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The Self Esteem Act: Parents Push for U.S. Advertisers to Disclose Air Brushing
Seth and Eva Matlins speak out against media practices they believe harm women's self esteem.
-Diana Denza
We've all been exposed to airbrushed actresses gracing the covers of our favorite glossies. With their shiny locks, flawless bodies, and spotless complexions, they are quite the sight to behold for the naked eye. But beneath the hunk of cash spent on airbrushing are women very similar to the rest of us: beautiful, but flawed (it's not a bad thing, we promise!).
For Seth and Eva Matlins, founders of online mag and fashion label Off Our Chests, it simply isn't enough for us to expect to see digitally altered images of celebrities on billboards and in magazines: they want disclaimers on all ads or spreads in which a model was considerably Photoshopped or airbrushed.
Titled the Self Esteem Act, the newly introduced piece of legislation would make it mandatory for advertisements and editorials to label altered images.
The Matlins' legislation comes on the heels of similar efforts in France and the UK to protect girls and women from altered images seen as potentially harmful. After complaints from Liberal Democrat MP Joe Swinson, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority banned two digitally enhanced ads starring prominent celebrities for "exaggeration and being misleading."
The first was a Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation ad featuring Julia Roberts (our lead photo) and the second was a Maybelline Instant Age Rewind foundation ad with Christy Turlington. Both brands are owned by L'Oreal.
"We're not concerned about digital manipulation per se," Seth explained. "Our point to the marketers is Photoshop all you want – just tell us you did so. And if you're uncomfortable saying you did it, maybe you shouldn't do it."
The couple was motivated to take action by their five-year-old daughter and their own horror at a statistic from Katherine Schwarzenegger's book, Rock What You've Got, stating that, "53 percent of 13 year-old girls are unhappy with their bodies. By the time they're 17, that increases to 78 percent." They believe this legislation, if enacted, will begin the long reconciliation process between women and their bodies.
"Our real concern is that so many girls – and women – have come to think there's only one physical ideal," Seth said. "We're concerned that so many seem to have trouble discerning between an image and 'ideal' created and promoted by a relatively few people, and the real. We're wildly concerned about the epidemic crisis of self-esteem amongst girls and women, and want to try and address its causes and effects – before it infects and affects our children."
But don't think this duo wants to take down the (media) powers that be; rather, they believe that positive change will come through unity.
"We hope Hollywood and Madison Avenue realize they can be the heroes of this story and save and change lives as a result. We're all in this together," Seth said.
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Good falcons pick. Solid looking draft.
What's a fan to do when his team keeps falling apart?
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Whats the deal with the Browns picking that high?You even like part Browns fan......
Either way....Great pick.....Fills a huge need for us and would really help out the 3-4 defence.
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I don't see the Eagles taking a WR in the first round next year plus I don't see Jarret really being a deep threat WR which is what the Eagles will be needing.
Also I hate where the Eagles are picking, so I'll just mention that the Eagles are 7-0 lifetime vs the Jets.
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I don't see the Eagles taking a WR in the first round next year plus I don't see Jarret really being a deep threat WR which is what the Eagles will be needing.
Also I hate where the Eagles are picking, so I'll just mention that the Eagles are 7-0 lifetime vs the Jets.
Funniest thing I've heard today, seriously.
Also, the Browns are picking that high because they have a very tough schedule and only play 4 teams that picked below them in the last NFL Draft, the Jets, Saints, Raiders, and Texans. The Saints are much, much improved, the Texans should be a win for you guys, but you did lose last year, the Raiders game is a toss-up, and I will be going to the Jets game to root for them. Personally, I see the Jets beating you guys but it could easily go either way. The other 12 games I see you guys winning a max of 6 of them, minimum of 2. That means I see you guys going anywhere from 2-14 to 10-6. 6-10, middle ground, would put you guys picking in that spot.
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Perfect Vikings pick. Willis and Greenway combined would be great.
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I like the Jets pick and spot but I dunno if Landry lasts that long. IMO he's the best safety so far next year.
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After this years draft, I really find it hard that the Pats will take a LB in round one. I just don't see it happening. At that point it is a great spot for the Pats to land Michael Griffin. Decent mock though.
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for the bengals i can see them taking a TE if there is any value at SS with good coverage abillity, a two tool DE, or maybe even a two gap tackle if shaun smith is a let down. Brandon Meriweather, LaRon Landry, Frank Okam I can not see them taking a TE greg olsen make be a beast which i do not deny but with actual pressing needs taking more vaule can not see it. A great TE is like whipped cream on ice cream its not need but when you have it you love it. He how be the 4th at best target.
Love the cards pick Brandon is the man.
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great rams pick, finally someone not making the rams a top 10 pick.
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Patriots pick should be Michael Griffin.
The Pats have a reputation for avoiding LBs in the first round and selecting them in later rounds (common knowledge amongst Patriot observers), and with the health status of Harrison certainly being in question, Griffin makes perfect sense.
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I would say that the Vikings would take Posluszny if he's there. He's by far the best LB in the draft (assuming it goes as the last year did) and they could either try him at MLB or put Leber at MLB if need be. You take the BPA, and he's definitely the best. Good pick, but WAY too high IMO. They had all kinds of crap happen last year, and picked 17, and got a LOT of talent on that team this off season...both in players and coaches.
Steelers should pick lower than 21 too I think, like 32 or so lol, but the pick is a great one. Bush is an awesome fit for their offense and style of play.
