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Tales of valuable classic cars turning up as barn finds are the stuff of legend. And when you dig deep into the history and the lives of their owners, the story behind such a car is usually a fascinating one.
I first came across the "Beirut RS" when I was speaking with Josh Sadler, owner of Autofarm, the world-renowned independent Porsche specialists based in Oxfordshire, England. Sadler has been in the business longer than I care to remember, and has forgotten more about Porsches than most people will ever know. On top of that, he is a true gentleman, an accomplished race driver and a total petrolhead.
He explained to me that he had received a phone call one day from James Shead, the son of Don Shead, whom he knew because he also raced an Allard sports car. It seems that Shead had classmate from his university days who was one of the three daughters of a car dealer and rally enthusiast from Beirut, Lebanon. Her father had taken delivery of a Carrera RS Lightweight in May 1973, and he drove it in local and regional rallies, a high point being the Beirut-Damascus Rally.
Then the Lebanese civil war began in 1975, and by 1980 things were really out of control. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon with the aim of destroying the PLO. While they appeared to have achieved this, the country was plunged into an even bloodier period when the Christian Phalangist militia carried out massacres at refugee camps in West Beirut.
So the car's owner parked the car in the building next to their house, and started driving an ambulance for the Lebanese Red Cross. But in the summer of 1985, on the very day he was supposed to finish his driving stint under pressure from his family, he never came back. Soon afterward, a mortar shell hit the building, and part of it collapsed on the car, severely damaging its roof.
When hostilities finally ceased and some semblance of normalcy began to return to the city, the family, who had long since departed the war-torn country, was contacted by someone involved in the rebuilding work. He had uncovered the car and wanted to know what to do with it. So in early 2007, many years after having graduated from university and returning home, the RS owner's daughter contacted Shead out of the blue. She told him that their family had moved out of Beirut years before, and wanted to sell their father's old rally car parked in the building next to their old home ever since.
"When I heard the story I nearly fell out of my chair," Josh Sadler says. An ensuing conversation prompted Shead to board a plane to Beirut to verify the car's authenticity using the tale clues that Sadler had given him on how to identify a real RS.
"James rang me from Beirut," Sadler continues. "He was very excited, and e-mailed photos that proved the car was indeed an original 1973 Carrera RS Lightweight with just 47,000 km on the clock.
"As the owners were totally unaware of the potential value of the car, and somebody else had already offered them £15,000, James could have easily bought it for a song. But being the gentleman that he is, he informed the family of the car's potential value."
In the end, they struck a deal whereby the proceeds from the sale would be used to buy two ambulances for the Lebanese Red Cross, for whom the girl's father had been driving for when he disappeared that fateful day in 1985. The Carrera RS was theirs.
"The dry climate, and the fact that the car was under cover, helped to preserve it all those years," says Mike Wastie, Projects Manager at Autofarm. "Normally you would do a complete restoration on a car in this condition, but the totally unique history would be wiped out if it came out looking like new."
"We sat down with Don and James and discussed this at great length," Sadler says. "They both agreed that it would be sacrilege to lose the history of a car that by now had become referred to as the Beirut RS."
And so began one of the most interesting projects ever to pass through Autofarm's workshop, and possibly the workshop of any Porsche specialist anywhere. "We call it a sympathetic restoration," Sadler says, "only rebuilding what was necessary for safety or functional reasons."
While the roof was severely dented where part of the building had collapsed on it, by a miracle all the glass was intact. "Considering that the thinner Glaverbel glass used for the side windows of the RS is like hen's teeth, this was a blessing," Wastie explains. "As the last thing we wanted to do was accidentally break a window while removing it, we had to be extra careful."
Once the battered shell was stripped down, the roof was pushed back to more or less its original shape, and various other dents teased out as well. Since the damaged panels were clearly a part of the car's patina, the decision was taken to treat the surface corrosion with rust converter, and then use clear lacquer to protect the exposed metal from further oxidization.
"It is not the normal way we would work on a battered car, and I thought at first that the owner was mad to do this," says Wastie. "But halfway through the project, more and more people who had heard about the car and its unique history came to see it for themselves.
"That's when the penny dropped for me," he continues. "I then fully understood the worth of the way we were handling the restoration. By preserving the evidence of its past this way, the car tells the story all by itself."
The car had survived pretty well considering what it had been through. But the fuel in the 85-liter long-range plastic tank had turned to jelly, and had sprung a leak, so it had to be replaced. Everything rubber had also perished, so the car was given a set of new suspension bushings and anything else that was needed.
A crude front spoiler had been bolted to the front of the car when it was new, along with extra lights. "Anything added to the car in Beirut was a mess," says Wastie. "It's obvious the mechanics out there in those days were little more than butchers.
"The headlamps were broken, so we put in new glass and lenses. Underneath, we found that the car had been beefed up for rallying and steel plates had been welded to the front A-arms to strengthen them. However, the steel brackets welded on to attach underbody protection panels looked like they were done by the factory.
"We replaced the bushings with a combination of original Porsche and polyurethane ones, and renewed the torsion bars, dampers, bearings and brake discs, along with the fuel and brake lines."
The RS came with 6- and 7x15 Fuchs wheels and a spare. One of these wheels was not right, so it was replaced with one from stock with the correct date stamp, and they were fitted with new 185/70VR15 and 215/60VR15 Pirelli P6000 rubber.
"The interior came with lightweight seats, but as James could not get comfortable in these, we fitted the later Recaros," says Sadler. "As a finishing touch, we even managed to find a retro-look Becker Mexico radio."
The engine bay had a thick layer of sand and grit over it, so the motor was removed and everything methodically cleaned out. The oil tank was refinished and the 2.7-liter, mechanically injected flat-six was stripped down and its fuel pump sent away to a specialist for a complete rebuild.
As Shead intended to drive the car on road rallies, the engine was fitted with high-compression barrels and pistons, and the gearbox stripped down and rebuilt. Although they are not original, the customary 3.2 Carrera pressure fed chain tensioners were fitted as a precaution to protect the valuable engine.
Some detail work had to be done to bring the engine bay up to scratch, and this involved new tin work, and a rear light and bumper center panel. Interestingly, this car came with the standard engine cover, sans the ducktail rear spoiler you see on every other RS. Because of this, the metal rear Carrera RS badge is a very rare item indeed.
The Sheads are keen to use the car as often as they can, and its first outing in 2008, soon after it emerged rejuvenated from Autofarm's workshop, was the Coupe des Alpes. It was no surprise that it won the trophy for "Most Historic Car" at the event.
Indeed, the Beirut RS is a unique car with a unique history, so it's good to know it's now in the hands of enthusiasts with a clear connection to its original owner.
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Lightweight
Longitudinal rear engine, rear-wheel drive
Five-speed manual
Wheels and Tires
Fuchs alloys, 6x15 (f), 7x15 (r)
Pirelli P6000, 185/70 (f), 215/60 (r)
Recaro seats, Becker Mexico radio
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A New York judge has dismissed claims by museum goers suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art that the Met doesn't have legal authority to charge admission fees but their lawsuits will go forward on allegations that the Met has been deceptive in how it asks for fees.
State Supreme Court Judge Shirley Werner Kornreich released the ruling Wednesday, which dismissed parts of two lawsuits.
In dismissing the allegation that the Met has violated its 1893 lease with the city, which required admission without fees, the judge said the city has approved the Met's admission fee decisions since the fees have gone into effect more than 40 years ago. She said the plaintiffs didn't have standing as private citizens to sue the museum on grounds of a lease violation.
