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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Unlike the men's basketball championship game itself, there was no contest in the ratings. Louisville's gripping victory over Michigan to win the NCAA tournament was easily the most popular event on prime-time television last week.
The game was seen by an estimated 23.4 million people, the Nielsen company said. That was a bigger audience than the last two men's championship games, and just slightly less than the 23.9 million who watched Duke beat Butler in 2010.
Only two scripted series finished in Nielsen's top 10 programs last week, Nielsen said. They were CBS' Tuesday night mainstays, "NCIS" and its spinoff, "NCIS: Los Angeles,"
For the week, CBS led with an average of 10.8 million viewers (6.9 rating, 11 share). Fox had 6.1 million (3.7, 6), ABC had 5.9 million (3.9, 6), NBC had 5.1 million (3.3, 5), ION Television had 1.2 million (0.8, 1) and the CW had 940,000 (0.6, 1).
Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with an average of 3.7 million viewers (2.0, 3), Telemundo had 1.4 million (0.7, 1), UniMas had 520,000 (0.3, 0), Estrella had 180,000 (0.1, 0) and Azteca had 80,000 (0.0, 0).
NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.3 million viewers (5.6, 11). ABC's "World News" was second with 7.5 million (5.1, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.2 million viewers (4.2, 8).
A ratings point represents 1,147,000 households, or 1 per cent of the nation's estimated 114.7 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.
For the week of April 8-14, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville vs Michigan, CBS, 23.43 million; "NCIS," CBS, 17.22 million; "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 14.1 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 14.03 million; "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 13.31 million; "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 13.19 million; "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.15 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.62 million. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 12.23 million; "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 12.13 million.
ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox and My Network TV are units of News Corp. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks. UniMas is a division of Univision. Azteca America is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V.


