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March 23, 2010 07:30 PM by Lisa Princ
Tonight on The Biggest Loser on NBC the contestants are sent home for a week, yes home! They will have a full week unsupervised and have to make the right choices in both exercise and food… but will they be able to without the help of Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper? Of course, if you think they would have any easy week with no challenges, you may want to rethink that! Keep reading for all the details of this fun & fitness filled week at home!
The contestants of The Biggest Loser on NBC are sent home this week. They have a full week at home to spend with their families and friends, while trying to maintain their healthy lifestyles. Some of the homecomings were very emotional, such as Michael who was still waiting to see his grandmother wake up so she could see his weight loss. Most of the contestants did very well working out and making healthy food choices while at home without Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper pushing them.
They, however would not be going the entire week without a challenge, I mean, this is a game afterall, right? As soon they were finished greeting their families and friends at home, the contestants of The Biggest Loser on NBC were also greeted by a large exercise bike as well as a box of cupcakes and a video from Ali. In the video Ali gives them their fitness challenge: show your family & friends that you can ride a bike for 26.2 miles just as you did on your first day at the ranch. The fastest time would be the winner, but they would not be playing for immunity this time, instead they would be playing for $10k.
Ah, but the challenge on The Biggest Loser on NBC would not come without a twist…..the cupcakes were the temptation part of the challenge. For every cupcake eaten, that contestant could add 5 minutes onto any other contestant's time. Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper would be proud as most of the contestants refused to eat any cupcakes even though they were at home, they were too afraid it would affect their weight loss. Lance, however ate way too many followed by Andrea and Michael. The fitness challenge itself ended with Sam in 1st place, Koli in 2nd and Lance in 3rd. Sam got pushed down to last place however since he received many cupcake minutes. Koli, did not receive any cupcake minutes, therefore he won the challenge and the $10k.
Then it was back to the ranch after their week home on The Biggest Loser on NBC where they were greeted by Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper for their last chance fitness workout. During their exercise, Bob Harper noticed something was up with Lance, and took him outside to chat where Lance admitted he was overcome with guilt about leaving his family. Bob Harper reiterated how important it was for his family that Lance be here and Lance picked himself up and gave it his all.
Now it was weigh in time on The Biggest Loser on NBC. Let's see how our contestants fared this week while they were at home.
The Blue Team:
Oneal from 302 to 295 (-7)
Michael from 397 to 389 (-8)
Lance from 282 to 274 (-8)
Daris from 248 to 244 (-4) *reached the 100 lb loss mark this week
Koli from 297 to 287 (-10)
Sunshine from 216 to 208 (-8)
for a total weight loss of 45 lbs and 2.58%
The Black Team
Andrea from 238 to 232 (-6)
Sam from 278 to 264 (-14) *reached the 100 lb loss mark this week
Ashley from 286 to 276 (-10)
Stephanie from 208 to 199 (-9)
for a total weight loss of 39 lbs and 3.86%
This meant we have 2 more 100lb losers on The Biggest Loser on NBC. A huge congrats to both Daris and Sam this week for reaching that 100 lb mark! This also meant however, that the blue team was up for elimination since those girls and Sam rocked it at home this week. Michael and Daris were both nervous about getting sent home, and Michael pleaded just how much he needed to be at the ranch since he was still so far away from his goal. Daris did not say too much, but you could see the fear in his face. Sunshine was the only safe one on the team as she had the highest percentage of weight loss this week on her team.
The room was silent on The Biggest Loser on NBC as Ali greeted the blue team. Koli was the first to vote, and he voted for Lance. Michael, up next also voted for Lance, while Lance voted for Michael. Oneal was the next voter and also voted for Lance. When it was Daris' turn and knowing Lance only needed one more vote to go home, Daris burst into tears as he read off his reason as he was also voting for Lance. To date, Lance has lost over 100lbs and looks great! He is very happy being able to spend more quality time with his family, as well as keeping up his fitness and he hopes to be down to 220 lbs by the finale. Can't wait to see him there!
Be sure to tune in next week at 8 pm EST for a brand new episode of The Biggest Loser on NBC. See you after the show!
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15 weeks and still look like i am not pregnant??...
I am 15 weeks and i look like i am not pregnant ,.. am i supposed to look pregnant or am i suppose to look skinny still?? does anyone going thru what i am going thru? i know being skinny isnt bad but i want to know when i am suppose to be gaining weight??