"For those without means, or those who do not wish to express their gratitude financially, a de minimis contribution of a penny is accepted," the judge said. "Admission to the Met is de facto free for all."
She went on to say that forcing the museum to not charge anything and lose revenue "would put the museum's ability to provide the current level of access in jeopardy."
Museum officials said in a statement that they were "delighted" with the ruling and believe it validates the Met's "pay-what-you-wish admissions policy."
Arnold M. Weiss, an attorney for plaintiffs in both lawsuits, said they would appeal the judge's decision. But going forward on the claim that the museum has defrauded the public into thinking the fees are required, "on that portion of the case, we feel very good," he said.
The city Department of Cultural Affairs agreed in 1970 that the museum could charge a general admission as long as the amount was left up to visitors and museum signs reflected that the amounts were discretionary.
The suits say the museum signage states adult admission is $25 and has an addendum printed underneath that the amount is "recommended."
The museum last week said it has signed an amendment to its lease with the city that codifies the museum's authority to set admission fees and gives the Met the ability to consider price changes as needed.

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20, 2000
of Key Provisions
This regulation limits occupational
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials
since any exposure could result in transmission of bloodborne
pathogens which could lead to disease or death.
Covers all employees who could
be "reasonably anticipated" as the result of performing
their job duties to face contact with blood and other potentially
infectious materials. OSHA has not attempted to list all
occupations where exposures could occur. "Good Samaritan"
acts such as assisting a co-worker with a nosebleed would
not be considered occupational exposure.
Infectious materials include semen,
vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural
fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid,
saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid visibly contaminated
with blood and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult
or impossible to differentiate between body fluids. They
also include any unfixed tissue or organ other than intact
skin from a human (living or dead) and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)- containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures
and HIV or hepatitis B (HBV)-containing culture medium or
other solutions as well as blood, organs or other tissues
from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.
Exposure Control Plan
Requires employers to identify,
in writing, tasks and procedures, as well as job classifications,
where occupational exposure to blood occurs--without regard
to personal protective clothing and equipment. It must also
set forth the schedule for implementing other provisions of
the standard and specify the procedure for evaluating circumstances
surrounding exposure incidents. The plan must be accessible
to employees and available to OSHA. Employers must review
and update it at least annually--more often if necessary to
accommodate workplace changes.
Methods of Compliance
Mandates universal precautions,
(treating body fluids/materials as if infectious) emphasizing
engineering and work practice controls. The standard stresses
hand-washing and requires employers to provide facilities
and ensure that employees use them following exposure to blood.
It sets forth procedures to minimize needlesticks, minimize
splashing and spraying of blood, ensure appropriate packaging
of specimens and regulated wastes and decontaminate equipment
or label it as contaminated before shipping to servicing facilities.
Employers must provide, at no cost,
and require employees to use appropriate personal protective
equipment such as gloves, gowns, masks, mouthpieces and resuscitation
bags and must clean, repair and replace these when necessary.
The standard requires a written
schedule for cleaning, identifying the method of decontamination
to be used in addition to cleaning following contact with
blood or other potentially infectious materials. lt specifies
methods for disposing of contaminated sharps and sets forth
standards for containers for these items and other regulated
waste. Further, the standard includes provisions for handling
contaminated laundry to minimize exposures.
HIV and HBV Research Laboratories
and Production Facilities
The Standard calls for these facilities
to follow standard microbiological practices and specifies
additional practices intended to minimize exposures of employees
working with concentrated viruses and reduce the risk of accidental
exposure for other employees at the facility. These facilities
must include required containment equipment and an autoclave
for decontamination of regulated waste and must be constructed
to limit risks and enable easy clean up. Additional training
and experience requirements apply to workers in these facilities.
Hepatitis B Vaccination
This Standard requires vaccinations
to be made available to all employees who have occupational
exposure to blood within 10 working days of assignment, at
no cost, at a reasonable time and place, under the supervision
of licensed physician/licensed healthcare professional and
according to the latest recommendations of the U.S. Public
Health Service (USPHS). Prescreening may not be required
as a condition of receiving the vaccine. Employees must sign
a declination form if they choose not to be vaccinated, but
may later opt to receive the vaccine at no cost to the employee.
Should booster doses later be recommended by the USPHS, employees
must be offered them.
Post-Exposure Evaluation and
Specifies procedures to be made
available to all employees who have had an exposure incident
plus any laboratory tests must be conducted by an accredited
laboratory at no cost to the employee. Follow-up must include
a confidential medical evaluation documenting the circumstances
of exposure, identifying and testing the source individual
if feasible, testing the exposed employee's blood if he/she
consents, post-exposure prophylaxis, counseling and evaluation
of reported illnesses. Healthcare professionals must be provided
specified information to facilitate the evaluation and their
written opinion on the need for hepatitis B vaccination following
the exposure. Information such as the employee's ability to
receive the hepatitis B vaccine must be supplied to the employer.
All diagnoses must remain confidential.
Hazard Communication
Requires warning labels including
the orange or orange-red biohazard symbol affixed to containers
of regulated waste, refrigerators and freezers and other containers
which are used to store or transport blood or other potentially
infectious materials. Red bags or containers may be used
instead of labeling. When a facility uses universal precautions
in its handling of all specimens, labeling is not required
within the facility. Likewise, when all laundry is handled
with universal precautions, the laundry need not be labeled.
Blood which has been tested and found free of HIV or HBV and
released for clinical use, and regulated waste which has been
decontaminated, need not be labeled. Signs must be used to
identify restricted areas in HIV and HBV research laboratories
and production facilities.
Information and Training
This Standard mandates training
within 90 days of the effective date, initially upon assignment
and annually--employees who have received appropriate training
within the past year need only receive additional training
in items not previously covered. Training must include making
accessible a copy of the regulatory text of the standard and
explanation of its contents, general discussion on bloodborne
diseases and their transmission, exposure control plan, engineering
and work practice controls, personal protective equipment,
hepatitis B vaccine, response to emergencies involving blood,
how to handle exposure incidents, the post-exposure evaluation
and follow-up program, signs/labels/color-coding. There must
be opportunity for questions and answers, and the trainer
must be knowledgeable in the subject matter. Laboratory and
production facility workers must receive additional specialized
initial training.
Calls for medical records to be
kept for each employee with occupational exposure for the
duration of employment plus 30 years, must be confidential
and must include name and social security number; hepatitis
B vaccination status (including dates); results of any examinations,
medical testing and follow-up procedures; a copy of the healthcare
professional's written opinion; and a copy of information
provided to the healthcare professional. Training records
must be maintained for three years and must include dates,
contents of the training program or a summary, trainer's name
and qualifications, names and job titles of all persons attending
the sessions. Medical records must be made available to the
subject employee, anyone with written consent of the employee,
OSHA and NIOSH--they are not available to the employer. Disposal
of records must be in accord with OSHA's standard covering
access to records.
Effective date: March 6 1992.
Exposure control plan: May 5, 1992. Information and training
requirements and recordkeeping: June 4, 1992. And the following
other provisions take effect on July 6, 1992: engineering
and work practice controls, personal protective equipment,
housekeeping, special provisions covering HIV and HBV research
laboratories and production facilities, hepatitis B vaccination
and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up and labels and
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Spectators at Belmont Park will see history even before the big race ends Saturday.
When the horses bolt from the starting gate, New Jersey native Rosie Napravnik, 24, will become only the second female jockey to compete in the last leg of racing's Triple Crown.
And she will be riding the colt Five Sixteen with a purpose.
