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The eyes of the world are on the battle for Libya. It's undeniably a compelling drama: Spirited but untrained rebels, plus NATO airstrikes, pitted against an eccentric dictator with a cinematic wardrobe.
But it's the wrong drama to worry about. The brutal truth is that Libya doesn't matter very much. It's a desert backwater of
6 million people with little influence over the rest of the Middle East.
The main reason Libya matters at all is that President Obama and his NATO allies have taken it on as a challenge. Now that Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have staked their reputations on toppling Moammar Kadafi, they have no choice but to make it happen.
What's more important than Libya? At least four other countries.
The outcome of the unfinished revolution in Egypt will affect the prospects for democracy across the region. The outcome in Yemen, where Al Qaeda's most dangerous branch is headquartered, is important to the struggle against terrorism. A change in Syria, Iran's closest ally in the Arab world, would upend the balance of power on Israel's northern borders.
And then there's the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, where troops from Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Muslim countries have intervened to quell a Shiite Muslim uprising. It might seem odd to include a power struggle in a quasi-country of half a million citizens on a list of major strategic issues, but the crisis in Bahrain qualifies.
About two-thirds of Bahrainis are Shiite, but Sunni Muslims hold almost all the power. After Shiite groups staged increasingly violent demonstrations to demand more democracy, the government cracked down -- and when the Bahraini police faltered, Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries stepped in with troops.
Opposition groups say more than 400 activists have been arrested; the Bahraini government has refused to disclose the number of arrests. Human Rights Watch has charged that at least seven detainees have died in custody and that some may have been tortured.
Last week, the government announced that it was outlawing the largest -- and most moderate -- Shiite political party, but then backpedaled after an international outcry.
Why does all this matter? Because Bahrain isn't the only Arab state on the gulf with a sizable Shiite population. Iraq has a Shiite majority and a Shiite-dominated government. Saudi Arabia is ruled by Sunnis, but it has a significant Shiite minority in its oil-rich eastern province. In all three countries, Shiite Muslims have historically been treated as an oppressed underclass -- but now, watching other Arabs win more rights, they're demanding equality too.
Bahrain matters, as well, because Saudi Arabia treats it as a virtual protectorate. The Saudi royal family doesn't like to see Shiite Muslim demonstrators demand the head of any monarch; it's too close to home.
Besides, in the view of many Sunnis, Bahrain's Shiite protesters look like puppets in the hands of Iran, the Shiite Muslim behemoth across the gulf that has long tried to assert itself as the region's dominant power.
The fear among many U.S. officials, though, is that the Sunni-Shiite unrest in Bahrain could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. If the Bahraini government stops negotiating with the moderate Shiite opposition, it risks radicalizing its own population -- and driving some of them into the arms of Iran. Another outcome could be a conflict between Sunni and Shiite that would cross several borders.
In a worst-case scenario, warned Charles Freeman, a former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a Sunni-Shiite split could prompt the pro-U.S. government in Iraq to ally itself with Iran, scrambling the basic foundation of U.S. security policy in the area, which aims to make Iraq a bulwark against Iran.
"The strategic stakes in Bahrain are higher than many outside the region appreciate," Freeman said.
The Obama administration has been urging the Bahraini government to negotiate. Last week, the State Department's top Middle East hand, Jeffrey Feltman, rushed to Bahrain to try to reopen talks between the government and the opposition.
But the administration has been notably gentle, because it wants the Bahraini royal family to stay in power and it doesn't want to offend Saudi Arabia.
In a speech last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. "strongly condemned the abhorrent violence committed against peaceful protesters by the Syrian government." But on Bahrain, she merely warned that "security alone cannot resolve the challenges." ("We know that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't make sense," she explained.)
Another official said the administration is promoting reform throughout the Arab world, but it's also reassuring rulers in places such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that it won't insist on immediate change. "It doesn't have to come fast," he said.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and national security advisor Tom Donilon visited Saudi Arabia this month to try to patch up the U.S. relationship with King Abdullah, who was furious when Obama backed the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Both U.S. and Saudi officials said the meetings helped repair the U.S.-Saudi alliance on issues such as Iran. But they said there was no sign of any Saudi moderation on the issue of Bahrain, which the Saudis consider their backyard.
The gulf has long been a central focus of U.S. foreign policy, both because it's the source of much of the world's oil and because it's the frontier between the pro-American Arab monarchies and anti-American Iran.
That's why the U.S. has a naval fleet there -- headquartered, as it happens, in Bahrain.
Now Bahrain is at risk. Hard-liners have opted to use an iron fist, to see whether repression can restore stability; reform, they say, can come later. If they turn out to be wrong, the consequences could be dire.


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California Chrome polishes off Derby field down stretch
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - All week long on the backstretch at Churchill Downs, Art Sherman, the former jockey, was saying the same thing. Day after day, as the Kentucky Derby inched closer and closer, Sherman repeated the drill for all the writers and broadcasters and photographers: His horse, California Chrome, could run. And he could run fast.
California Chrome made Sherman look like a genius at the 140th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby early Saturday evening. Ridden by Victor Espinoza, California Chrome took the first step toward a Triple Crown when he won the 11/4-mile Derby in front of 164,906 - the second-largest crowd in the 140-year history of America's most famous horse race.
California Chrome now has won all four of his starts this year. He will head to Baltimore in two weeks to try to add the Preakness, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, to his résumé. The third leg of the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 7.
There has not been a Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred racing since 1978, when Affirmed won it.
"I said this horse would win the Kentucky Derby," said Steve Coburn, who lives in Nevada and owns the colt with his partner, Perry Martin, who lives in Sacramento. "I believe this horse will win the Triple Crown."
Winner a 'rock star'
California Chrome, the 5-2 favorite, burst into the lead heading into the long Churchill Downs stretch, and the colt began to open up. By the eighth pole, California Chrome, who won his past three starts by a combined 18 lengths, was leading by five lengths.
At the end, 37-1 long shot Commanding Curve was making a late run, but he would not catch the winner. The final margin of victory was 13/4 lengths.
The time on the fast track was a slow 2 minutes, 3.66 seconds. That was well off Secretariat's all-time record of 1:59.40. Since then, this was the fourth-slowest Derby time, but no one in the California Chrome camp was going to worry about that.
"I want to tell you something," said Sherman, who at age 77 becomes the oldest trainer to win the Derby. "I think California Chrome is the rock star, and I'm his manager."
It was expected that the pace for the 19-horse field would be swift, but that never materialized. Uncle Sigh, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., and Chitu, ridden by Martin Garcia, dragged the rest of the field through times of 23.04 seconds for the first quarter-mile, 47.34 for the half-mile, 1:11.80 for six furlongs and 1:37.45 for the mile.
California Chrome was right behind the early pace.
Espinoza sensed the slow pace and worried his horse might get into traffic trouble when the speed horses began to back up to him. But he got California Chrome to the outside, and everything was fine.
"I was concerned about California Chrome, that he (would) do his thing," said Espinoza, who also won the Derby in 2002 with War Emblem. "I wanted him to breathe on the backside, shut down a little bit. Everything worked out. By the three-eighths pole, he was going so strong."
California Chrome paid $7, $5.60 and $4.20; Commanding Curve paid $31.80 and $15.40, and Danza paid $6.
