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Title: What a Texas Girl Wants
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The last thing Jackson Taylor wants in his life is a down-to-earth girl. He has four weeks of freedom in which to find his birth mother. He's done well avoiding commitment until now, so when he wakes up on a Mexican beach with Kathleen his first reaction is curiosity. When he spies the matching wedding rings on their left hands curiosity turns to concern.
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Author: Christina Courtenay
Received: Jane @ Choc Lit Team
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Jake Precy, owner of a nearby cottage, has disturbing dreams too, but it's not until he meets Melissa that they begin to make sense. He hires her to research his family's history, unaware their lives are already entwined. Is the mutual attraction real or the result of ghostly interference?
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, due for release on 8th November, will feature a new social network called Call of Duty Elite. However, this will only be available to console owners, which is sure to disappoint PC gamers loyal to this gaming series. Call of Duty Elite offers gamers a premium membership for $49.99, offering competitions, training videos and $60 worth of DLC, along with all the usual stats tracking and social features. OneOfSwords interviewed Beachhead Studio's Chacko Sonny, who explained the reason for this: It's not really clear in what way the PC is an insecure platform, so this apparent "insecurity" leading to "unfairness for gamers" may not be the only reason for the delay. The Call of Duty franchise is now console oriented and it seems that extracting money from console owners is somehow easier than PC owners. Therefore, Activision will be bringing Elite to the PC platform when they've worked out the kinks and can properly monetize it. However, it's not all bad news, at least dedicated servers will be supported at launch, unlike the previous MW2, which lead to a significant outcry. Call Of Duty Elite official site: www.mw3elite.com Source: AnandTech
Ironically, I've bought most of the CoD games, but I don't care for Elite anyway, so it doesn't matter to me.
Doesn't matter to me considering i haven't cared for COD since COD4. Plus i never care about the social media accepts to games, i just want to play the game, not socialize.
What a lame excuse! According to that all of 3dmark, cpu-z, wprime and many other scores should be incorrect and unfair. Blame yourself for being lazy and untechnical to create a solid stats system. In short it's BS.
Only if you don't have a premium Elite account(that you must pay for) according to that chart. So i think so.:shadedshu
yea but my question is that if you let your subscription lapse... is said DLC still your's if you choose not to renew?
Now that I think about it. Not selling DLC outside of Elite would be doing something that ActiKotick is allergic to. Rejecting money. I bet you will be able to buy DLC outside of subscribing to Elite. Of course, they'll probably make it more expensive to buy DLC separately. The OP says every $50 subscription will get you $60 worth of DLC, meaning the 3 map packs will go up to $20 per. They'll bolster console Elite subs because the Hardened Edition comes with a year sub included. I'm totally happy to skip this release.
I imagine that most of the services you'd get with the Elite is not something that most would use anyways... plus I have Every map pack for Black Ops but still mostly just play the original maps anyways so it's a non issue with me... This is going to turn into a fanboy thread
These mother fuckin son's of bitches. This company is teribad now, they can fuckin go on the streets beging for bread for all I care now shadedshushadedshushadedshushadedshu:shadedshu 50$ for Elite premium and 60$ for the game shadedshushadedshushadedshu If anybody trys to justify the 50 dollar premium price tag, REMEMBER, CODMW1 IT WAS ALL FREE, MW2 FREE, BLACKOP FREE, COD5W@W FREE. Nothing justify's this bullshit, period. I can bet that after all said and done with the 50$ premium service, there's going to be a big 20-30$ DLC pack that you will still have to buy separately down the road. Just strait ass money laundering NOW. :shadedshu
How is console more secure? My little brother's friends cheat in all the CoD's on their 360s. Pisses me off.
Is it more secure perhaps in the sense that hacks and cracks can't be run on them like they can on a PC? Just guessing here.
Well I mean the console IS a PC with a different operating system. All it takes is know how to cheat. For example, people play cracked games on every system, have made the systems run Linux, etc. Anything can be broken.
I think its more to do with aimbots & wallhackers rather then just people pirating the game. Afterall...people who pirate the game cant play MP unless its a cracked server which probably means Zero stats for the players as it aint hooked up to Activisions logging system. Doesnt suprise me at all.. IMO they dropped punkbuster for the same crap that STEAM uses which is far from perfect compared to PB MW2 became a fucking botfest. I encountered a lot of bots in the random 2hrs of that game I played, and since the game doesnt run on dedicated servers - there are no admins to boot or ban hackers. players can cheat their way to the top using aimbot. ----- What Activision are doing here is exactly what EPIC GAMES did a few years ago - They left the PC market to focus purely on consoles because they claimed Piracy was getting the better of them/their sales when in reality, they just failed to make an awesome game that every PC player wanted to play. If they suddenly turn around and say Elite wont be made available for PC not now & not ever then that wouldnt suprise me at all. Not to be disrespectful but, only console fags are dumb enough to pay a $50 subscription charge for a $60 game. which gives them extra features which most of them dont even need. I dont think many of the PC community really care about whats happening as they wont be buying the game anyway. I know i definitely wont.
