text:
Browse by Region
> Cases & Situations > Côte dIvoire
Côte dIvoireThe ICC opened its investigation in the situation of the Republic of Côte dIvoire in 2011. Two arrest warrants have been issued for crimes against humanity for Laurent Gbagbo and Simone Gbagbo.
Stay up to date by signing up for our email updates on the Côte dIvoire situation (and follow us on Twitter and Facebook).
Côte dIvoire signed the Rome Statute on 30 November 1998, but only ratified it in February 2013. However, in April 2003, Côte dIvoire accepted the jurisdiction of the ICC under the provisions of article 12 (3) of the Rome Statute. It is the first time that the prosecutor has opened an investigation on this basis.
The situation is assigned to Pre-Trial Chamber I, composed of Judge Hans-Peter Kaul, Judge Christine van den Wyngaert, and Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi. It had previously been assigned to Pre-Trial Chamber III.
Preliminary examination
The Prosecutor carried out a preliminary examination of the situation in Côte dIvoire from 2003 onwards in order to determine whether an investigation was warranted, following the submission of a declaration by the Côte dIvoire government recognizing the jurisdiction of the Court.
On 14 December 2010, President of Côte d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara sent a letter to the Office of the Prosecutor reaffirming the Côte dIvoire governments acceptance of the Courts jurisdiction. On 3 May 2011, President Ouattara reiterated his wish that the Court open an investigation.
Opening of the investigation
After conducting a preliminary examination of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire from 2003 onward, the prosecutor concluded that there was a reasonable basis to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court had been committed in Côte d'Ivoire since 28 November 2010. On 23 June 2011, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested authorization from ICC judges to open an investigation in Côte dIvoire in relation to war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed following the disputed presidential election of 28 November 2010. It was the second time that the prosecutor used his propriu motu powers to initiate an investigation without first having received a referral from a state or by the United Nations Security Council. It is the seventh situation under investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor.
On 3 October 2011, in a majority decision, Pre-Trial Chamber III decided that there was a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation as the matter appears to fall within the Courts jurisdiction, and authorized the prosecutor to open the investigation.
Also, the judges of Pre-Trial Chamber III requested that the prosecutor revert to the Chamber with any additional relevant information that is available to him on potential crimes committed between 2002 and 2010 in Côte dIvoire, which the prosecutor did on 3 November 2011.
Authorization of expansion of investigative timeframe
On 22 February 2012, ICC judges expanded authorization for the investigation in Côte d'lvoire to include crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court allegedly committed between 19 September 2002 and 28 November 2010, considering that the violent events in Côte dIvoire in this period (including the events since 28 November 2010) are to be treated as a single situation, in which an ongoing crisis involving a prolonged political dispute and power-struggle culminated in the events in relation to which the Pre-Trial Chamber earlier authorized an investigation.
Laurent Gbagbo case
Arrest and transfer to The Hague
On 23 November 2011, judges of Pre-Trial Chamber III issued an arrest warrant, following a request made by the prosecutor for Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, former president of Côte d'Ivoire. Following the arrest warrant, on 30 November 2011 Mr. Gbagbo was transferred to the ICC detention centre in The Hague.
The suspect appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber III on 5 December 2011 at which time the Chamber verified the identity of the suspect, and ensured that he was clearly informed of the charges brought against him, as well as informed of his rights under the Rome Statute.
Confirmation of charges
On 12 June 2012, at the request Mr. Gbagbo, Pre-Trial Chamber I postponed the commencement of a confirmation of charges hearing to trialto 13 August 2012. Originally scheduled to start on 18 June, the postponement of the hearing was intended to give the defense more preparation time. However, on 3 August 2012, the hearing was postponed for a second time to allow a medical evaluation of Mr. Gbagbos fitness to take part in the case is carried out.
On 13 July 2012, PTC I refused Gbagbos request for provisional release. On 26 October 2012, the Appeals Chamber rejected Mr. Gbagbos appeal challenging the decision.
On 24-25 September 2012, PTC I held a closed hearing to discuss the fitness of Mr. Gbagbo to take part in the pending confirmation of charges hearing. On 2 November 2012, judges ruled that he was fit to take part in the proceedings and the hearing would be rescheduled.
Following a hearing on the status of the case on 11 December 2012, pre-trial judges decided that a key confirmation of charges hearing to move to trial would begin on 19 February 2013.
The confirmation of charges hearing took place from 19-28 February 2013.
Judges will deliberate on whether there are substantial grounds to believe that Gbagbo is responsible for alleged crimes against humanity that followed Côte dIvoires disputed 2010 presidential elections, and move the case to trial.
On 3 June 2013, PTC I delayed issuing a decision on whether the case against Laurent Gbagbo would move to trial due to insufficient evidence. Judges requested the prosecutor to consider providing further evidence or conducting further investigation by 15 November 2013, emphasizing however that the evidence did not appear to be so lacking that it left them with no choice but to decline to confirm the charges.
On 11 June 2013, PTC I rejected Gbagbos challenge to the admissibility of the case before the Court, concluding that there was no evidence he was being prosecuted in Côte dIvoire for any crimes.
The prosecutor appealed 3 June 2013 decision by PTC I to delay deciding whether the case against Gbagbo would move to trial, citing the misinterpretation and misapplication of certain RS articles.
On 12 June 2014 PTC I confirmed four charges of crimes against humanity against Gbagbo and committed him for trial before a trial chamber.
Appeals Chamber upholds decision to adjourn Gbagbo confirmation hearing
On 16 December, Appeals Chamber dismissed the prosecutors appeal against a PTC I decision adjourning the confirmation of charges hearing in the case, saying it would establish a new calendar on the disclosure of additional evidence and submissions of the prosecutor, defense and victims participating in the case.
Appeal Chamber confirms ICC jurisdiction
On 12 December 2012, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed the Courts jurisdiction over violent events that followed the countrys disputed 2010 elections, upon which the charges against Mr. Gbagbo are based. In doing do, the Appeals Chamber unanimously dismissed Mr. Gbagbos appeal against a PTC I decision of 15 August 2012, which had originally rejected Mr. Gbagbo's challenge of the Court's jurisdiction. Mr. Gbagbo had appealed on the basis that the ICCs jurisdiction, which is based on a 2003 declaration by Côte dIvoire, pertained only to events in 2002 and 2003, and not to those allegedly committed by Mr. Gbagbo in 2010 and 2011.
Simone Gbagbo case
Arrest warrant unsealed
On 22 November 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber I unsealed a warrant of arrest issued against Simone Gbagbo for four charges of crimes against humanity (murder, rape and other forms of sexual violence, other inhumane acts and persecution) allegedly committed in Côte d'Ivoire between 16 December 2010 and 12 April 2011. She is currently in detention in Côte dIvoire and subject to domestic proceedings, including for the charge of genocide. The ICC has requested her immediate transfer.
On 30 September, Côte dIvoire challenged the ICC case against Simone Gbagbo on the basis that it is willing and able to try the former first lady before a national court. It has requested the suspension of the ICC arrest warrant and obligation to transfer.
On 11 December 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber I rejected Côte d'Ivoire's challenge to the admissibility of the case against Simone Gbagbo before the Court, and reminded Côte d'Ivoire of its obligation to surrender Simone Gbagbo to the Court without delay
Blé Goudé case
Arrest warrant for youth militia leader Blé Goudé
On 30 September, PTC I made public an arrest warrant for Charles Blé Goudé. Blé Goudé is the former leader of the Young Patriots, the youth wing of the political movement of former president Laurent Gbagbo. He is charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the countrys 2010-11 post-electoral conflict. He is currently in custody in Côte dIvoire.
Government requests delay to Blé Goudé surrender
On 13 January, Côte d'Ivoire requested Pre Trial Chamber I to stay its obligation to surrender Charles Blé Goudé to the Court until 13 April 2014. The defense has asked the Chamber to reject the request, and that Côte d'Ivoire act immediately if it intends to challenge the admissibility of the case.
Blé Goudé makes first appearance before ICC
Blé Goudé made his first appearance before the ICC on 27 March 2014, following his transfer to The Hague by Ivorian authorities on 22 March 2014. The Chamber set 18 August 2014 as the date for the confirmation of charges hearing, which will decide whether there is sufficient evidence for the case to move to trial.
Confirmation of charges hearing re-set to 22 September 2014
On 11 July, 2014 PTC postponed the start of the confirmation hearing in the case to 22 September 2014, in order to enable the parties to complete the disclosure of all pertinent evidence prior to the hearing. On 11 December 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber I confirmed four charges of crimes against humanity against Charles Blé Goudé and committed him to trial
ICC joins cases of Laurent Gbagbo and Blé Goudé
On 11 March 2015, Trial Chamber I joined the two cases against Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé for efficiency matters, explaining charges against Mr Gbagbo and Mr Blé Goudé arise from the same incidents and both have allegedly been part of the same inner circle.
The trial will open on 28 January 2016 in The Hague.
Media Digests
14 Oct 2011
03 Oct 2011


