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I love this book because I love to read about past events that have happened. My favorite part of the book is the ending. All stories don't have to have a happy ending. When I read this book, I had to hold back tears. It was really sad. In the end I was wondering if a happy ending would happen or if it turn out bad? I think the most unique part of this story was that the events portrayed in this book really happened. It made me think of that terrible time of war and how sad things must have been for the Jewish families.
I recommend this book because it has some surprising events that happen. Everyone should love this book, even if they don't like books without pictures, which this book doesn't have. The part in the story that should really be of interest is the part when they try to escape. Remember, this story was based on a true story. The author was the main character. I think any upper elementary grade student or Jr. High student would like this book.


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Small web developers are becoming an endangered species.
Once considered the Davids that would slay the agency giants, the small shops instead are being eaten up by agency holding companies.
Organic Online, San Francisco, is the latest to take the money, accepting Omnicom Group's offer to join its interactive agency "holding company" last month (see related story on Page S-14).
There are holdouts, though-shops that are finding ways to finance themselves. Valuing creative freedom and independence over immediate cash and a big-name boss, they believe they have what it takes to go it alone.
Although worldwide advertising conglomerates, investment banking groups and venture capitalists have all approached Avalanche Systems, New York (http://www.avsi.com), the company isn't interested, said CEO Michael Block.
"We've been quite consistent about our point of view, which is to remain independent," he said.
With billings of $5 million last year, Mr. Block said Avalanche is able to attract its own creditors and has the skill set to develop strategic software support for its clients.
He's also adamant about preserving the company's creative culture, fostered by award-winning Creative Director and President Peter Seidler.
"Introducing an outside element into this culture, which we're so fond of, would be somewhat disruptive," Mr. Block said of the company.
The company's clients include Price Waterhouse, F.A.O Schwarz and NBC.
"We're gracefully funding our growth," Mr. Block said. "With a large cash infusion, there might be the tendency to grow at a pace we're not ready for."
Another advantage of staying single is the freedom to court several agencies for projects. Rare Medium, New York (http://
www.raremedium.com), recently teamed with Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising on General Mills' site dubbed "You Rule School." But it also counts D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, J. Walter Thompson USA and Deutsch, all New York, and Schieffelin & Somerset's Tanqueray as clients.
When marketers or agencies work with the company, "no one has to worry about that competitive advantage," said President Glenn Meyers.
To fund its growth, Rare Medium is raising its own capital. With revenue expected to hit $5 million this year, the developer just raised $2 million in a private offering managed through its Web site. Mr. Meyers said he hopes to enter the public market within 12 to 24 months.
Remaining independent also has plenty of drawbacks. For one, it makes it difficult to keep big-name clients, according to Andrew Sather, creative director and CEO of Adjacency, Madison, Wis. (http://www.adj.
"Getting there first" enabled Adjacency to garner clients the likes of Land Rover North America, Motorola and Specialized bikes, he said. Now, it's not so easy.
"It's still a real challenge to wrestle away new media from a client's agency of record," Mr. Sather said.
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"Our best play is to put ourselves in an ongoing development role," said CEO Kelly Anthony Rodriques. "Some of that can grow out of developing a Web site, but your organization has to have competencies beyond maintaining a Web site."


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The Sasquatch Zoo is being transformed day by day into the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park.
CRESTVIEW � If Albert was a human, he would be a senior citizen. In his late 20s, Albert � an eastern black bear � moves stiffly and is turning gray around his muzzle and forehead.
He is one of the oldest residents at the Sasquatch Zoo, which is being transformed day by day into the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park.
The long-term transition from a privately owned zoo to a nonprofit rehabilitation and education facility will take several years. But the refuge�s staff and the zoo�s owners are working hard to prepare for a legal handoff in February.
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�We are working up there diligently,� said Amanda Wilkerson, director of the refuge. �We want to have the least amount of time being closed.�
The zoo currently is licensed by U.S. Department of Agriculture to Debbie Mattox, who started it more than 25 years ago on land running along the Shoal River east of Crestview.
Mattox, who has hand-raised many of the zoo�s animals, isn�t really ready to step away entirely despite the daunting daily workload of caring for 100 animals. However, financial challenges and concern for the zoo�s future forced her and husband Bill Bitsche to evaluate their options.
The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge provided the ideal opportunity.
�I told her, �You can�t just keep running the zoo �til something happens to your health,� � Bitsche said. �You have to have a way to leave it for the community.�
Mattox made sure that provisions for three of the animals, including Albert, were put in the contract with the refuge. The bear, a 7-year-old lion named Levy and an elderly spider monkey named Cebo will live out their lives at the zoo.
With a deal struck, the finer details for the final transition, including necessary renovations, are under way.
For example, to meet USDA licensing requirements, the fencing around the big cats� cages needs to be increased by nearly 4 feet. Trees around the perimeter of the 12-acre park also must be trimmed back.
�We have a four-page list of stuff that we are going to get done,� Wilkerson said.
The list includes building a classroom, rehabbing structures, expanding and enriching habitats, replacing fencing and landscaping.
Volunteers and donations are needed to make all of that happen, Wilkerson said.
Workdays are being held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the zoo on U.S. Highway 90 until all the work is complete.
Volunteers of all skill levels are needed, ranging from those just willing to pitch in to experienced electricians, welders, carpenters and other craftsmen.
Additional workdays are being added during the week, Wilkerson said.
On Friday, two refuge volunteers worked in the small building known as the commissary, where food for the animals is prepared and stored.
While they scrubbed and sanded, Albert watched the activity from his cage nearby. The women have gotten to know the old timer and his favorite treats. They call him by name and coo to him as he moans with pleasure.
Even as the world around them changes, the animals do what they have always done.
They watch the people. They eat, sleep and have babies. A new llama was born 10 days ago and several young goats scamper around in their pen.
When the renovations are complete, some of the refuge�s animal ambassadors will be moved to the zoo. Educational programs will be added and docents will wander the 12-acre park, talking to visitors.
�It will be run just like a zoo, but will have a strong emphasis on education,� Wilkerson said. �All of the animals up there have a story, and I think people would be interested in hearing it.�
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Written By: Tenny Thomas on Oct 14th, 2010
Verse for the day: I Corinthians 16: 13, 14
Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
St Paul is reminding the church in Corinth to be on their guard spiritually. He wanted them to wake up, to pay attention to their spiritual lives and their knowledge and devotion to God. Their lack of spiritual watchfulness was the foundation of the Corinthian church's sinful condition.
Most of the time spiritual indifference and spiritual ignorance are the root problems in our lives.
This Lent, we need more than merely changing our behavior. We must be on our guard, with a focused awareness of His care and protection and His love for us as His children.
We live in a culture in which truth is regarded as relative. Our society waffles at the concept of objective, unyielding spiritual truth. It is dedicated to spiritual and ethical pluralism. If we are to be the witnesses God wants us to be, and if we are to have the relationship with God that He wants for us, then we must follow Paul's admonition to stand firm in the faith. It is when we live out the Gospel of Christ in our daily lives, through the discipline of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that we become more Christ like.
