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Many other fashionable women celebrated by Vogue and its ilk have wallets the size of their grand walk-in closets. As the great Marlene Dietrich once said, "Best Dressed Lists are reserved for the rich, those who can afford to buy from the great designers, who have time for endless fittings, and then can be seen wearing these creations in the right surroundings."
Yet we won't be fooled: we know that true style is more democratic and creative than that.
True style is derived not from unlimited funds and a fleet of trend-setters who create a physical persona for women who lack the imagination to craft their own.
It is premised on courage, resourcefulness, and high individuality.
Introducing WOMEN OF STYLE, an original feature that showcases and celebrates women who embody this sort of boldness and creativity.
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Our inaugural subject is Ms. Katherine Johnstone, a New York-born Francophile with a flair for dramatic nostalgia. She is a press attaché for the French Government's Tourist Office. Her primary job responsibility: "Making sure Franco-American love affair stays alive."
Ms. Johnstone's approach to fashion demonstrates that money doesn't make the girl. A true vintage goddess, Ms. Johnstone, 29, has amassed the stunning wardrobe of a 1950s film star - almost entirely from thrift stores and flea markets around the globe.
A vivid magenta satin jacket from the late 1800s, a daring Jackie-Kennedy style leopard-print coat, a black mink beret - often purchased for the price of a Starbucks latte, and all elements of a ensemble that is exquisite, eye-catching, and unique.
Below, Ms. Johnstone offers tips on building the perfect vintage wardrobe, and recoils at the thought of being underdressed.
A faux leopard coat unearthed in a charity shop.
The vintage goddess of Gramercy Park.
A 1940s dress discovered at a thrift store, flea market black leather gloves, and a $3 junk store purse.
Brunch attire. A vintage fox-fur jacket from the 1950s.
Italian leather boots, rescued from a charity shop in Sharon, CT.
Weekend chic at the National Arts Club.
A vintage green "soda set" sweater from the 1950s ... sometimes called a scandal sweater because of the curves it reveals. An antique brooch, courtesy of Grandma.
Urban fox hunter.
Hat from Vienna, via a a charity shop ... mom's plastic pearls from the 1980s ... and dad's belt.
Thrift store Dr. Zhivago. Rabbit fur hat and muff bought at two different shops. Vintage black wool coat with rhinestone buttons.
These earrings, carelessly left by a previous owner on the table of a restaurant, have found a new home.
Magenta silk/satin jacket from the late 1800s - wrangled from yet another thrift store.
Black mink beret in mint condition - a rare score.
According to the label, this dress once belonged to a Mrs. Reed. It was made for her by Bergdorf Goodman in 1957.
Mom's pearls, stepfather's top hat.
A necessity, not a luxury: Revlon's lipstick in Penelope Cruz red.
A thrift store red satin dress, awaiting its debut at the Opera.
The End.
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Q: How do you build up the courage to wear a truly opinionated piece?
A: Maybe it was all the Shakespeare plays I did in boarding school. I always played the men. Once you get over running about in a doublet and hose in front a few hundred people, you can wear anything.
There's an element of theater in wearing vintage, no question. To wear it with confidence, YOU also have to love the piece. If the stand-out piece isn't something you love, you won't carry it.
You do have to check yourself with vintage of ending up too costume-like. Temper it with some modern if you're worried, like jeans or basic black. Wear one super piece at a time.
Q: When you first started buying vintage, did you choose the clothes or did they choose you? After all, with vintage, you have to pick what's available and in good condition. How did the vintage market ultimately shape your personal style?
A: For a while the clothes picked me, and not always with great results. There was definitely a learning curve for me with vintage. There was a great deal of me running about as a teenager in ill-fitting, garish 60's floral print muumuus.
In college, I became curvy, but with a teeny waist. I found that I could pull tailored dress from the 50's over my head in a thrift store and it would fit like a glove, whereas not a single thing would fit me in a normal store.
I do not always pick pieces that are in perfect condition. I invest in tailoring and mending; I do some myself. In the end, having a one-of-a-kind piece outweighs any hassle for me.
Plus most vintage pieces are of a superior quality in the first place, so even if they are fifty, sixty, or ninety years old, a little bit of care can bring them to a better level then something new. I've had brand new designer bags fall apart on me after two years, whereas a dress from 1948 that I wear frequently is in fine shape.
