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2012 Volvo C30
The Volvo C30 is an attractive premium compact that's practical and fun to drive. The C30 comes with Volvo's safety engineering and is loaded with safety features. The Volvo C30 competes with the Audi A3 and Volkswagen GTI, sporty premium compact cars.
For 2012, there are mostly only package changes, with the standard Bluetooth now adding audio streaming. The current-generation C30 was launched as a 2007 model. Styling was revised for 2011.
The biggest news for 2012 is that Volvo's performance group, Polestar Motorsport, now offers an upgrade for the C30. For $1295, your Volvo dealer will download software into the car's ECU (electronic control unit), that increases the horsepower from 227 to 250, and the torque from 236 pound-feet to 273, with no decrease in fuel mileage. We tested a Polestar C30 R-Design, and the increase in acceleration is significant at the seat of your pants.
The 2012 Volvo C30 is offered in two models, the C30 T5 and the more upscale C30 T5 R-Design, which comes with leather upholstery. The Volvo C30 T5 R-Design is designed for sharper handling response, with stiffer springs, special shocks, stiffer bushings and a quicker steering ratio.
All C30 models come with a 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine rated at 227 horsepower and a choice of 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic Geartronic with Auto-stick. The C30 is front-wheel drive.
Fuel economy is an EPA-estimated 21/30 mpg City/Highway with the automatic, 21/29 mpg with the manual gearbox.
We found the C30 fun to drive, with good steering feel. It stays flat while cornering and is nimble enough to slice through traffic. The turbocharged five-cylinder engine provides plenty of punch to keep the fun coming. Ride quality is generally good, though it can become a little hard with the available 18-inch wheels.
Inside, the C30 offers a pleasant, fairly roomy cabin for four. The standard cloth upholstery is a unique fabric that resembles wetsuit material. Room up front is plentiful, and the controls are easy to spot and use. The two-door body style makes getting into the backseat a bit of a hassle, but the rear seat is comfortable for two passengers. Those rear seats fold down to create a large rear hatch area with lots of carrying capacity.
A two-door hatchback, the C30 shares most of its mechanicals with the Volvo S40 compact sedan. While similar in character, the C30 has less standard equipment, allowing Volvo to make the C30 its lowest-priced car.
Model LineupVolvo C30 T5 ($24,950); T5 R-Design ($27,450)
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The Volvo C30 design is striking, particularly from the side. The roofline starts out high and slopes gradually down, pinching the rear windows. Those windows are drawn in, leaving room for another Volvo characteristic, pronounced shoulders.
The C30 is a two-door hatchback, also called a three-door. Sporty design cues include short front and rear overhangs, an integrated body kit, and big wheels on wide tires. The ground-effects-type body kit outlines the bottom of the T5 in black from front to rear and includes wheel flares at all four corners. On R-Design models the entire kit is body-color, for a more subtle look that we like much better.
The story isn't the C30's front or sides, though. It's at the rear. Volvo is putting more emphasis on the rear aspect of the C30, choosing to show that angle in promotional materials. The most prominent feature is the dark-tinted rear glass, an attractive frameless trapezoidal shape that recalls the rear of the 1971-73 Volvo 1800 ES wagon. The glass dips down low and is flanked by unique taillights that rise up to the roof and jut out at the bottom to match the shape of the car's shoulders. The Volvo name is spelled out across the bottom of the glass in bold, bright letters. The look is different from anything out there and is strong enough to give the car a distinct character.
T5 R-Design models come with 18-inch wheels, while C30s come with 17-inch alloy wheels.
The Volvo C30 is based on the same platform as the S40 and V50, and all share the same 103.9-inch wheelbase. But the C30 is nearly 9 inches shorter than the S40, all sliced from behind the rear wheels.
The Volvo C30 competes with the Audi A3, Mini Cooper S, and Volkswagen GTI. The C30 has a longer wheelbase than all three. The Mini is two feet shorter than all three of these cars. From the rear, the C30 has the most character of these cars. From the front, it would be easy to mistake the C30 for a Volvo S40 or V50.
Volvo aims at sportiness inside the C30, along with high-tech, Scandinavian style. Volvo's trademark floating center stack is the central design element. The brushed aluminum center stack's design is simple, with four round knobs for the main audio and climate controls. Along the center is another series of buttons for more audio and climate functions, including a telephone-like set of buttons for the audio presets. The R-Design model features additional aluminum trim, and handsome blue-faced gauges with white markings and red pointers.
The cloth upholstery that comes standard is called Kalix T-Tech. It has the look of wetsuit material. Kalix has a higher quality appearance than most cloth, fitting somewhere between regular cloth and leather. The R-Design upgrades to a striking combination of black Flextech fabric with creme leather seating surfaces. Full leather upholstery is available in both models. Leather is a better choice for fending off dog hair. We found the quality of the interior materials excellent. The dash panel is made of a quality soft-touch material, and all the panels fit together with close, uniform gaps.
The C30 is comfortable, though not as comfortable as the bigger, more expensive Volvos. The driver's seat has enough manual adjustments to tailor a comfortable driving position and enough side bolstering to keep backsides planted in corners. Head restraints are now adjustable as well. The front seats have plenty of head room and good leg room, though very tall drivers might wish for more seat travel. The tilt/telescoping steering wheel helps the driver adjust for a comfortable and proper driving position. The steering wheel seemed big to us, though.
Visibility is generally good, though Volvo's typically thick front pillars can restrict vision to the corners at intersections. Those same pillars add safety in a rollover accident.
The audio system is a capable 160-watt AM/FM/CD stereo with six speakers. The upgrade is a 650-watt unit with 10 Dynaudio speakers and Sirius satellite radio with a six-month subscription. A USB port for iPod or flash drive connectivity is available as an accessory. It allows customers to control their iPods through the radio. The high-end stereo can really crank, and we found the sound is clear even at high volume.
The HDD-based navigation system comes with Real Time Traffic with no monthly charge.
Interior storage consists of two cupholders located ahead of a console bin that is just big enough to hold CD cases. Additional storage can be found behind the center stack in a rubberized tray, but it's hard to access. Map pockets are located in the doors.
The rear seats are fairly easy to access and offer decent room. The front seats tilt and slide forward to provide an open path to the rear seat, though it still requires passengers to twist and duck. Once inside, they sit back and into the seats. Rear-seat leg room is good unless the front seats are far back and toe room under the front seats is plentiful. Head room is sufficient for six footers, but tall riders might need to slouch.
The hatchback body style gives the C30 a fair bit of utility. The rear seats fold to create a flat load floor with 20.2 cubic feet of easy-to-access cargo room. With the seats up, there is still 12.9 cubic feet, so you can pick up your groceries while driving with friends.
Driving Impressions
The C30 is the smallest Volvo and the most athletic. Volvo has succeeded in its mission to build a fun-to-drive, sporty car.
The turbocharged five-cylinder engine provides 227 horsepower, and 236 pound-feet of torque all the way from 1500 to 5000 rpm. That means the C30 has good power both off the line and in highway passing maneuvers. The engine is responsive, with a minimum of turbo lag. Torque steer, felt through the steering wheel as a slight pull to one side under hard acceleration, is well checked, which is impressive for a front-wheel drive car with this much power.
With the standard 6-speed manual transmission, the C30 is capable of sprinting from 0-60 mph in just 6.2 seconds. That's quite quick. The shifter throws are long and rubbery, but it is easy to shift.
With the optional automatic transmission, 0-60 mph comes in 6.6 seconds, which is still quite quick. The automatic transmission kicks down quickly when extra power is needed. It has a manual shiftgate for more driver control, but the C30 lacks the steering wheel-mounted paddles found in some of its competitors.
The turbocharged five-cylinder engine offers a nice balance of power and fuel economy. It gets an EPA-estimated 21/29 mpg City/Highway with the manual transmission, and an even better 21/30 mpg with the automatic.
On the road, the C30 handles well, with flat cornering and fine balance in quick changes of direction. Steering in both models is direct, but it could stand to be a little quicker in the C30. Slow steering and big steering wheels are traditionally part of the Volvo driving experience.
The Sport Chassis in the C30 T5 R-Design provides enhanced chassis dynamics and steering reflexes. Spring stiffness is increased by 30 percent while the dampers feature a new mono-tube design that build-up pressure quicker for 20 percent increased low-speed damping. Steering is more precise with stiffer bushings and a 10 percent quicker steering ratio. The R-Design model allows more road feel through the steering wheel and its responses are sharper. However, when we got the R-Design on the track on a day we also tested many other high-performance cars, its on-track handling was only mid-pack. Not so with the Volvo S60 R-Design, so it's just a C30 thing, not a Volvo thing.
Both models have a firm ride, but the base T5 is smoother. While neither model feels harsh, the R-Design is more prone to pounding over sharp bumps. The T5 is close to the surprisingly refined VW GTI for ride quality, but the R-Design has a rougher ride. The C30 looks better with the R-Design's body-color aero kit and 18-inch wheels, but you'll want to try it before you buy, especially if you live in an area with bad roads.
The brakes have good pedal feel and fine stopping power. Brake Assist and Electronic Brake-force Distribution assist the driver in emergency stopping situations. While the C30 is light on luxury content, it's heavy on safety content and engineering.
But we'll save the best for last, and that's the Polestar upgrade. Like downloading faster software into your computer, you can take your C30 to your dealer, and in a few minutes he'll pump it up from 227 to 250 horsepower, and 236 pound-feet of torque to 273. The software upgrade to your ECU (or ECM, for engine control module) increases turbo boost; changes spark timing, fuel mixture, and several other parameters; and quickens throttle response.
The result is a decrease in 0-60 time from 6.2 seconds to 5.9 seconds, with the 6-speed manual gearbox (the automatic is slower, at 6.6 seconds). Three-tenths of a second doesn't sound like much, but we really felt it, testing both versions back to back. Also, the horsepower climbs for another 500 rpm, from 5000 to 5500. Even more than that, you can feel the torque just keep climbing; in the stock T5, it peaks quickly at 1500 rpm and stays there to 5000 rpm; but in the Polestar version, it leaps another 10 percent to 1600 rpm and climbs to its peak at 3000 rpm, and that's what gives you the rush. So if the only thing holding you back on the C30 is a need for kickass acceleration, no worries no more.
The Volvo C30 is practical, easy to maneuver, fun to drive and is loaded with safety engineering. The engine is powerful, handling is responsive, and ride is reasonably comfortable. The hatchback body style offers useful cargo room, and inside there is plenty of room for four. If you're looking for a quality compact that makes a personal statement, the Volvo C30 is worth a look. If you want more power, the Polestar option provides it.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Kirk Bell filed this report after his test drive of the C30 near San Diego; with Mitch McCullough reporting from Redondo Beach, California; and Sam Moses testing the Polestar C30 R-Design in Arizona.


