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The statistics are shameless—sixty-mile-per-hour spirals! 181 rushing yards against the Packers in the playoffs! A 38 on that esoteric and lewd-sounding metric known as Wonderlic!—but the most mind-blowing of them isn't gaudy. Just...weird.
"I want you to know," Colin Kaepernick says, "that I had negative running yardage as a high school quarterback. Yes, I was fast. Yes, my coaches knew I was fast. But we had no backup QB." And at six feet five and 170 pounds, Kaepernick seemed like such a fragile emu that his coaches were terrified he'd get injured. "So they told me not to run."
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who took over as starter ten games into the 2012 season, then came just three errant passes shy of bringing the 2013 Lombardi Trophy back to the Bay Area, accompanies this declaration with a broad smile and a forceful tap-tapping of his right index finger against a table. It is the one and only instance of cocksureness he allows himself during our time together. He's amused by this counterintuitive stat of his, but not as much as he's proud of it, and edgily so. Because in its inverted way this non-number speaks to a much larger point: that one should be very careful making assumptions about where Colin Kaepernick's unorthodox quarterbacking style came from and what it "means."
Do you know what you're seeing when you look at Colin Kaepernick? Do you? Fact is, people have been staring at this gangly biracial Adonis all his life and getting him dead wrong. So hold your answer for a moment to consider when you're seeing Colin Kaepernick: at the cusp of a golden age. Has there ever been such a bounty of quarterbacking talent in the NFL? It's not just the sheer mass of it, the fact that even before last year's astonishing freshman class of Luck, Wilson, and Griffin, there were already a half-dozen future Hall of Famers in the mix. It's the diversity, the multifacetedness of it, the spate of quarterbacks with track speed who can simultaneously read and improvise, and may not even conceive of reading and improvising as distinct abilities. And it's not just that there are more of these guys than there have ever been; it's that coaches are building teams around them rather than force-fitting them into offensive molds.
Still...it takes some getting used to. Many of us football fans don't, or even can't, yet fully believe in the likes of Kaepernick. Yes, he's miraculous, we think. But you can't build a dynasty on..."that." We followers of this most militaristic of sports, with its medieval-minded conquests of turf, are the proverbial armies fighting the last, rather than the current, war. And this new breed of QB who comes bearing the promise of old-fashioned out-of-the-pocket artillery and drone-like speed and accuracy seems too good to be true. When confronted with the likes of Kaepernick, a 25-year-old possessed of neon athleticism yet an almost pathologically shy demeanor, a guy who really has no antecedent, we tend to ask a question—yes, that old question—that simplifies and judges in equal measure: Is he a "student of the game" or a "great natural athlete"? In other words, is he a traditional quarterback who can stay in the pocket and play with his head, or a sandlot scrambler who can improvise on broken plays (but will be out of the league the minute he loses a step)?
Do we have to mention the racial coding that comes with this either/or proposition?
Actually, we do. Because three weeks after Kaepernick took over from the concussed Alex Smith in last year's ninth regular-season game, a national "controversy" erupted over his tattoos. Sparked thusly in a Sporting News column that, oddly, sidestepped the fact that most of Kaep's tats quote biblical passages extolling God's Providence: "Approximately 98.7 percent of the inmates at California's state prison have tattoos.... I'm also pretty sure less than 1.3 percent of NFL quarterbacks have tattoos. There's a reason for that. NFL quarterback is the ultimate position of influence and responsibility. He is the CEO of a high-profile organization, and you don't want your CEO to look like he just got paroled."
Ah, yes.
Thus the emphatic finger, the knowing smile, when Colin Kaepernick brags on that negative high school running yardage—on the fact that he spent his formative years in the pocket, developing vision, playing "disciplined" ball: "smart" ball.
That pleasant, amused, edged tone of Kaepernick's manages to impart knowingness without assigning blame. He's got a thousand stories of being mistook, of others getting their signifiers scrambled by his presence. This confusion happened on the field—he sent his high school highlight reel to one hundred Division I schools and heard back from exactly none—and it happened off the field.
To some degree this is understandable, given the Colin Kaepernick backstory: Teresa and Rick Kaepernick, sweethearts since they were 14-year-olds growing up in rural Wisconsin. Rick becomes a cheesemaker. They have a healthy boy in 1977, then a healthy girl, then two baby boys who die of congenital heart failure after twenty-three and four days, respectively. Heartbroken, they decide to adopt. Teresa tells the social worker that she doesn't care about race or health, and in 1987, Colin, the biological son of a black man and a white woman from Milwaukee, becomes a Kaepernick; four years later, the family relocates to California.
