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Shauna & Stephen's Lively Loft
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Name: Shauna Alterio & Stephen Loidolt of something's hiding in here
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (at the edge of the city)
Size: 2,300 square feet (1 bedroom & 1 bath)
Years lived in: 3.5 rented
Shauna and Stephen may have sacrificed being able to step out the front door of their loft and be in the heart of Philadelphia, but what they got in return makes the very short drive all worth it. They like to consider their loft one big studio — a studio that has been transformed from an old tire factory into one lively loft.
Shauna and Stephen have lived in Philadelphia for about 4 years and have spent most of that time in this loft. They both have very creative jobs and the wheels in their brains certainly don't stop turning when they come home after work. They boast that the majority of their things are from thrift & antique stores, Craigslist and IKEA. They take pride in their artistic abilities and transform many of the pieces they uncover from unlikely sources.
Their lively loft — that sits right next to railroad tracks — is illuminated with sun pouring in through the giant windows during the peak hours of the day. That light helps showcase all of the amazing and unique items that are spread throughout the space. One can find anything from a case full of anatomical figures to (wooden) "brass" knuckles. We also can't overlook Shauna and Stephen's two work rooms that help them run their Etsy shop: something's hiding in here. The workshops are both efficient and whimsical.
We've actually seen Stephen in action here on Apartment Therapy — teaching us How To: Make a Block Print!
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My/Our style: Our style is a mix of all the things we love.
Inspiration: We've been looking at the Zakka movement in Japan, its inspired us to search for pieces with natural textures and wood like our dining room table and wicker chairs. Mid Century education has always been an inspiration, from our colors (taken from our globe collection), to our favorite vintage finds like a classroom chalkboard and card catalog. We also love industrial items from the 70's like our green, metal flat file and metal tool chest. One day, we'd love to have vintage pieces by some of our favorite Mid Century designers like Paul McCobb.
Favorite Element: We love that it's an open space, we truly think of it as one big studio.
Biggest Challenge: The same thing that we love about our place is also its biggest challenge. Because it's one open space any changes we make effects everything.
What Friends Say: Our friends joke that we're always making or changing something in our loft, and it's true. We just can't help ourselves.
Biggest Embarrassment: We do have a dirty secret... the loft above our studio is all storage. We really want to turn it into a second bedroom for guests, but it's so nice to have a secret place to hide all the things you don't want to look at.
Proudest DIY: Our giant, built in, bookcase, made of scrap lumber from old projects.
Biggest Indulgence: There is one thing I still can't believe we bought... our Eames, fiberglass rocker. It was so worth it, even though we had to save for a year to buy it.
Best advice: Look everywhere... you never know where you'll find inspiration.
Dream source: We can't think of a dream source... but there's a piece of furniture we dream of owning: the Paul McCobb planner desk and chair. One day.
Furniture: Thrift & antique stores, Craigslist, IKEA
Accessories: Thrift & antique stores, eBay, Etsy
Lighting: Gallery802, cb2, PBteen
Rugs and Carpets: IKEA, Urban Outfitters
Window Treatments: Home Depot (painters canvas drop cloth & galvanized pipe & flange)
Beds: IKEA, Craigslist
Artwork: From friends & Etsy.
Paint: Lowes - we buy LOTS of latex paint, it's the fastest way to make a big change with little time & money.
(Thanks, Shauna & Stephen!)
(Images: Kristen Lubbe)
54 Comments
what a freakin' dream craft space
What an excellent space to live in! There are some really great pieces in the loft that make it so welcoming and comfortable. I just want to wander around aimlessly exploring...
Oohhhh pretty! I love the deer "bookcases" and the bathroom and the dining area, and, and, and... How's that IKEA bed? I've been eyeing it for quite some time, but it felt reeeealllly rickety in the store. Thanks for sharing!
i love that the color palette was inspired by their globe collection - once you know that, the whole thing makes more sense!
This is so gorgeous! I'm decorating a new apartment in Philadelphia, and have been searching for good thrift/vintage stores. Other than the Philly AIDS Trust, are there any places (pref. in the city) that you found good pieces at?
I saw this space when it was featured on Etsy a while back. Loved it then and love it now. I feel like it is the perfect blend of vintage-rustic-modern-functional elements. It makes you want to spend a couple hours looking at every detail.
OH MY GOODNESS! I've never been so jealous of a craft room in all my days! Sweet Jesus! And if my husband saw the building area he'd cry...not to mention those wicked beautiful windows. Lovely.
I think this may be my favorite AT tour to date. I love my place, but I seriously want to be that couple and live in that place...
your place provides lots of inspirational ideas. i love the desk. thanks for sharing.
Old globe/map colors are the best! Congrats on a lovely palette and a beautiful space.
Beautiful space. I like the little turquoise cups for markers that hang on the wall in the craft space.
I love all the shades of blue and green in this space!
I love every inch!
ec05- you said it!
congrats on the incredible bookcase! how long did it take you to design it?
Eclectic, fun, colorful, homey, and WOW what a space! Thank you for sharing with AT!
love love loveeee
I love your craft room. I am amazed that you can keep the home so clean and tidy when there is so much stuff. Well done.
I LOVE the swing! And that bookcase! If I had that, I'd finally be able to dig all my books out of closets & crannies and put them in one place! ~sigh~
What a cute space, and I'm drolling over the craft area. That coat rack is exactly what a want, please say there are some at a store somewhere and i can easily purchase it, hehe.
Amazing, amazing. There's nothing more to say!
one of the best homes featured on at ever! truly unique and inspiring. wonder about the bathroom cabinets...are those just plywood with blue stain? also, love the matchbook lamps! what are their day jobs? amazing.
This is BY FAR my favorite HT ever. So whimsical! So smart and inviting! Even the tool atelier is nice and welcoming. There isn't one false note. bravo!
I lovvve. Every bit of it. They are adorable, and their home is to die for. One of my favorite House Tours yet!
Wow! You can't swing a Chihuahua in there without hitting a hipster design trope (woodland photomural:check, granny afghan:check, paint-by-numbers:check, owls:check, stack of Dwell magazines:check), yet the place still has charm and personality. It's not my taste at all but they have succeeded where so many other have failed in making this kind of improvised styling look carefully curated and appealing, rather than haphazard and makeshift.
love, love, love.
Swoon. This bedroom? The craft space? Everything else? LOVE.
I think this hipster look is cute and the loft is to die for and that is probably where my frustration comes from because I love the loft and see so much potential lost. Oh well.
And also they are adorable and have good taste.
I LOVE the treatment to the desk . . . SO fantastic! Furniture doesn't quite fit the way you want it to? MAKE it fit! And it just looks fantastic. Great job!
I have a pair of those little plastic 50's deer with the glitter on their antlers. They were my grandmothers. It made me smile.
I've seen this home posted elsewhere before, but I fall in love with it each and every time I see it! Way to make Philly proud!
I've seen their place on a bunch of other blogs, and it's still one of my favorite things ever. They actually work at my company but I've never spoken to them, and every time I see them around I feel like I'm celebrity-spotting.
P.S. What's with all the hipster-bashing? It's ok to like things that might have been done before, people. I at least think this style is much more homey and attainable than some of the other $$$ and impersonal high designs featured on AT. I love that they acknowledge that their Eames rocker was a huge splurge.
What I really LOVE here: the SIGNS! Recalls Barbara Kruger's famous conceptual verbiage art (one of my favorites) and pushes that idea to something TOTALLY DEMOCRATIC and personal. The "concepts" here are so loving somehow – a reflection, I expect, of Shauna & Stephens talents & hearts. Beautiful.
