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Wool Burda dress with pleats
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by elainemay
Aachen, Germany
Inspired by Wyn, Lilo, Jj, Corals and others, I've decided to try to make chic clothing that is appropriate for the office (though really, at my job I could probably wear the same jeans and Google t-shirt every day and still be one of the more fashionable employees). This is Working Wardrobe Item #1- a grey wool dress from this month's Burda. If you haven't already bought the October 2007 issue, I can't recommend it enough! This dress was quite simple to make, and the seamed bodice and pleats make for a nice fit without being flashy. I got the fabric from a store here in Aachen that buys remainders from clothing manufacturers and sells them good prices. This wool was lovely to work with- it has a beautiful drape and a fine weave, it irons wonderfully, and doesn't fray at all. The satin lining is a remnant from another project- white probably wasn't the best color choice, but I wanted to use it up and it doesn't really peek out at all. Only thing that bothers me is that the hem is too visible, despite invisible hand stitching and a lot of pressing. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix this?
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Dec 21, 2009, 05.57 PMby Laura Jane
how do you make thiis ?
Jul 9, 2009, 09.53 AMby allaboutart
This is great! I do not mind the hem at all…a wonderful dress!
Mar 21, 2009, 01.08 PMby nochi
Looks absolutely wonderful ! great fabric choice as well. I would have only a 1.5cm seam allowance ( sergered and folded inwards), that way it will be less bulky…
Feb 12, 2009, 08.00 PMby lynnh
Hey looks good. I didnt notice the hem at first but if you wanted change it i would reccomend undoing it and pressing the fabric flat. then re hem it and only press the fold line in. do not press the seam as the bulk of the fabric will leave and indentation. if you want to press the whole thing take another peice of the fabric (or another fabric of the same thickness) and line it up with the hem inside, this will mean that the top outer layer will not kink as you press it. hope it helps.
Feb 10, 2009, 07.11 AMby pinksunflower
This is lovely. It has a really nice shape. Well done.
Jan 16, 2008, 11.12 PMby zzory
It's gorgeous and I'm absolutely in love with it, but unfortunately it's too late for the October issue of Burda ;( The fitting is wonderful and it suits you perfect. Great, really great job!
Nov 14, 2007, 10.01 AMby katherineoj
Sorry…pressed "submit" too many times. I'm still getting used to things here.
Oct 7, 2007, 04.02 AMby sylicious
It looks delicous! Especially the combination with the white blouse.
Oct 5, 2007, 02.56 PMby lauriana
I also think it looks great and you got a perfect fit! I've seen this pattern when flicking throught the new BWOF at the store, and considered buying the magazine because of it. I didn't, but you make me wonder. It looks amazing and I think the hem might show less after the garment has been worn and washed. That tends to happen to me when something I just finished looks 'over-ironed'
Oct 5, 2007, 02.47 PMby marmota-b
It's awesome! Awesome work dress! It looks especially great with the shirt and the boots.
Oct 5, 2007, 01.09 PMby wyn
I love it! And you're a great model!
Oct 5, 2007, 03.20 AMby elainemay
thanks for all the suggestions - you guys know EVERYTHING! wow! cold brick? seam glue (i think this is called saumfix in germany, but i'm not sure), who knew? i'll start with steaming, as that sounds the easiest :) the seam allowance is enclosed, so i can't iron under it though. @OLAR: i sized the pattern down from 36 to 32. check out my how-to on resizing patterns if you need help with this. @JJ you're right, actually my colleagues here and in the US dress pretty well in general. i just like to make fun of my fellow computer scientists because i'm mean like that :) @JULIETTA & LILO- the store is called Stoffe Mommertz or Reste Markt and it's on Bahnhofstr. 17. if you come out of the main entrance of the Aachen Hbf and cross the main street to the little platz, there will be one small street that forks left and one small street that forks right. take the street on the right (Bahnhofstr.) and walk about 30 seconds and it's right there. and if you forget to bring your Burda or Ottobre with you and don't know how much fabric you need, you can always run right back to the Hbf and look it up in the bookstore. i've done that many times :) @LILO- i think this dress would look great on you, since you look good in fitted tops and swingy skirts! the evelyn brandt dress looks so good on you, and the shape of this one is kind of similar with the fitted waist, wide skirt, and cap sleeves. it goes up to 44, so you should be able to resize it if you need. @JELLYBEAN- i understand your frustration with fabric stores; even when i was living in atlanta (4.5 million inhabitants, so no tiny hamlet) it was so hard to find decent fabric. they only had those big chain stores that seem to think that if you want to sew, all you want to do make is curtains, quilts, kids pajamas, and and tacky bridesmaids dresses! they had floral print poly-cotton blend galore, but no chance of finding a nice basic like black rayon jersey or wool crepe. even the sample garments made by experienced seamstresses that they displayed as models screamed "homemade" because the fabric was so unlike anything you'd see in RTW. :( thanks again, everyone, and sorry for the super-long comment! :)
Oct 5, 2007, 02.28 AMby myk
I love this! Especially with the white shirt! The waist pleating was perfectly done — as usual :) I think the hemline is ok, for this kind of fabric, it will really show especially if ironed several times.