"Colin knew from the very beginning that he was different," Rick says. "I mean, it was pretty obvious. Either my wife or I had an affair, or something else was going on, right? So when he asked about the color of his skin, we'd just say, 'You've got such beautiful brown skin! We're jealous!' We never wanted him to feel that he was white or that he should be. Only to be who he needed to be. In eighth grade, he was a big Allen Iverson fan and wanted cornrows. We had to go all the way to Modesto to find a guy who did that."
"On summer vacations, it happened every time," Colin says. "We'd be checking into a motel and somebody would come up to me as I'm standing next to my family, all nervous, and say, 'Um, can I help you with something?' "
All that said, knowing, as you surely do if you've seen him play, that he's a spectacular natural athlete: Is Colin Kaepernick a student of the game?
"Colin was obsessed with problem solving, with figuring out how things worked," recalls Amy Curd, his pre-calculus teacher at John H. Pitman High School in Turlock, California. "He always sat in the front of the class." Even when he got a 96 or 98 on a test, Kaepernick, who ended high school with a 4.1 GPA, "was only interested in what he'd done wrong. It was never about the grades—he was in that class to learn."
Two hours after Kaepernick went thirty-sixth in 2011's draft, he met head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Niners compound to study film. It speaks to his character, this studiousness of Kaepernick's—the grit and willfulness of it. Yet there's something about it that's beyond will and character, something involuntary.
"All my life I've had these flashbacks, these dreams, nightmares, daymares, like visions, where I relive certain plays," he says. It's never the highlight-reel stuff. Just the junk.
"Only the bad plays. I see them over and over, as if somebody's rewinding a tape and forcing me to watch. Some of these are recent." The three goal-line incompletions that preserved Baltimore's slim lead as time dwindled in the Super Bowl play frequently and vividly. "But some of them go back to high school. Every time I relive these mistakes of mine, I'm also forced to ask, What could I have done different? What decisions could I have made? This stuff haunts me, but I like it, because it makes the game hard. And the more I study, the more comfortable I feel with what a defense is going to do.
"Sometimes, when things are going really well, I feel like I've already seen things—it's the flashback feeling in a good way. Like I'm watching a rerun, because I've studied this defense and know what comes next. Now, that is a good feeling, when your mind is working fast because you've studied and you realize, I've seen this before."
Compliment Kaepernick on his marquee moments—that monster fifty-six-yard TD run against the Packers in the playoffs, say—and he'll smile politely and, in his reedy, almost faint voice, thank you. But the only time he gladly accepts and engages with a compliment about his game is if it concerns the way he uses his head on the field (focused, calm, confident) and off (focused, calm, humble). He doesn't have much to say about his talent. Not really. Only about what he chooses to do with it.
"I think the biggest part of my game that's underestimated is the mental part of it," he says. "Probably because it's invisible. You can't see the hours I put in. It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset. And that's fine—I hope they continue to see it that way [and underestimate me]. Look, I won't say that view is 'racist.' I will say it's stereotypical. I've just heard it so many times before."
Another funny thing about the guy: He was considered a better baseball than football prospect coming out of high school—ninety-five-mile-per-hour fastball, two no-hitters—and when he was in college the Cubs drafted him. So why football? Given his family background, Kaepernick's explanation is striking—and not one you'd expect to hear in the era of free agency, when a typical ten-year football career may span five franchises.
"You know what I love most about this game? You know what I miss the most when I'm away from it? Being around my teammates. That's it! Growing up, when I dreamed about playing in the NFL, it was never about being famous, never about the roar of the crowd. It was about other players, because there is no other sport where you rely on your teammates so much. The fact that you can go out there and trust ten other people without even looking at them, that's amazing. That you can build that type of trust and have that type of confidence where you can throw a ball without seeing where a receiver's at, and just trust he's gonna be there and make a play. You have to have that trust because it's a physical sport where people get hurt. There's that much more at stake. I love trusting my well-being to those ten other people. And I love the trust those ten people put in me to lead them, to figure out what they need in order to make them as good as they can be.
