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The question of the procedural requirements imposed upon the Houses by the presence of the word "proved" in the relevant part of section 72 has not been much examined.
It has been assumed that the procedures adopted must, because of the terms of section 72, be judicial in character, with a definite formulation of charges and a full inquiry with the opportunity for the accused judge to be heard by the Houses themselves and to answer the charges.
It is also generally assumed that the process would begin with an inquiry by way of evidence‑ and fact‑finding and finding whether there is a prima facie case of misbehaviour, followed by a formal hearing of evidence. It is presumed that a matter may not be proved except by such a hearing of evidence broadly following the procedures of a trial before the courts. The Houses might adopt some other procedures, perhaps in an inquisitorial mode. It is likely, however, that they would use a hearing of evidence at least partly following the form of a trial, for reasons of familiarity.
It may be questioned whether a hearing of evidence is necessary at all if facts have already been proved outside of the consideration by the Houses, for example, by some other inquiry or by conviction for an offence in a court. The Houses might then confine themselves to determining whether the proved facts constitute misbehaviour.
It is generally assumed that when allegations of misbehaviour on the part of a judge come to the attention of a House, it would use the device of a select committee to commence an investigation. This was done on both occasions on which it was suggested that a House of the Parliament inquire whether there were grounds for some action under section 72. On 29 April 1980 a joint select committee was proposed in the Senate to inquire into the business transactions of the Chief Justice of the High Court (J.1291‑3). Two successive Senate select committees were appointed in 1984 to inquire into the conduct of Mr Justice Murphy of the High Court. In the first case the proposal was for a joint committee of both Houses, but it remained nothing more than a proposal. In the case of the inquiry into the conduct of Mr Justice Murphy, select committees were appointed.
These committees were committees of the Senate only, and the reason for this was political: the ministry in control of the House of Representatives did not wish to have any inquiry. It may be thought that an inquiry on behalf of both Houses would have something to commend it, but a strong argument could be made out that any inquiry should always be initiated and followed up by one House, and that the other House should not become involved at all until it receives a message requesting its concurrence in an address. The two Houses proceeding separately in this way would give the judge who was the subject of the inquiry the safeguard of two hearings, which is probably what the framers of section 72 intended. Any joint action by the two Houses may remove this safeguard.
At first sight it is not clear why it should be thought necessary to have a select committee to conduct the initial inquiry. A House could appoint counsel or expert investigators to gather evidence and take statements from potential witnesses, and to advise the House whether to proceed further. In fact, a select committee is unsuited to this task; select committees are designed to hear evidence rather than to gather evidence.
A select committee, however, has one significant advantage over other vehicles for an initial inquiry: it can be given the power to compel evidence, that is, to summon witnesses and to require the production of documents, with the Senate having the power to punish as a contempt any failure to comply. It may be thought that, for an effective initial inquiry, this power should always be conferred.
A select committee may be the only available vehicle where a House wishes the initial inquiring body to have the power to compel evidence. It is doubtful whether a House acting alone may lawfully confer that power on persons other than its own members, in spite of certain precedents suggesting that the House of Commons has not regarded itself as restricted to its own members in delegating its powers of inquiry, and has thought itself able to make such delegation to other persons.
A body which is merely gathering evidence probably does not require any elaborate procedures or safeguards. A body which has the power to compel evidence, however, should have some restraints imposed upon it. Where it is also formally to hear evidence and come to a judgment on it, procedures and safeguards are essential.
It is suggested that it may be best to separate the functions of locating and hearing evidence. Then for the initial inquiry some investigative body other than a select committee may be properly considered, and the questions of the power to compel evidence and of safeguards may be more readily considered at the later stage.
It would appear that insufficient consideration was given to any of the foregoing questions when the Act of the Parliament was passed in 1986 to establish the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (see the account of this case below). That body also combined the functions of locating evidence, conducting a formal hearing of evidence and advising the Houses on the judgment of the evidence. It was given power to compel evidence. It was, in effect, a joint body, reporting to both Houses. It was also virtually required to meet in closed session, which may be appropriate for an initial inquiry but is inappropriate for the hearing of evidence. Because the Commission met in private and did not complete its task, it is not possible to assess how well it performed all those roles, but if similar circumstances arise again it is to be expected that greater thought will be given to whether all these features should be combined in one body.
It has generally been assumed that a formal hearing of evidence, following the procedures of a trial, would take place before a House agreed to an address under section 72. As with the initial inquiry, the major question which arises in relation to the hearing of evidence is whether the Houses may delegate this task to some other body.
In the past it was presumed that it would be necessary to have a hearing of evidence actually in the presence of the Houses, presumably with each House hearing the evidence separately. This procedure has been followed in impeachment trials before the House of Lords and, until recently, the US Senate.
In the one instance of the removal of a British judge under the Act of Settlement, in 1830, the House of Commons relied on a report of a select committee, but the House of Lords heard evidence before agreeing to the address.
In 1986 the US Senate adopted the practice, in the impeachment of a federal judge, of delegating the hearing of evidence to a committee. This procedure was unsuccessfully challenged before the Supreme Court (Nixon v US 1993 508 US 927).
The Australian Houses, in making provisions already referred to, have assumed that they can delegate the hearing of evidence. The second Senate committee, the Select Committee on Allegations Concerning a Judge, was appointed explicitly to hold a formal hearing of evidence and to report findings to the Senate. The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry established by statute also was to undertake the task of hearing the evidence and, even more remarkably, was virtually directed to hear that evidence in private session and not to report all of it to the Houses. As the Senate refrained from taking any action following the report of the committee when the judge was prosecuted on the basis of the evidence heard by the committee, and the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry did not complete its work, it is not known how the Houses would have acted on the reports of those two bodies or whether rehearings of the evidence would have taken place.
