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Today we are honoured to welcome Colin McDowell to our team of contributing editors at The Business of Fashion. In his regular column, we will hear his personal stories, reflections, and insights from over thirty years working in fashion as a designer, educator, critic and commentator.
PARIS, France — In the wake of the couture shows in Paris, I have been thinking about what is wrong with current couture and, indeed, fashion generally at the moment. To begin with, I want to tell you a true story told to me by Diana Vreeland, the doyenne of mid-twentieth century fashion, about the closing of Balenciaga's fashion house in 1968. Coming without warning, it shocked the fashion world to its core. He did not even think it necessary to tell his devoted staff, many of whom had been with him for over twenty years. His only comment was, 'It's a dog's life'.
Vreeland was staying with Mona Bismarck, one of Balenciaga's most devoted clients, at her villa on Capri when the news came through. Its effect on her hostess was electric. Mona disappeared to her bedroom where she locked herself away for three days, seeing nobody. When I asked Vreeland what she thought Mona was doing in that time Diana's reply showed her surprise at such a question. 'She was GRIEVING, of course', she said with that instant hyperbole that was a Vreeland trademark.
'Over clothes?' I thought crassly. But I should have know better. I had already learned the power of couture having worked for some years for Pino Lancetti, Italy's greatest couturier after Roberto Capucci. I had lived with the passion and intensity. I knew about the almost religious fervour on both sides of the runway. But I had never realised the devotion that true couture customers had in those days. And were expected to. When on another occasion I asked Diana Vreeland how Balenciaga would view a client patronising another couturier her reply was succinct. 'He would dismiss her immediately as a person who merely liked clothes and was therefore not worthy of being a client.'
Those women were votaries, keepers of the flame, in their dedication to perfection. They simply don't make them like that any more and that I think is what is wrong with current fashion. It is an impersonal thing, without soul, because the relationship between the maestro and the devotee simply doesn't exist in these days of dozens of different collections every year, fashion shows childishly indulgent in their length and audiences sometimes hovering around the 1000 mark. How can that number of people understand what a designer is doing in such an intimate discipline as clothing unless he makes his message crudely obvious? In over thirty years in fashion I have seen a minor but exceedingly disciplined and beautiful art form degenerate into the bread and circuses of the creative world, frequently no more subtle than the world of football — and quite as manipulative of its followers who demand not goals but endless new 'ideas'.
Again, Balenciaga comes to mind. A crassly eager fashion journalist once asked him what new ideas he was introducing for the next season. His withering reply was, "Madam, I never have new ideas.' And he was right. For him, fashion was a slow-moving stream able to be gently revisited and subtly revitalised over a lifetime of creativity. Instead of ideas, a few millimetres in the roll of a collar was exciting development enough for a new season and, usually a revolution in the shape, balance and poise not only of a garment but of a complete collection. Hard to imagine now, but the entire artistic thrust came from a philosophy of creativity and a steady view of the needs of individual women who were not abstracts of femininity but respected individual customers.
So, what is needed now, when both designers and customers are increasingly showing signs of battle fatigue and high streets and shopping malls across the globe have a tired deja vu feeling to them?
It is instructive to turn to ballet at the turn of then last century. Tired and formulaic, it had lost all creative energy. And then up popped Diaghilev and changed everything for ever. Although basically an entrepreneur, he understood creativity and creators and knew how to inspire the dancers, composers and choreographers who worked with him to the limits of their creative span. The result was the Ballets Russes and a movement that literally affected all the visual arts for the rest of the century.
Sadly, fashion is not ballet and it is unlikely to produce a Diaghilev. There is nobody who can say, like he did, 'Astonish me!" and get an immediate response. But we once had that person, in Diana Vreeland. Big enough, confident enough and totally inspirational, she was the only editor of a fashion magazine who fulfilled the role of creative counsellor and catalyst for daring design ideas. By her fearless questioning of all assumptions, and rejection of all formulaic approaches she made US Vogue a beacon followed by all who believe that there is more to fashion than an endless trail of rip- offs. By her example she gave people the courage to dare. And the fate of this truly inspirational woman? Conde Nast sacked her.
It somehow says everything about why fashion is so adrift and lost at this moment. And why it must very quickly find its way again before it is too late.
Colin McDowell is a contributing editor at The Business of Fashion


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HOLLYWOOD, July 10 (UPI) -- Rod Steiger died a contented man at age 77 this week, a life with the happy ending that eluded him in most of his 150 roles.
A contemplative, compulsive actor throughout his career, Steiger was a tortured soul seeking acceptance from colleagues and desiring public accolades.
From time to time he received both, but often they were insufficient for the burly, unfulfilled artist who craved supremacy as a human being and as an actor.
Steiger was the epitome of a frustrated virtuoso whose attainments fell short of his dream of greatness. Frustrations with women and five wives along with bitter disappointments in his career cast dolorous shadows in dark corners of his being, finally driving him to the brink of madness.
During the better part of the '80s Steiger suffered the horrors of bottomless depression, often locking himself away in a bedroom of his home, sobbing for hours in dark isolation from the rest of the world.
Filled with frustration, remorse and fright, he sought to end his life, attempting suicide more than once. Once by an overdose of pills and again trying to drown himself in the ocean near his Malibu home.
Never a conventionally handsome man, he was filled with despair and self-loathing.
From earliest youth, Steiger, born in Westhampton, N.Y., of show business parents, was one of society's rejects, which etched permanent insecurities in his demeanor, draining his self-confidence.
In real life and in his early roles as an actor on stage, in television and movies he was the outsider who never got the girl.
He became the pudgy loser adding a patina of veiled anger to his aura of discontent, a lowering, dangerous presence, which served him well in villainous roles.
The more success he found in playing unsympathetic, psychopathic parts, the more he foundered in his quest for off-screen acceptance.
