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CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says ousted President Hosni Mubarak has broken his leg at a Cairo military hospital, where he is serving his three-year prison sentence in a corruption case.
The official says the 86-year-old Mubarak slipped in the bathroom and broke the upper part of his thigh bone on Thursday.
The official says Mubarak will need surgery for the break. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media.
Mubarak, toppled in 2011, is facing a retrial for his role in the killings of hundreds of protesters during the uprising against his rule.
Last month he was convicted on charges of embezzling millions of dollars of funds allocated for the renovation of presidential palaces.


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Always monitor your UMW email and please read what we send you. We promise not to fill your inbox with senseless mail.
Also, if your name or hometown listing has changed since the time you submitted your Degree Application, be sure to share that new information with Ms. Evelyn Torres in the Office of the Registrar as soon as possible. Submitting a Change of Name/Address Form does not change your diploma name or hometown.
May completers who are not planning on attending the commencement ceremony should notify Ms. Evelyn Torres in writing to request graduation in absentia. As you are planning your "Dead Week" activities, please remember to check your UMW email account if you have any reason to think that your graduation is in jeopardy. If you are not graduating, you should expect notification by Tuesday of "Dead Week". We will try to have a list posted on the web by Wednesday afternoon of the UMW Class of 2016.
All BA/BS students who submitted a Degree Application for Spring 2016 should have met with their major advisor to review the senior checksheet and returned the sign verification form to the Office of the Registrar by September 15. If you submitted a late degree application or haven't met with your advisor to review your evaluation, you should be doing that as soon as possible and returning the signed form to us. Even if you plan on delaying your graduation to a time later than Spring 2016, you must complete the verification process the form, or a registration hold will be placed on your account. If your advisor receives a checksheet for a major that you do not plan on completing, please submit a Major/Minor Declaration Form to the Registrar's Office to officially drop the major.
All students who expect to graduate in May should be monitoring their Degree Evaluation as they make changes to their Spring 2016 schedules during the Drop/Add Period. It is very important to keep the Assistant Registrars for Degree Audit, Ms. Torres, up-to-date on what you are doing particularly if you are registering for an individual study or internship as these have extended registration time. It is also important to notify Ms. Evelyn Torres, if you plan to delay your graduation for one reason or another, failing to make the Registrar's Office aware of this could delay your registration for an upcoming term.
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Statement from Bill Daly
Posted By On October 4, 2012 @ 5:22 pm In Hockey,New York Rangers,NHL | 158 Comments
from the NHL:
NEW YORK (October 4, 2012) — National Hockey League Deputy
Commissioner Bill Daly today issued the following statement concerning the
cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through Oct. 24:
"We were extremely disappointed to have to make today's announcement.
The game deserves better, the fans deserve better and the people who derive
income from their connection to the NHL deserve better.
"We remain committed to doing everything in our power to forge an
agreement that is fair to the players, fair to the teams and good for our
"This is not about "winning" or "losing" a negotiation. This is about
finding a solution that preserves the long-term health and stability of the
League and the game.
"We are committed to getting this done."
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weaving? maybe trying to miss potholes, gravel, cracks in the pavement....................
I didn't see any weaving in my clip. Like you can really tell if someone weaves from a forward mounted headcam................... You may be interpreting my head wobbling back and forth when pushing hard.
I hold a straight line.
Now I'm starting to remember why I don't hang out around here hardly anymore. Too many roadie trolls invading the recumbent forum.


