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Portland Museum of Art Announces Artists Participating in 2018 Biennial
Former Christie's Contemporary Director to Open Upper East Side Gallery
Chinatown Art Brigade Protests Omer Fast Exhibition at James Cohan Gallery
Hayward Gallery Appoints Vincent Honoré and Cliff Lauson as Senior Curators
Spanish Court Orders Woman Who Claimed To Be Salvador Dalí's Daughter to Pay for Exhumation
Metropolitan Museum Names Lauren A. Meserve Senior Vice President
Maggie Foucault on Masha Gessen at the New York Public Library
Pia Capelli at the 24th edition of Artissima in Turin and MAXXI's gala in Rome
Kate Sutton at the School of Visual Arts's curatorial summit
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie at the opening of Prospect 4 in New Orleans
Hundreds of arts professionals have signed an open letter published Thursday, October 19, in protest of the "wave of hate, intolerance, and violence against free expression" in Brazil. In recent months, conservatives have been waging a war against cultural institutions by trying to censor and close down exhibitions, attacking museum staff members and visitors, and using social media to promote fake news and harass people who disagree with them.
The letter condemns the actions of members of right-wing groups, religious sects, and several politicians and civil servants responsible for the onslaught. "These arrogant fundamentalists refuse to give artistic works a more attentive reading, and go witch-hunting for signs of indecency, pornography and heresy," it reads. "There is no questioning or intellectual debate, only violence and intolerance."
The document, which as of today has more than one thousand signatures, was written in response to a series of events that occurred over the course of this year. It specifically cites the Santander Cultural Center's decision to end its "Queermuseu" exhibition early following allegations of pedophilia; the outcry over a nude performance that led to a petition calling for the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo to close; and a rally against the works of Pedro Moraleida at the Palace of Arts in Belo Horizonte.
It also claims that artistic creativity has been threatened since 2010, when opposition began to build against the newly elected president Dilma Rousseff, who was ousted in 2016, and Brazil's third edition of its National Plan for Human Rights, which includes extended protections for women and the LGBTQ community. According to the 342 Artes movement, a group fighting to preserve Brazilians' right to freedom of expression, arts institutions are being targeted because they've been advocating for such groups.
In conclusion, the letter urges people to mobilize in order to "defend and deepen the rights to an environment of free circulation of ideas, and denounce those who work to destroy democracy in Brazil."
The day the letter was published, it was read aloud to the National Congress by Workers' Party member Paulo Teixeira, as well as at the opening of the exhibition "Histories of Sexuality" at the Museu du Arte de São Paulo, which recently caved to pressure from conservatives and set an age limit of eighteen and older for admission to the show. It was also sent to several politicians and circulated through e-mail and the messaging service What's App. Artist Renata Lucas told Lauren Cavalli of artforum.com that these attacks must end and called the attempts to censor the arts as "unacceptable and an imminent threat to democracy."
Among the signatories of the letter are Clarissa Diniz, curator at the Museu de Arte do Rio; Fernanda Brenner, curator and director of the nonprofit Pivô; Lilian Tone, curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Jorge Schwartz, professor and director of the Museu Lasar Segall; and Marcos Gallon, artistic director of the Verbo performance art festival, as well as countless artists, choreographers, professors, journalists, architects, and other cultural producers.
The letter in full is as follows:
We are artists, intellectuals and professionals from several areas, who have been speaking up in defense of democracy since 2015. Now we side with the recent initiatives against the wave of hate, intolerance and violence against free expression in the arts and in education. Hatred, intolerance and violence which have been pressed for a long time against women, LGBTQs, afro-descendant and indigenous people.
We radically support freedom of speech and free flow of ideas, beliefs, information and artistic expressions. And we firmly believe in the free debate of each of these expressions.
We believe, however, that it is necessary to identify the focus of these attacks on civil liberties. It became evident that right-wing militants, sects from within neo-Pentecostal churches, certain politicians with great public responsibility – but lacking republican spirit –, civil servants and bureaucrats in the judiciary sphere, the police force and public prosecutors are joining forces against artistic creations and art institutions. They are censoring exhibitions, harassing visitors and museum employees, and using social networks to demean and outrage people they disagree with.
These arrogant fundamentalists refuse to give artistic works a more attentive reading, and go witch-hunting for signs of indecency, pornography and heresy. There is no questioning or intellectual debate, only violence and intolerance.
That is how the reactionary and anti-democratic militias managed to abruptly shut down the exhibition Queermuseu at Santander Cultural Center in the city of Porto Alegre. In September, the police withdrew the painting Pedofilia, by Alessandra Cunha, from the Contemporary Art Museum in Campo Grande; then a local court of law banned the theatre play The Gospels According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, by Jo Clifford, at Sesc Jundiai. It is worth mentioning that the same militias have kickstarted a campaign against the Panorama of Brazilian Art at the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo due to the performance La Bête, by Wagner Schwartz, an attack given irresponsible support by the mayor of São Paulo João Doria. Then, a horde of fanatics led by congressman João Leite attempted to invade the Palace of Arts in Belo Horizonte aiming to destroy the works by Pedro Moraleida.
We also believe that this is not about a specific assault to the artistic creativity but a phenomenon that emerged in 2010 as opposition to the National Plan for Human Rights (PNDH 3); a process that grew and was nurtured throughout the process of deposition of elected president Dilma Rousseff.
Clearly, not every supporter of the presidential impeachment belong to this antidemocratic lineage. But there were violent ultraconservative activists and public agents harrassing people of diverse thinking. The same people that were responsible for the several actions, such as the distribution of anti- Dilma sexist, misogynist and offensive car stickers; the verbal assault to left- wing politicians and activists on airplanes, in restaurants and even at more sensitive places like funerals and hospital wings; and the physical assaults to people wearing red clothes.
Once the impeachment was completed – in better words, a parliamentary coup arranged through the buying of congressman votes led by Eduardo Cunha – a number of social achievements that have been obtained since the 1988 Constitution are being snatched away from the Brazilian people. That is how, day-by-day, they are restraining civil, social and individual rights in Brazil, suppressing worker's rights, threatening the freedom of education in schools, the environment protection, the same-sex union and much more. That is the body of work that results from this coup d'Etat.
What we need now is to expand all democratic forces, beyond political- partisanship, ideological and religious views, to face the concrete threats to freedom and social policies already in place, in the streets, in the legislative houses, in the courts of justice and in all the available means of communication. We propose the articulation of groups amongst friends, family and work colleagues for the organization of public acts and online action in the social networks aiming to defend and deepen the rights to an environment of free circulation of ideas, and denounce those who work to destroy democracy in Brazil.
Sculptor and educator Lawrence Argent died on October 4 at the age of sixty. He is best known for his forty-foot blue bear whose two front paws rest on the glass walls of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver as it peers inside. Argent's other playful site-specific works include a colossal panda, a giant rabbit, and a stainless-steel Venus that is nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
Born in Essex, England, in 1957, and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Argent graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1983. In 1986, he graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from the Rinehart School of Sculpture in Baltimore, after which he continued to live in the United States. He eventually settled in Denver, Colorado, where he taught at the University of Denver for twenty-four years.
To create his large-scale works, Argent often started by using a 3-D printer to produce a model of the sculpture. He then built a steel skeleton, which he covered with polymer concrete, fiberglass, and other materials. According to Harrison Smith at the Washington Post, Argent was at the forefront of digital sculpture; he also sat on the board of the Digital Stone Project, which supports artists who want to incorporate new technology, such as robotic stone cutting, into their practices.
"He really understood how combining traditional and advanced technologies could help create art that was truly moving," Dan Jacob, the director of the Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, said in a statement.
Artist Lara Favaretto used the sculpture she exhibited in this year's Skulptur Projekte Münster to raise $31,400 for refugees and those facing deportation in Germany. Contributions were revealed when the work was smashed open after the show ended on October 1.
Favaretto's Momentary Monument – The Stone is part of a series that comments on the impermanence of monuments. A small slot on the side of the monolithic work allowed it to work as a kind of piggy bank. According to Artnews, on Thursday, October 19, the money was donated to Hilfe für Menschen in Abschiebehaft Büren e.V., a German organization that helps displaced people.
Favaretto has a second work in nearby Marl, Germany, the exhibition's satellite location. Due to "organizational reasons" this stone will not be demolished until sometime next year.
Firefighter Brandon Tolp working to prevent flames from crossing Highway 29 in Californian on October 12. Photo: Marcus Yam for the Los Angeles Times
As Northern California continues to battle wildfires, which have already blackened more than 240,000 acres, caused $1 billion in damages, and killed at least forty-two people, residents are trying to come to terms with the loss of life and property.
