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WTH are they doing searching a students car? For leaving campus? Give me a break.
This is a discussion on More Zero Tolerance garbage! within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14043836/detail.html This is getting ridiculous, a FELONY OVER A SWISS ARMY KNIFE? Will Chandler said he knows he should not have left campus when he ...
This is getting ridiculous, a FELONY OVER A SWISS ARMY KNIFE?Will Chandler said he knows he should not have left campus when he and two friends left Wheeler High School for lunch a week ago.
I was like, Alright, Im going to get in trouble. I didnt even know the knife was in there. I completely forgot about it and then they pulled it out, said Chandler.
A school officer found a Swiss Army knife in Chandlers cars console. Under the schools zero tolerance policy it was an automatic suspension for Chandler.
The next day, the Chandlers found out Will had also been charged with a felony.
We found out that my son, theres a felony warrant out for him. It just seems like a nightmare. Were still in shock, said Sharon Chandler.
Will Chandler was booked into the Cobb County Jail and his mother started a quest to find answers.
When the principal said to me, This could kill someone, I said to him, So could a pencil. My son did not have this on his physical body, did not have it on him, it was not in his backpack, it was not in his locker. It was in the console of the car, said Sharon.
The Chandlers said Will has a clean record and never would have taken the utility knife into the school, much less hurt anybody.
The Chandlers said they understood Wills suspension for 10 days, but they believe a felony charge against the high school senior is over the top.
This messes your life up, it follows you around for the rest of your life. When you fill out a college application, they ask you, Have you ever been charged with a felony? When you go to work, they ask you if youve been charged with a felony and for right now, I have to mark, Yes, because of this, said Will.
And now we are taking away from that and focusing on this because this cannot be on his record. If this was on his record the choice of colleges he can go to will be nil, said Sharon.
A Cobb School District spokesperson said their policy states a knife with a blade that's more than 2 inches -- the Swiss Army knife is 3 inches -- results in an automatic suspension and an automatic criminal charge.
The Chandlers said they will fight it. Will Chandler wants to be a dentist and his parents said they aren't sure that can happen with a charge on his record.
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WTH are they doing searching a students car? For leaving campus? Give me a break.
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This kind of thing is just getting beyond stupid.
I really can't think of the words to express my anger after reading this.
It is apparent that zero tollerance is just another way to say intollerant. And when left leaning liberal sheep become involved this is a synonym for stupidity.
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Yet another point in favor of home schooling. America's becoming a nation of .... (nope, not gonna say it).
If we are not careful we'll be deciding we are trying to keep up with UK idiocies!
This is beyond polite words - totally. Things really are goin to heck in a handbasket more and more.
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Total stupidity. I can see maybe the suspension, but c'mon , a felony? common sense is truly dead, at least in that area.
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I recall an incident in which a child found an old Swiss Army Knife in the school yard. It was rusted shut. The knife was pocketed and forgotten about. The kid turned it in later and was suspended and achrged with "weapon on school property." The whole thing was absurd.
This kind of crap makes my blood boil. Idiotic, feel good BS.
I can understand the suspenison, he broke a school rule by haveing the knife (locked in his car) on school property. But a crimnal charge for a Swiss army knife.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
This is typical liberal over-reaction. Just to feel good about preventing vilolent crime. Instead of addressing the reality of the situation in this country. Taking the easy way out(as usual)
screwing up a kids life over something so stupid. I hope they get this over turned and sue the school on top of it.
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Well, whether or not the kid gets charged is really up to the Officer that handles the incident.
Many states have special laws for "on school grounds" as many of you know with the recent VT incident. Because of that, a school can search a car of any student on campus with much less reason than LE. In fact, LE shouldn't do the search, it's typically one of the school's personnel.
Now, please keep in mind that I'm not agreeing with this (Note that I wrote that the charge is really up to the Officer), but just trying to explain what they can do & the reason behind it. Also, I'm speaking from California's laws, but as we all know, most states are pretty close on the basic things. Except right to carry, of course.
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You know, if this kind of thing keeps going on (and we keep allowing it) our kids are going to be really screwed up. As a country, we're getting what we deserve when things like this happen. Amazing....
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Hell, I carried a knife from the time I was in the 7th grade. I still have it, and it's in my pocket right now. I'm 36 years old.
My son (8th grade) on the other hand, can't seem to keep up with a pocket knife (or anything else) to save his life.
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An article on the PS blog has an introduction to each of the game's chapters (spoiler-free).
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Even if index cards are used as the medium for initial capture of requests and requirements, many (if not most) change and configuration managers will want to subsequently transfer this information into a spreadsheet or a tracking system for fast and easy reporting, querying, searching, sorting, as well as for real-time dissemination across the project's organization and stakeholder-sites (not to mention affording more efficient and reliable storage, record retention, archival, and retrieval/recovery). Keeping stories in a tool also lets you apply a simple workflow see how the work is progressing.
Several agilists would argue that such a tool rails against the mandate of simplicity. To be certain, many have gone overboard with defining and enforcing process through a tool - we highly recommend against that since it often results in drastically increased administration overhead, drastically decreased face-to-face communication, and hence very low agility. On the other hand, many have had bad experiences with tools used to enforce too much process. We believe this, combined with bad experiences from misapplied CMM level climbing attempts, is responsible for much of the agile community's backlash against the use of more sophisticated but useful tools and processes.
