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This week's best ensembles were dresses --in leather and sequins, even in summer -- while the worst were largely menswear mishaps. Actress Naomi Watts owned in a black leather McQueen frock, while the usually quirky Maggie Gyllenhaal did the peplum trend in a unique yet all wrong way, adding pounds via an unflattering embellishment. The frock was by Dior, which made it even more confusing.
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From testing out multiple names to making a choice seconds before a gig, bands come by their names in a multitude of strange and spontaneous ways. Here is how some of our favorite musicians came up with their stage names.
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Inglis' move allows Champion's return
Greg Inglis' sublime form at fullback for South Sydney has opened the door for the return of the player whose centre position he initially took at the NRL club - Beau Champion.
On Tuesday Souths announced Champion would join the club on a two-year deal after being granted an immediate release from his Gold Coast contract.
The former representative centre was pushed out of the Rabbitohs due to salary cap pressure when Inglis joined the club prior to the 2011 season in a move from Melbourne after negotiations with Brisbane broke down.
Inglis has been a revelation at Redfern, but at fullback rather than centre after coach Michael Maguire moved him into the No.1 jersey in his first year in charge last season.
Despite last year enjoying their best season since 1989, centre became a problem area for Maguire upon Queensland and Australian representative Inglis' shift to the back.
Maguire said Champion would add some much needed depth to the Rabbitohs' ranks.
"Beau is a very experienced NRL player ... and were very happy to be able to add a player of his ability to our squad at this stage of the pre-season," Maguire said in a statement.
"Beau's inclusion to our squad increases the challenge for spots in our first grade team, which is always good for performance and team development.
"Beau is South Sydney through-and-through and we're sure he will produce some of his best football with us over the next two seasons and beyond."
A Rabbitohs junior Champion played 70 games for the club between 2005 and 2010 before moving to Melbourne and spending last season with the Titans. He played only nine NRL games in 2012 in an injury interrupted year.
He will challenge the likes of Shaune Corrigan, Andrew Everingham, Dylan Farrell, Justin Hunt, Matt King and Chris McQueen for a spot in the centres.
Champion, 26, said he was delighted to be returning to the Rabbitohs.
"I'm over the moon at having the opportunity to return to South Sydney," he said.
"(It is) the club where my career began, the team which I supported as a kid, and the club which I've always dreamed of playing for."
A veteran of 90 NRL games, Champion represented City Origin and the Indigenous All Stars in 2010 and 2011.
Meanwhile, Champion's departure has reportedly paved the way for the Gold Coast Titans to launch a left field pitch for Penrith matchwinner Michael Jennings.
The Sydney Roosters appear to be in the box seat for the NSW star but that has not stopped the Titans contemplating offering a three to four year deal worth $600,000 a season, according to The Courier-Mail website.
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http://mmajunkie.com It was the worst kind of training injury, at just about the worst possible time.
Less than two weeks before he was to defend his Bellator featherweight title for the first time, champion Pat Curran (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) suffered a "freak accident" while sparring. And just like that, his title fight against Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC).
The broken orbital bone will keep Curran out of action for the rest of the calendar year, but he hopes the first part of 2013 sees his return.
"I'm going to try to get back in as soon as possible," Curran this past week told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in Orlando. "I don't like taking too much time off. I'm a very active fighter, and I've already had enough delay. I really want to get this fight going and I'm really excited about it."
Curran, who won the title in April by knocking out Joe Warren in devastating fashion, was scheduled to face Freire at Bellator 73 on Aug. 24. But the broken orbital shut that down.
Adding insult to injury – literally – the incident happened in such a routine way that it truly may have been a fluke.
"I was sparring with this guy for six or seven weeks leading up to the fight, and I don't know – it was just a freak accident," Curran said. "He pivoted to his left and threw a right hook. I saw footage of it, and I ducked my head right into it – right on the sweet spot. I've never had this happen before, and I knew immediately something was wrong.
"My eye went blind. I couldn't see. My nose started bleeding – and he didn't even hit me in the nose. It took 20 or 30 minutes until my vision completely came back. I went right to the ER from there and got a CT scan, and they said it was cracked."
Curran said he's shut down from training for six to eight weeks from the time of the fracture, putting him into October before he can train again. Plus, he has to return and get the doc to sign off before he can be sure everything's all good.
In the meantime, Bellator's featherweight title remains on hold. Curran said he's looking at a return sometime this winter, which would put him into the promotion's next season – which will be on Spike TV and not its current home of MTV2.
For Freire, the delay may be even worse than it is for Curran. "Pitbull" last fought in May 2011. A broken hand has kept him out since then.
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney won't rule out the possibility of an interim title fight – likely between Freire and Daniel Straus, even though he admits it flies in the face of the Bellator philosophy and really only is a last-ditch resort type of scenario.
But Curran doesn't believe an interim belt is the way to go.
"It kind of defeats the purpose of Bellator, where you win the tournament and get your shot at the title," he said. "But at the same time, it keeps two guys active and busy and puts on a good show for Bellator. But it defeats the purpose of the tournament format, and I don't see Bellator getting away from that."
So what would he do in Freire's position, especially now with the prospect of an extra five months or more on the sideline that hadn't been planned on?
"If I was in his shoes," Curran said, "I'd be competing in grappling tournaments, keep training, and I'd probably try take a fight in between. Take a Bellator fight just to get his feet wet again and get the ring rust off."
But until he finally can get back to full training, Curran really can only shake his head at the "freak accident" that put his first title defense on the back burner.
"I felt bad about it, just because it was so close to the fight," Curran said. "It was full-contact sparring and we really were trying to push the pace. I was very disappointed. Like I said, this is the first time I've ever had to deal with something like this."
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Perhaps this is the answer to product piracy, hype up thing and release a different product. Could bring a whole new meaning to vapour ware.
Still anyone who has bought one might have a collectors item.
Apple's failure to launch a dinky "iPhone Nano" has caught forgers off guard, leaving Far Eastern manufacturers with forged versions of a product that doesn't exist. The Beeb reports that the first forged versions of the reduced size iPhone started appearing just after Christmas in Thailand, complete with Apple branding and …
Perhaps this is the answer to product piracy, hype up thing and release a different product. Could bring a whole new meaning to vapour ware.
Still anyone who has bought one might have a collectors item.
The boss picked one up in Thailand back in November, so I'd suggest they have been on the market for a little longer than that. It looks cheap and nasty as you'd expect, but you would be surprised how easily people are duped by a nock off with an apple logo on it.
The touts in Shanghai follow you down the street saying "iphone, iphone, iphone..", my usual response was "Who do you want to phone?"
There must be an awful lot of profit for a forger to build a working (?) copy of a phone... of course that profit is probably far more if its just a case with cheap generic GSM internals made to look like the MiniMe Jesus Phone.
Paris, well, because if reports are true she's not had enough experience to fake it - yet.
Apple has been known to internally pass around bogus information before now - the so-called "Asteroid" break-out audio peripheral for Garageband that never was - with the express purpose of tracking down leaks. It's a fairly standard process: make different information available to employee group 'A' and employee group 'B' and see which tidbit makes it to the outside world. By selectively narrowing things down you can get a good idea of who's got the biggest gob. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what happened here.
That, or Steve is fucking with the accessory manufacturers who spilled the beans too early last time, by fooling them into tooling up for a product that doesn't exist. XSKN I'm looking at you.
I just don't buy that they could make the form factor that much smaller without killing the usability.
Why dont they just release it in its own right and hope no one sues them for patent stuffs!
From Canada already.
Go on, get one and try it for yourself. Here's a link:
Don't let the lack of seller ratings put you off. I would get one.....
I want one now that I've read this...
Thats just the i9, same size as the iphone but with mini on it...
which makes it a fake fake with extra margin on it...
Wow, worth having one of the Canadian ebay ones for the "Camera: 130 milion pixels high-definition digital" alone I would have thought ;-)
You can find them on ebay.
Crappy software, sure, but iPhone look-alikes in a smaller form factor have been available from the dodgy shops in the far east for some time. Many of them are Dual-SIM capable too.
This is the terrible state of affairs that happens when nobody protects Intellectual Property properly. It's a shameful mess, suddenly a vibrant marketplace springs up in which consumers get many more products and genuine price-competition.
Wait, what?
The point is, it DOESN'T work, once you get beyond the main switch on screens it's nothing like an iPhone. Trust me on that one.
Second one down is listed as a nano.
I was under the impression that a lot of fakes are made in the same factories as the real ones. Just that they are made over night without reporting the extra stock.
Maybe Apple released some info for the nanophone to the producers? Intentionally?
The fake nanos have bids already! £120! suckers.
Or is it people wanting to know how good that fakes are(n't)?
You mean the bluetooth works and it can copy paste?
These are probably just rebranded iClones, most likely, not the real deal.
Look up brands like CECT and Meizu. Chinese companies making similar looking devices, some with similar capabilities and smaller form factors, clearly in violation of any number of patents, but quite pretty and quite nice nonetteless.
Oh, and I doubt they run an apple OS, if you care about that.
If the "Counterfeiters" get their product out 1st, can't they slap Apple with a cease & desist for copying? And, claim $millions in damages!
Get out of that one Mr Jobs
Dominic - getting one of these would make you a prize idiot. Just because it looks like an iphone its nothing like one - no multi touch, no OS X, no app store.
I bought a fake iPhone Mk1 out of curiosity for £89. It was dire, but interesting exercise in how something which looks so similar and is so similar on paper can be a world apart. It would be a good experience for design students.
How can it be "counterfeit" if the "original" item does not exist ?
Ok the Apple logo is a naughty, but counterfeit it isn't.
Saw the auction, thought it looked real nice.
Forwarded info to friend along with comment on how long before it is pulled.
Friend sends back auction gone.
Maybe eBay people read the Register?
you are right with that my old boss was from singapore in the manufacturing business, he said that in the factories his dad ran they would expect 35-50% of the goods to be made by the staff and to be taken, this was taken into consideration for the final manufacturing price of goods so there are alot of genuine "stolen" goods that may be unbranded knocking about but there are always those who do try and immitate.
But I bet has more functionality than the iPhone.


