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Dark Clouds On The Verizon
I work 9 to 5, and my girlfriend of two years is retired and pretty much free all day. I've asked that we treat dinner as our special time to reconnect and ignore incoming phone calls. Sadly, instead of embracing this request, she has resisted me with full force. Whenever the phone rings during dinner, she answers and stays on as long as the call takes. We don't get urgent calls. She counters that if the phone rings, you answer it, and that it could be some problem she can just address and be done with. She deems my request "controlling," yet I've never made a demand or thrown a tantrum. I've just explained that I'd appreciate it if we could carve out 30 minutes of together-time. I've also asked her to ignore the phone when we're in bed, but her tendency is to answer it — even if we're having sex. I've explained how unwanted this phone thing makes me feel, but she doesn't seem to get it. — Ignored
What will happen if one of these calls goes to voicemail? Kim Jong Un will unleash an electromagnetic pulse bomb on the U.S., and the power grid will be fried for 40 years — or the neighbor will have to call back to tell your girlfriend the ingenious thing she did to perk up her banana cake?
Two years into your relationship, the point when so many partners are just getting good at taking each other for granted, you're telling your girlfriend you want to carve out special time to focus on each other — just 30 minutes out of her unbusy, retired woman day. She, in turn, responds like you just demanded she cut off her three favorite fingers and feed them to the pigeons.
It's possible that she isn't entirely conscious of why she's treating you this way.
She may fear getting closer and then getting dumped or think you'll value her more if she makes you feel like less and less. It's possible she is punishing you for something or is trying to abuse you into leaving.
What is clear is who's the controlling one here — the self-appointed dowager countess of the relationship, making the unilateral decision that the phone will be answered no matter what. As for you, her significant serf, keep quiet and eat your gruel while milady has a nice chat with Rachel from Cardmember Services.
It must get hard to parse whether you're in a relationship or a call center. Perhaps you, like many people, assume that being in a relationship means having a partner who loves you and cares about your happiness. Your girlfriend does seem to — as long as it doesn't mean having to call somebody back after dinner. Even if she doesn't fully understand what's motivating her behavior, if she does love you, she can behave lovingly while she figures it out and stop answering the phone like she's one of the town's two sober volunteer firemen. Telling her how unwanted you feel obviously isn't enough; you also have to have standards for how you'll be treated and be willing to walk if they aren't met — ideally, into the arms of a woman whose screams of passion in bed don't include "Who's calling, please?"
SWAT About A Friday Night?
I met this very attractive woman who works at my local bank. She has twice called me regarding the bank's offerings, and I've gotten a vibe that her interest isn't wholly professional. Do I drop by on a pretext and blindside her with "Let's go out sometime"? Is there another way to get her attention? — Stuck
Many men have had success getting the attention of a woman who works in a bank by coming in wearing pantyhose over their head and handing her a note. Unfortunately, this approach also tends to draw the attention of the woman's co-workers (unimaginative sorts who, at the first sign of creative headgear, are quick to summon the SWAT team). Even if you forgo the pantyhat, asking her out in person is a problem, as nothing turns the workplace into a junior high school cafeteria faster than having your co-workers looking on as somebody hits on you. (Unless your "local bank" is Citibank's world headquarters, she probably sits at a desk in the middle of the place.) So, do go in on some pretext — so she can attach a face to your name — and then phone her to ask her out. If she turns you down, just act like you're cool with it and you shouldn't have a problem showing your face in the bank — tempting as it might be to go in wearing a Richard Nixon mask and try again: "No dye packs or marked money, and can I interest you in dinner and a slow-speed police chase?"
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Hail Dastardly Denizens!
A source contacted me about a friend of theirs who happens to be in the tech alpha for WoD. They had some information to pass along to me since they knew I love warlocks. Needless to say I was shocked by what I heard. I'm not one for offering spoilers, but this info is just too juicy not to pass along. So if you don't want any spoilers…turn back now! I will say this only one more time. If you do NOT want spoilers, then this is your last chance to shut down your browser and walk away.
You still here? Hehe. Good. If you're reading this then you're the conniving, immoral, and greedy warlocks Blizzard has made all of us out to be right? /em rubs evil bony hands in glee
Okay, just remember you asked for it
I guess this is a little payback on my part. Remember when Blizzard added the Kanrethad Ebonlocke green fire quest line and the designers forgot to mention that the Sealed Tome of the Lost Legion was for the first time attached to a new looting mechanic never seen anywhere else in the game? Oh, you remember…that little "First to Click" loot mechanic they didn't tell us about? Ah, well let's let bygones be bygones. Omg, I just said bygones? Who uses that word?
My source informed me that there will be a quest line for warlocks in WoD that will allow your Dreadsteed to fly. Crazier things have happened right? I mean we were given green fire so this doesn't appear to be too far fetched. In fact, I kinda like the idea of adding demonic wings to one of the best looking ground mounts in the game. Do you think we'd have to call our majestic steeds All-Terrain vehicles (ATVs) when we're able to eventually fly on them? Over land, water, and air we'll roam. Nothing will be out of reach for us! World domination is here!
The source even included a data mined picture which sadly didn't have a name attached. I'll post the little beauty for your viewing pleasure now:
Of course, I have no clue why the image has blue shadings and I'm sure it would look much more impressive as burning flame red or with beautiful fel-green in the tinting. Personally, I'd also like to see the wings appear to be more bat-like-ish.
Crazier things have happened right?
Anyone remember when the name Heroes of the Storm was registered and passed around on the interwebs and people were going crazy thinking that was the name of the new expansion? Does anyone remember when The Mists of Pandaria expansion name was first mentioned and everyone thought that it was going to be an Iphone and Ipad app? I can even recall when MoP was finally announced there was a lot of shock and disbelief as some just couldn't believe Blizzard was going to be adding panda bears to our beloved WoW. No way. It wasn't happening. It couldn't be.
Well to all of those naysers (Omg I just typed the word naysayer), I'd ask that you go and check your calendars and I'm sure if I told you it was April 1st that you could at least believe me on that one right? So on behalf of Legracen over at the Chaos Portal Show I'd like to wish all of you a fun, safe, and happy April Fools' Day! All hate mail can be directed to @Legracen since he is the mastermind behind this April Fools' day prank. I might be a despicable warlock, but even I enjoy a little tomfoolery from time to time. Omg, I just said tomfoolery.
I really would like to have bat wings on my Dreadsteed, and I think that idea sure beats having floating pink shards on my head when I run Affliction. What do you think is better? Floating pink shards above your head or a flying Dreadsteed? And how much hate mail will Legracen get over this idea?


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|Final Chemo - Happy Spring!
Round five was pretty uneventful, and definitely the least horrible. I bounced around the next day on my steroid high, and when it wore off, I went to bed and mostly stayed there for about four days, coming up to drink as much water as I could and pop an anti-nausea pill. I didn't have the fire belly, but I had no appetite - it pretty much always felt like I was full, and it lasted pretty much the entire three weeks.
I've still managed to put on about five pounds, which people helpfully try and blame on the drugs, but I'm not kidding myself that it's self inflicted. They don't put as many Girl Scout cookies in those boxes anymore and it seems silly to not finish the sleeve when you open it. Among other less than stellar dietary choices I've made.