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Patriots pick should be Michael Griffin.
The Pats have a reputation for avoiding LBs in the first round and selecting them in later rounds (common knowledge amongst Patriot observers), and with the health status of Harrison certainly being in question, Griffin makes perfect sense.
You gotta look at the league buddy. The Steelers used to pick 4th, 5th, 6th round picks or later and develop them into stud LBs. NOW, that will be very hard, or nearly impossible to do. At times the Steelers were the ONLY team in the NFL running a 3-4, and now the trend is back to the 3-4 so half the NFL is running it, and so more teams are looking for that type of player who used to fall in the draft so they got "steals" every year by taking a player who didn't fit the 4-3 late in the draft cause no one else wanted him. If you want a stud LB for a 3-4 now, you gotta take him early, so don't expect any teams, Pats, Steelers, w/e to get stud LBs late in the draft anymore.
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Sux we r picking that early but I would take a 6'5" guy to go along with Reggie Brown if we r picking that high.
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James Jones #99 of the Seattle Mariners is called out at the plate by home plate umpire Jim Reynolds #77 while attempting to score against catcher Caleb Joseph #36 of the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning at Safeco Field on July 24, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. Jones tried to score from third on a fielders choice play by Robinson Cano. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) - Wei-Yin Chen matched a career high with eight innings pitched as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners, 4-0, in the opener of a four-game set on Thursday.
Chen (11-3) scattered five hits -- all singles -- with a walk and three strikeouts in just his second eight-inning start of his career. He tossed eight scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over the Oakland A's on April 26, 2013.
"That's one of the best games I've seen him throw," Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph said of Chen.
Delmon Young homered, Joseph collected two hits and Nick Markakis provided an RBI for the Orioles, who have won three of their last four.
Hisashi Iwakuma (8-5) was victimized by a four-run fourth inning in the setback. He allowed seven hits with four strikeouts over seven innings.
"He elevated three pitches, but other than that he threw pretty good," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said of Iwakuma. "When you don't hit, you don't look good."
Seattle, which dropped its third straight game, looked to open the scoring in the first, however, a heads-up play from Chen kept the game scoreless. James Jones walked to lead off the inning, stole second and moved to third on a groundout from Stefen Romero. Robinson Cano then tapped a grounder to the left of Chen, who hustled off the mound and flipped the ball with his glove to Joseph to get Jones at the plate. The umpires reviewed the play only to uphold the decision on the field as an out.
"They actually practice that play during the spring," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Baltimore put up a four-spot in the third and that proved to be all the Chen needed. Ryan Flaherty and Joseph singled to begin the inning, then Markakis poked a base hit to center that plated Flaherty for a 1-0 lead. Young followed with a three-run homer to left-center.
Chen wasn't threatened for the rest of the night and Darren O'Day tossed a scoreless ninth to secure the win.
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Seattle's Chris Taylor singled in the fifth for his first major-league hit of his career ... Chen has won a career-high four straight starts ... Jones has 20 stolen bases this season ... Seattle acquired Kendrys Morales from the Twins on Thursday in exchange for pitcher Stephen Pryor. The Mariners also placed utility player Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee contusion, selected the contract of Taylor from Tacoma and recalled designated hitter/first baseman Jesus Montero from the Triple-A club.


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bare knuckle fight/contests still go on and is as big now as ever atracting a big crowd and big bets 2 especialy in the travler/gypsy familys sorting out disputes or just 2 make a living and see who,s the best men in thair familys iv witnessed and reffed many of thease fights but 2 be honest its never ever a public fight its kept real quiet but lads please dont get what im talking about mixed up with all thease so called travler/gypsy idiots on youtube talking crap 2 other familys im talking about real men fighting not the vilage idiot the crowd is family friends or people in the no but no 1 outside the sport would ever be let in to watch unless they was invited and ok,d by a fighter or again some 1 in the no but it is never put out on posters enviting just any 1 to come watch so im not sure what kind of fight this is i do no of a coupple of mma guys that take part but oviasly i cant say keep us posted on if its going ahead though sounds interesting but dont possibly no how they could pull it off
Meh, Rhyl every friday and saturday night is bare knuckle fight fest galore!
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Who decides on legality - I'm pretty certain that UK MMA is still technically illegal as a non sanctioned full contact combat sport but it's part of society now and pretty much unstoppable. What if the MMA is then bare knuckle, or becomes Vale Tudo> or what if kickboxing uses MMA gloves, or what if the bare knuckle Vale Tudo event happens to have two guys who only stand up and punch. It's a real grey area isn't it?
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Ultimately the limit on what you can organise in a combat sports way is how badly you'll get sued/how likely you are to go down for manslaughter if things go south.
How can anyone call themselves a real MMAer if they haven't fought bare-knuckle at least once? If it's good enough for Royce Gracie!!
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Bare knuckle boxing is not illegal as long as both parties agree rules and follow them. By breaking the rules and hurting your opponent you have inflicted damage that was not agreed to, therefor it could lead to an assault charge (technically)
Local police have advised that if such an event was to take place then it should be on private land only or else public order offences will be committed.
Private land must then meet requirements of local bye-laws for crowds, etc ie fire safety regs, etc
Bare knuckle boxing is being sanctioned currently by a few bodies one of which is the wbba - wold bare knuckle boxing association.