"Do you know what that feels like, to know those guys have my back and not worry about that? I couldn't feel any of that as a pitcher. On the mound it was just me and the batter. And the questions were all about me: What can I do to throw him off? What can I do to beat him? But there was not that trust, that feeling of relying on others and others relying on you. That feeling of 'It's just you'— I didn't like that."
An amazing amalgam, Colin Kaepernick. Stylistically, an acrobat. Mentally and spiritually, old-school, with the Knute Rockne-ish non-self-regarding self-regard of a faceless soldier in a Crusade.
Something Joe Namath once exclaimed about another quarterback applies to Kaepernick, both for its ebullience and for its smack-yer-head literality: "He's a football player! On a football team! That likes to throw...the football!"
In other words, Kaepernick is a guy who's earned the right to be taken at face value. He doesn't want to be an icon, and his tats aren't ghetto or anti-authoritarian or disrespecting or black. They don't mean anything other than what they literally say. (God is good!) He dislikes and distrusts fame—it's never been about "the grades," the accolades—and certainly doesn't want to deploy it in any way. He's a devout Christian who wants his god "to shine through" everything he does. But he's not looking to "signify" anything at this point in his life, and to his credit, he doesn't. He just is. And what he is, and wants to be seen as now, is... Well, Colin Kaepernick said it simplest and best in a letter he wrote to himself back in the fourth grade:
I hope I go to a good college in football, then go to the pros and play on the niners or the packers even if they aren't good in seven years.
Andrew Corsello is a GQ correspondent.
This story originally appeared in the September 2013 issue.
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We're in for a phenomenal stretch of summer weather here in Southern Maine. Time to hit the beach!
The winding coastline of Kennebunkport has a number of options -- sandy and rocky, festive and secluded. Each beach seems to have its own personality. Check out these stretches of sand and pebble close to our Kennebunkport boutique inn.
Colony Beach--or Arundel Beach--is a true neighborhood beach. Locals fish the breakwater, watch the sunlight hit the ocean, or even sit in their cars reading. Parking here doesn't require a pass, and it is walkable from the Captain Fairfield Inn or Dock Square. Probably the smallest choice in the Kennebunks, the sand and pebble Colony Beach marks the beginning of Parson's Way Shore Walk. Start here and follow the seashore to spot some other free attractions: St. Ann's Church, Walker's Point, Spouting Rock, and Blowing Cave.
The connected Kennebunk beaches, Mother's Beach, Middle Beach, and Gooch's Beach, are often full of people and energy. They offer a sidewalk, facilities (in season), and a playground. Residents stroll the sandy expanse with their dogs in the morning, and families and lively groups populate them each afternoon. They're great for sunbathing, but watch out for high tide! Captain Fairfield guests can borrow a season pass and make the easy five minute drive from the inn.
Kennebunkport's Goose Rocks Beach is one of our favorites. Between the miles of sand skirted by tall grass and the rocky outcroppings emerging from the bay, Goose Rocks feels like the quintessential Maine beach. Being fifteen minutes outside of town keeps it somewhat less crowded and ideal for a long walk or a picnic. We provide one day pass (on us!) for guests headed to Goose Rocks Beach.
An off-the-beaten-path find for in or off season visitors is Parsons Beach. Parking is limited but free. The scenery? Lovely. The mood? Quiet and relaxed. We recommend Parson's Beach to those of our guests exploring the coast to the south or simply heading that direction after check-out. Ask for turn by turn directions leading to this narrow, sandy strip in Kennebunk.
Wherever you're bound, Captain Fairfield Inn staff will be happy to lend you a tote with large, luxurious beach towels from vineyard vines as well as folding chairs. Just like our creative cooked-to-order breakfasts, a parking pass and beach gear (to use during your stay) are included in your room rate.

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Southern California spring break party turns into riot; 100 arrested
ISLA VISTA, Calif. - A popular spring break celebration near the University of California, Santa Barbara campus turned violent Saturday, prompting officers to release tear gas into crowds.
Santa Barbara police said in a department statement early Sunday that more than 100 people were arrested throughout the course of the day and evening, reports CBS Los Angeles.
Approximately 18 people were arrested during the actual disturbance, police said.
The incident unfolded about 9:30 p.m. at the event, known as Deltopia, which drew about 15,000 revelers.
It took several hours for law enforcement officers to disperse the crowd of both high school and college students.
Some vandalized street signs, set small fires, and damaged property, including law enforcement vehicles, police said.