Glass sculptor Clifford Rainey, the chair of the Glass Program at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, lost the Mount George home and studio he shared with his partner, floral designer Rachel Raiser, in a Napa Valley fire. He told Charles Desmarais of the San Francisco Chronicle that he had about thirty-four large-scale works he was currently working onm as well as around thirty other glassworks on the premises. "Every single piece of artwork I own, I've had since college, was lost," he said.
Photographer Norma I. Quintana, who was preparing to head to Puerto Rico to photograph the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, was at her Napa Valley home with her family when she was alerted to an approaching fire by a friend. Shortly after, police arrived to evacuate them. When she returned to the house, everything was gone. "I just thought we would be back and never ever thought it would burn, she told the San Francisco Chronicle. "We had this house almost thirty years." Among the possessions destroyed by the fire were Quintana's collection of photographs, including works by Mary Ellen Mark, Sally Mann, and Graciela Iturbide.
Journalist Sam Whiting of the San Francisco Chronicle accompanied Iranian-born artist Boback Emad as he returned to his Santa Rosa home and studio. They discovered that Emad's home, filled with works by Pablo Picasso, Henrí Miro, and Salvador Dali, as well as his own hot-tar paintings and aluminum mobiles, were obliterated by the blaze. "I have been paralyzed the last week . . . I can't even figure out what to eat," he told Whiting. "The worst loss is the thirty years of my sketchbooks. That's everything I have."
While the Santa Rosa Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, dedicated to the life and work of the creator of the beloved Peanuts comic strip, was spared, the home of Schulz's widow, Jean, burned to the ground. The Schulzes lived in the house since the 1970s, and it's where the illustrator passed away in 2000. Their son, Craig, also lost his home, reported Keith Allen and Madison Park for CNN. The nearby museum and research center is currently closed due to power outages.
"I am devastated by the loss of the home I shared with Sparky for twenty-five years, the memories of which filled me with happiness every day," Jean told the Washington Post.
The Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art reported that the fires reached its grounds, but winds diverted the flames before they hit its main campus. The institution's staff and galleries remain safe. The museum will stay closed through October 22, and it has postponed the November 4 opening of its exhibition "Be Not Sill: Living in Uncertain Times."
"Our hearts go out to all those affected by the fires and to the many individuals who are stepping up in this time of need. This is, and will continue to be, a deep wound for us all," executive director Robert Sain said in a statement. "As di Rosa continues its commitment to being a resource for our community, we hope, in the weeks ahead, to provide a space for all to gather, rebuild, and heal from these dark days together."
According to the Los Angeles Times, as of Friday, October 20, the California Fire Department has managed to contain the majority of the seven fires still burning across the state's northern counties. A long-awaited rainfall, which dropped an inch of rain on Thursday, has helped the firemen combat the flames.
Tania Bruguera, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs's first public artist in residence, on the steps of City Hall in New York in May. Photo: New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs has launched three new artist-in-residence programs that will work with the city's criminal justice system. The Department of Corrections, the Department of Probation, and the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence will each host an artist to help facilitate dialogue, encourage collaboration, and build community between the agencies and the residents they serve.
Inspired by the work of Mierle Laderman Ukeles—the city's first unsalaried artist-in-residence who began working with the Department of Sanitation in 1977—the Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) program was launched in 2015. Other agencies that have previously partnered with artists for PAIR include the Department for Veterans' Services, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, and the Administration for Children's Services.
The open call for the three new initiatives will end on November 13. Each residency, which lasts a minimum of one year, will allow the artists to propose art projects and creative solutions for civic challenges. According to Ana Bermúdez, the Department of Probation commissioner, the artist-led projects could help reduce the odds of inmates reoffending after they're released from prison. It's "a great use of taxpayer dollars," she said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. "It's being smart on crime in a very effective way."
The State Department has denied American-born jazz artist Alvin Queen entry into the United States. Queen, who was a dual citizen of the US and Switzerland until 2016, will now be forced to miss his performance at a concert in Washington, DC, in November.
While the government claims that Queen was refused entry because his fingerprints matched an FBI file from 1967, the artist said that his only run-ins with the law include a DWI charge and a minor drug offense, which both resulted in not-guilty verdicts.
"Sadly, this doesn't surprise me one bit," Queen said in a statement. "I've spent months preparing for this concert. Dozens of others are also implicated in its planning. Funny thing, I gave up my US passport to make life simpler at tax time. I never dreamed I would one day be denied entry, and with such ridiculous reasoning. I am frankly disgusted to be disrespected in this way, after a half century devoted to music."
The sixty-seven-year-old musician previously worked for the US State Department as a cultural ambassador and as a performer at the American International Jazz Day in Paris several years ago. In order to be granted permission to enter the US, Queen will need to apply for a wavier from Homeland Security.
Hosted by the French-American Cultural Foundation and the French Embassy in the US, the "Jazz Meets France" concert, honoring the Harlem Hellfighters, the African American soldiers who introduced American jazz to France during World War I, will take place at George Washington University on November 15.
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has announced that Roja Najafi was appointed the institution's new curator. Najafi comes to Oklahoma City from Texas, where she taught modern and contemporary art at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin Community College, and Rice University, among other institutions. In Houston, she was a curator at the Strake Jesuit Art Museum.
"Roja's strong background in modern and contemporary art and impressive academic accomplishments make her a perfect fit for our team," said Michael J. Anderson, director of curatorial affairs. "Roja will be curating our spring exhibition, 'The New Art: A Controversial Collection 50 Years Later,' and I am looking forward to seeing what new scholarship she develops as she researches this important OKCMOA collection. We are glad to have Roja in Oklahoma City."
Paul Vogt, the former longtime director of the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, died in Münster on October 1 at the age of ninety-one. The institution announced his passing on October 10.
Trained as an art historian, Vogt led Museum Folkwang from 1963 until 1988. During his tenure, he worked to rebuild the museum's collection, which had been purged of "degenerate art" by the Nazis. More than fourteen hundred artworks were confiscated from the institution beginning in 1937. Vogt repurchased twenty paintings from the original collection of Folkwang founder Karl Ernst Osthof, including Paul Cézanne's Steinbruch Bibémus (Bibémus Quarry), ca. 1885, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Tanzpaar (Couple), 1914.
Under Vogt's leadership, the institution also established a photography department and greatly expanded its permanent collection, adding works by American artists such as Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Franz Kline, along with modern and contemporary European pieces by Yves Klein, Gerhard Richter, Lucio Fontana, and the founders of the Zero group: Günter Uecker, Otto Piene, and Heinz Mack. Vogt was focused on restoring the museum's reputation as the renowned contemporary art institution that prompted Paul J. Sachs, the cofounder of New York's Museum of Modern Art, to call it "the most beautiful museum in the world" during a visit to Essen in 1932.
Born on May 29, 1926, Vogt studied art history and archeology at the University of Göttingen. He first joined Museum Folkwang in 1954 as an assistant to director Heinz Köhn, and in 1963 he succeeded Köhn. In 1977, Vogt became a professor at the University of Essen, where he taught for many years. Among the numerous publications Vogt completed over the course of his career are two catalogues raisonnés on the work of German Expressionist Christian Rohlfs: one on the artist's printed graphics and another on his paintings, published in 1950 and 1978, respectively.
Maine's Portland Museum of Art has announced the artists participating in its 2018 biennial, which opens on January 26, 2018. Among those exhibiting works are painter Anne Buckwalter, photographer Rosamond Purcell, mixed-media artists Gina Adams and David Minter, and canoe-maker David Moses Bridges. All artists live in Maine or have ties to the state.
"Rather than put together a 'greatest hits' exhibition," said independent curator Nat May, "we wanted to use the opportunity of the Biennial to focus on artists who hadn't previously participated in PMA Biennials or other programming at this institution. To show work in a museum can be an important step for an artist, and to present work to a museum audience can invite a unique opportunity for dialogue and exchange in our varied cultural community."
The complete artist list is as follows:
Gina Adams
Becca Albee
Nancy Andrews
Elise Ansel
Elizabeth Atterbury
Stephen Benenson
Sascha Braunig
Anne Buckwalter
Steve Cayard and David Moses Bridges
Tim Christensen
Jenny McGee Dougherty
Angela Dufresne
David Driskell
John Harlow
Séan Alonzo Harris
Erin Johnson
Shaun Leonardo
Jonathan Mess
Daniel Minter
Rosamond Purcell
Joshua Reiman and Eric Weeks
Fred Tomah
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Military, Products, Regulatory
By Staff Writer | February 1, 2010
Military | Technology
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hosted a Jan. 14 workshop in Arlington, Va. related to a broad agency announcement (BAA) for the Transformer (TX) program. Government representatives explained the vision and objectives of the program—to develop a ground-based vehicle that can fly like a helicopter, allowing fighters in a combat zone "to avoid water, difficult terrain, and road obstructions, as well as IED and ambush threats." Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) is one of the requirements of the vehicle, which would carry up to four people. It would also feature the ability to conduct a range of missions on a single tank of fuel.