Oct 5, 2007, 01.53 AMby lilo
Looks absolutely gorgeous! I wouldn't worry too much about the hem, woollen garments look like this. It's both sweet and stylish, I love it! Thought "Yes, I want one!" when I saw the Oktober issue of BWoF, but then I realized that ahum, let's see, size 48… maybe not. Where is that shop you bought the fabric from?
Oct 5, 2007, 12.19 AMby meadow
Excellent details! The fit is to PERFECTION and the pleating is top notch. I would not have noticed the hem had you not mentioned it (looked at pics first, then read your description). I see the hem, but wow it does NOT jump out. Dress is super cute! Really nice job …When you make it yourself, every tiny detail shows up.
Oct 4, 2007, 10.16 PMby jj1
I love it! Very styling office outfit. Fitting is great. I love that you wear it with fitted shirt and boot, really look sharp. I thought Europeans are so dress up, not in Germany?? -———-As for the hem, if you're not so happy with hand stitches, I don't know what to say…may be attaching hem with the lining? Or, using steam a seam tape, which is a glue on tape, I use this on knit hem and top stitch over with machine. Pressing wool fabric flat is done by steam and fallow up with cold object such as clean brick.
Oct 4, 2007, 09.52 PMby jellybean
This looks beautitul on you. Once again, such a neat and professional finish. As for the hem, sorry I can't suggest anything other than what has already been said. I wish we had a fabric store like that near where I live. So often, I like the look of RTW items, but usually can't find the same fabric. (I also sew because I find it difficult to get RTW that fits properly.)
Oct 4, 2007, 04.34 PMby olar
Beautiful! I was thinking in trying this. It starts at size 36, ins't it? Did you resize the pattern?
Oct 4, 2007, 02.27 PMby julietta
When I saw that dress in the magazine I already thought about sewing it. But now that I have seen your great version I want it even more. Now to the hem- try steaming it without actually pressing or touching it. That usually works pretty well with wool. Also lifting the seam allowance and ironing underneath it carefully might help. And can you give me the address to that fabric store? It sounds like the kind of store I've been looking for.
Oct 4, 2007, 11.56 AMby fashion1
what a great dress! you look beautiful in it and it suits you very well. —my sewing machine has a "blindstichfuß", with this i can sew an invisible hem (but i hadn´t tried this!). what you can try is to sew for example a satin band or another edging on the hem seam; perhaps on the sleeves, too. i think it would be look good on it.
Oct 4, 2007, 11.51 AMby justelaite
and about hiding it, well personally, i don't make a seam, i just stick it with glue line (don't know real name of it). but this is ok only for a lighter material.
Oct 4, 2007, 11.48 AMby justelaite
as for me, that hem doesn't seem so scream out. and i really like your dress, it's so beautiful, that i think i'll buy new Burda and try to make somthing similar for myself :)
Oct 4, 2007, 11.34 AMby elainemay
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When I tell people that circles are the mother of all inventions, the first thing they ask is, "circles are inventions?"
Yes, a circle isn't something that exists in nature. It isn't something that people discovered like gold or the new lands of America. It is a mental construct, a symbolic representation that was invented much the same as language and the alphabet.
There is no way to be certain, but anthropologists generally agree that the circle was created long before recorded history. It is quite likely that it was drawn by a stick in the sand. With the sun being a constant in early man's existence and the source of all life, it is quite likely that the first circle represented the sun.
Through the years man's understanding of the circle has evolved substantially with Euclidean geometry being its crowning point of technological understanding. (Having said that, I assure you this blog is not going to be about mathematics or boring scientific equations.)
What we will say that is without the rudimentary understanding of circles, the world would not be anything like it is today. Without circles, there would be no wheel, which is man's crowning achievement dating back to the Neolithic Age (circa 9500 BC).
The three other great achievements are the ability to make fire, the agriculture of crops, and the domestication of animals. While the circle didn't have any direct bearing on these advancements, the understanding of circles certainly contributed to their proliferation and expansion.
Besides the wheel, pulleys, gears, ball bearings and a thousand other items we take for granted wouldn't exist. And of course we would never have the pleasure of driving a car, riding a Ferris wheel, or watching the moon landing on our television set.
If you look through any old patent claim, you will most likely find the repeated use of circles, spheres, curves, arches, etc. They are an intrical component in the invention of almost everything that we see around us.
I had a microbiologist challenge me that his field didn't have much use for circles. Not knowing anything about microbiology, I asked him what was the shape of the lens in his microscope.
The circle is the most primitive and rudimentary of all human inventions, and at the same time, the most dynamic. It is the cornerstone in the foundation of science and technology. It is the basic tool of all engineers and designers. It is used by the greatest artists and architects in the history of mankind.
And it doesn't exist except in our mental construct. It is a symbol, not a thing. We talk about it in every language on earth. It is written about in millions of textbooks and all over the Internet, and yet we cannot put it in a wheel barrel. It doesn't exist in a three dimensional world or even a two dimensional world. It is merely a representation.