Q: What are your main influences?
A: Old films and women in my family. My mother was taught to sew by my grandmother, who was a poor, single working mother with three kids in the 50's. But she always had style. She made most of her own clothes. My grandmother wore great tailored suits, furs and silver and gold evening dresses. The furs may have been secondhand, and the evening dresses copies of things she saw in magazines, but it was about treating herself.
In movies, I get certain images from film stuck in my head, and then do a variation on a theme:
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Anna Karina in Vivre Sa Vie wearing a trench coat, bare legs and black heels. . .
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Grace Kelly's summer dresses in To Catch a Thief. . .
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Geraldine Chaplin in Dr. Zhivago. They create an image in my head when I shop.
Q: What's worse: being overdressed or underdressed?
A: UNDER. Perish the thought. If I end up drastically overdressed, I just pretend I either came from somewhere fabulous or am going to someplace fabulous later.
Q. Tell us what you'd wear to the following occasions:
... lunch at Le Bilboquet.
A: My grey dress with the buttons (see slide show), and heels, bien sur. With a trench coat and bare legs in spring and in winter, a short fur jacket and black stockings.
Q: ... a gala at the Neue Galerie.
A: Either my red silk dress (see slide show), or a giant black tulle skirt I have with black velvet corset, blue raw silk bolero, hair up, big pearl earrings. And flats for goodness sake -- a big skirt is enough to negotiate.
Q: ... a funeral.
A: Wide brimmed black hat with black lace veil, black shift, black leather heels, opaque stockings.
Q: ... a communist rally.
A: Oh! ouvrier chic! Battleship grey button-down shirt dress with matching head scarf.
Q: What style advice would you give to your daughter?
A: When she is younger, to dress her age. There is no need in my opinion for a girl to wear heels at 14, let alone own them.
Advice for when she is older: to err on the side of elegant and ladylike (in dress, movement, manner and speech).
Q: For which designer would you build an altar? Which one deserves to meet a hitman in a dark alley?A:
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Adrian, an MGM designer in 30s and 40s who costumed movies like The Women and The Philadelphia Story.
And Hubert de Givenchy in the 50s.
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I have nightmares about anything by Paco Rabanne in the 60s and 70s.
Q: Who are your style icons?
A: The door of my closet is completely pasted with old black and white photos of women that inspire me: Monica Vitti, Brigitte Bardot, Dita von Teese, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Edie Sedgwick, Jackie Kennedy, Jane Birkin, Ava Gardner, Claudia Cardinale, Catherine Deneuve, Marilyn Monroe. Looking at them gives me basic inspiration as I stand there bleary-eyed, drinking my tea in the morning.
I like them for the range they represent -- from the soul of ladylike, like Jackie, to super edgy, like Edie.
Q: Why should the modern, educated woman care about style?
A: If you put all that time and work into your education, your resume, and your job, why would you not want to put a similar effort into your appearance?!?
Produced, photographed, and edited by Lesley M. M. Blume
Sittings editor: Michele Wissot
This was originally posted in January, 2007.
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Re: [fw-wiz] PIX 6.1 xlate issues
- From: "kevin horvath" <kevin.horvath@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:18:41 -0400
this sounds odd. if it was an xlate issue with it getting overwhelmed
then not just the dns server but other devices would also have
connectivity issues. You should increase you logging level to
informational and see what the logs say when you encounter this issue.
I did have a similiar issue years ago (details are kind of hazy now)
but it involved the dns fixup. Try increasing your fixup to something
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I am using a PIX 6.1 (I know its quite old and replacement procedures
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Overtime, my SMTP server loses connectivity with the DNS server (residing
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To The Editor: We all know that school girls in flirty school girl uniforms are a temptation to men teachers. Knowing this, how could Asheville City school officials pass a plan requiring children attending the Asheville City Schools to wear a school uniform beginning this rising school year?
Rephrasing the question in the interest of clarity. We all are aware that school girls in flirty school girl uniforms are a temptation to teachers.
Why in heaven's name did Asheville school officials pass a ruling requiring school girls to wear a flirty school girl uniform to school this year?
This new ruling won't do what it's intended to do, which is to stop the bullying of poor kids by rich kids.