text:
Lance Armstrong Gets Dumped
Nike, RadioShack, Others Distance Themselves From Cyclist Amid Drug Scandal
Commercial fallout from doping allegations against Lance Armstrong hit Wednesday, as Nike Inc., RadioShack Corp., Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the makers of Trek bikes and Giro helmets, and others distanced themselves from the former cycling champ.
USADA: Armstrong Doping Scheme Largest in History
Nike was particularly harsh, citing what it described as insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade.
The clothing and footwear company said it would continue to support Mr. Armstrong's cancer charity and carry Livestrong- branded products. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, known as Livestrong, for years has had a partnership with Nike, allowing it to license the Livestrong brand for a collection of clothing, shoes and other merchandise. Mr. Armstrong in the past made appearances at retailers and trade shows on Nike's behalf, to promote the Livestrong line.
Analysts say Livestrong branded products—profits from which go to the charity—represent a tiny portion of Nike's $25 billion in revenue.
Lucrative Deals Lost
Athletes are celebrated for their prowess in their respective sports and looked up to as role models by younger fans, helping them to land endorsement deals. But when those athletes face troubles, the lucrative deals often dry up.
Timeline: Decades of Doping
Who's Who in the Armstrong Report
Mr. Armstrong said Wednesday he resigned as chairman of his foundation. The charity said the decision was made by Mr. Armstrong after consultation with his family. A spokeswoman for the foundation said the former professional cyclist continues to deny the allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs, adding that he will remain on the foundation's board.
A Nike spokeswoman said she wouldn't comment on whether Nike had asked Mr. Armstrong to step aside from his chairmanship after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency last week detailed the allegations against him.
Nike's relationship with Mr. Armstrong began in 1996, and when previous allegations that Mr. Armstrong doped surfaced, Nike had consistently backed Mr. Armstrong following his denials. Even last week, after the report, Nike issued a statement that it was standing by the athlete.
In 2000, Nike portrayed Mr. Armstrong to the public as a clean athlete, when it began airing commercials in which Armstrong is shown taking a blood test in front of reporters and then addressing allegations that he doped. "What am I on? I'm on my bike, six hours a day, busting my ass," he said, in the spot.
"We used to joke that they were the untouchables—[Michael] Jordan, Tiger [Woods] and Lance—the upper echelon of Nike," said Slate Olsen, the general manager of cycling club Rapha North America and a former Nike employee who worked on the Livestrong brand in the 2000s. "After the bracelets launched around 2004 there was even talk about trying to move the corporate color from Nike orange to Livestrong Yellow."
The stampede of marketers away from Mr. Armstrong on Wednesday included Trek BicycleCorp., energy drink maker FRS Co., energy foods maker Honey Stinger and Easton-Bell Sports Inc., which manufactures the Giro helmets Mr. Armstrong often wore.
FRS said Mr. Armstrong also resigned from its board.
Related Coverage
- Jason Gay: Nike Rides Away From Armstrong
- Daily Fix: A Long Day for Brand Armstrong
- Head of Armstrong's Team Resigns
- Armstrong Blamed for 'Doping Culture'
- Jason Gay: New Record in Cycling's Race of Truth
- Leipheimer: Why I Doped
- Hincapie Admits Doping
- 'Blood Brothers' (7/2/10)
- PHOTOS: Armstrong's Cycling Career
- TIMELINE: Doping in Cycling
Trek, which made every bicycle Mr. Armstrong rode during his seven Tour de France wins, said Wednesday it was ending its relationship with him and that it was "disappointed" by the findings in the USADA report. Mr. Armstrong was given a small stake in the company as a gesture of goodwill during his career, and will get to keep that stake, a spokesman said. Trek, like most of the others, said it will continue to support Livestrong.
RadioShack—closely aligned with Mr. Armstrong since it signed a sponsorship agreement with the cyclist in July 2009—said Wednesday it has ended its relationship with Mr. Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong's former team director, Johan Bruyneel, last week resigned from a cycling team sponsored by RadioShack. RadioShack had said last week it was monitoring the situation. A lawyer for Mr. Bruyneel didn't respond to a request seeking comment.
Anheuser-Busch had signed a three-year agreement with Mr. Armstrong at the end of 2009 and he has appeared in several commercials for the Michelob Ultra brand; that is now over. The brewer said it wouldn't renew Armstrong's contract, which expires at the end of the year.
Once an endorsement darling on Madison Avenue, Mr. Armstrong has seen his appeal in the eyes of consumers begin to wane as the scandal intensified, according to consumer research. Consumers trust in Mr. Armstrong and his worthiness to be a pitchman has fallen significantly, according to Davie-Brown Entertainment, an Omnicom Group Inc. unit that tracks celebrities' appeal using online consumer polls.
The research firm said that in June 2008, Mr. Armstrong was ranked as the 60th most effective product spokesperson, on par with folks such as swimmer Michael Phelps and actor Brad Pitt. As of September, Mr. Armstrong ranked 1,410th, putting him alongside rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Jeff Goldblum.
Sports marketing experts were shocked about the dismantling of a profitable endorsement career. Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, an Evanston, Ill., company that helps match athletes with advertisers, estimates that Mr. Armstrong earned between $15 million and $18 million from his long list of sponsors this year.
Oakley Inc., which has sponsored Mr. Armstrong for more than two decades, said Wednesday that it is "reviewing the extensive report from the USADA, as well as our relationship with Lance." The sunglasses maker said it will await final decision-making by international cycling's governing body, the International Cycling Union, with a response to USADA's file.
The cycling body has until Oct. 31 to respond. It can either uphold USADA's punishment, or choose to fight it in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Mr. Armstrong's spokesman, Mark Fabiani, Wednesday pointed to an analysis last week by Mr. Armstrong's lawyer criticizing USADA's report. That analysis said the witnesses who testified in USADA's report did so only after they knew Mr. Armstrong had decided not to fight USADA's charges in an arbitration. Thus, those witnesses wouldn't face cross examination, it said.
Mr. Fabiani also said the affidavits of two witnesses contradicted previous statements they made.
In its report, USADA said all of the witnesses in the report had agreed to testify in a proceeding against Mr. Armstrong, and that they submitted written affidavits only when the proceeding was canceled after Mr. Armstrong declined to fight the charges.
The report by Mr. Armstrong's lawyers also accused a law firm hired by USADA of conflict of interest because the firm defends tobacco companies. Mr. Armstrong has been a staunch advocate of anti-tobacco legislation in California and other states.
Nike stuck with golfer Tiger Woods after a sex scandal caused other companies to dump him as an endorser in 2009, and continued to support basketball superstar Kobe Bryant after he was accused of sexual assault in 2003; the charges were eventually dropped.
Nike broke off with football star Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to dog-fighting charges and was sentenced to almost two years in prison. But after Mr. Vick served his time and returned to the National Football League, Nike re-signed him as an endorser last year, saying, "Michael acknowledges his past mistakes. We do not condone those actions, but we support the positive changes he has made to better himself off the field."
The company has eventually backed away from some athletes, especially those who have been convicted of crimes or shown to have cheated. The company let its deals lapse with baseball player Jason Giambi after he admitted to steroid use.
A year ago, it said it had no plans to take Joe Paterno's name off the daycare center at its Oregon headquarters, even after the football coach was ousted from Pennsylvania State University in the wake of a child-sex-abuse scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. But in July, after a scathing report found that Mr. Paterno failed to act to stop the abuse, Nike said it would remove his name from the building. The coach, whose name went up on the building in 1990, was a friend of Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight, who delivered a eulogy at Mr. Paterno's funeral in January.
In the case of Mr. Armstrong, "Nike had no choice in this case because the transgression was on the field of play and that is the big difference," said Kevin Adler, founder of Engage Marketing, a sports-marketing firm in Chicago. Mr. Adler pointed out that this case was vastly different from Tiger Woods's situation because Mr. Woods's controversy didn't involve his golf game.
Clothes and shoes with the Livestrong emblem are sold mostly sold through Nike stores and its website, rather than the sporting goods stores that sell most of Nike's gear, with all profits going to the foundation.
"I'd be surprised if it the Livestrong brand was as big as $100 million," said Matt Powell, an analyst at consultancy SportsOneSource. "The Livestrong brand was more about the foundation and fighting cancer than it ever was about Lance Armstrong."
—Shelly Banjo
contributed to this article.
- Head of Armstrong's Team Resigns
- Armstrong Blamed for 'Doping Culture'
- Jason Gay: New Record in Cycling's Race of Truth
- Leipheimer: Why I Doped
- Hincapie Admits Doping
- 'Blood Brothers' (7/2/10)
- PHOTOS: Armstrong's Cycling Career
- TIMELINE: Doping in Cycling
Write to Reed Albergotti at firstname.lastname@example.com, Vanessa O'Connell at firstname.lastname@example.com and Suzanne Vranica at email@example.com
Copyright ©2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Anti-Aging in the Media: BBC on Calorie Restriction & Intermittent Fasting
Most of the recent documentaries and newspaper pieces on calorie restriction haven't really offered anything new. They pretty much just repeat the same old arguments about mice eating less and living longer, and then joke that starving yourself will at least make your life seem longer.
This recent BBC Horizon documentary was a positive surprise, however. It does a pretty good job of covering both traditional calorie restriction (CR) and various forms of intermittent fasting (IF), and while the scientists are overly optimistic about either strategy extending maximum lifespan in humans, they do make some good points.
There's for example Luigi Fontana, something of a celebrity in the CR research field, who thinks practicioners of calorie restriction are so much healthier than the average person that they almost "belong to another species". Right. The host of the show correctly points out that Joseph Cordell, the decade-long CR practitioner he interviews, doesn't look remarkably younger than the average 50-year-old.
His blood tests do indicate a very good health, however, and what's interesting is that Cordell is not severely calorie-restricted – he eats 1,900 kcal per day. For an average male, I think that's entirely doable, as long as you pay attention to the nutritional value of the diet to avoid hunger. Cordell also doesn't have that "cancer patient" look to him that a lot of CR skeptics worry about; he's thin but not overly so.
Several of the scientists and professors in the documentary seem to think that intermittent fasting is as good as calorie restriction for longevity, even though the evidence shows otherwise: in animals, IF results in increased lifespan only to the degree that it also results in CR. One of the researchers advocates a diet of fasting and feasting every other day, but not in the traditional 24-hour cycles. Instead, she recommends eating around 400-600 kcal on the fast days and as much as you like on the feast days.
In my experience, at least the 24-hour cycle of fasting and feasting (where you're not allowed any calories during the fast) results in eating twice as much during feast days, unless you purposefully count and restrict calories during feast days as well. She says that there is a calorie deficit, however: during fast days, you're allowed around 25% of your normal calorie intake, and during feasting days you naturally end up eating around 110% of your normal intake. This sounds very strange to me, as it would mean an easy way of accomplishing rather severe CR. I am intrigued by this semi-fasting approach, though.
Another form of IF tried in the documentary is alternate-day feeding based on weekdays instead of 24-hour cycles, i.e. you eat on Monday and then don't eat on Tuesday etc. This is much more difficult than IF based on a 24-hour cycle, since you're essentially fasting around 32 hours at a time. Then there's the 5/2 approach, where you eat for 5 days and then fast for 2 days. And the "4 days of fasting every few months" approach. In the IF circles, there's still debate over which approach is best. Last time I looked, nobody knew the answer to how many hours of fasting is needed to produce the best benefits in humans.
A point that keeps coming up in the documentary is the effect of IGF-1 on aging and the effect of fasting and/or calorie restriction on IGF-1. As Fontana's research suggests, lowering IGF-1 may be crucial for any lifespan extension effects of CR. The 4-day fast clearly lowers IGF-1, but the effect doesn't last long. Cordell's IGF-1 levels are not shown, but since his blood parameters are those of a young man, I assume his IGF-1 is lower than average; probably due to a combination of slight CR and protein restriction.
If you ignore the unrealistic expectations of extending maximum lifespan in humans, the results are overall pretty optimistic. It seems that even a slight reduction in calories and fasting every now and then might significantly improve your health parameters.
Put another way, IF and CR might not make humans live to 120, but they might make you live to 100 without dying of the usual killers like cancer and heart disease. I haven't heard of Joseph Cordell before and am not familiar with how all of his biomarkers look like, but if it is true that he eats 1,900 kcal per day and has only been doing CR since his 40's, perhaps I've underestimated some of the potential benefits of eating only slightly less. Personally, I haven't been doing intermittent fasting for a couple of years now, but I guess it's time to read up on the latest studies and see what's happening out there.
For more information on calorie restriction and intermittent fasting, see these posts:
Antioxidants and Intermittent Fasting – Good For Longevity?
How to Deal With the 5 Most Common Difficulties of Fasting
Alternate-Day Feeding and Weight Loss: Is It the Calories Or the Fasting?
Anti-Aging in the Media: New York Times on Caloric Restriction and Resveratrol