Definitely one of my fav tours. Miajaffe's comment does it for me. So lovely, so livable. Even if you're not into a particular item that is collected, the use of a particular collection in a particular site is nicely done. Sub in, i dunno... agates for the deer and let's say B&W photos of jazz musicians for the paint by numbers, and it still works beautifully. LOVE the desk. And the duvet cover is in a pattern that I had when I was in college. I still have the twin sheet because I loved that pattern so. (Had to share that bit.)
Please do tell us about the blue-stained wall in the bathroom.
I really can't love this place enough.
Not for me, but lovingly designed with style, wit and comfort in mind. The dogs are probably my favorite accessories.
I thought amed studio's comment was witty. On the one hand, many beautiful, original ideas. I love the colors, and the work spaces are to die for! The sofa is elegant and beautiful.
On the other hand, there are the ceramic deer in the headboard space. Lots and lots of them. Why? Can one really be in a romantic mood with one's significant other and look up and contemplate kitsch? Wouldn't the general commotion of a happy marital bed disturb the little china animals?
The two deer with the books tied to their backs are a design idea gone way wrong. Does anyone want to think of deer as beasts of burden? No, no, no.
I see live deer four or five times a week. It's a mystical experience each time. I don't know how the life force in the universe came to make such delicate, exquisite, fragile animals, but every time I see one, I rejoice that they are here on earth with us. Still unfettered, for the most part, despite the ravages of civilization. Cluttering up an interior space with kitschy imitations just doesn't do anything for me.
These people obviously have wonderful imaginations and have done a beautiful job with their place. The emphasis on ceramic deer and stuffed deer and faux deer is just an odd piece of the zeitgeist floating through an otherwise original interior. I also wonder what it is with the paint by numbers art work. It's another a la mode celebration of kitsch that I could do without.
More positive feelings about this place than negative ones. I can't say enough about the colors. And the globe collection is nicely displayed. Here's hoping that these creative people get their Paul McCobb piece! I share their dream in that respect.
The sign reads, "I have everything I need." Well, it certainly looks that way!!!
thanks everyone for your thoughtful comments and a special thank you to kristen for including our place on AT's house tour.
mjr: we've had it for a few years and still LOVE our ikea bed. when you take time to put it together correctly, we have to say that ikea furniture holds up well. tip: always use real tools, not the disposable ones they include. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69871265
pej: when we're looking for a day of thrift shopping we go to adams town. it's a bit of a drive, but really worth it. http://www.antiquescapital.com/
LeahDC: we spent two weeks building the shelves. http://somethingshidinginhere.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/the-shelves-are-finished.html
molly h: thanks! ashley g is one of our favorite people ever. she even made a print inspired by our "mustache on a stick". http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26975820
Lizzykewl: the coat rack is from target online. http://www.target.com/Coat-Rack-Walnut/dp/B000IK4JMM/ref=br_1_6?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&searchView=grid5&searchNodeID=16234731&node=16234731&searchRank=pmrank&searchPage=2&searchSize=30&id=Coat%20Rack%20Walnut
miajaffe: we built and painted the blue wall in our bathroom. the faux bois finish was created with a wood graining tool. http://somethingshidinginhere.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/faux-bois-how-1.html
complicatedshoes: thanks!
such a fun and unique home. would you reveal where you found the glass lamp base to hold the matchboxes?
siobhang: sure, they're from cb2. http://reviews.cb2.com/7259/2985/reviews.htm
great job all around! when i saw the couple i was pretty sure i'd seen their home on design*sponge a few months back, but it was shot in a way that made it feel fresh, interesting, and still quirky - it was like a totally different space!
i love it: it's a testament both to the amazing nature of their home and to the photographer. the complete absence of that weird, voyeuristic sense of deja vu you get when looking at the same pictures of someone's house on the internet - AGAIN - was soooo appreciated.
your place looks amazing! I think I used to live in that building...perhaps even that space! Man I miss loft living, it lets your creative juices flow! Awesome job!
WHOA....I am not normally impressed. I am impressed. I LOVE all the antique/vintage chairs (especially the pink one), the brick, the art room (who wouldn't?), the SWING!, and the color scheme, of course. That desk is really great, too! I see someone does woodworking...jealous! I live in Lancaster and absolutely agree with you about Adamstown- Shupp's Grove is the bomb for good vintage and antique stuff.
What an adorable couple, and their house matches! I love the color blue on the walls, and that crafting space is to die for, I need to dedicate a small room to just crafts and scrapbooking supplies, this has given me some inspiration!
can you tell me what paint color you used on the 'something's hiding in here' wall?
love it!
Gorgeous home! Love it, and as others have said, love that craft room. Thanks for sharing.
I want that duvet cover! Do you know who made it and if it is still available?
the deer bookshelves are adorable. and the craft and workroom make me wanna get all crafty and build stuff. wonderful use of space.
oh wait--and that desk! that awesome desk! did you just decide to chop it up a bit and rebalance it?! it looks so--sculptural!
Oh wow I love love love this space. Shauna & Stephen really are good together! Thank you for sharing this. I'm coming back to get some ideas from your pics to organize my own space. :)
Thanks for a great inspiration on having a fun color palette. I don't think that I would have ever thought of using globes. But, they are such a clever choice.


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The state of storage
Innovation makes the most of this critical category
The analog-to-digital surveillance system evolution is being driven by technology innovations and the promise of significant market growth and the higher revenues that accompany it. Today's H.264 video compression capabilities, fast networking connectivity and megapixel cameras provide a strong basis for transition to digital-based systems. As these innovations are advancing surveillance capabilities, they are also creating the need for more capacious storage. An eight megapixel camera can produce one terabyte of data in just three days. Even with strides in video compression, the surveillance community is constantly looking at how to cost-effectively integrate these increasingly data-intensive cameras with standalone video recorders. High capacity AV-class hard drive storage has quickly become an industry-enabling design element necessary to sustain a workable digital solution.
Industry analysts have predicted that transitioning security surveillance systems to digital from analog is the most important challenge facing the security video market. The digital video revolution has opened the door for camera resolutions to increase at an even faster pace. This is why it is essential that security system integrators have a clear understanding of the optimal storage capacity and possible system compatibility issues for a given video surveillance application. Integrators need a method for calculating storage needs based on video resolution and standards, recording hour requirements and the number of cameras used in the system.
Hard drive innovation
Hard drive storage is the platform that facilitates the move from outdated and cumbersome tape-based systems to digital systems. Due to constant innovation, hard drive manufacturers have consistently delivered increased storage capacity while keeping prices affordable. Audio/video (AV) surveillance and security applications can take advantage of these huge technology achievements that have made hundreds of terabytes or even petabytes of storage available. AV-Class hard drives have been engineered to not only provide the performance necessary to access and retrieve stored video quickly, they can also deliver the high capacity points that enable higher resolution video streams to be stored more efficiently and cost-effectively. Western Digital is committed to serving the security market and was the first to introduce a two-terabyte drive designed for surveillance. This landmark capacity point enables surveillance systems with two or more cameras to record high levels of clarity (30 frames per second) at a broad range of resolution settings and still store 30 days or more of video footage.
Using high-capacity surveillance drives will become even more important as high definition (HD) becomes increasingly pervasive. Capacity is by no means the only enabling hard drive innovation for the surveillance market. Other elements include lower thermals (and therefore higher reliability and longer product life), low power consumption, inaudible 24x7 operation, universal system compatibility and the ability to simultaneously record multiple audio and/or high-definition video streams.
