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Tyler Jacob Moore to Play 'Frozen' Character Prince Hans in 'Once Upon a Time'by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
More exciting news for 'Frozen' fans! ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' casted Tyler Jacob Moore as the show's version of the animated film's Prince Hans.
E! reports that Moore, best known for his role as Tony Markovich on 'Shameless,' signed on to play Anna's former love interest. According to the site, Prince Hans is still a little bitter over how things ended with Anna — and he's not giving up his fight to become king of Arendelle! It sounds like there is a lot of opportunity for drama when Hans enters 'Once Upon a Time' — and we can't wait to see it unfold.
According to E!, Moore will debut his role of Prince Hans in the third episode of the upcoming fourth season of the TV show. He will be joined by fellow 'Frozen' characters Anna (Elizabeth Lail), Kristoff (Scott Michael Foster) and Elsa (Georgina Haig). Former 'Lost' actress Elizabeth Mitchell has also signed on to play an unknown 'Frozen' villain.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Back at the ol' MLB.com headquarters here — otherwise known as the condo I'm staying at — where the internet connection is quick, reliable and blog-worthy.
The drive back from Winter Haven was uneventful, unless you consider that mass of cars that always shows up on the highays around Tampa eventful. Wilner didn't insist on another Waffle House run, but he did request a stop at a 7-Eleven, so he could pick up some apples with caramel dipping sauce.
That quick bite had to act as a substitute for lunch, because the pulled pork sandwiches, which didn't look good anyway, weren't ***-friendly for poor Mike. The ham n' cheese omelet I had this morning was more than enough to hold me until dinner time.
Wow, fourth graph here and food is the only topic at hand? Time to move on…
For those of you out there that still think Spring Training stats matter, you can begin hyperventilating at the sight of Shaun Marcum's pitching line: 3 2/3 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 65 pitches, 47 strikes.
What you don't see within those numbers is what Marcum was doing, which was working on his two-seam sinking fastball over and over and over and over, even though the Indians were spraying it all over the yard and over the fence.
In the regular season, many of the counts that Marcum used his sinker in will be situations he turns to his changeup — his sick out-pitch. Take the 1-2 count to Pronk Hafner in the third. Marcum tested out the sinker and it promptly — pronkly? — was sent bouncing off the wall in right-center for a two-run tater.
Marcum really wants to perfect this pitch, so he has a reliable groundball-inducing option much like Roy Halladay. With a spot cemented in Toronto's rotation, Marcum can afford to keep turning to the pitch without fear that he's going to lose his job with subpar results. Marcum said he'll keep firing away for one more start.
"If it doesn't get better, I'll throw it in the trash and go with what got me here," Marcum said.
After I got back to the condo here, I received word that the Jays made the following roster moves: Optioned Adam Lind, Curtis Thigpen, Robinzon Diaz, Buck Coats and Joe Inglett to Triple-A Syracuse and returned Ryan Patterson and Wayne Lydon to Minor League camp.
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The Reason for Rose
The first question one might ask is, "Why does anybody need a reason for wine?" Wine, whatever variety you prefer, is a reason unto itself. Having said this, there are those who might feel some wines need justification, namely roseʹ. This wasn't always the case, and it's certainly not the case in southern France, now or at any time. Roseʹ became the pink stepchild of the wine world in the 1970s, when white Zinfandel came on to the scene. Zinfandel, a too-sweet white wine, did its best to replace roseʹ as the summertime drink of choice.
Just what is a Roseʹ Wine?
Contrary to popular belief, roseʹ is not a mixture of red and white wines; it is its own genre. Roseʹ is made from many of the same grapes used to produce red and white wines, but the processing is different. The juice of all grapes is clear, or 'white'; the skins of the grape contain the color. Red wines are produced by leaving the juice in contact with the skins for long periods of time; whites are produced by removing the skins from the juice immediately, and rosesʹ are produced by leaving the juice in contact with the skins for short periods; the longer the contact, the darker the roseʹ. Rosesʹ range in color from pale pink up to copper, but never as dark as a red. Rosesʹ can be dry, and those coming from Europe usually are, but they can also be semi-sweet; rosesʹ produced outside of Europe may fall into this category.
Why Would You Want a Roseʹ?
Roseʹ is usually touted as a summer drink; its lighter flavor pairs well with heat and summertime foods, which are not as heavy as meals in the dead of winter. Roseʹ is equally at home at your backyard barbecue or the elegant summer dinner party you throw for the boss. However, this is not to say you pack your roseʹ away with the flip-flops and bathing suits; there are fall, winter and spring meals where roseʹ fits right in. Most meals in the colder seasons call for the force of a prime red wine, or a white, if the entree is not a red meat, but you can serve a lighter fare where a wine that complements, rather than overwhelms, is preferred.
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Unlike red wines and women, roseʹ doesn't age well. A roseʹ three years old is most likely past its prime, so don't look at it as an investment wine, or one you can enjoy drinking down the road. It's actually difficult to find rosesʹ over three, for this very reason: fresh roseʹ is the best one to drink. A too-old roseʹ loses the acidity and freshness of its flavors and becomes bland.