Immanuel Kant's famous phrase "ding an sich" applies to the circle. A circle is not a "thing-in-itself." It is a semantic fabrication that exists only in our imagination. As Alfred Korzybski, the father of General Semantics, would say, it is "the map, not the territory."
But here we are getting off on a philosophical tangent that might be subject to a future blog entry. For now let's just say that circles are everything and they are nothing. They don't exist in reality and yet they are the basis of all that mankind has brought into existence. That is why I think the circle is so fantastic and why I hope you will follow along with me on this blog.


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Batman Beyond: Season 2 (US - DVD R1)
Gabe stays shway, and gives a glance to the continued adventures of Batman...
In the year 2000-something, Bruce Wayne is forced to put the Batman suit on the shelf and close up the Batcave indefinitely when his aging body forces him to use a handgun to defend himself. About 30 years later a punk kid named Terry McGinnis figures out Wayne's secret past, and the Battorch is passed. McGinnis and Wayne fight crime in the future Gotham City, Bruce as the brains, Terry as the Brawn. Futuristic villains call for a futuristic Batman, and all the technology at Wayne's fingertips is utilized in the name of a safer city.
Season two of the series delves more into Terry's struggle to maintain a school life, a home life, a love life, and his secret nightlife. New villains arise, but powerful enemies from Batman's past also rear their evil heads. Terry gets assistance from an unlikely source in the season's new good-guy character, Max, a smart friend who figures out Terry's dark secret.
If I'm watching TV you can bet I'm watching a nature or historical documentary, a pop culture countdown special, or cartoons. Usually it's cartoons. I love a good cartoon. It's almost as if I never grew out of those Saturday mornings on the couch at six a.m., bowl of cereal in one hand and a pencil an pad in the other, furiously scribbling monsters and super heroes while slurping down Honey Nut Cheerios and milk. I only turned the TV off when the live action shows began (damn you Saved By The Bell).
Most of my friends outgrew cartoons around Junior High. I didn't, and do you know who I blame? I blame Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Dan Riba, and anyone else involved in the 1992 production of Batman: The Animated Series. The show was too good to pass up. It was graphically interesting, with its square jaws and Art Deco architecture, and its story's were just adult enough to keep me intrigued. Best of all was how thematically and physically dark the series was, great stuff for an angsty teen.
I use to think that I just loved all cartoons, but re-watching some of my childhood favourites (like Super Mario Super Show and C.O.P.S.) has proven that my tastes have matured quite a bit. Batman just matured with me. In 1993 the creators came out with a feature length film, Batman: Mast of the Phantasm. Mask of the Phantasm is so good it ended up ruining all past and future takes on the Dark Knight. Yes, Batman Begins is a great movie, but Mask of the Phantasm is even better. Better visuals, better characters, and it covers the origin story just as well. And Batman Begins didn't have Mark Hamil's Joker. Good luck Heath Ledger, you may think you're standing in Jack Nicholson's shadow, but in this fans eye's Luke Skywalker himself is the man to live up to.
The creators revamped the series for its last season, and branched out into a Superman series, a Justice League series, and a futuristic take on the Dark Knight called Batman Beyond. Every one of these shows was met with skepticism by yours truly, and it took me a little while to appreciate them. They all grew on my (especially Justice League, which may be my favourite television drama ever), and I greatly appreciated the creator's attempts at a greater animated universe continuity. Like good comics, it's hard to talk about just one of the four shows with out mentioning the others (which also included Static Shock, which was aimed at a slightly younger audience).
Batman Beyond could've easily been a gimmick show (sticking a popular character in a futuristic setting was a big thing in the '90s, and got really old), but Timm and company brought life and dimension to all of the characters, and put real effort into their stories. The show was originally intended to be a lighter series than Batman, but the creators eventually faltered to superior story telling. Like every other show in the universe, it took time to build on the foundation, and the first season isn't as good as the second.
Batman Beyond and Static Shock are the lesser shows in the cannon, and similar in many respects. Both shows represent the most unbridled universes in the Bruce Timm cannon, as neither was based specifically in a comic. Timm and his crew may've reworked Batman, Superman, The Justice League, but they still stayed very true to the character's origins. With these series they were able to create more of their own characters.
Another shared trait of the two series is the age of the main characters, and this is what ends up paling the show when compared to the other series to an adult viewer. I've never had much interest in the hardships of teenagers, even when I was one, and Batman Beyond spends a little too much time in that territory. Don't get me wrong, I love melodrama and soap opera in my cartoons (Batman and Catwoman's relationship, Batman and Wonder Woman's relationship, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl's relationship, etc.), but I'm not inclined to care very much about the love stories of children. And like Clark Kent's love interest in Smallville, Lana, Batman's high school sweetheart is a pretty uninteresting chick. The teen angle also makes for some undesirable Spider-Man parallels.
When watched back to back with season one (as soon as I found out this review disc was coming I went out and bought season one, something I may've done with Gilmore Girls or Smallville had there not been so many seasons previous to the ones I was sent), it's clear that the animation in season two has improved. This is in keeping with most animated series, as animators must get into a groove with the style and characters. The action scenes are bigger, and the action itself faster paced, not to mention more brutal. I'm surprised some events got by the children's television standards people (though apparently it didn't in the UK).
