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If you wanted a Tesla Model S but couldn't afford the sticker price (or bear the long wait), now's your chance. Well, sort of. Tesla shared its guts with Toyota, who stuffed them into a RAV4, and now the car's going on sale.
A RAV4 isn't nearly as sexy as a real Tesla, but this Frankenstein has the electric goddess' heart and soul.
The Street's Anton Wahlman explains it best:
Two years ago, Toyota(TM_) had invested in Tesla, and the companies agreed to jointly develop a Toyota-branded all-electric car with Tesla's signature battery and electric motor, among other components.
For the body, they chose the small SUV called the Toyota RAV4, which is everywhere on U.S. roads. The fruition of this conversion will be hitting the dealerships a month from now, and the price is $50,000 before tax adjustments, so $40,000 after, in California.
Speaking of California: The only place it will be sold is in that state's four major cities. That's the biggest caveat. The second caveat: Toyota and Tesla are committing to build only 2,600 units, compared with Tesla's 12,200 for the Model S.
But there are other caveats as well. the Tesla-gutted RAV4 will have a 41.8 kWh battery capacity, compared with 60 to 85 kWh in the Tesla Model S. That means the range is about 100 miles in the Toyota and more than 250 in the Tesla. The Toyota will also be, well, a Toyota, which means buyers won't get nice tires and leather seats and all that jazz.
But if you don't mind being surrounded by cheap plastic and being seen driving around in a RAV4, this could be a great way to get in on a Tesla. (Hat tip to Less!)
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Potentially shortens the recovery time for injured playersOriginally Posted by Gloucefan
Potentially shortens the recovery time for injured playersOriginally Posted by Gloucefan
Not the Shoaib!
Potentially, this is doubly sad, 'cause occasionally this comes down to a doctor or trainer who cheats a little (without the player's knowledge) to get a player back from injury more readily. In the days of random testing (particularly around the major ODI tourneys) it's hard to believe a player could be so stupid and risk their careers self-medicating. Does happen though, obviously. I guess perhaps they get told (or sold) something else will mask it's detection, when in fact it doesn't.
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"FFS I'm sick and tired of having to see a bloke bend over to pick something up or lean over and see their arse crack. For christ's sake pull your pants up or buy some underpants you bogan because nobody want's to see it. And this is a boat building shed (well one of them) not a porn studio."
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According to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) system of nomenclature, the anabolic steroid has the name 17b-hydroxy-19-nor-4-andro-sten-3-one, and can occur naturally in the body, albeit in minute quantities. Structurally, it's very similar to Testosterone, the male hormone that was recently the buzz word in sports bulletins after Floyd Landis, the Tour de France winner, tested positive for excessive levels.
Like Testosterone and Creatine, the amino acid that Juventus's football team were alleged to use regularly in the 1990s, Nandrolone too increases muscle mass. It can also produce the same side-effects, like overly aggressive behaviour, as testosterone. Clinical experiments have been conducted in the past to see its efficacy in the treatment of HIV-affected men and also for other diseases that cause muscle wastage.
The tests for Nandrolone, which involve urine samples, are considered positive if the level exceeds 2 nano grams per ml, the limit set by the International Olympic Committee which is considered the maximum possible in natural cases. Most positive tests have involved athletes with levels hundreds of times above normal.
Those caught in the past have included Linford Christie, Olympic 100m champion in 1996, and Petr Korda, the Czech tennis player. Football, though, has had to endure the most scandal, with Jaap Stam, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer (The Netherlands), Fernando Couto (Portugal) and Josep Guardiola (Spain) all having served bans for nandrolone use.
The testing procedures have not been without controversy though. Athletes who have been caught have often cited the use of Creatine and the consumption of protein shakes as the reason for positive tests. An Aberdeen University study suggests that they may have a point. According to that, consumption of dietary supplements in conjunction with heavy physical training can result in the athlete returning a positive test for Nandrolone. As with many drugs, including THG that was involved in the infamous BALCO case, our knowledge is far from comprehensive. And as long as that remains the case, the protestations of innocence from those caught may just have a ring of truth to them.
Dilip Premachandran in Cricinfo
Plus it gives you more stamina so you can bowl for longer. And if you use it to muscle up, it adds to your power and adds to your pace.Originally Posted by social
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How the Universe came from nothing
In terms of being a Pakistan cricket fan, this is the saddest day of my life. I am so depressed that I don't think I can even bring myself to watch the CT, or any other cricket for some time. I certainly can not stomach watching any Pakistan game without anger and disgust overwhelming me. Contrary to what Scaly may believe, Pakistani's are not cheats. When some of our own are caught doing something like this, it is like a punch to the stomach. If the B sample is also positive and there is no logical explanation provided for how else they could've tested positive, then I believe both Akthar and Asif should be banned for 2 years minimum. In fact, I think Akhtar has used up his nine lives LONG ago and needs to be banned permanently. A two year ban for Asif, IMO, would also effectively derail his once promising career. So be it. If you don't have the moral decency to represent your country proudly and honestly, then you don't deserve to play for your country! I would rather we lose every series from now on with ethical players, rather than win the WC with corrupt ones.
What a sad day man. This sucks.
Real shame for world cricket, but at the end of the day a drug cheat's a drug cheat and must be punished accordingly. I hope not to see either of them playing international cricket for a long time - something I never thought I'd say, given how good both of them are to watch.
If this ever happened to a couple of England players I'd be distraught, but tbbh I hate drug cheats with a passion, so regardless of who it is, it's good to know that they're being caught.
Its now confirmed that the B samples of both Asif and Akhtar have also been confirmed as positive for Nadrolone !!
Unlikely that these players can now escape from a two year ban.
i'm not a pakistani fan...but this is quite a sad day. At the end of the day, as a cricket fan, u want to see the best players on the field, even if it disadvantages your team. Best of luck to Pakistan tomm, cos i think sri lanka will hammer them....something i was not expecting 2 months ago!
Haha damn, what a day.
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Ditto.Originally Posted by Barney Rubble
It sucks to be a Pakistani cricket fan at the moment.
I am not from Pakistan but I am proud of how the PCB handled this matter so far. They have set the standard for the rest. No self serving coverups like how the ACB covered up Mark Waugh and Shane Warne match fixing.
Haha when I heard this on the radio I thought "I can't wait to hear Piscine's thoughts on the matter!" Still he didn't disappoint, personally I think we should wait for the B samples to come through..
Why is this not in Cricket chat? Getting a bit tired of having to trawl through lots of subforums to find a discussion.. Will every series have its own subforum at this rate?
My heart goes out to you my friend. I can fully understand how you are feeling right now.Originally Posted by Fusion
I did not watch cricket for quite a long time after Indian players were found involved in match fixing. Even though one had heard from cricketers that such things were happening, I suppose one was hoping against hope that it would be incorrect, when it did happen we were shattered and watching a game was really painful after that.
I have nothing but utter contempt for people like Azharuddin and will turn off the TV even today if he makes an appearance on a public event. And I am not able to enjoy his fascinating batting when old games are shown on TV since all that I can think when I see him playing is that this man is a cheat. His every move and every facial expression appears suspect.
I think this kind of reaction by cricket lovers towards such players is greater than any punishment handed out by the authorities.
B samples' results HAVE come through. They are positive for both of them. The news item also mentioned that PCB has 'suspended' both Akhtar and Asif, whatever that may mean.Originally Posted by Langeveldt
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"It gives students the chance to talk to other students from another part of the country, a place they may or may not be familiar with," said Carol Terberg, Lakeview English teacher. "Mrs. Lincoln (Margaret Lincoln), our librarian, set it up for us. I've asked my students what's been the most meaningful activities with the book and they've said the blog."
Margaret. Lincoln is in school with me at UNT and I'm so happy to see that she's incorporated blogs into her work at the school! What an incredible idea to bring to distant schools together to blog and have CONVERSATIONS!


