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|2004-01-24, 00:23
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
Age: 31
is it better burning anime on DVD-Rs ?
I just bought a new burner but then I relized that buying a DVD burner could be better. Because usually, I can only insert 3 eps in a CD. So when you burn a big series of ~40 eps like Whistle(39) , that would make 13 Cds for that series. Plus I want to burn many other series. I don't want to have a bunch of CDs so thats the reason why I thought of DVD-Roms but I just wanna know, around how many eps can I insert in a DVD-R if we compare to 3episodes per CDRs (~205MB each episode) ?
|2004-01-24, 01:24
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
Age: 31
ok I will do the math , sorry didn't know about how much it could hold, im a semi-noob on those.
One more thing:
1- If i have a DVD burner.
2- I burn animes into a DVD-R
3- will I be able to watch it on a DVD player via TV?
|2004-01-24, 01:30
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Ohio, USA
Age: 38
you can watch DVD-R on most DVD players, however you will need to re-encode the video and put in some software so that the dvd player can do its job.
My only complaint about the DVD burner is that it you can't overburn at all, and always seems to be ~50 megs less than I want it to be able to hold.
|2004-01-24, 01:49
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I have a DVD-R. You can fit about 4-5 episodes on it (if you burn it encoded for your DVD video player). I use Nero, you throw the AVI files into the program and it'll re-encode them and burn a nice little dvd with menus and the whole shebang. Another tool in the Nero suite called "Nero Recode" also lets you compress different chapters and sections so that you can fit even more episodes onto the disc if you feel like it. There are also authoring tools there that'll let you chop off the beginning and end credits and stuff. Play around with it, it's fun. But it takes a long time to burn the stuff. (I have Athlon XP 2200+ prcessor and it takes 2 hours to encode only 30 minutes worth of data, which is ridiculous)
Nero is not free, you have to buy it. You can download a fully working demo that works for 30 days. http://nero.com
Or you can burn the anime files in their original AVI format - I can fit pretty much all 26 episodes of a series that way. There are DVD players on the market that are said to be able to play most of the container formats / codecs like DIVX, XVID, WM9, and MP3. Some even connect to your network and let you watch the stuff that's shared on your network. Last I saw they weren't much more expensive than normal DVD players.
The discs are 4.7 GB but they are sold like hard drives - it's 4.7 GB if you think in terms of GB meaning 1000 bytes. It's a little marketing gimmick that's supopsed to make the hard drive look like it holds more (and make it easier for you to estimate the hard drive space in terms of 1000s) In actuality, your computer thinks in terms of GB = 1024 bytes, so really the filesystem on your DVD-R disc can hold only 4.3 GB. This sucks when your anime is JUST over the 4.3 GB threshold and you realize that you can't overburn on DVD-R discs.
|2004-01-24, 03:31
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Location: Ohio, USA
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Actually they are right a gigabyte is 1000 Mbytes (1000x1000 bytes), a gibabyte is 1024 MiBytes (1024x1024 bytes). There is actually a different prefix for talking about the power 2 version. But, it is still REALLY annoying.
|2004-01-24, 15:32
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Location: US
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I've been burning all my anime to dvd-rs and haven't had any problems. Usually I can fit an entire series (26 eps) on a dvd at 172 MB each. If they're standardized at 175 MB, I split the disc with another series (13/13) and (13/13) that has smaller size per eps (KGNE, Kanon...) or just shorter in general (Scrapped Princess).
|2004-01-24, 16:49
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ok I became confused after I read doremon's post . It seems that if I want to watch them on a DVD video player then, it will only hold 4-5 eps? If so, then forget it. I just want to watch them on PC, that's mean I can insert a big amount of episodes in one DVD rom, right?
So the software i can use is Nero, I have the full version. But are you telling me that the burning will take 2 hours? Even if I have a fast burner?
What does overburn mean?
|2004-01-24, 17:05
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Join Date: Nov 2003
If you want, you can easily fit maybe 6-8 episodes on a disc if you use KDVD!
Just use http://kvcd.net/dvd-models.html and use the KDVD templates in TMPGEnc!
To get a better quality (since the defaults aren't good enough for fansub sources) I suggest raising the max bitrate to 6000kbps and putting CQ at 80. The degradation is still noticable even with these settings but it's not as bad as the template's defaults... I would estimate the filesizes are anywhere from 500-700MB MPEG2! (normal DVDs use regular MPEG2 quantizers and get 1GB which means you are getting a lot much of a compression ratio!)
For anime, I suggest framserving from Vdub, and make sure VDUB takes care of any framerate conversion as TMPG's sucks. A nice trick is to convert frame rates to 23.976 in Vdub, frameserve to TMPG and encode with the interlace setting "3:2 Pulldown on Playback." Then in TMPG's FPS settings use "23.976(29.97 internal)" This should encode non-interlaced material that takes up less space (it only encodes 23.976fps) and is viewable on TVs and computers! Make sure the color format is set to "Component" (NTSC or PAL isn't recommended because they both aren't seperated colors) One more thing is to make sure the Max GOP setting is no higher than 18 for NTSC material, no higher than 15 for PAL material and DO NOT CLOSE THE GOP!
Encode with TMPGEnc into an M2V file, (MPEG2 video stream) and encode your audio in either AC3 or MP2. (I prefer MP2 since AC3 encoding has proven to be a bitch and BeSweet cannot produce fully compatible AC3 streams) MP2 recommended bitrate for stereo stuff is 192-224kbps ATLEAST! AC3 is the same.
Use TMPGEnc's MPEG Tools (File -> MPEG Tools) and multiplex the MP2/AC3 and M2V file together to form an MPEG file. (.mpg)
As long as you kept every setting in TMPGEnc, within standard, the encode should be fully compatible (unlike KVCD) with DVD players!
|2004-01-24, 17:37
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Location: US
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He wanted to watch on pc, so i assume that just means burning directly to dvd without converting to mpeg2. That way, you can fit the normal size eps onto there without problem. 4.5 gb (that's after corrections) can story 26x172 mb eps.
|2004-01-24, 17:52
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|2004-01-24, 20:15
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
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guys guys, it seems that you misunderstood me and i'm not understanding you
Forget about what I said before. What do I want is burning avi files into a DVD-R with my DVD burner and watch them via PC. In other words, instead of burning my eps into a CDR, i want to burn them into a DVDR which i can insert bunch of eps, instead of 3.
So, is it possible to insert a bunch of episods(lets say 25) into a DVDR? Please, answer me with a yes or no and if theres a restriction, please tell me. I want a short answers because I won't understand if you give me big ones because I know nothing about DVDs and stuff like that
|2004-01-24, 20:35
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fish-shape Paumanok
Age: 31
There's no problem with doing that. That's just a data DVD-R, which is common.
You just need the software and hardware to burn. You can try the Nero demo if you only need to test it out.
|2004-01-24, 23:31
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada
Age: 31
I have the full version of Nero.
So I just have to exchange The CD burner that I just bought to a DVD burner. Then, I can burn eps as Data files with Nero and it should work right?
Oh and how much time does it takes to burn a ~4GB ?
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|2004-01-25, 10:26
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
Age: 42
That depends on your DVD-Recorder If you have a 4x Recorder it takes 15 Minutes to burn a full DVD, if you have a 8x...... guess what
@all others
I just used Nero Vision Express to burn Macross Zero Ep. 1-3 on a DVD as DVD-Video.
Everything went fine, no Errors from Nero.
But... it doesnt play on my DVD-Player and also not on Power DVD on my PC.
i used all the default Options in Nero, and only changed a few Things in the look of the Menu.
As i live in germany Region thingy was set to PAL, is it possible that this might be a Problem, cause the Anime is in NTSC ???
well, cant try again at the moment, cause im out of DVD-R's ;(
P.S. It took 2:40h to encode and burn the 90minutes of Macross
I hope somebody can help
|2004-01-25, 13:47
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A-Blitz Founder/Encoder
Join Date: Nov 2003
In TMPG.......