High reliability and product longevity
Storage reliability is paramount to maintaining long product life of surveillance systems. Today's hard drives for surveillance systems have been specifically designed and tested for long product deployments in always-on streaming digital audio/video environments. Drives that have been specifically designed for these intensive applications typically feature a high Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) of 1 million hours, which is higher than desktop or notebook PC hard drives. Advanced hard drive technologies that help ensure system longevity and endurance are also available such as Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL), which has been integrated into several hard drives from Western Digital.
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The Masters winner is going for the gold in his latest rumored romantic conquest
UNCONFIRMED: Rumor has it the golf star is dating Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, according to reports by New York Daily News, Fox News, and other news outlets.
According to Fox News, Vonn and Woods have been an item since November and the pair recently took a vacation together in Antigua.
"They met through the ski community, because Tiger is an active skier," a source told The Hollywood Reporter. "Lindsey has been teaching Tiger's kids Sam and Charlie how to ski."
In mid-January Woods reportedly visited Vonn in Austria, where she was participating in an Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event.
A Woods source reportedly told Star magazine the two were getting serious.
"Their busy schedules mean they don't get a lot of time together, but they constantly talk on the phone," the source said. "And Tiger has made more of a commitment to Lindsey lately — he's pulling out all the stops."
Back in 2009 Woods made headlines when his serial cheating became exposed.
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Project: Emily's Bday Video 2014
Runners: @DeschanelDevotd
Due by: 6th of October 2014
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Details: Okay so it's that time of year again (Yes we know we have Couple Months but we want everyone to get involved and to give people as much time as…
Don't Forget to take part in this Bday Video for Emily :)
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Details: Okay so it's that time of year again (Yes we know we have Couple Months but we want everyone to get involved and to give people as much time as possible). So as we do every year we are putting together a Bday Video for Emily but this year we want it to be a bit different. There are many ways you can get involved:
1: Submit a Video of you saying ONE Thing you LOVE about Emily. (We want them to be as different as possible so message us before you make your video just in case someone else has your word)
2:We know Emily has Fans All Around the World and many of you have your own mother Language so we want people to sing Different parts of the song "Happy Birthday" in your own Language. So video yourself singing it in your Language and then send it to us. It's only a short song and we want to get as much different Languages as we can so get in fast :)
Happy Birthday To You
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Emily takes some of the most Amazing Pictures so what we want you to do is take a #Selfie that's Inspired by a Picture of Emily. It's up to you what kinda Picture and yes you can be as Creative as you want. Just Have Some Fun with it :)
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We know there's some people who are Video Shy but still want to send a Bday Message to our Emily so you can do a sign with a message to Emily, take a Picture and Send it to us. (You can be holding the sign or just the sign it's up to you :) haha)
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As you can see above we have many ways for you to participate in this years Bday Project, you can do one of them or even all of them it's up to you. And email us your finished Product (email@example.com). We would LOVE for all her Fans to be apart of it she deserves the World and this is just our way of showing her how much she means to us all. So PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD and GET INVOLVED!
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Do Artificial Sweeteners Hurt Kids?
In the sixth installment of her "Dangerous or Safe?" series, pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson sets the record straight on artificial sweeteners--once and for all.
For most people, sugar is a treat, a pleasure, a temptation. Sugar gives us a burst of energy by providing a surge of glucose to rev our bodily engines. But we all know that sugar is unhealthy:
- It causes tooth decay
- Too much can cause stomach upset
- It is blamed (probably unrightfully so) for toddlers' uncontrollable behavior
- Like any other high-calorie food, when eaten in excess, it causes obesity
Ours is a culture of invention: if we want something we can't have, we find a way to have it. And so artificial sweeteners were invented. They replaced the calories of sugar without reducing the sweetness. We were supposed to be able to have our cake and eat it, too...literally.
- First came saccharin (Sweet 'N Low in the little pink packet)
- Next there was aspartame (Equal or Nutrasweet in the little blue packet)
- Most recently there is sucralose (Splenda in the little yellow packet)
- There are also "natural" alternatives like stevia
Artificial sweeteners have become a major component of processed foods over the past 20 years. Each sweetener has been studied thoroughly by the FDA and largely deemed safe. But rumors continuously swirl about possible associations with cancer.
- Are these sugar-alternatives really harmless?
- How about for our children, who will consume them over their entire lifetime?
- On the other hand, can they help in the battle against bulging waistlines?
- Do the benefits of replacing natural sugar with chemical alternatives outweigh the risks?
For Dr. Cara's bottom line, go to PAGE TWO.
Read more from Dr. Cara.
|Dr. Cara Natterson, author of Your Toddler: Head To Toe, is a pediatrician and mother of 2. To buy a copy, click here. She is currently working on the forthcoming book entitled Dangerous or Safe?
What a fabulous article. I have been working hard to cut out sugar/processed foods in our family but it's soooo hard to do!
Thanks for the wisdom and practical approach to this debate. I will share it on my site (with full credits of course!) soon. This is a topic I know my readers will love as I know they are also questioning the safety of sweetners.


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Now, for this, I had the intention making cookies… I added some extra things and all that nonsense, so it turned accidentally into a bar.
preheat oven to 375
grease a pie pan
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar
1 bag of Nestle Toll House Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 stick of unsalted butter
1/4 cup sweet and condensed milk
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
pumpkin spice tsp
cocoa tbls
Combine the flour, bs, and salt. Cream the sugars and butter, then add the egg, vanilla, milk, pumpkin spice, and cocoa. Add all of the flour mixture to the liquid ingredients. Poor the batter into the pie pan and bake for 20 minutes or more. Depending on your oven.


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I'm so in love with this fun little nail trend that I may just use every single one of the 24 glitter glues in the Martha Stewart collection. Since it's not quite Fall yet, but getting darker earlier *sadface* I wanted nails that were not exactly dark and not exactly light either. Gray was an obvious choice. Each time I do this manicure in a different color scheme I like it better than the last.
Here's how I did it…
* Two coats of RGB polish in Steel {even on ring fingers}
* Two coats of Martha Stewart Glitter glue in Hematite on ring fingers.
* Two coats of Chanel Extreme Shine lacquer over the glitter & just one coat over the rest.
* Note: the glitter stays on quite well {I apply it over the nail polish & not directly to my nail}, though does come off a bit quicker when in the pool. It is easily removable with nail polish remover.
* Also note: I squeeze the glitter glue onto the center of my nail then carefully spread it out with the tip of the glue container. I wait for it to dry then add another coat of glue and spread it out evenly. See a step by step here
From Instagram…
* See my bubblegum pink and silver glitter manicure
* See my cajun shrimp and copper glitter manicure
Picky partner, home-loving husband, bored brother, sporty dad? Whichever guy you're buying for this Father's Day, we know men can be notoriously difficult to shop for. So here's our 7 best-kept secrets to celebrate your man with the perfect pressie.
1. Shop for his favourite food A home-cooked meal, how mum cooked when he was a kid …. a favourite dish, but this time cooked by you, brings those memories back. Cook his favourite food (with his favourite drink, of course) - the best present of all. Shop for his favourite drinks on Lasoo.
2. Shop for the outdoors Not all guys are sporty - but … they all harbour dreams of heroic wins on the football field, or wherever. If his life isn't just the HD TV/remote, then sporting gifts are always much appreciated. If his glory days are long gone, then buy a pressie to enjoy the outdoors more, like a portable barbecue. Shop for sports and outdoor pressies on Lasoo.