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*Turning a city into a no combat zone for a turn. (Either or both of these may be referred to as "quieting")
*Turning a city into a no combat zone for a turn. (Either or both of these may be referred to as "quieting")
*"[P]oisons, both natural and magical, [a]re Flower Power." [[IPTSF Text 18]]
*"[P]oisons, both natural and magical, [a]re Flower Power." [[IPTSF Text 18]]
*Can suspend fights, leaving the combatants motionless for a few minutes.
*Can suspend fights, leaving the combatants motionless for a few minutes.
==Known Florists==
==Known Florists==
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Flower Power is one of the three disciplines of the Magic class Hippiemancy; it is aligned with the axis of Erf and composed of the two elements of Life and Matter.Erf-b1-p038a A practitioner of Flower Power is known as a Florist.WoT-5145
Proposed Canon
- Making a target unable to engage for a turn.
- Turning a city into a no combat zone for a turn. (Either or both of these may be referred to as "quieting")
- "[P]oisons, both natural and magical, [a]re Flower Power." IPTSF Text 18
- Can suspend fights, leaving the combatants motionless for a few minutes.
Known Florists
- Janis Atlantis - A Grand Abbie Hippiemancer residing in the Magic Kingdom who has been observed casting and teaching Flower Power magic.
- Olive Branch - Chief Florist of Haffaton around the time when Wanda Firebaugh popped.
Flower Power may have the ability to prevent or stall a conflict.Erf-b1-p013 It may also directly affect plant life. When we first see Sizemore and Janis, they are sitting next to a giant flower. Might Janis have grown that flower to its huge size during Sizemore's lesson? If Flower Power allows casters to quickly grow giant plants, then they could prevent conflicts by growing barriers of giant plants between conflicting sides.
Flower Power may also have limited control over plant life.
Sizemore mentions that "in the presence of so much Flower Power, time perception sort of crumbles". The Hippiemancers call it "Flaking".Erf-b1-p011
1) To speculate on Flower Power, let's note that there are few references at this time, but we may infer certain aspects from its sister Classes and Disciplines and the evidence we have. Flower Power is the confluence of Life, Matter, and Erf, Classes and Axis respectively, which places it in the Discipline of Hippiemancy. (It may be worth noting, Flower Power might also be defined by the absence of Motion from its Classes.) The use of magic in other Disciplines of Erf are well known to Erfworld fans, such as Dirtamancy, Lookamancy, and on at least two explosive occasions, Shockmancy. The Erf Axis schools for their Disciplines appear to be strongly physically based as might be inferred from the Erf Axis. In this way, Flower Power might also be physically grounded in Erf for the Hippiemancy Discipline. As it is related to the confluence of Life and Matter, this may place its effects on physical environment (matter) which is experienced by Erf beings (life) (like Gaia in the real word.) For example, Flower Power Flaking appears to impact the experience of time. In the one example we have, this effect was experienced as physical time dilation [1] in a localized space within a single hex and not by beings outside of that space, however, for you Signamancers out there it would appear Flower Power's sister Discipline in Erf, Turnamancy, may be required to impact turn-based time between hexes or perhaps sides. Based on visual references and the deference of Janis, Grand Abbie, to the plight of others, Flower Power may stress communitarian/egalitarian values which it may share with its fellow Hippiemany Disciplines, Signamancy and Date-a-mancy. Looking for inferences into Flower Power from it's sister Disciplines, Signamancy and Date-a-Mancy does not provide much additional evidence at this time as they too are not locked in much Canon. With their confluence of Life and Matter and their absence of Motion Classes, it may be that within Hippiemancy Flower Power (Erf) might influence the environment/nature (space), Signamancy [2] (Fate) might influence perspective/insight (vision), and Date-a-mancy [3] (Numbers) might influence synchronicity (time in meaningful events, or put another way, the inverse of meaningful events in time).
2) Hippiemancy is the magic of relationships: detecting and altering the forces of opposition and attraction which bind people or units. Flower power may relate most to bending and breaking the rules of erfworld using loopholes; and distort perception of time. If Parson is flower power capable and spent an entire night wishing that units could move at night, he might have been able to move only at night from that day onwards (explaining his failure to walk out during the day) yet not realising his newfound abilities.
3) If Flower Power has control over plants it may help improve (or possibly destroy) food production.
- If this is true, then theoretically Flower Power may also grant bonuses when leading plant based units, such as Gumps, in the same way that a Croakamancer grants bonuses to uncroaked units that he or she is leading.
4) Flower power may also be related to herbalism on stupid world prime.
5) Flower Power may allow its practitioners to manufacture various forms of drugs, both helpful and harmful in nature.
6) If poisons are Flower Power, then perhaps antidotes to those poisons may be as well.
Real World References
"Flower Power" was a slogan used by the 1960's-70's peace movement whose practitioners were known as Hippies, or Flower Children.


