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11 April 2011
i went to the LA flower mart this weekend and i can't even tell you how much a few succulents, one fern and a flower arrangement or two make me feel like the happiest girl in the whole wide world.
couch: the living room pillow: etsy factory cart: olde good things rug: west elm
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- Janelle//The Style Eater said...
I absolutely LOVE the LA flower mart. Isn't it the best? Your place looks so amazing. Dying over that factory cart. What a brilliant idea!
- April 11, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- ever ours said...
looks so amazing, bri! still loving that coffee table.
- April 11, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Alaina Buzas said...
Looking great! My apartment is also concrete and rugs were a must. Yours seem to fit so nicely.
- April 11, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Krystal said...
i am loving the look of your living room...i want it! :)
- April 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- Lindsey said...
OOoh! I want that table!
- April 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- jaclyn @ thelateafternoon said...
looks like your place is coming together! i love love love your coffee table - it looks gorgeous with your vase of flowers! can't wait to see more of the loft!
- April 11, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- a few affections said...
i totally agree about the fresh flowers...there's nothing else that makes a place feel more like home. you've done a great job so far...can't wait to see more!
- April 11, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Manu said...
That sneak peek looks promising, can't wait to see more! Great choices Bri. Besos!
- April 11, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- kat said...
Why do you tease us? Show us more! :)
- April 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Aliza said...
That was fast! Its looks so done already...
- April 11, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- annawithlove said...
incredible! it looks so cozy and fabulous - can't wait to see more photos! xo
- April 11, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Karlie said...
That pillow is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Love it.
- April 11, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Jimena said...
Wow you're doing such a good job Bri! Looks like a magazine spread!
- April 11, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- Burkha said...
wow!! so much progress!! It´s looking nice! I love that it looks so personal. That table is to die for!!! the flowers touch, the poster in the back, the & pillow....aaah...is perfect!! congrats, Bri! keep us updated please
- April 11, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Krissy (Shimmer Like Gold) said...
This sneak peek at your place is such a treat! I'm loving what you've pulled together so far and can't wait to see more. (I have such coffee table envy right now... drool!)
- April 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM
Is the couch tweed? I'm so in love.
- April 13, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- eden said...
it looks lovely!
- April 13, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- JWK said...
Love it!! Can't wait to see more!!
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Friday, 30 July 2010
LA foodz.
This isn't a picture of the Coconut Royale cake I had at Urth Caffe. It didn't last long enough to be photographed. This is a picture of cakes at Urth that I saved onto my desktop a couple of years ago, I don't know where from. Urth is totally overpriced and where the wannabees go to hang out – it's the café where Vinnie and the boys always go on Entourage – but if you can get past the slightly dubious atmos the cakes there are fantastic. Mine was a really light, coconutty sponge filled and coated with a mixture of cream and coconut. Dribble. We went to the Santa Monica branch.
Going to LA for me means lots of Mexican food. I think I ate fish tacos for most meals. These were by the beach in Ventura. Side of onion rings? YES PLEASE.
This carnitas burrito missile came from Holy Guacamole in Santa Monica and belonged to James; I ordered some lame cheese tamales that were a bit rubbish. I'm upset just thinking about it.
Just as I was consoling myself with guacamole and thinking, 'This stuff really is the food of the gods', I looked up and saw this sign.
I had more delicious fish tacos from this food truck. Apparently the whole food truck culture is really taking off in LA.
I communed with this fro-yo truck on the beach in Santa Monica too. Simply funnel your chosen fro-yo into a pot then add toppings. How convenient.
We didn't eat at this place but the food looked really good. Chez Jay was Dennis Wilson's favourite bar and is apparently where the celebrities go when they're in the mood for a dive bar. JFK and Marilyn Monroe are said to have liaised there.
After the apparently very strong drinks at Chez Jay we went to The Galley, a kitschy fish place decked out as a ship. Unfortunately my two margaritas rendered me able only to look at the pretty lights. I have foggy memories of a tasty chowder and some gorgeous, fresh seafood pasta. I've been before when sober and can confirm that it's a delicious, winning place.
Probably my favourite meal of the trip and the one we saved until last was a drive down to Malibu to visit The Reel Inn. It's a fish shack by the side of the road where you choose your fish from the display, how you want it cooked ('Cajun, please!'), and which sides you want. 'Slaw, cajun rice, homestyle potatoes... so good.
Last but not least, a quick hat tip to Jack in The Box. That milkshake was delicious and I have to confess to having a bite of one of J's sliders. (I'd never heard of sliders before but everywhere was selling these trios of mini burgers. Is it a new thing?) Obviously for burgers we should've been going to Inn-N-Out but somehow we didn't make it. Gutted!
[Reel Inn image by Jennifer Jpan]
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i luv the name holy guacamole i can only imagine the guacamole was to die for!ReplyDelete
How did I miss that you were going to LA too? I used to live there as a young pup! Sounds like you had a fab, foody time ;)ReplyDelete
The food on this trip was simply incredible. My rankings:ReplyDelete
1. The Galley - my "Fillet Mignon" Chile + Shrimp and pasta salad
2. Pork, Steak and Fish (they were small!!) Tacos from the Food Truck
3. The Reel Inn - Cajun Catfish and Salad with blue cheese dressing (worth the hour sat in traffic)
4. Jack in the Box (the pic tells all u need to know)
oh gosh this all looks so god! I can't wait to go to america for the food! xReplyDelete
Looks good : ) ahh the temptations of LA food!ReplyDelete
all the food looks so good. I love Mexican food, and the cake!!!ReplyDelete
caroline is that a cheese plate james is eating?ReplyDelete
with a big lump of feta and what looks like processed cheese slices?
shirley knot?
I'm really hungry now! Two of my favourite things; cheese and anything with a ton of fresh cream on... now trying to think where I can get a cream cake at this time... Love the fairy lights picture xxReplyDelete
You won't believe this but... I've actually just called a cab to take me to the supermarket to buy some form of cake and a pot of whipped cream... just on the back of your photo!! What am I like? The corner shop don't do fresh cream cakes only frozen and I'm not going down that route xxReplyDelete
Haha Christina! I'm sorry. I hope it was worth it.ReplyDelete
A four pack of assorted cream cakes later... they had nothing smaller xxReplyDelete

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By Encompass Productions, Apr 18 2017 11:00PM
Introducing our cast and crew for Chummy at the White Bear Theatre...
Megan is a graduate from the Oxford School of Drama where she studied classic and contemporary acting. Since then she has been involved in numerous productions, most recently at the Pleasance Theatre playing Phoebe in After Party and also Juliet in the BBC/Barbican project Redefining Juliet. She will also be heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this Summer with The Junkbox to reprise in rep their 4* reviewed comedy shows Mine and Stiff Dicky.