"Any female to this day is going to start out with a disadvantage: skepticism," said Napravnik. "You just have to prove yourself."
Jockey Julie Krone is the only other woman to ride in the Belmont Stakes. Krone actually won the race in 1993.
Napravnik's career as a jockey began with racing ponies at age 7. A few years later, as a teenager, she hopped a train for her first visit to the Belmont Stakes and watched as War Emblem failed in his attempt to win the Triple Crown.
Now, she will see the Belmont from a far different perspective.
"It's such a huge dream, and not that I didn't think it was possible, but I just didn't know it would be happening to me so soon," said Napravnik.
Achieving that dream, however, wasn't always easy.
"I've had many trainers and owners tell me, 'You know, I just don't ride a girl,'" Napravnik said. "But later, I ended up riding for them and that really makes me feel good."
Napravnik finished ninth aboard Pants on Fire in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. It was the best finish ever for a woman in that race.
Napravnik also won the first at Belmont Wednesday and hopes to return to the winner's circle Saturday, even if it means upending I'll Have Another's Triple Crown dreams.
"A race like this, the crowd starts to rise, it will be thrilling," she said.
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Lens Filters
The first item in your camera bag
The lens filter. No camera bag should be without at least one.
You've finally pulled the trigger and ordered that sweet DSLR kit you've had your eye on for the past year or so. Now, you're probably poring over accessories that will complement your purchase things like additional lenses, proper cases, tripods and more. And yet, your very first purchase after buying the camera one you should make concurrent with the camera purchase, is something way more pedestrian.
Do you know what it is?
It's a filter.
Yes, I know, filters can give you a multitude of effects and creative looks. But I'm not talking (at least, not yet) about their aesthetic impact.
The front of your camera is a dangerous place
Your lens can be a major investment, and, if you continue as most enthusiasts do in this hobby, you'll soon be shopping for more glass. Unless the lens is a specialty item, like a long telephoto or an extreme wide angle fisheye that doesn't accept screw-on front filters, shopping item #1 needs to be a lens filter that can protect your lens' front element when you take it out into the cruel world.
There are a number of filter types that will serve the purpose well. UV filters, Skylight filters, and neutral color filters can be left on the front of a lens without significantly affecting the color balance as they enter, and they have some additional benefits. UV filters can add clarity to outdoor photos taken with film cameras by reducing haze (digital sensors often filter UV without help).
And Skylights are very slightly pink-straw colored and get rid of bluish components of outdoor light. They can be very useful when taking a portrait in shade, as blue highlights from outdoor situations can be unflattering to skin tones.
A "comb" for your light
Polarizing filters are another must-have in any aspiring enthusiast's kit bag. These filters take the chaotic, scattered, outdoor light waves that translate to our eyes as glare and strong reflections, and tame them into a more manageable, pleasing high contrast image. You've probably owned a pair of polarized lens sunglasses in the past, and don't need to have the glare-inhibiting effect described to you.
The Kenko polarizing filter. It's like
sunglasses for your camera lens.
Rest assured the effect can be more dramatic when used on your camera, and can make a huge difference in bright sunlit shots on the water, or with shots that feature a big sky. Polarizing filters come in two varieties, linear and circular. Most of the time you will want circular, as the linear variety can interfere with the auto-focusing mechanism of many SLR type cameras. The ring on a polarizer filter rotates so that you can adjust the desired effect.
Shut the blinds
The Hoya ND4X HMC Filter reduces flare and
ghosting without distorting the color.
Unheralded, but oh so useful, are the neutral density filters. These filters reduce the amount of light entering the lens by a select number of stops. This lets you open the aperture wider than you normally would in certain lighting situations and ISO settings. You can then change the depth of field (here comes the aesthetic part) to put your perfect portrait's background nicely out of focus in bright light. And these filters do this without altering the color information at all, hence the "neutral" designation.
Protect your investment
There are any number of other special-use filters that have artistic and aesthetic applications, like soft "pro-mist" ones, graduated tobacco and coral filters, and more, but for this article we're sticking to the basic ones every enthusiast should consider.
Filters, like cameras, are available at a variety of prices, and it's wise to buy a good one from a respectable manufacturer, such as Kenko or Hoya. Many camera companies, such as Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony also offer lenses for their cameras. The better lens filters will resist cross-threading and sticking, and feature construction and coatings that minimize things like flares and ghosting. And, they're a cheap insurance policy for protecting the fine technology in most every compatible camera lens.
So make sure you have at least one filter on the front of your camera at all times and consider stocking others for special shooting circumstances. Your lens and your pictures will be better off.


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Meeting Minutes
March 2, 2007
Board Members Present: Ann Neviaser, Mary Jo Green via phone, Debra McKinney via phone, Ann Greenheck via phone, Kevin Ingram via phone, Thomas Shields via phone, Elizabeth Tucker via phone, and Katie Klaus for Verna Fowler via phone.
HEAB Staff Present: Connie Hutchison, Sherrie Nelson, John Whitt, Sandy Thomas, Cassie Weisensel
Others Present: Sharon Wilhelm, UW System Administration; Dan Goyette, Alverno via phone; Tom Heffron, WTCS; Kristofer Frederick, UW System Administration; RJ Binau, DOA; Ian Walsh, United Council; Rolf Wegenke, WAICU via phone; Vicki Sommers, Alverno via phone.
Chair Mary Jo Green called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Mary Jo Green asked if there would be objection to postponing all discussion items to the next meeting. She said that since so many members had to call in due to weather, it seemed best to deal only with those items that required board action. There were no objections to Mary Jo's suggestion.
Moved by Ann Neviaser, seconded by Ann Greenheck to approve the minutes of the October 13, 2006 Board Meeting.
Update on Governor's Budget Proposal: Governor Doyle has included the 0.64 position that HEAB lost last year in the budget recommendation. Veterans Tuition Remission reimbursement has been included in the Governor's budget at the rate of half of what was requested. A $19,000 per year increase for Minority Retention Grant, a $15,719,400 increase in WHEG - UW funding over the next two years, an $835,600 increase in WHEG - WTCS over the next two years, and a $1,241,800 increase in WTG over the next two years.
HEAB did not get funding for the WI Covenant Scholarship, however, the Governor recommended that two positions be created at DOA to put the scholarship structure and procedures together. A temporary DOA employee has been hired to work on the Covenant and she is working closely with HEAB and other organizations.
Reciprocity Negotiations Status: Negotiations are continuing between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
BOARD REPORT #07-13 2007-2008 WTG Program Formula
Recommendation of WAICU (Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities) President Dr. Rolf Wegenke: Continue the current maximum award of $2900; increase the minimum award from $750 to $1000. Connie Hutchison concurred with the recommendation.
Moved by Ann Neviaser, seconded by Debra McKinney, to accept the recommendation as written. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD REPORT #07-14 2007-2008 WHEG Tribal Program Formula
Formula recommendation from College of Menominee Nation President Verna Fowler, PhD: (There was no recommendation from the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.)
Connie Hutchison concurred with the recommendation.
Moved by Debra McKinney, seconded by Ann Neviaser, to accept the recommendation as written. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD REPORT #07-15 2007-2008 WHEG - UW Program Formula
Recommendation of the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly, concurred by Connie Hutchison:
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Maximum Award: $2730 Minimum Award: $674
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|If additional dollars beyond the statutory defined increases become available to hold students harmless to tuition increases, the dollars be distributed across the calculated awards to ensure students' awards increase similar to the amount tuition increases.