It is therefore an unresolved question whether the Houses can act on a hearing of evidence conducted elsewhere. It may still be argued that, even where the evidence has been formally heard elsewhere, it is necessary for the Houses to rehear the evidence, and separately, in which case the removal of a judge under section 72 would be a protracted and difficult process. It is more likely, however, that the Houses would accept evidence heard in a committee.
As to the standard of proof required for the Houses to reach a finding of misbehaviour against a judge, presumably this is a matter for the Houses themselves to determine. It may depend on what interpretation is adopted of the meaning of misbehaviour. The restricted interpretation adopted by the Solicitor‑General in 1984 would seem virtually to entail the criminal standard, proof beyond reasonable doubt. Apart from this, it may be argued that the removal of a judge is such a grave step that the most stringent standard of proof should be required.
It is possible, however, to make out a strong argument that the civil standard, proof on the balance of probabilities, is more appropriate. It may be thought to be irresponsible for the Houses to leave a judge on the bench when it is probable that the judge has engaged in acts constituting grave misbehaviour simply because proof beyond reasonable doubt is lacking. Moreover, removal under section 72 may be seen as a remedy to protect the state rather than a penalty imposed upon the judge. This is the view which is taken of impeachment proceedings in the United States, where the penalty is constitutionally limited to removal from and disqualification for office. The importance of keeping separate removal from office and any subsequent criminal proceedings was urged in relation to impeachment proceedings by the framers of the American constitution. Indeed, it may be argued that the civil standard of proof for removal is an essential safeguard for the accused judge. Misbehaviour which consists of acts which may constitute offences may well be the subject of criminal charges after removal from office. It would be highly prejudicial to have a judge on trial for acts which had already been found beyond reasonable doubt by the Houses to have been committed. Different standards of proof in the removal proceedings and the criminal proceedings may be seen as favourable to the judge. If the trial precedes the parliamentary action, an acquittal may unduly inhibit the Houses in acting even where the evidence discloses misbehaviour but not proof sufficient for conviction.
The second Senate committee was required by the Senate to make findings by both standards of proof, as well as on both interpretations of the meaning of misbehaviour. This was because the Senate had not made up its mind on those questions. The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry was not statutorily directed to adopt either standard of proof.
It is also an open question whether the Houses should make findings under section 72 only in accordance with evidence admissible under the rules of evidence.
The first Senate committee was not bound by the rules of evidence, and accepted as evidence a written statement from the judge which was subsequently regarded as inadmissible by the second Senate committee. The latter heard only evidence admissible under the rules of evidence, though some matters otherwise not admissible were brought out at its hearings as a result of cross‑examination. The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry similarly was enjoined to hear only evidence admissible in court proceedings.
The rules of evidence are not necessarily followed by royal commissions and other forms of inquiry which may result in findings highly damaging to individuals, and presumably those rules have been regarded as unduly restrictive of the diligent pursuit of the truth, notwithstanding that the findings may lead to criminal charges.
It may well be argued that the public would be outraged by a judge remaining on the bench simply because what would otherwise be regarded as significant adverse evidence is technically inadmissible. In this context also it may be contended that removal from office is a protection for the state and not a penalty, and that the adoption of rules of evidence for removal less technical than those of any subsequent criminal proceedings is appropriate.
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Explorer of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean: Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review by cruzeluvr
Overall Member Rating
Explorer of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
About us - We are in our mid 50's and are veterans of 16 cruises prior to this one. Our 25 year old son and one of his old college friends accompanied us, and stayed in a cabin across the hall from ours. Upon completing this cruise, my wife, son and I have reached Diamond Crown & Anchor status with Royal Caribbean.
Getting there and embarkation - Living in Staten Island, NY departing from Cape Liberty NJ is very convenient, about a 30 minute drive from our home. This was the fifth cruise we have taken from Cape Liberty since it opened in 2004. We arrived at the terminal around 11:45AM, which is about the time we arrived for most of the previous cruises from Cape Liberty. I will divide the embarkation process into two categories - luggage handling and check-in.
Unlike the previous cruises from Cape Liberty, the luggage handling was awful, almost nonexistent. In the past, the porters took the bags More from the car and immediately loaded them into the bins to be brought on the ship. Not this time! We unloaded the bags from the cars and could not find anyone to take them from us. It seemed that most of the porters were still assisting passengers getting off the previous cruise. I stood there waving a $20 bill and couldn't even find anyone to tip for handling the bags. My son and I left my wife and his friend with our luggage while we went to park the cars. Upon returning to the terminal, the bags were still sitting where we left them, with a collection of other passengers' luggage to be delivered to the ship. There were quite a few passengers standing around wondering what to do with their luggage. After waiting about a half hour, there were at least 200 pieces of luggage just sitting there. A security person eventually told everyone to just leave the luggage as long as it had the ship tags on it. So, we just left it there and hoped it would make it on to the ship. It was finally delivered to our cabin at about 8:00 PM. I wore jeans to dinner that night, as did a lot of other people.
The actual check-in process was very smooth. As Platinum Crown & Anchor members, we had a priority line for check-in. We had previously completed the on line check-in forms on the Royal Caribbean web site and check-in at the pier was a breeze.
As soon as we got on board we headed straight for the Windjammer buffet where lunch was being served.
Our cabin(s) - My wife and I were in a category E2 cabin with a balcony on Deck 6, midship and my son and friend were in a Promenade cabin across the hall. The E2 cabin is one of the smaller ones we have been in, but it was more than adequate for just the two of us. Our cabin steward was absolutely superb! He seemed to make up the room within minutes of when we left it, and he always left us extra towels without us having to ask for them. He also left us towel animals almost every night, and even after all of our previous cruises we always get a charge from them.
The Promenade cabin was about the same size as ours, except without the balcony. The window which overlooks the Royal Promenade provided a great spot to view the parades without jostling with the crowds on the Promenade.