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- faults due to force majeure
- faults of which the purchaser was already aware at the time of purchase
All warranty claims become void if the product is tampered with by unauthorised persons or repair shops. Further, this warranty is voided by removal or alteration of identification labels, serial numbers or safety labels on the product or its parts. Warranty claims can be enforced in any country throughout the world in which the statutory rights of the country concerned are not in conflict with our warranty regulations. No other warranty claims or claims over and above the rights stated in these terms and conditions will be accepted.
Consumers may be entitled to statutory rights in their own countries which are not restricted by these warranty terms and conditions, as the warranty is governed by the laws of the country in which the Sennheiser product was purchased by the consumer. The provisions of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods do not apply to this service.
If you wish to file a claim under the warranty, please contact your local service partner for detailed return instructions.
An up-to-date list of all service partners of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG worldwide is available on the internet at Service Partner Worldwide.
The service policies and warranty statements on this page are relevant for all Sennheiser products and Sennheiser distributed brands. Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (referred to as SEC or Sennheiser for the duration of this document) warrants to the original purchaser that the product purchased will be free of defects related to manufacturing, parts, materials, and workmanship under normal and accepted use. Conditions under which the manufacturer's limited product warranty statement is no longer valid can be found below. Sennheiser offers a worldwide warranty on its products though it is strongly encouraged that all warranty returns be sent to the customer's local Sennheiser Authorized Service Center.
This limited product warranty is SEC's only warranty and the customer's only remedy concerning the product. All other representations, warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, written or oral, including but not limited to any warranties or guarantees of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, are expressly excluded. As a result, except as set forth in the previous and following paragraphs, the product is sold "as-is" and the customer is assuming the entire risk as to the product's suitability to their needs, its quality and its performance.
- Sennheiser Products: 2 Years
For some products a different warranty period applies. For the exact duration of your warranty, please refer to the separate extended warranty table.
- Neumann Products: 1 Year
- HHB: 1 Year*
- Klein and Hummel: 1 Year
- K-Array: 1 Year
- True Systems: 2 Years
- Refurbished Products: Carry the standard warranty**
- Warranty coverage through SEC will no longer be available as of January 1, 2013.
- ** Remanufactured product warranties are only valid when purchased from an authorized Sennheiser reseller. Excludes any remanufactured Headphone, TeleCom Headset, or Bluetooth® product, which carry a 90-day warranty. Out of warranty TeleCom headset replacements have a 1 year warranty.
In order to be considered eligible for repair or replacement under warranty, included with the repair item(s) must be a valid bill of sale (please see below for more information) from an authorized Sennheiser retailer detailing the following information:
Retailer's Name
- Original Date of Purchase
- Model or SKU number of the Product Purchased
- Failure to supply a bill of sale with all of the required information will result in denial of warranty repair or replacement.
- For a list of authorized Sennheiser dealers please visit our website at http://www.sennheiserusa.com/serviceandsupport_dealer-locator.
All TeleCom Headsets with "bird-band" style identifiers must have an intact, legible bird-band in order to be considered for warranty repair or replacement.
The following types of documents, printed or electronic, are not considered valid receipts and therefore cannot be used to determine eligibility for warranty:
- Credit Card Statements
- PayPal and/or eBay (or any other auction site) confirmations
- Bank Statements
- Bills of Lading, Bills of Material or any other type of shipping detail document
Counterfeit or "Grey Market" product or products purchased from any non-authorized Sennheiser dealer.
Damage or inoperability caused by inadequate repair work performed by the end user or any non-authorized repair center.
Products where the identification label, serial number or safety label has been removed or altered.
Other manufacturer's equipment or reimbursement for said equipment that has been used in conjunction with a Sennheiser product.
Inoperability due to lack of reasonable maintenance and care as determined by SEC. Accessories or consumable items such as, but not limited to:
- Batteries
- Ear bud covers
- Ear cushions and/or headphone padding
- Cable clips
- Foam microphone windscreens
- Cases
Damage: This warranty does not cover any physical and/or electrical damage resulting from, but not limited to:
- Accident
- Misuse
- Abuse
- Malicious destruction
- Acts of nature
- The temporary or permanent affixing of any items supplied or not supplied by the manufacturer with any adhesive, fastener or the like.
- Use of batteries, power supplies or any other sources of power not specifically recommended by the manufacturer.
- Inadequate repair work performed by the end user or any non-authorized repair center.
SEC does not provide advance replacement products.
SEC will only provide refunds to customers that have purchased product directly from SEC within 30 days from the date of purchase. Customers that purchased product from a Sennheiser distributor/vendor seeking a refund will have to request reimbursement from the original distributor/vendor.
SEC will be responsible for shipping to the customer after repair/replacement ONLY. The customer is responsible for all shipping/handling charges related to returning the product to SEC or one of the SEC authorized repair facilities. Products must be shipped in their original packaging or otherwise suitably protected to avoid damage during shipping. SEC will not be responsible for any damage incurred during shipment. SEC will only be responsible for packages that are verified as having been received into our warehouse via a shipment tracking number provided by the customer's shipping company.
All packages will ship within the 50 United States via UPS ground, no signature required, at no expense to the customer. International shipping as well as other shipping methods and options are available; however, all related charges will be the sole responsibility of the customer. Please contact SEC Service Administration at (860) 434-9190 extension #2 for details and pricing.
In the event that a repair action is performed, SEC will be responsible for all costs associated with the repair including parts and labor costs. All service labor is guaranteed for 90 days or until the conclusion of the originally purchased product's original warranty period, whichever period of time is greater.
SEC may, at its discretion, choose to replace the product completely with a new or remanufactured product. In the event of product obsolescence, a suitable replacement will be chosen based upon the features, the intended use (according to SEC) and the retail price of the original product. In the event of product obsolescence SEC cannot guarantee the same color or aesthetic attributes as the original product. All warranty replacements are guaranteed for 90 days or until the conclusion of the originally purchased product's original warranty period, whichever period of time is greater.
The expected turnaround time is subject to parts and product availability and therefore cannot be guaranteed. For information regarding current turnaround times for warranty repairs and replacements please contact Service Administration at (860) 434-9190 extension #2.
The SEC Service Department will be the final determining authority for all potential warranty claims for service and/or replacement.


