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Kiki Black & White Dress
Added Jan 11, 2010
By burdastyle
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The Kiki dress is perfect for making a chic fashion statement: the curved front and back scoop neck is soft & elegant while a bounty of center back buttons lend this dress a lovely vintage feel. The Kiki dress comes with 3 sleeve variations (included in this pattern, the thumbnails are on the pattern page), which are perfectly fit for multiple occasions!
We made the short puff-sleeved variation in contrasting black & white textured silk blends, which add an interesting appeal to this form flattering dress.
Material Notes
2 – 2 1/4 yards medium – lightweight cotton or silk blends. 20cm zipper, 90cm x 15cm interfacing, 11 small buttons
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Style
- Classic, Evening Wear, Mod, Preppy, Rock, Romantic
- Material
- Chiffon, Cotton, Blends, Silk
- Photographer
Danielle St. Laurent
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Apr 3, 2010, 07.06 PMby zumurruda
This looks fantastic! It looks better than the original yellow version.
Jan 25, 2010, 09.53 PMby lenenyheim
Hey that was a great solution, black and white. Just great!
Jan 15, 2010, 06.44 AMby thecuriouskiwi
It'd be really great if you guys posted the fabric split, how much for the skirt and how much for the top since the fabric cutting layout only shows for one fabric type. I just bought this pattern and I'm looking forward to finding the perfect fabrics. Thanks BurdaStyle xx
Jan 15, 2010, 01.29 AMby aliish
Of course I love this dress with it's innnocent, but not, look. And those shoes……. have to keep my eyes open for some!!!!
Jan 14, 2010, 04.57 PMby cazcook
Cute but edgy – i love it!
Jan 14, 2010, 12.51 AMby sewithought
love love this version and its dangerous looking slit!
Jan 13, 2010, 02.18 AMby iamhighfashion
i love this dress! it is just gorgeous!
Jan 12, 2010, 07.26 PMby starryeyes11
This is very cute, the contrasting fabrics used show the patterns potential better than the original!
Jan 12, 2010, 12.07 PMby cgm5498
I LOVE the kiki dress! The black looks great
Jan 12, 2010, 10.44 AMby jays
oh I love this variation- the kiki has so much potential! It turns into a totally different dress as soon as you change the fabric/ colour/ sleeves! Also The skirt panels are great because it lets you place the slit wherever you want!
Jan 12, 2010, 07.27 AMby marinaglory
The white fabric looks so lush and I love the subtle metallic threads through the black fabric too! A great spin on classic style :]
Jan 12, 2010, 05.58 AMby Chandler Etheridge
It just makes me wanna go out and buy the materials and make one for myself! Love it
Jan 12, 2010, 03.54 AMby calicocouture
Really cute!
Jan 12, 2010, 02.31 AMby erdronen
So pretty! I liked the other version, but this is so cute as well! Definitely worth buying the pattern with two cute options!
Jan 12, 2010, 12.38 AMby lenarrrd
Hurraaaaaaaaaah I LOVE THIS – been dying to see the other sleeve variation for a while now before I took the plunge and bought the pattern. This way it can be worn into spring as well :)
Jan 11, 2010, 11.47 PMby indil
Super cute. Loved this pattern from the start, love this version too!
Jan 11, 2010, 11.06 PMby alisondahl
Happy Monday…We're very glad to hear some positive feedback from our users for a change! Thanks for the kind words, this dress is definitely a keeper!
Jan 11, 2010, 10.58 PMby ichigogirl
I REALLY really like this! I feel the urge to buy the pattern… it's SO pretty just as it is and it seems very easy to change in various ways, so, thank you Burdastyle, great work!
Jan 11, 2010, 09.52 PMby pixelink
ohh yeah, I'm in love with all the elements to this design. THANKS BSTYLE
Jan 11, 2010, 09.11 PMby sunnilj9
Its so fabulous! I can't wait to make my own. I love the triangular waist inset and the ruffles on the top. Great fabric choices too!
Jan 11, 2010, 08.12 PMby skwarynia
Wow I'm impressed! Burdastyle you have the best patterns ever! Really!:D And I'm glad I'm here:D
Jan 11, 2010, 08.04 PMby dschudie
lovely! i prefer this kiki variation, too. it`s amazing how different the look is, which one alteration and another fabric. now i can envision to make my own kiki :-) thank you for inspiration burda
Jan 11, 2010, 07.01 PMby carolinam
i liked the long sleeves of the kiki but these are nice too. I would choose less contrasting fabric i think. But before i start dreaming about making a dress (i already have many ideas in my head for many dresses) i should finish my project of this moment first.
Jan 11, 2010, 06.54 PMby wzrdreams
I love this version so much…. and I have just the black, crepe backed satin for the skirt in my stash.
Jan 11, 2010, 05.48 PMby dorawarren
I like this one much better than the first Kiki with longer sleeves
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Jan 11, 2010, 06.07 PMby Laura Bolčina
Me too!
Jan 11, 2010, 05.09 PMby dancemagicdance
Amazing! So super cute and perfect for every body type!
Jan 11, 2010, 05.05 PMby ashchaser
Ooh! This is so damn cute, I love those sleeves!
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Recruiters Push Early Access to New M.B.A. Students
First-year M.B.A. students are arriving on campus this fall with fading tans, first-day-of-class jitters and, increasingly, summer internship offers.
Companies eager to capture top talent are starting the recruiting process even earlier—in some instances before the school year begins.
Business schools have responded by pushing forward the dates they allow firms to begin corporate presentations, cocktail receptions and other recruiting activities, despite concerns that the students aren't adequately prepared to face the onslaught. Formal interviews are still generally delayed until January for those students who don't get an early offer by less traditional means.
"I wish we could ask the companies not to engage with our students as early," says Wendy Tsung, associate dean of M.B.A. career services at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. "But the companies are either going to go around us or they're going to work with us. We'd much rather that they work with us."
This year the business school's networking event, which draws more than 20 companies, was on Aug. 23. It used to be held in October.
Corporate presentations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business for first-year students begin Sept. 16; the school moved its start date up by a week in 2012.
While the trend suggests strong demand for M.B.A.s, school administrators are concerned that students will snap up offers before they've had a chance to think through their career goals.
"We worry that students are out there and don't know what they're doing yet," says Regina Regazzi, executive director of corporate relations at University of California, Los Angeles's Anderson School of Management.
Ms. Regazzi says her office is still working with recent graduates in the summer and can't devote time to preparing new students for corporate introductions. Ideally, she says, she would stage resume critiques and mock interviews first.
In late July, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. hosts a two-day "early advantage program" for incoming minority, military and female students interested in investment banking. Deloitte Consulting LLP runs a three-day conference in July, which launched in 2010, where incoming first-year M.B.A.s may "have the opportunity to interview early for Summer Associates roles," according to the program's website.
One of the biggest opportunities for early recruiting comes at a June event staged by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, a diversity network. About 400 students met in New Orleans this year to network with future classmates and interview with about 65 companies, including Eli Lilly & Co. and Kraft Foods Group Inc.
After starting conversations at Consortium, representatives from a few firms scheduled informal meetings late last month with students from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. Because the events were being held before the school's Sept. 9 start date for campus recruiting, recruiters called them "coffee chats" rather than actual interviews.
Fred Staudmyer, assistant dean and director of Johnson's career management center, declined to name the companies.
Companies are also reluctant to talk about schools' recruiting policies.
Representatives from J.P. Morgan, McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group Inc. and Microsoft Corp. declined to comment on how schools restrict their recruiting activities.
Mr. Staudmyer says the early recruiting is good for students with clear career goals, as it can free them up to focus on personal development and their academic studies. But he worries that those without such certainty might accept job offers that aren't a good fit.
The Stanford Graduate School of Business bars recruiters from campus for the first six weeks of the school year, in part to let first-year students concentrate on academics and reflect on their career plans without pressure to make any rash decisions.
One downside of holding recruiters at bay until early November is that once the gate is lifted, students can be easily overwhelmed. Pulin Sanghvi, assistant dean and director of the school's career management center, says there's a "mad rush" once recruiters get the all-clear.
"We typically start engaging students proactively as soon as the schools allow us," since it takes time to build relationships with candidates, says Keith Bevans, a partner and head of Bain & Co.'s Global Consultant Recruiting.