I succumbed, thanks to a 30% off Kohls coupon, and just bought some bigger clothes for now. Once I get back on my regular gym schedule (I was so happy to at least get 30 minutes each day this week on the bike after nearly two months off), and return to a normal diet, it'll go away.
So while the end of chemo and it's crappy side effects is definitely reason to cheer, it's only like completing one leg of the Iron (Wo)Man race. Swimming is done, but I still need to bike (7 weeks of daily radiation), and run (12 more Herceptin infusions). And in my spare time get another ultrasound, mammogram, and heart echogram, and further contribute to my support of the medical system which is heading towards the three quarters of a million dollar mark easily. (Why is there no cure for cancer? Simple - it's a freaking cash cow!)
On the upside, my eyebrows and lashes have hung on like troopers, and it looks like I may keep them. On the downside, my seasonal allergies have returned with a particularly nasty vengeance. I can only imagine what my itchy, swollen eyes would look like sans lashes and brows.
I lucked out and have not gotten mouth sores, although I did have a little fever blister last round, which is not usual for me. I did not get the numbness and tingling in my hands of feet, and although I was a little afraid this was starting, my nails have not lifted and fallen off. I can not seriously imagine attempting to cook in gloves with no finger nails. Shudder....
All in all, it wasn't a whole lot of fun (obviously, duh), but it could have been a lot worse. I am a little afraid of the side effects from the radiation. I've talked to people who couldn't finish the schedule due to the skin burns, and I am not looking forward to any more cumulative fatigue. I'm tired of being tired, frankly.
So I am ready for spring. While my stylists may think I overdid the accessories, I couldn't resist busting out my watering can purse because it went perfectly with this awesome spring hat sent to me by Patti Anastasia. Also pictured is Tom Noe, of Exploring Food My Way. Check out his blog for the photos of the Dinner in the Dark that was my pre-chemo last supper. Tom and Edsel, who took this picture, have far better cameras than me, so I just ate and enjoyed.
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I suppose as a geologist I should feel angry and aggrieved about this newly minted PhD student:
…Dr. Ross is hardly a conventional paleontologist. He is a "young earth creationist" — he believes that the Bible is a literally true account of the creation of the universe, and that the earth is at most 10,000 years old.
For him, Dr. Ross said, the methods and theories of paleontology are one "paradigm" for studying the past, and Scripture is another. In the paleontological paradigm, he said, the dates in his dissertation are entirely appropriate. The fact that as a young earth creationist he has a different view just means, he said, "that I am separating the different paradigms."
Later in the article is becomes fairly clear that his motivation for getting his doctorate is to use "the fact that he has a Ph.D. from a legitimate science department as a springboard [for pushing a literalist viewpoint]."
I can't bring myself to be angry about this, though (even though I can understand why others might). Instead, I find it sad; a waste of half a decade or more of someone's life. Getting through a PhD is no picnic at the best of times; in my experience it's only your fundamental enthusiasm and interest in your subject that gets you through. Forcing yourself through the whole traumatic process when you believe, deep down, that every word you write, every measurement you make, and every conclusion you draw is fundamentally mistaken – well, let's just say that I can't see it doing wonders for your mental well-being.
Over at PZ's (where this story came to my attention - see also Chad's take), a large proportion of the comments are debating whether the University of Rhode Island would be justified in withdrawing his doctorate - or even, given that they knew about his young-earth beliefs before he applied, whether he should have been admitted to the PhD programme in the first place. I'd have to unequivocally answer no, and yes, respectively. In the context of a PhD you can only be judged on what you have submitted, and his supervisor tells us all we need to know:
His subject was the abundance and spread of mosasaurs, marine reptiles that, as he wrote, vanished at the end of the Cretaceous era about 65 million years ago. The work is "impeccable," said David E. Fastovsky, a paleontologist and professor of geosciences at the university who was Dr. Ross's dissertation adviser. "He was working within a strictly scientific framework, a conventional scientific framework."
"We are not here to certify his religious beliefs," he said. "All I can tell you is he came here and did science that was completely defensible."
Presuming that this is an accurate representation of his dissertation, it's a no-brainer: he came, he followed the rules, and he advanced his field: so he earned his doctorate, however galling it may be that he has proceeded to use his qualification in the manner that he has – to add a veneer of scientific authority to flawed creationist arguments.
Besides, there's something else interesting about this story: the fact that when push came to shove, to get his qualification he had to follow the ground rules of science. And when he did that, what happened to all those big, obvious, gaping holes in the scientific picture of an old earth and common descent that we hear so much about? Did he try, even slightly, to cast some light on those holes with his research? It doesn't look like it to me. Rather than a bold assault on the evil Darwinian empire, we get some meandering about "working within a particular paradigm of earth history". Likewise, despite his self-declared mission to destroy Darwinism, it seems that Johnathan Wells kept his powder dry during his time at Berkeley. In both cases, the choice to use the PhD qualification as a rhetorical weapon, rather than the PhD research, pretty much tells you all you need to know.


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Best of 2011: Jeff Hurt: Is Your Meeting Hot or Not?
If no one tweets about your event, did it really happen?
While you may think this question is absurd, research shows that we've moved from the "experience economy" to the "social economy." Now, it's not good enough to simply attend an event. We have to tell others about that event while it's happening, or the event was worthless.
In other words: Pics or it didn't happen. Tweets or it didn't happen. Facebook posts or it didn't happen.
If your event is hot—as in Twitter-hot, or tweet-worthy—people will be sharing their experiences while it's occurring.
In the late 1990s, authors James Gilmore and Joe Pine released the book Welcome to the Experience Economy. Their position was that in economies of mass affluence, people are more interested in paying for an experience than paying to own something. The memory of the experience becomes the product.
Their book had a profound impact on events. Event designers started focusing on creating memorable experiences.
Research shows that today's economy has moved into a new phase in which people define themselves not only by what they own or do, but primarily by their ability to connect, share, and broadcast that experience. The term social economy doesn't imply that the experience economy has disappeared—it suggests that the experience economy needs to be viewed through the lens of sharing.
According to McCann Worldgroup Research, when given a list of options, more than half of young people (16 to 30 years old) would be willing to give up their sense of smell if it meant they could keep their personal technology (smartphone, tablet, or laptop). Their willingness to sacrifice one of their senses in exchange for social technology shows how important these media have become.
Why? Technology represents all the friends you could ever want, all the entertainment you could desire, and all the information you'll ever need. For young people, technology is really the fifth sense.
In the social economy, your event attendees carry their friends in their pockets. They are always sharing experiences with those friends.
Create a boring event and they will text all their friends about it. Create an amazing, unusual experience and they will post pictures, tweets, and videos of that experience. Even better, if they have friends attending the event, they will post pictures and tag their friends in them.
Young people today rate communing—defined as the need for connection and community—as their number one motivation (McCann Worldgroup, "The Truth About Youth," May 2011). It drives them more than fame, money, or security.
Technology shapes their attitudes toward community. It allows them to connect with their community instantly.