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Perhaps because of its undeserved reputation, or the inveterate snobbishness in the wine community, roseʹ is a good buy. You can find rosesʹ from southern France for $16 to $25 a bottle, and that's a darn good price for an import. You can find quality rosesʹ for $15 a bottle or less on the domestic market, and for a neophyte wine drinker, it's a good way to get started without breaking the budget.
Are there lousy rosesʹ out there? Of course. Are there lousy reds and whites? You betcha. The genre of the wine is not a guaranty of good or great quality, nor is it a guaranty of bad quality either. Ask for help when you visit a wine shop; they're usually quite happy to assist you any way they can, and asking for a good roseʹ for around $15.00 won't get you thrown out of the shop. It will, however, get you a good wine.


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Performances begin with an opening ceremony at 9:40. You'll feel the energy as the Broken Pony Pow-wow Drum and Dancers from Salt Lake City take up the beat, followed by the Theodore Roosevelt High School Apache Crown Dancers, from Fort Apache, AZ.
At noon, national recording artist, James Bilagody of Tuba City, AZ, takes the stage to share his traditional and contemporary Navajo folk-rock and round dance songs.
Following the announcement of the art competition winners, the Qua Hola Singers from Hotevilla, AZ will share Hopi song and dance, followed by Blanding's Desert Mountain Navajo Dancers, with an new line-up of traditional dances.
Master flute musician/magician, Aldean "Lightning Hawk" Ketchum will enchant the audience with his traditional Ute Mountain Ute songs passed on to him by his grandfather.
Rounding out the day, you won't want to miss a chance to step-out with the White Mesa Bear Dancers and perhaps be the lucky recipient of a give-away!
Be sure to plan on spending the day, so as not to miss any of the excitement: taste-tempting treats from the food vendors, treasures from the silent auction, unique discoveries to wear, gift, or complement your home from over 40 booths of fine Native art.
Purchase an award-winning work of art, learn how to throw an ancient atlatl, discover how arrowheads are made, visit with an artist as she weaves her heritage into a basket or textile, learn how moccasins are crafted, chat with a Hopi carver as he shapes a cottonwood root into a doll. Have you ever eaten Hopi blue piki bread? If not, be sure to try a roll of piki from Antoinette George and watch the blue-batter become delicious, wafer-thin piki.
Children can discover some of the survival skills of ancient pueblo ancestors with activities provided by the NPS. While parents shop, kids can grind corn, make a clay pot, design their own petroglyph, or make a beaded bracelet to take home.
You can experience the energy and become part of the tradition. Join us in Blanding on Saturday, May 1 for a day of discovery and celebration. The 2010 Four Corners Indian Art Market. It's all-free and all for you!
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As a rule, if a sensational headline about some dangerous new hacking threat seems too scary to be true, it probably is.
A great example is this week's hysteria over aircraft hacking, invoked by a security consultant who demonstrated the concept on an Android phone. For many publications, the temptation to frighten readers was too irresistible. Headlines with words like takeover, hijack and crash abound.
In reality, the risk of getting in a plane crash at the hands of some evil hacker is nonexistent at this point. Aviation groups, flight-equipment makers and even a pilot are all saying there's nothing to worry about.
Let's step back and look at what was demonstrated this week by Hugo Teso, a consultant for Germany-based n.runs AG. As Forbes reports, Teso found vulnerabilities in two systems that handle communication between airplanes and air-traffic controllers. Using an Android app and an exploit framework, Teso hacked into a virtual airplane, which he cobbled together from training-simulation software and flight-management hardware that he bought on eBay.
As you might expect, there's a big difference between a PC-based training simulator and the actual in-flight systems that commercial airlines use. Real flight systems have extra protection and redundancies. The simulation does not. In a statement to the Inquirer, the European Aviation Safety Agency said Teso's system does not reveal any potential vulnerabilities in the real world.
Likewise, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Teso's hack "does not pose a flight-safety concern because it does not work on certified flight hardware."
But what if we assume that eventually, someone will figure out how to hack into a real flight-management system (FMS)? The good news here is that pilots aren't helpless. If a hacker were to beam in a few unwanted commands, pilots would be able to react quickly and take control. Over at Ask the Pilot, Patrick Smith does the debunking:
There's only so much you could do by inputting faulty info to the FMS. The FMS cannot say to the plane, 'descend toward the ground now!' or 'slow to stall speed now!' or 'turn left and fly into that building!' It doesn't work that way.
And anything really weird or unsafe — an incorrect course or altitude setting, say — would be corrected more or less instantaneously by the pilots.
A statement by the FAA backs up this claim. "The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft's autopilot system using the FMS or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot," it told the Inquirer.