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Community letters: On Walmart, San Diego's finances and more
No welcome mat for Walmart
I do not appreciate seeing full-page Walmart ads in the U-T telling me that I have to have to chastise my City Council for not letting an out-of-state company ruin another neighborhood in my city and county.
We have other problems that need to be taken care of in San Diego, not some behemoth's plan to build stores by threatening the people who work for the citizens of our city. Where do they plan to build – Balboa Park, Mission Hills, North Park, Point Loma, Mission Bay, La Jolla? There is no room, and we don't want them! They have built places in Chula Vista, Santee, Kearny Mesa and Poway. How many more businesses do they plan to drive away?
We have an original company, started in San Diego. Costco, formerly Price Club, is a good and thoughtful neighbor to our communities and does business the right way. Take a hint from it.
Isabella A. Virgilio
San Diego
Representing racial balance
In response to "Find a racial balance in National City," Community Dialog letters, Nov. 11): Romy Marquez needs to get his facts straight. I was the first Filipina elected in 1990 to the National City City Council. My father (James Toledo) was Filipino and my mother (Bertha Mireles) was Hispanic. Being that I am of Filipino and Hispanic heritage, I represent the racial balance that he says is lacking on the council. I'm proud to represent all National City residents.
Former President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines recently visited National City. He made a statement about how all Filipinos need to be united. I agree and say that if Filipinos would stay united and not be divided, they would definitely be a force to be reckoned with.
Rosalie Toledo Zarate
National City councilwoman
A thank-you to Oceanside voters
I would like to thank the voters of Oceanside for electing me to the Oceanside City Council. I am humbled and honored by the confidence they have placed in me.
As part of my campaign, I walked 23 precincts, lost 23 pounds and spoke to thousands of residents. I want to thank everyone who took the time to speak with me. I would like to extend an extra special thanks to all my supporters. My victory would not have been possible without your efforts.
I would also like to thank my wife Karen and my children Justin, Sarah, and David for their support and for enduring all the commotion a campaign brings to the home front.
Gary Felien
Oceanside city councilman-elect
S.D. leaders facing test of character
In "Mayor pledges to pursue Prop. D reforms," (Opinion, Nov. 5), San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders wants the Citizens Fiscal Sustainability Task Force to vet the financial integrity of Councilman Carl DeMaio's plan "to ensure its legality and effectiveness." Isn't it the city attorney's job to determine whether the plan is legal? Similarly, isn't it the City Council's job to study the plan to determine its effectiveness? We all know the task force's job is to provide political cover. This is the moment of truth; our council members and mayor have to stand up to the unions or our city goes under. Yes, standing up to the unions may cost them their jobs and their lavish pensions. It's a character test.
Dennis S. Rogers
Sorrento Valley
School is ideal as polling location
A recent letter to the editor asserted that it is "unsafe" and "inappropriate" to have polling places at elementary schools because the voters had to walk across campus with the children all around. The author saw this as "strangers" invading the children's sacred space. Come on! What lesson would this approach teach our kids? That they should be afraid, very afraid of adults in general no matter what the reason for their presence? Or should our kids be learning that as adults they will have the right to exercise their civic duty by voting? I know the standard I want to demonstrate and which lesson I want my kids to learn.


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I have just started watching Season 4 of '24' on DVD. In the middle there is a story thread that has a F-117 'stolen' to shoot down AF1. Does anyone know whether the show producers used stock footage, or were they granted some assistance from the Air Force to get the scenes they needed?
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After receiving exceptional authorities from State Control Committee, Lindenstrauss' office says will look into alleged ethical violations by PM
Aviad Glickman
Published: 03.31.11, 17:42 / Israel News
Aviad Glickman
State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss announced Thursday afternoon that he will look into allegations that some of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
trips abroad were funded by private businessmen.
The comptroller said he plans to investigate "the funding of trips by private agents in contrast with guidelines for the prevention of conflict of interests for ministers and their deputies."
A Channel 10 report this week claimed that the PM accepted funding from private businessmen for trips for himself and his family while in public office.
Lindenstrauss and his aides will also look into allegations that Netanyahu illegally obtained campaign donations.
Speaking to Ynet from Hong Kong Thursday, Rivlin said the process in which Lindenstrauss was granted the exceptional authorities lacked "transparency".
The Knesset speaker said he did not receive ample notice that the State Control Committee was convening. "Even if (committee chairman) Yoel Hasson did not mean it, I got the sense that my innocence was taken advantage of," Rivlin said.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office has withdrawn its special request to install a double bed on the plane taking the prime minister and his wife to Berlin and Prague in about a week.
Installing the bed would have raising the trip's cost by tens of thousands of dollars.