The Bruce Timm series are, on the whole, some of the only successful American animated series that don't emulate Japanese animated series. There is an overlying style similarity, and it is original to the universe. I'd call it Art Deco meets Jack Kirby. Batman Beyond mixed in some interesting colour patterns, such as making background characters monochromatically purple in some shots, and has a hint of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, making it a perfect future stand-in for the already effective universe.
Though Bruce Timm's animated universe is a visually striking and memorable one, it usually succeeds in the grand scheme of all animated entertainment due to its characters. Batman Beyond has some very well drawn characters, and a believable supporting cast despite its fantastic realms. This sets a very high standard, and when a character does something emotionally unrealistic, or the writers try to please the audience in inorganic ways, it stands out.
The incorporation of Terry's sidekick Maxine Gibson smacks of some kind of awkward appeasement to fans (or in this case, Warner Bros. brass). The character is well written and acted, but entirely unnecessary. I'd argue that Terry is already Bruce's sidekick, or vise versa, not to mention Bruce's dog, Ace, who decides he like Terry this season. I think two Batmen and a Batdog are enough. Had Max acted as Terry significant other perhaps this would've been a different story, but he already has a flatly drawn harpy to come home to. As is, Max feels like a Lando character – a female minority figure included for the sake of having one, not to better the story.
I also don't like the fact that Terry really isn't concerned with helping criminals, just stopping them, and often offers great assistance in their demises, or at the very least simply looks on. Bruce Wayne always offered compassion for his enemies as soon as he'd gained control over them. I see it as kind of the point of the character, having rules against death and murder are what separates this Dark Knight from other vigilante riffs like The Punisher. Batman is dark and brutal, but not heartless. It could be argued that the future timeframe looses its compassion, but I'm not sure I buy that.
What really makes the show for me, beyond its lovely visuals, is the witty banter. It's hard to write good witty banter, just look at the veritable flood of bad one liners that drool out of most action heroes' mouths. For such an overall dark show, Batman Beyond is genuinely funnier than most adult comidies on television.
It's too bad that of all the DC animated shows only Justice League was presented in widescreen. Batman Beyond looks great, but I really wish it filled my entire 16 x 9 television screen. It just seems a little too epic for square boarders.
Minor ratio quibbles aside, this is a solid transfer. When the Batman series sets came out, Timm and crew were quick to mention the fact that they didn't want the episodes overly cleaned. They liked the dirt and grain. The follow up series is slicker, and benefits from a more crisp transfer, but there are still hints of dirt here and there. The colours are solid and bright with very little digital noise, and there's very little bleeding, even on Batman's bright red logo. Only darker backgrounds ever seen to suffer from compression issues, and these are very easily ignored. Edge enhancement is almost non-existent, but there is some distortion on the hard edges.
I love you Shirley Walker. Your music on the original Batman series is magnificent. Mask of the Phantasm may have some Danny Elfman influence (edit: thanks to reader Admonisher, pictured here I beleive, for making it clear that Walker did not, in fact, take cues from Elfman on her score), but you made it special, and I've had it on my iPod ever since I bought the thing. Kristopher Carter and Michael McCuistion, I like you guys, but just as friends. Some of your electric guitar work on Justice League Unlimited rubbed me the wrong way, but on the whole it was pretty magnificent. Here on Batman Beyond you guys have gelled pretty well. I prefer orchestral scores backing up my superheroes, but if techno/metal was ever needed, this is the series.
Batman Beyond season two has a fine Dolby Surround 2.0 mix, which sounds better than quite a few 5.1 tracks I've been privy to. A lot of the success of the track falls on the series sound designers, who create an expanded and fleshed out future world. Though infinitely imaginative, these sounds help root the series in reality. Surround effects are busy throughout, and I do pine for a 5.1 track, but it isn't required. Bass is heavy while still remaining punchy, as sometimes more aggressive Dolby Surround tracks will simply buzz. Dialogue is always clear, and the aforementioned score sounds great.
The cast and crew see fit to supply us with two commentary tracks. The tracks are a little busy, but very informative. The participants total recall is pretty amazing. Timm often takes over the track, but rarely interrupts. The discussions often go beyond the episode in question, causing me to personally pine for a few more tracks. The episodes chosen are Splicers and Eggbaby. Splicers is an obvious choice because it was the season opener, it's Eggbaby that reveals a little something about the talent, as it's easily the quirkiest episode on the run.
The last disc in the set includes a short round table discussion with the four producers and a moderator (the same chubby geek on all the other DC Animation releases). The participants all seem quite happy with the final product, unlike the first season of Justice League, which everyone seemed to hate. It is officially revealed that the character of Max was a studio-imposed addition, as was the centering of the story threads at Terry's high school, which were both problems for me. Sometimes the creators really should be left to their own devices.