It's a relief to me that many people think aimbots and other hacks/cheats don't exist for consoles. Please keep believing that.
Never said they didnt exist on consoles, though Ive personally never heard of aimbot on consoles. theres just a lot lot more of them on PC - Hell in the BF3 Beta. there were HUNDREDS of them and they were all signed upto the same fucking platoon and were from the same fucking forum that makes the hacks


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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 12:09 am |
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Dixie Girl Southern Belle
I heard on the news that parents want toymakers to quit making Santa Clauses fat. They say that it gives children the impression that its ok to be fat. They also want mall santa clauses to quit saying Ho Ho Ho. people are trying to say that its offensive to women and it scares children. I think this whole ordeal is stupid. It is not offensive. Santa Claus is supposed to be a fat happy man that says HO HO HO and drinks milk and eats cookies. ____________________ War Means Fighting And Fighting Means Killing - N. B. Forrest When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Stonewall Jackson |
Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 09:12 am |
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Roger Member
I've just about heard it all now. Do fat people and women find Santa offensive or is it idiots who think they might. No need to answer that I already know the answer. Ho Ho Ho Roger |
Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 02:54 pm |
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susansweet Member
Santa is supose to be fat and say ho ho ho . I remember as a child the Christmas the church I grew up in had a Santa that seemed to have forgotten his pillow and wasn't naturally chubby. We heard the sleigh bells and the door opened in walked this skinny Santa. None of us wanted anything to do with him. He wasn't Santa. It was scary . The next year Santa was back to his old chubby self. |
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 06:08 pm |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
I heard on the news that parents want toymakers to quit making Santa Clauses fat. They say that it gives children the impression that its ok to be fat. Very true, Santa shouldn't be fat. It's also sex-biased, so Santa should be a woman. Therefore Santa should be a 36-24-36 woman (Preferbly with long red hair). Hey Santa, I've got cookies... |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 12:50 am |
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JoanieReb Member
Dang it! I come back from a hard two weeks on the road followed by a serious Thanksgiving weekend only to discover that if I just had had 4 more inches of hair and 2 more inches of hips, I could have had cookies instead of this ***** pumpkin pie. Guess I'll go read the Civil War related threads, now.... |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 12:57 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
JR - If all you're missing is a little hip and some hair, my cookies are yours! Um, let me re-phrase that . Geez, I hope the moderator comes in and yells at me for going off-topic - not to mention into the gutter |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 01:07 am |
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JoanieReb Member
Oh, Thank You, Joe, And Thank God (It is Thanksgiving weekend after all!) I haven't laughed out loud in a week, and just did, and it felt good. Anyway, I'll go see about hair extensions and will apply the punkin pie directly to my hips in hopes of getting cookies. See ya in the gutter! But looking at the stars, or some such thing, right? JR Last edited on Mon Nov 26th, 2007 01:31 am by JoanieReb |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 03:14 am |
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CleburneFan Member
As I recall, the iconic adorable, fat and jolly old St Nicklaus that we have come to love and look forward to receiving in our homes is a fairly new image. Correct me if I am wrong, but that image we know comes from a Coca-Cola santa back in the 1930s or 1940s. He was specially designed for Coca-Cola ads, but became an instant hit. Before that time images of Santa Claus and the other names by which he is known could feature him wearing a wide variety of colors and designs of clothing other than the red santa suit with white fur trim. These traditional santas before the Coca-Cola prototype were not routinely fat and jolly though some were. That said, the health police are carrying things too far if they try to put our beloved Coca-Cola santa on a diet and exercise program. They can't really believe the fat and jolly santa is what is making thirty-three percent of adult Americans obese. After all, he only makes seasonal appearances. Who do the health police blame for the rest of the year? |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 03:24 am |
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CleburneFan Member
I did some checking and what I learned is that the modern (or Coca-Cola) santa was not revolutionary, but evolutionary. Some images of a red clad, long white-bearded santa were beginning to appear here and there as early as the late 1800s. However, Coca-Cola's gifted artist's rendition which first appeared in the 1930s and was already firmly entrenched in American culture by the 1940s is the one which seemed to have truly captured the American imagination. |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 05:11 am |
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Texas Defender Member
Cleburne Fan, The modern concept of Santa Claus in America is generally credited to the famous cartoonist, Thomas Nast, beginning in 1863. As you said, Santa : "evolved' over time into what we have now with the Christmas holiday. Here is the story of Santa Claus from Wikepedia: Santa Claus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And here is a bio of Thomas Nast from Jayne McCormick's "Bits of Blue and Gray" website: New Page 1 |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 05:39 pm |
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David White Member
I thought he died: |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 06:08 pm |
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susansweet Member
Moore in The Night Before Christmas written in 1823 describes Santa as "jolly and plump, a jolly old elf" So Santa was fat long before the Coke Santa. Last edited on Mon Nov 26th, 2007 06:11 pm by susansweet |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 06:26 pm |