What it will do is place temptation before teachers and make female students less safe at school. This ruling should be repealed because it won't achieve its objective, but will tempt teachers and pose a threat to female students.
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Snettisham Beach Sailing Club has been granted the esteemed Volvo RYA Champion Club status for their commitment to junior sailing and the delivery of high level training at their club.
Volvo Champion Club awards,2010,
The new RYA Chief executive Sarah Treseder presented the award to Snettisham Beach Sailing Club's RYA Principal Katie Daniels, and Dinghy Instructors Fergus Barnham and Alex Daniels of SBSC, at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show, London, on Saturday 6 March 2010.
The Volvo RYA Champion Club Programme recognises sailing clubs with a commitment to junior sailing and race coaching in the UK. It aims to encourage young sailors and windsurfers at grassroots level to stay in the sport and learn to compete, while encouraging clubs to introduce youngsters to the sport and help develop their skills. The key challenge for the programme is to encourage more young people to start participating in sailing and then progress with their racing careers.
On presenting the award Sarah Treseder said: 'I'm delighted we're signing up yet another fantastic club to the Volvo RYA Champion Club programme. Snettisham and the other 163 Champion Clubs do such a great job for the sport inspiring more people to take up sailing regularly and setting great foundations for taking their sailing to a higher level.
'I pass on my congratulations to Snettisham and look forward to seeing some great talent coming up through the club.' she concluded.
Katie Daniels RYA Principal at Snettisham Beach SC said: 'SBSC are very proud to have been awarded Volvo RYA Championship Status, it makes all the hard work over the past 3 years worthwhile, especially when we see juniors who were complete beginners gain confidence and progressing through to enjoying racing. Some recently took part in their first National Regatta at Grafham Water in February.'
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One thing I didn't like about "Points of Departure" is to the extent John Sheridan was a very unsubtly reworked version of Jeffrey Sinclair. Granted, it wasn't the first time JMS had to scramble to replace an actor with a very similar character - there were no less than four instances of that in the first season alone; and suspiciously both first officers had a thing for bending the rules to plant fresh coffee. But Sinclair wasn't a guy who appeared in the pilot or an episode or two, he was the lead character of the show for a whole year.
And what do we get? Well,
inclair, the lead character in a show by
traczynski, is replaced by
heridan. Sinclair has a history with Garibaldi, Sheridan has a history with Ivanova. Sinclair was a hero of the last stand of the Minbari War, Sheridan won the only successful battle of that war. And so on - he even looks like a younger, fresher-faced Sinclair.
A minority opinion perhaps, but there wasn't really a point in the series where I ever came around to accepting Sheridan as a replacement for Sinclair, and I wasn't even a big fan of Sinclair to begin with.
The other thing was something JMS of course could not avoid; Lennier dropping the Battle of the Line plot abruptly, ignominiously and with reams of dialogue. With Sinclair exiting stage left it no longer really has the significance it once did.
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On Monday, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed the state's transportation budget bill, which includes a new gas tax, Burlington Free Press reported [2].
The new tax goes into effect today.
The new gas tax is a 5.9-cents-per-gallon increase, which includes a 2-percent assessment on the price of gas and a 0.8-cent decrease on the per-gallon tax.
According to the news site, state officials made the switch to a percentage tax to increase revenues for road and infrastructure maintenance despite reduced gas use.
Diesel prices are scheduled for a 2-cent increase July 1.
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"People were coming up to me in the street and saying, 'I cried and cried when I heard,'" the Oscar winner recalls to the London Telegraph. "Well, I was sadder! I didn't think it would ever happen, either."
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But Sarandon believes they took their romance, which began in 1987 on the set of "Bull Durham," as far as it could go.
"You bring people into your life at certain times," explains the actress, who has two sons with the 51-year-old Robbins (Jack, 21, and Miles, 18). "Maybe you have a relationship to have children, and you realize that it's fulfilled after that point."
As for their decision not to make things legal during their two decades of coupledom, "I've always liked the idea of choosing to be with somebody," says Susan. "I thought that if you didn't get married you wouldn't take each other for granted as easily. I don't know if after twentysomething years that was still true."
Sarandon is less open about her relationship with 33-year-old businessman Jonathan Bricklin, her joined-at-the-hip partner in the New York ping-pong venture SPiN.