'Sanctioning' in the UK has absolutely nothing to do with legality. Sanctioning is merely a stamp of approval by a body that recognises the event and that their own rules are being contested under.
Sanctioned BKB is a far cry from travellar fights on a camp site. I have a BKB exhibition bout on a major show of mine this year - both fighters will be wearing traditional 3/4 breeches, leather wraps (yes, even in BKB wraps are permitted) and they will fight to 6x3mins. Not like some stuff you see on youtube.
Sanctioned BKB is trying to relaunch the traditional old prize fight days and wants to get recognised as boxing is still a dominant world combat sport (for now), but old rules will give fight fans something else to watch.
I think it's important that athletes in other combat sports like MMA, boxing, thai, etc, refrain from any form of snobbery or looing down on it as not so long ago MMA was in this very position with its knockers, people. It cock-fighting and barbaric, etc, how wrong there. BKB is simply just another outlet for people to explore. World famous thaiboxing legend John Wayne-Parr is doing recognised caged muay thai, and fighting in MMA gloves is similar to the wraps that the BKB bodies are implimenting.


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The team, which is run by former F1 principal Colin Kolles and his Kodewa squad, kicked things off at Sepang on March 17.
The Lotus-powered Lola B12/80 LMP2 Coupe is compliant with the latest regulations set out by the ACO/FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is fitted with an Xtrac gearbox with pneumatic paddle shift system and carbon brakes with AP Racing six-piston calipers, and will run with a traditional black and gold livery in a very special design.
This partnership with Kodewa and Lola – which has claimed five LMP2 wins at Le Mans since 2000 - is ideal for climbing the endurance racing ladder, with Lotus having returned to the GT class last year with the Evora.
Though hugely important in themselves, the build-up races of the season are really an amuse bouche for the greatest motor race in the world – the Le Mans 24 Hours – and our LMP2 should be right in the thick of the action.
- Lola one-piece construction carbon composite monocoque chassis
- Carbon monocoque
- Weight of petrol-engined coupe 900 kg
- Adjustable pedal box and steering wheel/column for driver safety and comfort
- Optimized aero configurations offering wide range of low-drag/high-downforce set-ups
- Wind tunnel and CFD tested aerodynamic configuration
- Suspension with wishbones and pushrods, adjustable dampers, springs and anti-roll bar
- V8 Lotus engine
- Total cylinder capacity 3600 cc
- ECU with Motec data logging server
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Hours: 12-6pm
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Price: Free with admission: $11 adults; $11 kids; free for kids younger than 1
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Description: Kids can stop by the Sound Booth and create an "Audio Portrait" with teaching artists. Using Garageband software, kids will flex their skills in oral interpretation as they record tracks that include autobiographical information such as descriptions of their home and family, their favorite color, food, animal, or their happiest place. In addition, they'll have the opportunity to add music and sound effects to their unique Audio Portraits. This is a great workshop for the budding podcaster, radio journalist or storyteller.


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Now so long ago, we took a day trip to Highland Park—packed the passport and a sack lunch and everything! And we took the youngster down to Daddy's former fave make-out spot: that bridge over Turtle Creek—you know the one—where every local boy's gone since the dawn of time to show off his sensitive side. On the other side of the bridge, across the creek from the trillion-dollar homes on Lakeside decked out like it's Christmas even in June, are those concrete teddy bears, cuddly, dangerous fuckers upon which we've seen one tyke chip a toof. On the street above the concrete cubbies you'll find Willow Wood Street, which makes a circle and also dumps out on Preston Road; it's like the secret route to the Batcave, hard to find. On Willow Wood's the bunker-like entrance to Deedie and Rusty Rose's $8-mil fortress, which, two years back, got a nifty add-on: the architecturally feted Pump House. It used to be the Turtle Creek Pump House and serves as "a place for the arts, a space for intellectual discussion, a temporary apartment, a playground," in the words of MESA Design Group. Them's the architects responsible for the hidden hideaway—the same peeps who did NorthPark Center and Southlake Town Square. Not bad.
Go figure. The only place we could find those nifty vintage rock-and-roll tees for our kid was at Haute Apple Pie on the square in downtown McKinney, which has gone through quite the transformation since the days when the coolest thing up there was a record store that sold us Get the Knack in 1981. Until recently the world's largest antique shop, downtown McKinney is what the West Village wants to be and what Deep Ellum ought to be—a smorgasbord of hip retailers (Bath Junkie, Alternative Furnishings, Mom and POPcorn Company) and cool clothing stores and some of the finest dining in North Texas. Within a couple of blocks are four of our favorite places to hang in the 972: Rick's Chophouse and Wine Bar, which boasts a plush library bar bigger and badder than any we've ever seen; Café Malaga, a superior tapas joint; La Misha, a coffee house Dallas would die for; and Spoons Café, a low-key eatery that feels like home...if you're from Austin. Add to that an amazing rare-book store (The Book Gallery, to which people come from all around for great prices on amazing finds), a new boutique inn that used to be a historic hotel (the Grand Hotel, actually, with a dazzling formal ballroom all ready for your special occasions) and two wineries (Landon Winery and Lone Star Wine Cellars) at which we've been known to tipple till we wobble, and you've got the making of a special weekend every weekend.