"Current transport systems present operational limitations where the warfighter is either anchored to the ground... or reliant on helicopters, which are limited in flight speed and availability," DARPA states, adding that TX "provides the flexibility to adapt to traditional and asymmetric threats by providing the operator unimpeded movement over difficult terrain."
The agency stressed that the workshop was for informational and planning purposes, and not a solicitation for proposals or abstracts.

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IOS 4.3 bring a number of new features including:
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When the Kenyans saw their new school, "they thought it was the Taj Mahal ... and were just crying, openly weeping," Freeman recalled this week.
Freeman will be honored with the Palo Alto Kiwanis Club's first Angel Award later this month for his work with One Dollar.
Freeman founded the nonprofit because he was frustrated with "teenagers' sense of impotence in being able to make a difference in the world." So, he made a model by which anyone, by donating a dollar, could participate and change the world -- provided everyone did so.
"The point was to put the impetus onto the teenagers themselves for enlisting one another. It is a generational bootstrap to a higher level of cultural consciousness ('we're all in this together') that is necessary to meet the challenges of our time," he said.
Freeman graduated from Santa Clara University in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in economics before getting his MBA at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He started his career in the computer industry before transitioning to teaching in 2000. Seven years later with the help of a few dedicated students, Freeman put his model into action.
When Freeman and a group of students flew to Kenya to build the school, he saw the impact One Dollar could have on children living in Third World countries and how students in America could help.
Students get a "real tangible connection" to the project because pictures of the completed projects are emailed to every participating American school. The back-office operations to man the telephone and the website (odfl.org) are paid by private individuals and foundations so that every dollar from the students goes directly to nongovernmental organizations in developing countries to build schools and finance other projects. In addition, each year, Freeman and a handful of students visit one or two project sites to help in construction.
"Our kids come back, and they are transformed people. They see people living, I'm telling you, on the threshold of existence ... people were drinking out of (polluted) creeks because that's where the water is," said Freeman, choking up. He hopes to instill in American students the five "Cs" to shape a better world: connection, competence, compassion, cooperation and creativity.
Through One Dollar, Freeman is working to get children in developing countries complete access to food, education and health care by providing transportation to schools, educated teachers and necessary nutrients. He visited an orphanage in Kenya where children grew their own gardens for food but had no source of protein in their diet. When he returned, Freeman convinced a Jordan Middle School teacher to do a fundraiser in which the students raised enough money to buy two milk cows. The milk provides the orphan children with enough protein for eight years.
In five years, One Dollar has raised approximately $209,000 from middle and high school students and has completed numerous projects including sending 250 tennis shoes to students in Malawi and buying 20 piglets to save 20 Nepalese girls from being sold into slavery.
The Palo Alto Kiwanis Club initially teamed up with Freeman and One Dollar to send 452 bicycles to Africa so children could travel to school from greater distances. One Dollar also helped six of the schools set up bicycle-repair shops to teach the students a vocational skill. Afterwards, Palo Alto Kiwanis wrote a proposal to Kiwanis International asking that Freeman be selected for the prestigious annual World Service Medal award given to individuals who have "significantly enhanced the quality of life for a noteworthy number of people." When they were turned down, Jim Phillips, chair of the Palo Alto chapter's International Committee, said: "If we can't get them to give him an award, why don't we do it?"
Thus, the Angel Award was created to celebrate an individual or organization who mentors and impacts children in the community and throughout the world.
The first annual Angel Award cocktail event will take place Oct. 25 at the Sheraton Palo Alto from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with State Sen. Joe Simitian serving as master of ceremonies. Proceeds will benefit the Eliminate Project, a partnership between Kiwanis International and UNICEF dedicated to eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus, a disease that kills mothers and nearly 60,000 newborns yearly. The Palo Alto Kiwanis Club has pledged to raise $100,000 in the next five years.
This year, One Dollar will be completing six new projects ranging from a new, $15,000 birthing center in Nepal to providing 30 netbooks to students at an all-girls school in Kenya.
"It is a change-the-world idea that is actually working," Freeman said.
"If we can get every high school student to give $1, we can build more than a thousand schools every year in the developing world — for a dollar."The idea was if everyone does the smallest bit, but everyone does it, the effect can be enormous," he said.
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Ombudsman's Recommendation, Conclusion No. 7727/99/2.1
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Summary of facts: Police tried to enforce an expulsion order against a Sri Lankan national who, while detained, had applied for an ab initio review of his case (art. 5 P.D. 61/99). In this context, he submitted a certificate from the Greek Council for Refugees that the remaining members of his family are recognized refugees in U.K.
Recommendation: Article 5 of P.D. 61/99 stipulates an ab initio review of an asylum application if the applicant produces new crucial evidence on his person or his family that, if known to the authorities on the time of the first examination, might have been fundamental for the determination of his refugee status.
After an ab initio application is submitted and until it is rejected - by serving the negative decision to the applicant - the application is deemed to be pending and any act of expulsion or deportation from the country is prohibited pursuant to art 1 of P.D. 61/99 and art. 5 para.2 of the 4803/13/7a/18-26.6.1992 joint Ministerial Decree.
In view of the above, the Administration should refrain from any act of enforcement of the expulsion order, till the examination of the application is concluded under the conditions set in art. 3 para.3 of P.D. 61/99. Any negative decision should obviously be in written form and legally reasoned.
If the alien produces indeed the necessary evidence, the Administration should take seriously into account the fact that the applicant's relatives are recognized refugees in the U.K.
The Ombudsman requests to be informed of the final decision by the M.P.O. on the said alien's ab initio application.


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he's 33 not 53. whatever he lacks in pass blocking he makes up for in run blocking
Alan Fanaca
Guys on his last legs & he is the one player on our line that might get Sanchez killed.
4 round should be a stud guard.
he's 33 not 53. whatever he lacks in pass blocking he makes up for in run blocking
That's why I think Our 1st round pick will be Maukrice Pauncey if he's there.Will start at one guard spot in one year,and would be great insurance as backup to Mangold.
We have been very fortunate with the health of our o-line....this guy solidifies both guard positions and center in case of an injury. I hope this is our guy!
they are talking about Pouncey to denver at 11... another team with worse OL needs take both him and Iupati long before 29.
i can see us taking Iupati if hes still around at 29
kid will be a pro bowl guard and until faneca or woody's time with the jets is up he can play that wayne hunter role as that 10-15 snaps a game extra lineman type
If the Jets got a player like Iupati or Pouncey, a small injury to fanaca & he'd never see the field again except as a backup.
the jets will not use a 1st rounder on the o-line this year. a guy like slauson can be groomed b/t brick and mangold, and that's smart economics.
actually, an interesting pick in the 2nd round is mccluster. if the jets dealt leon, mccluster would serve as both rb in a rotation as well as slot wr, and he could play these roles next year when braylon is gone.
Faneca was awful in the 1st half of last season but he really improved ini the 2nd half. Having said that, I'm sure the Jets are going to look for a future replacement with one of their first 2 picks.
Well it's not like his last name is jingleheimerscmidt, and if you are gonna call out a potential Hall of Famer, on your team, the least you can do is spell his name right...
Don't be disappointed by the fact that Puoncey will be long gone by the time we pick. I'm sure either McCoy, Suh or Berry will fall to 29.
Next trade to be made - our 6th&7th this year and our 7th next yr for Albert Haynesworth. Go Tanny!
Less sophisticated fans would be daunted by reality but not some of my fellow Jets fans!!!!!!
I posted that the Jets will be looking guard in the "4th" round. They will be looking for a groomer.
Slauson & a 4th this year will be good for depth- Callahans a great Oline teacher.
I want our 1st & 2nd round picks to be DEFENSE
Pouncey seems like a Steelers likely pick anyway.
Honestly I wouldn't take Pouncey. Think he's going to be a good player, but it is too high to take a depth pick imo.
You can even get legitimate guards via FA if you had to. Keep taking shots on guys like Slauson in the later rounds and if it's not there, so be it.
And i like Iupati, just the fact that he was owned time and time again by Atkins at the Senior Bowl which scares me.
So I wold agree if that holds true that OL at 29 makes little sense.
Would we in fact devalue OL bc of our scheme? Or is our zone scheme different in some way?
I don't think the mobility will become as important for our team as it did for the Broncos of the years past. WOody isn't the most mobile OL, as good as he is. He just did a good job and certainly is a hell of a run blocker.
We do have to pick some positions where we attempt to "cheap out" in a way. Guard for me is one of the few positions you can try to do that.
We can't just go getting first rounders at every position, although Tanny is making that seem possible.