Even though schools try to keep pace with recruiter demand, tensions do arise. Last year, representatives from an investment bank came to Ross for undergraduate and second-year M.B.A. recruiting, and expected first-year students to attend the same events—even though recruiting for that group didn't start for another few weeks.
The Ross student finance club determined that first-year students could attend the presentations but wouldn't be penalized if they chose not to, says Tom Tait, president of the group. (Recruiters often keep track of who attends the what activities to help gauge their interest in a company.)
School administrators threaten to run interference with overly aggressive companies, but few have followed through.
"They're not going to stop any company from engaging with the students," says Mr. Tait. "It's in their best interest to have us at as many companies as possible."
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STOCKTON - A long-developing plan to build a massive business park on the outskirts of Tracy moved a step closer to realization Friday with approval to annex the Cordes Ranch area into the limits of the south San Joaquin County city.
STOCKTON - A long-developing plan to build a massive business park on the outskirts of Tracy moved a step closer to realization Friday with approval to annex the Cordes Ranch area into the limits of the south San Joaquin County city.
On 1,796 acres of land west of Tracy and along the south side of Interstate 205, the planned project could bring tens of thousands of jobs in the years to come and be an economic driver for Tracy, the county and beyond, officials said.
"And right now, that's what we need," said Bob Elliott, a member of the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). "I think it's a very significant project for the region."
LAFCo is the panel that oversees ordered growth in the county and is made up of county officials. Elliott also is a member of the county Board of Supervisors, representing the district that includes Tracy. He said the Cordes Ranch park fits in with wider plans to attract business to the county. "It will tie in very nicely with our efforts to market San Joaquin County as an extension of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley."
The Cordes Ranch plan also calls for 89 acres of parks or open space. The remaining acreage breaks down to 27.8 million square feet zoned business industrial park, 2.5 million square feet general office and 592,000 general commercial. There are no residential areas.
It was intended to be a "jobs trap" along the I-205 corridor, said Bill Dean, Tracy's assistant director of development services. And it's the culmination of years of planning, from the city's General Plan to coordinated infrastructure planning to the creation of the specific plan, itself, including a rigorous environmental report, he said.
With LAFCo's approval, local permits can be issued within the plan, he said.
Earlier this month, the Tracy City Council approved the plan. On Friday, it was approved by LAFCo without a dissenting vote on the commission or opposition in the public hearing.
Commissioners spoke briefly about the agricultural land that would be lost to the development, but the consensus seemed to be the land was not as viable for farming as other land in the county. "The land, by comparison, for agricultural purposes, is pretty marginal," said Mike Maciel, a commissioner as well as a Tracy councilman.
The city also requires payment of mitigation fees used to preserve farmland.
The planned park is south of, and adjacent to, I-205. Shulte Road is the southern boundary. From the previous western boundary of the city, it stretches west past Mountain House Parkway.
It's part of the growth and economic recovery that is happening in south county, now, but will spread north, said Larry Ruhstaller, LAFCo chairman and a county supervisor who represents the Stockton area.
"It will work its way up," he said. "It will eventually work its way up to Stockton."
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Striving to create lower level qualifying events on a national and continental level leading up to the KSP World Championship Tour in the future, this years KSP qualification system will be based on applications and include the IKA member national associations, national championship results (where existing) and the IKA wave world ranking once again.
Slots for the 24 riders male fleet are allocated as follows (for the womens fleet, 50 % of the quota each)
Remaining slots will focus on globalization/the inclusion of more nations – this means except from the slots above, only riders from nations that are not yet represented are accepted. If there are more nations applying then slots are available, places are given in the order of regional strengths until all slots are filled (in the order South America, Europe, North America, Africa, Oceania, Asia, then from the beginning again). The IKA executive committee may deviate from the order of regions and nations in order to ensure highest quality of the selected riders, e.g. require a minimum of competition experience, results and/or performance to be expected.
If there are less nations applying then slots are available, then additional places are given to nations in the order of regional and nation strength.
If more than one rider applies from a nation eligible for a slot, then the national association nominates the rider. If no national association exists, then the IKA executive committee after consultation with the KSP will decide.
If any of the pre-allocated slots are not taken by the riders, these slots go to the pool for the nations.
If slots are not taken shortly before the event, they may be filled with local wild cards or, if possible, alternate riders from the waiting list on a first come-first serve basis.
All applications need to be made through the online application forms until March 1st to be considered.
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The American Anthropological Association has signed a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee not to cut funds to the Nation Science foundations. This letter, written by the American Association of the Advancement of Science, was signed by 149 U.S. science, engineering, and higher education organizations.
The letter states, "the undersigned organizations stand in strong opposition to legislative attempts to undermine the peer review process by seeking to defund research grants that have already been awarded after extensive evaluation by independent scientific review panels … Furthermore, we strongly oppose attempts to eliminate or substantially reduce funding for specific areas of science such as the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)." The letter also outlines the contributions that multi-disciplinary approaches have had and will continue to have in science and out nation more broadly.
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In the course of a month how many things do you try to get out of?
How about in the course of a week?
I have to admit I'll let the trash go until we have to pull it out from under the counter and put it in the floor before I'll take it out.
And just to see how much my wife actually reads this column, I actually give her grief about putting the can out next to the counter as a stalling technic.
Surely you have a similar chore you avoid like the plague.
How about jury duty?While on a couple of occasions I have run into people who believe it is their civic duty and look forward to it, they are definitely the exception and not the norm.
I agree it's our civic duty, but I certainly don't look forward to it.
So it's no wonder a scam like the one popping up around PA is actually working.
We had a story last week about the fraud being perpetrated, possibly on people who did their best to get out of jury duty.
'Montgomery County Sheriff Russell Bono is warning county residents that callers posing as sheriff's deputies are bilking money from residents in other counties in Pennsylvania.
'I've received information from the Pennsylvania Sheriff's Association that there is a group in several counties - including Chester, Allegheny, Delaware and Northumberland counties - where residents are receiving calls from individuals purporting to be deputy sheriffs saying that they missed jury duty and now they are required to pay a hefty fine,' Bono said.'
Bono said the scammers are giving their victims' directions to buy Green Dot MoneyPak prepaid cards in amounts ranging from $300 to $1,500. The scammers then have the victims call them back for directions on how to transfer the money.
'They call themselves by official police names, deputies and lieutenant sergeant, and they've even gone so far as to spoof the phone numbers of the local sheriff's department. So when people call back it is a legitimate phone number, but it's gone to the scammers,' Bono said.
So far, no one in Montgomery County has reported being a victim of the scam.
Some people will do anything to get out of some things, and other people will be right there to take advantage of them if they can.
I can't help but believe that we're now well into summer with barely a hint of property tax reform and legislators are on their yearly summer sabbatical because they've been trying to get out of addressing the issue for the past three decades.
State Sen. David Argall, 29th Dist., has been pushing for property tax relief for the past I don't know how many years. I had him on our show, Politically Direct, to talk about it well over a year ago.
And here we are, with a Senate finance committee full of people apparently trying to get out of passing it out of their own committee.
Not to be outdone, the House finance committee did move a piece of legislation last year, but then it went…that's right, no where.
Argall sent out a press release last week:
'We have fought in a bipartisan way to advance the issue of meaningful property tax reform. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Brubaker has worked very hard to advance our efforts within his committee, but we remain short on the votes needed to advance it out of committee. At the suggestion of the grassroots groups who brought us the original legislation, we will find a way for a full Senate vote on this key issue. While we would have hoped it would have been sooner, with 25 co-sponsors, this is the farthest this issue has ever made it in the state Senate. We remain 100 percent committed to eliminating school property taxes for all Pennsylvanians.'
I believe the House was also touting the fact that the issue had never made it as far in their chamber either.
That and a dollar won't get you a cup of coffee or property tax relief.
Sounds like a whole lot of people trying to get out of doing something to me.