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Connection impossible! The Charlie Hebdo website was not accessible on Wednesday afternoon after the French satirical magazine proclaimed that it had published fresh cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Stéphane Charbonnier, its editor-in-chief, confirmed that the site had been attacked by hackers.
This might be a minor event in the national and international row that the impertinent weekly has triggered with its decision to defiantly hoist the banner of freedom of expression while the world is still being rocked by protests over the film "The Innocence of Muslims." Violence linked to the film has killed at least 28 people in seven countries over the past week, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, news reports say.
To the chagrin of its detractors, Charlie Hebdo is a recidivist. In 2006 the weekly unabashedly reprinted cartoons mocking the Prophet in the Danish Jyllands-Posten, and in 2011 it published a special "Sharia edition" which lambasted the rise of Islamist parties in Tunisia and Egypt.
Condemnations have been immediate. "This is a new act of Islamophobia aimed at deliberately offending the feelings of Muslims," said the French Council of the Muslim Faith, calling "on all French Muslims not to cede to provocation." The president of the major Jewish organization known by its acronym CRIF, Richard Prasquier, also expressed his disapproval at a "form of irresponsible panache."
In Cairo, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the dean of the highly influential Al-Azhar University, denounced "an incitement to hatred" and he was joined in his outrage by the Vatican daily Osservatore Romano, which accused Charlie Hebdo of "throwing oil on the fire."
Fearing acts of violence, the French authorities promptly sent a police squad to protect the premises of the magazine. Last year the building hosting Charlie Hebdo was firebombed after the publication of its Sharia issue. They also immediately put out an embassy alert and decided to close French representations (embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools) in some 20 countries on Friday, the day of Muslim prayer. In Tunisia the closure has already been made effective from Wednesday to Monday.
Charlie Hebdo's caricatures are voluntarily shocking. According to the liberal daily Libération, one of them shows a naked Prophet in a parody of Jean-Luc Godard's film "Le Mépris" where actor Michel Piccoli admires the curves of Brigitte Bardot. "I don't ask fundamentalist Muslims to read Charlie Hebdo," said the editor-in-chief. "Likewise I would never enter a mosque to listen to speeches which run counter to my beliefs."
Although the fiercely anti-religious weekly is well-known for attacks on dogmas and mandarins, the magazine's defiant and risky initiative has started a tense debate in France--a strongly secular country which also has the EU's largest Muslim community.
While French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault tried to strike a balance between the defense of freedom of expression and his concern for trouble, other members of the French establishment came to the direct defense of the magazine. Interior Minister Manuel Valls declared that freedom of expression, and especially the right of caricature, is "a fundamental right defined by law" and promised the utmost severity against demonstrators that would "trouble the public order." Former conservative Prime Minister François Fillon also expressed his full support in the name of freedom of expression.
The reactions to Charlie Hebdo are guided by a mix of motives. Some express the deep conviction that in a secular country like France, the faithful of all religions should accept irony and even blasphemy. Others however, especially on the far-right, are framing the controversy as a battle between civilizations and using it to demonstrate that unreformed Islam is incompatible with the French Republic.
The usually very temperate daily Le Monde also backed Charlie Hebdo. While characterizing the caricatures as "tasteless" and underlining the risks of publishing them in such a volatile moment, its editorial strongly stated that "in a secular Republic freedom of expression trumps all other norms, especially religious norms. Religions are respectable forms of thought and belief but they can be freely analyzed, criticized, and even ridiculed."
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The week just passed I have been teaching Learning Tree course 2108 SQL Server 2012 Database Administration in London. It was great week and the attendees both in-class and online seemed to really enjoy the course. We had some great questions and requests and some of these will make it into some future blog posts
Training aside though it was interesting to be in London. About two weeks or so before the Olympics starts. The day I travelled up I think some athletes started moving into the Olympic village, there was some bad publicity around the security contractor company not quite getting its preparation right. In fairness (to the organisers) when you organise and event of this magnitude, you will run into problems and as long as you deal with them and put things right there is no need for this to have a negative impact on the event. There is no doubt the excitement for the Olympics is building, especially in and around central London.
The hotel I was staying was completely sold out and will remain full for the next three weeks or so. Speaking to some of the staff it seems they are hosting guests from the international media. Some of which has arrived already. I bumped into a lot of officials all kitted out in Olympic uniform.
Outside the LEC on Eversholt Street, just up the street from the entrance to Euston station, Usain Bolts stride pattern from 100m world recording breaking race in Beijing had been painted on the pavement. It showed his starting position, and how his stride grew in length as he got up to his top speed. His stride was almost 2m in length when he was in full flow and it showed where his nearest competitor was when he crossed the line in 9.69 seconds. They were a long way behind. I wonder if he will win by such a margin in London?
The excitement is building no doubt there will be many world records broken over the next few weeks and I'm looking forward to it.
The photo below shows Usain Bolt's starting position in the Beijing 2008 100 final race.


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Every Life, Every Brick Matters!
Editor's note: MIGA staffer Dessislav Dobrev recently returned from Nepal where he had been conducting due diligence for an energy project when the earthquake hit. These are his reflections.
It was just over a week ago. The streets of Kathmandu echoed with screams of horror and helplessness. Waves of people rushing hysterically, many with blood gushing down their limbs or foreheads. The suffering that followed cannot be put in words, they would only diminish the reality on the ground. A snapshot of a world already in terrible need bitterly exacerbated by the uncontrollable force of nature. A snapshot for me but a daily reality for so many.
Please allow me to share a few thoughts after having witnessed the pain under the shattered buildings and on the dismantled streets of the Nepalese capital. The human suffering was personalized for me to a degree that cannot be replicated by images on TV and social media, which have sadly numbed to some extent some of our most innate senses of compassion and empathy.
First, this disaster not only sheds light on the existing vulnerability of so many. It also shows how critical it is that we continue to work in the most vulnerable countries. The correlation is evident – for example, if we help build better and more robust infrastructure, we can have a real impact on a situation such as this. A real impact translated into saving lives and livelihoods. Every brick matters.
More importantly, in the inertia of our busy quotidian in our offices in Washington, DC and elsewhere, it is perhaps a little easy or convenient to lose sight of why we are all here. This is not supposed to be an ordinary job or a regular career where we simply make a comfortable living. It is a calling, a mission. We are entrusted by the world to spend every minute of our time here making it count for someone out there. We are fiduciaries of the world's unrelenting quest and need for betterment, and are ultimately accountable to the people we serve – those in need.


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Tailoring vs Dressmaking
There is a French joke that goes: what is the difference between un tailleur (tailor) and un couturier (dressmaker)? The answer is that le tailleur dresses men and undresses women, but le couturier dresses women and undresses men.
In the old days, women went to a dressmaker and men went to a tailor. The two traditions were totally different, and never the twain would meet. Even the shape of thimbles used by the two are different. However, in the late eighteenth century it became fashionable for women such as Marie Antoinette to go to a men's tailor to have their riding habits made.
As the nineteenth century progressed, and with it women liberation spread, women started to go increasingly commonly to their menfolk's tailors to have coats and suits made up. This is why many styles of women's suits are referred to as being in a masculine style or even "man tailored".
This has resulted in a blurring of the traditional distinction between tailoring and dressmaking. Many dressmakers today offer tailored garments. However, in many Parisian couture houses the tailoring and dressmaking sections are often still quite distinct, reflecting the difference in skills and tradition behind them.
In another continuation of tradition many men's tailors continue to offer bespoke tailoring to women as well. The term "bespoke" is preferred when describing tailoring for women, rather than "couture" because "un couturier" in French means a "dressmaker". It is also a reflection of history, because whereas Paris is the traditional centre of dressmaking, London is the traditional centre of men's tailoring. In general, the British term "bespoke" is preferred to "couture" when discussing all high end tailoring.