God wants us, in the midst of our spiritual watchfulness and our commitment to stand firm in the truth of the faith, to act courageously as Christians.
To be men of courage spiritually would be unpopular, perhaps even unacceptable, behavior in society. It could mean loss of stature in with our peers, perhaps loss of jobs and economic opportunities, and loss of friends.
We are in this world to achieve the standard that God has set.
Spiritual maturity demands courageous application of the truth, unfettered support of what we know is spiritually true and the standards that are true, and bold opposition to what we know is false. This maturity comes through our indulgence in the fast rigorously. God showers His grace and strength on us when we give ourselves completely to God's will.
We cannot do anything by our own strength, only by God's might and support. We need to submit to the strengthening power and work of our Savior. When we submit ourselves to God, He fulfills His promise to strengthen us. And what is the strength He gives us? It is the strength to stand firm in spiritual knowledge and truth and to courageously apply spiritual truths in our lives.
Today, we must stand firm in spiritual knowledge and truth and apply them with courage. Our part is to be on guard, to recognize and know what is spiritually right and wrong, and to act with courage. God's part is to strengthen us.
Christ likeness is the solution to our problems as individuals and as a church. Do everything in love, incorporates the Christian's life of serving God unreservedly and putting others above ourselves. Applying this principle of love for Christ and love for each other meant a radically different church, sold out to Christ and untainted by the world. Our goal is to be like Christ!
Help us, Lord, with the grace of your Holy Spirit to be witnesses for Jesus Christ through our lives, our words and the opportunities you set before us each day. Amen.
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NCAA CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL >> Cal State San Bernardino junior Jordan Guillen hada solid opening round 1-over-par 73 during Monday's NCAA Central/West Regional, played at Grey Rock GC in Austin, Texas
Sophomore Taylor Hood had a tougher outing, finishing with an 82 on the par-72, 6,909-yard course
Guillen's scorecard featured four birdies and three bogeys and he stood at 1-under entering the par-5, No. 17. Guillen took a double-bogey, then finished the day with a par at 18 for his 73. He is four shots behind co-leaders Brandon Hortt of Cal State Monterey Bay and Andres Rodas of host St. Edward's, and is tied for 12th with eight others.
Hood began at No. 10 and struggled with six bogeys on his front nine, and made the turn at 6-over, and had five bogeys on the back nine, but earned his solo birdie of the day on the par-4, No. 4.
Cal State Monterey Bay owns the lead at even-par 288. St. Edward's is three shots back. Chico State fired a 5-over 293 and is third, followed by Western New Mexico (295) and Cameron (299). CCAA champion Cal State Stanislaus is eighth at 13-over. UC San Diego is 11th (17-over 305) and Sonoma State is tied for 12th at 18-over 306.


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Republican John Manning and write-in candidate Gerard David Jr. are as about as different as night and day when it comes to their vision of Lee County. However, both feel they are equipped to handle the problems the county faces. Both want to be the District 1 representative on the Lee County Commission and will square off on Election Day.
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Gerard David's ideas are as eclectic as his background, having worked as a background actor on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and run twice previously for County Commissioner, losing both times.
Among the ideas he has hatched have been to build a movie studio and entertainment complex in the area with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford featured in the theme, and high-speed rail service from the airport to all points in the vicinity.
"We need jobs for everyone, especially kids so they get off the street. I want to get them involved in entertainment," David said, lamenting the state's "right to work" designation and the difficulty unions have. "I want us to be the entertainment center of Florida next to Orlando. But our vision is shortsighted. We need something to do other than baseball."
Among his other ideas are to build a solar plant like the one built in DeSoto County and to build low-income homes and provide loans to people who lost their homes during the recession.
David said he's the person with the ideas and that the past 20 years have been filled with stupidity in regards to spending.
"Did he get the airport solarized or get one-way tolls on the bridges? I get things done and I'm not even elected," David said. "We can't have the same people. I'm a people person who helps the community."
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John Manning has been involved in local government on and off since the mid-1980s, when he was a Cape Coral City Councilmember and later a Lee County Commissioner in 1988 when Porter Goss left the board to run for Congress, where he stayed until 2000. He was reappointed in 2010.
Manning said not many people know the workings of Lee County government better.
"I have a deep knowledge of the issues and experience in government that will get Lee County moving again," Manning said. "My education and experience goes a long way."
Manning foresees a Lee County where the budget finally reaches an even keel to where the county doesn't have to tap into reserves to pay for things. He also said for all the talk about the reserves, they were there for a reason.
"Usually, 15 to 25 percent are held in reserves, we had more than that. Reserves are a double-edged sword. In five years it's given us $225 million in tax relief and balanced the budget," Manning said.
Manning, who worked in the private sector when not in government, knows business is what will bring jobs and more money into county coffers.
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Best Way for African Americans to Fight HIV Is One Person at a Time
Q+A with J. Lawrence Miller, Former Executive Director of the Black Educational AIDS Project
What do you focus on in your HIV/AIDS advocacy work?
My own work relies on educating my staff so they in turn can educate and motivate their friends, family and peers. They are the ones who are the most effective at reaching the so-called hard to reach. I also serve in an advisory capacity with several organizations.
What are the biggest obstacles you encounter?
The biggest obstacles are working in our current fear-of-retaliation society. Speaking out will lead to negative feedback and possible investigations. Organizations have already faced the weight of the U.S. government for daring to accept taxpayer dollars and not eye to eye with the funder (as if they were not taxpayers themselves!).
What is the most critical AIDS issue facing the African- American community?
Key is understanding that blacks in America are not a monolithic group. Addressing any disease vector by assuming we share behaviors based solely or predominately on our skin color is a sure way of not addressing the causal factors of disease progression.
How would you best address that?
Perhaps the answer to this does not exist. If I were to hazard a guess, I would recommend a "class structure" of prevention education. "Classism" is a harder nut to crack than simply relying on race -- and neither approach would be simple.
Where do you think the most progress is being made in combating the epidemic in the black community?
The most progress is being made among poor blacks. As the government releases more resources to local community groups and helps them interpret the issues faced by the local community, more blacks are being tested, more are finding they are eligible for treatment earlier in disease progression, and more are sharing what they learn with others.
Where is the least progress being made?
The least progress is being made in the press. The darker this disease got, the more poor individuals fell victim to the virus, the worse the government response has gotten. The "Fourth Estate," while not responsible in and of itself, has dropped the ball with respect to reporting local disease-fighting progress as well as local challenges and failures. From Appalachia to Albany, the press is looking for the scandal but rarely reports on the victories.
What are the top myths about HIV that you encounter?
In this day and age I don't face too many myths. The epidemic in Baltimore is more like that in Southeast Asia than anyplace in the U.S. The primary way HIV is transmitted here is needle use. The primary myth is that simply because someone shoots up heroin or cocaine they are uninformed about the political and/or medical realities of their lives.
What could help African Americans get tested -- and therefore treated -- earlier?