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COVER- Stuck in the midterm with you: The best and worst of 2006
Typically, the tide shifts during a two-term presidency, so 2006 was the year of the Republican rebuke. Americans went to the polls in November and showed their displeasure with the war in Iraq that's lasted longer than World War II and has American casualties pushing 3,000.
Democrats took control of Congress for the first time– well, since the last presidential rebuke, when a chastened (but perhaps not quite chaste) Bill Clinton faced a Republican majority.
This year, Virginia went from solid red-state status to purple with a new balancing act between blue NOVA and the red rural rest of the Commonwealth, according to political reporter Bob Gibson.
Blue staters dominated the U.S. Senate race, showing the incumbent Republican senator and former governor George Allen to the door in a 9,329-vote upset by political novice Jim Webb. But red staters returned Republican Virgil Goode to represent the Fifth District in Congress, despite increasingly blue Albemarle County.
And red dominated the state's Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage with 57 percent of the vote, much to the chagrin of the state's gay citizens (and those who think that with a divorce rate around 50 percent, it's going to take more than a state edict to protect the sanctity of marriage).
The election season was like watching a train wreck. Former Earlysville resident Allen couldn't stop shooting himself in the foot, denying former football teammates' accounts that he repeatedly used the N-word, maintaining that he wasn't Jewish– and then admitting he is, but still likes his pork chops. And that all came after "Macaca."
Another political fumbler, former VP Al Gore, took his global warming slide show on the road and begat the movie An Inconvenient Truth.
We've been hearing about global warming for years, but didja notice how unnaturally warm November was, how downright balmy December has been? Or that five years after 9-11, Americans' eyes glaze over as we wonder how the latest terrorist threat will inconvenience us and whether we can cram all our liquids and gels in a one-quart clear plastic bag before boarding a plane?
Or how we seem no longer to wince when we learn the government spies on us, because that is the price of safety from terrorists? And maybe torture isn't such a bad thing, because isn't terrorism worse? And with Guantanamo prisoners looking at their fourth anniversary in prison without even knowing what they're charged with, maybe habeas corpus is a quaint idea that's outlived its usefulness.
Enjoy the warm weather during those months we should be shivering, because it's symptomatic of the best– and a portent of the worst– of 2006.
Worst way to start the year: Popular musician Bryan Harvey, his wife, Kathryn, and their two little girls, Stella and Ruby, are murdered in their Richmond home New Year's Day. Ricky Javon Gray is sentenced to death in August, and his nephew Ray Dandridge pleads guilty for a life sentence in the Harvey murders and those of his ex-girlfriend and her parents.
Biggest 12-step stumble: "I harmed you," writes William Beebe to Liz Seccuro, trying to make amends for a night in 1984 when they both were UVA students– and Seccuro was raped at the Phi Kappa Psi house. Beebe is arrested January 4 in Las Vegas and learns there's no statute of limitations on rape. In a surprise agreement, Beebe pleads guilty to aggravated sexual battery November 14 as the prosecution drops a bombshell: other sexual assaults on Seccuro occurred that night.
Biggest/least noticeable change to the Downtown Mall: Overriding the Planning Commission, City Council opens a second Mall crossing at Fourth Street on a trial basis in April, to be revisited again in a year.
Most like Hollywood: Director/UVA alum Tom Shadyac films Evan Almighty in Crozet and environs, and locals line up as extras to spot stars Morgan Freeman, Steve Carell, and John Goodman. A giant ark materializes at Old Trail, and exotic species line up two by two, sending the film from its original $140 million budget into the $160-$175 million range– the most expensive comedy ever made. Look for Charlottesvillians to line up June 22, 2007, Evan's expected release date.
Most controversial ceramics: Artist Rose Hill reclaims Little Black Sambo and uses his image in a Black History Month exhibit at McGuffey in February.
Least like Columbine: Police arrest three students in an alleged plot to blow up Albemarle and Western Albemarle high schools and call a press conference February 3. Two weeks later, an eighth grader is frog-marched out of Jack Jouett Middle School. The boys– two 13-year-olds and a 15- and a 16-year-old– are convicted of two felony counts in juvenile court in March and held in detention for months. Three appeal: one's acquitted August 16, and pleas could drop charges with good behavior by the former AHS student, and allow mental health treatment for the alleged "ringleader." But the incident (involving some boys who didn't even know each other) appears to some observers as simply a case of a disturbed WAHS student and other kids saying stupid things. The seized evidence included two shotguns, some fireworks, and a smoke bomb taken out of a parent's locked gun safe.
Most disturbing lesson: The evidence in the alleged bomb plot cases stemmed mostly from the teens' alleged confessions. One 13-year-old was repeatedly reassured by police that he wasn't in trouble and he wasn't under arrest. Parents learn that if they give permission to police to interrogate their children, the youths will not be read their Miranda rights because they're there "voluntarily," and what they say can (and will) be used against them.
Most secretive: The Hook goes to court– unsuccessfully– to open the files in the alleged bomb plot case. Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Paul Peatross rebuffs Hook editor Hawes Spencer's contention that the proceedings were akin to Faber College's "double secret probation."
Widest net: The father of the Albemarle High student is charged with contempt of court for writing the School Board on behalf of his son, a charge Peatross dismisses September 19.
Worst false-confession case: Earl Washington Jr. (left), who spent 18 years in jail and came within nine days of execution, is awarded $2.25 million May 5 by a jury in federal court in Charlottesville in a civil suit against the estate of investigating officer Curtis Reese Wilmore.
Worst place to go into cardiac arrest: On the treadmill at the Culpeper location of Gold's Gym, which Susan DeJarnette had repeatedly had asked to provide automated external defibrillators. Henry DeJarnette dies January 22 after collapsing there with a heart attack.
Best places to work out: Gold's Gym opens a new facility beside Kmart in March, and ACAC unveils its new mega-gym November 20 in the old Ivy Industries building. Both of these facilities offer defibrillators.
Worst place to try to get a workout: New Fitness for Ladies folds in late August, leaving irate members scrambling for refunds.
Second most shocking departure: After nine years, beloved NBC29 morning anchor Beth "Take this Job and Love It" Duffy signs off the News at Sunrise March 2 for more normal hours... and turns up a few weeks later working sales for the Newsplex.
Most shocking departure: Controversial UVA dean of African American Affairs Rick Turner abruptly retires in July after federal prosecutors charge him with lying about a drug dealer. Turner takes a deferred plea, must keep his nose clean for a year– and is subject to drug testing.
Most sensational attempted murder: Vampire mask-wearing would-be wife-killer Kurt Kroboth, who tried to off his ex by staging her suicide in 2004, is sentenced to 10 years in jail May 9.
Rowdiest school: Buford Middle racks up a dozen serious incidents in the spring, including a hallway brawl in which three students are arrested, and teachers complain that violent offenders aren't expelled.
Freshest air forecast for Woolen Mills: The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority promises to close down the human-waste composting facility at Moore's Creek by February 1, 2007.
Biggest fall: The back wall of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on High Street collapses March 30 during the long-awaited renovation to the courthouse, bringing work to a halt for nine months and counting.
Biggest con-man story: Thomas E. Coghill Jr., who bilked contractors all over town in the 1990s, has his day in court March 15 and is sentenced to 33 months in jail and ordered to repay $2.8 million to Anchor Capital and $170,000 to First Western Investment in Charlottesville.
Next biggest bilking: James Newman is sentenced to 78 months July 25 for swindling nearly $149,000 from 11 people, including $40,000 from a disabled woman.
Noisiest neighborhood squabble: Little High Street complains about the design of a Region 10 40-unit, low-income housing complex, the Mews, for people with disabilities.
Loudest loss of an institution: The 40-year-old Prism Coffeehouse hosts its last show April 22 after plans to move to Orange collapse amid internecine warfare.
Best protest: Seventeen UVA students occupy Madison Hall April 12 in support of a living wage and refuse to leave the building until UVA President John Casteen raises the school's minimum wage from $9.37 to $10.72.
Most trespassing cases: The "UVA 17" are arrested April 15 and acquitted May 22, with only assistant professor Wende Marshall convicted of trespassing for refusing to leave the administrative building the first day of the protest. Marshall appeals, and her conviction is dropped in June.
Longest-running trespassing case: UVA prof and former House of Delegates candidate Rich Collins is acquitted in October upon appeal of his trespassing conviction for handing out leaflets at Shopper's World in May 2005 during his political campaign. Collins has filed a civil case that may be heard by the Virginia Supreme Court.
First elected School Board: Charlottesville voters pick board members May 2 and elect Juan Diego Wade, Leah Puryear, and former appointee Ned Michie.
Biggest ouster: In May, lone Republican Rob Schilling is dumped from City Council as Dems regain dominance with Julian Taliaferro and Dave Norris.
Best second act: In October, Schilling joins WINA's morning show, taking the host spot held by Dick Mountjoy, who's recovering from tongue cancer.
Most hotly contested Fifth District race: Dems Al Weed and Bern Ewert vie for the nomination to challenge incumbent Virgil Goode, who in November trounces Weed for the second time.
Worst poodle puncturing: "Griffey" is shot with a CO2 pellet February 26 in his Fieldbrook neighborhood off U.S. 29 north. No one is charged in the wounding, and neighbors fear a nascent serial killer.
Newest monopoly in town: Comcast takes the reins from bankrupt Adelphia Cable, shaking up channel assignments effective December 28 most favorably for the new TV kids in town, WCAV CBS19 and WAHU FOX27.
Biggest name change: Sprint becomes Embarq, which inherits the land-line portion of the company following Sprint's 2004 merger with Nextel.
Latest Oliver Kuttner project: The bad-boy developer is back on the Downtown Mall with his May 3 purchase of the Central Fidelity Bank building– a property developer Lee Danielson wanted to turn into "Hotel Charlottesville."
Latest Ludwig Kuttner project: The elder Kuttner is forced from his position as CEO of the Hampshire Group, fired, and faces a shareholder's lawsuit.
Biggest debut: The $130 million John Paul Jones Arena opens August 1 with Cirque de Soleil, and officially is inaugurated September 22 with the first of a two-night Dave Matthews Band stand.
Highest profile cat killing: Auto Import Store owner George Seymour is convicted August 22 and sentenced to serve 10 days in jail for the April 24 shooting his Bentivar neighbors' cat, "Carmen," who was so seriously wounded she had to be euthanized.
Highest profile vanity plate: Ween fan Tom Rose gets his "WEEN ME" plate back in April after the DMV decides the text is not as dirty as they thought when they confiscated it in September 2005.
Best example of how time flies: Convicted killer/former UVA student Andrew Alston is released from prison June 21, less than three years after killing local firefighter Walker Sisk, 22, with at least 18 stabs on November 8, 2003.
Worst serial peeper: David Long, 26, who was arrested August 18, 2005, after breaking into a woman's bedroom and who confessed to police he'd peeped on six couples, is found unfit to stand trial May 4 and released.
Worst teen drinking tragedy: Albemarle High student Nolan Jenkins, 17, dies May 19 after leaving a party thrown by the brother of Brittany Hope Bishop, who died in a July 2002 accident involving alcohol. Eleven teens are charged with underage drinking.