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Sony Xperia SL is an upgraded version of the Sony Xperia S. Featuring a 4.3 inch scratch resistant Bravia Engine display with resolution of 720 x 1280. Under the hood will be a dual-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 chipset with 1GB of RAM on board. Native storage is 27.8GB which actually leaves 25.8GB available to the user. On back is a 12.1MP camera with AF and LED flash that captures video in 1080p. A 1.3MP front facing camera takes self-portraits and enables video chat. Android 4.0 is installed out of the box.


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East Palo Alto residents will mark the 30th anniversary of their city's incorporation with a parade and festival at a daylong event hosted by the city Saturday, June 29.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. with a parade from the Costano/49ers Academy at 2695 Fordham St., which will proceed down University Avenue until it reaches Bell Park. The festival in Bell Park, from noon to 4 p.m., will feature music, food, a health and safety fair, and other activities.
A fireworks show at the Cesar Chavez Academy at 2450 Ralmar Ave. will cap the celebration. The gates will open at 7:30 p.m., and the show will begin at dusk.
The festival is a reminder of how far East Palo Alto has come since 1983. That year saw about 3,500 residents of the unincorporated area vote to become the city, winning by a margin of only 15 votes, according to Mayor Ruben Abrica.
Incorporation on July 1, 1983, led to the creation of city government and public services, including the police force. Previously, the County of San Mateo had provided these services.
East Palo Alto's transition was resisted by some political leaders in the area who feared losing power, said longtime resident and activist Frank J. Omowale Satterwhite, president of the nonprofit Leadership Incorporated.
Abrica noted that absentee landlords also mounted major resistance, as they feared that an incorporated city would impose rent controls, which were indeed approved soon after incorporation. Despite this opposition, pro-incorporation voices prevailed.
The city, which currently has 28,000 residents, experienced trouble in the 1990s when it became known as the "murder capital of the U.S." Crime has since decreased, and the police department has more recently tried new methods for discouraging criminal activity, including reaching out to gang leaders with offers of social services.
Abrica said that the last decade has seen marked improvement in the city's economic and social situation. The Four Seasons hotel in the former Whiskey Gulch area and the development of the Ravenswood 101 Shopping Center, which includes Ikea, have brought in much-needed revenue to the city, he said.
Over time, the city's demographics have also changed. Hispanics account for 65 percent of the population, according to the 2010 Census, with blacks totaling about 16 percent, Pacific Islanders 7 percent and whites about 6 percent.
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Based upon my past experience with Garmin products () it would have to be at least eleventy-seven times better than the GoPro before I'd even give it a look. Also, the addition of GPS info to video I take is so far down on my wants and needs list that it's not worth any additional cost. Yeah, mine is probably a minority view.
It's a fabulous camera but you have to download the videos with Basecamp.
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If you are not continuously learning, you are slowly getting bored.
This has the potential to sell even more than the nuvifone.
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My GoPro has been great, well established unit 2nd edition. I cannot complain one bit about its quality and rugged uses I've put it thru. I find any comp out there has one giant leap to catch up! My GoPro battery could be better, with added run time being considered, but it charges quite rapidly off my GSA battery as I ride. Randy
I will be waiting until they get released with more sensor or file type info and there's sample footage online to research before passing judgment. If the lens distortion correction, Digital Stabilization and low light capability are good then it could be a great option.
16MP still photos with 3 focus length options for time lapses could also be very handy, especially if low light performance is good. I've been very happy with my Garmin products overall and their excellent customer support when needed, the design of the VIRB looks great and the fact that I can control the VIRB with my Garmin Montana GPS is very attractive, GPS location for my videos would be cool too and save me the work to GEO Tag videos using my GPX files.
No need for a remote to charge, some add-on to buy or mounting something else to my bike. Trying to find a little button on a helmet cam while riding is so 2009, as is recording hours and hours of worthless footage. The software already on my Montana for the VIRB is simple and looks promising to give quick access to recording video or shooting stills, I can have the VIRB button floating above the moving map. I like integration and things that do more than one thing when moto-traveling.
I currently have a Drift Innovations action cam and would never, ever buy another GoPro, even if it's the best marketed AC out there.
I'm looking forward to having other options, I see this more as a direct competitor for the Drift Ghost than the GoPro due to obvious design and feature differences. Competition is good, I hope Garmin raises the bar.
The Drift HD is OK providing there is ZERO vibration. At some amount of vibration the camera will either power itself down or, if recording, locks up such that I have to pull the battery to reset. When that happens I lose whatever video is on the memory card. This is not conducive to mounting the camera on the bike, at least not when on rocky dirt roads. I'd really like to figure out why that happens so I could fix it. This weekend the camera turned itself off about 2 minutes into a ride. It was the forward pointing camera. I'd like to have had more than a couple three clips to work with.
The big GoPro 3 black limitation, IMHO, is battery life. Especially when using it with the remote. I run the camera in the 2.7k mode at 30 fps using protune. That lets me crop a 1080p or 720p image out of the total without losing resolution. I'm going to edit and color correct the video anyway, so I'm not adding any extra work. I've never used any of the earlier GoPros.
All of the cameras are better than I need as I am not a very good videographer/editor. That doesn't stop me from playing. My goal is to someday create a non-boring 3 minute video. Someday.
I totally understand what you're saying. Like most things moto related it's subjective.
Don't take me wrong, the new GoPro offers resolution nobody else does, I see them widely used on channels like Discovery, and all the time on gigs I'm doing. Dozens of them on stage. Industry standard POV camera. For professionals with lots of support. Also most marketed POV camera to lots of people who don't need 4K.
