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We got quite a few reader queries along the lines of this note we received from reader Robert:
I wasn't able to attend the Stand Up for Religious Freedom rally on Friday. I was looking for coverage, but all I could find was on the Stand Up website itself, and on niche news sources like LifeSite News.
In my home town of Seattle, they report a respectable showing of 900, but almost no media presence.
Why is the media avoiding covering this significant movement?
There were some 150 rallies across the country. I know that there were three or four within the DC area alone. It was certainly interesting that they chose to rally on a Friday at noon in so many different locations, but you have to admit it makes it difficult to cover.
And I don't think it would be possible for us to analyze how -- or if -- those rallies received any coverage, much less good or bad coverage. Do let us know what you thought of the coverage, both local and national.
Considering it was written by Michael O'Malley, a man who seems to have a surprising amount of animus toward the Catholic Church for being on the religion beat, I didn't think this Cleveland Plain Dealer piece about the 1,200 or so folks who came out on Friday there wasn't as bad as the reader who submitted it did. Which isn't saying anything at all. The reader thought the article was filled with loaded language. And it was, or at least the claims of protesters condemning and "blasting" people weren't backed up by the actual quotes in the article. I was more concerned about the supposed birth control expert who doesn't know how abortion drugs work. I think I'm getting so used to how bad the stories are, that I'm just becoming desensitized or something. And I was sort of sad to see nothing of the bishop's reading of this letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Ursuline Sisters back in 1803, which I found quite interesting.
There's a brief item at The Tennessean about the 500 gathered there. The Detroit Free Press played up the "militaristic" language of protesters.
The Dallas-Ft. Worth CBS affiliate ran this story about a couple of local rallies there. USA Today had a brief blog post. They linked to "other Gannett reports from New York City, Nashville, Indianapolis, Rochester, N.Y."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had a story for their local rallies. It began:
More than 1,000 Georgians assembled in Atlanta and Athens Friday to protest a federal ruling requiring health care plans -- even those at some religious organizations -- to cover the cost of contraception. ...
At the center of the debate is the fact that the HHS ruling does not exempt some religious groups from the requirement, including hospitals and schools. After an initial wave of protests when the rules were unveiled last month, the administration said it will reconsider those provisions.
Pat Shivers, of the Atlanta Archdiocese, said her self-insured diocese should not be compelled to pay for a service that it considers unethical. "We're absolutely not going to do it, we are not going to pay for contraception and abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization."
I think it was just a mistake, rather than the Journal-Constitution breaking news -- to write that the administration unveiled the rules last month and will reconsider those provisions. It does point to the problems with mistaken information that have plagued coverage of this larger issue.
One reader told me something I found somewhat hard to believe. I'd seen that the Twin Cities rally was fairly large and yet literally no one covered it for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. How could that be? I was sure they were wrong. However, I did search the site and came up with nothing on the rally. The Pioneer Press gave it a brief mention in a story about HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' trip to the Twin Cities to praise the health care law:
Events around the Twin Cities on Friday, March 23, show that the federal government's health care overhaul remains divisive.
In Spring Lake Park, the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services and other Democrats gathered to mark the second anniversary of the legislation by highlighting how the law has positively affected the lives of eight local women.
Kathleen Sebelius was joined by Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sen. Al Franken and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum in a local woman's living room for a discussion of the law.
Meanwhile, Bishop John Quinn of the Diocese of Winona led a group that packed the plaza in front of the U.S. District Court in downtown St. Paul in prayer opposing the health law's mandate for many employers to provide coverage for contraceptives.
The article is accompanied by heart-rending anecdotes and tons of pictures. Of the Sebelius press event. I was told that there was no coverage of the rally on the local TV stations. "I was just amazed that an event of the size and import as the HHS freedom of religion rally was consciously ignored," said the reader.
If you want pictures of both events, Minnesota Public Radio had some that accompanied their story on the dueling events.
If you're curious about photos, your best bet is to head to Catholic or other sites that gave readers information about the rallies. Here's a round-up of some photos at Catholic Vote. Kathryn Lopez at The Corner has some, too. I also wanted to point out the Washington Post's coverage, which focused on one woman who was at the rally. Yuval Levin, an academic and policy wonk whose work focuses on health care as well as bioethics and culture-of-life issues, wrote of the article:
Mainstream journalists writing about social conservatives often seem like zoologists observing a fascinating but hostile foreign species. To those of us who are members of that particular species, the results are often amusing, if also frustrating. There is plenty of that in this profile, which appeared in the Washington Post over the weekend, but if you can look past it you will find the story of a deeply committed young pro-lifer == Maria Bremberg -- and how she fights for the voiceless and vulnerable even while raising (and home-schooling) four children. ...
The article also highlights a side of the HHS mandate fight that has not seen much light in the Post: the deep concern the mandate has raised about the future of our first freedom, and the way it has energized and focused social conservatives. The writer, Michelle Boorstein, wants to paint all this in purely political colors. But she really tells the story of deeply moral people moved to fight against injustice, and yet able to do so without a hint of cynicism or of alienation because their anger is driven by love.
The article is quite political, and it does have a bit of the "in the mist" feel to it, but I want to commend it for at the very least trying to uncover what's beneath all of this outcry over the mandate, for exploring the motivations involved.
Did anyone see any other coverage, particularly national? I'm pretty sure there was literally no coverage of the rallies on the national networks, although I didn't see any on the cablers either. A reader says he couldn't find anything at "CNN, the New York Times, The Washington Times, the Sacramento Bee, or the L.A. Times." Perhaps others had better luck? There was this NPR piece.
Do let us know what you thought of your local coverage, too.
Also, we did hear from a few folks about why Religion News Service covered the atheist rally in D.C. on Saturday but not the nationwide rallies the day prior. I did want to point out that their coverage of the atheist rally was quite nice and favorable. RNS actually publicized that they were awarded a grant to cover atheists:
Religion News LLC, the parent corporation for Religion News Service (RNS) was recently awarded a generous $50,000 grant from the Stiefel Freethought Foundation for coverage of the growing community of atheists, agnostics, humanists and freethinkers.
I didn't catch any RNS coverage of the religious freedom rallies, although in yesterday's "Religion News Roundup," they did link to a report from a progressive media outlet on a rally in Ellicott City, Md. I was just thinking about how difficult it is to crowd count -- I am awful at it -- when I read RNS report that the atheist crowd was 8,000 to 10,000 and USA Today gave it 20,000. And since we're on the topic, I wanted to note this Los Angeles Times interview with atheist Nate Phelps, who spoke at the rally, which I thought was really well done.


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Vega-esque: Something in the way she grooves...
Finally Woken
by Jem
Though singer/songwriter Jem's tie to this town is rather tenuous– she is signed to ATO Records, the label started by Dave Matthews, the omnipotent Coran Capshaw, Michael McDonald and Chris Tetzeli, but was actually born in Wales– she wouldn't be a bad addition as an honorary member of our little burg.