Steiger spent much of his life in a Malibu Colony home on the beach, a gated community of movie stars and glamour girls. A nearby tennis court became a hangout for the actor who was an excellent, aggressive player.
Among Steiger's closest friends was his long-time press agent Ben Irwin, whom he telephoned almost every day, pouring out his troubles, asking advice and providing bits of news regarding his career.
This consummate actor brought to life unforgettable characters on the screen, many of them biographical interpretations of insight and astonishing power.
Among his best such performances was as comedian W. C. Fields, Mussolini, Robert E. Peary, Al Capone, Sam Giancana, Rasputin and Napoleon, none of whom were particularly sympathetic men.
Perhaps his least likable character was Jud Fry in the movie musical "Oklahoma!" Fry was a dark, tortured man, a tormentor of women, filled with homicidal rage.
He frequently played angry sociopaths, men ostracized from decent society. Among his best was Charley Malloy in "On The Waterfront" (1954) opposite Marlon Brando.
Both Actors Studio adherents shone in one of cinema's most unforgettable scenes: in the back of a taxi when Steiger confesses he has sold his brother (Brando) down the river by fixing a prize fight.
It was under older brother Charley's domineering bullying that Brando (as battered younger brother Terry) says, "I coulda been a contender, Charley..." something that stands today as perhaps the screen's single most salient scene.
Yet even in this triumphant moment, Charley was the mean-spirited, unattractive loser and Terry (Brando) the handsome, sympathetic hero.
It was ever thus for the highly sensitive, self-critical Steiger, long accustomed to playing narrow, venal individuals who inevitably got the short end of the stick.
These endless demands on the worst in himself, dragged out to invest in real or fictional beings for the camera, had a cumulative effect on his fragile ego.
Where did the heels, low lives, evil, vilified and corrupt individuals leave off and where did Rod Steiger begin?
He once confided that as a "method actor" the continual probing of dark images and unflattering characteristics of Rod Steiger began to emerge when he wasn't acting, overwhelming him with melancholy and self-contempt.
Naturally, actor Steiger displayed these misbegotten traits in his marriages and social dealings with friends and acquaintances who recoiled from his often stormy countenance.
Such encounters contributed to Steiger's withdrawals into solitary depressions of indescribable torture. These depressions led to alcohol dependence and intolerable solitude.
But in the '90s, with the help of medication and lengthy psychiatric treatment, Steiger pulled out of his personal hell. He returned to good health and began working in films and TV again.
In recent years he lived happily on a bluff overlooking Malibu Beach in an expansive estate surrounded by his favorite paintings and books and in the company of his devoted wife, Joan.
Five months ago a smiling Steiger said, "These are the happiest years of my life."

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Gill has been extremely busy with work and in addition to this, all his old ailments have returned. The firm he is working for is about to be dissolved but he has had several offers from other firms. His brother in Hobart has begged him to take a share in his business and would like Clark's opinion.
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its Canadian founder are facing fresh trouble after one of their vessels was detained in the Shetland Islands.
The Steve Irwin, a 59-metre vessel, is being held as a result of legal action facing the organization, according to Alex Earl, the organization's director of business development.
The society has been served with a lawsuit from Maltese Fish & Fish Ltd. claiming damages to its nets and a loss of fish, Mr. Earl said. The wildlife protection society that's famous for disrupting Japanese whaling hunts and other direct action was campaigning in Libyan waters last June when Mr. Earl said activists spotted Fish & Fish with bluefin tuna.
"Basically we saw the vessel [and]we regarded them as fishing out of season," he said. "And we cut their nets and released the tuna."
The company estimates damages to be worth €1-million, according to The Times of Malta, based on the cost of losing 600 fish weighing about 35 tons in addition to the cost of the lawsuit. The newspaper said the claims of illegal fishing were denied by the company.
There was no answer at Fish & Fish late on Thursday and no response to e-mail messages.
Captain Paul Watson, who was on board when the incident took place, is the founder of the society and an early member of the Greenpeace Foundation. Recently, the Sea Shepherd has gained popularity thanks in part to starring in the reality television show Whale Wars.
"We're very careful to examine who we're going against and we had no doubt that catch was illegal," said Mr. Watson, from Sydney, Australia, where he's on a speaking tour. "We're not protesting, we're intervening, this had to be done. The bluefin tuna is facing imminent extinction."
A group of activists including Mr. Watson had docked the Steve Irwin in the Shetland Islands earlier this month in preparation for another campaign.
The society's United Kingdom branch was served about four months ago, according to Mr. Watson, but was unaware the vessel would be held in Scotland until a bond of up to $1.4-million (U.S.) is paid.
The duty port controller at Lerwick Port Authority said the vessel has been docked at the busy port since July 12.
So far $550,000 (U.S.) has been donated to the organization to pay for the bond, Mr. Watson said, but if necessary the group will take out a loan.
The bond is going through the Scottish court system, but the lawsuit will likely proceed in England, Mr. Earl said, adding that a U.K. law firm has been hired.
"We are aggressively pursuing all legal action to defend ourselves because we don't feel that they have a valid claim," he said.


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Roseland Ballroom is one of brightest gem among the plethora of entertainment venues enhancing the cultural scene of New York City.
It is considered the mecca of live entertainment as fun never stops at this beautifully created and well-kept venue that provides live entertainment at its best.
Located at 239 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, the buzzing venue is famous for the wonderful concerts, dance shows, theater productions and variety of events it holds for the citizens and visitors of New York City.
The venue boosts of all the world-class facilities and modern theater amenities that make it convenient for hosting any kind of live event. It is because of these facilitations and quality events that the Roseland is often referred to as The World"s Greatest Ballroom.