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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is probing seven multinational companies, most of them American and some listed, to investigate whether they avoided paying their taxes amid an international crackdown, a top government tax official told Reuters.
Oscar Molina, who lead audits of big companies at Mexico's tax collection agency SAT, said the seven firms, which cannot be identified for legal reasons, include Fortune 500 companies in the automotive, mining and retail industries.
The majority are U.S. firms and are part of a pool of 270 multinationals that the agency has flagged for possibly skirting their tax obligations by shifting profits to countries with lower taxes despite having a big presence in Mexico, Molina said.
The companies are cooperating with the probe and are providing information on their tax structures to the agency, he said.
"It matters a lot to us that these companies change their structures to structures where the taxes they pay in Mexico are exactly right," Molina said in an interview conducted on Wednesday.
The move is part of a Group of 20 nations (G20) effort to rein in "aggressive fiscal planning" where multinationals exploit gaps and mismatches in international tax rules to lower their tax burdens.
The effort could help boost the tax take in Mexico, which has the weakest tax revenues in the 34-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), due to elusion, evasion and a small tax base.
A global financial integrity study released in December shows crime, corruption and tax evasion drained $462 billion from Mexico's economy in 2011, trailing only China and Russia.
Molina said the informal probe of the seven firms should be completed in the next four months, at which point authorities will decide whether to go ahead with formal audits.
"We could come to the conclusion that the (companies')structures are correct and do not have to do with aggressive fiscal planning, or ... decide that they are conducting the practices identified by the OECD."
Offending firms would then either need to pay back taxes and possible fines or fight the allegations in court.
Mexico passed a fiscal reform last year imposing new taxes on the wealthy and levies on junk food, but the measure is expected to boost government revenue by just over 1 percent of gross domestic product this year.
Reporting By Luis Rojas and Alexandra Alper. Editing by Michael O'Boyle, Simon Gardner and Cynthia Osterman


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Madewell Spring 2013 Collection
Herein lies your first look at Madewell's Spring '13 lineup, fresh from our visit to J.Crew headquarters. Disclaimer: there's a very likely chance you'll fall in love with much (read: all) of the collection. And while there are some immediate layering takeaways to be had, remember these pieces aren't actually available until next Spring. Now, onto what really matters, and that has everything to do with the brand's perennial cool-girl vibe.
Defined by its core supply of vintage-y denim shirts, printed denim skinny jeans, and one patchwork-style Canadian tuxedo, Madewell is sticking to what it does best. Then, with a much girlier flourish than usual, you'll see lighter floral prints mixed with textured white slip dresses, brightly colored lace sets layered over denim button-ups, softer plaids toughened up with camouflage outerwear, and enough ladylike skimmer flats to give you that classic Audrey Hepburn edge. Worry not stripes lovers, there are wide-set iterations, nautical-inspired versions, and one rendition that makes us instantly think of the chicest Parisian style setter, too. Keep in mind — the styled layering here can be utilized now. Textured sweaters paired with white dresses give you Winter white in one go, blazers styled with a blouse-and-tee combo are a must, and dresses over pants are officially worth trying. Got all that? Click on.