Young people will tell you that access to their online friends is critical. Have an event in a venue with spotty Wi-Fi or barriers to their 3G service and you'll lose their loyalty. You've cut them off from their community.
Your event needs to not only entertain your attendees, it also needs to entertain their online friends. If your event is not worth sharing, it's like it never happened.
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Oh La La...French Macaron Print Giveaway
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leave us a comment on where you would keep this little beauty
15 comments:
- O+M Designs said...
This is LOVE LY!! I would keep it up on my sewing corner!!! SO inspirational! ;)
- May 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM
I would hang it right next to my bed. I adore macaroons!
- May 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Betsy said...
I would put it in the kitchen, of course!!
- May 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM
- Rebecca said...
These would look so fabulous in my bedroom - same colors!
- May 1, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Emily Joyce said...
Hmm, either my bedroom, which has a French theme, or my office, so I could be inspired by their loveliness while working!
- May 1, 2012 at 5:05 PM
- Stephanie said...
I would love this! It would either be in my room or my kitchen.
- May 1, 2012 at 5:14 PM
This would remind me and my wife of our trip to Paris-so anywhere in the house would make us smile.
- May 1, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Pâtisserie Paris said...
I'm moving, and I think it would look great hanging on the wall of my new apartment. I also love the iPhone case in her shop. Super sweet!
- May 1, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- april c said...
I would hang this in my white kitchen that it about to be updated mid month! It would be perfect!
- May 1, 2012 at 6:36 PM
- Crystal (Frosted & Fabulous) said...
I think this would look super awesome in my bright blue office :) I have one of cupcakes and it needs a friend :)
- May 1, 2012 at 6:49 PM
I would definately put the macaroon picture at my booth at the ARTisan Market in Grand Rapids, MI to attract customers to my spot ~ (I am a "cake artist"). I also sell french macaroons! <3
- May 1, 2012 at 6:52 PM
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- butterfly843 said...
Love this picture, would look great in my kitchen.
- May 1, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- *Dream Weaver* said...
Done and Done! :)
Love your prints babe
- May 1, 2012 at 8:35 PM
- Josie said...
I love baking myself, so this one deserves a great spot in my kitchen!
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Johnny Miller says the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass favors no one.
Roberto Castro might beg to differ.
Castro, 27, opened with a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take the lead in The Players Championship. Castro, in his first appearance in the PGA Tour's showcase event, tied the course record held by Fred Couples (1992) and Greg Norman (1994).
LEADERBOARD: The Players Championship
Rory McIlroy delivered his first under-par round at Sawgrass with a 6-under 66 to take a share of second place with Zach Johnson.
"I feel a lot more relaxed here," McIlroy said. "Part of that is I know whatever I do this week, it will be the best thing I've ever done here."
TIGER WOODS: One bogey in round of 67
Tiger Woods and Adam Scott played for the first time since the Masters. Woods shot a 5-under 67, the only blemish coming with a bogey at 18, and Scott, the Masters champ, opened with a 3-under 69.
Casey Wittenberg, Steve Stricker, Ryan Palmer, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson joined Woods at 5 under. Sergio Garcia led a group of seven at 68. Lee Westwood was one of 17 at 69.
The course was a pushover on Thursday, about as soft as the players love to see. That, combined with heat and a lack of wind that allowed the ball to fly — Woods said he was hitting 5-wood nearly 300 yards — took most of the teeth out of the course.
Don't expect a sea of red numbers the rest of the week. That heat that let the players hit the ball for miles, Woods said, will dry out the fairways and the greens. Woods said if tournament officials don't water down the course, the track is going to become very fast, very firm — and very difficult.
"If they don't touch it, it's going to get really tough by Saturday," said Woods, who started his rounds 9 strokes out of the lead, unheard of, he said, in The Players. "It doesn't take much to make a bogey around here. I think that's kind of what Pete had intended."
Castro went birdie-birdie-birdie at holes 16, 17 and 18 to close out his opening nine, then kept up the strong play on his second nine.
"Birdie on 17 and 18 got things going," Castro said. "I hit a 4-iron close on 18 to kick in almost. So from there, it was kind of off to the races."
Castro became the first player since 2003 to post a round of 65 or lower at this course without making at least one putt of more than 10 feet. His longest putt made Thursday was a birdie putt of 9 feet, 8 inches on the par-5 16th. Overall, he hit six approach shots within 5 feet, including four within 2 feet (Nos. 4, 6, 17, 18).
Castro is winless on the Tour this year, and in his career, and his best finish of the season is a tie for 16th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Castro opened with a 63 in Humana Challenge and tied for 37th.
Castro wasn't surprised, nor did he seem offended, in a news conference after his round when asked whether people were Googling him when they saw his name at the top of the leaderboard.
"Oh, sure," he said.
"Derek Ernst won last week in his eighth event and no one ever heard of him There are a lot of good players out here."
Wittenberg, the leading money winner and the player of the year on the Web.com Tour last year, made bogey on his last hole on the way to his 67.
"I've played down here when it's been brutal, so it's very scorable out there today," he said. "The greens are fairly receptive. They're not soft, but they're not brick hard. If you hit quality iron shots today, you should be able to score."


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There have been many rumors about the Knicks wanting to move up in the draft, reportedly for Jimmer Fredette, but now the Knicks have been rumored to be in the mix for a falling lottery pick. Bismack Biyombo is an 18 year old power forward from the Congo. He's 6'9 but he has a 7'6 wingspan and is insanely athletic. At the Adidas Eurocamp Biyombo fell flat on his face. He decided to skip the game and drills and did the one on none workout. According to Chad Ford of ESPN,
…these sort of workouts aren't ideal for him. Biyombo looked understandably nervous and it seemed to affect his game. Much of the workout focused on his perimeter skills — a major weakness of Biyombo. He missed roughly 75 to 80 percent of the shots he took in this portion of the workout.
Biyombo's poor workout is a god send for the Knicks who are in the market for athletic big men. The last thing we need from this guy is outside shooting and clearly he's not a great perimeter player. There is no doubt about his raw speed, power and leaping ability, not to mention he is incredibly long (7'6 wingspan). He's a great fit for the Knicks at center and he's definitely the best fit for us of all the players in the draft. Golden State sits at 11 and would also be a good fit for Biyombo. I hope we are not snake bitten again just like with Steph Curry in 2009. It'll be interesting to see if we can give up the pieces to trade up and select Biyombo as he'd be a great addition to our club.
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Suppose that I have a tikzpicture begun like this:
\begin{tikzpicture}[x = 20mm, y = 10mm]
Now let us suppose that I want to put a subpart of the picture inside a "scope" environment and I want all of that part of the picture to be shifted to the right by 40mm, that is, by twice the current x-vector. But should I later change the x-vector in the "tikzpicture" options, I will want the shift amount to respect the new x-vector. For example, if I changed the x-vector from 20mm to 15mm, I would want the subpicture to then automatically be shifted by 30mm instead of 40mm, without me having to modify the "scope" options.
If I do this:
\begin{scope}[xshift = 2]
then TikZ interprets this to mean that I want to shift right by a distance of 2pt, that is, the "2" is not interpreted as a multiple of the current x-vector. Conceptually, I want something like
\begin{scope}[xshift = 2 * \x]
but I don't know what the correct way is to express this to TikZ. How can I do this?