First use Vdub to convert the resolution to 720x576, and convert the framerate to 25fps. (If source is 24 some ppl like to do PAL speedup but I hate it) Then frameserve this to TMPGEnc
Now in TMPGEnc, use aspect ratio 4x3 PAL, framerate 25fps, and color system component. Interlace option I'm not so sure about with PAL material as I'm an NTSC user, but I suggest using "Non-Interlace." Finally.......Encode it
If all went well the video SHOULD work fine...
Also for everyone who is bitching at the encode speed of DVD material, you all are stupid if you didn't see it coming...... MPEG1 can be done fast, and realtime on some machines, but MPEG2 is a much more complex format. Current machines can DECODE it in realtime, without the assistance of a hardware decoder, but encoding is a whole 'nother operation. MPEG2 usually encodes a bit faster than the best MPEG4 settings but if you want ULTIMATE quality MPEG2....well you're going to have to wait.
For 23mins, I can encode MPEG1 in about 45mins, MPEG2 takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
|2004-01-25, 18:21
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
Age: 42
[QUOTE=dbzgundam]You must use PAL if you want to view the show on your TV, some PAL sets can use NTSC material but just to be safe it's best off converting the video to PAL
I thought a little more about this, and i think the Problem cant be the PAL/NTSC thing,
because i dont think that Power DVD cares if it is PAL or NTSC.
or am i wrong with that ?
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Revision as of 08:05, 11 October 2004
Hello! Welcome to Wikitravel. Please take a sec to look at our copyleft and policies and guidelines, but feel free to plunge forward and edit some pages. Scanning the Manual of style, especially the article templates, can give you a good idea of how we like articles formatted. If you need help, check out Wikitravel:Help, and if you need some info not on there, post a message in the travellers' pub.
Thanks for starting editing -- looking forward to more contributions! --Evan 01:19, 13 Apr 2004 (EDT)
You rock!
Thanks for the spelling corrections! For what it's worth I spell even worse in French. ;) -- Mark 17:36, 2 May 2004 (EDT)
Thanks for fixing problems in articles, even when you've never even been to those places. (I first noticed when you fixed Switzerland on 2004 Aug 1). --DavidCary 13:32, 9 Aug 2004 (EDT)
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I disagree with you regarding American spelling for Commonwealth countries. Please see Wikitravel talk:Spelling. Jpatokal 05:29, 7 May 2004 (EDT)
Unpacking links
I hate to spoil all the great work you have been doing but please check out why Wikitravel unpacks external links. Hidden links are fine on a webpage but useless on a printed page (as the URL is printed after the link). Showing the full URL (or being aware it will show when printed) is more helpful to the traveller . I edited your recent contributions to New Zealand about YHA and Backpackers to show the full URLs (and had my misinterpretations explained to me too - so I will have to rethink my edits). -- Huttite 09:08, 21 May 2004 (EDT) (Additional comments added after discussion on my talk page: Huttite 19:40, 21 May 2004 (EDT))
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I think Other Islands (New Zealand) should move to New Zealand islands. Please discuss at Talk:Other Islands (New Zealand). -- Huttite 08:57, 11 Jun 2004 (EDT)
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Thanks for that. Considering I wrote most of the text in the Reading article, I should be shot for introducing those ambiguous links. ;-) Chris j wood 12:21, 19 Jun 2004 (EDT)
Just wanted to say really nice, professional looking work on New Zealand destinations! Keep up the good work, we want to take a trip down there next year and will need a good guide! Majnoona 02:02, 25 Jun 2004 (EDT)
I meant "deafinitely". See Talk:Washington (D.C.). -phma 10:35, 6 Jul 2004 (EDT)
Hi. Thanks for your note on this.
Hum. I just took the Wikitravel:List of common misspellings as being correct, along with the fact that 'busses' certainly feels mis-spelled to me.
Having checked, the Oxford English Dictionary (usually definative on english english) says the plural of bus is 'buses US: busses', and Websters (my only US english dictionary) allows either. From personal experience I've never noticed the other spelling in use in the US, but that could just be chance. However I've just visited the web sites of NYCTA in New York, MARTA in Atlanta and MUNI in San Francisco and they all seem pretty sure that they operate buses and not busses. So I'm guessing that busses is not the normal US spelling, even if it is acceptable.
The Wikitravel talk:List of common misspellings contains a discussion on this. It seems like the consensus was that wikitravel should standardize on buses, although it is a bit confused (with alright).
Given all that, are you happy that I leave the entry in the list of common mispellings, and I don't reverse out my changes?. If not then I think we need to move this discussion to Wikitravel talk:List of common misspellings.
-- Chris j wood 11:02, 23 Jul 2004 (EDT)
Just one other guy who wants to thank you for tidying up my spelling mistakes soon after my changes. Although, in the meantime, I should have learned that a millennium is a millennium is a millennium *g*. But after all, I wonder if I really make so few mistakes. --EBB 03:26, 30 Jul 2004 (EDT)
Thanks again
Thanks again for fixing up my terrible spelling. -- Mark 16:18, 12 Sep 2004 (EDT)
Oops, didn't realize that the Jing'an page actually existed... I took its single sentence of content, merged it into Shanghai/Nanjing Road, and added a redirect. Jpatokal 22:21, 14 Sep 2004 (EDT)
Aw man! I can't believe those spelling errors I put into Manzanar. Thanks again, and I'll just keep trying to learn how to spell. -- Colin 02:07, 28 Sep 2004 (EDT)
Spelling in Paris
Hey, sorry to bother you about this, but Arrondissement really is spelled that way. It's French, which is why we put it in italics, although the word is used in English too when discussing districts of Paris.
Also the name of the map really is Paris Pratique par Arrondissement. That's French too, and is also in italics to so indicate.
On the other hand thanks so much for correcting my English spelling errors. ;) -- Mark 04:01, 11 Oct 2004 (EDT)


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Way north in the country is the beach-paradise of Peru.
The beaches here are almost untouched and idyllic beaches. Three hours north of Chiclayo lies Piura, which is also an important city in the north.
Between Piura and Tumbes , the boarder city with ecuador, lie these beautiful beaches
One hour from Piura is Colan , a beautiful beach with tropical temperature all year. And Mancora , a village more north has beaches even more beautiful, and it´s about 2,5 hours drive from Piura , and 1,5 hours from Tumbes .
The beaches are not commercial, just a place to relax in the sun, and take a bath in the pacific ocean or take a swim in the pool. It is also a good place to go surfing and scubadivinig.


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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- When the final whistle sounded, Mario Goetze disappeared under a dogpile of German teammates in the middle of the field.
Argentina's Lionel Messi, meanwhile, ran his left hand over his face and hair, sidestepped the celebration and joined his teammates, many of whom were in tears, at the other end of the field.
The gap between winners and losers has rarely been both as wide and as narrow as it was after Sunday's World Cup final, with Goetze's goal 23 minutes into extra time giving Germany a title it has been chasing for 24 years while denying Messi the one prize he hasn't won.
The play that made the difference happened in the blink of the eye, with Andre Schuerrle making a long run up the left wing, whipping a cross into the box where Goetze, a second-half substitute, chested the ball down, then volleyed it into the netting at the far side.
The whole thing took less than 10 seconds. Yet in that span heroes were made and legacies were destroyed.
"I said to Mario, 'OK, show to the world that you are better than Messi and you can decide the World Cup,'" Germany coach Joachim Loew said.
And now Goetze, 22, who didn't even start his team's last three games, will forever be celebrated for the goal that ended Germany's longest World Cup title drought since World War II.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," Goetze said. "When you score that goal, you don't really know what is happening. At the end of the match, it was indescribable, having a party with the team. A dream became a reality. It is absolutely sensational."
Also sensational was Bastian Schweinsteiger, the imposing square-jawed midfielder who will forever be hailed as a warrior. On Sunday he climbed off the turf again and again, the final time after a collision with Argentina's Sergio Aguero left blood streaming from a cut under his right eye.