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John Oddo
Associate Professor of English
BioMy research draws on theories of rhetoric, discourse, and multimodality to critically examine how powerful agents use language (and other symbols) to generate support for war. The focal point of my research is "intertextual rhetoric"—that is, rhetoric that operates across texts and across time. In past publications, I have examined how different U.S. presidents have rearticulated generic rhetorical strategies to manipulate the public and draw the country into hostilities. More recently, I have focused on the ways that media institutions recontextualize and modify the claims of political leaders during the run-up to war—often enhancing the "call-to-arms message." Currently, I am preparing a monograph that examines how Colin Powell's 2003 address to the United Nations about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction was reported (and reformulated) by newspapers, internet news outlets, and television news networks.
Ph.D., Kent State University
M.A., Kent State University
B.A., Canisius College


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Result: Lost at USC 27-9
Grade: D
Comment: No touchdowns, two turnovers, seven penalties, inept red zone offense, nearly 500 yards allowed — if it hadn't been a road game against a ranked opponent, the Bears would have gotten an F. (Maybe they should anyway.). … Quarterback Zach Maynard played reasonably well under heavy pressure, but his decision-making and accuracy were lacking in the red zone. … Speaking of the red zone: In five opportunities, the Bears had three field goals, one missed field goal, one interception and no touchdowns. … Tailback Brendan Bigelow had just four carries and one catch. That's Cal's idea of using him more? If Bigelow doesn't fit into the game plan, change the game plan. … The Bears are 1-3 for the first time since 2003 and must win five of their last eight to get bowl eligible. The loss to Nevada looms larger with every subsequent defeat.
Next up: vs. Arizona State
The matchup: The Sun Devils are 3-1 under new coach Todd Graham, but all three of their FBS opponents used backup quarterbacks. … ASU will make use of the spread option with mobile quarterback Taylor Kelly, the promising sophomore who's an effective passer. … ASU hasn't won in Berkeley in the Jeff Tedford era.
San Jose State
Result: Won at San Diego State 38-34
Grade: A-
Comment: The Spartans (3-1) have lost many games like that over the years by failing to make big plays down the stretch. But this is a different team and, in many respects, a different program. … Quarterback David Fales struggled early but found his rhythm in the fourth quarter, completing 13 of 16 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns. … Of SJSU's 22 receptions, 10 were by the tight ends and running backs — evidence of Fales' ability to check down in his read progression. … The more tight end Ryan Otten is involved in the aerial game, the better for SJSU. Saturday, Otten had five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. … The Spartans have outscored opponents 89-33 in the second half this season.
Next up: at Navy
The matchup: SJSU beat Navy by a field goal (27-24) in Spartan Stadium late last season. … The Spartans practice against the triple option each week and shouldn't get confused by Navy's tactics. … This will be a good test of SJSU's leadership: With all the kudos the players undoubtedly are receiving from friends and family this week, will they play with the same sense of urgency they have thus far?
Result: Bye
Grade: N/A
Comment: It was an abbreviated bye week. With the Thursday kickoff in Seattle, preparation was moved up two days and infringed upon the weekend. … Stanford had several points of emphasis during the bye, including quarterback Josh Nunes' subpar completion percentage (53), inconsistent placekicking (5 of 9 field goals) and a third-down conversion rate (30.8 percent) that ranks 106th in the nation. … On the other hand, the Cardinal is No. 11 in third-down defense, holding opponents to a 25 percent conversion.
Next up: at Washington (Thursday)
The matchup: A favorable one for Stanford, if the result of the past three years are any indication (combined score: Stanford 140, UW 35). The dominance includes a 65-21 victory last year in which Stanford rushed for a school-record 446 yards. … How will Nunes handle the environment in the first road start of his career? … The Huskies are a hard team to read. They were so-so in a season-opening win over so-so San Diego State, overwhelmed at LSU and dominant against Portland State. Their defense looks improved, and quarterback Keith Price is one of the Pac-12's best. But to beat Stanford, the Huskies must hold their own on the line of scrimmage.


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Hey gerbils!
After pressure from friends to release my music mixes, I have decided to go ahead and do so. On my site, you will find the songs that I made (not hardcore pro stuff here, really) in a trance/techno genera and you will also find the trance full length (~80 min) continuous mixes that I have done. Of which, the newest one: five_Thousand_Better_Reasons_Why; is by far the best work I have done.
You can also find some other goodies, like my LoanCalc program I made in Java and other goodies.
Check it out if you are a Trance music fan!
Note: I'm hosting this site myself with a forced cap of 200KB/s per download. If you download EVERYTHING at once, the Minecraft players will track you, find you, and more or less...break your car windows. So just do one DL at a time It should take about 15min per disc. (I'll be moving to fiber in a few months though, so the 200KB/s ill push to 1MB/s.)


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Courtship, for the most part, doesn't exist anymore. Men today are either very crass in how they treat women, or they have been completely emasculated. I'm so frustrated by the lack of masculinity in our society, which, in my opinion, was ripped away by the feminist movement. Feminism taught women that they needed men for nothing – holding a door or pulling out a chair became unacceptable, let alone providing and protecting.
As a result, men no longer think women should be placed on pedestals. Instead, they only consider how fast they can get them on their backs with their knees up. That's what feminism has done for women: it's made them target practice for penises.
The decline of courtship has been a total disaster. Individuals forever avoid becoming adults or lack any sense of well-being in their lives. Life has absolutely zero meaning if you're not living for someone else. In addition, our children suffer. We used to think motherhood was as American as apple pie, but not anymore. Women drop their responsibilities as mothers and put their kids in day care for the sake of being equal and doing it all.
Leon R. Kass wrote a very brilliant essay titled, "The End of Courtship," which is as critical and despondent about what has happened as I am. Read it here.


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BTC REPORTS: Who really pays the taxes in North Carolina? (Hint: it's not who you think)
February 2008
By Meg Gray Wiehe and Elaine Mejia
Executive Summary
- North Carolina lawmakers made several changes to state tax policy in 2007, including the creation of a 3.5% refundable earned income tax credit, the elimination of the top income-tax bracket, and the continuation of the state sales-tax rate at 4.25%.
- Taking the 2007 changes into account, North Carolina's state and local tax system remains regressive, meaning that it requires the poorest households to pay a greater share of their incomes in taxes than the wealthy.
- The poorest 20% of households, whose average annual income is $10,000, pay 10.7% of their incomes to state and local taxes. In contrast, the wealthiest 1% of families, whose average annual income is $970,000, pay only 7.1%.
- The state income tax, which constitutes about a third of all state and local tax revenues, is moderately progressive by national standards. However, its progressivity is not sufficient to outweigh the regressive impact of North Carolina's sales, excise, and property taxes.
- One key reason the wealthiest taxpayers pay the smallest share of their incomes in state and local taxes is they benefit disproportionately from the ability to deduct what they pay in state income taxes and property taxes from their income for federal tax purposes.
- There are several policy changes that would make North Carolina's system fairer, such as increasing the amount of the state earned income tax credit, expanding the sales-tax base to include more personal services, and establishing a circuit-breaker credit to offset the property tax bills of low- and moderate-income homeowners.
- Currently in North Carolina, the incomes of wealthier residents are growing much faster than those of low- and moderate-income residents. Therefore, a tax structure that disproportionately targets lower-income residents, like North Carolina's, will not experience adequate revenue growth over time.
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It's either going to be Ivy 3770K or Sandy 2700K.
Things going for Sandy:
- Runs cooler while overclocked.
- It's able to reach higher overclock speeds.
- Cheaper. Can get one for $289 on newegg right now.
Things going for Ivy:
- Latest and greatest
- Runs faster than Sandy at stock speeds.
- PCI 3.0 support
Although the logical choice would seem to be Ivy, it costs $60 more and I'm still not convinced that I'd be better off with one. I do intend on overclocking, but it's really not a deal breaker for me. My current build is a AMD Phenom II 940 3 GHz so either one is a huge upgrade. Overclocks aside, is Ivy $60 worth faster then Sandy?


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With an extra day to prepare for Sunday's match against Sporting Kansas City, Crew Head Coach Robert Warzycha decided to give his team a break from the daily training regimen on Wednesday morning. In lieu of training, the team went bowling as a team-building activity.
"Everything that we do is based on how we can get better as a team and do what is necessary for us to win the game," Warzycha said Wednesday afternoon.
"Team chemistry is just as important as fitness or anything else," the Head Coach continued. "I think it was a good time to bring everybody to bowling, because the guys that are injured that are not with the team every single day because they're in treatment and everything else, they were there too. To have the entire team together before the final stretch, before the end of the season, it was very important."
The team enjoyed a day without thinking about soccer.
"Sometimes, you need to spend time enjoying your teammates and your coaches," defender Sebastián Miranda explained. "It was avery good opportunity to maybe forget soccer and playing, and bond with your teammates. You can laugh. You can talk with your teammates and not talk about soccer, and try to enjoy [the team atmosphere] a little bit."
So, who was the best bowler on the team?