I accepted the answer supplied by Jake, but here is how to use his technique to define a key that makes a one-dimensional shift very straightforward. Put this in the document preamble:
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On Saturday, October 6 we held our monthly charity auction hosted by comedian Ryan Stout who did a fabulous job of inspiring and cajoling the audience into some great bids, all while making people laugh out loud. This month's auction benefited Beagle Freedom Project, an organization that rescues beagles used in animal experimentation in research laboratories. We also held a dog adoption event on Sunday, October 7 with Beagle Freedom Project and some pretty adorable dogs.
But back to the auction. Mr. Stout was quick, clever, personable and hard to resist.
"C'mon...It's for the dogs! Everyone cares about dogs. BEAGLES for chrissakes - AMERICA'S DOG! "
The bids started with a green tag DVD Season 2 of Flight of the Conchords (with poster) at $5.00 and then we were off and running.
Here are the rest of the highlights:
- Herbie Hancock signed vinyl LP - $15.00
- Flying Lotus tickets - $30.00
- The XX tickets - $80.00 (!!)
- Record Store Day grab bag - $115.00 (!!!!)
- Trader Joe's gift card and lunchbox - $60.00
- SBTRKT tickets - $60.00 (!!)
- Darkness tickets - $25.00
- P.I.L. tickets - $30.00
- Bob Mould tickets - $30.00
- Doctor Who Blu-ray - $10.00
- Amoeba VIP in-store pass - $60.00
- Social Distortion tickets - $60.00
- Portlandia DVD signed by Fred Armisen (with Wallflowers tickets) - $45.00
All together Mr. Stout garnered $625.00 in bids which, with our matching, means we raised $1250.00 for the Beagle Freedom Project! It can be very challenging to get folks to bid big money on random things in a 30 minute window. You never know if that Social D fan will be in the house, or if that crazy Doctor Who fan will be nearby, but Ryan was able to get folks to bid and this month's auction was a great success!
Thanks again to all of our constant supporters and contributors, especially Trader Joe's and Goldenvoice! And thanks to Ryan Stout...it was awesome. Good stuff. It's for the DOGS.....!
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beyerdynamic A 20: Headphone Amplifier for Demanding Music Lovers
Compact and dynamic: With the new A 20, beyerdynamic introduces a headphone amplifier in the 500 euro price range
Headphone Amplifier for Demanding Music Lovers
Compact and dynamic: With the new A 20, beyerdynamic introduces a headphone amplifier in the 500 euro price range
Heilbronn/Germany, April 2013: Whether you're sitting at your computer or relaxing in your living room, a good set of headphones requires a suitable partner in order to truly reach its ultimate sound potential. Using standard headphone outputs on PCs or CD players greatly reduces the quality of your acoustic experience.
The solution is the new A 20 headphone amplifier from beyerdynamic. It unleashes the sound potential of your headphones. Users of high-quality headphones such as the beyerdynamic
T 70, T90 or DT series benefit from greatly increased dynamics and precision.
The beyerdynamic A 20 – optimized audio in a compact format
Headphones come with different impedances between 16 and 600 ohm. Many headphone outputs on standard devices are not capable of delivering sufficient quality and output level, especially for headphones with higher impedances.
The result is a sound that is flat, dull and lifeless. The new beyerdynamic A 20 has special amplifier circuits that provide sufficient output for headphones with different levels of efficiency. They also ensure electrical control for high-ohm headphones, in order to keep the membranes under control even during intense dynamic peaks.
The A 20's compact, high-quality aluminum housing is sleek and attractive. Without any visible screws or seams on the housing, the A 20 appears to be made of just one piece. Thanks to its integrated universal power supply (100 V to 240 V), the A 20 only requires a standard power cable.
Two supply cables for various regions are included, so the A 20 can be used nearly everywhere in the world. The A20 comes with analog stereo cinch inputs so it can be connected to the audio source. The looped-in cinch output provides a high level of flexibility and makes it possible to use the headphone amplifier in an existing chain between a CD player and amplifier without any sound loss.
The engineers at beyerdynamic have intentionally avoided integrating a digital/analog converter (DAC) in the A 20 and have instead focused on creating the best possible sound using an analog circuit. This means that the A 20 will maintain its value for longer, because digital components often have shorter development cycles and are therefore quickly outdated. Furthermore, the user has the freedom to choose which DAC he or she wants to use with the A20.
Twice the fun with a double output
The power amplifiers used in the A 20 provide enough power to operate two headphones at the same time. The A 20 is equipped with two 6.3 mm jack plugs so you can listen to music with a friend, or simply have an easy way to compare two different headphone models. Precise volume control with a high-quality Alps potentiometer makes it possible to precisely adjust the volume level and ensures a high level of channel synchronization, even at low volumes.
Professional technology for audiophiles
Only high-quality materials and top components are used in the A 20, which ensures durability and provides the best possible sound quality. A lot of what was learned when developing the beyerdynamic High-End Amplifier A 1 was used to design the new A 20. The A 20 has sufficient power reserves for the simultaneous, distortion-free operation of two headphones with up to 600 ohms of impedance. It is perfectly able to handle high levels and dynamic peaks.
The A 20 is also very simple to set up and operate. Just connect the high-level output of a source or a DAC to the cinch inputs, connect the headphones and the power cable to the amplifier, turn power on and enjoy.
The increase in sound quality is remarkable and even top-of-the-line headphones benefit from the advantages of the A 20. Thanks to its linear and low-distortion circuits, the user benefits from a significant increase in dynamics, openness and precision. The bass has noticeably more definition and substance, vocals and instruments sound more natural and have more spatial layering, the treble is less aggressive and has a more precise resolution. The A 20 has greater power reserves than traditional output levels, which means the overall playback is effortless and relaxed at any volume, which allows music lovers to listen to music for longer periods of time without straining their ears.
The A 20 from beyerdynamic is the perfect choice for all music lovers who want to get the best from their headphones.
The A 20 will be available from July 2013 on.
Sneak preview – The A 20 headphone amplifier at the High End trade fair in Munich/Germany
beyerdynamic will present the A 20 from May 9 to 12, 2013, at the High End trade fair in Munich in Hall 4, Booth G 03 / H 02.
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Research and scholarship are typically framed by conventions, forms, and methods, and often within disciplinary boundaries. However, our increased awareness of the multiplicity of the deep and broad connections between mental, physical and metaphysical constructs leads us to rethink the autonomy and insularity of disciplinary structure. Considering that the formation, naming, development, and institutionalization of disciplines have, and have had, pragmatic, political, and instrumental purposes, it now appears that such applications are also limiting in a world demanding more interconnectivities and transactions.
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Can you believe that we are only a couple of weeks away from May, already?
I know that I was definitely busy between, uh, last July and now. 🙂
But now that I am all caught up on the exciting things I've made since then, I will now share what I made in April, since I spent the month posting about the past.