'He showed everyone'
Danza, the Arkansas Derby winner and the 8-1 third choice in the wagering, rallied to finish third, 11/4 lengths behind Commanding Curve. Wood Memorial winner Wicked Strong was fourth, a nose ahead of Samraat, who was second in the Wood Memorial.
Intense Holiday, owned by Starlight Racing, which is managed by Duanesburg's Don Lucarelli and his wife, Barbara, as well as Jack Wolf and his wife, Laurie, of Kentucky, never got untracked and finished 12th.
California Chrome will not ship back to the West Coast before the Preakness. Sherman said he will stay in Louisville for a week before shipping to Baltimore. From there, he will resume his charge for a Triple Crown.
"He showed he is a nice horse," said Wicked Strong's trainer, Jimmy Jerkens. "He showed everyone he could run today."

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It took a while, but I finally got my paws on Amazing Cosmetics concealer! In the end I bought it from QVC (in the UK) and got a Light to Medium Kit.
Amazing Concealer is supposed to be used anywhere you want on the face. You use just pin dots of the product (especially around the eyes)…they say:
To erase other skin imperfections such as: broken capillaries, sun damage, blemishes and redness, also apply in small pin dot amounts. Remember, a little goes a long way.
I bought the kit with 2 concealers, a brush and a mixing jar because the shading is a little off. I've found that the colours are a little off, and can be a bit darker than expected.
I originally got Dark Tan as it calls itself medium but its way way way too dark for my NC30-35 complexion.
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Escandaloso: Beyonce's Bump Magically Folds In Half On TV
Sandra Rose posted these hilarious screen shots from Beyonce's appearance on Sunday Night HD last night and as she sits down for the interview the holy skin cocoon protecting the unborn golden child completely collapses. HAHA. Sandra says that ever since Beyonce pulled the ultimate STUNT QUEEN move by unveiling her bump in dramatic queen fashion at the VMAs, conspiracy theorists have been whispering on the Internet that she's faking it and Basement Baby's afro is the one carrying her baby and will give birth to it in February. I grew up thinking that Dynasty was real life, so I love scandalous shit like this, but let me throw out a few theories as to what's really going on.
1. The unborn golden child is so special that it can only grow in Beyonce's butt.
2. The unborn golden child is so special that Beyonce has to wear a protective pad to keep it safe.
3. This is just marketing for House of Dereon's new line of memory foam bumps.
4. Nicole Kidman wasn't available when Beyonce asked if she could give her private lessons on how a skilled professional wears a pillow baby to perfection.
5. This is completely natural and I have no idea what I'm talking about (as usual) since I've only been pregnant with whoopie pie babies that later became poop babies.
6. Stealyonce strikes again and stole this idea from Desperate Housewives!
And here's the video of Beyonce's bump in motion. Yeah, I didn't know J.R. Ewing became Australian either.
See, something in the amniotic fluid ain't creole! Somebody get MythBusters on the case!
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Fear Conquers All: My Afternoon with Oregonians for Immigration Reform
From the open publishing newswire: Gary "Rusty" Fleming was a no-show at the Salem Public Library on Saturday January 26th, but in spite of this over 75 people turned out for the OFIR-hosted screening of his film "Drug Wars: Silver or Lead." The film is a bloody romp through the lawless world that is the US and Mexico border. The movie was written and produced by Gary "Rusty" Fleming, filmmaker and volunteer public information officer in Hudspeth County, Texas.
Oregonians for Immigration Reform are an interesting bunch of folks. Their members actively write to local publications, chastising journalists for not referring to undocumented people as "illegal-immigrants" and calling for the implementation of the highly unreliable E-verify system. Last month the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) released a publication entitled "The Fiscal Burden of Illegal-Aliens on Oregonians," which OFIR proudly makes references to in their endless stream of guest opinion columns and letters to the editor. The report is lousy with exaggerated numbers and fully acknowledges that it has no data on the immigration status of foreign-born students, but claims that 75% of the US-born children of undocumented immigrants will need Limited English Proficiency instruction. OFIR hasn't shut up about this report since it came out and it didn't take long to learn something about this group: they're ticked off, they're vocal, and they're scared to hell of pretty much everything. This event was no exception to the rule, and OFIR had been hyping it since December with urgency and panic in every website update, one of which insisted:
It opened with a quote that stated "The first terrorist in this country was a drug dealer, and nobody did anything about it." The film didn't go on to elaborate exactly who this first terrorist was, because we were immediately plunged into a montage with real-life footage of bodies lying in the street, SWAT teams swarming into buildings, and assorted white powders on cracked mirrors. This was interspersed with reenactments of shoot outs filmed in pick-n-pull lots where Mexican gangsters in red bandannas and white tank tops hid out amongst piles of old junky cars.[...]
"The producer of the documentary recommends that children as young as 10 should see this movie. Gangs and cartels are targeting even younger children now. Shockingly, eight year olds are the new cartel target for drug addiction. Every child is at risk." [...]
Local Medical Group To Begin Playing Politics With Patient Care
From the open publishing newswire: Northwest Primary Care, a local Medical Group has decided and begun informing patients who have legitimate diagnoses of Chronic Pain that they will no longer be treated with pharmaceutical pain medications if they choose to avail themselves of Medical Marijuana.
Current patients who use both pharmaceutical pain medications (opiates) and medical marijuana will have to decide which of the treatments they can utilize. Those that choose pharmaceutical treatment will be subjected to urine analysis (piss tests) to ensure they are not using medical marijuana at the same time. This will occur even in cases where opiates and MMJ are treating different issues such as pain and loss of appetite as many cancer patients suffer from.
Some may recall that the Obama administration had announced, some time ago, a truce in the federal enforcement of laws against the use of marijuana by those legally using it for medical purposes in States where it has been approved by voters, such as Oregon. However, the Pharmaceutical Industry has in the last few weeks announced that it wants to enter the market of providing, and profiting, from Medical Marijuana. The FDA has, as expected, been receptive to the plan, and are once again targeting the MMJ infrastructure. In Washington state, the Governor vetoed a Dispensary bill due to fear that the federal government will go after state employees who would have administered the dispensary program.
Esequiel Hernandez, Jr.
From the open publishing newswire: Residents of Haditha, Iraq claim USA Marines murdered civilians there in November, 2005, investigation pending.
Residents of Redford, Texas claim USA Marines murdered an American civilian on USA soil in May, 1997, investigation closed, murderers free to kill again. "Team 7 was driven back to Marfa, put in a motel room, given a six-pack of beer, and told to write statements."
When Esequiel Hernandez Jr. died in 1997, he became the first American killed at home by U.S. troops since the massacre at Kent State University in 1970. This is his story.
Mollala Medical Marijuana Doctor Fined $26,000
From the open publishing newswire: David Pool writes: "At the Hempstalk festival of a couple weeks ago we caught up with Dr. Leveque an Oregon doctor and osteopath who has practiced medicine for over fifty years. The doctor is not currently practicing as a result of having had his license pulled by the state medical board, which also fined him $26,000.
Dr. Leveque was one of the first doctors to help patients suffering from a range of illnesses to use marijuana to alleviate symptoms. Many doctors refused to counsel their patients on the therapeutic uses of the drug, preferring to use pharmaceuticals like Oxycontin and Hydrocodone to treat pain.