Why is it that no matter what happens to the Cowboys, everyone is still hung up on the team's ex-coach, the legendary Bill Parcells? Neither Cowboys fans nor players ever warmed up to the aging, dyed-blond grump, who did a perfectly average job in his four-year stint here. He improved the team some, though he never broke their epic playoff-win drought. Despite a rather forgettable record, Parcells haunts Valley Ranch like a ghost at a shuttered mental hospital. He's brought up, of course, by the media, who loved the perceived rivalry between Parcells and Jerry Jones, and the players, who either looked upon him as a father or as tyrant. But even Jones himself and Wade Phillips still talk about Parcells. We're not quite sure why the Cowboys can't quit Parcells, but not since Heath and Jake has a bunch of Cowboys shown this kind of passion.
This is Dallas, and we're a material bunch. Frankly, with the right attitude, there's no shame in that. Take for instance the need for a little air-conditioned walking space. NorthPark Center is the finest of the mall walks. Covered parking is nearly always available, and thanks to recent mall additions, walkers get a perfect lap. Natural light beams in through periodic skylights, beautiful wearables and trinkets abound for extensive eyeballing (no wallet required for that), people-watching is prime and with the addition of a brilliantly varied food court, strollers can replenish with Snappy Salads, Hibachi-San, The Original Soup Man and others. Take in a movie and head back out for another 2.72-mile circuit (maps of various routes available at northparkcenter.com).
We want it all from our bar. We like a bar with a nice blend of drunks and fashionable folk so we can have something to laugh at and ogle while we take in our Boddingtons (which they have on tap, thanks) or Stella or vodka whatevers. We love a comfortable bar stool. We love the option of ordering really, really good food (Guinness steak sandwich with fries, please) to soak up our drink. We appreciate the presence of DJ Mr. Rid's Scaraoke every Thursday night for a good bit of self-humiliation if the mood strikes us. We like a mix of regular faces and a steady stream of first-timers. And we adore the opportunity to return hung-over the next morning for an outta-sight weekend brunch (gingerbread pancakes or eggs Florentine with a damn fine Bloody Mary) to a place that looks like it survived the night before much better than we did.
We are so gonna regret this. Look, just keep this little secret between us, OK? There's this great little bar on Maple Avenue that's not called The Grapevine, which we love, but apparently so does everyone else. Sometimes you just need a drink, a friendly face and a quiet, cozy place to sit and ponder your beer bubbles. That's why we love The Windmill. Owned and operated by a friendly New Yorker who introduces himself simply as Charlie, this joint is sort of little place that drives home the difference between a bar and a nightclub. Beneath the neon windmill on the roof is a secret treasure chamber, dark enough to let you sit in peace and contemplate your day, yet lighted enough to allow you to look your drinking companion in the eye. It's also one of the few places we've been to where you can actually walk up to the bar without looking like Marion Barber cutting up the middle. The Windmill even has a "cell phone booth," a former pay phone booth (look it up, kids) to give you privacy while making a call. Don't be ringing up a bunch of frat boys to come out for the night, though. We want to keep this "best" place the best.


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Millet, Lydia. How the Dead Dream
Pulitzer finalist Millet begins a loosely connected trilogy with this deliberately paced character study of a novel. Real estate developer T. has always been obsessed with money; he was the first boy his age to have a bank account and he found creative ways to fill it. As a young man, he is already a success, building retirement resorts in the desert and vacation resorts on remote islands. But his entire world is shaken when he first falls in love with a woman and then unexpectedly loses her to a car accident. Now lost and alone except for his increasingly senile mother, his competent but distant secretary, and his secretary's brash paraplegic daughter, T. becomes obsessed with things that are lost and things that are last…specifically, on animals close to the brink of extinction. He begins a series of late-night commando break-ins of zoos, trying to be close to the animals so he can attempt to understand how they feel and therefore, how he feels. When he visits his holdings in South America and attempts to track down the endangered jaguars living on a preserve nearby, his quest comes to a definitive conclusion as he is forced to come face-to-face with his deepest and most bare self.
A lyrical, vivid meditation on self vs world, self vs others, and humanity vs nature, Millet's novel is involving, disturbing, and insightful.


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Our natural resources are limited and they are fast becoming scarcer and more costly. Thankfully, in recent years, awareness of this issue has heightened and individuals, companies and governments are making efforts towards more responsible usage of our depleting natural resources. Unarguably, we're in the Age of Environmental Thrift, when 'going green' is just good practice—for the planet and for the pocketbook. The question remains, are we doing enough to minimize the use of scarce resources?
In the construction industry, environmentally responsible practices are being promoted by the US Green Building Council and others through programs like the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) rating system. Overall, 26 state and local governments—the state of Arizona among them—are mandating LEED™ certification for new construction, and President Obama is currently seeking LEED™ certification for improvements made to the White House.
Despite the rapid acceptance of sustainable design and its application on a variety of both new-build and renovation projects, the practice is limited in its ability to reduce whole earth impacts. Why? Because even though continual improvements are being made in the ways in which we use natural resources—sustainably harvested lumber, energy-efficient building systems, recycled building products—we're still consuming! Only if the scale of resource usage stabilizes will the efficiency of how they are delivered result in reducing the net environmental impact. We need to be asking how and where we can use existing assets instead of consuming more of the earth's limited resources to construct new assets.