Biggest pall on post-prom parties: Police bust a Crozet party at 5:30am May 28, rousting sleeping teens and charging 16 with underage possession of alcohol and threatening to charge the hosting parents, despite their efforts to keep the booze out. In further fallout, less than two weeks before school ends, Western Albemarle High demands athletes sign an oath that they haven't used drugs or alcohol. Thirty teens just say no– and miss out on post-season championship games.
Biggest bagel bombshell: After 20 years of beguiling with bagels, Bodo's owner Brian Fox, 61, announces in June he's selling his three bagelries to the store managers.
Best news for ALS sufferers: A drug called pramipexole that seemed to help those with Lou Gehrig's Disease is once again tested after UVA pulled the plug on the trials early in 2005.
Worst plane crashes: On June 14, a plane carrying Qroe Farm Preservation Development founder Robert Baldwin and regional director David Brown crashes as Brown tries to land in rain at 2,300-acre Bundoran farm (above), which Qroe owns, killing both men. A December 10 crash near CHO kills prominent Richmond doctor-pilot Christopher Desch.
Least likely to house sexual offenders: The General Assembly requires colleges to turn over the personal information of the state's students– 420,000 this year– for cross-checking against the sexual offender registry.
Best Cav cause célèbre: The Cavalier Daily and Virginia Tech's Collegiate Times, represented by the ACLU, sue to sell booze ads, which is forbidden under Virginia's arcane alcohol laws.
Least popular move by the ABC: The state's Alcoholic Beverage Control decides to take on Charlottesville's hallowed wine-sippin' tradition, First Fridays, in June. An agent hits the gallery scene to inform them they're breaking the law since the state's arcane alcohol laws (see above) are written so that a for-profit gallery can't open its doors to the wine and cheese crowd as in the past. When Delegate David Toscano steps in, the ABC coughs up a possibility for galleries to continue the tradition, but some just go dry for First Fridays.
More wine wars: Most local wineries are not happy that effective July 1, they can no longer deliver their product to local restaurants and stores, but must use a distributor instead. Out-lobbied by wine distributors, winery owners protest the new regs and predict higher wine prices for the consumer and less profit for the winery. New laws also hamstring wine shops from delivering wine.
Bitterest lease dispute: A jury orders the landlord of Meadowbrook Shopping Center– Clara Belle Wheeler– to pay Anderson Carriage Food House $100,000 June 29 for attempting to breach Anderson's 20-year lease.
Least like a diploma mill: Fork Union Military Academy is dismayed to find itself on an NCAA list of 22 schools under review because of allegedly questionable academic practices. Little more than two weeks later, the military school is cleared when the NCAA, clueless about FUMA's "one-subject plan," approves its graduates for college play.
Newest Charlottesville school superintendent: Following the brief but tumultuous tenure of Scottie Griffin, former Caroline County assistant superintendent Rosa Atkins takes the reins July 1.
Largest federal grant to promote abstinence: The Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia score $645,000 to preach the gospel of "no sex until marriage."
Biggest case of double secret probation: The governing board for teaching hospitals, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, puts UVA Medical Center on probation in April for medical residency program violations. By late October, UVA is back in good graces and off probation.
Closest brush with ecoterrorists: Lacey Phillabaum, who worked briefly last year as a C-Ville Weekly reporter and Hook freelancer, strikes a plea with federal prosecutors for the 2001 torching of the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture research facility. In July, her boyfriend, Stanislas Meyerhoff, who enrolled at PVCC in fall 2005, pleads guilty to 54 counts of arson and conspiracy, including the 1998 burning of Two Elk, a massive ski resort restaurant at Vail.
Most dramatic rescue: Freckles, a white spaniel mix, goes for help after Charles Hitt, 91, overturns and is trapped under his tractor on his Greenwood farm in late June.
Worst wounding of a UVA alum: CBS reporter Kimberly Dozier is critically injured in a May 29 roadside blast in Baghdad.
Biggest pastoral scandal: Former Peace Lutheran associate pastor Gregory Briehl is arrested July 18 for surreptitiously videotaping female visitors to his home and for 20 counts of possessing child pornography. In September, Briehl, a counselor, is sentenced to 60 days for the videotaping, and is indicted December 4 for the child porn charges.
Worst rampage: William Morva, 24, goes nuts in Blacksburg August 21 and kills Montgomery County sheriff's corporal Eric Sutphin, who had previously worked on the Albemarle and Charlottesville police forces. Morva, who was homeless and a well-known town fixture, also kills a security guard, and the manhunt for him cancels the first day of classes at Virginia Tech.
Latest Lethal incarnation: The notorious towing company is hit with a $20 million lawsuit after one of its drivers ploughs into Peter Weatherly January 21. Lethal Wrecker, repeatedly cited for overcharging towees, briefly plans a name change to "After Five Towing."
Latest on Beefy Brown's rap sheet: The alleged feces flinger is arrested at a Briarwood townhouse for the August 12 death of a Colonial Heights police officer during a high-speed chase in which Brown allegedly drives 110 mph in a stolen van. Brown, a frequent flier in the court system, served three-and-a-half years for assaulting an officer with a dismantled chair, feces, and urine in the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.
Rarest honor trial: An open one. Stephanie Garrison is acquitted September 10 on charges stemming from an underage drinking case that stretched out for 20 months.
Worst infection: UVA fourth-year Jennifer Leigh Wells, who lived in her parents' Charlottesville home, dies September 10 from bacterial meningitis.
Lesser outbreaks: By early November, 24 UVA undergrads contract mumps.
Most controversial Monticello visitor: Jefferson's home is shut down the morning of September 9– a Saturday!– so former Iranian president Mohammad Khatani can visit.
Worst loss to the local art scene: Biscuit Run sculptor David Breeden dies September 12 at age 68. His soapstone sculptures adorn local sites such as PVCC, Cale Elementary, and Republic Plaza.
Deepest cut: Developer David Turner's Watson Manor project on University Circle grinds to a halt with a three-month stop-work order after he fells a 150-year-old beech tree August 17, evoking the wrath of the Planning Commission, which okayed the project only if the tree remained. Punishment: $200.
Least separation of church and state: Threatened by the Jerry Falwell-linked Liberty Counsel, Albemarle County decides to allow fliers announcing religious events to be sent home with children, rather than banning all notices, including the YMCA or Boy Scouts. Some parents grouse when local Pagans send home a flier announcing a winter solstice event.
Latest airwaves addition: Saga Communications unveils 106.1 FM, WCNR "the Corner," September 15 with an eclectic format.
Biggest Buckingham raid: USDA agents converge SWAT-style on Danny and Cindy Henshaw's hunting preserve September 12 and kill 79 wild boars, including pet pigs "Cupid" and "Valentine," claiming they were infected with pseudorabies.
Worst allegation against Buckingham cops: Tracy Banks files a $700,000 lawsuit against former deputy sheriff Anthony Lewis and Sheriff Danny Williams, alleging Lewis forced her to perform oral sex when he came to serve a warrant on her in March 2005.
Biggest literary discovery: UVA grad student Rob Stilling discovers an unpublished Robert Frost poem, "War Thoughts at Home," inside a copy of Frost's 1918 book, North of Boston, in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.
Worst encounter with a serial killer: UVA grad student Lizzy Hafter's study visit to the Blue Ridge Parkway tragically ends when she crosses paths with Thomas Ashby, 37, September 29. Hafter's body is found below the Greenstone Overlook two days later, the same day Ashby, driving Hafter's '96 Toyota Corolla, kills himself in a shootout with police in Florida. Ashby was also the suspect in the deaths of two Tennessee liquor store clerks and a fruit stand operator in South Carolina, and the wounding of a convenience store clerk in Georgia.
Longest sentence for a serial groper: Robert Terrell Haskins, who is mentally retarded and has assaulted at least four women in Charlottesville– including the notorious 2002 broad-daylight attack on a young mother in Greenleaf Park– gets four-and-a-half years for a November 2005 break-in and assault on Little High Street.
Most star-studded: Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall (right), and Liev Schreibner lead the pack in sold-out events at this year's "Revelations"-themed Virginia Film Festival in late October.
Saddest loss of a reluctant newsmaker: Evan Kittredge, whose 1996 brutal beating horrified Charlottesville and prompted City Council to pass a resolution asking the General Assembly to add sexual orientation to the list of hate crimes, dies October 14 from complications of heart surgery.
Biggest pre-election scuffle: Senator George Allen supporters wrestle down UVA law student Mike Stark, 37, following an October 31 campaign event at the Omni Hotel where Stark shouts at Allen, asking him if he'd ever abused or spit on his first wife. None of those involved are charged.
Most cases involving police shootings: Elvis Shifflett, subject of a manhunt involving 60 cops, is shot three times October 18 by two Charlottesville officers. Robert Lee Cooke, who was shot and paralyzed fleeing Albemarle Officer Andy Gluba(above) in January 2005, receives a 10-year-sentence for maliciously wounding Albemarle K-9 Ingo and for possession of a gun. Cooke sues Gluba for $2 million. His cousin, Kerry Von Reese Cook, who was also shot by police in Charlottesville in 2004 for resisting arrest, sues for $10 million. And in November, the family of Frederick Gray, who was shot in 1997 during a response to a domestic dispute, is awarded $4.5 million from Albemarle Sergeant Amos Chiarappa in a suit filed by Gray's father, Abraham Gray.
Best news for wannabe homeowners: The area's pricey real estate market gains housing inventory– 3,000 listings in November compared to 1,100 in May 2005– while rising prices slow. Albemarle's median house in the third quarter costs $309,000 and Charlottesville's median is $249,450.
Most choices for used cars: CarMax opens a lot on Pantops Mountain December 8 and immediately tells its across-the-street competitor, Dennis Enterprises: the Auto Superstore, to lose the "Auto Superstore" because it violates CarMax's trademark.
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Jon Stewart only briefly addressed the sex scandal involving his friend, New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, on Monday's "Daily Show."
Hours after Weiner admitted he'd lied about sending a lewd photo to a young woman on Twitter and said confessed to engaging in "inappropriate" online relationships with a half-dozen other women, Stewart kicked off his show by saying, "we got one for you tonight."
"I don't know what to do anymore!" Stewart said, "It's killing me."
Stewart then riffed on a shirtless photo of Weiner that was posted on conservative activist Andrew Breitbart's biggovernment.com Monday. The camera zoomed in on Weiner's chest to show James Franco "trapped" between the congressman's pecs. The scene was pulled from last year's "127 Hours."
"That's some cleavage," Stewart joked, before cutting to news footage of Weiner's tearful apology to his wife and constituents.
"At 4:25 East Coast time this story officially became sad," Stewart said. He then moved on to other topics.
When the scandal first emerged last week, Stewart had said he was conflicted over cracking jokes at Weiner's expense because the pair had been friends for more than two decades.
He was adamant that there was "no way" the photo of a man's bulging underwear could belong to Weiner.
"In real life, my memory is that this cat had a lot more Anthony and a lot less Weiner," Stewart said in the May 31 broadcast. "This is not what I remember."
Meanwhile, on "The Colbert Report," the faux-conservative Stephen Colbert was sympathetic to Weiner tweeting the racy pictures. "The guy's my age and he's totally cut," Colbert said, saying he was making the "moral choice" to let himself go.
"I am in no way tempted to share this with anybody," Colbert added, rubbing his stomach.
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Jay Leno congratulated Weiner for waiting to speak to the press, saying, "Apparently, he wanted to wait [until] his pants came back from the dry cleaners."