Schweinsteiger lay on the ground in front of the Argentine bench, kicking both legs in pain as three trainers worked to repair the wound. He then dashed back onto the field to play through both extra periods.
Then there was Schuerrle, Germany's key bench player who rescued the team time and again during this tournament. And goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who pitched shutouts in four of his seven World Cups starts.
"The steep joy and happiness, I think it will be with us forever," Loew said.
On the other side there was sadness. Messi, Argentina's messiah and a four-time World Player of the Year, got his country back to the final for the first time in more than two decades. But alone, he couldn't get them over that final hump.
He carried Argentina through group play, scoring four of his team's six goals. He then willed it through the knockout phase, where three of Argentina's games went to extra time.
Then came the final. The best players are supposed to be at their best in the biggest games — Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals, Orel Hershier in the World Series, Joe Montana in the Super Bowl.
On Sunday Messi looked tired. Crushed under the pressure, he paused once and appeared to vomit on the field. Yet he still managed a game-high four shots despite the fact half of Germany appeared to have ahold of his jersey.
But while Germany was a team, Messi was an individual — and in the end he was simply outnumbered.
Angel di Maria, the motor that drives Argentina's attack, went down in the quarterfinals with a thigh injury and didn't play again. The four forwards Messi teamed with — Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Rodrigo Palacio — combined for 83 goals with their club teams last season yet scored just one in seven World Cup games.
Higuain got close to a second twice in the first half, but in the 21st minute he mis-hit a shot at the of end of a breakaway and sent it wide, then eight minutes later he had a goal disallowed by an offside call.
Early in the first overtime Palacio flipped a soft shot over an outrushing Neuer but that, too, bounced harmlessly wide of the net.
Then came Goetze's score. And though it was the only goal Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero allowed in four games and 493 minutes, it proved to be one too many.
Afterward Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella applauded his players. They had reached the final unbeaten, winning once in extra time and another time in penalty kicks. They had played 450 minutes of World Cup soccer in 12 days and in Sabella's mind they hadn't lost, they had been beaten.
The gaps between winners and losers, after all, is a narrow one.
"These were warriors," said Sabella, who was likely coaching his last game with the national team. "Beyond the result and the sadness, there is something to be said about the performance. They left their skin on the pitch."


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I've been seeing a lot of pretty cool gentleman wearing pushed-up sleeves.
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It doesn┬┤t look bad at all.
I suppose, the jacket has to be of a very very good material, otherwise, it will look awful when you pull the sleeves down again.
Well your honor, exhibit one is a fair argument for your case,exhibit two less convincing (unless the polo is considered circumstantial).
very very good…
I think Kanye has died and gone to heaven.. he's been featured :) I bet pushed up sleeves looks hot on ladies too! Are you seeing any of that?
It works on some guys, perhaps? My cuffs than unbutton I just give them a little flip, just to be snobbish and show off the craftsmanship. I do wonder what we are going to think of Mr. West's outfits in 5 years- I have commented on that before, and this outfit here confirms my suspicions. Jorge from W Palm Beach
I agree with diana (9:00AM). The sleeves would be crushed if it were an off the rack jacket.
What I don't get is, if it's so hot, why are they even wearing a jacket to begin with? They must be sweatin' out a pitt storm!
milan looks amazing. i love him and his work. :)
Milan looks fabulous!
Maybe because it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere? This would look more out of place in cooler weather, I think. Also, a jacket adds finish, and scrunching the sleeves can take that down a notch.
You can definitely tell from his outfit that Kanye is a child of the 80s!
I like his style…its urban chic, but I'm quite sure he knows how to turn up the volume…
Very casual and laid back- keep up the great work Mr. Sartorialist…
Is that a "Toy Watch" Kanye is wearing?
Like the rolled up sleeves but wearing a shirt and jacket in the same grey doesn`t do anything for me.
Kayne is quite dapper.
Ya that is true would have to be great material. Its def. a great casual summer look. Keepin' it practical on those hot days!
i love this outfit on kanye west. super cool starry polo, pushed up sleeves, and the great retro watch..
though it is very much on the brink of "too much of a rich rapper type of style", i really like the way he dresses himself in general. i think it's very unique – neither grisly blingbling orgy (jay-z and co) nor most expensive wins (pharrell).
why not jump on the original miami vice motorboat, kanye, you would make it sparkle again! :)
and sart, it's definitely time to push up the sleeves (in case you were wondering)
Pushed-up sleeves on both shirts and especially blazers/jacket have been quite a hit since Julianne Moore did it at Cannes this year. Since Moore crunched the sleeves of her blazer over an elegant dress, Anne Hathaway and Ashley Olsen have also also followed suit. It's great to see that this style is perfect for both men and women.
It's rather chic but the push-up gives off a more casual effect.
I love this look, most people couldn't pull it off but I think it is great. Someone was giving the polo a hard time but to me that is what really makes the outfit unique and that is what fashion is really about right? Also the pocket square is a great touch.
Someone needs to give Nash Bridges some recognition for planting the seeds of this fashion irony.
Pulled up sleeve definitely a catalyst to show personality, it bring up quirkiness for the youngish type (imagine trucker hat/ wayfarer shade), but it will express the coolness/confident for the mature typed.
It work if you have the ball.
Kayne is sporting a repro of early 90s Casio G-Shock..
The picture of Mr Vukmirovic convinces me pushed up sleeves can work – when it is part of a whole look. the smooth curves of his jacket, the scarf, the pants with sockless shoes are wonderful, the pushed up sleeves look natural and modern. this is one of my favourite photos of recent weeks – how many men can look that good and as if they're not even thinking about it?
Kanye is always stylish!
Kudos to Kanye (or to his stylist) for combining the the pop and prep notes of the eighties so fluidly. Very difficult to accomplish, indeed.
Is there a reason why you chose not to include what shoes Mr. West was wearing in this photo?
Wow. The first gentleman is all about style with a creative flair. Love how he tied (literally) it all together. Simply beautiful.
Kanye looks amazing.
to nitpick, i think you've judged jay-z wrong, meow. he actually pretty much lives in expensive suits. although i understand the general point about the bling look.
kanye looks great.
Both outfits are stylish, but completely different in style, one is classier and the other one is more of a rapper tipe "over-the-top". I personally prefer the first one and would never wear the second one but it is simply a matter of choice, personality and knowing oneself. One must always keep in mind that true style is never about fashion but about being truthful to one's essence.
i would agree with an above commenter- i would imagine you would either have to wear the sleeves pushed up all day or have an awesome material to keep from wrinkling. regardless, i think it's a wonderful little idea. and Kanye West is easily the best dressed male celebrity icon i have seen in years.
I've been following Kanye since his introduction to the hip hop game… he has been wearing his sleeves up on blazers and sportcoats for a while now.. even on the occaissonal leather jacket. Very M.J circa 1988
You guys are all wrong. He's wearing the White Ceramic Watch by Nixon.
If Kanye is a gentleman then the term has lost all meaning.
such an affectation
Kanye proves his baller qualities.
i had to laugh just a little at the notion that somehow, a low cut tshirt, short pants, and a blingy gold watch are actually classier than a polo with blue stars in it. I think they are both examples of playful outfits that work well. i like that kanye's seems like an interesting take on americana.
I love the play on colors…It's a very casual chic summer look!
Did you ask Kanye who made that jacket? Its fantastic.
Mr. Vukmirovic is perfection. Such a great sense of style: Conservative colors worn in a most unconventional way– the gray cropped pants worn with the navy shawl-collared cropped blazer and sockless capped-toe oxfords results in a strong and brillaint silhouette. And the perfection of this man's style doesn't stop there; the gray vest (or wide-necked tee) and skinny scarf are such beautiful substitutes for a shirt and tie. His look is masculine, strong, unconventionally classic, effortlessly chic, and most importantly, never fussy. Pure, unadulterated style.
Thank you for sharing Sart!
Sorry, this was bad when Sonny Crockett did it on Miami Vice in the 80′s and it hasn't become a better idea with time. I do enjoy the color combinations in both photos though.
