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BBH Barn Team Waffle, which is half of the BBH Asia/Pacific 2012 intake of creative interns, are all up in arms about their anti-trafficking persona being removed from Linkedin. So much so, they've posted a plea to Reid Hoffman on tumblr begging him to reinstate the ad. The "ad" that was a fake profile on Linkedin, that befriended (oh, I'm sorry, networked), with a bunch of creative professionals on Linkedin.
Our idea was simple: the more connections the profile made, the more people we would have educated about the issue. Ultimately, it's a matter of public awareness.
Your idea was spam.
You remember when you signed up on Linkedin and "entered into a legally binding agreement" and they said
Don't undertake the following:
Create a user profile for anyone other than a natural person
They meant it, so Linkedin removes your revolutionary "ad", run in a "media" you did not pay for in any way and you go crying all over the free media you can get your hands on.
Trafficked victim Kim has been muted on LinkedIn! Tweet Reid Hoffman @quixotic to get her visible again: trickedin.com/blog #TrickedIn
— BBH Barn Team Waffle (@BarnTeamWaffle) July 24, 2012
Look up the term contextual advertising kids, and try to understand that most professionals who use Linkedin to keep track of business contacts (as it was intended), honestly don't want fake people befriending them, no matter how needy their cause is. Instead of wasting your energies on begging Reid Hoffman to renstate Kim Diya, you should head back to the drawing board and think up one thousand more ideas for your local nonprofit client, who needs your help and has allowed you to help them. Please do the trafficked ladies one better than this, team. Do 'em a good ad that gets their message out. All we need, according to you, is awareness, right?
Is this little bit of extra eyeball helping in any way? You're welcome.
Team Waffle?
Blue waffle is more appealing.
The desperation in their Twitter feed is embarrassing.
The above comments are hilarious.
Maybe, as a follow up, they can add a GPS tracker to some young girl and see if she gets trafficked. Show the route on Google Maps, etc.
Now, points to anyone who can actually remember what the non-profit is called. I can't.
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S3 E23 The Other Side of This Life: Part 2
Ever wonder how Seattle Grace's own Addison Montgomery got her start in a Private Practice? Well, that's why the world has crossover episodes!
Addison takes a leave of absence from Seattle Grace to visit her old friends Naomi (Audra McDonald) and Sam (Taye Diggs) at the Oceanside Wellness Group in sunny Santa Monica, California. Naomi tells Addy that she and Sam, now a bestselling medical guru, got divorced but they still work together. Sound familiar? Addison tells Naomi, a fertility specialist, that she wants to have a baby. She's finally realized the men in her life aren't going to come through for her in that department.
Sam treats a woman, Kathy, with her fourth sports-related injury in three months. She confides that she needs an outlet because her husband, Paul, hasn't had sex with her in 18 months. He refers them to the co-op's therapist, Violet (Amy Brenneman), who tells Paul to just have sex with her already. It doesn't fly and now Paul is crying and Kathy is sorely tempted to just cheat on him.
Violet has to pick up Cooper (Paul Adelstein), a pediatrician at Oceanside Wellness whose Internet date stole his car, a common problem for him. Violet runs into her ex, Alan, with his new bride of eight weeks. She tells a colleague she's a lousy therapist since she can't even get over her ex after six months.
A surrogate mother, Lisa, had sex with three men (her own husband, the adoptive mother Carol's ex and Carol's new husband) before undergoing embryo implantation. Now everyone is fighting over who the father is. The entire staff consults on the case and Addison is concerned because Lisa's had no prenatal care.
Addison discovers that the baby is Lisa's own, not Carol's. There's a problem: an abnormality with the placenta that could make delivery dangerous for both mother and baby. When Lisa insists that Addison stay on as her doctor, the other docs exchange hopeful glances. The group's last OB/GYN left suddenly. They imply it was the fault of acupuncturist Pete (Tim Daly), a hot guy Addison met in the elevator, who is quite the womanizer.
Addison's plans for a baby are dashed when Naomi tells her that she's now infertile. Addison can't believe it: She put off having a baby with Derek to focus on her career and then she didn't have Mark's baby because he wasn't the right guy. Now she has no guy and no baby! Think it may be time for a life-changing decision?
Back in Seattle, Mark is upset to find that Addison is gone. He tells Alex he drove her away. (Actually, she drove herself away in a flashy red convertible.) Speaking of leaving, George has requested to be transferred to another hospital. It's his way of getting away from Izzie.
Cristina wakes up to find her mom and Burke's mother in her kitchen. They've dubbed themselves Cristina's personal wedding planners. They follow her to the hospital, where she has no choice but to ask a reluctant Callie to be one of her bridesmaids. Overwhelmed by the moms, Cristina pages Burke and demands to know what happened to her wishes for a small, justice-of-the-peace-type wedding. He thought she was joking and says he wants a big, traditional wedding. Come on, Preston! Even we know Cristina doesn't joke.
Meredith tells Derek that now is not the time to give up on her, since her near-death experience has made her a different person, one who now has hope. Later, Meredith's stepmother, Susan, comes into the hospital with hiccups that won't stop. They treat her with an endoscopy. Thatcher is very worried about the procedure, so Meredith sits with him and reassures him everything will be okay.
In L.A., Addison tries to come to terms with the news that she's infertile. Naomi and Violet show her their form of depression therapy: admiring the physique of the Oceanside Wellness Group's young receptionist, Dell (Chris Lowell), as he walks by in just his shorts on his way out to surf away his lunch hour. You really shouldn't skip meals like that.
Lisa, the pregnant would-be surrogate, goes into labor a month early. The baby isn't crying when it's born and Lisa is bleeding badly. She needs surgery. Addison is able to save both mother and baby, but all Carol and the others want to know is who the father is. Addison is appalled. Lisa and the baby almost died and she was too busy saving their lives to determine the paternity. "What's wrong with you people?" she asks. Tell 'em, Addy!
Carol seeks out Addison and assures her they're not terrible people, but that she just wanted a baby so badly, she lost sight of everything else. The baby will be fine and Addison has the paternity results. Lisa says she doesn't want to know who the father is. She gives the baby to Carol and the three potential fathers decide they'll raise the baby together, as an extended family. That kid's gonna score big-time on birthdays!
Sam determines that his impotent client Paul's low libido is due to a tumor on his adrenal gland, Kathy is astonished to realize that Paul wasn't rejecting her, he was just ill. She apologizes profusely for yelling at him and tells him how much she loves him. The tumor is advanced, but there's still hope. To Violet, Kathy confesses that she slept with another man and doesn't know what to do now. "Love your husband," Violet tells her.
Pete finds Addison crying in the stairwell and she blurts out all her troubles, including that she's barren and "dried up." He tells her he's going to kiss her and she says "Okay." When she asks why, he says it's to remind her that she's a long way from dried up. You think maybe Pete did his internship at Seattle Grace?
Naomi is working late and Dell asks if she wants to get something to eat. She tells him she's already eaten, so he asks about the next night. She turns him down, saying he's far too young for her. Addison wants to know why Sam is warning her against Pete. He tells her Pete's a good guy, but ever since his wife died eight years ago, he hasn't been able to connect with any one woman for long. Sam also tells her he woke up one day and realized he couldn't be with Naomi any longer, even though he's still not sure why.
Before Addison leaves to go back to Seattle, Naomi reminds her there's an empty office there if she wants it. Pete joins her in the elevator. He asks if she got what she came for and she says she isn't sure. He offers to kiss her again but she says no. Too bad. We liked the first one. A lot!
Back in Seattle, Jane Doe, who now officially goes by Ava, has bleeding on the brain. To fix it, they'll have to do a surgery where she remains awake throughout. Derek can map her brain while they work, which could help her memory. She agrees because she is more motivated than ever to regain her memory now that she's a mother.
During the surgery, as Derek touches different points of her brain, she speaks in Spanish, French and German. She starts to crash and they have to put her under. When she comes to after the surgery, the bleeding is under control, but she's devastated to realize that her memory still hasn't come back. Alex tries to tell her that maybe this is a blessing, having a clean slate, and she wonders how he can be so kind to her and yet run away from someone he has feelings for. Yeah, we've been wondering that, too.