The Ship - The ship itself is showing some age in spots, but is still in very good shape. There are more than enough activities and lounges to satisfy everyone, and despite approximately 3,400 passengers on board it rarely felt crowded.
The adult's only solarium pool provided a nice respite for those who wanted to get away from the kids on board for some peace and quiet.
Dining room food and service - Food is a very subjective thing, but I thought the dining room food was generally very good and I especially enjoyed the cold soups. However, the selection of entrees could have been better. I always found something that appealed to me, but it was never a matter of deciding between two entrees. Our waitress was excellent and she always had a smile and tried very hard to please everyone. The assistant waiter was also exceptional and was on top of everything. After the first night, he knew what we each liked to drink and we never had to ask again. Our glasses were also kept filled. The head waiter came by often enough to make sure we were satisfied with everything.
A hint - if you don't care for any of the appetizers on the menu, my son discovered that you can always order chicken fingers and/or mozzarella sticks from the children's menu.
Lido deck food and service - The Windjammer buffet was good and there was enough variety that we always found something appealing. We had breakfast there almost every morning. For lunch or a snack the burgers and pizza were always very good.
Promenade Cafe - The Promenade Cafe is a great place to stop for a cup of coffee or a snack, or just to sit and people watch. There is always fresh coffee, and little pastries, Danish, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, and other goodies. Best of all, it is open 24/7.
Bar service - Bar service was exceptional. We never had to look very far for a bar waiter and they were all very friendly. I was on a first name basis with Devon ("Double D" as he called himself) and he frequently stopped by to chat with us at poolside; even when we were already drinking and not ready to order anything from him. I actually looked forward to seeing him every day.
Room service - With one exception, room service was very good. For the morning we were scheduled to arrive in Bermuda we had ordered room service breakfast the night before, to be delivered between 7:30 - 8:00 AM. At 8:05 I called to inquire about it and it was still being worked on. We cancelled the order since we wanted to be off the ship by 8:30. On one of the days at sea we ordered breakfast again, and it was delivered promptly. While we were packing on our last day at sea, we decided to order burgers, pizza and dessert from room service. It was delivered quickly, and was actually much better than we expected.
Cruise activities - Our first day at sea we attended the Cruise Critic Meet & Mingle and met most of the people we had been communicating with on the Cruise Critic message boards. It was nice to meet everyone, and I finally won the aqua-mouse. I've been wanting that since the first meet and mingle I attended several years ago.
Most of the usual activities were scheduled throughout the cruise, but I wish they would bring back the poolside horse racing. Last year, at least they had car races on the Promenade, but this year there was nothing of the sort.
The "Majority Rules" game which we had always enjoyed was relegated to the Schooner Bar for a half hour before dinner, instead in a larger lounge for an hour or so later in the evening. We were disappointed with this.
Karaoke was a big disappointment, and did not have much of a turnout. On previous cruises, it was always standing room only for Karaoke. On this cruise, the passengers were pretty lifeless and there were plenty of seats to be had. Not many people wanted to sing, and the cruise staff really had to work to pull this off. One night, they even resorted to singing themselves just to keep it going.
Entertainment - In the main show theater, one night The Drifters performed. They were exceptional and got a huge standing ovation from the crowd.
The production shows were the same shows as the past three years, and one of the headline entertainers, Billy Fellows, was the same act we have seen the past three years. The ice show was also the same as the previous year. As I wrote in a letter to Richard Fain (CEO) and Adam Goldstein (Pres) at Royal Caribbean International, for repeat guests, the entertainment is old and stale. For first timers it should be very enjoyable as it was for us our first time.
I did not care for the poolside band and thought they were way too loud. I've heard much better bands on other cruises. I'm glad I had my I Pod and noise canceling headphones.
We didn't really listen to the entertainment in any of the various lounges this time around so I can't really comment about that.
Fellow passengers - There seemed to be an abundance of older people 65+, and 30-somethings with children (lots of rug rats). There also seemed to be a lot of family groups who pretty much kept to themselves, and didn't appear to be interested in socializing with anyone outside their group. This was somewhat disappointing for us.
As for the 20-something set, The Chamber (disco) was "dead" - almost empty - every night. There were a few regulars, but mostly in small groups and not many approachable people. The cruise staff was strictly checking ID's (photo ID on the Seapass cards) and enforcing the drinking age. That may have kept some of the 18, 19 and 20 year olds away.
This was most definitely a BINGO crowd on this cruise. The final jackpot on the last day was $15,000.
The ports - Kings Wharf, Bermuda - We arrived in Bermuda on a Sunday morning, and virtually everything in Bermuda is closed. The ship offered several excursions, but having been to Bermuda a number of times before, we decided to make it a beach day. While many passengers were waiting in line to buy a daily bus pass or get tourist information, the four of us took a taxi to Horseshoe Bay. The fare was about $30, plus tip. We rented chairs and umbrellas, and spent a lovely day on the beach. We shared a taxi with some fellow passengers on the way back to the ship and split the fare.
St. Maarten - En route to St. Maarten the ship had to turn back toward Bermuda due to a medical emergency on board, so we did not arrive until about 3:00PM, three hours later than scheduled. Most of the shore excursions were cancelled. It seemed kind of late to go to a beach, so we just went to downtown Phillipsburg for some shopping. One jewelry store after another. At least my wife enjoyed herself.
St. Thomas - What's not to love about St. Thomas? We took a taxi to Magen's Bay and spent most of the day on the beach. From there we took a taxi to Paradise Point and took the cable car to the top of the mountain. The views of the harbor and the ships (Mariner of the Seas was docked behind Explorer) were beautiful. We had a couple of beers, Bushwhackers and some chicken fingers and fries. It was so nice just relaxing and taking in the views, that we almost lost track of the time and had to hustle back to the ship.
San Juan - Been there, done that. The ship arrived at 7:00 AM and departed at 2:00 PM so we decided to treat San Juan as a "sea day" and stayed on board the ship. I was quite surprised to see how many other people did not bother to get off the ship either. Once you have seen the forts and the rain forest there really isn't that much more to do there.