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Sorry 99%, Christopher Nolan Won't Be Shooting In Zuccotti Park
So "The Dark Knight Rises" production hit New York City this week and as usual, everyone with a camera is taking pictures of whatever they can, and while we haven't kept up with the minutia of set photos this seems to be something fresh. Or not. But anyway, when Joseph Gordon-Levitt was first cast in the film it was said that he was playing a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty by Commissioner Gordon. Many assumed this was a ruse and that he was secretly playing someone much more important, but as these pics bear out...well, he's a beat cop. And it looks like he's assigned to protecting Bruce Wayne. MAYBE HE'LL BECOME ROBIN! Or maybe he's secretly the Joker's brother. Or maybe he's just a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty by Commissioner Gordon. We'll find out eventually.
In other Batman news, remember when it was recently rumored that Nolan and co. would be doing some shooting around Zuccotti Park and the Occupy Wall Street protests? Well, if you're been there walking around with a placard in the hopes of bumping into Christian Bale, you can give it a rest. There are no plans to shoot down there. Anyway, you already know this, but "The Dark Knight Rises" will land on July 20, 2012. More pics below. [via ONTD]


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About Minus 16
Featuring an eclectic score ranging from Dean Martin to mambo, techno to traditional Israeli music, Ohad Naharin's Minus 16 uses improvisation and Naharin's acclaimed "Gaga" method, a unique movement language that breaks down old habits, pushing the dancers to challenge themselves in new ways.
The work is unique in the Ailey repertory for removing the barrier between performers and spectators. "Minus 16 not only delights in its own wackiness, but also celebrates the joy of dancing," said the San Francisco Chronicle.
The piece has elements of unpredictability and fun that makes each performance of Minus 16 delightfully different.
Leadership support for this Company premiere was provided by American Express.
Generous support was also provided by NJPAC Alternate Routes.
"It Must Be True" performed by The John Buzon Trio. Written by Gus Arnheim, Harry Barris and Gordon Clifford. Used by permission with EMI Mills Music Inc.
"Hava Nagila" ©1963, ren. 1991 Surf Beat Music. All rights reserved. Written and arranged by Dick Dale under license from Surf Beat Music (ASCAP).
"Echad Mi Yode'a" Lyrics and Music Traditional. Arranged by The Tractor's Revenge (Green, Belleli, Leibovitch). Published by The Tractor's Revenge (Green, Belleli, Leibovitch).
"Nisi Dominus, R.608 – IV. "Cum dederit" (Andante)" by Vivaldi performed by James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music and Christopher Hogwood.
"Over The Rainbow" by E.Y. 'YIP' Harburg and Harold Arlen. Used by permission of EMI Feist Catalog Inc. One Hundred Percent (100%) ASCAP.
"Hooray For Hollywood" (Richard Whiting and Johnny Mercer) ©1937 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission. Written by John Mercer and Richard Whiting. Used by permission with Warner/Chappell Music.
"Sway" by Pablo Beltran Ruiz, Luis Demetrio, Traconis Molina, and Norman Gimbel; Words West LLC d/b/a Butterfield Music (BMI). All rights reserved.


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Months after premiering at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, James Franco and Travis Mathews' racy erotic drama "Interior. Leather Bar." has found a home with Strand Releasing, who acquired U.S. and select foreign rights. The film is inspired by the rumored 40-minutes of gay S&M footage edited out of the orignial cut of the 1980 thriller "Cruising," that starred Al Pacino.
"I am so excited and pleased that this unusual film has found the perfect home. We are so proud of this and happy to be working with Strand Releasing" said Franco.
READ MORE: Trailer for James Franco Co-Directed Sundance-Selected 'Porn,' 'Interior. Leather Bar.' (Video)
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October 10, 2005
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Once employees did call in to work, often their first concern was getting paid. Because of power outages, many banks and ATMs were out of service for days. At Sodexho and McDonald's, where many workers do not have direct deposit and often live from paycheck to paycheck, this was an urgent priority.
Before Bakewell and Raeder could begin focusing on finding housing for their displaced employees, they had to figure out what to do for the 10,000 Entergy employees pouring into the disaster area to restore power. By September 7, the company had set up tent cities in seven locations throughout Louisiana and Mississippi equipped with cots, food, water and medical supplies for all of its workers.