3. Shop for the kid inside Yes, the kids get the gaming toys at Christmas and birthdays, but don't forget he is still a kid at heart, too. All guys love gadgets to play with - so think of grown-up tech toys like a tough mobile for a tradie hubby, tablet computer for a techhead mate. Shop for gaming gear on Lasoo.
4. Shop the shoes for him Many guys feel clueless about shoes - yet they make such a dress statement about a guy. Buy a pair of best brogues to polish, a pair of RM boots to get that country feeling… even new trainers will go down well. Find more men's fashion on Lasoo.
5. Shop for his jocks Men have been wearing underwear since 13thC, and some guys look like they're still wearing the same pair! Shop for his inner wear - boxers usually go down well, even a men's bikini will be a winner if his trousers are skinny. And if you want to shop for his celebrity within (see No 6), then buy one of the many celeb/designer pairs. Find more men's fashion on Lasoo.
6. Shop for his celebrity within Who are his heroes? The celeb (or movie) he admires, TV stars he watches, sporting icons etc, all can guide you heaps in your pressie-buying spree. Find his celeb's fragrance, his sporting hero's biography, even a Nespresso if he likes George Clooney - or maybe that's one better left for the girls! Find more men's fashion on Lasoo.
7. Shop for his mind He'll always thank you for valuing his mind …buy a book by his favourite author, a book on his favourite hobby, the book his favourite movie is based on … show him that you know, and appreciate, his masculine mind. And if he's really not into books, then perhaps a camera for his creative mind. Find digital cameras on Lasoo.
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Although most people probably don't consider narcissism or psychopathy desirable qualities in either their friends or romantic partners, many of us are mysteriously drawn toward people with these personality traits. Mean girls are often the most popular ones at school and vampires are sex symbols. Recent research has found that people with so-called "dark" personality traits are more physically attractive than others. What is it about dark personalities that make them so appealing? The answer may help us understand what makes people with these personality traits so successful at exploiting others.
Nicholas Holtzman and Michael Strube of Washington University in St. Louis were interested in looking at the relationship between physical attractiveness and people's tendencies towards narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. They wanted to find out whether these three traits, referred to as the "dark triad," are associated with a greater ability to successfully enhance one's physical appearance.
To test this idea, they invited 111 college students (64 percent women) into their laboratory. Each student was photographed soon after they arrived. Then, after taking this initial photograph, each student asked to change out of their own clothes and put on a pair of gray sweatpants and a t-shirt. Women were instructed to remove any makeup, and anyone with long hair was asked to pull it back into a ponytail. The students were then photographed in this more natural state. Holtzman and Strube showed both sets of photographs to a group of strangers who rated them in terms of physical attractiveness. By comparing the attractiveness ratings of the dressed-down and dressed-up students, the researchers were able to determine how much each student was able to make themselves more appealing through flashy clothes, makeup, accessories, etc.
Next Holtzman and Strube assessed the students' personalities and their tendencies towards narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. They asked the students to rate themselves and to provide email addresses for a few of their friends so that the researchers could ask them to provide ratings as well. This combination of self and peer ratings was used to calculate a final set personality scores for each student. Furthermore, the students' ratings on narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism were combined into create a composite "dark triad" score.
The dark triad score was positively correlated with their "dressed-up" attractiveness – a finding that mirrors previous findings. However, the dark triad score was not related to ratings of physical attractiveness in the dressed-down photos. In other words, people with dark personality traits are not seen as more physically attractive than others when you take away their freedom to wear their own clothes and makeup. People with dark personalities seem to be better at making themselves physically appealing.
The findings reinforce previous research showing that narcissists are more popular than others, literally at first sight. Mitja Back and Boris Egloff of Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz along with Stefan Schmukle at Westfalische Wilhelms-University of Muenster conducted a study in 2010 where they collected information on students' personalities and then had them briefly introduce themselves to one another. After these brief introductions, the students filled out surveys asking about the first impressions made by each other. Students scoring higher on narcissism were seen as more likeable. People perceived the narcissists as more likeable and found that they had flashier appearances, more confident body language, and more attractive facial expressions. Together with Holtzman and Strube's findings, this suggests that narcissists are more skilled at carrying and presenting themselves in a way that immediately impresses others.
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So, a day of revelation, drama ... and for some riders, recovery if not rest.
Chris Froome once again dominant, completely in control, and going one better that the flat individual time trial, by winning the stage. Alberto Contador gave it his all and came up short. But he's in second.
Bauke Mollema falls from second to fourth, just ahead of Quintana the quiet achiever, who is getting a lock on that white jersey as Michal Kwiatkowski fades.
And courage turns to pain and heartbreak for Jean-Christophe Peraud of AG2R. Fell during a practice session and fractured a clavicle bone. Strapped it up and went out on a flyer, only to fall heavily and retire.
Cadel Evans takes it easy, rolls over the line in 10th last position - that's #167 - and no doubt earmarks that saved energy for a future project.
Tomorrow - two laps of Alpe d'Huez. See you then!
As it happened - live blog below
And here's the new and improved GC:
1. GBR FROOME Christopher 1 SKY PROCYCLING 66h 07' 09''
2. ESP CONTADOR Alberto 91 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 66h 11' 43'' + 04' 34''
3. CZE KREUZIGER Roman 94 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 66h 12' 00'' + 04' 51''
4. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 164 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 66h 13' 32'' + 06' 23''
5. COL QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 128 MOVISTAR TEAM 66h 14' 07'' + 06' 58''
6. ESP RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 101 KATUSHA TEAM 66h 14' 30'' + 07' 21''
7. NED TEN DAM Laurens 167 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 66h 15' 32'' + 08' 23''
8. DEN FUGLSANG Jakob 63 ASTANA PRO TEAM 66h 16' 05'' + 08' 56''
9. POL KWIATKOWSKI Michal 153 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 66h 18' 19'' + 11' 10''
10. IRL MARTIN Daniel 175 GARMIN - SHARP 66h 19' 59'' + 12' 50''
11. AUS ROGERS Michael 98 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 66h 20' 28'' + 13' 19''
12. ESP VALVERDE Alejandro 121 MOVISTAR TEAM 66h 22' 21'' + 15' 12''
13. USA TALANSKY Andrew 178 GARMIN - SHARP 66h 22' 22'' + 15' 13''
14. ESP NAVARRO Daniel 139 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 66h 23' 52'' + 16' 43''
15. BEL MONFORT Maxime 47 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 66h 24' 13'' + 17' 04''
16. LUX SCHLECK Andy 41 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 66h 30' 43'' + 23' 34''
17. ESP NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel 116 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 66h 30' 45'' + 23' 36''
18. AUS EVANS Cadel 31 BMC RACING TEAM 66h 31' 53'' + 24' 44''
19. ESP MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel 106 KATUSHA TEAM 66h 34' 44'' + 27' 35''
20. FRA BARDET Romain 82 AG2R LA MONDIALE 66h 35' 52'' + 28' 43''
And here's the top 20 after a fun day of time trialling. This is the stage results, not the GC.
