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WWYD: Flustered by Formalwear
October 15, 2013 | By Chris Gray Faust | 41 Comments
41 Responses to "WWYD: Flustered by Formalwear"
queens triper
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:17 am
I feel that it's a personal choice; I don't see the point of overdoing it. I have seen hair teased and piled high and enough make-up to require a spatula to remove! I opt to just kick it up a notch from what I may have worn to the dining room the night before.
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:18 am
I usually participate. The food in the Main dining room is usually a step above because of the affair. Its usually the night they have Filet, Escargot or Lobster.
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
Prefer not to do formalwear. Such work to pack and figure out ahead of time… Prefer to be casual dress (you can still be girly)
Vicki Wroclawski
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
We just returned from cruising on NCL's Dawn. I would say about half the guests participated in Formal Night. We did not, but we still continued to dress every night as if we are going out for a nice meal. Unfortunately, most of the other guests decided on this cruise to dress down in the evenings as if they came out of the Goodwill box. We saw ripped jeans, old sneakers and worn t-shirts in the dining rooms – something that NCL never used to allow. I agree it's tough to participate in formal nights as it's more clothing to bring along (and sometimes you might have to purchase the clothing), and after an active day I really don't feel like getting all decked out. But I feel that NCL may have relaxed their evening dress rules a bit too much. Honestly, on this particular cruise, I felt overdressed in dress pants and a nice silk blouse!
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:29 am
Prefer not to do formalwear. Such work to pack and figure out ahead of time.. Prefer to be casual dress (you can still be girly) Such a wast of space to pack clothes you wear once/twice. for a couple hours….
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
Gave up formal night after the 3rd cruise. With the extra cost for baggage on flights it just wasn't worth it to us We use that night as our buffet or pizza night..
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:31 am
I was on the Royal Princess pre Inaugural cruise. I have been on aver 30 cruises, but this one re dinning was the worst. The main dinning room was either "Smart Cassual" of "Formal". On "Smart casual" the staff let people in wearing shorts and T-Shirts. The "formal night" they wore Jeans and t-shirts. In my opinion they should have gone to other restaurants. What do you think?
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:45 am
I participate in formal nights, one tuxedo and a few shirts and ties don't seem like a lot of effort. There are other venues for people who don't want to get dressed, so I don't see the point of cruise lines cutting back on formal nights. The world has gotten way too casual.
Mike Sweitzer
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:51 am
Avoid Formal night. Too much trouble to pack dress clothes
October 15th, 2013 @ 11:55 am
I went on my first cruise recently to the eastern Caribbean and our family are casual smart dressers. Mom-in-law was telling us we needed to bring suits for the guys and dresses for me. Knowing that we would have to purchase suits due to being so long since the guys wore a suit we opted to just bring smart casual clothing. We had fun people watching for the people who did dress up. Even they can overdo on the dress up. We saw teens and young girls with short dresses to where they could no bend OR stoop if need be. ;/ The night we went to dinner we didn't look out of place but there were many people there dressed like for a fast food restaurant and wearing baseball caps at the table while eating. Our family has voted to not dress up period on a future cruise but definitely avoid the main dining areas when they do have formal nights. I just want to have a good time and relax. We don't have to have the formal nights to have fun. We'll leave that for the ones that need it. I for one think that on formal nights they should only allow ones that are dressed for it. There are many other dining options for us that do not want to participate. That's my two cents.
Rosa Myrna Riley
October 15th, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
I've been cruising for over twenty years and I enjoy formal nights. It completes my cruise just how this type of traveling had been designed years and years ago. I just bring one formal gown that isn't bulky nor heavy and roll the wrinkle-free attire into my suitcase. I create other gowns out of it by adding a shawl, bolero, or some accent. It's nice to watch fellow cruisers dress-up for formal nights.
October 15th, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
My husband brings his tux and I have a lovely plain black gown which I accessorize for each night with different jewelry and jackets. It's comfortable and easy to pack especially with weight and luggage limited when flying. But I do love Azamara with the Cruise Casual every night. It's much more sensible for traveling abroad.
Trish Coppock
October 15th, 2013 @ 12:37 pm
We love formal nights! Cruising is a wonderful way to holiday and the formal nights gives us a chance to dress up and enjoy the evening. There is so little opportunity to dress up anymore, most people now prefer to dress casually.It takes very little effort to pack a few lovely dresses, however I'm aware formal dress isn't for everyone. As long as folks make a little effort to look smart in public areas I'm happy.
joan a cuervo
October 15th, 2013 @ 12:48 pm
I love formal night. It's the only time I can dress up.
On my recent HAL cruise they turned a young man away from the dining room on formal night because he was wearing old jeans and a faded flannel shirt. Go, HAL.
Donald Harlan
October 15th, 2013 @ 12:55 pm
Enjoy formal nights and always honor dress code. See trend toward ignoring dress code by many and most lines do little if anything to enforce it. Just sailed Caribbean Princess last week — probably 60-70% did not wear formal wear & most of those not even coat & tie. Formal nights were more causal than formal. Jeans & sweatshirt in Crown Grill allowed & not challenged!
Rosemary Kopec
October 15th, 2013 @ 1:03 pm
We have cruised often, and years ago we would drag all the fancy clothes along for formal night. Really didn't like it, we are on vacation. We now look for a more casual form of cruising and love it. Resort wear in the dining room is fine. Unfortunately there are always some that push the envelope of bad taste. Shame on them!