text:
What's up Tuesday? You're looking lovely today, especially compared to Monday. Sorry Monday, you're just not my type.
As I mentioned in yesterday's weekend recap, I baked a bit on Saturday. No, I wasn't ill, I actually just felt like baking. Crazy, right? I didn't want to make cookies, brownies, or anything too addicting. I was going for hearty & healthy with a side of sinful. That's exactly what I found when I discovered Angela's whole-wheat vegan carrot cake loaf. Try saying that five times fast.
I did not follow the recipe completely (do I ever?), but it still came out wonderfully. It's idiot-proof.
This was my first food-processor shredding experience, and the excellent results made me giddy. I just wanted to shred shred shred.
Maybe I got a little carried away on the shredding.
While stirring the wet ingredients, I was just a wee bit short of the maple syrup requirement. So, I subbed a plop of molasses. I'm not sure if the molasses made a difference, but in my head, the loaf got a hint of gingerbread taste. In short, I totally recommend the plop.
The best thing about vegan baking? Licking the dough without fear of salmonella from any eggs. Woohoo!
While licking my spatula, I noticed the advertisement on my Pandora station. A Victoria's Secret model was standing there judging me in my own kitchen. Frankly, I think she was jealous.
I tried to let the loaf cool on my makeshift rack, but you really need a wire rack for this. The loaf was fragile yet heavy, so I was scared it would fall through the wires.
My last recommendation? Butter.
Do you bake on a whim or special occasions only? Link up if you've got a favorite baking recipe.


text:
Fishguard, best-known to tourists for its links with Ireland via the Stena Line ferry, originated in the fishing and sea trading hamlet in the deep valley to the north of the modern town.
This is Lower Fishguard, or Lower Town to the locals, and is where the River Gwaun meets the sea, hence the Welsh name Abergwaun (mouth of the Gwaun), after flowing through the picturesque Gwaun Valley, a popular beauty spot.
The main town developed over the centuries around the parish church of St Mary's, where the road to the north begins its steep, meandering descent into Lower Town.
The stone tidal quay and tall warehouse building, now the Headquarters of the local Sea Cadet unit, HMS Skirmisher, demonstrate the importance of the hamlet's past as a fishing and coastal trading port. One of its staple industries in days gone by was the herring trade, which produced valuable revenue, which was augmented by the year round trade with Ireland, Bristol, Swansea and Liverpool. In the 18th century there were 50 coastal vessels operating from the port, exporting such cargoes as oats and salt herring, and importing house coal, timber, culm, bricks, limestone, fertilizer and general merchandise for local shopkeepers and traders. Its trade was not only coastwise, for the records show that there were occasioal distant cargoes of timber from Quebec and the Baltic. During its earlier history its sheltered situation made it a target for Viking attention. Indeed, its name is of Norse origin, derived from the word Fiskigardr meaning "Fish-catching enclosure," It is believed the Vikings used it as a trading post in the 8th and 9th centuries, although there is no physical evidence that this was so. Commentators were not always complimentary about Fishguard. The 18th century traveller Malkin noted in 1803 that he found the town "so filthy, so ill-built and so uncivilised as to be interesting on those very accounts." In fine weather some coastal trading ship's masters landed their cargoes on nearby Goodwick beach to save on harbour tolls. The Vikings were not the only attackers. In 1779 the privateer Black Prince demanded a ransom of £1,000, and, when this was refused, he bombarded the town, causing damage to some buldings. As a result a small fort was built on the headland at the mouth of the harbour in 1781, and this was where the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry assembled in 1797 to thwart the abortive French invasion. This historic last invasion of Britain is commemorated every year and there is a colourful tapestry on display and open to tourists at Fishguard Square. A plaque on the seafront marks the spot where the treaty was signed to end the invasion.
The town's economy was boosted in 1908 when the ferry service across the bay at Goodwick was transferred from Neyland by the GWR when the railway line was extended to the new harbour, where a short-lived trans-Atlantic liner disembarkation facility was established. It ws killed off by vested interests in large ports and the lack of funds to build a deep-water quay for liners.


text:
Daily Digest for November 26th
New blog post: Daily Digest for November 25th //blog.seanja.com/2009/11/daily-digest-for-november-25th/ [SeanJA] Are you addicted to fake achievement? //is.gd/53jST [SeanJA] You can push the F key to go faster than the monster in Ski Free?!?! //xkcd.com/667/ [SeanJA] @unclebobmartin Good to see you are mortal [SeanJA] Shared Phew, No Jokes About Seamen. RT @optimiced: How Smashing Magazine killed the community //rt.nu/cogqr6 [SeanJA] How… Read more →


text:
Father, son accused of beating teen with bat appear in court
Victim's mother says son could have been killed
A father and son accused of beating a teenager with a baseball bat in Mount Pleasant appeared in court Tuesday.
The victim's mother said her son is lucky to be alive.
Outside court Tuesday, she described how this ordeal has impacted her family. She said the bat could have killed her son.
"And if was just a little hair over on his head he would have been dead. I mean, they said right to us, 'You're lucky to be talking to your son right now,'" the mother said.
The men who allegedly beat her son made their first court appearances by video in Racine County Court.
Neither 44-year-old George Schram nor his 19-year-old son, Kevin, said anything during the proceeding.
Prosecutors said the pair chased a car full of teens, smashed the windows and beat one teen with a bat.
The defense attorney asked for leniency when setting bail.
"He does not have any criminal record. The important thing to remember is this is alleged," the attorney said.
Outside the courtroom the victim's mother said their family is frightened.
"My son's still suffering. We're so paranoid. Every time we look out our window we think someone's walking up the driveway," the mother said.
Bail for both father and son was set at $50,000 each.
They are scheduled to be back in court April 4.


text:
Your innovative partner
Grundfos develops and manufactures water disinfection and dosing pumps and systems for all types of commercial buildings. We are experts in water disinfection, anti-scaling, antifouling and anti-corrosion for domestic water systems, air conditioning systems, boiler and heating systems. Our in-depth knowledge of the challenges that consultants, contractors and investors face makes us the right choice. We are looking forward to being of assistance.
Domestic water
The water we drink and shower in must be free from bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungus spores to prevent illnesses like legionella. Grundfos provides a range of disinfection solutions for domestic water systems that are guaranteed to keep end users healthy.
Air conditioning, boiler and heating systems
In air conditioning, boiler and heating systems, the challenge is to keep pipes free from corrosion to prevent the growth of bacteria. Grundfos has a series of effective solutions for keeping air conditioning systems clean and safe.


text:
Skip to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Skip to Search
You Are Here: Welcome Center for Newly Appointed Professors
To Portal Page
You have accepted an appointment to RWTH Aachen? We wish you a good start at our University! In order to make your transition to Aachen and RWTH as smooth as possible, our Welcome und Dual Career Service offers support and assistance from pre-arrival through the first months on the job. Photo: Thilo Vogel
more...zu: Welcome!
We want to assist you in making a quick and successful transition to RWTH Aachen. Feel free to get in touch with us! Photo: Stella Conrads
more...zu: Contact
The Appointments Advising Team provides you with guidance and support during the appointment process and during the first months after your start at RWTH Aachen. Photo: Stella Conrads
more...zu: Appointments Support
You have been appointed as a professor at RWTH Aachen? Possibly this raises the question of the professional future of your spouse or partner. If your partner is looking for a new job in the area, we will be happy to provide advice and assistance even before you arrive. Photo: Thilo Vogel
more...zu: Dual Career Service
We put you in touch with your new community – quickly and straightforwardly. In this way, we want to assist you in building your academic network at RWTH Aachen right from the start. Furthermore we want to help you quickly find the right contact at the University Administration for your questions. Photo: Thilo Vogel
more...zu: Onboarding for New Professors
The success of our University depends to a large degree on our members of staff. Aside from your activities and teaching and research, you will encounter challenges in the area of human resources management. We provide you with supprt and assistance in the areas of staff recruitment and human resources management. Photo:Peter Winandy
more...zu: Human Resources Management
As new professors of RWTH Aachen, you are welcomed by the rector and the chancellor of the RWTH Aachen University. The Rectorate provides information about the strategic focus of RWTH Aachen and is looking forward to discussing with you the future challenges faced by our University. Our Vice-Rectors introduce relevant projects of different areas, for example Teaching, Staff Development and Research.
more...zu: Welcome Event
The Faculty Club is the meeting point for professors of RWTH Aachen University. Upon invitation by the rector, faculty members meet for interesting lectures, and for exchange and networking purposes. Photo: Peter Winandy
more...zu: RWTH Faculty Club
We have compiled some information for you and your family which we hope contributes to making your time in Aachen and RWTH enjoyable and successful: you can find tips and hints on Aachen and environs, accommodation, childcare, leisures activities, and more. Photo: Thilo Vogel.
more...zu: Home & Living
In cooperation with the RWTH International Office, we have compiled important information for our professors from all over the world. If you have any questions on living and working in Germany, please do not hesitate to contact us! Photo: Timo Merki
more...zu: Information for Internationals