I like pushed-up sleeves, I do it a lot.
Kanye looks delicious. I love the red in the pocket, and the stars.
its great how kanye can make brands like a bathing ape and g-shock and incorporate them into something that looks chic.
how a trend that was so associated with the eighties somehow makes new clothes look fresh and modern, is beyond me …but I've found myself doing it too.
I disagree with the whole " he looks like the average rapper" thing, he's obviously willing to try new things and truly has a style of his own.
Milan can do no wrong in my book, seems to be following in the footsteps on Tom Ford. As for Ye' the look is sharp but a little boring, and imho there's nothing in his look that references hiphop "bling". Note: I believe the watch is a Bape/G-Shock collaboration.
what i find oh so humorous is when we have an artist which Kanye is, they are still naysayers that tend to disrespect the culture of hip hop and the culture of black america. Oddly enough, many things considered cool stem from black culture and or the hip hop culture and many european designers run with it and it then it is embraced by major media. Can someone say BAPE?
I love Kanye and Jay- z and Phareel fro all their flash and in your face stunna from the gutta looks! It can't be done by anyone else!
My, wouldn't it be something to just run into Kanye West on the street? I don't know if I'd recover.
Ill be nice, see why shoe Kayne wearing…
I'd like the first better if it included a shirt with a collar and some socks. As it is, it has the "Gasp! Your husband! I must run, darling!" look — not quite pulled together yet.
I'm still thinking over the printed polo shirt with the giant stars. The general outfit is nice, but those stars give me pause.
On photo #1: Dark colors are popular at home, in the caribbean. You'll see guy's dress in all black pretty commonly. I like wearing all black or shades of dark grey but not in a hole suit.
On Photo #2: Everytihng looks good to me but the polo shirt… Couldn't he made it a different one?
Good shots any how… Aways love visitng your site. It reflects variety.
kanye keeps up with the fashion blog world too
On here, as well as on Schumann's exclusive's for men.style.com, Kanye has been featured a great deal lately. You know he loves it.
Wow these two both look sharp
Milan gets the win, and even though I'm not a fan of the summer scarf usually, he can pull it off
Kanye gets -1 for the polo but +2 for the awesome pocket pocket square
I love the look of pushed up sleeves. His navy blazer looks rich. I like the color combo of navy, grey and black.
Milan is a mix of fashionable, hot and sexy man.
Kanye looks fabolous wearing those blue stars. His polo is kind of chanel S/S collection alternative and his sun glasses makes him look extreamely hot.
-2 hot words in this message, I guess I am the male version of Samantha Jones, the Sex and the City star-
i heart milan.
rolled up sleeves have been a personal favorite for a long time, especially with stuff that has a militaristic/uniform tinge to it (safari/flak jackets, shirts with shoulder straps, some sports coats etc). it looks 'active'.
Oh I love Kanye's style, always have. He adores fashion and he has a great eye for color. I even love the fact that he comes across as so arrogant. It just works.
It has been said, but not enough: Milan looks great.
I like the "pushed-up sleeve" look. It adds a very negligent and yet sexy aura to a guy.
With or without clothes, I'd take either one of them gladly! Woof.
Love his style….someone commented at 10:18 "too much of a rich rapper type of style" …not true, he INVENTED that rich rapper guys style.
what him and Pharrell are doing lately, as well as what Louie Vuitton and Takashi Murikami are doing with their new monogramouflage is exactly what the fashion world needs. A nice combination of street cotour and high end design. Kanye's killin it with the Bathing Ape polo and G-Shock paired up with the nice, summer suit look.
you can tell that the jacket breathes.
I like both gentlemen's outfits but I have to disagree with some of the comments here. Mr. West's outfit is very atypical of most rappers. They tend to stay in oversized shirts and pants most of the time. Except for a select few, Mr. West included, most rappers don't have a whole lot of variety.
mr. west is too fine.
Kanye often acts like a douche, but that outfit is FIERCE !
Wow! I love what Kanye's wearing! I love the fact that his t-shirt is the same color as his pushed up jacket. Very cool indeed.. I like the combination of a polo and a jacket, casual yet chic.. And the white pants and watch make his outfit look perfect for summer..
now that's STYLE! hell yeah!!! love the colors!
It's got to be because I'm seasoned, cuz haters give me them salty looks. Lawry's.
I think people criticize Kanye because he's so cocky. It's a sharp outfit and he knows he looks good. I agree with the earlier commenter, a different colored jacket would've made it pop, maybe navy. His preppy style doesn't clash with the rapper thing. Andre 3000 pulled those looks off (Farnsworth dressed him of course, but he's a stylist not a rapper).
Very Miami, and very cool.
these 2 gents have really impeccable style.
if kanye had a polo w/o the BAPE stars one would call the look rather conservative, so please stop calling it bling or hip-hop etc. the man likes to add a little flair to the preppy look…he didn't grow up in Greenwich, CT.
I think it's a great look! Milan Vukmirovic is very sexy.
It looks good, no doubt about it. But still smells a tad too much 80s Miami Vice.
And that's never great.
We seem to be stuck in a late 80′s ironic re-hash these days. I for one thought it was ugly then, and I find it even uglier in its current euro-hipster, "i'm cooler than you because my clothes are ugly on purpose" second coming.
I do like Kanye, though. I always thought he was cool.
mr fancy pushed up sleeves over there almost ran jill sander outta business. he still looks mighty sharp though.
I usually don't think Mr. West always looks that fashionably amazing, but he is looking so fine here! His ensemble is so well put together. How he can make a polo with stars look so classy, I will never know!
Polo/Bathing Ape/G Shock/Gucci/Polo… gotta love it.
kanye is flyyy….thats it.
It upsets me that his style is so impressive when his personality is so unpleasant. But Kanye looks great, as usual.
im sorry, but kanye w. doesnt NOT get fashion. he trys too hard to be something he will never be .. (AUWCHHH!)
I told you! Sleeves like that are a must!
I am sorry but the push up sleeves deal does not work for my taste!
- It reminds my of the not so glorious days of Miami Vice, as far as fashion trends are concerned!
- It looks like those guys are going to shampoo somebody's hair !!!
Keep up your good work, however, since your site is like taking a trip !!!
I like both pic. Very different styles but they work for these men.
Sometimes Mr. West works my last nerve but I love that he is very much into fashion and does his own thing. I'm a big fan of the preppy meets hip/hop style.
It's a casio g-shock watch that Kanye West is wearing. Cool outfit too
I CANNOT CANNOT CANNOT get into this pushed-up sleeves business. It just irks me. Something about the proportions, perhaps. It's too studied and deliberate. It smacks of a lack of authenticity or originality.
I did this in the 80s. I certainly don't want to do it again. Too many people thought I was with Miami Vice.
don't like kanye's outfit at all; too much going on and it's not coordinated. especially the hot red hankie and the cheesy wristwatch. and the belt works against that shirt.
Milan Vukmirovic most definitley takes the cake here. He looks so comfortable and "sexy" in his attire! Kanye's outfit just looks silly to me. I would rather see him in a more "grown up" outfit. The "toy" watch and the star shirt ruin it for me. Of course he is hansome no matter what he puts on. Both men as obviously enjoying fashion which is a good thing.
A tuxedo jacket during the day! Very nice!
I love Kanye and I love the stars on his polo.
The pushed up sleeve trend has come with the return of the 80′s in the last few years. It was shown on Donna Karen's runway on 04′/05′ as well as many others, and is now a common look for fashion-consious people.
Fashion is a form of self-expression. I think both of these gentleman look amazing. Suited to their own style- thier own look- and their own interpretation of the trends.
Love it. Milan looks very sexy/cool. And as a fellow child of the 80′s- I've always been a fan of Kanye's style. Love how he breaks the mold- and mixes it up into a new innovative look that suits him perfectly.
The pushed up sleeve thing is something that has come with the return of the 80′s in the laste few years. It was shown on the Donna Karen runways in 04′/05′, and is now a common look for the fashion-consious.