Moved by Liz Tucker, seconded by Tom Shields, to accept the recommendation as written. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD REPORT #07-16 2007-2008 WHEG - WTCS Program Formula
Recommendation of the Wisconsin Technical College System President Dan Clancy, concurred by Connie Hutchison:
Moved by Ann Greenheck, seconded by Debra McKinney, to accept this recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
This bill makes a postsecondary student who is convicted of manufacturing, distributing, or delivering, or of possessing, with intent to manufacture, distribute or deliver, a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under the law of this state or a substantially similar federal law or law of another state based on conduct that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the postsecondary student was receiving any state financial assistance provided by the Higher Education Aids Board or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System ineligible to receive any state financial assistance for a period of two years following the conviction, and a postsecondary student who is convicted of such a crime based on that conduct following a previous conviction for such a crime based on that conduct ineligible for state financial assistance for an indefinite period, unless the student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitations program or the conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated.
Moved by Debra McKinney, seconded by Ann Neviaser, that HEAB work to ensure that any legislation mirror federal legislation. The motion passed unanimously.
Moved by Thomas Shields, seconded by Ann Greenheck, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried and Chair Mary Jo Green adjourned the meeting at 10:20am.
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Debra McKinney, Secretary
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Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Mac.
Thanks for grabbing the hgattic extension. I hope you find it useful.
To enable this extension add the following to your hgrc:
[extensions] hgattic = /path/to/hgattic/repo/attic.py
If you need any help, feel free to contact me via email: firstname.lastname@example.com (english please :-), my french and german aren't very good yet). I live in Montana, USA (GMT -7) and most days I frequently check my email between 7am and 10pm.
Patches/contributions are welcome, preferably (in no order): 1. create a fork/queue on bitbucket 2. email patch (attachments please, Thunderbird and Gmail both mess with whitespace) 3. just ask for write access to the repository on bitbucket 4. create a patch repository that I can pull directly into my attic (by far the easiest way for me; right now with a queue I grab the patches and put them in my attic anyways)
If you choose to email a patch, you can add the following to your hgrc for patchbomb: [defaults] email = -a
[email] from = your name <your@email> to = firstname.lastname@example.com
1.0 - stablization, plan to tag around Jan 30
1.1, 1.2: - overlays - mq-like toolkit
future thoughts (possibly unnecessary, thoughts incomplete): - allow multiple queues to be active at once as if they were branches - create merge-patches signifying a merge between a queue and either another queue or a changeset - attempt to eliminate reasoning for the pbranch extension - not sure yet why merge-patches are a good idea (why not just allow multiple queues and easy rebasing of queues)
new command: hg attic-overlay [--remove] name alias overlay
adds an overlay to the current repository
An overlay is a patch that applies and unapplies cleanly and doesn't interact with any other changes. When an overlay is added, it will be transparently be removed before any working copy changing commands run and immediately added back on after the command finishes.
options: --remove removes an overlay
overlay will: 1. add the patch name to .overlays 2. apply the overlay
any command that modifies the status of the working copy (update, shelve, unshelve, commit, qnew, record, ...) will be wrapped to ensure (plan on handling bundled extensions and core commands): 1. all overlays are removed from the working copy before the command executes 2. overlays are reapplied after the command executes
attic-display will be modified: 1. include 'O' status alongside '*' and 'C'
overlay --remove 1. remove the patch name from .overlays
mq-like toolkit
intended to potentially replace mq itself 1. compacted commandset (go over existing commands to decide necessity) 2. use .hg/attic/[queue name] for folder instead of .hg/patches 3. allow interactive splitting of queues using an editor 4. allow interactive joining of queues using an editor 5. allow interactive reordering of queues using an editor 6. allow non-interactive splitting of queues (split on applied/unapplied boundary) 7. allow non-interactive joining of queues 8. allow user to pull single patches out of queues and make them shelves on their own 9. allow user to insert a shelve into a queue
thoughts for splitting, joining and reordering from an editor: executing hg qeditor queuename1 queuename2 (command name TBD) editor would open with a file in the following syntax: queuename1: queuename1.patch1 queuename1.patch2 queuename1.patch3 queuename2: queuename2.patch1 queuename2.patch2 queuename2.patch3 queuename2.patch4 queuename2.patch5
which you could then shuffle around to eg: queuename2: queuename1.patch1 queuename1.patch3 queuename2.patch1 queuename2.patch3 queuename2.patch5 newqueue: queuename1.patch2 queuename2.patch2 queuename2.patch4
and it would take care of all the details of: 1. moving q1p1 and q1p3 to the top of the q2 series file 2. creating a new queue containg q1p2 and q2p2 3. moving q2p4 out to a patch in the shelving area
Potential future work
- fix bugs
- regex/glob option to attic-display to filter out files from the list
- create commands to do basic work with the attic repo (commit, push, pull, addrem, init, ...)
- override import to provide default path for patches from attic (so you don't have to unshelve before finishing them or manually provide the path to import)
- some kind of patchbomb integration would be nice
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The complainants -- identified as the Mihnovich family -- filed the $1.1 million complaint in U.S. District Court in Nashville against Williamson County Schools, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported Sunday.
The family said the school district did little to protect their son, who was "receiving texts containing racist and profane statements, including a racist death threat," the complaint said.
The bullying began in February, 2012, the family said.
In late February, the family was made aware of a Facebook page dedicated to hating their son, the lawsuit said. The page had 33 subscribers and nearly all of them attended the Grassland Middle School, the lawsuit said.
Williamson County Schools officials said they could not comment on pending litigation.
Larry Crain, attorney for the family, said cyberbullying is on the rise despite national campaigns against it.
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Men's Studies Scholar Helps Define 'Yes'• September 4, 2008 Share:
Professor of Philosophy and Men's Studies Scholar Harry Brod did not mince words in Korb Classroom Wednesday night when he told dozens of young men that "only yes means yes."
In a discussion that more resembled a class setting more than a traditional lecture, Brod led a workshop on sexual consent. He began by asking the audience "when might yes not mean yes," "when might no not mean no," and what's the default position when no question or answer is on the table.
The audience responded with concerns about incapacitation, peer pressure, body language, fear, age, and coercion. After discussing the different ways of analyzing what constitutes consent, Brod expressed his conclusion.
"The absence of 'no' doesn't make it 'yes,' " Brod explained intently. "Only 'yes' makes it 'yes.' So if there is no 'yes,' what's in operation is 'no.' The only thing that's 'yes' is 'yes.' That is referred to as the affirmative consent standard. In order to have consent there needs to be some affirmation. There needs to be something said. Consent is something someone gives. Not something that the other person automatically has.
Dr. Brod is a Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Rapids. He received his master's and doctorate degrees in philosophy from the University of California at San Diego. His written or edited works include The Legacy of the Holocaust (Jagiellonian University Press, 2002), Hegel's Philosophy of Politics (Westview, 1992), and other works related to men's studies. Before teaching at University of Northern Iowa, he was an instructor at Temple University and the University of Delaware. The workshop was organized by the Gender Issues Committee with the support of the Dean of Students Office. Professor of English Warren Rosenberg introduced Brod. Acting Associate Dean Warner was in attendance.
Brod used several analogies to reinforce his support for the affirmative consent standard. Two of his examples included breaking speeding laws and consenting to assist airplane passengers if seated next to an exit. Brod compared sexual consent to not knowing the speed limit. He said not knowing that advances are unwanted is not a justification, just as not knowing the speed limit is not a justification for speeding.
He also reminded the audience flight attendants require verbal consent when they ask exit row passengers to assist in case of emergencies. If the attendants do not receive a verbal affirmation, they will relocate passengers to other places in the plan.