Testing, as a prevention measure, is useless. I firmly believe everyone should know their HIV status. But is it not possible that so many more blacks have been tested in this country that the data cannot help but show that so many more of us are infected? Maybe, I don't know, but just maybe seven times more black women are getting tested than their white counterparts. Has anyone even asked that question or done any research to get the answer?
Do you think the down low is as serious a problem as the media has made of it?
Good God, no! It's yet another sound bite to place blame! Rarely was this excuse used to explain specifically why married black women were getting infected -- it was used to explain why almost all black women were getting infected! Forget the data that showed more black women were being infected because of their own injection drug use and/or sex with an injection-drug-using partner, forget looking at more black women than ever before being tested for HIV.
First it was, "Those gay people are doing it to the rest of us" -- forget the fact that in almost every other country in the world this is an overwhelmingly heterosexual disease! Then it was, "Those bisexual black men are doing it to black women." There is no doubt that bisexuality is a contributing factor to women getting infected, but the data does not support the blame-game technique!
What are your fears and hopes for the next generation of African Americans as they face the risks of HIV?
That they won't understand that HIV is not a "chronic, manageable illness" -- it is a terminal disease, and people suffer and die of AIDS-related causes today as badly as those who died of GRID ["Gay-Related Immune Disorder," the first misnomer for the disease] back in the early '80s.
Do you think activism is an effective way to fight the epidemic?
There was a time I would have sworn the only way to fight the epidemic is through activism. Today, there are political realities we have to face: a hostile federal government, looking to punish HIV-positive folks -- whether through not adequately funding the Ryan White CARE Act or by ignoring the fantastic work local community groups do in favor of funding ineffective programs.
Can you recommend one action that we all should take to end the epidemic?
Pray and act. This is not about compassion -- it's about action. Prayer is not the only answer, but it's a damn good start. When you finish praying, get off your collective butts and go to a local community group, and volunteer your expertise. The progress being made is being made at the grassroots level, and too many small black organizations don't even have legal representation or bookkeepers, much less CPAs!
Click here to e-mail J. Lawrence Miller.
About J. Lawrence Miller
Miller is the former executive director of the Baltimore-based Black Educational AIDS Project (BEAP). Launched in 1989, BEAP prides itself on staying true to its grassroots and doing what its Web site (www.mchap.org) calls "real prevention" and "old-school advocacy" for African Americans, both positive and negative.


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NEW ORLEANS -- If you've ever watched a Jim Harbaugh press conference, you know the man doesn't part with information easily.
This extends to his family life, apparently. At a press conference for Jack and Jackie Harbaugh (aka the most famous parents in America), Jack recalled a telephone conversation following the first day of the 2011 NFL Draft.
"So I said, 'Jim, tomorrow in the second round, surely you're going to draft a quarterback. Which one is it going to be?' " Jack said, via The Sacramento Bee. "And it's dead silence. In fact, I can hear his voice (lets out a sigh)."
Jim asked if Jack was talking to anyone else. He replied, "I'm not talking to anybody. I'm your dad, you've got to tell me."
Jim -- still skeptical -- asked Jack if he planned on telling his wife, Jackie.
"Would you just tell me who it is?" Jack said. "I promise you, I won't say anything to anybody."
Jim ended the humorous exchange with an answer that showed just how much he thought of the player who would become the Niners' second-round choice.
"He said, 'We're drafting Colin Kaepernick,' " Jack said. "He said, 'I not only think he's the best quarterback in the draft, I think that he's the best football player in the draft. And we're going with Colin Kaepernick.' "
Jim got his man. It remains to be seen if he also got the best player in the draft, but Kaepernick is certainly off to a good start.
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Upright evergreen gives both blooms and berries
It's not often that a bush has both berries and blooms on it at the same time. A recent forage into a local garden center has reminded of the Durnata erecta. This sprawling tender evergreen plant can put on quite a show if you treat it right. You may know this showy beauty by some of its nicknames like Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop or Skyflower.
According to Floridata, Duranta is native to scrub and open woodlands in the West Indies and Central and South America. This heat lover can be found growing wild in parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. It is found in certain areas in southern Florida and south Texas. Its botanical name is Duranta erecta and is part of the family of Verbenaceae. The genus Duranta is named after the 15th century Italian botanist Castore Durantes. "Erecta" means "upright" in Latin.
Plan on planting your Golden Dewdrop in a location where you would like a fast growing shrub that will grow 5-10 feet tall and just as wide. It usually grows into a sprawling shrub with branches drooping with berries. The foliage is semi-deciduous with shiny green leaves. As if the berries weren't enough, clusters of flowers will grow on the ends of its graceful branches. To make it more enticing to the bees and butterflies, the flowers have a slight vanilla aroma.
Although an easygoing plant, your Duranta would love you even more if you put her in full to semi-shade. She needs a regular shower of water and well-drained, moderately fertile soil. If you love her enough to share, you can propagate easily with a clip of a woody section placed in fertile soil and by "layering."
Consider using this wild beauty where you want songbirds. It is great as a fragrant hedge if you want to keep it clipped. It's excellent in a container and can be trained as a topiary or espaliered onto a wall. Or you can choose an area where it can sprawl and cover itself in bright golden berries and dripping chains of purple blooms. Lovely.
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On May 27, 2014, a 9-CD Mosaic Records boxed set arrived at my front door: Columbia and RCA Victor Live Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars. Co-produced by Scott Wenzel and Ricky Riccardi. Liner notes by yours truly.
|Ta da! Seconds after opening it.
This is slightly old news if you follow me on Facebook as I've pretty much devoted every post this week to basking in the glow of this set. It's been absolutely beautiful hearing from Armstrong fans from all over the world who are just as excited by it, telling me when they're getting shipping notices and when their credit cards have been charged! Right now, I feel like I'm one of only a handful of people to have experienced this set (almost literally a handful; my set number is 8 out of 5,000!). I'm really excited for that number to grow in the coming weeks and years. Please, please, please let me know what you think of the set. Leave a comment, find me on Facebook, shoot me an e-mail, I'd love to hear from you.
I've already heard from one person who has enjoyed the set....a person with a huge audience, to boot! Imagine my surprise when I'm getting ready to go to sleep on Memorial Day (still without a set) and I get a Google alert with a link to a rave review in the Wall Street Journal by Tom Nolan! I'm still in shock but completely thrilled by Mr. Nolan's comments. He really got the point of this set and I'm hoping others do, too.
And though it's lovely that people keep congratulating me, please, please, please also give thanks to my co-producer, Scott Wenzel, and our engineer, Andreas Meyer. I just had the idea and wrote a lot of long e-mails, playing detective and trying to avoid catastrophes. Scott brought the usual class and thoroughness that we've come to expect from Mosaic Records. Seriously, no one else would do a set like this and if they did, it wouldn't be without the care and commitment that Scott brought to this project. And as I've chronicled before, Andreas Meyer was an absolute wizard in the studio, saving Louis's Newport 1956 vocals and making like a modern day George Avakian, with all sorts of crazy splices and edits to make. He nailed every one.