Bespoke Tailoring
Origins of the Term Bespoke
The term bespoke arose when in the old days, a customer would choose a bolt of cloth in a tailors shop, whereupon the tailor would mark it as being bespoken for. It has come to mean a traditional form of tailoring in which a uniquely individualised pattern is drafted for each client, and the optimal traditional tailoring technique is used to realise the shape of the final garment.
Why go Bespoke?
The first question about bespoke tailored clothing is this: do you need it? The two principle reasons are as follows:
1. Difficulty attaining a good fit from ready-to-wear garments
2. Access to a wider range of styles and cloth designs
Naturally, others just want the finest traditional craftsmanship that money can buy.
Ready-to-Wear Garments
If you have a very proportionate figure, then you may not absolutely need it. Ready-to-wear garments are made for a proportionate figure, but are cut on tried and true blocks. The best ready-to-wear firms only hire the most skilful cutters, many of whom have extensive training and experience in bespoke tailoring. Patterns are cut to the precision of a millimetre or less (1/32-1/64). At the top end of the market garments are often extremely well made up.
With women the big trouble is that there is a wide variation in body shape even within sizes. The complex curvaceous shape that women naturally have makes it harder for women to fit into ready-to-wear garments than men. To make things worse, everyone has some sort of disproportion. A skilful tailor will find a whole host of disproportions that you probably never even knew existed. Then there is the fact that ready-to-wear makers always offer a limited number of styles in a limited number of sizes.
Compared to the past when bespoke tailoring was common, ready-to-wear garments have become virtually the norm. The power of advertising by industry has convinced a lot of women that the label is more important than the garment and its fit. However, nothing is more important to the appearance of a garment than its fit. While ready-made garments can certainly be altered after purchase, there are severe limits to the degree to which the fit can be customised. Nothing beats having a garment made specifically to fit your body and yours alone.
Another way of getting a better fit and access to a wider range of choice is by using a made-to-order programme. This involves making a standard set of basic adjustments to a tried and true ready-to-wear pattern. The range of adjustments that it is possible to make to a pattern is fewer and less fundamental to its basic architecture than in bespoke pattern making. There is usually no try on, or fitting phase, (although some will allow you this option, at extra cost). To start with you may be asked to try on a finished garment in your nearest size. The alterations necessary to achieve a good fit are noted, and these come already incorporated into the finished garment. The person who notes these alterations is frequently a salesperson rather than a tailor, but some firms may have a tailor of various degrees of skill to perform this task. The big advantages of this approach are that the work is based on tried and true patterns and that it is more economical. However, if you have a curvaceous figure that is complicated to fit, it is difficult for even a make-to-order programme to accommodate for this, as there are significant limitations to how much a pattern can be altered.
The term bespoke is strictly reserved for instances where a cutter will draft your unique pattern taking into account the specific features of your body along with matters of fashion and personal taste. Fittings are always required. The number of these will depend on the tailor and how difficult a fitting challenge your body presents. Traditional bespoke flat pattern drafting is better suited to drafting for masculine or boyish figures. The more curvaceous and feminine a figure is, the more difficult it will be to adapt the drafting system to the figure. The tailor should be comfortable with fitting women. The pattern making and fitting process can be more difficult and time consuming than when tailoring for men. Often you need to go through a muslin fitting stage:
Other tailors (and couture houses or dressmakers) may also derive a pattern by 'draping' also known as 'modelling in toile' (moulage in French). This involves a process of deriving a pattern by pinning the cloth over the client. Dressmakers traditionally derive their patterns this way, but it can also be applied to tailored garments. This may permit the tailor to omit the muslin trial garment stage, and skip straight to the first fitting with the proper cloth you have chosen.
A coat at the fitting stage:
Why Does it Cost Me More?
It is usual for tailors to charge women more than men. Women often protest that it is unfair if a tailor charges her more than her male counterpart. The feminine figure is much harder to cut for and to fit. A muslin trial garment, for example, takes time to cut and to make up, and these added cost have to passed on to the client. The more complex forms of the female figure also demand more fittings than the average masculine figure, all of which once again take extra time, effort and skill. This is especially so as women are also much more particular about their clothes than most men.
The Downside of Bespoke Tailoring
There are a couple of downsides to bespoke tailoring. The first of these is that it takes a very skilful tailor to better the tried and true patterns carefully developed by modern ready-to-wear and made-to-order firms. In the wrong hands, there is always the danger that it could end up worse than a ready-to-wear garment, cut off a more painstakingly crafted pattern made by a more skilled cutter. There is some truth to the claim that some bespoke cutters only work in this part of the garment making business because they are not good enough to be employed by a factory where they would be responsible for projects on whose success ride large sums of money. The second downside is that there are too many choices, and the client (who is "always right") may insist on a style that is totally inappropriate to their physique. If you add these two downsides together it can be a formula for disaster. On the other hand, in the right hands the greater freedom that bespoke offers can lead to the creation of a masterpiece something that is peerless in both fit and style. Freedom is the freedom to create a masterpiece or a disaster. The range of styling choices is extremely wide and the choice of cloths even larger than from most made to order firms.
However, a good tailor should be able to overcome all of these potential shortcomings, and not only create a masterpiece that fits, but should also guide you towards a style that is better suited to your body type. In other words, you often get what you pay for. A real masterpiece from a true master tailor or a couture house can be extremely expensive, but also worth it. Nor on the other hand, should it cost a fortune for top quality work.
Do You Have a Choice?
Lastly, there is a subset of people who have no choice but to bespeak their clothes. These are people who have sufficiently pronounced disproportions that they cannot wear ready-to-wear garments, and even made to order programmes have only a finite degree of flexibility. The most extreme cases can be described as orthopaedic tailoring, and can present a huge challenge to a cutter.
Choosing a Bespoke Tailor
This is not easy.
Firstly, make sure that the bespoke tailor really is a bespoke tailor. This means that a unique pattern must be drafted for you, and then the incomplete garment proofed in a fitting stage. This does not mean that you try on a completed garment to see if it fits you!
Next, make sure that your tailor is comfortable with fitting and making for women. The difference is partly technical, but also psychological in that women have different demands and goals than men. Many better dressmakers (including haute couture houses) employ excellent tailors. Often the tailoring and dressmaking departments are quite separate, as the traditions behind them are quite different. However, some men's tailors are quite happy to make for women, although the style may be a masculine style adapted to the female body shape.
The term bespoke is not legally protected. This means that firms may advertise platinum even though what you really get may be silver. It should automatically arouse deep suspicions when on asking questions should you discover that by bespoke they mean a factory made-to-order garment. This sort of dishonesty does a firms reputation no good, especially when there is absolutely no reason to be ashamed about offering a garment that is made-to-order. If they hide it from you by deception, by trying to pass off made-to-order as bespoke, you can assume there is a reason for them to be ashamed of the truth.
Su Misura
In Europe, the term su misura , sur mesure or nach Mass can mean either bespoke or made-to-order. Many bespoke tailors in English language speaking countries will describe their garments as made-to-measure, when what they really mean is bespoke. Often these tailors are Italian because su misura means based on measures. They argue that their garments are cut based on the precise measures of your body, and that this is the true meaning of made to measure or su misura. That is why I prefer the term made-to-order over "made-to-measure" when speaking of (usually factory made) garments based on ready-to-wear patterns that have been tweaked.
Tradition and Reputation
The next problem is that of reputation. Just because a firm has been around for generations does not always mean they are just as good today. Skilled cutters and tailors are getting fewer and fewer, with little guarantee of continuity within firms. Some iconic firms coast off the reputation of their past. Less iconic sounding firms may be forced to rely more on the quality of their workmanship.
Meeting your Prospective Tailor
The first step to choosing a tailor is to interview them. You must be able to feel comfortable with them, and sense that you have the prospect of a good long-term relationship. Ask how they would cut a garment for you and you alone, rather than asking what house style they would cut for just anybody.