Thing is, for me, I'm not willing to put in the time or have the kind of support/computing rig to really make great video I'm not being paid $$$$ for so that extra resolution and horrible form function, for me, on a bike is worthless.
The videos on my site are fun for me, and took me less time than my ADD allows, (about an hour) on a 11" MacBook Air or iMac using iMovie to produce. If I start shooting pro-res and want to do it right I'll need/want a Mac Pro or two or three, then I'll need some thunderbolt RAID hard drives, maybe a 4K monitor or two, 2 or 3 or 5 GoPro's, more mounts, tripods, an audio package, etc, etc. To really do it right before long I'll have a truck and a cameraman following me RTW with everyone online bagging on me. Then spend weeks and months editing, cropping, coloring etc to make a 60 minute video.
I can't afford that, or am not willing to use what I have to utilize the potential. My passion for creating content while riding is in still photography, or when doing video I want simple to use, simple to edit video that's good enough for a free gig online to share.
I hope the new Garmin lives up to at least some of their marketing and offers more than the Ghost, if the files look good being able to control it via GPS will seal the deal for me.
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I will be installing my Garmin VIRB Elite on my 2000 R1100RT soon but experience with track Mustang, street Windstar, friend's dragster and friend's Bonneville car says data and Google/Bing map overlay with MP4 greatly enhances the viewing experience. Maybe we are performance data junkies but plain MP4s are just that -- plain. Its a bit more work to read the data from the camera and assemble a composite view but the improved viewing experience is worth it.
Gopros have gone big in the camera markets and I think this is the future! I might have to get my brother one of these for his new found addiction, riding, this way he can capture his adventures and share them with us in HD quality. Which GoPro's would you say are the best for a helmet mount?
I've been using a Sena 10C for a Bluetooth headset and camera for awhile now. If it dies...I'll replace it with another.
The video on the camera is more than sufficient for my needs. I like how it is not much larger overall than the Sena 20S BT headset. I don't have a big box stuck on the top of my head. Vibration isn't an issue. The only drawback I find is one that is common to a lot of motorcycle cameras. The battery doesn't last all day. To get around that, I plug a cellphone battery pack into it with a USB cord. That works like a charm.
This November, Sena is coming out with the Sena 10C EVO. It'll be worth looking into for me.
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* cromatic: On Perl 6 design team. Editor at "Perl.com"<http://Perl.com>. "cromatic's journal"<http://use.perl.org/~chromatic/journal/>.
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* Patrick Michaud: Parrot pumpking. "Patrick's journal"<http://use.perl.org/~pmichaud/journal/>.
* Allison Randal: Parrot.
* Larry Wall: Our hero. Overdue for a McArthur prize.
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* Stevan Little: "Moose is the new Perl" Moose meta-object system. "Stevan's journal"<http://use.perl.org/~Stevan/journal>.
* Bernhard Schmalhofer: Has been updating PHP on Parrot.
* [Mark Stosberg]: I'm working on porting CGI::Application to Perl 6 and having fun along the way.
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* [Herbert Breunung]: Working on the Perl 6 tutorial for this wiki.
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* Andy Lester: Set up the official Perl 6, Perl 5, and Parrot wikis. Started "Perlbuzz"<http://perlbuzz.com>.
* [Conrad Schneiker]: The instigator of the perl.perl6.users newsgroup, and instigator of the official Perl 6 Wiki (and $1,000 prize for a Perl 6 version).
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text: Above class open to undergraduates and Education MA's only; meets with CEUS-R 310 and R510. Central Asia, the world's "crossroads of cultures and civilizations," has witnessed an unparalleled increase in world interest since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Its global significance, reflected in its strategic location between China, Russia, India and Iran, in the management of vital natural resources such as oil and natural gas, and the recent American conflict in Afghanistan, have turned the region into one of the key focal points for academics, policy makers and practitioners. This course offers students a unique opportunity to explore Central Asia's place in world history, its forceful presence in the history of Islam, and its role as the great connecting link between East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The course aims to acquaint students with the basic principles of the history of Central Asia, a region that corresponds geographically to today's Islamic republics of the former Soviet Union (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan), as well as adjacent historic regions of north-eastern Iran, northern Afghanistan, and western China (Xinjiang). Following introductory lectures on the history and geography of the region, we will survey, in a chronological order, the historical developments in the region, both in the sedentary areas, and in the steppes, beginning with the rise of Islam and the Arab conquest of the region, and concluding in the late-Soviet era Special themes that will be addressed include: Trade, migrations and exchange of ideas and goods along the Silk Road. The rise and fall of great empires (Chinggis Khan, Tamerlane). The region's gradual conversion to Islam. Central Asia as a "frontier zone." The symbiotic relationship between nomadic and urban-based civilizations. The unique interaction between Turks and Iranians in Central Asian history. The Great Game or, the scramble for Central Asia. Colonization and nation building. Prerequisites: No prerequisites are necessary. Readings: Svat Soucek, A history of inner Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2000). Additional readings will be distributed in class or accessed on-line. Many of the readings are drawn from primary sources (in English translation, of course). Students should bring those readings with them to our Wednesday meetings and should be prepared to discuss them in some detail. Requirements & Grading: A midterm exam (questions will be given in advance); a final, take- home exam; a silent map quiz on the second week of classes; active contribution to the class discussions. Undergraduate students will write a short critique on a book of their choosing as their term assignment. Graduate students will write a short term paper and will also be responsible for instructing the class about their project. I will circulate a separate communiqué regarding the assignments and their deadlines. Grade distribution: midterm (25%), Final (25%), term project (30%), discussions & quiz (20%).