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Melissa McCarthy, starring in "The Heat" (which opens Friday) with Sandra Bullock, is a talented comedic actress, on screens big ("Bridesmaids") and small ("Mike and Molly"). But she seems to have had to spend a lot of time talking to interviewers about her weight -- Rex Reed famously, rudely, compared her to a tractor. In the July/August issue of More magazine, she reportedly says she isn't as sensitive to the weight conversation as she once was, and used to obsess about her weight until she realized it was a waste of time. [Huffington Post]
England's Princess Eugenie -- daughter of Prince Andrew and his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York (nee Sarah Ferguson) -- reportedly is moving to New York, for a job at an auction house, a few sources say. [The Cut]
Scarlett Johansson is on the cover of the inaugural issue of Vanity Fair France, which hits newsstands Wednesday. The actress was a logical choice: not only is she a gorgeous celebrity, but she reportedly splits her time between the U.S. and France, where her current boyfriend, creative agency manager Romain Dauriac, is based, WWD reports. [WWD]
Men's Wearhouse says it fired founder and chief advertising pitchman George Zimmer as executive chairman because he was trying to regain control of the company and take it private. [Los Angeles Times]
Karl Lagerfeld didn't have to look far to find the leading man for his Lagerfeld label's next menswear advertising campaign. He hired his own bodyguard, Sebastien Jondeau, to model. [WWD]
Holly Madison's new engagement ring from Electric Daisy Carnival founder Pasquale Rotella is a stunner: an 18-carat, cushion-cut yellow diamond surrounded by pink and yellow diamond flowers, People reports. Rotella designed it with help from jeweler Alan Friedman. [People]
Perry Ellis' collaboration with Duckie Brown designers Daniel Silver and Steven Cox is ending after just a year. [NYT]
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Wabash Welcomes You to Homecoming Weekend Activitiesby Karen Handley • September 21, 2005 Share:
Wabash College invites you to a variety of public events scheduled during Homecoming Weekend, September 23-24. A musical concert, art exhibit, Alumni Chapel, and, of course, football are just some of the activities planned.
Friday's events include:
• Art Exhibit—Print Biennial I: An Exhibition of Traditional and Digital Printmaking and Photography. This exhibition is a national print invitational organized by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, which showcases contemporary currents in print media. The works selected for this touring exhibition include a range of traditional approaches to printmaking and photography, as well as works that reflect artists' incorporation of digital media into their print practices. The exhibit consists of 61 works by 33 artists who examine the changing directions of the contemporary print. The exhibition will run through Saturday, October 8. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9-5 p.m. and Saturday 10-2 p.m. Admission is free.
Saturday's events include:
• The Homecoming Alumni Chapel at 11 a.m. in the Pioneer Chapel. Join the National Association of Wabash Men for a festive celebration of Wabash College and its honored graduates. A number of alumni awards will also be presented. In addition, two members of the Wabash College community, Malcolm "Mac" Petty and Robert Cooley, will be named honorary alumni.
• The annual freshman decorations will be on display at fraternity houses and Martindale Hall all day. The fraternities will have floats, banners, and other homecoming ornamentation at their houses. Winners will be announced at halftime of the football game.
• The Homecoming Concert, featuring performances by several Wabash music ensembles at 8 p.m. in Salter Concert Hall in Fine Arts Center, located on Grant Avenue. The Concert is free and open to the public.
Athletics play a major role in the Wabash Weekend. The Little Giants will participate in:
• The football game: The Little Giants, coached by Chris Creighton, will clash with the Earlham Quakers. The game will begin at 2 p.m. in the Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium and features not only a good contest between the two schools, but also the fraternity pledge class cheer contest at halftime. Game tickets are $5 adults, $3 students, kids under 6 free. Available at the gates.
For further information about the weekend, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at 765-361-6396 or the Office of Alumni Affairs at 765-361-6369.
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- Page 1 Sony Cyber-shot HX200V Review
- Page 2 Design, Performance, Image Quality and Verdict Review
- Page 3 Sample Images: General Images Review
- Generous specification
- Advanced proprietary features
- Good building quality
- Lacks Raw capture
- Issues with noise reduction
- Quite expensive
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £430.00
- 18.2-megapixel CMOS Exmor R sensor
- 30x optical zoom (28-810mm equivalent)
- ISO 100-3200 (exp. to 12,800)
- 1080p HD video at 50fps
- 3in, 920k-dot tiltable LCD screen
The Sony HX200V is the company's latest superzoom bridge camera and comes with a 30x Carl Zeiss branded optical zoom and an 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor. Other notable highlights include Sony's own SteadyShot optical stabilisation technology, full manual control over the camera's shutter speed and aperture settings, an expanded sensitivity range of ISO 100-12,800, a range of built-in digital filters alongside backlight correction HDR and Sony's Sweep Panorama, plus 1080/50p Full HD movie recording and built-in GPS functionality. Sadly though, one thing that's missing is Raw shooting with the HX200V only offering JPEG capture – albeit in a variety of resolution and aspect combinations.
While 30x isn't by any means the longest superzoom lens on the market (that honour presently falls to the 50x Canon SX50 HS), the HX200V's zoom is certainly up there in the mix and on a par with direct rivals such as the Fujifilm HS30 (30x), Panasonic Lumix FZ150 (30x) and Canon SX40HS (35x). The Nikon P510 can reach a bit further at 42x however, as can the 40x Olympus SP-820UZ.
The HX200V is built around an 18.2MP, 1/2.3in Exmor R CMOS sensor, which is paired with a Sony BIONZ processor. Sensitivity ranges from ISO 100-1600 in Program mode, although this can be extended up to ISO 3200 in iAuto mode and ISO 12,800 in Superior Auto mode. If you're shooting in dark conditions then the camera also offers a Handheld Twilight mode – whereby the camera takes a rapid burst of images and then combines them into a single shot.
On the front the HX200V is fitted with a 30x optical zoom that provides the 35mm focal range equivalent of 28-810mm, and which can be further extended up to 60x using Sony's Clear Image Zoom technology. This works in a slightly different way to a regular digital zoom; rather than simply crop and then enlarge the image in the centre of the sensor, the HX200V analyses the scene and then repopulates the image area with the 'missing' pixels to produce an image with a higher resolution than would otherwise be the case. This approach, Sony claims, enables the HX200V to produce sharper, less pixelated results at zoom settings beyond its maximum telephoto reach. The HX200V also comes with Sony's proprietary Optical SteadyShot technology, which uses sensor shift technology to compensate for image blur at extended telephoto settings and slower shutter speeds.
In terms of exposure modes the HX200V is equipped with the full complement of PASM controls for semi and full manual control over shutter speed and aperture, along with the fully automated Intelligent Auto and Superior Auto options mentioned above. For those looking for a quick explanation of the difference between the two, the easiest way to explain is that Intelligent Auto is more of a straightforward scene recognition mode, whereas the Superior Auto mode opens up a range of more advanced multiple capture and image blending options that can sometimes prove useful in tricky light.
In addition to still photography the HX200V also offers 1080p Full HD video recording capture at 50fp, with a dedicated one-touch video record button on the rear of the camera offering instant movie capture. Sound is recorded in stereo although there's no built-in microphone jack. High definition movie files are stored in the HDTV friendly AVCHD format, with the camera offering an HDMI port for direct connection to a compatible TV – you'll need to buy the required lead though as its not supplied in the box.
This being a Sony camera, the HX200V also comes with a host of extra features. As well as the Clear Image Zoom technology and Handheld Twilight modes we mentioned above, the HX200V also features a GPS sensor that allows you to geotag your images with along with 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama modes. Add to that an 'Artistic Picture Effect' shooting mode, a new Digital Level Gauge for checking level horizons with, and the HX200V's feature set undoubtedly stacks up well against the competition.
A 3in, 921k-dot TFT LCD screen sits on the back of the camera, and this can be tilted up and down through about 150 degrees. Should you want to hold the camera to eye level then the LCD screen is complemented by a 0.2in electric viewfinder with a resolution of 201k-dots.
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The University of South Carolina Beaufort will be hosting two presentations on Thursday, February 23rd, each led by Dr. Lou Guillette who will be discussing the impact of manmade chemicals on wildlife and possible correlations to disease in humans. Dr. Guillette is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Hollings Marine Lab in Charleston, SC.
The first presentation will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Hargray 156 on the Hilton Head Gateway campus, located on U.S. 278 in Bluffton. An evening presentation will take place at the Beaufort High School auditorium from 7:00-8:00pm. Both presentations are free of charge and open to the general public.
This event is being hosted by USCB Professors, Dr. Alan Warren, human toxicology expert, and Dr. Eric Montie, marine ecotoxicology researcher. Event sponsors include: ACE Basin NERR, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort High School, and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
For more information, please contact Dr. Eric Montie at 843-208-8107.


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Transit not needed for funds
Kevin Lynch is dead wrong about the purpose of the federal TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement Program, the source of funds used to pay for the lion's share of the city's historic preservation project for Court Square [On Architecture, "Court flair," October 17, 2005].