She adeptly sidesteps the long-simmering rumors of a romance (he's repeatedly insisted they're just friends who spend a lot of time together).
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Well as everyone may know emma has hinted to have tk
do you think they will decide to off.
give her tk
I agree there would be too many similarities to Jean Grey, but isn't her diamond form something that was influenced by Xavier's sister, therefore not making it her true second mutation? I mean she could get the TK but 3 mutant powers that appeared at different times in her life? I dunno about that, I don't think they will write it in.
well now she onlii has her diamond form telepathy is gone until futh. notice
" @Dane: well now she onlii has her diamond form telepathy is gone until futh. notice "I was unaware of that. I think it's unlikely that she would gain telekinesis without regaining telepathy as the powers are quite similarly grouped in individuals.
@leigh_rogue888: Whether the diamond form was created by Nova, or if that was a a trick to make Emma more unstable can be debated. See for example:
Yea she lost her telapathy and is stuck in diamond form to keep a sliver of the viod from
doing something i forgot but she cant leave her diamond for which she cant acces her tel. and thats the reason
why i loved emma so much
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how wil she regain it in 518 do yuu
have any clue because i loose
intrest in emma if she cant use ur tele.
Well its possible the cuckoos will give Cyclops access to Emma's mind so he can go in and fight the sliver of Evil she has in her head.
The whole theory of Nova implanted the memory in Emma and it having never truly occurred, I do agree Nova would screw with her head like that. I kind of don't want to buy it because for Emma to receive the diamond form is just too complementary to her personality.
That whole bit about the Cuckoo's getting the diamond form as a second mutation is a possiblity but also consider that one of them had the power of the Phoenix, unlimited power of anything. So why not steal a page from their mothers book and lock the Phoenix's power in a perfect diamond heart, so that it is locked away.
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Do you often experience the pain of heartburn or other symptoms of acid reflux? You might take comfort in knowing that making diet changes as well as other lifestyle changes may be all you need to do. Here's how.
What Kind of Diet Changes Can Help Acid Reflux?
One thing you can do to reduce your risk for heartburn and acid reflux disease is to eat low-fat, high-protein meals. Also, eat smaller meals more frequently; stop eating before you get too full.
Pay attention to foods that seem to trigger your heartburn and avoid them as much as possible.
Beverages that commonly trigger heartburn or make it worse, include:
- Coffee or tea (both regular and decaffeinated)
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Foods that commonly trigger heartburn or make it worse, include:
- Citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons
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In addition to acid reflux diet changes, see which of the following lifestyle changes you can make.
- Quit smoking. Smoking increases your risk for heartburn and acid reflux disease in several ways. It may increase the amount of acid secreted by your stomach and interfere with the function of muscles that help keep acid down.
Reduce reflux while sleeping. These steps will help reduce reflux when you sleep:
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WALTHAM — So maybe Paul Pierce is just getting the David Ortiz treatment.
After scoring just nine points in 31 minutes on Sunday in the 97-87 Celtics win over Cleveland that evened the series, 2-2, everyone wants to know if Paul Pierce is physically fine.
And if he is, as he told reporters following Monday's practice, why then is he having such trouble getting his offensive game going?
'I'm not a rookie, you guys. I'm not a rookie," Pierce said with a painful smile very similar to the one a certain Red Sox slugger sported after getting grilled about his woes just TWO games into the season.
"It is my 12th year. I've been in every situation, regardless. Whether it's foul trouble, not playing, things not going so well for you, I know how to get through those times, mentally. It doesn't affect me like it used to when I was a younger player where I had two or three fouls and not really playing the kind of basketball I want to. But the key is to keep focused and doing what you can to help the team win.'
And about your physical condition Paul?
'There's nothing wrong me," Pierce said. "The key for me is being focused and giving my team what they need to win. So there's nothing wrong with me.'
'No, Paul's fine, Paul's fine," Celtics coach Doc Rivers added. "Obviously, we want more out of him but we're getting a lot out of him. I think unfortunately for Paul, he's an offensive player and that's what everyone sees in him and he has a defensive part in this series so they're going to look at his offensive numbers so that's the bad part of being Paul Pierce, really.'
