some people just dont take care of themselves and even more unfortunate that others see that as an example WE should be following instead of the other way around. Just keep doing right by yourself. That is really all you can do. Michelle
Dinner Out At Company Meeting Was A Success
Squirrelflight replied to jasonD2's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThat's awesome!! I'm glad it went well and you didn't suffer later for it!
Gluten Free Oats
Squirrelflight replied to Maddiemo's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI have a quick protein and a fruit most days. So like a payday candy bar or almonds or a spoonful of peanut butter and any serving of fruit. I'm not a heavy eater in the morning though.. I just like a little something and then a snack mid morning and an early lunch..
Suddenly Moderated?
Squirrelflight replied to Squirrelflight's topic in Board/Forum Technical Helpok.. I must just be seeing the change. Just wondered if I did something I wasn't supposed to without knowing.. LOL Thank you~
Suddenly Moderated?
Squirrelflight posted a topic in Board/Forum Technical HelpIn posting today I have noticed that my posts are being moderated. May I ask the reason for this? Just kind of confused.
Feelin Lonely In Glutenland
Squirrelflight replied to mandy_c's topic in Celiac Disease - Teenagers & Young Adults OnlyWow.. some great suggestions.. really enjoyed reading the responses here! Thanks!
How To Gain Weight
Squirrelflight replied to Martok42's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesProtein. You mention the pizza and brownies but that is more junk food. Try high protein shakes.. (will need to research for gluten-free status) and aim for 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight each day. I have always been underweight and this is what I was told to do. How long have you been gluten-free? I personally have found that I am gaining weight quite nicely and have a better appetite now that I am gluten-free. Now I have to deal with the body image issues bc my face is fuller and I just look different and it bothers me... lol. Always something!
Curved Toenails-Symptom?
Squirrelflight replied to NE Mom's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsMy dds toenails have curved since she was born.
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Sally MacKenzie decided to become a writer in grade school when she read one of her stories to the class. Her classmates laughed and she was hooked. She sat down immediately to pen her first novel.
Well, not exactly.
The hooked part is right--cursed might be a better description--but the sitting down and writing part came later. Much later.
Sally eventually went on to college, majoring in English, and, upon graduation, did what many English majors do--she went to law school. But she still couldn't shake her dream of writing fiction. Midway through law school, she faced the fact that she really did not want to be a lawyer. She took a permanent leave of absence, came home to the Washington, D.C. area, and sat down to type her first novel.
She did come home and write, but mostly she wrote regulations for the United States government's school nutrition programs. (Ketchup as a vegetable, anyone?) When her law school sweetheart graduated, he moved to D.C. and they got married. A couple years later, the first of their four sons was born, and Sally "retired" to manage their family. She wrote a story or two and some picture book texts, all now stored away in a filing cabinet, but she spent most of her energies on baby tending which rapidly evolved into carpool driving. She became an extremely skilled scheduler, getting all four boys to soccer, basketball, baseball, track, swimming, piano, scouts, and birthday parties without ever losing one. (Okay, she did lose the youngest for a few minutes, but she found him before he'd toddled into the parking lot.) And she did more writing--school newsletters, auction programs, class plays, swim league guidance, and the acclaimed annual MacKenzie family newsletter--but no fiction.
Finally, the boys started driving (Eek!) and leaving for college. The nest was emptying and she wasn't getting any younger. The time had come to chase the dream or let it go for good, so she sat down at the computer and wrote. And rewrote. And rewrote again until she had a polished manuscript. She joined the Romance Writers of America, and when the plea went out for Regency manuscripts for the 2004 Golden Heart contest, she sent in The Naked Duke. The stars aligned. She made the final round, and one of the judging editors liked the manuscript and offered to buy it.
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When not writing or obsessing over the various mysteries of book promotion, Sally can be found at the gym, working hard to age gracefully, or on a pool deck, timing at her youngest son's swim meets.