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Alofipo; Moananu v.
MOANANU VA, Appellant
PAULO ALOFIPO, Appellee
High Court of American Samoa
Appellate Division
AP No. 5-92
November 15, 1993
[1] A trial court's determination of negligence is reviewed under the "clearly erroneous" standard, not by a de novo re-weighing of the evidence at the appellate level. The test for clear error is not whether a dissatisfied litigant has presented evidence of superior evidentiary support to sustain his version of the facts, but whether the trial court's findings are substantially supported.
Before KRUSE, Chief Justice, CANBY,* Acting Associate Justice, MUNSON,** Acting Associate Justice, VAIVAO, Associatc Judgc, LOGOAI, Associate Judge.
Counsel: For Appellant, Gata E. Gurr
For Appellee, Charles V. Ala'ilima
KRUSE, Chief Justice
This matter involves a vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred on the morning of May 2, 1989. The trial court found the driver/appellant, Moananu Va, 75% negligent and the pedestrian/appellee, Paulo Alofipo, 25% negligent. Among other things, the court found "that the defendant was inattentive to plaintiff's presence on the road until it was too late to take effective evasive action" and that plaintiff was "jogg[ing] on the right side of the road with his back turned to oncoming traffic." CA No. 32-91, slip op. at 5 (Trial Div. March 25, 1992). The court concluded that both defendant and plaintiff were in breach of certain traffic statutes relating to the general duty of care required of drivers and of pedestrians, respectively. The court accordingly apportioned damages and awarded plaintiff $12,018.
Moananu contends that the evidence was inadequate to sustain the lower court's finding of negligence on his part. He has submitted his own version of the facts, which he claims has superior "evidentiary support." [25ASR2d39]
[1] Appellant appears to be arguing for a re-weighing of the evidence presented at trial. The trial court's determination of negligence is reviewed under the "clearly erroneous" standard. Saufo'i v. American Samoa Government, 19 A.S.R.2d 54, 56-57 (App. Div. 1991). The test for clear error is not whether a dissatisfied litigant has presented evidence of superior evidentiary support, to sustain his version of the facts, but whether the trial court's findings are Substantially supported. Moea'i v. Alai'a, 12 A.S.R.2d 91, 93 (App. Div. 1989). Unless the trial court's factual determinations are clearly not supported on the record, "[i]t is not within the province of the appellate court to reweigh the evidence and interfere with a decision based on the lower court's choice of one version of the facts over another. Utuutuvanu v, Mataituli, 12 A.S.R.2d 88, 90 (App. Div. 1989); see also Leituala v. Faleafine, 9 A,S.R.2d 16 (App. Div. 1988). Here, the trial court's resolution of the negligence issue was not clearly erroneous. To the contrary, it is well supported on the record and, therefore, may not be disturbed on appeal.
Moananu's second assignment of error is that damages are excessive in the light of previous awards in similar cases. Again, the standard of review is clear error, A.S.C.A. § 43.0801(b), and the trial court's decision on damages is not to be upset unless it is clearly unsupported by the evidence. Kim v. Star-Kist Samoa, 8 A.S.R.2d 146, 151 (App. Div. 1988). Having regard to the evidence bearing on plaintiffs injuries and resultant pall and suffering, we cannot say that the award below is not supported on the record. We affirm.
It is so ordered.
* Honorable William C. Canby, Jr., Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, serving by designation of the Secretary of the Interior.
**Honorable Alex R. Munson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern Marianas, serving by designation of the Secretary of the Interior.


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Fitness Book by Clarkson University Student Helps Smart Students Make Smart Choices
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/nanyanwu.jpg]
The Freshman Fifteen. That's the expression that refers to the average weight gain of first-year college students.
And for many of today's overcommitted students, establishing healthier habits and fitness routines over the next three years is also a serious challenge.
Staying in shape at college and developing exercise and nutrition habits for a healthy future is the subject of a new book published by Clarkson University senior Nduka Anyanwu of Brooklyn, N.Y., an engineering and management major.
FitTionary: The Beginner's Fitness and Nutrition Guide to Staying in Shape on Campus offers information on nutrition and smart tips and strategies for eating well on campus and shows readers how to design and implement an exercise program specifically designed for busy students with demanding schedules.
Anyanwu is a certified personal trainer and self-proclaimed "fitness enthusiast." He is also the student manager at the Clarkson fitness center. He came up with the idea to write FitTionary from the experiences he has had on campus with students, staff and faculty.
"I've learned that many students and fitness beginners lack the fundamentals of efficient and smart training techniques," he says. "While I was at our gym, many people would come to me seeking advice on how to train and diet properly. I realized that this was a universal problem on many campuses and I had the knowledge and opportunity to help fix it."
Before the book was published, Anyanwu was already designing workouts for and holding training sessions with faculty members and students at the gym for a nominal fee, but he wanted to raise the awareness of not just exercising, but leading a healthy lifestyle.
"For many people, gaining unwanted weight in college is a reality because lifestyles change," he says. "Teaching them how to balance school, activities and fitness will hopefully inspire them to pay attention to their health, both during and after college." Anyanwu credits concepts he has learned at Clarkson as a driving force behind his ability to actually turn his idea into a reality. "Finding solutions to problems that really matter and developing entrepreneurial thinking are two things that Clarkson students learn and do well because they're the foundation of our education," he says.
Looking ahead, Anyanwu is optimistic that there are more books in his future. "I'm not running out of thoughts yet," he says. "I plan on writing more books on fitness, nutrition and self-help down the road."
The book is available at http://www.fittionary.com or Amazon.com.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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Hethersett gears up for open weekend events
PUBLISHED: 12:57 17 June 2012
Archant Norfolk Photographic © 2011
Hethersett will be showcasing its community spirit with a plethora of activities for its annual open weekend.
The weekend will kick-off on Friday with a three day Olympic-themed flower festival at St Remigius Parish Church and a 24 hour swimming marathon at Hethersett Junior School.
The Hethersett's Got Talent variety show will also be staged on Friday night from 7.30pm at Hethersett Village Hall. Tickets cost £2.50.
On Saturday, the playing field will be showcasing and demonstrating over 20 Olympic sports at the free Sport in the Park event from 11am to 4pm. There will be international players providing demonstrations of Korfball and Dodgeball and a cycle speedway match from 3pm.
A brass band concert featuring Hellesdon and Sprowston Brass will be held at 7.30pm in St Remigius Parish Church. Tickets are £6.
On the Sunday, there will be the two mile Run the Square event starting outside Hethersett Junior School on Queens Road. Warm up routines will be led by former Olympian Paul Evans at 10.30am. Entry is £2.50 for adults and £1 for 16s and under.
There will also be a ladies 5-a-side football competition organised by Hethersett Athletic FC which is held all day from 9am on Hethersett Memorial Playing Field.