Calum graduated from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and has subsequently performed in a number of plays including Eight (The White Bear), A Human Interest Story (Cockpit Theatre), Last Orders (Bread & Roses Theatre) and Orlando Furioso (Sam Wanamaker Theatre). Alongside acting Calum also writes, and is currently in the process of putting on his first play Suckerpunch.
Jessica is a London-based actress from Lancashire who trained at East 15 Acting school. Theatre credits include Blood Wedding directed by Mike Alfreds (Tristan Bates); Blood Wedding directed by Fay Lomas (The Bread and Roses Theatre), No Broken Bones (Take Courage Theatre), Threeway (Theatre503), A Great British Company (The Vaults), Berenice (The Space), Wild Honey (Corbett Theatre), Eighth Continent (Tristan Bates). She is also co-founder of TwoTables Theatre, leading workshops and play readings for fellow trained actors.
John Foster – Writer
John is Practitioner-in-Residence at the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, where he teaches screenwriting and playwriting. He has published fiction in the The Guardian and The Spectator, broadcast talks for BBC Radio 4, worked as a script editor, researcher and associate producer in television. His credits include episodic dramas for many television series, beginning with Z-Cars through to The Bill. He has written children's serials, single dramas and dramatized documentaries, including a BAFTA award-winning BBC Omnibus on crime novelist Raymond Chandler. He scripted the Patrick Swayze movie Letters from a Killer and was contributor to the award-winning crime fiction collection, Mean Time. He is currently writing for theatre and has had a number of full-length and short plays produced, including hit production Shot at Dawn, HAP – A Comedy About Happiness and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Other work also includes contributions to Encompass' new writing showcase Bare Essentials, Bierkeller Theatre's New Writing Platform in Bristol, Page to Stage at the Battersea Arts Centre, Paperback Pictures' A Foot in the Door at the Arts Theatre, London and the Nuffield Theatre's showcase, Experiment. He is co-founder of Doppelganger Productions.
Alice Kornitzer – Director
Alice is a British-born director, who spent the beginnings of her career in theatre in Berlin and touring Europe extensively. Working in Germany, Austria, Scotland, England and the USA, Alice thrives in bringing new stories to audiences everywhere, and is delighted to be directing Chummy. She has directed numerous and well-reviewed plays across London, most recently at Theatre503, and Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden. Theatre credits include: Ibsen's Peer Gynt (Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany), Wallace Shawn's The Fever (Theater Unterm Dach, Berlin, Germany), Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage (Landestheater Linz, Austria), Jules Horne's Allotment (Edinburgh Fringe First winner 2011), Christopher O'Shaughnessy's The Ruth Ellis Show (Goldsmith's University of London), Eleanor Appleton's The Terrace (NOC@Nooks, London, UK), and two short plays for Hidden Vice at Theatre N16; Gregor Collins' The Accidental Caregiver (Robert Moss Theatre, New York, US); David Shirreff's Broke Britannia (Bridewell Theatre, London). The short Cold Callers is premiering at the BFI at the end of March 2017, on which she worked as 1st AD. Current projects include collaborations with Heather Uprichard, Shakespeare in repertoire with Tales Retold, and Pokfulham Rd. Productions. Alice facilitates workshops for actors at 'ActorsBootCamp'; and regularly directs for new writing workshops. She is also a writer and public speaker. Represented by Union Management.
Michael Leopold - Designer
Michael is an Off West End Award-nominated designer who graduated from the Wimbledon College of Art. He strives to collaborate to create sets that strike at the heart of the sentiments of the material, while accommodating and feeding directorial creativity. He is an experienced associate designer, model maker and draftsman, whose recent set and costume design credits include: Hamlet (The Bussey Building); A Flea in Her Ear (Tabard Theatre); WastWater (Tabard Theatre); Dog Ends (Tabard Theatre); Journey's End (Charles cryer theatre); Just So (University West London) and Proof (Tabard Theatre - nominated for Off West End Award for Best Set Design).
Alex Burnett – Music & Sound
Alex is a composer for film, television, theatre and game. A regular Encompass collaborator, Alex has composed the critically acclaimed scores for Encompass Productions' Stasis (White Bear Theatre); This is Not a Christmas Play (Top Secret Comedy Club) and What It Feels Like (New Wimbledon Theatre) amongst others. He has written music and designed sound for a variety of media including stage plays, films, corporate videos, dance productions, documentaries and video games. His clients to date include Channel 4's award-winning The Last Leg, Panasonic, ZSL London Zoo and Icon Films. Currently, he is working on a number of video game projects including PC strategy game Spy Agency Tycoon, and most recently his music was featured in two documentaries on Channel 4 (Never Seen A Doctor and Bodyshockers).
Owen Pritchard-Smith – Lighting Design
Owen Pritchard-Smith (Spirit Design) works as a lighting designer across a wide variety of productions. Working on concert touring, theatre and live events allows him to approach designs from sometimes unusual angles, as well as having studied film at degree level which gives a cinematic feel to his stage lighting. Owen has operated and designed for numerous Brit and Grammy award artists including Sam Smith, Old Crow Medicine Show and De La Soul. He recently designed Stasis (White Bear Theatre), and is currently designing a new show for DJ Shadow.
Sofi Berenger – Co-Producer
Sofi is an Australian producer working in film and theatre production. In addition to her work for Encompass Productions Sofi is also the General Manager at Iris Theatre which has recently won an Off West End award for their production of Treasure Island in 2016 and produces London's Free Open Air Theatre Season at The Scoop at City Hall. For Iris Theatre, Sofi has produced Much Ado About Nothing, Treasure Island and Xmas Factor as well as running their new musical theatre showcase opportunities Workin Process. This year they will produce Macbeth and Hansel & Gretel. Independent credits include: Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, The Silence of Snow, Noa: Live in Concert (Arts Theatre), An Evening of Webborn and Finn (St James' Theatre), Happy Ending (Arcola Theatre), Romance/Romance (Landor Theatre) and Macbeth (Greenwich Theatre). As a film producer, Sofi has produced award-winning short films such as The Suitcase and The Rusted Heart and produced work for Cornetto, HSBC, World Vision, Live Nation, Topshop and London's ZSL Zoo.
Jonathan Woodhouse – Co-Producer
Jonathan is a London-based producer, director and actor. He works as a freelance creative, recently producing shows at the Arcola Theatre and Park Theatre. He was formerly the marketing manager for the award-winning White Bear Theatre and previously worked at the Theatre Royal Stratford East coordinating Open Stage. He is a masters graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London. Recent credits include: Out Theatre on Fried Meat Ridge Rd for Pacific Resident Theatre; Men from the Ministry for the White Bear Theatre; Lena for Mihara Donegan Productions, How to Murder Someone and Make Sure They're Absolutely, Definitely Dead for Encompass Productions (Seven Dials Club); No Broken Bones for Encompass Productions (Take Courage Theatre): The Divided Lang for Cabinet of Cynics (Arcola Theatre); SLAMAGEDDON: Underground Battleground for In(ep)trepid (The Vaults); Good King Richard for Golden Age Theatre Company (White Bear Theatre); Pieces by Spare Parts Theatre Company (Rosemary Branch Theatre); Stasis for Encompass Productions (White Bear Theatre); Contact.com for Spellbound Productions (Park Theatre).