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Salty seawater, roasted coffee and fresh-baked bread are among the aromas that fill the air as an ever-present throng of people, made up of meandering tourists and purposeful locals, works its way through a hodgepodge of stalls stocked with just-caught fish and artistically arranged produce. Just-caught could refer to being caught after being thrown by one of the vendors -- one attraction is the fish-tossing just inside the Market at Pike Street. Order the largest fish and watch it fly!
Spectacular views of the water are a bonus at a few of the restaurants, which run the gamut from traditional and ethnic to white-linen sit-down and take-away. Colorful street performers offering an eclectic mix of spontaneous entertainment likely will leave you with a smile on your face -- and some may even impress you with their talent. Craftspeople offer pottery, jewelry, clothing and Northwest-oriented wares.
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Nestling below the Troodos mountains, 74 km away from Nicosia, Lefke (Lefka) is a small and friendly town in the north west of Cyprus.
Its inhabitants will tell you that its citrus fruits are the tastiest and the juiciest in the whole of the island. This is because of its rich soil, plentiful water and its reservoirs.
Its Turkish character reflects the domination of the area by the Ottoman Empire for more than three hundred years.
The town also houses one of North Cyprus' universities, European University of Lefke.


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Usborne Everyday Words Flashcards are perfect for teaching young children their first words in English.
The pack contains 50 cards, each one having a word with a picture one side, and the same word, alone, on the reverse.
These cards are a versitile addition to any language-learning collection; they can be used for self-testing, for playing games or propped up around the house or classroom as a reminder.
Each object is clearly labelled with the corresponding word to encourage immediate association of the word and object.
Aimed at ages 4 +
50 cards, 128 x 82mm
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Yee haw! Today we've gone all Wild West inspired here in the HenHouse. If you've been reading the blog for a while, you'll know that we've long had a love of all things cowboy. It started with making over the Munchkin's room at the cottage nearly four years ago now. I've just amused myself by re-reading a post about it I wrote when I first started blogging. How one's blogging style changes! (You can read it here if you fancy.)
We had fabulous fun whilst decorating the Munchy's room. We collected all sorts of fantastic 1950's cowboy ephemera: annuals, wooden jigsaws, dressing up outfits, horse shoes and cow bells, it was great and all done very cheaply via boot sales and eBay. Of course, I also ran up some nice soft furnishings for his room, using Cath K's cowboy duvet set as a starting point but making curtains, bunting, cushions and so on with lots of western style fabrics. I've kept on collecting as it's a popular theme with the Munchkin (and me!) and recently, I felt my collection had reached a pretty fine point.
As you will know, just about all the quilts I make are rather feminine and mainly floral in style. I've made a couple of quilts for the Munchkin and decided for a change, maybe I'd try my hand at making a quilt specially for another little chap out there (though I guess I must not rule out tomboys!)
So "Saddle Up" has come into being and it's super cute and I think, pretty unique, not the sort of thing you'll pick up on the high street.
It's a little cloudy here so the colours in the pics are a little muted. I can just see a special little one in bed, enthralled with all the great '50s style patterns on the fabrics. I like to imagine where my quilts will end up when I'm making them.
People sometimes ask how I sell my quilts and the things I make but the reality is that you can only need so many soft furnishings in your own home and nothing gives me more pleasure than seeing something I've made going off to be loved in a new home. Sometimes, people even write and thank me for the things they've re-homed and this always blows me away that people are so kind to thank me for something they've bought. I know; I am very lucky indeed to be able to spend my time doing this sort of thing.
Crikey, before I get all emotional, Doggie says wuff , in case you are interested, "Saddle Up" is waiting a new owner in the blogshop here!


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Backfire: Chantix bad might outweigh good
Backfire! Have you ever done something for the "good of humanity," only to have it backfire? A would-be mother-in-law thinks she's helping with the wedding, but ends up making the future bride scream. A friend gives unsolicited advice and ends up not getting invited to the next party. A politician thinks spreading the seeds of his loin will improve the gene pool, but then he gets dumped by his wife and politically assassinated by his colleagues– wait, that isn't a backfire. That's just stupidity and arrogance.
What happens when a smoking cessation drug might cause more heart attacks?
Chantix, Chantix, Chantix! When I wrote about Chantix in August 2006, I expressed some skepticism about the worthiness of the drug. Since then, Chantix has acquired a "Black Box Warning" that side effects might include depression. (I've seen this in my practice.)
And now, a 52-week study shows it might actually increase the risk of cardiovascular events (i.e. heart attack, angina).
First of all, why do healthcare providers want people with coronary heard disease (CHD) to quit smoking? Well, for starters, smokers with CHD and cardiovascular disease—atherosclerosis (clogged arteries), poor circulation, strokes– have an increased risk of a heart attack: six times higher in women and three times higher than in men who don't smoke.
That's a lot! Smokers who have CHD have increased risk of heart attack and death, especially after undergoing bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty with/without a stent.
There are 1.3 billion smokers in the world who account for 36 percent of all first heart attacks. In America, 22 percent of men and 17.5 percent of women currently smoke, but 60 percent of smokers don't believe the tobacco increases their risk of heart attack. Despite all the research, some folks still light up without the light bulb going on.
For folks who do want to, quitting can be as challenging as climbing Mt. Everest. So some smokers try to use medicines to help them quit. In this recent Chantix study, after four weeks of treatment, 47 percent of Chantix users weren't smoking vs. 14 percent of folks using a placebo (a sugar pill). Nine to 52 weeks later, the rate dropped to 19 percent among Chantix users vs. 7 percent in the placebo group. Chantix or placebo was given to the patients for a total of 12 weeks, though smoking cessation counseling continued the entire year.
So you'd think the Chantix folks should have had fewer heart problems since more of them quit smoking than the placebo folks, right? Nuh-uh.
Non-fatal heart attacks, heart intervention for blocked coronary arteries, and peripheral vascular disease diagnosis or intervention occurred more in the Chantix group than in the placebo group. You'd also think hospital admissions for angina would be lower in the Chantix group than the placebo group, but that wasn't the case either.
This study doesn't confirm that Chantix increases the risk of cardiovascular events in folks with CHD. However, it does pose a serious question about the drug's safety. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to see the writing on the wall.
Let me say this: if the manufacturer saw fewer heart and cardiovascular problems in the Chantix group, the "good news" would be everywhere.
Quitting smoking can be achieved by some people through other modalities such as hypnotism, acupuncture, behavioral psychology, and/or coaching from healthcare professionals. Going cold turkey works for maybe one to three percent of smokers every year. I remind my patients that if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. This plan rarely backfires on anyone.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a respected physician with an interesting website, drjohnhong.com


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When the University of Hartford was incorporated just over 50 years ago by business and community leaders, they envisioned a center of education and culture for Greater Hartford. Read more...
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On Wednesday, December 19, at 10 p.m., Join Maurice D.Robertson host of Accent on Creative Music, for a live interview with trombonist, Steve Davis and blues guitarist, Eli Williams. They will discuss their upcoming December 22 holiday performance as ell as their current music projects.
This week on New World Notes: radio program #251, December 25, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst takes a comic but critical look at American hypocrisies, religiosity, commercialism, class warfare, and other Christmastime traditions.
Join host David Schonfeld from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Day for "A Classical Christmas". David will play excerpts from some of the hundreds of disks devoted to music of the Christmas season in our vast classical library.
Sunday Afternoon at the Opera Host Keith Brown writes:
The year has rolled around to its conclusion: now's a good time to reflect upon all that has transpired in 2012 by listening to something that takes in the whole world in a single monumental musical composition.
On this final Evening Classics of 2012, guest host David Schonfeld salutes some of the many great musicians and composers who passed away this year.
Among the composers whose works we will sample are: Elliott Carter, Hans Werner Henze, Richard Rodney Bennett, Ravi Shankar, Marvin Hamlisch, and Dave Brubeck.
This week on New World Notes: radio program #252, January 1, 2013, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst looks at crime on several levels: retail (the Newtown murders), wholesale (the entertainment industry), bigger wholesale (the financial system), and factory-direct (the Federal Government).
Join host David Schonfeld for the first Evening Classics of the New Year. Appropriately for Day 1 of 2013, David will play some of the many fine compositions published as Opus 1.
Host Keith Brown writes:
This week on New World Notes: radio program #253, January 8, 2013, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst presents a rousing talk by investigative journalist--and former Constitutional lawyer--Glenn Greenwald.
Host Keith Brown writes:
Keep Shakespeare in mind as you listen this Sunday to a twentieth-century operatic treatment of another one of his famous plays, and then a musical setting of verse by America's great gay bard.
This week on New World Notes: radio program #254, January 15, 2013, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst looks at the issue of jobs.


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IDC really stands for "Integrity Doesn't Count," and the eight traitors who bolted their party are Democrats in name only. They put personal gain ahead of party loyalty and point their moral compass directly to the bottom line.
Democrats can vote the eight Independent Democratic Conference members, plus their corrupt collaborator State Senator Simcha Felder, out of office in the 2018 primary elections.
Registered Democrats must demand that all candidates running for state office on their party's ticket pledge to align themselves with Democrats if elected.
The GOP holds 32 State Senate seats, giving it a one-vote majority to block bills vital to New
York City.
But nine defecting Democrats can shift that balance by rejoining their party's team in Albany. Keep protesting to tell them how you feel.
Richard Reif
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The Trayned Bandes combine professionalism and authenticity in our presentation of 17th century military and civilian life. We have worked with the Battlefields Trust, Burton Agnes Hall, English Heritage, Historic Royal Palaces, Saint Mary's Church (Putney), TileFilms, and other clients to ensure displays and demonstrations meet their needs and our own high standards.
Contact us if your organisation is interested in working with us for a living history event or production.
The Trayned Bandes cooperates with like-minded organisations to span more than 250 years of living history.
The Crimean Rifles (1853-1856)
The Queen's Regiment (1701-1715)
Learn more about key figures in the East Smithfield and St Katharine's Company of the Tower Hamlets Trained Bands in 1644.
• Captain Leonard Leonards
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Photography: John Beardsworth
Do you want to play the part of a souldier or civilian during the pivotal period of the British Civil Wars? You do not need to be a student of the times to join the Trayned Bandes. The goal is enjoyment and camaraderie and full training is provided for drill, arms handling, and period background.
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This is related to my question ArcPy replaceDataSource, but can anyone explain to me why the following code fails to add a valid layer from a .lyr file, and I get the same problems as in that question (broken data source):
import time
import arcpy
fullpath = r'\\mxdPath'
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(fullpath)
for df in arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd):
if df.name == 'Overview' or df.name == 'Keyplan':
temp = r'C:\TMP\xxx.lyr'
lyrNew = arcpy.mapping.Layer(temp)
del mxd
I added in the delay because I wondered whether the layer wasn't fully added before the MXD was saved, but this doesn't seem to work consistently.
My geodatabases do seem to take a long time to open, but it's crazy not to be able to undertake such a simple scripting operation. I guess the same problem is affecting both operations, but any ideas why?