All this talk may seem overly negative, and maybe it is, but Batman Beyond doesn't reach the dizzying greatness of Justice League. It is a very entertaining and emotionally centered series, and judged on its own merits a near classic animated series, but one simply can't ignore the other pieces of Timm's puzzle. I ended up watching all 26, 22-minute episodes in less than a week, while busy with other projects, because I was enjoying myself. I admit that the series got better with each episode. Batman took a few seasons to be great, and Justice League was a direct extension of two very successful series, so perhaps the final episodes of Batman Beyond will live up to the status set before it. The final episode, Epilogue, was actually released as a Justice League Unlimited episode. It's one of the best episodes of any Timm series, beautifully emotional, and it ties up a lot of loose ends.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 24th October 2006
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Surrond 2.0 English
Subtitles: Spanish, French
Extras: Inside Batman Beyond: The Panel, Commentary on episodes "Splicers" and "Eggbaby"
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Jane Alan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Yvette Lowenthal, Frank Welker
Genre: Animation
Length: 544 minutes
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Miami Sends Hamilton to Skyforce Underscoring Importance of Weekend Games
The message served by Miami with the assignment of Justin Hamilton to the Sioux Falls Skyforce this weekend: "We're here to win."
The Miami Heat announced that center Justin Hamilton will join the Sioux Falls Skyforce for their NBA Development League home games Friday and Saturday against the Idaho Stampede. Following Saturday night's game, he will re-join the Heat in Miami for their contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Heading into the final stages of the season, these two games Friday and Saturday night at the Sanford Pentagon are extremely important for both teams. Call it a modified version of "The Knockout Game" if you please.
If the two teams split their weekend set, the advantage settles with Sioux Falls. The schedule is slightly more favorable for the Skyforce facing teams with losing records. Two of them are at Maine followed by home dates against Texas and Tulsa. Idaho plays 4 of their last 6 games against playoff contenders as Bakersfield comes to Boise then two more at home against Reno then road contests at Iowa, Rio Grande Valley and Texas.
Idaho is 23-19 after two huge wins over Reno at home this past weekend. For all intents and purposes the Stampede are in must-win mode as they are the current number 9 team in the NBADL standings. Sioux Falls also needs victories as the number 8 team in the standings with a 25-19 mark so far. A sweep for either team doesn't put their fate in concrete either, but Idaho has the onus mostly on them in the playoff quest.
Let's also consider that Portland can make a play as well. The Stampede are affiliated with the Trail Blazers who assigned guard Allen Crabbe last week then recalled him on Sunday. Guard C.J. McCollum was also assigned for a couple of games in January.
Nonetheless, Idaho is pretty good without the added benefit of NBA assignees. Three of the top fifteen and two of the top four players on the NBADL Prospect Watch are on the Stampede roster in Kevin Murphy (1), Vander Blue (4) and Dee Bost (15). Sioux Falls sports the recent addition of Craig Smith (20) and the return of DeAndre Liggins who was among the top 10 prospects before his call-up to the Heat. Plus Henry Walker and Anthony Mason, Jr. have also been putting some stellar performances together.
This weekend's games could be one of the few match ups that could outrun the hype.


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glossy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 39 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
We need a nice, clean, web 2.0 logo for a site which will list offers, coupons and market bargains.
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Based on the logo will be the cards, letterhead and envelope designed as well (later) the website.
An idea we've come up with is to use a little graphic in the logo that will show the meaning of the site.
E.g. it may be a price tag halved in two, or something that reminds people of solds, bargains, offers etc.
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9, 2012 – Olympus adds to its TOUGH line of rugged digital cameras today with the new 14-megapixel, 3.6x wide-angle optical zoom lens (28-102mm equivalent*), Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof and Dustproof Olympus TG-320. Whether they're in the water or enjoying the snow, families and active consumers want an affordable camera they can trust to endure all of life's spontaneous moments and capture superior images anytime.
The rugged Olympus TG-320 is designed to take the hard knocks of everyday life, so you know that the memories it captures will be protected. It can handle five-foot drops to the hard ground, operate in freezing snowstorms (to 14 degrees Fahrenheit), and swim with fish (Waterproof to 10 feet) – lethal conditions for most other digital cameras. With Underwater HD Video, the TG-320 offers the reliability of the ideal vacation camera.
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MADISON, Wis.—Thirteen insurance companies in Wisconsin want to offer coverage to individuals in the new marketplace established under President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul law.
The names of those interested were released Tuesday by Gov. Scott Walker's administration, but there were no details about how much the plans would cost or the extent of their coverage.
Nine companies, including eight that also want to be in the individual market, also intend to offer coverage to small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
Walker is an ardent opponent of the Affordable Care Act and co-authored an op-ed piece last month in the Wall Street Journal with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal once again calling for it to be repealed. Walker rejected federal money to pay for an expansion of Medicaid under the law, and also refused to have the state set up the exchanges where people will be able to shop for insurance coverage.
The exchanges will be open for enrollment starting Oct. 1 and fully operational by Jan. 1. They will offer small businesses, individuals and families a choice of private health plans, similar to what workers at major companies get, with subsidies for low-income consumers.
It appears there will be coverage statewide, said Bobby Peterson, director of ABC for Health, a Madison-based public interest law firm that works to ensure that children and families get health care benefits and services.