The Roseland Ballroom is not only a major attraction of New York City's theatre district, but also an indispensible part of New York"s cultural life and one of the most happening live venues of USA.
It has been serving the New Yorkians since 1919, the year when it was first opened as a dance club. In 1956, it was torn down and moved to the new venue on West 52nd Street in Manhattan where it still stands with all the glory and grandeur.
The area where Roseland Ballroom stands is a converted ice skating rink with a colorful ballroom dancing lineage. Its accommodation varies according to nature of the event.
Standing capacity is 3,200 while an additional space of 300 can be made upstairs. For dance party, this figure reaches 2,500 while about 1,500 and 1,800 patrons can be accommodated for theatre style shows.
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There are no columns inside, hence allow perfect sight line and plenty of space for table setup and dancing. Rose Bar is located within the main room while a large bar is located in the back of the room. The mezzanine has a bar of its own. It overlooks the ballroom thus proving a perfect fit for special events.
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In dance, the venue has witnessed the likes of Arthur Murray, Joan Crawford, Ray Bolger, and Fred Astaire. In music, Rolling Stones have rocked their fans here while Madonna has also casted her musical spell here. Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, White Stripes, Ozzie Nelson, Paul McCartney, Nirvana, Ramones, Alanis Morissette, Phish and others; the list is just endless.
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Barbara Carrera (born December 31, 1945) is a Nicaraguan born American actress and model. She played the character of Fatima Blush in the 1983 non EON Bond film Never Say Never Again for which she earned a golden globe nomination for best supporting actress.
Babara began a career as a model at the Eileen Ford agency at the age of 17, at which point she changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Carrera.
In 1972, she appeared on the screen in a publicity role for the Chiquita bananas. Her first film role was as a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970), which fared poorly at the box office. In 1976, she earned her first Golden Globe nomination ("New Star of the Year -- Actress") for her role in The Master Gunfighter. She later played in such films as The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lone Wolf McQuade, Condorman, Point of Impact, Tryst and Embryo. For her portrayal of the villainess Fatima Blush in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again, she earned a 1984 Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture". She worked opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in Wild Geese II the following year.
On television, she played a part in the soap opera Dallas as shipping magnate Angelica Nero, and more prominently, in the historical miniseries Centennial in 1978 and Masada (opposite Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss in 1981. These roles brought her to the mainstream attention of American audiences. She also starred as Emma Forsayth in the miniseries Emma: Queen of the South Seas in 1988.
Carrera has appeared on the pages and covers of such magazines as Vogue, Paris Match, Harper's Bazaar]], and twice posed for Playboy (July 1973 and March 1982).
In 1997, she was appointed ambassador-at-large for Nicaragua by then-president Arnoldo Alemán.
She is also an artist and her work has been showcased in the Makk Galleries in Beverly Hills, CA since the 1980s, and the Roy Miles Gallery in London, England. In May 2002, her works were exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum and have typically been sold for up to $8,000.
Carrera has not appeared in films or television since 2004.
- ↑ Birth date given in U.S. Public Records Index, accessed on ancestry.com on 14 March 2013; Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
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Anger. Frustration. Disappointment.
Emotions ran the gamut yesterday for players in the wake of Gary Bettman's announcement the 2004-05 NHL season had been cancelled, but there was a common thread in reaction to the news.
To a man, Edmonton Oilers' players insisted the NHLPA did its best to negotiate in good faith -- offering a 24% rollback in salaries and putting a salary cap on the table as bargaining reached the 11th hour - to strike an agreement and save the season.
They say they did their part.
"I thought they did everything in their power to not only save the season, but the future of the game," said Ryan Smyth. "You've got to give the committee credit. They did an excellent job.
"It's frustrating, no question. We all have a passion to play the game and we love the game. It's an unfortunate thing, but we just didn't have a partner to dance with."
With Bettman and owners insisting the NHL's economic framework had to change to ensure 30 viable franchises, players say they moved as much as they could - even if most of the movement on both sides didn't come until the final 48 hours before the deadline.
"Absolutely," said player rep and captain Jason Smith. "I thought with our proposal with the cap and the rollback, there was a chance to get a deal done. We weren't being way out of bounds."
December's offer of a rollback - which, for example, would've cut Smyth's 2004-05 salary of $3.55 million by almost $900,000 - was rejected. With the deadline looming, the NHLPA put forward a salary cap of $52 million after months of insisting a cap was a deal-killer. Their final offer of a $49-million cap wasn't enough.
"I firmly believe we threw a lot out there," said Eric Brewer. "For them to say we've run out of time and that there's nothing we can do further at 11 p.m. (Tuesday) night is a little ridiculous. It's obvious they haven't really been engaged in the talks as forthright as we have. That's the way we feel about it. We backed off a lot of things. They wanted a salary cap, they got that."
Many players were taken by surprise by the decision to put a cap on the table - even with owners coming off linkage to revenues.
"I was shocked," said former Oiler Todd Marchant. "As a group, we prepared like we weren't going to accept a cap, we weren't going to negotiate a cap.
"It came out they were willing to come off linkage, so we were willing to discuss it. I found it kind of odd ... after you read through things and look at the whole proposal, you look for the positives."
So, if now was the best time to get a deal and the sides couldn't make the numbers work, where does it go from here? "I don't think there's any way to predict or project where we'll end up," said Smith. "I don't think you can guess what's going to happen until we're back at the table and working on it."


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Bring autumn's colors into your décor by hanging this leaf garland, made from colorful paper, throughout your house!
Autumn Leaf Prints
This first grade class used colored pencils and paint to create beautiful autumn leaf prints.
Marshmallow Pumpkins
Make these sweet treats from marshmallows and colored sugar!
No Mess Finger Paint Leaves
Check out this fun way to finger paint without the mess that comes along with it.