The more likely danger — yet still a theoretical one — is that hackers would try to mess with air-traffic controllers by sending false information, rather than trying to manipulate the planes themselves. A 2012 story by Forbes describes how hackers could send bogus signals using a new system called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, which is on track to supersede radar by 2020. But again, regulators say they have "redundancies" in place to root out false signals, and as a recent story by Airport-Technology points out, traffic controllers can still use radar or other methods to correlate their data. Many academic groups are exploring even better solutions.
I'm not trying to belittle Teso's work. The whole point of bringing up these sorts of vulnerabilities, within the context of a security conference, is to alert the industries involved and get them to think about solutions, if necessary. Nothing wrong with that.
The problem occurs when this type of research gets spun into breathless stories about how hackers have doomed us all. This isn't the first time it's happened, and it doesn't only apply to airplanes. I'll remind you that if every story like this translated to a real-world threat, you'd never be able to drive, lest you risk being burglarized or run off the road by a hack attack. I can think of a lot more actual risks that you'd be better off worrying about.


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For years, Kablack, a Middle Village resident, and Rivera, from Bayside, have been inspiring members of their congregation at Sunday services at St. John's Lutheran Church on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. But lately, the duo's upbeat rhythms and infectiously catchy songwriting have met the approval of a great many other appreciative ears as well.
Calendar year 2008, in fact, turned out to be one of the most productive in the duo's six-year tenure. It was marked by the completion of their second album, "RIVERA AND KABLACK," and its placement on iTunes, Rhapsody, and similar music sites; the making of their first video, "Hold On (Jesus is Coming)," which can be seen on YouTube; and a soon-to-air television appearance on the nationally syndicated ministry program, "GOD'S HOUSE," which is seen by more than 3 million viewers across 12 different states.
Then came word that Nashville record label ROCKETOWN was interested in having Rivera & Kablack perform in a showcase in hopes of getting signed. ROCKETOWN, it should be pointed out, is the brainchild of Contemporary Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith, a nine-time Grammy nominee and three-time Grammy winner, as well as a 22-time Dove Award winner.
For Rivera and Kablack, the attention is well worth the wait. "It's amazing the channels you have to go through to get heard," said Rivera, "but it is what it is."
"It's an opportunity to get heard, that's all I think about," Kablack said. "We need to get noticed, and it's tough."
During difficult times, it may seem hard to believe that music embracing a message of hope and faith is finding such acceptance, but as Rivera explains it, "Now is the easiest time to do the talking (when) they're looking for hope."
Both Rivera's and Kablack's personal histories are in some ways the most significant measure of the strength and resolve that can be found in faith and friendship. Years ago when they first met at Rego Park's Our Saviour Lutheran, Kablack's spirit had recently been broken. He'd been discharged from the military after breaking his back, and returned home in tremendous pain, both physically and emotionally.
For solace, he sought the comfort of his family, his friends, and his faith, as embodied by the congregation at Our Saviour, where he was a dedicated parishioner, and a somewhat distant admirer of the musical stylings of Wil Rivera every Sunday morning, "until the pastor there found out I knew how to play the drums!" recalled Kablack with a chuckle. A musical friendship at Sunday services quickly became an enduring personal one.
Sadly, Rivera had been going through tremendous turmoil of his own at the time. His beloved wife Karen was fighting a losing battle with cancer. As Karen deteriorated, she took refuge in the nascent sounds of Rivera and Kablack's musical partnership that filled her home. "She liked listening to us practice downstairs," Kablack said. And in many ways, the music of RIVERA AND KABLACK is as much a tribute to Karen's memory, as it is to their powerful friendship. "She made us promise not to give up the music," said Kablack.
Rivera & Kablack will hit the road March 21st en route to Nashville, and will be back March 25th, well before the Easter season begins in earnest right here at home. For more information on their music and other endeavors, please visit www.myspace.com/weRtheproject. And of course, they can always be heard every Sunday at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale (well, after March 25th, that is!).


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Chellen returns the notebook and to her surprise finds that it will come back her way before she knows it.
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Chellen's encounter with the strange monkey's face puts her in a position to break one of her peoples most sacred precepts.
Now that Chellen is in Bree's apartment they have only to wait for her mom to get home. Chellen is still apprehensive about Bree's strange request, to confront her mother and beat her up. Never the less she will remain in the cramped apartment for a least a little while longer, despite her own reservations. While they wait, Bree shows Chellen her vast collection of things she's scavenged from school.
Chellen heads home with Bree after school and discovers a city neighborhood she's never been to. Chellen is unprepared for what she finds and the potential dangers looking around every corner. Which begs the question, how can Bree and her mom live like this?
Chellen does her best to communicate to Bree what it means to be a Rom thus solidifying their newly formed friendship. But theres more to Bree's cry for help at stake...what else must Chellen do to protect her new friend?
Chellen descends into the giant, empty, and ancient swimming pool. Cautiously leaving safety and security to venture deep to an unfamiliar place with Bree. Will she be able to reason with the younger girl, or will things end as badly as Chellen has predicted?