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BOSTON – August 1, 2013 – SapientNitro, part of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), today announced the appointment of Gary Koepke as chief creative officer, North America, effective immediately. In this role, Koepke will provide creative leadership across North America, working with the senior creative team and business leadership to drive SapientNitro's continued growth as an innovative storyteller for an always-on world.
In this position, Koepke will also serve as a member of the SapientNitro Global Creative Council, a team designed to advance the agency's focus on helping its clients create storyscapes that are woven into the human experience through various technologies and experiences. Koepke will leverage his creative acumen to further strengthen SapientNitro's creative talent across user experience, design, advertising, brand strategy, creative technology, and emerging experience.
Since joining SapientNitro in July 2012 as global executive creative director, Koepke has led well-recognized creative work for cleints including Chrysler, Fiat and VISIT FLORIDA, the latter a recent Agency of Record win whose broadcast and digital work is now live in critical tourist source markets across the world.
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Koepke's expertise as a creative visionary and master storyteller has been evident throughout his career. Prior to SapientNitro, Koepke served as chief creative officer of Modernista!, an agency he co-founded in 2000, which was recognized as a top-ten independent agency for the award-winning advertising it produced on behalf of brands such as Hummer, Cadillac, TIAA-CREF, Budweiser, GAP and Project (RED). He also opened Wieden+Kennedy's New York office in 1999, and served as the agency's creative director in New York, working on brands such as Coca-Cola, Nike and ESPN. In addition to his acclaimed advertising portfolio, Koepke directed music videos for U2 and David Bowie, and was the founding creative director of Vibe Magazine. His work has been presented at the DNP Gallery in Japan, which has named him one of America's top designers.
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National | TAXES: Unless the Senate acts, the so-called marriage penalty in the tax code will be restored-boosting average tax bills almost $400
Do moderate Republicans in the Senate really make a difference? That's the $369 question.
On April 28, the House of Representatives voted 323-95 to fix permanently the inequities in the U.S. tax code that force some 30 million married couples to pay higher taxes than their single counterparts. Without congressional intervention, the so-called marriage penalty-temporarily eliminated just last year-would once again rear its ugly head in 2005, forcing many married couples to pay an extra $369 in taxes, according to statistics from the Tax Foundation.
Despite the huge margin of victory in the House, however, a similar bill is going nowhere in the Senate, where a handful of moderate Republicans have joined with Democrats to stifle tax-cutting efforts. The Senate budget requires lawmakers to offset any new tax cuts with spending cuts or tax hikes elsewhere in the system, neither of which is a popular option in an election year. Such restrictions could be waived, but only with a supermajority of 60 senators-a number that can't be reached as long as GOP moderates side with Democrats.
So far, negotiations between the two chambers have done little to break the impasse. "There will be automatic tax increases based on what the Senate has done, at this moment in time," predicted House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle (R-Iowa).
The increases are automatic because several provisions of the massive 2001 Bush tax cut are set to expire in 2005. For skittish politicians, that's the perfect scenario: Rather than cast an actual, on-the-record vote to raise taxes, they can achieve the same result by simply doing nothing.
"Nothing doing" said the far more conservative House Republican leadership. They hope their action on the marriage penalty, followed by additional tax-cut bills scheduled weekly through the middle of May, will force a recalcitrant Senate to take action. In coming weeks, the House will vote on raising the child tax credit to $1,000; permanently expanding the 10 percent tax bracket; and permanently reining in the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) that is taking an ever-bigger bite from middle-class taxpayers.
Without action by both houses of Congress, millions of Americans will feel the pinch starting next year. The AMT, for instance, originally intended to affect only the wealthy, threatens to hit 3 million middle-income filers next year unless Congress raises the threshold for paying the tax. By 2010, an additional 30 million people could be faced with the AMT.
The impact of the marriage penalty would be felt even sooner. Some 30 million married couples immediately saw their taxes drop dramatically when Congress voted to repeal the marriage penalty in 2003 fully, rather than phasing in relief over nine years. Unless the Senate acts, however, those same 30 million couples will immediately see their taxes jump again next year. That's because, like so many other tax-relief measures, liberals insisted on sunsetting the 2003 marriage penalty law: Starting in 2005, the full repeal of the marriage penalty is to be replaced by the original phased-in timetable. That timetable slowly reduces the marriage penalty year by year, so that married couples don't finally achieve tax equity again until 2009.
Even then, married couples had better not become too wedded to the idea of tax fairness: If the Senate doesn't follow the House's lead, the full marriage penalty is scheduled to reappear in 2011.