Take a Look for Yourself
The next important thing is to see an example of a tailors work. If you have a friend, relative or colleague who goes to the tailor, this may be the first step. Check the fit of a garment on its intended wearer. Look at the fit, rather than how glamorous its wearer may or may not be. Here are some basic things to look out for on a coat:
The sleeves should also have a clean, effortless fall without distortion, and a gentle curve that follows the line of the arm:
On a ladies' suit the overall effect should be like this:
Or like this:
Or like this:
The suit should present an effortlessly clean line that follows even the most complex of curves:
The coat has a perfectly feminine shape that beautifully traces the form of the figure, like a graceful sculpture. The coat effortlessly sits into the waist rather then being pulled tightly into the waist.
Notice how on the above example there is a seam running down from the middle of the shoulder, passing over the bust down to the hem. This is called a "panel jacket". It helps make the coat more form fitting in a way that makes a more curvaceous figure look slimmer. The are, however, numerous ways to dart a woman's coat depending on the characteristics of the figure:
You should leave the way the coat is to be darted up to your tailor, as the sort of darts a coat takes can be dependent on the needs of your figure, although there are also some stylistic choices that can be made to taste.
Coats can be made up to be form fitting like this one:
Or they can be cut as an easy fitting type of "box coat":
Or anything in between:
Details, Details, Details
Having fancy details on a garment can be a lot of fun.
However, unlike with manufacturing in numbers, it can be rather inefficient for a small tailor's workshop to spend a huge amount of time working on just one complex order - yours. So if you do order any fancy details you should expect to pay accordingly. Even some seemingly simple looking fancy details can be frightfully time consuming to sew. Sometimes details can be a lot simpler to produce. For example, it is very easy to just change the style of the pockets and lapels to create something unique like this:
Part of the trouble with anything too elaborate is that unlike in the old days, there are fewer skilled sewers around. Tailors shops tend to be smaller and it make it harder for the whole shop to spend too long on just one client's order. Fortunately, the fashion these days is for greater simplicity than on these beautiful 1950s coats:
There are all sorts of exaggerated fashion cuts too that you will see in magazines and on the runway. However, given the greater expense of bespoke tailoring, unless you have money to burn, it is best to stick to simple and classical styles. If you do, you can get many more years out of your suit or coat than out of an overly fashionable cut that will be ripe for donation at the end of the season. Nearly all of the pictures in this Guide come from the 1950s-60s and yet they would look perfectly elegant today with only minor adjustments such as to skirt lengths. Above all quality never goes out style.
The Outer Finish and Construction
Look to see how well made the coat is. The same basic principles that apply to the man's coat apply to the woman's coat:
The Inner Construction
You may want to inspect the inner workmanship of a coat. The heart and core of a coat is its canvas, and what gives its its richly sculptured shape. When you look on the inside of the coat you should be able to see pad stitching in both the chest area of the canvas as well as the lapels:
The pad stitching in this example from Jeffreyd's blog can be seen in the form of rows of beautiful hand sewn herringbone shaped rows of stitches in the chest, that help to "sculp" the three dimensional form of the coat. On the finished canvas the pad stitching will also extend into the lapels to help produce their gracious roll. This is what you should always gets from the highest class of tailoring.
Speed tailoring shortcuts are fine as long as you are charged less for more economical workmanship. The main shortcuts come in the form of fusing in the canvas and machine made canvassing.
Fusing involves a kind of glue that fixes the fronts of the coat. It does not allow the same sort of artisanal shaping. This is what a fused front looks like:
In the next example, the lapels have been pad stitched but the chest has been done by machine, as can be seen by the rows of straight ordinary machine stitches in the chest:
If the whole of the canvas is made up by machine this is how it might look:
Make sure that the canvas extends all the way down to the hem of the fronts. It is possible to fuse just the bottom section of a coat or even omit the canvas and still have a sewn in chest piece.
Skirts and Trousers
One of the best things about bespoke tailoring is that you don't to choose between a suit with a skirt or trousers. You can have one made of each.
A well cut skirt should have a clean hang, with no gathering, creasing or bunching.
The most important thing to note with the trousers is whether they have a clean and straight hang. Notice the effortless clean fall of the follow pair of trousers made by Edward Sexton, the famous Savile Row tailor:
Some Commonly Discussed Terms
1. Soft vs Structured. The more important thing is the ability to tailor and cut, and prospective clients should look for this ability above all others. Both can be good if done well but each is suited for different purposes. The more formal the intended purpose, the more structure (shape might be a better word) a coat should be given so it looks clean and chiselled. A well fitting structured coat is more time consuming to produce but should still be equally comfortable and natural feeling. The heavier the cloth, the heavier the canvas will be to match it, resulting in a cleaner and more shapely fitted garment. However, a casual summer coat should be softer with less structure, and its rumples become part of its informal charm. Keep in mind that coats made up with reduced structure will lose shape more over time. For these reasons it is best to choose the heaviest cloth that you can. However, "soft" should not mean that a coat should be allowed to be sloppy and shapeless. Beware of people trying to pass off sloppy workmanship as having a rumpled charm or sprezzatura comprehensible only to true cognoscenti.
The shoulder is described as being "high" or "low" depending on whether they are structured or soft:
The amount of structure in the shoulder is determined by how structured the coat is overall, by how sloped the wearer's shoulders are, as well as by fashion and taste. People with square shoulders need very little support there whereas those with sloped shoulders need more. The most technically demanding type of shoulder to produce is the concave shoulder (pagoda shoulder or spalla insellata) such as on this example by Jefferyd:
The cleanly fitted cut is at once more traditional and more modern. The more fitted a garment is the more precise the cutting and fitting must be. A full traditional canvas structure will help a garment be more fitted to the wearer. That is to say that it is traditional for formal garments to be structured and fitted, and more casual garments to be a softer and loosely fitted.
2. Light vs Heavier Cloths. Heavier traditional tailoring weight cloths (>12 Oz) always make up better, resulting in a cleaning and more shapely garment. Heavier cloths must be matched with heavier canvas, and the resulting increase in structure is one of the main reasons why the garment looks better, and will retain its shape longer. Some people are very heat sensitive, with a great deal of individual variation, and feel unable to tolerate anything but the lightest of cloths. If a client chooses an unusually light cloth of the sort traditionally found more on a dress, it is common for tailors specialising in ladies' styles to give it the support it needs to be made up into a tailored garment by a process called mounting, in which a layer of light canvas type of material is sewn underneath it.
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Uncertainty about when, if ever, the San Diego Convention Center will be expanded has recently cost the city two major meetings at a time when future bookings at the waterfront facility are already falling far short of expectations.
The city's Tourism Authority, which oversees long-term sales for the center, had hoped this year to secure enough future convention business to generate 900,000 hotel room nights throughout the city. But with just two months to go in the fiscal year, it is only halfway to meeting that goal.
While this year's sales target was more ambitious than in years past, Tourism Authority CEO Joe Terzi said he thought it was doable, given the prospects for an expanded center that could attract the larger, powerhouse meetings that only a few cities can accommodate. Now he's projecting, at most, enough convention commitments to yield just 700,000 room nights.
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Expansion in limbo
Last year at this time, future convention bookings were similarly low, as they were in 2010. But in both instances the Convention Center Corp., then in charge of sales, ended up exceeding its yearly goal of 850,000 room nights, as it has for the past eight years. That's because the pace of bookings for convention centers tends to quicken in the last few months of a fiscal year, as sales teams are under more pressure to sign groups on the fence and meeting planners need to make decisions or risk losing a date for a future convention.
But now that a start date for the San Diego expansion is on hold because of pending litigation over the project's financing plan, the center isn't likely to see a surge of closed deals before the end of the fiscal year. Also in limbo is project approval from the California Coastal Commission, which isn't expected to schedule a hearing until the fall because of questions its staff wants answered about impacts on the waterfront and public access.