The relentless focus on keeping things as simple as possible, and on face-to-face interaction over face-to-machine interaction still provides sound guidelines and important reminders when adopting processes and tools. With the right amount of process using a simple and smart tool, agile projects will find increased productivity and better coordination. The bottom line is really to do what you know works for you, and keep it as simple as possible, applying the principles of lean development [8] every step of the way.
Change management is concerned with controlling and tracking changes to project and product scope and ensuring conformance to customer expectations. Agile change management is concerned with increasing the ability of the project to be responsive to requests for change and to quickly implement accepted change requests. This requires minimizing: the cost of effective knowledge transfer, the amount of knowledge captured in intermediate artifacts, and the time between making a decision and learning the effects of its result. The key success factors of agile change management are the use of iterative and incremental development with short feedback cycles, and close collaboration with frequent face-to-face interaction between developers and customers.
Sometimes the customer base is diverse and/or dispersed and a product manager role is needed to facilitate agreement from, and make decisions on behalf of the customer base. Participatory decision-making tends to produce the most collaborative results, and normative voting and effort allocation approaches have proved effective in reaching customer consensus to prioritize and plan the requests to implement at the beginning of an iteration. The product manager should be empowered to make decisions about issues that arise during an iteration, but either the product manager or a small sampling of customer reps can elaborate the details of a particular request to be implemented.
Index cards can be an effective means of engaging the customer during requirements capture, and simple tools (and processes) are an effective means of tracking, coordinating, and reporting visible progress of requests and changes against expected functionality and content. Don't be fooled by the allure of sophisticated processes and tools; and don't overcompensate by discarding simple but effective tools and techniques. Look for a balance of utility and simplicity that is both effective and efficient in meeting your change management needs. And keep an eye out for opportunities to eliminate redundant or unused elements of your processes, tools, and artifacts after each iteration.


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"When and whether to sell your home first then buy or vice versa is the eternal question," admits John Smith, CEO at Inspired Finance Group Pty Ltd, "and this can depend on whether it is a buyer's market or a seller's market, whether you can afford a bridging loan, or have enough equity within your properties to capitalise on interest," he says.
"In a buyer's market, I would always suggest you sell your home first. The last thing you want is to be paying interest costs on two loans, or seeing equity in your properties eaten up, because you can't sell your own home. You may be able to cut down costs with short-term rentals, but that may cause problems in regards to open house inspections. Of course, you could rent out the house you just bought."
In a seller's market Smith suggests buying your home first might be the best option, as you would assume that your property would be sold quite quickly. Again, he warns that it is important not to mix business with any personal feelings about your own property and remain objective – to ensure it is the type of property that would be sought by buyers.
"Overall, I would always suggest you sell first, keeping in mind that you can extend the settlement date to allow time to find a property. Also – remember to keep other options open, like family or friends that may help in a pinch," he says.
When you are selling your existing home and buying your new home, you'll need to watch movements in the market to ensure you match the timing of your sale with the purchase of your new home.
Lisa Montgomery, fomer head of marketing and consumer advocacy at Resi, warns against selling your home before you have found your new house. "One of the hurdles you have to get over when selling before you buy (and renting) means that you're doing a double move – and also you're getting out of the market and it can be hard to get back in. So you need to have your finger on the pulse so you don't miss out on the same market," explains Montgomery.
The logical order is to sell your home first and buy second. In this way you know exactly how much money you have to spend. Clearly, you can be in serious dollar trouble if you overestimate the worth of your current home and purchase from an optimistic position. But also, think how you might kick yourself if you buy too conservatively. Sure, your mortgage will get a giant leg-up, but think about what you could have bought instead.
Selling your existing property before you buy a new one is the least risky course of action. It ensures your budget is a known quantity and means you're less likely to get caught short by over-extending yourself on your new home. However, by selling first you may be forced to rent while you look for a suitable new home. This can mean two moves, two lots of utility connection costs and two packing and unpacking efforts.
Alternatively you could live out of a suitcase in a hotel (or with family) and put your furniture in storage. This can be costly (emotionally as well as financially) if it takes a substantial period of time to find the perfect new home. One way around this is to request a lengthy settlement period to allow you ample time to find a new property.
Another risk you face if there is a reasonable gap between sale and purchase is that rising property prices will mean you get less for your money as time goes by. If you invest the equity (the money you have paid off in loan repayments) you receive from your sale you can earn a return for the interim period. However, if you have a small percentage of the equity in your property this is likely to work to your disadvantage.
For example, if you have paid off approximately 20% of the purchase price of your potential property, say $40,000, you could earn a return on this amount while waiting to purchase your new home. If property prices are rising, the total value of an average property (say $200,000) is increasing. If you were earning 5% on your money in a cash management account and the situation dragged on for a year, you would earn $2,000 on your $40,000.
If property prices were increasing by 10%, the price tag would increase from $200,000 to $220,000. So you have earned $2,000, but the price of the average property has risen by $20,000, so you will be getting less for your money in the long run.
For those who are financially capable, buying your home first does have its pluses. It can dispense with the hassle of you possibly having to rent in the interim period. This is often a major concern for the elderly, those with young families and those with lots of furniture requiring storage.