Burke accuses his mother of having secret doubts about his and Cristina's relationship. He knows marriage is a big step for Cristina but he's confident she will be happy someday. His mother wants to know, if he's so sure about this, why he's yelling at her. Cristina tells Burke she's finally picked a dress. "Are you happy?" he asks her, and after a pause, she answers. "Yes." He tells her he's happy, too.
Callie asks Izzie about working together without George if he transfers to Mercy West. Izzie insists it's all good. Alone with George in the elevator, Izzie protests it's not fair that he's transferring and she's losing her best friend because of what happened between them. They start to kiss and he tells her, "We can't." The door opens and Callie is there. She can't help but pick up on the tension.
Susan comes back to the hospital with a fever and a murmur and later has cramps. Meredith thinks it may be a bad reaction to the antibiotics and reassures Thatcher that everything is okay. But then Susan becomes septic and they have to rush her into surgery. Thatcher paces anxiously in the waiting room and Meredith comes out to tell him they did everything they could, but that Susan is dead.
In a move we didn't see coming, Thatcher slaps Meredith across the face. "She had the hiccups!" he says over and over. "I trusted you." Derek tries to grab Meredith before she runs off, but he can't stop her. Derek goes by Meredith's house later. He sees her knocking back tequila shots with Izzie and Alex. We can only assume that Derek feels like he doesn't belong there, and that's why he just walks away.

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Hey, my sisters (both of them) are little twats! They are always wrecking my stuff and never paying me back so when I saw this guys add in the paper – I decided to get a little vengeance. Seems this old guy would pay brothers to bring their teenage sisters in so he could fuck them – and video it. Best part is the brothers get to do the filming! First I drug Thena in cuz the little cunt fucked up my Harley – fuckin her boyfriend on it and knocked it over. So I fucked her over – by filming her first smut shoot!
Well, Thena learned her lesson but my other sister, Kiri is just as fucking stupid as Thena. The little cunt had to let one of her friends use my turn table and the meat sucker fucked it all up. Cost me $700.00 and my little sister was going to fuck to pay me back! I loaded her in the wheels and drug her to Papa's apartment where he read her the riot act – then made her not-so-innocent little cunt fuck his substantial old meat. I'm pretty sure Kiri liked it a whole lot more than my youngest sister Thena cuz the little cunt had at least two orgasms.
Now I'm not into watching my sisters getting fucked but it was real sweet seeing Papa take a little vengeance out on their sweet teen pussies. It was even nicer that I got to watch it all – even got to hold the camera and get real close and personal. Not like a secret voyeur, but more like a fucking pervert. Seeing my sister's undressed and getting fucked was a little weird but well worth it.
If you desire to watch your sister getting fucked, you need to drag their asses to Papa – he'll even let you video it all. Nothing like a little "sister porn" to make a brother happy. To see both my sister's getting hot spunk shot all over their skinny teen bodies, check out papa's web site at www.bringmeyoursister.com


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Macross 30 project revealed for Playstation 3
About a month ago, we posted about a new Macross project to mark the 30th year anniversary for the franchise, yet it wasn't revealed exactly what the project was for. Was it a game? A new anime? What? Well, the wait is over!
It is a game and it goes by the title, 'Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe' which could translated to, 'Macross 30: Singing Voice Connecting the Milky Way'. The game is said to be a crossover title with an original story which features characters from multiple series. Here are the series that are confirmed so far:
– Super Dimension Fortress Macross
– Macross Plus
– Macross 7
– Macross Zero
– Macross Frontier
The game is set to take place on Planet Uroboros. Outside of that, all we really know is that Artdink is the developer and it is listed as an 'Anime Robot Action RPG'. The release date has also been stated to be February 2013.
You can view the first scan for the game, which showed up in this week's Famitsu, by clicking below.
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I don't say dreams and imagination are anything extraordinary. They are conditioned by karma. The visions of Thogel are not.Astus wrote: Dreams and imagination are not objects of the physical senses either, and it doesn't mean they are anything extraordinary.
Well this is actually the purpose of a lot of Dzogchen teachings.Differentiating between products of mind and products of rigpa means separating mind and rigpa.
Your reasoning is not working with Dzogchen because you don't realize that for Dzogchen mind works in a mode of ignorance and Mind (sems-nyid) works in a mode of knowledge or Awareness (rig-pa). You need to distinguish mind from Mind and marigpa from rigpa, although for ease of exposition you'll find numerous teachings aiming at distinguishing mind (as a conditioned process) from rigpa (as an unconditioned process).Either then mind and rigpa separated as difference between ignorance and wisdom - both are functions of the same mental continuum - or they are separated as minds of two different beings.
Either you don't understand what mind is in Dzogchen or you don't understand what Rigpa is in Dzogchen.If they are like two different beings, it makes no sense to me to have two minds.
Rigpa is not dependent on mind because the mind is characterized by ignorance, dualistic grasping, etc. The presence or absence of these has no impact at all on Rigpa. Mind functions with karmic winds, Rigpa functions with the wisdom wind.If they are functions of the same mental continuum, it is not possible to have both function at the same time, thus either everything is perceived with ignorance or with wisdom. In other words, either everything is the product of karma or the vision of enlightenment.


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Once again, I have the pleasure of introducing all you perverts and wannabes to some very interesting playthings. Thanks to my inquisitive correspondents and Dr Dick's Stockroom I'm able to bring you another installment of my ever so popular, Sex Toy Awareness feature.
Dr Dick, my new BF is an insatiable bottom. HELP, my dick is about to fall off from over use. I want to keep the fella happy, but I need a break. Our 6-month anniversary is coming up and I want to get him a little something to celebrate. I need something to feed his hungry hole. What do you suggest?
— Exhausted!
I feel your pain. While it's great to have a man primed and ready for a pounding 24/7, it's generally too much work for just one human to handle. I mean, when will you find that time to do your nails?
I suggest you get some help. No, you don't have to share your guy with another top. You need to get yourself a mechanism. And I have just the one for you. Check out the Remote Control Anal Plug (B038). This marvel of modern adult toy engineering offers the promise of hands-free anal stimulation. This anal plug has a stimulator is located in its base and is powered by two AAA batteries (included). It produces a very pleasant vibration with surprisingly little noise.
The remote (with an on/off switch) is a convenient size, just barely larger than a matchbox. It can easily be hidden in a pocket or purse. Testing shows this device to have a range of 30-40 feet. Just pop this puppy in his eager hole and you'll be able to pleasure him at a distance. Do the crossword, bake a quiche or shop Homo Depot and still keep a smile on his face. No top should be without one!
Good luck
Hey Doc! I finally found my G-spot and damn if I'm not one satisfied chick. The big-O has never been more amazing. But wait, there's a rub! I sometimes get a cramp while fingering myself for so long. I have a selection of vibrators that I like very much, but not one of them hits the spot. What's a girl to do?
— Fingers Too Short
If it's not one thing, it's another! I knew this woman once that worked so hard gettin' herself off that she'd collapse afterward. It was pert-near time to notify the next of kin, don't 'cha know.
Darlin', jillin'-off needn't be such a chore. Check out the Rock Chick (C057). It's designed to be used with a rocking motion as opposed to the thrusting associated with most other vibrators. The clever U-shape design will hit the spot. The narrow part inserts into the vagina, while the wider part rests on the clitoris. The Vibrating bullet is located in the tip of the wider end to stimulate the clitoris.
A gentle one-handed rocking motion is all you need to apply. Not only does it offer a one-handed movement but it can also provide "Hands Free Orgasms". Once positioned, sit up on the edge of the bed or a chair and gently rock back and forth, leaving your hands free. HeeHaw, Gitty Up!
You can also heat up your Rock-Chick with hot tap water (1-2 minutes) for comforting warmth or cool it down in the freezer for an icy chill.
You can't beat this with a stick!
Good Luck
Doctor Dick, A couple of weeks ago, you did a podcast about spanking. Thanks, I loved it. What about something for us beginner floggers/flogees? My sub GF wants me to get rid of the unraveled cotton cord we've been using and get something more professional. She wants it to look and feel more threatening. Ideas?
— Done With Cotton
I'm working on that flogging tutorial even as we speak. So hold your horses, already why don't 'cha? In the meantime, you betcha I got some ideas on what would be a good replacement for what you currently got goin' on. (You get high marks for creatively — making do with the unraveled cord thingy. But jeez, Louise, a cotton whip? WTF? You trying gonna give us all a bad name?)