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Interfacing VIM with GnuPG Encrypted Files
17 February, 2008Over the years the editor I have become the most familiar with is vim. It provides features that allow the software development process to go smoothly, such as split screens, syntax highlighting, integration with cscope tags, function folding, and more. By applying configuration directives to your ~/.vimrc file, you can instruct vim to perform some nice preprocessing functions against files. This blog post illustrates a ~/.vimrc tweak (originally from Wouter Hanegraaff) that allows vim to leverage GnuPG to decrypt a previously encrypted file, allow edits to be made, and then re-encrypted before it is written back to disk. Here is the section of the .vimrc file to allow such transparent encryption and editing:
" Transparent editing of gpg encrypted files.
You can combine this vim tweak with gpgdir to
maintain recursively encrypted directories, and just edit the files directly. For
example, the following sequence of commands shows the creation of an encrypted
file and how vim then interfaces with GnuPG to allow transparent editing:
" By Wouter Hanegraaff <firstname.lastname@example.com>
augroup encrypted
" First make sure nothing is written to ~/.viminfo while editing
" an encrypted file.
autocmd BufReadPre,FileReadPre *.gpg set viminfo=
" We don't want a swap file, as it writes unencrypted data to disk
autocmd BufReadPre,FileReadPre *.gpg set noswapfile
" Switch to binary mode to read the encrypted file
autocmd BufReadPre,FileReadPre *.gpg set bin
autocmd BufReadPre,FileReadPre *.gpg let ch_save = &ch|set ch=2
autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gpg '[,']!gpg --decrypt 2> /dev/null
" Switch to normal mode for editing
autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gpg set nobin
autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gpg let &ch = ch_save|unlet ch_save
autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gpg execute ":doautocmd BufReadPost " . expand("%:r")
" Convert all text to encrypted text before writing
autocmd BufWritePre,FileWritePre *.gpg '[,']!gpg --default-recipient-self -ae 2>/dev/null
" Undo the encryption so we are back in the normal text, directly
" after the file has been written.
autocmd BufWritePost,FileWritePost *.gpg u
$ cat > somefile
As you can see from the output above, the file was modified (and the original
file somefile was deleted using wipe).
private data
more private data
$ gpg -e somefile
$ wipe somefile
Okay to WIPE 1 regular file ? (Yes/No) yes
Operation finished.
1 file wiped and 0 special files ignored in 0 directories, 0 symlinks removed but not followed, 0 errors occured.
$ ls -l somefile.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 mbr mbr 618 2008-02-17 01:52 somefile.gpg
$ vim somefile.gpg
"somefile.gpg" [noeol] 3L, 618C
You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "Michael Rash <email@example.com>"
2048-bit ELG-E key, ID 1234ABCD, created 2007-05-01 (main key ID ABCD1234)
Enter passphrase:
<apply edits now, and hit :wq >
$ ls -l somefile.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 mbr mbr 932 2008-02-17 01:55 somefile.gpg
Finally, the 1.6 (UPDATE: actually, the 1.7 release is available as of 02/18/2008) release of gpgdir is ready for download. This is a bugfix release that restores the exclusion of previously encrypted files from the file selection process, and includes a few minor install.pl enhancements as well. Here is the ChangeLog:
- Bugfix to not include previously encrypted files (i.e. those with a .gpg extension) in the encryption/decryption file list. This bug was introduced in gpgdir-1.5 when a change was made to ignore ascii-armored files.
- Added added LC_ALL=C locale setting for the install.pl script (this should help to ensure gpgdir is properly installed on most systems). Two new command line arguments --LC_ALL and --no-LC_ALL also allow the locale setting to be changed or not used at all.
- Added --Exclude-mod-regex option to the install.pl script so that it is possible to force the exclusion of perl modules that gpgdir would normally install. This is useful for ensuring that gpgdir references perl modules that are already installed in the system perl library tree instead of using those that are installed in /usr/lib/gpgdir.
- Updated to display command line usage warnings without automatically displaying the entire usage() page (which is quite long).


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Five Australian troops killed in Afghanistan
|Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
|Publication Date
|29 August 2012
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|Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Five Australian troops killed in Afghanistan, 29 August 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/5040b02719.html [accessed 18 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
August 29, 2012
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has offered condolences to Australia following the deaths of five Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
In a statement on Twitter, Rasmussen described Australia as a "strong and steadfast" NATO partner.
Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the deaths as the "worst" single day of bloodshed for Australia in Afghanistan since the conflict began in late 2001.
The military said three Australian soldiers were killed and two wounded after a man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire at a base in Uruzgan province late on August 29.
The shooter escaped.
It was the latest in a series of recent "insider" attacks by men wearing Afghan security forces on foreign troops.
In a separate unrelated incident on August 30, two Australian soldiers died after their helicopter crashed while landing in Helmand province.
A crew member on board was wounded.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is at a Pacific nations' leaders forum in the Cook Islands, said she would be returning to Canberra.
Some 45 coalition troops, mostly Americans, have died in more than 30 such attacks this year.
NATO is training Afghan troops before handing over combat command to Afghan forces by mid-2013.
Insurgents 'Killed In South Afghanistan'
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, officials in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika said Afghan troops have killed six insurgents.
Daulat Khan Zadran, Paktika provincial police chief, said his forces conducted the overnight operation in the remote Gul Rahman village of Khushamand district.
Zadran said that the six insurgents were killed in a police ambush.
He claimed that the insurgents were harassing the local population.
Paktika borders Pakistan's Waziristan region.
Afghan and NATO officials consider it a key infiltration route for Afghan insurgents and foreign Islamist militants based in Waziristan.
Based on reporting by AFP, AP, and dpa
Link to original story on RFE/RL website


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Campers, hikers, people looking to relax at the pool, even three guys looking to leap off the mountain and hang glide came to the state park this Friday.
The three dedicated hang gliders prepared for take-off at Sunset Point, more than 1,300 feet above the River Valley floor.
The hang gliders included Mark Stump and Stan Morris of Fayetteville and Philip Morgan of Dardanelle. Stump has been hang gliding for 38 years, Morgan for 24 and Morris for three.
"I've been doing it long enough to know better not to, but it's just fun," Stump said,
Visitor Information Center employee Laura Tucker said there's a lot going on at the park this summer.
Tucker is originally from California, but she and her husband made the move to Dardanelle to be closer to his family.
"I absolutely love it here," she said.
During the summer there are plenty of visitors who come to look for the deer, mountain bike, to swim — and when it's cool enough, simply sit around at the scenic points and enjoy the beauty, she said.
"The little kids especially love playing with turtles and our other little critters at the Visitor Center," she added.
The park also offers interpretive programs such as the "I Ate a Bug" club, ice cream socials, Cornwell House Tour, and soap-making.
For more information about the park, go to www.arkansasstateparks.com/mountnebo.