For one, we can always use more varied stock in our gene pool (inhabitants have seemed a little incestuous as of late). For another, her latest album, Finally Woken, is a catchy set of sparky dance numbers, awash in drum loops and glorious overdubbing– just the sort of thing Charlottesville needs to end its present super-star-producing slump.
After attending Sussex University in the U.K., Jem Griffith began working as a promoter for various electronic labels as well as DJing. After a few years however, she moved back home to Wales and worked on her songwriting skills, eventually moving to London with demo in hand.
There she was afforded an amazing chance for a young untried songwriter, collaborating with producer Guy Sigsworth on "Nothing Fails," a single that eventually appeared on Madonna's album American Life. Hip-hop producer Ge-Ology and programmer Yoad Nevo soon joined the effort to present Jem to the world. 2003 saw the release of her debut EP, It All Starts Here..., on ATO records, and the artist's first full-length album, Finally Woken, cried its way into the world in early 2004.
Finally Woken begins with the dance number "They," a song I know you'd recognize from serious radio play, even if you did not know its name previously (it begins with a sting of "booms" and "da-da-da's" which are shortly accompanied by some well placed synth drum beats– sounding a bit like what you'd imagine an Christmas Oompa-loompa choir from the future would).
Lyrically the song seems an apology for the "Big Brother" state of the modern world, though who she is apologizing to remains a mystery (an unborn offspring would be my first guess)–"Who are they, and where are they, and how can they possibly know all this" is a little sample of Jem's paranoia.
But what's important to recognize here (and in all pop music) is its melodic content– and "They" is as catchy as they come. Suzanne Vega (remember "Luka" on the second floor?) in her prime probably is near the top of pop-nugget list, but Jem (and her songwriting/production crew) are not too far behind.
The demo version of the title track garnered Los Angeles radio play, which eventually led to Jem's ATO signing, and it's easy to see why they were interested. Laid back but still catchy, the melody spins off Jem's lips with an effortless grace; it is a good indicator of the rest of Jem's album.
Finally Woken is a series of well-produced pop nuggets, where only the beats really have a chance of duking it out with the singer's multi-tracked vocals for the privilege of reigning supreme.
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DescriptionIn the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. The earth's marines sent two members of their elite Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to neutralize the terrorists.
As either Bill (player 1) or Lance (player 2), the player must get to the end of each stage, shooting everything in sight, while avoiding enemy fire themselves. The player can upgrade their standard-issue rifle into one of four different weapons, including the powerful spread shot.
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Alternate Titles
- "魂斗羅" -- Japanese spelling
- "魂斗罗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "Kon To Ra" -- Japanese gikun phonetic title
- "Gryzor" -- European Arcade/Computer title
- "Arcade Archives: Contra" -- PS4 title
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|Xboxdynasty (XD)
|Xbox 360
|Feb 03, 2008
|8.6 out of 10
|Happy Computer
|Amstrad CPC
|Feb, 1988
|83 out of 100
|The Games Machine (UK)
|Amstrad CPC
|Feb, 1988
|82 out of 100
|ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
|Amstrad CPC
|Feb, 1988
|771 out of 1000
|ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
|ZX Spectrum
|Mar, 1988
|750 out of 1000
|Game Over Online
|Xbox 360
|Jan 08, 2007
|70 out of 100
|All Game Guide
|Xbox 360
|Nov 10, 2006
|6.6 out of 10
|Xbox 360
|Nov 09, 2006
|6.5 out of 10
|Xbox 360
|Nov 08, 2006
|5 out of 10
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|Beautiful video for a beautiful game
|Adzuken (858)
Feb 13, 2014
|Finally beat it
|chirinea (44818)
Mar 10, 2013
Cheat codeContra's infamous code for 30 lives (see Tips & Tricks), has become a minor part of video game geek culture, appearing on T-shirts and referred to in movies and television shows, and being mentioned as one of the greatest gaming moments of all time by the magazine Game Informer.
Cover ArtThe protagonists illustrated on the front cover (Bill and Lance) were both borrowed heavily from two different Arnold Schwarzenegger (Predator - directed by John McTiernan, 1987) poses.
European versionThe game's European NES release was censored, changing the main character and other human-looking enemies to robots. Characters remained human in other European releases.
German indexOn August 31, 1988, Contra was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
Removed contentThere are a large amount of content that was cut between the original Japanese Famicom release and subsequent international NES releases. There is an opening sequence that explains the story, as well as a map screen between stages much like in Ghosts 'N Goblins. These sequences were both cut, along with the music that plays during them. Many stages featured additional visual effects, such as blowing trees on the first stage, falling snow on the fifth stage, and literally the entire level pulsating on the eighth stage. The original version also features a slightly longer ending sequence with an added scene. There is also even a hidden stage select menu.
Despite this, the game itself plays identically, as no changes were made that affect gameplay. The large amount of content removed reduced the game's data from 2 megabits to 1, suggesting this was done to save on manufacturing costs due to using a smaller ROM size.
ReferencesThe ending environment is very similar to the movie Aliens. Also, the cover of the American release features two soldiers who are slightly modified and repainted images from the movie Predator.
StoryThe original Contra and its sequel, Super Contra, were set in the distant future, during the 27th century (in 2633 and 2634 respectively). The Famicom (Japanese NES) port even had an introduction sequence detailing the plot. However, when the NES version was localized, the cut-scenes were removed due to the fact that Konami was forced use a standard Nintendo-made mapper instead of the proprietary VRC4 mapper they used for the Japanese version (Nintendo had made no such restriction in Japan regarding the use of custom chips and cartridges, thus third-party companies were allowed to take such liberties if they wanted).
Since the US NES version had no in-game storyline, the author of the US manual took the liberty of placing the game's plot in the present. Moreover, the setting was changed from the fictional Galuga archipelago to the Amazons and the nicknames "Mad Dog" and "Scorpian" were given to the main characters, Bill and Lance (who also lost their surnames in the process).
When the series made it's appearance on the SNES in the form of Contra III: The Alien Wars, the intro made it clear that the game was set in the future (2636). Since there was no way cover their previous mistakes, the author of the manual this time declared that the main characters in Contra III were not Bill and Lance, but their apparent descendants, Jimbo and Sully.
Ironically enough, the censored Probotector games released for the European NES had manuals that were more faithful to their Japanese counterparts than the American versions.
TitleThe English title of Contra comes from the way the title is phonetically displayed in Japanese, using the characters "Kon To Ra". The literal meaning behind these characters seems unimportant: "kon" means "spirit", "to" means "battle" and "ra", means some sort of cloth. Literally this would translate to something similar to "Battle Spirit Cloth". An alternate source of translation claims that the title translated is "Soul Big Dipper Gauze".
Regardless of the literal meaning, the title seems to have been written as a "gikun". What that means is that the phonetics of the title are more important than the actual meaning itself.
It has been suggested by some that the intent behind the name is even more complicated than that. "Kon To Ra" purposely chosen to sound like "Contra", a term popularly used to describe armed guerrilla forces in Central America during the 1980s.