A total of six law enforcement officers were injured. Among the injured was a UC Santa Barbara officer, who was struck in the head with a backpack that contained large bottles of alcohol. In addition, a sheriff's deputy was hit in the face with a brick. Police said at least 44 people were hospitalized.
During the disturbance, "chemical agents and less lethal foam projectiles were deployed to disperse the crowds," the statement said.
It's not yet clear what prompted the disturbance.
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Today, I'm off to a talk at Blomidon Nurseries, but just wanted to share some of these fine folks before I head out.. Hope you're enjoying spring so far! I'm looking out my window with a hot cup of tea and enjoying the view of a handful of chickadees playing in my ornamental grasses.. a nice way to start the day.
|One half of the Savvy Gardening crew - Tara and I
at Canada Blooms!! The four of us are pretty
scattered and there is just NEVER enough time together
to catch up.
|Hi Tara - enjoying the kids garden at Canada Blooms!
|Paul Zammit, the Horticultural Director of the Toronto
Botanical Gardens
|It's Hilary! So great to meet my twitter friend. She's an
avid gardener who inspires me with every tweet.
|And Ron! Another talented gardener from Ontario. Lovely
to see him again!
|Me at the tail end of my book signing.. It was a great
turnout! Thanks to everyone who popped by to say hello
and pick up a copy!
|I also joined the Pay Chen show while in TO. We had
a great chat about gardening in small spaces.
|Go Helen go!! Helen Battersby and her sister Sarah offer
plenty of garden fun on their popular website - Toronto Gardens.
Helen is also a Canada Blooms tour guide and I was lucky
enough to tag along on part of her tour. Love how she
co-ordinates wardrobe with the gardens! :)
|The Garden Writers lunch - a busy place! My seminar took place
at the same time, so I was in and out. But I did get a chance
to chat with some outstanding garden writers and re-connect
with old friends.
|Beckie Fox, the editor of Garden Making magazine and
Lorraine Flanigan of City Gardening. In 2013, Lorraine
traveled on VIA Rail across Canada visiting public gardens
from coast to coast on behalf of VIA Rail and Garden Making.
|Regal in red - Veronica Sliva of A Gardener's World
was the belle of the ball! Veronica often
blogs about her global garden adventures - but she
never takes me with her - boo!! :)
|I snapped these garden gurus on the way
into Canada Blooms - Sonia Day from
The Toronto Star, who is also a very popular
garden author. Also Kathy Wood whose blog
is called The Cottage Gardener.
|Minna of Global Mornings in Toronto and I
talk fragrant spring herbs and timely garden
tasks for spring!
|Finally, Tara and I hanging out with the firecracker Miriam
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Actor Kelsey Grammer says it wasn't difficult for him to hold off getting intimate with his now-wife after they first met on a flight to London – because he hadn't had sex for a decade.
The star cleared up a misconception that he and former stewardess Kayte Walsh spent the night together shortly after they met – while he was still married to now ex-wife Camille Grammer – during an appearance on the talk show "Conan" on Monday.
And he insisted they waited several months to have sex.
He explained, "There have been a lot of postings (online) about me and my past and I usually don't read them… (but) there was one comment I read… It said something about how Kayte and I met and then hooked up in London and that she'd spent the night with me.
"That's not true. We kissed that night and that was it… and we we didn't do anything much more than kiss actually for several months. I just wanted to clear that up."
And when host Conan O'Brien suggested that must have been difficult for two people clearly in love, Grammer joked, "For a guy who hadn't had sex for a decade, it wasn't that hard."


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Growth in China's giant factory sector accelerated to a two-year high in January, a preliminary private survey showed, as manufacturers received more local and foreign orders in an encouraging sign for the country's economic rebound.
The HSBC flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.9 in January, the highest since January 2011 and above the 50-point level that shows accelerating growth in the sector from the previous month.
The PMI, the earliest preview of China's economic health in 2013, is the latest indication that the world's second-largest economy is steadily recovering from a near two-year cool-down.
(Read More: China's Rebound Powered by 'Risky' Sectors)
"Despite the still tepid external demand, the domestic-driven restocking process is likely to add steam to China's ongoing recovery in the coming months," Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC, said on Thursday.
HSBC said the sub-indices for output, new orders and employment that account for three quarters of the flash PMI all improved in January to hover above 50.
The output index climbed to 22-month highs while the employment sub-index was at its highest since May 2011.
Demand for Chinese exports also improved slightly this month, the flash index showed, but it shed little light on whether the pick-up would last.