Significant natural resources can be saved by capturing the remaining value and extending the life of a building rather than demolishing and replacing it. But how does one know if it is viable to extend the life of a building? The state of Arizona addressed this question in 2004 by implementing a process in which consideration must be given to 'relifing' existing buildings before a new government building can be procured. Rider Levett Bucknall worked with government officials to develop the legislation which, in the first six months, saved the state $26 million. The legislation has since been endorsed by the American Legislative Exchange Council as model legislation for all 50 states.
Through a relifing study on an existing Arizona state medical laboratory building, including an inspection of the current condition of various building components and their life expectancies, Rider Levett Bucknall determined that investment of approximately $4.9 million would allow continued use of the building for an additional 25 years.
'Relifing' is mathematically-based analysis which helps building owners and managers capture the remaining value of and extend the life of their buildings after years of service. It improves the decision making process when considering whether to renovate a building versus demolish it and build new and can be used during the design of a new building to optimize the building's design life. Throughout the development process, it helps to minimize the use of scarce natural resources.
The Age of Environmental Thrift provides an ideal time for people to reconsider the traditional approaches to green practices, especially in the construction industry. Building owners, designers and contractors should be open to new ways of approaching old problems and be willing to implement tools to help them get the most out of our shrinking resources.
Rider Levett Bucknall is an international property and construction consultancy headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. www.rlb.com/life


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Pulling it's inspiration from classic mountaineering, the Herschel Little America Laptop Backpack is one of Herschel's best selling backpacks. Featuring the very popular two-strap, flap-top closure and offering a large volume space and various organisation options, the Little America Laptop Backpack is a modern reinterpretation of the classic rucksack - suitable for any use and for any person.
The Little America features a fully padded, fleece-lined laptop sleeve that can house up to a 15" laptop. It'll keep your laptop scratch free and separated from all your other gear. The main compartment is accessible via a flap top closure that is held down by buckle straps. The buckle straps stay in place with the use of simple strong magnetic clasps, making it easy to open and close the bag. A drawstring closure keeps the main compartment closed tight, ensuring nothing inside is affected by the outside. The buckle straps can be adjusted to suit how much gear you are carrying. A media pocket is located in the main compartment to store your mp3 player or phone - and allows you to port your headphones through a rubber grommet so you can listen to music whilst keeping your device secure. A front zippered pocket is also available to stashing smaller items, and a key clip allows you to attach your keys securely.
The Little America is also Herschel's most comfortable to wear bag, featuring a heavily padded air mesh back panel with an inverted 'y' spinal channel for breathability and heavily padded and contoured shoulder straps to ergonomically support the load that you carry. The Herschel Little America Laptop Backpack is suitable and ready for any occasion and situation you throw at it.
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Real talk: some days I miss Whole Foods real bad. I realize that this is a total first-world problem and that I'm beginning to sound ridiculous – but [my favorite pastime] grocery shopping is just not the same after having been so spoiled on the regular.
They have all the random things I decide I need in my kitchen immediately. Mulling spices? Right near the apple cider! Pre-cut butternut squash? Fo sho. Three-year aged Gouda? Got it. Truffle salt? No prob.
Let's not even talk about the gelato bar and bakery, please. And the salad bar! Ah, the salad bar…so amazing, so dangerous! This salad I made today was one I found on Oh She Glows, an awesome vegan blog. Angela reminded me of the joys of the Whole Foods salad bar when she made her own version of their Detox salad.
It's crunchy, zesty and a little sweet with a satisfying chew-factor from the dried fruit – plus it's raw and easy to throw together.
This salad is great to make for lunches throughout the week – dressing it as you go, to prevent it from becoming soggy. It lends itself to additions, so you can change it up each day – simply serve it alongside grilled shrimp, a veggie burger or chicken and the next day you can mix it with some leftover pasta or rice and feta cheese to give it a new life. You can mix it with chickpeas, black beans or tofu too, for a vegetarian-friendly protein hit. Or eat it inside a pita with a dollop of yogurt and hot sauce. Mad ideas for this salad, yo.
Chopped Broccoli Salad (serves 6 as a side)
Based on Detox Salad from Whole Foods' salad bar and Oh She Glows
1 bunch of broccoli, cut into florets
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
1-2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1/3 cup mix of sunflower seeds and pepitas
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries
a handful of chopped parsley
a handful of chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lemon
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
salt and pepper
In a food processor, finely chop the broccoli and carrots until they become rice-like in texture. (If you don't have a food processor, chop the broccoli and carrots with a knife as small as you can get them.) Mix with other ingredients in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. If you're looking to stretch out the salad throughout the week, you may want to reserve the seeds and the lemon juice/maple dressing and add it as you go. (I added it all at once and it still had a nice crunch the next day.)
Bulk it up with: 1 cup of brown rice, quinoa, cracked wheat or orzo pasta
Add some protein with: 1/2 – 1 cup chickpeas, cubed tofu or black beans
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Just an update for everyone who hasnt noticed, Evasi0n at 75%!! We're 3/4 done!! Private windows and Mac beta testing has begun, Linux is still in the works.
because 68% said that applications for Windows and OSX were ready, and the only thing left was Linux and beta testing, so by that I understood that Win and OSX were done and only Linux remained before the release.
but don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't think there working on it, just that I think they might not meet that Sunday deadline, though they haven't really given a date, but more or less they've left hints here and there.