"After me, Netzo [Nemanja Vukovic] was a very big surprise," Miranda said with a laugh. "He was a big surprise."
The Crew will resume its normal training schedule Thursday morning at Crew Stadium.
(Photo Credit: Tucker Walther)


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No one cares
2. SG3 always (ALWAYS) engages in personal attacks on anyone who criticizes anything the Jets do.
3. SG3 is rarely witty and hardly ever downright hilarious.
4. the one of many things that I find irritating is his tendency to constantly repeat himself. I mean how many times can we hear the story about how happy he is with his seats and how SAR saved him from upper deck misery with poles obstructing his vision. Nice payback to the guy that saved you. Endless repetition and personal attacks are annoying for sure but is this what JI wants?
5. SG3 never ignores the people he says he does, and is never done with people he says he is. I know. I've been told that many times. He is not a man of his word.
6. This post will earn me a GFY. Such is life.
One thing is guaranteed. That was NOT SG3's last post on SAR.
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No one cares
I miss Sar and Tx, I would actually love to hear their thoughts on Murderer 81.
Obviously you and SAR have the same exact problem.
And quite honestly, I am ecstatic that SAR is gone - it wouldn't bother me if you joined him in never-never land either.
Last edited by ARodFLKeysJetsFan; 06-30-2013 at 02:38 PM.
Good Internet forums are well moderated, that means, no trolls of any kind- TX wouldnt last 2 days on Patsfans if the situation was reversed, its as if Jets fans cant disagree debate or worse hate ourselves enough we "need" to have non-Jets fans lord it over us.
Collectively we DONT need to have people who bought PSLs not only justify their purchase, but knock those that didn't, constantly. Or vice versa.
We dont need bitter LI-based dropouts constantly revising history, whining about Woody, his $, his politics, and where the team plays.
Shea sucked, Jets were truly 2nd fiddle there, in NJ for 30 years, WSS and Pool of Industry didnt happen, LI was NEVER the center of Jets fandom, you didnt get your trip from Roslyn to Willets Point by LIRR back, get over it!
Anti-tailgaters are ascetics of another kind-tailgates are an important concomitant part of the gameday for me, a release from the workaday world and not a bacchanal to be repeated every day, They keep overpriced concession puchases to a minimum (if any) and make wins sweeter and dull the ache of losses. So don't knock me then be a hypocrite and grab one of my chairs and sit in front of my HD Sunday Ticket TV display, and two-fistedly grab imported beers out of my cooler, shots of Patron or single barrel Bourbon while noshing on my Frenched Rack of Lamb w/ Herbs de Provence, Asian Stir-Fry, Handcut Palisades Park style French Fries, Lobster Tails, Cheesteaks or Prime Ribeye. Hands off my Fried Chicken, Homestyle Mac and Cheese, Scallops wrapped in Bacon and Tiramisu!
Last edited by Jungle Shift Jet; 06-30-2013 at 04:03 PM.
There's the truth millions of Jets fans hold self-evident, and the alternate universe of your 400-strong heretics. (which seem to be down to about 150 right now...)
Then again what can you expect from someone who thinks Pomonok is the "real" Flushing...
Shea was great.
Sure, for cold hot dogs and hot chocolate, stale popcorn left over from the previous West Point home game, all served up by human snails, cops ticketing you for beers in the parking lot, starting the 1st six weeks of each season on the road, and no tangible evidence that the Jets even played there....it was great


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A shelter for pregnant women and single mothers and their children is closing after 30 years in Gainesville.
This week, Catholic Charities announced it won't renew its agreement when it expires in March.
The Gainesville Sun reports two pregnant women and three mothers with small children are currently living at the shelter. Officials at the Arbor House say they won't close until each of the women has found a place to live.
The shelter has been struggling since 2010 when it lost two grants that made up about a quarter the $250,000 annual budget. When word got out in 2011, donations helped keep the shelter open.
Catholic Charities regional director John Barli says they couldn't come up with "a sustainable stream of donations" to keep Arbor House open.
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|S128-E-007042 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station's truss and temporarily stowed it on the station's robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery's payload bay for return.
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Angels Short Hops: Game 4
Struggles by Kaz, bats have Halos on brink of elimination
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
Scott Kazmir struggled and so did the offense against CC Sabathia, as the Angels are now just one loss away from exiting the postseason.
Frozen moment
Right-hander Jason Bulger came in to face Alex Rodriguez in the fifth inning after Kazmir yielded a single to Mark Teixeira to open the frame. The result wasn't pretty. Rodriguez crushed a second-pitch fastball for a two-run homer that gave the Yankees a comfortable five-run lead.
4 -- The number of innings pitched, walks allowed and runs allowed by Kazmir, who struggled with his control. The Yankees made him pay, forcing him from the game after just four-plus frames. Game balls
Scott Kazmir
Kazmir struggled in the postseason yet again for the Angels, yielding five runs over six innings against the Red Sox in his other postseason start this year. In his two playoff starts for the Angels, Kazmir has an 8.10 ERA with just four strikeouts and seven walks over 10 innings.
Kendry Morales
Morales finally got the Angels on the board in the fifth inning, hitting a homer on a 1-1 fastball from Sabathia for his second career postseason homer. The home run was just his second hit of the ALCS. He entered the game with .077 batting average through the first three games of the series.
Chone Figgins
Figgins continued his slump by going 0-for-4 against Sabathia and is batting just .071 in the postseason this year, with two hits in 28 at-bats. He's also batting just .125 in the ALCS, with two hits in 16 at-bats.
Sense of October
The sellout crowd at Angel Stadium finally had something to cheer about when Morales hit his fifth-inning homer and Mike Napoli and Erick Aybar followed with back-to-back singles. Suddenly the Angels had their first chance for a rally, but it ended silently after Figgins grounded out and Bobby Abreu flied out to end the inning.
Kendry Morales
Comment: Morales was the only Angels player to record an extra-base hit against Sabathia, who was dominant for eight innings. His fifth-inning homer was all the Angels could muster against the big left-hander.
Darren Oliver
Comment: Oliver was able to keep the Yankees off the scoreboard, which was a tough task for the staff. The left-hander has quietly pitched six scoreless innings in the postseason so far.
Next step
The Angels will look avoid elimination when they host the Yankees for Game 5 at Angel Stadium on Thursday at 4:57 p.m. PT on FOX. Los Angeles ace John Lackey will take the mound against New York right-hander A.J. Burnett.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The program is pretty much done. It's a program to split an input such as 20110102 into 01/02/2011. I already have the loop in place, but for some reason when I output the program it gives me huge numbers. Please tell me what's wrong in my void function. Thank you.
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;
void date (int fulldate, int month, int day, int year)
year = (fulldate/100/100);
month = (fulldate0);
day = ((fulldate/100)0);
int main()
int fulldate, month, day, year;
char a;
cout << "Enter a long integer of the form yyymmdd: "<< endl;
cin >> fulldate;
cout << "The date is " << month << "/" << day << "/" << year <<endl;
cout << "Would you like to try again? [y/n]" << endl;
cin >> a;
if (a == 'y' || a == 'Y')
goto rerun;
return 0;


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" Brand: New Look / Type: Platform Shoes "
* Prices may differ from that shown
I went on a hunt for some new shoes in New Look after purchasing a dress elsewhere in a lovely light blue colour. I had a nasty realisation that almost every pair of shoes that I own is black. My choice was threefold: go out in heels which didn't go well with the dress, wear flat shoes which did go, or buy some new ones! Naturally, I took the latter option!
Off I trot to New Look, with an idea that I would like some nude heels. I came across these patent heels in nude. They also come in a variety of other colours. These are priced at a very reasonable £24.99. I'm not the type of person who can easily spend a fortune on a single pair of shoes, so I was pleased to find some nice ones in the budget I had set for myself.
I rummaged on the shelf and emerged triumphantly with a pair if size 6's! I'm sure it must be the most popular size as normally there are non left! I slipped them on and automatically noticed how well they fit. The didn't pinch around the toes as often happens, yet didn't feel like they would slip off as I walked.
They felt like a good height, high enough to give you the heel effect of longer, slimmer legs but still being able to walk! They passed the "are they too high? test" of putting them on and trying to stand on tip toes (if you can't lift your heels off the floor, they're too high). Plus they're so pretty!
With the shoes in the bag (literally), I headed home to test them out. I wore them for a night out and have decided that they are definitely suitable for a dancing night out. Although the balls of my feet began to hurt, I wouldn't blame the shoes... more the fact that it was 2.30am by this point. My shoes lasted well and even survived having beer dropped on them (good job I didn't buy the suede effect ones I had been eyeing up!).
The nude shoes I brought are a lovely colour and will go with pretty much anything. Definitely a new wardrobe staple of mine!
I purchased these a little over two months ago.Although the picture shows them as more of a beige colour,they are infact a more peachy pink shade.