1. GBR FROOME Christopher 1 SKY PROCYCLING 51' 33''
2. ESP CONTADOR Alberto 91 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 51' 42'' + 00' 09''
3. ESP RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 101 KATUSHA TEAM 51' 43'' + 00' 10''
4. CZE KREUZIGER Roman 94 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 51' 56'' + 00' 23''
5. ESP VALVERDE Alejandro 121 MOVISTAR TEAM 52' 03'' + 00' 30''
6. COL QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 128 MOVISTAR TEAM 52' 44'' + 01' 11''
7. POL KWIATKOWSKI Michal 153 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 53' 06'' + 01' 33''
8. DEN FUGLSANG Jakob 63 ASTANA PRO TEAM 53' 07'' + 01' 34''
9. USA TALANSKY Andrew 178 GARMIN - SHARP 53' 14'' + 01' 41''
10. USA VAN GARDEREN Tejay 39 BMC RACING TEAM 53' 24'' + 01' 51''
11. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 164 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 53' 42'' + 02' 09''
12. BEL MONFORT Maxime 47 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 53' 50'' + 02' 17''
13. AUS ROGERS Michael 98 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 53' 58'' + 02' 25''
14. ESP IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon 114 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 53' 58'' + 02' 25''
15. LUX SCHLECK Andy 41 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 54' 00'' + 02' 27''
16. NED TEN DAM Laurens 167 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 54' 02'' + 02' 29''
17. NED WESTRA Lieuwe 209 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 54' 02'' + 02' 29''
18. EST TAARAMÄE Rein 131 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 54' 13'' + 02' 40''
19. BEL DE GENDT Thomas 203 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 54' 14'' + 02' 41''
20. ITA DE MARCHI Alessandro 13 CANNONDALE 54' 15'' + 02' 42''
Froome wins. He's under Contador's time by eight seconds. Camera flashes at the disappointed face of Contador. He's chewing his lips and behind his sunnies he might be fighting back the tears. That was his shot for a podium and the yellow fever has cruelled it.
Still. Contador in second. Mollema falls to fourth, a plucky ride from him.
Mollema came unstuck on the very same corner as Peraud! But he changes his line, gets on the brakes, straightens and rolls fairly gently into the barriers.
Gives them a shove off with his hands and doesn't even need to unclip.
Race radio must be screaming at Froome to take it easy on that stinker of a right-hander ...
10th place for Mollema.
Here comes Froome, inside the final km, can he do it?
Contador goes round the Peraud abandonment memorial corner, and he is very careful not to overcook it.
Said corner was just before the flamme rouge. Poor Peraud. He was so close to a night of recovery.
Let's see what Contador can do ...
It's Spain v Spain .... and he's first, by .72 of a second. Whew. The narrowest of margins. What is Froomester going to do to that?
Yellow jersey on the run down and there's rain on the lens! And road now wet again. The rain gods have had a dig at the maillot jaune and he's having to do the calculation ... ease off and lose a bit of time, or push a bit and stack it and lose a bunch ....You'd think the former.
Mollema all over the road with 3km to go.
Kreutziger is the next lady for a shave. Second place, some 13 seconds shy of the leader.
There is going to be a fair bit of movement on that GC ladder after this stage. Stay tuned.
Colombia's Quintana over the line well ahead of his white jersey adversary, Kwiatkowski.
And now a replay of Peraud having the crash that put him out of the race.
He fell hard on the shoulder he fractured this morning.
I feel ill just typing that.
Froome swaps bikes just as he's coming up to the second time check. So he's seven seconds behind, even though he seemed on track to beat Contador's split. He's not worrying about splits. He's worrying about the time at the end, natch.
He's on the evil TT bike, all in black with yellow features along the top tube and at the head tube and top of rear triangle ... Contador still on the regular bike with drops and aero bars, and he don't care ...
Peraud has abandoned the Tour de France because of his second crash today.
Contador still beating all previous efforts on the time checks but here comes Rodriguez ... Chasing fellow Spaniard Valverde's time. On the line and he's beaten it by some 20 seconds. For now, he's in first ...
Split screen showing us Alberto and Froomey climbing the identical section of a climb. Albi doing his usual salsa hips trick. Froome, in the saddle, hardly rocking.
P&P saying Peraud has stacked it again, somewhere out of sight of the cameras. With a clavicle he fractured this morning. It doesn't bear thinking about.
Rodrigues rocketing down the mountain.
Here comes Jake "Flugelhorn" Fuglsang .... Third place.
Super-speedy bike swap for Quintana, and here's Contador coming up to the next time check, but the man in yellow and blue head-bobbing his way up the hill behind them.
Mollema grinding away but this is not his forte. Old school helmet. Old-school tongue sticking out style.
Best twitpic of the Tour so far???
Like to watch the race I am taking part in. Recovery and watching riders suffering....is this fair??? pic.twitter.com/0L3Z2NSArI— Andre Greipel (@AndreGreipel) July 17, 2013
And an admirable and very solid time for Michael Rogers ... he's in fifth at the finish. But some fast finishers to come ...
Joaquim Rodriguez of Katusha has set the best time of the day at the 20km mark ... 17secs ahead of Valverde ...
Andrew Talansky of Garmin-Sharp with a big blue helmet, can the American set a good time ... yes! He's second.
Rodriguez dos the fashionable bike switch, but it seemed like a schemozzle. It was half way up the hill and he's on the TT bike, but for some reason both the shotgun rider and then the driver had to jump out to help him.
Froome the last starter is past the 6.5km mark, here's the top five at the first time check:
1. Contador (TST) 6.5km in 14'40"
2. Froome (SKY) at 2"
3. Rodriguez (KAT) at 17"
4. Valverde (MOV) at 20"
5. Kreuziger (TST) at 20"
Mollema in his green Belkin kit is making a fast download of the hill, as it were. Not very much been said about the Dutchman, what with all the talk of the Schlecks and Evanses and Contadors. He's very quietly running, er, second in the Tour de France.
And anyone who gets motion sickness should look away as Contador comes zipping down. Road mostly dry, lucky for him. At least Froomey can't sledge him for riding dangerously, he's out on his own....
Navarro crosses in 11th, in that Cofidis TT kit that they surely pinched off an Eastern European Eurovision dancer.
And we have a new best time. Alejandro Valverde takes an epic 1min 21sec off van Garderen's time. Putting the moving into Movistar.
Kwiatkowski does the tricky bike swap at the second cote.
And Evans rolls over the line in 154th position. He's hardly breathing. Got beaten by that renowned TT expert, er, Mark Cavendish. I'm siding with Misha's theory. He'd rather be a chance of doing something special in a stage, than consolidating his position in the teens of the GC ladder. And who could disagree with that approach?
Contador styling his way up the hill. Remind me to find some Salsa music to link into the blog on one of the many hills to come.
And at point two, Rogers is looking solid, 11th fastest time through the check.
Now Quintana on the descent, he gets a small section of straight and takes a super-fast suck on his bidon. Impressive.
Spain's Jon Izaguirre Insausti rides during the 32km individual time-trial. Photo: AFP
Froome starts. And here's Schleck at the finish ... THIRD! Onya Andy. But that third is still some 30secs down on the time of Tejay.
Let's see what Froomey can do.
Meanwhile, Cadel Evans has lost 6'29" to Valverde after 20km of racing today.
Peraud is PUNCHING it down the hill, having to dodge wet patches on the road as he goes. Remember how Brad Wiggins says he lost his descending nerve after a stack? Peraud is made of a different mindset, it would appear.
Meanwhile Valverde is on a flyer! He's a MINUTE ahead of the previous best time at the second time check.
We are obviously getting into the end of the race with riders who care.
Peraud is putting on a clinic in descending ... and courage. Didn't want to cruel his luck by typing that, but it seems he's made it to the bottom safely.