Police Use Drug Free Zones to Justify Offensive Searches of Women
From the open publishing newswire: Last Friday, August 5, 2005 at about 6 PM, I witnessed a stop and pat down of a woman and her boyfriend by three PPB officers. I was in a parking lot between SW 10th and 11th on Salmon street when I noticed three officers and two police cars surrounding a young couple at the edge of the parking lot. I decided at that point to watch carefully what was taking place (and I advise others to do the same when the police are making a stop in your vicinity). One of the officers was speaking with the couple while the other two were in the car donning blue plastic gloves. I knew that the use of the gloves was a precursor to a search. I did not see the what prompted the stop and the search but I noticed that the couple did not at all seem threatening to the police.
I then watched as the two police that were in the car get out and one of them walked over to the young woman who I estimate was about twenty five years old. She raised her arms up to her sides on command of the officer. The officer proceeded to pat her down. He felt her buttocks, he slid his hand over her frontal private parts, he put his hand in both of her front and back pockets and he slid his hand slowly down the inside of her thighs. He did not touch her breasts. He went through her pocket book. He did not find anything of interest. After this ordeal was over, the woman collapsed on her boyfriend's shoulder bawling histerically. She was noticeably traumatized after being felt up in public by this officer.
Sensational Meth Headlines
From the open publishing newswire: Portland's two main sources of toxic waste (The Oregonian & Tribune) have recently been locked into a heated competition to see who can print the most sensational headlines and ignorant stories about meth abuse in our city. Finally fed up, I took the time to debunk the premise of the Tribune's most recent front page story on this subject.
We have met the enemy, and it is US (corporate media)
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Do we have a free press today? Sure we do. It's free to report all the sex scandals it wants, all the stock market news we can handle, every new health fad that comes down the pike, and every celebrity marriage or divorce that happens. But when it comes to the real down and dirty stuff... that's where we begin to see the limits of our freedoms.
On December 18, I attended Gary Webb's memorial service in Sacramento, along with about 250 other people.
In 1996, Webb wrote a series of articles ("Dark Alliance") for the San Jose Mercury News reporting that, in the 1980s, "a San Francisco Bay Area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to... street gangs of Los Angeles and funneled millions in drug profits to an arm of the contra guerrillas of Nicaragua run by the Central Intelligence Agency" and the "cocaine that flooded in helped spark a crack explosion in urban America... "
The "contra guerrillas," of course, were the Reagan administration CIA-nurtured darlings who sought to overthrow Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista government.
The story, obviously, was huge. Too huge, as it turns out, for certain powerful sensibilities. The disinformation machine soon was cranked up full tilt, and shortly after the series' publication, the Big Three in American newspapers -- the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post -- shamefully dedicated time and column inches attacking the veracity of Webb's assertions instead of pursuing the story. His professional coup de grace was administered by his own editor, Jerry Ceppos, who journalistically ran for cover and left the Pulitzer-winning reporter twisting slowly, slowly in the wind.
[ more articles about Gary Webb | more articles by Mark Drolette ]
Final Report on the International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua City
From the open publishing newswire: As I detailed in my last report, The International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua City reached Juarez on October 31, 2004 to demand justice in the cases of hundreds of murdered young women. This group of activists, teachers, students, researchers, and journalists from around the U.S. and Mexico had finally reached its destination, and we then had 5 days of activities and meetings to attend. It's hard to tell what lasting results would come from these efforts, but there are signs that some positive steps forward may finally be at hand.
previous reports from Caravan: [ Crossing Into Juarez (Nov. 7) | 12th Day of International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua (Oct. 29) | Caravan for Juarez Women Succeeds in Raising Awareness of 400 Murdered (Nov. 1) ]
Crossing Into Juarez with the International Caravan for Justice
From the open publishing newswire: A Portland indymedia videographer accompanied the West Coast leg of the International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua City. On October 31 the Caravan marched across the border between El Paso, USA and Juarez, Mexico to demand justice in the cases of approximately 400 murdered women, cases neglected and mis-investigated by Mexican authorities. This is part 2 in a series of reports about the Caravan, which visited dozens of cities in the US and Canada and spent 6 days in Mexico meeting with authorities and the family members of the dead.
previous reports from Caravan: [ 12th Day of International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua (Oct. 29) | Caravan for Juarez Women Succeeds in Raising Awareness of 400 Murdered (Nov. 1) ]
12th Day of International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua
From the open publishing newswire: A Portland IMC videographer has been participating in and documenting this important solidarity campaign that is visiting dozens of cities across the U.S. as they converge on Juarez, Mexico, to demand justice from the authorities in the neglected cases of approximately 400 young women.
Local Medical Marijuana Patients Arrested in DC
From the open publishing newswire: (Washington, D.C.) - Friday, October 8, 2004: Local medical marijuana patients Erin Hildebrandt and Trista Okel were arrested Tuesday along with twelve other patients and supporters, for civil disobedience in front of the Department of Health and Human Services. They were part of scores of protestors who had turned out to demand the federal government acknowledge that marijuana has medical use and change its policies.
On Monday the advocacy group organizing the protest, Americans for Safe Access, filed a legal petition with HHS under the Data Quality Act, alleging that the department is violating the Data Quality Act, which says that federal agencies must use sound science in developing policies and disseminating information. [ Read More ] [ ParentsEndingProhitbition.org | Photos of Protest ]
Juarez and "Se�orita Extraviada"
From the open publishing newswire: With the approach of the International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua City, there are two screenings in Portland of a film that documents the case of hundreds of mysteriously murdered young women in the Mexican city across the river from El Paso.
The award-winning documentary, Senorita Extraviada, investigates the mysterious murders and their background.
Showing tonite at Nocturnal (1800 E Burnside) at 8:30 and Wednesday, October 13 at The Know (2026 NE Alberta).
[Portland Central America Solidarity Committee] [Mexico Solidarity Network]
Jack Herer, Father of Hemp, in town for book signing
From the open publishing newswire: Jack Herer, the father of Hemp and the author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" will be signing books at The 3rd Eye on Hawthorne, October 1st 5-6 pm.
Jack will be in town supporting the Measure 33 campaign, which gives Medicinal Marijuana patients the medicine they need to live a better quality life.
Herer will also be a keynote speaker at "The Future of Medical Marijuana" at the Embassy Suites, 319 SW Pine, October 2nd, 7pm. Workshops will occur from 3-6 and are free to the public. Tickets can be purchased or volunteer time can be traded to attend the event. Call 503-224-3051, visit www.Yeson33.org or stop by at 4315 SE Division for more info.


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Hi Mayank, if you want to play, I am definitely free to play nights and weekends as well and I live in Ventura. When are you free next week? message me your number and i will text you
Hi Mayank, I am available to play in Oxnard - Dana knows the location!
Great thanks! I messaged Dana, I am availabe next Mon, Tues, and Wed.
Hey Mayank,
I am probably about your level. I've been playing since high school too and just recently moved to Ventura. My number is 909-292-6535 if you ever want to get a hold of me.
I don't know my rank either, but like you I played in HS and on and off since. I'd be open to play with you and we have the same availability.
If anyone has time on Thursday of next week that would be great...
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Sweater by Wood Wood, Denim Shirt by American Apparel, Jeans by A.P.C., Socks by Uniqlo, Shoes by Dr. Martens, Glasses by Moscot
That sweater looks so comfy.