According to Brod, both cases illustrate important lessons about sexual consent. First, the default position is always 'no.' Not knowing is not an excuse. Second, assumptions are not valid when dealing with weighty matters like sexual consent.
"If we take the other path, if we say 'you don't need explicit consent,' what you are saying is that you are endorsing a situation where other people have a right of access to your body without you having given them that right," Brod said. "That's what you are saying if you don't affirm the affirmative consent standard. You are saying that other people have a right to move in on you when you haven't expressly given them permission. I don't know anybody who is actually willing to live in a world like that."
Brod said his observations of how people sometime interact and rationalize their actions led him to lead sexual consent workshops.
"We live in a world where we need to be accountable to each other. My consideration of what was out there led me to think that people had not sufficiently, from the ground up, thought through what is really ethically required of us in terms of interacting with each other. We don't leave our ethical selves at the door when we enter the bedroom, the boardroom, or the battlefield. We need to keep our morals intact no matter where we are. That's what integrity means."
Senior Brandon Christy, Wolcott Hall, thinks Brod's message is an important and appropriate one for an all-male college and for young men in general.
"I think a talk like this is very useful for people at Wabash and our age group," Christy said. "There's a lot of gray areas to sexual consent. And to have an open conversation about it helps clear up those grey areas and gives you a little more ethical guidance."


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At her just-opened eatery, Aveline, she's cooking a small, upscale menu that includes smoked lettuce velouté, a yolk beignet with wagyu and trotter sauce, along with larger plates such as Iberico pork with pig's ear and green tomato jelly.
As for Season 4's Biesty, she's moving across the Bay. The former executive chef for Scala's Bistro in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco has paired up with noted pastry chef Tim Nugent (Zuni, Scala's, Fresh Cream), himself a veteran of "Top Chef: Just Desserts."
Their Spanish-Mediterranean Shakewell Bar & Kitchen will open in July in Oakland's Lakeshore District for dinner, adding weekday lunch and weekend brunch later this summer.
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On Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., parents are invited to bring their babies and other children to the hospital's second floor conference room (Room 249) to enjoy refreshments. Have your child take part in the "Diaper Derby" or tour the hospital's newly remodeled Center for Women. A variety of informational displays offering helpful advice, products and services that are available to local families will also be provided. Learn about baby-proofing your home, literacy, infant massage and more.
If you received an invitation and would like to attend, RSVP to the Family Birthplace. If you did not receive an invitation in the mail, you may call Debbie Hastee, manager of maternity services, at 716-298-2618 to register.
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There are two ways to use Trunk Club:
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At home, with a Trunk: If you can't make it to a Clubhouse, your stylist can send a Trunk of handpicked clothing straight to your door. You'll always receive an itemized preview email first. Once you sign off on your stylist's selections, your Trunk will be shipped and you'll then have five days to try everything on.
A $25 styling fee will be credited toward whatever you choose to keep, and you can return the rest with our free shipping service.
Unfortunately, we are unable to serve individuals under the age of 18.
Is Trunk Club a subscription service?
Nope. We only send Trunks when you request them. That said, if you'd like to receive Trunks monthly, quarterly, or at any other specific interval, just let your stylist know.
What is Trunk Club's affiliation with Nordstrom?
In August 2014, Trunk Club became a fully owned subsidiary of Nordstrom. Trunk Club will continue to serve our customers independently, only now with the support of a more experienced partner. For more information, you can read the Nordstrom press release about the acquisition.
Can I earn Nordstrom Notes?
Yes! Just use your Nordstrom Card for any Trunk Club purchase, and it'll count toward your next Note. Notes are redeemable in stores or online at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. They are not currently redeemable on Trunk Club merchandise, but we hope to offer that in the future.
I just signed up. When will I receive my Trunk?
Your first Trunk won't ship until you have a consultation with your stylist to set your size, style, and spending preferences. Then your stylist will put together a Trunk and email you a Trunk preview. Once you sign off on the preview, your Trunk will ship and should arrive within 3–6 business days.
How do I sign up for Trunk Club?
Can I refer friends to my stylist?
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As a thank you, we'll credit $50 to your account for each referral who spends at least $50 with us.
Where can I read unbiased reviews about Trunk Club?
We've had plenty of reviews over the years. Just google "Trunk Club reviews," or read about us on Yelp, Facebook, or Twitter.
How do I cancel my account?
If you're absolutely positive you would like to cancel your Trunk Club account, visit our support page and click "I want to deactivate my account.".
Is the Trunk Club site accessible?
Trunk Club is committed to making our website content accessible and user friendly to everyone. If you are having difficulty viewing or navigating the content on this site, or notice any content, feature, or functionality that you believe is not fully accessible to people with disabilities, please call our Customer Service team at 1-800-385-0100, or email our team at email@example.com, include "Customer Accessibility" in the subject line, and provide a description of the specific feature you feel is not fully accessible or a suggestion for improvement. We take your feedback seriously and will consider it as we evaluate ways to accommodate all of our customers and our overall accessibility policies. Additionally, while we do not control such vendors, we strongly encourage vendors of third-party digital content to provide content that is accessible and user friendly.
How much does Trunk Club cost?
As with traditional shopping, it depends on what you choose to buy. Our clothing is priced similarly to high-end department stores such as Nordstrom, with men's and women's ready-to-wear typically falling in the $100-$300 range. That said, we can work with a lot of budgets, whether you're a conservative spender or you're looking to invest in designer pieces. If you have a specific budget in mind, just let your stylist know. FOR Shoes Sneaker Rose Running Print A2 Women's Walking Comfortable DESIGNS U Multi Vintage Fashion Floral AqfTUBAw to see prices for custom menswear.
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Will I be able to review pricing before my Trunk ships?
Yes. Once your Trunk is ready, your stylist will send a preview email with the items they've selected. If anything isn't to your liking regarding price or style, you can request to have it removed or replaced. Your Trunk will not ship until you sign off on the preview.
Also, inside your Trunk, there will be a packing list with a breakdown of what items are included and how much each item costs. And each garment has a price tag.
Do you offer sales or discounts?
Generally speaking, no. However, we do offer price-matching!
We are able to price-match our men's and women's clothing within 14 days of purchase exclusively to Nordstrom.
When will I be charged?
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If you're visiting a Clubhouse: You'll be charged for your clothing upon checkout. The Clubhouse appointment itself is complimentary.
If you're having custom clothing made: You may choose to pay either 50% or 100% of your total upfront. Any remaining balance will be charged once you receive your custom garments.
Why did I see a $1 charge on my credit card?
This is just a temporary charge to ensure that the card is valid. The transaction will be voided from your account shortly.
Why do you need my credit card?
We require a valid credit card on file in order to ship you merchandise. That said, you won't be charged unless you request a Trunk (a $25 styling fee is processed upon shipment) or you purchase clothing.
Will I be charged anything if I return everything in my Trunk?
Yes, the $25 styling fee is non-refundable. (But remember, it is credited toward any Trunk purchases you make.) Aside from that, you will not be charged for clothing as long as it's returned in its original, unworn condition with the tags still on.
What is your sales tax policy?
You can find the details of our sales tax policy in our Terms of Service.
What kind of brands does Trunk Club carry?
We carry premium men's and women's clothing for everything from the workweek to the weekends. If there's anything specific you're looking for, just let your stylist know.
For a comprehensive list of our men's brands, click here. We're still building out our women's brand page, but you can see our core brands here.
Can I wear the clothes and then send them back?