Róisín Walsh – Associate Producer
Róisín is a Rose Bruford graduate hailing from Derby. She worked at the Battersea Arts Centre for a year and a half, working for the Outreach and Producing department. Róisín is currently part of the Battersea Arts Centre's Young Producer's Programme, working to curate a cross-arts festival taking over the building this April. Alongside this, Róisín most recently produced The COLAB Factory this year, selling out the run of The Harrowing (2017). Other credits include: Female Intuition by Original Impact Theatre Company (Blue Elephant Theatre); Shadow Play (Short Film – 2017).
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The Millers and Susan Tom were arrested last week after detectives in Maywood, Calif., learned that Judy Miller, also known as Judy Ely, had married the 76-year-old man in Las Vegas on March 23.


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I have a memory from last year. It plays over and over in my head. But it's one of those random memories where you wonder why you recall it so often.
I was sick, and teaching, should have taken the day off. It was kind of miserable. I was Stuffed up, congested, and achy. Half-way through my morning, the dean of students, my good friend Adam Fichter walked in and set a can of grape juice on my desk and walked out.
I'm a feeler, I was honored and touched. It inspired me actually, because I had seen Adam do little things for people at the right time very often. Today he picked me.
He knows how to motivate and inspire people. Being the Dean of Students is a hard job at NPA, handling almost every discipline problem in the school. Adam faces incredible amounts of negativity every day and continues to spark teachers hearts with carefully placed encouragement and thoughtful gifts.
Adam leads students with a humble heart, controlled spirit, and and interacts with them in a way that drips with authenticity and love.
He is the kind of person someone will make a movie about someday. Adam lives and breathes Detroit, Motor City through and through. He cares for the city through every kid he speaks into, and every dollar he spends. He knows everything about the music scene past and present and loves to teach me about it's rich history. He makes me passionate.
How Adam's grape juice changed the way I teach:
I have learned to look for small opportunities to keep other staff encouraged. I take as many of the opportunities as I can and It makes happier.
Thanks for the grape juice, Mr. Fichter!
Twin day at Northpointe.


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Note: This Article was Jubbin Grewal's 300th post for Techin5!
With Windows 8 being the 'next big thing' from Microsoft, talk has turned to the fact that Microsoft will indeed have an App Store – something that has been missing for quite some time from the Windows Lineup. Up until recently, we had all seen snippets of a 'possibility' of a Win8 App Store, but Microsoft did eventually confirm this till they released a post on their Official Win8 blog. While they're still not revealing much, a snippet from the blog read:
Windows 8 reimagines Windows. That's a big statement and one that we will return to throughout this blog. It is also important to know that we're 100% committed to running the software and supporting the hardware that is compatible with over 400 million Windows 7 licenses already sold and all the Windows 7 yet to be sold.
And they're not wrong, since Windows 8 is the single biggest change we've seen to the Windows OS since Windows 95. It's been a long time coming, and that would explain why the anticipation is so high from people for this product. An App store just means that they're aiming in the right direction. What's interesting is that Windows 8 will be tablet friendly, and desktop friendly so we'd be interested to see just how their App's Store will work.
The other issue, and the 100 pound Elephant in the room is that Apple are the only company in the world that use the term 'App Store' which they claim is their trademark. There's a reason no one else (save Amazon) are using that name – Apple sue's everyone who infringe on that name (including Amazon). Microsoft obviously disagree, and have filed to make the term 'App Store' open for everyone so it will be interesting to see what comes about this.
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Medicare Levy Surcharge
The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is a levy paid by Australian tax payers who do not have private hospital cover and who earn above a certain income. The surcharge aims to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover, and where possible, to use the private system to reduce the demand on the public Medicare system.
The surcharge covers you and your dependents. Your dependents include your spouse, any of your children who are under 21 years of age, or any of your student children who are under 25 years of age. For more information about who is considered a dependant for MLS purposes, you can refer to the ATO's Medicare Levy Surcharge page.
The surcharge is calculated at the rate of 1% to 1.5% of your income for Medicare Levy Surcharge purposes. It is in addition to the Medicare Levy of 2%, which is paid by most Australian taxpayers. To work out your annual income for MLS and Rebate purposes, you can refer to the Australian Taxation Office's Private Health Insurance Rebate Calculator or contact the ATO directly.
The rebate and surcharge levels applicable from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019* are:
|Base Tier
|Tier 1
|Tier 2
|Tier 3
|< age 65
|Age 65-69
|Age 70+
|All ages
Single parents and couples (including de facto couples) are subject to family tiers. For families with children, the thresholds are increased by $1,500 for each child after the first.
*The income thresholds are indexed and will remain the same to 30 June 2021.
Currently, you have to pay the surcharge if you are:
- a single person with an annual taxable income for MLS purposes greater than $90,000; or
- a family or couple with a combined taxable income for MLS purposes greater than $180,000. The family income threshold increases by $1,500 for each dependent child after the first;
- and do not have an approved hospital cover with a registered health fund.
You must also pay the surcharge if you are a prescribed person with a taxable income over the threshold, and have any dependents who are not prescribed persons and who are not covered by an approved health cover policy as described above.
This means if you are a family, have a combined income of more than $180,000 in the 2018-19 financial year, and don't have hospital cover for you, your partner, and your children, you will pay the MLS.
If you have held hospital cover for part of the year, then you will have a partial exemption from the MLS. You will have to pay the MLS to account for the days that which you did not hold hospital cover.
You must meet one of the following requirements to avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge:
- your taxable income for MLS purposes is below the income threshold (see above),
- your taxable income for MLS purposes is over the income threshold and you have hospital insurance (see below) for you and all of your dependents with a registered health fund, with a total yearly front-end deductible or excess no greater than $500 for singles or $1,000 for families/couples,
- you are normally exempt from the Medicare levy because you are a prescribed person and you do not have any dependents. Your income level is not considered in this case,
- you are a high-income earner who had already purchased a hospital insurance product with a total yearly front-end deductible or excess greater than $500 for singles or $1,000 for families/couples, on or before 24 May 2000. In this case you will continue to be exempt from the surcharge as long as you maintain continuous membership under the same hospital treatment policy.
To be exempt from the surcharge, your hospital cover must be held with a registered health fund and cover some or all of the fees and charges for a stay in hospital, with a maximum payable excess per year that is no greater than $500 for singles or $1,000 for couples/families (i.e. if multiple hospital claims are made in a single year, the excess paid by you cannot exceed $500/$1000).