I think both of these gentleman look amazing. Fashion is a form of self expression. And both of them are dressed in thier own unique style, interpreting the trend in thier own unique way.
I love it. Milan looks sexy/cool. And as a fellow child of the 80′s, I've always been a fan of Kanye's style. He doesn;t fit into a mold- he mixes it up into his own innovative look.
What type of jacket would allow the scrunching without damage or extreme wrinkling?
about 2 years ago the homeless, ivy-educated, schizophrenic man-about-town, with whom i keep occasional conversation, started wearing natty '50s sport coats and pushing up the sleeves. he looked dope (and i told him that).
he's always been a bit of a trend setter, as i've often advised friends to record his style.
nice work, bill. kanye owes you.
Kanye West is a label whore. Yeah, I said it. Nothing he wears looks good, it's all about the elitist appeal of designer fashion. And it rarely ever works.
Very disappointed at seeing him on The Sartorialist. Hoping this wasn't some ploy by Kanye's people to further brand him as a "fashion icon." It's bad enough he's already in your face in those stupid Absolut subway ads…
Kanye looks amazing to me.
I love the shirt.. it's unexpected.
Just my personal opinion.
The first guy, looks incredibly hot. haha.
Love both looks – Milan's is maybe more relaxed and without artifice, however Kanye's more studied look has the red kerchief in the breast pocket. Only one comment on the colour in the whole 84 comments but if you take that itsy bit of colour the ensemble would collapse. Does anyone agree?
In response to Anon 2:52
I very much disagree with you. First of all BAPE doesn't "belong" to hip hop or black culture because it's strictly Japanese. Celebrities such as Pharrell and Kanye adopted the look and mainstreamed it in the U.S. so they're kinda style biters. As nice as they dress they look to the far east for inspiration as well as many of your European designers. Sorry. . .
In response to katie who called out Kanye as a "label whore… Nothing he wears looks good, it's all about the elitist appeal of designer fashion." You are so right on Katie: Kanye is a talented artist who obviously loves fashion, but his arrogance and constant reminder to everyone that he's the "Louis Vuitton Don" in designer labels does not make him a stylish individual or fashion icon– just a label whore.
For stylish individuals, look no further than the pic of the gentleman shown right above Kanye, or the pics of the chic lady right below him…
mr.vulmimicvk looks amazing he is naturally stylish and chic. Ive been following Kanye for a while and i have to say that he really tries too hard. This look on him is not all that cool. He is definitely trying to stand out too much
quite sexy…even sporting the scarf!
Good comment Hermesheels.
I honestly haven't the faintest idea who these people are, and am amazed that the rest of you seem to know them. As far as I'm concerned they're just people on the street, and that's what I based my comments on. Please don't wake me up.
Kanye is a punk. Unfortunately I wish more African American men emulated his style – because he has a great eye for fashion. No baggy pants and big shirts for this man – he dresses to impress. Love love love the white pants.
blazer is fab and love the square….belt is lovely also…
I do feel Mr kanye is trying tooooooHARD… he doesnt fool anyone… this isnt him. those glasses are absurd.not for him. he seems to be borrowing images and style without creating it for himself… im sorry, it doesnt do it for me at all.
Both look quite dapper. Loving the pushed up sleeves. Very sexy.
How did a celebrity like West even get on here? I thought this was devoted to street fashion. I can see celebrity photos on ten million other websites. I want to see what 'real' people are wearing.
I love kanye, he is so effortlessly chic and sexy but hey that is me!
Menswear is harder- so detail oriented. Milan's combination of multiple elements is so effortlessly subtle- I am inspired.
Kanye's pocket square is cheeky- and that star-lightning print is sweet.
SO gaudy. The man can't dress
Milan's ensemble is wonderful. The abysmally blue jacket with svelte lapels. Although it appears to be too warm for summer he cools it down with the v-necked top, rolled sleeves, and almost too short slacks.
Kanye's outfit is a mixed bag. It is a smart melange of styles but the polo shirt does not work. The pattern and material mentally queues Old Navy five dollar special. And how it matches the jacket is not inspired. Love the jacket however especially with the bright pocket accent and rolled sleeves.
kanye is wearing a bapex. (to answer the toy watch question)
To all the people who are focusing on who he is, that is not why The Sartorialist put him up there. Judge him for his style like all the other people, this is what this website is about! Whether he's Kanye West or a regular man, he sure does have an amazing elegant sense of style and this is what matters!
I don't like Milan's casual look…everything seems to work around the collarless shirt. Maybe it would've looked nicer without the scarf, but then the outfit would've been articles of clothing just thrown together. The shades are all too dark for me. Perhaps if the scarf was a different tone?
And I love Kanye and his sense of style. His outfit here is great, but I cannot help but dislike his shirt. The star pattern seems far too gaudy.
In anycase, both men are wearing absolutely orgasmic sunglasses. And the cocky downturned, lips are too much to handle. Whether I like the outfits or not, they both look amazing. Kudos to them for being able to carry their fashions so confidently. That is the most difficult and most important feat.
Wow….I think Kanye really looks fabulous
I think Kayne West looks amazing!
Nice belt! nice watch! fresh details
The problem with putting celebrities on this blog is that people have predisposed notions of "who this person is" and can not take the outfit at face value. I take the fact that this is Kanye West, I put it to the side and ask myself "why did the sartorialist put him here? And from there, I formulate my opinion. That said, this look shows a lot of thought. The stars keep it playful. I too have issues with the double grey, and I considered whether I'd prefer a white polo with stars…then I realize it's not the 4th of July and that would look silly. Even ON the 4th of July, that would look silly. No, this is the best option for what it is.
Rolled up sleeves have been a soothing companion for those with long arms wearing sleeves that do not hit the wrists properly…
Although Mr. West's outfit is indeed a visual treat, under additional scrutiny there seems to be a bit of discrepancy in the execution. It seems a bit…off
daaaamn! i know a lot of people probably say this all the time?
but just the last month while watching some old series i wished aloud to friends how i love and miss rolled up sleeves??
My wish is coming true isn't it?
joy! hehe
Thank you Kanye and co!
It's funny to me that the people who "despise" Mr. West so much know more about him and his outfit than those who think he's a breath of fresh air. I guess haters love to study what they don't understand…
Anyway, IMO, Mr. Vukmirovic's look comes off a bit studied. I know he's a tastemaker and whatnot, but so much of his outfit is an "of the day" reference as far as men's fashion that he looks as if he's a trend report illustration instead of a macaroni. One of those statement pieces removed and he'd look amazing. Who ever gets anything 100% right anyway?
Also, comparing the two looks, I'd say Mr. West's look is far more natural in his case. I imagine him just picking that straight out of his wardrobe in the swank boutique hotel he's staying in and gliding straight out to the shows. Almost no thought put into it because he's been thinking about it since before he got on the plane.
I'm going to risk sounding 100 years old but I have to say it.
PEOPLE! Disagreeing does not equal hating. Hate, haters, hating are very strong words.
I think they these words are used to stop people in their tracks from expressing their own opinions, which is very bad…..
kanye – always on the pulse… if not a few beats ahead.
Milan is elegant and chic!
pop-chic Kanye.
star design is cute.
kanye looks adorable. i need a boyfriend who dresses like this.
Kanye looks great I think. Love the jacket and handkerchief.
where can i get those frames on kanye?
Well, it's summer. With the right shirt both these looks would work good sleeves-down, but it's too hot for that.
the one in the dark jacket looks so hot! sign me up immediately! i can't believe people are dismissing men pushing their sleevses up?!
pushed up sleeves are cool! i love it.
I love that !
I don't mind it but… I like a classy looking suit instead.
I guess…


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One of the greatest assets we have as Americans is access to our public libraries. Libraries are houses of wisdom, adventure, imagination, learning and great fun. And unlike some places in the world, borrowing books doesn't cost you anything.