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CCP 179: Capstone
This course is designed to bring together all information from all courses. This course focuses on all the specific content areas required to become a successful financial planner which include the ethics of the profession as well as the knowledge and skills required to prepare a financial plan.
Refer to the more detailed topic list in CFP Board's Guide to CFP® Certification.
- Client and Planner Attitudes, Values, Biases, and Behavioral Characteristics and the Impact on Financial Planning
- Principles of Communication and Counseling
- Written Comprehensive Financial Plan Development
- Oral Presentation of the Plan
- Case Study Analysis


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Sec. 2107. [42 U.S.C. 1397gg] (a) Strategic Objectives and Performance Goals.—
(1) Description.—A State child health plan shall include a description of—
(A) the strategic objectives,
(B) the performance goals, and
(C) the performance measures, the State has established for providing child health assistance to targeted low-income children under the plan and otherwise for maximizing health benefits coverage for other low-income children and children generally in the State.
(2) Strategic objectives.—Such plan shall identify specific strategic objectives relating to increasing the extent of creditable health coverage among targeted low-income children and other low-income children.
(3) Performance goals.—Such plan shall specify one or more performance goals for each such strategic objective so identified.
(4) Performance measures.—Such plan shall describe how performance under the plan will be—
(A) measured through objective, independently verifiable means, and
(B) compared against performance goals, in order to determine the State's performance under this title.
(b) Records, Reports, Audits, and Evaluation.—
(1) Data collection, records, and reports.—A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the State will collect the data, maintain the records, and furnish the reports to the Secretary, at the times and in the standardized format the Secretary may require in order to enable the Secretary to monitor State program administration and compliance and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of State plans under this title.
(2) State assessment and study.—A State child health plan shall include a description of the State's plan for the annual assessments and reports under section 2108(a)and the evaluation required by section 2108(b).
(3) Audits.—A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the State will afford the Secretary access to any records or information relating to the plan for the purposes of review or audit.
(c) Program Development Process.—A State child health plan shall include a description of the process used to involve the public in the design and implementation of the plan and the method for ensuring ongoing public involvement.
(d) Program Budget.—A State child health plan shall include a description of the budget for the plan. The description shall be updated periodically as necessary and shall include details on the planned use of funds and the sources of the non-Federal share of plan expenditures, including any requirements for cost-sharing by beneficiaries.
(e) Application of Certain General Provisions.—The following sections of this Act shall apply to States under this title in the same manner as they apply to a State under title XIX:
(1) Title xix provisions.—
(A) Section 1902(a)(4)(C) (relating to conflict of interest standards).
(B) Section 1902(a)(39) (relating to termination of participation of certain providers).
(C) Section 1902(a)(78) (relating to enrollment of providers participating in State plans providing medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis).";
(D) Section 1902(a)(72) (relating to limiting FQHC contracting for provision of dental services).
(E) Section 1902(a)(73) (relating to requiring certain States to seek advice from designees of Indian Health Programs and Urban Indian Organizations).
(F) Subsections (a)(77) and (kk) of section 1902 (relating to provider and supplier screening, oversight, and reporting requirements).
(G) Section 1902(e)(13) (relating to the State option to rely on findings from an Express Lane agency to help evaluate a child's eligibility for medical assistance).
(H) Section 1902(e)(14) (relating to income determined using modified adjusted gross income and household income).
(I)[43] Section 1902(bb) (relating to payment for services provided by Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics).
(J) Section 1902(ff) (relating to disregard of certain property for purposes of making eligibility of determinations).
(K) Paragraphs (2), (16), and (17) of section 1903(i) (relating to limitations on payment).
(L) Section 1903(m)(3) (relating to limitation on payment with respect to managed care)."; and
(M) Paragraph (4) of section 1903(v) (relating to optional coverage of categories of lawfully residing immigrant children or pregnant women), but only if the State has elected to apply such paragraph with respect to such category of children or pregnant women under title XIX.
(N) Section 1903(w) (relating to limitations on provider taxes and donations).
(O) Section 1920A (relating to presumptive eligibility for children).
(P) Subsections (a)(2)(C) (relating to Indian enrollment), (d)(5) (relating to contract requirement for managed care entities), (d)(6) (relating to enrollment of providers participating with a managed care entity), and (h) (relating to special rules with respect to Indian enrollees, Indian health care providers, and Indian managed care entities) of section 1932.
(Q) Section 1942 (relating to authorization to receive data directly relevant to eligibility determinations).
(R) Section 1943(b) (relating to coordination with State Exchanges and the State Medicaid agency).[44]
(2) Title xi provisions.—
(A) Section 1115 (relating to waiver authority).
(B) Section 1116 (relating to administrative and judicial review), but only insofar as consistent with this title.
(C) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and related information).
(D) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of information about certain convicted individuals).
(E) Section 1128A (relating to civil monetary penalties).
(F) Section 1128B(d) (relating to criminal penalties for certain additional charges).
(G) Section 1132 (relating to periods within which claims must be filed).
(f) Limitation Of Waiver Authority.—Notwithstanding subsection (e)(2)(A) and section 1115(a):
(1) The Secretary may not approve a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project that would allow funds made available under this title to be used to provide child health assistance or other health benefits coverage to a nonpregnant childless adult or a parent (as defined in section 2111(c)(2)(A)), who is not pregnant, of a targeted low-income child.
(2) The Secretary may not approve, extend, renew, or amend a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a State after the date of enactment of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009[45] that would waive or modify the requirements of section 2111.
[43] See Vol. II, P.L. 111-3, §503(b), with respect to certain transition grants.
[44] P.L.114-255, §5005(c)(1)(A-D); (A)redesignated subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), (N), and (O) as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (O), (P), (Q), and (R), respectively; (B) inserted new subparagraphs (B) and (C); inserted new subparagraph (L); (D) in subparagraph (P) struck "(a)(2)(C) and (h)" and inserted "(a)(2)(C) (relating to Indian enrollment), (d)(5) (relating to contract requirement for managed care entities), (d)(6) (relating to enrollment of providers participating with a managed care entity), and (h) (relating to special rules with respect to Indian enrollees, Indian health care providers, and Indian managed care entities)". Effective December 10, 2016.
[45] February 4, 2009 [P.L. 111-3; 123 Stat. 8].