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The Thought Transmitter is an ingenious custom made device that allows you to instantly gain the secret thoughts of another spectator. Or you can give the appearance of you sending thoughts to your spectator. This has now been made possible due to today's space age technology.
Imagine: You have a spectator write down the name of a playing card, a number, or a symbol on a post-it note that is inside of a totally opaque wallet. The spectator now closes the wallet and places a rubber band around the wallet. You never open the wallet but you know instantly what the spectator has written down. In fact the spectator can seal the wallet in a plastic bag and you could still gain the information!
The Advantages There are no sliding or moving parts! Everything can be freely handle without fear of detection! There are no impressions, carbon paper, nothing stolen, no sleight of hand, no magnets, no center tears! You gain the information instantly in full view of the spectator, and the effect can be repeated! Fools even the most knowledgeable magicians or mentalists!


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The Chevrolet Emblem may have been inspired by a piece of wallpaper. Or maybe not
The Chevrolet bowtie—introduced by company cofounder William C. Durant in late 1913—is one of the most recognized emblems in the world today. But how it came to be synonymous with the brand is open to wide interpretation.
Durant's version of how the logo came into existence is well-known. The long-accepted story, confirmed by Durant himself, was that it was inspired by the wallpaper design in a Parisian hotel.
According to The Chevrolet Story of 1961, an official company publication issued in celebration of Chevrolet's 50th anniversary:
"It originated in Durant's imagination when, as a world traveler in 1908, he saw the pattern marching off into infinity as a design on wallpaper in a French hotel. He tore off a piece of the wallpaper and kept it to show friends, with the thought that it would make a good nameplate for a car."
However, conflicting accounts have emerged, each of which is plausible enough to deepen the mystery and suggest it may never be solved. Two of the alternate origins come from within the Durant family itself.
In 1929, Durant's daughter, Margery, published a book entitled, My Father. In it, she described how Durant sometimes doodled nameplate designs on pieces of paper at the dinner table: "I think it was between the soup and the fried chicken one night that he sketched out the design that is used on the Chevrolet car to this day."
More than half a century later, another bowtie origin story was recounted in a 1986 issue of Chevrolet Pro Management Magazine, based on a 13-year-old interview with Durant's widow, Catherine. She recalled how she and her husband were on holiday in Hot Springs, Virginia, in 1912. While reading a newspaper in their hotel room, Durant spotted a design and exclaimed, "I think this would be a very good emblem for the Chevrolet." Unfortunately, at the time, Mrs. Durant didn't clarify what the motif was or how it was used.
That nugget of information inspired Ken Kaufmann, historian and editor of The Chevrolet Review, to search out its validity. In a November 12, 1911, edition of The Constitution newspaper, published in Atlanta, the Southern Compressed Coal Company placed an ad for "Coalettes," a refined fuel product for fires. The Coalettes logo, as published in the ad, had a slanted bowtie form, very similar to the shape that would soon become the Chevrolet icon. Did Durant and his wife see the same ad or one that was similar–the following year a few states to the north? The newspaper edition was dated just nine days after the incorporation of the Chevrolet Motor Company.
One other explanation attributes the design to a stylized version of the cross of the Swiss flag. Louis Chevrolet was born in Switzerland at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, to French parents on Christmas Day 1878.
Whichever origin is true, within a few years, the bowtie would emerge as the definitive Chevrolet logo. An October 2, 1913, edition of The Washington Post seems to be the earliest-known example of the symbol being used to advertise the brand. "Look for this nameplate" the ad proclaims above the emblem. Customers the world over have been doing so ever since.
Many variations in coloring and detail of the Chevrolet bowtie have come and gone over the decades since its introduction in late 1913, but the essential shape has never changed. In 2004, Chevrolet began to phase in the gold bowtie that today serves as the brand identity for all of its cars and trucks marketed globally.