- October 1988 (issue #13) - Included in the Top-100 list of 1987/1988 (editorial staff selection)
- Game Informer
- August 2001 (Issue #100) - #13 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
Related Web Sites
- Contra Encyclopedia (Fan site dedicated to the official games in the Contra series. All versions of each game are covered. Information includes release dates, detailed game descriptions, regional differences, lots of trivia and interesting information about the games' developmental stages. There is also plenty of screenshots, links and additional resources.)
- CPC-Power (in French) (for Amstrad CPC: game database entry; package material; manual digitalizations; goodies; advertisement; magazine reviews; downloadable releases; music; additional material)
- Lemon 64 (for C64: game entry database; reviews; magazine review; music; manual; cover art digitalizations; online version; additional material)
- MSX Generation (for MSX: package material digitalizations; additional material)
- The Contra Headquarters (archived) (A hosted fan "shrine" site devoted to all the games of the Contra series, including the original arcade/NES/PC game. Content includes game info/descriptions, plot summaries, various kinds of media (images, MP3s, etc.) and links to other Contra-related sites. )
- The International Arcade Museum (Contra) (extensive information about the arcade game machine)
- The International Arcade Museum (Gryzor) (extensive information about the arcade game machine)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Contra) (encyclopaedic entry for combined platforms)
- World of Spectrum (for ZX Spectrum: downloadable releases; additional material including – cassette inlay, advertisement, instructions, game drafts; player reviews; magazine references; magazine adverts)
- X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Contra.)
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This is the ninth installment in the 12 day series for SQL tidbits during this holiday season.
Previous articles in this mini-series on quick tidbits:
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- Lost in Space
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Ever see an error like this??
The query processor ran out of internal resources and could not produce a query plan. This is a rare event and only expected for extremely complex queries or queries that reference a very large number of tables or partitions. Please simplify the query. If you believe you have received this message in error, contact Customer Support Services for more information.
Error 8623
Severity 16
That is a beautiful error. The message is replete with information and gives you everything needed to fix the problem, right? More than a handful of DBAs have been frustrated by this error. It's not just DBAs that this message seems to bother. I have seen plenty of clients grumble about it too.
The obvious problem is that we have no real information as to what query caused the error to pop. The frustrating part is that the error may not be a persistent or consistent issue.
Thanks to the super powers of XE (extended events), we can trap that information fairly easily now. Bonus is that to trap that information, it is pretty lightweight as far as resource requirements go.
Without further ado, here is a quick XE session that could be setup to help trap this bugger.
ADD EVENT sqlserver.error_reported
ACTION (sqlserver.sql_text, sqlserver.tsql_stack, sqlserver.database_id, sqlserver.username)
WHERE ([severity] = 16
AND [error_number] = 8623)
ADD TARGET package0.asynchronous_file_target
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metadatafile = 'C:\Database\XE\overly_complex_queries.xem',
max_file_size = 10,
max_rollover_files = 5)
-- Start the session
ALTER EVENT SESSION overly_complex_queries
And now for the caveats. This session will only work on SQL 2012. The second caveat is that there are two file paths defined in this session that must be changed to match your naming and directory structure for the output files etc.
Should you try to create this session on SQL Server 2008 (or 2008 R2) instead of SQL Server 2012, you will get the following error.
Msg 25706, Level 16, State 8, Line 1
The event attribute or predicate source, "error_number", could not be found.
Now that you have the session, you have a tool to explore and troubleshoot the nuisance "complex query" error we have all grown to love. From here, the next step would be to explore the output.


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One of the remarkable things about modern liberalism is its confusion of the Word and the Deed. For many liberals, if they speak about a problem purposively, that problem is tantamount to being solved! So when it comes to climate change, we can relax, the problem is solved because Obama has given a speech!
This thought comes to mind because none other than Al Gore has said that yesterday's speech was "the best presidential address on climate change ever." Ever! Well, that settles it, doesn't it? Of course, when you think about it, this is perhaps the only presidential speech on climate change ever. Sure, lots of presidential speeches have mentioned the issue (even George W. Bush talked about it at some length on a couple of occasions), but this may have been the first speech on the subject with the huge buildup and the large policy scope.
I wonder if it will also be the last. Will Obama now barnstorm the nation giving variations of this speech to persuade skeptical Americans who rank climate change at or near the bottom of every survey of important issues? President Bush, remember, spent the greater part of 2005 traveling the country giving the same speech over and over again to push his second term priority of entitlement reform. (It got derailed, recall, by Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing difficulties in Iraq.) That's what a president does with a real priority. But if Obama hardly mentions this again, it will suggest this speech was as much about politics—placating the greens—as it was about the actual issue.


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ELMHURST – It's less than 30 minutes into Tony Gutierrez' adult Muay Thai class and he already knows my underworked, junkfood-fed body is surrendering to the crunches, push-ups and lunges. With each new drill, he patiently presents me with a more basic version, catering to my complete lack of experience.
"Try to hit me," says my partner, 12-year-old Antonio Gutierrez, the oldest of Tony's three sons, as he dances out of my way.
Seeing me struggle, Antonio begins to relate story after story about past students who couldn't keep up during their first class either, but are now succeeding.
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The father-son duo emulates the family-based philosophy of self-improvement that inspired Elmhurst's True Prodigy Athletics. A life-long martial arts enthusiast with three sons following in his footsteps, Gutierrez saw the need for a more kid-friendly facility.
"A lot of martial arts schools focus on the adults, but the kids are kind of left behind," he said.
True Prodigy, which opened in February, offers kids' Muay Thai, a striking martial art; kids' Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a grappling sport; kids' fitness classes and "Play with a Purpose" for children as young as 4 years old. Adult Muay Thai also is offered.
"We've taken all the programs we've learned through various mixed martial arts schools or martial arts schools and we've child-proofed them," Gutierrez explained. "So yes, we are going to flip a tire, and we may pull a sled. We may do the battle ropes, but we're not going to swing a sledge hammer."
As a parent, he knows the attention span of children; for that reason, he wanted to make True Prodigy parent-friendly, as well. Gutierrez doesn't require his youngest students to wear a traditional "gi" – a fabric used in martial arts – to class as a cost convenience to parents.
"The kid moves on, and now they've got an expensive pair of pajamas," he said.
The gym offers class registration on a month-to-month basis and drop-in pricing for single classes. Gutierrez wanted to accommodate the hectic schedule of a family without expensive fees for classes that only meet once a week.
"If they sign up for a martial arts class, they automatically are eligible to work in a fitness class," he said.
Twelve-year-old Michael Sullivan said he and his 14-year-old brother, Jack, come to True Prodigy almost every day.
"The hardest part is how much work you do and remembering the moves," said Michael, whose favorite class is Muay Thai.
Jack, however, likes Jiu Jitsu better. Both brothers play hockey, and Michael said True Prodigy's classes help keep him in shape.