And obviously, this has been a very personal project for me, as well. Three years ago tomorrow (also my daughter's birthday), I saw my book for the first time. And here we go again with the Mosaic set, which is truly a sequel, or at least a companion, to the book, right down to the cover photos, which come from the same Paris concert in late 1955:
This here blog has been pretty much dedicated to Mosaic updates and news for the past year. I know some readers out there are anxious for me to get back to my excitable commentary on Armstrong recordings...and I'm anxious to get back to that myself. I'm sure I'll continue to have Mosaic news to report throughout the summer--reviews, public appearances, etc.--but once the excitement dies down, I, too, am planning to get back to tackling so many of the Armstrong recordings I've yet to write about.
But not yet. If you need me, I'll be listening to this set!
Thanks for all the support and for those who have purchased it and are planning to purchase it, please enjoy!
And as always, Pops, it's all for you, Louis, all for you.
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The SL/01 Court Classic sneakers by Saint Laurent are the perfect pair to slip into during your daytime escapades as well as your after dark jaunts. They're lightweight and extremely comfortable, enabling longer hours of wear. These lipstick red leathersneakers are extremely easy to style too and go well with contrasting basics. The shoes are also available in Indigo, Black and Optic White, for those who'd like to keep a low profile and simply aren't adventurous enough to settle for the Lipstick Red shade. Priced at $545 a pair, the SL/01 Court Classic sneakers by Saint Laurent are a sure win!
YVES SAINT LAURENT LOVE HEART CHAIN BAGCategories:Other Brands
A thing of beauty, that's what the Yves Saint Laurent Love Heart Chain Bag is all about. Being an eye-catcher and a darling bag, taking this cutie bag while you're out on a date or partying the night away with your girlfriends will absolutely make you the center of everyone's attention and in a good way, of course. We mean, come on, who on earth wouldn't want to have this bag on her shoulders anyway?
We've previously featured this bag before but we believe it deserves a second post and this time around we're going to take a closer look at this superstar bag.
First things first would be its outside appearance. Yes, that's what we instantly notice in a bag, right? What made our hearts jump for joy about this beauty is the matelassé stitching that looks absolutely divine! Then its fixed leather and metal chain shoulder strap added more definition to it making it all the more appealing.
And of course, the icing on top would probably be the metal interlocking YSL logo placed in the center. Measuring 6.4′ x 6.4′ x 1.8′ inches and is priced from $895 USD to $1250 USD via Saint Laurent boutiques.
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Worst Yves Saint Laurent Bags I've Seen In A While!Categories:Other Brands
This is definitely one of the most useful replica handbags reviews I've received in a while. Many people ask me about this site because they have such a big variety of Yves Saint Laurent bags replica and even though I always felt like they can't be trusted, this review confirmed what I suspected.
Yves Saint Laurent Bags Replica on Idolbags.ru? Think Again!
Finding really good Yves Saint Laurent bags replica is not super easy, but it's not as difficult as it is with other brands either. So a Sac De Jour replica like this is simply unacceptable! This bag should cost $50 tops but my friend here paid $259 for it. Here is her review:
"Hi Eva,
I'm one of your newer readers…wish I found ur blog earlier! It would have saved me a lot of disappointment! I'm no replica expert but this bag is not good. I would feel ashamed to wear it even in front of my friends, so how could I wear it in front of strangers?
I think it's really easy to tell it's a fake and I'm already sure you will confirm this.
The bag looked so good in the site pics and their other yves saint laurent bags replica as well, so imagine my shock when I got this.
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Anyway, I would NEVER EVER recommend this site to anyone! I'm so disappointed with the bag & the customer service!
The yves saint Laurent bags replica photos on the site did not reflect the reality!!!"
I want to comment on the last thing my friend said before I start reviewing the bag itself.
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How did this happen? It's pretty simple, actually. Idolbags.ru uses a lot of stolen photos of authentic designer bags, which I've found on legitimate designer stores as well. I've pointed this out as often as I could. How could you know what you're going to get in reality if you don't see actual photos of the product you buy? They don't even have customer reviews to help you out, so buying from this site is risky to say the least.
Also, don't get too excited by the number of products they have. This is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to replica handbags.
So sorry to see YSL replica bags like this still exist on other sites than ioffer.com. But don't believe that all Yves Saint Laurent bags replica look like this on all the other replica bag sites.
Replica Sites That Use Stolen Photos
And just to confirm what my friend already said: I do not recommend buying from idolbags.ru either, they are not honest sellers! They lost my respect the moment they started using stolen photos of authentic items. Why not show clear, detailed and REAL pictures of the replica bags you sell if you have nothing to hide?
Actually, there are some real pictures of replicas on this site. And do you know how I realized that? They look terrible! Of course they don't want to show us real photos of their replica bags. No one would buy them if they saw how they really look like.
I'm sad my new friend got scammed but I'm so thankful she shared her story. I can only hope other people reading this will follow her example!
Getting scammed doesn't just mean sending your money and receiving nothing in return, but also sending money and receiving a completely different product than the one that is being advertised. What's the use of receiving a replica bag if you're never going to wear it? That money is lost.
If any of you has had any experiences with this site as well, please share! I would like to know if this is how all their designer replica bags are.
Fake Saint Laurent Sac De Jour Flaws
This has to be one of the worst Yves Saint Laurent bags replica I've seen in a while. It's such an obvious fake that I'm not even sure where to start. Your regular Yves Saint Laurent bags replica Sac De Jour will have smudges around the logo or the "T" will not touch the "N" in the front, but it's a whole other story with this bag.
So where should I start? The logo stamp, the lining, the inside tag, the protective studs on the bottom, the YSL metallic tag on the leather tag – everything is completely wrong and different from the original.
There shouldn't be a hanging tag with the metallic logo on in the first place. The Saint Laurent Sac De Jour should have a leather holder with a lock in it. This type of hanging tag can be found in other Yves Saint Laurent bags replica styles like the Cabas Rive Gauche, but not the Sac du Jour.
And what's that in the interior? Is that supposed to be suede?
The return policy and the customer support on this site makes me think that this site is not bad just for Yves Saint Laurent bags replica, but for all replica bags in general.
What site do you think has the best YSL replica handbags from your experience?
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YVES SAINT LAURENT FLOWER CHAIN WALLET BAGCategories:Other Brands
Flower power is definitely the theme of this beautiful Yves Saint Laurent's Flower Chain Wallet Bag that comes in classy and stylish black color. If you need a bag to impress your date, make sure you're clutching to this one.
Flower patterns might be too girly for many but not when they come in the versatile color of black. Yes, black can change everything you thought about things. Take for example this Flower Chain Wallet Bag. The floral design is just too mesmerizing for words that we couldn't help but admire its beauty.
Oh, did we also mention that the YSL logo in the very center added a touch of luxury and lavishness to this bag? What more, the chain strap is also something that we love.
Take it anywhere you go, better yet, make it your official summer wallet bag! Pair it over your white summery plus and over your comfy sandals and you'll be a fashion diva in no time!