Lynch is quoted as saying that the Enhancement Program is designated for transit projects and should not have been used to underground utilities as part of the Court Square preservation project.
Apart from the obvious fact that Court Square did not have overhead utility poles and wires in Jefferson's time, and undergrounding was necessary to be faithful to the area's historic character, Lynch's statements are just not well-informed.
These are the guidelines from the VDOT website entitled, "What is the Transportation Enhancement Program?"
"The TE program fosters more choices for travel by providing funding for sidewalks, bike lanes, and the conversion of abandoned railroad corridors into trails. Communities may also use the program to revitalize local and regional economies by restoring eligible historic buildings, renovating streetscapes, or providing transportation museums and visitor centers. Many communities also use the program to acquire, restore and preserve scenic or historic sites."
"What Projects are Eligible?
The basic Federal requirements for TE projects are that they be one of the following 12 defined activities and be related to surface transportation.
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Educational Activities
- Acquisition of Scenic or Historic Easements and Sites
- Scenic or Historic Highway Programs including Tourist and Welcome Centers
- Landscaping and Scenic Beautification
- Historic Preservation
- Rehabilitation and Operation of Historic Transportation Buildings, Structures, or Facilities
- Preservation of Abandoned Railway Corridors
- Control and Removal of Outdoor Advertising
- Archaeological Planning and Research
- Mitigation of Highway Runoff and Provision of Wildlife Under/Over-crossings
- Establishment of Transportation Museums."
The Court Square project fits squarely within these eligibility standards, which is why the city was awarded these highly competitive grants for the historic preservation project. Please note that none of these standards mentions transit projects.
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Unlock the Past Brisbane Seminar
Event Information
29 Mar 2011 1:00pm - 5:30pm
- Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 375 Hamilton Rd, Chermside
- Brisbane
- Queensland
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- Cost: FREE
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- 08 83957476
A FREE half day seminar featuring several interstate speakers who will be in Brisbane at the time. There is also the option to stay for a Battlefield Tours and Cruises Wine and Cheese Information Evening. Or just come for the evening only.
AFTERNOON SEMINAR PROGRAM (Unlock the Past) - BOOK HERE
- 1.00-1.30 - trade tables
- 1.30-2.10 - Connecting with family lines online - Rosemary Kopittke
- 2.20-3.00 - FamilySearch, including tips on using the New Family Search - Paul Parton
- 3.00-3.30 - afternoon tea break and trade tables
- 3.30-3.45 - War Comes to Australia Seminar and NT Tour Feb 2012 - Jacqui Haraldstad & Alan Phillips
- 3.45-4.25 - Researching Military Ancestors in Australia - Shauna Hicks
- 4.30-5.15 - In their footsteps: Why we visit battlefields - Mat McLachlan
- 5.15-6.30 - trade tables and meal for those wishing to stay for the evening meeting or further meet with our presenters
EVENING (this program is put on by Clean Cruising, our cruise/tour partner)
Tuesday 29th March 2011, 6.30pm for a 7pm start at the Community Centre at the Kedron-Wavell Services Club Inc (same room as the afternoon seminar)
Clean Cruising invites you to attend a
Battlefield Tours and Cruises
Wine and Cheese Information Evening
This is a special opportunity to mingle with the friendly Clean Cruising staff and special guest Mat McLachlan from Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours. Mat will be there on the night to talk about the many upcoming battlefield anniversary tours including the following:
- Darwin Tour - War comes to Australia - Feb 2012
- Escorted tours to Gallipoli and France for ANZAC Day
- A cruise to the World War Two battlefields in the Pacific in March 2012
- A 36 night cruise from Fremantle to Gallipoli in April 2015 for the 100th anniversary
- A 14 night History and Genealogy Cruise on the MS Volendam to New Zealand and much more
Unlock the Past and Gould Genealogy & History will attend with a trade table and further event information
RSVP to Clean Cruising (not Unlock the Past) for the evening meeting
Please RSVP by Friday 11 March 2011 to Kimberley Green on (07) 3100 7969
or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Presenter Details
Rosemary Kopittke (Brisbane) - Rosemary has been tracing her family since 1985. A statistician by training, she has worked as an hydrologist, teacher and biometrician though now works as a consultant for Gould Genealogy & History. She has published numerous indexes but is best known for Emigrants from Hamburg to Australasia 1850-1879. A current member of the AFFHO Council and the Queensland FHS Management Committee, Rosemary is a Fellow of QFHS and in 2006 received the AFFHO Award for Meritorious Service to Family History.
We used to write letters to discover family connections but now there are many different ways we can find others searching the same family lines. In this all new presentation Rosemary looks at GenesReunited, MyHeritage, Ancestry and other websites to see how we can use the resources of the internet to make those family connections. What does each of them offer and which is best for you?
Shauna Hicks (Melbourne) - archivist, librarian, genealogist and writer. Shauna Hicks has been tracing her own family history since 1977 and worked in government for over 35 years primarily in libraries and archives in Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne. She is currently Director of Shauna Hicks History Enterprises and a collaborative partner in Unlock The Past.
Shauna has a number of tertiary qualifications from Queensland universities as well as the Diploma in Family Historical Studies from the Society of Australian Genealogists. She is a Fellow of the Queensland Family History Society; a recipient of the Australian Society of Archivists Distinguished Achievement Award and in 2009 received the AFFHO Award for Meritorious Service to Family History. In this presentation Shauna looks at tracing military ancestors from the Boer War plus WW1 and WW2 and draws on the speaker's own research for her military ancestors. Resources available online are highlighted.
Paul Parton (Sydney) - Paul Parton is a presenter for FamilySearch in their Outreach program. He also gives technical support to 145 Family History Centres Australia-wide. He has had an interest in family history for more than 40 years. Paul was a professional trainer prior to his retirement as Pacific Area Director of Information Technology Services with FamilySearch's parent organisation. He was also involved in the early development of data acquisition systems for Australia's nuclear research facility.
Mat McLachlan (Sydney) - Mat McLachlan is one of Australia's leading war historians and battlefield guides, and has spent more than a decade following in the footsteps of Australian troops on battlefields around the world. His 2007 book, Walking with the Anzacs, is considered the definitive guide to Australian battlefields on the Western Front. It was reprinted in 2008. Mat also produced and appears in the First World War documentary Lost in Flanders, airing on the ABC in November 2008. His next book, Walking with the Anzacs: Gallipoli, will be released in 2010 and will be the most comprehensive guide to the Australian battlefields of Gallipoli yet published. He also appears regularly as an historian on the ABC, The History Channel and Channel 7's Sunrise. Mat is the founder of Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours and personally designs or escorts all their tours.
Unlock the Past is partnering with Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours for the War Comes to Australia 70th anniversary tour of NT War sites in February 2012. Mat will also be a presenter at our War Comes to Australia Seminar in Sydney in February 2012 (come and learn about the seminar which is being considered for other states as well)
Who should attend?
- those interested in family or local history
- anyone with military forbears - or just interested in military history
- Those interested to learn more of the exciting new history and genealogy cruises and the NT Battlefield tour
Trade Tables
There will be a trade exhibition available during the afternoon and evening including
- Clean Cruising
- FamilySearch
- Friends of Toowong Cemetery Association (Commonwealth War memorial)
- Genealogical Society of Queensland
- Gould Genealogy & History
- Inside History (magazine)
- Queensland Family History Society
- State Library of Queensland
- Unlock the Past
... and likely some others.
Come and see the newly launched History and Genealogy 2011: Australia and New Zealand Click here for details. One person's comment: "… wow! What a great publication – looking forward to going through it word by word! See what others are saying
Seminar Cost, Registration Details & Further Information
This seminar is free, but to be sure of a place it is best to register beforehand. Book here.
Date and venue: Tuesday 29 March 2011, 1pm-5.30pm (seminar) at the Community Centre
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Dentists may be the most feared people in the medical field. For those who have perfect teeth maybe it isn't as much of an issue, but for people who really have to get a lot of work done it can be a miserable experience. Kids are especially vulnerable to this fear with their lower pain tolerance, and the fact that they just generally scare easier.
One simple way to eliminate fear is to distract someone so that they don't even notice what is going on. In a lot of ways that is exactly what games do; they distract us from other things. Sometimes they distract us from things we are supposed to be doing, but in places like the dentist's office, they can help distract us from an unpleasant experience.