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Its normal my first pregnancy i didn't show until my 5th month. My doctor said that he was growing and everything turned out just fine. so just give it time and one day you will wake up and realize that your pants dont fit anymore.posted 10/02/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
Thank God I checked this site! I am 15 weeks and feeling the same things. I just look like I've gained a few pounds below my belly button, but definitely do not look pregnant. I would feel much better if I actually looked pregnant, instead of chubby!!posted 10/04/2007 by Courtmom26
I am 15 weeks and have gotten alot of shocked faces when I tell them that I am 3 months along. I too had bad morning sickness, I lost 15 pounds to start with. I have a small belly thats firm, but everyone else doesnt see it. My mom and husband are the only ones that have seemed to notice. I think because the rest of me is smaller everyone is concerned about my weight, but my doctor didnt seem too conceren even though I had lost another 2 pounds since my last visit. So dont worry, If I can still be down 12 pounds from when I got pregnant and everything is fine I'm sure you are as well. Enjoy the feeling of the little hard round ball thats in your tummy right now. Even though it cant be seen you should be able to feel it and thats an awesome encouragment.posted 10/10/2007 by mrs_smith84
i didn't start looking pregnant until i was about 7 months pregnant! i could feel the baby and everything was goign well according to the dr so i didn't worry. by the time i was full term i was HUGE!!! i think that every ones body responds differently to being pregnant...posted 10/05/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I am in the same boat. I'm exactly 15 weeks and don't look bigger at all, except to my husband and myself. I've been lectured by everyone about eating enough (which I am) and not dieting (which I'm not). I'm just naturally tiny. Don't worry about not gaining weight yet. It's normal for first-time moms to show a lot later, and if you're thin to begin with it will probably take longer. As long as you're eating well, staying healthy, and can hear a heartbeat at the doctor's, your baby is fine and growing, even if you can't see it.posted 10/15/2007 by mtnaspen21
SAME HERE....it worrys me because it makes me think the baby isnt growing or something... =( i actually WANT TO get fat...it would lower my stress about this.posted 10/02/2007 by julia}{carbajal
I feel your pain! I feel like I've put on a few in the midsection but def. don't look pregnant and I am 15 weeks along as well. When will the cute belly come?posted 10/02/2007 by chadylynn
I am also 15 weeks and do not look pregnant either. My problem is I have severe morning sickness (day & night) and have not gained one pound. Actually I have lost 5 lbs. You are not alone here, some women show earlier than others.posted 10/07/2007 by d5sflower
I am going thru the the same thing! I was pretty sick for the last two months, so much that I stopped my workout routine and although I've gained about 5+lbs. since then, I look chubby, not pregnant. I get worried because my husband and his family keep telling me I don't look pregnant and so on. . . I am going to the Dr. on Monday, and can't wait to hear that everything is ok! Glad I am not alone.posted 10/06/2007 by Kate&Izzy
THAT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL BECUASE ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME SHE STARTED SHOWING AT 7 MONTHES !!!!!!!posted 10/02/2007 by juanycrackers
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Nanocrystals go ferroelectric
What is the smallest scale on which ferroelectricity can exist? Down to just a few nanometres say a team of researchers in the US who have been studying maps of ferroelectric distortions in germanium telluride and barium titanium oxide. The result could be important for making next-generation non-volatile memory devices that would store terabits of data per square inch, says the team.
Ferroelectric materials have a permanent dipole moment, like their ferromagnetic counterparts. However, in ferroelectrics, the dipole moment is electric and not magnetic and so can be oriented using electric fields rather than magnetic ones. This opens up a host of novel device applications because it allows electrically digital information to be stored in ferroelectric thin films. Indeed, scientists have been eyeing up ferroelectrics as candidate materials for the next generation of non-volatile memory devices for quite a while now.
In their work, researchers led by Paul Alivisatos and Ramamoorthy Ramesh at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley sought to answer a longstanding question in the field of ferroelectrics. This question relates to the ultimate size limit of stable ferroelectric ordering and the form that any such ordering would assume at the smallest length scales, explains team leader Mark Polking of UCB.
"Previous research in the field had suggested the complete disappearance or disordering of the atomic displacements that give rise to ferroelectricity, or the emergence of a vortex-like arrangement of these distortions," he told nanotechweb.org. "The results from our study indicate that local atomic displacements remain largely linearly ordered in a single domain, leading to a net electrical polarization."
This means that useful ferroelectric properties, including polarization switching and piezoelectricity, can be maintained down to dimensions of just a few nanometres.
Imaging ferroelectric polarization
The researchers analysed ferroelectric ordering in single nanocrystals of GeTe and BaTiO3. GeTe is a semiconducting ferroelectric while BaTiO3 is a typical oxide ferroelectric. They began by directly imaging the structural distortions associated with ferroelectricity using aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy of individual particles. Next, they characterized the correlations of the distortions further using atomic pair distribution function analysis of particle ensembles. "We then imaged the ferroelectric polarization directly using electron holography and measured piezoelectric hysteresis loops of the singe nanocrystals," explained Polking.
"Our results indicate that non-volatile memories made from these ferroelectric nanocrystals could have data-storage densities in the Tbit/in2 regime," he said. "One could also imagine using such materials as nanoscale piezoelectric actuators and transducers in future nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices, among other potential applications."
The researchers, who reported their work in Nature Materials, say that they would now like to find out whether vortex polarization states predicted by theory could be stabilized in these particles. "For example, heterostructures composed of a ferroelectric core and an epitaxial insulating shell could allow for the first observations of true monodomain vortex states in a ferroelectric material," said Polking.
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As we spring into a new time zone and warmer weather our closets are ready for a cleaning. Fashion is about trends. But style is about an everlasting authenticity to the story you want to tell others with what you wear. A new season is a surefire way to clear your clutter, clear your mind and perfect your personal style. From fab to drab is not a cliché. It is about adding color to enhance your mood and your aesthetic, but also expressing yourself.
Vaute Couture is one of the brands that allows you to express who you truly are with their Vegan fashion house developing ethically responsible apparel and founded by the "Fashion Rebel of New York Fashion Week" (CNN Breaking News). You may be wondering what is a Vegan? A Vegan is someone who chooses not to eat or wear anything from an animal. What is Vegan clothing? Vegan clothing is made from ethically responsible fabrics that do not come from any animal. Instead alternative fabrics are created or used to achieve the same look that you would get from wearing (examples) leather or silk.
What makes Vaute Couture such a visionary? The non-conformist attitude they have towards fashion. They are choosing to create clothing that makes an impact to the world around us without sacrificing style. Which brings us to their ultimate women's spring must haves
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Do you lie awake at night wondering why Professor Douglas Gentile conducted his latest video game addiction study in Singapore? Well get ready for a good night's sleep at last because that and other pressing questions have been answered in a recent interview with Gentile by PlayStation LifeStyle.
To recap, the study was conducted by surveying 3,034 Singapore children (averaging 9-years-old) about their gaming habits to determine whether any of them were "pathological gamers." The questions were based on the ones use to identify people suffering from pathological gambling, the only medically recognized behavioral addiction. But is simply asking children about their gaming habits the best way to go about determining such a thing? Wouldn't kids predisposed to lying skew the results? Gentile responds:
"I think your argument is not likely for many reasons, some of which are cultural differences between US and Singaporean children, and some of which are due to the fact that the kids didn't know what we were studying. It was a big study that went across 4 days of testing each year for 3 years. This is only one small part, and they didn't know how the data would be used."