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Dixie Girl Southern Belle
People are to obsessed with offending others!!!!!!!!! Only idiots think Santa is offensive!!!!!!!As I've said before Santa is supposed to be fat, eat cookies, drink milk and say HO HO HO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a woman and I dont think its offensive. We all just need to face it. Some people are stupid. ____________________ War Means Fighting And Fighting Means Killing - N. B. Forrest When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Stonewall Jackson |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 06:42 pm |
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Roger Member
Dixie Girl, I hope your not being offensive to idiots. |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 08:24 pm |
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Fuller E Pluribus Unum
My Christmas would not be complete unless I had the opportunity to join in and poke fun of Santa at our Swedish Lodge every year for Sankta Lucia. "How much glogg has he had this year?!!" It's a tradition. If Santa aint plump, old, drunk and stumbling around the jul tree while mumbling Swedish obscenities, I'd be crushed. |
Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 10:51 pm |
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Nu Ar Det Jul Igen... I make a mean meatball and rice pudding. I'm actually going to the lodge this weekend for the smorgasbord and pagent. Look for me, I'll be at the place where the parking lot is FILLED to the brim with Volvos. (Star boy's costumes and the culture of Inglewood, CA don't mix btw. Lots of confusion.) Ahhhh, good times good times. My boys graduated from tompte to gingerbread boys. Proud moment that will be marked with no less than 100 photos. I would not miss it for the world and now my kids look forward to it every year. My job has been accomplished. The Chef was always my favorite Muppet. uff da |
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Santa was at my wife's shops last weekend and he had a great ho ho ho...But.....He was a little thin and actually looked pregnent rather than fat...He had more of a beer gut than a belly...Maybe just a bad suit of clothes..But the kids still loved him...But when I was a kid Santa came to my house and he was fat and was smoking...Yea...That jolly old elf had some weed in that pipe and that is why he is so jolly...I actually promised him I would not tell if he gave me a hit...He wouldn't let me toke on that thing so now I am telling...Oh I am sorry for blowing his image to you all but that Fat Old Guy keeps the good stuff for himself.. Huma |
Posted: Tue Nov 27th, 2007 06:44 am |
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And so Johnny Huma clears up the mystery behind why Santa is so plump - it's the munchies!!!!! (Perhaps this could be incorporated into an anti-drug commercial - lordy, the possibilities!) |
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thanks to all working for streams but specially to SUI99 for all the past links and of course for the future ones.
Finally could by chance connect to this web through google. I miss the Swiss hockey and especially EHCB.who looks a bit better than usual this season.
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OK admins - over the weekend, this messageboard has been VERY slow to load. Changing pages takes forever and posting replies either double posts them (!) or times the page out before they send.
Can someone feed the hamster please?
Only happening on here - other sites I use are fine.
Thanks guys. (hoping this sends - and only once!)
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Hm we thought these issues had been fixed, but we will take another look then
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Yes,it's faster indeed.
It was becoming very boring...
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Hopefully it stays like this and you won't have any further issues
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I am sorry,but it's still a pain...
It would be important,for me as well,to know other experiences.
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Touch wood, no probs here for me, since my above last post.
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hi guys, can you check if this is a problem with the site?
I've tried different browsers, mac and pc, even a linux machine, and for all of them it's the same issue: you click on a 'live' link for a football fixture and the page of available sites is filtered by Flash by default. The drop-down menu has 'All software' as well, but it doesn't work...
it's fine mate. When there is only one type available, it defaults to that type. If there is more than one, then it defaults to all software, and you can select. same for the bitrate dropdown, when only one option, it defaults to that and the all option doesn't work, because it doesn't need to. Check this one to see what I mean:
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ah ok, i was hoping it might be something like that. i'm setting up a VM running linux and wanted to check the sop player integration... but just realised it's the middle of the night there, so there's no sopcasts. doh...
thanks for the quick reply
koorashowhd (01-04-2012)
I was looking forward to see swiss hockey this year, but seadly SUI99 is gone. Maybe, in the future there will be other swiss hockey fans to bring us aliens a good stream and we can enjoy our favorit game again.
BTW: Im am to a EHCB fan !!!
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Cant believe it took me half a year to find the new site. Feels good to be back
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What error did you get?
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Glad to hear it's solved, not sure what happened then as I wasn't around but let's hope it doesn't happen again. Thanks for the feedback!
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Please - this is driving me nuts! Is there any way to stop those damn info balloons when I hover my mouse over this board? There doesn't seem to be a settings feature on my profile where I can block this.
I don't think it is my browser, as it only happens on this "V-bulletin" messageboards.
Just so bluddy annoying when I move my mouse pointer to a topic and the damn balloon blocks out any info about that topic.If I even hover over someone's avatar. I get a balloon saying "posters avatar", or I hover over the Reply button, I get a ballon saying "reply button"....I KNOW IT IS!!!!! So freaking annoying. GRRR


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-- live from London David Buick hit from BGC partners and Dodd's always good to see.