Specifically, it was the early foul trouble in Games 3 and 4 at the Garden that Pierce pointed to as the main culprit in robbing him of offensive rhythm.
"If you're a scorer, you're a scorer for life," Rivers said. "It's like you're in a gang, a scoring gang. I think scorers still think, 'OK,' and then once they get into it they realize, 'Wow, this is tough.' We just keep telling him to be aggressive. The one thing I did tell him was I thought I did think we got the right matchups for him he wasn't looking to score. When we do get those situations, we need him to morph back into Paul."
'We don't want to sacrifice the entire offense or the team just to get Paul involved," added Rajon Rondo. "Paul is just an unselfish player so he's not complaining about shots or that he's only scoring 11 or 12 points. As long as we're winning, he knows it's a team sport. He's very unselfish. It's about sacrifices. Yesterday, I think Ray [Allen] got 21 shots up and myself. Maybe Paul gets 22 shots and maybe Ray and I only shoots four. It varies each game. If a guy has it going, you keep going to him.'
Pierce said he will not let games of 13, 14, 11 and nine points take him out of his focus of doing what it takes to help the team win the series, namely defend and help on LeBron James.
'All that other stuff goes out the window, being frustrated," Pierce said. "You really have to concentrate on the game when you're not in the game so that when you go back in the game, you can finish it.
'I'm digging myself a ditch as far as my fouls but I think they're good fouls I'm getting, some bad ones but that's the way the game goes. It's nothing I'm really worried about. I know I can do a better job and control. No matter how I'm doing offensively, as long as we win, that's all that matters to me.'
And winning Game 5 in Cleveland Tuesday is Job No. 1.
'We definitely have a sense of urgency going into Game 5," Pierce said. "We have to treat it like a Game 7, trying to gather some momentum, like we've been trying to do. We know it's going to be a tough place to play back in Cleveland, trying to get two wins. It's going to be very difficult. I think we're going to put our hard hats on and clean up some of things we didn't do right last night and in Game 3, and hopefully, try to steal another win.'
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|05.07.10 at 1:52 pm ET
According to SI's Ian Thomsen, Ray Allen wasn't the only Celtic shopped around at the trade deadline. Thomsen said there were discussions of a Kendrick Perkins for Carlos Boozer deal, which would have changed the landscape of the Celtics roster.
"Everybody had heard they were looking to deal Ray Allen for Caron Butler," Thomsen said. "It turned out that was never going to happen. The Wizards were going to send Caron Butler to Dallas. But if the Celtics would have been able to make that deal they would have taken some of what they got from Washington and turned that around with Kendrick Perkins and made a deal for Carlos Boozer with Utah. That's what they were looking to do. I'm not sure if it ever would have gone through, but they were seriously pursuing that end."
That would have left the Celtics with a starting five of Kevin Garnett, Boozer, Paul Pierce, Butler and Rajon Rondo. Thomsen said it would have been a good move, but one that would have been pricey.
"It would have made them younger and it would allow them to contend for years going forward," he said. "But it also would have made them even more expensive than ever. I think it just says a lot about the ambition of the franchise and the willingness to spend money if they think it's going to pay off. That goes against the trend of other teams we've seen in the NBA right now."
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|No Celtics Named to All-NBA Teams
|05.06.10 at 2:29 pm ET
A day after Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA's All-Defensive First Team, none of the Celtics were named to First, Second, or Third All-NBA Teams. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade were named to the First Team, the league announced on Thursday.
Last season, Paul Pierce was named to the Second Team and received 330 points, including 27 First Team votes. This season, he received a total of six points. Rondo led the Celtics this season with 47 points, 45 more than last season.
Teams were chosen by position by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Points were awarded on a 5-3-1 scale.
See how the Celtics fared in voting from last season to now:
Paul Pierce: 330 points
Kevin Garnett: 72 points
Ray Allen: 6 points
Rajon Rondo: 2 points
Rajon Rondo: 47 points
Paul Pierce: 6 points
Kevin Garnett: 1 point
Click here for a complete list of First, Second, and Third Team members.
|Rondo named to NBA-All Defensive Team
|05.05.10 at 3:06 pm ET
Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, the league announced on Wednesday. Rondo finished second in voting to Dwight Howard. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Gerald Wallace were also named to the First Team.