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SAINT LAURENT SL/01 COURT CLASSIC LEATHER SNEAKERS COME WRAPPED IN LIPSTICK RED FOR $545Categories:Designer Shoes
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Yves Saint Laurent Maryna 105 Pump: Bright Blooms for SpringCategories:Designer Shoes
Everything's coming up florals for Spring! And we're certainly not complaining. Images of dainty little ol' ladies used to come to mind when one mentioned floral shoes, but that couldn't be further from the truth here. Yves Saint Laurent's Maryna in floral canvas is anything but old or dainty. A bold, red poppy pattern spices things up while a chunky wood wedge heel gives the flowery shoe a solid does of cool. Seems like the perfect pairing for a warm, sunny day, no?
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A CLOSER LOOK: YVES SAINT LAURENT MONOGRAM WALLETCategories:Other Brands
The Yves Saint Laurent Monogram Wallet is a breathtaking piece that's bound to keep us excited. We are all about them classy and dangerous designer pieces, and by the looks of it, this wallet really is the 'femme fatale' of small leather goods – pretty small if you really think about it, but if you look closely, you could see how fine the craftsmanship on this thing is. Seriously, if you want to buy a designer wallet, consider a YSL – you won't be disappointed at all.
This piece is a classic zip around (secures all your stuff!) which is large enough to fit all your hard-earned moolah – made with 100% calf skin leather, this is durable enough to withstand years of use (and abuse). You can never go wrong with the material used in this wallet. Inside, there are twelve card slots, a coin pocket, two bill and receipt compartments – a fully functional piece indeed! What more would you ever wish for in a wallet?
Measuring 3.7" x 7.6" inches (H x W), you can get your very own Yves Saint Laurent Monogram Wallet for €545 EUR
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The blog of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Monday, 21 September 2009
Remembering the Beddgelert Meteorite strike!
Beddgelert isn't only famous for the resting place of the faithful hound - apparently 60 years ago this month a meteorite fell through the roof of the Prince Llewelyn Hotel in Beddgelert, fortunately no-one was sleeping in the room where the rock struck - but the meteorite smashed through the roof leaving a round hole. The bright light and the sound of the meteorite breaking the sound barrier as it entered earth's atmosphere were seen and heard across north Wales.
I am wondering if the meteorite was hot - and if so, why didn't it start a fire at the hotel? Perhaps someone will let me know.
Meanwhile another excellent aerial photograph for you - this time of Beddgelert.
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Thursday, 3 September 2009
Anglesey's Coastline Enhancement Scheme
A £5.6 million project, funded by the European Union, the local council and the Welsh Assembly Government has been announced. The project to improve accessibility, coastal infrastructure and provide more information about isalnd's coastline will enhance the visitor experience and create tourism opportunities to boost the local economy.
Anglesey has a rich cultural heritage and I've listed some sites that we recommend you visit
Bryn Celli Ddu a neolithic chambered burial tomb near the village of Llanddeniel Fab.
Din Lligwy, just outside Moelfre on the northern coast, has preserved remains of a prehistoric settlement including two roundhouses and several rectangular buildings.
St Eilian's Church, Llaneilian is a medieval church which retains many medieval features and paintings.
Penmon Priory is thought to be an early medieval foundation and has a holy well associated with it.
St Pabo's church, Llanbabo is worth a visit to see the carved stone memorial to St Pabo.
Beaumaris Castle is located close to the water's edge and was the last link in the ring of defence to the north Wales seaboard built by Edward 1st. The castle remains largely intact.
Porth Amlwch was the main port and smelthing site for the copper mines in north Wales
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Pure Malt Red, Product of Nikka
This is one of three pure malts marketed by Nikka under one word colour titles - Red, Black and White. The "Red" is mainly based on whisky from Miyagikyou distillery. The "Black" is mainly based on whisky from Yoichi and the "White" is founded on whisky from Islay in Scotland. Since these are designated "pure malts", I believe they have more than one distillery`s whisky in them (that is the normal reason for using that term as apposed to "single malt" from one distillery) and I think "Red" has some Scottish whisky in it. This is what they call a "haafu" over here, like my son.
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Serge Valentin
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Nikka Pure malt 'Red' (43%, OB, +/-2002)
Colour: Gold.
Nose: There's more peat than in the Taketsuru 12, but we wouldn't say this is peaty whisky. Rather grassy but not too much, malty but not too much, fruity (oranges, marmalade, quinces) but not too much… We're getting closer to the Taketsuru after a while, with delicate floral notes (yellow flowers) but… Not too much. Keyword: balance.
Mouth: Once again, this is bigger whisky than the Taketsuru, but also less smooth and less immediately drinkable. The attack is rather punchy, all on cooked fruits and cornflakes, but it drops a bit after that. Mead and something perfumy. Baklavas? Then gets quite dry.
Finish: Medium-long, maltier and more caramelly, and then maybe a tad soapy in the aftertaste. Again, a little salt.
Comments: Good balance but I think I liked both the 'Black' and the 'White' versions better. This 'Red' lacks oomph on the palate, in my opinion, but it's still good, flawless malt whisky. SGP:432 – 78 points." (Serge`s scoring system is explained on this page.)
For further information about the colour pure malt range, refer to Nikka`s Japanese language page here.
Price (Feb 2009): About 2,000 yen for 500 ml bottle.
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MD8470A Gives UE Developers and Network Operators a Cost-efficient
Anritsu Company introduces cdma2000R 1X support for its MD8470A Signaling Tester, creating a uniquely small and highly integrated single desktop instrument solution in which user equipment (UE) developers and network operators can ensure cdma2000R 1X and PPP signaling and application performance. The MD8470A's size and price enables UE developers to deploy more testers in their laboratories to perform crucial signaling and application testing prior to submitting their products to network operators.
The MD8470A cdma2000R 1X option is based on a powerful cdma2000R network simulator using a Perl-based scripting API as its primary interface for performing system configuration, physical channel, and condition setup. The simulator controls the air interface and PPP message transmission and reception, supporting the PPP signaling protocols LCP, IPCP, PAP, and CHAP. Through this API, UE developers and test integrators can accurately control protocol signaling behavior to thoroughly test UE signaling conformance and operation.
With its multi-carrier/sector option, one MD8470A supports up to 6-way soft/softer handoff and two-carrier simulations. The tester can dynamically allocate and de-allocate sectors and channels, support user-defined air interface messages, and synchronize multiple systems, allowing users to develop elaborate network simulations that better simulate and test real life network and application environments. The MD8470A's internal PC running Windows XP allows standard UE drivers and diagnostic tools to be installed directly on the tester, enabling efficient one-box UE automated testing and validation.
The MD8470A cdma2000R option can be upgraded to support 1XEV-DO later this year, at which time the tester will support cost-effective Hybrid mode testing and real-time logging of protocol messages for cdma2000R, 1XEV-DO, and PPP in a single log.


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CONCORD — Police officers checking on a homeless camp complaint shot and injured a dog when it charged at them Friday afternoon, Concord police said.