In the beginning of the month, I celebrated Passover. I even hosted a Seder for the first time! I made a (super delicious) pescatarian dinner that included veggies from the farmer's market and fish from the San Francisco Fish Company and wine from The Wine Merchant. Here is a list of recipes I made/adapted for my Seder:
Baked Stuffed Zucchini (My favorite dish, besides the matzoh ball soup.)
Matzoh Lasagna (I added spinach to mine. Surprisingly good…almost as good as lasagna made with noodles)
Matzoh Brittle (made it twice…once for my Seder, and once for a friend's Seder. The first time, I followed the recipe and the second time, with the inspiration from a friend that came to my Seder, I added some ginger to some pieces and some cinnamon to others)
The fish part of the meal was just some sauteed cod. I just cut the fish into pieces that fit into the pan, sauteed in olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. No real recipe, just cook until fish flakes apart with a fork. I think it was about 2 or 3 minutes on either side.
Throughout the month, I also made some ice cream. I got the recipe from one of my favorite bloggers, David Lebovitz. I added a chocolate fudge sauce to it while it was in the machine churning, but it turned out I added too much, because it caused the ice cream to soften and it separated. This made it a sort of micro-chocolate chip-caramel ice cream. All in all, it was pretty good. I would like to make more ice cream using his recipes and just stick with the recipe, because I have a feeling they will turn/churn out well. (See what I did there?!)
Some other things I made this month include a simple pasta dish, an orange-lemon pound cake, and mini tartlets, again. The pasta dish was spaghetti, peas, tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil all tossed and heated/cooked together in a saute pan. First, the olive oil cooks the garlic, then the peas and tomatoes are added, and finally the pasta. Lunch or dinner is ready in minutes!
The orange-lemon pound cake was made with some orange sugar…which is just like vanilla sugar, but with orange zest. All you have to do is zest some orange (or any other citrus, or a combo would be good, too) into sugar and rub them together. It makes the flavor stand out more. The recipe I used was more or less made up. It is a simple 1:1:1 ratio, as you may have guessed. In this case, it was 8 ounces butter, 8 ounces sugar, 8 ounces flour, and an egg, some vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Bake in a buttered loaf pan in a 350-degree oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool in pan for about 5 minutes before overturning and cooling completely on a cooling rack.
The tartlets I made were basically the same as before, using orange curd and candied orange peel as garnish. The shells were made with a pie/tart dough recipe that used cream instead of eggs/water/other liquid. But you can go ahead and use sable dough if you'd prefer.
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Foreclosed single-family homes, available for below replacement value, are one of the top trades around, Colony Capital founder and CEO Tom Barrack said Monday on CNBC.
"When we look at a trade, we're always just trying to figure out what's the best mispricing at the moment. And usually, that follows some governmental intervention, and today that happen to be foreclosed single-family housing," he said.
On "Fast Money," Barrack said that this trade offers opportunity in terms of "contrarian play, market barriers to entry and mispricings."
Asked about whether the housing market appears as good as some bulls say it is, Barrack said that it was complicated.
"The Fed has one major play in its playbook," he added. "That is, to print money by hitting a character on a typewriter, use that printed capital to buy mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries, originate mortgage-backed securities through GSEs – GSEs which are now in conservatorship that have cost us $200 billion since 2006.
"In return, the GSEs go to originating banks and encourage them to originate single-family mortgages at low interest rates that can then be bundled into mortgage-backed securities and thus provide affordability to a homeowner, not the scarcity of housing but the availability of credit."
(Read More: Warren Buffett on CNBC: I'd Buy Up 'A Couple Hundred Thousand' Single-Family Homes If I Could)
The Federal Reserve would drive drive price appreciation, Barrack said, especially for those who see housing as a proxy for the creation of wealth.
Barrack also noted that shares of home builders, such as Lennar and Toll Brothers, have surged, as they benefited from deferred taxes and current value of their unused inventory of lots.
(Read More: Stocks Better Investment Than Homes: Robert Shiller)
"For sure the lack of supply over the last five years has caused demand," he added.
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
On the Street…..Plaid Suit, NYC
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I think the best part about the suit is the fit.
Conservative down to his shoes.I haven't seen a three-piece suit in a while. This one is nicely tailored, and he has paid attention to the details- the buttoning of the vest, the knot of the tie, etc. The jacket sleeves seem a little long (where are his shirt cuffs?)and I question the casual denimy shirt, although the shirt and tie colors are a nice relief to the subdued colors of the suit. He's taken a classic look and employed it with almost complete success. On another note, those taxis and street markings do make great compositional elements.
interesting photo, guess those extremely large bags/totes never took off as the "it" bag! i remember when they were saying, this was going to be the bag – XL large – no thanks! ha! ha!
I love his shoes!
Oh, he's rocking that suit. Intense glance too!
He got his inspiration from the movie "There Will Be Blood", starring Daniel Day-Lewis ;) I guess… Awesome outfit, though.
Oh, nice glen plaid suit! Beautifully tailored, and while I'd prefer a white shirt with it, the blue chambray and purple tie (purple!) prevent it from being overly stuffy.
The oversized shiny black bag that the woman carries makes my shoulders hurt just looking at it. Nature abhors a vacuum, and a giant bag like that invites one to carry around too much stuff.
Nice colour matching on the gentleman, though I personally question the choice of tie colour.
I wonder if he actually meant for one pant leg to go over the shoe tongue and for the other to go under it.
Where the hell is this guy going? Country pattern works with the denim; denim works with the loafers; loafers work with the cut of the suit; the context works to make the photo interesting. It all works together. Maybe he's headed for his country tailor to have those sleeves fixed.
probably trying to gaze into her soul – shes is gorgeous.
Love the fit of the jacket, not much else.
I'm seeing so much plaid suit in Milan that it's not even cute anymore.
He's looking so intensely at her lol
The purple and blue with the neutral plaid is so striking, especially with the slim fit of the suit. It gives him such character.
I dunno… he seems to be keeping it from going into costume territory so effortlessly.
Such an impressive suit! Missing this nyc alternative dress – shall return soon..
Wow. I love the suit, but the shirt (its that chambray?) and the purple tie really make the whole thing pop!
In other parts of the country, people would think that his suit didn't fit. Not sure if I like it.
This suit is just too costume-esque for me. The checks are over-dramatic, a characteristic that is emphasized by the contrasting denim look of the shirt. The bottoms fit like skinny jeans rather than trousers, and I think this gives the whole suit the appearance of being a little too tight. It's almost as if he took all the characteristics of what might be considered a "fashionable" suit right now and emphasized each of them a little too much…
Suit is oddly fitted. Note bunching of vest at chest and pants at crotch. Pants are too tight as if they contain spandex. Sleeves are too long. In sum, a lousy fit.
I like it when men dress as if they care about themselves and about you. It's so troubling when men go to work dressed like college students who've run out of clean clothes and don't have quarters to go to the laundromat. Trust me, I'm in Austin, it happens.
A great posture really works wonders.
Beautifully tailored suit and well planned shoes. The shirt seems a little bit out of place, but the tie is a nice break.
Intense stare is intense.