Amazing; loving your sweater and your Dr. Martens, they look very nice!
Nice outfit...I love the shoes, I´ve been wanting for a long time to get my hands on some Dr. Martens, hope I can find them soon.
The Black Label
Update your visual diary!ReplyDelete
I don't take (m)any photos at the moment!Delete
Simplicity is the best idea of styling for me and it's great to see that you don't change your style a lot because of this all "weird" outfits all around ;)ReplyDelete
do you get your jeans / trousers tailored? what length do you wear? also - from looking at your fits i'm guessing you're not a fan of more than one or two cuffs?ReplyDelete
some need tailoring and some don't. these APC ones are tailored because they come in 34-35" length as some people like stacking them on the leg. Acne "Jones" are my favourite bottoms and my first choice if i had to stick with just one pair of jeans, they're my personal favourite when it comes to length and fit (tapered but not too skinny). and yeah, you're right. i don't like cuffing my trousers/jeans much (if at all).Delete
i've been tempted to pick up a pair of acne jeans but have yet to drop the cash. i have some our legacy and apc washed denim which i got tailored a little bit (slightly tapered and taken up in length) and they're my favourite. i saw on tres bien they have the acne jones in but they describe them as high waisted so that originally put me off. maybe i'll look into it. i cuff all my trousers, but non cuffed / a little cuff look so good on your fits. i have really skinny ankles so i usually find if i don't cuff them they don't fit/run well. sucker for symmetry. also - that wood wood knitwear is wonderful. i picked it up in that colour and the blue - pretty much all i wore over winter.Delete
yeah, jeans are a very delicate matter and it's different from person to person as legs and body shapes are very individual...Delete
Great jumperReplyDelete
i was going to mention the length too, looks great with the dmsReplyDelete
I really like the fit on your APCs and was thinking of getting the same kind, how much did you size down?ReplyDelete
I sized down one size and some size down two sizes. when you try them on they need to be really tight and it should be a little hard to close the buttons as they stretch a lot after some wearing especially in the waistDelete
i definitely love the wash of those jeans. and you are one of few i have seen that can pull off the round glasses. love the mussy hair tooReplyDelete
Great outfit hombre!
Did you get the jeans length tailored/shortened (around the hem) by any chance? You seem to be quite a short person, and the absence of any 'breaks' sort of indicates you had them altered.. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
thanks. yes check my reply above to the other anonymous comment :)Delete
i own the same pair of shoes as well! http://beingfreejournal.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/dr-martens-lester-windsor.html
really liking how you put it all together =)
i love your style
I really love your outfit posts.
Why don't you make a post about the outfit your wear for running (There's only that twitpic, where one cannot see very much).
But thank you however for your wonderful blog.
nice outfit! also agree: acne jones are the best jeans at the moment - especially in "vintage" wash. what size do you wear in the dr. martens "lester" compared to your nike vortex vintage sneaker? also got the vortex vintage and want to order the lester online. cheers, tReplyDelete
i wear the same size with both shoesDelete
Petit standard, Cure or New cure?ReplyDelete
wieder einmal ein sehr schönes/schlichtes outfit von dir pascal. finde hier den übergang von den schuhen (socken) und der jeans sehr schön!ReplyDelete
I second the request for running pics, sportswear is really underrepresented, and I'm in desperate need of some inspiration.
Also, nice shoes!
(Ho im sorry I didnt even read before, ignore my previous comment :| )ReplyDelete
Great entry, Pascal!
I've been reading your blog for quite a while, but this is my first time commenting. Your style really reminds me of my own (not that one should be comparing that kind of thing), but you pull it off a lot better!
Anyway, I have been thinking about getting those Doc's for a while, but i'm really unsure about the fit, as I've never owned a pair of Doc's before. Any tips on those shoes?
Keep up the good work :)
For a while I thought you were quite the intense consumer, even a spoiled brat..constantly buying pieces your wardrobe can't even accommodate enough room for.. But looking through all your outfits.. I then realised you're really quite wise with what you purchase.. It's easy to misunderstand you with all your nice clothes..and a lot of them aren't exactly cheap.. But the great thing is you know what pieces are worth investing in, and you've developed a style that works for you .. It's refreshing to see someone who knows what they're doing with what they wear and spend their money on (wisely).ReplyDelete
Thank you thank you. I would like to stress that I earn all the money myself that I spend on clothes..Delete
I've been through about 3 pairs of APC petite standards, but you have reignited my love! Im gunna have to go get another pair!ReplyDelete
is there a store in Zürich that sells those Dr. Martens?ReplyDelete
not that i'm aware ofDelete
me gusta mucho el jeans con el calcetin a la vista.saludosReplyDelete
Nice outfit!
What is the model of your wood wood's sweater?
It's from the A/W 2011 collection and it's called Telegraph sweater.Delete
Cool blog, you are a cool little mofo. Love the shoes and burgundy socks.
I'm following you on Twitter.
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love pictures on your blog :) very nice layout. clean and charming. love your blog.
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Are those the dark brown Lester Windsors?
They look black to me, but I couldn't find black ones ANYWHERE. Where did you get them?
They're the dark brown ones but they actually don't look brown at all in real life, more like a dark grey.Delete
I was wondering about something, what size are your Moscot Lemtosh glasses? I see that they have three sizes available on the website. And one more thing, did you order the frames with prescription glasses, or did you get the precription lenses later? I'm thinking about buying them, but there's little information about size/weight/fitting on the internet...
size 46 and i got prescription lenses afterwards at my own optician but I strongly advise to go try them on if possible since you might need another size than i doDelete
simply amazing! i love it!
xoxo, andie
Fashionista's Pick
I love that sweater, my god!
And your glasses are absolutely flawwles btw, love your style ;)
Melvin Jonckers
love them!!
I recently started wearing Dr Martens brogues and they have changed my life. The sole makes me feel taller but still stuck to the ground no matter the weather and the exterior always seems to look pristine. I don't know what they do to their leather but it's hard as nails! The only downside I found was they took a while to break-in/feel really comfortable. But then once they did...ReplyDelete
since mine are made out of canvas I luckily never had a break-in time..Delete
Cool look, you look handsome like this ;)
I can't see your blouse but it look like denim, love it !
How beautiful your blog!
Loved the pictures!
visit my blog .. is men's fashion, I hope you enjoy!
Your disheveled hair goes so well with the whole look. I love Doc Martens too. My combat boots have been with me for 8 years now and they are still in top condition and goes well with anything I wear!ReplyDelete
great shoes!
The APC jeans look super nice on you. I'm wearing mine constantly and can't wait to see how they turn out after their first soak!ReplyDelete
I really love pictures on your blog very nice layout. clean and charming. love your blog. Thank you so much.ReplyDelete
great outfit! love your style!
Nice look! Been looking at men's polo shirts (http://www.webmenshirts.com/en/6-short-sleeved-polos) for summer but not sure, your thoughts?ReplyDelete
that outfit is great!ReplyDelete
Love love love your blog!! New follower :)
love your style!! Did you mend your A.P.C??ReplyDelete
love your blog, most definitely followingReplyDelete
i can't find those Dr. Martens...also, GREAT LOOK.ReplyDelete
sweet shoes, i can't find them.. :-(ReplyDelete


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You're right, Howard already took care of that.