Chellen enlists some help to figure out what Bree had written on her hand. It reads "100d", and Chellen has to figure it out by lunch time, so she can find the secret special hiding place where Bree waits for her. Too bad this is really all for nothing, Chellen has to stop being friends with Bree and she is not looking forward to telling her.
How would Chellen's parents react to her breaking of the rules of their culture and family identity? Can she risk their ire by becoming friends with Bree?
With Bree safe and the tardy bell ringing, Chellen attempts to avoid the creepy disciplinarian, Mr. Blackweal who chases her down the hallways of Cagger Highschool. Can she make it class or will Blackweal catch her?
Chellen confronts the bully, Durga Drumlicht who's reign of terror over Bree must come to an end. Chellen confronts the bully, Durga Drumlicht who's reign of terror over Bree must come to an end. But Chellen has never confronted a bully before...whatever will she do?
Bree needs help but is Chellen the only one who can come to her aid? Surely there has to be someone else in the entire school who is more qualified and better suited then Chellen. Because Chellen is a Rom and Rom's don't get involved in the lives of the Typicals.
Breegland Van Neef, an odd girl at Cagger Highschool in the city of Distinct Poplar, starts putting up signs at school with a strange request. Is Chellen the only one who's noticing this and what does it mean?
On the annual holiday called, The Day of Masks, nobody would know if you played hooky from school. Yet every girl and boy at Cagger High are too scared to try. Because of The Name-Face Collectors...
Chellen decides to confront Blixit and discovers why the boy has been so fixated on her.
Chellen returns the notebook and to her surprise finds that it will come back her way before she knows it.
Chellen must see what is in the notebook that the spying creeper, Blixit J. Blacht has been using to take notes about her. But if she gets a hold of it, will she be ready for whats inside?
Chellen is bright and hopeful for a brand new semester of her freshman year of high school. Maybe she'll get lucky this time and find somebody in one of her classes thats just like her, a Rom. Being a Rom is all about being a misfit in the city of Distinct Poplar, and sometimes Rom's have difficulties making friends.
The moment has come and the ritual is almost complete. What vile intentions do the secret teachers have in store for the students of Distinct Poplar schools?
She's been invited to a secret ritual on, The Day of Masks an annual holiday of anonymity where teacher and student alike wear masks to school. She's pretty sure everyone around her is a teacher in disguise, but what is The Ritual and what will she have to do in order to survive it?
Eventually every neighborhood had their very own Day of Masks. They celebrated with elaborate parades and ghastly looking parade floats. These things were originally designed to be menacing, bright and colorful, but in an off-putting and gaudy kind of way. The messed up idea being, that the newcomers to the neighborhood would see them and get scared. Childish I know, but you should see these things!
Bilby Blackweal is a teacher at Cagger high school who's career has been stuck ever since "The Incident". An expert in discipline, Blackweal's nefarious methods for order are brought into question when "the incident" exposes his truly dark and cruel nature.


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WestJet today introduced WestJet Link, a new regional air service operating under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with Pacific Coastal Airlines.
Using Pacific Coastal Airlines' aircraft painted in WestJet colours, WestJet Link will connect the communities of Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Cranbrook and Prince George to WestJet's rapidly expanding network hub at the YYC Calgary International Airport. These new routes will add to WestJet's existing leadership position in Calgary, offering more flights and seats to more destinations than any other airline.
All WestJet Link flights will be operated by Pacific Coastal using its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340B aircraft. Each aircraft will include six seats available in WestJet Plus, offering guests advanced boarding, no-charge for two checked bags and seating at the front of the aircraft.
Details of WestJet's new year-round nonstop service:
|Calgary – Lethbridge
|Three times
|March 7, 2018
|Calgary – Lloydminster
|March 14, 2018
|Calgary – Medicine Hat
|Three times
|May 31, 2018
|Calgary – Cranbrook
|Three times
|March 7, 2018
|Calgary – Prince George
|March 14, 2018
*Reduced frequency on weekends and some holidays
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Harvard seniors (left to right): Eve Rosenbaum, Marika Zumbro, Whitney Shaw, Rachel Brown and Jane Alexander.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard softball team collected its second Ivy League North Division series sweep of the season as it took down Brown, 5-0 and 5-2, Saturday in a doubleheader at Soldiers Field. The win moves Harvard to 28-11 overall and 15-1 in conference play while Brown falls to 8-24 overall and 5-11 in Ivy play.
With the sweep and a Penn-Cornell split, Harvard has earned hosting rights for the 2012 Ivy League Championship Series for the second year in a row. The Crimson will face off against the South Division champion, which will be determined next weekend.
The Crimson steadily built a lead in Game 1, posting a run each in the first five inning of the game. Jane Alexander reached base on an error by the Brown third baseman and moved to second with her ninth steal of the season. Allison Scott came to the plate and her hot bat came through as she ripped a single to left field, plating Alexander with the game's first run. In the second, Harvard got its run when Whitney Shaw roped a pitch deep to right-center that cleared the fence for her third homer of the season.