The only thing worse than descending on wet roads is descending on kinda, sorta, a little bit wet roads.... with white paint all over them.— Katherine Bates (@KatherineLBates) July 17, 2013
Peraud and his cracked collarbone on the course. Gets a big lean into a scary wet corner, then realises he's overcooking, slows a bit and runs right to the edge of the road. Scary stuff.
And now Contador heads off. Which means just Bauke Mollema and Christopher Froome to start.
And here comes Froomey all in yellow. He's riding to the launch pad over some very grotty dirt surfaces. Don't flat Froome!
Richie Porte phones it in, comes over in 37th spot I think it was, after his sad shocker in the Pyrenees he's way off the pace, but in some ways that must liberate him from any rogue ambition, and he can now spend himself to fight for Froome. As he did yesterday.
And speaking of fighting, remember Rui Costa, yesterday's winner?
He's been a fighter in the Tour de France before, as I was reminded by Tour torrid tweeter @kimbo_ramplin ...
Andreas Kloden comes over the final line in seventh position.
And Cadel Evans on the climb:
Evans loses 2'19" in 6.5km: 128th place
Cadel Evans has reached the first time check in 128th place. He is 2'19" behind Valverde...
Misha, a regular commenter who lives out in Barmi Armi, has an idea what's going on:
"Change of tactics for Evans. Using minimal energy today, which surely means he is going to have a crack at a Stage win in the next couple of days since he is no longer a GC contender"
And here he comes, another contender for the Geraint Thomas hardass award .... Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R), with the clavicle he cracked this morning, while trying out the course.
A shot from above of him on the course, he's managed to get out of the saddle, so hopefully he's functioning ... and now in the TT bars.
David Millar of Garmin-Sharp is off the bike and tweeting already.
I'm not sure if wet descents are enough to stop @chrisfroome from winning this TT. I spent much more time climbing than descending!— David Millar (@millarmind) July 17, 2013
Hilarious. Peter Velits of Omega Pharma-Quick Step had just hauled in the rider in front of him ... off he jumps for a bike swap and the captive makes a gap again. I'm guessing that won't last, and if it does, tactics fail!
Michael Rogers! Here he sits in the starting gate ... and he's off. Regular bike with drops, and he's of the "no gloves" persuasion. It's always seemed to me that more riders eschew gloves in TTs than in peloton riding. I wonder if they feel it's less likely some idiot will nudge them off.
Schleck was 18 seconds off the fastest time at the first time check. Interestingly, he is faster at that point than Tejay van Garderen, who has since posted the fastest time at the finish. Tejay came through four seconds slower.
Carn Cuddles! Close-ups of those monster calves of the Aussie battler as he winches his way up the Cote de Puy-Sanieres, which takes a bit of typing.
The French do with place names what Germans do with nouns, IMO. Just keep jamming words together until you've got something unique.
Alberto Contador warming up, on the stationary bike, wearing an epic pair of ear muffs. Oh wait, those are headphones.
Here comes Jeannesson, he was on a flyer until the rain comes down ... he's in at 7th place, nudging Riblon into eighth.
Andy Schleck digging his way up the first hill. Be nice to see him doing something/anything in this Tour. P&P discussing the mystery surrounding who he'll be riding for next year. RadioShack dumped his brother Frank, currently on doping suspension, earlier this month.
Cadel on the course means there are but 17 riders left to start.
They are as many as 16+ minutes behind Froome in the GC. Be nice to see some positions shifting.
And Evans goes racing past one of those "toaster slots" drain grates, the kind that can grab a 23c wheel with ease, RIGHT in the middle of the road. Thanks town council, we bring the Tour and all its cash-splashing followers to your reason, and you put out a bike trap!
And here he comes. Cadel Evans. Third in this year's Giro, but was it "rebuilding form" or "smashing Tour chances"? Who can tell.
He's a good climber. He's a good time trialler. And he's got a very stern set to his face. If ever Cadel has a chance to dig some time back on the other contenders, this is surely it.
Apparently there was another sporting contest on, this evening.
This is pretty much all you need to know about it.
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Dougie unimpressed by the survival instincts of the riders today:
"These chaps don't seem to have that lung screaming, thigh tearing, eye watering expression usually associated with TT's.
"Sagan looked like was nipping down to he shops for some bread and milk. Where's his basket?"
Sadly, he'd probably still manage a one-handed wheelie with that basket on the front.
Christophe Riblon flying in now, a brown streak in the woeful AG2R kit ... big bob of the head and he's into seventh place on the preliminary standings. About 1min 02sec off the pace.
Here comes Jeannesson, who was doing well right at the start, then straight into the rain. Now picking his way.
And he's swapping bicycles! Rolls to the side of the road, out jumps the mechanic and it's roadie for TT bike.
Peter Sagan, aka d'Artagnan due to his fine moustaches and goatee, gets some green love out on the course. Giddy-up.
He galloped to the top of the sprint standings early, and the only way for him to not be wearing green in Paris would be if he didn't get there.
1. SVK SAGAN Peter 11 CANNONDALE 377 pts
2. GBR CAVENDISH Mark 151 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 278 pts
3. GER GREIPEL André 24 LOTTO-BELISOL 223 pts
4. GERK ITTEL Marcel 197 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 177 pts
5. NOR KRISTOFF Alexander 103 KATUSHA TEAM 157 pts
Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Team Cannondale during stage 17. Photo: Getty
On the last TT we had one commenter pointing out that these dudes are in epic skin suits and helmets all streamlined, but then had a flapping number hanging off their back, just at the spot where it should be providing a smooth air profile.
Richie Porte has tried to negate this effect by pinning his number right on his butt. I'm wondering if he had it placed while he was on the TT bars, cos he'[s getting some saddle-safety pin action when he's sitting up, seems to me ...
So, when it rains in motor racing, esp formula one, you change your tyres for something with a different tread and profile.
Rupert Guinness just asked the BMC mechanics if they will make tyre changes. Nope, they said.
All-purpose tyres. "Stick to what you know," they told him. I suppose that makes sense in some ways. Riders attuned to the tolerances of what they're on.
Pierre Rolland of Europcar on the circuit now. He was wearing the polka dots for several days, but Froome took it off him, the greedy lad.
Since then he's not been able to find his way back. Be interesting to see how he goes in this TT, with two category 2 climbs on it.
Those climber standings:
1. GBR FROOME Christopher 1 SKY PROCYCLING 83 pts
2. COL QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 128 MOVISTAR TEAM 66 pts
3. ESP NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel 116 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 53 pts
4. FRA ROLLAND Pierre 51 TEAM EUROPCAR 51 pts
5. CZE KREUZIGER Roman 94 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 28 pts
6. ESP RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 101 KATUSHA TEAM 28 pts
7. AUS PORTE Richie 6 SKY PROCYCLING 28 pts
8. DEN FUGLSANG Jakob 63 ASTANA PRO TEAM 24 pts
9. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 164 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 20 pts
10. ESP CONTADOR Alberto 91 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 20 pts
Rain now falling on the tops of the hills. Rain, and some solid winds. Road is soaked in places. And the riders on the course are now tiptoeing their way round the corners. Arnold Jennesson was rocketing, he's now inching.
And we have a new top time!!
Tejay van Garderen of BMC takes a massive 33 seconds off the time of Jon Izaguirre.
A bit more Rupertry:
"Porte will be taking it easy to save energy for Alps but said it's still not easy going easy cos of tight time limit!