There's nothing like the look, smell and feel of leather for titillating the flesh of your bitch sub. You'll both love how leather will sweeten things up and make you feel like pros. Why not check out this little number for starters. The Flogger Whip, Suede, 12″(J295).
It has 32 strands (or "blades") that are 1⁄4" wide, 12" long, and come to a nice point at the tips. The 51⁄2" handle is fitted with an 8" leather wrist loop for hanging the implement. You do want to make a fashion statement, don't you?
Don't think just because it's small it can't deliver. It does and you will. I see welts in your future.
Good luck
Doc, when you did your podcast about bondage last week you only talked robe bondage. What's up with that? I use leather restraints in my dungeon. Care to comment?
— hide in hand
Well, smell you with your fancy-schmancy leather appointed dungeon! You must be the snootiest dom on the block.
Actually, I do care to comment. Technically, bondage is the generic rubric, under which restraints fall as a subcategory. And leather is just one of the materials used in restraints, albeit a very popular one.
So just for you, my precious, I have these little numbers. Check out the Extra Wide Ankle Cuffs (J127).
These cuffs are similar in design to the basic locking cuffs only more "heavy-duty." They are wider and made of heavier leather, with a larger hasp. Perfectly suited to the really uppity sub, who doesn't yet know his/her place
Cut from extra-thick, black, latigo leather, each cuff is 31⁄4″ wide and will fit ankles approximately 6″ to 101⁄2″ around. These cuffs are comfortable and extremely secure. No leather-appointed dungeon should be without!
Good luck
Dick, I got really sensitive nipples they're hotwired to right to my dick. I saw this guy at the bar last week and he had nipples the size of my fingertip. They were crazybig and shit. Is that like natural, or are his nips on steroids?
Big Nips 4 Me
Dude, like you need to totally pull your head out of your ass and wake up to how the big boys (and girls) get them freaky sized nipples. Check out the Universal Nipple Enlarger Kit (B174). This multi purpose nipple play item offers a lower cost alternative to many higher-end suction devices.
This hand-dandy kit comes with four different ring sizes and two different pump applicators, allowing for a perfect fit for most people, and a full range of sensations. A larger ring will provide a light sensation and keep your nipples comfortably erect. Use a smaller size for more sensation and/or "bite," as well as a greater enlarging effect.
1. Slide the chosen ring onto the tip of the pump.
2. Squeeze the bulb and attach to the nipple, wait for the desired attainment of swelling.
3. Slide the ring onto the nipple and remove the pump.
Try one of these babies on for size. Then send me photos of your freaks.
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Artist Interview: Joe Bonsall on the inspiring story of G.I. Joe and Lillie
|Joseph S. Bonsall
Jessica Bray is the owner and founder of Kentucky Country Music website. Jessica has been a music journalist and historian for over 20 years. She enjoys providing concert photography, reviews, red carpet event coverage, and exclusive interviews of your favorite country music singers. She is a Kentucky Colonel, as well as a collector of Volkswagen and Gnome items. Most recently, she was named Laurel County's Ten Under 40 Award Recipients for 2018.


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Rachel0525 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 271 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
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I just started my own stable in Virginia. I ride horses competitively in show jumping (this is the english style of riding, not western) and I am currently looking to have other people's horses board at my farm as well as continue to compete all over the east coast. I named my new business after the first horse I ever owned since it's very sentimental to me.
Targeting other people in the horse industry of all ages, male and female regardless of location. People send their horses from all over the country to board at other places.
No cartoons, stock images or clip art please.
I don't usually care for modern looking designs. I'd prefer something more traditional looking but with a little flair.
I think I would like an image/outline of a horse or a horse head somewhere in the logo and I am also open to the idea of possibly incorporating a horseshoe as well or instead but it must be placed in the "U" position. Very open to creative options. I've seen logos where the artist has incorporated the images with the font in a kind of intertwining way and I like that idea but I am not stuck on it.
The business colors are hunter green, navy blue, burgundy and cream.
This logo will be monogrammed on many horse blankets as well as jackets, hats and other apparel so it's important that it will show well on darker materials such as hunter green.
I usually like a script or flowing style of font.
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How low can your thermostat go?
Balancing comfort and savingsBy James Dulley
Selecting the proper temperatures throughout the day and night can be a bit confusing. You want to balance comfort with energy — and dollar — savings.
It actually does save energy overall if you lower the temperature setting on your central furnace or heat pump thermostat. It is surprising how comfortable you can be at a lower indoor temperature once you become accustomed to it. The actual amount of dollar savings depend primarily upon how low you set the thermostat, how long you have it set back, and, to a lesser degree, your climate.
There are also other advantages to lowering the thermostat setting during winter. If your house temperature is lower, it requires less moisture indoors to keep the indoor air at a given relative humidity level. The fact that your furnace or heat pump runs less at a lower indoor temperature means the equipment is likely to last longer and need fewer repairs.
If you look at setback savings charts, don't be confused by the fact that the percentage savings are actually higher in milder climates than in colder climates. This is because the total amount of energy used to keep a house comfortably warm in a cold climate is much greater than in a warm climate. This makes the base number larger in cold climates so the percentage savings are less even though the dollar savings are greater.
It is a common myth that it takes as much energy to reheat a house, in the morning for example, as was saved during the temperature setback period overnight. The amount of heat a house loses through its walls, ceilings, and floors is directly proportional to the difference between the indoor and the outdoor temperatures. Air leakage into and out of your house also increases with larger temperature differences.
When the indoor temperature is set lower, the indoor-to-outdoor temperature difference is smaller, so less heat is lost from your house. If less heat is lost from your house, your furnace has to use less gas, oil, or electricity to create the heat to replace it. The amount of heat used to reheat the house, therefore, is less than the amount saved over the temperature setback period.
The only time a temperature setback may not be wise is if you have a heat pump with backup electric resistance heat and an old thermostat. When it is time to reheat the house and you set the thermostat higher again, the expensive backup electric resistance heater may come on. For a long eight-hour setback, you will likely still save overall, but not for just a short couple-hour setback.
If you have a heat pump, install a special setback thermostat, designed for heat pumps. These heat pump thermostats have electronic circuitry to keep the backup resistance heating elements off after the setback period.
There is not a "best" thermostat setting for all homes and climates. The lower you set it, the greater the overall savings will be. The amount of savings per degree for each nighttime eight-hour setback period ranges from 1 percent to 3 percent.
In moderate climates, let your comfort dictate how low you initially set the furnace or heat pump thermostat. As you get used to the lower temperatures and wear sweaters and thicker shirts, you will be able to gradually lower it more.


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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Sunday, June 18, 1911: Went to Sunday school this morning. Was over Stout's this afternoon, and went up to the Lutheran church to witness their children's day services this evening. Ma was my chaperone.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
There is no longer a Lutheran church in McEwensville. Messiah Lutheran merged with the other church in the parish—St. James Lutheran (Turbotivlle) a few years ago. The combined congregation is now called Holy Spirit Lutheran. Holy Spirit built a building in out in the county half way between McEwensville and Turbotville.


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Peggy Olson is back on the market. But if you pick her up, she comes with the free gift of Scientology.
I had no idea Elisabeth Moss was a Scientologist. It doesn't affect how I view her on "Mad Men," but it's just … surprising.
Check out this list of other celebrity Scientologists. Some I knew, some I did not. (Jason Lee? Juliette Lewis? Erika Christensen?)
Anyway, Fred Armisen plays Obama (and not very well) on "Saturday Night Live." I prefer him as the ditzy court stenographer and Joy Behar of "The View."
Fred and Elisabeth were only married 10 months. SNL boy was previously married to an English singer named Sally Timms.
According to Life & Style (and picked up by other more worthy outlets), "Fred and Elisabeth separated in May. Fred is currently in Portland, Ore. on the set of his new series Portlandia. Elisabeth is in LA focusing on her career and spending quiet time with friends."
I'm sad. I liked them.
The Emmys are only a couple of weeks away — Sunday, August 29 on NBC — and Elisabeth is nominated as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for playing Peggy on Season 2 of "Mad Men." Who is she going to go to the awards with? (I still hope her fellow nominee Christina Hendricks wins for playing Joan.)