I wont get to jailbreak 6.1 till i get home next friday :-/ my life is meaningless


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The Sochi halfpipe has some kinks to work out before tomorrow
France's Arthur Longo rode across the flat-bottom during tonight's pipe practice, caught his edge and slammed face first into the opposing wall. He was one of many riders who are struggling with the condition of the pipe a day before qualifiers start.
"It's super sketchy," Arthur said after his fall. "The snow is super soft, we're just digging into the snow. I just side-slipped the last run and there's holes like 20 centimeters wide." While Arthur spoke another rider went down hard, knocking her helmet off her head. He watched as it bounced down the flat-bottom.
This not how things usually go during a pipe practice.
Shaun White was also frustrated as he tried for tricks like his Cab 1440 double cork but wasn't able to get any around. "It's a little disappointing," Shaun said about pipe. "It's hard to get in there and have all the tricks and not be able to get to the wall. I'm hoping they can do whatever they can to make it a better pipe."
Too much snow in the flat bottom was just one of the problems with the pipe today. Temperatures crept into the mid-50s making for slushy conditions and forcing organizers to postpone the morning practice until 7:30 at night. Although head pipe builder John Meliville and his crew fixed the issue with the over-vert walls that riders were complaining after practice on Sunday, there's still a bit of a kink at the bottom of the walls making for some bumpy runs.
With the pipe stationed across from the mogul event Danny Davis joked that were two mogul contests going on today. He's been one of the most outspoken riders on the condition of the pipe saying earlier, "What a lame showcase of snowboarding, and what lame way to treat the athletes."
But Danny's outlook seemed a little more positive this evening. "It's a tiny bit better than yesterday," he said. "Word on the street is that they're going to pump that bad boy full of chemicals and make it smooth and firm for tomorrow. Part of the problem is the snow is so soft and moist. Once they can pump it full of stuff to make it firm I think it will be a lot better. Tomorrow it's probably going to be fun. The last few days it's kinda been a battle."
It will be a long night for the builders as they try to get the pipe in shape. But the situation is similar to the Vancouver Olympics where the pipe was in poor condition the night before the qualifiers and builders delivered a greatly improved setup. Head builder John Melville was part of the team who pulled the Vancouver pipe together so here's hoping he can do it again.
Men's halfpipe qualifiers start on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Moscow time, 2 a.m. Pacific.


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Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Chino, commended President Obama for Monday's inauguration speech.
"Today, the president laid out a clear and unifying message of hope, a vision of peace, progress, and prosperity, and a promise of freedom for all," Negrete McLeod said.
"I congratulate President Barack Obama on the beginning of a second term and look forward to working with him and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to achieve compromise and results for the residents of California's 35th District."
Negrete McLeod represents California's 35th District that includes Chino, Montclair, Ontario, portions of Fontana and Rialto as well as the unincorporated community of Bloomington in San Bernardino County. She also represents Pomona.


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The Nanotechnology collection features content from leading publishers including Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Springer, Smithers Rapra, Royal Society of Chemistry, World Scientific and Wiley. It focusses on nanoscale materials, nanostructure-dependent properties and phenomena data as well as fabrication and manufacturing techniques. Subtopics within the collection include Nanostructures and Micro/Nanodevices; Micro/Nanofabrication and Manufacturing Techniques; Nanobiotechnology; Environmental Nanotechnology and Environmental Safety; and Nanocomposites.
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Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
The fires are burning merrily in the Duke's palace as beautiful people at magnificent candlelit dinners party on into the night. Meanwhile, in the streets of Mantua, shadows tread softly.
Words pass between hooded figures, their meaning drowned out by the sounds of drunken revelry. Are they whispering sweet nothings, or bitter secrets? Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference in the gloom.
Verdi's dark tale glitters with passion and suspense in this glamorous new production. Tell your jokes, lock up your daughter and trust nobody.
The moment he wrote it, Verdi knew he had a hit on his hands.
So much so that for the first performance of Rigoletto he rehearsed the Duke's famous aria, 'La donna è mobile', in secret to avoid giving away what was to prove one of the catchiest tunes in opera.
'La donna è mobile' is just one of many fabulous arias in Rigoletto and to serve it well requires exceptional singers.
Verdi is about voice, voice and more voice and Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini is determined to let Australian audiences hear the finest on the world stage.
The cast for this new production of Rigoletto is a gathering from around the world. One of the world's great Verdi experts, Renato Palumbo, conducts.
As the swaggering Duke, Mexican tenor Diego Torre and Italian Gianluca Terranova, who performed this role at La Scala and the Arena di Verona.
As Gilda, an Australian star, Emma Matthews.
And taking the momentous step into one of Verdi's most important baritone roles, two singers who have enjoyed immense success in Australia and around the world, Giorgio Caoduro and José Carbó.
Not every singer is discovered on the world stage or developed through the Opera Australia ensemble, however. David Parkin was discovered on television, when he won the role of Sparafucile on Operatunity Oz.
It doesn't really matter what path leads an artist to this demanding repertoire, nothing beats the thrill of hearing great Verdi singing.