Disembarkation - In one word - Terrible! The best part was the private departure lounge for platinum, diamond and diamond plus Crown & Anchor members. They provided us with coffee, tea, juice and some Danish pastries. Unfortunately, when the drinks and pastries ran out, they were not replenished. It seemed to be taking a very long time until they started calling color tags to get off. When we inquired at the pursers desk they informed us the disembarkation process was running about an hour behind schedule. In total, we waited just over three hours to get off the ship. Fortunately we found all of our luggage quickly and after the porter took us to the pick up area, I cajoled him to take us to the long-term parking lot so we could just load the luggage in the cars and get going without having to circle around in the traffic to the pick up area.
Summary - We had a very good time, although I would not consider this one of our memorable cruises. Less
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Outreachy - Round 11
Typesafe and Play Framework are proud to be participating in Outreachy, a program to help groups that are underrepresented in free and open source software get involved. For detailed information about Outreachy, including how to apply, see the main program page.
This is the landing page for Outreachy Play Framework projects.
Applications for Round 11 Play Framework projects close on the 2nd of November.
Getting started
The best way to get started is to read Play's Get Involved page. From there you can find information about the project issue tracker and mailing lists, links to instructions for building Play from source.
The best place to talk about Play development is on the Play contributors Gitter channel, while the Play development mailing list can be used for deeper architectural and design style discussions. Discussion about the Play Outreachy projects can be had in the Play Outreachy Gitter channel, where Play Outreachy mentors can be found (though note that the Play team is very geographically distributed, including developers in Australia, USA, New Zealand and Europe, so don't expect to get immediate responses from any particular person.
Typesafe is sponsoring one intern for Play Framework in Outreachy in Round 11.
Play Module Directory
Mentor: James Roper
Play 1 offered a module directory for Play modules, which can still be found on the Play website here. Unlike Play 1, where a home baked dependency management system was used, Play 2 uses sbt, which is able to use any Ivy or Maven based distribution system for distributing libraries. This makes the requirements of a module directory for Play 2 quite different to Play 1, which is why the Play 1 module directory has not been reused for Play 2.
Currently an ad-hoc module directory is maintained in the markdown documentation. This quickly gets out of date, and is missing features such as the ability to search for modules, as well as listing different module versions and compatibility matrices.
The new module directory should allow a user to login using their GitHub id, and then submit new modules for approval. Once approved by an admin, the user should be able to edit and maintain their module, adding new module versions. A brief outline of requirements and discussion about the feature can be found here.
The intern ideally should have some web development experience. Play and/or Scala experience will be useful, but not required.


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Johannes Schaefer wrote: > Ross Gardler schrieb: > >>Johannes Schaefer wrote: >> >> >>>Do these changes get back to the downloadable version? >>> http://forrest.apache.org/mirrors.cgi#closest >> >> >>First of all, the plugins are not downloaded via the mirrors (this is >>something that we need to address at some point, but this is not too >>urgent since the plugins are typically very small). >> >>Secondly, plugins have a different release cycle from Forrest core. So >>these changes will only make it into the distributed version when we >>make a release of the plugin. > > > Just to understand: if I'll break forrest 0.7 with a change to some > plugin I'll need to create a new version of it? I just added the following FAQ response to [1] (documenting as I go): What if a new feature breaks compatability with a released version of Forrest? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you add a feature to a plugin that will break compatability with a released version of Forrest then you should up the forrest version number in the plugins build.xml file. This will prevent the new version of the plugin being made avialble to the older version of Forrest. However, you might light to consider doing a release of the plugin before you break compatability. It depends on what other changes there are to the plugin before you start your work. It is always best to raise this on the dev list. >>How do we make a release? We're still in the process of specifying this. >>However, it will be essentially the same as a release for core, i.e. >>someone proposes it for a release, we vote, we release or not according >>to the vote. > > > I've seen some of the discussion. > We'll need to relate the plugins to (released) versions of forrest. That is already done (see forrest version number in plugins build.xml) >>However, it can still be used without a release. Let me explain. >> >>The current version of SVN head doesn't use plugins in-place yet. But >>what it does do is deploy the plugins from local src directories if they >>are not currently installed and no version number is provided for the >>plugin in forrest.properties. >> >>In addition, we can release unversioned copies of the plugin, which will >>then be installed to those users without the src. However, this is the >>part of the release process we have not yet fully worked out. >> >>So, what do you want to achieve? Continue the discussion down whichever >>of the above avenues you need to, lets work out the relevant process. > > > We use forrest at customer's sites and I simply would like to point > them to the download page and say: get the latest release (update). > It's hard talking them into svn and stuff :-) If no vbersion number is supplied Forrest will always, automatically, download the most recent version of the plugin for the version of Forrest being run. However, you should be aware that this may be a development version as things currently stand. I have been thinking of changing the behaviour slightly, so that if no version is specified the most recent *released* version is installed, if "-dev" is specified then the most recent development version is specified. There is no need for the user to download anything. Forrest will do that automatically (unless there is an issue with write permissions or proxies). > So, are the updates to the released forrest-0.7 brought back to the > binary distribution at http://forrest.apache.org/mirrors.cgi ? > > As far as I see: No. No, as I said before, the plugins are not mirrored. They are only available from the plugin download site [2], Forrest *automatically* retrieves them from there (but note, they are not upgraded automatically, the user has to delete the installed plugins for the upgrade to occur - another todo item [3]). To get plugins onto the plugin site it must be deployed. However, when and how we can do this has not yet been fully agreed. I just changed the plugin build system slightly. It is now possible to deploy a plugin or to release it. Deploying only uploads the unversioned, i.e. development, copy to the download server. Releasing uploads a versioned copy. This means that you can now safely do "ant deploy" for the docbook plugin. You update will be used by 0.7 Forrest (assuming that you have not broken backward compatability and therefore not updated the minimum Forrest version number). To have your clients update all they need to do is delete FORREST_HOME/build/plugins/PLUGIN_NAME and run Forrest as normal. I hope this is getting clearer to us all, me included ;-) Ross [1] http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/forrest/trunk/plugins/RELEASE_PROCESS.txt [2] http://forrest.apache.org/plugins/ [3] http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-343
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Head Game
The Quiet Life
Catching our eye these days: headgear that goes way beyond the baseball diamond, with out-there fabrics that lend a bit of swagger to Saturday-morning uniforms. LA-based label The Quiet Life turns out five-panel hats printed with galaxies and contrasting brims in Tequila sunrise stripes. On the other side of the country (and price spectrum), New York City's Ale et Ange serves up printed caps coveted by guys like rapper/actor Yasiin Bey, who has collaborated with the brand.