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" Brand: Leapfrog / Type: Baby Toy "
* Prices may differ from that shown
My son received the leap frog peek a shoe talking octopus as a Christmas present. I have to admit that when I first seen it I didn't hold out much hope of it being any good. It looked as though it would be quite boring to play with and wouldn't interest my son whatsoever.
Size wise the octopus doesn't take up to much room which for me is always a bonus because our house is choc full of toys already. Product Dimensions are
15.50 x 10.55 x 8.75 inches. Another bonus is that it comes already built there are no parts that you need to put together. I order to play with the toy all you need to do is add three AA batteries that do not come included.
It also only weighs 3.80lbs so it isn't difficult to move about and is even light enough for your child to pick it up. The age range is also good. It is recommended for nine to thirty six month old children. So in theory should be money well spent on a toy that will be played with for a couple of years depending on what age your child is when you have bought it.
The toy is basically a purple octopus that has brightly coloured shoes, a white hat and five balls. There are five shoes are all differently coloured and each have a ball that matches that colour. Each shoe is numbered from one to five and each ball has a picture of a sea creature on it. A crab, turtle, jellyfish, sea horse and a fish.
Just above the coloured shoes is the octopus face with two big eyes, a bump for a nose and a smiling mouth. At each side of the head is an are. One arm has the number six on it and is for balancing balls on and the other arm, number seven has a hole to drop the balls into. The hat on top of the octopus head also has a hole for dropping balls into.
There is also a blue belt around the octopus with a button in the middle. On the belt there is also two switches. One on the right is to switch the octopus on and off and also has two volume settings. The switch on the left switches between different songs representing either numbers or colours.
By pressing the button in the middle of the belt the octopus will sing a song relating to colours or numbers. The songs aren't brilliant but it also has to be said they aren't annoying like some toys.
The object of the toy is to drop the balls down either hole and then let your child find which shoe the ball is hiding under. As you lift each shoe the octopus will either say the relevant number or colour depending on what setting you have it on. The balls don't drop to the same shoe every time making it more fun for your child to find them.
As I said at first I didn't think my son would like this toy but I was surprised when he first started playing with it. At Christmas he was seventeen months old and he just found it hilarious dropping the balls in the holes at first and wasn't interested in anything else. Then I shown him how to lift the shoes to find the balls. He was actually enjoying playing with it. He usually favours toys that have more moving parts but this was holding his interest for now.
The best thing about this toy is that it does have educational value to small children. By using music, sounds and visually to teach about sea animals, counting and colours.
The octopus peek a shoe can be found on amazon.co.uk for £18.74. Not exactly expensive but I'm sure better toys could be found for around the same price. My sons interest in the toy didn't really last long and although I find it to be an attractive colourful toy I don't really think it has the potential to be any child's favourite. I also can't see how it would interest a child up to the age of three.
I also should factor in the amount of toys that we already have in the house so it is difficult to keep him interested in just the one toy. There are quite a few that have gone by the wayside but he goes back to them every now and again.
In conclusion, before buying I would think about how much you think your child will play with it. Will you get value for money. If you're happy to have your child just play with it now and again then buy it.
On the leapfrog website the toy is rated as three out of five stars which I think is a fair reflection. It is simply an average toy.
I bought this last Christmas when my son was 9 months old, as the product says it is for 9 months upwards. You put the 5 coloured balls in the top of the Octopus and they fall down in to one of the 5 coloured shoes below. You have to guess which one the ball has gone in to. It has a number or colour mode and has a button for playing a few different tunes. Although this says 9 months my son really did not grasp the concept of putting balls in the top and lifting the different shoes up to find them. He used to just put the balls in them get confused as they didn't re-appear. In the end we just removed the shoes so he could play with it. We moved house and I put it away for a few months and recently got it back out, and now he loves it and has great fun peeking under all of the shoes and bopping along to the music. Other friends with similar ages babies did not understand how this worked either so although it is a great toy now I would say it is far more suited to 12+ months.
I think this toy is brilliant! I seem to get quite attached to those toys that Baby obviously enjoys, more so when they help her progress and do new things. The Peek-a-shoe Octopus is aimed at children aged 9-36 months, and is not without its problems, but at 10 months (corrected age) our baby is deriving enormous pleasure from this and I anticipate many more months of this since there is still scope for her to improve, adapt and experiment with this toy.
Made by Leapfrog and making the boast that it features 'British voices', this octopus verifies its British credentials by playing an instrumental 'London Bridge is falling down'. Other musical highlights are the 1-8 song and one which refers to each of the sea creatures depicted on the shoes of the octopus. These songs and tunes are heard when you press the musical note button on the Octopus, something that will invite you to do: "Would you like to hear a song? Then press my music button!" Since the music has a nice tone and is not tinny or irritating we are always pressing this button and it generally produces a beam from Baby. Be warned though, the songs are catchy, and you may find yourself humming when the toy is not in use and emitting a theatrical "Jolleeeeee Jelllllleeeeee Fiiiiiiisssshhh!" when entertaining Baby alone in the house. Or absentmindedly in the park.
As well as encouraging musical appreciation, the Octopus is keen to teach both colours and numbers. Her shoes are different colours and numbered 1-5. The more pedantic amongst you are probably wondering about this since, as we all know, Octopi are cephalopod molluscs with four pairs of arms. Rest assured, the other three are accounted for: one is held in the air and forms a receptacle in which to place the balls that are a key part of the Peek-a-shoe game, one forms a tunnel into which the balls should be dropped, the other is at the back. When the ball goes down the tunnels into one of the shoes the Octopus asks, "Where is it hiding? Where did it go?" with the intention that the child should lift the shoe they think the ball is under. They are then told, for example, "Not under the blue shoe", or "Well done, you found it under the yellow shoe".
So far, our 10 month old has actively rolled toward the Octopus intrigued by her colour, shape and the music. The five balls that accompany the Octopus are light enough for her to pick up, and too big for her to swallow. She has enjoyed picking up the balls, bashing them together and chewing them. Then she got the idea of the tunnels. Her manual dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination have been developed by this and now she can accurately get the balls down the tunnels. Her sitting has been helped as she likes putting the balls in and it is easiest to do from a sitting position. She has been lunging to tap the feet and hear the octopus say the colour. As yet, I am not sure she fully understands what happens to the balls. She has tried to peer into the octopus to see where they go, and to retrieve them the current favoured method is either to let Mum do it or to pick up the whole Octopus.
Based on the above it seems to me that there is scope for her skills to be developed and the way she will play with this toy will evolve. It will become a proper guessing game later on as to which shoe the ball is under.
Downsides are that the octopus does need to be on a flat surface otherwise the shoes move as a result of any minor vibration and so you don't get a link forming between action and consequence ie If I tweak the shoe the toy says a colour, it is just a toy that repeatedly says colours for no reason. If you put two balls down before looking for one under the shoes it seems to say the wrong thing, or nothing at all. As yet, these downsides haven't caused any reduction in enjoyment for Baby so I am content to rate it very highly.
It would be even more brilliant if it sang Octopuses Garden by the Beatles.
December Update: Baby CrazyEgg now enjoys experimenting by putting other things such as Megabloks in the octopus. These are fiddly to get out, but it can be done.
When it comes to purchasing toys for big occasions I leave it up to my son to choose his birthday and christmas presents and I just get the little stocking fillers.
My husband has always preferred to purchase the Leapfrog toys as they tend to use British voices which we thought it would be better when our son begins to learn 1-2-3 and A-B-C.
After browsing the internet to see what my son would prefer for his First birthday my husband came across this toy and thought it would be ideal for him to use as it teaches colours, sea animals and numbers.
The toy itself does take some assembling so the night before our son's birthday we took it out of the packaging, as let's face it we all know how ridiculous the packaging is when it comes to children's toys and we wanted to capture him playing as soon as he unwrapped it.
The shoes simply needed to be clipped onto the purple body of the octopus and batteries also need to be purchased before hand as they are not provided in this toy. So stock up on AA batteries as this toy will need 2.
The fairly large purple octopus has a centre hole which is hidden in his hat, simply drop one of the 5 colourful balls down his hat and dependent on which mode you have selected it will ask your child to state which shoe the ball is hidden under. The main purpose of the toy is for your child to lift the shoes of the octopus until they locate the coloured ball.
It will state "not under the xxxx shoe" or if baby finds the ball it will state " Peek a boo you found the ball under the xxxx shoe"
On the blue collar of the octopus there is the power on button and slide it to the right one more time and it will move it to the loudest volume. To the right hand side of the toy you can choose which play mode you would prefer, counting or colour recognition.
By pressing the centre of the collar where there is a music note you can play 2 lyrical or 4 instrumental songs along with your chosen game mode.
The age range for this toy is 9 months to 36 months but in all honesty our son doesn't really concentrate on playing this even at 12 months so I certainly think from 9 months would be asking a bit too much. When our son first had this toy he just kept turning it upside down rather than playing with it as it is designed.
In terms of ease of use I am 30 years of age and I cannot get this to work properly, it states it has to be on a flat surface and we place it on our sons bedroom floor and it still plays up and he is not at the age where we can place it on a table as he will just swipe it off!!
The toy will not always state the same colour of that you pick up to locate the ball so this could cause some confusion when teaching your child the colours and numbers as they learn to recognise them.
The toy itself is pretty well made and even if the shoes are a little flimsy when hooked onto the octopus they do life up quite securely.
The toy cost us £17.99 and it was reduced down from £24.99. This is a reasonable price for a toy of this size but I am slightly disappointed in how inaccurate it can be.
I like the fact that his has british voices and that it is bright and colourful and with a bit of tuning up from the manufacturer this could be a really good toy.