October 15th, 2013 @ 1:04 pm
Having been on 25 cruises and was quite enthusiastic about formal nights have now had a complete turnaround. We dress smart casual for most nights as we like to eat in the dining room and dress as if we were out to a restaurant at home. Formal nights we make an effort but don't go all out anymore, husband just takes suit and I take evening skirt and different tops. If cruising in the Caribbean it seems more people dress down because after a day in the sun it is more comfortable to relax. Also love people watching people past the mini skirt age looking ridiculous and overweight people dressed in meringues. Have they not got mirrors at home.
Carol Carpenter
October 15th, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
I feel you should. I do Disney cruises, and I love dressing as a queen. It's a ball to watch the little princesses, gawk at me, then smile. Tiara and all.
October 15th, 2013 @ 1:52 pm
Love the formal nights! My husband enjoys putting on his tux, especially when we cruise with the Scots in their kilts! I was a protocol officer for 30 years & still enjoy getting all decked out. The maitre'd always comments on how nice we always look, like the way folks used to dress on cruises. Doesn't take anymore room to pack silk pants & sequined jackets/tops than casual clothes & tux is a carryon item. Enjoy it, make the night something special rather than mundane!
Patty Goodell
October 15th, 2013 @ 2:14 pm
I love formal nights. My husband doesn't care for them
but puts up with them because I do. I normally don't even wear makeup, so I get into it! I really like getting all dressed up and looking really nice. Most people I talk to are like me, it's fun and not something we do unless we're on a cruise! Some take the position that they're on vacation and don't want to have to dress up. To each their own. I love it and as long as Royal Caribbean has it, I will participate!
October 15th, 2013 @ 2:16 pm
We're quite casual most of the time. We even go to a casual church–not a tie in the place! But we do enjoy dressing up on occassion and acting like we're celebrities. Our fun challenge is to purchase formal wear at thrift stores, so we end up looking like a million bucks for just a few bucks!
Paul Hinds
October 15th, 2013 @ 2:32 pm
Formal or Not Formal?
I would say this is definitely lady's choice as they have a lot more shopping and packing to plan for.
I admit – I have both a 'tux and a white dinner jacket and rarely use them. However if doing a top specialty resturant or a formal night I do not mind the 'tux.
Cruising is for relaxation however so nice, comfortable resort wear is always preferred unless it is formal night. Hint – pack two shirts for that tux.
October 15th, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
I love the formal nights. Hubby and I are ballroom dancers and the dressy clothes just adds to the experience for me. It's nice to be total girly once in a while.
October 15th, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
I think our culture has allowed too much laziness. I think formal nights should continue and the cruise lines need to stop relaxing the dress code for the Hoi Poloi. We love to people watch and I don't mean looking at cutoffs, sneakers, and tank tops in the main dining room. I've read posts on Cruise Critic from people that say the food stinks and I'm sure if you talk to most of them they only eat at the buffet because they don't even like dressing cruise casual. We love getting dressed up and seeing others do the same.
Bud K
October 15th, 2013 @ 3:15 pm
It goes back to Prom or Senior Ball on a formal night it's your opportunity to be a star! However in the newer ships you don't have a Grande Staircases or Entrances that you did on the older ships, One of my most treasured memories is Escorting my Mother down the stairs in our finest in Windward Dining Room on the SS Norway you just felt special being greeted and escorted to your table and enjoying a two hour dinner with great conversations and friendship that is what I like about FORMAL nights.
Cheri Kelly
October 15th, 2013 @ 3:46 pm
I love the choice, participate or not. We sailed with the Royal Caribbean where they have professional photographers and we had some wonderful family photos taken. My Husband was not 100% into dressing up, but I think he was pleased with pictures too.
October 15th, 2013 @ 3:51 pm
I love formal nights. When else do you get a chance these days to dress to the nines and have formal photos taken that you don't have to buy unless you like them. On a cruise with 2 nights I dress in full battle array with Kilt and all the trappings minus the dagger for obvious reasons. I make the ships film and get into a lot of conversations. Great fun. The second night I dress in traditional Tux. My wife wears a different gown each night. And yes, out luggage is 30% formal wear but it is worth it.
October 15th, 2013 @ 4:25 pm
Definitely non formal. I did it on RCI and didn't feel really comfortable, felt like a works do rather than on holiday.
Since switched to NCL and so much better, relaxing, comfortable and you also dont feel like others are rating what you wear.
Times are changing, leave the ties and suits for work, weddings and funerals!
October 15th, 2013 @ 4:45 pm
Don't like them, with the $ for luggage on flights now, just takes too much space. I do like changing and dressing nicely for dinner each night, but the formal deal no. Most people look like they are trying to relive senior prom. Don't want to bring along my good jewelry, husband's jacket, dress shoes etc. Would agree that the MDR should not allow shorts and shabby jeans however.
October 15th, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
They are the best part of the Cruise.
October 15th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, formal nights! That is why we cruise, please don't ever take it away from us! Formal nights make us feel special, in regular lifes!!!
October 15th, 2013 @ 6:12 pm
I love formal nights on Celebrity. Everyone seems in great form having gone to the effort to dress up. It brings a touch of glamour to the evening. The Menu in the MDR also seems to be more special on formal nights.
Patricia Scroggins
October 15th, 2013 @ 6:25 pm
Yes, always, it is a great part of cruising!!!!!!
October 15th, 2013 @ 6:42 pm
We don't do formal…..that's why we cruise on Oceania or Regent. We don't look like slobs but just don't like the ancient practice of going formal like our parents did. We're retired so we're not kids anymore but just don't like to participate. To each his own. People on Oceania and Regent do dress up if that's what they want to do but we're quite comfortable wearing our "country club casual" clothes.