Gentile was then asked if the kids identified as addicted to games were tested for other addictions. "Were they susceptible to addictions, or did gaming cause them to be addictive?"
"No, as these were children who would not be able to gamble easily, and drugs are not available in Singapore (drug dealers get the death sentence first offense!). That said, I have a hard time with the word "addictive," as I think this is really an impulse-control disorder (as is pathological gambling, by the way)"
So where do parents fit in?
"I think we don't need to look for someone to blame. Of course parents should be involved in their children's media habits, as many of my studies show. I think that for some children, the gaming gets out of balance with their other responsibilities, and they need help from their parents, friends, and possibly professionals."
And the government?
"I think we need more research to determine if this is the same level and type of problem as other addictions. Other than that, I don't see that governments really should have much role in this. It's something the medical community will need to consider, which may ultimately have an impact on diagnosis and treatment."
Oh, and why Singapore?
"That's where the grant to study games was given."
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Oh, Lost Ending
Imago's Multi-Media Tapestry Lacks a Thread
By Karinne Keithley
Copyright 2001 Karinne Keithley
PORTLAND, Oregon -- In
Imago's Theater's "Oh Lost Weekend," presented last weekend at its
home theater space, Carol Triffle, as Vickie Brown of Goshen, New
York (accused of and committed for impersonating Queen Victoria
of England), makes a chain-link fenced box her stage and asylum.
A threadbare plot involving her subsequent trial for treason binds
together a series of scenes that constitute essentially one long
monologue. More than a play about identity delirium, madness or
either Victoria, "Oh Lost Weekend" is a series of images and scenes
which showcase Triffle.
"Oh Lost Weekend" achieves
some grace when images are derived from the set. When Triffle descends
from the flies in a white psych-ward shift, in a calm, wide stance
on a table precariously swinging from side to side, she looks as
if she is the calm bliss of delirium (imagine Elvis on quaaludes
consorting with Raphael's cherubs). As her table gets closer to
the ground, she swings in front of Laura Lou Pape McCarthy, who
is standing on a tall stool, her white nurse's uniform wrapped in
a coat that is almost bridal, with a long white train. McCarthy
deftly steps onto the platform. As Triffle lies down, McCarthy,
serenely self-possessed, sings to her, "Don't slide off your bed,
or you could lose your head."
Later, when the plot
concludes with a trial by water, Triffle is forced by two menacing
figures into a tank of water. Whereas the formally "choreographed"
segments of the piece don't seem to arise from a physical logic,
but rather some idea of a dance vocabulary with which only McCarthy
seems truly comfortable, the movement that is more task-oriented
(set-specific one could say) is often beautiful. In the water tank
scene the movement vocabulary is made up of small, strange dog paddles,
and backward and forward flips. Pieces of clothing are dropped one
by one into the tank. Watching Triffle dress underwater -- in a
slip, a skirt, a respectable top and jacket, and heels, until she
is floating in the water, business suit billowing -- is one of the
most strange and lovely images I have seen.
The piece is a confluence
of media that typifies a certain style of physical theater which
combines mime, dance, clowning, music, writing, and set design,
where the use of each element is fluid enough to take on the logic
of another. What this has the potential to produce is a kind of
theatrical image which is both poetic and concrete: Images which
nail something in several different dimensions, and which aren't
exactly abstract, and yet not exactly literal. The moments in "Oh
Lost Weekend" when this happened were stunning: the song on the
swinging table, the scene in the water tank, lines like "I want
my Albert back" couched in the middle of an odd unison sequence
of lying down and sitting up.
This collision of media
was also the production's weakness, however, as it became clear
that a mastery of each element was secondary to the conception as
a whole. Much of the show's unevenness resulted from this problem
-- unsophisticated dances awkwardly executed, monologues lacking
a commanding guide of tension and information, all delivered in
an unconvincing warble. I suspected that Triffle, who wrote, designed,
directed and starred in the piece tried to do too much.
Oh, lost ending. Unfortunately,
Triffle emerged from the water tank and delivered one more repetition
of a tired monologue on her slip into a weekend's madness (How many
times can she tell us, "I lost the weekend. I never found it.")
Going on, she concludes that life is just a cigarette and another
drink. What? She toasts the audience and the lights go out.
Karinne Keithley is a
New York-based dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
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Marc Spears of The Boston Globe is reporting that Tony Allen is scheduled to have surgery on his left thumb tomorrow to repair torn ligaments.
Danny Ainge is hopeful Allen will be able to return by the start of the playoffs.
I will take a closer look tomorrow at how this injury effects the Celtics bench but it clearly is a big blow to the team's depth in the backcourt over the rest of the regular season.
Hopefully Brian Scalabrine will be able to return from injury Thursday night in Utah to pitch in.


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Friday, 28 February 2014
by brian martin
The signing of an agreement between the Federal and Selangor Governments is a good sign, but much more needs to be done.
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
— Winston Churchill
CHURCHILL'S famous words were in relation to a string of defeats which Britain had suffered in World War II.
They appeared to have finally turned the corner in November 1942 in the Battle of Egypt, but the great man knew there was a long road ahead before final victory could be achieved.
I was reminded about this quote when I read the report of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal and Selangor Governments over the takeover of the water assets in the state as well as the implementation of the Langat 2 water treatment plant project. I believe the majority of Klang Valley residents will heave a sigh of relief now that this long drawn-out saga appears to have come to an end.
But unfortunately, this isn't the end.
Consumers in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur who expect a quick fix to the water crisis that has dominated media space over the last one week will be sorely disappointed. There will be no quick fix.
As reported, the four water concessionaires in the state have to agree to the mammoth RM9.65bil offer. The concessionaires have two weeks until March 10 to accept the offer, but it should be noted the very same offer was rejected some months ago.
For all our sakes, we hope this impasse can be resolved as soon as possible because the blame game has gone into overdrive. It started with Syabas (the state's water distributor) blaming the state government for being alarmist and announcing water rationing while the Selangor Mentri Besar pointed the finger at Syabas for being ineffective. Both parties have also blamed (in no particular order) the lack of rainfall, excessive ammonia content in the Langat catchment area, unscheduled loss of water, burst pipes etc.