HBCU Edit: Where did that post go?
Quote from: Eddie and the Cruisers on April 08, 2005, 01:14:56 PMHBCU Edit: Where did that post go? I smell troll sh*t. Let me get out the baby wipes
Apparently we arent allowed to go there. AJ
Quote from: Eddie and the Cruisers on April 08, 2005, 01:31:05 PMApparently we arent allowed to go there. AJ there's no such thing as an ALL black law school.. so your statement was unfounded anyway
Jeebus! Why is it that everytime black people want to celebrate something positive in our community, here comes a white person trying to *&^% on it. When Johnnie past, we all gave the man respect, but noooooooooo here comes whitey talking about he wasn't a great lawyer. Now, we want to give Howard Law students their just props, and here comes whitey talking about reverse discrimination. Just stop and take a inner inventory about how much it really matters to you, and if it truly matters that much, u need to find something better to focus your energy on.


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Treasury spells out rules on taxing of tribes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taxes cannot be levied on honoraria to a shaman or spiritual leader for religious services, but could be assessed on per-capita payments from gambling revenues to tribal members, under a proposal for taxing Native Americans by the Internal Revenue Service.
The thorny issue of taxing Native Americans and Alaska Natives had the potential to cause a rift in the good relations the Obama administration built with tribes during the president's first term. Tribal members chafed at IRS audits on their finances and at demands for tax payments on some benefits for and payments to them.
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At a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing in June, tribes complained that the IRS was enforcing tax laws without taking into account unique aspects of their sovereign governments. In one case detailed in written testimony, an IRS agent ruled tribal members who benefited from government programs should be taxed on the part of the benefit paid for by gambling revenue.
Amid the complaints, the IRS and Treasury Department met with tribal representatives to hammer out some proposed "guidance" on what is taxable and what is excluded under existing laws.
"The ability of tribes to provide for the general welfare of their citizens is truly critical to the self-determination of tribal governments," Hawaii Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka, the committee's chairman, said at the June hearing he convened on the matter. "This is especially important given one out of every four Native people in the U.S. live in poverty."
The Treasury Department unveiled the proposal Dec. 5, when more than 500 tribal leaders were in Washington for the fourth White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Neal Wolin, deputy Treasury secretary, said the proposal was drafted with tribal input.
"A key challenge for tribal nations is economic development. Many of your communities face poverty, high unemployment and lack of good paying jobs," Wolin told leaders at the summit. "Effective immediately, tribes can rely on this guidance and have comfort that programs that meet these guidelines will be respected by IRS."
The guidance is not yet final, and comments can be submitted in writing through June 3, 2013.
The proposed guidance generally exempts from taxation assistance from a government program that is not compensation for services. Benefit payments cannot be lavish or extravagant or discriminate to benefit government leaders.
The Treasury Department said some examples of exclusions from taxation are housing payments to help individuals and families acquire modest homes or apartments, aid for disaster victims, medical or dental assistance and services of a shaman or medicine men or women for health and spiritual and cultural reasons.
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Dante Desiderio, executive director of the Native American Finance Officers Association, said the proposed guidance has generated a lot of interest from tribes. A webinar held by his organization on the proposal drew some 150 people, he said.
Reaction has been largely positive, particularly to recognition by IRS of the "unique governing responsibility of tribal governments," Desiderio said.
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BISMARCK, N.D. – The Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar – Bismarck South, owned and operated by Apple Core, Inc. and Food Management Investors, Inc. (FMI), violated federal civil rights laws by permitting a former store general manager to create a pattern and practice of sexual harassment and retaliation against employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.
According to the EEOC's complaint, between 2002 and the end of 2007, the general manager of Bismarck South Applebee's routinely groped female employees, solicited sexual relations, told sexually explicit stories and jokes and made highly personalized sexual comments designed to demean and humiliate female employees. The EEOC's investigation indicated that on at least one occasion, the harasser coerced an employee into giving him oral sex in exchange for a raise. Additionally, the EEOC's complaint alleges that the manager systematically retaliated against female employees who rebuffed his sexual advances, and retaliated against both female and male employees who complained about his behavior.
Sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining about it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC's suit was docketed before Judge Daniel L. Hovland in the Southwestern Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Apple Core, Inc. and Food Management Investors, Inc. d/b/a Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar; Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-00048 DLH/CSM) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court through its conciliation process.
John Rowe, director of the EEOC's Chicago District, which includes North Dakota, said that the EEOC's administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that the manager provided various employment-related rewards and punishments to female employees, dependent on whether they accepted or rebuffed his sexual advances.
"No one should ever have to endure the abuse that these workers did just to try to make a living," said Rowe. "It's uncivilized and unlawful, and the EEOC will never flag in combating such misconduct."
John Hendrickson, the EEOC regional attorney in Chicago, said, "It appears from our investigation -- and our task will be to prove it in court -- that Apple Core/FMI knew about this man's unlawful behavior, but still allowed him to create a hyper-sexualized, toxic workplace to serve his sexual appetite."
"At the heart of what EEOC alleges," Hendrickson added, "is our contention that, despite repeated complaints and warnings about the general manager's behavior at Applebee's -- year in and year out -- this company, which cultivates a wholesome family-friendly,neighborhood image could not bring itself to call a halt to sexual harassment by one of its managers."
In this case, the EEOC is seeking injunctive relief that will require Apple Core/FMI to adopt an effective sexual harassment prevention policy that complies with federal law and will seek back pay, compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the charging parties and a class of approximately 20 former employees of the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar – Bismarck South.
The EEOC's lawsuit stems from charges of discrimination that were filed by five former employees of the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar – Bismarck South, located at 434 South 3rd Street in Bismarck.
According to its website, (http://nglobe.com:78/) Apple Core Enterprises, Inc. is "a franchisee of Applebee's International, which owns and operates Applebee's restaurants in North Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona and California." Also according to its website, Food Management Investors, Inc. is "a restaurant management company located in Minot, North Dakota [and is] responsible for accounting management for Applecore Enterprises, Inc." Myron D. Thompson of Minot, N.D., has been the president, CEO and director of Food Management Investors, Inc. and the president and director of Apple Core, Inc. since 1990.
The EEOC's legal team in Minneapolis Area Office will conduct the litigation under the management of the agency's Chicago District Office. That office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
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"Based upon the investigation, it appears that a bus driver fell from a moving school bus and sustained a head injury," police said this morning.
Just prior to 2 p.m., four bus drivers were conversing aboard a Golden Sun Bus at the junior high. The driver of that school bus, Donald Mason, drove around the circular drive as Brenda Phillips, 51, of 5350 state Route 104, Oswego, apparently fell while standing in the stairwell next to the bus doors.
Phillips fell through the doors onto the pavement. Medical assistance was rendered to her at the scene as EMS crews were summoned, police said.
Phillips was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton and subsequently to University/Upstate Hospital in Syracuse where she died at about 5:20 p.m., Wednesday evening. Fulton Police collision technicians investigated the accident scene yesterday and that investigation is continuing.
I worked with Brenda several years ago. Although I didn't know her well I am deeply saddened by her death. My heart felt sympathy goes out to her family.