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As we do each month, we asked a handful of our top analysts across sectors for one stock that looks especially compelling right now. Here are the companies they singled out.
Jim Mueller: I like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) this month. It's down about 25% from its high in early March, which, for me, means opportunity. Reasons for the decline include the company's decision to pay Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) for faster streaming speeds on pipes controlled by that company, as well as stories that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is -- finally! -- entering the streaming television market, in a deal with, you guessed it, Netflix's favorite ISP, Comcast.
The payment deal with Comcast -- and likely others -- seems to indicate that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has abandoned his long-held belief that ISPs should deliver all data sent through their pipes equally, without regard to the data's origin. That means higher operating costs for the company. On the other hand, Apple and Comcast are still discussing what their possible deal will look like and what will be delivered, so it's not even clear yet what exactly this competing service will entail. But it seems that rumors that anyone is considering entering the "streaming" market are guaranteed to affect Netflix's shares for the worse, regardless of what is offered or when.
For investors who can look past all that to a company that is growing members at a 23% rate domestically and 78% internationally (as of the last reported quarter), is differentiating itself with originals like House of Cards, and will certainly become even more international in scope, the bad news above gives an entry point that is 25% better than just a few weeks ago.
Jim Gillies: Last week Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) took a near-20% header when Liberty Media (NASDAQ:FWONA) announced it was selling a majority of its preferred stock stake in the bookseller to "qualified institutional buyers." Investment media pounced on this revelation as the latest death knell for B&N, painting it as Liberty retreating, tail tucked between its legs, from a bad investment.
I think the market reaction to Liberty's exit is wrong. B&N operates in three segments: Retail (i.e. the last national bookstore chain standing), College (retail stores on college campuses), and NOOK (eReaders that have arguably lost the digital reading war to Amazon's Kindle).
B&N has paired money-burning NOOK with cash-generating College to form NOOK Media. College's cash flows, combined with continuing cash payments from Microsoft for NOOK0 development, essentially "ring-fence" the potential value destruction.
Meanwhile, Retail is a cash cow, producing an estimated $235 million free cash flow over the past year. Assuming NOOK Media is worth a zero (at some point I'd actually expect NOOK to be shuttered or sold -- likely to Microsoft), the current share price implies that Retail's free cash flow will decline about 11% in perpetuity. That's too harsh.
Liberty's exit changes nothing about B&N's capitalization -- just the owners. Last year those prior owners were perceived as an impediment to B&N's CEO and largest shareholder buying the retail operations himself. Now they're gone, and their exiting press release itself suggested a sale is now more likely. I estimate a potential split-up and separate buyouts of the divisions would fetch 50% or more than the current share price.
Brendan Mathews: Over the past year, shares of CarMax (NYSE:KMX) have lagged the S&P 500, and the stock took a small dip on weaker-than-expected quarterly results. This market activity has presented investors with the opportunity to buy a well-run company with plenty of room for growth at less than 21 times trailing earnings.
CarMax is revolutionizing the used-car industry by making the process consumer-friendly -- no price haggling, limit guarantees, and a huge selection of late-model vehicles. Customers love it. In fact, 93% of CarMax customers surveyed say they'd recommend it to a friend. And I'm one of those customers. After recently receiving an appraisal from CarMax, I can personally confirm it really is "the way car buying should be."
And CarMax is rolling out its customer-friendly model more widely. Today, it has 131 superstores, including five that opened last quarter. It won't happen overnight, but I expect that CarMax will eventually double or triple its store count, leading to significantly higher sales and profits. For patient investors, this company presents an excellent opportunity.
Maxx Chatsko: I am amazed at how little attention next-generation industrial biotech company Solazyme (NASDAQ:TVIA) garners from investors, especially with growing concerns of an overheated market. The company has developed a novel technology platform that feeds sugars to heterotrophic algae (grown in the dark, not in the sun), which are genetically modified to produce specific oil compounds that can be sold as cosmetics, industrial lubricants, food ingredients (mostly non-GM), fuels, and more. This year Solazyme is positioned to validate its technology at commercial scale after more than one decade of scaling up, product development, and partner courting. That opens the door to numerous short-term and long-term catalysts.
First, Solazyme is fresh off a $202.8 million financing (debt notes and common stock) that fortified a balance sheet sporting $167 million in cash at the end of 2013. That will give the company approximately $300 million in its coffers at the end of the second quarter, or about 36% of its current market cap, to throw behind expansion projects. That's pretty impressive, in my opinion.
Second, Solazyme is expected to flip the switch of downstream processing equipment at its 100,000-metric-ton-per-year facility in Moema, Brazil, any day now, which will effectively mark the beginning of start-up activities. Together with a 20,000-MT facility started earlier this year in the United States, Moema will give the company 120,000 MT of annual oil capacity once ramp-up activities are completed in 12-18 months. That marks an impressive leap from just 1,820 MT in annual capacity from a demonstration facility in Peoria, Ill.. and represents over $240 million in annual revenue potential.
Solazyme needs to prove it can bring production costs down and reliably produce commercial quantities of oils (not to be confused with fuels) for its partners. But even in the face of minor to moderate short-term setbacks, I think investors looking for safe and steady growth will have a difficult time losing in the long term at a valuation south of $1 billion.
Jason Hall: Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) is one of the most misunderstood companies out there. Mr. Market has punished the stock, as truckers have been slow to adopt natural gas due to a lack of engine availability. Toss in two analyst downgrades, one short attack, and a handful of inaccurate articles written by anonymous sources, and the stock is down 65% since March 2012.
Despite the slower-than-expected adoption of natural gas by truckers, the company has grown revenue more than 20% since 2011, and is in the driver's seat with more than 500 CNG and LNG refueling stations. While it's easy to think that this is a tiny number -- after all, there are more than 100,000 gas stations in the U.S. -- the market Clean Energy is targeting is different.
There are only around 6,000 diesel depots that refuel the big trucks, and these are almost 100% owned and operated by independent companies, and not "big oil." Better yet? Clean Energy is partnered with the largest, Pilot/Flying J, which is about twice the size of numbers two and three, TravelCenters of America and Love's.
Here's the best part: The Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine will ship around 10,000 units in 2014. With an average consumption of almost 20,000 gallons annually, that's 200 million gallons of new demand. Clean Energy's total fuel deliveries in 2013? 214 million gallons. That's a massive growth opportunity on the horizon.
Tim Beyers: If you've yet to open a position in Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), now's the time. Why? One catalyst (i.e., Marvel) is proving itself nigh invulnerable at cinemas even as another (i.e., Lucasfilm) remains in the formative stages as a Disney property. All signs point to fiscal 2016 as the biggest year in the company's history.
How can we be so sure? December 2015 brings the return of the Star Wars franchise with Star Wars: Episode VII while May 2016 marks the return of Captain America 3, which looks to be not only a follow-up to Avengers: Age of Ultron but also a tight sequel to Marvel's latest megahit, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. All told, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige says there's a production plan to keep theatergoers engaged till at least 2028.
Meanwhile, Disney's business is buttressed by its cable networks, which produce 60% of operating income. Theme parks and a high-margin consumer products business also contribute mightily to cash flow from operations, which reached a staggering $9.5 billion last year. That's up from $4.3 billion for the fiscal year ending in October 2005, three months prior to CEO Bob Iger's $7.4 billion bid for Pixar.
Today, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm properties are intertwined with every area of the business. "It's not ... about box office," Iger said in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview about Disney's handling of Marvel. "It's about the entire entity doing well, which ultimately lifts the Disney stock." History says Iger will continue to make good on that maxim.
Patrick Morris: Citigroup (NYSE:C) has had a miserable go of things in 2014, but that may create opportunity for investors willing to take the dive in. First, it announced it would be revising its 2013 income down by $360 million thanks to fraudulent operations from its unit in Mexico. Then came the news that the Federal Reserve had flatly rejected the bank's plans to raise its dividend and buy back more than $6 billion worth of shares. All of this has led to its price falling by more than 10% on the year.
Yet digging beneath the surface reveals there's still a lot to like about the bank. It has a diverse stream of revenue across businesses and countries, and it delivers solid returns on both its equity and its assets. All of this has led the bank to grow its tangible book value by nearly 7.5% each year since 2009.
However, thanks to the troubles plaguing it of late, the bank now trades at a remarkable discount in relation to its peers. At current prices, the market thinks Citigroup is worth less than what the bank says people would receive if it were entirely liquidated -- its price-to-tangible book of 0.9 dramatically trails similarly troubled Bank of America at 1.3.
Buying a stock simply because it is trading at a discount can be risky, but at this price, Citigroup is tough to pass up.
Matt Frankel: Like Patrick, I think Citigroup is a great idea for April. It's unbelievably cheap and keeps getting cheaper. The bank's capital plan was rejected by the Federal Reserve a couple of weeks ago due to uncertainty surrounding the ability of some parts of the bank to remain adequately capitalized in the event of another major downturn. However, Citigroup's capital far exceeds the required minimum, and the bank has done very well in winding down its old, bad assets and focusing on the core areas of the business.
As the Citi Holdings unit's assets continue to be sold off, the bank will be more and more able to weather any economic storm, and dividends and buybacks will come back into the picture. It's a matter of when, not if, the bank is allowed to return capital to shareholders. The company can submit a revised capital plan, and I think it will expedite the process as much as possible.
Since the announcement of the Fed's rejection shares are down by more than 7%, and are now trading for just 84% of their tangible book value. In other words, you can buy Citigroup for less than the value of its tangible assets, and any future growth is just a bonus!
Andres Cardenal: Priceline.com (NASDAQ:BKNG) has positioned itself as the growth leader among online travel agencies, and this means self-sustaining competitive advantages for the company. Hotels and other travel service providers choose the platforms which offer access to more customers, while customers prefer to go where they can find more options and better deals. The service becomes more valuable as it grows in size, and this attracts a growing user base over time.
The platform includes more than 425,000 hotels and other accommodations in 195 countries as of the end of 2013, an increase of 54% over the previous year. Priceline is also expanding rapidly in the key mobile segment; the company exceeded $8 billion in gross mobile bookings during 2013 versus $1 billion in 2011 and $3 billion in 2012.
The business is clearly firing on all cylinders, with sales growing by an explosive 29.4% in the last quarter of 2013 and adjusted earnings per share increasing at an even stronger 30.7% during the period. In addition, Priceline trades at a forward P/E ratio of 18 times earnings estimates for 2015, quite a moderate valuation for such a strong performer.
Justin Loiseau: When AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) acquired Chicago-area natural gas utility Nicor in 2010, many investors turned their back on the company. Not only did it cost AGL $2.4 billion, but it also reeked of "diworsification." The deal bizarrely included a Caribbean transport carrier, Tropical Shipping, which accounted for a surprisingly (and scarily) substantial 24% of Nicor's revenue at the time.
Now, AGL Resources is asking investors for another chance. The company announced this month that it's selling its subsidiary Tropical Shipping for $220 million. That means AGL can focus on its bread and butter: regulated natural gas and related assets. While the utility will maintain its income-accretive investment in Triton Container, it can now align its expertise on natural gas distribution, retail operations, wholesale services, and midstream operations.
AGL stock is currently priced just below its 52-week high, but long-term investors can appreciate its steady 4% dividend yield now more than ever, along with its consistently growing government-regulated profit. With no more awkward acquisitions on the horizon, AGL may just be the answer to investors' April addition.
Tamara Walsh: Shares of Coach (NYSE:TPR) have been kicked around recently after a series of earnings misses in which the luxury retailer reported slowing sales in its North American business. Fierce competition from rival retail brand Michael Kors has also chased away many investors. The stock is down more than 11% year-to-date. However, with shares of Coach now trading around $49 a pop, well below the stock's 52-week high, I believe there's an opportunity for patient investors to profit from Coach's turnaround.
With new management at the top, Coach is in the midst of rebranding itself as a lifestyle brand. The company's new creative director, Stuart Vevers, is in the process of adding fresh product lines such as shoes and apparel, which should help Coach better compete with Kors going forward. Also, Coach's men's business is also gaining momentum. In fact, men's sales increased 50% in 2013 and are on track to hit $1 billion by 2017.
International expansion creates another growth opportunity for the company in the year ahead. China looks especially promising, particularly as Coach was able to grow its Chinese sales by as much as 25% in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Looking ahead, Coach should be able to generate about $530 million in sales in China this year. Moreover, the company is also growing its presence in other key markets like Europe and Japan. Together, these things should act as catalysts for the stock in the quarters to come -- particularly given the low expectations in this name today.