text:
Top flight deals to Orlando (ORL)*
Fly to Orlando with KLM
Together with our global network, we as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines offer flights to Orlando, Florida, serving Orlando International Airport (MCO). Fancy escaping to Orlando this year? Book your flight with us today. We offer convenient flight times and we're known for being punctual so your holiday can start as soon as you like.
Top Orlando attractions
- Universal Orlando Resort: the famous theme park featuring movie-themed rides and shows.
- Epcot: an educational Disney theme park attraction.
- Harry P. Leu Gardens: a 50-acre botanical garden on Lake Rowena.
- SeaWorld: marine life shows and aquariums with close-up encounters with dolphins.
- Orlando Museum of Art: a museum displaying modern American graphics and African artefacts in a contemporary space.
What's the best way to get around Orlando?
The best way to explore Orlando is to hire a car. This way, you can travel further out of the city with ease. You can also take the I-RIDE Trolley. There are two routes that cover 8,7 km (14 miles) of the International Drive, including the theme parks. You can also use public bus routes. Lynx buses cover all the main attractions in Orlando for as little as USD 2.
What's the weather in Orlando?
Orlando isn't known as the "Land of Dreams" for no reason - no matter what time of year you visit, you can expect it to be warm! The coldest month of January still experiences pleasant averages of 15°C (59°F). In the warmer summer months, the temperature averages a hot 28°C (82°F), so make sure you pack the sun cream! If you're travelling between June and September, you'll need your umbrella to keep you dry during the showers!
Weather in Orlando
Powered by: OpenWeatherMap.org
33 °CSaturday15/08/2020
34 °CSunday16/08/2020
34 °CMonday17/08/2020
35 °CTuesday18/08/2020
34 °CWednesday19/08/2020
35 °CThursday20/08/2020
32 °CFriday21/08/2020
*All amounts are in CHF. Taxes and carrier surcharges included. No booking fee applicable (credit card surcharge may apply).


text:
Men's Free Range Organic Cotton V-Neck Undershirt
For years, men have flocked to Duluth Trading to experience the amazing cotton softness and comfortable stretch of Free Range® Undershirts. And no wonder – the smooth 4.3-oz. knit combines incredibly soft 94% organic cotton with 6% resilient spandex to create a fabric that feels great and flexes freely. And now these undershirts have even more to crow about, with a new design that features even smoother stitching and rolled back shoulders to make carrying your gear on them easier. Better yet, we've offset the side seams so there's no bulk to bug you. And added length to the body to prevent "em-bare-assing" exposure when you bend. Give 'em a try and you'll agree – Free Range cotton is everything it's cracked up to be.
- 4.3-oz. 94% ultra-soft organic cotton/6% stretchy spandex jersey is amazingly smooth, strong and flexible
- Offset side seams for bulk-free layering
- Rolled-back shoulder design moves seams away from shoulder-carry stress points
- Shorter sleeves won't show under your work shirts
- Longer in the body than conventional tees to keep your keister covered when you bend
- Close-to-the-body fit for comfortable layering
- Printed label – no scratchy tag
- V-neck
- Imported


text:
Vauclair Surname Ancestry Results
Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'vauclair'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 1 record (displaying 1 to 1):
Try these...
vattwood vatureba vatve vau vauasor vauasour vauassur vauasur vauazur vauban vaublanc vaubon vaucauson vauce vaucer vauch vaucher vauchin vauchis vauchope vauclan vauclem vauclen vaucolier vaucollier vauconsant vaucort vaucour vaudagne vaudam vaudaucourt vaudaux vaudeau vaudelbourgh vaudeleur vaudelin vaudemont vauden vaudeney vauderaey
These sample scans are from the original record. You will get scans of the full pages or articles where the surname you searched for has been found.
Your web browser may prevent the sample windows from opening; in this case please change your browser settings to allow pop-up windows from this site.
Research your ancestry, family history, genealogy and one-name study by direct access to original records and archives indexed by surname.


text:
VIP sale [DM] DeathMatch CS 1.6 Servers, monitoring
VIP sale [DM] DeathMatch CS 1.6 Servers servers monitoring - here you find the best Counter-Strike 1.6 online servers with a good rating and for every taste. Select the CS 1.6 server you are interested in from the list, copy the server address and join it. We wish you a good game!
Use the convenient search for VIP sale [DM] DeathMatch CS 1.6 Servers servers in order to find the server you are interested in by any of your criteria. Our monitoring covers thousands of Counter-Strike 1.6 servers worldwide and checks online servers every minute and around the clock. This page displays the top best CS 1.6 servers with all the necessary data: server description, country, number of players, IP server, player activity over the last day, etc.
You can also add to monitoring your own server CS 1.6, in order to track the activity of players on the server, as well as share the link to your server page with other people. On the page of each Counter-Strike 1.6 server there is complete information on the server, as well as its own chat for players. In addition, you can use the services of CS 1.6 server promotion, in order to attract the attention of visitors to our website to your game server.


text:
Freeman wins NL All-Star Final Vote but Puig's absence a missed opportunity
Yasiel Puig is hitting .394 with a 1.061 OPS and eight home runs in his first 35 games. (Barry Gutierrez/AP)
Thanks in part to an odd alliance in which the Blue Jays' and Braves' fan bases submitted votes for each other's candidates, Toronto reliever Steve Delabar and Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman have won the 2013 All-Star Game Final Vote and will be added to the rosters of their respective leagues for next Tuesday's contest. Just as notable as who won, however, is who didn't: Dodgers rookie sensation Yasiel Puig, whose brief stint in the majors has led to a weeks-long debate about the merits of his All-Star worthiness, finished second in the NL vote and now, barring an unforeseen development, will not take part in the Midsummer Classic.
Freeman collected a record 19.7 million votes to finish ahead of Puig, who got more votes than any player in Final Vote history except for Freeman. The 23-year-old Braves first baseman, who is in his third full major-league season, is off to the best start of his young career, hitting .307/.388/.470 with nine homers. Those numbers, which have helped propel Atlanta into first place in the NL East, make him a reasonable if not clear-cut choice for his first All-Star team.
Still, this feels like a missed opportunity for baseball to capitalize on the sudden burst of popularity for Puig, one of the game's most electrifying young players. He didn't make his major-league debut until June 3 but he then collected more hits in his first month than any player since Joe DiMaggio in 1936, and became the first player in the 56-year history of the award to win Player of the Month honors in his first month in the majors. So far, he's gotten hits in 30 of 35 games, and is batting .394/.428/.634 with eight homers in 152 plate appearances. Puig has also helped Los Angeles turn its season around and probably saved manager Don Mattingly's job in the process. The Dodgers were eight games below .500 when he debuted, and 12 games below .500 through June 21, but since then they've gone 15-3 and clawed their way back to .500 at 45-45, and within 1 1/2 games of first place in the NL West.
Even with his late start, Puig's 2.6 Wins Above Replacement ranks just 0.1 behind Freeman, who has played in more than twice as many games. It's also ninth among NL outfielders despite the fact that Puig didn't debut until the season was two months old. According to an MLB report, Puig is also 10th in the majors in jersey sales, on a list that includes Buster Posey, Mariano Rivera, Yadier Molina, David Wright, Matt Harvey, Bryce Harper, Derek Jeter, Manny Machado and Mike Trout. Freeman isn't even in the top 20.
Puig's late start was viewed as a point against him by NL manager Bruce Bochy and by vocal critics such as Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, who won't be part of Tuesday's festivities either. The 22-year-old Cuban defector's aggressive style of play has occasionally rankled opponents, particularly the Diamondbacks, whose Ian Kennedy hit him in the face with a pitch on June 11, setting the stage for a bench-clearing brawl later in the game. During L.A.'s three-game sweep of Arizona this week, Arizona catcher Miguel Montero — who was in the midst of that brawl — ripped Puig on Wednesday, saying among other things, "He's creating a bad reputation around the league."
Despite the brevity of Puig's career, I've spent the past few weeks arguing in this space and elsewhere that he was a defensible choice for the All-Star Game given its dual roles as an exhibition for the people and a competitive means of deciding homefield advantage in the World Series. A sizable contingent of fans — though apparently not a plurality — wanted to see him there, and there's little doubt that he could have helped the NL's chances at winning, even in a bench role. One swing of the bat, trip around the bases, or throw of his could change a game. Freeman may provide some power off the bench, but he's nowhere near as complete a player as Puig, nor is he as dynamic a presence. Insistence that he's "paid his dues" while Puig has not is the kind of traditional thinking that players may care about but fans don't. What's more, with the television ratings continuing to decline in the wake of attaching homefield advantage to the process, it can be argued that MLB should be emphasizing fresh faces in this context.
There's still a slight possibility Puig could make the cut if another player opts out due to injury. Bochy could choose him as an injury replacement for either a fan-elected starter or for one of his own previous choices. The Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez, who was elected to the starting lineup, pulled out of the Home Run Derby because of a hand injury, though it isn't yet known if he'll recuse himself from the All-Star Game as well. If a participant elected via the player vote opts out, the replacement is based upon vote totals from that process.
As for Delabar, it's very difficult to get worked up about a vote that involved five relievers. All of them began the year as setup men, though the Tigers' Joaquin Benoit and the Red Sox's Koji Uehara were recently pressed into closer duty due to injuries and ineffectiveness by their predecessors. Delabar is having a very good season, with a 1.74 ERA and 12.4 strikeouts per nine in 41 1/3 innings, but his 1.2 WAR is lower than those of the Rangers' Tanner Scheppers (1.8) and Benoit (1.7), and he doesn't have nearly the track record of Benoit or the Yankees' David Robertson.