Also sad news: Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane are reportedly divorcing.
Also, Patti Stanger of "Millionaire Matchmaker" has called off her wedding to her boyfriend of more than six years because, as she described it, he wants her to be something that she can't be. (Emotionally stable?) Apparently she wants kids now (and she's 49 so that sounds fair) and he doesn't.
Good news: Neil Patrick Harris is going to be a daddy of twins. I bet he'll be a cool father.
Also good, but not new news: Jane Lynch is going to host SNL sometime in October. Can't wait to see who else they have lined up for the new season. You think Jon Hamm will be back for a third time? Sergio! Let's do this thing.
Also good October news: "In Treatment" will return to HBO for a third season this October. I love this show and you can check out my list of top 15 TV shows to find out why.
By Gina Carbone
This is what I wanted to happen:
- "Hurt Locker" wins best pic and best director for my hero Kathryn Bigelow. (Which would make her the second woman to win this award, after Barbra Streisand for "Yentl." It's time for Babs to be dethroned, no?)
- Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart") or Jeremy Renner ("Hurt Locker") for Best Actor in a motion picture drama.
- "Mad Men" gets anything and everything it's nominated for, including Jon Hamm for Best Actor TV drama and January Jones for Best Actress TV drama.
- Christoph Waltz for best supporting actor for "Inglourious Basterds"
- "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart" for best original song.
- And I want host Ricky Gervais to do something shocking to make everyone in the audience uncomfortable.
But as the sun now stands, Julianna Margulies won over January Jones (and Anna Paquin of "True Blood"), which upsets me, although Julianna looked GORGEOUS.
Michael C. Hall won over Jon Hamm and Hugh Laurie and I have to say, that head wrap is a good look for him. Not happy about why he has to wear it, but at least his cancer is in remission. He is quite the cutie and we need him (and "Dexter") around for a long time.
"The Weary Kind" did win best song, but T Bone Burnett couldn't find my new crush, Ryan Bingham. Was he in the "loo," like Toni Collette was, way back when?
And everyone who won said they worked with the best people in the world and they have the best jobs in the world and it made me want to take their awards away. If you have the best job in the world, that should be reward enough.
In this lousy economy with countries falling apart, you don't deserve major gift bags and free liquor at the table and fancy dresses and jewelry AND the best jobs in the world. Pick one.
Click here for all of the nominees, and more about Ricky Gervais' plan for the show.
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The Saudi government is defending its Supreme Judicial Council's decision to sentence a gang-raped woman to 200 lashes and six months in prison. The woman was sentenced because she was riding in a car with a man she wasn't related to, not because she was raped. Now, the lawyer is representing the woman and speaking out against her sentence, is facing a possible disbarment by the government for his actions on her behalf. "From now on people will be apprehensive to appeal fearing they might be punished or have their sentences doubled," Abdul-Rahman al-Lahem said. "That's exactly what's happened to the rape victim, who only wanted justice."
The raped woman's husband recently spoke to CNN about the verdict on the condition of anonymity. " "From the outset, my wife was dealt with as a guilty person who committed a crime...She was not given any chance to prove her innocence or describe how she was a victim of multiple brutal rapes." The husband also said his wife has been suffering from severe depression. "You could say she's a crushed human being."
Hillary Clinton has called upon the Bush Administration to publicly condemn the Saudi government for its treatment of the woman. "It's an outrage," Clinton said. " "I urge President Bush to call on King Abdullah to cancel the ruling and drop all charges against this woman." The official Saudi news agency released the following statement: "The Ministry of Justice welcomes constructive criticism ... The system allows appeals without resort to the media." They also added that the woman "contently accepted" the verdict.
Saudi defends verdict against gang-rape victim [Reuters]
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Monday, February 25, 2008
One Perfectly Cut Sportcoat Two Ways, Part 2
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oh how i love when men wear clothes that fit.
perfectly snug.
Eh. I gotta say, I'm not impressed. He's skinny, and his jacket is cut trim. But I'm not sure what makes it 'perfectly cut'. In fact, the sleeves look like they're too tight, bunching up the way they do.
now that you posted both photos I see where you are going!
it's amazing how you catch the same people multiple times!
or do you just stalk them :)
gives a great idea how to use the same piece effectively in multiple ways. great to keep in mind when traveling.
so much for the "never mix navy and black rule in the earlier photo. or is it the photo
I think this exudes style but it doesn't look contrived at all, and yes the fit of the suit is great. I never get bored of navy on khaki, the contrast is always just good
I don't get it. He looks like he shopped at the little boy's section. His range of movement is obviously limited. His sleeves don't come anywhere near his wrists. How is this "perfectly cut"?
It's a blazer. And it's too small.
All this is a matterof taste, but I don't really like the extra large buttons, and the extra, extra short length of the jacket and its sleeves. It looks like he outgrew it. It looked better in the first picture, I am guessing because of the dark trousers that tricked the eye, not letting the shortness of the jacket be so evident.
I think this kind of extreme is the kind of look that you look back ten years from now and you go "what was I thinking?"
why cant American men dress more like this?
He is so cool! I spotted this guy some weeks ago in Milan and I could not get my eyes off his polished-yet-not-too-stiff outfit. Here again, he looks great. His style screams quality and good taste. I love it.
Part 2 awesome! This man is really sexy and its not his clothing he could wear anything and make it look good!
Oh yes, much much better than below. This is pretty close to perfect. It's very simple though, yet lovely.
yess….that coat is so versatile..
very nice…well suited..
adil sg
If you're going to go "small jacket," then you must make sure that your pants support the idea that you've made a fashion choice, rather than appearing to have picked the wrong size.
Here the pants are so low-slung and droopy-ish that they throw the jacket into that latter category.
To put it another way, the proportions are off.
Perfect, absolutely perfect. Of course this kind of "just right" usually only happens when it's done in a way or with a kind of cut that not everyone will find to be "perfect". But he simply couldn't have looked any better. Had I seen him on the street I'm afraid I might have stopped and stared and made a fool of myself. Gorgeous outfit. Just amazing.
Ridiculously small. If he had to reach his arms over his head he'd look as gawky as a 13-year old boy showing his arms and midriff.
I hope men's clothes don't become as hampering as women's have in the past. The bustle, the corset, the hobble skirt.
Sorry, Scott. But, it's nothing special for me. Very ordinary.
A handsome man in little clothes. The sleeves of the blazer are short as is the over all legnth. Thom Browne effect?
I like Part 2!
I love all these photos of stylish people on the street, but I notice one trend: Big, bulky, bundled scarves! It's getting to the point where I focus on that and get distracted in admiring the other garments worn! Well, it is still wintertime in this hemisphere…guess I just have the winter blues!
Hurry up spring!
Is he low-riding in his pants? He looks very long-waisted here, the pants sit so much lower than the waistline of the jacket. I'm a bit confused.
WOW. Love his curls more than his jacket but that nice too. Maybe he has grown a little bit out of the jacket or is that the fashion idea? I don't know but I will go along with you on your taste. Love you sight.
Why is a jacket that is *too small!* called "perfectly cut?"
The first look might seem inconspicuous in the workplace and on the street, which I think is usually appropriate for business hours. But I think the second look would really catch the eye and come across as sexy. This is a garment that seems to let him look appropriate for multiple occasions, and step from one role to another with ease. Very nice!
it it undersized or is it me?
This is a much better look at the blazer than the previous photo.
I like the colors, I like the big (not gold, it looks) buttons, and on him, that very trim look works.
That said, I think the jacket's too short and so snug it looks very uncomfortable. Like he can't move at all. Can he lift his arms?
Sorry– this is you drinking a little of the Thom Browne Koolaid. He looks nice because he is very slim and has a charming look– but the blazer is unremarkable except in the fact that it looks a little too short and too small.
Gotta agree with the "boy's department" viewpoint. It looks as though the coat were forcing him into this anxious, balls-of-the-feet posture.
I love how this photo captures his elegant hands! They seem somewhat big on his slim frame, which has a strikingly masculine effect. At the same time, his hands seem to be well cared for–perhaps manicured?
I confess that I don't know how menswear should fit, but I suspect this is someone who can make clothes work for him, even if they are not quite perfect. I would welcome a lesson in getting my imperfect wardrobe to look this great!