Sigh. This constant blame game is like a broken record. If you live in Cheras or Balakong and have been without regular water supply for two weeks, would you accept these excuses?
Try explaining cloud seeding to the numerous businesses that have been affected by irregular water supply in Hulu Langat.
The state takeover of water assets and the implementation of Langat 2 are long-term solutions to the water crisis. But what can we do now?
The Klang Valley and many parts of the country are currently waging a war against dengue and the aedes mosquitoes.
The Health Ministry and local councils have embarked on a massive educational drive to warn people about the dengue menace.
I believe that the authorities should do something similar with the water situation. Let's battle against wastage of our most precious resource because for too long we have taken our water supply for granted.
Just two weeks ago, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced that he would extend free water supply to residents of Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, similar to what Selangorians currently enjoy.
I find it absolutely ridiculous that the chief executive of the state can make this kind of statement knowing that many people in his state do not have water.
Promises about free water supply aside, let's educate the people about water wastage. If you wash your car once a week, consider doing it every fortnight. If you take a shower twice a day, consider taking a bath once a day.
The current dry spell and drought may actually compel the authorities into introducing legislation to restrict water usage, similar to certain states in Australia and California in the United States.
Just like the Klang Valley, California is facing a prolonged drought and a similar water crisis like us. What have they done?
Consumers have been told to stop watering lawns with sprinklers overnight, sweep rather than wash driveways, take shorter showers and flush toilets less frequently.
This is expected to cut water use by up to 50%. A few cities have already imposed mandatory restrictions: for example, Santa Cruz forbids residents from watering lawns and gardens between 10am and 5pm and bars restaurants from serving water unless asked.
Australia, the earth's driest inhabited continent, has been imposing water restrictions in various states for many years.
Depending upon the location, these can include restrictions on watering lawns, using sprinkler systems, washing vehicles, hosing pavements, refilling swimming pools etc.
Do we have the political will to impose similar restrictions? Will Selangor citizens accept reduced water usage? These questions need to be answered with increasing urgency, because we are running out of time.
> Executive Editor Brian Martin is praying that the scheduled cloud seeding next week will bring the much-needed rains to our water catchment areas.
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A spate of robberies in a high-profile neighbourhood like Jalan Gasing has highlighted the need for greater cooperation between the residents, police and local authorities.
Malaysian investors and tourists are making a beeline for the landlocked Asean country.
Lesson can be learnt from minnow Leicester City's rise in the English Premier League.
The only constants in life are change, death and taxes, but taxi drivers are still resisting change.
Our capital used to be green, but the abundance of greenery two decades ago has been replaced by concrete structures.
Travel advisories do not reflect the real situation on the ground. Island resorts on east coast are still a popular choice with tourists, says Sabah minister.
Enforcement is no longer enough; we need tough new traffic laws that will act as a deterrent.
Preserving the environment includes gazetting and protecting our parks and forests.
Bosses who are eager to inject new blood into the workforce are stymied by the 'gimme' attitude of the 'YouTube' generation.
Martin Luther King stood against racial polarisation and discrimination, principles that we should be fighting for in our country.
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Brian Martin, executive editor of The Star, would like to come clean. He has vested interest in the proposed assessment rate hike since he's a resident of Kuala Lumpur.
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1/17/2014, 6 a.m.
Some businesses are not eligible for online renewal.
Those businesses include: parking garages, attorneys, legal services and any business with an account with a returned mailing address omitted from their online renewal file.
These businesses are encouraged to download and complete the city's new renewal application form.
Businesses should note that they will be penalized for not filing. Businesses who have not filed by February 15, 2014 will receive a failure to file notice and $500 fine.
Georgia's 2014 fishing regulations now available
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. - Anglers can find the new 2014 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide online and in print, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division.
The 2014 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide provides helpful information, including color fish identification charts for both freshwater and saltwater fish, license purchasing information, contact information for Wildlife Resources Division fisheries management offices and DNR law enforcement offices, trout stream listings, public fishing area information, state record fish listings and complete fishing regulations for Georgia.
You may view, download and print the guide at www.gofishgeorgia.com/fishing/regulations. Pick up a printed copy at any Wildlife Resources Division fisheries management office or DNR law enforcement office or at fishing license vendors throughout Georgia. Office address listings at www.georgiawildlife.com/OfficeContact.
Auburn Avenue Research Library Events
Drawing the Dream: African American History in Children's Literature Art Exhibit
will be open Monday, Jan. 6 - Friday, Jan. 31 at the Auburn Avenue Research Library. The Drawing the Dream: Civil Rights Movement in Illustrated Children's Literature will also be on display. This exhibition features the work of three-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award in Illustration, R. Gregory Christie, and celebrates culturally conscious illustrated children's literature.
"Remembering Trayvon: A Community Collective Exhibition Community Collective Exhibition" will be on display Monday, Jan. 6 to Sunday, Feb. 2 at The Auburn Avenue Research Library Satellite Gallery at the Hammonds House Museum, located at 503 Peeples Street, Atlanta, GA 30310. This memorial exhibition features various renderings and interpretations of Trayvon Martin, a seventeen-year-old African American male that was tragically shot and killed in his own neighborhood, via photographic, hand-drawn, and digital art forms.
Auburn Avenue Research Library is at 101 Auburn Avenue NE
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I can imagine how does a company manage their huge number of employees who work in offices, but I can not imagine how does an airlines like Emirates or Qatar airways which have really huge number of cabin crew members manage them. Do these cabin crew members report to one manager? is the office open 24/7 because cabin crews work 24/7? what will happen when the management want to see a cabin crew member? what about the opposite? I just can't think of how it is managed...
I wish an emirates or Qatar or any large airlines employee answer this.. I have already submitted my CV to emirates and hopefully soon I will be cabin crew so I want to know how things work before going there
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April 13, 2014
And the Great talk a good line.