Many buyers also find their dream home prior to selling, or even prior to contemplating selling their home. Purchasing before you sell may be the only way to ensure you don't miss out on that special property.
However, there are several disadvantages to buying before you sell:
1. If you have bridging finance, you are effectively committed to paying off a loan over two properties until such time that your existing home sells, which can prove costly.
2. There is often pressure to sell the existing property quickly when a new home has already been purchased. This may result in a lower than anticipated price being accepted and leaves the seller vulnerable to unexpected fluctuations in the property market.
3. In a slow market it may take more time than you had estimated to sell your first house.
The decision to keep the existing property should be made in conjunction with an accountant to ensure you have the right tax advice. Given the historical growth in this sector, if you can keep an existing property, it can be the start of a wealth portfolio.
If the young couple has the ability to service the new property whilst maintaining the old property as an investment, they should get the right tax advice to take them down that path. That said, if they believe that it would stretch them beyond comfortable means, then their best option is to watch the real estate market, sell their existing place on a higher peak (with a longer settlement perhaps) and then purchase their new house as the market falls a little.
That said, they still need to ensure that they can afford the repayments on their new mortgage, if they have had to borrow the funds to purchase the new property.
At the same time, if your old property is located in a high growth area, then holding on for a few more years may yield handsome capital gains.
You should sit down with your financial advisor and look at the options of extending the term on your existing loan in the interim period, vacating the property and renting instead while putting a tenant into your property.
Traditionally, loans known as bridging loans were similar to personal loans. Offered at rates substantially higher than regular home loans, they were short-term products used to cover the deposit on your new home and could be secured or unsecured. The bridging loans available today have taken on a rather different set of features. They are designed to cover the full financing of your new property until such time as you sell your existing home and extinguish all or most of the debt. They are secured by both your existing and new properties and are offered at rates comparable with variable home loan rates.
Some are intended to be short-term loans, while others are long-term. If you require bridging finance, ideally your current lender will oblige. If, however, you go through a new lender, they will take on your existing loan, which means paying out your existing lender and extinguishing your debt to them. If this happens to be a fixed loan or 'honeymoon' loan with a low introductory interest rate, switching lenders can potentially cost you a small fortune in exit fees.
The home loan landscape is littered with stories of bridging finance disasters – mostly revolving around extended periods of repayment due to unforeseen delays in settlement or the inability to sell the first home. Not only is this expensive, you may find yourself selling for less than you hoped for in order to extinguish the bridging finance, leaving you with a greater end debt and less equity than anticipated. Had you not been under pressure to sell, you may have been able to hold out for a better price. So be wary.
In most cases, bridging finance will not be the glorious financial 'knight in shining armour' people expect. However, if you choose to buy your new home before selling your old property, then bridging finance may be one of the only safe ways to bridge the financial gap between purchase and sale.
Deposit bonds
These are an excellent alternative to having small periods of bridging finance. They are used as a simple and effective way of making sure that you can cover the deposit on a new home when you don't have immediate access to the necessary cash. But they are still a mystery to many borrowers.
A deposit bond is a guarantee by the company providing the bond that the buyer will pay the vendors the deposit on settlement of the property. The value of the bond is equal to the required deposit. For example, if the value of the property being purchased is $200,000 and a standard 10% deposit is required, a $20,000 deposit bond would be used.
The issuers of the bond guarantee that they will pay the vendor the deposit amount if the purchaser defaults and does not purchase the property. The provider of the bond will then pursue the defaulting buyer for this amount. This means that if you don't go through with the purchase you will still lose your deposit just as if you had paid cash.
When settlement on the property occurs, the deposit bond is considered executed and the buyer must pay the vendor all monies owing, including the deposit.
Not all vendors will accept a deposit bond in place of a cash deposit so it is important to check before you go to an auction or have one drawn up for a private sale. However, as the provider of the bond guarantees to pay the amount, they are widely accepted.
Deposit bonds are of particular use at auctions where you are required to pay a deposit on the spot. While the bond amount is fixed, the vendor and property details do not necessarily have to be. You can attend any number of auctions and simply complete the vendor and property details when you are the successful bidder.
In general, deposit bonds cost around 1% of the deposit amount required. It is possible to arrange deposit bonds within 24 hours and it can be done by fax or mail. Alternatively, you can purchase deposit bonds through most lenders or real estate agents at no additional charge.
1. Take it with you
If you like the loan you already have, one option is to take it with you. Portability is the loan feature that allows you to substitute a new property as security for an existing loan. The loan essentially remains the same, but the underlying security becomes your new home, not your old one.
This can be a very simple and cost-effective solution, but not all loans are portable, and sometimes the portability fee (anywhere from $300 upwards) can be just as costly as completely refinancing your loan.
Then there's possible extra charges associated with legal fees for varying the terms of the contract and registering the new property with the Lands Titles Office. While it doesn't sound like much, changing the security over which your existing loan contract is written is technically a contract variation. Sometimes the fee for making the change is captured under the heading of legal fees, other times it is not, so it's important to know the total cost of making a change.
But why stick with your current loan when you have the chance to go loan shopping again? There are a couple of sensible reasons:
1. To begin with, you won't have to worry about early termination charges, deferred establishment fees or break costs if the loan was set at a fixed interest rate.