Palumbo (until 31 July except 26 July
Anthony Legge (26 July evening & from 2 August)
|Roger Hodgman
|Set Designer
|Richard Roberts
|Costume Designer
|Tracy Grant Lord
|Lighting Designer
|Matt Scott
José Carbó†
Warwick Fyfe§
|Duke of Mantua
Eva Kong§
|Gennadi Dubinsky
|David Parkin*§
Pelham Andrews†
|Sian Pendry
|Luke Gabbedy
|David Corcoran
|Samuel Dundas
|Dominica Matthews
|Countess Ceprano
|Eleanor Greenwood
|Jodie McGuren
|Ryan Sharp
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
* 26, 28 June; 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19 July
† 23, 26. 31 July; 2, 6, 9, 14, 16, 22, 24 August
§ 26 July evening
** 26, 28 June; 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 23, 26, 31 July; 2, 6, 9, 14, 16, 22, 24 August
Please note that this production briefly contains partial nudity.
Running time: 2 hours & 20 minutes, including one 20-minute interval
The action takes place in the city of Mantua in the 16th Century.
Act 1
Scene 1: A room in the palace
At a ball in his palace, the Duke sings of a life of pleasure with as many women as possible: "Questa o quella" ("This woman or that"). He has seen an unknown beauty in church and desires to possess her, but he also wishes to seduce the Countess of Ceprano. Rigoletto, the Duke's hunchbacked court jester, mocks the husbands of the ladies to whom the Duke is paying attention, and advises the Duke to get rid of them by prison or death. Marullo, one of the guests at the ball, informs the noblemen that Rigoletto has a "lover", and the noblemen cannot believe it. The noblemen resolve to take vengeance on Rigoletto. Subsequently Rigoletto mocks Count Monterone, whose daughter the Duke had seduced. Count Monterone is arrested at the Duke's order and curses the Duke and Rigoletto. The curse genuinely terrifies Rigoletto.
Scene 2: A street, with the courtyard of Rigoletto's house
Thinking of the curse, Rigoletto approaches his house and is accosted by the assassin Sparafucile, who walks up to him and offers his services. Rigoletto considers the proposition but finally declines; Sparafucile wanders off, after repeating his own name a few times. Rigoletto contemplates the similarities between the two of them: "Pari siamo!" ("We are alike!"); Sparafucile kills men with his sword, and Rigoletto uses "a tongue of malice" to stab his victims. Rigoletto opens a door in the wall and returns home to his daughter Gilda. They greet each other warmly: "Figlia!" "Mio padre!" ("Daughter!" "My father!"). Rigoletto has been concealing his daughter from the Duke and the rest of the city, and she does not know her father's occupation. Since he has forbidden her to appear in public, she has been nowhere except to church and does not even know her own father's name.
When Rigoletto has gone, the Duke appears and overhears Gilda confess to her nurse Giovanna that she feels guilty for not having told her father about a young man she had met at the church. She says that she fell in love with him, but that she would love him even more if he were a student and poor. As she declares her love, the Duke enters, overjoyed. Gilda, alarmed, calls for Giovanna, unaware that the Duke had sent her away. Pretending to be a student, the Duke convinces Gilda of his love: "E il sol dell'anima" ("Love is the sunshine of the soul"). When she asks for his name, he hesitantly calls himself Gualtier Maldè. Hearing sounds and fearing that her father has returned, Gilda sends the Duke away after they quickly trade vows of love: "Addio, addio" ("Farewell, farewell"). Alone, Gilda meditates on her love for the Duke, whom she believes is a student: "Gualtier Maldè!... Caro nome" ("Dearest name").
Later, a preoccupied Rigoletto returns: "Riedo!... perché?" ("I've returned!... why?"), while the hostile noblemen outside the walled garden (believing Gilda to be the jester's mistress, unaware she is his daughter) get ready to abduct the helpless girl. Convincing Rigoletto that they are actually abducting the Countess Ceprano, they blindfold him and use him to help with the abduction: "Zitti, zitti" ("Softly, softly"). With her father's unknowing assistance Gilda is carried away by the noblemen. Upon realizing that it was in fact Gilda who was carried away, Rigoletto collapses, remembering the curse.
Act 2
The Duke's Palace
The Duke is concerned that Gilda has disappeared: "Ella mi fu rapita!" ("She was stolen from me!") and "Parmi veder le lagrime" ("I seem to see tears"). The noblemen then enter and inform him that they have captured Rigoletto's mistress. By their description, he recognizes it to be Gilda and rushes off to the room where she is held: "Possente amor mi chiama" ("Mighty love beckons me"). Pleased by the Duke's strange excitement, the courtiers now make sport with Rigoletto, who enters singing. He tries to find Gilda by pretending to be uncaring, as he fears she may fall into the hands of the Duke. Finally, he admits that he is in fact seeking his daughter and asks the courtiers to return her to him: "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" ("Accursed race of courtiers"). Rigoletto attempts to run into the room in which Gilda is being held, but the nobleman beat him. Gilda rushes in and begs her father to send the people away. The men leave the room, believing Rigoletto has gone mad. Gilda describes to her father what has happened to her in the palace: "Tutte le feste al tempio" ("On all the blessed days"). In a duet Rigoletto demands vengeance against the Duke, while Gilda pleads for her lover: "Sì! Vendetta, tremenda vendetta!" ("Yes! Revenge, terrible revenge!").
Act 3
A street outside Sparafucile's house
A portion of Sparafucile's house is seen, with two rooms open to the view of the audience. Rigoletto and Gilda, who still loves the Duke, arrive outside. The Duke's voice can be heard singing "La donna è mobile" ("Woman is fickle"), laying out the infidelity and fickle nature of women. Rigoletto makes Gilda realize that it is the Duke who is in the assassin's house attempting to seduce Sparafucile's sister, Maddalena: "Bella figlia dell'amore" ("Beautiful daughter of love").