"We've been talking about the expansion for two years, but you can only sell that so long to a customer who has to commit to a major event, and there's not a lot of half-million-square-foot exhibit spaces available," said Terzi, whose agency last year took over control of long-term marketing from the Convention Center Corp. "Most organizations are booking five to 15 years out, and if they can't get a commitment or shovel in the ground, they say they can't wait because they worry they'll miss an opportunity to have their meeting."
As a result, the Society for Human Resource Management, which draws as many as 18,000 attendees, and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society, with an attendance of 36,000, have informed the Tourism Authority they cannot commit to coming to San Diego for future conventions because they need more space.
"We were hoping to come back around 2018, '19, '20," said Jennifer Wroniewicz, meetings manager for the Human Resource group. "That would have been perfect for us, but we would not want to be the first show in an expanded building. The problem with a show of this scope, there are only a handful of cities we can actually do our show in and our window was closing."
The medical group, which has even larger space needs, opted to book with Las Vegas, according to Terzi.
Fierce competition
To date, the San Diego center has confirmed future convention dates that are estimated to generate more than 412,000 hotel room nights.
While the stalled expansion is being blamed for this year's slowdown in bookings, overall competition for conventions nationwide has grown significantly in recent years as more cities have built new centers or expanded their existing facilities. At the same time, demand has remained relatively flat, only rebounding slightly in the past few years.
Since 2000, meeting space across the country has grown by more than 30 percent, while attendance, which dipped sharply between 2008 and 2010, has increased by just 2 percent, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research.
James Rooney, executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, agrees that competition for the larger, financially lucrative conferences is more fierce than ever, and that means some cities will deeply discount rents to nab a much-sought-after convention. The payoff, they hope, is bigger spending on food and beverage and other facility expenses.
Last year, Boston lost out to Atlanta for a green-building conference and expo after the Atlanta center offered the group free rent, Rooney said. And when Los Angeles was wooing Comic-Con three years ago before organizers committed to staying in San Diego, it offered free rent as an inducement, according to the Tourism Authority.
"It is a very, very competitive market, and cities like San Diego and Boston have to step up their game to compete," said Rooney. "We're all competing very hard for a pie that's growing at only a relatively modest rate, and with the downturn in the economy, there have been some dips."
Other cities feel the pinch
Boston's center, similar in size to San Diego's convention center, has an annual target of 650,000 to 750,000 room nights. But in the past two years it saw future bookings fall to 600,000 room nights a year after reaching a high of 839,000 in 2009, Rooney said. The center this year, however, is on pace to secure 700,000 room nights, Rooney said.
San Francisco, one of San Diego's major competitors, has exceeded its annual goal of more than 1 million room nights the past two years. For the current fiscal year, the Moscone Center has commitments for more than 801,000 room nights toward the city's goal of more than 1.2 million.
Like San Diego, San Francisco is planning to expand its downtown center and recently lost a major convention — the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons — because its exhibition space is not large enough, said John Reyes, executive vice president of the sales and services division for the San Francisco Travel Association.
Slump worries officials
Despite San Diego's still-strong appeal as a convention destination, some City Council members remain concerned about the looming deficit in future bookings. Several members of the council's Rules and Economic Development Committee, which received a briefing this month by the Convention Center Corp. and Tourism Authority on the current state of convention activity, said they felt the report fell short of what they had anticipated. Their comments were mostly directed toward Terzi.
"We're paying you $1.9 million a year (for sales and marketing), and you're struggling and you're trying to cherry pick business from other cities rather than picking and choosing from people in line to come to conventions here," said Councilwoman Marti Emerald. "That's the impression you're giving from this report, and I don't think that's what we wanted to hear."
The Tourism Authority will return to the full City Council in July when it will be required to provide a more detailed report along with a five-year plan for marketing the center.
"I'd be dishonest saying, 'Don't worry, we'll get to the 900,000,' " Terzi said. "Because (the Convention Center Corp.) has done such a good job, we're running up against limited opportunities because the space is already sold."
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It finally happened.
I guess it was inevitable. A major kid meltdown led to us having to leave a restaurant early.
While at The Globe last Thursday, Beckett was throwing the fit of all fits, and we had no other choice but to raise the white flag, or the black cloth table napkin in this case. We surrendered to our little one reluctantly because we have never before had to give in to these strange tantrums.
Before finally giving up, we tried walking him around the restaurant a couple times and giving him all his favorite books and toys. Eventually, we knew he had lost his cool and would not be coming back from the dark side while we were there. It comes to a point you want him to learn it's unacceptable but you can't ruin everyone else's evening either.
If we were home, we would have let him cry it out because there was nothing wrong with him. The problem seemed to be that he was being spoon-fed his spaghetti. At least, that's our conclusion because all was good as soon as we got home and he was able to use his hands to feed himself.
This is one of his new things. He has a burning desire to use his hands and dislikes when we feed him. On the surface, that's not a bad thing, but his strong will dominates here. He will not in some cases even tolerate being spoon-fed something like applesauce or yogurt. Most of the time we make sure to make something he can pick up with his hands and eat, but when dining out it's not always convenient, or appropriate, to put food down on the table.
Reflecting on this situation and talking with fellow parents, it's always interesting to hear of similar incidents with other kids around Beckett's age (16 months). These horror stories are hilarious to me, but I can tell you I was not laughing one bit when Beckett was pulling the food out of his mouth and tossing it on the floor and all over him at the restaurant.
All in all, most say this age is a wonderful time. I definitely agree. He is a joy to be with most of the time, and we are now starting to communicate, even if it's at its most primitive. He can answer questions, sometimes audibly and other times just by doing something like touching his nose when you ask him where it is. This is a time when a lot of memories are being made, although not every keepsake image is one I am all that thrilled about remembering.
With this dining-out experience, he was just miserable. It goes without saying that I love and adore my son, but my wife and I can be objective – he was a bad boy on this night. Clearly, Beckett has figured out some stuff. If there's something he does not like, he basically let's it be known through either a scream or a glorified cry. Nine times out of 10, it's completely unmerited and a result of this newfound will that dominates life of late.
Some crazy meltdowns in recent memory have occurred over the most minor things. Here's a few off the top of my head:
— While standing at the sink washing dishes the other morning, he got between my legs and tried with all his might to force me away from it. When unsuccessful, he screamed his head off, sat down in a corner, pushed his bottom lip out and turned red. However, it's interesting there were no tears. That's because it's not a real cry.
— My wife tried to prevent him from running straight into the street, and he squealed his head off like he has been gravely injured. No tears, though.
— I pulled him out of the bathtub before he was ready the other night. He had a total meltdown and tried to squirm away, making me feel like I was handling a wet tuna.
— When he was sitting in the refrigerator and we tried to get him out before closing the door, he lost his cool to the point a passerby on the street surely concluded bad things were going on in that house. On one hand, she was correct.
— I grabbed the hot sauce out of his hand that he pulled out of the fridge, and he ran off hollering and started moving around furniture. When I stopped him, he tried to rip my phone off my belt.
To be certain, these are challenging times, but we are working through it, and, like most things, it's not as bad as I am painting it.
Some days, everything is copasetic. He goes about his daily routine with a smile on his face and seems to be enjoying life. Other days, let's just say things are a little more challenging and subsequently quite disruptive. He doesn't want to eat, he prefers not to nap and wants to do what he wants when he wants. If we stand in the way of this strong will, things can get quite perplexing.
For the most part, Beckett remains a happy and fun kid, but mixed in there are a lot of other emotions, some of which border on fits of bizarre and unpredictable hysteria.
I am fairly certain teething has something to do with this odd stage we are currently in. Pam, while not dismissing that notion entirely, thinks it's a normal transgression toddlers mull through. Surely, we are both right on some levels.
All the while, we do our best to keep Beckett on a routine, the secret to parenting success if you ask me. He wants to deviate at times, but my wife particularly is focused on keeping to a consistent schedule. That's a good thing because things are improving as the meltdowns have been on the decline over the last few days.
Hopefully, it was just a phase.