They tell us that landmines, not those who plant them, are the real dangers.
They say that guns, not broken people, are responsible for crime. They promise that if we abolish nuclear weapons and elect people who make the oceans fall we can fundamentally transform America. They warn of every danger except of man himself; how in form like an angel and how when fallen like a devil. Madison thought differently. He understood that men were the danger. - - Belmont Club サ Beyond Reproach
Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 13, 2014 10:26 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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I think it's an old Jewish proverb that those that are kind to the evil will become evil to the kind.
Posted by: Scott M at April 14, 2014 12:01 AM
Oh they understand and believe that man is evil, that is why they believe man must be controlled.
Posted by: Potsie at April 14, 2014 4:18 AM
To this day man is uncontrolled except when he reins in his own passions. People lusting for power have no desire to dampen such desires large or small.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at April 14, 2014 6:11 AM
Shifting blame to inanimate objects is lying, which is the base of all things LIEberal. They lie to you, to me, to everyone, and themselves, they shun the truth, no matter the source. Their everyday is filled with cognitive dissonance and confusion spawning even more lies. The kindness of others allows them to exist for on their own they would become extinct - the destroy everything including themselves.
Posted by: ghostsniper at April 14, 2014 6:23 AM
Do you know what piece of inanimate equipment pisses me off? MRAPs.
Mine Resistant Armored Personnel carriers. Thousands of them.
When you turn your jeep into Battlestar Galactica, you have admitted to the enemy that you lack the will to kill the minelayers. Or win the war.
Money doesn't buy victory. It buys lots of equipment, but failing to IDENTIFY and ATTACK and DESTROY the ENEMY to the point he loses the WILL to resist means you are just buying shiny toys from donors. Declining to attack an enemy is not equal to not having one.
I almost miss the last administration; even when "conflict = defeat" was the journalism paradigm. At lest the war was acknowledged.
Our kids lose their sanity on multiple deployments, some finally lose the armour vs. warhead roulette, and the tribesmen still dig holes on the trails and roads at night.
Posted by: TmjUtah at April 14, 2014 7:23 AM
A properly installed mine or minefield cannot be uninstalled, it can only be blown in place. I was a 12B30 in the army, 4 years.
The inhabitants of the MRAP or any vehicle must come out at some point and that is when they must atone for their behavior.
If you feel especially froggy you can force them to atone prior to entering the MRAP for their ill intent.
Posted by: ghostsniper at April 14, 2014 9:43 AM
ghostsniper, make no mistake of the esteem I hold for our soldiers.
The warriors don't have a mission. They just have a workplace.
Job description: TARGET.
Posted by: TmjUtah at April 14, 2014 12:39 PM
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Ben Spies...oh dear....will he make mid-season?
I'm thinking not. A mixture of 'injuries' and bad mouthing the team will see him replaced after the summer break.


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Prepare as directed, substituting 1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen cut green beans for the fresh green beans and reducing the water to 3 Tbsp.
Omit water. Substitute 2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) green beans for the fresh green beans. Place pepper strips in 1-1/2-quart microwavable casserole dish; cover with lid. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. Stir in the drained green beans. Microwave 3 minutes; drain. Top with the heated CHEEZ WHIZ and sprinkle with the onions as directed.
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Really good! I steamed the veggies in a pot rather than using the microwave & used Velveeta instead of the Cheese Whiz! Super delish! Will definitely make again!!
Veggies are a tough sell at my house and these were a definite winner.
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Darra Keeton paintings at Swarthmore College
In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Edith Newhall reports that lyrical, gestural abstract painting is alive and well in Philadelphia. "A survey of Darra Keeton's paintings at Swarthmore College's List Gallery shows her stylistic evolution between 1991 and 2009, a prolific period in which she initiated and moved between at least six bodies of work on paper and canvas. 'Hope,' a small painting from 1991 and one of the earliest works in her show, is very much a product of its time, when a group of young New York artists were looking at the paintings of such artists as Burchfield, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and Norman Bluhm (still alive then, and creating his most original work) and forming their own hybrids of landscape and biomorphic abstraction.
"But it's also the key to Keeton's development, containing many of the organic forms, gestures, and colors that she goes on to deploy in subsequent works. In the series titled 'Locus' and 'In Vivo,' she isolates various forms from nature or, as in the monoprints from the series 'Code,' reconfigures and compresses them into pillar-like shapes that look like they're composed of writhing snakes - although flattened doughnuts and sausages come to mind as well.
"In 1998, Keeton introduced a compositional element that resembles scaffolding or architecture in the process of collapsing, in a gouache-on-paper series called 'Axon.' The resemblance of these images to the much-photographed collapse of the World Trade Center towers, three years in the future, is so uncanny, so seemingly prophetic, that you wonder if Keeton is prescient or just so keenly tuned in to the possibilities of structures that she automatically imagines how they will deconstruct.
"Clearly, she later took note of the similarities between her images and the towers: The paintings from her 'Theory of Forgetting' series, begun in 2001 - among them Theory of Forgetting 8, in which yellow scaffolding seems to be melting in molten orange - undoubtedly were her visceral response to the events of 9/11."
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Artichoke & Garlic Linguine Recipe
- 1/2lblinguine
- 2 (6 ounce)jarsmarinated artichoke hearts
- 1tablespoon mincedgarlic
- 1tablespoondried basil leaves, crushed
- 1tablespoondried oregano leaves, crushed
- 1teaspoondried thyme leaves, crushed
- 2cups diced freshroma tomatoes(not canned)
- Cook linguine according to the package directions.
- Drain.
- While the linguine is cooking, chop the artichoke hearts into small pieces.
- The oil the artichoke hearts are packed in should be poured into a large saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat.
- Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add basil, oregano, and thyme.
- Add linguine and heat through, stirring frequently to prevent it from sticking.
- If the pasta seems a little too dry, drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over it and toss.
- Fold in the tomatoes and diced artichoke hearts.