David Buick matter what is going on in the world but you know it's like we're talking three of -- the last few years Greece is still a problem but it's the boy who cried wolf than this time it's for real alright David.
You're absolutely right called the George speaking to you I can assure you it's not what's going on in -- back out of -- We -- obviously a very inconclusive meeting between.
Personal moment chancellor Merkel yesterday which leaned absolutely nothing like a long playing ground for recorders -- reports -- stock.
The question of him coming out with -- nothing new because has nothing new to come up with.
We all know what the problems saw the European Union knows what the problem -- -- are they going to do about it.
A gain of the experiments of another month before fresh Greek connections we see these yields on these -- rising through the roof.
When opening up almost -- 30% for Greece for ten years.
Which six point 5% -- enough for Spain.
And 6% for it should be who's gonna come a point if we don't institution leadership.
Whereas the -- -- -- just gonna say hands up why aren't tired we're not here regards minimal.
Go back to your first -- about nothing to it to be died and and your last point about our need.
For leadership so the situation in Greece are people that have been following -- minute to minute is basically they're trying to form this coalition government they've been unable to do so.
So the -- the reality of Greece actually leaving the eurozone is becoming.
More -- more likely accorded most people who look at so.
Do we tried to avoid that is that what we need leadership four or do we try to move past have been minimized the damage at this point.
I think we'd have to minimize the damage the fact remains is that what we've -- is -- deputy secretary austerity package but we wanna stay in the European Union that doesn't work.
I mean Germany and France -- mulch -- -- they should never allowed Greece in the first place because.
They -- never been close to the fiscal requirements that group were necessary but we -- riding on the credit Crist away.
-- is no way that Greece.
Cut and actually look conference that debt repay it to deliver an austerity package right and grow farther -- that we accepted the -- There -- out and then in the fact remains it.
-- go ahead for a bigger -- The fact remains is what we have to concern ourselves with the banks that everybody's crying wolf saying oh my goodness me the commentary actions.
Now the banks and the EU governments have had two years to stare in the face -- of possibility.
Of Greece leaving the European the Euro zone.
If they haven't done -- -- in terms of contingency plans to either sell toxic -- as much as they possibly can.
All -- sit down and the governments the same.
And they shouldn't be in the -- that that country it will be a very rocky ride but once we crystallized it it'll be okay.
David thank you very much for your perspective as well as always and we'll talk against -- okay.
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the business of America is business, that being said business can ruin itself without government assistance. If Lowe's feels that a good message is to alienate a demographic and customer base (which it is by doing this) Ok, they just shouldn't be surprised when sales dip a bit and they cannot understand the figures behind it. To be a bit more recent, Corporations are people; and like people they can make boneheaded mistakes which they eventually regret.
THERE was a time in America when both the law and the general social consensus held that if Lowe's wanted to refuse to sell home improvement appliances to Muslims, or to blacks or Jews or Christians or women or what have you, that was nobody's business but theirs. That is no longer the law in America, nor is it the social consensus. It remains the law, and rightly so, that if Lowe's wants to give in to a campaign of religious bigotry run by a small group of zealots and pull its advertising from a cable television show that has the gall to depict Muslims as normal Americans, that is, legally speaking, nobody's business but theirs.
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Making salads
By Madhu Menon
Summer's here and the readers have been bugging, err, asking, me to write a piece on salads. As usual, I'm not happy giving you just a couple of recipes like a food magazine, so get ready to learn about how to say goodbye to limp, watery salads with dressing that pools at the bottom. I'll give you some themes that you can mix and match to create your own fun variations.
A salad is a fairly broad class of food, with no clear definition even in the dictionary. You can find salads of leafy greens, other vegetables, root vegetables, meats, pasta, and more. While many are served cold, there are also warm salad recipes. Even salad dressings are optional. So let's just settle on it being a dish served on the side apart from main course and work from there. The most common type of salad that pops into mind is, of course, the green leafy salad, and that's what this column will focus on. Leaves are the most abundant parts of plants found in nature, so a salad was probably one of the earliest common foods available to man. While lettuce is often found in Western salads, plenty of other greens such as spinach, fenugreek, watercress, arugula, cabbage, etc., can be used as salad bases. (Just search for ''salad greens" on www.foodsubs.com to get ideas.)
A stamp of approval for this alternative asset
By Shashank Khare
Looking for an investment which can potentially triple in seven years? Something which has extremely low price volatility and is uncorrelated to other asset classes? Before you exclaim that it is impossible to achieve all three, allow me to explain. The miraculous asset class which satisfies this holy trinity of investing is postage stamps. Yes, the stamps that you and I collected as children are a serious investment proposition. According to Stanley Gibbons Ltd, a UK-based leading philatelic dealer, the market for stamps has an estimated 60 million collectors spending $20 billion annually. Contrary to what you might think, it is not just about old stamps. An Indian stamp as recently printed as 1992 sold for £11,500 (approx. R8.5 lakh at the time), 11.5 times its estimated value at an auction held in the UK last June.