text:
Sure, you could mess with Photoshop and its Background Eraser Tool to remove a background from a photo, but what if you don't own a copy of pricey Photoshop? I do own a copy of it but have never mastered it and don't like to use it. I don't even like waiting for it to load. For the Photoshop-less and Photoshop-averse, Web app Clipping Magic is worth a gander.
After navigating your way to Clipping Magic, you can simply drag and drop an image on the site or select a photo via the Choose File button. With your image loaded on Clipping Magic, you can now use the green and red brushes from the toolbar to tell the app which is the foreground you want to keep (green) and which is the background you want to remove (red). As you make brush strokes on the background, a yellow border moves to show you the line between foreground and background. For finer tweaks, you can shrink the size of the brush. There are also convenient undo and redo buttons, along with an eraser tool.
A preview pane on the right of your workspace shows you real-time results. You can select from seven background colors for your edited image or leave it transparent. When you are finished, click the Download button to download a copy of your photo. In the download window, there is a link to share a link to your photo (to avoid e-mailing a large file), but the link appears broken, acting the same as the Download Result button above it.
Clipping Magic is currently in alpha, so it's a little rough around the edges -- literally. I tested out the app with a handful of images and found that I could get a fairly sharp edge to my clipped foreground areas, but in each case, it was less than perfect. The app states that "hair and other partially transparent things such as veils or sheer clothes, are not currently handled." Professionals will obviously want to stick to Photoshop and the like, but for a quick clip of a photo, Clipping Magic may be of use.
(Via Lifehacker)


text:
Hollywood is in the middle of a digital revolution. Over the past few years, the titans of the industry have switched to digital cameras, and it seems like the days of shooting on film are drawing to a close. Of course there will always be holdouts (Christopher Nolan), but as digital cameras get more and more advanced, you have to wonder how long it will be before everyone has converted. These are the main issues explored in Keanu Reeves and Chris Kenneally's great documentary Side by Side. The two filmmakers sat down with people like James Cameron, David Fincher, George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Stephen Soderbergh, and Andy and Lana Wachowski to talk about the evolving landscape of filmmaking. If you're a film nerd, it's a must see movie. For more on Side by Side, here's some outtakes and a trailer.
Last week, I landed an exclusive interview with Keanu Reeves. Besides thanking him for getting the Wachowskis on camera, we talked about what surprised him about the digital revolution, how digital cameras and digital projection have advanced in the past few years, IMAX, whether it was tough to land the interviews, and so much more. In addition, with Reeves having directed his first feature, Man of Tai Chi, we talked about when people will see it, the film's rating (PG-13), and why he used the ARRI Alexa. Finally, we also talked about 47 Ronin, how he'd like to direct a film called Life and Art, the status of Bill and Ted 3, and Point Break Live (which is a lot of fun). Hit the jump to watch or to read the transcript.
Here's the full video interview followed by the transcript. Side by Side is now available on VOD and in limited release around the country. For a listing of where it's playing, click here.
Collider: I have a lot of things I want to talk to you about, but the first is I want to say thank you.
KEANU REEVES: Okay.
You're probably wondering why.
REEVES: (laughs) Why?
I am a huge Wachowski fan, and literally your film is the first thing that they've done on camera for anyone in so many years. Was it challenging to get them to agree talk about this or is it something that is close to their hearts?
REEVES: I can't speak for them; all I can say is that I am really grateful that they took the time to meet with me. And they have a wonderful passion, knowledge and experience in storytelling, in movie making, so for me to have the opportunity to speak about this subject, film and digital, and then broadening that into archival, or starting to speak about the experience of watching a movie. It just kind of opened up. To be able to speak to people who have such knowledge and passion. I don't know why they said yes, but I'm really happy they did.
Since you talked to them about this, they have talked a little bit on camera about Cloud Atlas. I think you got them a little more camera ready.
REEVES: No, no. Lana and Andy had done a documentary on some other work that they were doing, so I think there was a little sympathy towards a documentary filmmaker saying, "Would you please speak with me?" They had gone through that. I think that might have helped. They're such wonderful people, and it's great that they're sharing that with us.
I've been doing set visits for four or five years now and one of my staple questions to directors is film or digital and why? Half of the people are always looking at me like, "why are you always asking this question?" But I've been fascinated by this changing tide in Hollywood for years. What did you learn that surprised you about what was going on in the business, or was there anything that surprised you?
REEVES: One of them was archival. Another thing that surprised me was David Lynch saying – I won't hold you to it David – but he might not work in film again. Tom Rothman [the CEO] of Fox saying there's five years left, from his perspective, for film. That's a short clock. It really surprised me when Arriflex announced that they weren't going to make film cameras anymore. Speaking with Technicolor and how that business is changing, in terms of they're not going to make film anymore. Print, you know, or not so much. The documentary speaks about all of this industry change. It's like, what are we losing, what are we gaining? One of the surprises was the interpretation of gaining. The opportunity for different screens, the democratization and then, that turning into the philosophy of what are we watching? How do we watch it? What do we want from what we watch? What does it deliver? What are the expectations? That, I think, is full of surprises. A new audience, a new way to watch a movie. And I don't have any answers to that.
Roger Deakins saying that he's going to shoot on the Arri Alexa. And I spoke to Roger about this and he professed his love for the camera. When you have someone on that level saying, "I'm going digital." I think that is where the tide is officially turning, where everybody is getting on board.
REEVES: In the early days, and still today to me, it's a look. What look are you choosing to have, which way are you going? For Mr. Deakins, I don't know him, but to say, "OK I'm shooting digitally." The look of it must be interesting to him; the process of using it must be interesting to him. That's part of it. You said you've been asking people film or digital for the past four years? And that's what it is. How does it work? What does it look like? What does it do? In the documentary Christopher Nolan is kind of saying, "It's not there yet for me. What I do, digital isn't there yet for me." And then for other people it's right there, it's right now. And then technologically it always, as Lucas says, it's going to get better. Wally Pfister talks about that.
Four or five years ago, with those early digital cameras, you could tell you were watching digital. But now cameras are evolving.
REEVES: And projection.
That's what I wanted to open the door on, projection. I, personally, have no problems looking at a digital image that's been shot, but when the digital projection is not as good as it should be, that is where the whole thing falls apart.
REEVES: Yep. It really does. It does. When we speak about this, it's like practical philosophy. When you know what you've lost, you're like, that's not as good an image. But it's a different image. Does it matter? You know what I mean? You want to have a standard. You want to have the standard of a beautiful print or the standard of a digital image with a projector that has the light bulb at the right lumens, and the screen in the appropriate screen, and all those things to have it technically right and beautiful; because that's important.
I think that digital projection, they have to solve that issue. I've gone to some screenings where I'm looking at an image that doesn't seem as focused as it should be. And even if it was shot on film or digital, because the projection is off, it's just angering.
REEVES: Yeah, because you don't get in. You don't get involved. It doesn't grab you. There's a surface quality to it, there's no depth. It doesn't touch you the same way; it doesn't reach you the same way. And what Nolan says, it's not acceptable. It's not acceptable. It's a big thing; I paid some dough for this. And his question is why is this being shoved down our throats? I'm now losing the choice to have this excellence. Now it's kind of going a different way. But the projector and image, digital or photochemical has always been that thing with the bulbs and all of that. Scorsese talks about it in the documentary, he's the real main auteur right?
I love Christopher Nolan and I love Wally Pfister, I love their work, but I think in five years when the cameras, maybe when an IMAX camera can go digital and the resolution is 8K and the image can be manipulated to look exactly like film, they're getting on board the train. I think that right now because it's not all the way there. Maybe I'm wrong though.
REEVES: No, that sounds like a good reason to not be there, it's not as good. No, it's different though.
I want to open the door on you as a filmmaker. Not only have you done this, you are directing or have directed something.
REEVES: Yeah, I just finished principal photography on a kung fu movie shot digitally.
And that's what I was going to say, as I have for four or five years now, film or digital and why?
REEVES: Originally, going into the project I was hoping and expecting to shoot on film. But I shot in China, in mainland China, in Hong Kong. And basically from the producer's side of it there was a question, resources really, I shouldn't say producer. Resources is like OK film cost this much, digital cost this much. What is our quality control going to be like where we are, and what affords us the best? So I tested some cameras and some film stocks and I decided to shoot digitally. And I'm really happy with that.
What camera did you use?
REEVES: I used the Arri Alexa studio camera. The 4:3 chip; with some Hawk lenses.
A lot of film makers are using digital cameras with old school seventies lenses to give it a different look.
REEVES: Yummy. Well, yeah, because it creams it up a bit. It's weird when you talk about film or the image it kind of turns into wine. You use things like "it's robust, the bouquet, the grape, the way it falls off, the chocolate, the cinnamon, and the earthy tones." And that's like, what the heck is that? So you're talking about film and digital; it's not as creamy, the edges, it doesn't flow, it has no depth. What are those qualities? So, it's kind of funny. We used pretty fast lenses, the Hawks, you know, they were new anamorphics. We chose anamorphic. On the digital it's a great combination, it's a yummy, yummy image.
You have some titans of the industry in the documentary. Did you personally call these people up or did you have someone do that for you? Because you got people to talk that normally don't talk.
REEVES: Side by Side is an expedition for me and for Chris Kenneally. When we were in Technicolor in New York, I said "Wow, this is changing lets go do this. Chris do you want to go do this? It's really personal." Chris said, "It may be personal, but we have to make this for everybody, this is for the specialists, for the general audience. It's about movies, movie making, it's a behind the scenes." So, for me, the people that we approached, it was personal.
I'm really excited to see your movie. I'm curious, opening the door on doing a documentary like this, now making a martial arts feature are you now stepping behind the camera more? Are there other documentaries or subject matter that has always interested you that you might open the door on?
REEVES: Yeah, I'd like to. As with anything, you need the story. If the film that I'm working on now is any good, I might get a chance to do it again. Even if it's not, if I have a story to tell then I'll work to try to tell that story. Documentary as well. Off the cuff, I've always wanted to do something, I'd like to make something called Life and Art and speak to actors and talk about their films and their lives. Not in a sensational way, but just the interaction of this idea of life and art. "So Jack, while you were making this movie, what was going on? What is happening here? What was going on artistically in your mind? What's your approach to the acting here?" Something like that.
You need someone on your level, someone who also has the respect of the people you're talking to, to have people open up and engage. Which is why I think Side by Side is so good. You know what I mean; the people are looking at you as a level peer.
REEVES: Yeah, absolutely. I think that helped once and a while; that they might be familiar with some of the work I had done. You know, I've been around for a little bit.
I think you've done a few things people have seen.
Right, just one or two.
REEVES: Yeah, and hopefully liked. So, yeah, I think absolutely. I think also, it's like it would be like in sports or anything. I hope that could be true, if I get to do Life and Art.
I think you could probably make that happen, with digital cameras I heard it's cheaper.
REEVES: It is. I mean, that's another consequence of digital right? There's this kind of renaissance of the documentary.
Oh, a hundred percent; and the quality that's coming out of TIFF and Sundance and everything is really great because of the cameras. But, I definitely want to ask you about your film. Did you direct it for an R rating? For a PG-13?
REEVES: I went through the PG-13 lenses. The film is mostly in Mandarin, it's about seventy percent Mandarin, fifteen percent Cantonese, and the rest in English.
When can fans look forward to seeing a trailer?
REEVES: Yeah, well if it all goes according to plan hopefully sometime early next year.
Do you have a plan for when you want to release it?
REEVES: Yeah, maybe hopefully around May; May, June – April, May, June; if everything goes according to plan.
I believe early next year, you have a movie called 47 Ronin coming out.
REEVES: Yes, yes.
Have you seen a rough cut yet?
REEVES: I haven't seen anything, no. You know, on set I've seen some sizzle reels and some collections of some of the images. It looks absolutely astounding, and beautiful, and incredible.
On Twitter I got about a thousand people, when I said I was talking to you, everyone wanted to know. Do you actually think a Bill and Ted movie might happen? The amount of people that tweeted me is crazy.
REEVES: People like those films, I love those films.
Personally, I'm of the opinion this is never going to happen, ever, no matter what anyone says. But I definitely want to hear it from you if you think something could happen.
REEVES: Yeah, there's definitely a possibility that it might happen.
That's a nice politician answer. I like that.
REEVES: Yeah.
I've heard rumors that you actually went to the "Point Break Live" that exists in LA.
REEVES: You know, I never saw that.
I saw it recently, and it blew my mind. It's just fantastic. It was so much fun, they have the audience come up, there's a lot of participation, there's a lot of water. But there was a lot of hearsay about "Keanu's actually been here, he did this."
REEVES: Oh, no I haven't done it yet. I should do that, because that would be fun. I would have to play Bodhi or something like that.
Is there a possibility you would even explore going to it? Because people would lose their minds.
REEVES: Sure, yeah, sure.
Let me know when you're going.
Okay. Maybe when they have an anniversary. Like the fifty year anniversary or something like that.
Cool. Congratulations to you on the film. It's fantastic. Both film nerds and non film nerds should really check it out.
REEVES: Oh, thanks for that. I hope so.
Side by Side is now available on VOD and in limited release around the country. For a listing of where it's playing, click here.