October 15th, 2013 @ 8:07 pm
Ok here's the thing, I get it that people don't want to pack extra clothes or want to stay casual etc but dressing up for dinner (whether formal or not), has been a tradition long held for a great many cruise pasengers. My wife finds that its one of the things she really enjoys when away from home where she can wear lovely outfits, make herself up and look forward to a lovely night out and feel wonderful dressing up..and yes you can also feel wonderful in torn jeans with holes and wearing caps haha
HJ Bear
October 15th, 2013 @ 9:23 pm
Being a photographer I don't need the photos, and I spent 20 years photographing celebrities. I don't want to be anything like them. So yeah, I'm sitting formal night out in shorts, and a t-shirt. Want no part of it. Complain all you want, but I paid for a cabin, and I have the right to skip it. I don't care if nobody likes it, because I'm comfortable. I don't care if someone else is dressed up it's their right. Also, I'm booked on the QM2 in six months, so don't cruise with me.
October 15th, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
Yes, so far I have participated in the formal night on every cruise I've been on! I find it fun to have something like formal night dinning, I wish it would continue into a formal night ball after dinner
Lynn W.
October 15th, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
We leave 10/19 for a 2 week cruise. Hubby decided not to take his tux but a dark suit instead. Black slacks and a couple sparky tops work for me. We generall do 2 of the formal nights and enjoy them. We're retired and our life is so casual that it's fun to dress up a bit. If there's an extra jacket, HAL will seat gents not in a minimum of shirt/tie. Hubby was given a jacket 4 sizes too small when he showed up in his Hawaiian shirt (on the way there) despite my repeatedly telling him it was formal night.
Roger Westmont
October 15th, 2013 @ 10:40 pm
Been on 15 cruises, never done the formal night. No way am I going to pay for extra bags. Blame the desire for casual on all the high tech companies, no dress code. Our son makes a seven figure salary, wears a polo shirt everyday. He will join us on cruise with his family but no formal night. Formal night is just fine for the ever shrinking number of cruisers who want it. I'll bet the formal night folks don't want climbing walls!!! Oh well!
October 16th, 2013 @ 4:33 pm
We used to do formal. We gave up it. We decided we wanted to cruise to relax. we dress smart casual. I think the MDR should enforce
what they publish. I get tired of every kind of dress being allowed. We do enjoy seeing people dress up.
October 19th, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
The sound of the horn as you set sail, polished wood and brass, the dancing ,the shows, and yes the formal nights all are elements that make cruising more than just a resort that floats. Yes it takes more time, money and effort. Buy it allows you to be part of show. Most of us do not live like the "swells" but for a few night on this very special trip you get to be on the red carpet of sorts. Take an opportunity to make a memory.
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ESPN continues its documentary series "Nine for IX" with an installment about one of the most famous incidents ever to take place on a track.
"Runner," features the story of Mary Decker, who was supposed to finally have her Olympic moment at the 1984 Games, but in a split-second that moment turned to heartbreak after a collision with South African competitor Zola Budd.
Decker had missed the 1976 Olympic games due to an injury and 1980 games due the U.S. boycott of Russia. At age 25, competing in the 3000 meters, Decker was expected to take gold, having dominated distances from the 800 to 10,000 meters. Instead, she ended up on the ground, writhing in pain in front of the world.
The ensuing finger-pointing by Decker at Budd did neither one of them any favors in the eyes of the public.
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Russian Helicopters was the latest to postpone its listing—could the Russian Google be next?
Political risk is hovering over the Russian market for initial public offerings, and the next big test will be the approximate $1 billion IPO of Yandex N.V., the dominant Russian search engine and the country's biggest internet player.
On Wednesday, Russian Helicopters, an amalgam of former Soviet military and civilian chopper builders, said it would postpone its listing in London and Moscow. Besides external global factors, people familiar with the IPO said the company's inability to disclose details of Russian military contracts weighed on the listing, not to mention politics.
The trend in political risk is a key factor for investors eyeing the listing of Yandex, and particularly for U.S. investors buying on the NASDAQ, according to Chris Weafer, chief strategist at UralSib Capital in Moscow. Yandex made headlines most recently after its unit Yandex.Money shared with the Kremlin's KGB successor the personal information of donors to a well-known whistleblower who has criticized Russia's state-controlled companies.
The list appears to have been further leaked or shared with others, since donors to the anti-corruption fund of Alexei Navalny reported receiving phone calls questioning their political views. Some calls were linked to a member of the pro-Kremlin Nashi youth movement, but Nashi denied any involvement. A Yandex spokesman declined to comment on political risk affecting the IPO, and the company has said it is required by law to disclose customer information to the authorities when they request it.
Another source of potential political issues in Yandex is the Russian strategic companies law, which lets a committee chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin decide on the sale of major stakes in those companies and industries the Kremlin deems to be strategic.
Yandex said in its prospectus that its cryptographic technology used in Yandex.Money makes it subject to the law. So far this year, Russian companies have raised $2 billion in successful IPOs and $3.3 billion in the public sale of a 10% government-held stake in VTB Group, Russia's second-biggest bank.
But while four IPOs were successful, led by Nomos Bank with $718 million, five Russian IPOs failed, including mobile phone retailer Euroset Holding N.V. and Russian Helicopters.
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[gallery] My time with IES has passed, but I have decided to stay in India and follow some of my own pursuits for the rest of the year. Here is some of what I have seen since I left Delhi at the end of the semester!
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Stunning as always! I really love the clarity of the sheet on the rice paddy and the child on the rock outcropping.