"It's a respectable spectrum of plans from across Wisconsin," Peterson said of Tuesday's companies. "I think it bodes well for competitive pricing in the marketplace."
Still, it's hard to know for sure because of the lack of information released by Walker's Office of Commissioner of Insurance, said both Peterson and Jon Peacock, research director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.
Given Walker's opposition to the law, the lack of details provided Tuesday "leads us to question motives, perhaps appropriately, perhaps not," Peacock said. "It creates a certain skepticism. I want to try and give them the benefit of the doubt and assume we'll get more information."
J.P. Wieske, spokesman for the insurance commissioner's office, had no comment on the rates, saying "it is something we are working on." Other states, including Ohio and Florida, have given their residents more information about coverage areas and costs.
The exchanges are a key component of Obama's health care law. They are supposed to transform the way individuals and small businesses buy private health insurance by increasing transparency and competition, bolstering government oversight of insurers and injecting hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
The exchanges will have the feel of an online travel site, where people can compare different private insurance plans.
Insurance company executives in Wisconsin have said they fear consumers will have a hard time navigating the exchanges, and it could take months to work out the kinks.
National surveys show that more than three-fourths of uninsured people know little about the new health care law. Nearly 560,000 Wisconsin residents, or 10 percent of the state population, are uninsured.
Several prominent insurers in Wisconsin are not participating in the exchange. That includes Anthem, Humana, Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., United Healthcare and WEA Trust, which offers insurance to Wisconsin school districts, state health plan members and local units of government.
Some of those that intend to participate include Dean Health Plan, Inc., Gunderson Health Plan, Inc., Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., and WPS Health Plan, Inc.


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The race is on for a soon-to-be-vacated county commissioners' seat.
A Silver City candidate is urging voters to view the race as essential in maintaining Bristol County's balance of power.
"To me it's a question of balance," said Taunton Democrat Daniel Dermody. "Where's the northern Bristol representation?"
So far, three candidates have gathered enough signatures to get on the primary ballot.
Dermody will face fellow Democrats John Saunders, of New Bedford, and Gregory C. DeMelo, of Taunton, in a primary election slated for Sept. 9, barring challenges.
The candidates are running to fill the seat of Maria Lopes, who is retiring from public office after more than 20 years on the Bristol County Board of Commissioners.
Lopes was elected to the board and started serving in January 1991, after also serving on the Taunton School Committee for 18 years, she said.
"It was an honor to serve and be elected by the people as many times as I was," said Lopes, who immigrated to the city as a young woman from Lisbon, Portugal. "I'm very thankful to Taunton, Bristol County and the United States of America for all I've gotten, and I've tried to give back. That's why I served as many years as I did."
The current board includes commissioners Paul B. Kitchen, of Fairhaven, and John R. Mitchell, of Fall River.
Lopes said that she hopes that someone from the northern part of Bristol County can be elected to fill her seat.
"Not more than one county commissioner may be elected from the same city or town," according to Brian McNiff, spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office.
Lopes said that prior to taking office in 1991, it was "many, many years" since someone from northern Bristol County sat on the commission, which she says has been traditionally dominated by candidates from the New Bedford and Fall River areas.
Saunders, a former longtime New Bedford City Council member, was the first to get his name on the ballot.
Saunders said his 25 years of experience as a city councilor, and his career as a property manager, will work to his advantage.
"Who knows what's in store for county government, but if it's run the right way I think, it's a benefit to the county," Saunders said. "I think in today's day and age you need to do more with less. And regionalization is certainly a way that the county has to go about different things. If any services provided … could be combined to save one of the cities or towns money, I'm all for it."
Saunders said he doesn't believe his place of residency would shift the balance of power. He insists he plans to represent everyone in Bristol County.
"The seat is the taxpayers' seat," said Saunders, who has worked as a property manager for 20 years. "I would represent Taunton the same way I would represent the other 19 cities and towns in the county. I don't think this is a northern half of the county seat. It is a seat in Bristol County. I will represent everyone in the county fairly and with same enthusiasm and hard work as anyone else who sits in that position."
John Saunders' cousin Christopher Saunders, the elected Bristol County treasurer, will be running for re-election in the fall.
DeMelo is making his third run for county commissioner.
He ran in 2002 and again in 2006. He said he was able to round up more than 1,200 signatures and will be on the primary ballot.
DeMelo has lived in Taunton for three years, but considers himself a New Bedford native, and a longtime resident of Dartmouth.
"I'm running for the same reason I ran in 2002," DeMelo said. "Regionalization is important to me. With Bristol County's 16 towns and four cities, and more than 550,000 citizens, I believe we can work collaboratively."
DeMelo, a staff associate in the Bridgewater State University president's office, is pursuing a PhD in education leadership and policy studies at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
He said he plans to focus on education, if elected, and called the county-run agricultural school, Bristol Aggie, "a gem of an institution."
The county commissioners approve budgets for the Registries of Deeds and the Bristol County Agricultural High School, and oversee county-owned properties.
DeMelo said he wants to pay attention to "trash and recycling issues plaguing cities like Fall River and Taunton."
"There's no room to put the trash," he said. "What do we do next? A plan has to be devised to help all of these cities and towns. Why not at least try something? I don't know exactly what that is, but we have to start somewhere."