General treatment cover without hospital cover will not provide an exemption; and Overseas Visitors Cover, Overseas Student Health Cover or cover held with an international insurer will not provide an exemption.
If you hold appropriate hospital cover but temporarily suspend payments for that cover (for example, to travel overseas), then you are not exempt during the suspended period.
To work out your annual income for MLS and Rebate purposes, you can refer to the ATO's Private Health Insurance Rebate Calculator or contact the ATO directly.


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Have you ever wondered how calculators and computers manage to find the value of sin(24) and the like? If so, then this book will definitely have something for you. Actually, it will probably have much more than you ever wanted to know, if you're not a numerical library designer or hardware designer. But don't let that discourage you.
You probably know or won't be surprised to learn that calculators and computers have special circuitry for the basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. But how do they handle more complicated functions like square root, sin, and exp? These are called the elementary functions because they show up everywhere in both theoretical and applied science. These functions are not rational functions and so cannot be evaluated using any finite sequence of basic arithmetic operations — some sort of approximation must be used. This is the subject of Muller's book. (You'll probably remember Newton's method for computing square roots. You may be surprised to learn that sometimes division is also performed with Newton's method, even in hardware.)
There a few classic books on algorithms for computing elementary functions: Hart et al.'s Computer Approximations [1], Cody and Waite's Software Manual for the Elementary Functions [2 ]. These books focused on software implementation using polynomial approximations. Perhaps Muller's book is destined to become a new classic in this subject, but only time will tell.
Muller's book focuses on the elementary functions. For learning about computer arithmetic in this era of the IEEE standard for floating point arithmetic, read Goldberg [3], Overton [4], and of course Knuth [5]. Higham's treatise [6] contains a wealth of information and is destined to become a classic along with Wilkinson's books [7,8 ]. However, Higham concentrates on numerical linear algebra (not even eigenproblems) and says nothing about elementary functions.
Muller's book contains few theorems and even fewer proofs. It does contain many numerical examples, complete with Maple code. The book is not suited to the usual classroom course style. Nevertheless, it may be used for an enjoyable reading course, if the instructor and the students want to do some work.
The book contains over 300 references. I was surprised to learn that several books on computer arithmetic have been published in the last 10 years. You'd say that computer arithmetic was a topic for the early computer builders, way back in the 1950's!
The book has three parts. The first part deals with polynomial and rational approximations, table-based methods, and multiple precision.
You'll remember from calculus that well-behaved functions can be approximated by Taylor polynomials. However, these approximations give good results only around a point, not over an wide interval. Polynomial approximations suitable for evaluating elementary functions must be good over a wide interval. If the interval is too wide, the degree of the approximating polynomial may be high. Sometimes you get better and simpler approximations by using rational approximations. Finding good polynomial or rational approximations is the realm of classical approximation theory and many nice results exist.
The first part also discusses table-based methods, which are the modern version of logarithm tables, if you're old enough to have ever seen or even used one. The idea is to store the values of the desired function taken on a sample of its domain and then to use interpolation for all other arguments. In these days, memory is cheap and table-based methods seem attractive. However, the efficient use of caches is now an issue and interpolation algorithms must take cache behavior into consideration.
An unexpected need for very high-precision computation arises in experimental mathematics, a line of research that has been growing lately. Experimental mathematics is performing computer-aided research for finding and sometimes proving conjectures. Although this frequently involves computing results to a large number of digits, it is not merely that. For instance, numerical coincidence does happen and can be misleading — that's why we need very high precision. Try evaluating exp(π √163). The value looks like an integer for the first 20 or so digits, but it is not! (The explanation for this phenomenon needs some deep algebraic number theory.)
The second part discusses shift-and-add methods, which are very suitable for hardware implementation, but can be useful also for software implementation. Among these methods is the famous CORDIC method, which has been used in many pocket calculators since the HP 35 and also in the Intel 8087 arithmetic coprocessor. CORDIC is a clever algorithm for computing trigonometric functions using just additions and multiplications by 2; these are the easiest operations for binary computers. This makes CORDIC attractive for hardware implementation, even though it is not particularly fast (it finds one digit per step). CORDIC can be adapted to use base 10 instead of base 2, which is good for pocket calculators because they usually work directly in base 10 to avoid conversion during input and output. For an introduction to CORDIC, see Parris [9 ].
The third part deals with range reduction, final rounding, etc. Range reduction is a crucial step in evaluating elementary functions. For instance, sin is defined over the whole real line and so it makes sense to ask for the value of sin(1020). For that you first reduce 1020 to the interval [-π,π] and then it's easy to evaluate the sine. However, it is not trivial to reduce 1020 to that interval. Muller reports that you'll probably get different results from different machines.
Final rounding is deciding which of two competing floating-point numbers to use to represent a given value. Although this sounds like nitpicking, it is actually very important: an incorrect rounding may destroy monotonicity and symmetry properties of the function you're evaluating, and this can lead do disaster further down.
In summary, this book seems like an essential reference for the experts (which I'm not). More importantly, this is an interesting book for the curious (which I am). In this case, you'll probably learn many interesting things from this book. If you teach numerical analysis or approximation theory, then this book will give you some good examples to discuss in class.
[1] J. F. Hart et al., Computer Approximations, Wiley, 1968.
[2] W. J. Cody, Jr. and W. Waite. Software Manual for the Elementary Functions. Prentice Hall, 1980.
[3] D. Goldberg, What every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic, ACM Computing Surveys, 23(1), March, 1991.
[4] M. L. Overton, Numerical Computing with IEEE Floating Point Arithmetic, SIAM, 2001. http://www.cs.nyu.edu/overton/book/
[5] D. E Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, Addison-Wesley, 1997.
[6] N. J. Higham, Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms, SIAM, 2002. http://www.ma.man.ac.uk/~higham/asna/
[7] J. H. Wilkinson, Rounding Errors in Algebraic Processes, Prentice-Hall, 1963.
[8] J. H. Wilkinson, The Algebraic Eigenvalue Problem, Oxford University Press, 1965.
[9] R. Parris, Calculator Algorithms, 2001. http://math.exeter.edu/rparris/peanut/cordic.pdf


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Apologies wanted
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- George Clifford said...
A reader emailed me this comment:
Apologizing has to come from the "heart" and be sincere or else it is just an empty voice. To accept a wrong and offer an apology is truly healing, for the person who has offended and can be a beginning of a friendship on another level if the offended person accepts the apology. Apologies need to be given with great care. When one decides that one needs to give an apology for a wrong committed and then carries through with the apology then one comes close to God.