Rondo led the league with 2.3 steals per game during the regular season. He set a Celtics franchise record in single-season steals (189), held previously by Rick Fox (1996-97). Rondo also ranked 10th among all guards with 360 total rebounds (4.4 rpg).
Members of the First and Second Teams were voted on by position by the NBA's head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Players received two points for a First Team vote and one point for a Second Team vote.
All-Defensive First Team
Center ' Dwight Howard, Magic (57 points)
Guard ' Rajon Rondo, Celtics (50 points)
Forward ' LeBron James, Cavaliers (45 points)
Guard ' Kobe Bryant, Lakers (34 points)
Forward ' Gerald Wallace, Bobcats (30 points)
All-Defensive Second Team
Center ' Tim Duncan, Spurs (21 points)
Guard ' Dwyane Wade, Heat (20 points)
Forward ' Josh Smith, Hawks (20 points)
Forward ' Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers (15 points)
Guard ' Thabo Sefolosha, Thunder (14 points)
|Allen finishes third for Sportsmanship Award
|04.26.10 at 4:53 pm ET
Ray Allen finished third in voting for the 2009-10 NBA Sportsmanship Award. The league announced Grant Hill as the winner of the Joe Dumars Trophy on Monday. Allen was the Atlantic Division winner and received 48 first place votes overall (Hill received 96). The NBA will make a $5,000 donation to Allen's Ray of Hope Foundation on his behalf. Allen previously won the award in 2003 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Top 2009-10 voting results:
1. Grant Hill, Suns
2. Chauncey Billups, Nuggets
3. Ray Allen, Celtics
4. Antawn Jamison, Cavaliers
5. Al Horford, Hawks
6. Luis Scola, Rockets
|Rivers: "Rasheed alone is an individual hedge fund"
|04.23.10 at 2:13 pm ET
MIAMI — Rasheed Wallace was fined $35,000 by the NBA, yet again, after making comments critical of the officials, and specifically how they work games when superstars are involved. It's a familiar gripe for Wallace who has been fined several times by the NBA for making similar statements.
"Rasheed alone is an individual hedge fund by himself," Doc Rivers joked after shootaround.
But Wallace's words cut deep for a league that is fighting to regain trust in the wake of the Tim Donaghy affair. Officials have come under great scrutiny already in the playoffs and several coaches, notably Phil Jackson and Stan Van Gundy, have not helped matters with their comments.
Both Jackson and Van Gundy were fined by the league for various statements about the officiating and David Stern made a point of saying Thursday night in Oklahoma City that it won't be tolerated.
"I wish I had it to do all over again,' Stern said to reporters before Game 3 of the Lakers-Thunder series. "Starting 20 years ago I'd be suspending Phil and Pat Riley for all the games they play in the media. You guys know our referees go out there and knock themselves out and do the best job they can."
Make no mistake, this is a huge problem for the NBA and Stern basically dared coached to test him.
Stern also noted that within in the NBA community, it's understood that when Jackson says that Kevin Durant gets to the free throw line too much, he's doing it for effect, but the perception is that refs call the game differently for star players. Or in Van Gundy's case, that his star player, Dwight Howard, doesn't get the benefit of the calls.
"I think David is half right on that one," Rivers said. "Sometimes we do know, but sometimes we really are defending our guys. Everyone is on the league's side at the end of the day. Listen, I've been a league guy for 20-whatever years. I love this league and I want this league to do well. I don't think any coach doesn't want the league to do well. Having said that the coaches job is to do what he can to help the team win."
|Rasheed Wallace fined $35,000 by NBA
|04.22.10 at 5:55 pm ET
Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace was fined $35,000 Thursday for publicly criticizing game officials for comments made to the media back on April 19.
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"The recent discussion about the viability of our OB department raised the question, do most women in Sonoma realize what a wonderful resource we have in our community?" said Kelly Mather, the hospital's CEO. "Women who have delivered here tell us it's exactly what they want in a hospital birth center. We provide family-friendly private rooms with excellent, unrushed and personalized care. We want women to come in and see all that we have to offer and meet our outstanding OB team."
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Situated in the business district, this hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of The Claw at USF, Pebble Creek Golf Club, and University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum. Adventure Island and Moffitt Cancer Center are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free manager's reception. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in the lobby, and a meeting room.