text:
BB Series
As the go-to instrument for some of the biggest names in bass since its introduction in 1977, players like Nathan East, Tony Kanal, Billy Sheehan, Glenn Hughes, Robbie Takac, Peter Hook, and Jack Gibson have made their signature sound with a BB. The new BB takes the iconic style and versatility of this classic bass, and its legendary sound, to a new level.
You're the bedrock of your music. The foundation. The fundamental. The link. You need an instrument with the strength and power to perform. An instrument that gives you the freedom to innovate, to create and push the boundaries. You need a bass where everything's just right. Sound, feel, looks – nothing comes second.
Signature Models
Nathan East has appeared on countless albums and has toured with some of the biggest names in modern music. Whether he is playing blues with Eric Clapton, pop with Phil Collins or contemporary jazz with Fourplay, Nathan relies on his BBNE2 signature five-string bass to deliver the tone he needs.Other Colors Available
This is the new upgraded version of the TRBJP. New 35" scale neck with 26 frets. Active 5 controls includes a 3 band EQ tuned to John's specifications.Other Colors Available


text:
Website Detail Page
written by Richard McCray and Andrew Koelemay
This applet demonstrates the Doppler shift. The user can control the frequency of the sound source and the sound speed. The chart recorder at the bottom displays the wave crests as detected by the receiver and their frequency. It also displays the instantaneous wavelength if the ear is at rest. The user can drag the source or the receiver to any location in the display and choose the velocity of each.
This is part of a larger collection of applets by STEM Colorado focused mostly on topics in astronomy.
Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2_06 of Java.
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!
Record Link
McCray, Richard, and Andrew Koelemay. STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift. August 29, 2008.
AIP Format
R. McCray and A. Koelemay, (2004), WWW Document, (http://scatter.colorado.edu/STEM-TPSoft/java/javaapps/doppler/DopplerApp.jnlp).
R. McCray and A. Koelemay, STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift, (2004), <http://scatter.colorado.edu/STEM-TPSoft/java/javaapps/doppler/DopplerApp.jnlp>.
APA Format
McCray, R., & Koelemay, A. (2008, August 29). STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift. Retrieved August 7, 2020, from http://scatter.colorado.edu/STEM-TPSoft/java/javaapps/doppler/DopplerApp.jnlp
Chicago Format
McCray, Richard, and Andrew Koelemay. STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift. August 29, 2008. http://scatter.colorado.edu/STEM-TPSoft/java/javaapps/doppler/DopplerApp.jnlp (accessed 7 August 2020).
MLA Format
McCray, Richard, and Andrew Koelemay. STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift. 2004. 29 Aug. 2008. 7 Aug. 2020 <http://scatter.colorado.edu/STEM-TPSoft/java/javaapps/doppler/DopplerApp.jnlp>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "Richard McCray and Andrew Koelemay", Title = {STEM Colorado: Doppler Shift}, Volume = {2020}, Number = {7 August 2020}, Month = {August 29, 2008}, Year = {2004} }
Refer Export Format
%A Richard McCray
EndNote Export Format
%0 Electronic Source
Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
Citation Source Information
The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.
The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.
The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.
The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.


text:
Exploring East Honolulu
We explore beyond the cul-de-sacs to find East Honolulu's friendly personalities, hidden treasures and where your lost fins ended up.
(page 1 of 5)
It's easy to think of everything past Diamond Head as just a sleepy bedroom community, maybe because there are so many different suburban clusters tucked into the valleys along Kalaniana'ole Highway. But East Honolulu is more than just a collection of cul-de-sacs and strip malls. Jump in a car, on a bike or on a bus and start exploring and you'll discover all kinds of cool stuff, from scenic outdoor adventures to tasty treats to new agricultural experiments. Think you know the east side? Holoholo with us to find some roads less traveled.
Think you know the east side? Holoholo with us to find some roads less traveled.
The Haunting at Wai'alae Drive-In
Photo: Bishop Museum
So the story goes that, back in 1959, a young woman watching a movie at the old Wai'alae Drive-In Theater went to the restroom around midnight. Standing in the mirror next to her reflection was another girl combing her long, black hair. She had no face and no feet. The woman ran out of the bathroom screaming and, according to lore, was hospitalized from a nervous breakdown. The drive-in, which was located next to an old graveyard, closed in the '80s. Jolly Roger Drive-In restaurant was replaced by a Zippy's restaurant, the tale of the infamous faceless woman still haunts the minds of many who venture into bathrooms in this area. Some say the ghost still lingers around the old drive-in grounds, others report having seen the faceless spirit in the bathrooms at the theater in Kāhala Mall.
Updated 3/12/14.
Traveling Sands
Photo: Thinkstock
You don't need a Neighbor Island plane ticket to feel the soft sands of Moloka'i or Kaua'i between your toes. All you need is a barefoot walk along the beach fronting The Kāhala Hotel & Resort. Over the years, the hotel has imported barge-loads of sand from both of those islands to supplement its beach.
The First Mickey D's
Depending on your feelings toward McDonald's, you can either thank or blame Maurice Sullivan, founder of Foodland, for bringing the fast-food chain to Hawai'i. In either case, the state's first Mickey D's opened at the 'Āina Haina Shopping Center in 1968, with hamburgers selling for 23 cents apiece. Unlike the Mainland McDonald's at the time, which sported golden arches on their roofs, the 'Āina Haina restaurant had an unadorned, peaked, shake roof, like the more elegant Hawai'i homes of the day. The first Hawai'i McDonald's survived until 2011, when it was torn down and replaced by a First Hawaiian Bank, but not before a brand-new location opened right next door. Glenn Waki, owner of the new 'Āina Haina McDonald's, got his start as a manager trainee at the old 'Āina Haina McDonald's in 1972. "Back then, I thought the original building was beautiful in terms of the Hawai'i motif," Waki says. "But I think our new building is very nice, too."
Aloha in a Cone
Anyone who's stepped into the House of Pure Aloha in the rejuvenated 'Āina Haina Shopping Center for a gourmet shave ice will encounter "Uncle Clay," the smiley fixture in this neighborhood who loves to hug his patrons and seems to remember everything about them, from where they went to school to how long it's been since the last time they stopped by. Most folks who grew up in 'Āina Haina remember Clayton Chang as the owner of the now-defunct Doe Fang, a beloved mom-and-pop crack seed shop in the same shopping center where he sold his popular Icee creations. Today, he runs HOPA with his nephew, Bronson Chang, serving up all-natural shave ice with syrup flavors that include green tea, liliko'i, sweet potato and kalespin (a combination of kale and spinach), then topped with fresh fruits, homemade mochi or the signature Dream Sauce. Since it opened in June 2011, HOPA has served more than 100,000 bowls of this local treat.