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Late last night, London police discovered a car near Piccadilly Circus that was packed with gasoline, propane and nails. An ambulance crew saw smoke coming from the vehicle, which led to the discovery. Authorities say the car bomb, which was parked outside a large night club, could have killed hundreds of people.
The photo below is of the vehicle, a Mercedes, being towed away.
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Monthly markets review - October 2015
An overview of markets in October 2015, when equities posted strong positive returns amid hopes of more accommodative monetary policy from central banks.
- Global equity markets staged a rebound in October. A Chinese rate cut and speculation over the prospect of looser monetary policy from several other central banks helped to support risk appetite.
- US equities rose amid a better-than-expected start to the earnings season. The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged but indicated that a hike in December remains a possibility.
- Eurozone and Japanese equities were supported by expectations that their respective central banks may soon move to ease monetary policy further.
- Emerging markets posted positive returns, narrowly lagging developed markets. China's central bank cut interest rates following a Q3 GDP print which indicated growth eased to 6.9% year on year.
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It may be time for investors to go bird-watching—and black swans, specifically, should be in their sights.
With the 13th anniversary of 9/11 coming up, reports that ISIS or al Qaeda are planning a terrorist attack on the southern U.S. border circulated rapidly on the Internet ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Judicial Watch, a conservative group, cited "high-level federal law enforcement, intelligence and other sources" as having picked up chatter about attack plans by Islamic terror networks operating in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez.
The citation of U.S. intelligence sources seemed credible in light of previous official statements by the likes of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey warning of the severity of the ISIS threat.
"They marry ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously well-funded," Hagel is quoted as saying. "This is beyond anything that we've seen. So we must prepare for everything."
Dempsey, who at the same press conference warned that ISIS had to be defeated, later walked back his comments, apparently under pressure from the White House, downgrading ISIS to a mere "regional threat" that "is not plotting or planning attacks against either the U.S. or Europe."
Let's hope this more hopeful view prevails.
But it bears mentioning that ISIS itself has threatened the U.S., with malevolent tweets showing photos of the black flag of ISIS in front of the White House and the Old Republic Building of Chicago along with the warning: "We are in your state. We are in your cities. We are in your streets."
Ultimately, what gives these charges their eerie chill is not just the savagery with which the Islamist terror group cut off the head of U.S. journalist James Foley but the fact confirmed by experts and seen in recent events that ISIS is a more powerful and resourceful organization than al Qaeda was 13 years ago.
The terror group captured one-third of the territory of Iraq in a single week, immediately putting the country's ancient Christian community on notice they had to convert to Islam, flee the country or be put to death.
Enabling ISIS aggression are economic assets: the terror group sells the oil under its control; they loot banks, Christians and other minorities in territory they've taken over; they collect ransom to the tune of tens of millions of dollars for the return of captured Westerners; and they receive private donations from European and Middle Eastern sources and possibly from Qatar, which has close connections with ISIS and other extremist groups.
So ISIS has the will and very plausibly the means to strike at the U.S.—and this at a time of growing U.S. retrenchment, not just from the world, but even along our own southern border, where hundreds of thousands of migrants have been apprehended since October. While news reports have focused on the surge of unaccompanied minors, a leaked document from the Customs and Border Protection agency suggests some of those apprehended have come from terror nests like Syria and Somalia, not to mention countries plagued by the outbreak of the ebola.
ISIS's rise to power coincided with the Obama Administration's dithering over Syria and retreat from Iraq. But it was the president's Republican predecessor George W. Bush who in December 2008 signed the status of forces agreement with Iraq, laying the way for all U.S. forces to leave the country by 2011.
So U.S. global retreat has bipartisan fingerprints, and looks to have staying power. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is currently posing as a security hawk, but the record of her four years as Secretary of State is not distinguished by any notable successes. Meanwhile, Republican favorite Rand Paul is vocal about the need for scaling down U.S. foreign policy engagement at a time of increasing danger.
And bipartisan retrenchment only makes sense given isolationism's growing popularity with the American public.
Whether Democrat or Republican, all Americans attend the same universities, where foreign policy strategic thinking seems not to be overemphasized. The current administration has been cozying up with terror-backers Qatar and Turkey while running out the clock on Iran's nuclear-bomb building, and its predecessor fought a war in Iraq while pretending away Iran's role in supplying the improvised explosive devices that were killing U.S. troops.
History suggests that such an environment—one of growing threat and shrinking resolve—provokes our enemies.
And so it is time—despite a record-high stock market—to think more about black swans.
Hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer of Elliot Capital Management was surely onto something in a letter he wrote to investors warning that an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack was the biggest threat today.
A rogue terror group like ISIS or a terror state like Iran need not precisely hit a military target like the Pentagon but can shoot a dirty nuclear bomb blindly into the atmosphere and incapacitate our electric systems.
"It could not only bring down the grid, but also lay down a very intense, very fast pulse across the continent, damaging or destroying electronic switches, devices, computers and transformers across America," Singer wrote.
A EMP Commission established by Congress reported on this threat in 2008, and yet its warnings have gone largely unheeded.
In its 2009 stimulus plan, the government spent close to a trillion dollars on political pork that is little remembered today for any lasting value, when it could have used the funds to build redundant utility systems that would have secured our power networks in the face of an attack—funds that could have put people to work across the country for a real need.
Shockingly, a little heralded and still unidentified incursion of a Silicon Valley power plant last year was breached a second time on Wednesday—despite a security upgrade since the previous armed attack.
Experts say that disabling as few as nine U.S. power substations could trigger blackouts across the entire country, with devastating consequences.
The U.S. public and politicians of both parties are not currently poised to seriously address global threats. It's just not part of the zeitgeist, and may not be unless another homeland attack were to occur.
For now, concerted efforts to keep terrorists from penetrating our borders and a commitment to defending our vital infrastructure may be the best we can do today to stave off the dark menace of black swans in our midst.


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Feb. 13, 2010
San Francisco, Calif. - In the second match of a three day road trip, the UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team picked up its first road victory of the young season. The Gauchos moved to 2-4 on the year, while the University of San Francisco Dons dropped to 1-4.
Sofia Novak, competing from the No. 1 position, fell to 65th ranked Jennifer-Lee Heinser in straight sets (6-4, 6-1). The only other singles loss came at the No. 3 slot, where Asagi Onaga failed to win a game against Cecilia Gratian (6-0, 6-0).
It took Natalia Lozano three sets to win her match, but she pulled out the victory from the No. 2 spot against Julia Wartenburger (7-6, 3-6, 6-3). Annabel Gledden came back from her Friday loss to knock off San Francisco's Melinda Akerbrant (6-4, 7-6, 6-3). In No. 5 singles, Jordan Dockendorf took care of Yurie Hashiguchi (6-3, 6-2). Bryanna Ojeda, playing in her second singles match of the season, moved to 2-0 in dual match play as she beat Jessy Mekpoh (6-1, 6-3), at the No. 6 position.
In addition to the singles success, the Gauchos took two of three doubles matches as well. Lozano and Dockendorf went down to San Francisco's top team of Heinser and Akerbrant (8-6). In No. 2 doubles, Ojeda and Onagi defeated Wartenburger and Hashiguchi (8-5). Novak and Hausman beat Gratian and Mekpoh (8-6) in No. 3 doubles to round out the action.
The Gauchos will play their third match in as many days on Sunday, when they travel to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos.
"Playing two days in a row isn't bad, but the third day is tough," said head coach Pete Kirkwood. "If we're serious about winning the conference, we have to learn to play well in those situations."
Sunday's match will start at 11:00 a.m. After this weekend, the Gauchos will come home before going back on the road to face Denver and Wyoming next weekend.