Blaze a Trail
hook + ALBERT
Here's a foolproof, and cheap, formula for breathing new life into a plain navy blazer: Pick up a fresh set of chalk-white buttons and a pair of dusty green suede elbow patches, and take them to your tailor. (Just make sure he stitches as close to the edge of the patches as possible.)
Layer it On
Tommy Ton
You don't need a long raincoat to keep warm in blustery weather. Take a page from all those street style blogs and neatly sandwich a denim jacket between a shirt and a blazer instead.
Sock it to 'Em
In the days when you aren't going sockless, your ankles are the perfect place to flash a bit of color. Los Angeles brand Richer Poorer's seasonal designs are good for dress shoes and sneakers alike. Just make sure to nail the pant roll.
Flower Power
Microflorals are making a big comeback. Think of them as the refined and subdued version of a Hawaiian shirt for 2013. These plucky patterns, made famous is the '60s by Liberty of London, now appear on everything from shirts to ties to pocket squares. If micro isn't your style, go big with one of Hook + Albert's lapel flowers.
Tread Brightly
Cole Haan
Why should your torso have all the fun? Treat your feet to a pair of Cole Haan's LunarGrand wingtips with contrasting orange, yellow, or azure soles, or kick it luau style with classic Van Doren plimsolls in reissued patterns. For the affordable version (no new shoes required), just thread some new laces through those eyelets. Benjo's makes waxed cotton laces in all sorts of colors for shoes and boots alike (as well as brightly painted pennies for your loafers).


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The U.S. consulate in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah has reopened, seven weeks after an attack on its premises by Islamists left nine people dead, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh said Sunday.
Carol Kalin said the consulate reopened Saturday and was providing full services in the western region of Saudi Arabia.
Islamists attacked the consulate on December 6 and held civilians at gunpoint. Security forces stormed the compound three hours later, and five foreign consulate employees and four attackers were killed. The consulate halted most activities after the attack, with the embassy in Riyadh assuming some of those responsibilities.
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One of David Denison's most cherished possessions is a thick, leather-bound book that he keeps in his study.
The book is full of messages from employees and his management team, presented to him when he stepped down this year as chief executive officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. It was a gift to celebrate a colourful seven-year run for Mr. Denison, whose job at the board was essentially to help it grow up.
When he took over in 2005, the CPPIB was five years old and had a staff of 70. It was responsible for about $70-billion is assets, mostly invested in passive market indexes. It now employs 850, steers a portfolio worth about $170-billion and owns a full range of active investments, including real estate, private companies, infrastructure and public company stocks.
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For someone who spent his career as a shareholder and a committed advocate for better governance in boardrooms, it marks a dramatic move to the opposite side of the table. Mr. Denison says his early experience has reaffirmed that it is "tough job" to be a director of a large and complex company, and there is a steep learning curve. It has also convinced him of the benefit of having directors "with years of experience and therefore a broad context."
The Reds Wine Tavern, in the centre of Toronto's financial district, has been called the "Bay Street power lunch destination," which seems apt for someone who has been one of Bay Street's ultimate power brokers. But as he takes his seat and declines the wine list, Mr. Denison admits that, while he proposed lunch at Reds, he hasn't eaten at Reds in a long time and isn't familiar with the menu options.
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"Eragon may have magic, but he can't make this screw up disappear."
The story of Eragon is much different than most books end up. The book was great, I love it. Then, the movie came, and it was hated. The story was changed drastically and the acting had a lot to improve on. The thing is if you've read the book, you simply aren't happy with the movie. Finally, we have the game. Now, this is the type of game I like to play, but the storyline was changed a bit more and the graphics are definitely not the greatest. However, to me, the gameplay makes up for a lot of it and makes this game worth playing.
Gameplay - 6.5/10
If you have ever played games like The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the gameplay is much similar. The combat is not turn based, so that may turn some off, but the combat system is still great. Aside from that, there is little else to talk about gameplay-wise. You can ride Saphira in a couple of levels, but it would have been a much better thing if Saphira was playable, since you overall do very little with her.
Storyline - 3.5/10
Having read the book, I cannot give the storyline a good rating. Many things were cut out and changed and some parts were altogether skipped. Some things you really need to read the book to understand because out of nowhere it comes in and you have no idea how. It still is gripping, but overall is terrible.
Graphics - 7/10
The graphics are pretty good in this game, but not the greatest. The characters look much like they did in the movies, but the cutscenes are what leave the most to be desired. Also, Saphira's design is not the best they could have done looking at the other characters.
Sound/Music - 6.5/10
This is one of the better parts of the game. The music is very low and dark, which disappointed me because I was hoping for more orchestrated music like those in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The sound effects are much different than most games on the menus. Finally, what makes this one of the best parts of the game is the realistic sounds made in-game. That's not much, but it is actually a big thing for this game. Sadly, that's about as impressive as it gets.