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Did the Chinese build a dam in this river Ian? Very impressive. Greetings Berend
The THREE GORGES DAM was completed last year. There is a great deal of information about it on the web. I thought these images on the BBC link that I have provided were particularly interesting. My historical images will contribute in a small way to the telling of its story.
In this photo you can see the receding levels of the flood in the sand deposits on the slope near centre of picture. My voyage was intentionally an upstream one, and it was on the receding flood, so our journey was relatively slow and gave us many extra opportunities for observation and photography.
Downstream from the Three Gorges Dam another huge dam was built during the 1980s. Gezhouba (Dam) is located at Yichang where the mighty river exits from Xiling Gorge. I was there during its construction. The latest and bigger project is located about 40kms upstream from Gezhouba in Xiling Gorge.
This image was taken at 8am opposite Zigui, Hubei, looking upstream.
These very steep mountainsides are cultivated for sweet potato, citrus, chillis and maize.
The vessel on which I was voyaging was a sister vessel to the one ahead of us, distinguished from it by a different number. Both vessels had spent the night moored close to the rightbank (that is left of photo). This photo was taken as we commenced our next day's voyage. Badong, Hubei was our next port of call, 33kms further upstream.
This section of river is now affected by the Three Gorges Dam which backs water that is over 70m deeper here than in this photo!
What a beauty!
This was really very nice - no, exciting to wake up to, one morning! I was impressed by the intensity of cultivation on the very steep slopes.
Warm regards, Silvy.
Thanks for the information Ian. Greetings Berend
Thanks for the info, Ian. Ordinary tourists usually cannot achieve such stunning shots.
Ah-Pong of B@ngk☺k
Thanks Ah-Pong, in some ways I was just an ordinary tourist, but in other ways it is true I was VIP. I was permitted to submit an itinerary proposal and my group was provided with very genial guides. The Chinese authorities accepted my itinerary and the only changes they made were improvements that were to our advantage. But neither they nor I were able to plan the weather, and again as you can see it was stunningly perfect for our voyage, complete with the tail end of a flood which slowed the voyage and gave even more opportunities for observation. I loved every minute - and as I think about it even now, I can feel the excitement and the passion.
There is more to come - hope you enjoy exploring China with me.
Hi Ian, thanks for your reply. Having read that you had to submit an itinerary to the authorities for approval, I've just realized that this was taken in the 1980s. Your experience reminds me of what my grandpa had told me. He had to enter the mainland through Hong Kong, the only entry point to China. And then go through lengthy immigration procedure, which took 3 days! He said the food was also awful and there was shortage of it.
Sometimes I am intrigued how much things have changed over time.
BTW, congratulations that your films are in great condition! A lot of mine have discoloured! :(
Ah-Pong of B@ngk☺k
Dear Ah-Pong,
This is getting more and more interesting. I understand perfectly what your grandfather experienced, for although our immigration procedure was quick as our visas had previously been issued, I witnessed the angst of others, especially overseas Chinese. My first visit was in 1975-6, and significant change had already taken place by 1983. Of course far more change has followed.
Some of the amazing change can be seen long the length of Changjiang/Yangtze. Chongqing and Wanxian are both almost unrecognizable to me because of the high rise development and bridges that cross the rivers now. I watch the images of others on Panoramio and GE, and feel compelled to contribute my 1983 images. I may select some from 1976 as well.
I am pleased that the 35mm slides have been carefully stored over the years, and that I can now scan them to digital format for further years. Let me assure you they have been very well used. When I first returned from China I was in demand as a speaker on China at all sorts of places both in Australia and abroad. I remember counting 704 occasions at one point in my life (according to diary records) that I had publicly spoken on China. And always my images were screened. Thanks for your appreciation.
Excellent landscape!
Best of panoramio!
Thank you very much, Клевый. I was enthralled by the landscape I can assure you. From down on the river it all towers above majestically.
Warm regards,
Very beautiful photo, great shot The best regards from / Bedri
You are welcome in my gallery, Bedri. I will add your gallery into my list of favourites, so we can keep in touch. Thanks for the appreciation.
Ian (in Australia)
amazing views and a good shot. thanks fot this one!
Your message has just arrived LukA, so I regret that this a belated response . Thank you very much for your appreciation of the Yangtze photo.
Photo taken in Zigui, Yichang, Hubei, China


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NASHVILLE -- Lexus has had years of success building luxury utility vehicles, with one of the most popular being the RX 350.
But something was missing.
It didn't have a small crossover to compete in an increasingly popular field that includes the Acura RDX, Audi Q5 and Infiniti QX50.
Well, now it does.
The NX was first unveiled at this year's Beijing Auto Show, but we got a look at it in the less exotic but very enjoyable locale of Nashville.
The NX is built on a platform similar to that of the Toyota RAV4 – so that should give you an idea about its size.
Like the RAV4, it actually seems larger on the inside than it appears from the outside, which is a good thing.
So if you have a small family, maybe with one or two little tots, this could be a good choice for you.
The NX200t is powered by a 2.0-liter four cylinder turbocharged engine that is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. It makes 235 horsepower and 258 pounds-feet of torque. Fuel economy is expected to be 22 mpg city, 28 highway with front-wheel drive and 21 and 28 with all-wheel drive.
The NX200t will also feature a version carrying Lexus's F Sport tag, for an even more spirited driving dynamic.
And there's a hybrid, the NX300h, that will feature the 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle four cylinder hybrid mechanism that is carried in the ES300h. The hybrid NX makes 194 horsepower and is expected to garner fuel economy numbers of 35 city, 31 highway with front drive and 33 and 30 with all-wheel.