He also believes the county should play a bigger role in tackling drug issues.
"Right now, Taunton is at the forefront of the bad press," DeMelo said of the recent surge in heroin overdoses and opiate addiction across the county. "It's not exclusive to Taunton, but it's something that should be addressed collectively with representatives from each city and town."
He suggested rotating county commissioner meeting locations, taking proceedings on the road to the county's four cities, and possibly some towns. The board now holds all its meetings in Taunton's Bristol County Superior Courthouse.
Dermody made his formal campaign announcement April 14 before a gathering of supporters at the Italian Social Club in Taunton.
"County government works best with balanced representation of various interests and areas," Dermody said. "I believe that I have what it takes to provide that balanced representation. The various cities and towns in the county have many common interests, and when we unite behind those common interests we are at our best."
Dermody was born and raised in Taunton. He has served on the city's planning board for 14 years, 10 of those as chairman.
He works as a special projects assistant to the secretary of the commonwealth, William F. Galvin.
"I have 14 years of experience as a local elected official, directly involved in overseeing growth and development all over the city," Dermody said.
Dermody is also familiar with Bristol Aggie and hopes to work with the school's administration to implement green energy initiatives and education programs.
He holds a Master's Degree in public policy with a certification in environmental policy from UMass Dartmouth, and spent years in the agribusiness industry before entering public service.
He has also worked with the Taunton Area School to Career program for 10 years and is the co-founder and chairman of the Taunton Elks Thanksgiving Day Scholarship, which awards scholarships to student-athletes from Taunton and Coyle and Cassidy High Schools.
"All of my life, I have been, and I remain, dedicated to public service and working to improve the city, county, and state where I live and work," Dermody said. "I have extensive experience with various aspects of local, county, and state government … I believe that all of my education, experience, knowledge and skills make me uniquely qualified to serve as a county commissioner, and I ask the voters of Bristol County for their support."
Several other Bristol County residents took out candidate papers, but did not return the required signatures.
The list includes Paul J. Levasseur, a candidate in previous years from Assonet; Todd Castro, a former administrative assistant to former Taunton Mayor Charles Crowley; and Elizibeth Pottier, of Taunton, who has worked as a clerk for the city's board of registrars.
Levasseur and Castro would have been unaffiliated, and Pottier is a Republican.
"I would hope that someone form the northern part of the county would get elected," Lopes said. "(They are) always from the south … I think I broke the trend."
McNiff said any challenges to the candidates' signatures must be filed by May 30. Signatures were due locally last week, and candidates face a May 27 deadline to submit validated signatures to Galvin's office.
"That's when the window closes on nomination papers here," McNiff said.


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The RI Department of Labor and Training announced today that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2012 dropped to 10.2 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from the November 2012 rate and eight-tenths of a percentage point from the December 2011 rate.
The U.S. unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in December 2012, unchanged from the previous month and down seven-tenths of a percentage point over the year.
The number of unemployed RI residents—those residents classified as available for and actively seeking employment—was 57,800, down 900 from the November figure of 58,700. Over the year, the number of unemployed dropped by 4,300.
The number of employed RI residents was up 2,200 over the November figures, increasing to 508,400 in December. This represents the fifth consecutive monthly increase in employed Rhode Islanders and the highest employment level since February 2009. Over the year, the number of employed RI residents increased 8,500 from December 2011.
The RI labor force totaled 566,200 in December 2012, up 1,300 from November 2012 and up 4,200 from December 2011. This represents the fourth consecutive monthly increase and the greatest labor force level since December 2010.
JOBS BASED IN RHODE ISLAND: Estimated nonfarm payroll in Rhode Island totaled 458,800 in December, reflecting a gain of 1,200 jobs from the revised November employment estimate of 457,600. In all, the state's job count is up 900 since January 2012 and up 900 jobs since December 2011. Newly revised employment figures for the entire 2012 calendar year are scheduled for release in February following the completion of the annual benchmark process.
The December preliminary estimates indicate that the Professional & Business Services sector added 1,100 jobs over the month as increased payrolls were reported in several industry groups, including office administrative services, services to buildings and dwellings and waste management services.
Gains of 600 jobs each were reported in both the Educational Services and Accommodation & Food Services sectors. A reported employment increase at a private college along with gains in educational support services fueled the growth in Educational Services. The gain in Accommodation & Food Services was mainly attributed to restaurants and drinking places.Smaller over the month job gains were reported in Health Care & Social Assistance (+200), Wholesale Trade (+200), Retail Trade (+100), Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (+100) and Transportation & Utilities (+100).
Offsetting the large employment gains were sizeable job losses reported in the Construction (-900) and Other Services (-500) sectors. Specialty trade contractors, especially finishing contractors, experienced a large number of job declines over the month. The reduction in the Other Services sector was mainly due to payroll declines reported in repair and maintenance services.
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MANUFACTURING: In December 2012, production workers in the Manufacturing sector earned $18.42 per hour, down 16 cents from November 2012 and up 83 cents from December 2011. Manufacturing employees worked an average of 41.4 hours per week in December, up an hour and eight-tenths over the month and up nine-tenths of an hour from a year ago.