The sportcoat has a contemporary feel. There is nothing wrong with that.
I would never say it to the man himself, but to you, Scott, I will say – except for the gucci invitation in his hand, he has the look of an underpaid prep school teacher who is still wearing the blazer he took with him to college. (Hand stitched lapels and functional sleeve buttons notwithstanding.)
It may be a fashion "trend", it still doesn't read "style" to me.
Funny, I thought the same thing as most readers witout seeing their comments. My two cents: Is is appropriate to show off the surgeons sleeves by unbottoning one cuff button? and boy does he have great hands….
i love this! the slim, fitted coat with low-waisted khakis is so casual yet crisp. i don't think it looks too small at all- i'm sure if it were uncomfortable he wouldn't be wearing it.
well – to me it looks better in prt1 but definately a slick look in prt 2
hard to say whats perfectly tailored anyway – isnt this pretty much a question of personal style, figure (LANK) etc…
Doubly Sartorial!
does anyone know who this jacket is made by?
Love the cut of the jacket. Very snug, and the length of the sleeves just a little too short reminds of Wes Anderson, though not as geeky. He looks comfortable and protected from the cold.


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I am thrilled!!!!! Literally so excited for season 5 Posted 7 months ago
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Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season One of the CW series, "THE FLASH". Created by Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, and Andrew Kreisberg; the series stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka the Flash:
1. (1.15) "Out of Time" - A meta-human criminal named Mark Marsdon returns to Central City to seek revenge against Barry Allen aka the Flash's guardian, Detective Joe West.
I should preface this opinion by stating that I love The Flash. I have watched the show religiously since season 1, and I think it has struck the perfect balance between comic-book adaptation and live-action entertainer. It has an incredibly likable protagonist in Barry Allen, and it has an talented cast of actors, who have brought their respective characters to life beautifully. And the interpersonal relationships between the characters bring so much texture to the show, whether it's Barry and Joe's amazing father/son dynamic, or Barry and Iris' love-transcends-spacetime romance, or...
Let's get back to the ending of Kevin Smith's special episode where Zoom brought an army of Earth-2's Meta-humans to rule Earth-1('s Central City). What was my thought for the penultimate episode? Of course, a dark, heavy, and full of tense plot. Come on, Team Flash was usually overwhelmed by only one Bad Meta-of-the-week, what would they do to beat those E-2 baddies, who already helped Zoom to rule Earth-2? Certainly, they would find a way in the end, but in sunny mood? Now that is almost utterly surprised me... if I did not recollect that Barry has just been encountered by the Speed...
Here's the official description for the May 3 episode courtesy of The CW.
Rupture_005DC COMICS' CHARACTER RUPTURE COMES TO CENTRAL CITY WITH ZOOM – Zoom (guest star Teddy Sears) arrives back on Earth-1 intent on taking over Central City. Barry (Grant Gustin) and Wells (Tom Cavanagh) come up with a plan to stop Zoom once and for all but it's extremely dangerous. Unsure if he should take the risk, Barry reaches out to both fathers for advice. Henry (guest star John Wesley Shipp) is adamantly opposed to Barry risking his life again but Joe (Jesse L. Martin) thinks he can...
As one of the most anticipated series of all time, The Flash finally returned from its one month hiatus. I have seen the teaser and promo pictures, and read the official synopsis. The Flash has been accused for going rogue as well as being send into the pipeline? Iris's potential new lover?? Most of all, the appearance of the first female speedster ever??? Well, now after watching the sixteenth episode, I couldn't help myself to write my positive and negative opinions about it. (+ is for positive and - is for negative.) Let's start right now!
About a month ago, Tuesday, 8th December to be precise, I was waiting for The Flash's mid-season finale with great enthusiasm and full of expectations. Usually mid-season finale is one of the most highly anticipated of all episodes in the series since the writers created something big and thrilling that makes us, the audience, unable to wait for the continuation in next year. Concisely, it creates a huge impact for the forthcoming episodes.
So, what substantial things that this supposedly amazing episode gave to us??? Three ex-protagonists rogues (Spartacus, Michael Scofield, and...
On the first season, a fake Barry kissed Caitlin, and she kissed him back,does this mean she has feeling for him?
"She did kiss him back, yeah. Well, you know…who knows what it mean?"
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A l'occasion de la SuperHeroes Con qui se tenait dans la capitale fran?aise le 6 et 7 juin dernier, la rédac' de melty a pu s'entretenir avec la divine Danielle Panabaker. De Killer Frost en passant par Snowbarry, la jolie actrice s'est confiée sur l'avenir de Caitlin.
With The Flash getting a pilot order, and the majority of the principle cast filled, speculation can begin on what will happen with the show. Numerous things have been said about where they might take Barry Allen, who was first featured in Arrow, but as of right now it's all just been rumors.
Executive Producer Greg Berlanti talked to Digital Spy a little bit about the show, where he said expect a different show from Arrow. "Barry is different from Oliver," he said. "He's a man of science and has more of a sci-fi bent, whereas Arrow has a bit more of a crime bent." He...
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Nine things you need to know about next 'Hunger Games'
The second trailer for the movie "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. Lionsgate
Katniss is in crisis, Peeta steps up and movie fans will see a lot more of Panem in fall sequel.
One would think winning the survival-of-the-fittest Hunger Games would be all good — presents, fame, celebrity, people feeding you grapes, that sort of thing.
However in the new sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (in theaters Nov. 22), victory in the 74th version of the famous battle to the death just ends up bringing more problems for Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson).
The winds of change are blowing for the Capitol, and the Districts of Panem are not helping things as they see Katniss and Peeta as their revolutionary leaders. Consequently, the two District 12ers from the previous deathmatch are thrown into the thick of things again in the 75th Hunger Games, an all-star edition known as the Quarter Quell where the competing "tributes" are chosen from existing victors.
"You fought very hard in the Games, Miss Everdeen. But they were games. Would you like to be in a real war?" President Snow ominously asks Katniss in a new trailer for the film, based on the second book in Suzanne Collins' series.
The Catching Fire cast went to Comic-Con over the weekend, and here are some tidbits they doled out about what to expect in the upcoming movie.
Katniss is in crisis. The heroine is now living in Victors' Village and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder from the first Games. And while she doesn't have as many worries as she did, like a dearth of food for her and her family, "that leaves her in a horrible state of not having anything to do," Lawrence says. "She's trying to get her life back together but this is kind of a life she doesn't really recognize anymore.
"It's one of those things where you can't go back to starving and worrying about how you're going to get your next meal, but what do you do when you don't have to do that anymore? She has to be content with this new life and find herself."
Fans will get a fuller scope of Panem. According to director Francis Lawrence, Catching Fire is the movie where the story really starts to open up, the world gets bigger, the stakes get higher and relationships become much more complex.
"Katniss' journey through the trilogy becomes clearer here," he says. "There are different elements now that come into play. You understand what she did in the first one and how it's affecting the entire nation of Panem. You understand what's at stake for her and her character and how she's trying to protect the family and what she's starting to mean for the rebellion."
The Capitol strikes back. The Empire Strikes Back was another little movie about an oppressive authority and a rebellion, and much like the second Star Wars film, Catching Fire is a bit darker than the first, according to Lawrence.
The Districts saw Katniss and Peeta take a stand after they won the Games, she says, "and it puts her and her family in a lot of danger."
Adds Lawrence: "The movies are actually quite heavy — Suzanne Collins didn't pull any punches and I admire her for that, so we're trying not to as well."
Primrose blooms as a sibling. Katniss' sister Prim, played by Willow Shields, is growing up a bit and plays a more important role in her own family.
"She's definitely falling in her mom's footsteps becoming a healer," Shields says. "Since Katniss is now going back to the Games again, she's the one reassuring Katniss that everything's going to be fine.
"It's a really different character to play. There's not a lot out there like that. It's also really interesting to start with that first movie and grow up and change and have to act differently. I started when I was 10 and I'm 13 now, so it's a big difference."
Beware Johanna. Johanna Mason, a female tribute from District 7, is a lot more dangerous than she looks, and actress Jena Malone connected with her sense of humor — "It's a little bit off the cuff and a little bit strange" — and loves her unpredictability.