text:
It's an image that became part of Beatles' lore – Paul, John, Ringo and George traversing the crosswalk outside of EMI studios on Abbey Road.
Now a rare photograph showing the super group walking the wrong way across the road has been sold for £16,000 (approximately U.S. $25,200) at auction. That's almost double the estimate which was listed at £9,000.
The version that graces the cover of 1969's "Abbey Road" – the Beatles' 11th studio album – has the Fab Four making their way from the photographer's left to right in the London suburb of St. John's Wood where the EMI recording studio still exists. The image up for grabs features John Lennon leading his band-mates from right to left.
That's only one of the differences fans will find on closer inspection of the image. Paul McCartney famously went shoe-less in the album image; in the reverse picture he is seen wearing sandals. The cigarette he carries on the album is also missing.
In 1966 photographer Iain MacMillan was given only ten minutes to capture the moment and managed six takes of the iconic shot, with the photograph available being the second version captured. In order to record the image, MacMillan climbed a ladder situated in the middle of the road. Paul McCartney conceived the idea behind the cover, going so far as to draw a sketch of exactly what he wanted.
"That photo's been called an icon of the 1960s, I suppose it is," said Iain MacMillan in 1989. "I think the reason it became so popular is its simplicity. It's a very simple, stylized shot. Also it's a shot people can relate to. It's a place where people can still walk."
So popular has the location become to Beatles' and pop culture fans, a live webcam feed runs 24 hours a day showing the crossing and surrounding roads.
MacMillan, who passed away in 2006, went on to photograph many other celebrities during his life, but it is the image of Abbey Road that gained the most notoriety from his body of work. The photographer revisited the location in 1993 when McCartney invited him take another picture on the now-famous crosswalk – this time featuring the singer and his Old English sheepdog. That image became the cover of "Paul is Live," the solo album McCartney released that same year.
According to MacMillan's obituary in The Guardian, the photographer was modest about his acheivements and retained a lasting affection for Paul and Linda McCartney, whom he described as "the most solidly down to earth and unaffected couple imaginable."
Owned by a private collector, the reverse Abbey Road photo is number 3 of only 25 created and was auctioned in a lot of 279 other photographs at Bloomsbury Auctions in London that took place on May 22.


text:
Designing Our Children's Future-Calling for a science of design, complexity, and collective action.Leave a comment
December 5, 2012 by locu5amoenu5
See on Scoop.it – DIY & "The Great Reskilling"
Calling for a science of design, complexity, and collective action.
It is sometimes said that biology flows downhill — we are endlessly concerned with the well-being and competency and future adaptive success of our children. The strategic challenge of promoting well-being and competency and adaptive success is ever-present, and scientists continue to investigate and debate optimum strategies of childhood program delivery. Effective program delivery also necessitates engagement with politicians and economists and community members, and all stakeholders upon whom the success of childhood programs depends.
There is an excellent book I read recently, Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life: A Human Capital Integration, which highlights some of the academic, practical, political, social, and economic challenges that face people working in the area of childhood program design and delivery. Reading this book made me think about a very significant need that I believe permeates psychological science: We need a science of design, complexity, and collective action — a new type of applied systems science — to supplement our psychological science.
See on www.psychologytoday.com


text:
Net zero in new england seems easy to me now… and here's a little about why…
First some qualifications:
– I am talking about new construction since that is what I am familiar with.
– By easy I mean "not that expensive" by which I mean, it is doable for the same (net cash flow) as a typical new house.
The reason it seems easy is because we seem pretty close to on target to be net zero for the year, and we don't even have:
– solar hot water heating
– and more importantly… solar air heating
– the house isn't all that small. I mean, it's smaller than a typical new house with 4 people living in it, but in retrospect, I think a different design might have been more efficient. I will talk more about that in the future.*
Solar Air Heating
What I realize now, more than ever, is that it is not difficult or expensive to design an inexpensive solar air heater for a house that gives 100% of your heating on a sunny day, even if it is 0F outside. That's because you don't need all that much (even in New England) if you have insulated enough. The method that I am most interested in at the moment is Aluminum Downspout Hot Air Solar Collector–which is quite unobtrusive… (youtube) Read more here at builditsolar.com
You want in?
1. calculate how large a collector one would need, you need to first estimate your house's "heat load" using PHPP (if you are building a new Passive House) or get a pretty good estimate using this form or the excel file here as an example.
2. build it! With your kids!
Here's what I would do if I were to do it again:
– double stud walls 12″ with dense packed cellulose by an installer who knows what they are doing and has the right equipment
– air barrier at the exterior — taped Zip system walls perhaps. Meaning… applied eaves. Search on Marc Rosenbaum applied eaves, etc.
– ventilated/cold roof with insulation on attic floor, no ceiling cans on 2nd floor, etc. and a hatch on exterior of the house to access this space if need be.
– Don't worry about the roof angle being 45 degrees (near your latitude) or being exactly solar south. Maybe even a shed roof so there is even MORE roof for solar panels.
– heat with a wood stove or pellet stove, looking to Rachel Wagner for any advice on best practices for heating with wood in a tight house
– Use an HRV
– I like having a basement to put mechanicals in, but if I were to do it again, I would probably build only 2 bigger above ground floors and keep the attic level outside the envelope. For a number of reasons. I will write more on this in the future.
Basically, I would follow the rules of building a superinsulated house, even Passive House, but not go too crazy with expensive closed-cell** spray foam insulation or very expensive windows. Pretty much what we did, but I would try to spend even less, and if anything, spend the difference on solar heating!
What's my point?
The point is… even in a superinsulated house, heating is a big part of the overall energy use (if looking at heating, cooling, hot-water heating, cooking, lighting and appliance use in a household that is reasonably considerate of their usage.) So if you can cut this, even by 25% due to solar, you are going to be in much better shape. Some will argue that is better to spend solar dollars on PVs that can be used year-round, but in cold climates with very efficient solar-thermal heating done on the cheap with the help of builditsolar.com and "simplysolar" and "solarheat" yahoo group participants, the cost per KWh of energy saved is going to be much lower.
*A neat book on small houses is Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities
**Some closed-cell foam is still going to be useful in certain spots — like the rim joists. Just be sure to use a brand with water as the blowing agent so you aren't adding to the greenhouse effect due to HFC-134a. (article discussing foam insulation and GWP)


text:
Ortiz, who turns 35 in November, said the parties will meet next week. Flo would like the Sox to rip up the option and come to an agreement on a multi-year deal.
I want to be back, and I want to be here for a longer period of time. I'm just a little worn out because of the negativity that I've dealt with the last few years. I don't think there's any baseball player that can deal with all the distractions that I deal with and play baseball. It's hard. I'm not a superhero. I'm just another human being, like everyone else. I've got feelings. I want to give this team another World Series, and dealing with all the other crap with people telling you you can't do it no more, or this and that, I have no room for that. ...Of course, if Ortiz signs for two years -- there is no way on Earth the Sox would do more than that -- and he is again slow out of the gate, he'll hear puh-lenty of crap. Probably more crap than he did this season, actually, because people will be bitching that the team is on the hook for him in 2012, too.
I just want to be able to play baseball and have fun, like I used to. That's where I came back to not wanting just one year, because I know it's going to be just the same thing. As soon as you struggle for a week, it's going to be the same thing. People saying you are old, saying you have no bat speed anymore. People talking all kind of crap. It's hard to avoid that because it's all over the place.
In SoSH's poll/discussion, I went with the last choice: pick up the option (which may annoy Ortiz), play 2011, and re-evaluate next November.
Tim Wakefield says winning the Roberto Clemente Award for his extensive community work is the highest honour of his career:
Coming up through the Pirates organization, you knew what his legacy stood for. ... Roberto's legacy truly epitomizes how an athlete should act, not only on the field, but off as well. That's what I've tried to emulate throughout my career. ... This award ultimately is the highest accomplishment I think you can attain or the highest compliment that you can get from somebody, and I'm very honored and humbled at the same time to accept this award.
Peter Gammons says it is very unlikely that Victor Martinez will be in a Red Sox uniform in 2011:
I think Detroit is going to give him four or five years. And I don't think anybody else is going to give him four or five years to be a catcher. I'm not so sure Beltre will be back. I can't gauge that market. But I do think they will go very hard after [Carl] Crawford, I really believe that. And I think they will go hard after some relief pitchers.


text:
Search Products
2 Bottles Frozen Drink Mix$49.95
Frozen Drink Mix - 1 BottleThe Pina Colada mix is outstanding. We found that it was con ...
The Pina Colada mix is outstanding. We found that it was consumed at twice the rate of the margarita..Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
This is my first experience with a slushy mix. This one is good. Although the website indicates 3.5 ..Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
I tried the Cherry Limeade drink concentrate because my wife made me. She drinks diet cherry limeade..Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
I tried the cola mix. The cola mix does have that flat cola taste as others have indicated. However,..Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
My first experiance with this concentrate mix. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much flavor from a 1/2 g..Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]


text: Dear Email Owner, We are presently offering loans to interested persons at an affordable rate with the help and assistance from our banks. We offer secured loans to individuals and companies at low interest,we also offer long and short term loans. Our firm has recorded a lot of breakthroughs in the provision of first class financial services to our clients especially in the area of Loan and capital provision for individuals and companies. You can apply for a fast loan here and get it with ease.Perhaps you need a loan for Debt Consolidation,Home Improvements,A New or Used Car Purchase,A New Home,Investment/Business Expansion Purposes,or Even a vacation. In our loan scheme tagged 'loan under two weeks',every customer both local and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from this company. Interested persons should please furnish us with the following informations: Name: Contact Address/country: Mobile Telephone Number: Occupation: Loan Amount: Loan Duration: Transparency is what keeps us on in the contest. Regards, Cynthia Bernardo Loan Officer Prestito Online Group Email: prestitispa1 at aol.com


text:
Find what you are looking for?
Watch your budding athlete rule the lax field with the latest youth lacrosse cleats from DICK'S Sporting Goods.
Lacrosse-specific cleats are made for the rigors of their game. They provide optimal traction, sport and stability on a variety of field surfaces, both natural and artificial. You can select from low-cut or high-cut lacrosse cleats for their game.
Many youth lacrosse cleats are crafted from lightweight synthetic leather. Mesh tongues and panels provide breathability without sacrificing durability during play.
Lacrosse cleats must support the game's breakneck pace and multidirectional movements. Molded TPU cleats provide excellent traction and footing for wet, dry, natural grass and turf field surfaces. A cushioned midsole provides comfort, impact absorption and cushion—so they can run laps around the competition.
Consider purchasing a youth lacrosse cleats with a moisture-wicking liner. Shop popular lax brands, including Under Armour® and Warrior®. Find even more with the full collection of lacrosse gear at DICK'S Sporting Goods. For more, browse all lacrosse cleats for men and women.
Featured Categories