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In this installment of the "Naked Series", we find a chance meeting at Hyde Park (with the help of Harry the Dog) between a very inebriated Stephen Parker-Roth (also known in the London circles as "The King of Hearts") and 27 yr. old "on the shelf
Spinster" Lady Anne Marston. She had never met anyone like Stephen and despite her embarrassment and his thorough destruction of her bonnet, Anne was carried away by his charms, as was he by her red-haired beauty. When a stumble, tumble, and inappropriate outdoor outcome in front of Crane House is observed and reported to Anne's Cousin Clorinda by the town's leading gossip, Lady Dunlee, Stephen feels the only proper way to quell their dismay and sputtering and to save Anne's reputation, is to announce he and Lady Anne are betrothed. This comes as a shock, not only to her younger sister and twin brothers, but to all who know Stephen's reputation with the ladies. Afraid the truth may mar her sister, Lady Evangeline's society debut, Anne goes along with the ruse but step by step, sees the caring and kindness Stephen possesses as he helps her come out of her shell and into the limelight of London's social circle, something she had never experienced due to family obligations at her marriageable age. Throughout the past ten years, a dark cloud has hung over Lady Anne's head in the form of the vile Lord Brentwood. Horrible memories haunt her and as much as she believes she might feel for Stephen, she is unable to commit fully because of feelings of shame and inadequacy. Fearing Stephen will be repulsed if he learns the truth, Anne will not share the chilling details of the encounter at Gedding's House Party until Lord Brentwood approaches her and threatens to tell Stephen and ruin the lives of Anne and her family. Stephen has an inkling that Lord Brentwood is up to something foul and concocts a plan to thwart it and protect Anne, who, Stephen discovers, he loves more than he ever thought possible. Anne finally summons all of her courage and relays the sickening details of her "History" with Lord Brentwood and finds Stephen's feelings for her have not changed. The following morning, angry over being uncovered as the crass, lying slime he is, Lord Brentwood has Anne kidnapped. Her young Brothers witness the abduction and tell Stephen who sets out to rescue her.
Will Stephen figure out where Brentwood is holding Anne captive?
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Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by 407steward, Apr 29, 2011.
I was lost I'm never going back in there. Posting is my thing
Sorry, I wasn't there to keep you company !
I'll be ok it was a learning experience.
Actually we had a nice chat earlier tonight. Hub rat was even in it
Then how do you have drunken chats when not in the chat?
I was there last night too......usually it's on Fri, Sat or Sun evening.....the rest of the time, it's usually empty.
I tried it a few years ago but I type too slow. By the time I answered a question the group had moved on to other things. I felt like I was talking to a wall.
I just won't. Drunken posts is my thang.
Ever use ventrillo for voice chat? We used/use it a lot for online video games. Nothing like 30 peeps in vent talking and 5 drunk ones to make fun of. One thing for sure, if you are a chick in vent and say something, expect to have the floor.
My brother, his wife, and I used to play all sorts of online games with Vent ... she would get hammered, and people would put up with so much crap because she was female; was quite amusing and simultaneously infuriating because any male would be smacked with the ban hammer if they pulled half of what she did.
edit: Examples include raid wipes in WoW/AoC/etc, TK in Americas Army, etc.
Ayep, funny thing is if the chick sucks at whatever game it was, it was cool because, well she's a chick. Had a Aussie chick that was the flirt of vent, she would get all kinds of leeway when it came to screwing up. It was annoying when you were trying to accomplish something, otherwise it was funny to watch her play the younger guys like a fiddle. I was immune to her charms and laid the hammer down on her, it only made her try harder.
Vent servers are extremely cheap to rent, maybe that's something to look into. Last I checked it was like 9bucks a month for a 30 man.
I feel the need to, in the absence of my brother, defend his wifes honor - she is a badass gamer when she has not been drinking; when she has, though, all bets are off.
You are a better man than I; I've been ... "shown the door" ... several times by, shall we say, not thinking with my brain.
Most of the guys we played with didnt have jobs or ones of much meaning. The ones that did were the ones paying for vent, and were the admins of the servers. We'd let stuff go on until it got annoying and then start muting people. Fridays were drunken game night, we even put a Message of the day when you came in saying "enter at your own risk, adult supervision is suggested"
I miss those times.
Perhaps, next weekend, I'll buy a case of beer and play some AA or something. I'll get pwned all night, but it'll be worth it.
Sounds sexy
You have no idea. You haven't felt arousal until you've been metaphorically talked dirty to by a female Night Elf Warrior in chain mail while battling a raid boss at 3AM after fifteen beers while its 80 degrees outside with twenty people listening and wearing fuzzy boots in real life.
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Don't tease me.