I find apologies for an historical wrong offensive to my personhood! If I were German I would not feel any need to apologize for the slaughter of Jews nor do I feel a need to apologize for slavery here in this country. I find it unusally evil what happened to the Jews and to Black Americans but I have some admiration for their will to survive. I learn about Justice from knowing of the crimes committed against my fellow humans but more important I learn to respect my fellow human being no matter how different he/she is than I am.
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Far Hills teachers are making thinking visible through the use of maps called Thinking Maps™ that visualize students' thought processes. Sequential thinking, patterns, and connections are easily grasped through these maps, which deepen understanding. Thinking Maps™ reduce anxiety by providing familiar visual patterns for thinking and working with complex ideas and situations.
Thinking Maps™ are most effective when used in combination to fully develop a concept or theme. They equip all members of the school community with a common language for meaningful learning and interacting.
The consistency and flexibility of each Thinking Map™ promotes:
Thinking Maps™ are most effective when used to teach readiness standards or objectives. Disciplinary literacy requires students to think critically, creatively and analytically in all content areas. As students learn different concepts with increasing complexity, they can apply the same patterns for cognition in all areas. Each visual is linked to a specific thought process. By connecting a concrete visual design with a specific abstract thought process, students create mental visual patterns for thinking. These patterns empower students with the tools to become independent thinkers.
Thinking maps are made up of eight specific visual patterns and each map is used for various concrete ways of thinking:
Single and Double Bubble Maps are effective when trying to build on a subject. For example, when learning about Martin Luther King, Jr., students are asked to draw a bubble map with spokes to describe themselves as individuals. They then are asked to create a Double Bubble Map to compare him to Rosa Parks that facilitates higher order of thinking for similarities and differences.
In Kathy Rubin's second grade class, students create Double Bubbles of two characters that they are reading about in their Immigration unit. They also use a tree map to create a super-sentence where you brainstorm around a topic with adjectives/descriptives, verbs, and articles to construct a more detailed sentence. For example, students would begin with a basic sentence "The witch flew." The Tree Map teaches them to add important details to come up with more detailed sentences like, "The scary witch flew quickly in the dark of night." According to Ms. Rubin, "students are thrilled to prepare and share their Thinking Maps™ because they are able to thoughtfully describe their reasoning."
Thinking Maps™ are being used throughout the school to develop critical thinking skills. Using these critical thinking tools at every grade level guides students into a more critical way of thinking beyond who, what, where, when, and why. It helps students express and understand thinking beyond one dimension.
Moreover, we are currently building a coding curriculum with Tye Campbell, Director of Technology and Jennifer Philips, Director of Intermediate School, as a language of thinking. Since coders create programs to solve, we are using it as a progressive thinking approach as it is another new essential skill. Coding is about learning to think in logical, strategic, and critical ways. It is about learning to problem solve and to create.
Technology and innovation educator Douglas Kiang writes, "Coding is the language of critical thinking. It requires students to define problems, break them into parts, and be resourceful in finding the answers to their problems."
FHCDS has expanded the program this year so that more students (now 20 fifth graders, selected through an application process) can participate in an intensive series of workshops. They will share their knowledge and discoveries with their peers back at school, and in sixth grade, all students will have another opportunity to develop their coding skills through their Information Literacy courses.
There are few learning experiences that engage and excite today's students like coding. I saw this first-hand when our fifth graders worked intently at a high level for the duration of their Storming Robots session. To begin their coding studies, students learned about making flow charts, sequencing, and predicting cause and effect. They immediately applied their learning by using simple codes to program a small robot to do simple procedures. After more guided practice, students worked in pairs on a bigger challenge: use problem solving and math skills to write a more complex code for the robot to accelerate gradually and then stop before hitting a Lego Man positioned at the end of the course. The group to get closest to the Lego man without the robot running him over would win.
Students worked together with complete focus and engagement for 2.5 hours. There was much trial and error and, importantly, lots of failures (The Lego Man was hit many times over!) But most of all, students were excited and engaged throughout the process. During that long period of work, there were no instances of students off task, bored, or giving up.
When a pair of fifth grade girls won the Lego man contest, the lab was full of laughter and some disappointed sighs; all students wanted to know how the team did it, and some were surprised to realize that the girls were among the first to figure out an algorithm to guide their experimentation process. All students wanted to know when they could return to the lab for the next challenge.
Many aspects of this experience struck me, but the most important one is this: our students thrive and rise to challenges when they are engaged together for continuous chunks of time in meaningful, relevant, hands-on, creating and problem solving.
We are working to facilitate more of these experiences in their everyday school lives. Coding and robotics is one promising and essential avenue.
Moreover, Mr. Campbell adds, "Through activities such as coding and robotics, we are enabling our students to tap into their natural desire to tell an object what to do, then have that object do it. This presents the wonderful learning opportunity of thinking on multiple levels, by realizing that one did not consider everything the first time around. Facing those intriguing questions of "What did I forget about?" and "What can I add to this?" - our students' creativity and ingenuity rise to the challenge. While learning a specific programming language may not be required in the 21st century, learning and making use of the techniques and thinking skills gained from coding are and will continue to be an absolute necessity."
Article courtesy of Far Hills Country Day School.
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This project consists of furnishing and installing approximately 11,343 LF of 30" ductile iron force main along Hwy 20 in Decatur, AL. Included in this pipe footage was 2,000 LF of pipeline that had to be installed by means of marine excavation through Decatur's primary recreational & tourist attraction, Wheeler Lake.
Other areas of work for this project included the installation of 800 LF of 42" steel casing by jack & bore method and the installation of 5 air release vaults, valves and other misc. appurtenances.
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Julie Taymor has been in NY working non-stop on trying to get the Spiderman Musical to a place where it can finally open. The knives have been out for some time for many reasons. One, this is the biggest show ever. Two, it just keeps previewing and charging people full price even though it is a work in progress. Three, she's messing with the status quo of how things are supposed to go.
This clearly is taking its toll on her and on her team. How difficult is it to work at this frenetic pace for months. It is hard for directors in general but they usually see the end of the line once their show opens and then they go off and take a vacation and work on something else. Taymor has been going and going for months and months. I don't even know how she puts one foot in front of the other anymore. No matter what happens on this, she is a lesson in leadership and perseverance.
She took a moment and spoke to the TED 2011 conference in CA yesterday on her experience.
Here are some of her quotes:
Anyone who creates knows — when it's not quite there…where it hasn't quite become the phoenix or the burnt char. And I am right there.
It's right there in the palm of my hands…In all of my company's hands. I have beautiful collaborators. We as collaborators only get there all together. I know you understand that. You stay there going forward and you see this extraordinary thing right in front of your eyes.
You must be true to what you believe as an artist all the way through but you almost have to be aware that the audience is out there in our lives at this time and they also need the light. And it's this incredible balance that I think we walk when we are breaking ground, that's trying to do something that you've never seen before, that the imaginary worlds, where you actually don't know where you are going to end up. That's the fine line at the edge of the crater as I have done my whole life.