These heels cost £24.99 but thanks to a lovely little student card,I managed to get an extra £2.49 off.
I do really like new look's shoes.I generally prefer their wide fit range which is excellent value and unlike other stores who sell rather unfashionable wide fit shoes,this store tends to do very on trend heels.However I purchased these in their normal range as they fitted comfortably.
I'm always a little apprehensive on buying heels.Because as tempting as they are,they can sometimes be an accident waiting to happen!Whether it's blisters,or sole pain,and in some cases shooting pains in legs..I've been there.But with these shoes I thought I'd take the risk as they had a platform,which allow the weight to be more even between the heel and sole.
I actually wore these first time for a friends birthday party.Although I was slightly conscious of looking 6 foot in them, I was relieved by compliments on how "gorgeous" they were.But my mind was constantly wary of my feet,wondering when they would give in and begin to get sore.
I was on my feet the whole evening and I'm pleased to say that they only started to ache slightely by the end of the night.That just doesn't happen to me,any other heels and I would be in a tub of salt water the following day,but not with these!Perhaps its the platform?Although I honestly think it's the quality.
I now wear these two or three times a week.They give my confidence such a boost.I have recently had them re-heeled but that is because I've worn them alot.The colour is very versatile and so can be worn with lots of different outfits and shades.
Overall great shoes,great quality!
These shoes have a 6 inch slim heel and a platform height of slightly under 1 inch. They are patent and mine are the nude shoes, they are available in black too and a limited edition pair is available with a Laboutin styled red sole. The colour is even on each portion of the shoe and the heel, platform and shoe are all of an identical shade.
These are not very comfortable and that is not just because of the high heel. The platform doesn't feel solid under my foot and that makes me uncomfortable and feel wobbly as I walk. The heel is tight to the shoe so I feel stable and a better quality platform would have made a big difference. The fit is quite narrow so they felt like they were pinching my feet when I first wore them but they stretched to accommodate my feet very quickly. The shoes feel like they're supporting my feet when I walk but they make the balls of my feet burn quite badly.
I have had these shoes for about a year and have worn them only about ten times because I fell pregnant and these shoes were then too high. They have not creased or gone dull in any places and the sole is still in good condition. The tip of the heel on my right shoe feels a tiny bit loose but I think it will remain in position for a time yet.
I like the design of these shoes but they are so uncomfortable that I don't like wearing them very often. They hurt my feet whenever I have sat down for a while and then get up again and I dislike the feel of walking in them. They give me extra height and do not cause me to walk with rigid legs like some badly designed 6 inch heels can because I take a small shoe size.
You can buy the shoes in sizes 3 to 8. I tried on a four and a five and the smaller size fitted best, I like the shape of the back of the shoe because it supports my heel but I think they dip down a bit too much at the sides and that makes the shoe feel flimsier than it is. The shine of the nude shoes is good and does not make them look cheap but I thought the black pair were too shiny and looked very fake.
3 Dooyoo Stars.
I wore these on Saturday night and am still suffering so writing this review by way of revenge and to vent my anger!!!! Joking aside, my feet are still throbbing like mad. I have had these shoes for a while now, but only wore them a few times so they still look spankingly new.
Originally, I was looking for some 'nude' heels as I had seen them on a few people both at work and out and thought they looked both sexy and smart. I couldnt find any nude heels in a style and size that suited me so opted for these thinking that they would look really good with my jeans which I tend to wear wherever possible on a night out but also with pants or a skirt on the off chance that I might actually one day get that dressed up. They were £25 but I think that they look much more expensive.
I love the fact that the shoe, platform and heel are all the same colour as quite often they are now and sometimes, especially on plastic shoes this can really cheapen the overall look of the shoe.
For me, the heel is very high, (about 5-6 inches) but I kind of convinced myself that the platform would make them feel more like a 4 inch heel which even I can handle....how wrong was I?
I wore them Saturday night with a pair of bootcut jeans and a tan leather jacket and I felt great and at first they didnt hurt but to be fair I only walked to get a drink or go to the toilet but after a few hours OMG! OW! OW! OW! and 3 days in...OW! OW! OW! I feel like binning them my feet hurt that much but they are so sexy I think I will save them for an outing where Im mostly sitting instead!
When me and my poor feet got in on Saturday night, I was surprised to find that I didnt have blisters on my heels but this is probably owing to the fact that my feet felt like they were sliding forward and that resulted in a big red rainbow arch across the front.
I'm not the best with heels anyway but I really struggled with these and so cant recommend them. They do look great but there must be so many similar, shorter, more comfy alternatives available so I can only spare a few stars Im afraid :(
After I had my second baby the shape of my foot changed quite a bit. My feet swelled up when I was pregnant and I still don't think they have gone back to their old shape and size. I am a size 6 shoe but a lot of the heels I wore before I was pregnant are really tight and don't fit in quite the someway as they did before. I had such nice shoes before I was pregnant and a really great pair of black shoes that I wore with everything but alas they just do not look and feel right now so I needed a pair of regular black high heels that would go with most outfits, be comfortable to walk around in and cheap enough to last me until hopefully my feet get back to normal, whenever that may be.
My favourite shoe shop when it comes to cheap but quite nice looking shoes is New Look. You do have to have a bit of a search around as some of the shoes can be quite tacky and not well made but most of them are of quite good quality and look for the price you pay. I'm not quite sure why but I find that platform heels are a lot more comfortable to wear that an regular pair of heels. Most times the platforms I try on are ridiculously high and you think that they will be really uncomfortable but actually they support your foot a lot better than regular high heels. This is the case with this lovely pair of high heels from New Look.
The platform of this shoe is all on the front of the hose so it gives you quite a bit of height without being a very tall shoe in the heel. You can see that the platform is bigger when you get to the ball of the foot and I really like this because it gives my foot some support and hold it up well from the underneath. The platform is still fairly thick on the front of the toe and I also find this fits my foot really well as my toes are not pushed really far forward and all scrunched up like they would be in a regular pair of shoes. The front is rounded as well which heels to protect my toes as well.
These shoes are black and have a lovely shiny black patent finish to them. The patent gives them a dressy look so you can definitely wear these with a nice dress but you can also dress them down with a pair of jeans and they still look stylish. The shoes have a stiletto heel which is thin but not too thin that it bends under the weight of your foot and leg. In fact I find these shoes quite sturdy and can walk for quite a while in them. The heel is quite high, 6 inches to be in fact but I like this as it gives me a bit of height but the platform portion of the shoes makes them feel like you are not that high.
The shoes cost just £24.99 which I think is a real bargain. I have noticed some wear on the heel but there is a little black cap on the end of the heel that is the portion which has worn down so when it gets too worn down I can just take it to a shop and get them to replace it. All in all a great shoe.
Unless you have been living under a rock, it is impossible not to have noticed the current craze for nude coloured shoes. I was on the hunt for a cheap and cheerful pair and ended up buying two (this one and a Red Herring pair from Debenhams). This pair I have actually returned as I simply could not wear them for any length of time comfortably - to be fair this is probably because of my ability in high heels rather than a reflection of the shoes but here is my account of them.
These shoes look fantastic and are very much bang on trend as far as the nude colour and platform-esque heels go. I loved the fact they are patent and it is worth knowing that New Look also have this style in black. They cost £20 a pair and for that price I do think they look the part.
Unfortunately for me the heel is just far too high and I found it painful to walk more than 20 yards or so in these. I thought that the fact that the front is a stacked platform would lessen the effect of the 4.5inch spike heel but it was still too much for me. Don't get me wrong, they looked brilliant on, I just could not contemplate running round at work all day or standing round in a bar at night in them either.
I also found that because your feet are pitched so far forward the effect is that my normal size 6 felt too big and there was a gap at the back, this meant I was also continuously scrunching my toes up to hang on to the shoes, adding to the discomfort. The other side effect here was the extent of the rubbing and pinching across the top of my foot where the front of the shoe is, again I think this is because of the way your shoes are forced to sit within the body of the shoe.
Anyway, these are lovely shoes and a fab price if you can hack the walking in them but they just really were not for me.
I am a second year student who is very involved in event planning for example organising society balls, halls of residence socials as well as the more career forward presentations by CEOs of top companies. So, as you can imagine, smart heeled shoes at a low price are essential for me! Not only do I organise such events but in order to insure they run smoothly, I attend and manage them.
Until I discovered New Look's shoe range I struggled to find shoes that would fit properly, look smart as well as stylish and that I could afford! With all of the events I have attend to keep up my society involvement I found it difficult to ensure I had a shoe that would go with every outfit. And quite often I get to wrapped up organising the event that I forget about what I would wear and it often results in a last minute rush to the nearest shop. That is how I discovered New Look shoes.
I bought these shoes two and a half months ago whilst looking for something to go with a striped shift dress. And they have been endlessly useful ever since!