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HSBC Sells $7.4 Billion Ping An Stake to Billionaire Dhanin
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HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA)'s $7.4 billion sale of its stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. (2318) to Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont was cleared by regulators, helping Europe's largest bank by market value revive earnings.
Dhanin's Charoen Pokphand Group Co. and HSBC said payment was made in cash after the China Insurance Regulatory Commission approved the sale of 976.1 million Hong Kong-traded shares in the nation's second-largest insurer, ending six weeks of speculation over the deal's fate. HSBC said in a statement that it expects to complete the transfer on Feb. 6.
The transaction will generate a $2.6 billion profit for HSBC, bolstering Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver's efforts to improve profitability hurt by U.S. probes of money laundering and compensation claims from U.K. clients. CP Group said on Jan. 11 it had the resources to complete the purchase, damping concern the deal would collapse after Caixin Online reported that China Development Bank Corp. withdrew financing.
"Given all the twists and turns, this outcome is quite a surprise and the best for all," said Li Wenbing, a Beijing- based analyst at Bocom International Holdings. "With a relatively passive investor like CP, Ping An's management can maintain their control on the firm's operation and leverage some of CP's expertise in tapping the rural financial sector."
Ping An shares fell 2.6 percent to HK$69 at 11:10 a.m. in Hong Kong, trimming their gain since Dec. 4, the day before the sale was announced, to 20 percent. The price is 17 percent more than the HK$59-a-share that CP Group agreed to pay.
Two Phases
HSBC rose 0.3 percent to HK$88.25. The shares have gained 8.6 percent this year, valuing the company at HK$1.63 trillion ($210 billion).
The lender, based in London, agreed on Dec. 5 to sell its 15.6 percent holding in Ping An to four subsidiaries of CP Group in two phases for about $9.4 billion. The first stage, comprising shares valued at about HK$15 billion, was completed Dec. 7. The rest required approval from the regulatory commission.
The acquisition of four-fifths of the shares would be funded with cash as well as a financing agreement from the Hong Kong unit of China Development Bank, HSBC said in December.
CP Group didn't use that credit facility from China Development Bank, a policy lender based in Beijing, to finance any part of the purchase, said a person with knowledge of the transaction. The person, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private, didn't say how CP Group raised funds for the deal. The statements didn't give any details on funding.
U.S. Probes
Gulliver, who became CEO in January 2011, is seeking to cut costs by $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion and revive profit by selling assets to focus on emerging economies in which the bank has a greater market share. Savings will probably exceed that range and be achieved by the end of 2013, HSBC has said.
The lender on Dec. 11 agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle U.S. probes of money laundering in the largest such accord, topping the $619 million in penalties paid in June by the Netherlands' ING Groep NV. It made an $800 million provision in the third quarter to cover a potential settlement, adding to $700 million it had already earmarked.
HSBC is among British banks that may have to pay a total of as much as 5 billion pounds to compensate small businesses improperly sold interest-rate derivatives following a probe by the U.K. financial regulator.
To bolster earnings, HSBC has relied on faster-growing economies, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for 64 percent of first-half pretax income, up from 47 percent five years ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Thai Conglomerate
"They may start to increase their payout ratio or loan growth,' said Cormac Leech, an analyst at Liberum Capital Ltd. in London, who recommends buying the stock. ''But it's possible they could run with a high Tier 1 capital ratio," he said, referring to a measure of financial strength.
Dhanin, 73, planned to make a foray into financial services after spending more than four decades building a family-seed business into Thailand's biggest agricultural company and conglomerate. His net worth is an estimated $6.6 billion as of Feb. 1, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Almost 60 percent of the fortune is from overseas private companies.
The group's historical ties to China include becoming the first foreign investor after Deng Xiaoping opened the economy in 1979, and continued management of local agricultural projects. CP said it could help develop rural areas in China through its investment in Ping An.
Following the sale, HSBC's Chinese holdings include 19 percent of the Shanghai-based Bank of Communications Co., the nation's fifth-largest, and 8 percent of closely held Bank of Shanghai Co. Its Hong Kong unit, Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (11), holds a 13 percent stake in China's Industrial Bank Co.
"This is good news as it removes the uncertainty," said Olive Xia, a Shanghai-based analyst at Core Pacific-Yamaichi International Ltd. who recommends investors buy the shares. "We still prefer Ping An among Chinese insurers and the stock has some upside."
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Flute of Shame is made up of three friends that met at The University of Hull, Scarborough Campus in 2005. The members Koop Arponen, James Lascelles and Dane Stefaniuk have been involved in a range of musical projects from an early age.
Flute of Shame was involved to the New Wave Song Contest final in Jurmala, Latvia 2011, where Koop and Flute of Shame won the Alla Pugacheva Golden Star Award.
Koop Juho Alexander Arponen (guitar, keyboards, vocals) was born in Finland 20th April 1984 to a Dutch mother and Finnish father. Koop Arponen is a Finnish singer/songwriter and Idols Winner in Finland 2008. He reached the finals and scored a massive 70,3% of the public vote, after singing 4 songs including Neil Young's Old Man and CCR's Have You Ever Seen The Rain.
Dane Michael Stefaniuk (bass guitar, vocals) was born in Manchester, United Kingdom on the 28th September 1984, where he lived until 2005. His musical roots lie within blues, soul and hard rock. He began composing at an early age shortly after joining his first band at school.
James Stephen Daniel Lascelles (solo guitar, vocals) was born in South London, United Kingdom on the 13th November 1983 and grew up in Hoddesdon, a town in South Hertfordshire. His passion for music started at a young age, playing music regularly with his father on the guitar and learning how to sing at school. At the age of fourteen James began writing music in a range of styles whilst learning to play drums, synthesisers and gaining skills in recording and mixing his own songs. He particularly took an interest in modern progressive and hard rock, (for example: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains) eventually leading him to fuse these influences to form the band Cassini with musicians Simon Lascelles and Mark Coleman.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert confirmed on Twitter he is hospitalized after fracturing his hip.
His wife, Chaz, tweeted Thursday her 70-year-old spouse injured himself performing "tricky disco dance moves," but is "doing well, asking for a computer, will probably tweet."
Ebert later posted his own Twitter message confirming the fracture and reporting "no surgery needed."
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer survived thyroid and jaw cancer but lost his voice as a result of the diseases and treatment.


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PHOTOPHILE: Temperatures rise, prices drop at Bargain Days
As summer winds down, downtown store owners bring some of their merchandise right onto the Downtown Mall during the annual "Old Fashioned Bargain Days," this year July 12-14. Hoping to create floor space for new fall shipments, many shops display their overlooked treasures and the latest summer fashions in front of the store.
An abundance of books, clothing, jewelry, and even furniture lines the brick walkways of the Mall for the three-day shopping extravaganza, visited by the Hook on Friday the 13th. Luring community members from near and far, Bargain Days offer a chance for residents to find deals while connecting with shop owners and promoting Charlottesville's economy.
Pearl employee Alissa Reeves sets up an umbrella to provide shade for the store's display.
Mike Kidd, owner of the Mens and Boys Shop, offers friendly conversation as customers browse the sidewalk sale.
Recent William and Mary graduate Brie Kalen takes a look around Cha Cha's kitchy merchandise.
Great bargains cause Tessa Whitney and Carrie Ryan to smile about their purchases.