Easy Leaf Wreath
A paper bag base and tissue paper leaves is all it takes to make this pretty fall wreath.
Fall Leaves Garland
Pretty colored felt and some pretty yarn will make this lovely leaf garland that your kids will love!
Curled Paper Pumpkin
Roll up pieces of paper to create this fun pumpkin ornament.
Swirled Shaving Cream Leaves
These gorgeous leaves are such a fun craft for kids! Make a bunch of these to decorate your home.
Pumpkin Paper Plate Mask
Make this pumpkin mask from paper plates. Hold up to child's face for fun autumn photos!
Pine Cone Pumpkins
Head outside to collect some pine cones to make this fun fall craft with your kids.
Paper Mache Leaf
You remember paper mache! Make pretty leaves from this classic medium.
Apple Garland
These festive apples make a pretty garland to hang in your window!
Falling Leaves
This cute project looks like trees losing their leaves!
Fall Leaf Printmaking
Recycle some styrofoam plates to make stamps and create these fun fall prints.
Yarn Pumpkins
How cute are these little pumpkins made from yarn and chenille stems? Make a bunch today!
Stained Glass Crayon Leaves
Beautiful leaves made from shaved crayons, your kids will marvel at the pretty colors.
Cardboard Tube Indian Corn
How fun! Take a cardboard tube rolled in painted bubble wrap, add some construction paper and you have a fun […]
Autumn Leaf Bowls
This project does require use of a kiln, but the results are beautiful fall leaves!
Owl Smores
These adorable owls are completely edible and a fun sweet snack for fall. These adorable treats are from Amy at LivingLocurto.com.
Handprint Family Trees
A fun family tree art project made with hand prints from all family members!
Halloween Crayon Bats
Make your own one-of-a-kind bats by melting crayons on wax paper. No two will ever be the same!
Fall Button Branch
Made from buttons, tree branches and glue, this colorful fall craft is great for kids of all ages.
Leaf People
Grab the kids and head outside to gather colorful leaves to make these adorable leaf people!
Fall Leaf Printing
This beautiful designs are made by dipping leaves into different colors of paint and transferring to paper.
Shape Scarecrow
This cute scarecrow is made using shapes. A great fall learning activity.
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These awesome pine cones are made from painted recycled egg cartons! A fun fall craft.
Finger Knit Pumpkins
This fun project is a great way to introduce your kids to the joys of knitting. Using their fingers, they'll […]
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Scraping the Bottom of the Cistern
It seems the international community knows very well that it is impossible to stand on the sidelines and continue the policies of internal closure and curfews in the West Bank and at the same time guarantee reasonable water supply to people imprisoned in their enclaves.
Where will America and the EU succeed more: In their pressure on Yasser Arafat to lead governmental, financial and security reforms, or in their pleas with Israel to guarantee enough water of reasonable quality and price to 200,000 Palestinians?
Another delegation from the UN is in the country to monitor Israeli and Palestinian Authority promises to deal with the severe humanitarian crisis in the territories. The visit follows one in August by UN envoy Catherine Bertini. Her report noted that among other things, Israel promised to guarantee appropriate daily amounts of water to the Palestinians.
Behind her diplomatic language was hidden an intolerable reality well known to the security forces and the international community. There are 281 Palestinian communities that are not connected to water supply lines. According to various estimates, more than 200,000 people in the West Bank - and their herds and flocks - depend on water tankers for their daily supply of water. They must make their way several times a day between their villages to the main water sources, which are usually a nearby well.
In the last two years, because of the policies of closures and curfews, those 200,000 receive much less than the minimum amount required - 50 liters a day - and the water they do get is of a poor quality, unhealthy, and so costly that fewer and fewer are able to pay for it. Oxfam, the British-based international relief organization, devotes an entire chapter in its most recent report to the impact of the closures on Palestinian villages.
The IDF's blockades around every village and the prohibitions on Palestinians traveling on most of the paved roads to the West Bank have doubled and tripled the distances the tankers have to travel from the water source to the villages, so instead of five to 10 trips a day, they can now only manage two or three.
Instead of seven kilometers, they have to travel as far as 55 - on unpaved roads. Sometimes they encounter mobile IDF and police checkpoints, which delay their trips for hours. Because of the difficulties on the roads, the drivers demand double payment and more for every cubic meter of water they transport.
Unemployed and impoverished, most residents are unable to pay the high prices. The water suppliers are no longer ready to sell on credit. People have sold their source of livelihood - sheep and goats - because they could not afford to keep them watered. In some areas, people have taken to using irrigation water for drinking and cooking. In others, they are scraping the bottoms of the cisterns for polluted water that could cause disease.
Everywhere, people are saving water, using much less than 50 liters a day. In some schools, pupils are told to bring their own water. There's no need to describe the hygienic conditions in the schools.
More than a month after Bertini's visit, Oxfam and B'Tselem sent a letter to the defense minister and representatives of the donor countries, detailing cases that prove no real steps were taken by Israel to meet its promises about water. The defense minister's spokesman promised Ha'aretz that "the defense establishment is working to meet all needs of the broad Palestinian population uninvolved in terror... [and that] in the West Bank, there is a steady supply of water. When there are isolated problems regarding water supply, it is enabled through tankers and with the help of the army and the civil administration." But there is no connection between those promises and reality.
Last week there was a flurry of activity between the Foreign Ministry, the government coordinator in the territories and representatives from the international community over "easing" conditions for the Palestinians in general, and regarding the water crisis specifically.
There were meetings, phone calls, complaints and new promises. Western sources reported that "Shimon Peres was furious when he heard the promises were not being kept" about the water. Maybe. In any case, it seems the international community knows very well that it is impossible to stand on the sidelines and continue the policies of internal closure and curfews in the West Bank and at the same time guarantee reasonable water supply to people imprisoned in their enclaves. But they don't have the strength to deal with the contradiction.