Make sure to try everything on at home, but don't wear them out unless you intend to purchase them. Any items that are worn, damaged, or have tags removed will be charged to your account.
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What sizes do you carry?
Our size selection is roughly consistent with department stores.
For men:
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Learn more about Trunk Club Custom here.
For women: Petites through plus sizes, as well as maternity.
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Why don't you have men's pants in my inseam length?
Most of our menswear vendors make jeans and pants with a 34" inseam. This is so you can have them hemmed to the perfect length. Hemming is a quick alteration that most tailors and dry cleaners can take care of for $10–$15. If you need a hand finding a good tailor nearby, we'd be happy to help. And if you purchase pants or jeans from one of our Clubhouses, we'll hem them for free. Alterations are also complimentary at Nordstrom locations.
Do you offer alterations?
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Shipping & Returns
How do I return a Trunk?
The same day you receive your Trunk, you'll receive an email for scheduling a free pickup from UPS. Once you've tried everything on, simply pack your returns in the Trunk with the tape strips and pre-paid return label provided. Pickups are usually available the next business day.
You're also welcome to drop your Trunk at any UPS location or Nordstrom store.
What does shipping cost?
Shipping is free within the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Hawaii. Returns are also on us.80510 01890 Comfort Bordeaux Edition Limited Sandals Leather Pichu Wolky Printed Z6SqIxA6w
What if I can't return the Trunk within five days?
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If I keep something from a Trunk, can I return it later?
Items returned in their original condition are eligible for refunds in the original form of payment or Trunk Club credit. We do not accept returned merchandise that has been worn, damaged, or altered.
How do I exchange a product for another size?
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What if I'm keeping everything in my Trunk?
Sit back, relax, and wait for everyone to tell you how amazing you look. Just let your stylist know you're keeping everything and they'll email you a receipt. You don't even have to return the Trunk, so use it for fun things, like making cat videos.
How do I return my Trunk to Nordstrom?
Simply take your Trunk and Trunk Club receipt to a Nordstrom location. Bring all items to the Service Bar and a Nordstrom employee will take it from there! Please note that billing will occur once your Trunk gets back to our fulfillment center, so any charges may be delayed.
How do I schedule a UPS pickup?
The same day you receive your Trunk, you'll receive an email for scheduling a free pickup from UPS. Once you've tried everything on, simply pack your returns in the Trunk with the tape strips and pre-paid return label provided. Pickups are usually available the next business day.
Can I drop off my returns at any UPS location?
You sure can!
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Currently, we only ship within the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. We are unable to ship to U.S. Territories at this time. But if you plan on visiting Boston, Chicago, Dallas, DC, LA, or NYC, we invite you to make an appointment at one of our Black Women's NIKE Tr Black White Trainers Red WMNS solar Free summit 7 4qTBq0wd.
Do you ship to Canada?
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What is your return policy for items purchased?
We do not accept returned merchandise that has been worn or altered. Items returned in their original condition are eligible for refunds in the original form of payment or Trunk Club credit.
How do I get a new return shipping label?
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Can I track the shipment of my Trunk?
Once your Trunk ships, you'll receive a notification email with tracking information.
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Do you ship to PO boxes?
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Styling Fee
What is the styling fee?
We charge a $25 styling fee for every Trunk. It's non-refundable, but don't worry—it will be credited toward any purchases you make from that Trunk.
The styling fee is waived if you use your Nordstrom credit or debit card.
When will I be charged?
Not until you sign off on a Trunk. Remember, we are not a subscription service—you have to request a Trunk in order for your stylist to put one together. When your Trunk is ready, you'll receive a preview email, at which point you can approve the items or request changes. You won't be charged until you approve the Trunk for shipment.
If you don't respond to the preview email, the Trunk will not ship and you will not be charged.
Does the fee roll over if I don't keep anything?
No. The $25 is non-refundable, and can only be applied to a purchase from your current Trunk.
Of course, it is always our top priority to make your Trunk Club experience an exceptional one. If you have any concerns about the styling fee, don't hesitate to reach out to our service team at (800) 385-0100 or at Men's Running Ultra Huarache String NIKE volt white Ore Run Desert Sneaker gwRppq.
Is there a fee if I come to a Clubhouse?
Nope! Not only are Clubhouse visits complimentary, so are the drinks. Cheers!
Our Stylists
Who are Trunk Club stylists?
Trunk Club stylists are men and women who understand that the right wardrobe can help you land the job, feel more confident, or simply free up time for more important things than shopping. And yes, they're real people—you can meet your stylist at a Clubhouse, or chat with them on the phone, by email, or in our messenger app. Drop them a line any time, whether you need a Trunk or just want advice on what to wear to an upcoming event.
As we continue to open more Clubhouses, we're always looking for more stylists. If you're interested in learning more, please visit our Careers page.
Where does my stylist get the clothes?
From our own inventory, which we've been building since Trunk Club started in 2008. It showcases some of the world's best brands and designers, a selection that has only expanded since our acquisition by Nordstrom in 2014.
For a comprehensive list of our men's brands, click here. We're still building out our women's brand page, but you can see our core brands here.
But I can shop for myself. Why do I need a stylist?
Because a Trunk Club stylist does a lot more than shop for you. They help you determine which colors and shapes look best on you, and show you how to incorporate modern styles with timeless ones. Have an interview, date, or special occasion coming up? They'll give you advice on what to wear.
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Can I request a particular stylist?
Of course! Just specify that person's name when you sign up.
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What is Trunk Club's custom clothing service?
Available through any of our Clubhouses, our custom menswear service offers shirts, trousers, suits, tuxedos, sport coats, and top coats made specifically for your body. You'll have your pick of fabric from the world's best mills, and an endless amount of custom details to add to your clothing. It's the highest-quality service we offer and the ultimate expression of craftsmanship and personal style. To learn more, click here.
Can I request custom clothing in my Trunk?
In order to create your garments, we have to see you in person. You can take advantage of our custom-clothing service at any of our Clubhouses.
Is custom clothing more expensive than ready-to-wear clothing?
Generally speaking, custom clothing is more expensive than ready-to-wear. That said, prices differ significantly between garment types. You can see a full breakdown of our prices here.
Why should I consider custom clothing?
Custom clothing is all about superior quality, fit, and personalization. Not only do garments constructed specifically for your body look better, they last longer because there is far less stress on the seams. Plus, you can design exactly what you want from a range of colors and textiles, as opposed to settling for something you almost love.
What is the selection like?
Your options are limitless. We only source fabric from the world's best mills, and are constantly updating our offering. Aside from fabric selection, you have your pick of other details such as linings, monograms, buttons, stitching, and other elements of construction. Our custom specialists have deep knowledge of the solutions we offer, so you can be as involved or hands-off in the process as you like.
When do I pay for my garments?
We require a 50% deposit when the custom order is placed, but you're welcome to pay in full if you'd like. If you choose partial payment, we'll collect your remaining balance once you pick up you completed garments.
When will I receive my custom garments?
Garments typically take 6–8 weeks to produce. Once they're ready, we'll notify you to come back in for a fitting appointment.
What should I expect during my first appointment?
During your first appointment, you'll meet with your stylist at one of our Clubhouses to get measured and discuss what types of custom garments you'd like made. Your stylist will take 26 measurements to document your posture and fit preferences, and you'll be able to choose everything from your clothing's fabric to buttons and monograms.
After your clothing is constructed, we ask that you return to our Clubhouse for a second fitting to ensure your garment fits as precisely as possible. The result is a garment that is absolutely remarkable, from how it's made and styled to how it fits and performs.
Do I need to have measurements taken for every garment?