- Make sure the artichoke hearts and tomatoes are at room temperature so they don't cool the pasta.
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The vital bridge between the local government and the citizens of a certain town is the town clerk. Being a significant actor in a town's administration, a town clerk handles a multitude of tasks. The next paragraphs will help all of us to understand what are the main duties and responsibilities of a town clerk and what educational and skills requirements are there, if someone is interested in filling up such a position.
Education and Training Requirements
In order to become a town clerk, a person interested in this line of work should at least have an associate degree in accounting, computer, business education, office procedures or other related field. Apart from this minimum educational requirement, one should also have clerical experience, including public relations experience as well.
There are however, certain towns that require as minimum absolute educational requirement a bachelor's degree in a related field, an associate degree being insufficient. Another detail worth mentioning is the fact that with the purpose of becoming a town clerk one needs a certification. In order to obtain a certification as a registered municipal clerk, one should have some years of working experience in this area, should hold the minimum educational requirement stated in the certification's rules, should endorse the Code of Ethics for Clerks and should pass an exam. Depending on the state, this certification should be renewed at different numbers of years.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills Requirements
An efficient town clerk should have an excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills, as he or she enters in contact with all sort of people, such as other Town officials, employees and the public. He or she should also have solid knowledge of modern office practices, procedures and techniques, and of bookkeeping. A town clerk should be proficient when it comes to computer use or typewriter use. He or she should prove that he/she has the ability to prepare records and to maintain them. It is understood that a town clerk should posses a thorough understanding of the duties and responsibilities of town and city clerks, as indicated in the State statutes.
Duties and Responsibilities of a Town Clerk
- As mentioned earlier, a town clerk is the link between the town council and the citizens, and with that in mind, he or she should respond to public grievances in a prompt manner
- Prepare document proceedings and minutes of the town meetings, after organizing and attending those meetings, handle issues of permits, zoning issues and other documents of relevance and other related activities
- Act as the custodian of the official Town seal and serve as Acting Town Manager during the Town Manager's absence
- It is also among a town clerk's responsibilities to maintain a public information service and records of all the deaths, births and marriages within that town
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"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).
Upon whom of mortal man, in human history could all of these titles, all of this authority, all of this glory apply? There is no one. That is why St. Chrysostom says: "It is impossible to understand this in regard to any other man but only in reference to Christ." The prophet here clearly expresses two natures in the Savior of the world: the Human and the Divine. "A Child is born," this signifies a purely human nature. "Unto us a Son is given," this unites the two natures in one person: the Son of God and the Son of the Virgin in the person of the Incarnate Lord. However, the remaining titles signify the divine nature of the Lord Jesus. His government is "upon His shoulder," i.e., the government is His. His own government and is not borrowed. "Mighty Counselor," is this not the Holy Trinity? The angel or messenger and herald of this Triune Counsel is the Son of God, the Pre-eternal Word. "Wonderful Counselor," for all that is wonderful, all that is an amazement, all that is new which came to mankind is from Him and through Him.
"The Mighty God," what would Arius and his modern adherents, who deny the divinity of the Lord Jesus, say to this? "The Prince of Peace," for from Him is lasting peace; outside Him is war, without and within. "The Everlasting Father," [the Father of future times] as He is the Lord of the past, so also is He the Lord of the future. Furthermore, He is also the Father of the Church, the Creator of the new world, the Founder of the Kingdom of God.
Isaiah himself, the son of Amos, saw this wonderful and true vision some seven hundred years before it was revealed to the entire universe.
O Lord Jesus, You are to the prophets the most glorious prophecy and to the faithful, the most glorious revelation. Unlock our mind that the wonderful glory of Your majesty can enter into it and unlock our heart so that it would be filled by Your life-creating love.
To You be glory and thanks always. Amen.
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HardKnockTV recently caught up with California up-and-comer Kendrick Lamar. The Compton native discussed how he changed his rap alias from K. Dot to his government name. According to Lamar, the decision came out of trying to grow as a lyricist and make more of an impact on the rap scene.
"I first started rapping when I was 13, and when I said I want to sit down and I want to perfect my craft, I really went after studying all the greats," he explained. "[The name change] was just me basically developing myself. When people heard [the name] K. Dot, they were like, 'The kid is dope, he can rap - but who is he?' That went on for years - just another kid in the streets that can rap good, right? So I was like, 'Y'know what? I want people to know who I am as a person and what I represent.' So I woke up one morning and said, the best way to start is to give them me...my name change, my real name...the shit transcended to where I'm putting [my real name] on records and people are accepting it because they cane relate."
Lamar also discussed his Compton childhood, describing himself as a "good kid in a bad city." He said that while he did grow up in the notoriously crime-ridden Compton, he was fortunate enough to have a caring father who guided him through his childhood.
"Good kid in a mad city, yeah, that's something I represent," he explained. "I feel that we're all good kids in a mad city. It's just the circumstances that [are] around us that turn us...evil...whether it's through gang violence, police brutality...drugs [or] women. It all stems from being a kid and just the shit you're exposed to. I was exposed to it, too, but I was fortunate enough to have an active pops to show me the stepping stones and...what was right and wrong. Most of the friends I grew up with didn't have a pops. If they did, they weren't active."
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Expensive poo: The World Bank tells us how much poor sanitation costs
Caution: This video shows graphic images of feces.
Conceptualizing the magnitude of global development can be a difficult task, so the World Bank is breaking it down into something we all understand: money.
A report released this week by the World Bank, "Economic Impacts of Poor Sanitation in Africa," estimates the economic cost of poor sanitation causes Ghana to lose 1.6 percent of annual GDP. That's US$290 million. The estimate is broken down into time and productivity lost, health care costs, and losses from premature death:
$19 million lost each year in time: Each person practicing open defecation spends almost 2.5 days a year finding a private location to defecate. This cost falls disproportionately on women as caregivers who may spend additional time accompanying young children and sick or elderly relatives.