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Shortly before he went to Duzyk, Hartnett discovered additional conflict-of-interest issues. He discovered that Merrill is married to the director of human resources at the Office of Education, Michele Fort-Merrill. According to Hartnett's attorney, Barry Vrevich, only after Merrill's wife took control of the human resources department did Best, Best, and Krieger, the second-highest-paid firm on the county education office's panel, start receiving cases.
"The further I went, the more corruption I discovered," Hartnett said.
Earlier that year, in January 2006, Hartnett misplaced a set of keys. His girlfriend suggested he try to picture the last time he had had them. Nothing came to mind. Hartnett's girlfriend, a speech pathologist, asked him to spell a three-syllable word. Then she asked him to spell it backwards. Hartnett couldn't. He wasn't surprised; he says he assumed he was "dumb" and had a poor memory. As a college student in St. Louis, he'd been forced to take off a semester due to poor grades. Playing basketball in high school, he couldn't remember how the coach drew up plays. He had never passed the bar exam, failing the multiple-choice part four times. His girlfriend asked him if he had ever been tested for a learning disability. Hartnett had not. She recommended the Lindamood-Bell Learning Center in Del Mar, and a few weeks later, after a series of tests, specialists confirmed that Hartnett suffered from visual processing impairment. His scores revealed that his reading comprehension was at a sixth-grade level.
Hartnett sent an email to Crosier informing her of his condition. He explained that the visual processing impairment affected his work. He would forget emails; anything visual would not stick, or as he explains it: "It affected my ability to do my job. Your mind acts like a camera. My brain doesn't have a camera — or there's no film in the camera. I have to paint by numbers."
In June 2006, Hartnett asked for financial assistance to help pay for the $5000 corrective training at the Lindamood-Bell Institute. His request was denied. "I was a little pissed off," said Hartnett, before laughing. "If I would have lost my arm, there would have been some help, some accommodation."
He was, however, allowed to use his vacation and sick leave for his five-week training program to help him cope with the disability. Every day for five weeks, Hartnett left the office at 2:30 p.m. and drove to Del Mar for a two-hour training session. Most of the exercises consisted of reading a paragraph and then describing what he'd read. During his training, no one at the Office of Education commented on his disability, though shortly after beginning the training, Crosier stripped away Hartnett's supervisory duties.
By the time the five weeks were up, Hartnett had gone from a 6th-grade reading-comprehension level to a 12th-grade level. A couple of months later, Crosier restored his supervisory duties, but he had only one person to supervise. "She took away my investigator and my secretary. It was a violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. They are not supposed to discriminate against you because of a disability."
The following summer, in June 2007, Hartnett sent an email using the office's email account to a Los Angeles lawyer, one he had known for years, asking his opinion on a class-action lawsuit his boss had accused him of mishandling and overpaying for. He attached a copy of the closing report on the case. Hartnett later mailed the lawyer a copy of the original lawsuit at his own expense. The lawyer did not charge any fees for reviewing the matter.
A few weeks later, Crosier called Hartnett into her office. She asked him whether he had used county resources to consult with the lawyer. He had not. She asked him whether he had used the county email system to send the document. He says he forgot that he had sent it using his county email address and he told her no.
"I didn't remember doing it," said Hartnett. "That's the basis for the dishonesty. Knowing all the while that I have a visual processing impairment that affects my ability to remember visual events. They knew that."
On October 5, 2007, Hartnett was terminated. Seventeen months after that, on March 27, 2009, San Diego superior court judge Steven Denton granted the writ that ordered the San Diego County Office of Education to reinstate Hartnett and award him back pay for the time he was out of work. In October, the office's appeal was dismissed. On November 30, Hartnett reported to work, the first time in two years, only to be handed a letter that stated he was being placed on paid administrative leave and ordering him not to speak to any school district representatives.
Hartnett says the county must have hired someone else to do his job, meaning taxpayers are paying not only Hartnett's salary but also the salary of whoever is replacing him. In addition, Hartnett claims the county is not following the court order to send him back pay for the past two years. In early December he received two checks for back pay; the gross amount was $46,000, not the $300,000 he was owed.
According to Jim Esterbrooks, public information officer for the Office of Education, the office will not comment on Hartnett's case. The office also refused to provide its legal costs associated with Hartnett's termination suit.
The San Diego County Office of Education "continues to request Shinoff and Winet," wrote Esterbrooks in an email. "Both are extremely experienced and successful in their work on behalf of school districts. That's why school districts request them. SDCOE continues to use Best, Best & Krieger, where Merrill works."
Hartnett estimates that the cost of fighting the wrongful termination suit and of paying him to stay home is approaching the million-dollar mark.
"These are public funds," Harnett says. "This isn't corporate greed; this is public money we are talking about."
On December 15, Hartnett received a letter notifying him that once again the Office of Education recommended that he be terminated. He is appealing.


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Detecting Parasites
ACS Meeting News: Quick, inexpensive test uses arsenic-based dyes to identify parasitic diseases
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Keywords: Trypanosomatidae, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis
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Gordon L. Walker, acclaimed marathon runner
Nov. 16, 1934 – Jan. 9, 2014
Gordon L. Walker, who took part in the Boston Marathon 10 times after he started distance running at age 47, died Thursday under Hospice care in his Town of Tonawanda home after a struggle with cancer. He was 79.
Born in Cleveland, he came to Buffalo in the late 1940s and attended School 56 and Lafayette High School. He served as a photographer in the Army from 1957 to 1960 and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone.
A longtime resident of Buffalo's Parkside neighborhood, Mr. Walker worked for several years at Loblaws supermarkets, then became a house painter. He was particularly proud of his multi-colored work on Victorian homes.