Students from the Technical University Delft in the Netherlands are developing a game to help kids get through the scary experience going to the dentist can be. The game is played on a set of special glasses with a simple game controller. As you may expect the bad guys are candy and soda, and the good guys are toothbrushes and toothpaste.
While the game obviously cannot physically get rid of the fear experienced at the dentist, but it can provide a nice distraction. It also helps the dentist in doing their work, as the glasses start to go dark if the patient closes their mouth. So not only does the patient get a little distraction, the dentist gets some help with their work.
The game is still in development, and should be released in a pilot version by the middle of next year.
A more in-depth article can be found here, but it is written in Dutch.


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Hurdle giving Rox extra R&R
The dog days of summer can take a bite out of a team's energy. Recognizing that, manager Clint Hurdle didn't require his team to show up today until 4 p.m., about 1 ½ hours later than usual. It's part of Hurdle's plan to keep the Rockies fresh as they head into August and September.
Josh Fogg's start against the Dodgers got washed out by Friday's rainstorm. Tonight, lefty Jeff Francis (10-5, 4.22) gets the start against L.A. Brett Tomko (2-7, 5.42). Fogg is scheduled to pitch again Tuesday in Florida.
Tonight's first pitch: 6:05 p.m.
Coors Field
Dodgers lineup
SS Rafael Furcal .282
CF Juan Pierre .284
1B Olemdo Saenz .203
2B Jeff Kent .295
3B Nomar Garciaparra .282
RF Matt Kemp .350
LF Andre Ethier .297
C Mike Lieberthal .280
RHP Brett Tomko 2-7, 5.42
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CF Ryan Spilborghs .322
2B Kazuo Matsui .279
LF Matt Holliday .330
1B Todd Helton .303
3B Garrett Atkins .261
RF Brad Hawpe .300
SS Troy Tulowitzki .279
C Yorvit Torrealba .271
LHP Jeff Francis 10-5, 4.22
By the numbers: Rockies pitchers have issued just 200 walks this season, the fourth lowest in the majors. The only staffs with fewer walks are Cleveland (269), Minnesota (277) and San Diego (283). The Rockies have never finished better than ninth in the National League in walks allowed.


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A former Transportation Security Administration officer accused of being a drug dealer on the side pleaded guilty, as charged, Thursday morning to multiple counts of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance.
Last month's arrest of Todd Stoddard, 29, of Cheektowaga, was spurred by a tip that he was selling cocaine near a Town of Tonawanda bar, according to Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.
During the course of the investigation, Stoddard sold powder cocaine to an undercover sheriff's deputy in the parking lot of that Sheridan Drive bar, the district attorney said.
Stoddard was taken into custody June 6, after the sheriff's deputies obtained search warrants for him and his vehicle, and he was pulled over in the Town of Tonawanda. At that time, he had powder cocaine individually packaged for sale, digital scales and other paraphernalia in his possession.
Authorities said they didn't find evidence that Stoddard's actions involved his job as a federal security officer at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, where he had worked from November 2011 until June, when he resigned.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Mary Beth DePasquale, who is assigned to Sedita's Tactical Prosecution Unit. Stoddard faces a maximum sentence of up to 18 years in prison when he's sentenced Oct. 24 by Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski.


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A brief interview with Bobby Ray Simmons, also known as rapper/producer B.o.B. turned into an all-access pass into his Detroit area listening party for "Strange Clouds," which dropped this month on T.I.'s Grand Hustle record label. Three members of Renaissance's student publications were given the great opportunity to go on location, shoot a video, interview, and take photos of the artist.
Often a once in a lifetime opportunity, celebrity interviews, do no come on a regular basis for high school journalist. An interview with a subject like this can also open doors for themselves and other journalists. Editor-in-Chief of CMA's Communicator, Charnae Sanders, interviewed heartthrob Diggy Simmons, prior to the B.o.B. interview.
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District Attorney Stan Garnett announced Wednesday, Nov. 14, that his office will dismiss all pending cases of marijuana possession under one ounce, saying the overwhelming support for Amendment 64 in Boulder County would make it highly unlikely a jury would ever reach a guilty verdict in any of those cases.
"You've seen an end to mere possession cases in Boulder County under my office," Garnett said.
Garnett said his office will also not prosecute any marijuana paraphernalia charges in light of Amendment 64 passing statewide earlier this month. Amendment 64 will legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana in Colorado for those over the age of 21.
"It was an ethical decision," Garnett said. "The standard for beginning or continuing criminal prosecution is whether a prosecutor has reasonable belief they can get a unanimous conviction by a jury. Given Amendment 64 passed by a more than 2-to-1 margin (in Boulder County), we concluded that it would be inappropriate for us to continue to prosecute simple possession of marijuana less than an ounce and paraphernalia for those over 21."
While Amendment 64 will not go into effect until 30 days after the vote is approved — most likely sometime in January — Garnett said the voting numbers for Boulder County convinced him to begin dropping the cases now.
Unofficial results from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office indicate 66 percent of Boulder County voted in favor of the amendment.
"We were already having trouble sitting a jury anyway," Garnett said. "That overwhelming vote total, that's where we get our juries from."
Garnett the decision will have little impact since he has made possession of marijuana a low priority since he came into office in 2009. He said his office typically handles about five cases of mere possession or paraphernalia a month, and he expects even that number to decrease as local law enforcement agencies also ease up on their enforcement of marijuana possession in light of the impending legalization.
Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner said in light of the decision his department would also stop issuing tickets or making arrests for mere marijuana possession less than an ounce and paraphernalia.
"We will not be issuing any summonses for the offenses cited by the Boulder DA," Beckner said. "We had already told our officers it was a waste of time to issue summonses for those offenses anyway, given the passage of the amendment. We are in a wait and see mode on how the state will regulate sales and possibly use in public places."
Garnett said his office will direct its resources to prosecuting more serious offenses.
"What's been made clear is that the community does not think that mere possession of marijuana should be prosecuted criminally," Garnett said. "We have enough serious crimes in Boulder County, and we will focus on those."
Garnett said his decision will have no impact in municipal cases or enforcement by the University of Colorado. He also said his office will continue to prosecute cases for those under 21 and in instances where dealing is suspected and DUI offenses involving marijuana.
"Those continue to be a real high priority," Garnett said. "We will continue to come after those cases very hard."


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Postcard — May 22, 2015, 12:30 pm
The destruction of Istanbul's ancient urban gardens.
The destruction of Istanbul's ancient urban gardens.
The destruction of Istanbul's ancient urban gardens.
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About fifteen years ago, my roommate and I developed a classification system for TV and movies. Each title was slotted into one of four categories: Good-Good; Bad-Good; Good-Bad; Bad-Bad. The first qualifier was qualitative, while the second represented a high-low binary, the title's aspiration toward capital-A Art or lack thereof.
Some taxonomies were inarguable. The O.C., a Fox series about California rich kids and their beautiful swimming pools, was delightfully Good-Bad. Paul Haggis's heavy-handed morality play, Crash, which won the Oscar for Best Picture, was gallingly Bad-Good. The films of Francois Truffaut, Good-Good; the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, Bad-Bad.
Ihave had many names, but as a sniper I went by Azad, which means "free" or "freedom" in Kurdish. I had been fighting for sixteen months in Kurdish territory in northern Syria when in April 2015 I was asked to leave my position on the eastern front, close to the Turkish border, and join an advance on our southwestern one. Eight months earlier, we had been down to our last few hundred yards, and, outnumbered five to one, had made a last stand in Kobanî. In January, after more than four months of fighting street-to-street and room-by-room, we recaptured the town and reversed what was, until then, an unstoppable jihadi tide. In the battles since, we had pushed ISIS far enough in every direction that crossing our territory was no longer a short dash through the streets but a five-hour drive across open country. As we set out to the north, I could make out the snowy peaks in southern Turkey where they say Noah once beached his ark. Below them, rolling toward us, were the wide, grassy valleys and pine forests of Mesopotamia, the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris where our people have lived for twelve thousand years.