Before you get excited and start hunting for your old collection, remember that not all stamps are valuable and neither are most childhood collections. Within the large universe of stamps, there is a very small set of investment-grade stamps that have value. Therefore, selection of stamps requires the same rigour as selection of stocks or bonds in a portfolio. This point is aptly demonstrated by Bill Gross, the founder of PIMCO and one of the richest men in the world. He transformed a $2.5 million investment into $9.1 million in seven years by extensively researching and analysing the performance of individual stamps before selecting his portfolio. As a result, he massively outperformed conventional asset markets.(Read more)
Making Whisky your own
By Joel Harrison
It's fantastic when something fits. I mean really fits. Anyone who has had a pair of shoes handmade for him will know what I'm talking about. Not only the attention to detail that your shoemaker will lavish upon you, from the measuring-up visit through each of the subsequent fitting sessions, but that fantastic feeling each time you slip into your utterly bespoke numbers. You know that no one else in the world has a pair that is the same. No one else can boast the comfort you're enjoying. No one else is you.
Over time, your wardrobe will develop and reflect your style and personality. A range of clothes will develop—denims for different jollies, suits for certain meetings, shoes to show off. Surrounding your clothes will be accessories, from Hermes belts to Breitling watches, all with the specific role of enhancing your outfit, adding that extra bit of glitz and glamour to your personality.
Have it your way
What is the difference between a watch that only 9,999 other people in the world own, and one that only you do? Or between a premium suit picked off a rack, and one made to your exacting physical specifications? There is a small matter of price. But what else? Why does a select group of luxury consumers, all over the world, seek not just the highest quality, but also minute, sometimes tortuous, levels of personalization?
The answer may lie in the history and DNA of some of today's most popular brands. Brands such as Louis Vuitton and Vacheron Constantin owe their reputation today not to international networks of boutiques and showrooms, but to founders and craftsmen who, decades ago, made precious objects to order, by hand. This is what luxury really meant: things made only for you, on your terms.
Luggage of legends
For almost 160 years, Louis Vuitton has equipped some of the world's most refined travellers. From the instantly recognizable monogram to the curious combination of classic craftsmanship and modern utility, LV is perhaps one of the best-known luxury brands in the world. For the most discerning customer, Louis Vuitton offers two levels of customization
Hollister's had a very humble beginning when the company reconstructed a used Harley to make its first motorcycle in 1986. Two years later, the company opened its first shop in Zimmern, Germany. In 1999, Hollister's became Germany's first certified custom bike manufacturer. In the 25 years of its existence,the company has won numerous honours and awards in designing and customizing bikes.
This single-seater Viper has a Tom Pirone motor and a six-speed gearbox. It took more than four months to develop this matt-pearl, white-finish beast.
Cost of indulgence: Prices can vary from €30,000 (for a custom twin) to €100,000 (for unique bikes), excluding duty, depending upon the buyer's requirements.(Read more)
Car ? Super!
With a dream to launch his own car company and the sole mission to create the perfect supercar, Christian von Koenigsegg, then 22 years old, started his namesake company in 1994.
Koenigsegg moved to its present location and headquarters in Ängelholm, Sweden, in 2003. The building had previously been home to the Swedish Air Force and once housed JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets.
Palace intrigue
A part of the Tata group, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces is a global chain of luxury hotels and resorts. Apart from providing luxury hospitality, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces also offers various kinds of bespoke services to its patrons. We asked them to tell us about two of their most lavish recent bespoke projects. This is what they had to say
Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
The Taj Lake Palace, with its fairy tale setting, is a favoured destination for the most special occasions such as anniversaries. And guests have gone to great lengths to ensure their proposals are memorable and unique. One such request was made from an exmilitary man who wanted to propose to his girlfriend on one of the terraces right at sunset with fireworks signalled by a hand gesture. He wanted all of this to be captured from a camera hidden on an adjoining terrace. (Read more)
In 1900, Filippo found a small shoe factory in Italy that remained a family business for the next seven decades. The turnaround came in the 1970s, when Filippo's grandson, Diego Della Valle, entered the business and took over the responsibility of its development. With the help of his innovative marketing strategies and the company's handmade manufacturing process, he turned the family-run business to an industrial firm, and today, Tod's SpA is the holding group, among the leading producers of shoes and luxury leather goods,with brand names such as Tod's and Hogan.
Cost of indulgence
Prices range from R1.08 lakh onwards and depend on how crazy one wants to get with the leather texture and the numbers of combinations of the leather used. Other details such as monogrammed initials, colours and braids also affect costs.(Read more)
In 1934, brothers Giovanni and Giacomo Canali established an artisan workshop in Triuggio, Brianza, to produce high quality clothing.