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Ok apart from Seiji being a total D-bag and the plot being a complete mess, there's something else that really annoys me in manga like these.
I became really fond of the bond developing between seiji and shou in the first 'arc', but ofcourse there had to be that one incident where one can predict the outcome of the entire manga series.... the first 'fated meeting'. I suppose it has sort of become a standard manga rule of sorts, where the protagonist (seiji) is fated to (in the end) fall in love with the first girl that they meet in the manga. For instance, the first girl that engaged in conversation with seiji was Yuki. And after roughly 150 chapters of 'fillers' nearing arguably (and tbh hopefully) the last arc of the series, Seiji ofcourse falls in love with Yuki. I don't mind it happening at all even though I prefer shou, but it gets annoying when it happens in EVER SINGLE romance manga.
For instance:
Nisekoi: Regardless of it's harem setting, chitoge, the first girl that ichijou meets gets the most screentime and romance plot. And it seems that it will eventually turn into a relationship between them, unless the harem element takes over.
Kimi no Iru machi: In the first chapter, Haruto meets yuzuki and after going through 2 other relationships he ends up with yuzuki, much like what happened in GE...
it probably applies to other series as well, but when you start to notice that it's becoming a basic element in every series,you can't enjoy it anymore....


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A student came up to my office because he had lost his cell phone. I asked him if he had tried calling it. He hadn't thought of that.
We called his number and his backpack started ringing. We found the cell phone.
We've all lost things. I've lost my keys. I've lost money (no, not in Vegas). I've even lost one of my kids (wasn't for too long, but he did look older when we were reunited). Losing things is a part of every leader's journey. Things like time, resources, and key people. But there are personal things a leader just can't lose. The moment a leader begins to lose one of these things, his or her ability to lead falters.
A leader must be careful not to…
LOSE SLEEP – You might think that sleep only gets in the way of your productivity, but go without sleep for too long and you're gonna get sick. Sometimes a nap is best thing you can do for yourself (Michael Hyatt wrote a great post about this).
LOSE FOCUS – Not the blurry-eyed, I-see-two-of-everything kind of focus. Rather, the what's most important and what do I REALLY need to be doing kind. Distractions can sabotage your balance if you don't create some boundaries to protect yourself from them. (Here's a recent post I wrote about controlling your distractions)
LOSE DIRECTION – Sometimes our internal compass gets out of whack. We begin to make decisions and choices that lead us down a path of destruction. If you don't spend time reflecting on decisions, you might end up spending time regretting your consequences.
LOSE FAITH – All it takes is one person to let you down and it can spiral into a feeling that you can't depend on anyone…not even yourself. Faith, like trust, is a risk. It also fuels your dreams and passions. If you expect to fail, you surely will. Each of us becomes on the outside what we put our faith in on the inside.
LOSE MOTIVATION – You are energized by what's inside of you. No one can motivate you, they can only push the buttons that fuel the passions that are already within you. But unkept fires soon become nothing but a pile of ashes.
LOSE INTEGRITY – When your words and your actions conflict, it will always lead to more conflict. Growing integrity takes time, but you can lose it in a moment. You can be a leader without integrity…just not for very long.
LOSE YOURSELF – Have you ever heard someone say, "I don't even know who you are anymore." That's a wakeup call. Somewhere along the way, in losing some of the other things listed here, you lost sight of who you really are.
So how do you keep from losing these important parts of your life and keep your credibility as a leader?
1. Spend time reflecting and learning from your experiences and the experiences of others.
2. Learn to say NO to things that aren't a priority.
3. Keep track of those things you know you can't lose. Some people do this by keeping a journal.
4. Meet with a trusted friend who can give you honest feedback and accountability about these things.
5. Prioritize your life and live according to a strong set of values.
As you look at the list, what are the danger signs in your own life letting you know you're losing something important? What other strategies do you use to make sure you don't lose these things?