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Inspired by "Cottage Garden" from designer Kim Diehl
Quiltmaker: Laura Boehnke
8" square tan check (block)
5/8 yard total assorted cream prints (blocks, sashing)
6" square dark pink print (appliqué)
6" square pink print (appliqué)
5" square dark pink floral (appliqué)
1/2 yard dark pink check (appliqué, border, binding)
1/8 yard green print (appliqué)
8" square green tone-on-tone (bias strips)
5/8 yard backing fabric
22x34" batting
Lightweight fusible web
Finished quilt: 15-1/2x28-1/2"
Finished block: 12" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics.
Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated. {C}


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Market "Shares"
When it comes to advertising their goods, this bakery knows just how to squeak by:
Of course, not every label can be so appetizing:
Because "Ball Sack" was just a little too formal.
And speaking of Balzac...
Let's be realistic: It's French. No one will notice.
Now here's a place that knows just how to garner the most business with their promotional mailers:
Yep, blurring out their contact information was definitely the right move.
And finally, this bakery gets the gold star for truth in advertising:
Hey, you can't say they didn't warn you.
Thanks to Michelle M., Julie M., Tiffany H., Naveed & Athena, & Kristen Y. for signing us up.


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Ann Romney Gets Secret Service Protection
(BOSTON) – Ann Romney has been given her own Secret Service detail, ABC News has learned.
Ann Romney, the wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was first assigned a detail late Friday afternoon, a campaign aide confirmed.
She was first spotted by pool reporters riding in a two-car motorcade near her family's lakeside home in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Sunday morning.
ABC News was the first to report that Romney was to receive Secret Service protection back in January.
The United States Secret Service did not immediately respond to requests for comments on Mrs. Romney's new detail, but sources say it is typical for the wife of a presidential candidate to receive their own details around the time of the convention.
The Republican National Convention is set to begin on Tuesday, after being delayed by a day due to incoming Tropical Storm Isaac.
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I think the only thing that can keep you always on track is that those healthy habits are so established in your life that they are part of your lifestyle and thus you make the right choices subconsciously. I'm often told how healthy I am or how 'good' I am because I exercise daily, but for me it's just my lifestyle, the way I've chosen to live. I don't have to think about it, healthy eating and exercise are part of my everyday life. When I started the sugar-free challenge it took me about two weeks to break the habit of having sugar in my diet. I actually had to concentrate on not grabbing a fruit to eat as a snack or adding honey in my tea. After the first two weeks, however, I had established the new eating habits and didn't have to make a conscious effort to exclude sugar from my diet.
Another way to stick to your diet is to stay organised and plan ahead as much as possible. When we were moving house, I knew I wouldn't have time to cook, so I prepared us meals beforehand, and had sugar-free snacks and plenty of water at hand. I do this even when we are travelling or when I know I have a long working day ahead. I always pack lunch and snacks and lots of water with me, so I don't have to sacrifice anything even during the busiest of times.
This Christmas, I am planning to stay sugar- and dairy-free. I don't see why I should change anything now that I've established this diet as part of my lifestyle. There are plenty of options available, so I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. These spiced sweet potato tarts are definitely going to be part of my holiday repertoire. I've used my favourite grain-free crust and topped it with spiced sweet potato purée. The warm spices and the coconut oil combined with the sweet potato make these tarts perfect for your Christmas dessert table.
1. To make the crust, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and lightly knead into a smooth dough. Divide the dough into 10-12 equal portions. Press each portion into the bottom and the sides of small cupcake molds. Leave to chill in the fridge for 10-20 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180C.
3. Place all the ingredients for the filling in a food processor and purée into a smooth paste. Set aside.
4. Bake the crusts in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and fill each cup with a portion of the sweet potato filling.
5. Lower the temperature to 150C and continue to bake the tarts for a further 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before sprinkling with toasted almond slices.


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Here are the top ten reasons to attend (on-line and world wide) my creativeLive class Oct 21-23, 2011.
To celebrate the event, and the California Photo Fest, my most popular apps are on super sale. Click here for info.
Okay, here we go with my Top Ten list:
Info Packed. Fun Filled. Business Chat. Lighting Lessons. Travel Tips. People Pictures. Wildlife Wonders. Speedlite Sessions. Pro Talk. Make pictures.
That's the short of it.
Here's the long of it:
#1 Info Packed
Photographers who attend my live seminars and workshops know that I am kinda hyper. (Kinda?) So, I will pack as much photo learning into these three days as possible.
#2 Fun Filled
My idea is to make learning fun! After all, that is why all of us got into photography in the first place. Right? BTW: If you think my cL class is fun and info pack, come on one of my workshops for some real hands-on photo fun.
#2 Speedlite Sessions
I'll demonstrate the pro results photographers can get with a few affordable Speedlite accessories.
#4 Business Chat
Photography is a business – and today, social media makes doing business easier – if you know what you are doing. I'll share with the audience what I have learned, and how photographers can use this info to grow their business.
Google+ will be a segment on my Business Chat segment.
#5 Light Lessons
It's all about light: seeing the contrast range in the scene, the direction of light, the color of light and the quality of light. In my class, photographers will learn how to see – and control – the light. (If you can't wait for the lighting tips, you'll find some in my 24/7 Photo Buffet app and Light It! app. Click here.)
#6 Travel Tips
I travel to take pictures and I take pictures to travel. I'll share both shooting and travel tips in my keynote presentations.
#7 People Pictures
"The camera looks both ways – in picturing the subject, you are also picturing a part of yourself." My class drives home the meaning of this quote.
#8 Wildlife Wonders
When it comes to wildlife, I think butterflies are one of the real wonders. In the studio, I will share my favorite butterfly photo tips – which can be applied to all close-up subjects. We will actually photograph butterflies. BTW: If you like butterflies and like photographing butterflies, check out my app, Butterfly Wonders on my app page.
#9 Pro Talk
I interview three of today's top pros: Catherine Hall, Hal Schmitt and David Ziser. Heed their advice.
#10 Make Pictures
In my class, we will make pictures, not just take pictures.
I hope to see you there!
Explore the light,
P.S. Hey, speaking of signing up, if you want to sign up for a November or December "Tough Love" portfolio review, now's the time. Spaces are filling up fast.