That looks like a Ralph Laurn suit – they've been doing a lot of beautiful slim fitting tweeds the last few seasons. I really like the bellows pockets, too. I don't know about wearing a 3 piece tweed in summer, and about the denim shirt, which has a bit of overly-ambitious eclecticism about it. The sloppy tie knot feels wrong with the impeccable suit, too.
His grooming is smashing at that ! S&P beards are the must have of the Fall season, or so it seems.
very intense glace, a little too intense (detracts from the photo).
Interesting dynamic. He looks at her intensely. I see lust in his eyes. She looks away … with a faint hint of boredom. Could it be that this picture was taken right before a furtive afternoon thryst?
Now about his suit. I love the fabric. Maybe a bit warm for this season in New York perhaps? A vest could many men look portly, but not in this case. He pulls it off nicely. Is this a Tom Ford suit, by any chance?
that shade of purple is quickly becoming my favorite color. i bought a top in that shade the other day, and when i put it on i feel like royalty.
it really looks nice on him, though.
against the tan and brown in his suit – lovely!
I agree. It's a nice suit. But the shoes are wrong, and the shirt doesn't seem to work either. The collar is to slim for the heft of that knot.
The fit, the colors, the details… everything is perfect!
marvellous suit.
splendid cut.
something about it makes me think that it is more of a designer suit – rather than a bespoke tailored one.
anyhow… has anybody got an idea who is responsible for that suit (who made that suit)?
i'd love to know.
he looks like he's trying to melt her with his stare lol
Everything about this look is subtly FIERCE except the denim shirt. The cut of the suit is perfection, his posture commands that you take notice, I love his palate with regard to the color combination. I simply wished he would have worn a different blue shirt.
suit Ralph Lauren Purple label-linen/silk, not tweed
shirt Polo
Tie Louis Vuitton
Shoes Ferragamo
Look- Priceless
Is this Jessica from the day before?
The tulip skirt at that length is doing her no favors.
Never thought denim and plaid would work soooo smart ! cant wait to copy it
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I'm going to say it's the color, but maybe it's the knot size
but the tie deprecates this immaculately tailored suit.
i think chambray works with plaid though
if it wasn't for the tab collar, i would give his denim shirt a thumbs down.
i do, however, give giant tie knots a thumbs down.
oh, and i agree,, if the rest of his suit fits that closely, his sleeves should come up some – shirt cuffs should be showing a bit.
I love the colors. Perfect tie!!!
i love love her bag….
does anyone know…what designer made it?
Superb suit with a sexy fit, gorgeous bold blue shirt and purple tie, but the outfit would look 1KX better without the vest. Or maybe that restraint makes it work. I dunno. The vest just seems a little too Sean Connery in the 19th century.
I love their silent conversation along with his pointer-dog ready pose.
I think the whole outfit is absolutely stunning!
You need strong guts to pull out that suit.
And before I forget,,,I love the tie too!
Snazzy checks, denim shirt, purple tie, the cut of the trousers and those shoes! I see nothing conservative here! He's a rebel in disguise! t.x
Ahh, I guess the northeast is an entirely different world, but I (here in Florida) am practically melting just looking at a man in a three piece suit and a denim shirt. I spent a couple hours outside today walking in a cami and a cotton skirt and I was still sweaty by the time I got home.
I agree that the shirt throws the look. In the thumbnail, when it was just a bold blue shirt to my eye, it looked perfect.
i demand a brass coloured pocket watch!!
i love that beards are back! yay beards!
Wow, he's a little fascinating. The suit is incredible, I love a nice plaid. I'm not so sure about the choice of chambray though. I am sure about fit of those trouser legs though, sweet jesus.
I like the 3 piece look. The vest makes that suit. So does the look of purpose he has.
I'm back! – and nice photo!
Great vest and jacket…replace the trousers with jeans and go for a knit brown tie.
I like the plum tie, xcept the denim shirt takes away from the statement. OMG just do like a different material or a pastel blue or gray.
People in other parts of the country would think his suit doesn't fit because people in other parts of the country don't know how suits are supposed to fit. Americans are notorious for wearing clothes two sizes too big for them.
I'm trying to dig these tight suits. I get that it's elegant and all that but it just doesn't look comfortable and when a man doesn't look comfortable it's hard for me to see him as chic or elegant. It doesn't look like he can button the jacket. To me, sacrificing comfort for style is an ultra femmy thing to do…. and that's not appealing on a man IMO. Especially when we're talking about a suit that is as expensive as this one probably is.
The denim shirt is something different and I like that it brings an otherwise stuffy suit (no pun intended) into a more relaxed realm. The fabric of the suit is nice and goes well with the purple tie.
Her bag is a good basic bag. I know the biggies are going out of fashion. Too bad. I love the functionality of the mega bag. They carry all your shit.
Just found your blog=) It's so good that I'm considering a fashion blogs' blogroll, even if I have a "strictly interior decoration" policy for my blog. Thanks for all the inspiring photos!
That suit pretty much perfect, I agree with gullah to ghetto, the diem shirt throws it off…but the purple tie is a nice touch. I definitely like that.
i quite like the intensity of his gaze – and the way he's standing. there's a little hidden drama in this shot that makes me wonder what happened leading up to and after this moment.
i love the fit of the suit (with the length of the sleeves being a minor quibble) i don't see any sloppiness about the way the tie is knotted as someone else mentioned – look at the dimple for one thing – but it is too large for the collar of the shirt he's wearing. love the colour combination, but had the suit not been cut just so it could have easily gone so horribly wrong.
odd how when i first started reading this blog i was pretty clueless about menswear, and could never have known to look at any of these details (still learning even about women's wear). see – the sartorialist does educate! ;-D
That's a pretty sharp suit. The fit, colors, texture, is wonderful. The man definitely has style, look at his beard too. Shnaps!
If my suit fit that well, I'd never want to get out of it.
It combines the fit of a bespoke, with the modern cut of a designer suit.
Nice mix, plaid/denim. The (wide) tie knot however… useless…it ruins the appearence for me.
Too tight! The poor man can't even lift his arms and looks like he can't sit down.
Sorry but I have to disagree on the shirt… The suit is grat but that shirt makes me think twice about the concept.
Its a nice suit, and fits beautifully, but I don't like the tight fitting pants with tight fitting jacket. Frankly, he's a little old to carry it off the pants to my taste. And the blue shirt/purple tie thing, no no no. Not with such a well cut suit. Its distracting and reminds me of the stuff middle aged liberal highschool teachers pull out of the closet when they have to wear a tie. Bonus points for the shoes though.
Lovely material and convincing combination of suit and shoes. The suit itself brilliant as a three-piece, but definitely a tad too tight; checked-pattern just can't be worn super well fitted, neither can wool suits.
It looks like a Ralph LAuren suit. I like it quite a lot, but I'm not sure about the shirt…white of light blue popeline would have been of better contrast. Anyway please shorten this sleeve!!!
Love the color pallete. He looks like a mannequin standing there, expressionless. She focuses on something down the way that interests her more than what is in front of her, Mr. Country Tweed Suit Man (he should be hot in that outfit, her arms are bare). Great shoes, I would have worn a spread collar shirt in the same shade as the denim (end-on-end, lends great color texture), denim looks too casual. His pants could be a hair looser. Nice body contour on the jacket, great vest fit.