"What's interesting, too, is martial arts is such a good crossover for other sports," Gutierrez said.
Even though his passion is martial arts, Gutierrez said if he can help kids stay fit and perform better at their chosen sport, whether it's swimming, basketball or cheerleading, he has succeeded.
In that same spirit, Gutierrez plans to have sports psychology interns from the Adler School of Professional Psychology come in this fall to help children and parents in whatever way they can, free of charge.
"The goal wasn't necessarily for me to just have a martial arts school," Gutierrez said. "We want to be part of the community."


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Speaking of print style sheets, when I do a print preview of this article in Firefox, the content moves across the page to the right on each successive page.
If I increase the scale from "shrink to fit" to, say "100%" the content starts to go off the page at the right hand side.
Is anyone else noticing this problem, and does it actually occur when you print the article out? I'm not attached to a printer so can't check myself.
bq. One question that still intrigues me is whether all browsers download image files that are referenced in a print style sheet but not in the screen style sheet or in the markup? The limited number of browsers I've tested do appear to download the images whether the user prints the page or not.
In my opinion, this is another argument for the content property to be allowed in places other than :before and :after. If you had the following markup:
adding the following to your print stylesheet would do what you want:
#example { content: url("example_hi-res.jpg"); }
Unfortunately, that doesn't currently work. I think I suggested a similar approach way back when FIR was big news. I guess this is more for a W3C list than ALA, though.
Another method is making a separate printerfriendly html-version (alongside a printerfriendly css file on the actual page).
Then you can place images with a larger resolution that will only be downloaded if the user deceides to print the page.
This technique has been working fine for years, that's to say: if your pages are rendered from a dB.
"Greg Pfeil's proposal":http://www.alistapart.com/comments/hiresprinting?page=1#3 would work in Opera 8 (and I guess Opera 7 too). Another solution would be using content on :after and then position it absolutely to hide the low quality image (but that would not work on Gecko yet).
This article seems to be missing a few paragraphs - the ones that tell us how to actually _do_ this image swapping trick.
Sure he tells us what we need to do, and shows that the hires image can be shrunk down to an unobtrusive dot. Apparently he's "experimented with various image replacement (IR) techniques" and found one that works in every modern browser - which is nice.
Unfortunately, he doesn't set out what that technique is. We have to go picking through the source of the page and ALA's (as yet non-existant) print stylesheet to see how it works (if, indeed, it does - Firefox print preview seems totally confused by the whole page right now).
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It is already based on ForGroup(), no need to rewrite.manstieHow to rewrite your system forgroup?
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How about doing this one on your own?manstieWait... I've seen loop around some places before...
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How does the qiraat of ibn hishaam read the word "qiila" in surah Az Zumar aayha 72? Is there a Dhamma on the letter qaaf?
Title: The riwayah of ibn hishaam and Assossiy
Assalaamu aleikum wa rahmatu lilahi wa barakaatuh
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1. How does the qiraat of ibn hishaam read the word "qiila" in surah Az Zumar aayha 72? Is there a Dhamma on the letter qaaf?
2. In the recitation of Assoossiy, I notice that there is no idghaam of the letter "baa" in surah 28 aayah 17 and similarly in surah 39 aayah 46 there is no merging of the letter "taa" in "Anta tahkumu..." I thought that whenever there were two similar letters next to each other there was idghaam. However not in those two cases. Would you please explain why there is no idghaam in those two aayah?
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Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Ameen and may Allah give you the same and more.
1. Hisham, Al-Kisaa'iee and Ruwais read with what is called a "ishmaam" where the qaaf is read with a dhammah and then the reciter proceeds directly to the ya' saakinah. This for any place in the Qur'an this word occurs as written above.
2. There are restrictions for for the riwwayah of As-Soosiyy. One of these rules is that there cannot be an ikhfaa' before the two alike or similar letters such as .
Another restriction is that the first letter cannot have a tanween, such as in Al-Qasas 17: .
These are the reasons there is no idghaam kabeer in the two parts of your second question.
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Was "ThaJackaL" your username on the original iteration of the BOR forums as well?ThaJackaL wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:50 amThe B.O.R Forum was my favorite! Happy to see it's return. Not only my favorite it was really my first main forum I invested my time, and effort into checking on a daily basis. Daniel bringing it back brings back many memories. But since the site went offline to now my life has changed, and awful lot.
I've had 4 car accidents 1 of which was my fault.... Nothing major but 1 which wasn't my fault left me almost paralyzed. I almost got married twice, and went to Jamaica 3 times. I started a podcast show called "Inside Tha Jackals Head" which spawned off two other shows "Skywatchers Radio" & "The Round Table Show" I've been at that for 7 years now. Check out www.thajackal.com for more information on my shows.
Last year I lost my mother to cancer, and I'm still in mourning as it's the single hardest thing I've ever had to deal with. Losing my mom was losing a major part myself, I was suicidal for a while but luckily for me my family helped me get to where I'm at now.
Over the years I've tried to keep in contact with Daniel on Facebook and stuff since I always enjoyed his point of view on films, and music, and he's a very cool dude. So again I'm happy to see the site back Daniel, and if you need any help from me or my radio network www.psn-radio.com let me know.
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lmao WAJ ye yeeeeee
whats new in ur love life btw. also agreed i dont remember jackal?
def - im not being judgemental, just asking to gauge.Jiffy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:24 amThat doesn't strike me as being so unusual if it's just been sporadic contact.
whats new in ur love life btw. also agreed i dont remember jackal?
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Basically, I go to sideshow freaks all the time because I'm obsessed with 1/6th scale figures. I have like 30 of them in our bedroom displayed right now lol.Papa Andy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:45 pmum, absolutely. i can't imagine "sideshow freaks" orum is a good use of time. unlike this. and ya man you be posting things on fb, just plop them down here!!
and no - i need to know. namely why are you talking to your ex when youre married and have a kid lol? like - im surprised its been only a year. need down ass chick updates (unlesss that was actually your alt alias.....)
The last time I spoke to Patty, I think was New years day 2016. I haven't spoken to her since. Totally radio silent. No, it was not an alt. alias. That was all totally real. In May 2005, I flew to Australia to see her and spent a fabulous week there doing what could only be described as cavorting. We hung out everywhere and even saw Revenge of the Sith together. About a year or so later, we broke up over the distance and her saying I "don't understand her culture" which is funny as I ended up marrying another Filipina girl who was even MORE into her culture lol. Yada, yada yada, I got married, yada yada fall 2012, Patty calls me out of nowhere. I had sent her several emails over the years between 2006 and about 2010(right before I got married), that I assumed were ignored. Turns out eventually she started responding....to one of my old email addresses. I checked it one day out of curiosity, saw the emails and I think, emailed her my then current cell number. Like 4-5 months later, she called me. My 4 months pregnant wife, panicked and burst into tears, assuming the worst, that I would jump up and leave her for the now mythical Patty. I did not. We caught up, chatted and then went radio silent again until fall 2014. During that time, I was going through something I will only speak of as.....a horrible thing I did and will never do again. Patty, now a doctor(I won't say of what because she's shockingly easy to find there) was sort of coaching me through my drama and for a brief time, we entertained the notion of being more than friends again. Our communication through skype and viber lasted about 4 months consistently and then I cut us off and went silent in an effort to strengthen my relationship with my wife. I got maybe 2-3 more emails from her in 2015 and a couple of more calls on Viber. Then...she disappeared. I've emailed her a few times since then but never got a reply. I know where she's working but have chosen not to attempt contact with her through her job. For now, she is simply lost. Maybe she found someone. Seemed like all of our conversations in recent years she was either single or with some dude she wasn't happy with for one reason or another.