Ashley Heritage started the third with a single to left, moved to second on a steal and onto third on a Kasey Lange sacrifice bunt. Heritage came home on a wild pitch, just two pitched before Scott picked up her second single of the afternoon. In the fourth, Camilla Gibson singled to the shortstop and came all the way around to score thanks to an Alexander single and two-base throwing error by Brown. Scott ripped her third base hot of the game with one out in the fifth and pinch-runner Andrea Del Conte scored Harvard's final run of the day when Shelbi Olson singled just past the Brown second baseman.
Rachel Brown was poised in the circle through the game, surrendering just two hits in the game and striking out five in the complete-game shutout. Scott finished the game 3 for 3 from the plate while Scott, Olson and Shaw all had an RBI for the Crimson.
Heritage got things going in Game 2 with a one-out single to center in the bottom of the first and moved to third on a steal and a groundout. Katherine Lantz drove in the first run of the game plating Heritage with a single through the middle. Brown tied the score in the top of the third on a Trista Chavez RBI single, but Harvard reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the inning when Heritage came home on a passed ball.
The hosts picked up some much needed insurance in the bottom of the fifth. Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with two outs for Shaw and the senior didn't disappoint, stroking a two-run double off the left-centerfield wall to give Harvard a 4-1 edge. Brown threatened in a big way in the top of the sixth, connecting on three hits, including a Chavez RBI double to left. With runners on first and second and two outs, Harvard starter Laura Ricciardone worked her way out of the jam by getting a ground ball for the last out. Alexander drove in Olson in the bottom of the sixth to stretch the Harvard lead back to three and Ricciardone recorded a strikeout against the final batter to seal the 5-2 score.
Ricciardone picked up her 12th win of the season and fanned a season-best seven batters in the game. Shaw, Heritage and Olson all had two hits in the game, with Shaw notching a game-high two RBI.
Harvard takes the field against April 26 when it travels to Worcester, Mass., for a single game against Holy Cross. Game time is slated for 4 p.m.


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Scarborough: 'President has a plan'
Joe Scarborough on Friday said he believes President Barack Obama has a strategy for combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and that his comments at a news conference the day before might have been "strategic."
"The president has a plan on ISIS," the MSNBC host said near the open of "Morning Joe," using the alternative name for ISIL. "Does he know exactly where they're going to bomb in Syria? Maybe, maybe not. I suspect they probably do."
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The former Republican congressman insisted that he wasn't defending Obama and said the president's comments at a Thursday briefing with reporters may have been "inartful."
But Scarborough, who is also a columnist for POLITICO, said it was likely that the president wanted to conceal his strategy on ISIL instead of broadcasting it on a global stage, and suggested Obama's answer could have been part of a "bigger and better" strategy not to show his hand.
"To think that Barack Obama and his secretary of defense and his secretary of state and everyone else around him — chief of staff — have not been obsessing about ISIS 24 hours a day is outrageous," he said. "They have."
At the White House on Thursday, Obama spoke about ISIL, the group that has swept across much of eastern Syria and northern and central Iraq. The Obama administration said it has been considering airstrikes against the group in Syria. On Thursday, though, the president said: "I don't want to put the cart before the horse. We don't have a strategy yet."
His remarks drew criticism from many Republicans and conservative media outlets, many of whom said the comments confirm that the president has been disengaged from the world and is weak on foreign policy.
On Friday, though, Scarborough said he would have done something similar if he were president as a way to prevent the enemy from knowing his plan. "If I'm about to attack another country, I would say, you know what, we don't have a strategy, we're still working it out," he said.
"When you're strong, you make your enemies think you're weak," he added.
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Even though LAW OF FASHION just posted its weekly fashion law roundup yesterday, there's so much news that either slipped under LOF's radar the first time, or has since developed, that a mini-roundup is called for. The "mini" part means you don't get the benefit of this writer's sometimes-insightful, sometimes-superfluous commentary on the stories selected, but such is life -- after all, I do have another job.
"Alexander Wang Lawsuit Stalled; Bizarre Lawyer Beef Surfaces" (New York Magazine / The Cut)
"The plaintiffs' lawyer, Ming Hai, filed a motion on Thursday to discontinue the case without prejudice, announcing that he's relinquished it to a different lawyer who will refile the case in federal court. Meanwhile, Wang's lawyer, Hugh Mo, says that Hai's original case is so flawed that it should be dismissed with prejudice, which would prevent the new lawyers from being able to refile in federal court or anywhere else.... Mo adds that the alleged 'windowless, 200-square-foot sweatshop' is actually a spacious 4,000-square-foot work room with ten-foot windows and lots of ventilation.... [Mo's] letter went on to say that if Hai didn't file to dismiss the case with prejudice, then Mo would pursue sanctions against Hai, which could result in fines or other penalties from the Bar Association...."