No one was injured.
At 4:55 p.m., two Concord police responded to a complaint related to a homeless camp just off Ponderosa Avenue in Concord.
When the officers found the camp, a pitbull terrier mix immediately confronted them.
Police said the officers ordered the owner to grab the dog, and when the person didn't and the dog charged and tried to attack them, they fired.
The dog was hit, Concord police added, before it turned and ran about a mile before officers caught up to it.
Animal Control officers picked up the dog, which was taken to be medically evaluated. The dog was still alive, but wounded, when it was transported.
The dog's condition is unknown.
Information about the complaint the officers were investigating is unavailable.
Anyone with information regarding this case may contact the Concord Police Department Investigative Division at 925-671-3030, or the Concord Police Department confidential "tip line" at 925-603-5836.
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Contact Katie Nelson at 925-845-4780 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210


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Working With Manufacturers Reps
Looking for the newest hot sellers for 2010 to add to your inventory and how to effectively sell these products? Manufacturers reps can be valuable partners to help racing businesses thrive.
By Christen D'Alessandro
On the front lines working with retailers and suppliers, manufacturers reps have their finger on the pulse of what's happening in racing. Their expertise, insights, and personal connections are extraordinary resources, in addition to the products they represent.
"The retailer needs to realize that the rep is there to help him with the product line," noted John Julis, J&J Marketing, Riverside, California. "Maybe the rep can help the retailer get a better deal, some promo material for an open house, or samples to show his customers. The retailer needs to view the rep as another resource to help him make sales."
"For a racing retailer, most of these guys are busy racing day in and day out, and they run a store but they really don't keep a pulse on what's new, what's fresh, what's current, new products," mentioned Mike Zimmerman, Airheart Sales, Newport Beach, California. "They just don't have the time to research that, nor do they have the time to do their pricing updates. It's scary, sometimes I go into a speed shop and they're running off of price sheets from 1994.
"We need to go in and help these guys," Zimmerman continued. "They're pretty much hardcore race enthusiasts or race participants or race owners or race drivers, and they subsidize their racing with the speed shop, so it needs to be profitable, and they need to take an active part in that business and make it profitable."
A manufacturers rep is much more than a "middle man," said Michael Kunzman, of Michael A. Kunzman & Associates, Walled Lake, Michigan. "Nowadays, a manufacturers rep is hands on from the beginning with the vendors, assisting in development and advancements of products, advertising and marketing, negotiating the orders and sales to the WDs and jobbers, ensuring the POs are received and fulfilled, and even going through warranty items," he explained. "Regardless of what you call a rep, we're the guys who see the product from the beginning of development all the way through to a direct application on a consumers vehicle at any given car show."
Here's a look at working with a manufacturers rep and how both the retailer and manufacturer can benefit with the rep's help.
What is a Rep?
"What we do as manufacturers reps is, we're the go-between for the manufacturer and the warehouse distributor who sells to the consumers," explained Skeeter Jourdan, True High Performance Sales, Blue Ridge, Georgia. "So we have a contract signed with the manufacturers to represent their products and then go out and find somebody who is willing to live by their terms and policy sheets and then stock enough inventory to support the line. So we represent the manufacturer but then we also represent the warehouse distributor with any problems that he may have with the manufacturer. We straighten that out, we help them maintain their inventories and make sure they have the proper numbers.
"We're really an agent between the manufacturers and we represent that factory to the warehouse distributors and in some cases large retailers," Jourdan continued. "We have to keep both sides happy."
Some of the manufacturers rep's responsibilities are marketing, promoting, and educating the vendor's products at WD, jobber, and consumer levels, Kunzman said. They also handle credit, billing, shipping, and warranty issues, and suggest concepts for both wholesale and consumer ads as well as suggest new trends to vendors, keep vendors aware of the customer's viewpoints, and keep constant communication to and from consumers, jobbers and WDs.
"My philosophy is that manufacturers hire guys like us to take their parts and sell them in the industry, promote them, to the best of our ability," added Craig Atzenhoffer, Atzenhoffer Sales & Marketing (ASM), Houston, Texas.
"Manufacturers wouldn't be where they are today if it weren't for the reps," Atzenhoffer continued. "The only way that the manufacturer can grow is if the rep finds customers and sells the product and then the manufacturer gives the customer or the retailer everything he needs to promote their product."
Julis also mentioned that manufacturers representatives "are on the front lines to maximize the manufacturer's sales, to help the customer sell more product and to keep information flowing both directions. The rep can also access the credit worthiness of a potential customer, 'put fires out,' hold product seminars, and generally make things go smoothly."
Neal Williamson of The Racing Rep in Carmichael, California, concluded that a manufacturer's rep brings in new business, services current business, and develops new products.
A Retailer's Resource
Williamson simply stated, "Reps are the biggest source of new ideas and products."
"The rep is 'out and about' and sees product trends before many of his customers," added Julis. "He knows what products are working in other areas and can suggest changes to the retailer's inventory. If the factory is on the ball, the rep will have advanced information on new products. The rep is the best source of product knowledge. He can do seminars, teach counter people, and help with customer complaints. He is the filter for both factory and customer information."
Bob Reid from B&M Marketing in New Richmond, Ohio, added, "With the racing retailers, it sometimes seems like they get very little news and we have to make sure they are always up to date on the products, catalogs, and stuff of that nature to make sure they don't slip by and possibly still use the old price sheets, and we make sure that they are always up to date in that way."
Kunzman agreed that the most obvious way manufacturers reps help retailers is by supplying them with point of sale items, like catalogs, banners, decals, etc. "With performance retailers, once we know who they are and what they do we can then direct consumers to them," he added. "Also, we have relationships with the manufacturers we represent and area WDs so we can quickly help find the part they are looking for or get the answers if there is a problem.
"Traveling a territory affords us a broad view of the performance market in our area and communication with the factories lets us give ideas of the coming trends we are seeing," Kunzman said.
Jourdan of True High Performance Sales agreed that reps can be beneficial to retailers by keeping them up to date on the latest and greatest products and also, since the reps go through so many shops and warehouses, if one of the retailer's customers needs a specific component, the reps will know exactly where to find it and can locate it for the retailer.
"We also do educational programs for them," Jourdan added. "The warehouse invites their jobber base to their warehouse where we then talk to them or supply them with educational products."
John Clark of Bob Cook Sales (which is celebrating its 30th year in business) in Collierville, Tennessee, concluded that manufacturers reps help retailers "by keeping them abreast of these new products, including them on manufacturer's email blasts, getting answers for them on questions they have regarding availability and problems as well as providing them with point-of-sale materials."
Determining Product Lines
A manufacturers rep chooses which manufacturers to represent and which components they want to try to get retailers to sell. How do they determine which racing product lines to carry?
"I equate the mix of products to a gin rummy game," Julis explained. "You are always looking for something that complements what you currently have, like a deuce to go with your ace and three. From a cost of sales perspective, you want products that complement each other and have the maximum potential with those customers in your travels."