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Cleveland.com posted today by way of The Baltimore Sun that former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Orlando Brown has passed away. He was reportedly found unresponsive in his Baltimore apartment. Police don't suspect foul play.
Brown probably wouldn't have been a memorable Cleveland Browns player if not for an incident where he pushed Jeff Triplette after getting hit in the eye with a penalty marker that was weighted with some quantity of metal BBs. The story was interesting because Brown ended up being very injured by the penalty flag, but nobody knew it at the time.
The attack on the referee was first viewed far more scandalously than it ended up being viewed in hindsight after the extent of the injury was known. It was like a lesson in controversy and outrage as Brown found himself going from indescribable villain to a more sympathetic misunderstood guy who lost three seasons of his NFL career.
Brown eventually made it back to the field with the Baltimore Ravens after receiving a settlement with the NFL over his injury at the hands of Triplette's penalty flag. Unfortunately, that's where the story ends for 6'7″ giant Orlando Brown. At the young age of 40, he has passed away.


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Welcome to Bought Records!
At Bought Records we do not believe every instrument is the same. We do not believe it has the same qualities, characteristics or sounds as others, or that it should be treated the same. For instance, a guitar is not a snare drum — its maker did not intend it for this use. For that very reason we do not believe it will be successful or best utilized in this role. We are also against hitting a guitar with sticks, no matter how much it "looks" like a snare drum.
In this same way we do not believe every musician is an evangelist, or a preacher, or a teacher. God has created many instruments, and if one is an evangelist who uses music to evangelize… great! That is how we will treat them. If a musician is an entertainer, who God has called to do this, then that is how we will work with them. If an individual is called to preach and teach the word of God through music… once again, great!
All of these roles and many others are equally useful, valid and needed. Each has its own calling. Trying to force an entertainer into the role of an evangelist, or a preacher into the role as solely an entertainer are equally wrong, ineffective — essentially hitting a guitar with a drum stick and expecting it to sound like a snare drum.
— Eric E. Durbin