She is breaking ground, she is pushing the envelope. I am excited to see where she will take this show and the theatre world.
Taymor Feeling the Heat Over 'Spider-Man' (NY Times)
Julie Taymor Directs the Most Expensive Musical in Broadway History
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Broke The History of Billy Joel and Mariah Carey
Korean group of five, TVXQ accomplished a splendid achievement for the first time in 31 years. Their 30th single "Toki wo Tomete" which is released last week on the 24th made the first place of the single ranking with 195,000 pieces in sales.
Also on the 4/5 week raking at Oricon, their new album "TVXQ NONSTOP – MIX VOL.2″ entered the third place of the album ranking with 38,000 sales. Both with their single and album sale, TVXQ recorded TOP 3 at the same timeline.
For both single and album sales to be the top 3 in the ranking in Japan by the overseas artist was achieved 15 years 3 months ago by Mariah Carey's "Lover's Christmas" (single ranking/third place) & "Merry Christmas" (Album ranking/first place) in 1995.
For the male foreign artist, it is the first time after 31 years 8 months which was achieved by Billy Joel on 07/31/1978, with his single and album, "Stranger" (single ranking/ third place) & "Stranger" (LP/third place).
TVXQ's first place acquisition of their single piece is the second time this year, after their single piece "BREAK OUT!" which was released this January, and it is the continuation in a series of eight first places in total by TVXQ. (*Their eight single pieces made top/number one in sales ranking in Japan.)
Their single piece "Toki wo Tomete" which was released last month on the 17th is single cut music from their best album "BEST SELECTION 2010″.
In addition, their album "TVXQ NONSTOP – MIX VOL.2″ is their second re-mixture album following "TVXQ NONSTOP – MIX VOL.1″ which was released in 2007. "TVXQ NONSTOP – MIX VOL.2″ includes, "Doshite Kimi wo Sukininatte Shimattandaro", and "Beautiful You", etc.
wow! definitely is DBSK/TVQ/TohoshinKING! hahaha..the power of cassiopeia + bigeast for the beloved dong bang boys<3<3<3
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Fit guide for tops: shirts, dresses, jackets, etc. For bust/chest measurements we measure an inch down from the bottom of the armhole and straight across when the garment is flat. We double this number which equals the circumference of the garment. For example 17" across would equal 34" for the complete bust measurement. For waist and hip measurements we do the same as the bust (measuring straight across and doubling it) but at the appropriate area.
For sleeve we measure from the top of the armhole to the hem of the sleeve while the garment is flat.
For the length of the garment we measure from where the neck and shoulder meet down to the hem when the garment is flat.
Fit guide for bottoms: shorts, skirts, pants, etc.
For waist/hips see tops fit guide.
For inseam we measure the inside of the leg from the crotch down to the ankle hem while the garment is flat.
For rise we measure Crotch seam to top of waist while garment is flat.
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If your package is returned to me marked as "refused" "unclaimed" or "undeliverable" and you would like to ship it again, you will be charged the applicable shipping fee.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Classic home interior
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Interior Design Singapure
Interior design is very influential in the trend, if it appears a new trend then people will start to hunt for home renovation. Similarly, an interior design Singapore that occurs when emerged, so much demand.
You should see thepictures I attach here . How to design interiors for the bedroom, family room, living room and applied? Very classy and modern.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Beautiful Panorama Modern Villa
Corvin Cristian Headvertising Office Interior
Autoban The Ojeni Apartment Interior Design
Contemporary Interior Design in Victorian Apartment
Colorful Vertical Space Apartment Interior Design
Luxury Apartment Design with Antique Furniture Decorating
Unplanned Decorating Minimalist Apartment in London
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Contemporary Interior Design in Victorian Apartment
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Residential Interior Design
Bedroom. Bedroom modern home is no longer just for sleeping space but also a space for reading, sewing, talking, watching television, and other work stopped. Many people prefer to make it more like a living room or at least to appear large enough to accommodate other activities.
Residential interior design should encourage easy movement throughout the room, but it is not possible to feel like an alley. One key example of this design is the idea of a triangular arrangement in the kitchen. Major equipment and sites such as refrigerators, stoves, and sinks are arranged in a triangle so that there is no need to take a little walk to reach them.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Black Color Modern Living Room Design
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Great Air Plane Interior Design
If you are rich enough to buy a personal jet, you might be want to design it with some great interior to make your jet a flying five star palace. There is some of the great air plane interior design that I collect for you as a design inspiration, hope you like it.
Pokemon Plane Interior
The popular Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) television series entered the fleet of All Nippon Airways* in late June. ANA had asked elementary school children to compete featuring Pokémon characters chosen from about 40,073 entries. Shota, the winner of the competition, signed his name on the aircraft's door. In explaining how he chose his design, he said, "I wanted to give the Pokémon that usually live at sea a chance to experience the thrill of flying in the sky. I can't believe that planes carrying my design are really going to fly."
Boeing Dreamliner Interior Design
The Dreamliner's interiors, designed by Seattle's Teague, a firm with a 60-year relationship with Boeing. The Teague team strove for a design language that would convey a sense of comfort and offer subtle yet memorable cues meant to signal the Boeing brand. The idea is to help passengers recognize a Dreamliner as a Boeing jet, no matter which airline owns the plane (the planes also feature modular elements that can be customized).
Seen here is the plane's entry, which features a soaring vaulted ceiling and a curvaceous, skylight-like overhead detail that gives a sense of space. "The idea is to welcome passengers to the airplane," says Teague Vice-President Ken Dowd. Teague, in partnership with Boeing, focused on customer needs when developing its design strategy, using a combination of international airline surveys, personal anecdotes, and ethnographic-style research. Teague was involved from the start of the design process, which began in 2001.
Teague and Boeing wanted to extend a sense of comfort to the pilot and co-pilot of the plane, too. So the Teague team designed the flight deck, seen here, to be harmonious with the sleek interior design of the rest of the plane and not just to have the generic, technical feel of most cockpits.
The Teague team wanted to keep signature architectural details of the Dreamliner consistent throughout the plane. Seen here is a view of the cabin; visible is the continuation of the arch motif from the entryway. There is a bar-like area at the front of the coach-class section (toward the back of the plane) where passengers can stand and rest. It's there to encourage them to move about and be both active and comfortable during the flight.