Why did I talk to her? Because everytime my wife and I have a serious falling out...I remember and even miss her.
As for double ID's, my only one was ever He-man lol.
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oh yeah? What's your screenname there? Mine is darthkush. I'm the one who always has scrooge mcduck in all his avatars/sigs lol.What About John? wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:59 pmI spend about 16 hours a week on a sideshow freak forum
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Hi, I think I am a 3.5-4.0 player have not hit in appx 10 years but want to be
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In the days of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish cooking was considered to be among the great cuisines of the world. These days, it is likely to appear on menus featuring Mediterranean food, a mixture of Middle Eastern and Italian.
GG's Bistro in the Collection on South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach is the pride and joy of the Gundogar brothers, Ragit and Bulent, and their wives, Franziska and Hande. Their food is a mixture of authentic Turkish and classic Italian, and the staff is gracious and welcoming.
You may choose to dine on the heated, glass-enclosed patio with a bit of an ocean view, or you may eat in the attractive little bistro, which has recently been redecorated. The walls are a lovely shade of dark gray accented with beautiful silver medallions in various shapes. Besides white linens covered with butcher paper are black leather seats, dark wood chairs and interesting lantern-like fixtures over the bar area.
Be sure not to fill up on the very good, crusty bread served with olive oil seasoned with herbs and red peppers. We decided to focus on the Turkish part of the menu. If you are not familiar with Turkish food, a tasty introduction would be the large meze platter, with eight different selections and pita bread.
The boreks are made of paper-thin dough shaped like a cigar and stuffed with feta cheese and parsley. Though fried, they are not at all greasy and have a crispy exterior that contrasts with the creamy cheese.
Pilaki, a delicious chilled lima bean salad with onions, tomatoes and carrots lightly cooked in olive oil, has a sweet, subtle aftertaste. Dolmas are grape leaves cooked in olive oil and filled with seasoned rice. These were a bit bland except for the taste of tart lemon. Also, the rice was a bit too soft.
A wedge of feta went well with the pita, while the eggplant salad was quite tasty mixed with red onion, sour cream and a nice hint of lemon. The humus was too mild for our taste; no garlic or cumin could be detected. It's very smooth and creamy, but we wanted more flavor.
Our favorite was the Turkish tabouli. It is a salad with tiny grains of cracked wheat, green onions, herbs, tomato puree and an ingredient that distinguishes it from other types of tabouli, pomegranate syrup. It was very flavorful, but the kicker was the intriguing sweetness of the pomegranate.
Of course, we had to try a kabob and chose the lamb. It was a little overcooked and slightly tough, but the wonderful rice that came with it was full of buttery flavor. Also, we have always found that GG's has a way with vegetables. In this case, they were a little accompaniment to the entrée. One slice of carrot, one piece of broccoli and one of cauliflower were each cooked perfectly. We wished there were more.
A very Turkish dish was the ali nazik. This consisted of well-seasoned ground beef cooked as a patty, cut up in little cubes and mixed with a very good tomato sauce, then served on top of an eggplant puree blended with yogurt
We found that the GG's version of baklava had all the layers of dough together, with one bunch on the bottom and one on the top, rather than many thin layers with the filling in between, so it didn't have the light crispiness of the Greek style but was rather doughy.
The Turkish national ice cream was more like ice milk with very little flavor on its own. We chose pistachio, but you might not have guessed that, though the presentation was pretty. It was served on tasty waffle crackers and garnished with strawberries and blueberries.
The Italian part of the menu includes a wide variety of pastas as well as salads, calamari, smoked salmon, bruschetta and more for starters. Entrees are not particularly ethnic: lamb chops, grilled salmon and such.
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Where: 540 Coast Highway Laguna Beach
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Entrées: $18 to $28
Desserts: $7 to $10
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October 06, 2003
Los Angeles — UCLA Anderson School of Management was featured in two recent business school surveys conducted by Forbes and BusinessWeek. The focus of these surveys was on the career progression of alumni five and 10 years after they received their MBA degree. Below are highlights from both surveys.
BusinessWeek's Survey of 1992 Alumni
Proving the value and worth of a UCLA Anderson MBA, in a recent BusinessWeek survey of 1992 alumni from the Top 30 MBA programs across the country, UCLA Anderson graduates placed third in average salary. The current average salary of 1992 UCLA Anderson alumni is $196,269, while the average bonus is $214,200, for total compensation averaging $410,469. When combining salary and bonus figures, UCLA Anderson alumni place in the top 10 among peer business schools.
According to BusinessWeek, "rather than a ranking, the [survey] effort yields a portrait of the MBA's value as seen through the eyes of a group that graduated at a time when a business degree had become highly desirable. So what does that group have to say? That the MBA is worth a lot."
In conducting the survey, "BusinessWeek set out to assess the impact of an MBA on grads who have had more than 10 years to test-drive their skills. The survey ... quantifies a mosaic of information, including averages, anecdotes, and interviews with dozens of survey respondents, B-school deans, corporate recruiters, and other experts."
For more specifics, please refer to the BusinessWeek issue dated September 22, 2003, or see the content online at http://www.businessweek.com (you must be a subscriber to gain access to their content).
Forbes 2003 Business School Survey
The Forbes 2003 Business School Survey results place UCLA Anderson 14th overall. This bi-annual survey measures the five-year gain in compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition and forgone compensation. This survey ranked the MBA class of 1998 from some 50 business schools.
The Top 15 Business Schools are as follows:
Rank School
1 Harvard
2 Columbia
3 Chicago
4 Dartmouth (Tuck)
5 Yale
6 Pennsylvania (Wharton)
7 Stanford
8 UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
9 Northwestern (Kellogg)
10 Virginia (Darden)
11 Cornell (Johnson)
12 Washington U-St. Louis(Olin)
13 NYU (Stern)
14 UCLA (Anderson)
15 MIT (Sloan)
Other Notables:
16 Texas-Austin (McCombs)
19 Carnegie Mellon
20 Michigan
21 UC Berkeley (Haas)
22 Duke (Fuqua)
24 Georgetown
For more details, please refer to the issue of Forbes (dated October 13) or see the content online at http://www.forbes.com/home/2003/09/24/bschooland.html.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs and doctoral programs.