Creating your own home library is important as well. While it isn't free to assemble a personal cache of books, you might be surprised to know that the average cost of a children's book hasn't risen much at all over the last 25 years. In fact, the average price of most children's and young adult books is $16.99 and has been for well over a decade. Compare that price to games, electronics and so on and it becomes clear that a good book is a great value.
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"The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Inga Moore, Candlewick Press, 128 pages. Read aloud: age 8-9 and older. Read yourself: age 8-9 and older.
For more than 500 years, the Canterville ghost has successfully frightened every inhabitant of the mansion Canterville Chase. His scare tactics have rendered many witless, some permanently dazed, and some dead.
The Otis's are the new owners of Canterville Chase and are too modernized to believe in ghosts, or at least to be scared by them. The Canterville ghost tries his hardest to add the Otis family to his list of victims, but he is unable to achieve his objective. In fact, his methods backfire, and it is he who winds up frightened and dazed. Saved by the kindness of young Virginia Otis, the Canterville ghost is finally able to resolve his centuries-old dilemma.
Author Oscar Wilde was one of the 19th century's most celebrated wits, and his delightful tale, "The Canterville Ghost," provides younger readers with the opportunity to be introduced to this talented writer. Beautifully interpreted with the delicate, detailed illustrations by award-winning artist Inga Moore, readers will delight in this edition of this classic story, "The Canterville Ghost."
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Choices this week: "I Took My Frog to the Library" by Eric Kimmel; "Chicken Sunday" by Patricia Polacco; "Could Be Worse" by James Stevenson
"Back to Front and Upside Down" written and illustrated by Claire Alexander, Eerdmans, 2012, 26 pages, $16.00 hardcover. Read aloud: age 4 and older. Read yourself: age 7.
Young Stan and his classmates are excited by the invitation to their principal's birthday party. Their teacher, Miss Catnip, suggests everyone make a birthday card for the principal. Stan is busy drawing his card, but when Miss Catnip tells the students they must write "Happy Birthday" on their cards, Stan panics. "His letters came out back to front and upside down, and some didn't look like letters at all."
After some gentle, sound advice from a friend, Stan feels brave enough to ask for help from Miss Catnip. As it turns out, Stan isn't the only one who needs help, and no one laughs at him, as he had feared. And after lots and lots of practice, Stan's letters come out looking the way they should.
A wonderful, warm, sympathetic book that addresses the common childhood fear of failure, this selection provides the encouraging message that everyone needs help sometimes and it's OK to get the help they need.
"Noah Webster & His Words" by Jeri Chase Ferris, illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsh, Houghton Mifflin, 2012, 32 pages, $16.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 7 and older. Read yourself: age 8-9.
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Richard Stem left Westminster High School before graduation to join the military at the start of World War II, and he never returned to pick up his diploma. Now, the 93-year-old is set to become one of the earliest graduates of the class of 2014.
On Wednesday, the Carroll County Board of Education will award Stem a high school diploma under a 2000 state law that allows World War II veterans who left for service as seniors in high school before graduation to be awarded diplomas. He will coincidentally receive his diploma the same week he and other current and former military personnel nationwide observe Veterans Day.
Carroll County officials said such diplomas do not designate which school the graduate attended and make no mention of the recipient's original graduation year. Still, it's a welcoming milestone for Stem, who inquired about getting his diploma after reading a story about another veteran recipient.
"It took 75 years to get it," Stem said in a phone interview. "I'm 93 years old. I figure if I was ever going to do it, I better do it now."
He will receive his diploma at the school board's regular meeting in Westminster. Carroll County school officials said he is the second veteran to receive his diploma this year.
Stem said he left school when he was in his late teens — he can't recall exactly how old he was — and signed up for the Army. He had begun high school toward the end of the Great Depression, and after enlisting in the military, "I ran home and got a couple of things and I never [went] back." After training, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces, before the nation's military aviation branch became a separate entity.
He was stationed at training command at Liberal, Kan., in the early 1940s and served as a flight engineer for a B-24 Bomber. He said that toward the end of the war he toured the South West Pacific and was part of a group that took prisoners of war from Japan to the Philippines. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
After the war, Stems landed a job with Maryland-based American Totalisator Co., a parimutuel wagering equipment maker that is now known as Am Tote International. He worked at the company, he said, for more than 40 years, and scarcely found the need for a high school diploma.
"It was a traveling job all over the United States and Canada, so I didn't stay in any place long enough to get a GED," Stem said. "I figured I wouldn't need it any more."
Yet he is among many who relish the chance to receive a diploma. Judy Klinger, Carroll County schools supervisor of school counseling, said the district has awarded more than two dozen diplomas since the law went into effect.
Klinger said soon after the law was passed, the school system sought recipients and held a ceremony in their honor. Now, she said, the degrees are awarded on a case-by-case basis.
The state law covers those who withdrew from a full-time public or private school during senior year to enlist during the war and were subsequently honorably discharged. Klinger said recipients fill out applications that ask such questions as what school they attended, when they enlisted and whether they reside in the county.
She said for most who receive diplomas, the experience is similar to that of a high school gradation, complete with family members in attendance.
For Stem's ceremony, his two sons, a daughter and their children are expected to attend.
"We're really excited about it," said Richard Stem Jr., the elder Stem's 68-year-old son. "He did all this on his own, and told us one day he was going to get his diploma, and wanted us to come. We were like, 'what?' "
"He's extremely intelligent," the younger Stem said of his father. "He just didn't finish school in those early days."
Klinger said the ceremony, while brief, is meaningful for the families.
"I've been to several, and you see people all around moved by the fact that this person had pretty much served the country and this little piece was forgotten along the way," Klinger said.
"It's humbling that we can honor them with their diploma," she said.


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Monday brought the latest update of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.1, to Samsung Galaxy S III owners. While owners of the arguably most popular Android device are already enjoying the update to Jelly Bean, other Samsung consumers will have their sweet tooth satisfied soon. Well, kind of.
The Korean manufacturer is ready to roll out Jelly Bean to at least fifteen of their phones and tablets. Included on the list are the following:
- Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
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When will these devices finally get to install the latest installment of the Android OS? As soon as, well… soon. Samsung has given us device names, but no official date or timeframe for the arrival of Jelly Bean. Rumor has it if you can guess how many jelly beans Samsung has in a jar in their office, they will give you an early update. But that could also be a rumor we just made up (and it is).


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Agreed.ngodrup wrote:Like it or not, Je Tsogkhapa's main Tantric sources are Nyingma.
Like it or not, about 70% of his writings are on Tantric subjects.
Je Tsongkhapa was a revolutionary philosopher who had studied
every system existing in his time, he also practiced them.
His view is not sectarian, his followers... well another story.
But the great monastic universities were intended for all Tibetans,
not just Gelugpas.
One of the things Je Rinpoche is unanimously praised for was his tireless devotion and relentless pursuit of a comprehensive practice methodology.
He succeeded and presented it for future generations. Its too bad some who claim to be his followers have perverted the spirit of his methods.


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Department of Revenue News Release
April 14, 2009Missouri Department of Revenue Offers Suggestions for Last-Minute Filers
With the deadline to file individual income tax returns just hours away, the Missouri Department of Revenue suggests some tips for last-minute filers.
An estimated 3 million Missouri taxpayers are expected to file individual income tax returns and property tax credit applications by the deadline of Wednesday, April 15.
"Even though the deadline is very close, I urge people to take their time and make sure their tax returns are accurate before they file them," said Karen King Mitchell, director of the department. "An incomplete or inaccurate return can slow down the processing of the return and cause delays for citizens."
Mitchell advised Missouri citizens to avoid the most common mistakes that plague tax return filers. One common mistake is not signing the return. Another is not including necessary documentation like W-2 forms, interest/dividend statements from financial institutions, the MO-A form if claiming itemized deductions, or a copy of a taxpayer's federal tax return.
Another thing to double check is entering the correct standard deduction based on the filing status. People who are blind, 100 percent disabled or 65 or older should note their status on the state return because it qualifies them for a larger standard deduction.