Mr. Schuman, you do know how to take a great picture. Bravo, again!–HB
The suit is beautiful. The shirt is daring. Love a purple tie. But the shoes are wrong.
I know I'm a traditionalist but denim shirt with three piece classic suit and loafers. He looks ok but it's like we have to find something to admire when there isn't much. It actually reminds me of some of those bizarre teamings you see in ads in Men's Vogue, it's all about the effect not whether it represents true male elegance. She however, is a cutie.
great suit. is that PCole from Paul Stuart? Sleeves too long – Show some cuff!
l'homme il dit "i am stiff like a day old baguette."
The suit looks too tight to me as well, the pants really, especially in the thigh area. Men really have to not just buy nice clothing, they also have to have them tailored appropriately…..these pants are not.
His denim shirt interests me…..
Lookin' good with the purple tie…
I just love your pictures, update more often please. it was nice to see som pictures from Stockholm. I'm from sweden you see. You ever go to London? I'm there next weekend!
I love her shoes!
What works on a tanned Milanese does not necessarily translate to NYC.
You have to pose and strut to pull this off – and make it look like you were born to.
He does not…
The gentlemen looks smashing. For some reason, I do not find the angle very flattering for the lady.
My concern is the button stance on the jacket. The lapel looks rather long. Is that a one button front, or is the lapel rolling over the second button? I suppose a lower button stance makes sense for a three-piece suit–allowing for more exposure of the vest. Like others I agree that, as a suit coat, the sleeve length, is too long. The length would work, however, in a more casual setting.
1. Over sized tie
2. Poor shirt selection– not very elegant.
3. Nice suit but can't see any cuff
The suit is indeed great. But is that a jeans-shirt???
And I think the knot of his tie is far too big for that collar.
haha a denim shirt? love it
Their body language interests me. They look as though they have pent up passions.
Men should dress like this more often~ Although the vest do look a tad tight fitting on him~
People like anon. 12.46 pm makes me ashamed to be a Norwegian.
I'm not completely sure if I like this outfit, I think someone said that it seems too costumeish. I think I agree with him/her. Mabe it had worked better if he had toned it down a little.
Beautiful suit, though I think that the tie knot is to big for that collar. Should have been a bigger collar or a different, not so thick tie.
cant say i like his violet tie mixed with blue shirt…
What an incredible outfit! The fit is snappy.
Love the suit and its fit, except the sleeves. Like the shoes, even though he caught his cuff in one of them. I'm intrigued by the colors of the shirt and tie, but am torn on the fabric of the shirt and hate the size of the tie. His intense gaze gives me the willies, not in a good way. Great hair choices, though.
Her *two* oversized bags combine with the bad skirt length to make her look dumpy, which is quite an achievement in those shoes!
I like the suit, although it seems a little snug. Don't like the tie with it…the color is wrong, and the knot is too big…he should have opted for maybe a silk knit in a yellow or a beige, or a nice foulard. Still, this fella reminds me that GQ model from the '70′s who had a beard…does anybody remember who that guy was?
This three-piece suit has inspired me to do more crunches, so that I can pull this look off without looking, as someone else wrote, "portly".
This fella would probably look good in a proper English bowler…
there's something about his features that evokes the 1890′s.
i've been looking for a striking glen plaid suit like that recently. i dont like the shoes though. and where's his pocket square?
I love, love, love the fit of his suit. At this level of attention to detail — I think the longish sleeve is intentional — a personal quirk — which I like — but I really love the fit of the shoulder, the high armhole, and how the fabric skims the whole body in a very sensual way (there's the slightest hint of basket bulge — which I like — why not, you only live once). Another commenter stated that the suit was Ralph Lauren — but I'd be surprised if this was off the rack — it just fits him as a second skin — unless he was the fit model — such a fit is hard to come by from a generic pattern — I mean — not only does the jacket fit perfectly, but the pants also. Great look for a tallish, thinnish guy — real polish and panache — also love the posture and presentation — quite a peacock! American men should take note — they always seem to buy suits two sizes too big.
lucky girl . . . .
The suit itself is great. Look at how the plaid matches from vest to jacket to sleeves to pants. Fantastic.
I don't love the fit. The pants are too tight for me. It's got to be uncomfortable sitting down when the pants are that tight. The jacket looks like it might pull if you button it. And, as others have said, the jacket sleeves should be a bit shorter.
It seems that leaving both the top button and the bottom button on a vest is becoming quite popular. I'm fine with that.
Tab collar on a denim shirt? Not my cup of tea. Particularly if you're wearing a bulky tie. Tab collars are great with thin ties, but straight collars are much better with bulky ties.
The purple tie works great with the subtle green stripe in the plaid suit. Purple and green are a fabulous combination.
The guy's grooming is exceptional. Bald can be beautiful. Haircut and beard are both sharp.
Have we seen him before? I seem to remember this combination – great suit, though a bit form fitting. Love the plaid.
Intense look on his face – what did she just tell him? I like the suit but it ages him. Also, the shirt and tie look like he started with one outfit in mind and suddenly changed it. Too incongrous for my taste.
The suit is great. I love the combination of a old-fashioned (pattern, vest) and sexy (cut) – if only the guy was sexier.
Although the colour of the shirt is quite fitting, denim just doesn't seem to be the right material.
How would his look change (improve?) if he wore chukkas or brogues, rather than loafers? We can quibble here and there, but I was simply relieved to see that he wasn't wearing (1) Chuck Taylors, (2) Topsiders, or (3) green Tod's driving mocs. Everyone else seems to be wearing them, regardless of the outfit or occasion.
Beards are yet again a statement. Did you seek the piece in the Page Six Mag? Eric Wilsons piece in 06 about beards?
Beards should be on the Fall "Must Have" list for men, or perhaps they will become seasonless !!
This is a great case for style versus fashion. Yes, he has done things that flout the laws of fashion but he seems so comfortable with it, he makes it work. My first thought was "wow, he looks great" followed by "that souldn't work", but it does. His boldness of personal style should be applauded.
Too much at once.
I love this guy's style. So devil-may-care. That suit is sexy as hell, all because of the way it fits and the way he's ….inhabiting it.
Too tight pants, long sleeves, wrong shoes…. uh hu. This man clearly knows what he likes and is dressing in a way that pleases him. So what if showing 1/2 inch of cuff is 'right', he is far from sloppy and looks wonderful. Rather a 1900-ish shape, lovely.
Love the 3pc, especially in check, the S&P beard and his proud embrace of his baldness…however, something about the purple tie strikes me as "off." I think he took a gamble with the tie and lost.
His suit is perfectly tailored for him and he looks hot.
The top button of the waistcoat is undone, is that for a reason?
I think ben bernanke should lighten up the current financial crisis with this 3 piece wonder!!! hehe
Ha… ha… I know that couple.
Has the look of one of the new slim fit Ralph Lauren suits. Absolutely beautiful – elegant and dapper in every way. The denim shirt doesn't really fit though but I guess it works in an eccentric way! How about a piece of tanzanite jewelry to set off the blue denim?!
Fit- Awesome
Colour combo – Awesome
Shoes – Awesome
Not too sure about the denim shirt, but the risk is credible.