text:
I was asked recently to fix up a small website for some friends, which was hosted on eircom, the Irish national telecoms provider. So, I thought, fine, I need to find out if they support PHP, Java, ASP or even Ruby on Rails, get the development tools, and away I go – right?
Um, no.
It turns out that eircom (note the fact I refuse to capitalise – cheap shot I know, but well deserved) doesn't support any server side scripting. Nor do they support any kind of backend database. As I found out, the largest telecoms provider in this fair country of mine in firmly stuck back in 1993 with Windows 3.1 and New Kids on the Block.
Plucky, optimistic guy that I am, I decide to not get too annoyed with my countrymen, and instead get an account from GoDaddy (tacky site, but cheap and with very good account management tools), opt for the LAMP stack, and lo and behold, a few days later the site was up and running.
Now all that was left to do was change the index.html file in the old account to do a Javascript redirect to the new, shinier site, so that the sites that had bookmarked the old one would be auto-redirected to the new one.
Not so fast, says eircom! In order to upload files to the eircom FTP server (whenever it's not crashed and out of service) you first have to be connected to the internet using an eircom connection, regardless of the fact that you have the username and password for the account. This seems to exist for the simple purpose of punishing you, the naughty naughty customer, for having the temerity to accept one of the plethora of infinitely better broadband deals from one of Eircom's competitors. So, now I'm reduced to sending a mass email to my friends to find out if any of them have an eircom account so they can upload the file for me.
This whole episode is a fitting microcosm of the problems Ireland is having with it's broadband rollout. For a country that prides itself on being a "Knowledge Economy", it has one of the lowest levels of broadband penetration in Europe, and the blame for this can be laid at eircoms door.
Their resistance to Local Loop Unbundling is frankly criminal, abusing a monopoly that they've held for far too long, and is the reason why, until very recently, they were they only broadband provider in my area. And it's not like I'm living in the wild west of Mayo, I live in Dublin, the capital.
Eircom should be leading the way, pushing themselves to win market share by offering better products, better prices and better services. They don't, and it's crippling Ireland's technological advancement. And until the EU's legislation results in millions of €uro in fines, the chancers running the company will continue to drag their feet and piss me off.
Phew! Try saying that in one breath!


text:
French-born and Brooklyn-based designer Sophie Theallet -- whose crisp, chic dresses have become the favorite of both the fashion set and the style influencer Michelle Obama -- beat out an impressive roster of competitors to snag the coveted CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, pocketing $200,000, a year of mentoring, and if previous winners are any indication, a very good chance at lasting success.
Theallet has been making headlines since 2008 when she assembled and all-black roster of models for her Spring 2009 runway collection. Since then, she's become a talent to be respected among editors and a favorite of one very powerful First Lady, already credited with making the fortunes of under-the-radar talents like Jason Wu. Mrs. Obama became so enamored of a certain dress Theallet made with a full, pleated skirt and a colorful stripe that she wore it -- and a similar style -- several times over the past year.
With this recognition, Theallet has proven the appeal of her quintessentially French sense of bohemian sophisticate that travels easily to LA, New York or anywhere else in the world. Beating out her competitors was no small feat, either, given the scope of talent among Alabama Chanin's Natalie Chanin, Esquivel Shoes' George Esquivel, Gary Graham, Waris' Waris Ahluwalia, Monique Pean, Ohne Titel's Flora Gill and Alexa Adams, Patrik Ervell, Spurr's Simon Spurr and Wayne's Wayne Lee.
U.S. & World
Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world.
Past CFDA winners have done a spectacular job of leveraging their award as a jumpstart for a luminous career and established label, including Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Trovata, Doo.Ri and Rogan.


text: Although it might be freezing and snowing outside, River Island is ready for spring and summer with their new SS16 collection. This collection is filled with bold colors, prints and textures. It has a bit of a 70's touch, with patchwork, suede and fringe. Don't worry though, there are neutrals and denim basics too, that would be be a great addition to anyone's closet!


text:
TradeIndia is organising India's first virtual event on Covid-19 Essential Products. In the absence of physical events, the Covid-19 essential expo gives an opportunity to manufacturers, suppliers and exporters to digitally connect with global buyers, build new business partnerships and get qualified leads. Know More
Established in 1991 , TECHNO MARK ASSOCIATES has made a name for itself in the list of top suppliers of in India. The supplier company is located in Ludhiana, Punjab and is one of the leading sellers of listed products.TECHNO MARK ASSOCIATES is listed in Trade India's list of verified sellers offering supreme quality of etc. Buy in bulk from us for the best quality products and service.


text: Tour Pro plus in new neon colors combined with a new proprietary, ultra-tacky compound for a very unique look and feel for golfers. Men's standard is smaller than original Itomic line of grips. Like the original Itomic grip they are made from a revolutionary blend of thermoforming materials is both very durable and high performing in all weather conditions. .600 core size.


text:
NEW YORK -- The game didn't seem capable of taking another turn. But then, the game is always capable of taking another turn.
NEW YORK -- The game didn't seem capable of taking another turn. But then, the game is always capable of taking another turn.
The Yankees have filled our Octobers with so much drama. Much of it has ended with wild Yankee wins, with balls launching off Yankee bats into the fall night. And it surely seemed like we were headed for another classic Yankee win in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Yanks came back, because the Yanks in October, especially at the stadium, always have a chance. They turned a 4-0 deficit in the ninth into a 4-4 tie thanks to Ichiro Suzuki's two-run home run and, who else, Raul Ibanez's two-run blast three batters later.
Until then it was shaping into the dreariest nights at the big ballyard in the Bronx, when most of the ALCS opener felt like a July matinee against Toronto. But that's how it feels with patches of empty seats and the home team doing little to excite those who showed.
Detroit's 4-0 lead into the ninth helped rehash the Yankees' gloom. They had a hard enough time getting hits. And when the Yanks did string together baserunners, loading the bases in three of the first six innings, they were especially inept trying to bring them home.
Their troubles were punctuated by Joe Girardi again pinch-hitting for Alex Rodriguez, this time unnecessarily with none on, one out in the eighth, as Eric Chavez gave Joaquin Benoit's first pitch a ride before Austin Jackson chased it down on the center-field warning track.
So as Mark Teixeira faced an 0-and-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth, Detroit still up 4-2 after Suzuki's two-run home run a couple batters earlier, the Yanks were looking at potentially large problems. They couldn't get a clutch hit to save their lives, and A-Rod's playing status would become a series-long topic.
Suddenly Jose Valverde, Detroit's shaky closer, started throwing balls to Teixeira. One ball after another until Teixeira had eked out a walk, bringing to bat Ibanez.
Ibanez, of course, followed with the game-tying two-run homer to send the chilly Stadium faithful into a frenzy and the game into extra innings.
It was at that very moment when roughly 32 people – 25 Detroit players, manager Leyland and six coaches – believed the Tigers would win Game 1.
But the game had another few turns, beginning with the rest of Detroit's bullpen holding the Yanks in check. Delmon Young's 12th-inning double on a ball seemingly misplayed by right-fielder Nick Swisher, and Andy Dirks' grounder to the left of Derek Jeter for an infield single scoring another, gave the Tigers a 6-4 lead.
But the news was worse. Jeter extended his body to catch the grounder and did something bad to his left ankle. He rolled around in pain. He didn't get up. And any casual observer of the captain knew that Jeter, that the Yankees, were in serious trouble.
He was helped off the field unable to put any weight on his aching left leg. The Tigers came out of it with a 6-4 win.
And Girardi, his voice cracking at times, stepped into the interview room and announced that Jeter had fractured his ankle.
"When you make the postseason, you think of Derek Jeter,'' Tigers manager Jim Leyland said a few minutes later.
For much of the night, the question was how the Yanks could advance to the World Series with very little hitting and even less with runners on base?
By night's end, the question was how the Yanks would overcome those deficiencies without their captain?
It was the best of times followed by the worst of times. Maybe the Yanks have a few more tricks up their sleeves. For once, they must pull off their magic acts without their best player, without their captain.
firstname.lastname@example.com; Twitter: @th_KevinGleason


text:
I really like Paris. But if I were to complain about anything, I would make the following few statements about the Charles de Gaulle airport:
- People don't smile at Charles de Gaulle. Not the restaurant staff, not the people at the check-in desks, not the people at the security checkpoints, not the people at the terminal — not even the taxi driver dropping you off at the airport in the first place! There are no clowns at Charles de Gaulle but if there were, I bet they would be the type that has teardrop makeup on their cheeks.
- Charles de Gaulle, a modern airport for international travelers, offers a choice of more than five different newspapers absolutely free. All in French…
- 200 ml of orange juice after the security checkpoint costs about 5 euros. That's 25 euros per litre, or roughly 20x the cost in your average supermarket.
- The Charles de Gaulle airport toilets have one of the shortest designs I've ever come across in terms of back-to-front length. This makes using them challenging and, yes, somewhat disgusting.
- The Charles de Gaulle airport toilets are extremely shallow. I will not get specific here, but suffice to say it's another challenge indeed.
- The Charles de Gaulle airport toilet seats are not even matching the toilet! Perhaps this photo best illustrates this:


text:
I met up with the marchers in Boston's Dewey Square and joined them with my own sign which I wrote with my 4 French friends in mind, [and who will be here in Boston visiting me at the end of the month.] Afterall, it is the French who proclaimed Liberté, égalité, fraternité during their revolution against the filthy rich oligarchy.
The demonstators were a mixed group of college students, middle-aged and older Americans from all sorts of backgrounds: African American, Latino, Muslim, Indian, Asian, and the rest of us. The weather cooperated by being an unseasonably warm and glorious almost mid-October Columbus Day, reaching the low 80s. People were handing out free water for the marchers whose voices were getting hoarser by the minute. Drum beaters, bongo players, and a band were there to add to the festive, but serious nature of the demonstration. I'm the one with the sign in French with the translation.
My voice is hoarse, and my feet are sore, but I'm glad I participated.
BTW. Every sign I saw was spelled correctly.


text:
Results 1 to 4 of 4
#1 Mum of four pregnant with nine babies04-27-2012, 12:29 PM
A PREGNANT woman is set to make medical history when she gives birth to NINE babies less than a year after becoming mum to triplets.
Karla Perez, 32, is set to have a Caesarean on May 20 when she will be seven months pregnant.
Doctors say she is carrying six girls and three boys. She is thought to have fallen pregnant with them just two weeks after the birth of her children Casandra, Daniela and Bernardo who were also delivered by C-section last November.
Karla, who lives Villa de Arteaga, Mexico, is also mum to a four-year-old boy called Braulio.
All four children as well as the nine she is carrying are understood to have been conceived naturally. ...
|« Previous Thread | Next Thread »