If a taxpayer intends to fill out paper tax return forms and mail a return, Mitchell says not to assume that all local post offices will be open late on April 15 to accept returns. Although some post offices offer this service, many do not. Mitchell advises people to call their local post office and ask about their hours of operation to make sure they will be open late enough to accommodate the mailing of a return on April 15. Mailed tax returns must be postmarked no later than April 15 to meet the deadline.
Missouri grants an automatic extension of time to file if you filed for a federal extension and don't expect to owe a tax payment to the state. This extension is good for six months (or until Oct. 15) for individual income taxpayers. An extension of time to file an income tax return does not extend the time for payment of any taxes that are due. Citizens might have to pay penalties even if they file an extension but do not pay the tax in full by the due date. A state extension form (the MO-60) and other guidelines on extensions are available at http://dor.mo.gov/forms/MO-60.pdf. The federal extension form is Form 4868, and it is available at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf.
Copies of tax return forms and answers to common questions about tax returns are available at the Department of Revenue's tax website, http://www.dor.mo.gov/personal/ and the Internal Revenue Service website, www.irs.gov. The Department of Revenue also has seven assistance centers throughout the state that people can visit in person, call or e-mail to get answers to questions. Contact information for the centers can be accessed on the Internet at http://dor.mo.gov/contact/assistance.php. Operating hours for all of the offices through the month of April are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals with speech or hearing impairments can call TDD 1-800-735-2966.
"Fill-in forms" are also available on the Department of Revenue website at http://dor.mo.gov/forms/ and instructions on how to use these "2D Barcode" forms are available on the department's website at http://dor.mo.gov/faq/personal/2dbarcode.php. These forms are filled out on a computer, but are then printed out by the taxpayer and mailed to the department.


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Military Button Coat
Added Apr 1, 2013
by melonhead
Roanoke, Indiana...
When I was younger I was the biggest tomboy anyone would ever meet. I had set in my mind that I was going to go into the army (not just any branch of the army, but the Navy Seals). As you can probably guess my career choice has definitely changed since then, but I can still take inspiration from the younger tomboy in me so I designed and created a military jacket.
I designed and hand drafted this pattern according to my own measurements. It's made from a wool blend fabric that I got at Wal-Mart (like all my other fabrics) in their $1.50 section. I've been playing around with exaggerated silhouette so I created an oversize collar. There's detailed seam work in the back, top of the shoulders, and around the waist of the coat that gives subtle geometric shapes to the design. The coat is fully lined with buttons and epaulet detail on the shoulders.
More details over on my blog: http://esther-fromthesticks.blogspot.com/2013/03/military-jacket.html
Material Notes
Wool, lining, interfacing, buttons, thread.
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Apr 8, 2013, 09.19 PMby claudinka
What a great coat! You can be very proud.
Apr 2, 2013, 02.39 PMby mojo elgin
WOW! Great coat!
Apr 2, 2013, 06.49 AMby alekat
Beautiful photos and a beautiful coat. And the fabric for only $1.50 a yard I'm guessing? how awesome!
Apr 1, 2013, 05.05 PMby PlandaFlowers
Great coat and lovely photos!
Apr 1, 2013, 04.52 PMby LiliTheBanyanTree
WOW!! it's beautiful!
Apr 1, 2013, 12.26 PMby step-van-b
Great job. Congratulation on drafting your own coat. Amazing pictures too.
Apr 1, 2013, 01.12 AMby rebeccalady
Amazing!! :-) another great project!
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The Royal Concept - Smile
So what does a smile sound like? The Royal Concept did an unforgettable mini concert in our Gothenburg store a couple of weeks ago, afterwards we decided to go with them on tour to the US. Here's our trip, and the official video for Smile.
Video and photos by Andreas Öhman


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Potatoes would have to be one of my favourite foods yet I was a little uninspired when it came to potato week in the challenge. I guess mostly my love of potatoes is as a side, smooth and creamy mash, crispy roast potatoes, the humble chip done really well for example and not a star though they do star in some fabulous dishes all alone, one of favourites being the potato pancake/rosti/hash brown - whatever you choose to call it.
I also found it funny that I chose a Spanish dish and a soup dish which after seafood week next week are the 2 themes for week 34 and 35, must be sub-consciously thinking ahead! My soup dish wasn't actually meant to be for the challenge, I was just wanting a very quick meal to throw together for Friday night dinner & was looking through Nigella Express for inspiration where I found the recipe. I wouldn't even call it a recipe, its more just a couple of ingredients thrown into a pot & cooked for a while then whizzed up. That's what I love about soups really, the simplicity of some fresh ingredients cooked in the one pot, maybe a fresh slice of bread on the side & you have a fabulous warming winter meal. This sweet potato and pumpkin soup was no exception, sweet and creamy with a lovely tang thanks to the sour cream I added at the end & everyone had a smile on their face.
Note the recipe calls for buttermilk which I substituted with sour cream as I love it in soups and I had some in the fridge just calling out to be stirred through. Nigella also suggests buying pre-chopped veggies, I didn't go that far, really it's not that difficult to slice up some pumpkin and potato is it?
Butternut and sweet potato Soup - Nigella Lawson - Nigella Express
350g diced butternut pumpkin and sweet potato from a packet. (I used one large sweet potato and half a pumpkin)
750ml hot chicken or vegetable stock ( I used 1 litre to make up for the extra veg I put in)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
Freshly ground black pepper
4 teaspoons buttermilk
Put the diced veggies and hot stock in a large saucepan with the stock and spices. Bring to the boil and simmer for approx 15 minutes or until the veggies are tender. Add some pepper to taste.
Puree the soup with a stick mixer or blender, stir through buttermilk (or sour cream) to serve.
For my second dish firstly I would like to apologize for the photo, it wasn't a pretty dish, which combined with the lack of good light & my poor food styling does not make it look very appetizing at all. This was a quick spanish dinner from The Hungry Girls Cookbook Volume 2. If you haven't heard of the book, it's a small collection (12) of recipes put together by 3 local girls, you can read all about it here.
Some typical Spanish ingredients such as , potatoes, capsicums, smoked paprika, chorizo all done in a bit of a fry up was perfect for me to knock up after work one night for the in laws, that's right, I am back working. At this stage only 2 days a week from home so you wouldnt think it would be too much different to my old ways but those 2 days throw me about. Josh is very clingy so when I finish at 5 he really bawls for me so even this quick meal is difficult, it breaks your heart when all they want is you & you cant go to them, he really is a mummy's boy which Chloe never was (girl that is!). I think from now on on work nights I will try & cook the night before so all I have to do is reheat. Anyway back to the dish, nothing spectacular but a nice comforting dinner all the same. You really have to watch the salt & get your flavours balanced right, I found the potatoes needed lots of salt yet the chorizo didn't so it was hard to get it perfect.
Note that the recipe feeds 3-4 so I adjusted the quantities to feed more, extra spuds & chorizo
Quick Spanish dinner - The Hungry Girls Cookbook - Volume 2
4 medium potatoes (about 800g)
2 large red capsicums
1 medium onion
1 small semi-dried chorizo (about 125g)
2 garlic cloves
Big handful parsley leaves
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika
3/4 teaspoon salt
Bring a pot of water to the boil and cook the potatoes in their skins until just soft.
Meanwhile, get everything else ready, halve and seed the capsicums and cut the strips in half widthwise. Finely slice the onion. Cut the chorizo in half lengthwise then thinly slice it. Finely chop the garlic and roughly chop the parsley.
When the potatoes are half cooked, heat a frying pan over high heat and add the oil and capsicums. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the capsicum skins are starting to wrinkle. Turn the heat back a little, add the inion and continue cooking for 8-10 minutes, until the onion and capsicum are collapsed and browning at the edges. meanwhile, drain the potatoes and cut into bite sized chunks.
Add the chorizo, garlic and paprika to the pan and fry for another few minutes, until the chorizo has browned slightly. Add the potatoes and salt and stir gently until the potatoes are covered in the rust coloured juices. Stir in the parsley. Taste & adjust the seasoning as required.