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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Tampa North/I 75 Tampa Palms features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception on select days. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Chart writes: "If the House votes on telecom immunity, energy or global warming policy, a final version of the farm bill, or a bailout of our nation's utterly irresponsible financial services sector... on whose behalf will he be voting?"
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Admit it. Sometimes you just need an extra hand (or two) to accomplish all the items currently crammed into your to-do list. It's a familiar feeling — for every one task crossed off the list, two are added. While you might not have the capital to hire a full-time assistant or the office space to house an on-site secretary, how about a virtual assistant?
A good virtual assistant — which you can find through oDesk — can be your right-hand man (or woman). From answering e-mails and managing social media accounts to setting appointments and providing programming support, the list of tasks a virtual assistant (VA) can help you with is long. And good VAs will not just shorten your to-do list; they can also increase your productivity and, by correlation, your business profitability.
The "Help-Wanted" Checklist
To determine whether hiring a virtual assistant is a good option for you, make a list of the following:
- The tasks outside of your core competencies that siphon off large amounts of your time
- The items on your to-do list that you never have time to get to
- Repetitive tasks that could easily be accomplished by someone else
- How you would use your time if the above items were taken off your plate
Take a look at your answers to the first three questions. If your lists are long, you should strongly consider hiring a virtual assistant. On the other hand, if those lists are short, you may need to regularly set aside a few hours each week to knock out those items on your agenda.
As to the fourth question, it's important to consider whether or not a virtual assistant would save you money by freeing you up to concentrate on other revenue-generating tasks. As with all hires, ROI is important!
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You have determined you need the aid a VA can provide — now it's time to find the perfect match. Here are a few points to keep in mind as you conduct that search:
- Look for an assistant who has verifiable references, preferably from other business owners. Your VA will potentially have access to important business and personal information, so you need to be sure they are trustworthy.
- Re-examine the list of tasks you need a virtual assistant to do. Based on that list, jot down some of the key skills and qualities your VA needs to have. Then, examine potential candidates' resumes in light of those essential characteristics.
- Craft a straightforward contract that clearly stipulates your expectations for your assistant as well as what she should expect from you. Discuss that document with your top candidates to ensure you're both on the same page.
- Hire a VA for a test run. Assign him some non-essential tasks in order to see how he handles communication, as well as how diligent he is in completing the tasks as assigned. This type of trial run allows you to see if you and your virtual assistant are a good fit. Remember though, even if it's just a test job, they still need to be fully compensated for their time. Here's a great past oDesk post on how a test job should work.
Effective Management Tips
If you are used to being a lone ranger, it can be difficult to get into the groove of managing someone else's time and work duties. But if you don't, you might find yourself frustrated with your assistant … and it won't be his fault. Keep everyone happy by following these guidelines:
- Make yourself available. One advantage an on-site secretary has over her virtual counterparts is the ease of communication with her boss. Your VA doesn't have the luxury of being able to poke his head inside your office door to ask a question, so you need to make yourself accessible to him during a set period of time. Also, provide multiple lines of communication. Twitter, Skype, e-mail, and similar channels all make good communication tools, so make use of them.
- Set deadlines and priorities. Let your assistant know which tasks are most important as well as when you need them completed. That way your VA's work can mirror your expectations.
- Create a manual of key processes in order to cut down on FAQs. Especially when there are repetitive tasks, having a procedure manual will speed up the training process as well as provide a benchmark for a job well done.
- Make sure e-mails don't get missed. As outlined in my past post on using Gmail, you can employ filters to sort your e-mails in whatever way you choose. Use this type of filtering to put e-mails from your VA at the top of the list.
The Power of the Virtual Assistant
Like the idea of having an assistant, but still unsure of how to use one? Here are 10 ways a VA could lighten your workload:
- Keep your social media outlets updated with content you provide
- Do research
- Filter incoming e-mails to identify good prospects for follow up
- Manage your schedule
- Make travel arrangements
- Work on lead generation
- Update mailing lists
- Write newsletters
- Handle customer service
- Do bookkeeping
For more ideas, check out this (very) long list of 101 ways to employ a virtual assistant.
Do you use a virtual assistant? If so, what are some best practices for effectively managing and making use of your assistant's skills? And if you're a VA, how can employers make your job easier? Share your advice below.