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ByChristina Binkley
Paris fashion week's highlights include the high profile shows of Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton. This season, those shows highlighted the importance of a confident, swashbuckling designer. Those jobs aren't for great couturiers—they're for seers.
Sarah Burton is now well into her tenure as creative director of Alexander McQueen. It's time for her to take the brand on as her own, fertilize it and make it grow. McQueen, the designer whose retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year broke attendance records, committed suicide in 2010.
In her collections since then, Burton has been channeling McQueen. This season's Mary, Queen of Scots, dresses were utterly, jaw-droppingly beautiful. They will assuredly translate into gorgeous clothes for stores that look nothing like the extravagant creatures in the show. But we've seen those looks from this brand before, from both McQueen and now Burton.
The conceptual film of gardens and bees that played as the collection's backdrop in Paris can't make up for the lack of creative forward movement in a brand that once defined that. We've seen those dresses in every form, with all manner of funny hats and head dresses. By now, though, McQueen himself would have moved on to some other painful obsession in some other silhouette. We can't know what that would be, but it's up to Burton to decide, or bring us into her own other world rather than plumbing the past.
The designer of Kate Middleton's wedding gown can clearly create an amazing dress—with such excellence that some questioned whether much of McQueen's success was due in part to her. What we're seeing, though, suggests she has the executional talents, but that the brand is still looking for its creative anchor.
View the Alexander McQueen slideshow
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At Louis Vuitton, on the other hand, Marc Jacobs excels as a creative anchor. His show notes today dedicated his collection to Yves Carcelle, the outgoing Louis Vuitton CEO. They also explained the mod columnar look of the clothes, which were sent out on models, two-by-two. The columnar look was inspired by artist Daniel Buren.
In another confident about-face, the brand didn't introduce any logo bags. The checkered Damier print will have to suffice. The print was expanded onto apparel in the spring 2013 show. Fresh, mod, confident.


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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
A program for children grade 2 and up who want to develop increased reading confidence. Read to a Dog offers hesitant readers certified therapy animals as a non-judgmental audience. Registration is required for Woodbridge Township residents and begins December 10 in-person at the Main Library or by calling 732-634-4450, x 7140.


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MIIS Community Mourns Loss of Professor Stephen Garrett
June 17, 2011
Stephen Garrett joined the Monterey Institute of International Studies faculty in 1974, specializing in teaching courses on U.S. foreign policy, ethics and international affairs, and the intelligence community. It was with great sadness that the MIIS community received news of his passing on Saturday, June 11, after a brave struggle over the past few months following a recent surgery.
Professor Garrett was a beloved member of the Monterey Institute faculty, inspiring students with his knowledge and wonderful spirit. For 37 years he kept pushing students to do their very best work while infecting them with his endless enthusiasm and sharp humor. Alumni from around the world have kept in touch with Steve over the years as he served as mentor, teacher, and friend. He left an indelible mark with members of the MIIS community near and far, as demonstrated by the great number of cards and letters he received from students and alumni during his illness.
"The family asked us to pass along just how wonderful all the cards sent to Steve were, and how much they meant to him. Each and every card was read to him, and he was so grateful, as was his family," said Leah Gowron, director of alumni relations.
An appropriate remembrance honoring Professor Garrett will be organized when faculty and students return to campus in the fall, and announced to the Institute community and alumni.
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Wonderful Professor
Professor Garrett will be greatly missed. He was a thoughtful and encouraging instructor who gave even the quietest student a voice.
Professor Stephen Garrett
If anyone was an icon at MIIS, it was Steve Garrett! What a grievous loss! What a class act he was!
Prof. Garrett
I was at MIIS only briefly, back in the late 1980s. But in my short time there, Prof. Garrett mentored me and helped me tremendously, and I remember him fondly.
We have lost a great sage
I just learned today of his passing and I am deeply moved. He was one of the most influential professors I had while I was at MIIS and I am saddened by the news of his passing. Professor Garrett believed in all his students to achieve their very best, he truly cared about young minds and filled those minds with the truth about the world - his Human Rights class was one of the most impactful courses at MIIS and no one would be able to quite fill his shoes. He supported me in my Fulbright application and I was able to go onwards to keep educating myself and enlighten myself as he enlighten others. You will be missed and hope you rest in peace Professor Garrett.
Running Throught the Woods with Steve (Early 80's)
Steve knew I was a runner and invited me and few other students and professors to participate in a 10K run through Pfeiffer State National Park in Big Sur. It was a glorious morning and we ran through the forest with beams of light piercing the morning dew. At about the halfway mark, deep in the woods, we passed a four string quartet dressed in tuxedos playing Vivaldi. Bewildered, I looked at Steve and said "did you see that? and he replied "No".
I am saddened that Steve is no longer with us. He gave me a jewel of an experience and one that that I will always treasure. Thank you Steve.
Professor Stephen Garrett
Dr. Garrett helped his students take their learning to new levels. He engaged those in his classes in a way brought out everyone's best thinking. I am saddened to hear of MIIS's loss and wish his family the best.
Professor Garrett
Dr. Garrett was a fantastic professor who knew how to bring out everyone's best thinking. I thoroughly enjoyed his classes and have fond memories of our discussions. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his family.
Dr Garrett's passing
No other teacher impressed me as much as Prof. Garrett. I loved the man and the professor. At first, he intimidated me so much (I was still struggling with my spoken English) that I avoided his class. Next quarter, at a final exam paper on third world countries, which he graced with an A+, he wrote: "This a beautifully written, deeply felt paper. It's a model graduate paper". 30 years later, I still keep that paper as well as fond, affectionate memories of an exceptional man. May he rest in peace.