In the 1950s, the second generation of the family took over the running of the firm, consolidating its presence in the Italian market and increasing sales volume and product quality. In the mid-1970s, the company rose to the challenge of international markets, and by 1980 was exporting 50% of its production. The company now exports 85% of production.
In the tradition of great suit-makers, Canali provides bespoke services to aficionados of its products.(Read more)
Going places
Quintessentially was launched in Soho, London, in 2000 by co-founders Aaron Simpson, Ben Elliot and Paul Drummond as a luxury concierge service provider to its members round the clock. From last-minute restaurant reservations and holiday bookings, to theatre and opera tickets and access to clubs, parties and special events, Quintessentially provides its members unlimited access to an unrivalled package of privileges, preferential rates and bespoke services. Today, it has more than 70 offices globally.
From a religious trip to Mecca with the request of finding the best spot for praying at the Kaaba, to a private banquet on the Great Wall of China, or living the life of indigenous aboriginals in the heart of Australia, to a private tour of the pyramids of Egypt with an after-hours visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Quintessentially has delivered all these demands.(Read more).
The making of a diamond
By Pradip Kumar Saha
How exactly does a £100,000 bottle of whisky look like? More importantly, what makes a bottle of whisky that expensive?
The answer may well be the Johnnie Walker Diamond Jubilee that Diageo launched in February to commemorate the 60th year of accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Fiery golden liquid inside a diamond-shaped crystal decanter rests on a crystal stand with six radial legs capped by fine silver and a diamond stud.(Read more).
We don't want to deviate from what we have done
By Sidin Vadukut
Angelo Bonati is chief executive of Officine Panerai, a watch brand famous for its Italian heritage, signature brutal style and clutter-free dials. Indulge spoke to Bonati in Geneva recently, on the sidelines of the SIHH watch fair, about the brand's future, its Italian DNA and innovation. Edited excerpts:
How is business right now? What are your dealers and retailers telling you?
Right now, it is fantastic. It seems as if there is no crisis around the world. Excellent. Things are as they used to be.
We were worried, you know. Things were not all that well, economically speaking, in Europe or in the US. But business does not seem to reflect (that sentiment). At the end of the day, the market's absorption is what matters to me. (Read more)
It's complicated
In the middle of the 18th century, Jean-Marc Vacheron decided to open his own watchmaking workshop in Geneva and thus, in 1755, Vacheron Constantin was founded. Fifteen years later, the company created its first complication watch.
Vacheron Constantin was bought by the Richemont Group in 1996.
The company provides an exclusive service to its clients of producing unique timepieces. We asked them to share one of their most exclusive one-off pieces. And they reached into their secret archives to present the Vladimir.(Read more)
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Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen has wide support among Senate Democrats and many fellow economists. Bloomberg News
Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen emerged as the front-runner to become the White House's nominee to lead the central bank, a day after Lawrence Summers pulled out of the contest amid congressional resistance, according to people familiar with the matter.
President Barack Obama hasn't made a final decision, a senior administration official said. The process for selecting a nominee isn't starting over, senior administration officials said Monday, and no new candidates have been added to the mix.
An announcement won't happen this week, officials said. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that Mr. Obama is still on track to name his Fed nominee this fall, which he noted technically begins next week.
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The search for a successor to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has become a messy public contest over the past few months after some lawmakers challenged Mr. Summers and spoke out in favor of Ms. Yellen. Mr. Obama had mentioned them both in July as candidates, along with former Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn.
Ms. Yellen has wide support among Senate Democrats and many fellow economists, though her support inside the White House has been shallow compared to Mr. Summers. She declined to comment Monday.
White House officials were criticized by economists and former administration officials Monday for how they have handled the selection. A two-month campaign by Democrats and liberal groups to block Mr. Summers from winning the nomination bloodied the Harvard economist while the White House mostly focused on other matters.
"Floating trial balloons generally sucks as a strategy," said John Podesta, chairman of the Center for American Progress and a White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration. "You've got to make your decision and go with it."
Senior administration officials said the White House hadn't floated Mr. Summers's potential nomination as a trial balloon. They say his name emerged over the summer, and Mr. Obama was put in a position of having to defend him amid criticism, which put even more attention on his candidacy.
Privately, Mr. Obama's aides have said for weeks that Mr. Summers was the president's preferred choice, even as they said he hadn't yet made a decision. Lawmakers weren't consulted about Mr. Summers because he wasn't a nominee, officials said. Mr. Obama wasn't prepared to make a decision earlier, they added.
The surprising turns come at a critical juncture for the Fed. Officials hold a policy meeting Tuesday and Wednesday at which they could decide to begin pulling back an $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program that has helped to push up stock prices and hold down interest rates for the past year. Interest rates have turned higher in anticipation of the program's gradual unwinding.
Mr. Bernanke's second four-year term ends Jan. 31. Mr. Obama's nominee will be subject to Senate confirmation, which typically requires several months.