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"[A]round 6,000 workers gathered in front of the Kaoway Sports Ltd factory [in the Svay Rieng province] in a peaceful demonstration to demand for better working conditions, including a minimum living wage of US$61/month and lunch allowance. While the demonstration was taking place, three unarmed women were shot; two suffered wounds to their arms or legs, one was seriously injured as the bullet ripped through her thoracic cage...."
"The Model Alliance's Industry Survey Finds Nearly 30% of Models Have Been Sexually Harassed and 50% Exposed to Cocaine" (Fashionista)
"The modeling industry is largely unregulated: Models are independent contractors without basic employment rights like workplace protection and minimum age and wage requirements. That's why the Model Alliance, established to improve models' working conditions as well as provide a safe space for models to communicate with one another about their rights, created one of the first surveys we've seen to offer an analysis of models' experiences.... Granted, the sample size is pretty small [at 85 respondents out of 241 models surveyed, but the] numbers make plain that this is a workforce in need of an outlet to anonymously report abuse. So the Model Alliance set it up…."
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"The organizers of the Mrs. United States beauty pageant on Friday sued a former pageant queen who allegedly started a competing beauty contest that cribbed on the trademarks of the original event. Mrs. United States National Pageant Inc. lodged a lawsuit in New York federal court accusing Miss United States of America Organization LLC and its principals of putting on a competing beauty pageant based on derivative marks after the defendants failed to procure the original trademark rights from MUSNP...."
"Hervé Léger Sues Stretta in Trade Dress Lawsuit [over 'Bandage Dress']" (Fame Appeal)
"Stretta Moda [allegedly] employed a type of 'leak' campaign whereby Stretta described its products to the public as made in the same factories as the authentic Hervé Léger dress. In other words, Stretta [allegedly] falsely advertised ... that its Hervé Léger knock-offs are virtually the same as authentic Herve Leger garments—the one difference being the lower Stretta price and low quality fabric...."
"Li & Fung's Tax Win Upheld" (Women's Wear Daily [sub. required])
"Hong Kong Inland Revenue assessed [$247 million in] additional tax liability to the commissions received by Li & Fung [between 1992 and 2010, but the company] disputed the assessment since the commissions originated overseas. In April 2011, the Court of First Instance determined that buying agency commissions were not taxable when earned from services outside of Hong Kong through overseas affiliated firms. Hong Kong Inland Revenue filed an appeal [but] the Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of the Court of First Instance."
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We welcomed Chris Stone back to the program to discuss his recent Space Review article, "Security Through Vulnerability?: The False Deterrence of the National Security Space Strategy." You can read his article at www.thespacereview.com/article/2731/1. In addition, I am fully aware that this is a controversial topic and discussion so I am more than willing to give equal time to a qualified person who wants to take a different position and articulate a different perspective on deterrence and the NSSS. If you want to do that, please contact me by email. During the first segment of our 1 hour 31 minute program, Mr. Stone started out by describing the National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) 2011 document, it's purpose and the agencies involved with it including Department of Defense (DOD). He also said Congress is presently carrying out oversight on it and may make some changes. Any such changes would be part of the Defense Authorization Act which if passed by Congress would need approval by the White House. Chris then explained why he thought the NSSS was more about a policy rather than a strategy, then he addressed his main concern and the purpose of his article, deterrence. He explained deterrence from the U.S perspective but also the way others see it, including China and throughout Asia as they see deterrence quite differently than we do. Our guest spoke about this difference at various times during both segments of our discussion. Chris then discussed the four elements making up deterrence, 1) Deterrence Through Norms, 2) Deterrence Through Alliances, 3) Deterrence Through Resilience and 4) Deterrence Through Response. He took us through each one of these elements, discussing it in detail and showing why he thought the policy was idealistic and not particularly practical. Here, he cited various Chinese behaviors in space for examples of why he does not believe the NSSS has the capability of preventing attacks on US space assets. Chris discussed counter measures and the risk of attacks which could destabilize LEO and possibly other orbits as well. We discussed the significant US and western nations dependence on space for military as well as economic activity so having effective countermeasures as well as an effective deterrent becomes critical for us moving forward as a nation and for the world. Michael Listner was our first caller and both Michael & Chris discussed the difference is our deterrent strategy now and with earlier administrations which had a more active deterrence strategy as compared to a more passive passive policy today. Two new terms were introduced to the discussion with Michael's call, "soft deterrence and a "Space Pearl Harbor."
In the second segment, I asked Chris to explain what he had meant in the first segment when he talked about mirror imaging. John from Florida called in with questions about our satellites, possible Chinese attacks on our satellites, our possible response to such attacks, and should we be creating both offensive and defensive strategies. Chris then talked about the tit for tat strategy that would go after terrestrial targets before space targets. John asked about using elements of our missile defense shield against satellite attackers, then since caller John used China for his example, I asked both Chris and John how the fact that China, being the largest holder of our national debt, impacted our likelihood to respond were there an attack on our space resources. Chris elaborated to some degree on the role of congressional oversight and what parts of the NSSS it might be wanting to change and strengthen so that our deterrence strategy is seen as more credible. Barbara in Seattle asked how likely our current deterrent policy/strategy was to lead us to a shooting or actual space war. Don't miss what Chris said in response to this question. Another listener wanted to know just how a less than credible policy/strategy impacted our adversaries. Again, don't miss what Chris said in response to this question. The last question was from Randy wanting to know how or even if human spaceflight was involved in deterrence. Chris said it was part of it, addressed kinetic space weapons & possible warfare as well as future competition for deep space resources.