China's exports had a surprisingly strong spurt in December, contributing to the country's emergence from a protracted cool-down, though analysts worry the rebound would be short-lived on soft U.S. and European demand.
Export Orders Recover
The new export orders sub-index rose to 50.1 in January, up from December's 49.2 that pointed to waning demand.
The sub-index was persistently weak in the past year, rising above the 50-point threshold for only three months in 2012 and at times contradicting China's official trade data.
HSBC's final PMI had showed China's new export orders cooling in December, at odds with government data that said exports zoomed to seven-month highs that month.
The jump in exports, alongside generous government investment in infrastructure, helped to pull China's economy out of its worst downturn in three years between October and December to grow 7.9 percent from a year earlier.
But the late spike in activity was not enough to prevent China from sinking into its slowest annual pace of economic expansion in 13 years in 2012, growing 7.8 percent.
(Read More: China Labor Cost Rise to Boost Rivals in Asia)
Many analysts are cautiously optimistic about China's economic prospects this year and are betting on steady state investment to stabilize growth.
Exports, however, are expected to remain a drag. A Reuters poll this week showed analysts predict China's annual economic growth would rebound a shade to 8.1 percent this year.
But faster growth is also expected to fuel inflation.
While a majority of the 24 analysts polled by Reuters believed China would not change its monetary policy this year, a third of them thought the central bank could raise interest rates in the second half of 2013.
(Read More: China's Growth Speeds Up, but for How Long?)
Thursday's flash PMI showed price pressures may be building. The input price sub-index was at its highest since September 2011, while the output price sub-index was steady after months of factory-gate deflation.
HSBC said its PMI survey is based on a poll of purchasing executives from over 420 manufacturing firms, and that the flash PMI is compiled from responses from 85 percent to 90 percent of that pool.


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Measure the entire area of the room and ascertain the available space you have to keep the furniture. Use a measuring tape and take the dimensions of the area and then decide the various furniture pieces you should get and the way you should keep them. You can also take a paper and sketch out the planned arrangement. Ensure that there is at least a yard's space between each furniture piece to avoid filling up the room too much and look cluttered.
Another important thing that you must notice is the already built in elements in the room. For instance, if you have Victorian pillars or a rustic fireplace in the room, you cannot afford to get contemporary furniture as they will look out of place. So, go ahead and get beautiful custom furniture designed and make your home speak your language!
Customized furniture is very essential for the living room. This is the area where you spend most of your time and entertain your guests. Therefore, the feel and ambience of the area must be pleasing and warm. You will want the furniture in your living area to echo your personality and be perfect in every way possible. An ideal living room will consist of a sofa, coffee table, side tables and a recliner, armchair or a loveseat.
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Medicinal Action: Carrot seed stimulates liver function, increases circulation and eases genital, urinary and digestive complaints. It is rich in beta-carotene, the precurser to vitamin A.
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Remember how chairs are like Facebook? Of course you don't! That ad was super dumb, and you bleached it from your brain just as quickly as you could. But that doesn't mean you can't have some fun with other things Facebook might actually be like. Or at least, look silly next to.
Here's how this works:
- Go to arelikefacebook.com
- Put a word in front of the URL (the above, for instance, is you.arelikefacebook.com).
- Repeat until run out of ideas/time/finger strength.
Okay! That's it. Here are a few more to get you started, but otherwise you're welcome for a fun thing to do tonight after you give up on the debate.
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Chanel Fall Winter 2014 Bag Collection: A Closer Look
If you do not know yet, supermarkets are fully armed with security cameras. Every step you make will be recorded, so be careful when you step into the Chanel supermarket boutique with empty pockets, because its just a matter of time that you will fall in love with a-can't-resist handbag.
But anyways, for those that want to secure a Chanel bag for the upcoming season, you might want to look at close-up images of its back, front and sides. I mean, all details are welcome right?
The highlight for the Fall Winter 2014 Collection, the Chanel Boy Quilted flap Bag and the Chanel Classic Flap Bag in Velvet, their colors are shining like rainbow in the sky and that's exactly what you need for the winter.
Next, have you ever spotted a classic flap bag with black hardware? No? Then take a bite on these seasonal pieces
The Chanel 2.55 Reissue Flap Bags are also moving outside its comfort zone, now available in beautiful shades like yellow, red and blue. Carry them in glossy patent.