2. You also won't have go through another loan hunt or have to pay a fresh set of establishment fees.
Before you get excited about the savings that are possible with portable home loans, it's also important to realise the limitations of them.
Many lenders will specify that the loan amount must remain the same with the new home. If you are thinking of upgrading your home (and let's face it, that's why most people move) you are likely to require a larger loan and in many cases this means you will need a completely new mortgage.
Even if the new loan you require is no more than your existing loan, the next factor stops many borrowers in their tracks: many financial institutions stipulate that you must settle the sale of your existing property on the same day as you settle the purchase of your new property. Just like settlement on your first home but twice the fun!
The lender's argument (and it is a fair one) is that this ensures that the loan has underlying security at all times. Under these guidelines, settlement date is the date that payment to the previous owner is finalised and the new owner takes title over the property and draws down on their loan.
Picture it as your lender not giving you back title on your first home until you hand them title to your new home.
2. Leaving it behind
Borrowers who can't retain their existing loan because of these restrictions, or those that want to take the opportunity of finding a better deal, must look for a completely new home loan. Note that you will require a new loan, not necessarily a new lender.
When a home loan is established, many people find themselves using other products and services provided by the same lender. For example, you may open a transaction account, purchase a credit card, arrange your home insurance or even do your share trading through your lender's facilities. It's also likely that you will either receive a discount (or at least avoid some fees) by doing so. Imagine the hassle of having to reorganise all of these products and services with a new lender. It doesn't have to be this way.
The cost of switching lenders cuts both ways. While you may save a little by having all of your finances in the one place, so too does your lender. As much as they would probably hate to admit it, they would generally be sorry to see you go – particularly to a competitor – and may be receptive to ideas you have to keep you a loyal and happy customer.
The best way to pull at your lender's heart-strings is to ring and ask them to calculate the total cost of paying out your loan because you are buying a new home and are going to switch lenders. Most customer support staff are instructed to ask why you are considering switching, and may even provide some ideas of the discounts available should you stay.
Take notes, thank them for their time and await their answer – which may take a few days and will preferably be broken down to specific costs and forwarded to you in writing. This is where the negotiation really begins. When trading in your car, it's important not to get carried away with what you are being offered on your old bomb, it's the amount of money that you need to pay to drive away in a shiny new car that matters.
It's exactly the same when negotiating a new home loan.
You are likely to run across a number of new products that weren't widely available when you applied for your home loan. Lines of credit, offset accounts, direct salary debiting – the choices can be daunting. See our comprehensive article on the different loans types available on page 57, and be conscious of the fact that you need to compare like with like. The basic variable home loan that you may have had cannot seriously be compared to a 'bells and whistles' loan that does everything except make you breakfast in the morning. Determine the loan that meets your needs and only then begin to make cost comparisons.
Once you have determined the best loan type for your needs, use the tables and daily website updates of Your Mortgage to determine the cheapest possible loan available. Make a note of the key features of this loan, pull out the list of discounts that your current lender says they will make if you stay and start doing the sums.
Remember that entry and exit fees are not nearly as important as ongoing fees and interest rates when it comes to determining the cheapest loan for you. Saving $400 on combined entry/exit fees is a false economy when compared to the savings that can be made in the long run. For example, the difference between no account keeping fees and an $8 a month fee slug amounts to $2,400 over the course of a 25-year loan. A loan charging just 0.1% more in interest will cost an extra $1,940 for a loan of $100,000. Makes those entry and exit fees pale into insignificance, doesn't it?
Time to head back to your original lender and see where you stand. Explain to them that you have gone shopping. Tell them that you have found a fabulous loan and that you are just about to sign up. They are likely to remind you of the (hopefully) generous discounts they are prepared to offer you to stay.
Explain to them that ongoing fees and the interest rate are much more important to you and that these are what you would like to negotiate. The only way from here is forward!
Topping up
If the thought of shopping for a new lender and loan doesn't appeal, it is certainly possible to stay with your existing lender and either increase the original loan principal or take out a newer, larger loan.
Borrowing an increased amount, regardless of the method chosen, will increase your loan to value ratio (LVR). If you are borrowing more than 80% of the value of the new home, you can generally expect to be slugged with lenders mortgage insurance. Certainly not a pleasant surprise, and not the last of the extra costs of coming back for seconds.
Stamp duty on the mortgage will also be payable on the difference in the two loan amounts. Some states offer a discount or exemption on stamp duty when refinancing, others do not. It's best to check with your local Office of State Revenue to see exactly what you are entitled to.
It's also vital to be aware of any pitfalls that might lie along the way – and Inspired Finance Group's Smith adds a few tips and a quick warning to those venturing back into the property scene for seconds:
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text: Back in 2000, 16 inch rims were standard and you can get tires that fit that rim for anywhere form $99-$250 new (normal use(road/highway). Most trucks skipped over 17 inch rims and moved into 18 and 20's stock. I run 70k mile tires on my 16 inch rims with mainly road driving. If I want to upgrade from 16 inch rims to 17,18, 20, etc, what is the most cost/performance/mileage tires I can move to? I don't want to raise the truck and I don't want to use tires that give less than 70k miles per set. I think if I move to 18 inch rims, I can move to 285's and a slimmer side wall. (I am 2wd) and would need to raise the front end to get larger tires?