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Lets hope Tannenbaum earns his salary for a change and brings a competent RT in here to shore up the OL (and the offense as a whole).
Sigh... If that happens it will mean that it will have been tough to have to have looked up in the standings at both the Bills and the Dolphins in addition to the Pats.
But then again this could be the most talented Jets team in thirty years and/or the greatest Jets defense in history.
History is like thousands and thousands of years long All time is even longer.
Lets hope Tannenbaum earns his salary for a change and brings a competent RT in here to shore up the OL (and the offense as a whole).
What is the cap hit for cutting Sanchez ? I'd assume it's horrendous.
Is any of his huge salary guaranteed ?
Wow - some bleak stuff in here.
Hope the supporters of paying Revis see how this thread reflects the state of this team. Unless the Jets surprise us all and have a great year, rebuilding might be around the corner.
The only way the Jets can plug holes if they end up having to purge the roster is to turn our one superstar into several (hopefully) good players.
If the season ends with 6 wins or less, then putting Revis on the trade block HAS to be a consideration for the (possibly new) FO.
1. David Harris- 13,000,000
2. Sanchez- 12,853,125
3. Holmes 12,500,000
4. Cromartie 10,750,000
5. Brick 10,716,666
6. Mangold 9,117,100
7. Revis 9,000,000
8. Pouha 6,166,666
9. Tebow 2,586,875
10. Wilson 2,010,400
11. Coples 2,000,635
12. Wilkerson 1,875,000
13. Hill 1,070,988
Everyone else is <$1m.
Tell me which of these couldn't start on 99% of NFL teams?
Cutting Sanchez after this year will be 17,153,125 in dead money. He's with us through next year
Aug. 20th, 2012.
1. Jets Fans abandoning all hope for season, check.
2. Jets Fans pining for firing coach, check.
3. Jets Fans discussing Draft 2013, check.
4. Jets Fans calling for all QB's to be cut, check.
Yep, SOJF never changes.
Is it really asking too much to see a game that counts before we all toss in the towel? Isn't the purpose of preseason evaluation and correction and roster management?
I agree, we havn't looked impressive. But does that mean, without fail, that we won't look impressive all season long, from opening day to the end of the 16th game of a 15 loss season?
Does hysteria have to be so ingrained, so early?
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Macedon, NY Police Now Have Video Cameras in All Vehicles Thanks to Officer Efforts, Business Support
You have seen their work prominently displayed on a number of real action police shows, now the Macedon, NYg Police has joined the ranks of departments across the country with in-car video camera/recorders.
The Department''s four vehicles each have a window/dash mounted camera that can record a traffic stop including video and audio, while the officer is out of his car. Supplied by Martel Electronics out of California (1-800-553-5536), the $1500 units can be installed, or removed within a minute. The camera itself, can also snap out and be used outside the car in as a portable unit at crime scenes.
The camera unit has a built-in night vision feature, but is also adaptable with the department''s monocular night scope for complete viewing and recording in no-light instances.
The officers are equipped with a battery operated radio/audio recording device, attached to their police belts. The microphone is worn under their shirts.
With the added playback table unit, the four cameras in use by the Macedon Police and a supply of the 8mm tapes, the entire cost of 4 complete systems just under $8000. What is truly remarkable, was that the entire video recording system cost the taxpayers of Macedon absolutely nothing.
Macedon Police Officer, Heath Farabell, asked Chief John Ellis if it would be alright to solicit area businesses in an effort to raise funds for the units. On his own time, Farabell, in two afternoons, within a total of four hours, was successful. Farabell found that the area businesses were more than anxious to donate. Funds were donated by Toomey''s Motor Sports, Jay''s Collision, Macedon Collision, Gitano''s Restaurant, Mobil Research center, Finn''s Mobil, Fletcher''s Bagels, Macedon Excavating, Log Cabin Restaurant, Alpco, Dan''s Service Center, and JT''s Automotive. Funds from a Macedon Police Department grant topped off the project.
Examples of both night audio and video were demonstrated for the area businesses and press on Friday at a luncheon sponsored by the Log Cabin Restaurant on Route 31F in Macedon.
Farabell said the units will come in handy for courts and juries and will serve to protect the officer and department from unwarranted nuisance complaints. Heath said the units will also remind the officers of their own conduct during stops.
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The Raptors officially signed SG Landry Fields to an offer sheet on Thursday.
The deal is for three years and $19 million, which many folks think is too rich for the Knicks to match. They still haven't said they won't, but the overwhelming sentiment from various writers is that the Knicks will likely let him walk.


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"Is the mattress foam encased?"
The mattress was great for the first couple years. Then both my husband and I started to complain about lower back pain and hip pain. We couldn't sleep through the night and ended up moving to the guest bed in the middle of the night. When we removed the mattress we noticed that the rafters in my bed frame were bowed which perhaps caused the mattress to deform as well....
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The mattress was great for the first couple years. Then both my husband and I started to complain about lower back pain and hip pain. We couldn't sleep through the night and ended up moving to the guest bed in the middle of the night. When we removed the mattress we noticed that the rafters in my bed frame were bowed which perhaps caused the mattress to deform as well.Read More
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Bought this mattress for and it began to sag in the middle after just 3 years! I am not an obese person, 5'7" 140, I was very disappointed. I couldn't even give it to a homeless shelter it had to be trashed!Read More
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I know it may seem risky but I took the chance based on the reviews. This was my first purchase on overstock and a big one at that. I am extremely happy with the product. Overstock contacted me soon after the purchase and explained everything that would be involved with the shipping of this oversized object. The delivery company contacted me to schedule a time a week in advance. I am extremely happy with my purchase and decision and will definetly shop here again. Also, we got a mattress pad that arrived like the next day and everything shipped for a dollar can't beat that the local places want atleast $50. If you are thinking about it go for it. Finally, I am writing this review several months later and the whole process took approx 2-3 wks. Thanks againRead More
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The pillowtop is firm and confortable
This mattress and box spring are great for the value. I went and price compared and tried other mattress before purchasing this one. I was concerned about the feel and comfort level but this beat my expectations. After laying on various types of mattress at other stores this was better than the samples at Mattress Discounters and other mattress warehouses. This is really the bang for the buck. Hope this helps and you enjoy!!Read More
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"What is the difference between the mattress set and w/low profile set option?"
Mattress set: 20 inches high x 60 inches wide x 79 inches long high Mattress: 11 inches high x 60 inches wide x 79 inches long low
My advice is that if you are a shorter person like I am, 5'2 go with the low profile box springs. I did not when I bought it and it is pretty high. I love it though!
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Queen misses Sunday church service
The Queen has missed a Sunday church service at her Sandringham estate after suffering from a cold, Buckingham Palace says.
The monarch usually visits St Mary Magdalene Church every Sunday while staying at her Norfolk home.
But on Sunday she did not attend church to the disappointment of dozens of well wishers who gathered to get a glimpse of her.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "The Queen was getting over the tail end of a cold. We are expecting business as usual next week."
Prince Philip, 91, walked the few hundred metres from the house to the church accompanied by Prince Andrew with his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex and their daughter Lady Louise.
The Queen traditionally spends the festive period with her family gathered around her at her Norfolk estate.
But this year there will be some empty spaces around the table on Christmas Day.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to spend Christmas at the Middleton family home.
And Prince Harry is currently serving as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan.
St James's Palace said Prince William and his pregnant wife are to spend the day privately in Bucklebury, Berkshire - a decision taken with the approval of the Queen and Prince Philip.
But the pair do plan to visit Sandringham at some point over the festive period.
Kayleigh Allen, nine, who was standing in the crowd outside the church, brought a special soft toy labelled My First Toy for the pregnant duchess.
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Is Buying a Sound Card Worth The Money? An Enthusiast's Perspective
#ThrowBackThursday Buying a sound card has always felt more like a gamble than an investment to me. At the same time, I know audio snobs with thousands in equipment and all-FLAC libraries, and I'd like to believe they aren't delusional -- surely there's something to be experienced beyond my basic setup. But I mean, just how much better can music, movies and games sound? Enough to prevent buyer's remorse?


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I have a small network sharing files. I have network shares mapped as drives.
Frequently, if the computer is idle for a long period, a "My Computer" shows "Disconnected Network Drive" next to the drive letter. A "net use" command also shows "disconnected." But they ARE NOT disconnected. Everything is accessible. The "My Network Places" screen also shows that all is normal.
I use ZoneAlarm AntiVir on all machines. Have tried changing security level from Med to Low (no firewall) on Trusted Zone. No difference.
If I didn't use the mapped drive letters, and just used the network share machine name/directory, I would not even know this was happening. It's only when I use the mapped drive letters.
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I saw 2 of these out on a walk today Cuil Bay, North Argyll
Any ideas? Never seen them before are they unusual or have I just not looked hard enough before?
These are green hairstreak butterflies, Callophrys rubi
- http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=rubi
They are charming little creatures. I am glad you feel rewarded for looking harder this time. Keep looking, and you stand a chance of noticing some of the other marvellous butterfly-gems of your countryside. ...Which may include the purple hairstreak, which is another superficially-drabish butterfly with a reward for the observant - the brilliant flash of metallic purple on part of the upperside.
See more British hairstreaks here
- http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/subfamily.php?name=Theclinae
If you look closely at your photos, you'll I notice the white spots on the underside of the hind wings. That puts it in the aberration inferopunctata (shown further down that page).
So my full ID is Callophrys rubi ab. inferopunctata.
Thanks so much, will look out for more of them, posted another sighting tonight :)
What is interesting is the green is not a pigment just like blue in butterflies and bird feathers its down to refraction, like oil on water


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