"We are normally approached by the manufacturer seeking to add reps or change their current representation," Clark added. "Also, our customers and present manufacturers recommend us. Their recommendations to prospective manufacturers are a tremendous help and greatly appreciated.
"We have a questionnaire we have developed that we send to the potential manufacturer to determine their needs and whether we feel that we can help them," Clark continued. "We put out our feelers to our field agents to inquire on potential competition, marketability, and issues. At that time we make a collective decision among the three principles of the company as to whether we have a match."
B&M Marketing tries to stick with what it calls medium/heavy and heavy performance products, according to Reid. "We need to be able to show our customer that we are the experts in the field for them, and we also try to pick up customers for them to work as a distributor," he said. "They need people out there trying to move their products for them, and we help them out in that way."
Kunzman stated that he determines his racing product lines by answering one simple question--"Would we be comfortable and confident to spend our own money to use it on our own cars?"
And Williamson of The Racing Rep mentioned that he determines his product lines based on the customers' needs.
Customer Base
Reps usually cover a certain area or territory because they're the most knowledgeable about that region and understand the trends and buying patterns of the businesses. Within that territory, their customers are businesses ranging anywhere from retailers to manufacturers to warehouse distributors and so on.
"A good manufacturers rep represents a factory in their given territory because they live there and they know the people, they know the businesses, they know the business climate, and they know their buying habits," explained Airheart's Zimmerman.
"My customers are mostly chassis shops, small OEMs, and specialty manufacturers," noted Julis. "Based in the most populous state (California), the customers are as varied as the people who live here. My products transcend all forms of racing, so the market potential is quite large."
"Our 12-state and Puerto Rico territory includes a broad cross section of wholesalers, retailers, mail order, and Internet accounts," added Clark. "We also sell to some manufacturers both in and out of this industry either existing products or custom products where we have factories with capacity available."
At True High Performance Sales, the reps go on jobber calls with the warehouses. "We travel with their sales people in the field, calling on retailers, and at that time we can usually have a one on one," noted Jourdan about his customers.
Inventory Is Key
Although the economy may be difficult right now, Clark advises to continue to keep a sufficient inventory. "As the retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and even raw material suppliers have reduced their inventories, we are seeing demand not being filled," he explained. "We believe that those companies that can invest in the inventory will capitalize from the sales and they should be able to get their price."
Reid added, "I think right now everyone should be planning for the future. Things are starting to turn around and we need to get out there and find those new accounts and get them introduced to the product line."
Jourdan recommends that all racing businesses give the manufacturers reps a chance. "One of the problems we face with the large machine shops and engine builders is that they don't really care to have too many reps come around, but on the same token, the only thing a rep can do for them is help them," he said.
And finally, major keys to doing business, according to Atzenhoffer, are communication and relationships. "If the manufacturer and the rep have a great relationship, and then the rep has a fantastic relationship with their customers, it makes doing business very easy. You've got to communicate," he concluded.
A manufacturers rep can serve as another valuable resource to help your business make more sales. As they work on the front lines with retailers and suppliers, manufacturers reps have their finger on the pulse of what's happening in racing. Their expertise, insights, and personal connections are extraordinary resources, in addition to the products they represent. John Julis (right), of Julis Marketing, is seen here with John Brindell, at Off Road Warehouse, in San Diego, California.


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TMI! Facebook moves to stop over-sharing
- 23 May, 2014 03:16
Facebook is adding tools to helps its users to stop over-sharing their personal posts with total strangers.
The social network Thursday unveiled privacy features designed to remind users that they may want to share their posts about an argument they had at work or pictures from Saturday night's party with just their friends instead of with the entire worldwide Internet.
"On Facebook you can share whatever you want with whomever you want, from a one-to-one conversation, to friends or to everyone," the company noted in a blog post this morning. "While some people want to post to everyone, others have told us that they are more comfortable sharing with a smaller group, like just their friends.
"We recognize that it is much worse for someone to accidentally share with everyone when they actually meant to share just with friends, compared with the reverse," they added.
Historically, when someone joined Facebook, their account was set by default to share with the public. Now, though, new accounts will be automatically set to only share with friends. The user can then change that if they want to.
Facebook also said it plans to remind current users that they may want to rethink who can see their posts.
"For people already on Facebook, we've also received the feedback that they are sometimes worried about sharing something by accident, or sharing with the wrong audience," Facebook noted. "Over the next few weeks, we'll start rolling out a new and expanded privacy checkup tool, which will take people through a few steps to review things like who they're posting to, which apps they use, and the privacy of key pieces of information on their profile."
Users also will be able to change the privacy settings of their previous posts, as well.
The company added that as they roll out the new features over the next few weeks, it will ask users to review things like who they're posting to, which apps they use, and the privacy of key pieces of information on their profile.
"We want to do all we can to put power and control in people's hands," wrote Facebook. "This new tool is designed to help people make sure they are sharing with just the audience they want."
Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, said while the move by Facebook will help users better maintain their privacy, the company itself stands to get the most benefit.
"Facebook knows that they must reinforce these capabilities to keep current users, but to also attract new users," he told Computerworld. "I believe Facebook's main intention here is to increase engagement. Their theory is that if I can selectively share, I would share more frequently and more personally."
Moorhead did agree that Facebook users do need a reminder when it comes to how widely they're sharing information about their children and their travels, along with pictures from the beach.
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Don, Don, Don... (playing the title song)
Knew I liked Don when I played this silly knock knock joke once. Revisited Don (2006) this past weekend, and liked it some more this second time around. Was privileged to have viewed it with Shweta of Apni East India Company, which is where this review will conclude.
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Om Puri and others, Don was directed by Farhan Akhtar, who made his directorial debut with the spectacular Dil Chahta Hai (2001). The film was a remake of a film with the same name from 1978, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, and others. I have not seen the latter, so I shall not be able to draw comparisons. Although we agreed that this version can, as a standalone product, be judged on its own merit given the performances and production. So here are my highlights from the film:
1. For a film that sells style, the first scene set in Paris, France is perfect. Remember this shot, for it promises to be the subject of the song for each picture series:
This shot serves as a friendly reminder, at the very outset, for why Don would want to be a don to begin with (think scalability).
And this roadway is not too far at all from the Buddha Bar in Paris, which was mentioned in this post:
2. Next, we are taken to Malaysia, where D.C.P. DeSilva, played by Boman Irani, is shown discussing the Asian underworld's most prolific member, Don.
3. Roma (Priyanka Chopra) is good friends with her brother's love interest, Kamini (Kareena Kapoor).
4. This shot makes it because it shows Don laughing to Tom and Jerry (see, he is down to earth!). And those towels with the letter 'D' are too classy. Might as well brand them with the 'SR' (as in St. Regis, or Shah Rukh perhaps?). Later, we even saw pillow cases with the letter 'D'.
5. The first scene at the club is beautifully done. Almost every movie these days has songs or scenes set in a club. But it's refreshing to see one that is realistic. Here is Kamini, flirting with Don as she grooves to music from Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe from Dil Chahta Hai (2001).