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The entry deadline for the 25th DuPont Packaging Awards was Feb. 28, 2013, and winners were selected by a jury based on excellence in one or more of these areas: innovation, sustainability and cost/waste reduction. There is no fee for entry, and DuPont materials do not need to be in the packaging structure.
"Packaging plays the role of 'silent hero' in so many facets of life – delivering safer bottles, fresher food, affordable and convenient consumer goods," said Shanna Moore, former global director, sustainability, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, and leader/chair of the awards program. "This anniversary year posed the opportunity to take a retrospective view to see how past winners changed our lives and to envision a future where packaging is helping to solve world problems. In the coming months, we will be highlighting past breakthroughs in packaging that have significantly transformed the way we live."
Winners of a DuPont Packaging Award were honored on May 16, 2013, during a ceremony in Wilmington, Del.
The jury was made up of industry experts from diverse backgrounds who bring insights earned from decades of experience delivering innovative, cost-savings solutions and sustainability ideas to the global packaging industry.
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COLUMBIA - The University of South Carolina Beaufort soccer team produced equalizing goals twice during the second half, but the Sand Sharks couldn't come up with a third. Columbia College snapped USCB's two-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
The start of the game was delayed about two hours because of lightning in the area, but coach Ed Heberling said the downtime didn't affect his team, which "came out determined and energized."
The Sand Sharks and goalkeeper Chelsie Mummert entered the game with a 256-minute scoreless streak, but that went by the wayside when the Fighting Koalas scored a first-half goal and led 1-0 at the half.
USCB (2-3) had opportunities in the first half, including a shot off the post by Stephanie Moldenhauer, but couldn't capitalize.
The Sand Sharks tied it when Moldenhauer cleaned up a rebound from Sam Satterlee's blast from 20 yards, but Columbia quickly answered.
USCB again responded, with Satterlee rocketing a shot from 25 yards off an assist from Claire Kennedy, but the Koalas regained the lead in the 86th minute, and the Sand Sharks couldn't muster another goal.
"This was our best game of the season thus far," Heberling said. "We had a solid attack to go with a strong defense. We controlled the majority of the match and missed a few close opportunities. Soccer is a game where some days the best team doesn't win."
The Sand Sharks host Flagler College at 5 p.m. today at Fin Land Field.
CHARLESTON - Sophomore Melissa Carder turned in another strong performance, finishing 10th overall and first among non-NCAA Division I runners, to lead the USCB women's cross country team in the College of Charleston Invitational on Friday.
Carder paced the Sand Sharks with a five-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 59 seconds, less than two minutes off the winning time of 18:20 posted by College of Charleston's Hayley McMahon.
Meleah Powers and Jessica Brown also cracked the top 10, with Powers finishing 36th overall and nine in Division 2 with a time of 22:40 and Brown coming in 38th overall and 10th in Division 2 at 22:50. Cassie Beato was USCB's fourth runner, placing 46th overall and 16th in Division 2 with a time of 22:28.


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"DSS employees proved that their dedication to the people of Louisiana goes beyond the confines of the work day," said DSS Secretary Kristy Nichols. "Everyday they see the effects of child abuse, poverty and other social ills in this state. Their commitment to change the future for the 17,000 Louisiana children abused each year is to be applauded."
At the beginning of the campaign, Secretary Nichols set a $17,000 goal for the agency. By the end, employees statewide contributed more than twice that amount and ten times the total donations given in 2008. State headquarters, regional and parish DSS offices all took part in the campaign, buying bright blue pinwheels for $1.00 and lapel pins for $8.00.
"Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana is extremely pleased to join the Department of Children & Family Services (DSS) to celebrate their employees' overwhelming support of our mission," said PCAL President/CEO Anna Fogle. "This celebration is not only for the tremendous amount of donations that they have collected, but for the work that they do on a daily basis to protect our children. I look forward to our continued collaboration with DSS in ensuring that our children are nurtured and healthy."
On Friday, April 17, 2009, DSS celebrated those efforts during a ceremony at the agency's headquarters in Baton Rouge. Secretary Nichols presented a check to PCAL, and agency employees planted their pinwheels on the grounds outside the Iberville Building to serve as a visual reminder of the agency's support of PCAL and Child Abuse Awareness Month.
Several DSS offices stood out in their support of the cause, especially the Desoto Parish Office of Community Services (OCS), whose 24 employees donated $2,000. The OCS offices in Richland, Franklin and Natchitoches parishes also broke the $1,000 mark. The New Orleans Mid-town Office of Family Services donated more than $1,100. Another $1,600 came from the Baton Rouge Support Enforcement Services office.
This year, Nichols added an additional incentive for employees. For each dollar contributed, DSS employees were awarded a "jean day." A $17.00 contribution netted employees casual dress for the entire month of April.
DSS offices statewide will display their pinwheels throughout the month of April. The funds collected through the campaign will benefit PCAL programs, including the anonymous, toll-free, statewide parenting hotline 1-800-CHILDREN, parenting education programs and training for professionals who work with children.