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When I checked Twitter Saturday morning, I learned that the programmer, writer, and activist Aaron Swartz had killed himself at age twenty-six. Though I had only known Aaron through online conversations, I was immediately in tears, and it was soon clear that I was not the only one. One of the hardest things about writing this essay was the constant interruption: Every few minutes, it seemed, Twitter delivered a new tribute to Aaron's talent and generosity, and I couldn't stop reading them.
As a teen-ager, Aaron helped shape R.S.S., the protocol that sends the content of Web sites out as feeds, and he worked on the team that launched Reddit, a site where users share and sort links. Programming was only one of his gifts, though. I became aware of him in January, 2006, not long after he resurrected the Web site of Lingua Franca, a magazine about intellectual life where I had worked as a writer and editor at the turn of the century. The Web site had gone dark not long after the magazine's bankruptcy and closure in 2001.
Technically Aaron violated my copyright and that of many of my friends when he brought the Lingua Franca website back to life, but as Aaron understood, context matters enormously in questions of copyright. Because bankruptcy leaves behind a legal mess, the odds are that Lingua Franca would have had no online afterlife at all without his intervention. Though I'm a believer in copyright, I was grateful, as were former colleagues whom I discussed it with. Moreover, it tickled me that our old publication had a young fan who was so, well, cool.
I started to keep up with him by reading his blog. In 2007, he collaborated with the Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle on Open Library, a project that aimed to catalog and make available books in the public domain, and the same year, he wrote a piece of journalism that impressed me: an article that debunked the notion that the environmentalist Rachel Carson, by virtue of having campaigned in her lifetime against the pesticide D.D.T., was somehow responsible for a later rise in malaria in Africa. It was intelligent and heartfelt. Aaron's software accomplishments had evidently brought him a fair amount of money, and the article gave me the sense that he was eager to find new ways to contribute to the world's work. An aptitude for programming, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a developing talent as a writer: It was an intriguing combination. I wondered if I was watching the birth of a new kind of public intellectual.
We got in touch online in 2009, for reasons I don't remember now, and though I can't say I ever got to know him well, we started corresponding. He wrote once to say that he was on his way to Williamsburg and did I know whether the journal n+1 was hosting any parties in the near future. Alas, at that moment no parties were scheduled, and I never did get a chance to meet him face-to-face. Another time, he sent me the draft of an essay of his about John Maynard Keynes, and we had a long exchange about the immortality of money, the mortality of humans, income inequity, and the capitalist elite's apparent efforts to avoid having an economy with full employment. After an article of mine was published containing the phrase "software languages," he wrote to remind me that the correct term was "programming languages."
I enjoyed the detailed reports that he posted on his blog of his reading, which was omnivorous. He seemed fascinated by the problem of governance, as it plays out in both corporations and in political entities, and I found myself learning quite a bit from him. In 2010, this interest led him to set up Demand Progress, a lobbying group and a center of online activism, which campaigned for freedom of expression on the Internet and other progressive causes.
One of Aaron's causes was making freely available information that in his opinion ought to be. In September, 2008, he liberated nearly twenty million pages of federal court records from a government-run database that usually charged a dime or so per page. His scheme was on the near side of the letter of the law, but the F.B.I. compiled a dossier on him anyway and sent a car up and down the street where his family lives in Illinois—hard-line measures that he impishly published on his blog a year later, once he had obtained his F.B.I. file via a Freedom of Information Act request.
He went a step further in September, 2010, stashing a laptop in a utility closet at M.I.T. in order to download 4.8 million scholarly articles from the database JSTOR. He was caught and arrested, and in July, 2011, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts alleged that he intended to upload the articles to a public file-sharing site and charged him with four counts of felony—later raised to thirteen counts. Conviction could have sent him to jail for thirty-five years and cost him a million dollars in fines. Aaron's friend and mentor Lawrence Lessig has called the federal prosecutor a "bully," and in a public statement, Aaron's family has accused her of "intimidation and prosecutorial overreach" that "contributed to his death."
Though I never debated copyright with Aaron, I suspect we didn't see eye-to-eye on it. When Congress tried to pass anti-piracy legislation in 2011, he helped lead an Internet campaign against the legislation—a campaign that I found a little overheated. As someone who tries to make a living as a writer, I hope that copyright has a place in the Internet's future, though not perhaps in its current form. Nonetheless, the idea of sending Aaron to jail for thirty-five years for downloading a mass of scholarly articles—it boggled my mind when I first heard about it, and it still does. After all, there is something wrong in principle with JSTOR and with any database that keeps scholarship, which is heavily subsidized by taxpayer money, behind a paywall. It's impossible for me to believe that Aaron had any other motive than to protest this failure of principle.
I come by my ambivalence about JSTOR honestly. On the one hand, I've written a handful of the articles in it, none of which I ever have been or ever will be paid for, and all of which I wish could circulate freely. And on the other hand, I tap the database almost every working day and find it invaluable, and I know that few worthy things happen in our society unless they can be monetized. If Aaron's goal was to protest the commercialization of scholarship, I'm not sure he picked the best target. JSTOR is a non-profit, probably better understood as one of the damaged offspring of American higher education than as an active villain. Indeed, at the time of Aaron's indictment, the organization declared that once Aaron had handed back the files, JSTOR itself "had no interest in this becoming an ongoing legal matter," and its leaders now insist that "The case is one that we ourselves had regretted being drawn into from the outset." In the past year, JSTOR has taken steps to open up access to researchers who don't belong to a university with a subscription, and I hope the organization isn't demonized for their role in the case.
I can't bring myself to be so charitable about the federal prosecutor. I simply can't see how a prosecutor could convince herself that a young activist deserved such merciless treatment for an altruistic mistake.
Some are already starting to hail Aaron as a martyr. That rhetoric makes me uncomfortable for different reasons, and let me finish by trying to explain why. Aaron may or may not have made a mistake when he downloaded the JSTOR articles, but he definitely made one when he killed himself. The person he killed did not deserve that. Just to name one loss for him: He was a curious person, but now he'll never find out what will happen to Bradley Manning, how the Supreme Court will rule on gay marriage, or whether Congress will ever reform copyright. By just a day or so, he missed learning that the Treasury nixed the idea of minting a trillion-dollar coin—the subject of one of his last tweets. I was looking forward to the great things that Aaron was going to do, but now I have to find a way to move on without him. He seems to have been made more vulnerable to suicide by depression, which he described in a short story and an essay published on his blog in 2007. People find it hard to treat the illness seriously because it "is not seen as 'real' enough," he wrote then. "And there is, of course, the shame." I've struggled with depression since I was younger even than he was, and I'm familiar with the illness that he was describing and the shame that one feels in fighting it. It's embarrassing to have to ask for help—and then to have to keep asking and asking for it, again and again. But there's no other way. You can't think your way out of it, no matter how sharp you are. You have to let at least one other person in.
Because what if someday Congress succeeds in reconceiving copyright for the digital age? If you were someone like Aaron, you'd be sorry to miss it.
Photograph by Michael Francis McElroy/ZUMA Press/Corbis.