UCLA Anderson's faculty includes outstanding educators and researchers who share their scholarship and expertise in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, accounting, business economics, decision sciences, operations and technology management, human resources and organizational behavior, information systems, strategy and policy.
Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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An interesting document on Java's short comings (from C developer's perspective) was written some time ago (about 2000? ) but many of the arguments issues are as true (or not) today as they were ten years ago.
Review of short comings
Java doesn't have free().
The author lists this as a benefit and 99% of the time is a win. There are times when not having it is a downside, when you wish escape analysis
would eliminate, recycle or free immediately an object you know isn't needed any more (IMHO the JIT / javac should be able to work it out in theory)
lexically scoped local functions
The closest Java has is anonymous methods. This is a poor cousin to Closures (coming in Java 8), but it can be made to do the same thing.
No macro system
Many of the useful tricks you can do with macros, Java can do for you dynamically. Not needing a macro system is an asset because you don't need to know when Java will give you the same optimisations. There is an application start up cost that macros don't have and you can't do the really obfuscated stuff, but this is probably a good thing.
Explicitly Inlined functions
The JIT can inline methods for you. Java can inline methods from shared libraries, even if they are updated dynamically. This does come at a run time cost, but its nicer not to need to worry about this IMHO.
I find lack of function pointers a huge pain
Function pointers makes in lining methods more difficult for the compiler. If you are using object orientated programming, I don't believe you need these. For other situations, I believe Closures in Java 8 is likely to be nicer.
The fact that static methods aren't really class methods is pretty dumb
I imagine most Java developers have come across this problem at some stage. IMHO: The nicest solution is to move the "static" functionality to its own class and not use static methods if you want polymorphism.
It's far from obvious how one hints that a method should be inlined, or otherwise go real fast
Make it small and call it lots of times. ;)
Two identical byte[] arrays aren't equal and don't hash the same
I agree that its pretty ugly design choice not to make arrays proper objects. They inherit from Object, but don't have useful implementation for toString, equals, hashCode, compareTo. clone() and getClass() are the most useful methods. You can use helper methods instead, but with many different helper classes called Array, Arrays, ArrayUtil, ArrayUtils in different packages its all a mess for a new developer to deal with.
Hashtable/HashMap does allow you to provide a hashing function
This is also a pain if you want to change the behaviour. IMHO, The best solution is to write a wrapper class which implements equals/hashCode, but this adds overhead.
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Just two games into the 13-year-old state Babe Ruth state tournament, Warwick has already established itself as the team to beat.
The Warwick all-stars beat Portsmouth 17-5 on Sunday night to open the tournament, but then it really put itself in prime position with a convincing victory on Sunday night.
Facing perennial contender Cranston, Warwick got a combined no-hitter from David DeFusco and Elijah Brown, as it won 4-1 to advance into the winner's bracket finals.
"I don't see any weakness anywhere on the field," Warwick manager Brian Hawkins said. "Our outfielders are outstanding, the infield is so strong. Our bats are crazy right now."
It's been a complete team effort.
Hawkins got everyone in the game in the victory over Portsmouth, as Warwick got contributions from the entire lineup as well as multiple pitchers.
"We hit the crap out of the ball," Hawkins said.
And while beating Portsmouth in that fashion was nice, defeating Cranston was the most important step for a team with state title hopes.
It didn't start out perfectly, as Cranston took a 1-0 in the first inning when a man walked, stole second and later scored on a groundout.
That, though, would be the last of the damage.
DeFusco kept Cranston in check for the first four innings, and Brown came in and shut the door for the final three.
It was a brief flash of the team's pitching depth, which Hawkins thinks is perhaps its biggest strength.
"We have, believe it or not, like nine pitchers," Hawkins said. "There's one No. 1 and probably three or four No. 2's. We're pretty strong this year."
Offensively, Warwick tied the game immediately, getting a run in the bottom of the first.
It then took the lead for good in the second inning, as it scored one more run to go up 2-1.
From there it was steady, as it scored a run in the fifth and the seventh, both on passed balls.
The offense was led by its No. 3 and 4 hitters, DeFusco and Billy Roberge, both of who have had big two-game stretches.
"One through nine has been crushing the ball," Hawkins. The biggest kids that stand out to me are DeFusco and Billy Roberge."
Hawkins, who coached the 15-year-old team that lost to Cranston in last year's finals, knows the importance of beating Cranston in the tournament, especially this early.
Now, Warwick can look ahead.
"I've been with Warwick PAL now for three years," Hawkins said. "Last year, Cranston beat us in the championship game, that happens. This year is a different year and I'm already glad we got through Cranston."
The win put Warwick one game away from the state finals. It takes on Coventry on Wednesday at 8 pm. at North Providence High School
Because of the two days off, Warwick's pitching should be in line as well. Hawkins will have a full staff available, including both DeFusco and Brown.
"They're playing great ball," Hawkins said.
Cranston dropped to the loser's bracket, where it will have to win three consecutive games to reach the finals. If it gets that far, it will have to beat its opponent twice to win the title.


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On the Street…..Prince St., NYC
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his leg appear skinnier than his arms and is tha a bulletproof vest?
Falling in love again…
What is it? Boho style? Although I see here totally lack of proportion I appreciate all those blue elements
The lines of his outfit remind me of Mondrian's compositions.
what is he wearing over the button-down?
I'm loving the different tones. Is that a little sweater? It looks interesting (the buttons).
Great layering
This pullover looks like a bulletproofed vest!
I don't know much about Mondian's compositions, but there IS something mesmerizing about the lines created by these clothes. The colors help accentuate them. It looks comfortable!
I like this whole look for the most part but that sweater just looks so uncomfortable. Maybe that's what the look on his face is trying to express.
oh, he's funny.
and what is it on his feet? looks like he's only got two big toes.
I don't get the "vest", but frankly I don't care. He pulls it off, and he is cute!
I believe his shoes are Margiela.
I like the blue color palette. And it's nice to finally see a guy play with proportions. Few would knock this outfit if a lady donned it instead.
I agree. A lot of the fashion i see here might be a little unusual, but they pull it off!
The separated-toe shoes are slightly unsettling.
i do think that the cropped dark blue top is kim jones? shoes are margiela for sure. i like it, it's inspiring.
I love his jeans, and the fact that this image looks like it was taken somewhere abroad.
I agree with andra on the toe shoes. They are a little unsettling. It's like that old Sesame Street adage, "one of those things don't quite belong." As a matter of fact, his whole outfit bothers me. Nothing really fits and who did he get that sweater from?
The "vest" (and the coat) are two of the best pieces here.
I disagree with Peter…the vest / sweater looks extremely comfortable…as does the young man.
Gray days don't seem to bring out the best of New York's potential Sartorialistas. But don't worry – the sun WILL come out tomorrow. (I heard it through the grapevine.)
The knit he is wearing is a modular piece by Kim Jones. I think from his AW03 or AW04 collection. Expect more things from Kim now he is at Dunhill.