The story of my people is filled with bitter ironies. The Kurds are one of the world's oldest peoples and, as pioneers of agriculture, were once among its most advanced. Though the rest of the world now largely overlooks that it was Kurds who were among the first to create a civilization, the evidence is there. In 1995, German archaeologists began excavating a temple at Göbekli Tepe in northern Kurdistan. They found a structure flanked by stone pillars carved with bulls, foxes, and cranes, which they dated to around 10,000 bce. At the end of the last Ice Age, and seven thousand years before the erection of Stonehenge or the pyramids at Giza, my ancestors were living together as shamans, artists, farmers, and engineers.
America's Constitution was once celebrated as a radical and successful blueprint for democratic governance, a model for fledgling republics across the world. But decades of political gridlock, electoral corruption, and dysfunction in our system of government have forced scholars, activists, and citizens to question the document's ability to address the thorniest issues of modern political life.
Does the path out of our current era of stalemate, minority rule, and executive abuse require amending the Constitution? Do we need a new constitutional convention to rewrite the document and update it for the twenty-first century? Should we abolish it entirely?
This spring, Harper's Magazine invited five lawmakers and scholars to New York University's law school to consider the constitutional crisis of the twenty-first century. The event was moderated by Rosa Brooks, a law professor at Georgetown and the author of How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon.
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I spent thirty-eight years in prison and have been a free man for just under two. After killing a man named Thomas Allen Fellowes in a drunken, drugged-up fistfight in 1980, when I was nineteen years old, I was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Former California governor Jerry Brown commuted my sentence and I was released in 2017, five days before Christmas. The law in California, like in most states, grants the governor the right to alter sentences. After many years of advocating for the reformation of the prison system into one that encourages rehabilitation, I had my life restored to me.
In a Walmart parking lot in Portsmouth, Virginia, in 2015, a white police officer named Stephen Rankin shot and killed an unarmed, eighteen-year-old black man named William Chapman. "This is my second one," he told a bystander seconds after firing the fatal shots, seemingly in reference to an incident four years earlier, when he had shot and killed another unarmed man, an immigrant from Kazakhstan. Rankin, a Navy veteran, had been arresting Chapman for shoplifting when, he claimed, Chapman charged him in a manner so threatening that he feared for his life, leaving him no option but to shoot to kill—the standard and almost invariably successful defense for officers when called to account for shooting civilians. Rankin had faced no charges for his earlier killing, but this time, something unexpected happened: Rankin was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder by Portsmouth's newly elected chief prosecutor, thirty-one-year-old Stephanie Morales. Furthermore, she announced that she would try the case herself, the first time she had ever prosecuted a homicide. "No one could remember us having an actual prosecution for the killing of an unarmed person by the police," Morales told me. "I got a lot of feedback, a lot of people saying, 'You shouldn't try this case. If you don't win, it may affect your reelection. Let someone else do it.' "
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A recent earthquake in Chile was found to have shifted the city of Concepción ten feet to the west, shortened Earth's days by 1.26 microseconds, and shifted the planet's axis by nearly three inches.
A federal judge authored a 69-page ruling preventing New York City from enforcing zoning laws pertaining to adult bookstores and strip clubs.
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"Nowadays, most states let just about anybody who wants a concealed-handgun permit have one; in seventeen states, you don't even have to be a resident. Nobody knows exactly how many Americans carry guns, because not all states release their numbers, and even if they did, not all permit holders carry all the time. But it's safe to assume that as many as 6 million Americans are walking around with firearms under their clothes."


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Microsoft will not be shipping all the features in Windows Server Virtualization (WSV) that it previously announced, according to Mike Neil, General Manager, Virtualization Strategy, but WSV will make its new target date. This is unfortunate for Microsoft, because instead of releasing software that has as many or more features then their main competitor—VMware's flagship software, ESX—it will be coming in with what's clearly a smaller feature set.
Microsoft is stuck in a difficult situation. ESX has a reputation for being at least as reliable as physical servers so Microsoft needs to be passably close to them in terms of stability, which is where I suspect much of the development resources are going now. As far as what's not going to be shipped in Viridian, here it is straight from the horse's mouth:
...we are making the following changes, and postponing these features to a future release of Windows Server virtualization:
- No Live migration
- No hot-add resources (storage, networking, memory, processor)
- Support limit of 16 cores/logical processors (e.g., 2 processor, quad-core systems is 8 cores; or 4 processor, quad-core system is 16 cores)
I wouldn't count Microsoft out of the data-center virtualization market yet though. Not only does it have access to the source code of the most popular OS to virtualize (that's an assumption on my part, but they have Linux's code as well), it has frequently offered a free or cheap alternative in the past that "just barely gets things done" at launch, then fleshing it out in the future, just to give thrifty customers another reason to look at their software.
The reduced feature set is certainly disappointing; being able to add hardware while the server is up (even RAM or processors!) is sexy, but I have faith that Microsoft will work the kinks out eventually, and when it does, VMware is going to have a fight on its hands.


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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Thursday called a halt to genital pat-downs of Guantanamo Bay detainees who are meeting with attorneys.
In a sharply worded rebuke, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said the intrusive search policy "flagrantly disregards the need for a light touch on religious and cultural matters."
Lamberth added that the searches undermine President Barack Obama's own declarations. "The search procedures discourage meetings with counsel and so stand in stark contrast to the president's insistence on judicial review for every detainee," Lamberth wrote. "The court, whose duty it is to call the jailer to account, will not countenance the jailer's interference with detainees' access to counsel."
Lamberth's 35-page opinion also will allow detainees who are weak due to hunger strikes to meet with their attorneys in their housing camps, instead of being transported to a central facility. It mandates that detainees who are transported must be given enough space to sit upright.
The ruling came as a surprise at U.S. Southern Command in Miami, where Marine Gen. John F. Kelly has oversight of the Guantanamo prison. Army Col. Greg Julian, a spokesman, said the "chain of command including Gen. Kelly will review the procedures to figure out how to accommodate the ruling."
Julian defended the searches as a necessary security measure following last year's suicide by overdose of a Yemeni detainee, Adnan Latif. From Dubai, Latif's attorney, David Remes, said the judge's order was "a great opinion. The government didn't just lose but actually lost ground." He was on his return to the United States from meeting families of Guantanamo detainees in Yemen.
"It will certainly ease the burdens we've been facing on access," said Pardiss Kebriaei, a senior staff attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is among the groups representing Guantanamo detainees.
Lamberth's ruling was the second judicial decision this week to spotlight the president's role in keeping Guantanamo open.
On Monday, in a separate case, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler called the force-feeding of hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees a "painful, humiliating and degrading process." While Kessler said she was powerless to take action, she pinpointed Obama as "the one individual who does have the authority to address the issue."
Lamberth, likewise, put Obama front and center Thursday, as the 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran led off by citing the president's assertion May 23 that "judicial review be available for every detainee."
"This matter concerns whether the president's insistence on judicial review may be squared with the actions of his commanders in charge of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay," Lamberth wrote. "Currently, it cannot."
The ruling came as the prison described things as settling down into a peaceful Ramadan routine after a long period of turmoil.
Two captives quit their hunger strike, according to the military on Thursday, reporting the first decline this year in the prison camps food strike. No detainee threw bodily fluids at a guard for at least 24 hours, said Navy Capt. Robert Durand, and no soldiers tackled and shackled a captive to force him out of cell during the same time period.
Army commanders this week released 75 captives from 22-hour lockdown in their solitary cells, allowing them communal time to eat and pray together. And some did share a meal of lamb and rice in the week, said Durand, predicting the hunger-strike and forced-feeding figures would come down. Navy doctors designated 45 of the captives for twice daily nasogastric feedings, if they didn't voluntarily drink two cans of Ensure on their own -- and listed 104 captives as hunger strikers, down from an all-time high of 106.
Kebriaei said Thursday that she suspected the new genital pat-downs were "part of the campaign of the camp to break the hunger strike."
Under previous Guantanamo commanders, Lamberth recounted, guards searching the detainees had avoided touching their genital areas. This was designed to avoid showing religious or cultural disrespect. Search procedures changed in May with the arrival of a new commander.
"The guard will search the detainee's groin area "by placing the guard's hand as a wedge between the scrotum and thigh ... and using flat hand to press against the groin to detect anything foreign attached to the body,' " Lamberth said, quoting the new policy. "The guard uses a flat hand to frisk the detainee's buttocks to ensure no contraband is hidden there."
Each detainee, already guarded and shackled, has been searched this way up to four times each time he's met with an attorney, Lamberth noted. No contraband has been found.