The interior is surprisingly comfortable – surprising because we expected it to feel kind of cramped. Front seat head and leg room were both good, even for taller drivers and passengers. The rear seats are a little more confined, but still adequate for adult seating.
In addition to its comfort, the interior offers nice technology stuff, such as the remote touch interface that lets you use a touch pad to key in characters. There is also a wireless device charging system, blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert, radar cruise control and a head up display.
Exterior styling, thankfully, follows the bolder patterns that Lexus has favored in recent models.
The front is defined by the spindle grille that has become Lexus's signature touch lately.
The sides have sweeping, dramatic creases that depict motion.
The rear juts out nicely and is accented by the arrowhead-like taillights.
There's a subtle difference between the F Sport's grille insert, which is a little more vertical, and the hybrid's more horizontally oriented styling. But both are appealing.
Rear cargo space is a little cramped, at only 17.7 cubic feet when the back seats are in the upright position. That's less than half of what the RAV4 offers.
But, seating in the NX is more comfortable than it is in the RAV4, so there are always tradeoffs, as they say.
Fold the seats down, though, and cargo space jumps to 54.6 cubic feet (a tad less in the hybrid).
On the road, the NX does a nice job of giving some road feel and being more nimble than its larger sibling, the RX.
However, we wouldn't necessarily position this as a thrill-seeker's vehicle, and it probably won't be chosen by those who are in that category.
It's better that Lexus would emphasize the NX's other great attributes, such as its style, technology and comfort.
We did some highway and in-town driving around Nashville, and the NX proved to be perfectly suitable as an everyday driver.
It accelerates and brakes effectively and it parks quite easily, which are the main qualities that buyers in this segment will seek.
Pricing for the NX is expected to begin in the mid- to upper $30,000 range.
That will put it pretty squarely in the middle of the pack among its competition.
But for satisfaction among buyers, we predict that it will be near the top of the ranks – this is a well-done ride.
First look: 2015 Lexus NX
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Q From James Rose: 'Lord love a duck': is it a long winded rhyme for an expletive that has to remain unuttered in this polite company, or is there a story behind it? Beyond the Roddy McDowall movie from 1966, Google is failing me. Can you help to shed some light?
A Not a lot, I'm afraid. It's a mild expression of surprise, once well known in Britain and dating from the early twentieth century. It has been used a lot in inoffensive situations, so I doubt it is a euphemism for the F-word.
The Oxford English Dictionary has just one example, from — of all sources — James Joyce's Ulysses: "Paddy Leonard eyed his alemates. Lord love a duck, he said. Look at what I'm standing drinks to!" But T S Eliot also used it, in The Rock of 1934: "Lor-love-a-duck, it's the missus!". It also turns up a number of times in the works of P G Wodehouse, the earliest being The Coming of Bill, two years before Ulysses was published: "'Well, Lord love a duck!' replied the butler, who in his moments of relaxation was addicted to homely expletives of the lower London type."
Form an adoring queue, you aristocrats
I would unhesitatingly argue that it was originally British, though it has since emigrated to other Commonwealth countries. And that origin is supported by the earliest example I've found, in a long-forgotten tale of 1907, The Wheel O' Fortune, by Louis Tracy, a British journalist and prolific author: "'Lord love a duck!' he guffawed. 'If only I'd ha' knowed, I could have told my missus. It would have cheered her up for a week.'"
But why should aristocrats amorously dally with anatine animals? And why should their proclivities be turned into an exclamation? Nigel Rees suggests it was a fake Cockney version of "Lord love us!" never uttered in real life. Or it might be a line from some music-hall sketch long gone from memory. Perhaps the whole point about it is that it doesn't make sense?
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could any one help me to prove the following? Let $f$ be meromorphic at $p$, whose Laurent series in local coordinate is $\sum_{n} c_n(z-z_0)^n$. The order of $f$ at $p$ denoted by $ord_p(f)$, is the minimum exponent actually appearing(with non zero coefficient) in the Laurent series expansion.$$ord_p(f)=min\{n:c_n\neq 0\}$$
Let $f$ be meromorphic at $p$. then $f$ is holomorphic at $p$ iff $ord_p(f)\ge 0$. In this case iff $f(p)=0$ iff $ord_p(f)>0$. $f$ has a pole at $p$ iff $ord_p(f)<0$. $f$ has neither $0$ nor a pole at $p$ iff $ord_p(f)=0$.


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Hartford Books Examiner will be moderating authors Wendy Corsi Staub and Elizabeth Little (Dear Daughter) in conversation at R.J. Julia Booksellers on Wednesday, August 6th, at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations can be made online or by calling the store at 203-245-3959. R.J. Julia is located at 768 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT.
Today, Hartford Books Examiner reviews The Perfect Stranger (Harper, $7.99) by Wendy Corsi Staub.
Out tomorrow, The Perfect Stranger is the second book in the author's current trilogy, following The Good Sister (September 2013); the concluding chapter, The Black Widow, will be published in early 2015. While Staub's past series books have featured recurring characters, this new project diverges from that trend but shares a common theme: social networking. Staub is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly eighty novels under her own name and others.
As the story opens, readers are introduced to five female bloggers who have bonded through a shared commonality: breast cancer. Though they are of varying age and life experience—and though they have yet to meet in-person—Landry (Southern Belle of a certain age, married with children), Elena (a young school teacher, single), Meredith (married with children, struggling financially), Kay (former prison guard who suffers from anxiety, single) and Jaycee (a sophisticated, if enigmatic, New Yorker) have formed an intimate online friendship that has roots in their own struggles for survival. When one of them is killed in what appears to be a random act of violence, the remaining members of the group decide to journey to her funeral to pay their respects—and to come face-to-face with one another at long last.