- $1.5 million lost each year due to productivity losses while sick or accessing healthcare: This includes time absent from school due to diarrheal disease, seeking treatment from a health clinic or hospital, and time spent caring for young children suffering from diarrhea or other sanitation-related diseases.
- $54 million spent each year on health care: Diarrheal disease directly, and malnutrition indirectly, are serious consequences of poor sanitation. The costs of seeking consultation, medication, transportation and in some cases hospitalization place a heavy burden on households and governments.
- $215 million lost each year due to premature death: Approximately 19,000 Ghanaians, including 5,100 children under five, die each year from diarrhea—nearly 90 percent of which is attributed to poor water, sanitation and hygiene.
Unfortunately, Ghana is just a microcosm of poor sanitation around the world. The Millenium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the world's population without access to basic sanitation is "one of the MDGs most off-track" to meet its 2015 deadline; some estimates put meeting the goal around the year 2049.
Money talks. The question is whether it's loud enough to make us see how expensive inaction is.


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Two state representatives have proposed bills requiring Arizona students to show more respect for their country in a move that is stirring constitutional arguments and a threat of lawsuits.
All public high-school seniors would have to recite an oath supporting the U.S. Constitution to be able to graduate, under a proposal in House Bill 2467 sponsored by Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff.
And all students in first through 12th grades would have to say the pledge of allegiance each day if House Bill 2284, sponsored by Rep. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, passes.
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College Hockey:Boston University Sweeps Northeastern
Terriers Rally In Third
BOSTON, Mass. — Like the No. 14 Northeastern Huskies (14-13-3, 11-10-2) the night prior, Boston University (14-14-4, 12-8-3) took to wearing dark jerseys at home, sporting their throwback red jerseys at home for the first time since losing to UNH in 2006. Unlike the result for Northeastern, BU was able to get the win 3-2 in front of 5,686 at Agganis Arena.
Even with the win, BU coach Jack Parker was not thrilled with his team.
"I must say I was disappointed in how we played the first two periods tonight. I thought we played a real great game last night. Northeastern came out even harder than they played last night against us tonight and we didn't have an answer for them I didn't think. The first period looked okay shot wise and everything but it really wasn't. I think we really dodged a bullet tonight in those first two periods to come back and play and get the win in the third which is what good teams should be able to do."
"Thought it was a good college hockey game, you have to give BU credit for coming back and scoring two third period goals," said Northeastern coach Greg Cronin . "I thought we were a little bit more structured tonight than we were last night, but it was a well deserved win by BU."
BU opened up the scoring on a brilliant wraparound move by freshman Nick Bonino. Bonino fought off a pair of Northeastern defenders and started to take the puck around the back of the net. Northeastern netminder Brad Thiessen got hung up on the post and was unable to move to the opposite side, and Bonino easily slid the puck into the back of the net to give the Terriers the lead.
"I know Bryan is laughing now because I get a lot of guff in the locker room for doing [wraparounds]," Bonino said. "Just I saw the goalie came out and I don't think he expected it, I don't think anyone did. I just saw their [defense] were a little ways back so I had room to make the move, and luckily it worked out."
As soon as Bonino was asked about the goal, Bryan Ewing began chuckling and after Bonino finished his answer was asked about the guff given to Bonino, "Wraparound goals aren't the best goals you can get," Ewing said laughing. "But it was a great individual effort and a great goal."
The Huskies nabbed the lead in the second period. On a power play, David Strathman passed cross-ice to Drew Muench. Muench then rifled a shot from the point that was deflected by Tyler McNeely in front of the net. For McNeely, it was his 11th goal of the season, and his second in as many nights.
The Huskies took a lead when Strathman snuck a shot from the top of the circle past Brett Bennett. Greg Costa won the faceoff back to the Strathman, who took a wrister from the circle. Bennett managed to get a piece of it, but the puck slowly began to trickle towards the goal line. Bennett could not get back before the puck crossed the goal line, giving the Huskies the lead.
In the third period, the Terriers took to the board first. Pete MacArthur backhanded a shot in from the slot. Brian McGurik skated the puck down low, leaving it off for Bryan Ewing. Ewing moved towards the net finding MacArthur in the slot.
"It's been in the back of my head for awhile, and there is not a better feeling. Nice to get that out of the way," Ewing said of his 100th point.
BU kept up the pressure, grabbing the go-ahead goal on a shot by Ewing from just inside of the dot of the faceoff circle. Chris Higgins was behind the net and fed the puck up top to Ewing, who made one move to break free of the Northeastern defense and take a shot that beat Thiessen on the blocker side.
"I finally got my energy back this weekend and my line had a great weekend, especially [Pete MacArthur] is playing very well and [Chris Higgins] is right there too getting points too so its great to be back, feeling good" said Ewing.
For Jack Parker, he is just impressed with where his team has come from.
"Imagine us being four games over .500 in the league and back to .500 overall and in second place in our league from where we were just three weeks ago or four weeks ago. The way we felt about ourselves first semester and what was going on with our team first semester it don't look to promising. [UNH Head Coach] Dick Umile was talking to David Winn the other day and told him that 'Hey, everyone knew there would be a market correction for BU sooner or later,' and we made a market correction to get us back to where we are accustomed to being, fighting for a home ice slot and maybe, hopefully, getting to the national tournament. All that remains to be seen, because if we had lost tonight we would have been in sixth place, but we won and we are in second. It's a bizarre league that way."
Next weekend the Terriers have a home-and-home with UMass. Northeastern has a home-and-home with Mass.-Lowell.
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Midday Roundup: Stop and smell the rotting flesh
Phew-tiful flower. Sunday at 4 p.m. a rare flower bloomed at the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory in Washington and proceeded to stink up the place. As it blooms, the corpse flower, a native of Sumatra, Indonesia, heats up and starts smelling like rotting flesh, which attracts insects like dung beetles. The bloom can last anywhere between 24 to 48 hours before it collapses, and it may not bloom again for years or even decades. If you can't make it to D.C. in time, you can view it (without the aroma) on the garden's live flower cam.