And it doesn't stop here; the Chanel Classic Quilted WOC's are also available in velvet colors. I am just curious what the prices are? Will they also be cheaper than in real leather, and how much cheaper? More information will be shared later on.
Perhaps what really took my heart away is the wallet sitting on the top of the WOC's. It's the Chanel Boy Quilted Wallet in black, and oh my gosh, what a beautiful thing, it should be forbidden.
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Find More In Chanel Spring Summer 2014 Bag Collection
Some of you might be confused about the latest Chanel releases, like the most recent Cruise 2015 Collection – 'Should you buy now or wait a couple months later, until the next Collection rolls out?'.
If you do not see what you like, then our solid advice is; 'Skip the cards', because there will always be another opportunity, there will always be another Chanel bag waiting for you, as long as your wallet remains fat and loaded.
And because we are still in the middle of the summer and the SS2014 Collection is still available in your favorite Chanel store, we want to show you of a few beautiful pieces that we are certain you will love.
First is the much-adored Chanel Perfect Edge Flap Bag, first released in the Fall 2014 Collection, this bag is still one of the most coveted accessories today. With strong and masculine chain as decoration, do not be deceived, the chain is purposely made 'light', to make sure it doesn't hurt your shoulders. The style is kind-of the combination of the Boy Bag mixed with the Chanel Classic Flap Bag, absolutely pretty and to-die-for, don't you think?
Read more about the Chanel Perfect Edge Bags.
Then of course, the Chanel Boy Brick Bag, a small boyish accessory and it looks on you from day to night. We have seen this bag in a lot of colors, the blue one just pop out whenever you wear black and it's the perfect color to match the summer. Turn it into a clutch anytime you want.
And there you go, which Chanel bag will you be hunting next? Let us know.
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Celine Cabas Bags Spring 2014Categories:Other Brands
The CELINE Cabas has always been a precious addition to their entire classic line, if you are a regular Celine shopper, you will know that this style (almost always) returns in every seasonal collection.
The Cabas is an extraordinary shopping tote you will ever meet. First it rocks in the fashion industry, Celebrities are spotted everywhere with their own Cabas. Not only is it made from the finest material, but the design itself is extravagant. It has the typical Celine charisma; simple, minimal and yet powerful.
The soft but durable leather makes it a bit flexible (not floppy) and less stiff, it's extremely comfortable to sling on your shoulder or hold it by hand. Load it with all your daily necessities, throw two books inside or you know what? Put a MAC book there, it's all possible.
The classic Cabas bag is single or bi-colored, it's put together with two zippers on both edges. The functionality is to make it more roomy in case of you need it. The Bi-Cabas don't have the zippers option. In fact, it's less sophisticated.
For the Spring 2014 Collection, Celine has released various options including the Cabas in Calfskin and Goatskin. Bi-Cabas are less thick, softer and they are crafted from lambskin. Which one do you like most?
The top image is the Celine Cabas Gusset handbag in Linen and Calfskin, it's priced at €950 EUR.
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CHANEL Paris Dallas Metiers d'Art 2014 Bags
CHANEL opens up the opportunity where Paris and Dallas can meet in fashion. An invitation was sketched by Karl Lagerfeld that reads: 'Coco Chanel back in Dallas', the fashion show took place on 10th December at Dallas Fair Park.
This event is to celebrate the strong connection between French designer and the United States, as Gabrielle Chanel once stated: 'I admire and love America, it's where I made my Fortune'. And now 56 years later, Karl Lagerfeld retrace the steps of Coco by introducing the Paris-Dallas Métiers d' art 2013 collection, inspired by the traditional cowboy culture.
Traditional cars were included in the drive-in, where the movie 'The Returned' was also premiered. The runway was tuned into a cowboy stadium and flags of America and France were hanging on the roof, creating a spectacular sphere.
Classic bags stitched with fringes and Chanel canned clutches in brown-rust and blue paint are just a few bags that you will find the collection. Minaudiere clutches are glued with used and vintage coins, taking you back to the Dallas-Cowboy era. As final, a large duffle bag is going to be released, enriched on the front with a petite clutch bag.
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Celine Spring 2014 Bag CollectionCategories:Other Brands
Happy because Celine has released new luggage bags, disappointed because I would love to see more 'brighter' colors and variations. And where did the phantom luggage hide? 'Hello, playing hide and seek?' No, it's been replaced by the Tie bag, temporary I hope. The tie bag was also seen in the fall and winter season, clearly it's a clone or the little sister of the Phantom tote bag as they are 'very' similar. The tie bag got its name thanks to the tie knot on every edge of the handle. But I'd like the new mandarin color, fits perfectly to our summer wardrobe collection.