Ann Joseph chats with Sandy Natterer, owner of the cozy downtown candle shop Glo.
On her day off, Pam MacIntyre hunts for unique beads at Studio Baboo with Ann Williams.


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NORTON, Mass. - MIT women's swimming and diving won 9 of 11 individual events en route to a 130-86 victory against NEWMAC rival, Wheaton College, Wednesday night. With the win, the Engineers improved to 8-1 on the season in dual competition.
Junior Kate Thornton, sophomore Doria Holbrook and sophomore Julianna Edwards each snagged two wins, with Edwards tacking on a third first-place effort after sparking the 400 medley relay to an opening win. Thornton followed the relay with a commanding win in the 1000 free before Edwards led a one-two sweep along with fellow sophomore Jackee Nowicke in the 200 free.
After surrendering the 50 free, the Engineers iced the conference victory with seven straight wins. Senior Jen-Jen La'O opened the run with a first-place finish in the 400 IM, while rookie Kristen Felch took the top spot in the 200 fly. Freshman Nicole O'Keeffe finished second in the 400 IM and Annika Larsson earned runner-up accolades in the 200 fly as the Cardinal and Gray powered ahead.
Kate Thornton split 56.09 to the win the 100 free, her second Gold of the day, while Holbrook easily secured first place in both diving events. Edwards nabbed her second individual win during the next event, pacing Jen Chao and La'O to a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 back. Sophomore Sasha Brophy closed out the scoring with a win in the 500 free; a race she led from the start.


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Junior Kerrianne Dugan scored 17 points, including 11 out of the last 16 Blue Devil points, but Central Connecticut State University dropped a 52-44 decision at home to Monmouth on Thursday. Dugan added five rebounds and three assists in the defeat as CCSU falls to 7-12 overall and 4-5 in Northeast Conference play. Monmouth improves to 10-10 on the season and 5-4 in the NEC.
Monmouth used a 10-3 run late in the second half to take a 46-37 lead with 4:54 to play in the game. The nine point lead proved to be the deciding factor in the contest. After Dugan finished on a driving layup to cut the Hawks' lead to two at 36-34 with 9:03 on the clock, Monmouth freshman Alysha Womack started the run with a turnaround jumper in the lane. After a two point basket by sophomore Alexis Canady, Blue Devil freshman Kirsten Daamen broke up the run with a traditional three point play. Daamen grabbed an offensive rebound and finished the put back to get CCSU back within three at 40-37. Canady and Womack then connected on back to back layups before freshman Adriana Allen finished the run with two free throws.
The Blue Devils attempted a late comeback as Dugan finished a layup in the lane and then hit one of two from the free throw line to make it 46-40 with just under four minutes to go. On the next play down court sophomore Alexzandria Dowdy lost control of the ball and then stole it back from the Hawk player on her way to a breakaway layup to pull CCSU within four. That was as close as the Blue Devils got as Monmouth went on to the 52-44 victory.
Unlike the last meeting between the two squads, neither team got into an offensive flow in the first half. The Blue Devils finished with a field goal percentage of 28.6 percent, while the Hawks were 27.6 percent from the floor in the opening frame. Monmouth took a 6-2 lead to start the contest, with Womack tallying the first four for the Hawks.
Monmouth extended its lead to eight at 15-7 before the Blue Devils went on a 6-0 run to get back within two points at 15-13. Dugan sparked the run with a jumper in the lane and then connected on two free throws to make it 15-11. Dowdy was the next to get in on the action as she stole the ball near half court and went in for the uncontested layup.
After the Hawks scored the next five points to take their lead back up to seven, junior Justina Udenze went on a 5-0 run all by herself to bring the Blue Devils back with in two just before the break. Udenze drew a foul in the lane and knocked down both of her free throws to start the run. She then took care of business on the defensive side of the ball, boxing out Monmouth's Chanel Gomez. Gomez was called for an over the back foul and Udenze went back to the charity stripe. The Hamden, CT native hit one of two this time and came back with a jumper in the paint on CCSU's next possession. Monmouth scored on two free throws just before halftime to take a 22-18 lead into the locker rooms.
Monmouth improved its shooting percentage immensely in the second half, connecting on 44.0 percent of its shots to finish the game with a 35.2 field goal percentage. CCSU ended the game with a percentage of 32.7 from the floor and only hit 11 of 19 from the charity stripe.
Womack finished with a game high 20 points to lead the Hawks. Freshman Gabby Singer hit three of five from beyond the arc to tally nine points in the victory. Canady led Monmouth in rebounds with seven and added eight points.
Dowdy scored six points, while grabbing six boards, dealing out five assists and notching four steals for the Blue Devils. It was Daamen getting things done on the defensive side of the ball, as she finished with a career best six blocks in the defeat. The Merrimac, MA native added seven points and four rebounds for CCSU. Her six blocks marked the first time a Blue recorded five or more blocks in a game since Udenze achieved the feat on December 6 of 2008.
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Can one start a sentence with the word apparently?
For example:
Apparently he did not pay him back.
I know that one should not start a sentence with because, but what are some words that one shouldn't start sentences with?
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Can one start a sentence with the word apparently?
For example:
Apparently he did not pay him back.
I know that one should not start a sentence with because, but what are some words that one shouldn't start sentences with?
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There is nothing wrong with starting a sentence with apparently. Apparently is completely different than because in this respect. Because is a subordinating conjunction, which connects a dependent clause to its independent clause. Apparently is simply an adverb, or arguably even an interjection, but it does not under any circumstances connect two clauses.
There is nothing grammatically wrong with starting a sentence with because, as the dependent clause can come before the independent one, e.g:
Because his mother was allergic to dogs, the boy was without a pet for most of his childhood.
This is perfectly valid. There are no words that are universally bad to start a sentence with. In situations where it is wrong to start a sentence with a certain word, it is simply as a side effect to some other rule, or the rest of the sentence can be re-worked in some way for it to be correct.
There's no wrong in starting a sentence with "apparently". Just for knowledge purposes:
Apparently is an adverb.
Apparent is an adjective.
Like what the previous comments were: matter of style and preference.
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Imagine a futuristic bay-front enclave for Google and Microsoft employees where no cars are allowed, buildings have green roofs and no carbon footprint, people travel in automated pods and live in apartments among the office buildings.
That is a vision that shimmered before Mountain View City Council members and planning commissioners during a brainstorming session June 28 about how the city and Google could create a futuristic campus worthy of the company's avant-garde reputation.
Google's headquarters dominates the area north of Highway 101 known as "North Bayshore" and the city is updating that neighborhood's blueprint for future development in what is known as the city's general plan update.
"What if we just didn't have cars" in North Bayshore? said council member Laura Macias. "What if we found a way to do it without that? We're all going to find a way to drive, if we can. But if we all have to park our car, who knows? Maybe it could be a model for other cities."
With traffic problems a serious concern on the two streets in and out of North Bayshore, the council and commission appeared to seriously consider Macias' comments. It wouldn't be major departure from Google's culture, as Google already shuttles employees in from numerous locations, including San Francisco and Mountain View's downtown train station. And Google places hundreds of unlocked bicycles around North Bayshore to facilitate the mobility of its workers.
"Saying no cars at all -- I agree with you but that means more parking downtown and using a shuttle," said Mayor Ronit Bryant. "It means we have to build huge parking lots. There are no easy answers."