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I've been waiting for a few weeks for this CITO. Since it was so close to my home, and my first CITO, I wanted to make it a milestone. This was cache 1500 for me.
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Everyone was waiting to check his response. For the first time, Sachin Tendulkar was returning home from a tour amidst calls for retirement. Try as much as he could, Tendulkar was not able to wriggle out of the bad patch in Australia.
But, when within 24 hours of his arrival, Tendulkar headed for the nets at the Mumbai Cricket Association's facility, the Mumbai cricket fraternity knew the Master was not giving up yet.
"He accepted the team had been beaten fair and square in Australia. 'We didn't perform, fair enough,' he said. But, his confidence was amazing. He was not affected by the criticism because he said he knew he was batting well. 'I am in good touch, but somehow just not able to get out of the bad patch. That's the key. It's not that I'm playing back to a ball pitched up or playing the wrong line', he said. From his mood we could sense he was ready for the challenge," said former India player Sameer Dighe, one of his close mates.
"He was confident he could compete with anybody," added Dighe.
Chief coach of the MCA Academy, Pradeep Sundaram, said the look in Tendulkar's eye reflected the determination of a man who had a point to prove.
"There was something in his eyes, like a man looking for a lost coin. They were full of determination. From his training, it was like he wanted to put behind the setback in Australia. When he said he would be coming for nets at 2.15 pm, he would be there sharp. For us, it said that he wanted to prove a point to the critics, 'I am not through yet'," observed Sundaram.
For Dighe, in Tendulkar's muted celebration of the landmark hundred, there was a clear message that he wants to bat on even in the ODIs.


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This is something I get a lot of emails about and while I'm glad to help, the details are really basic. Follow these to a tee and you'll really see an increase in the life of your denim by keeping them in good shape, not blowing out the spandex/elastane/etc and still getting the look and fit you love.
So, listen closely (or… pull the monitor really close to your face?), bookmark this page and follow these intently. This is the first in my care series, and you'll want to know them all by heart.
1. Always turn your jeans inside out. While the indigo dye does bleed pretty much no matter what (unless you've purchased a pair of pre-washed denim), the color will stay even and won't fade as quickly. It's a little thing, but it makes a big difference.
2. Wash in COLD water on NORMAL setting. I know, I know; the capslock is annoying. But I'm trying to make a point here: cold water? It's your denim's friend. Lower than normal works, higher is NOT recommended. This will prevent the color from bleeding, the fit from warping (blowing out your spandex never looks good, kids.) and your jeans from wearing out faster than their time.
3. Never, EVER tumble dry. The dryer gets a big huge red X over it when it comes to denim. Everyone says this, and not enough people follow it. But, from here on out, make your jeans a promise: DON'T PUT THEM IN A DRYER! They'll thank you, I'll thank you and we'll all be happier, calmer individuals. If you truly have to dry them (whether in an attempt to try to shrink them a little bit or dry them faster), put them on LOW heat for 10 to 15 minutes. No longer.
4. Laying dry is your best bet. While you can, of course, hang your jeans to dry, I've found that it can warp the waist band (especially if you're like C., who hangs his jeans by the belt loops. Not a good look. Lay them on a flat surface (if you're worried they won't dry on the other side, go flip them over. It's that easy) and let them dry naturally.
5. Cleanliness isn't always next to godliness. Taking time between washes is going to help your jeans more than hurt them. I know some brands (like Lucky Brand) stretch out like crazy after one or two wears. Most jeans (hell, almost every pair of good jeans) don't do that. I usually go with five to eight wears before I wash my jeans. And I know what you're thinking… but it's not gross. Calm down. It's not like you're working out in the damn things. If you sweat a lot, sure; wash them every other (or every third) wear. Other than that, there's no reason not to take your time on them.
6. Feel like your jeans are starchy? Throw a little Downy (or some equivalent) into the washing machine (and, I recommend getting one of the Downy balls. It keeps your denim from getting weird, patchy marks from over-saturation of the softener) and it really does help a ton.
I have jeans from three, four… even five years back that still look pretty much like new, just by following these tips. I know it's hard (I still have to scream at C. because every now and then he'll "accidentally" throw a pair of Paper Denim & Cloth jeans into the dryer), but honestly? It makes all the difference.
Also, I do recommend washing them before your first wear, even if you bought them at a specialty boutique. There are an abundance of excess dyes, chemicals, silicone and more on the jeans, and you're better off getting what you can off when you can. If you're like me and have sensitive skin, it can make or break a pair of jeans.
Plus, then you avoid dying your white shirt blue at the bottom (or your white shoes, for that matter) with your over-indigoed jeans.
As for dry cleaning? I don't recommend it. While some pairs say that you can take them to your local cleaners, unless they're specifically knowledgeable about denim (just like you wouldn't take your favorite leather jacket to someone who didn't specialize in leather. It's the same idea and you know better.), I'd recommend against that action. Running a load with five to six pairs of denim in it will be much, MUCH cheaper (and easier on the jeans themselves. The fewer chemicals on them, the better… and dry cleaners use a ton of chemicals.) and then you can control how they come out.
Good luck, and happy cleaning!