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Men's Long Beach final between Poland, USA
Sunday's action on the final day at the stadium center court will start at 10 a.m. PT with the bronze and gold medal matches for both genders. The event being held for the second straight year in Long Beach, Calif. in the purpose-built site located on the sands of the Alamitos Beach adjacent to Marina Green Park on East Shoreline Drive. General admission is free to the event and VIP tickets are on sale through the event website at www.wsobv.com.
Saturday's semifinal winners will now prepare for yet another significant test on the sand courts of Long Beach and it will be a rematch of last week's FIVB World Tour gold medal match in the Netherlands.
USA's top-seeded defending Long Beach champions Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal will be seriously challenged by Poland's second-seeded Mariusz Prudel/Grzegorz Fijalek, who won their first FIVB gold medal last week in The Hague,, on the Long Beach stadium center court.
Poland's Prudel/Fijalek has a 6-0 record in the tournament as does USA's Dalhausser/Rosenthal and this will be the fourth meetings between the two teams. Poland's Prudel/Fijalek have a 2-1 in the series between the two teams, having won the last two meetings, including last week in the Hague when the two talented tandems met in the gold medal match with Poland winning in three sets, 21-18, 13-21 and 15-13 in 59 minutes.
This is the second straight week for Poland's Prudel/Fijalek to be in the final four as the earned their first career FIVB gold medal last week in The Hague and this is their 13th final four appearance in 59 career FIVB World Tour events.
Starting their partnership last season, USA's Dalhausser/Rosenthal have won five gold medals and this is their eighth final four appearance in 16 career FIVB World Tour events. Individually, Dalhausser has 28 FIVB gold medals in 78 FIVB events and Rosenthal has nine gold medals in 81 career FIVB events. Both have been playing on the FIVB World Tour for 11 years.
Prior to the finale, the bronze medal match will see Germany's 16th-seeded Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif will contend with USA's 25th-seeded Todd Rogers/Theodore Brunner.
A new team this year, this is the fifth FIVB tournament for USA's Rogers/Brunner and first final four appearance as they started their journey to the final four by winning qualification match Tuesday to earn a spot in the 32-team main draw. They have a 5-2 record so far in this event. USA Olympic gold medalist Todd Rogers, 40, is in his 17th season on the FIVB World Tour and he has won 24 gold medals in his 119 tournaments. Brunner is in his sixth FIVB World Tour event and his best finish was a fifth this year with Rogers at the FIVB Puerto Vallarta Open in Mexico.
Germany's Walkenhorst/Windscheif, who also have a 5-2 record in this event are one of the talented younger German teams. Walkenhorst, 25, is in his fifth FIVB season with a best finish of second in Anapa, Russia in 2013 and is playing in his 21st FIVB event while Windscheif is 26 and in his 10 international season counting age group world championships with two third place finishes in 62 events.
With two home-country teams in the final four, the audience had plenty of red, white and blue to cheer about although the USA split their two semifinal matches.
In the first semifinal before another overflowing raucous sun-worshipping, beach-volleyball-appreciating crowd on the stadium center court, Poland's Prudel/ Fijalek overcame another upset attempt by USA's 25th-seeded Todd Rogers/Theodore Brunner, winning in two sets, 21-15, 21-19 in 38 minutes.
In the second semifinal, USA's Dalhausser/Rosenthal played so well in defeating Germany's 16th-seeded Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif that the home-country crowd on the Long Beach stadium center court was celebrating like a concert audience as USA won in straight sets, 21-13, 21-12 in 38 minutes.
In their dominating victory, USA's Dalhausser/Rosenthal led from first whistle to last in both sets. In the second set, USA led 7-5 when they went on a 13-4 that included four straight aces by Dalhausser. Statistically for the match, Dalhausser record eight blocks, five ace serves and six kills while Rosenthal contributed 11 kills, one ace and three digs.
After their convincing semifinal victory that most thought would be much closer, USA's Dalhausser commented, "The last two times we played those guys we won 15-11, 15-12 in the third set. They didn't play their best match. I think they might have been a little nervous; their first semifinal. We were fortunate for that... We played well too. I'm not going to take anything away from us... Poland got us that last two times. Hopefully we'll get them this time. Third time's a charm, right? They beat us last week in Netherlands in the finals. I would love to beat them this week on home turf and get our revenge. (On four aces in a row) I hit four really good serves. But when you're up by six points, there's no pressure so you can go for it. If you four aces in a row at 17-all, that's a little more impressive."