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I have 1P7 on my Mac with 2 users. When I use Safari all is fine. When my wife logs in and tries to use 1P7 in Safari, the 1P7 button appears in the tool bar but nothing happens when she clicks on it - but if we switch back to my user account on the Mac, the 1P7 window has opened there. Currently this means she can't access or use 1P..... We have uninstalled and re-installed the extension several times with no effect.
1Password Version: 7.0.2
Extension Version: 4.7.1
OS Version: OS 10.13.4
Sync Type: Not Provided
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I can confirm this behavior; after setting up a 2nd user account on my Mac, I am experiencing the same behavior with the Safari 1Password Extension 4.7.1 and 1Password 7.0.2.
@Brian_McCloskey and @stillmoms,
7.0.3 was released last night which should address this issue.
Afraid not - now on 7.0.3 and same problem still happening!
Installing 7.0.3 and trying on a fresh boot has fast user switching working for me now.
@stillmoms - glad to hear it! Especially with 7.0.4 out now, the rest of you should be able to update your installations and have this work. Make sure to quit all your browsers prior to upgrading, and let us know how it works for you!
Yeah, I actually still ran into the issue today on 7.0.3, so I'll be doing a fresh boot and sign in on both accounts with 7.0.4 and see if the issue is fully resolved.
@Lars So, the issue persists for me on 7.0.4. If I have 1Password mini and Safari running on my first user (where it was first set up), then switch into my second user, if I use the global shortcut key to summon 1P mini it thinks the Safari extension isn't installed. If I click the 1Password button in Safari, the extension never appears. If I switch back to my first user, the extension's window has appeared for that user. I have to "Quit 1Password Completely" on my first account to use 1Password successfully in Safari on my second account if both are logged in.
@stillmoms - yep, you're not the only person reporting that this is still an issue. Hang in there, we'll try to get a fix for it out ASAP.
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@Brian_McCloskey -- looks like this issue is still in progress; I'm sorry for the trouble. We'll have a fix out for it as quickly as possible. This looks to be an issue with uncommon interactions with some Fast User Switching setups, and once we have it reliably nailed down, it will appear in an update, which you can verify in the release notes. Thanks for your patience!
I can confirm the same problem. I cold boot and login to 1 user, then switch to a second user. On that 2nd user I start safari and use the browser extension. The problem comes because the browser extension window is placed on the window of the 1st user! If I switch over to the 1st user, I find an extension window asking for the vault password that the 1st user didn't ask for!
Workarounds include using the 1Password icon on the top bar, or launching the 1Password app from the dock instead of using the browser extension.
I am using 1Password 7 version 7.0.4 (70004001) and safari extension version 4.7.1 on macOS 10.13.5 and safari 11.1.1 (13606.2.8).
What a relief to see other users are experiencing the exact same issue as myself. Mark me down for the Mac user and wife. Luckily I do not use safari under my profile and she only uses it but this issue is clearly still an issue.
Hoping for solution soon.
Same issue here, I can confirm I'm on 7.0.4, I have installed a few times, issue persist. Any ETA for a fix?
Welcome to the forum, @jtosca! Since you're new here, you may not be aware that We don't announce timelines for new features or bug fixes, as many factors (some beyond our control) affect them. Please stay tuned, and thanks for your patience. Also, in the meantime, it's worth repeating that only Safari seems to be affected by this bug; switching either temporarily or permanently to Chrome or Firefox appears to be a reliable workaround. So does not using Fast User Switching for a while - logging out completely when another person wants to log in. Hope that helps!
Hi, same problem here. Very annoying ...
Same problem here with 1Password Mac 7.0.4. 1Password 7 is not usable on any of the laptops our family shares with multiple users logged in. Please fix this bug. Thank you.
Welcome to the forum, @fl6nders! For you, @pinskerj and anyone else reading this thread, let me repeat what we've said in other threads: there is indeed an interaction between 1Password 7, Safari and macOS's Fast User Switching that is making it impossible for those with more than one user to use 1Password successfully. Only the first-logged-in user can use 1Password in Safari.
Our developers are currently working on a fix for this issue, but in the meantime, there are two workarounds for it;
We're sorry for the inconvenience, and please keep an eye on release notes in updates for notice of a solution.
Hi @Brian_McCloskey @stillmoms @fl6nders @pinskerj @jtosca @rayzrshrp @chongo,
We have released a fix for this in 1Password 7.0.5, which is currently in beta. If you are running 1Password 7 from our website (not the Mac App Store) and would like the fix right now, you can go to
Preference > Updates > Include beta builds. Please let us know if this successfully fixes your problem.
1Password 7.0.5 should make it to the stable channel later this week if you prefer to not use the beta release.
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@Brian_McCloskey - no worries. As always, it may take a bit longer to make its way to the Mac App Store version, if you're using that. Usually, it's less than a week extra, and often it's only a matter of hours, but unless something goes wildly wrong with the beta, you should see this in the stable release soon. Cheers!
@chongo @Brian_McCloskey Hi guys, we just released 7.0.5 to the stable channel. It may take a bit to make its way to the App Store.
7.0.5 has fixed this issue for me, thanks for all the hard work AgileBits!
It appears that 7.0.5 fixed this problem. Thank you!
@chongo, @stillmoms: Thanks for letting us know, both of you! But please update to 7.0.7 as well. We addressed some additional issues there. Hopefully you'll be all set, but we're here if you need us. Have a great weekend!


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A Markham man has been charged in connection with the Thursday shooting of a Tinley Park man during a supposed electronics exchange at a Tinley Park convenience store, prosecutors said Saturday.
Christopher Dyson, 18, of the 16600 block of Winchester Avenue in south suburban Markham, was charged with first degree murder and armed robbery.
Cook County Circuit Judge Laura Marie Sullivan ordered Dyson held without bail Saturday.
Thomas Mastro, 24, of the 6900 block of Coachwood Trail in Tinley Park, had agreed to trade a gaming system for Dyson's iPhone after Dyson had responded to Mastro's Craigslist ad, Assistant State's Attorney Dan Calandriello said in court today.
The two met at a 7-Eleven store in Tinley Park around 3 p.m. Thursday to make the exchange, said Calandriello. Court records show the store is at 16658 S. Oak Park Ave.
The defendant arrived in a Mercedes, according to Calandriello, and afterwards, video shows Dyson placing a box in the Mercedes. Mastro retrieved the box and the two began to struggle over it, at which time Dyson shot Mastro in the chest, Calandriello alleged.
According to court records, the gaming systems involved were a PlayStation 3 and a PlayStation Vita.
Dyson put the box in his car and sped out of the parking lot and headed north on Oak Park Avenue, Calandriello said.
An eyewitness informed an nearby off-duty police officer who started chasing after Dyson, according to Calandriello. At times, the officer was driving at 90 miles per hour, with Dyson travelling ahead at a faster rate, Calandriello said.
Dyson later lost control of the Mercedes and fled into a forest preserve on foot, Calendriello said.
More than 50 officers from a dozen surrounding communities searched the woods, including six search dog teams and the Cook County/Chicago Police helicopter, police said. The search went on for nearly an hour before two officers stationed at the perimeter of the woods near 143rd Street saw the suspect attempting to leave the woods. The officers, from Orland Park and Oak Forest, chased the suspect into the woods and apprehended him, police said.
Police located a weapon near 159th Street and Oak Park Avenue, police said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said an autopsy showed that Mastro died of a gunshot wound to the chest.


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Curve RM 8320
The 24-V roller conveyor curves change the direction of transport of the material. The conical rollers retain the alignment of the materials between side frames. A controller enables zero pressure accumulation transport. Each zone is powered by a 24 V RollerDrive that is connected to a fixed number of idlers via round belts.


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I'd bet that many of you reading this have been told by your doctor to limit your salt intake during pregnancy. My studies and experience have taught me that not only is this mostly false, but the average caregiver out there imparts so little information about nutrition to their clients that even good advice can be misinterpreted.
When you hear that salt is "bad" in pregnancy, it's not a completely false statement. There are many kinds of salt- from iodized salt, to sodium bicarbonate to monosodium glutamate to completely unrefined, pure sea salt. All of these "salts" are not created equally, and what needs to be part of the salt/pregnancy discussion is what type of salt you are using.
I agree- there is no nutritional value or place for processed foods in a healthy pregnancy.
Fast food, chips, pretty much anything packaged is preserved and enhanced with "bad" sodium- whether it be monosodium glutamate (MSG) or other processed salt flavorings. Deli meats, bacon and sausage are notorious for being chock-full of the kind of salt that your body can't process. So, I'd agree-limit this type of salt in pregnancy to keep your blood pressure stable and normal and to avoid swelling, headaches and liver problems. Processed foods are brimming with preservatives and chemicals that the pregnant body should not have to process. So, again, when it comes to these foods and this "kind" of salt- avoid it or at least limit it as much as you can.
The problem is that many caregivers do not differentiate between these types of foods and the kind of unrefined, unprocessed salt that your body needs to maintain balance. Prescribing a "low salt diet" does not take into account that as living beings we all need salt to make new cells and keep our bodies going. Salt in this form is beneficial and wonderful and anything but harmful and something to avoid.
Unrefined, real sea salt is almost gray in color and slightly damp in feel. It contains trace elements and minerals that act as electrolytes and keep the correct balance of fluids in the bloodstream. "Good" salt actually attaches itself to water and pulls it back into the bloodstream, instead of letting it leak out into the extremities- the pathological swelling of pregnancy that is so typical and normal for so many pregnant women. Unfortunately for these women, the swelling only gets worse and worse and more painful as the pregnancy progresses and they follow the low-salt recommendations of their doctor.
The Brewer Diet is my recommendation for pregnancy, and it includes not only enough calories and protein to grow a healthy baby and placenta (2700 a day and 80-100 grams a day, respectively), but also salt to taste and hydration. In creating the diet and conduction research to prevent toxemia in pregnancy, Dr. Brewer found that if he gave the same pregnant woman the same meal at several different points throughout her pregnancy, that she instinctively added more salt as her pregnancy advanced. Dr. Brewer proved, through this experiment and others, that salt is needed in pregnancy and plays a vital role in blood formation and in the general health of mom and baby.
If you have never tried "real" salt, it is worth the experiment! It is part of a healthy, whole foods diet for pregnancy and beyond.