"She's a total badass. That's just kind of awesome," Malone says. "No matter what circumstance you throw at her, she's just going to rise above it."
Her role in the 2011 action film Sucker Punch was essential in terms of the actual physicality needed for Catching Fire.
"Muscle memory is key," the actress says, "particularly learning different martial arts and training and building up things I never would have before. Sucker Punch also helped me in knowing my ability. I was like, 'Oh, I can push myself that far before I fall off a cliff and die.' It was good to know my limits."
Peeta gets some extra fight. In the first Hunger Games film, Peeta was a little too weak for Hutcherson's taste, needing help and coddling from Katniss, but in Catching Fire he starts earning his keep.
"Peeta steps it up," Hutcherson says. "As the series goes on, my favorite part about Peeta is the character really evolves in an interesting way and in the third book (Mockingjay) he's brainwashed and trying to kill Katniss so it's a really great arc."
Beetee has some electricity. Jeffrey Wright debuts in the Hunger Games franchise as Beetee, an older tribute from District 3 who is a master of traps that use a whole lot of voltage. "He is a disciple of Nikola Tesla," Wright says. "Not the band."
Cinna continues to lend a fashionable hand. Lenny Kravitz feels that his character, Katniss' stylist Cinna, really believes in the heroine and has had something for this girl since first meeting her, "even though it's not really what he's supposed to be doing," the singer/actor says. "He's supposed to be making her fashion and that's probably about it."
Yet their bond becomes even stronger in Catching Fire, according to Kravitz. "He begins to, in his way and the way he can, rebel by making certain political statements with the clothing, etc, and really having her back."
Our heroine takes a dive. Lawrence goes "kerploosh" into the water as Katniss begins another round of the games, but it's the more conventional stuntwork — like anything over a light jog — that's worse for her than the harrowing stuff.
Running is always just hard for me because I run like an idiot and I hit myself in the face with my 8-pound carbon-fiber bow so hard I flung myself backwards," Lawrence says. "It's never the complicated stuff that you think is gonna get me — it's normally just the basic running that always brings me down."


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Whilst so many of my fellow Choc Lit authors and writerly friends are partying away at the Romantic Novelists' Association's Summer Conference, I get to blog. Or whine. Because I wish I was there too!
I also wish my 8 yr old hadn't broken his arm. If he hadn't, there'd be nothing half way sensible (other than money ― but what's that?) keeping me away!
Instead of great company and conversation, I'm sat at my kitchen table all alone, my eldest insisting on going to school to show off his cast and I am listening to the incurable dripping tap, and the higher than usual shrill of the fridge-freezer. Because even that is joining in with the whining.
No doubt, today will be the day it decides to shrilly whine its last, pop its clogs, implode, spontaneously combust, or whatever it is fridge-freezers do in their death throes. Because of course, just to make me feel so much better, I've just clocked: it's Friday the 13th.
So I've googled. It had to be done in my present frame of mind.
And where is my husband when I need him? Evidently, I should not be doing the school-run today. If you believe everything you read, women drivers have a 64% increased chance of death when driving on Friday the 13th. Best excuse for getting out of the school-run I've ever come across ― and for being in Penrith today (removing broken child from the equation)!
Of course I should take comfort from my googling. As far as I can see, there are no stats on increased chances of fridge-freezer implosion. And neither am I, a Knight of the Round Table back in the fourteenth century. Poor blokes. They had an appalling Friday the 13th…. Or at least I don't think I am. Eeek! I recently got past life regressed (research for my latest work in progress) and…today is NOT the day to go there!
It's not that I suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia (don't you love that word to describe fear of Friday the thirteenth?) I may be a little more cautious on the day ― and will definitely be factoring in school-run avoidance in the future (really chuffed with that discovery!) ― it's just, today…I want to be in Penrith!
For all those at the RNA Conference ― have a FABULOUS time! For all those not ― Happy Friday the 13th!
And sorry for whining. Particularly on a Friday and not a Wednesday 🙂 Quite therapeutic though!


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By Rick Eymer
Palo Alto Online Sports
Ashley Chinn made quite the first impression on Stanford softball coach John Rittman. The second, third and all other impressions have been much better received.
Chinn is one of two seniors, with Melisa Koutz, who likely will be playing their final home games this weekend when Stanford plays host to one of 16 regional sites in the NCAA tournament.
Stanford, the 15th overall seed, meets Pacific on Friday at 6 p.m. in the double-elimination tournament. Nebraska and Fresno State play the first game at 3 p.m. Games continue Saturday and conclude Sunday.
The 12th-ranked Cardinal (38-15) will be playing at the same time the Stanford women's tennis team meets Northwestern in the Round of 16 and the Stanford baseball team opens a three-game set with Arizona.
The softball team, though, has a solid core of faithful fans that will support Stanford in its quest to reach its first Women's College World Series in seven years, and the third overall.
The Cardinal qualified for its 14th consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament and has won six regional titles.
Stanford also features one of the most dynamic players in the nation in junior shortstop Ashley Hansen, who leads the country with a .506 batting average. This week she was named Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year.
Hansen went 7-for-11 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI against Arizona State last weekend. The Sun Devils are the nation's top-ranked team and were awarded the overall No. 1 seed.
Chinn, who started the game Stanford won against Arizona State, began attending Stanford games when she was 10 or 11 years old. She attended a pitching camp at Stanford when she was 12 years old.
"There were so many people there, not everyone could pitch on the dirt," Chinn said. "I was pitching out in the left field and tore up the grass with my drag. Coach got mad because he liked to keep things nice."
Chinn, who starred at Carlmont High in Belmont, has been tearing up her opponents since arriving as a freshman. She owns a career record of 52-19, with 49 complete games and 15 shutouts over 454 2/3 innings heading into the regional and is enjoying her best season yet.
"I think Teagan (Gerhart) and I have established a pretty pattern," Chinn said. "We complement each other. It seems her strengths are sort of my weaknesses and some of my strengths counter some of her weaknesses. Teagan has done a great job and carried the bulk of the load. I just want to come in and do what I can to help the team."
With is plenty, according to Rittman, an assistant for the United States Olympic softball team in 2008 and 2004.
"It's been a fantastic year," Rittman said. "Ashley has been a consistent competitor for us and very reliable. She came in and had to sit two years behind (All-American) Missy Penna. Last year was the first time she was in that role of being No. 1 or No. 2. She had to deal with some adversity but when Teagan got hurt, Ashley had to fight through that and answer the call. She did a solid job."
Chinn and Koutz take an active leadership role on the field but both maintain a sense of team that allows anyone to speak up at any time.
"We've always tried to develop an open, strong and comfortable team environment," Chinn said. "We don't dominate team meetings because that's a time for any one to speak up or throw out an idea."
She is realizing, though, that she's nearing the end of her college career.
"I have to say it's been scary how fast it went by," Chinn said. "Every day I find new thing that is my last, fill in the blank. I'm trying to soak it all in."
Stanford finished fifth in arguably the toughest conference in the nation. Five different Pac-10 teams have won national titles, including a different school in each of the past four years UCLA, Washington, Arizona State and Arizona. California has also won an NCAA championship.
The Bruins won their 13th overall title last year and Arizona owns eight national championship banners. Texas A&M is the only other school to win more than one NCAA crown. The Pac-10 is responsible for 22 of the previous 28 titles.
"There's no better way to prepare yourself for the postseason than coming off playing the No. 1 team in the nation. We only took one of three but it was good competition and we took a lot of positives away from it."
Koutz has also been an important part of the team during her career.
"She has a great work ethic and goes about her business," Rittman said. "She doesn't say a whole lot and she's a pleasure to coach."
Hansen played second base for the USA junior national that won the World Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007. The next season she was the only high school player invited to the Olympic team tryouts and was the final player cut.
"When she first stepped on campus I told myself I was going to enjoy every day I coached her," Rittman said. "Her attitude and her approach make her a wonderful leader. She makes people around her better."
She's the youngest of four softball-playing sisters. Tammi played at South Valley College, Tara holds a couple of school records and was a three-time all-MAAC pick at Fairfield and Megan was a top player at Texas A&M Corpus Christi for two years and then at Fordham.
"She made an adjustment with her batting stance," Rittman said. "She has better plate coverage now and is able to hit the ball consistently where it's pitched."