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Example: (DEFUNS (evenlp (x) (if (consp x) (oddlp (cdr x)) t)) (oddlp (x) (if (consp x) (evenlp (cdr x)) nil)))is equivalent to
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania prosecutors say they're turning over some of the records and material sought by Jerry Sandusky's defense team in his child sex abuse trial, but others don't have to be released.
The attorney general's office wrote in a response filed Monday that it shouldn't have to give the former Penn State assistant football coach records that consist of grand jury matters, pertain to ongoing investigations or amount to private personal information.
Sandusky awaits trial on 52 criminal counts that involve 10 boys over 15 years. He denies the allegations.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin May 14.
Prosecutors say they aren't required to turn over psychological evaluations regarding purported victims or juvenile arrest records for someone who isn't a 'charged victim.'
Sandusky's lawyer didn't immediately return calls for comment.


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Richard Thomas, creator of the jQPie helper application (PHP for jQuery) is suggesting a broader scope for the project in his new blog post:
Now I have slightly larger goals, the Pie represents the slices of code I hope to pack within. Currently there is a php5 slice, and another person has shown some interest in working on a php4 version.
Now I am looking for you! Yea you there the one looking at jQPie thinking it would be cool to use but your knee deep in Python, or Perl, or any other language.
His ultimate goal is to have a single javascript library that can span as many languages as it can right out of the box. To help the effort along, he's offering 2 cash prizes to developers - one for the Python/Ruby-ers out there and the other for Perl-heads. The best, most complete (working) library wins. Keep an eye on his blog for more details on the contest and when it starts.


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Spotlight on TESOL/AL Student Yoonah Seong ☆
Yoonah is a third year TESOL/AL Ed.D student. She received her bachelor's degree in Korea in English Literature and her Master's in Applied Linguistics from the University of Hawaii. She is a testing coordinator at TC's Community English Program and an English teacher at New York University.


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FBA: Romancing in Thin Air review
Ambitious riff on Asian melodrama is diverting but lacks real emotional oxygen.
SCMP: Cutting it in Beijing - without selling out (Pang Ho-Cheung)
Rather than offering melodramatic high jinks and endless sequences showcasing Beijing's hypermodern urban landscape - two things which litter mainland romantic comedies of the past few years - Love in the Buff is comparatively restrained, drawing its humour from the way the two Hongkongers consolidate themselves in Beijing through personal and professional relationships they establish there.
CF: Laughter Sounds the Same in Any Tongue ("Love in the Buff")
The four installments will be edited into one feature film entitled "Beautiful 2012″ and will be sent to this year's Cannes International Film Festival.
This year's springtime will see the works of sixth generation Chinese film directors come to life on the nation's cinema screens. From late April to May, "Design of Death" "Guns N 'Roses", "Full Circle" and "An Inaccurate Memoir", all directed by sixth or seventh generation directors, are to be released in cinemas and examined by audiences and critics alike.
The suspense thriller "The Zodiac Mystery" finally passed censorship stages after a three-month-long review, which has reignited the interest of moviegoers.
Blood Stained Shoes premieres tonight before a national release on the 31st.
Daniel Chan plays Ruby Lin's husband
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Poster for "Witness" released at the HKIFF
Jack Kao plays a noodle shop owner who witnesses a hit-and-run accident one night (Sina)
Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping
Rumours are circulating through the weibo-sphere that director Zhang Yimou and long-time business partner producer Zhang Weiping are parting ways. The two either had a falling out due to Yimou's recent marriage "scandal" or differences over money according to the speculation. During the promotions for "The Flowers of War" it was noted that they rarely appeared together and promoted the film separately. Their relationship has spanned over 23 years. (Sina), 2, 3
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Jacky Cheung dropped off a gift before flying off to Shanghai for a concert
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Jackie Chan
Yuen Biao and wife
Angie Chiu, Melvin Wong
Raymond Wong
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Virginia Lok
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If my understanding is correct, naive set theory needs to be restricted in order to avoid paradoxes including the Russell paradox. Typically, the restriction is expressed in terms of size. For example, the set of all sets must be excluded.
I recall that I came across a paper in Arxiv some time ago which explained that a useful restriction may be expressed in terms of symmetry conditions rather than size. Can anyone explain to me the concept and/or provide a link to the paper in question?