1. #65 Jennifer-Lee Heinser (USF) def. Sofia Novak (UCSB) 6-4, 6-1
2. Natalia Lozano (UCSB) def. Julia Wartenburger (USF) 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
3. Cecilia Gratian (USF) def. Asagi Onaga (UCSB) 6-0, 6-0
4. Annabel Gledden (UCSB) def. Melinda Akerbrant (USF) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
5. Jordan Dockendorf (UCSB) def. Yurie Hashiguchi (USF) 6-3, 6-2
6. Bryanna Ojeda (UCSB) def. Jessy Mekpoh (USF) 6-1, 6-3
1. Heinser/Akerbrant (USF) def. Lozano/Dockendorf (UCSB) 8-6
2. Ojeda/Onaga (UCSB) def. Wartenburger/Hashiguchi (UCSB) 8-5
3. Novak/Hausman (UCSB) def. Gratian/Mekpoh (USF) 8-6


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Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell faces sentencing Thursday, after stealing more than $53 million from the small northwest town.
Crundwell, 60, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of wire fraud, which calls for no more than 20-years in prison. But prosecutors want more, in a case which ranks as one of the country's greatest examples of fraud.
According to the Chicago Tribune, in the early years, prosecutors said Crundwell annually stole a few hundred thousand dollars, but by the late 1990s, as her quarter-horse business expanded and gained national attention, the thefts exploded, growing to more than $1 million in 1999, then nearly doubling to $2 million the next year.
Crundwell still faces 60 state charges of felony theft, each of which carries a potential sentence of up to 30 years in prison on conviction.
That case is due back in court in Lee County on March 4.


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Beta EVO 2T 125/200/250/300 MY 2017
Beta presents the new 2017 Evo Trial model range, which represents a continued evolvement from the 2016 model, affirming its position as market leader in the industry, thereby repeating history for the Tuscan Manufacturer.
The Beta engineers have carried out intensive development to the entire range and refined the Evo models from a technical and functional perspective that are more powerful, intuitive and yet still fun to ride. Highlighting the 2017 line up is no doubt the now-famous Evo engine, which for 2017 is available in 125/250/300 2T and 300 4T.
Even more big news is the introduction of the all-new 2-stroke Evo 300 SS, where "SS" stands for "Super Smooth", this new Trial model offers riders a softer power delivery and while equally fun as the standard 300 model, it has been designed for those intimidated by the more powerful 300 models available. The Evo 300 SS is sure to grab the attention of riders across all continents.
All engines comply with the Euro 4 type-approval standard.
Evo 2T
The engines remain the pride of the Evo model range, being easy to ride and offering amazing dependability as their two most distinctive features. Beta's team of engineers continue to add many upgrades over last year's model including:
Common features in all 2T engines
- New crankshaft seals: greatly reduce friction between the crankshaft and the oil seal.
- New ignition coil: The increased output from the new coil reduces emissions while also provides more stable carburetion which in turn improves throttle response thereby making it easier to ride and control the motorcycle.
- New control unit (CDI): This new dual spark system also improves carburetion while significantly improving the balance of the fuel delivery, which results in more linear power delivery while also providing more bottom end power.
- New voltage regulator: increases power output to the cooling fan allowing the engine to operate at a lower temperature.
- Optimised curve of spark advance. To further enhance the engine's power delivery.
- New spark plug with iridium central electrode to improve performance.
125 cc
- New generator (stator): even the ¼ litre benefits from the 12-pin generator with specific inertia. This allows for greater electric power available for the ignition and lighting systems, better engine throttle response in all RPM ranges, greater cooling fan efficiency at low rpm, improved handling thanks to the centralisation of the flywheel and better cooling capacity.
- New crankshaft: increased stroke from 54 mm to 54.5mm, resulting in increased displacement.
- New crankshaft: low-friction bearings which allow the engine to be more free and increase responsiveness.
- New silencer: the internals are totally revised with new packing that improves top end performance and power delivery in the lower and mid ranges all while reducing the exhaust noise.
250 cc
- New exhaust and transfer ports: the new position of the cylinder ports allows for better engine operation throughout the power range.
- New combustion chamber: modified squish band and angle to make the engine more pleasant yet still retaining the proper power delivery throughout. This in conjunction with the large flywheel improves the overall balance of the bike.
- New silencer: increased sound-absorbing cylindrical mesh section and new felts with high sound-reduction value. The engine is quieter and more pleasant to ride.
300 cc
- New cylinder: the sealing area has been revised to improve the tightness of the seal and increase durability.
Evo 300 SS 2T (Super Smooth)
All New model for 2017 that provides a smoother and softer power delivery compared to the standard 2017 Evo 300. This new package was designed to provide an easy, intuitive engine but still efficient when the rider requires it to be. The "SS" version acquires all electronic and mechanical upgrades found in the standard Evo 300 but differs in the following components:
- New silencer: the internals are totally revised with new packing that improves top end performance and power delivery in the lower and mid ranges all while reducing the exhaust noise.
- New combustion chamber: with a lower compression ratio and layout dedicated to less competitive use. Allows for super smooth engine response at any rpm, including very slow sections creating an engine that is more precise, manageable and always under control.
- Flywheel with increased inertia: provides reduced power pulses and smooth power that is pleasant to ride without sacrificing the overall performance.
- Primary drive with additional inertia: together with the flywheel, it further smooths out the engine power.
- Long-stroke throttle: completes the package by providing a slower turn to eliminate abrupt throttle blips. This also helps in reducing the amount of clutch that is needed in the sections.
Updates to the chassis on all models are as follows:
- Updated hydraulic suspension settings: (fork and shock) a continued update straight from the Beta Factory team results in a smoother ride for the common rider.
- New design of front fork sliders: to reduce friction
- New license plate holder kit: includes integrated indicators: enables greater off-road practicality, thereby finally allowing the Trial to be used in full compliance with road circulation regulations.
- New rear brake pump: provides a more powerful yet progressive rear brake feel.
- New plastic tank cover: which makes the bike appear even more sleek and attractive.
- New switches: new location for ease of use and reduced damage in an impact.
- New front headlight mask: LED light and housing for the voltage regulator.
- New graphics.


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Story highlights
- LGBT baby boomers changed the visibility of the gay community
- As they approach retirement, they face different obstacles than their straight counterparts
- Without marriage equality, same-sex couples may face financial hardships
- Advocates say the situation is slowly improving
The generation of gays and lesbians that literally created the modern LGBT movement -- from the heroes of the 1969 Stonewall riots to their slightly younger friends -- is at, or nearing, retirement age.
That used to mean the beginning of an extremely difficult time in an LGBT person's life. But as gay baby boomers find more acceptance in mainstream society and continue to do what they've always done -- push to make a better world for the LGBT community -- their retirement options are slowly improving. That is, if they decide to retire at all.
"The notion of retirement has never been a part of my vocabulary," said Bob Witeck, CEO and co-founder of Witeck Communications.
Nearly 61, Witeck has put some thought into what he should do with his strategic public relations and marketing firm as he gets older. Like many friends his age who are also entrepreneurs, he plans to keep working.
"Because I run a business, as I get older I can change the intensity of my engagement in the kinds of work I take on," Witeck said. "I know I'm lucky that way, and I'm lucky in my personal life as well. My husband is 50, so I have a younger man to help me if I need it," he said, laughing.
For decades, according to published studies and reports, many LGBT seniors entered into a kind of dangerous isolation, because the majority did not have children or spouses to help care for them. Even if they did have the benefit of a partner to help as their health declined, they faced extra burdens their straight counterparts did not have.
Without federal marriage equality, gay couples -- no matter how long they've been together -- cannot inherit each other's Social Security benefits, even if they were legally married in the handful of states that allow it.
They can be designated as the beneficiaries of each other's retirement savings, but must pay inheritance taxes that straight widows and widowers do not. In order to make health care decisions on behalf of an incapacitated partner, gay couples must pay additional legal fees to be granted medical power of attorney.
Historically, nothing could stop a hospital or nursing home from forbidding a gay person from visiting their partner, and openly gay people often faced discrimination from health care providers, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force report, "Outing Age 2010."