"It's 25 per cent ... Hence some sprinters are going well - hitting it hard early. You won't want to be too far out of the hour or 63 min mark, I've been told."
Arnold Jennesson out on the course, and finally we're getting a look at just how spooky and sketchy the course is. Far out. Get that wrong in the wet and you'll be in the drink .... the lake below.
And there are drops of rain on the camera lens!
Orica GreenEDGE's Daryl Impey crosses the line. He wore yellow in this Tour, as the first South African to do so .... anything thereafter is a bonus.
He was in 57th position, 3min 41sec off the pace.
He tweeted this yesterday. Secret food supplies of the OGE team, apparently.
Now this is love from South Africa - thanks Ouma Rusks for keeping the team and I smiling in week 3 pic.twitter.com/gbeUvq0BO8— Daryl Impey (@darylimpey) July 16, 2013
Ah the ads .... after 17, count them, stages, they are becoming familiar, while posing more questions than answers.
That "play Melbourne" ad for example. Any Melbournites online tonight? I haven't been down to your fair city for a year or so, do you really have to run all over town like that to have a good night out? :-)
"At Hitachi ... we take unformed thoughts from tiny children, and build ads around them ..."
Anyone really sure what Hitachi is selling to us?
But more importantly, we have a new commercial. And for me, it's completely trumping the best efforts of the #trolldj ...
And speaking generally of classifications ... here's the current standings. Cadel Evans, alas, going further backwards ...
1. GBR FROOME Christopher 1 SKY PROCYCLING 65h 15' 36''
2. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 164 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 65h 19' 50'' + 04' 14''
3. ESP CONTADOR Alberto 91 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 65h 20' 01'' + 04' 25''
4. CZE KREUZIGER Roman 94 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 65h 20' 04'' + 04' 28''
5. COL QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 128 MOVISTAR TEAM 65h 21' 23'' + 05' 47''
6. NED TEN DAM Laurens 167 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 65h 21' 30'' + 05' 54''
7. ESP RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 101 KATUSHA TEAM 65h 22' 47'' + 07' 11''
8. DEN FUGLSANG Jakob 63 ASTANA PRO TEAM 65h 22' 58'' + 07' 22''
9. FRA PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 65h 24' 23'' + 08' 47''
10. IRL MARTIN Daniel 175 GARMIN - SHARP 65h 25' 04'' + 09' 28''
11. POL KWIATKOWSKI Michal 153 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 65h 25' 13'' + 09' 37''
12. AUS ROGERS Michael 98 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 65h 26' 30'' + 10' 54''
13. USA TALANSKY Andrew 178 GARMIN - SHARP 65h 29' 08'' + 13' 32''
14. ESP NAVARRO Daniel 139 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 65h 29' 30'' + 13' 54''
15. ESP VALVERDE Alejandro 121 MOVISTAR TEAM 65h 30' 18'' + 14' 42''
16. BEL MONFORT Maxime 47 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 65h 30' 23'' + 14' 47''
17. AUS EVANS Cadel 31 BMC RACING TEAM 65h 32' 16'' + 16' 40''
18. ESP NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel 116 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 65h 35' 27'' + 19' 51''
19. LUX SCHLECK Andy 41 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 65h 36' 43'' + 21' 07''
20. POR COSTA Rui Alberto 124 MOVISTAR TEAM 65h 38' 10'' + 22' 34''
Simon Gerrans eases over the line in 80th position. "And he won't be in the least bit fussed by that position."
Amanda makes a mention in the comments section on the right, regarding the latest bit of info about Nairo Quintana, the tiny Colombian who is wearing the white jersey and lying fifth in the GC.
"Is it true he was a 10 year old taxi driver? If so, that makes his achievements even more special."
The question is, Amanda .. how do we know he's not a 10-year-old taxi driver now?
Australian rider and Froome roomie Richie Porte's Tour diary, exclusive to Fairfax Media, makes for interesting reading today:
"Having raced with Alberto Contador on his team and in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, I was not surprised how he raced on the Col de Manse, the last climb of the 16th stage, on Tuesday. I know how Alberto thinks and how determined he can be. He will always fight to the end.
"I reckon the big thing to come out of the stage for us at Sky is that it showed how desperate people are becoming to put Chris Froome under pressure."
Here's a video that combines several things we might see this afternoon. A time trial, sure. But also a rainy, slippery road. An astonishingly fast bike change. But not by choice.
Menchov stacked it on the last day of the Giro. Watch how fast he gets a new bike under him. I hope they gave that bike jockey a bonus.
And in case you ain't got no time for them team performance dissections, here's a pretty picture!
Germany's Andre Greipel rides during the 32 km individual time-trial and 17th stage. Photo: AFP
Several BMC riders out on course at the moment, so if you have an eye spare, an interesting read by Phil Gomes of SBS Cycling Central, on the "omnishambles" of BMC, as he sees it.
"Like many of you I'm watching the Tour de France wondering just what the heck is going on with the BMC Racing team?
"At no time has BMC ever looked like a well-oiled machine and many of the team's daily performances appear to be disconnected from any kind of overarching vision. It seems like the team just throws riders up the road and hope that something sticks."
And here's an interesting sight, Arthur Vichot heads out, on the roads he's been wearing a very natty get-up of red, white and blue as French national road race champ ... he looks like one of those layered candles we used to make as kids, using wax and crayons, before the Internet and iPads came along and we had to do stuff with our parents etc ...
But it's vive le bleau for "Aussie" Arthur today.
Ryder Hesjedal rydes over the line, he's in seventh, 41 seconds in arrears, not a great effort, and it's really been grim for him since his Giro victory last year. I remember how staringly focused he was in the final days of that race. He was like the Terminator.
Those Cofidis outfits are scorching! Mollard comes in 1min 22secs off the best time of the day.
And now Philippe Gilbert of BMC out on the course. Fairly straight-up road bike. No aero helmet, in fact not even one of those quasi-aero jobbies that many teams favour these days.
At least he took the trouble to squeeze into a skin suit!
So, we have a new time to beat. Jon Izaguirre currently the stage's fastest, nudging just under 54 minutes ... 53:58.
Meilleur temps pour Jon Izaguirre en 53'58'' #TDF pic.twitter.com/el9UuH9BOf— Le Tour De France (@letour) July 17, 2013
Ahh and there he is, Voeckler. The man with possibly the most animated face in the modern era of the Tour.
Even when he's in the shower. Kinda.
France's Thomas Voeckler splashes water on himself as he rides. Photo: AFP
So, this bike switch gig. Is it legal? Here's the word from the organisers...
Jean-François Pescheux is saying the regulations allow riders to swap bikes on the course but it must be a bike that is carried in the following car.
Teams cannot have a spare bike waiting at a specific location and switch it. It has to come off the roof of the car.
So, stand by for some quick switching!
Ryder Hesjedal out on the circuit now. And it's looking a tad overcast out there, isn't it? Rain would make things specially challenging.
At least the boardsail riders on the lake are enjoying the conditions ....
So, time checks. There are two. They are on the tops of each Cote, ie at 6.5km and 20km.
So, apart from time, what's on offer this stage?
Well, the glory of winning the stage, natch. There are also 10 points for the climbers - five on the top of each hill, as they are category 2 climbs.
And as a time trial, there are 20 sprint points waiting at the finish for the first finisher.
This is somewhat unlikely to be CVNDSH, Le Gorille, Kitty Kittel or Scaramouche Sagan ...