Controls - 8.5/10
The controls are probably the best part of the game. They are different than many other games, however, so that's a minus if you are used to regular controls. However, they are overall simplistic and not difficult to remember, which is why they are the best part of the game.
Extras - 4/10
This game has little extras in it. Well, pretty much the only things you can consider extras are the hidden eggs in each level. These are good if you want a bit of a challenge, having to battle your way through this place and find an egg that is often hidden pretty well. Still, there is very little reward for doing this, so I didn't really pay attention to the eggs at all.
Play Time/Replay Value - 5.5/10
Well, this can be one of those games you beat in a day if you're good and focus completely on it. However, most of those that play this probably will get at least a couple of days out of it, which is okay. Then, the replay value is a good part of this game. Having an endless duel-like thing at the end can have you playing for weeks, but aside from that and going back to find all of the eggs, there is not much to play this again for.
Final Verdict - 6/10
I know I may have sounded a little harsh on this game, but trust me, I like it. However, most of us that will be playing this game will have read the book and seen the movie. If you have done that, you simply cannot say that you truly love this game and think it is awesome. Still, I will say that it is fun to play. If you like combat games that are not turn based, you can have fun playing this and I think it might be worthwhile for you to get it. However, you really want to research more into this game before you make that purchase because I am being a bit lenient on the 6 rating. Most Eragon fans would rate this lower, trust me.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.0 - Fair
Originally Posted: 10/12/09
Game Release: Eragon (US, 11/14/06)
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Microsoft's fiscal 3rd quarter has just come to an end and their earnings have been reported. Overall, they saw their net-income decrease by about 11%. Part of the drop is due to the money they had to charge, $1.42 billion, to cover that whole fiasco they got into with the European union and their antitrust investigation. The other part of that drop in revenue, as the Wall Street Journal explains, is because of a "revenue influx in the year-earlier period associated with sales of the Windows Vista operating system." Last year at this time, Vista had just arrived on scene and people were buying new computers with Vista installed, left and right.
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I have extreme pain in my joints. All of them move in and out of place with ease/ and pain. I have had shoulder replacement. Now my fingers are begining to deform, the end of them goes to the side. In the mornings my legs are numb and I feel drunk even though I do not drink. When I ask my doctor she says that I have fibermyalgia and I work to much, and then just wants to write me a perscription, I do not take pain pills and I dont want them I just want to find out what is going on with me. She has done blood work for arthritis and she says that I do not have it. Is there any suggestions, because I am only in my 30`s and I feel like I am in my 80`s.
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Many of the 6,286 in attendance at the Mullins Center left wondering what they had showed up for. That was because Boston University used its trademark defense to make a first-period lead stick in a 2-0 win over Massachusetts.
Netminder Sean Fields aided the defensive effort with a spectacular performance, making 25 saves for his fourth shutout of the season.
"It's one of the better ones I've played all season," Fields said. "It's always nice to get a shutout. I was looking for a little redemption this time around."
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Freddy Meyer fed John Sabo down low for a point-blank shot. Gabe Winer made the save but Collins pounded home the weak-side rebound for a 1-0 lead at 4:37.
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"If we bury the puck in those situations it's a different game," UMass coach Don Cahoon said. "We've got to finish."
UMass carried the play in the third period but it was too little too late. The Minutemen had a five-on-three to work with in the third and ignited the crowd with what looked like a goal.
Turner fed a cross-crease pass to Chris Capraro, who had more than half the net to work with.
But the referee waved it off, the goal judge did not turn the switch and somehow the puck was kept out of the net.
UMass had another prime opportunity to cut the deficit with a power play at 11:23, but Fields, as he had the whole game, made big saves to keep the Minutemen at bay.
Turner had UMass' best chance with a point-blank shot but Fields again gave him nothing.
With the win BU improves to 10-8-0 in Hockey East, 17-10-2 overall, while UMass drops to 8-12-0 (14-14-1 overall).
The announced crowd of 6,286 was the third-largest in UMass history.
"It's something we hope we can continue to attract," Cahoon said. "We want to win for them and we'll work toward that end."


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December 4, 2012 9:35am UTC
bubbly flow: udrift in laminar flow...
I am currently working with the bubbly flow application mode in a laminar flow.
The gaz velocity, ug, is computed thanks:
In the help, is it said that the drift velocity is computed only in a turbulent flow. However, in the laminar flow, we can see that this dift velocity is non equal to zero. Does anyone know if, from a physical point of view, if this velocity should be equal to zero in a laminar flow?
thanks a lot!
PS: in version 3.5, the drift velocity was equal to zero in a laminar flow
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January 25, 2013 3:59pm UTC in response to Patrick Namy
Re: bubbly flow: udrift in laminar flow...
Hi Patrick,
For more information on the bubbly flow physics, please refer to the "Theory for the bubbly flow interface" section in the CFD user guide, or to the following references:
1. A. Sokolichin, G. Eigenberger, and A. Lapin, "Simulations of Buoyancy Driven
Bubbly Flow: Established Simplifications and Open Questions," AIChE Journal,
vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 24–49, 2004.
2. D. Kuzmin and S. Turek, Efficient Numerical Techniques for Flow Simulation in
Bubble Column Reactors, Institute of Applied Mathematics, University of Dortmund,
3. D. Kuzmin, S. Turek, and H. Haario, Finite Element Simulation of Turbulent
Bubbly Flows in Gas-liquid Reactors, Ergebnisberichte Angew, Math, 298, University
of Dortmund, 2005.
4. M.P. Schwarz and W.J. Turner, "Applicability of the Standard k-e Turbulence Model
to Gas-stirred Baths," Applied Mathematical Modelling, vol. 12, pp. 273–279, 1988.
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Court of Appeal Equal Pay Case Starts Monday
Tomorrow the Court of Appeal will begin a two day hearing into the Bartlett v Terranova Case to determine if the Employment Court was right in its interpretation of the 1972 Equal Pay Act.