The nude shade seems to go with almost every outfit that I choose which not only saves me the hassle of going to find new shoes in specific shades to match but saves me money!
Usually I am a UK size 5 but I found that with these heels (and with all of the shoes I buy from New Look), the UK size 4 fits much better. When working at an event it used to be a struggle running around in heels and whilst these heels are high, the snug, well fitting size 4 meant I could run around in them like they were flat! Even after busy nice such as those, there has been very little damage to the tip of the heel which can usually be damaged so easily.
What's more, the thick platform lessens the pressure the high heel can put on the ball of my feet, making them comfortable to wear for hours. I've never encountered the ever daunting swelling or aching in my feet usually caused by high heels when wearing these shoes.
The patent leather makes them easy to clean. I recently attended an outside ball which left these shoes covered in mudd but it came off simply with some warm water.
I'm going on holiday soon and plan to pack light so these comfortable, smart heels are perfect since they go with everything!
Definitely a great choice. They're value for money at a measly £20 (and New Look offer a 10% student discount), smart, easy to clean and comfortable.
Gorgeous! just gorgeous! I myself have a pair of this shoes and they're comfy and are a wardrobe must have as they go with everything else in my wardrobe- so versatile! Another bargain at £24.99, you cant go wrong! I loved these so much, i bought my best friend a pair for her birthday and she loves them just as much as myself!
I was browsing the net for some shoes about 12 months ago when I came accross a website that sold cheap designer shoes, although I had a feeling they may have been fake, I was sick of paying over £400 for shoe's that I wear once. They get scuffed and marked, therefore I would either sell them or throw them. Either way I lost out BIG TIME. Nevertheless I bought a pair of 'designer' shoes for around £180, to which I still had the same affect and it turned out they where definitely fake!
At this point I was frustrated and the worst part was I had a Hen Do to go to and I was without new shoes. (Obviously a girl has to have new shoes!) Anyway.... I was meeting my friend for lunch and some serious well deserved retail therapy when she showed me some TO DIE for shoes. I was in love INSTANTLY. When she told me where she got them from I could not believe it! She said that Next had a wide variety and they are cheap.
So off we went to Next. Well, I was in SHOE HEAVEN! I purchased 4 pairs of shoes for less than £100, 1 being the above and not only are they cheap, gorgeous and well worth any penny they are comfortable as can be expected.
I don't think I will ever buy designer shoes again, these are way more suitable and within everyone's price range not to mention they have a pair suited for everyone!
I'm a massive fan of shoes and my shoe collection (particularly high heels) is massive. When it comes to heels I do like shoes with a "very" high heel but I tend to wear these types of shoe for nights out. I'm willing to pay £100+ for a pair of shoes for special occasions for shoes that will last many wears but for more fashionable shoes that are made from a material that can be easily scuffed or ruined by drinks being spilt on them on a night out I tend to look at stores like New Look for high heels as their shoes are lower priced. When browsing my local New Look store I came across the super high New Look Patent Platform Heels which were exactly what I had been looking for.
***New Look Patent Platform Heels***
New Look Patent Platform Heels are an almond toe shaped (rounded point) patent court shoe with a chunky visible patent platform and a super high thin patent heel which is 14cm (5.4 inches in height). The shoes have quite a striking look about them because they are super high and patent therefore shiny but the design and shape of the shoes are very simple so match well with dresses and also jeans and leggings.
The shoes are available in UK size 3-8.
The New Look Patent Platform Heels are available from New Look stores and online at www.newlook.co.uk. The shoes are available in three colours in the court shoe which include black, beige and chestnut brown. The shoes are also available in a peep toe style however I own the black court shoe style of these shoes so my review will be based upon the BLACK COURT SHOE PATENT PLATFORM HEELS.
The court shoe Patent Platform Heels cost £24.99. New Look does offer a peep toe version of these shoes which are available in more colours. Prices vary for the peep toe style and I notice New Look stores are selling these off in their end of summer sale for between £12.99 and £19.99 depending on the colour. I was looking at almost identical patent court shoes in Office and Dune which cost around £80-£90 per pair. The overall quality and finish inside the shoes from these brands are far superior to these cheaper New Look shoes but from first glance the shoes look the same hence why I decided to pay £25 for a pair of patent shoes from New Look rather than paying £80+ from Dune or Office.
***Wearing them***
I had briefly tried the shoes on in my local New Look store before I had decided to purchase them and at this point my decision was probably based upon how they looked rather than how comfortable they were. Most of the high street shoe stores had a large collection of very high heeled patent shoes which were almost identical to these shoes from New Look and because I knew from experience how easily patent shoes scuff I wasn't prepared to pay up to £90 only to ruin them within a few wear which is why I opted for the cheaper New Look option.
On closer inspection when I got the shoes home I was extremely satisfied with how they looked. The patent exterior was extremely shiny but not overly plastic looking and too stiff looking. The platform and heels were very high but they felt and looked sturdy.
The material the shoes are made from is not too stiff but where the shoe meets the foot does feel a little stiff initially therefore I decided to wear the shoes around the house to break them in and to get used to walking in these shoes as they are VERY high. Although the platform gives greater stability this does not make up for the fact the heel is one of the highest I own. As someone who could regularly spend 8 hours a day in 4-5 inch heels I did actually feel I did need practice in walking in these shoes.
I purchased these shoes in a UK size 5. I tend to wear a size 4 or 5 depending on the shoe brand but I felt a 5 length wise in this case was more suitable. I have very narrow feet but surprisingly with these New Look shoes when I first purchased these I was concerned that my feet felt slightly too wide for the shoe. This was due to the shoe pinching around the side of my foot. However after wearing around the house for about 10 minutes the width of the shoe felt fine. For those with average to wider feet these shoes may actually feel a little tight width wise and be quite uncomfortable so I would say better to try on before deciding to purchase.
At 5ft 5 inches without shoes on I am not short but with these heels on I do seem extremely tall and when worn on a night out with a mixed sex group of friends I found myself towering above most of the females and a similar height to most of the males! My legs did look exceptionally long not only because I was wearing such high heels but as a court shoe with no straps and the fact the front of your foot is exposed, you get an illusion of a longer leg as it is not broken up by a shoe strap! This looks great when you are wearing dresses or shorts especially if you have shorter legs. In proportion to my body my legs are generally an average to longer leg length however Mr Lools commented that I looked like a giraffe wearing these shoes as my legs looked long and thin, I'm not sure if that is a compliment or not!!
Wearing the shoes out and about is very different to wearing in the house where I find fewer obstacles. Personally I have come to the conclusion that although these shoes look great for a night out they are probably better to wear for occasions where you are sitting down lots and not doing much walking, especially walking up and down hills or up and down stairs. The sole of the shoe is not slippy but does not have a lot of grip therefore you need to be very careful walking on smooth surfaces such as wood or tiled floors especially if it has been raining or drinks have been spilt.
The New look Patent Platform Heels are definitely for those confident and experienced in walking in high heels. The shoes have a high platform which gives more balance and stability but on the front of the platform it is tapered and curved upwards. If you put too much weight on the front of the shoe you will rock/ roll forwards. On a flat floor this isn't too much of an issue but if you are walking down stairs unless you walk very upright you will find yourself rocking forwards and potentially losing your balance. This curve on the shoe causes more problems when walking down a hill. Slight inclines are not an issue but if you are walking down a hill it is almost impossible to walk carefully unless you are holding onto someone. As you walk down a hill you naturally lean forwards slightly which puts your weight on the tapered part of the platform and makes you feel you are falling forwards and makes it very difficult to walk in these shoes.
Comfort wise because these shoes are so high and there is a lack of padding under the ball of the foot I find after an hour of standing my feet do start to ache. If the shoe was more padded I think the balls of my feet would still ache but definitely not so severely. After wearing these for a night out with dancing at the end of the night my feet feel very delicate on the sole and the next morning I find my feet are still aching and flat comfortable shoes have to be worn. I have not suffered any blisters but there is definitely some suffering encountered from wearing these very pretty but high shoes!
I have worn these shoes 5 times now and not only have my feet taken some wear and tear so have the shoes. The first 3 wears were probably where the most scuffs were made as I was getting used to wearing the shoes and did the most walking. The top of the shoes are still in perfect condition with no marks or scuffs. Around the toes at the front of the platform I do have some scuffs which have slightly taken off the patent appearance. These are only a few mm in size but have left a white speckled appearance. On one of the heels there is also a 1cm scuff on the heel which has a slightly white appearance. These can be covered up with black pen but on closer inspection you can notice the difference between the shiny shoe and where the scuffs have been "repaired". This is the nature of patent shoes however because the shiny appearance shows up marks so easily and I own more expensive patent shoes which have similar marks around the front of these shoes. You can wipe lighter scuffs and marks off the shoes very easily and also the nature of the shoes being patent means that water and spilt drinks are not a problem and will not ruin the shoes like they will with many other shoes I own. After 5 wears the shoes are still definitely wearable for a good few occasions yet.