But the anonymity of the Internet, which once helped to foster this long-distance kinship, now leaves Landry and company a bit leery, given the suspicious nature of the crime and the knowledge that who we present ourselves to be is not always who we truly are. Though these women have shared deep personal confidences that remain unknown to their immediate family and friends, it has always been through the barrier of a computer screen. Now that they have eschewed this filter, their vulnerabilities are exposed—and they may just find that a malevolent presence lurks behind a familiar name.
As always, Staub delivers first-rate characterizations, establishing unique and immediately identifiable personalities for each of the bloggers and their supporting cast, as well as the customary red herrings. The suspense builds to a fever-pitched crescendo in a final act that plays out against a suitably isolated setting and has chilling, poignant ramifications. But it's the blog posts that punctuate the story that add real emotional depth, revealing critical backstory while also allowing Staub to celebrate the dignity and strength of all those who have courageously fought breast cancer, either privately or publicly.
The Perfect Stranger is yet another creative gamble for the author, who has been mixing things up quite a bit in recent years to keep longtime readers on the alert—and it largely pays off. While The Good Sister was a more straightforward genre offering, this one pulls at the heartstrings as much as it teases the mind. And while that may not appeal to those seeking escapism, there's something to be said for a book that balances thrills with thought-provocation so effortlessly ...


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Solomon IslandsPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/139
October 29, 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On October 20, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Solomon Islands.1
Economic performance has been robust since peace and order was restored in 2003 largely on account of unsustainable logging and aid flows. Real GDP growth averaged 7 percent in the past five years and macroeconomic stability has been maintained. Despite this stellar growth performance—unprecedented since the country's independence in 1978—the Solomon Islands remains the poorest in the region. The anticipated sharp decline in logging and aid flows poses serious risks to medium-term fiscal and external sustainability. Moreover, there have been frequent changes in government which has slowed the pace of critical structural reforms to enhance non-logging sources of growth.
In 2007, growth accelerated to 10.3 percent, driven mainly by logging and other emerging sectors (palm oil and services), but is expected to decline to 7 percent in 2008 as logging activity starts to fall. Inflation rose to about 16 percent (3-month moving average) in June from 10 percent in end-2007, but will likely moderate towards the end of the year as commodity prices stabilize and recent monetary tightening measures take hold. Reserve levels remained comfortable at end-2007, but the current account is projected to widen in 2008 due to the deterioration in the terms of trade. Nevertheless, reserves are likely to remain adequate given continued strong donor inflows, logging export receipts, and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from the mining sector.
After several years of surpluses, the fiscal balance swung to a small deficit in 2007. Strong revenue performance was overtaken by spending excesses on wages and goods and services. In 2008, the budget will likely remain expansionary, with a supplementary budget of nearly 6 percent of GDP passed by parliament recently. This calls for further monetary tightening to help prevent inflation from becoming entrenched.
Medium-term challenges from declining logging activity and aid flows are daunting and require accelerating critical reforms. Measures to strengthen the government's fiscal position remains slow, although some progress has been made. In particular, a medium-term fiscal framework has been drafted and the determined price of logs (which is used for the calculation of logging taxes) has been raised in May 2008. The expected decline in logging revenue calls for serious efforts to broaden the revenue base, rationalize fiscal spending, and strengthen the finances of state-owned enterprises to place the fiscal sector on a more sustainable footing. The debt situation has improved recently, but remains highly sensitive to a decline in export and GDP growth. Meanwhile, external sustainability relies solely on the coming on stream of gold production in 2010, after several delays in commencement owing inter alia to land ownership issues.
Limited progress has been made to stimulate sustained non-logging sources of growth. The country remains beset with poor infrastructure, land ownership issues, a shortage of skilled labor, and unreliable and costly basic services. In addition, weak governance remains a serious concern. Nevertheless, some progress has been made in improving infrastructure with the help of Asian Development Bank and enhancing competition in the airline industry. Other measures are also in the pipeline, including a draft Tribal Land Bill, strengthening the management of the state-owned electricity company, further improvements in infrastructure, and enhancing competition in the telecommunications sector.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed the Solomon Islands' continued strong economic growth, driven mainly by logging activity, but also by a pickup in non-logging activity. However, Directors noted that inflation has risen as a result of fuel and food price shocks, rapid private sector credit growth, and an expansionary fiscal stance. Debt indicators are declining but remain high, and the current account is projected to deteriorate in the near term because of the terms of trade shock. Over the medium term, the economic outlook hinges critically on developing non-logging sources of growth and exports to offset the expected decline in logging activity.
Directors therefore highlighted the urgency of tightening fiscal and monetary policies and forcefully implementing structural reforms to maintain macroeconomic stability, safeguard fiscal and external sustainability, and accelerate growth in the non-logging sectors. In particular, they stressed the importance of ensuring that gold mining operations start as expected in 2010, to alleviate possible pressure on the balance of payments arising from declining log exports. Directors welcomed the authorities' commitment not to undertake new external borrowing.
Directors commended the government's adoption of a medium-term fiscal strategy to achieve a balanced budget, by both boosting tax revenue and reducing non-priority expenditure. Efforts to improve tax administration and widen the tax base would be crucial. Raising the reference price of logs to reflect international market prices and narrowing ad hoc tax exemptions could make essential contributions. Directors stressed the need to rationalize civil service employment, contain the government wage bill, and enhance the efficiency of state-owned enterprises. Better expenditure-control procedures would keep spending within budgeted levels and foster enhanced budgetary transparency and accountability.