The reporter in the front row. Helen Thomas, a reporter known as the "Dean of the White House Press Corps," died Saturday at age 92. Covering presidential administrations dating back to John F. Kennedy, Thomas developed a reputation for her opinionated and brash style, but her journalistic career came to an abrupt end in 2010 when her hostile attitude toward Israel was revealed in an internet video.
Brazil welcomes pope. Pope Francis, in his first major overseas trip as pontiff, arrives in Brazil today. In Rio de Janeiro, thousands of enthusiastic young Catholics have gathered to greet him. The 76-year-old Argentina native is the first pope from Latin America, a region where 39 percent of Catholics worldwide reside.
Zimmerman to the rescue. Last Wednesday, four days after his acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman helped a family of four escape an overturned SUV in Sanford, Fla. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Zimmerman was not a witness to the single-car accident and that he left after talking to deputies. No one was injured in the accident.


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From juggernaut to jugger-not
WASHINGTON - Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the Whigs. And where the victor is hailed as the new Caesar, facing an open road.
And where Barack Obama, naturally inclined to believe his own loftiness, accepted the kingly crown and proceeded to ride his re-election success to a crushing victory over the GOP at the fiscal cliff, leaving a humiliated John Boehner & Co. with nothing but naked tax hikes.
Thus emboldened, Obama turned his inaugural address into a left-wing dream factory, from his declaration of war on global warming (in a country whose CO2 emissions are at a 20-year low) to the invention of new entitlements - universal preschool for 5-year-olds - for a country drowning in debt.
To realize his dreams, Obama sought to fracture and neutralize the congressional GOP as a prelude to reclaiming the House in 2014. This would enable him to enact his agenda in the final two years of his presidency, usually a time of lame-duck paralysis. Hail the Obama juggernaut.
Well, that story - excuse me, narrative - lasted six months. The Big Mo is gone.
It began with the sequester. Obama never believed the Republicans would call his bluff. They did. Obama cried wolf, predicting the end of everything we hold dear. Nothing happened.
Dtermined to indeed make (bad) things happen, the White House refused Republican offers to give it more discretion in making cuts. Bureaucrats were instructed to inflict maximum pain .
Things began with the near-comical cancellation of White House tours and ended with not-so-comical airline delays. Obama thought furious passengers would blame the GOP. But isn't the executive branch in charge of these agencies? Who thinks that a government spending $3.6 trillion a year can't cut 2 percent without furloughing controllers?
Congress passed a bill giving Obama authority to restore air traffic control. Having previously threatened to veto any such bill, Obama caved. He signed.
Not exactly Appomattox, but coming after Obama's spectacular defeat on gun control, it marked an administration that had lost its "juice," to paraphrase a charming question at the president's news conference.
For Obama, gun control was a political disaster. He invested capital. He went on a multicity tour. He paraded grieving relatives. And got nothing. An assault-weapons ban - a similar measure had passed the Congress 20 years ago - lost 60-40 in a Senate where Democrats control 55 seats. Obama failed even to get mere background checks.
All this while appearing passive, if not helpless, on the world stage.
On Syria, Obama was nervously trying to erase the WMD red line he had so publicly established. On Benghazi, he stonewalled accusations that State Department officials wishing to testify are being blocked.
He was even taking heat for the Boston bombings. Every day brings another revelation of signals missed beforehand.
And his post-bombing pledge to hunt down those responsible was mocked by the scandalous Mirandizing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, shutting down information from the one person who knows more than anyone about possible explosives, associates, trainers, future plans, etc.
Now, the screw will undoubtedly turn again. If immigration reform passes, Obama will be hailed as the comeback kid, and a new "Obama rising" narrative proclaimed.
This will overlook the fact that immigration reform has little to do with Obama and everything to do with GOP panic about the Hispanic vote.
In fact, Obama has been asked by congressional negotiators to stay away, so polarizing a figure has he become.
Nonetheless, whatever happens, the screw will surely turn again, if only because of media boredom. But that's the one constant of Washington political life: There are no straight-line graphs. We live from inflection point to inflection point.
And we've just experienced one. From king of the world to dead in the water in six months.
Quite a ride.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER writes for the Washington Post.
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Victoria Beckham Keeps a Low Profile in Paris (Photos)Shana Aborn
Victoria Beckham carefully avoided the gaze of both the crowds and the cameras as she was escorted into the Yves Saint Laurent boutique in Paris.
Having just come off the hectic New York Fashion Week, it was time for the singer/model and her family to relax and do some sightseeing. Reports say that this jaunt to the City of Lights was a special surprise for son Cruz's eighth birthday.
The Beckhams have been drawing crowds wherever they go – as is natural for a family that's not only world-famous, but also the very picture of style at all times.
Looks like Victoria opted to spend a little shopping time on her own. Bet she comes back with a few items for her sons and daughter!
See the gallery here.
Inspiration or shopping trip? 1 of 5Victoria paid a trip to the Yves St. Laurent store during her time in paris.
Off the runway 2 of 5Victoria just finished showing her new line at New York Fashion Week.
Closely guarded 3 of 5Bodyguards make sure the singer/fashion icon makes it safely to the boutique.
Hitting the share button 4 of 5Onlookers try to get a shot of Victoria on their cells. Expect a lot of twitpics from French friends.
Low profile 5 of 5Victoria's large sunglasses, hunched stance and downcast face tell the world that she's not into photo ops today.
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SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup super-G title Thursday after narrowly avoiding skiing out and finishing sixth in the final race of the season.
After a blistering run, Vonn was 1.22 seconds faster than leader Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany at the final intermediate time, but went off course and just made the next gate shortly before the finish.
Vonn has two races left to earn 53 points and overtake Austrian great Hermann Maier's record of 2,000 World Cup points in a single season.
Rebensburg beat Julia Mancuso of the United States by 0.18 seconds and Marion Rolland of France by 0.21 to win her first career super-G race.