The New look Patent platform Heels very attractive looking shoes. The simple design and shape make these an attractive plain shoe but the shiny patent appearance and super high heel make these shoes extremely striking and a talking point. They look great with dresses for a night out but also with more casual outfits like jeans and leggings.
Priced at £24.99 these are excellent value for money like most New Look shoes are. The patent appearance is very easily scuffed however this is the nature of the material of the shoe therefore the identical patent heels I considered from Office and Dune costing £80 would have suffered the same fate. My only criticism of these cheaper New Look shoes are because they are a cheaper made shoe there is less padding and support inside of the shoe compared with the more expensive brands and if you are wearing for long periods of time the lack of padding under your foot will be felt and the balls of your feet are likely to ache.
A great shoe for elongating legs as the heel is almost 5 and a half inches in height but they are for those who are experienced in walking in heels and as someone who is a pro in walking in super high heels I would say the New Look Patent Platform Heels do take some practice to walk in, and your feet may also take a slight battering.
These are currently my favourite pair of heels. I love them! They're so versatile and give me so much height. I paid £24.99 for my pair and they are also available in the 'peep toe' style which I think is around £5 cheaper. They are available in store and online and I bought mine in store to avoid postage costs. The heels are available in a variety of colours including black, nude, chestnut and light brown. I have mine in black so that they are more versatile, as in my opinion the brighter colours are aimed more at been worn for parties and clubbing, but as I got a more subtle colour they can be worn for when i'm in town shopping etc although I definetly wouldn't wear these to Uni as they do resemble stripper shoes in my opinion, lol.
The picture on the Newlook website (and Dooyoo's picture) sums them up well! It also gives you the ability to zoom in on detail etc on the Newlook site, so if you're interested i'd reccomend checking there page on the website out! They are pretty simple really, but quite chunky with a visible platform. They hey have a nice high quality feel to them with a patent finish. The heel is 5.4 inches and very skinny. They look amazing off and even better on, but take time to adjust to. To be honest they're not the most comfortable shoe to walk in, at 5.4 inches this will be obvious to most. The slimness of the heel didn't really help when walking in them either, as it gave little support to the sole of the foot and put alot of pressure on the toes. They're comfortable when sitting down though and nice and soft on the feet and have never given me blisters.
I'm not used to wearing heels this tall and usually stick to 3-4 inches, but because they're so lovely i've made myself literally practice walking in them and they're now really easy to glide along in! The sole seems to grip well. I feel they help my posture as the shape seems to help me stand nice and straight, although at first it felt like I was walking on stilts. Despite how thin the heels are they are sturdy and hold my weight (8 stone) well. I love the fact that they bring me up to 5'9 and my confidence sores when I have these on. These are very much in season and will be for the next few weeks, although I definetly won't be wearing them once September is over with. I wore them frequently throughout the summer with bodycons and jeans and they looked gorgeous, they are really summery and let my feet breathe. I'd definetly reccomend these for both daily wear (once you're used to walking in them!) and going out on a night time as they're really versatile with any outfit. They're certianly not the type of shoe to be classed as a shoe for purely going out to meals etc in. Keeping them clean can be achieved by simply wiping them over with a baby wipe. Overall these are good value. They are really sexy and add plenty of height, they're not the most comfortable heels but pain = beauty!
I bought these shoes becauseI was looking for a pair of pale coloured heels to wear out with dresses and jeans on the weekend. The nude colour of these heels means that I have been able to wear them with almost anything in my wardrobe, even black. I can see from some of the reviews that they have received bad press because of the height of the platform, but I have to say that a platform heel will always look sluttish if it is worn with short revealing clothing, as will any pair of stilettos. These shoes have been a wardrobe staple to me for most of the summer, and the fact that they are cheap and new look means that i haven't been too concerned about ruining them on a night out. You can also wipe them down because they are patent leather. It took me a few wears to wear them in, but i have hardly stopped wearing them since.
Working in New Look has it's pros and cons, the discount being a major pro and the temptation being a major con. I recently had a weekend away in Newcastle and knew that my first port of call for the weekend's outfits would of course be my beloved workplace. It didn't take me too long to decide on an outfit and after 10-15 minutes, I'd decided on the perfect shoes too. I grabbed the first size 6 of the Patent Platform Heels in the burnt orange colour and headed straight for the till points - outfit complete!
The shoes, as my mother likes to describe them, look like stripper shoes. The tall, slender heel and large platform at the front definitely give the impression of shoes that a stripper may wear, but they in no way scream "STRIPPER! STRIPPER! STRIPPER!" as you're wearing them. As I mentioned above, I bought mine in the burnt orange colour to go with the detail on my dress, but these do come in beige (pictured above) and black should you need something a little more subtle. I've never really been one for patent shoes and to be quite honest with you, I bought these with only one outfit in mind and hadn't really considered wearing them again after but the patent shine goes beautifully with the deep orange colour.
The platform is almost 2 inches high with the heel being being 5.4 inches to give you that little bit of extra height. As with all platformed shoes, these are much easier to walk in than a 5.4 inch heel with no platform as your foot is at a smaller angle in the shoe.
The shoe itself is made of quite a sturdy material and would definitely benefit from being broken in. I didn't have time for that, so I just popped them onto my feet and off I went.
As someone who lives in heels and has had plenty experience with uncomfortable shoes, I expected to be able to get through the night even if these were terribly uncomfortable, but I was wrong. They were not only incredibly painful, but they fell apart. After half an hour my feet were throbbing due to the hard material around my foot and the lack of sponginess on the platform. An hour later, the heel on the left shoe became loose and although I could still walk and dance in them, anytime I walked down stairs, the shoe gave way beneath me causing me to fall.
Causing me to fall 3 damn times!
I now have a bruise on my thigh that measures 1.3ft long and have to get regular check ups on it because the tissue underneath is so damaged (this happened mid-June).
New Look often win awards for their shoes, but I've found them to be very hit or miss. They either last a life time or fall apart within seconds, unfortunately for me, these were the latter.
They cost £24.99 in store and online, although I did only pay £12.50 with my discount, so I can't really complain too much. A lot of my co workers also have these shoes and haven't had any issues with them having a dodgy heel, so maybe I was just unlucky, but the lack of comfort in the shoe itself would be enough to put anyone off. Sorry boss!
Sadly, these shoes will be getting a measly 1 star from me as they were the biggest nightmare my feet had ever had.
Thanks for reading!
I quickly needed (wanted!) a cheap pair of nude court shoes to go with a dress and I found these on New Look's website for a low price of twenty-four pounds, ninety-nine pence.
Although they appear boring, these particular coloured shoes are in high demand and can be quite expensive due to the illusion they give of elongating women's legs when worn with a skirt or dress, so finding a pair for this price was a pleasant surprise.
These platforms have a patent finish and are described as 'Light Brown' on their website- although I feel they are more of a Nude/ tan colour, and the front of them are pointed into closed, rounded toes.
The heels are slim but sturdy and at 13.8 cm they are considerably high. However, your feet do not arch in an uncomfortable way due to the platform fronts which make the shoes more comfortable to walk in.
Inside the shoes are slightly disappointing. I feel they should have slightly more padding than the thin layer going from the bottom of your heel down to the balls of your feet. There is none beneath or above your toes meaning the tops of your feet, just before your toes, do feel uncomfortable where the closed off toe begins. The backs of your heels are provided with no padding at all and a rough fabric. I do think they'll be better off and more comfortable once they are severely worn in but it's the getting there that is the problem.
Being patent they are easily wiped clean but any minor impacts cause dents and even the slightest scrapes or rough contact to the shoes are there to stay unfortunately. I take care of my shoes and always place the patent pairs i own down softly but I have still noticed a small scratch to one of the heels, revealing a very obvious white colour from underneath. Do beware ordering these shoes online because they do not arrive boxed. Instead they are wrapped with paper and minor padding, so if they were to be bashed around they will dent quite easily. Luckily for me mine were not.
The sizing is not perfect in this style. I only knew to opt for a size five when buying them online instead of my usual six as I had previously tried on the same type of shoes in a New Look store. This is not particularly practical for those not used to shoes from New Look so if you are unsure I would advise you to go into your nearest store. These shoes are available from size four up to an eight.
The colours available online and in all stores are chestnut and black. You can also purchase them in corn yellow and in red but will only find them online and in their flagship store. They are all the same price.
Overall I think they are a very flattering pair of shoes but typically you get what you pay for and these were not expensive ( though i think they should be sold for cheaper!) so don't expect them to last you for a long time.
If worn on a night out to clubs i really think these platforms will be ruined by the next day so in reality you would pay for a pair of shoes to be worn once.


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