Alex Nakobo Airplane Design
If you are rich enough to buy a personal jet, you might also want to customize it with some rich luxury to make your jet a flying five star palace. To do just this for you, Belarus based designer Alex Nakobo has a host of custom designs which are already doing duty in Russian corporate jets. To bling your jet up, how about custom leather chairs and wide aisles for a very comfortable and an ultra luxurious flying experience? If this is not enough, you can warm your backsides on plush leather seats and even have an impromptu dinner over the ornate dining table, 30000 feet in the sky. For entertainment, you have options of large HDTVs with custom lighting for the cabins. All this luxury is nicely done up in a cabin that has plenty of wood to make it almost like your very own living room in the sky. These are just examples of what can be done to make your jet a palace in the sky. Like all custom jobs, you can specify your very own jet with whatever it takes to satisfy all your whims and fancies.
Versace Jetplane Interior
Mock-up plane interior after Versace announced they were expanding into private jet design.
Virgin America Plane Interior
Someone try to take this picture from the back of the plane but sadly the cool glowing blue and purple lights were off. fortunately The super nice staff helped out and turned the light up for him and you can see how great the plane interior.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Interior Design Furniture
Various interior design ideas into a special place in initiating change. You can choose furniture with neutral colors that can match the color of the walls and floors.
If you are bored with the old design of the bathroom, then you can buy a variety of modern interior furnishings. The main guide should be adapted to the vast size of your bathroom.
You do not need to renovate everything, just add some bathroom furniture from famous designer brands. You can feel how nice it has a bathroom with a new look.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Room Interior Design
Most people's favorite room when it comes to decor, formal sitting room provides the most wonderful opportunity to show your decorating skills and to express your personality.
In all other rooms in the house preoccupation with often usually have to dominate, sometimes at the expense of aesthetic considerations.
Especially for People Who Just Seeing Things From the good, and the regular can not adjust to one another between the furniture in the room. They just put anything they wanted and liked.
Regular parts not in what you have, but the room interior design of the arrangement is the existence of Good alignment and balance performance. New article so, the atmosphere of your house will look very harmonious.


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Are you interested in Complex Adaptive Systems? If you are curious what terms "Complexity", "Adaptability" or "Emergent Intelligence" mean, or if you would like to gain a thorough understanding of how to "Manage Complexity", this is the right place to be. Please read the page "On Complexity" or get in touch with George.
George Rzevski is Emeritus Professor, Complexity and Design Research Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK and Founder of Digital Ecosystems Ltd, London, Helsinki, Singapore, Moscow and Samara, a company supplying AI-based software for business and administration.
He is a researcher, enterpreneur and consultant in the broad area of Complex Adaptive Systems, Digital Ecosystems and Artificial Intelligence.
News and Events
March 2018 - Visit to Sidney
As a member of the team assembled by Sydney consulting company Chora, George gave a number of presentations for the big Australian insurance company, IAG, on the application of Artificial Intelligence in insurance industry. His team is prototyping an intelligent digital platform for supporting claim management, reinsurance and authonomouse clames.
September 2017 - Brexit Paper revised to include some latest research results
July 2017 - George founded a new venture, Digital Ecosystems Ltd
To read more, click on Commercial Ventures.
July 2017 - Announcement of The New Forest Conference on Complex Systems 2018 to be chaired by Professor Rzevski
The conference will take place in a well known hotel in the middle of the New Forest on 14 - 16 May 2018. The conference attracts well known complexity science experts as well as those who would like to learn how to manage complexity of the Internet-based global market.
Further details available at www.witconferences.com/complexsystems2018.
July 2017 - George wrote a paper on Brexit Through the Lenses of Complexity Science
Paper outlines a strategy for economic breakthrough after Brexit. To read the paper click on "Brexit Paper".
23 June 2017 - George's Letter to the editor on low productivity published in the Times
Sir, the headline to David Smith's article (Business, June 21) holds that productivity is "a real problem" in the UK "even if boosting it is the stuff of dreams". The solution is quite straightforward. Complex systems, such as a national economy, are able to "self-organise" with a view to reducing consequences of external events that disrupt status quo. Hence, if you tighten up employment law and make it more difficult for businesses to employ cheap immigrant labour, which is flooding the UK precisely because opportunities to find a job are better here than elsewhere in Europe, businesses would adapt and start investing into IT and switch from labour-intensive to technology-driven, high-productivity business processes.
That is exactly what happened in France, where employment laws are so strict that businesses avoid employing labour and instead employ technology. We could help the process of adaptation, which is always painful, by providing easily available investments into IT, as in the US.
George Rzevski, Emeritus professor of complexity science, Open University.
June 2017 - Acording to academia.edu George is among top 2% of world scientists in terms of the numer of downloaded publications
The number of downloads of George's publications on various aspects of complexity science is steadily increasing.
May 2017 - New Forest Conference - Complex Systems 2017
Gorge co-chaired the annual Complex Systems Conference and delivered the keynote address "Building Digital Ecosystems". This is a small and very friendly conference attracting researchers and practitioners interested in complexity and adaptability in business, economics, medicine, financial services, etc. The key objective is to promote understanding of complexity and exchane knowledge on methods for managing complexity.
March 2017 - Appointment to the Board of Directors of Wessex Institute of Technology
Professor Rzevski joined the Board of Directors of Wessex Institute of Technology.
March 2017 - Singapore Conference - Complexity 2017
George participated in the Complexity Conference "Causality - Reality" in Singapore as an invited speaker. His talk was entiteled "Managing Organisational Complexity: Practical Methods and Tools for Adaptation and Causality". After the Conference George met several highly positioned administrators who expressed interest in methods for managing complexity in dense urban areas. During this visit to Singapore George appointed Yin Cheng Lau, known as YC, to represent his business interests and to help George's ventures to expand into Singapore and China.


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Update: Louboutin Request for Preliminary Injunction Against Yves Saint Laurent America Denied
As previously discussed here Christian Louboutin S.A. ("Louboutin") sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc. ("YSL") from marketing any shoes that use the same or a confusingly similar shade of red as that protected by its trademarked red-sole footwear.
The Court denied the request for a preliminary injunction. The judge explained that "[b]ecause in the fashion industry color serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the Court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection, even if it has gained enough public recognition in the market to have acquired secondary meaning." You may read the Order at the above link. Further, the Court noted that they would rule in YSL's favor on summary judgment should YSL move to invalidate Louboutin's Red Sole Mark.
The denial of a preliminary injunction permits YSL to continue to market their own red-soled shoes as the case continues.
After the Court's denial of the preliminary injunction, Louboutin. filed a Notice of Appeal with the U.S. District Court. We will continue to monitor and report on developments in this case.


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Worcestershire sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the NatWest Blast T20 when they overcame a sluggish pitch and a determined Derbyshire side to win the North Group match at Derby by four wickets.
Derbyshire skipper Wes Durston hit 32 and Billy Godleman 33 in a total of 149 for 8 with Saeed Ajmal taking 2 for 21 in four overs but despite Richard Oliver's 45 from 38 balls, the Royals also found it hard to get the ball away against tight bowling with Alex Hughes taking 2 for 21.