"Searching detainees up to four times in this manner for every movement, meeting or phone call belies any legitimate interest in security given the clear and predictable effects of the new searches," Lamberth wrote. "The motivation for the searches is not to enhance security, but to deter counsel access."
As they successfully argued in the earlier force-feeding case before Kessler, Obama administration attorneys said Lamberth didn't have legal jurisdiction over the "conditions of confinement" at Guantanamo. Lamberth, though, sidestepped this by reasoning that he was ruling on the separate, narrower question of whether detainees' legal rights were being impeded.
Julian, the U.S. Southern Command spokesman, wondered how one federal judge could conclude that he had the authority to intervene just days after another federal judge had concluded the opposite.


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Tim Tebow Goes to New England. Of Course
Tim Tebow is going to one of the NFL's premiere franchises, an intriguing destination for one of the league's most entertaining and distracting stories. Sports columnist Jason Gay joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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davidlap necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
cmesaccessoires.com / CMESACCESSOIRES.COM
We are 2 young friends and very dynamics, We are coming from paris (France), We plan to lunch a website about fashion and trendy bags for women and young girls. We also want to sell fashion accessories and luggage. ( sun glasses , jewellery, .....)
(cmesaccessoires.com in french means itsmyaccessories.com)
We are going on existing market and very popular. This is why we really need a very special logo. our target audience are women from 15 to 50 years old .
Maybe in a second part if it's working we will try to develop also for men same category of age.. i think for the beginning the audience will be young girls that are buying easy on internet.
Its really important to focus on the mind of fashions accessories market.
we really want to trust your own creativity and we don't want our logo to be only based on one accessory .( because fashion accessories is very large departments.)
For the principal colors we have preferences on Purple,pink & Fuchsia, but we really want to see different proposal about it because we are not sure about our choice color.
Maybe it will be nice to match also with a secondary color like Grey or beige. (look the spirit of the attached file)
Good luck for the project ! Be crazy creative and and fashion mind !
Thank you very much !
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Nevada gas prices fall; Incline Village still well above average
Recent trends of lower prices at the pump have swept through the Silver State, decreasing the price per gallon by as much as 25 cents in some areas, according to the AAA Nevada monthly gas survey.
As of Tuesday, the average price in Nevada for regular unleaded gasoline is $3.54 a gallon, a decrease of 25 cents from the last AAA gas price release of April 12. Last month, the average price in Nevada was $3.74 per gallon. The only two metro areas paying more than last month are Carson City and Reno.
The highest gas price of the Nevada metro areas tracked by AAA is in Sparks. The average price in that metro area is $3.84 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Carson City has the Silver State's lowest pump price found in metro areas tracked by AAA. Drivers in Carson City are paying an average price of $3.69.
In Incline Village, the community's three gas stations posted gas prices Wednesday afternoon of $4.25 and $4.19 a gallon.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.58 — 12 cents less than the average price one year ago. The national average is currently 21 cents below the peak 2013 price to date of $3.79 on February 27. In 2011, the national average for regular unleaded gasoline peaked at $3.98 on May 5. In 2012 the price peaked at $3.94 on April 5 and 6.


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Defensive misplay sinks O's in extra innings
OAKLAND -- The Baltimore Orioles were a pitch or two away from ending a 26-year drought in which they hadn't swept a four-game series in Oakland. They will happily settle for the series win.
Eric Sogard scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Orioles dropped a 9-8 decison to the Athletics on Sunday.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- The Baltimore Orioles were a pitch or two away from ending a 26-year drought in which they hadn't swept a four-game series in Oakland. They will happily settle for the series win.
Eric Sogard scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Orioles dropped a 9-8 decison to the Athletics on Sunday.View Full Game Coverage
"[Coco Crisp] put the bunt down, and I was going in head first [at third base] not really knowing what was going on," Sogard said. "I was trying to read the crowd, whether I was safe or out. Sure enough, I look up at [third-base coach Mike Gallego] and he's waving me, and I see the ball in the outfield and decided to take off. I had a little breather there, which was nice. I needed that, but I was able to beat it."
The Orioles took an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but closer Jim Johnson had the day off. He'd thrown in five of the past six Orioles games, and the added strain could have cost Baltimore later in the season.
"What it shows is a different chain when we give Jim a day," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "The bullpen got some big outs too."
Troy Patton got the final two outs of the sixth to strand three runners after the A's closed to within two runs of Baltimore.
Darren O'Day got the Orioles through the seventh and Brian Matusz pitched a scoreless eighth before giving up a two-run shot to Yoenis Cespedes -- playing in his first game off the disabled list -- to tie the game and send it into extra innings.
Pedro Strop made sure the Orioles had at least one more chance at it before giving it up in the 10th.
Sogard led off with a single, reached second when Adam Rosales' bunt was mishandled and scored when Crisp's bunt was thrown into left field.
"I was proud they went for it both ways," Showalter said. "You have to take a pop at it or it sets them up for too many things. I feel good about the way we played."
Chris Davis gave the Orioles a 7-6 lead with his eighth-inning home run and Manny Machado doubled home a run in the ninth to make it 8-6.
"It's so hard to sweep four games," Davis said. "Three out of four is good against anybody, especially to start a road trip. I'm happy with the three wins and I'm happy with the way we swung the bats."
Machado collected four hits and drove in two runs, Adam Jones had two hits and drove in two, and Matt Wieters also drove in a run for the Orioles, who have won eight of their last 11 games.
Nate McLouth also had four hits and scored four times. He hit .563 (9 for 16) in the series with two doubles, a home run, seven runs scored, five driven in and three stolen bases. McLouth has reached base safely in 22 of his last 36 plate appearances.
Davis hit an 0-2 pitch from A's reliever Sean Doolittle over the right-center field wall to break the tie.
"I thought it gave us a bit of a jolt," Davis said. "Then Cespedes hit a ridiculous home run. He took the wind out of our sails. When he hit the ball, I [said], 'Are you kidding me?'"
Baltimore starter Miguel Gonzalez lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out four.
"I tried to do too much," Gonzalez said. "A couple of pitches I forced instead of just letting go."
The Orioles jumped out to a 4-0 advantage with a big fourth inning. The first five batters each reached base safely, with Jones singling home one run and Davis following with a two-run double. Wieters added a sacrifice fly.
Jones doubled in another run in the fifth to make it 5-0. The way Gonzalez was breezing through the A's lineup, it looked like it would be more than enough.
But the A's scored four times in the sixth to chase Gonzalez from the game. Patton entered the game with the bases loaded and one out and stranded all three runners.
Machado singled home a run in the seventh to give Baltimore a 6-4 advantage, but that lead was erased when Seth Smith powered a towering drive over the center field fence, a two-run shot off Patton that tied the score.
Rick Eymer is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Prince was the rare artist that could do everything well: sing, dance, write and arrange songs, produce music and lead a band.
An astoundingly prolific—and chameleonic—songwriter, he released dozens and dozens of albums throughout his nearly 40-year career. He also invented the "Minneapolis sound," an electric and eclectic funk/R&B/synthrock hybrid that became massively influential in the '80s and beyond.
In short, Prince ripped up music's rulebook and instead decided to create his own blueprint for success.
When Prince was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2004, he took part in a George Harrison tribute performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." During the song—which also featured heavyweights Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and Jeff Lynne—the Purple One unleashed a stunning, virtuosic guitar solo infused with fiery blues flourishes and squealing psychedelic rock licks. At the end of the song, Prince tossed his guitar into the air—and even the musicians onstage weren't exactly sure where (or even if) it landed.
Such was the nonchalant, effortless flash of the musician born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958 to a pianist father and jazz vocalist mother. He possessed the charisma, grace and stamina of James Brown, but had the bandleader mentality of Sly Stone, making his concerts singular, mesmerizing marathons.
But besides being a ferocious guitar player and a magnetic performer, he was also a sonic omnivore: Prince devoured funk, R&B, rock, synth-pop, classic rock and blues—to name a few—and melded them into a singular sound that was defiantly, distinctly his own. Known colloquially as the "Minneapolis sound," this stylistic amalgamation eventually came to dominate pop and R&B in the Eighties.
In fact, it's not hyperbole to call Prince a musical genius. He was an expert guitarist, pianist, bassist and drummer by junior high, and formed the band Grand Central with pals Andre Cymone and Morris Day while still in high school. Business-wise, he was also wise beyond his years: when he signed his initial record deal with Warner Bros. in 1977, the six-figure contract stipulated Prince had control over production.