Not necessarily. Once you've had a fitting with us and we've finalized your pattern, we keep those measurements on file. If you reorder a garment (i.e. another button-down in a different color), we can process this without scheduling an in-person appointment.
Of course, if you suspect your measurements have changed in any way, we highly encourage you to come in and have them retaken.
How can I make an appointment?
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How long do alterations take after I come in for my fitting?
Alterations take 7-10 business days to complete, and once your garments return to our Clubhouse, we'll notify you via email.
What if I can't return to the Clubhouse for a fitting appointment?
Once your garments are complete, we highly suggest you return to the Clubhouse for a second fitting. That way, as you try everything on for the first time, we'll take note of how the garments fit and decide whether any final modifications are needed. However, if you're too busy to stop in, we can deliver your custom order to your listed address.
How often will I receive a Trunk?
We only send Trunks when you request them. That said, if you'd like to receive Trunks monthly, quarterly, or at any other specific interval, just let your stylist know.
Will I get to see the items before I receive my Trunk?
Absolutely. Once your stylist packs your Trunk, you'll receive a preview email with the items they chose for you. Your Trunk won't ship until you approve their selections.
What if I can't return the Trunk within five days?Once your Trunk arrives, you'll have five calendar days to decide what to keep and what to send back. If five days isn't enough time, request an extension by emailing Men's Running Ultra Huarache String NIKE volt white Ore Run Desert Sneaker gwRppq.
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Do you offer alterations?
Yes, at both our Clubhouses and at all Nordstrom stores. All you need is a receipt.
Will I need to pay for alterations?
Select alterations are free of charge for items purchased from Trunk Club or Nordstrom, but others do carry a fee. Your best bet is to check our price list.
Will I need to show a receipt?
If you go to Nordstrom, you will need a physical or digital copy of your receipt. If you come to a Clubhouse, we can look up your past purchases in your account. If you need a copy of a receipt, contact Trunk Club Customer Experience at 1-800-385-0100.
Do I have to pick up my completed garments, or can they be shipped?
Either one! Just make sure to communicate your preference when you drop off your garments.
How long will it take for my alterations to be complete?
It typically takes about one week, though it may extend to two weeks during holidays or major sales events.
Can I apply my Nordstrom loyalty benefits if I get alterations at Nordstrom?
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Whichever Trunk Club or Nordstrom location where your alterations are being completed.
How will I be notified when my tailoring is complete?
You'll receive an email from either Trunk Club or Nordstrom once your order is ready for pick-up or has been shipped.
Can I have my clothes altered at Nordstrom Rack?
No, alterations are only available at Nordstrom stores.
What are your locations and hours?
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What if I don't live near one of your locations?
That's precisely what our Trunk service is for. With this option, stylists ship clothing straight to your door, and you have five days to try everything on. Request a Trunk whenever you like—remember, we're not a subscription service.
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Pretty fun, if we do say so ourselves. You'll meet your stylist face-to-face to try on clothes in one of our beautifully designed fitting lounges, all the while enjoying complimentary drinks from the bar. And feel free to bring a friend! It's always good to have a second (or in this case, third) opinion.
Our Clubhouses are found in some truly exceptional places—the historic Villard Mansions in Manhattan; the International Spy Museum in DC. Click here to learn more about all six locations.
Can I give Trunk Club as a gift?
Giving the gift of Trunk Club is an extremely stylish move. When your recipient is just getting started, we recommend giving a gift card—and we can either deliver the good news via email or ship a physical card straight to his or her address.
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That's simple. Just click here. (By the way, Trunk Club gift cards are only valid if purchased directly through us—never through a third party.)
How can I redeem a gift card code?
To redeem the code for your gift card, visit trunkclub.com/redeem and log into your account. (If you're not yet a Trunk Club customer, you can create an account on this page.) Once you're in, just enter the gift-card code and your account will be credited.


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The unifying theme in all classifications of predation is the predator lowering the fitness of its prey by bettering its own fitness, or put another way, it reduces its prey's chances of winning and takes home the prize for itself.
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Travel agents - Facilities not as described
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The Package Travel Regulations (Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992), stipulate that the consumer should get what they booked and paid for.
Did the brochure or website accurately describe where the destination was in relation to your hotel? If the holiday was not as described then you have the right to raise a complaint.
Take photographs, video footage and keep a record of times and dates of action taken. Remember, the tour operator is obliged to provide you with clean and safe accommodation.
You should know
A Travel agency's main function is to act as an agent, selling travel products and services on behalf of a tour operator or airline. Should there be a problem with the travel or package you booked it will not normally be the responsibility of the travel agent but the tour operator.
If you booked only transport or accommodation and you encounter an issue then you may have to complain to the hotel or transport provider direct. Your travel agent should assist you with this.
Some Travel Agents are also Tour Operators and often have high street stores through which they sell their holiday packages.
- A package holiday is where two or more key elements are provided under a single contract (flights, accommodation, transfers etc.). It can be in the UK, a cruise or travel abroad
- Should you have a problem with your holiday the travel agent may be able to assist you however the tour operator is likely to be liable
- Be reasonable in your expectations; the more you paid the higher your expectations should be
- Allow 28 days for an initial response to your complaint
If your complaint is about a flight issue (delays, cancellations, baggage etc), you should use our flights tool to complain to the airline.
When is it reasonable to complain?
It is important to bear in mind that things don't always go to plan, so you need to remember to be reasonable with your expectations. Holidays are one of the most emotional times of the year and so we can sometimes set expectations that are higher than can reasonably be achieved.
What is a package holiday?
According to the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 a package holiday is:
- A holiday that covers a period of at least 24 hours or involves overnight accommodation
- A holiday consist of a combination of at least two of the following components:
- transport (for example, flights, trains, coaches and ferries - free transfers from the airport to a hotel would not be included)
- accommodation (this should be significant - it would include a berth on a cruise ship but not on a cross-channel ferry)
- other tourist services that form a significant proportion of the package (for example, car hire)
- the holiday must be sold at an inclusive price
The rights in this section are based on a package holiday.
Does the holiday have to be international?
A package holiday can be a UK holiday or a cruise as well as an international holiday.
Tailor-made packages
Tailor-made packages are also covered by the regulations.
Separate contracts
Even if you have booked the hotel and flights from a single provider, such as a website, if they are separate bookings then these are separate contracts and therefore not covered by the regulations.
If you are not satisfied
If you have experienced poor service or your holiday is not what you expected then:
- Report it as soon as you can, report the issue to someone from your package holiday firm. Explain clearly what you want done. Remember to take down their name and the time and date you reported the issue
- Remember to ask: what the representative of the company recommends as the next step in the complaints process and what timescales this will take
- Get evidence: wherever you can, take photos or videos of the problem, names and email addresses of anyone else that has experienced the same problems
- Submit a complaint formally: you should either submit a complaint when you get home or even when you are still abroad, if you have access to cost-effective internet access. resolver can help you submit your complaint.
Who do you raise your issue with?
When raising the issue, you should do so with the package holiday operator, rather than any booking agent, as they are responsible for the entire package.
What can you claim for?
The Package Travel Regulations (Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992), stipulate that the consumer should get what they booked and paid for.
Did the brochure or website accurately describe the holiday you experienced? If the tour did not match up, then you are entitled to make a claim. The operator is liable for all the services.
How to make a complaint
A successful claim must relate to important terms of the holiday contract known as 'express or implied terms'. One of these terms must have been broken, for example an express term where the brochure promises full board or entertainment each night, which is not available, or an implied term that your holiday should be of a reasonable standard based on the price you paid.