Directors observed that, while the recent decline in commodity prices would ease inflationary pressures, further tightening of monetary policy would prevent inflation from becoming entrenched. They supported efforts by the central bank to rein in excess liquidity. Directors recommended that the central bank seek to develop financial markets further and make greater use of interest rate mechanisms of monetary control. To avoid placing undue burden on monetary policy, fiscal policy needs to play a supportive role, especially in the near term.
Directors agreed that the real effective exchange rate appears to be broadly in line with medium-term economic fundamentals. They also considered that the current exchange rate peg to a basket of currencies has served the country well. Nonetheless, greater exchange rate flexibility could help encourage export diversification, easing the impact of the expected decline in log exports.
Directors noted that the turbulence in global financial markets has not had a noticeable impact on the financial sector in the Solomon Islands. Banks are profitable, liquid, and well-capitalized, and non-performing loans are low. Nevertheless, banks remain vulnerable to slower growth especially in the logging sector. Directors therefore advised the central bank to continue to monitor banking developments closely to ensure that asset quality remains sound.
Directors commended the various structural reforms being implemented to enhance the business climate and stimulate the growth of non-logging sectors. They attached high priority to efforts to improve the infrastructure, allow competition in the airline and telecommunications industries, address land ownership issues, and lower the cost of doing business. Directors strongly encouraged the authorities to move quickly on these reforms.
Directors welcomed the authorities' continuing efforts to improve the quality and timeliness of macroeconomic data. They stressed the need to allocate sufficient resources, ensure adequate staff training, and benefit from continued Fund technical assistance.


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This coming Saturday, October 2nd at 9am, auditions will be held at the Old Town Temecula Theater for a BARE Intensity performance scheduled on October 27, 2010 at 7:30pm. This is a rare opportunity for local dancers to become a part of a revolutionary new program.
Dancers ages 13 and up will be auditioned to work with choreographer, Mike Esperanza of BARE Dance Company. Selected dancers will be trained in the companies repertory. Dancers must be available for rehearsal times from October 24-27, between 1-4pm or 5-8pm.
" In an intensive, four-day time-frame, local choreographers will have the opportunity to work with professional dancers, and local dancers will learn from the artistic director and experience the work ethic of a professional dance company:
- BARE Dance Company's Artistic Director, Mike Esperanza, will set a new group piece on selected local dancers.
- Select local dancers will be chosen to learn BARE Dance Companyrepertory.
- All work generated through this process will be presented in a fully-producedperformance on stage: WED, OCT 27 @ 7:30pm.
- Scholarships will be awarded to promising participating dance students.
- Residency activities will be videotaped including interviews with participants and patrons. The resulting, edited documentary will be distributed to all participants and archived with the Dance Films Association." - Old Town Temecula Theater
INNERSTATE program, brought about by the theater and other local venues, brings choreographers from the Northern California regions to work with dancers from Southern California, and vice versa. The project is an effort of the ODC Theater of San Francisco, conceived to breathe life into those communities who wouldn't normally be engaged in a relevant, cutting-edge dance scene. Through their program, ODC Theater strives to bring professional and career advancement to those artists who are outside the large urban areas of California's cities. ODC's website has a listing of the projects that are in progress for the 2010 Season http://www.odcdance.org.
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TLR-dependent T cell activation in autoimmunity.
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Autoimmune disease can develop as a result of a breakdown in immunological tolerance, leading to the activation of self-reactive T cells. There is an established link between infection and human autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, experimental autoimmune diseases can be induced by immunization with autoantigens that are administered together with complete Freund?s adjuvant containing killed Mycobacteria tuberculosis, which in some cases can be replaced with individual pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Exogenous PAMPs and endogenous danger signals from necrotic cells bind to pathogen recognition receptors, including Toll-like receptors, and activate signaling pathways in innate immune cells and on T cells, leading to inflammatory cytokine production and T cell activation, and this is now considered to be a major factor in the development of autoimmunity.
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I just purcahsed the DEC/JAN issue of Family Handyman specifically for the Bookcase of Secrets article. While reading throught the article, I noticed that there is no cut list. I don't know the dimentions of all the parts they reference in the article.
Does anyone know where I can find the cut list for this project?
I have verified that you are correct. The text even references the cutting list. I will see if I can get a response...
Page 42 at the bottom it says, " Continued on p. 92"
I looked on page 92 and there it was...Duh!
Thanks for pointing out what I should have seen in the first place. Althought the print is pretty small.
This bookcase really intrigued me. I have been planning on building a wall unit that will accommodate a big screen TV. My current wall unit will only hold a 32-inch TV. Pretty small by today's standards. I think this will be just the thing. I'll have to make the center section a little wider, but that shouldn't bee too hard. The hidden compartments are really ingenious.
I missed it to, and I was looking for it.
OMG! I've got to build me one of THESE!!
I just subscribed to this magazine yesterday on my iPad so I missed that issue; but I have since corrected that error and purchased it separately, just for that one article!
Where have you been all my life?!
Has anyone - in this thread or otherwise - built this bookcase?
It has been my experience that often, but not always, magazine plans have minor mistakes in them that only show up after someone actually goes through the project. I am preparing to build this set of bookshelves, and would appreciate notice of any "oops" that may have occurred in the initial printing.
I haven't built that bookcase yet either, but I know that magazine well and it is usually pretty reliable when it comes to plans and directions. I trust it.
I would like to build Bookcase of Secrets - but other than seeing the pictures, I have not been able to locate the plans or a copy of the Handyman issue that has the plans. Does anyone know where I might find the plans or a copy of the issue that has the plan?