Known as "Flash" to his running colleagues, he took part in numerous marathons and once ran the Skylon Marathon in less than 3 hours.
He was a member of the Belle Watling Running Club and the Buffalo Philharmonic Athletic Club. He was a Buffalo News Runner of the Year in his age group in 1990 and 1995.
He also was an avid long-distance bicyclist, crossed many states on his bicycle and once rode from Buffalo to Florida.
He raised enough money for the annual Ride for Roswell to be part of the Extra Mile Club.
He also enjoyed skiing and hiking the Adirondacks and the Appalachian Trail.
He was a member of Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, the former Elaine Haddock; and two sons, Kevin and Allen.
A celebration of his life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, 695 Elmwood Ave. at West Ferry Street.


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When missionaries in Myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante Vietnam War veteran John Rambo leaves his job as a Salween River boatman behind to accompany a group of mercenaries on a daring rescue mission. It's been twenty years since Rambo traded his guns for a fishing reel, but the world's longest running civil war rages into its sixtieth year on the nearby Thai-Burma border. Now, despite the fact that Rambo has long since sworn off all forms of violence, the knowledge that innocent missionaries are being used as pawns in a brutal war leaves him with no other choice than to venture behind enemy lines on his most dangerous mission to date.
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bad luck with a great design?
Familiarity: I've used it several times
I've been using Camelbak reservoirs on and off for the past 6-7 years. They are always great ideas in theory -- superlight, collapsible, accessible, but something always seems to go wrong. My last camelbak started leaking and got real moldy and eventually had to throw it out after just a year of service, and I decided not to buy one again for the next 3 years. I got this one, seeing all the good reviews, and when it arrived, was amazed at all the innovations Camelbak had put into place in this base model -- easily removable hose making cleaning easy; a built-in stand to improve air drying.
But somehow, less than a week into service, it was leaking! I found a tiny nick in the reservoir bag near the hard plastic ring; and despite my efforts with duct tape to seal it up during the remainder of a 3-week long climbing/backpacking trip, it still kept leaking. I kept the bag in its rightful little reservoir pouch in my backpack the entire time, so I'm not really sure what happened. I'm willing to try again with this; but I just can't seem to get one.


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The Brooklyn Station Areas project is kicking off. A working group will guide the discussion over three meetings, starting in January 2014. Additional meetings will be scheduled, if necessary, to continue the community discussion. The meetings will be open format - anyone can attend and fully participate. We encourage you to join in the conversation!
Brooklyn Station Areas Working Group Meetings
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- Meeting 1: Thursday, Jan. 9 — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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algun dia todo tendrá sentido, por ahora, riete ante la confusion, sonrie a traves de las lagrimas y siguete recordando que todo pasa por una razon..... :D
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thinking about amazing things that i do or see mmmmm... for example i really love been in the amazonas specially when a snake try to bite me :( was so crazy.
Other examples machu pichu, the sun island, make skysurf feeling for one moment that i can fly, or the moon temple at cuzco when for first time ever i really feel something amazing that until now i can´t explain it.
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A pioneer of the industry since 1984, LRTA has become the country's prime mover in the rail transport sector serving the needs of millions of Filipinos by exploring avenues where the LRT system could continuously provide efficient transport services while promoting economy and efficiency of operations.
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Whoever slagged off my Marzocchi MZ Comp forks (big spring in a tube, no oil, no air) in my other thread really got to me They are on my *cough* 2004 Dawes Watoga *cough*
As I haven't been on a bike with decent kit, especially forks better then my MZ Comps, I've no idea how better forks would improve my riding experience. I suppose I've always assumed that because I don't do jumps and very technical hairy downhill, then I don't need better forks.
But, yesterday, I noticed that sometimes it didn't feel like I had any front suspension on the fast sections where I would have liked some basic damping for the vibration coming through the handlebars. I'm wondering if that has partly contributed to the tingling pain in my fingers (during and after the ride). Would better forks help with that ?
Aside from better forks to help with the low-level continual vibration from riding offroad, I would like to think that better forks would help with bike handling generally and cope better with the occasional drop offs that I encounter.
If I am going to replace them, I'm on a very tight budget so I was thinking that I could pick up something secondhand that is fairly old now (4 - 8 years), therefore, cheap but which was good when it came out and will still offer me a significant improvement over the spring in a tin that I'm riding now.
Any ideas on what that would be ?
Big thanks in advance - love the enthusiasm and advice on this forum.
Further background on type of riding I do: just XC and the kind of single track that is part of the natural landscape around here (Massif Central, France). Sometimes its fast downhill, but nothing too technical, and I enjoy the climbing too. No jumps, but drop offs. I was looking at that video that Sturider posted of Coed Y Brenin and thats the kind of terrain that I come across fairly often.


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Nirmal Bang is bullish on Development Credit Bank (DCB) and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a price target of Rs 75, in its research report dated July 18, 2013.
Nirmal Bang research report on Development Credit Bank (DCB)
"Development Credit Bank (DCB) reported results in line with expectations driven by strong growth in NII, higher treasury income and higher profitability. PAT more than doubled on YoY basis and stood at Rs 42.8 cr. However, Net Profit, excluding onetime treasury gains (Rs 8.5 cr) and onetime operating cost (Rs 1 cr penalty paid for violation of KYC norms) stood at Rs. 35 cr reflecting a growth of nearly 85 percent YoY. NIMs improved YoY driven by lower cost of funds and stood at 3.44 percent in Q1FY14. DCB has emerged as a successful player in a tough environment by focus on consolidation and steady improvement in most of the parameters. The bank is adequately capitalized and in our view it has all the ingredients in place to lead the growth path. We expect DCB to report 27.4 percent CAGR in PAT over FY13-FY15E leading to RoE of 13.6 percent and RoA of 1.2 percent for FY15E. At CMP, the stock is trading at 1.14x and 0.99x FY14E and FY15E Adj BVPS and 8.8x and 7.4x FY14E and FY15E EPS respectively which we believe is attractive. We roll-over our target multiple from FY14E to FY15E to a target price of Rs 75 (1.5x FY15E ABV) with an upside of 50 percent from a long term perspective and maintain our 'BUY' rating," says Nirmal Bang research report.