Bryant pointed to the model of Stanford University, which is allowed by the city of Palo Alto to add buildings as long as car traffic does not exceed 1989 levels. So the University pays its employees not to drive to work and operates a shuttle system. "They are growing and growing and traffic is not growing," Bryant said.
Google already has more employees than parking spaces typically required by the city per employee, and the company continues to grow. But most agree that adding parking lots and large parking garages in the Shoreline area would be a mistake.
"We make people build parking garages, we can make them build a transportation structure instead," said council member Mike Kasperzak, who added that "It's not efficiency to only use half the land, half the time" for a parking lot.
Councilman Jac Siegel said the city needed to be "specific" about how it would deal with traffic in the Shoreline area, either by not allowing cars or by building a personal rapid transit system. The Council has already passed a resolution supporting the concept of a system of automated pods that ride on dedicated guideways on the ground or overhead. A NASA Ames-based company, Unimodal, has said it would fund such a system in Mountain View if the city stepped up to be the company's first.
Or the city could leave its options open.
"Maybe it's a good place to allow for some experimentation, trying different concepts out," said council member Margaret Abe-Koga.
Whatever the city does, Google's real estate director Dan Hoffman said he was "inspired" by the discussion and a young Google employee and resident said it gave him "faith" that the city's plans for Google's neighborhood were headed in the right direction.
Kasperzak said the city didn't need another downtown, and that he was unsure what a neighborhood of Google offices, stores and housing would look like. Some envisioned college-style dorms. A city staff report mentions a "campus" feel as being important to Google.
Councilwoman Abe-Koga asked why Google couldn't build housing above offices. Meanwhile, famous architect William McDonough, who inspired the council with a presentation in April, advocates for buildings that can be easily switched between office and housing use.
"We don't want it to look like all the other business developments with tall, strange buildings and empty areas with benches nobody would ever want to sit," said Mayor Bryant. "Any intensification needs to go hand-in-hand with green roofs and much more focus on public transit."
Bryant's comments about green roofs alluded to an idea advocated by McDonough that involves growing vegetation on roofs to insulate buildings and make use of storm water, as is done on Google's YouTube buildings in San Bruno.
Google had previously hired McDonough as a consultant and he created in 2008 the "McDonough master plan," a general plan for the neighborhood which includes stores and homes along Shoreline Boulevard south of Charleston Road and a transit hub at Shoreline Boulevard and Charleston Road.
Similarly, Google sent a letter in February to the city pushing the city to allow homes and stores in the area so that North Bayshore could "continue to be the center of sustainable development for Google's HQ campus."
However, council members are hesitant to put housing in the area, which they said would permanently eat away the city's valuable industrial land and potentially block industrial development nearby.
"Five thousand units we were told, minimum," Council member Siegel said of the housing Google wants. "That seems to be a bit of an issue for me."
Commissioner Rachel Grossman disagreed, saying, "Locating housing out here is a way to have a more complete neighborhood. People can walk and bike."
It's a way to solve the "traffic challenges we have," she said.
Kasperzak believes a lack of housing for Google's 10,000 Mountain View workers has driven up the cost of the city's housing. "If you have to drive from Tracy to work here, it really isn't a sustainable project."
Dan Hoffman, Google's real estate director, reassured the city last Monday that at Google "we're not into building 10-story high-rises" in North Bayshore. The Council has already expressed support for allowing office buildings up to seven stories tall in the area, citing the need for flexibility in the future.
"We do like the views of the mountains and Shoreline Park," Hoffman said.
What Google wants to build may look more along the lines of the design Google submitted to the city in 2008 for a five-story, amorphously sleek 310,000 square foot building that incorporates nearly every innovation in green design. The plans have been on hold, but city planner Nancy Minicucci called the building "extraordinary" and architect Yvonne Farrell said it had the potential to be the greenest office building in the world. And while high density might be allowed under proposed zoning changes, the building hardly dominates the nine-acre lot it sits on.


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An easy-drinking Irish whiskey cocktail from Steven Weiss of Craftbar in NYC.
- Yield:makes 1 cocktail
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
- For the Honey Syrup:
- 1/2 ounce hot water
- 1/2 ounce honey
- For the Cocktail:
- 2 ounces Irish whiskey, such as Jameson
- 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon
- 1/2 ounce Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
- 1/2 ounce honey syrup
- Seltzer, chilled
- Garnish: lemon twist
For the Honey Syrup: Stir together hot water and honey until honey dissolves.
For Each Cocktail: Add whiskey, lemon, sweet vermouth, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with seltzer and garnish with a lemon twist.


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I'm trying to solve this system of equations: $$\left\{ \begin{array}{lcr} a+c & = & 0\\ b+ac+d & = & 6\\ bc+ad & = & -5\\ bd & = & 6 \end{array} \right.$$
The book I'm working from provides the answer $a=-1, b=1, c=1, d=6$, but I'm having a hard time getting there.
This is in order to reduce $q(x)=x^4+6x^2-5x+6$ to a pair of irreducible quadratics $(x^2+ax+b)(x^2+cx+d)$. We expand, gather like terms, and equate the coefficients of the resulting expression with those of the original, yielding the above system of equations.
With some substitutions, I managed to get $$b^6-6b^5-6b^4+47b^3-36b^2-216b+216=0$$ which I reduced to $$(b-6)(b-1)(b^4+b^3-5b^2+6b+36)=0$$ Since the remaining factor $(b^4+b^3-5b^2+6b+36)$ has no real zeros, it also reduces to a pair of irreducible quadratics. I started trying to find them with the same strategy as above, producing yet another system of equations, but I suspect I'm headed down a recursive rabbit-hole.
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RBI Likely To Hold Rates On January 28 Policy Review: Report
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is likely to hold rates in its next policy meet on January 28, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report today.
According to the global brokerage, the July tightening measures have pushed recovery beyond June 2014 and the falling vegetable prices are likely to pull down December CPI inflation to 9.4 per cent.
"We continue to expect RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to hold rates on January 28," Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) said in a note.
In the mid-quarter review of monetary policy on December 18, the Reserve Bank left key policy rates unchanged but said it will hike interest rates if inflation does not subside in line with the expected declining trend.
RBI had kept short-term lending rate unchanged at 7.75 per cent, while the cash reserve ratio (CRR) remained at 4 per cent.
Since taking over as the RBI chief in September, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had increased the key rate by 0.50 per cent in two instalments.
"Weak 0.6 per cent November industrial growth should support our view that July tightening measures have pushed recovery beyond June," the BofA ML research report said adding that the FY14 growth is likely to clock an anaemic 4.7 per cent (and FY15 5.4 per cent).
The falling vegetable prices should pull down December CPI inflation to 9.4 per cent (from 11.2 per cent in November) and December WPI inflation to 6.5 per cent (from 7.5 per cent in November).
The December CPI inflation data will be released on January 13 and December WPI inflation on January 14.
According to the report, "Uncle Sam" is recovering and this recovery is positive for India as higher U.S. growth should push up export demand to narrow the current account deficit.
Withdrawal of U.S. easing will likely stabilise oil and other commodity prices and also help narrow the current account deficit; and stable oil prices should also help contain 'imported' inflation pressures.
Source: PTI
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