While the Court will be grappling with a high level statutory interpretation question the case is fundamentally driven by the injustice of low caregiver wages caused by systemic Government underfunding of aged care facilities.
DHB hospitals are funded by the Government to support wages of more than $17.00 per hour for caregivers in their acute hospitals and five aged care facilities, while Government funding for aged care facilities only supports wages of around $15 per hour.
"The reality is New Zealand will have a one billion dollar surplus by the middle of the year, so the time has come for the Government to engage with the aged care sector and increase funding by $160 million, which will support wages of $17 per hour for all caregivers" said Mr Taylor, CEO of the NZ Aged Care Association.
In May 2012 the Prime Minister said, "it's one of those things we would love to do if we had more cash and as the country moves back into surplus". To see the full interview go to: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/no-more-money-aged-care-workers-says-key-4902464/video
"The benefits of surpluses created by the National Government's sound fiscal management must be shared equitably amongst all New Zealanders and who better to receive those benefits than 30,000 caregivers who look after 34,000 elderly each and every day" said Mr Taylor, CEO of the NZ Aged Care Association.
"Some may see NZACA defending this case as inconsistent with supporting higher caregivers wages but they would be wrong. The reason we are defending the case is because no aged care provider can pay higher wages unless we are funded to do so. Wages going up without more funding would cause a crisis".
"The importance of this case cannot be understated. It's about the viability of a whole sector, it's about properly paying caregivers and it's about truly valuing the elderly in aged residential care" says Mr Taylor.
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The Cleveland Orchestra takes you on a journey behind-the-scenes of their upcoming digitally-animated opera, The Cunning Little Vixen. This production is made specifically for Cleveland and will be unlike anything you've ever seen before. The video showcases The Cunning Little Vixen production team led by Director Yuval Sharon with animation by Bill Barminski & Christopher Louie. This is the first of a four part series that will lead up to the Cleveland Orchestra performances in May. Click below!
The Cunning Little Vixen conducted by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst continues an emphasis on operatic and choral repertoire for The Cleveland Orchestra. Soprano Martina Janková will return to perform the title role. The cast also includes bass-baritone Alan Held and mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Johnson Cano and Julie Boulianne. The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Cleveland Orchestra Children's Chorus will perform alongside them.
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Dubai is gearing up for its biggest Eid celebrations [2] this weekend with a plethora of entertainment options being laid out for people of all cultures and ages - from shopping and music concerts featuring top international, Arabic and Indian singers to water balloon bash and fireworks.Residents and visitors, who will be in Dubai during the Eid Al Adha festival, will be spoilt for choice, said the organisers Dubai Events & Promotions Establishment (DEPE).In keeping with Dubai's cosmopolitan culture and inclusiveness, 'Eid in Dubai [3]' will boast of several entertainment options for all cultures and ages. While the innovative 24-hour shopping format 'Dubai 24 Hours' continues for the second weekend of 'Eid in Dubai' on October 25 and 26 at selected malls, it will be hard to walk about in the city without bumping into a good time on the three days of the festival, so choc-a-bloc is the events calendar.For music lovers, Eid [4] starts off with a bang. The first day of the festival – October 26 – is when Latin heartthrob Enrique Iglesias croons at his best in the city. His performance at the Dubai World Trade Centre's Sheikh Saeed Hall is being billed as the biggest indoor concert ever in the Middle East, said the DEPE in its statement."Lovers of Bollywood music will have it equally good on October 26 when Shreya Ghoshal, the reigning diva of the genre, takes to the stage at the Madinat Jumeirah auditorium to work the magic of her voice into the lilting melodies she has become so popular for," said the organisers.And for Arab music lovers, there is Rotana concert series featuring Saudi Arabian singer Rabih Saqer, famous for his soulful rendition of the number "Sahratna Al Laila." He will be performing at the Grand Habtoor Hotel on October 27, the second day of Eid, which will be followed the next day with a performance by Iraqi singer Majed Al Muhandis at the same venue.Young Pan-Arab Lebanese star Melhem Zain will be hosted by Rotana at the Intercontinental Festival City hotel on the second day followed by compatriot Fares Karam, who is a famous exponent of the Dabkha style. The final performance of the day will be at the Intercontinental Festival City hotel fom Lebanese singer Nahwa, said the DEPE statement.Children will also be having an especially good time as they go on a play date with Noddy, their beloved toy buddy, and all his friends at the Madinat Jumeirah's First Group Theatre.Author Enid Blyton's perennial favourite toy character will grace the stage with two shows on Saturday and three shows on Sunday. In an extension of the Eid celebrations, 'Noddy in Toyland' will also be held on October 29, it said.Meanwhile, the Ductac auditorium at Mall of the Emirates will host on all three days of Eid the Bahraini child prodigy Hala Al Turk, who will star in a children's play titled "Journey of a Lifetime" with multi-talented Kuwaiti artiste Bashar Al Shatti. The play seeks to teach kids lessons of life with a theme dealing with contentment, and the pains of growing up.For sports fans, there will be much action as basketball's legendary Harlem Globetrotters performs live at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in Garhoud. Also the Dubai Water Balloon Bash, part of 'Dubai Water Bash Day' will be held at Zabeel Park on Saturday, said the DEPE statement.Added to all this will be the daily dose of fireworks over the Dubai Creek, the varied attractions of Global Village and the Eid Fun Fair at Zabeel Park, as well as the Eid Dhiyafat programme and Ediyat Dubai promotion at various shopping malls, look set to make Eid Al Adha this year one of the most memorable celebrations ever experienced in Dubai, it added.
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TENS of thousands of pounds in crucial revenue has been lost by Bolton's cricket clubs after one of the worst summers for the sport in living memory.
Bosses at Bradshaw Cricket Club say they have lost £30,000 since their season began in April due to cancelled matches and loss of bar takings — cash which is essential for the club's upkeep and ground improvements.