I think the denim shirt looks sick!!!!! Just so good! This is a man, who's got beautiful taste, classic well-put-together look and had to be a little rebel by bringing the denim. Purple tie looks good, I'm sure he had to be wearing socks that would poke at you as well!
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Zhongyu - Zhongyu Is Chinese For Finally (2016)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 54:33 min | 126 MB
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion | Label: Moonjune Records
Zhongyu is an American band with a Chinese name and an attitude that encompasses the full spectrum of musical sounds and sources. Composer Jon Davis teams up with three members of Moraine and an experienced jazz drummer to create a sound that blends influences from Rock in Opposition (Univers Zero and Present), progressive rock (King Crimson), jazz (electric Miles Davis and composers such as George Russell), and Asian music. Whether it involves plugging a traditional Chinese instrument into a modular synthesizer or running a bass clarinet through a wah-wah pedal, pushing boundaries (or denying their existence) is the core of the band's identity. 'Zhongyu' means 'finally' in Mandarin Chinese, and Jon chose it for the project's name because he 'finally has a band. ' He has been making music since the 70s in everything from classic-rock cover bands (before it was classic) to punk rock to electronic experiments. Living in Beijing for three years provided the inspiration for assembling a crew to realize his singular dream of a music that combined all these elements. Zhongyu is a band that aims to balance the opposites of music: composition and improvisation, serenity and chaos, harmony and dissonance, complexity and simplicity, acoustic and electric. With guitarist Dennis Rea on board as co-producer and legendary engineer Steve Fisk at the controls, Zhongyu is a powerful, brilliantly executed, and strikingly original debut album that has been decades in the making. Morris Goldberg, Michael Bissonette, Miguel Cantillo, Jaime Roos, Gilad Atzmon and many more.
01. Apple Of My Mind's Eye 2 [2:07]
02. Torture Chambers Of Commerce [4:42]
03. Iron Rice Bowl Has Rusted [3:46]
04. Hydraulic Fracas [8:04]
05. Tunnel At The End Of The Light [4:06]
06. Apple Of My Mind's Eye 1 [2:03]
07. Half Remembered Drowning Dream [5:21]
08. Sleepwalking The Dog [6:41]
09. Wanderland Wonderlust [5:32]
10. Cat Hair All Over It [2:10]
12. All Food Comes From China [4:52]
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The forests that provide most of Beijing's water are being given a new lease of life by the partial lifting of a logging quota for the first time in 20 years.
This change is part of a wider evolution in understanding how best to manage forests in the Miyun watershed, just north of the Chinese capital, in order to provide multiple ecosystem services to 17 million residents in Beijing. Although it may at first sound contradictory, allowing local people to harvest certain wood and tree products will not only improve their livelihoods and earning capacity, it will also permit better care for the forest, boosting the biodiversity and functioning of the natural systems that supply up to 70% of Beijing's drinking water.
"When we started working here, much of the original forest had disappeared and reforestation activities had planted conifers and other tree species. To protect the new forests, strict controls on land and forest use were imposed, including a stiff logging quota system that bans almost all logging in natural forest," explains Li Jia, IUCN Forest Programme Officer.
But this approach is overprotective, denying the interdependence between local livelihoods and forests, but also ignoring local communities' role and capacity in on-ground forest management, leading to a separation between forest sustainability and community welfare. In the case of Miyun, the forests were not actively managed, and many of the trees are in poor condition. Around three quarters are classified as unhealthy, with limited capacity for soil, water source and biodiversity conservation.
Not only the forest was suffering: local communities had become progressively disadvantaged in economic terms, as a result of the stiff logging quota system and strict regulation of people's access to forests. "Few income and employment opportunities are available, as cash income from timber selling is not allowed and introduction of polluting industries are strictly banned. While some protective measures are well-intended and necessary, it is also true that local livelihoods are constrained and they are not provided with many alternatives for the contribution they are making for the wider community. Currently it is only possible to carry out limited collection of fuelwood and non-timber forest products," says Li Jia.
It was against this backdrop that IUCN's Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) was initiated in the Miyun watershed in 2007. The project responded to the paradox of a landscape which was dominated by forests which were subject to little or no active management and a livelihood situation where local communities had become impoverished, underpinned by the ever-more urgent need to ensure that Beijing's dwindling water supply was protected.
"It was clear that the strict logging ban needed to be replaced with a new forest development and management strategy," explains Stephen Kelleher, deputy head of IUCN's Forest Conservation Programme. "This needed not just to allow for better forest biodiversity and watershed services, but also to ensure improved incomes and livelihood security for the surrounding human population. The project introduced a new set of forest management tools which represent a shift from a strictly protective approach, to one which is based on sustainable use and active management by local communities."
Although the changes that the project aims to effect in the Miyun landscape and livelihoods are long term in nature, it is possible to discern some very positive signs already. Participatory planning has resulted in a formal agreement to recognize different forest management and use regimes, harmonizing the technical information held by government foresters with local knowledge and interests.
A set of 'close to nature' silvicultural treatments has been developed and is being implemented by local communities. This has resulted in the regeneration of natural forest and in improvements in forest structure, quality and function. A permit for harvesting timber has been secured – the first such quota issued in more than 20 years. A new system of harvesting fuelwood has been set in place, and significant progress has been made in reducing local fuelwood demands.
Last but not least, support has been given to the development of cooperative arrangements for utilising and developing the market potential of forest goods and services, with the aim of increasing and diversifying local income and setting in place local structures that will be sustainable over the long-term. A much more integrated form of landscape management and restoration has been introduced in the Miyun landscape which recognises the multiple needs and functions of the watershed, and brings together the many different stakeholders, sectors and levels of scale which have interests in them.
A new report on the Miyun work, and on the results following the partial lifting of the logging quota, is expected in April and will be published by IUCN.
For more information, please contact:
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Brass, ocarina in clay, branche, stone
130 x 150 x 52 cm
View of the exhibition « Yes but the sea is attached to the earth and it never floats around in space. The stars would turn off and what about my planet? », kamel mennour, Paris, 2014
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Shanice Valentina Pridgen and Alvin Gregory Davis exchange vows
Shanice Valentina Pridgen and Alvin Gregory Davis, both of Raleigh, were united in marriage at 3 p.m. June 29, 2013, at First Missionary Baptist Church in Kinston. Escorted by her father, the bride is the daughter of Albert E. Pridgen and Tina L. Pridgen of Kinston. She is the granddaughter of the late King Pridgen and Minnie Pridgen, and Annie Joyner and Jesse Joyner.
A graduate of Kinston High School, she is a graduate student at N.C. A & T State University.
The groom is the son of Alvin Davis of Kinston and the late Evangeline K. Davis. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hooker of Newark, N.J., and Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood King of Roselle, N.J.
A graduate of Kinston High and N.C. A & T State, he is a mechanical design engineer with IBM.
Following a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii, the couple resides in Raleigh.
Talesa Mewborn of Kinston, the bride�s sister-in-law, was matron of honor.
Collena Nobles of Kinston was maid of honor.
Brandon Spruill of Virginia served as best man.