The White House also faces looming battles on Capitol Hill over legislation needed to avoid a partial government shutdown when the fiscal year starts Oct. 1 and to lift the federal borrowing limit by mid-October so the Treasury can pay all of its bills.
The No. 2 official at the Fed since 2010, Ms. Yellen had a hand in crafting the Fed's bond-buying programs and its commitments to keep short-term interest rates near zero. If she is chosen for the job, it would likely be seen as a sign of continuity at the Fed.
"Yellen is highly experienced, has consistently shown good judgment, and has the temperament as well as the broad respect within the central banking community to ably manage the Fed," Mark Gertler, a New York University professor and friend of Mr. Bernanke said. "She would be the proverbial steady hand and represent a smooth transition from Bernanke."
On Monday, global stock and bond markets rallied as investors learned that Mr. Summers had withdrawn his name from contention for the Fed position. Some investors worried that Mr. Summers might be unsupportive of some of the easy-money policies advanced by Mr. Bernanke. Though it's not clear that would have been the case, his withdrawal provided investors some relief.
Mr. Obama could turn to Mr. Kohn or other candidates. Mr. Kohn, for one, has gotten much less public attention during the search, which might be to his advantage. Mr. Kohn was a long-serving Fed official before retiring in 2010 and worked closely for years with Mr. Bernanke's predecessor, Alan Greenspan.
The chain of events in the Fed nomination drama began in June, when Mr. Obama told journalist Charlie Rose that Mr. Bernanke had worked at the central bank "a lot longer than he wanted." Many interpreted the remarks to mean Mr. Bernanke was on his way out, leading to questions about who would take over.
Early speculation, neither encouraged nor discouraged by the White House, focused on Ms. Yellen. Mr. Summers moved from dark horse to front-runner in July, as it became clear that multiple top-level White House officials—including Mr. Obama—considered him one of the nation's leading economists. Further fueling Mr. Summers's chances, The Wall Street Journal reported July 7 that Messrs. Obama and Summers talked about the possibility of Mr. Summers's nomination to the Fed post in late 2010.
Liberals mobilized to upend Mr. Summers's chances. In late July, more than one-third of the Senate's Democratic caucus sent a letter to Mr. Obama urging him to nominate Ms. Yellen. On July 31, during closed-door meetings with Democrats, Mr. Obama defended Mr. Summers and tried to get lawmakers to back off and give him room to make a selection.
Some Senate Democrats saw Mr. Summers as too supportive of past financial deregulation and too close to Wall Street. Some also bristled at comments he made while president of Harvard University in 2005 in which questioned about the innate math and science aptitudes of women; Mr. Summers later apologized.
Mr. Summers didn't have a broad base of allies among Democrats who would defend him from attacks as he waited for a White House decision. Even singer and actress Bette Midler tweeted in August that Mr. Summers was unfit for the job. Mr. Summers, as is customary, refrained from making public comments once he was a serious contender for the job. Mr. Summers wasn't available for comment Monday.
In August, Ms. Yellen indicated to some associates that she saw herself as an underdog for the post and was uncomfortable with how public and political the debate had become. At the time, two Senate aides said she wasn't being vetted for the job by the White House, leading many to believe she was out of the running. Meanwhile, a White House official said then that Mr. Obama "has all of the information he needs" to make a decision, suggesting an announcement was imminent.
This development triggered another wave of liberal backlash aimed at Mr. Summers, though the White House declined to weigh in on the matter. Meanwhile, several former administration officials said Mr. Obama's request for a congressional vote on his plan to strike Syria exposed deep rifts within liberal ranks.
Senate Democrats didn't want a confirmation fight to embarrass the president, so a group of Democrats on the banking committee told party leaders last week that at least five lawmakers were expected to block Mr. Summers if he came before the panel.
Senate leadership told the White House last week that the level of opposition on the committee would make Mr. Summers's nomination messy and potentially unsuccessful. It also would have placed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) in an awkward position between the president and his caucus. White House officials in the past week began acknowledging to others that Mr. Summers's chances of confirmation were grim, at best, people close to the administration said. Mr. Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration.
—Peter Nicholas and Kristina Peterson contributed to this article.
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Opening Night at Victoria TX Film festival (Day 1 blog)
Last night Brea and I went to the opening night of the Victoria TX Film festival.
There was some chaos in the beginning as we were not sure where we were going to set up our booth for interviews that night. While we were still sorting things out, Brea sent me to watch the first movie "This Way Of Life" while she sorted out the booth situation.
After I watched "This Way Of Life" I came back to the Filmmakers Lounge to check on the booth setup, and sure enough there was Brea with the table set up (and as a surprise to me) had our podcast's music running through speakers and was DJing for the people outside.
Inside the Filmmakers Lounge, was a mix match of mingling area along with art exhibit by the festival's Artistic director Don Avlo. I love Avlo's stuff. It's got all the elements of things I grew up with. Punk, Mexican Culture, real touches of who the man is and what has shaped his life. So I was glad to see that he hung around the building pretty much all night and stopped to talk to us often.