That self-confidence rarely wavered throughout his career, but it kept him especially motivated after his 1978 debut LP, the R&B-leaning For You, only spawned the minor hit "Soft & Wet." In the next few years, however, Prince stayed focused and flitted between warm funk, futuristic soul, electrified rock, electropunk and new wave. Along the way, Prince picked up a few hits—the pulsing disco-lite "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and the falsetto-driven jam "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"—and earned a reputation for being sexually forthright.
Commercial and critical success finally aligned for Prince on 1982's 1999—home to the extended seduction "Little Red Corvette" and the title track, a funky dance strut about the end of the world—and 1984's Purple Rain. The latter LP heralded many firsts for Prince, including the debut of the Revolution—an eclectic band featuring the duo Wendy & Lisa and drummer Bobby Z., among others—and his first Number One singles ("When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy").
Purple Rain also functioned as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, which starred Prince and was also a box office hit. In subsequent years, he would continue to dabble in films, starring in and directing 1986's Under The Cherry Moon and 1990's Graffiti Bridge. Neither of those movies were successful, although Prince's soundtrack to 1989's Batman was a smash and spawned the Number One "Batdance."
But even if films weren't Prince's thing, his music career continued to be red-hot. "Raspberry Beret," "Sign O' the Times" and "U Got The Look" reached the Top 3 on the singles charts, while the Time, Sheila E., Sheena Easton and Sinead O' Connor all had hits with Prince-penned tunes. In one memorable week in 1986, Prince's own "Kiss" kept the Bangles' "Manic Monday"—a composition credited to "Christopher," a Prince pseudonym—from hitting Number One.
Yet Prince's insistence on creative control would soon consume his career. The release of 1987's Black Album was canceled at the last minute, after copies had reportedly already been pressed. In the early Nineties, he waged a very-public legal battle with long-time label Warner Bros. over his contract. Prince changed his name to a glyph known as "The Love Symbol" and frequently wrote the word "slave" on his face to represent his feelings.
Once he and Warner Bros. parted ways in 1996, Prince once again started experimenting. He released albums not only on traditional labels, but also exclusively via his website, a 1-800 number, with concert tickets and along with The Daily Mail newspaper. As a result, many of his late nineties and early thousands releases can feel like hidden treasures, difficult to find unless you bought them originally or can find them in a used record store.
During the last decade, Prince experienced something of a career resurgence. His 2007 Super Bowl Halftime Show appearance was a triumphant return to the spotlight that memorably saw the skies open up with "Purple Rain." Well-regarded tours and performances (including several guest appearances on Saturday Night Live and a Coachella headlining slot) kept his public profile high.
However, to the shock of the entire world, Prince died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 21, 2016, from an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. At the time of his death, he was still actively recording and touring. He had found creative and live harmony in recent years with the trio 3rdeyegirl, and had taken to writing politically outspoken material such as the solidarity song "Baltimore."
For much of 2016, Prince had been doing pop-up solo piano shows where he was reinventing familiar hits and beloved covers in an intimate, casual fashion. After a career full of fresh starts and do-overs, this phase felt like yet another new beginning. That it was cut short is nothing short of tragic—although Prince certainly left fans with enough music and memorable moments to last several lifetimes.
Inductee: Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, died April 21, 2016)


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Model: Liu Wen (Marilyn)
Ad Campaign: Converse by John Varvatos
Photographer: Keiron O'Connor
Source: Zinio
mid-hundreds Converse? that's crazy!
I saw this ad in a magazine and couldn't recognize Liu Wen, but she looks amazing anyway. 73 shows is record high for an asian, and it would be great if she gets campaigns or people would start seeing her as a runway filler.
I checked the Converse by John Varvatos website and a leather jackets retails for about $950. Even a simple cotton hoodie zip-up sweater is $195. WAY overpriced, if you asked me.
I saw and touched the collection at Bloomingdales SoHo a couple months ago and almost every piece has a "distressed/deconstructed" look.
she looks great but this converse and get chucked marketing is too "cool" and gimicky for me.
this is looking amazing!!! i think it's Liu Wen's 6th campaign this season?!
Marilyn is handling her career not as exclusive as I would hope. Campaigns for Benneton and converse? ughh. This may hurt her chances for a major campaign in the future.
I'm really glad for Liu Wen, considering that Converse is an American brand. she looks really good in this ad, it's an amazing ad!
Liu Wen did a Ad Campaign for (JP) GAP, Spring 2009
U can find it here
dvf s/s 09 campaign is still natalia v
liu wen only did the online lookbook things
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Anyone who has spent time in a hospital recently knows how concerned health professionals are about spreading diseases they increasingly can't control.
Notices are everywhere urging hand washing for workers and visitors. Chemical disinfection stations are outside every room and in every hallway. Or should be.
Increasingly, modern medicine is having trouble controlling drug-resistant viruses and bacteria that are adapting and surviving the drugs we dose them with.
Enter a little firm, now based in Dover, called Healthy Environment Innovations, or HEI.
Keep this on your radar because one day its technology could be one of our saviors – literally. It also may become a major employer unless its owners decide to sell.
Started several years ago by New Durham engineer Ed Neister, HEI has come up with a new way to deal with the problem using a special wavelength of the ultraviolet light spectrum to bust apart bad microorganism's DNA.
When I visited Ed in his garage/workshop some years ago he had just developed the lamp that could emit this germ-busting light. I'm not an engineer, but it doesn't take one to understand the potential if his claims of its effectiveness are true.
Others also have been smitten by the concept. There's been at least one small round of investor funding for the company.
Over time HEI has passed repeated tests that have shown its far-UV application indeed kills nasties on the surface of anything it shines on. In a faction of a second and more efficiently than existing technology, as a matter of fact.
It takes more than a good idea, however, to market a new technology – especially to the medical market.
The cost and time required to test HEI's Germbuster for use on human skin, as in hand cleaning and wound disinfection, has been a setback. Ed and his brother John are convinced it will happen but could be some time away.
Meanwhile, the Neisters have sold the HVAC and food industries on their technology and sales are just beginning.
Soon milk bottles scrubbed clean with far-UV light might allow longer shelf life for this and other products. HEI light wands could become common to clean the air in every nursing home air conditioning unit.
This requires the firm to be able to produce a significant number of Germbuster lamps and that's where you, the public, come in.
HEI is not a typical company, if there is such as thing, and it is trying a new method to raise the next infusion of cash so it can produce more lamps and grow.
It has turned to a website and social media platform to appeal to the public for funds.
Indiegogo.com helps entrepreneurs fund growth with capital raised from small investors. If you like what a firm is doing you can sign up to send it money, or to buy something the firm makes. In HEI's case, go to www.indiegogo.com/GermBuster to read all about it.
The Neisters are doing this because they are convinced Germbuster lamps can save lives.
Their indiegogo campaign lets anyone just send them money to support the effort. But the focus is on selling homes and businesses an HEI unit that will clean the air in a building's heating or air conditioning ductwork in addition to raising capital.
It started out with a goal of $1 million generated by selling 1,500 air units. About a month into the effort, response has been lackluster and the Neisters have scaled back the goal to $250,000 and between 300-400 units sold.
Even if you don't think you need super clean air in your home, you can embrace what HEI is doing by sending the firm $10 or $25 and take satisfaction in helping fight a medical plague.
If you find yourself in the hospital one day, you may not have to worry as much about being infected with something that will eat you up while doctors look on helplessly.
I won't go so far as to say that one day HEI's far-UV technology could equal pasteurization or that the firm could become another Merck. Odds are its technology will be embraced into many firm's products and its inventor will fad into successful obscurity.
But don't forget you read about it here and it was created in our neighborhood.
Jeremiah Turner can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Belle Yang has spent two decades seeking justice, through her writing and illustration, for a people who have been devastated by World War II and under Communism. Her main focus, the House of Yang in Manchuria, represents the larger social landscape of turmoil, war and hunger. Yang's adult nonfiction memoirs and her latest work, a graphic memoir Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale, is her attempt to give voice to the men and women who disappeared in the chaos without a murmur. Her children's book are set in Asia and America are largely autobiographical, especially the story of Hannah Is My Name, based on her first years in San Francisco. The exhibition features 45 paintings, six books and three illustrations in addition to a PBS video documentary, "My Name is Belle".