If the Tour Operator offers a reasonable alternative to compensate for the breach, you must consider accepting this or it may appear that you have failed to try to mitigate your loss.
Generally, you cannot succeed in claiming for loss of enjoyment. Unless it was a special trip such as a honeymoon that went quite wrong, your claim is unlikely to succeed.
What is a reasonable response time?
ABTA recommends that its members should respond to your issue with 28 days. This is a lot longer than any other industry takes to respond to a complaint.
If you cannot resolve the issue
If you cannot resolve the issue with the company, then you can raise the issue with ABTA - The Travel Association or the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) depending on which organisation your package holiday provider is a member of. Both organisations offer a dispute-resolution service.
Small Claims Court
The alternative is to take legal action and take the company to Court. You can submit your claim through Money Claims OnLine (MCOL), the government's online court. The cost will depend on the amount you claim. You can cancel your claim at any point during the process. However, you may be liable to pay the company's legal costs if you lose the case.
You could suggest mediation to the travel operator through a lower-cost third-party mediation service, but the package holiday company is unlikely to accept an alternative to their official resolution service (ABTA/AITO).
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BizTree needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 460 designs submitted by 119 freelance designers.
BizTree is a Web 2.0 company providing business productivity tools to small businesses worldwide. We want to be recognized as a professional, dynamic, innovative and friendly company. The brand needs to look corporate; think of us as the ''Microsoft'' of small business.
BizTree / Biztree
Simple, clean, easy to read logo for a fast growing Internet / software company. The logo should be strong and not too playful. We want to look professional and inspire trust as our target market is small businesses.
- Slightly modified font type
- Bold font + Italic
- Brand Name (+ icon?)
- Easy-to-read
- Professional / corporate
- Clean and well brandable
- Eye-catching
- Technology
- Think business 2.0
- Maybe you implement the idea of a small and simple leaf in the brand name (in the T or in the r) of the BizTree word (not a must)
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- No times new roman font.
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What Does the Bracket Measure? (part 2)
Today we'll prove the assertions we made last time: if and are vector fields with flows and , respectively in some neighborhood of some point , we define the curve
We assert that for any smooth we have
To show the first, we define the three "rectangles"
Notice that , , and . The chain rule lets us then calculate:
as asserted. As for the other assertion, we start by observing
Using the fact that we can turn the first term on the right into
Now, similar tedious calculations that make the big one above look like idle doodling give us two more identities:
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Music: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680
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Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T.], is a monitoring system built on some computer hard disks that stores (and on some hard drives detects) various indicators (SMART Attributes) for the hard disks reliability. It does so in the attempt to detect/prevent anticipatory failures.
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T.], is a monitoring system built on some computer hard disks that stores (and on some hard drives detects) various indicators (SMART Attributes) for the hard disks reliability. It does so in the attempt to detect/prevent anticipatory failures.
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Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or S.M.A.R.T., is a monitoring system built on some computer hard disks that stores (and on some hard drives detects) various indicators (SMART Attributes) for the hard disks reliability. It does so in the attempt to detect/prevent anticipatory failures.
SMART disks may either need software to update SMART Attributes on the hard drive or will include some built-in self tests to detect and protect the hard drive (see manufacturer details).
This article describes how to install the package smartmontools and use its programs to monitor your hard disk(s).
For the command line version:
# pacman -S smartmontools
For the GUI version:
# pacman -S gsmartcontrol
Disk support
Check if your disk(s) support SMART.
# smartctl -i /dev/hda
# smartctl -i -d ata /dev/sda
If it is, you will see:
"SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability." "SMART support is: Enabled"
If SMART is not enabled you can enable it by:
# smartctl -s on /dev/hda
# smartctl -s on -d ata /dev/sda
Test the hard drive
Your SMART hard disk may have built-in self-tests that do some checks to record the state of the hard disk and may optionally protect it from common problems (i.e. bad blocks). If you do not know for certain, have smartctl run tests to update the SMART Attributes on your hard disk.
To know first which tests the device supports:
# smartctl -c /dev/<your-hard-disk>
To run the test:
# smartctl -t offline /dev/<your-hard-disk>
smartctl will tell you how long the test will take. When it is finished you can check the health status to see if there are any problems.
Health status check
SMART hard disks keep a record of the hard disks health status that can be checked with:
# smartctl -H /dev/sda
If the hard drive status is healthy it will return the status as: 'PASSED'.
If the device reports a failing health status, it means that the device has either already failed, or is predicting its own failure within the next 24 hours. Append the "-a" option to get more information.
To see if the SMART sensor has detected any errors, look at the SMART Error Log:
# smartctl -l error /dev/sda
If "No Errors Logged" is printed, your hard drive is likely healthy. If there are a few errors this may or may not indicate a problem and you should investigate the matter further. Generally when a drive starts to fail it is best practice to backup its data and replace the hard drive.
man smartctl for other tests and more information.
Automatically monitor your drives
smartmontools includes a daemon that will check and update your hard disks status and can optionally mail you of any potential problems. The smart daemon can be edited for more exact configuration in
If the configuration is not edited, smartd will run tests periodically on all possible SMART Attributes on all devices it detects. The first non-commented entry in the configuration file (DEVICESCAN) will have smartd ignore the remaining lines in the configuration file, and will scan for devices. For devices with an ATA Attachment, if no options are configured, the daemon will use the '-a' option by default (monitor all SMART properties) on all hard drives.
In order to have the drives checked only when they are not in standby (hence avoid them to spin up unnecessarily), you may add the following options:
DEVICESCAN -n standby,q -a
To make a configuration for individual devices, you have to comment the line with DEVICESCAN and add a configuration line for every device. It is recommended to reference devices by the ID (which is derived from the device's model and serial number) rather than a udev name, since the latter is not guaranteed to refer to the same physical device across reboots. Here is an example:
#DEVICESCAN /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_Hitachi_HTS5432090609FB22015CCNRD6A -a -m root@localhost
This will monitor all attributes and send an email to root@localhost if a failure or new error occurs. To be able to send internal mail, you need a mail sender (like SSMTP or Msmtp) installed, or a mail server (MTA Message Transfer Agent) like sendmail or Postfix Local Mail. More examples are given in the configuration file.
Once you can send mails out, you can change the root@localhost by your actual email address:
DEVICESCAN -n standby,q -a -m email@example.com
Start the smartd daemon and add smartd to your DAEMONS array so it starts automatically on boot.
Last but not least, if you used the -m option to get mail notifications, you should test that the mail alert works fine. To do so, simply add the '-M test' option to the configuration line and restart smartd daemon:
DEVICESCAN -n standby,q -a -m firstname.lastname@example.com -M test
To restart the daemon:
# /etc/rc.d/smartd restart
The mail test result can be seen in your mailbox (be a bit patient) but also in
/var/log/daemon.log :
Feb 1 20:07:11 localhost smartd[2306]: Monitoring 3 ATA and 0 SCSI devices Feb 1 20:07:11 localhost smartd[2306]: Executing test of mail to firstname.lastname@example.com ... Feb 1 20:07:14 localhost smartd[2306]: Test of mail to firstname.lastname@example.com: successful
Once the test succeeded, do not forget to remove the '-M test' option.
Smartd uses "mail" (mailx) to send messages, which expects sendmail to be installed. If you use Msmtp, tell mail to use it:
set sendmail=/usr/bin/msmtp
Other tips
Other tips that can help setup smartmontool programs
Get SMART details
You can get all SMART details of your drive with:
# smartctl -a /dev/hda
# smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sda