That fine line between clever & stupid is once again blurred. The tiny blue thing does not make up for the fact that his shirt is way too big. And are those sneakers supposed to help him pick up pennies with his toes? I give this one a big MISS!
yeah, sure, but where's the scarf?
I couldn't look at the clothing so much as his beautiful face!
Really! A man can be beautiful and he is!! Great photo.
I love his style!
It seems you can pretty much wear anything and everyone here will love it. This is a terrible outfit probably explained by the fact its a Kim Jones knit. Leave womenswear to the women and Mondrian? Do me a favour! Its a badly made, badly fitted sweater.
one of my favorite posts in a while.
beautiful proportions (ie jacket vs sweater vs shirt) jeans and the shoes. its very very nice
He is gorgeous. don't love the coat.
Love the cloven toe Margiela's!
I too find it disturbing that the shirt is so long and that the knit is so short.The sneakers look funny.
what kind of socks do you wear under split-toed sneakers?
He's cute, and his pants fit (a blessing), and the vest is fine, it's the blousey shirt thing I hope doesn't become rampant.
wowww he's inspirational
Wow. Love every single thing about it, down to the rosy cheeks. The blues, the lengths, the tight, but slightly dated looking jeans….it all works. Somehow. When a look is this elegantly jarring, I'm impressed. And I'm in love with him.
Yes, it's a Kim Jones top from '05 and if you look closely, you can see the bottom piece of the sweat(aka the hem piece) is missing, which kind of makes the look very odd in my opinion.
And don't like the margiela trainers as well, for 2 reasons:
1)don't like their ninja turtles shape
2)You need special socks to wear them.
I think I just fell in love…look at those curls…dreamy
Love it! The shot is really good with the wooden panels as a background. And I think Sart has a good eye for very consistent personalities: it is not just the knit or the jacket or the shoes, but look at the whole including the face. The proof it is a good shot: it is very controversial! Very interesting! It looks like women outfit but is very well worn by a man and it takes a while to understand what is going on here. Love it!
he looks self conscious in that experimental garb. however daring your clothes are, they shouldn't upstage you.
this is solomon. i commend him for his constant personal adventures in proportion and silhouette, but sometimes, like in this instance with the shirt and top, it feels a little too gimmicky and 'clever'. not theatrical or costumey, but overdone. seeing him in blue jeans is pretty big though.
i think it would be better if his shirt tails were just two or three inches shorter. or even if he tucked it in. he'd still get the effect from the short knit and his legs would look longer.
Love the mix of blues and how right they are with his complexion, and I like the effect of the layers — coat hem, shirt hem, sweater hem. What is everybody's problem with this sweater?! Looks like a take-off on the cropped tank tops guys wear in the weight rooms to show off their abs. Also, I see buttonholes along the bottom edge — does anybody know if there is another layer that if it were on, it would make the garment hip length? I like choices like that in clothing. And this is the second time we've seen Margiela's witty reference to Japanese tabi socks — the first time was on that fey Japanese woman photographer that Sart caught in Paris wearing them. I'm really surprised at the negativity toward this guy's outfit in some of the comments — I mean "worst ever" in all caps (does 11:17 know that is considered the equivalent of shouting) — what got his knickers in such a twist!?
If John Lennon was still alive and living in New York, I'd have to say this was John and Yoko's son.
The outfit is a little off-kilter but I don't hate it. What I do hate is the name[label]-dropping that some of you commenters take part in. It's like celebrity-sightings. Get a grip!
Reading anonymous at 10:17′s comments makes me wonder. I am a blog neophyte, but I don't see why people fill free to shout criticism in all caps, and – this is a personal pet peeve – put perfectly good words into quotation marks before dashing behind a big pole called anonymous. It's playground bully stuff. Don't take it seriously, Sart, or like our folks used to say – consider the source.
You wear toe socks, which are always more fun than the shoes that hide them… at least when you're 8.
Dorky hotness!
this is awful… i cant find anything in this that works am i retarded?
those shoes, how are they flattering in any way?
I am very open when it comes to fashion but i really do not get this look. What is so nice about it? Super tight jeans a shruken sweater looking thing a shirt that is way to long…… But then again many people do not like the looks posted on here worn by people such as Lino and I think he is one of the best dressed men out there so I respect this young mans style even if it is not something I would wear. I guess thats the thing about fashion it would not be nice if we were all wearing the same stuff.
Excuse me, Anon 11:17, the sartorialist deserves an audience that respects his judgment whether or not they personally like the outfits. you do not seem to embody that spirit. I'm pretty sure that the last time I checked this was his blog and he can post whatever he wants.
This outfit is not about following rules and he definitely pulls it off. The proportions are interesting, (short sweater, long shirt, skinny jeans – but not too skinny, long parka). The beautiful shades of blue against the light beige of the parka give him an airy appearance, which, in my opinion is essential to pull off this busy, heavy look.
Bullet proof vests are totally hot right now!
When I see a young person wearing such impractical, but expensive-looking clothes, I wonder: how do they pay for all of this?
Camel toe sneakers? Hmm…
I can dig it.
But How!!!
His hair is gorgeous.
totally cool
Now, THIS ia how you do mixed proportions. simple, effective.
my hero!
shirt, vullover/vest, raincoat…. PERFECt
can anybody identify the designers he is wearing?
would love to know.
I can't decide how I feel…he has a great face, colours are great as well as the fit…but the proportion of that vest-thing is so off putting that I can't focus anything else. I kinda like the weird shoes, though!
This outfit is not my favourite that i've seen from The Sartorialist. But I do understand what he is trying to say about fashion.
In response to anon 11:17 AM – I think it is completely out of order to want to micro-manage this blog like that. The Sart has the right to post what he likes without having to second guess his judgement or feel like he has to please his audience all the time.
Sometimes fashion is meant to provoke and inspire. So let's think a bit outside the box sometimes. You might be surprised by what you find.
the whole look is tokyo 1998 – but it still works and is fresh. I love seeing people in NY dress like they get their clues from somewhere else – its been feeling like we're surrounded by clones lately. I would never wear the clothes – but I might have carried it off 15 years ago… its a bit death in venice.
ps the shoes may be margiela but they're japanese construction worker shoes and have been around for centuries…
the shirt/sweater proportion fundamentally doesn't work to my eye. I do find it interesting, tho, that he is even trying this proportion, and doing it in a nonchalant way, so it's intriguing to see for that reason.
Really lovely, interesting proportions… straying from the typical, everyday… but it works so well. The colours, too.
Not a big fan of ninja turtle shoes, but I can still appreciate them. And they work well with the colours of this outfit.
To quote Sart, "For me, this is all about the attitude that a specific shoe can create for an entire look. "
What attitude does camel toed shoes create? I do love the tousled hair and the one blue sleeve peeking out though.
I can see why people wouldn't like this, because I had a bit of a "WTF?" reaction at first, but I do love this. I think the proportions are incredible, and I love the tones throughout. Plus, the Margiela's are incredible.