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It all starts with the grip said Mark Hutchings, associate professional at the Stony Plain Golf Course.
"The first thing is grip pressure. You want it as light as possible. On a scale of 1-10, with one being the lightest and 10 the hardest, you want it around two or three. Another way to think about it is that you are holding a tube of toothpaste. You don't want to drop the tube, but you don't want any toothpaste coming out either.
"The second thing is you want to have your hands together. No matter which of the three grips you use – 10-finger, overlapping or interlocking – you don't want to have any space between your hands," said Hutchings. "The next thing is that you want to grip the club in your fingers and not in your palm. The reason for that is its easier to both release the club and have the club square up with the club held in the fingers."
The final thing ,which Hutchings demonstrates in the video, is how the Vs formed by the thumb and the pointer finger on both the top and bottom hand need to be pointed to the right shoulder or right ear.
"If you've done all that you are ready to go," said Hutchings.
To watch Hutchings demonstrate the three grip types, go edmontonjournal.com/golf.


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I've been meaning to write about this collection for some time now, but I haven't gotten around to it because I've been playing with it so much!
This is a great collection to ease yourself into fall with. It's almost surprising that it is fall, since it has a touch of bronze to it, but as you put all the colors together you can see that it is much more rich than your typical summer bronze collection.
The standout is the quad eyeshadow, called (what else?) Rose Gold. It has a hammered gold design, but don't let the crazy shimmer of the shadows scare you - it's just a surface thing and quickly is swiped away to reveal beautiful, pigmented shades underneath.
As you can see, the colors work perfectly together and are very blendable. Super easy to work with, and the colors are lovely.
All the other products in the line match these colors perfectly, from the creamy moisturizing lipstick to the gorgeous shimmery nail polish. If you're a lip gloss fiend like I am, you will love the tri-color gloss. It's not sticky, but it's thick enough to stay put for awhile. Three shades of rose blend together easily as you pull the wand out to give you just the right shade.
You can pick this collection up at any Estee Lauder counter or at EsteeLauder.com.


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Why Wine at Restaurants Costs So Much
What goes into restaurant wine markups? Lettie Teague has a look at why 300% of the wholesale price is pretty reasonable, while 400% (as she found at one New York restaurant) starts to be a bit much. Photo: Getty Images.
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After Stanley Cup loss, Rangers wait to reflect
NEW YORK >> When the New York Rangers' longer-than-expected season ended in a double overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup finals, the Eastern Conference champions weren't ready to accept any accolades.
Sure they played well in outlasting Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs and then showed an impressive bounce-back ability in rallying to win three straight elimination games against Pittsburgh.
The Rangers then took out Montreal, after the Canadiens knocked out the defending conference champion Boston Bruins, and advanced to the Cup finals for the first time since they won the title 20 years ago.
But that reflection isn't for now. Not after a third overtime loss in Los Angeles sent the Rangers home for the summer on Friday night and made the Kings the champions for the second time in three seasons.
"Any loss in the Stanley Cup finals is going to be a real tough loss," coach Alain Vigneault said following his first season behind the Rangers bench. "Everybody laid it out there. I'm very proud of our group, very proud of their effort.
"We'll take a couple days here to reflect on what happened and we'll go from there."
The Rangers went 45-31-6 during the regular season and finished second in the Metropolitan Division — 13 points behind Pittsburgh and two ahead of Philadelphia.
It was the seventh time they won at least 45 games — including two of the past three seasons. Their 25 road victories broke the franchise record and tied for the second most in the NHL this season. That was achieved despite a 3-6 season-opening road trip necessitated by renovations at Madison Square Garden.
"It's been a long year," said Henrik Lundqvist, who made 48 saves in the loss that knocked out the Rangers in Game 5. "It's been a challenging year, but a fun year. We came up short against a really good team.
"I have never been so tired."
Lundqvist kept the Rangers in the finals as long as they lasted with his stellar play. New York led in all but one of the five games, and the difference was three overtime losses in Los Angeles, including two in double overtime.
The Rangers and Kings were separated by one goal for 85 percent of the series. New York's only win was a 2-1 nail-biter at home in Game 4. But the Rangers couldn't force another game back in the Garden.
"This is a fresh wound right now. I am proud of every guy here," said forward Martin St. Louis, who scored a team-high eight playoff goals after being acquired at the trade deadline. "We hit a few posts. It's a game of inches.
"It's tough to go all the way to the end and not win. There is no doubt about it."
The Rangers have built a strong nucleus and have gotten as far as the conference finals twice in three years, but big decisions lie ahead in what will be a shorter than usual offseason.
The first will be whether or not to use their second and final amnesty buyout on forward Brad Richards, who has six years and big money left on his deal but has seen his play decline for two straight playoff seasons. He wasn't benched this year in the postseason as he was in 2013 by former coach John Tortorella, but he was demoted to the fourth line in the final two games against the Kings.
If he is bought out, the Rangers will save key dollars on the salary cap going forward. Richards stepped into the role of de facto captain after Ryan Callahan was traded away in the St. Louis deal due to what he was looking for in a deal as he approached unrestricted free agency.
The Rangers finished the season without a captain, instead using three alternates.
"There will be a time this summer when you'll think back to what an amazing run it was," Richards said. "It has to be amazing to get this far. Things have to come together. No one will ever know, except for us, how fun it was and how we came together.
"You lose three games in overtime in the finals, it's hard to explain."
New York has several key unrestricted free agents such as forwards Brian Boyle, Derick Brassard, Benoit Pouliot, Dominic Moore, and Daniel Carcillo. Defenseman Anton Stralman can also hit the market on July 1. Forwards Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello and defenseman John Moore are among the restricted free agents.
While Rick Nash had a disappointing three goals and seven assists in the playoffs, the Rangers' offense was led by stellar defenseman Ryan McDonagh, who posted 17 points — including 13 assists.


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The press release from APG is included below with details and links to register for each webinar. I would like to express thanks to Kimberly Powell and the APG Professional Development Committee for organizing these webinars for us!
Mark your calendars! APG has a great lineup of webinars and speakers planned for the next several months, brought to you by the APG Professional Development Committee. Register soon to reserve your spot.
Working with Autosomal DNA: Intermediate/Advanced Applications
Saturday, 21 September 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: CeCe Moore
Autosomal DNA offers virtually unlimited potential for discovering more about your roots, but learning to work with the vast amount of data that comes with autosomal DNA research is challenging. CeCe will demonstrate the methods that the experts use to get the most out of their results, including chromosome mapping and applications for African American genealogy. Examples from her own research will be shared.
Duct Tape Marketing for Genealogy Professionals
Tuesday, 22 October 2013 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Thomas MacEntee
No fancy charts or analytics here; no theories or complicated MBA stuff either. Participants will learn how to build an effective genealogy marketing campaign using free or low-cost resources, many of them online. The focus will be on resources as well as tips and tricks to pull together a solid marketing initiative for your genealogy business.
Behind the Camera: Professional Genealogists & TV
Thursday, 14 November 2013 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: D. Joshua Taylor
When the production company calls, how do we as professionals react? Learn the behind the scenes tips to working with television production companies, including examples of real life situations and the "pros" and "cons" of taking on these important clients. Topics covered will also include setting expectations, reporting, delivery, and ethics.
"Terms and conditions may apply" -- Contract Law and the Internet
Wednesday, 11 December 2013 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Judy G. Russell, CG
Websites have fine print too. And it's the fine print that answers questions like: Why can I use this newspaper clipping from this service, and not that clipping from that service? What happens if I allow someone else to use my account on that website? If I get into a dispute with a genealogical service provider, can I sue them? This webinar will review the basics of website terms and conditions ("terms of use" or "terms of service") and what they mean for the genealogist.
Please share this invitation on relevant mailing lists, with your local society, or with anyone else who might have an interest. These webinars are available and free for APG members and non-members to attend live. Webinars are also recorded, and the recordings made available to APG members on the Members Only section of our website for any member who is unable to attend the live session or just wants to review the material again. If you have any questions, or would like to suggest a topic and/or speaker you would like to see for future webinars, please feel free to email me anytime.
Kimberly Powell (firstname.lastname@example.com)
APG Professional Development Committee
Kimberly Powell (Chair), Melanie Holtz, and Beverly Rice


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Yesterday we presented to you the official lookbook of the new Uniqlo Undercover 'UU' Fall/Winter 2012 Collection. This marks already the final collection of the two Japanese brands and they are finishing their coop with a very strong offering.
The new collection is full of signature Undercover colors, materials and styles. Fleece zip-up jackets, down insulator jackets, a great fur hooded jacket, blazers, sweat pants and anything you ever wanted to own from Undercover is now also part of this collection. In terms of accessories a scarf and a sneaker is being offered. A series of graphic t-shirts and long-sleeves is also part of the offering.
All in all we really like the offering. Undercover fans will definitely buy into the line and hopefully people that did not shop the brand yet, also for price reasons, can now also get a piece of the cake.
The new Uniqlo Undercover UU Fall/Winter 2012 Collection is coming to select Uniqlo stores on August 31st, 2012.