'twas kept in yon kastle... alone as prisoner
Been there, done that, but she was Australian. Heck of an accent.
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Cold Calling For New Business
For most entrepreneurs and sales personnel, cold calling is a dreaded chore that is necessary to bring in new business. Cold calling refers to calling or visiting a prospective client who has not expressed an interest in your offering. This is usually done through phone calls, but it can also be through walking in uninvited.
Here in the Philippines, while we are usually hospitable to visitors, the fear of scam artists and other criminal elements has made people especially wary of entertaining strangers. Nevertheless, the need to get new customers has made selling through cold calls essential. There are so many things to learn to master cold calling; start by studying the basics:
Set your objectives. Determine not only your primary objective but also your secondary objectives. For example, your main objective may be to make a big sale, or probably to try for a smaller sale or just to make a good impression and pave the way for a future transaction.
Strive to obtain a good database of prospects. This would be the foundation of your cold calling efforts, so it would be worth it to spend time and money coming up with a list. Generally, quality is preferable to getting a huge number of unsuitable prospects.
Further qualify prospects. Since your time is precious, you must eliminate those that are unlikely to respond or are too small a potential. There are many ways to filter your database. Besides probable sales, you can use proximity to your work area, industry, position, number of employees, etc.
Research on the prospect. The more you know about your prospect, the better your chances are to make a sale. You could use the information to improve your presentation and offerings so that it will be tailored more to the potential client's needs. You may uncover a lot of things in your research that could be useful. It would also show your professionalism when you are talking with the prospect.
Try to get a referral. It would be a big boost to your efforts if you could get someone respected by your prospect to endorse you. In virtually all cases, this would guarantee that you will be given an appointment and better treatment. Try to find somebody you know that you could persuade to call your prospect.
Call for an appointment first. For the overwhelming majority of cases, it would be best not to just walk in. Not only is your reception unlikely to be pleasant, but your chance of making a sale is remote. One of the few cases where this is feasible is when there is a purchaser or person already assigned to deal with a set of regular suppliers. If you are selling a pharmaceutical product, then it is alright to visit a drug store without an appointment, although still there is often a scheduled day and time for such visits. However, if your item is not routinely ordered like insurance, then expect a chilly reception.
Be nice to the gatekeeper. Understand that it is very difficult to make a sale if you are not in the good graces of their secretaries or receptionists. No matter how rude you were treated, you must maintain your politeness unless you are ready to lose the sale.
Establish your credibility. Bring along all the documents needed to prove your legitimacy. Among these are certifications, studies, IDs and testimonials. The most effective among these, if coming from a respected authority, are the testimonials.
Make your presentation quick. Since you will just be presenting on borrowed time, it is imperative that you make it as quick as possible. If you think it is necessary to break the ice, make your small talk brief or cut it out altogether.
Remember that cold calling is a numbers game. Despite all your preparation and effort, you will find out that you cannot close every sale. In fact, in most industries, only a very small percentage of sales is closed during cold calls. This is just to be expected and you should always try again.
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At the beginning of December, I was invited to an awesome trunk show/sale at The Beat Clothing by stylist Astrid Montalvo. She styled and presented t-shirts from the Brooklyn based clothing brand, Social Decay. I have seen the Social Decay brand at The Beat for the better part of the year now, so I was looking forward to seeing the trunk show because I simply adore Astrid's edgy style. I loved the new line of t-shirt so much, I bought one for myself and you'll see how I styled in my latest outfit post, going up next week. Cheers!
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Designer Vault's Vintage Chanel Trunk Show December 16, 2015
Designer Vault is having another fabulous Vintage Chanel Trunk Show this Wednesday at The Lot in La Jolla. I've attended the last two events, and they're always so chic and fabulous. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to attend this year's due to a conflict with my son's Winterfest assembly. But I still wanted to share the information about the trunk show because it's such a great event where 10% of all sales and consignments from the show will directly benefit the wonderful non-profit organization, Promises2Kids.
All of my own Chanel pieces were purchased directly from Designer Vault, so I personally know the quality of what Christina Samoylov has to offer. Here are a couple of pictures from the last two events I attended, just to give you an idea of what to expect. Cheers!
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Designer Vault Vintage Chanel Trunk Show 11/20/2014
Last year, I attended Designer Vault's "Vintage Designer Trunk" show, which featured so many wonderful vintage designer items, including the most Chanel I've ever seen in one place at one time (original post here). It was a lovely event, where a percentage of the sales went to benefit Promises2Kids.