Callie in Hepburn Springs is doubting her staying power, as displayed on your right:
"Hi everyone, not sure if I will last the distance tonight. Sounds negative but ii will give it my best shot."
Gain inspiration from the courage of Jean-Christophe Peraud, Callie!
Normally, a time trial is an excuse for the riders to bust out some of the most cutting-edge TT beasties their manufacturers can devise, all trimmed to within a hair of the UCI regulations.
Today, not so much. The technical demands of the course means most of the riders are tackling the stage on regular bikes, with "aero" bars attached. Easier to handle.
Some are said to be planning to ride TWO bikes, however ...
We've just had it confirmed that Chris Froome will start the TT on his road bike and change to TT bike at the top of the second climb #TdF— Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) July 17, 2013
And we're live! ... er, no. A bit of a recap. Here comes Lieuwe Westra. He's still got the time to beat.
And now they're talking to OGE rider Svein Tuft, from Canada out of Switzerland.
As I mentioned yesterday, but in case you fell asleep on the lounge and missed it, this is his first Tour de France. He is 36. The oldest rookie in the "modern era", they're calling him.
There's hope for many of you readers yet?
One more from Rupe:
"Reports that storms might hit this afternoon!!"
That will make it interesting.
And to get us into the Gallic spirit, Gabriel Gate(au) is going the sweeties. "I would love to taste them all ... I will have to come back."
Now he's into the carrots, celery and mushrooms. Go back to the choccies Gabe! Much has been said of M. Gate's No-Butter Zone this year.
Me, tonight's sweet of choice is a bar of Lindt. Allez.
Daniel Lloyd of the Global Cycling Network runs us through the course.
Here's a quick bit of news from Rupert Guinness. our man in Chorges ...
"Word is Frenchman Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R) - 9th overall at 8m 47s - crashed heavily in recon and tore himself up badly.
"He has a fracture of the outer right clavicle. But he will start the stage.
"Cadel? He is now just hoping for a good day and a result on a stage somewhere between here and Paris.
"It will be interesting to see if anyone finishes out of time limit today - which is 25 per cent of the stage winner's time."
Hilly time trial, you say? Why, yes ... yes I do. There are two particular lumps to get over today.
The first few metres of riding today are downhill. Once the competitors reach the bottom of the start ramp, however, it's uphill. Embrun's start point is at 789 metres, and within 6.5km they must climb to the top of the 1173-metre Cote de Puy-Saniteres, at an average gradient of 6 per cen.
Then a descent into a trough at 13km or so, before the climb to the top of the 1227-metre Cote de Reallon - 6.9km of climbing at a slightly steeper 6.3 per cent.
But save some brainpower for the descent, gentlemen - the finish line in Chorges is at 861 metres.
Here are the not quite identical twins.
The 33-kilometre individual time trial from Embrun to Chorges. Map: letour.fr
While the TV coverage is reviewing yesterday's racing, a quick update on the TT stage.
Some 111 riders (Nelson!) have started, and many of them have finished.
Meanwhile, 66 have yet to roll down the start ramp.
The current time to beat ... 54min 02sec, set by Lieuwe Westra.
Interesting factoid ... the man who won the flat TT stage to Mont-Saint-Michel, Tony Martin (not the comedian), is fourth on the finish list so far.
Shows what a few hills can do to a champion time trialler ..
We're waiting for the live coverage to begin on SBS One.
Meanwhile, a quick preview of one view we should be treated to this evening ...
Britain's Mark Cavendish rides during the 32-kilometre individual time-trial. Photo: AFP
Many of the riders are feeling very wary about tonight's stage.
Ireland's Daniel Martin said: "I think it is the most technically demanding time trial there has ever been in the Tour de France."
The Garmin-Sharp rider, currently in 10th position, is strongest as a climber, which helped him win stage 9 in the Pyrenees - with the last 30 kilometres being downhill.
"I reconned the TT back in June – the first descent is a really dangerous, technical downhill. And the second one is a very, very fast. I think it is the most technically demanding time trial there has ever been in the Tour de France. It is also incredibly hard – I think there is a 1200 metre altitude gain in 32 kilometres."
You can read the rest of the story here.
And just for some fun, how's this for a headline, from the Irish Independent.
"Ireland's Dan Martin: If I want a beer I'll have a beer"
Today's stage is a 32km individual time trial from Embrun to Chorges.
Correction. Today's stage is a 32km individual hilly time trial from Embrun to Chorges. It's a twisting, weaving lakeside circuit that will demand much attentiveness, not to mention effort, from the competitors.
The 33-kilometre individual time trial from Embrun to Chorges. Map: letour.fr
Australian Michael Rogers and the Saxo-Tinkoff team led by Spaniard Alberto Contador are committed to pressuring British race leader Chris Froome right up until Sunday's race finish in Paris.
''We will keep fighting to the end,'' Rogers said.
A bit of reading while we wait for the stage to begin.
"Cameron Meyer may have had no answer for when Portugal's Alberto Costa attacked from the breakaway group he was in to win the 16th stage of the Tour de France. But the Australian Tour rookie's sprint for second place in his group of seven riders to take ninth place on the stage was a more significant result than some might recognise, according to his Orica-GreenEDGE sports director Neil Stephens, adding that Meyer might even do well to sit down and think about the result."
Read more here
Our Tour tracker will come in handy tonight, to keep an eye on the combatants on the course. Open it in a separate window by clicking here.
Good evening. The live blog for stage 17 gets out of the starting gate at 10pm.


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- Written by Jude Terror on Friday, April 27 2012 and posted in News with Benefits
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If the Supreme Court overturns the individual mandate based on the theory argued by Paul Clement, the attorney representing the 26 states that filed lawsuits against Obamacare, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign could get a big boost from the ruling.
Clement told the court, just as Romney has told Republican primary voters, that states have the power to enact individual mandates wheras the federal government has no such authority.
"I do think the States could pass this mandate," Clement said today in response to a question from Justice Sonia Sotomayor. "[T]he States can do it because they have a police power, and that is a fundamental difference between the States on the one hand and the limited, enumerated Federal Government on the other."
Romney has argued throughout the presidential primary that Massachusetts has the ability, under the 10th Amendment, to enact an individual mandate for health insurance.
Democrats prepping for the general election have attacked Romney for supporting the individual mandate in his state while opposing President Obama's mandate.
If the Supreme Court agrees that states can enact mandates, but rules that Obama's mandate is an unconstitutional infringement on individual liberty, then Romney will have a solid rebuttal.


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yotomoe asked: Is it going to be several co-commentators?
Planning on just one co-commentator per press conference so we don't end up stepping on each others' toes while commentating, and I'm hoping for a different co-commentator for each conference to keep the commentary fresh.
Gonna try something a little different! I just finished up the next version of my Samsara addon, so we're gonna start up a server and play on it!
If you wanna play, fire up Doomseeker and look for ":: [BE] New York :: MM2 Samsara 0.31 - with Kyle Katarn!"
Playing through Wolfenstein: The New Order on my second playthrough! We'll be saving Wyatt, so I can get the other side of the story.
Playing some Team Fortress 2, come on in and hang out!
Stream OFFLINE!
After 6 full hours of stream, I'm ready for bed. Thanks to everyone for coming, hope to see you around next time, which hopefully won't be in the middle of the morning for most of you!
To commemorate the re-launch of Riet Plays Games, I'll be playing Team Fortress 2 because why not. I know it's kinda early/late but WHATEVER WE'RE DOING IT LIVE