Other clubs have also been hit in the pocket after matches were cancelled or abandoned, and even when some games did go-ahead due to the hard work of ground staff and volunteers, the number of overs played had to be reduced.Bradshaw club secretary Mike Buckley said: "Over the season we've lost about £30,000.
"We make our money over the summer and it's been a particularly wet one.
"We've lost eight or nine junior practice nights and if parents don't come down they don't spend any money.
"We've lost five or six senior games including one or two first team games.
"It's been one of the worst summers for a long time and it has gradually been getting worse over the last 10 years. We're non-profit making so everything that we make goes into the club.
"We've spent £40,000-50,000 in the past four years on things like the scoreboard and clubhouse, but we don't spend money we haven't got."
The cancellations also took its toll on the final positions in the league table, with some clubs suffering more from the effects of washouts than others.
"In cricket you don't replay the matches, so once it's off it's off," added Mr Buckley.
Adlington Cricket Club secretary Nick Chamberlain said: "We've lost two games completely due to the weather, Edgworth had six rained off and Elton lost four. If it's cancelled you've still got two umpires that need to be paid and bar takings will be down."
Chairman of the Bolton and District Cricket Association, Frank Jackson, aged 75, has been involved with the game since he was 15.
He said: "It's been one of the worst summers I can remember.
"Even if a game has been played, a lot of the time that's been to the credit of the ground staff and volunteers, and they deserve huge praise for that."
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NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins take control of Eastern Conference quarter-finals play-off
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Crosby drew the penalty on Islanders defenseman Brian Strait and then teed up Chris Kunitz to score on the power-play to make it 2-1 in the series.
It was Crosby's third assist of the game, who had needed goals from Jarome Iginla, Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis late in the opening period to recover after Matt Moulson and Casey Cizikas put the Islanders 2-0 up.
Douglas Murray added a fourth for the Penguins in the second period, but New York replied through Kyle Okposo and John Tavarez in the third to force overtime.
Jason Zucker in overtime as the Minnesota Wild edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the series.
After Johnny Oduya gave Chicago an early lead, goals from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Duncan Keith had Minnesota leading until three minutes from time when Dennis Keith tied it up.
The Ottawa Senators eased into a 2-1 lead in their series with the Montreal Canadiens with a comfortable 6-1 win.
Rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau was the star of the show with a hat-trick, although he also lost a tooth in an ill-tempered clash that saw the teams serve a combined 210 penalty minutes in the third period alone.
Rene Bourque cancelled out Daniel Alfredsson early goal for Ottawa, but then Pageau took over with Kyle Turris and Jakob Silfverberg getting the other goals.
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Andrea, just been catching up on your blog - what gorgeous stuff you've been working on! Love the drawing challenge theme to your tags, and is that one of those toothbrushes with a bendy neck that i see?
Andrea - I haven't been around in a while, and what a pleasure to come back to your blog!
I love the way you responded visually to the tag - brilliant. This post really speaks to me because my daughter was wearing Birkenstocks in a cable car in Hong Kong when a snobby French woman, assuming we couldn't understand her, started saying that they weren't feminine. Claire was furious for the rest of the day! The silly woman didn't even know how cool they are these days. Great drawing...
Another beauty! So so well done!
Love the the indentations of toes!
Gomez? (ex-hubby is a musician,played lots of great stuff) :)
I just bought a pair of Birkenstock sandals on eBay, so I guess I'll have to draw them when I get them, too! Andrea, what about drawing your sandals with your feet in them??
I love this drawing of your birkenstocks! The way you showed your foot's imprint in the sole and the textures and the composition is amazing. They are wonderful. Nice work!
Great drawing! I just had to throw my old ones away and buy a new pair. So now I have a dreadful time before the new ones are lovely and "worn out". And that`s about when I have to buy a new pair again....
I, too, really admire how well you've done the imprint of feet! They do look mighty comfy!!!
Thanks everyone.
It amazes me how some subjects just get people excited. Birkenstocks is definately one of them. They really are the best and Casey your daughter is in good company! That woman doesn't know what she's talking about! HA. On Flickr there is a Birkenstock group (Birkenstocking!). I've a couple of drawings on there and I've just noticed France has added hers.
Kath - that really is a scary challenge. Not only because of my feet, but I never draw anything that is actually living! I might have to give it a go now - but I'm not promising I'll post it. I will try though.
Cheers all.
It is drawn terribly and in detail.
My seeing doesn't get tired.
That's the spirit, Andrea! I remember Mariana saying she wasn't good at drawing people (when we knew all along she HAD to be!), and then she did those amazing portraits!
Well, I feel it will be the same for you, at least with your feet ;-) By the way, since you say you only draw inanimate objects, I guess those portraits you've been posting fall into that catagory since all those people have passed away?
Cheers guys.
Forgot to say; Mariana you were right. Free to Run by Gomez. An absolute favourite of mine. Where have Gomez gone? I miss them.
This brought a smile to my face. I love my Birkenstocks and we're just coming into the weather for them. I got mine in Paris - is that chic or what? Lovely drawing.
Great drawing gain Andrea!I'm amazed at your ability to take the simplest thing and turn it into a real piece of art..like a worn shoe with toe prints..
Very noce stuff... I love the detail.
Andrea, as always I am impressed. Your drawing is amazing. The texture and detail are extraordinary.
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I pretty much never go braless because my boobs are big & it would be way too obvious and weird..If I do, it's never in public and I do it for comfort. I think it's disgusting when girls do it for attention. Like, obviously it's cold out and your wearing a tight t-shirt, everyone's gonna be able to see your nips and I really don't want to see that at all.11|01|1
There's nothing wrong with nipples. We all have them, and it frankly shouldn't be a big deal if someone can see them.
I go braless all the time, and I have big boobs. It takes a while to get used to, but I find it quite liberating. :)


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