text: I finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune this weekend. I started playing it Friday night\/Saturday morning and finished it early monday. I haven't beaten a game from the start that quick in many years. I guess its just a testament to how much I like it. It really is an incredible game. I also went back and finished it again on Hard and got every trophy except the one for finishing it on \"Crushing\" difficulty (and the Platinum obviously). I can't even remember the last time I played through a game twice! Now yes, I'm playing it on Crushing to get the last trophy (and thus my first Platinum!). The game was very noticably more difficult on Hard compared to Normal. The enemies are a lot more aggressive as far as moving to flank you and throw hand grenades, and I think there are more of them too. I wonder how hard it will be to play through the game on Crushing. Thankfully, I can turn on some of the cheats, including the unlimited ammo for any weapon.Also, I have found (unsurprisingly, in retrospect) that I played the game very differently than I would have if I wasn't trying to earn trophies. I actually cared about playing skillfully to get certain achievements. I also used a guide to get some of the treasures and medals. If not for trophies, I would have just played the game once, on normal difficulty, and not cared about playing with any kind of skill. I can definately see this becoming a trend as more games that support trophies are released. While this will wreak havoc on my ability to knock out games on my to-play list in a reasonable time frame, I think that I may get more out of my games this way. And it will assuredly make me actually FINISH more games, and may even make me a better player just from earning some of the more skill-based ones. I'm looking forward to it!Due to tomorrow being my last day at work I will have 2 weeks to catch up on some games, and I plan to play as many games in my back catelog as possible. I don't start my job at Bank of America until Sept 2, and if I get something better then I will probably start even later than that. So I am stoked to start playing Bionic Commando: Rearmed this weekend. I may even get Street Fighter Alpha too. I will have to look through my backlog and make some choices. Good choices!!!UPDATE:\u00a0 Yeah, I went ahead and bought Street Fighter Alpha.\u00a0 Had to do it.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","etag":"1ASCm.dateCreated1418331550714914d1162fb8e6180a9459dd278fcdanon"}


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John Baird Get Honorary Taekwondo Black Belt (PHOTOS)
Has John Baird become a martial arts master overnight?
No, the taekwondo black belt Foreign Affairs Minister Baird received on Saturday was of the honorary variety, part of a reception for the visit of his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-hwan.
In order to earn his belt, Baird had to break a wooden board with his bare hand. Ottawa taekwondo instructor Tae E. Lee was on hand to watch.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird breaks a piece of wood with his hand to earn an honorary taekwondo black belt.
Grand Master Tae Eun Lee, a leading member of Canada's Korean community who lives and teaches in Ottawa, presented the certificate to Baird, along with a uniform, black belt and taekwondo tie.
The black belt was awarded at a reception marking an official visit by Baird's South Korean counterpart, H.E. Kim Sung-hwan.
James Moore was expected to land a promotion with this shuffle and he scored a doozy, moving from Heritage to Industry. The B.C. MP, who is 37, replaces Christian Paradis, who was seen as a disappointment with the role. A potential Tory leadership contender, Moore will now have a key economic portfolio on his resumé. (Paradis also lost his title as minister responsible for Quebec, handing that responsibility over to colleague Denis Lebel).
Jason Kenney, the Minister of Immigration and Citizenship since 2008, was moved to Human Resources and Skills Development which was re-branded as Employment and Social Development. There, Kenney, who harbours leadership ambitions, will be focused on fixing Canada's skills gap. Government sources say more than 250,000 Canadians can't find work, while Canadian employers are turning to temporary foreign workers and we should expect this to be a key feature of the prime minister's new economic agenda in the fall. Kenney will ensure that the previously announced Canada Jobs Grant are successfully implemented with the provinces. Kenney might be happy that the government is relying so heavily on him and is spinning his job as an economic position, but it is believed the minister was eyeing National Defence, Public Safety or Foreign Affairs. Former diplomat Chris Alexander, who will replace Kenney at Citizenship and Immigration, scored a huge promotion in his first cabinet portfolio. Kenney's secondary role as Minister of Multiculturalism was handed over to Minister of State Tim Uppal.
Former diplomat Chris Alexander was in line for a big promotion Monday but his new post as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration — rather than to a junior ministry — was something of a surprise. With Harper focused on projecting youth and energy, it's clear the 44-year-old Ontario MP is seen as a rising star
Manitoba MP Shelly Glover was rewarded with a full ministry rather than a junior role. The fluently bilingual former police officer was named minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. Her promotion comes just weeks after it was confirmed she violated election-spending rules in 2011.
Peter MacKay made no secret of his desire to stay in national defence, where he has served since 2007. But the Nova Scotia MP instead swapped chairs with Rob Nicholson, who was moved from Justice to Defence. A former Crown prosecutor, MacKay will now serve as Attorney General of Canada. MacKay's time in defence may best be remembered for the troubled F-35 jet purchase and controversial use of a military search-and-rescue helicopter during a 2010 fishing trip.
Alberta MP Rona Ambrose was sent from Public Works to Health in a move that some interpret as a demotion. Ambrose was praised for her efforts at Public Works, overseeing the multi-billion shipbuilding contracts and the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat, which is reviewing the government's decision to purchase F-35 fighter jets. She will now be replaced by Diane Finley.