Later that night we were able to get an interview with Dan Levin (director from Dirty Old Town) and Clayton Patterson (subject of Captured and iconic documentarian, folk historian, and video activist) This interview was probably the best treat of the whole night. Both Dan and Clayton were really nice guys, but also very complimentary of each other. Clayton Patterson gave really great stories and discussions on the Lower East Side, historical happenings he witnessed, and also why art is so important and artistic community is important. Then when we were wrapping up we exchanged information and instructed us to reach out to him to continue to share and spread ideas. THIS had a huge effect on me. I cannot stress enough, in all the things we do and talk about and how much we continue to walk the line in the things we talk about (keeping our podcast DIY and grassroots, questioning the norm, etc) here is a man who not just gave us a great interview, but wants to continue to talk, share, and make the world a better place.
Both movies are in tonight's NYC Double Feature. I am sure to be there.
After the interview, Brea left the fest to head home for her day job the next day. I stuck around and played some more tunes outside. I was thinking about putting up shop when I heard someone ask "are you podcasting?" "No," I said, "interviews" "Do you want to interview Slacker Magazine?" I thought to myself… these guys could be fun…. "Sure"
Andy and Courtney for Slacker Magazine came in and sat for an interview. This was a fun interview with 2 really cool people. Both Slackerites were not shy about talking to the microphone and gave fun answers. What I really like is that Andy started as a concert promoter so we talked about the transition from music to press. Slacker is the only free high gloss magazine that covers Austin's nightlife.
Both interviews will be posted soon.
Today, there are cool free matinees all day at Johnson Symposium and the feature films start tonight at 7.


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Alright guys, be easy on me. I don't even know how to search this situation. Few questions;
1) How clean should I be able to get my boat with a scraper? I have pictures attached and think I need to start sanding for the most part. The paint is so thin I can see through it in 99% of the areas.
2) How do I deal with paint in the grain? Stripper and a brush? I really have no idea here. I was hoping they had painted over varnish. Definitely not the case.
3) If I can start sanding now to get the rest of the paint off, what grit should I start with? This is a mohogany lapstrake plywood boat.
The dark areas are where it is wet, I just finished washing it off in these photos.
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SOURCE Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the American Red Cross
Ready Neighborhoods Initiative Hosts Local Events in Honor of National Fire Prevention Month
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced an important milestone in honor of National Fire Prevention Month –training, educating or engaging more than 700,000 residents throughout Northern and Central California as part of the Ready Neighborhoods initiative.
In 2012, PG&E announced a $2.5 million initiative to provide residents and communities with emergency preparedness training and education to help build safer communities in California. Together, the American Red Cross and PG&E aim to reach more than one million residents by 2014.
This year, the Ready Neighborhoods initiative will build on its success by launching fire prevention events and outreach in Bakersfield, Fresno and Sacramento during the month of October in honor of National Fire Prevention Month.
"Through the Ready Neighborhoods initiative, the Red Cross Central Valley is empowering families to effectively prepare for and respond to emergencies, ultimately helping communities be more resilient following a disaster," said Ellen Knapp, Regional Chief Executive Officer for the Central Valley Region. She went on to state that "during National Fire Prevention Month the Central Valley Red Cross will launch Season Three of Team Firestopper, a program that will educate thousands of families on home fire prevention. This education is extremely important since volunteers in the Central Valley are responding to families affected by a home fire every 15 hours."
The Red Cross' Team Firestopper project offers a comprehensive outreach and training program on the simple steps that residents can take to protect their homes and families from fires. The Firestopper program targets communities that have high incidents of fires, and will include various forms of outreach including community canvassing, home fire safety visits and safety fair seminars.
"The terrain in California is as diverse as our customer base, making this part of the country susceptible to earthquakes, storms, wildfires and other natural disasters," said Ezra Garrett, PG&E vice president of community relations and chief sustainability officer. "Public safety is PG&E's highest priority, and the Red Cross is a trusted partner in supporting our customers during times of emergency. We are proud to bring the Ready Neighborhoods initiative to cities across Northern and Central California, and working with the Red Cross is a great way to help customers learn about fire safety."
PG&E employees are also strong supporters of the American Red Cross, personally pledging more than $75,000 to the humanitarian organization last year.
During National Fire Prevention Month in October, PG&E and the American Red Cross remind Californians that first responders may not be able to respond quickly to everyone who needs help during times of crisis. That's why personal preparedness is so important. PG&E offers the following information to keep you and your home or business safe from fire:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information about your local Red Cross region, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), and the PG&E Corporation Foundation strive to power strong communities throughout Northern and Central California. In 2012, PG&E contributed more than $23 million to more than 1,500 charitable organizations, including matching the generosity of employees who donated more than $6 million and volunteered more than 41,000 hours to company-supported events. Community investments are funded entirely by the company's shareholders. For more information, visit www.pge.com/community.
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