Rosenthal added, "This was definitely our best match of the weekend so far. It was their first semifinal as a team and individually. Maybe there were some nerves in there. We came out and played well. We were playing steady, not giving anything away. They gave a few (points) up kind of early. We put a lot of pressure on them and they made some mistakes."
Poland's Prudel/Fijalek got early leads and extended them in both sets against USA's Rogers/Brunner although the Americans did rally to make the end of the second set much closer than the first.
Prudel reflected after the match, "This is our first FIVB World Tour event in the United States.and it has been great for us. Today we got to play in front of a huge crowd and we were surprised to see we had many Polish fans. We also got to play against an Olympic champion like Todd (Rogers) in his country. We played well and except for the last rally they made, we kept them away from catching us. Now we get to play another even better American team in Dalhausser/Rosenthal who we just played in The Hague and it should be an extremely tough match like it was last Sunday."
Overall, the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball, a $1,000,000 FIVB Grand Slam is a SoCal beach festival that includes 4-person and 6-person recreational events, a youth tournament and nightly music concerts. The event also includes live or same-day telecasts split between NBC Sports Network, Universal Network and NBC TV Network.
The ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball, a $1,000,000 FIVB Grand Slam, is the 307th FIVB men's tournament since its first event in 1987 and the 271st FIVB women's tournament since FIVB began women's competitions in 1992. Gold medal winning teams in each gender in Long Beach will split $70,000, silver will receive $52,000, bronze winners get $40,000 and the fourth place finishers will earn $30,000 of the $1,000,000 total purse.
The total entry list for the 2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball, a $1,000,000 FIVB Grand Slam included 79 men's teams from 29 countries and 60 women's teams from 26 countries selected by their respective national federations.


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You can't stop now! WHAT'S IN THE DESK!?
Great webcomic series EG, interested to see what you come up with next !
Thanks for the comments people I appreciate it
awww EG, i grew quite fond of your comic as it progressed. but i can totally understand lacking motivation, when you burn out and try churning out stuff, it always comes off as something you yourself are not satisfied with.
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Promoting Rule Compliance and Good Governance PracticeGregoric, Aleksandra; Zajc, Katarina; Simoneti, Marko (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper re-examines the concerns on the rule-based governance in poor institutional environment. By relying on the theories and research vehicles of social psychology, we show that under certain conditions, the 'law on books' may still play role in governing market transactions, even though no formal enforcement applies. We furthermore expose the potential of the Corporate Governance Code as the 'signaling device' and provide arguments as to why this potential may be even stronger in an environment with relatively weak institutions in comparison to the developed market economies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6531
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Abstract: This paper investigates bank-borrower relationships in an advanced transition country. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset of 121 privatized small and medium-sized Slovenian corporations in the first years following the end of the banking sector's reorganization (1998–2002). The results reveal the strong dominance of bank funding for small and medium-sized enterprises. Despite this, the firms included in the study are characterized by a small number of bank relationships. The specifics of the transition are moreover reflected in the substantial role of fixed assets that can be put up as collateral. However, the number of bank relationships relates to similar factors that have been proven to influence the number of firm-bank relationships in developed countries. We thus expect that the number of bank relationships in Slovenia will increase with the progress of restructuring and privatization of the enterprise sector and with the integration of financial markets following Slovenia's entry to the European Union. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6562
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Levodopa is a medicine that the brain
converts to
Carbidopa is a medicine (called
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Levodopa is a medicine used to
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side effects than dopamine agonists. But concern about
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order to delay treatment with levodopa. The American Academy of Neurology now recommends this approach for
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In theory, the purpose behind delaying treatment with levodopa, especially in
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But in the long term, the same amount of people have motor fluctuations no matter what medicine is used first.2
If a dopamine agonist is used as initial therapy, levodopa may be added when the dopamine agonist is no longer
able to control symptoms adequately on its own.
Levodopa may cause impulse-control disorders in some people. Impulse-control disorders include uncontrollable or problem gambling, sexual behavior, and shopping. Binge eating is another example.
Levodopa is less likely than dopamine agonists to cause impulse-control disorders. But your risk is even higher if you take both a dopamine agonist and levodopa. If you are concerned about taking these medicines because of this risk, talk with your doctor.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsMinagar A, et al. (2003). Parkinson's disease. In RW
Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, pp.
205–209. Philadelphia: Saunders.Katzenschlager R, et al. (2008). Fourteen-year final
report of the randomized PDRG-UK trial comparing three initial treatments in
PD. Neurology, 71(7): 474–480.
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Every worker, from sales to editorial to distribution, will receive a $5,000 bonus, prorated for those who joined Random House during the year. In a companywide letter sent Monday, CEO Markus Dohle noted the publisher's "unprecedented success" in 2012. EL James' erotic trilogy has sold more than 35 million copies and Random Houser also released such best-sellers as Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" and Robert Caro's "The Passage of Power."
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