But Joe Leach hit an unbeaten 18 from 12 balls to secure victory and condemn Derbyshire to finishing bottom of the group.
the Falcons wanted to end on a high but were soon in trouble against disciplined bowling which was rewarded with three wickets in the powerplay.
Joe Leach found some extra bounce to have Hamish Rutherford caught at slip in the second over and although Chesney Hughes twice dispatched him to the mid-wicket boundary, he was bowled making room off the last ball.
Shiv Thakor carved Ed Barnard low to point in the fifth over and again it was Durston, the Falcons leading run scorer in the T20, who led the fightback by sweeping Brett D'Oliveira's first ball over square leg for six and pulling the leg-spinner wide of long on for four.
But when he tried to launch Ajmal into the pavilion, he failed to clear long on where Barnard took a well-judged catch to end a stand of 47 from 38 balls with Godleman who swung Daryl Mitchell high over midwicket for two sixes to bring up the 100.
But he sliced the next ball to point and when Wayne Madsen skied a drive at Ajmal to deep mid off in the 15th over, Derbyshire were 102 for 6 but Alex Hughes and Tom Knight added 39 from 27 balls to get the total past 140.
With the ball not coming on to the bat, Derbyshire were still in the game if they could take early wickets and Thakor struck in the fifth over when Mitchell pulled him to deep midwicket.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore cut Alex Hughes to backward point in the ninth over as a combination of spin and seam denied the Royals a boundary for 21 balls and 85 from the last 10 overs was far from straight-forward.
Richard Oliver pulled Nathan Rimmington for his seventh four but then skied a drive to long on off the last ball of the 12th over and the pressure was starting to tell when D'Oliveira miscued Alex Hughes to point.
Worcestershire needed a big over and Munro delivered by taking 16, including a six over midwicket, from the 14th bowled by Durston but he then chipped Greg Cork to deep square leg in the next over.
With 45 needed from the last five overs, Whiteley drove Thakor over long off for six and then swung Rimmington over long on but was then yorked going for another maximum although four byes off the last ball reduced the target to 22 from 18 balls.
Leach drove a Rimmington no ball for four from an over which cost 10 and the Royals got home with three balls to spare.


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Stray thou, but I kinda want a camera that can take pictures of the past.
Like, you can take a picture of let's say, a phone booth, setting the camera time to yesterday afternoon, and you can see who used it at the time and stuff.
Working out details currently.


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Beaches are the one thing that aren't hard to find while in Curacao. Everywhere you go on the island (coast regions of course) you will find amazingly pretty waters to swim, dive or to relax. I'm pretty sure that I've seen most of the beaches at the island, so today I am going to share my favorite beaches of Curacao with you.
Still Curacao is a relatively small island and when you want to see all the beaches of the island I'm sure you can squeeze it into your schedule. However – most beaches aren't accessible without paying a small fee, so therefor I can imagine you want to know what you're going to see before you're going to pay the price.
Knip Beach
When looking at the photo above you know why you should visit this place. Knip Beach hits my personal top 10 of most-paradise-looking-beaches. And while Knip Beach is great for relaxing, snorkeling and diving it is also a place to get active.. Ever wanted to do a cliff-jump? Knip Beach is your destination!
Playa Lagun
Playa Lagun isn't very known among tourists, which makes it a very peaceful beach. That doesn't mean anything though, it's still definitely worth visiting. Playa Lagun is famous for her snorkeling opportunities and the chances of seeing sea turtles. I wasn't lucky enough to spot them, unfortunately. However, even while I was not snorkeling (not even swimming) myself I already saw 20 different types of fish from the beach! That fact tells me that Playa Lagun is definitely a place you do not want to miss when you're looking for pretty fishes and places to go snorkeling. Also, Playa Lagun has a great restaurant, just on top of the cliff, which gives you an amazing view over the sea.
Cas Abao
At the north-west side of Curacao you'll find Cas Abao, a great beach for families to visit but also a great place to practice different types of watersports and to go diving. Still, if your looking for a peaceful moment in paradise, you can enjoy a massage at Cas Abao as well!
Playa Porto Mari
Playa Porto Mari is situated on the west-side of the island. This picture-perfect small beach is perfect for snorkeling, but as well for relaxing – as you do on a beach. However, if you're looking for more adventure than snorkeling you can rent diving supplies at this island. Playa Porto Mari is out of the touristic areas and mostly not (too) busy.. Perfect!
While the beaches mentioned above are very tranquil, the ones named below, are pretty much the opposite. You will find most of the tourists at these beaches. Nevertheless it are amazing beaches to visit, and while you can enjoy a relaxing swim in these area's you can also shop, eat something at the various restaurants, drink a cocktail at the beach bars and enjoy happy hours. In weekends you can go clubbing on these beaches as well, and meet other tourists (and locals) (Cabana Beach on Wednesdays)!
Cabana Beach
Cabana Beach was one of my favorite places to hang out at night, as the ambiance was relaxing, the snacks and drinks were good and the bar was a great place to hang out. Still, during the day when you want to enjoy a beach, Cabana Beach is a great option as well.. just be sure you're prepared for loads of tourists.
Mambo Beach
Next to the fact that Mambo Beach is a fantastic beach location, it is also the home of a luxurious pool. So not a fan of deep waters (like me)? Mambo Beach is a place for you. Also, Mambo Beach organizes a lot of salsa / cuban events, so if you want to get a taste of Caribbean / Middle America culture you should definitely take a look here and check out their calendar!
Jan Thiel Beach
Even though Jan Thiel is amazingly touristic, this beach is worth checking out. The water itself is very clear, which makes it a great place to go for a swim. At night Jan Thiel Beach changes into a romantic scenery where you can enjoy dinner on the beach, surrounded by palmtrees and decorative lights. If you want to experience the romance on Jan Thiel Beach I advise you to go somewhere from Monday till Friday, as the beach changes in a party scene during weekends.[:]


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The Padlock Party is a Fun Singles event that allows you to meet hundreds of singletons in one night and even more at the After Party all through the aid of our unique Padlock and Key icebreaker.
Upon entry one of our hosts will provide the ladies with a padlock and the guys with a key. Guests are encouraged to interact with one another through trying to find a key and padlock, which match! If you find a match then return to the main front desk where you will be issued with another padlock or key and entered into a prize draw to win some brilliant prizes on the night. Remember this icebreaker gives you the perfect opportunity to talk to whoever catches your eye.
The Padlock portion of the evening finishes around 11pm but the fun doesn't stop there, the night has just begun! You can party the night away at our legendary themed after parties with music provided by London Towns finest DJs playing a wide variety of music including RnB, Bollywood, Old Skool, Club Classics, Desi Beats. Or why don't you just continue talking to that someone special.
Not single? Don't worry, you and your friends are more than welcome to enjoy the people, music and after party.


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