Consequently, many LGBT seniors ended up going back into the closet as their declining health and mobility left them dependent on strangers for help, according to a study conducted by the National Senior Citizens Law Center, Lambda Legal and others. Or they were slow to ask for help -- even if they badly needed it.
"When you put that together -- the absence of adult children and a partner to help, and add barriers to accessing services, and limit the financial means others have -- then this very thin network of support breaks at exactly the wrong time, right when there is an increasing need for services," said Michael Adams, executive director of the group Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders, known as SAGE.
Roll of the dice
Witeck said his retirement plans and those of his friends are nothing like those of their fathers' generation.
"My father was of the generation that thought you put in your time and then you just take off the rest, and many could afford to do it," Witeck said. "He had absolutely no plans and had a generous pension."
His father worked on Capitol Hill for a couple of decades, Witeck said, and was able to retire at 60. He lived another 27 years.
"Over time he did get a little discouraged because he felt like he didn't have a purpose, but that's what the people he knew did," Witeck said. "They just abruptly stopped working. I can tell you, that won't be me."
He has, however, seen some friends whose plans to continue working have been derailed by health problems.
"I do know, as we age, our health can fail, and I've seen it with some friends who aren't as sharp as they once were. So I know it's a roll of the dice on how long we can keep working," he said. "Hopefully I can stay healthy and won't need the help."
But often retirement-age people do need help, and that has not always been easy for the LGBT community.
"There is no question we are making a lot of progress in this area, and we've absolutely been helped along by the emergence of boomers into retirement years, but by the very nature of the enormity of this work, true change will take years," Adams said.
His organization, SAGE, has been working to change the situation for older LGBT people since 1978. Much has changed for the community since then, he said.
"Especially since the Obama administration took office," Adams said. "The federal approach to aging issues has improved."
While there still isn't federal recognition of marriage for gay couples, the federal Pension Protection Act of 2006 allowed a rollover option to nonspousal beneficiaries. That meant people could leave their pensions to anyone without a tax penalty. In the past, only married spouses were eligible for that benefit.
In 2010, Obama issued a memorandum requiring all hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds -- nearly every hospital in the United States -- to respect the right of all patients to choose who may visit them during a hospital stay, including a same-sex domestic partner. The president also directed the Department of Health and Human Services to help ensure that medical decision-making rights of LGBT patients are respected.
This year the Administration on Aging -- the federal agency responsible for funding programs that help the elderly -- finally issued guidance saying agencies and programs it funds should recognize the LGBT population among those with "the greatest social need." That designation means that there should be more financial backing and programs to help elderly gay people.
The Administration on Aging spends more than $2.3 billion annually on nutrition and social services for the aging, according to Adams, but the LGBT community only sees $2 million of that.
Finally, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the LGBT Elder Americans Act this year. If enacted, it would further boost support for the community. As it is written now, the Older Americans Act, which goes up for reauthorization every five years, does not specifically mention LGBT older adults.
Among the LGBT Elder Americans Act's proposals is an amendment that would permanently establish the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, which would provide training to providers of services to the elderly around the country. It would also require long-term care ombudsmen to collect data relating to discrimination against LGBT older adults.
Creating gay-friendly facilities
On the local level, however, everything may not be as rosy.
"While the laws have become more accepting of marriage equality of the LGBT community and nondiscrimination policies in a broader sense are more inclusive, that doesn't mean people who work with the elderly automatically become more accepting," said Laurie Young, director of aging and economic security with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
"There is often high turnover in nursing home staff and a lack of professionalism," she said. "Sometimes even the leadership will get it (being inclusive of LGBT people), but it doesn't get passed on to the people working with the LGBT community."
Several organizations, such as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and SAGE, have made training the staffs of senior centers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities a priority. They want those workers to become more sensitive in their work with gay people, particularly because members of the baby boomer generation are more likely to be open about their sexuality than previous generations.
"LGBT people want to experience the services and programs that exist for all older people," Adams said. "So our work has shifted to try and bring along aging and health service organizations so they're as accessible as possible to the LGBT community."
SAGE, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and other groups also train ombudsmen to intervene if an LGBT person comes forward with a complaint. They encourage facilities to create more gay-friendly paperwork, so instead of requesting the name of a husband or wife, the forms include space for a spouse or partner.
Even changing the decorations can help. "These changes don't have to cost a lot," Young said. "We've talked about something as simple as having photos in the lobby of the senior center or nursing home that are more reflective of a broader population -- anything to signal that the space is more welcoming."
Even in the short time that SAGE has been conducting its training, it has seen a difference, Adams said.
"In the past few years we started to notice a real change in the reception of our calls," he said. "We used to reach out to these organizations and hear, 'Oh, we don't have any gay people using our services,' and occasionally we'd have even hostile responses. Now our offers to help have been increasingly met with a desire on the part of these service providers to do a better job working with LGBT folks."
Witeck said he hopes he will never need those support services, but if he does, he's confident his generation will continue to make them more accessible to the LGBT community.
"We, meaning baby boomers, are such a huge and active bunch," Witeck said. "I've seen it so many times before: where we go, institutions change. I know with different generations in the past, there were serious isolation issues and institutions that refused to see us as full human beings.
"But when I think of the arc of change for true equality for LGBT people and how much has gotten better since my generation was in high school and college, it's way beyond what I ever imagined was possible," he added. "And I imagine it will get that much better for all of us, so LGBT people won't have to live in fear when they do need the help."


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ROSCOE — An inviting lobby with a large built-in glass display case, additional sleeping quarters for firefighters, new office space, spotless bays, energy-efficient utilities, a commercial-grade kitchen that opens to a spacious lounging area ...
But ask Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Don Shoevlin what his favorite feature is in the village's newly renovated downtown fire station, and he'll probably tell you, "I think we are going to be under budget."
The final cost is still being tabulated, but Shoevlin said the fire protection district budgeted $4.1 million, all of which came out of the department's capital improvement or strategic planning fund.
"So we didn't have to go to the taxpayers for additional money," Shoevlin said.
The eight-month project included adding 5,000 square feet in space to the north and south side of the block-long building and more than 20,000 square feet in renovated space.
"We added more bunk rooms than what we need today," the chief said. "We looked ahead for what we feel we might need in the future."
The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District is one of Winnebago County's largest fire departments with 72 firefighters and a support staff of 19. The fire protection district is responsible for fire protection over 84 square miles.
"We're not picking up more square miles," the chief said, "but what is putting the demand on us is we are becoming more urban. We're picking up more businesses and residences as our rural areas become more developed."
Last year, the department received more than 2,660 calls for service, up 17 percent from 2,270 service calls in 2010 and 34 percent more than 1,986 calls in 2005.
The department is still volunteer but is staffed 24/7 with three full-time firefighters per day. The expansion and renovation also will allow up to eight firefighters to sleep in individual sleeping quarters.
The expansion and renovation project also included offices for investigations, fire prevention, two battalion chiefs as well as an operations room and dispatch center and a new backup generator.
Annabella Orlando of FGM Architects said one of the design goals was to give the building a greater street presence and make it more welcoming to the public.
"The new design incorporates an extensive use of windows throughout which not only helps to breaks up the façades of the building and add visual interest, but more importantly, it provides natural day lighting into many of the regularly used spaces within the building, which was not present before the renovation. Staff offices are now a much more comfortable place to work in."
You won't find a fireman's pole in the building, but that's not to say the new design doesn't give a nod to the fire stations of yore.
"We paid homage to traditional fire station design by creating two larger window openings at the northeast corner of the building that are intended to mimic the look of apparatus bay doors," Orlando said. "If we had to pick out a feature that was unique, I'd say this is certainly one of them."
Shoevlin said about 70 percent of the project was completed by local and regional contractors.
An open house and dedication will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. June 3.
Chris Green: 815-987-1241; firstname.lastname@example.com; @chrisfgreen


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