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It seems that lately my husband and I have been really finding and refining our decor style. We're drawn to a mix of elements - gorgeous antique cabinets, quirky wood and wrought-iron dining chairs, fun clear lucite lamps and shiny chrome pieces all have their place in our home. We've discovered that bringing all those elements together is a fun challenge, made easier when you introduce simple pieces that make a complementary statement and draw the whole together. This is one such simple piece ready to make a statement.
The idea for this DIY leather basket has been buzzing around my brain for ages, well at least the last month or two. I've been (and still am) really inspired by leather lately and different ways it can be incorporated into decor. Leather can make such a bold statement, catching your attention and drawing you in. The lattice-like construction of this basket seemed like a beautiful and simple way to showcase a great fabric, plus it's really easy to do!
I'm sure you'll find endless uses for your new basket. It's small enough to make a fun statement adorning a coffee or dining table, perhaps filled with crisp apples or sweetly-perfumed flowers, but not so small that you can't fill it with a few select treats and take your love for an impromptu picnic date.
You will need:
- leather (or leather-look vinyl) - choose something with rigidity
- scissors and/or a craft knife
- heavy denim needle
- heavy cotton thread
- ruler
- tailors chalk
Step 1. Measure and draw out the pieces required for your bowl on the back of your leather. You will need to measure out:
- one circular piece measuring 22cm diameter (and 70cm circumference),
- four rectangular strips measuring 72cm x 2cm,
- six rectangular strips measuring 20cm x 2cm, and
- two rectangular strips measuring 35cm x 2cm.
Cut out the pieces with your craft knife.
Step 2. On the back of your circular piece, make 8 evenly spaced marks around the edge of the circle. These marks will help to make sure the spokes for your bowl are evenly spaced.
Step 3. Attach the 8 spokes (the six 20cm long strips and the two 35cm long strips) to the edge of the circle making sure that the two longer strips are placed at opposite points on the circle. To attach the strips, place one short end of each strip on the edge of the circle allowing the strip to overlap the outer edge of the circle by about 1cm (see the photo below). Then thread your needle and stitch the strip in place. You'll now have a base for your basket that looks a little like a star (well a Christmas-ornament-style star, anyway)
TIP: Attach the strips to the circle with the wrong sides facing one another. This will allow the right sides of the strips to face out and the right side of the circle to face up when the basket is completed .
Step 4. Take your remaining longer strips and for each one carefully overlap the short ends so that you form four loops that are the same circumference (70cm) as the circle piece you cut out earlier. Stitch the overlapped ends in place. You'll now have four loops ready to attach to your basket.
Step 5. Place the basket base on a work surface so that the right side of the centre circle is facing up (and the wrong sides of the spokes are facing up too). Take the first loop and place it on the circle, lining up the edge of the circle with the outside of the loop. Fold up each of the spokes and stitch the spokes to the loop.
TIP: If you have difficulty folding the spokes up to stitch them in place, then try lightly scoring the wrong side of the leather at the point you would like it to bend to help the process.
Step 6. Once all the spokes are attached to the first loop you can begin to attach the second loop. Position the lower edge of the second loop 2cm above the top edge of the first loop, creating a lattice-like effect. Stitch the second loop in place. Repeat for the third and fourth loops, each time spacing the new loop 2cm above the previous loop.
Step 7. Once all the loops are in place you should have two spokes that have super long tails left, and the rest of the spokes should have shorter tails left. Taking one of the super-long tails, fold it down sideways so that it touches the top of the shorter spoke next to it. Overlap these spokes and stitch in place. Do the same for the spoke on the opposite side of the basket.
Trim the remaining shorter tails so that they are in line with the top edge of the upper-most loop.
Now all that's left is to find a place for your leather basket to get to work weaving it's simple-statement magic.


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I'm thinking about getting one of these. Is this a good deal?
I'm thinking about getting one of these. Is this a good deal?
move the decimal point 3 spaces to the left and then we'll talk.
If you have to have a head shock hardtail 29er from Cannondale, then your choices are limited..
Now if you want a 29er, but the brand is less priority , you have more choices..
maybe they pump up the price for the Cop version since the City pays from tax revenues.
... like weapons systems sold to DOD are inflated in price, because they can..
All the LEO bikes are listed at a dollar short of a million.
RANS V3 - Ti, RANS V-Rex - cromo, RANS Screamer - cromo
Uh, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMO, with pricing like that, it means either a) new model that isn't yet available and pricing hasn't been set yet, or since the LEO models are purchased in various quantities by various agencies, it allows for haggle room/bulk pricing depending on number of units bought at one time.
You're kidding right?


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Denney, Coughlin chosen to world championships
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:22 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 7:22 p.m.
As expected, Ocala native Caydee Denney and skate partner John Coughlin were chosen for the world championships team.
Denney and Coughlin weren't able to defend their pairs title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships because he's recovering from hip surgery. But the Americans are trying to ensure they have two pairs teams at the Sochi Olympics, and Denney and Coughlin give them the best shot.
The two U.S. pairs need to finish with a combined placement of 28 or better (12th and 16th, say) at worlds to earn two spots in Sochi. Inexperienced pairs often have a tough time cracking the top 10, and neither new U.S. champs Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir nor runners-up Alexa Scimeca and Christopher Knierim have been to worlds before. Denney and Coughlin, however, were ninth at worlds last year. Worlds are March 10-17 in London, Ontario.
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