Hansen also has 24 doubles, nine home runs, driven in 43 runs, a slugging percentage of .833 and is 10-of-12 on stolen-base attempts.
Nationally No. 25 Stanford (10-11, 28-18) hosts its final four regular-season games, starting Friday, when the Cardinal plays Arizona (11-10, 32-17) at 5:30 p.m.
Two weeks remain in the regular season with NCAA Regional selections set for Memorial Day.
Stanford dropped two of three to Oregon last weekend, and currently shares sixth-place in the Pac-10 with USC, one game behind the Wildcats and two games behind California.
Stephen Piscotty is fourth in the conference with a .365 average, while Brian Ragira is sixth with 40 RBI. Tyler Gaffney is tied with Ragira for second in triples, each with five. Dean McArdle ranked fifth in wins with seven.
Women's crew
Stanford was one of 16 teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Championships, to be contested May 27-29 at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center in Gold River, on the waters of Lake Natoma.
It is the third straight year the Cardinal will participate in the event as a team. Stanford won the NCAA team title, as well as the I Eight title, in 2009.
The team championship is composed of 16 teams, with each team required to field boats in the I Eight, II Eight and Four classes. Stanford is one of five Pac-10 schools to earn bids to the NCAA Championships, being joined by California, USC, Washington and Washington State.
Defending NCAA team champion Virginia, Brown, Clemson, Dartmouth, Harvard, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Princeton, Wisconsin and Yale make up the rest of the championship field.
Stanford competes at the ICSA women's national championships beginning Monday at Cascade Locks, Ore.
The championships run through Thursday and feature 27 colleges.


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First of all, I am totally proud of these shoes. I made the last, the pattern, the heel and all the things! The construction is something I am working on in my own way and I am slowly trying to form a way of making a pair of shoes that do not require glue. There are some really innovative designs out there for no glue shoes, but for now I just want to make fairly standard designs, as I am just getting my head around what shoe design even means and what I want it to look like! I feel like I need to get hands on with a whole process to confidently be able to think about how I can adapt it to my own desires or aesthetic (very much like how I approached bra making).
Enough about that though and more about these shoes. They kind of started out as a very rough mock-up of a shoe idea from some denim scraps. Below is how rough I'm talking here, but I kind of liked where this was going, so back tracked slightly and used this shell to turn into my first real shoe.
As you can see, I literally used the mock-up fabric with raw edges and all which I lined with a thin suede that has been in my stash for a loooong time! I subbed the straps with some leather scraps and topstitched the edges and fixtures of the upper with a jeansy gold topstitch thread.
The heels are stacked leather, which I bought as a massive job lot of scraps. It is suitably thick (5mm), but not what you might immediately select for shoe making. I have no idea what it is, but it has a darker leather central layer, which has a lighter coloured layer on the top and bottom. Almost like it is veneered or like a ply wood looks. You cant really see it in the pictures, but I ike it. It is also has a very soft texture on the cut and sanded edges. I guess this will be a trade mark of any shoes I make for some time as I have 19kg of it!
Everything about this pair of shoes is fairly rustic, even down to the tacked on heels!
The sole and base of the heel is a natural crepe rubber sheet, which I bought from here. I glued the sole on, but nailed the entire heel and base of heel together.
Here they are on! Aren't they cute? How amazing that my fist pair of shoes have gone so well....
Almost, but not quite! They are too long unfortunately. If my foot is rested against the back of the sling back as the picture above then there is quite a lot of room in the toe as per below. This does not make them unwearable, but I expect the toe cap to collapse after a few wears maybe.
If I push my foot to the front of the shoe then there is quite a bit of room behind the ankle. I still haven't worn them out yet, so I need to do that and make a fair assessment, but I have started on another pair of lasts with 0.5cm removed from the front of the foot. I think this is the most logical place to make the adjustment as I like the fit everywhere else. It's hard to know for sure if this is the right thing to do or not.
I have some new old resin lasts to play with now, but I really like using my dodgy homemade ones. I'm keen to make a pair of leather shoes on both and see how I feel about them, but I'm really enjoying analysing my feet in this way.
Now I know some of you want to know more about the construction so rather than do another post about these shoes I'm just going to make this an extra long one!
No pattern making advise here, but check out this site for some ace tutorials!
So I started by gluing my upper to my lining along the top edge and ankle strap using a contact adhesive.
I then cut away the bits of lining that are left in the above picture. I didn't cut them out initially as I felt it would prevent the upper shape from being distorted when I was gluing the two layers together. I then topstitched around all the upper edges with a gold topstitch thread, sewed the loop on my T-bar, sewed up the centre back seam and also attached the leather strap.
Next I positioned the upper on my last and pinned it in place as it is soft enough for pins.
I haven't photographed this part, but I punched holes around my thick leather insole (about 1cm away from the edge) with an awl and handstitched a long running stitch through the holes with a strong linen thread. The theory behind hand stitching the sole is to be able to hand sew the upper to something. Hand sewn uppers I have seen have been sewn to very thick insoles which are carved to reveal a relief channel that can have a thick needle pushed into it. It is a very skilled and labour intensive construction that I'm not sure I can confidently replicate without wanting to throw my shoe out the window, so this is my interpretation of the same concept!
Below is me starting to hand sew the lining to the insole!
Once it was all sewn I trimmed away the excess leather and glued the toe puff to the lining. Again helpfully not photographed, but I used some buckram left over from some hand pleated curtains that I used to make. I think I then glued the upper to the toe puff, but may have only done that on one shoe and not the other, whoops!
I did trim some of the bulkier leather pleats away and then sewed the denim upper to the same linen thread.
The back of the insole has no upper wrapped around it, so I filled this space with a scrap of folded over bias cut denim.
I trimmed my quick fit metal shanks to fit the space and nestle into the denim and glued it onto the insole.
Next up I trimmed three layers of denim to glue onto the front of the insole to make a level-ish surface ready for the outsole.
The heel is the last bit and was the bit I was most excited about starting and also the most worried about!
I formed an idea of the height and how I would shape it from comparing it to the last and created a block with a slightly stepped top two layers. Traditionally stacked heels are built directly onto the shoe, but I wanted to make mine to attach to the shoe. Now I've done it and kind of understand what I'm aiming for though, I may try building onto the shoe next!
I removed the central core as I could tell the shoe wanted to sit in a hole and then carved away at these top two layers until it fit the back of the shoe in nicely.
I carved away at the sides too, but it is all a bit rough and ready still. I think I need a better blade! (shouldn't really blame my tools ;-)). I could have sworn they looked better than this...
I should add that these leather layers are held together with a few nails at this point, but once I was happy enough, I went to town and hammered loads and loads of nails in to keep it all together!
Finally I attached the heels with some upholstery tacks straight through the insole into the heel. I hammered them in as much as possible to avoid any uncomfortable nubby bits, but if they prove to be annoying I can always glue some leather covered foam there.
Well, that's it in a nutshell! I hope to improve quite substantially with my next pair. I kind of felt like I needed to get a completed pair of shoes under my belt to have some knowledge to build on, but I am excited to move on!
See you shoon! ;-)


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- Ireland's Shane Lowry wins Portugal Masters title
- Lowry wins by a shot from England's Ross Fisher
- His last round 66 includes a spectacular eagle
- Former U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell finishes third
Ireland's Shane Lowry carded a superb five-under 66 to claim the Portugal Masters Sunday -- his second win on the European Tour.
Lowry had claimed his previous title -- the 2009 Irish Open -- as an amateur and he leapt into contention after an 11th hole eagle on the Oceanico Victoria course.
His seven-iron approach landed just short of the hole and rolled in for a spectacular two.
The 25-year-old led by a shot going into the final hole, but ended up with a bogey five for a 14-under total of 270.
But nearest challenger, England's Ross Fisher, also took five to end up one shot adrift.
It was a cruel end to Fisher's bid for a first title in two years as he carded a 70 for second place.
2005 US Open champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand was a shot further back in third for his best finish after a lean four years.
Overnight leader Bernd Wiesberger of Austria, took fourth, a further shot back.
Lowry was left to celebrate becoming only the second player -- Pablo Martin of Spain is the other -- to win on the European Tour as an amateur and in the paid ranks.