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text: Hello everyone, I am a newbie to rooting and stuff. I actually dont know how things work in my case. I have MyTouch 3g with Tmobile service. I have recently rooted mt3g successfully with 2.1 ROM which is working great. Now I want to unlock the sim so I can use it with other carriers too. I spoke to the tmobile rep where he agreed to unlock and took IMEI number of my phone and said he will be mailing the unlock code and instructions. My question is, as I have overwritten the original factory settings, will that unlock code works in my code. Even if it works, will there be any conflicts with the already installed custom rom like malfunctioning applications or something else? Thanks, Krishna.


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Skeletons, spiders, vampires, witches, ghosts and ghouls will make this Halloween your spookiest yet!
There are loads of events and activities taking place to help all ages get into the Halloween mood.
Saturday 10 October
Annual Pumpkin Festival
Venue: Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton. SO31 5GA The venue is wheelchair accessible. Normal car parking charges apply
Time:12noon - 5:30pm
Tickets: Adults £1.50, Children 50p on the day
Contact: For information on the Festival telephone 023 8064 1882
Come along to the Pumpkin party of the year. Stalls and activities to involve the whole family, celebrating the very best of Autumn with food tastings, bbq, storytelling, 'Big Draw' art & crafts, stalls, facepainting and pumpkin games. Last year we had the new European champion pumpkin attend - this year we are hoping to see a serious contender for the world championship! The festival is both inside the chapel and outside on the grass and we will have two mobile libraries for storytelling activities. The chapel will feature autumnal flower arrangements. If you're a first time pumpkin grower please bring along your pride and joy. If you'd like to decorate a pumpkin bring it along on the day. Make a pumpkin fancy dress costume or autumnal hat and wear it on the day. Our Scarecrow Avenue was such a hit last year that we are encouraging even more friendly scarecrows along again this year to sit amongst the straw bales and sweetcorn. So have ago at making your own this year. Community groups and allotment asociations have stalls as well as crafts and other charity stalls. Arrive early and don't miss it.
Monday 26 - Friday 30 October
Spooky Half Term Holiday Club
Venue: Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, Weston Lane, Weston. Southampton. SO19 9SJ
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm or half days available
Contact: For more information and to book places please contact Chamberlayne Leisure Centre on 023 8043 7668
Tickets: Prices from £15.45 per day
Suitable for 5 - 13 year olds
Activities include bouncy castle, arts and crfats, football, team games and lots more! Halloween party is taking place on Friday afternoon
The Holiday Club is Ofsted registered and has achieved the 4Children Quality Assurance award. Monday 26 October - Sunday 1 November
Exbury Ghost Train
Venue: Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway. Exbury. Southampton. SO45 1AZ
Tickets: Adults £11.50; seniors and groups £11; children 3-15 £5. These costs are inclusive of both entrance to gardens and ride on steam train. Exbury Season Ticket holders for the railway are entitled to one free Ghost Train ride per person, but are requested to book their tickets in advance.
Contact: Booking Office: 023 8024 5750
With skeletons, scarecrows and other ghoulish characters on route, dare you ride the Exbury Ghost Train? Enter the pitch-black tunnel at your peril. Family fun. Full of interesting stories, terrible jokes, puns and visual gags! Come in fancy dress and receive a free Goody Bag. Wednesday 28 October
Autumn Craft Activities
Venue: Thornhill Library, 380 Hinkler Road, Southampton. S019 6DF
Time:10.30am -11.30am
Contact: Places are limited so please telephone 023 8044 7245 to book your place
Simple Craft activities aimed at 4 - 8 years. Join in the spooky fun and make haunted houses, scary spiders, batty bats to name a few.
Spooky Guided Walk
Venue: Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley. Southampton. SO31 5GA
Time: 6pm
Cost: £4 per person
Contact: 023 8045 5157 to book your place in advance.
A mysterious night of spooks and gremlins awaits you as you join a guided walk around the Park! Join the walk in fancy dress and receive a small gift. The Tearooms will also be open and offering an array of spooky delights! Walks start at 6pm, 7pm or 8pm. Suitable for children 5yrs and over. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet outside the Cedar Tea room. Booking is essential.
Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October
Trick or Treat Night
Venue: Manor Farm Country Park, Brook Lane, Botley, Southampton, SO30 2ER
Time: From 6:00pm
Tickets: Child £6.50 (inc treats etc.) Adult £3.50
Contact: Telephone Manor Farm Reception 01489 772813 to book your ticket in advance
Suitable for children aged 6-12 yrs. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Meet witches, warlocks and things that go bump in the night on these light-hearted evening farm tours for children. Children will each be given a 'goody bag', which they fill with treats along the way. They will also be able to take part in various Halloween-themed activities, including broomstick flying lessons in the schoolyard.
Tours at 6pm, 6:45pm & 7:30pm. Admission strictly by advance ticket only.
Friday 30 October
Autumn Craft Fun
Venue: Bitterne Library, Bitterne Road East. Southampton. SO18 5EG
Contact: 023 8091 5646
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Suitable for 4-8 year olds
Tickets: This event is free but please book in advance 023 8091 5646
Come along and get creative! You can make batty bats, autumn pictures and scary spiders.