Some believed (perhaps had hoped?) that Government House Leader Peter Van Loan would be shuffled out of that role or turfed from cabinet. Instead, Harper left his aggressive House Leader right where he was. A divisive figure, Van Loan clashed with opposition MPs as well as many Conservative backbenchers who believed he had to go.
It is not at all surprising that Kellie Leitch was rewarded with a large promotion Monday. The Ontario MP has had a meteoric rise since first winning in 2011. She was named Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women. The 42-year-old pediatric surgeon, who is known as an ambitious workaholic, is exactly the kind of fresh face Harper wants to project as his team moves toward 2015. Her communication skills are lacking, and she has a hard time in French but she's great at rallying support with stakeholders.
Alberta MP Michelle Rempel, who at just 33 is the youngest member of the Tory caucus, was predicted to land a spot in cabinet. However, her role of Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification is more junior than some had anticipated.
Tory MP and frequent attack dog Pierre Poilievre has cracked cabinet, as first reported over the weekend on HuffPost Canada. Poilievre, 34, will serve as Minister of State for Democratic Reform, which means he will field plenty of questions about the robocalls investigation and the Senate expense scandal.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, dropped into the role of Transport Minister, is the first woman to serve in the position. As a lawyer with a background in economics, Raitt isn't a surprising pick for transport. She served as the president and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority before being elected as an MP in 2008, and is currently the vice-chair of the cabinet economic committee. Raitt has also waded through several crises, both during her time at the Port Authority and as an MP, a skill she'll have to employ while dealing with the fallout from the Lac-Megantic disaster.
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Sun Jiwei 孙继伟, the mayor of Jiading New City 嘉定区, trained to be an architect at the city's Tongji University. At the beginning of his career, he supervised the construction of Xintiandi, a pedestrian shopping area in Shanghai 上海. Afterwards he became the vice director of the Qingpu District of Shanghai, where he commissioned China's most promising young architects – Atelier Deshaus 大舍建筑, Scenic Architecture 山水秀, MADA s.p.a.m. 马达思班 and Liu Jiakun Architects 刘家琨, among others – to design a number of public buildings. Today he is fully engaged in public administration and plotting the future of a district with 1.2 million inhabitants, about an hour's drive from the heart of Shanghai. Jiading is no Curitiba, Bogotá or Ljubljana, where mayors with architectural aspirations – Jaime Lerner, Enrique Peñalosa and Zoran Janković, respectively – have been given mandates by the people. In Jiading, as in towns and cities all over China, the mayor serves the People's Government.
What challenges is Jiading facing today?
Sun Jiwei: The strategy we're using for urban development is slightly different from earlier ones, as today we face a lot of problems in the central area of Jiading. These are related to excessive population density, traffic and pollution. They are similar to the ones other international cities need to deal with. On a larger scale, the Shanghai municipality and government realize the importance of new satellite towns as part of a larger urban development strategy. A major problem is how to build an attractive extension to the city that includes public-service infrastructure and supports social structures. Failure to solve this problem in Jiading New Town will leave the old core of Jiading overwhelmed by traffic. If we build the right kind of infrastructure, though, people can live in cities farther from Shanghai – such as Suzhou, Kunshan and Wuxi – and have a commuting time from home to central Shanghai equal to that of people living in Jiading.
Generally speaking, Chinese cities are assessed on the basis of GDP growth rate and speed of development. You focus on the quality of architectural design. Was this the reason for your promotion from Qingpu to Jiading?
Sun Jiwei: Coming from Qingpu to Jiading was a normal job transfer, since my term in Qingpu District was ending. The fast speed of urban development and the excessive pursuit of GDP and economic efficiency have resulted in a series of serious problems. Furthermore, China's rapid urbanization has led to a decline in the quality of construction. In Jiading we hope to avoid this by tackling problems related to economic and industrial development and population concentration.
Were these problems also part of discussions on urban topics when you were a student at Tongji University in the 1990s?
Sun Jiwei: Urban planning is subject to a continuously changing dynamic. During my years at Tongji University, what I learned was based on knowledge and skills. After I left Tongji, I did a great deal of work in the fields of urban design and construction. I experienced the rapid development of Shanghai from many perspectives. My engagement isn't focused solely on acting on our urban condition, but also on thinking and reflecting on it – and figuring out how to make it better.
Do you think that the general public knows what good architecture can do?
Sun Jiwei: It's difficult. The Chinese educational system pays too little attention to aesthetics and general information on architecture. Inevitably, this results in the inability of the public at large to appreciate the aesthetics of architecture.
You've been selecting Chinese architects who combine a deep knowledge of China's cultural traditions with a modern attitude towards design. Does their work represent your idea of how Chinese architecture should be at this moment?
Sun Jiwei: Yes. That's the reason why, in both Qingpu and Jiading, I have constantly chosen young Chinese architects with lofty ideas and provided them with the opportunity to display their talents. It is also important to collaborate with foreign architects, though. In Jiading, we have worked with Tadao Ando, Jacques Ferrier and Thomas Heatherwick, among others. But our choices are not based only on an architect's popularity or fame. In my opinion, selecting an architect to design a building is similar to choosing the right doctor in a hospital. He or she should properly solve the problem at hand.
In Qingpu, some of the projects you were instrumental in building are rather small, whereas in Jiading you have a whole city to deal with. Has it been difficult to make such a large step in scale?