Since then, they've been put on the Coco Chanel map due to Miley Cyrus and Refinery 29 (click the link for their blog post). So it's no surprise that this year, Designer Vault will present another vintage trunk show, but will feature all Chanel clothing, handbags and jewelry, where 10% of the sales will again benefit Promises2Kids.
Promises2Kids annually provides over 3,300 current and former foster youth in San Diego County with the tools, opportunities, and guidance they need to address the circumstances that brought them into foster care, overcome the difficulties of their past, and grow into healthy, happy and successful adults.
All of the details are below on how you can RSVP, and I'll be in attendance so I hope to see you there!
Fashion Week San Diego: The Trunk Show
Here is the final post of my Fashion Week San Diego experience, the trunk show. I really had a great time because it was a very relaxed vibe, and we got to meet many of the designers. They announced the winning designers of #FWSD, and we got to partake in the celebration with several champagne toasts. I also met up with a few of my blogger buddies at the show, and not only left with goodies courtesy of the #FWSD VIP gift bag, but I also made a purchase from Dexter Simmons, who will appear in the reality show Styled to Rock later this week. I took pictures galore, but here are the highlights. Hope you had a great weekend!
Hats and shirts by Dexter Simmons, including the one I purchased (photo courtesy of Dexter's Instagram).
The man himself, Dexter Simmons! He is such a nice guy, and it was nice to know he is definitely influenced by music in his designs. I wish I could have met Cecilia Aragon and Andre Soriano (who is from San Diego). I will definitely be watching them this Friday on "Styled to Rock"!
Designer Lauren Cram of Victrola Designs; designers Otilia Mendez and Denise Munoz of Diestra Brand and a beautiful gown from Ashley Raymond.
Pieces from WM Couture Designs and Noia by Evelyne. So pretty up close!
Gorgeous jewelry by Yuwei Designs.
Runway models from A'doreus
Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape and I with A'doreus designer Sharlene Estrella Borromeo. In front of us is a table with wrapping paper made in the same print as that on the dresses in her runway show. Quite lovely up close!
The #FWSD Advisory Panel, including announcer Jeff Krapf.
Toasting the winners of #FWSD: 3rd place, Greenpacha; 2nd Place, WishNow; 1st place, RHCreation. They are seen with sales and marketing director of #FWSD Rhiannon Marquis and Allison Andrews, director and founder of #FWSD.
Cheers! Celebrating with Laura of Laura Neuzeth and Alessandra of Alessandra Gonzalez. Photobomb by the Peroni Italy poster gal!
Greenpacha, Hats for a Better World
Dresses from WishNow Designs. The detailing was exquisite!
Richard Henderson and Timothy McGee of RHCREATION.
The Naughty Monkey Shoes display. I had no idea they were based in San Diego! I would love to tour their facility someday. They provided shoes for the runway shows, and designers even got to design their own shoes!
With Kendall of The Fishbowl by Kendall and Laura (photo taken by Alessandra).
My outfit: Oasap dress; GUNAS purse from Modavanti; Steve Madden shoe boots; Honeybadger glasses from BonLook


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After keeping silent amidst the controversy that rocked her short reign as MBGN 2012, Isabella Ayuk has reacted to the stories and controversy that led to her eventual dethronement and disqualification.
The beauty queen, via her facebook page at around 11 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012, confirmed her awareness of the scandals that have plagued her, but didn't say whether or not she was guilty of the false age declaration, as many had suspected and alleged.
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'Scandal is necessary for stardom. Envious people always exist especially wen they r afraid of ur rising. As giant we will dwarf them. In God I will always Trust. If God says YES,no human can say NO,who God has blessed,is indeed Blessed', she wrote on her facebook page.
The 25-year-old, who was on Saturday, May 5, 2012 decorated as winner of the MBGN 2012 pageant, was reportedly disqualified by the Miss World organisers in June, allegedly on the basis of age falsification. She has since resumed at the NYSC camp as a youth corp member, which she claims is her reason for not going for the pageant. The organizers of MBGN also insist she was not disqualified. The Miss World organizers refused to say anything on the matter when NET contacted them; referring us instead, back to the MBGN organizers.
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