Are you all drunk sycophants?
puhleeze. Trying way too hard and not working at all.
He works in geometry and comes from The Land of Rosy Cheeks.
I have to say … that face … that look
reminded me of this Bronzino
This is great. From the split toe, I'm assuming those are martin margiela. Interesting proportion, and understated irreverence.
I just wish you'd taken a picture of him with the jacket off also for the full view of the blue overall and shirt combination.
Hey this is right about the Bronzino (7.28pm)! Thanks!
wow…..i loike the whole look…
adil sg
A lot of humor in this. And a great sense of color. I don't quite get the shorty sweater thing, but what the hey! He's got rosy cheeks.
kelly said "what attitude does camel toed shoes create?"
that made me literally LOL.
thank you.
Very clever blending of blue(s) with the greyish coat: Spring has arrived.
As for some of the comments, this guy could use bullet proof something. I say Agnelli would approve of the balance of color and those little fashion quirks.
Agnelli Man
WHat a beautiful face… lets go out to dinner, eh? I was starting to think that those good old Italian American boys were all gone out of New York. The way he mixes his sort of Roman classical face with those toned down but modern clothes is inspiring. Reminds me of the wonderful European side of the 1980s, with the wash of the jeans and the shades of white and cream. These colors/shades inspire me for summer. And I love the way that he augments his natural beauty. how old is he?
His face… like one from a Robert Doisneau image.
the whole photo, down to the boarded up background shouts wartime Bosnia (his foreign features only add to that). his (gorgeous/ precious) expression seems to say that despite the fact that he's covering his back with whatever he could get from the Red Cross, were he only in a land of more opportunity he would be better dressed than most of us.
Too bad we know it is Prince St., NYC
Issey Miyake coat
his sweater-thing or whatever that is is so unique and his shoes are interesting. but the whole outfit kinda ties together and works. kudos.
Well, hmmm. Call me backward, but the proportions of this look are awkward, and not, to me, in a good way. I give him a lot of credit for creativity and nerve, and I am glad that those such as he walk among us; however, despite the fact that I actually love the crazy sweater, I would have a really hard time not giggling if I passed this man on the street.
his mixture and color puzzle is just amazingly in sync with the beautiful collage of textures in the background.
I have a profound affinity with multi textured walls now, there's just a great addition with all the blues gray hues on such gorgeous well put together boy.
Re: the separated toe shoes
I think they are inspired by the traditional Japanese sabi socks.
ODD!….but i dig it.
Wow. Kevlar (nice shade tho) over a too-long shirt w an artist's smock over it all.. Did someone say war-time Bosnia?
there should be more boys like this! such a good look and brave enough to wear the tabi shoe… not to mention an unexpectedly amazing layering job. i am mesmerized.
I think, its the mix of materials and surfaces that makes it look interesting. cotton, wool ? (the sweater/pullover-thing) and microfibre/polyesther.
but I think he had problems to squeeze the loose sleeves of his sweater into the sleeves of his coat.
looks much too tight.
my european eye is reminded to the layering look of the middle-90´s.
or clothes for pregnant women.
the shoes are so unsexy, it hurts.
to me he looks like a roman warrior heading for landing on the moon.
give him a suit, please.
he can carry it off as he's so damn good looking.
There's something architectural about this. It's not fashion, it's design. You can't buy this, or take it from a catwalk, you have to think like this.
First-time commenter. This is just an amazing picture in which the synchronicity between the subject and the background seems almost impossible to have captured without a whole lot of prearrangement. God, you're good!
it's SOLOMON! YAYAY!!!
the background is great.
There is something to be said for guts and experimenting and going outside the conventional, which I give him kudos for. Aside from the fact it's different, however, I don't think it works. I think the lenght of the shirt does miserable things for his leg line. Maybe it would work better on a taller man. And I don't think the big coat helps. I do like the colors, and I like the vest/sweater/whatever that is. But really don't love the overall effect. And I'd rather be staring at him in something incredibly dull and understated than staring at this outfit.
It's not everyday you see "tabi" shoes, esp outside of Japan. I can't fully see how these are made, but I'd imagine you'd have to wear tabi w/ them.
I'm so confused, but I like! It's like a deconstructed cardigan that you can add length to by buttoning on more layers or something!
i like the outfit. kind of margiela – kim jones mix. and all this blue.. looks really comfortable
I think this outfit is amazing. To me he looks very young (18? and probably of Italian descent) but at that age with such an innate sense of style is to me incredible. It is a wonderful shot too with that slightly far away look in his eyes that shows possibly an age beyond his years.
Fab fab and once again fab!
I would have loved this outfit eaither without the to small to short blue sweater, or with a sweather that actually fit him. Im wondering why you picked him/ this outfit to take a picture of?
I love the wall behind him, and interestingly, his ensemble echos it.
i really love this. the different shades of blue, the deceptively simple elements, combined in such a strange and surprising way. those buttons on the sweatshirt! so good!
staraful beat me to the punch.
kim jones, maybe even tim hamilton, should do this look, if they haven't already. the pieces were awesome taken apart too. this is pretty bang-up, ballsy layering, and the lack of accessories, save for the awesome shoes, is very refreshing.
what a sence of style he looks like he walked out from runway
I love this coat. Any idea where he got it?
very close Anon 11:44pm.
it's Kosuke Tsumura's FINAL HOME. Yeah, some great stuff! Too bad not enough nyers got it when the store was around… any Final Home lovers around here btw?
this is probably one of the most fantastic men's shots to be on the blog. the people that dont see just how brilliant this is clearly have misunderstood the meaning of style.
whoever you are man in the photo….i'd like to nominate you for most stylish man of the year.
its solomon and he looks cute as always!
I'm not from the fans of this look.
What's really amazing, however, is the diversity of the audience, as we can see from the comments to this photo.
keep it up Scott!
his name is solomon chase and he is a ny artist/designer
I wholeheartedly concur with everyone's comments about Anonymous 11:17. All caps is e-quivalent to yelling, which is totally out of line in this kind of forum (or any polite conversation, for that matter).
p.s. Personally, I like this look. I'd do it with jeans that are slightly less tight around the leg but it's totally fearless and I appreciate that.
Is it not the coat that brings it all together?
It frames the shirt, the sweater and the jeans in together with the shoes. Great.
His rosy cheeks are nicely complimented by the blue sweater. But nothing else about the look is working for me. The coat seems too puffy, and I wonder whether that's due to the sweater. It looks like a bit of sweater sleeve is peeping through below the left wrist.
i love this outfit!
it has a similar approach to layering that womens clothing does, but still looks very masculine.
He looks this good everyday.
interesting proportions, yet his his stature is much too small to pull off this look and the coat winds up making him look even shorter.
I like his face though. It's a good one. The fit of his clothes really work for him, it's a boyish look. So nice.
I would love to know what he wore the next day…
Strange look…but it works for him.