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Mahavishnu Orchestra: Dream
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Between Nothingness and Eternity (Live) (Columbia CK 32766)
John McLaughlin (guitar), Jan Hammer (keyboards),
Jerry Goodman (violin), Rick Laird (bass guitar), Billy Cobham (drums).
Composed by John McLaughlin.
Recorded: live in Central Park, New York, August 1973
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
"Dream" is an epic piece showcasing so much of what Mahavishnu was known for. It is a long-form, meandering composition full of open space and yet tight calls and responses. McLaughlin and Cobham exhibit a great telepathy during their guitar-drum duels…and it is all live before thousands of adoring fans in Central Park. It is almost meaningless to point out that the time signature of "Dream" is changed four or five times or that sometimes the sound isn't so good. I could tell you that in certain sections the band loses its cohesiveness. You could even be told that some of the members of the Mahavishnu Orchestra hated each others' guts at this time. It is all irrelevant. It is about hearing the Mahavishnu Orchestra live! That's all you really need to know.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1970s jazz · dream · fusion


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Not an easy question to answer without more info. Everyone here has their favorites, but it will come down to things like:
1) Who will be playing the console?
2) What style of games do the players enjoy?
3) Will the players want to play online?
4) Is movie playback a consideration? (Is DVD fine, or are you looking to watch Bluray as well?)
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1) Who will be playing the console? me
2) What style of games do the players enjoy? fps and third person shooters. aircraft sims, sumulaters the list goes on lol those are the main games i play tho
3) Will the players want to play online? yes of corse
4) Is movie playback a consideration? (Is DVD fine, or are you looking to watch Bluray as well? im not fussed as i have a dvd player and a blue ray supported dvd player in a laptop but dvd playing in my personal pc
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Than I would suggest the XBOX 360.
Having played a varied range of FPS titles on both consoles and I feel that this genre plays better on the XBOX. I can't quantify it but for me the 360 controller seems better suited to the task. (If you said fighting games like Street fighter I would have recommended the PS3. The SONY controller is far superior to the XBOX one in this genre.)
XBOX boasts the largest online community, but there is a catch here as while the PS3 is free to play online, the XBOX has a monthly, 3 monthly or yearly subscription fee.
While paying to play does suck, the trade off is that the XBOX live system has been more stable, has better voice communication and the majority of downloads don't take any where near the times experienced on the PSN.
There are also currently a wider selection of FPS games on the 360, with some exclusive title having a large and very active online community; HALO 3 (FPS) and Gears of War II (Third person shooter). The major cross platform titles like the Call of Duty and Tom Clancy games also have large communities.
Just to be fair though (and hopefully not add confusion to your choice), the PS3 does have a couple of FPS games with large communities; Resistance Fall of Man 2, Killzone 2 (FPS) and SOCOM (Third person shooter).
So you won't miss out which ever console you pick .... (Just pick the 360 )
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Umm ... (wow this is going to sound bad ... )
I have 2 PS3's and 3 XBOX 360's (oh and a WII .... collecting dust)
It's an addiction ... I would seek help, but ... What can I say, I like my toys.
My poor wife has come to terms with having a big kid for a husband (and secretly she enjoys playing console games ... though she will never admit it).
I rarely drink, don't smoke and don't gamble so as vices go its not that bad (is it?).
After the house the only other "money pit" I have is my 4X4. (Speaking of which is getting some more mods in a couple of weeks )
But I digress ... In short it is cool having both consoles. You get to play all the exclusives and you can play the right games on the right console (FPS on 360, arcade fighter on PS3, etc.)
My 360's get used the most for gaming, but the Bluray player in the PS3 is still one of the best on the market so it get used a lot by the whole family. Also when it comes to down loadable games, I generally buy them on the PS3. 1) Most of them are better & 2) they are listed in real dollars which is far cooler than stupid MS points!
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CHICAGO — Making your best effort almost always opens new doors. And in my experience, a willingness to spend a little more time and extra effort than the competition has created bigger successes than the objectives I set out to attain.
Early in my show-business career, I produced a one-man show for comedian Robert Schimmel at the world's most prestigious arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The goal—to do a good enough job to sign him as a client—was waylaid before I began. Upon my arrival in Scotland, Schimmel told me he had signed with a different management firm.
I could have gone off on a Highland holiday, but decided to show Schimmel the kind of management he would be missing. Every night, I called every reviewer in the U.K., and every day, I passed out free tickets with so there would be full houses. Soon, Schimmel was playing sold-out shows and received one of the event's biggest creative honors.
And I won, too—though not with Schimmel. The biggest local star of the festival, Scottish comic Craig Ferguson, saw how hard I had worked, and agreed to come to America to see if I could get him work. The commissions I earned from his role on ABC's The Drew Carey Show soon paid for the downpayment on my home. The moral of the story? Hard work is almost always rewarded.
Whenever I speak to a person who has built a successful business, the same pattern emerges. They weren't sure the extra effort would guarantee a reward, and often experienced success in different ways than they had envisioned. Their efforts often opened doors that they hadn't even tried to unlock.
Each week, go beyond your ordinary routine to make your space more alluring, add to your product line or extend your marketing initiatives. Perhaps you could donate drycleaning services to be auctioned off at local schools and organizations, introducing you to some and reinforcing your place in the community with others. You could do a coupon trade with a restaurant on your block.
People are loyal to businesses that give them a bit better service, a bit better pricing and/or a bit better atmosphere. Drycleaning customers want the same things. If you want to keep growing your business, abide by the Golden Rule: Treat customers the way you want to be treated. It takes a little extra effort, but the rewards are worth it.
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