Sun Jiwei: My ambition nowadays is larger, but it's based on previously accumulated experience. Qingpu was the beginning of my urban explorations – I call it 'the beginning of the construction of an ideal city'. My career is aimed at building an ideal city. That's not possible in just several years, or even in a decade, but it's my ambition nonetheless.
Why is it impossible – because you have to work with property developers with different tastes?
Sun Jiwei: That's one reason. Urban construction is always accompanied by arguments about money and by conflicting interests between builder and client. As a city manager working for the government, I have to make sure I persist in my goals.
One of your ambitions for Jiading is the introduction of energy-saving vehicles. From what I understand, the plan is to have 30,000 of these new vehicles on the streets before 2015. What are you trying to achieve?
Sun Jiwei: Historically, Jiading was an industrial district with a focus on automotive manufacturing. If we keep focusing on this type of industry only, we will face problems that typically plague industrial towns, like weaknesses in areas such as public infrastructure, modern services and social initiatives. We need to think about how to integrate the old industries with the new economy. Urban planning in China has long emphasized functional division. In the past, a lot of people lived in central Jiading but worked in the industrial quarters, a situation that caused serious traffic problems. The new cars you mention should reduce pollution, but we hope to improve the city in such a way that people are willing to live in the same area in which they work, making motorized transport less necessary to begin with.
Qiu Baoxing, vice minister of China's Ministry of Construction, famously stated that Chinese cities all look the same. Can Jiading distinguish itself from the others?
Sun Jiwei: We have confidence that we can stand out from other large-scale urban areas in China – and thus avoid the problem of uniformity. We have the advantages offered by good quality control and equally good professional skills. We work together with excellent architects. I always feel a certain regret regarding China's national large-scale development projects. Many leaders and participants involved in urban development have rushed to the fray without care or consideration. I like to compare the current urban development in China to an inexperienced driver speeding down the motorway in a car with broken brakes. As a result, the number of casualties in our urban development is very high.
To improve its public image, many a Chinese city has erected a beautiful, iconic building that makes the rest of the city look dull in comparison. In Jiading, however, you seem to have rejected the idea of one or two standout buildings in favour of an attractive collection of good projects. Do you see Jiading as a model for the way Chinese cities should develop?
Sun Jiwei: Yes. I always insist on this point of view. Architecture projects must play a leading and exemplary role in the city, but you can't build one good building and then say you're done. It happens too often that a famous architect is invited to build some weird project only to attract attention. This is not the right direction to follow. When we select an architect for a school or hospital, for instance, we want a design that corresponds to the local environment, not one that is conspicuous or abrupt. A good example is the Jiading Poly Theatre, designed by Tadao Ando, who realized a very meaningful project at an important location. I asked Ando to consider not only the specific site, but also the existing development in this area of Jiading.
How do you guarantee projects that also display fine detailing and finishing? I see this as a major problem. Many of China's beautiful buildings do not stand up to close inspection. Poor execution of a good design often results in a building that starts falling apart only a few years after it's been completed.
Sun Jiwei: This is indeed a widespread problem in China, but nowadays our government is emphasizing – slowly but surely – the quality of 'Made in China'. Originally, 'Made in China' was an international symbol of cheap, low-quality goods. Today, 'Constructed in China' has the same connotation that 'Made in China' used to have. To improve the quality of our buildings, we have still a long way to go. Two factors are important. One is the improvement of quality, standards and technology during the construction process. The other is a need for better maintenance of completed buildings.
The opportunities you're giving to Chinese architects in Jiading could be described as an experiment that can be repeated on a larger scale if successful. Is that the aim?
Sun Jiwei: I don't think of it as an experiment or a test. A city cannot be a testing ground. Some of my colleagues – mayors of other cities – invited architects for experimental real-estate projects. I have published an article strongly opposing such initiatives. Although well-known architects have built projects in Jiading, we have never regarded these people as stars, their activities as performances or their projects as tests. We believe these designers are suitable for our projects because we have studied their ideas and come to understand their past projects.
What kind of foreign architects would you like to see working in Jiading in the future?
Sun Jiwei: We are willing to provide work to any talented architect who respects and understands Chinese culture, China's geography and Chinese lifestyles. Designing for Jiading has nothing to do with implementing crazy ideas that would be impossible to realize anywhere else. An architect has to consider the project as a contribution to this city and not as an isolated object in an open wilderness.
You work for the government. As an architect, could you have the same influence on this city? Do you miss designing?
Sun Jiwei: I made a very deliberate decision to become involved in public administration. I was an excellent architect, but I think it's too difficult for Chinese architects to realize the full potential of their ideas; in reality, they face too many constraints. Personally, I wanted to change the methods that were at my disposal. As mayor of Jiading, I have succeeded in making those changes, and my government position may provide me with even more possibilities to achieve my professional goals. China's urban development is led by the government. If more excellent architects can gain access to governmental authorities, we can build better cities.
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Sun Jiwei 孙继伟 interviewed by Bert de Muynck
(assisted by Vivian YU Tianzheng 于天正). Pictures by Mónica Carriço
Jiading District, Shanghai, China | October 27, 2010
Major Forces | Sun Jiwei published by Mark magazine #31 | April-May 2011
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