New trapeze in sophisticated tri-colors are going to be released, the Celine blade bags are never so-effortless; in all season color baby cream and grey. And finally the Celine box in sky blue that we've all been waiting for. Have you spotted anything yet that makes you jump?
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Louis Vuitton Cruise 2014 Bag CollectionCategories:Louis Vuitton
On Thursday 13th June, the nature stood at Louis Vuitton's side, as the sun delivered warm and bright sunshine to the Zeiglerhouse in the morning. It was the missing ingredient, that even Marc Jacobs didn't had control, to make the event of Louis Vuitton Cruise 2014 collection perfect. Image how beautiful it was; extravagant rooms, villa inspired by the ancient Roman times and beautifully decorated marble mantels made in Italy. The new collection features the 'neverfull' tote in bright shade like red and blue, the sofia coppola bag in effortless summer blue that can resonates with any woman and the new fold-up tote bag that can be carried either by hand. The launch of the neverfull in epi leather showed how Marc Jacobs can creatively transform a traditional bag into a modern essential and the option to choose from different layers of colors just take our breath away, it's timeless. However, I am suprised not to see bags in sophisticated or extremely large LV logo embellished, something that Louis Vuitton usually do in the past, but instead a series of shades has been introduced, with simple patterns or in single colors, which makes it very easy for us to pick.
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Our Future, Our Teachers
On September 30, Secretary Duncan announced the Administration's strategy to ensure teachers are ready to enter the classroom by proposing a series of initiatives to reward the best teacher preparation programs, improve the quality of schools of education, and remove burdensome regulations. First, the Administration has proposed a $185 million Presidential Teaching Fellows program to support rigorous state-level policies and provide scholarships for future teachers, to attend top programs. The students would be prepared to teach high-need subjects, and, upon graduation, teach for at least three years in high-need schools. Second, the Administration has proposed $40 million for the Hawkins Centers for Excellence program to prepare the next generation of minority teachers. Minority-serving institutions, or MSIs, would be eligible to receive competitive grants to reform and expand teacher preparation programs. Funding could be used to partner with local school districts or non-profit organizations to help place minority candidates into high-need schools. Finally, based on existing authority in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, the Administration is proposing to reduce the reporting burden on schools of education and states, which are currently required to report 440 different measures annually. The Department recommends far fewer input measures and, instead, wants to focus on outcome measures like student academic achievement, teacher retention rates, and teacher/employer satisfaction rates. The aim is to allow states to identify the best teacher preparation programs and encourage others to improve by linking student test scores back to teachers and schools of education. Through negotiated rulemaking, the Department hopes to receive valuable feedback on what this reform should look like and how it would work best. The Administration's plan has broad support across the education community, including the National Education Association, Teach for America, and education school leaders. (Note: The Secretary's remarks regarding the plan are available online.)
ESEA Flexibility
More than half the nation's states have now notified the Department of their intent to request relief from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in exchange for serious state-led efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, and ensure that all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready. As of October 12, 17 states (Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin) had indicated an intent to request Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility by November 14, 2011, for a December peer review, and 18 states (Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and Washington), the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had indicated an intent to request flexibility by mid-February 2012, for a spring 2012 peer review. Two more states (Connecticut and Oregon) have also indicated intent without a specific timeline.
American Jobs Act
Last week, the White House released a report outlining how the American Jobs Act will support nearly 400,000 education jobs, preventing layoffs of teachers and allowing thousands more to be hired or rehired. "Teacher Jobs at Risk" highlights the significant cuts in education spending that have resulted from state budget shortfalls since 2008, including the loss of nearly 300,000 teaching jobs across the country. And, in the coming school year, without additional support, many districts will have to make another round of difficult decisions. As a result of state and local funding cuts, as many as 280,000 teacher jobs could be at risk. Unless they receive federal assistance, many districts will be forced to reduce the number of teachers in classrooms or resort to other measures such as shortening the school year, cutting afterschool and summer school programs, or cutting extracurricular activities.