Halloween Horrors
Venue: Education Room, Southampton City Art Gallery, Civic Centre Southamton. SO14 7LP
Time: Two sessions: 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm
Tickets: £5.50 per child
Contact: To book please contact the gallery shop on 023 8083 2705
Turn yourself into a unique Halloween Horror just in time for trick or treat! You can be a witch, goblin, ghost or ghoul like no other, disguised in a mask created from the depths of your imagination! Saturday 31 October
Super Scary Crafts
Venue: Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley. Southampton. SO31 5GA
Times: 2pm
Tickets: £2 per child
Contact: 023 8045 515
Come along and have a go at making your own super scary crafts to take home. The Tearooms will also be open and offering an array of spooky delights! Suitable for children up to 11yrs. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please meet in the Acorns educational facility.
Royal Victoria Railway's Halloween Special
Venue: Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley. Southampton. SO31 5GA
Contact the venue direct for accessibility details.
Tickets: £3 per person. Booking is essential.
Contact: Telephone the Royal Victoria Railway on 023 8045 6546
Join our spooky customers on the railway for an evening ride. Dressing up is optional. The scariest costume gets a treat!
The train runs at 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm and 7pm from the Chapel Road station.
Murder Mystery Dinner
Venue: Mayflower Theatre, Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1GE
Time: 6.30pm
Contact: 023 8071 188
Step inside this 81 year old building for an evening of intrigue, suspense, and...... Murder!
This Halloween, save your scares for the theatre as we take you on a journey to find out whodunit over a delicious 3-course dinner in Ovation Restaurant.
A Murder-Mystery evening with a cast of characters joining you for dinner in a theatre steeped in history.... What better way to spend All Hallows Eve!
Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November
Getting Away with Murder
Venue: Starting from Holyrood Church, High Street, Southampton. SO14 3
Times: 5pm, 7pm and 9pm
Contact telephone: 023 8083 3333
Tickets: Tickets are £5 each and are available from the Tourist Information Centre, Civic Centre Road tel 023 8083 3333or direct from the Fan Club on 023 8086 2882 (evenings only weekend).
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Stephen Strasburg is ready for his first big league season without restrictions. Ready to go from season's start to finish.
Ready to throw as many pitches as it takes and to stay on the mound as long as possible, including into the eighth and ninth inning, something he's never done in the majors.
It all begins at 1 p.m. Monday, when All-Star ace Strasburg starts the season opener for the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals against a Miami Marlins club that traded away most of its best players, cut its payroll by more than half, starts with seven players on the disabled list and has a rookie manager in Mike Redmond.
"It's going to be a good test for me, obviously,'' Strasburg said about the chance to see what his prized -- and surgically repaired -- right arm can do without any limits imposed by the Nationals.
"I haven't gone over seven innings yet in my career,'' the 24-year-old Strasburg added. "I know in the past, when I've been allowed to do that, I feel like my game's gotten better later on in the game. The hitters change their approach later in the game. It's going to be interesting to see how the game changes in the later innings when you're out there, because I still haven't experienced that yet.''
Not since college, anyway.
In 13 starts at San Diego State that lasted more than seven innings, Strasburg was 13-0 with a 0.74 ERA, according to STATS.
He's been allowed to go as long as seven innings -- and never more than that -- a total of seven times with the Nationals, and owns a 4-0 record and 1.29 ERA in those games. The righty never pitched more than seven innings in the minors.
"Last year, I was a little quicker with the hook, because I was trying to add some games at the end. I don't feel under the gun to do that,'' said Davey Johnson, the NL Manager of the Year who says he'll retire after 2013. "I'll go with what I think I can get out of him and not overburden him.''
Overall, Strasburg is 21-10 with a 2.94 ERA in 45 career starts in the majors since his electrifying debut. He went 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA and 197 strikeouts over 159 1-3 innings last season before being shut down because the Nationals decided he'd thrown enough for a guy who had reconstructive elbow surgery in September 2010.
"They're just going to let him be now. He's going to go out there and compete, have some fun, go out to the max, do it the way he's supposed to do it,'' said teammate Gio Gonzalez, who finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2012. "Last year, on an innings and pitch limit, stuff like that, he still managed to get us 15 wins. So if you give that guy another month or so, or even more in the postseason, he's going to definitely get us where we need to be and hopefully keep us at the top of the division.''
While the Nationals won a majors-high 98 games last season and are touted by many -- including their own manager, Davey Johnson -- as a World Series favorite, the Marlins are widely expected to repeat last year's last-place finish in the NL East.
Redmond, a 41-year-old former backup catcher, replaces the fired Ozzie Guillen in the dugout and needs to figure out how to coax wins out of a roster featuring 23-year-old slugger Giancarlo Stanton and little else in the way of proven players.
Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell and Hanley Ramirez all are gone.
As for facing Strasburg to open things, Redmond said: "He gets a lot of press and has had a tremendous career so far, but I know the guys are excited and they'll be ready for him.''
Redmond added: "We've been counting down the days. Obviously, it's a big challenge, but I think we'll be ready for it and hopefully we'll go out there and step up.''
Notes: Strasburg (2009) and LF Bryce Harper (2010) will be only the second pair of No. 1 overall draft picks in baseball's June amateur draft to start opening day together for the team that chose them, STATS LLC said. The other such duo? Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. with the Seattle Mariners. ... Top Marlins pitching prospect Jose Fernandez surprisingly was added to the team's roster Sunday. He is expected to make his major league debut April 7 by starting at the New York Mets. RHPs Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Alvarez were put on the 15-day DL. ... RHP Ricky Nolasco will start against Strasburg on Monday. ... After Tuesday's scheduled day off, the starting pitchers for Game 2 on Wednesday: Washington LHP Gonzalez against Miami RHP Kevin Slowey. Game 3 on Thursday: Washington RHP Jordan Zimmermann against Miami LHP Wade LeBlanc.
AP freelance writers Charles McCarthy and Chuck King in Jupiter, Fla., contributed to this report.