She manages to make her way to what seems like a beautifully decorated penthouse suite. The cigarette is relevant because there was a debate ongoing at the time of the film's release that denounced the use of cigarettes in cinema.
Liked the bit where Don says that he is wary of two kinds of women: 1) those who take a while to trap; and 2) those who throw themselves at him. Kamini is the latter, but she has her motives. So despite being belittled, she dances for him, in the song 'Yeh Mera Dil' (watch it here).
6. Kareena's chapter is closed soon enough, and now we focus on Roma joining Don's gang, and on a compact disc containing some important data.
(Aside: From this point on, they all fight throughout the film for the disc. What someone should have done was to look for this laptop computer. Don's technology security people should have known to tell him that merely sending items to the recycle bin, or emptying the recycle bin, does not rid a hard drive of the data. I know, I know, it's very technical, but I'm only being picky because the rest of it was done rather well.)
I hope for Don's sake (not that I was rooting for him or anything) that he held on to all the gold in his vault (there were other angles that showcase the gold, but not Don), for gold has been hitting all-time highs recently.
7. Don then gets into a car chase with the cops. Not wearing his seat belt was bound to catch up to him some day, for this time he is unlucky and ends up in the hospital following an accident.
8. Then there is the Don look-alike, Vijay, who is part of 'Vijay Band', as the sign in this picture notes.
Vijay gives us my favorite song of the film, Moriya Re, in praise of Shri Ganesh. The ambiance in this song is extremely well captured, as anyone who has participated in a procession (I have!) will tell you. Add to that that they end up in Chowpatty in Bombay, and this song is one to remember. Beautifully done!
Sample it here:
Speaking of Chowpatty and Bombay, here is my favorite, Nariman Point again! I have mentioned this roadway more than any other on this blog, because it was so close to home. Those two floodlights (top left of the picture) are part of the Wankhede Stadium of cricket. And the kid with the hat is none other than Tanay Chheda, who played the role of Rajan in Taare Zameen Par (2007).
9. Jasjeet (Arjun Rampal) is introduced next. And then things start getting a little tricky.
10. The stunning Sushma Reddy, who I fell in love with in Chocolate (2005), makes an extra-special appearance (much like Chunky Pandey earlier).
11. In the mean time, Vijay has taken D.C.P. DeSilva's bait and consented to play Don, since the real Don is apparently done. The police need Vijay's help to get to Don's accomplices.
12. Things get a little out of hand from here on. They are mostly entertaining. While the twists are beyond the scope of this entry, here is a sampling: a) There is a dramatic rescue;
b) A car chase that is better than anything we saw in Race (2008) or the Dhoom series;
c) Questioning at the police station;
d) A duel in mid-air in which Vijay does not even lose his jacket, let alone the parachute;
e) A Jasjeet-Vijay duel;
f) and one with Vijay and the D.C.P. in this spectacular location...
...in which the infamous disc makes an appearance;
16. So who will win? Jasjeet, the D.C.P., Vijay, Roma, or Anita? Or is there something else that does not meet the eye that will take us by storm?
13. Some songs along the way are nice. Khaike Paan Banaaras Waala is the weakest of all songs, although I liked the lights here (a realistic setup, again):
Aaj Ki Raat is just a beautiful song that fits in well. Again, the setting is a club. Again, the execution is flawless. Add to this the voices of Alisha Chinai (in fine form here!) and Sonu Nigam, among others. Listened to Asha Bhosle sing this song live in concert, and I do wish she had a role in it. In any case, the song is rather good (watch it here), and another component of the film that oozes class:
'Main Hoon Don', the title song, is well done too, and Anita (Isha Koppikar) looks fabulous:
Wonder if marketers from Thums Up (the popular soft drink in India, now part of Coca-Cola's product portfolio) caught this! Taste the Thunder, courtesy Don!
All right, so maybe this was a flip of a coin, but it is still relevant. :)
The following line from the title song, 'Bohat Hi Khatarnaak Hoon Mein' (I am very dangerous), reminded me of this Margaret Thatcher quote:
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."
Got it, Don?
14. Credit to whoever set up the gadgets in the film. They are not at all over-the-top, and employ technology that is part of our culture. Loved the generous use of biometric devices and this laser keyboard, which is a thing of beauty (it is surprisingly affordable)!
Too bad Don didn't get one of these keyboards for his phone, which left a lot to be desired. One would expect the King of Bollywood (he proves his worth in this film) to use a better phone. A case of product placement negatively impacting the film, if you ask me.
15. Of course, no review of this film is complete without mention of my favorite Don-related parody, in Partner (2007), where Rajpal Yadav was fantastic as Chota Don (little Don). Here is a sampling.
Now, hop on over to this post at Apni East India Company, where this post is complemented with conclusions on this film, including pros, and cons. Enjoy!


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YesAsia wrote:Producer Sammo Hung goes where few Hong Kong films have gone before - the realm of futuristic science fiction - in The Final Test, a 1987 remake of the Sean Connery Space Western Outland. In the Connery role is Austin Wai (Five Superfighters) as an undercover agent investigating a string of mysterious disappearances within an Orwellian mining colony in the year 2025. Hard science fiction is a genre Hong Kong Cinema never really mastered, and The Final Test isn't quite as successful as more whimsical sci-fi outings like I Love Maria. But as a bold attempt to expand the horizons of the industry, the film gets an "A" for effort, and fans bored with flying swordsmen, triad hitmen, and sexy ghost girls might find The Final Test a refreshing change of pace.
Austin Wai plays Sum, a secret agent posing as the security chief of a remote mining colony where several employees have disappeared without a trace. At first Sum is impressed by the almost superhuman efficiency of the mine's workers, but soon becomes suspicious of the zombie-like manner in which the miners perform their duty. His worst fears are finally confirmed by the colony's resident physician (Deborah Sims), who has been forced to mix a powerful drug into the miners' meals that increases their strength while making them mental slaves of the company. Sum and the doctor prepare to expose the deadly secret, but with every other member of the colony out to get them, they may not live long enough to tell it.
Some IMDB gronk wrote:A DVD version provides no extras other than a menu but the Mandarin soundtrack is benefited by optional English subtitles that are a cut above the norm for Hong Kong cinema.
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Update With A Gumby Photo From Melanie
Thanks to East Village blogger and MAD commenter, Melanie for sending in this Gumby shot! He looks trashed in it! Great photo Melanie! Check out more of Melanie and her photos at her blog: "East Village Corner...Musings By Melanie."
Okay, I just wanted to post an update thanking everyone for being patient and waiting for the February 1st debut of the new blog.
The new blog still needs a little tweaking, but it's looking good and "Boris" outdid himself with the banner art!
Other big news is I've finally memorized my cell phone number! Having achieved this goal, I'm thinking of trying out for the Special Olympics, but you'll have to stay tuned for that.
Okay, just wanted to stop and say hi and see if anyone's left out there! Have a great week, keep your feet on your legs and your hands in your pockets. Stay high, let your freak flag fly and for fuck's sake, please, don't eat the daisies. Cheers and beers!