Rigoletto bargains with the assassin, who is ready to murder his guest for money, and offers him 20 scudi to kill the Duke. He orders his daughter to put on a man's clothes to prepare to leave for Verona and states that he plans to follow later. With falling darkness, a thunderstorm approaches and the Duke determines to remain in the house. Sparafucile assigns to him the ground floor sleeping quarters.
Gilda, who still loves the Duke despite knowing him to be unfaithful, returns dressed as a man. She overhears Maddalena begging for the Duke's life, and Sparafucile promises her that if by midnight another can be found in place of the Duke, he will spare the Duke's life. Gilda resolves to sacrifice herself for the Duke and enters the house. She is immediately mortally wounded and collapses.
At midnight, when Rigoletto arrives with money, he receives a corpse wrapped in a sack, and rejoices in his triumph. Weighting it with stones, he is about to cast the sack into the river when he hears the voice of the Duke singing a reprise of his "La donna è mobile" aria. Bewildered, Rigoletto opens the sack and, to his despair, discovers his mortally wounded daughter. For a moment, she revives and declares she is glad to die for her beloved: "V'ho ingannato" ("Father, I deceived you"). She dies in his arms. Rigoletto's wildest fear materializes when he cries out in horror: "La maledizione!" ("The curse!")
"What a treat this production is: An outstanding cast, a simple but effective
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"... the moment where orchestral, vocal and staging planets come into true
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achievement. The second was a superb cast headed by Italian baritone Giorgio Caoduro's
magnificent Rigoletto. [...] The other successful ingredient was director Roger Hodgman's
new production, returning the opera to its 16th-century context."
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It was a decent fight but I'm surprised FOTN went to Krauss / Hyun Gyu Lim.
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That or the Camus vs Kang fight was also really enjoyable.
I thought both guys were really sloppy in the krsus fight, no technique just swinging and lacked skill imo, certainly not fotn! Best bit of the fight was kraus getting tagged, missing with a jab by about 10 feet then landing on his face! Fair play to him for trying to get back in the fight, he was already fucked. The dude he fought was fckin enormous for a ww!
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Ive heard he is getting matched on Hattons comeback card, I saw his pad work on SSN and he was fucking dreadful!
Well this was no shock, his boxing is rubbish just was we expected.
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Slater is obviously the ultimate competitor, and the rules dictate that this move was well within his "priority" rights. But I think the understood and universally accepted surfing etiquette should carry over to contest priority rules in this situation. When Parko was already driving through a perfect tube like that, the wave should be his regardless of priority. Maybe the rule should apply only at take-off? If he rode that through it would have been the wave of the contest.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Saint Leo volleyball team finds itself in a familiar spot to start the 2012 season as the Lions were picked to finish fifth in the Sunshine State Conference preseason poll when it was released on Wednesday.
Placed in the middle of the nine-school SSC, the Lions start exactly where they concluded 2011 after posting a 7-9 conference record, finishing 14-15 overall.
Looking to strengthen his lineup, Head Coach Sam Cibrone adds four upper-class transfers to an experienced core of veterans as he aims at returning the Lions to the top of the tough SSC.
Having won at least a share of the last seven Sunshine State Conference volleyball titles, Tampa is once again predicted to win the conference championship in 2012.
The Spartans picked up 192 points in a preseason poll conducted among the SSC's head volleyball coaches and sports information directors. UT also collected 16 first-place votes, the most possible since each school's voters do not rank their own squad.
Rollins, which tied for third in last year's league standings, was picked to finish second, collecting 164 points and the remaining two first-place votes.
Eckerd appeared at No. 3 in the poll with 148 points, followed by Florida Southern with 134. Lynn was close behind the Lions in sixth place with 88 points.
Barry (67), Nova Southeastern (64), and Florida Tech (24) rounded out the preseason poll.
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Following is the complete list of papers from the second Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety, sponsored by NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management.
papers from the first executive session have become a foundation for police executive training across the nation and we hope that these new papers have a similar impact.
Chief Harrison discovers that progress is slow made despite all the department's problemsolving efforts — Compstat, intelligence-led and evidence-based policing, community policing.
See papers from the first Executive Session on Policing.


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On Saturday, he qualified his black and gold car on the front row behind Antonio Felix da Costa, with team-mates Aaro Vainio in P3 and Daniel Abt in P6. Abt made a jump start, managing to get into the lead before he being penalized. Meanwhile, Daly went backwards and finished sixth. Vainio battled throughout to retain his third place.
In Race 2, Daly started third. He outsprinted polesitter Robert Visoiu via the grass into Turn 1, while Tio Ellinas took the lead after a jump start. When he pitted for his drive-thru penalty on Lap 6, Daly was able to cruise into the lead and seal a popular victory. Vainio, meanwhile, finished fourth and Abt seventh.
After two races, Daly sits second in the championship behind Race 1 winner Mitch Evans. Lotus GP leads the Team's Championship by three points.
Conor Daly: "It's really cool. I made a mistake yesterday in Race 1, I didn't have the best start, and I didn't put ourselves in a good position. I was lucky enough to redeem myself today at the start. It feels so nice to have my first podium and my first win. It feels really good to be in this form heading to Monaco. The car has been really good. The Lotus GP guys have been fantastic, the way we have worked together during testing has been awesome."