Civil Rights Action
This week, Secretary Duncan, joined by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali, declared the successful resolution of the first proactive civil rights enforcement action taken by the Department under the Obama Administration. The voluntary agreement concludes an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation launched in March 2010 focused on the educational opportunities of Los Angeles Unified's English Learners and comparability of resources for African-American students. Under the agreement, the district will revamp its entire program for English Learners and accelerate its efforts focused on closing the achievement and opportunity gap for African-American students. The district will also increase focus on college- and career-ready curricula and programs and ensure access to needed supports, including effective teachers, to accelerate student progress. OCR will monitor the agreement until such time it determines the district has fulfilled the terms of the agreement and is in compliance with Title VI.
Request for Ideas
On February 28, 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum to federal agencies entitled "Administrative Flexibility, Lower Costs, and Better Results for State, Local, and Tribal Governments." The memo directed federal agencies to take actions that would provide increased flexibilitywhere it will yield the same or improved outcomes at lower costin federal programs administered by state, local, and tribal governments. As part of its efforts to meet the objectives of the memo and to encourage the greater use of existing flexibilities, the Department is soliciting ideas until November 11 for three different types of pilot projects.
Two of these types of projects would allow for the relaxation or waiver of requirements related to either (1) time-and-effort reporting under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87 or (2) the documentation or demonstration of compliance with other administrative recordkeeping and reporting requirements similar to time-and-effort. In exchange for granting flexibility in either of these areas, the Department would require entities selected for a pilot project to use alternative methods of ensuring that federal funding is appropriately used to meet overarching program goals (for example, by measuring outputs or improvements in student achievement associated with federal investments). The Department is also looking for examples of burdensome administrative recordkeeping and reporting requirements, as well as ideas on alternative methods for ensuring proper oversight of federal funds.
A third type of project would consider better mechanisms for taking advantage of the existing flexibility that allows for the consolidation of federal funding by schools that operate a Title I schoolwide program under authority in Section 1114 of the ESEA. This flexibility can reduce requirements associated with time-and-effort reporting, as well as providing other benefits. The Department is also seeking ideas for better promoting this existing but underutilized consolidated authority.
Based upon ideas received in the three areas, the Department will solicit applications for a small number of pilot projects. These projects may be led by states, districts, or consortia of districts within a state. By reducing reporting burden and replacing it with more effective alternatives, states and districts will have the opportunity to realize efficiency gains and cost savings, a critical objective in a time of constrained resources.
Odds and Ends
Yesterday, Secretary Duncan delivered closing remarks at the U.S.-India Higher Education Summit.
The Department's What Works Clearinghouse, an initiative of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), has a fresh new look to give the public better ways to find what works in education. Publications are now categorized into 15 topic areas. With one click, you can view all of the resources related to a topic area, including quick reviews, practice guides, and intervention reports.
Recently, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of IES, released reports on America's ninth-graders, beginning teachers, postsecondary institutions, dropout prevention services, military service members and veterans, distance education programs, the expansion of private loans, trends in high school dropout and completion rates, and comparative indicators of education in the U.S. and other G-8 countries.
Also, NCES has begun conducting the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), assessing and comparing the basic skills and competencies of adults worldwide.
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides K-16 educators with unique opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to teachers and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. The topics and host countries vary annually, although all seminars are in non-western European countries. There are six seminars being offered next summer, with 14-16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. The deadline for applications is October 25.
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"The current system that prepares our nation's teachers offers no guarantees of quality for anyonefrom college students themselves who borrow thousands of dollars to attend teacher preparation programs, to districts, schools, parents, and, most importantly, children that depend on good teachers to provide a world-class education. It is stunning to me that, for decades, teacher preparation programs have had no 'feedback loop' to identify where their programs prepare students well for the classroom and where they need to improve. Our teacher preparation programs have operated largely in the dark, without access to meaningful data that tells them how effective their graduates are in the classroom. A good loop and accountability system would reward high-performing teacher preparation programs and scale them up. It would also help programs in the middle of the spectrum, to self-correct and improve. And, it would support states to reshape low-performing programsor eliminate low-performers that fail to improve over time, even after receiving help. Under our new plan, teacher preparation programs will be held to a clear standard of quality that includes but is not limited to their record of preparing and placing teachers who deliver results for P-12 students."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (9/30/11), announcing a new approach to teacher preparation and improvement
Upcoming Events
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On October 17, Secretary Duncan will hold an Education Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, convening educators, stakeholders, and elected officials, as well as the business and not-profit community, to discuss improving public education on the island.
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