"I cannot believe this," he told the European Tour website.
"I can't explain how I feel really. It's a dream come true - I'm over the moon."


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A SHEEP WELCOMES two pigeons to its stomping grounds in Weybridge last week.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
December 31, 2007
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — The impending retirement of two Vergennes Union Elementary School teachers has given the school's board a range of budget options as decision time looms in January.
When board members meet next month, their final proposal could call for a spending hike in the 2008-09 school year of as little as 0.7 percent or as much as 4.1 percent, depending on whether they decide to replace both, one or neither of the retiring teachers.
Officials said no final spending plan will call for new programs or personnel, although increases in energy costs and the price of health insurance are putting pressure on the bottom line, as are contracted raises that average about 4 percent for the school's teachers and aides.
Principal Sandy Bassett said he and the school's board members have been careful spenders during his eight-year tenure, during which VUES budgets have earned regular backing.
"I think we always have been (careful)," Bassett said. "I think that's why our budgets pass. The public knows we're very responsible."
The current year's budget calls for spending roughly $3.4 million. The smallest increase being considered would boost spending by 0.7 percent to $3.422 million. That assumes neither teacher — one of those retiring teaches first grade, the other, fifth grade — is replaced,
If one teacher is replaced, spending would go to about $3.48 million, an increase of about 2.1 percent. If both are replaced spending would rise to about $3.54 million, an increase of about 4.1 percent.
December 31, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
BRANDON — It was about 10 degrees inside the Brandon Town Hall one morning last week, but that didn't stop Dennis Marden from putting in half a day's work on the set he's been building there for the Brandon Town Players' upcoming production of "My Fair Lady."
The players will perform the play this winter at Otter Valley Union High School, not on the town hall stage — besides heat, the building also lacks a fire suppression or sprinkler system, making it a safety hazard to the public. But the open space in the main level is perfect for a large-scale set-building project, and Marden, like many Brandon residents, is sick of seeing the old building sitting there, empty.
To that end, his organization, Friends of the Brandon Town Hall, is ratcheting up its efforts to restore the building. By this summer, the Friends hope to raise $72,000 for a fire suppression system, which would allow the building to open to the public six months out of the year.
And they're making progress. Earlier this month the Vermont Arts Council awarded the organization a $20,000 cultural facilities grant; earlier this season the National Bank of Middlebury pledged a challenge grant of $7,500; and the First Brandon Bank also made a challenge grant of $7,500 over the next three years. Businesses and individuals in the Brandon area have also been generous, donating about $5,000 over the last few weeks.
Since the incorporation of the Friends in 1998, the group has raised $386,000, hired architect Jay White from Robert Williams and Associates in Pittsfield and completed a number of mostly external renovations, including the installation of marble front steps donated by the Omya quarry; exterior painting; brick masonry re-pointing; installation of a handicapped lift; and updates to the electrical system.
December 31, 2007
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
NEW HAVEN — The town of New Haven is thinking about simplifying the review process for new development proposals. A Jan. 8 meeting will let town residents talk about creating a development review board (DRB), which would take over all the responsibilities of New Haven's Zoning Board of Adjustment as well as some of the Planning Commission.
"It more or less combines all the development review issues in one body," said planning commission chairman Al Karnatz. "It streamlines some of the process."
Currently, the ZBA handles most parts of an application for any significant new use or change in use of property in New Haven, including appeals of the zoning administrator's decisions, applications for variances, and conditional use permits. However, approval of the planning commission is required for a number of uses of property. The planning commission's main job is the town plan and zoning bylaws, but in addition to those responsibilities, it also gives subdivision approval and reviews site plans for commercial and industrial developments.
A DRB would replace the ZBA, and would also take over the planning commission's approval and review functions. "Applicants who (now) need both planning commission approval, like for a subdivision, and zoning board approval, like for a septic tank, would only need to go before one board," said John Evers, chairman of the ZBA.
According to Evers, the ZBA originally had almost all the review and approval responsibility, but as new cases arose functions closer to the planning commission's job were shifted to them. "Over time, what happened is that there is more and more overlap."
DOROTHY ORVIS PLAYS a game of toy-car shuffleboard with second- and fourth-grade students from St. Mary's School during a recent visit to Project Independence in Middlebury. The children are, from left, MaKayla Foster, Libby Marini, Sebastian Huber and Wyatt Norris. Watching in the back are fourth-grade teacher Megan Baker and parent Joe Cotroneo.
Photo by Terry Norris
December 27, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College officials hope to reopen the former Eat Good Food space on Main Street by this coming February, using it for a "chocolate bar," student night spot, small-scale retail venture and as a spot for town-gown activities.
Tim Spears, dean of students for the college, confirmed the news last week. It was back in August that the institution signed a short-term lease on the 2,700-square-foot space, seeing it as a good spot in which to open a venture that could boost student activity in downtown Middlebury while not competing with current businesses. The college has spent the past four months soliciting campus and public feedback on how to use the former restaurant space, along with sorting how the enterprise will be configured and managed.
Spears said that most of the outstanding issues have now been resolved.
"We're trying to find a happy medium," Spears said of the varied uses planned for the prominent Main Street spot. "I think this is definitely an experiment worth taking."
College officials are currently getting the space ready for:
• A "chocolate bar." As its name implies, the bar would serve a wide variety of chocolates — both international and local. Spears anticipates the bar will also sell tea, coffee, biscuits and hot chocolate. He believes the chocolate bar could fill at least some of the void left by Calvi's, an old-fashioned ice cream shop that was a Main Street fixture for decades.
Spears conceded there will be some overlap in products offered by the chocolate shop and Carol's Hungry Mind Café, also located in the Battell Block.
"We hope that it is not going to step on their toes too much," Spears said, adding the college will reach out to involve Carol's in programming at the space.
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Union School Board is considering a first draft of a 2008-2009 budget plan that proposes a 7.03 percent increase in spending to $12,999,836, but officials say the actual impact on taxes would be much smaller.
Some of the proposed spending increase can be attributed to the fact that Addison Northeast Supervisory Union changed how it bills the cost of busing. In an "apples to apples" comparison, the increase is a little less than 4 percent, according to district business manager Greg Burdick.
Students in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro ride the same buses whether in high school or the elementary schools of each town, and until now the costs of busing have appeared in the spending plans of the respective elementary schools. However, a new law requires school districts to distinguish between spending on elementary school and secondary school.
"Act 130's basic thrust is to distinguish between K-6 education and 7-12 education," Burdick said. So the transportation budget for the high school more than tripled, from $148,071 in the 2007-2008 budget to $499,114 in this draft of the 2008-09 spending plan. But nearly all of that increase had appeared in the elementary schools' budgets in the past, and Burdick said that the transportation expenses for those schools will show corresponding decreases.
At a Dec. 18 meeting, school board members said they had given the supervisory union a goal of creating a budget with an increase of 3 percent or less at a previous meeting, so they asked Burdick to cut roughly another 1 percent, about $130,000, from the draft of the budget by the board's next meeting, on Jan. 8, 2008.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — Sometimes the perfect opportunity does come along — just ask new Vergennes Opera House Executive Director Jackson Evans, who was hired in September by the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House, the organization that operates the city hall theater.
Evans, a 29-year-old Northfield native who started full-time in November, has a background that makes him virtually an ideal fit for the job: His résumé includes a fine arts degree in photography and film from Ithaca College in New York and a master's in historic preservation from the University of Vermont.
And Evans and his wife, Katja, bought a home in Vergennes within walking distance of the opera house just this past spring, and he now can visit his seven-week-old twins, a son and daughter, during his lunch hour.
The couple had been living in Burlington and was seeking a smaller town with a greater sense of community before settling on Vergennes. Evans and a partner were operating a historic preservation consulting firm out of Montpelier, but Evans said when the position at the opera house opened this fall — former director Donna Lord left to pursue another opportunity — it was too good to pass up.
"When my wife and I moved to Vergennes we were drawn to the strong sense of community here anyway, and to be able to be part of that in the work environment was a big draw," Evans said.
Evans already knew about the Vergennes Opera House and its role in the 1990s revival of downtown Vergennes from his studies at UVM. The Little City is considered a big hit in downtown revitalization, with the opera house getting plenty of credit, he said.
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