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By John Niederkorn
First off, let me just say that this is not a traditional "review" considering the fact that I'm not an artist… With that said this show was (in my unprofessional opinion) AWESOME! The opening was held on Oct. 28th, 2011 at Tony Fitzpatrick's Firecat Projects, located quaintly in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, and the only way I can describe the show room is, phenomenal…
Each artist brought something completely different, and yet awe-inspiring to the table. It was a true pleasure to see all the work presented from each artist. And on top of all that, you could just walk right up to them and talk to each of them personally.
Ed Hardy had a large collection of panther pieces on display, along with a plethora of stunning originals. They were all amazing… words can't describe it.
Nick Bubash had the most diverse and eclectic pieces on display, including everything from flash, mixed-media projects and original paintings. It was quite an impressive amalgamation of contrast and style.
However, personally… Thom deVita takes the cake at this art show (not to take anything away from Hardy and Bubash). However, deVita's folk-art style can not be reproduced or matched. And everyone should just send Thom $20 bucks right now, because he is truly one of most interesting and innovative artists of our time. I have pictures to prove it!
The show at Firecat Projects will run until the end of Nov. I suggest all of you in the Chicagoland area to check it out, and if you are visiting the city don't miss this! The pictures above do absolutely no justice to the breadth of work on display, you just have to see it for yourself…
Firecat Projects
2124 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 342-5381
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The documentary "Not Yet Begun to Fight" follows war veterans on the mend from different physical and psychological traumas as they take up fly fishing. Retired Marine Col. Eric Hastings, a Vietnam vet, co-founded the Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation, a Bozeman, Mont., retreat that provides a six-day recreational program that supplements the rehabilitation regimens for wounded service personnel.
Along for the ride are Marine Capt. Blake Smith, who survived a helicopter collision that left him paraplegic; retired Navy SEAL Elliott Miller, who was shot and lost his ability to speak; Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Hupp, wrestling with post-traumatic stress disorder; Marine Cpl. Erik Goodge, who lost his right eye in a blast; and Army Sgt. Erin Schaefer, also paraplegic. This turns out to be the perfect companion piece/illegitimate sequel/rebuttal to "Act of Valor," the Navy SEAL recruitment commercial turned feature-length patriotic claptrap.
"Not Yet Begun to Fight" is barely an hour long, but it justifies a theatrical release with a lyrical meditation on nature and war reminiscent of "The Thin Red Line" and "Beau Travail." The juxtaposition of untouched wilderness with broken bodies in "Not Yet Begun to Fight" adds urgency to its lofty existential conundrum (and mercifully helps the film avoid turning into a glorified infomercial for Hastings' organization).


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Ordinance #2013-01 is effective as of Sept. 30. Thirty days have passed since public notice of its passage was given. It is officially titled: An Ordinance Prohibiting the Operation of Marijuana Cultivation Facilities, Marijuana Product Manufacturing Facilities, Marijuana Testing Facilities and Retail Marijuana Stores.
Ordinance #2013-01 is effective as of Sept. 30. Thirty days have passed since public notice of its passage was given. It is officially titled: An Ordinance Prohibiting the Operation of Marijuana Cultivation Facilities, Marijuana Product Manufacturing Facilities, Marijuana Testing Facilities and Retail Marijuana Stores.
Any person who commits a violation of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in the Otero County Jail for not less than 10 days nor more than three months, or by such fine and imprisonment. Each day of such violation shall be deemed a separate violation. In addition, Otero County may seek an injunction or other equitable relief in court to stop the violation and may recover attorney fees and costs for such action.
Dee Hostetler and Stephen Nielsen thanked Otero County Commissioners for their help in establishing Clean Valley Recycling and requested that the county add a recycling fund to the Otero County Budget at 50 cents per capita per year in order to expand services and make the services more affordable for county residents. To date, the company has recycled 132 tons of cardboard, equivalent to 1,188 cubic yards diverted from the landfill. The quantity of plastics recycled is approximately 2,200 cubic yards. Clean Valley has also collected for recycling 95 pallets of electronics, more than three semitrailer-loads. This weekend's event at the Swink location brought in 55 pallets of electronics, 15 from Rocky Ford, 33 from La Junta, and seven from Las Animas. Five pallets of paint were collected, three of them from Rocky Ford.
Commissioner Kevin Karney said that while the services of Clean Valley Recycling are much appreciated by the county, the landfill is owned and operated by Otero County Landfill Inc. OCLI would be the proper body to which Clean Valley should present its proposal. At this time, participants in the landfill pay $10 to $20 per capita to use it. Commissioner Keith Goodwin added that while OCLI cannot receive electronics, perhaps an arrangement could be made whereby electronics could be stored at the dump and later delivered to Clean Valley for recycling.
Clean Valley has purchased the cardboard baler and would like to add another employee. A future project may involve the actual processing of cardboard into insulation and rare or precious metals extraction from electronic waste. The building at Swink would have to be brought up to workforce standards, said Hostetler. At present it has no heat, no water, and no cooling. Connections for water are being pursued.
Enhanced regulations from the Colorado Department of Health are an added expense to the operation of OCLI, said Karney, and many factors would have to be considered to weigh the advantages of the recycling service to the facilities. No one doubts the good the service is doing in the community. The next open house is scheduled for Nov. 16, when Clean Valley will be showing off its new baler.
Bryan Bryant was looking forward to Monday night's public meeting concerning the Valco project.
Donna Rohde obtained the commissioners' approval for a working agreement with Bent County regarding child care and work force development. It involves reimbursement for Otero County employee wages for working with Bent County cases.


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If you still think of Katie Holmes as the fresh-faced girl next door, this shot is gonna make your jaw drop…
Photographed by Tom Munroe, Courtesy Bobbi Brown
What did we tell you? The actress and spokesperson for Bobbi Brown cosmetics is showing off the brand's new Navy & Nude collection, in stores June 15. And we got all the scoop on the shoot with Holmes and the products from Bobbi Brown herself.
"The collection pairs wearable pinks and nudes with navy to foolproof your look while helping to transition [your makeup] from summer to fall. I love the ease and versatility of it — your look can be whatever fits your personal style," says Brown.
For Holmes's campaign image, Brown added a little drama to the actress's typically fresh-faced style. She created a "sultry" smoky eyes by pairing navy eye liner with shades of slate, cement and shimmering taupe shadow. To complement her eyes, Brown kept Holmes's skin natural by applying a tinted moisturizer topped with a sweep of the new Pink Brightening Brick, a favorite of the star and pro, on the cheeks.
"I wanted to give Katie a nighttime look that she would feel confident wearing and that still represents her own style," said Brown.
Not only is Brown introducing seven new makeup items with this launch, but she's also created a deep blue nail polish to complete the entire look. "It's the perfect accessory," says Brown of the nail color, adding, "This collection is about the whole package — eyes, lips, cheeks and nails."
Tell us: What do you think of Holmes's glam look?
–Mabel Martinez, with reporting by Jackie Fields


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Anyone got any idea, what is wrong? I'm pretty sure, that I've been using SQLite on XAMPP 1.7.2 Lite without any problems.
May sources (PHP docs, Internet) says that SQLite support in PHP is turned on by default and you have to do a lot of work, to disable it. But, by default, it should be supported without any problems. Seems, it isn't in XAMPP 1.8.0.
Thanks in advance for any help,


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Own this pristine 38 Rampage with 1005 hours and full remaining hull warranty. She is the best equipped on the market with desirable Cummins engines and large 9KW Onan generator. This fighting lady yellow boat is loaded with too many options to list here, check out the full specifications and see why this one is the best deal on the market. New J&J Marlin Tower with custom folding Buggy Top for bridge clearance installed May 2011.
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Autism spectrum disorder appears more likely for children with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in their immediate family, suggesting common factors among the three, researchers found.
The autism risk was 2.9-fold higher with schizophrenia in parents and 2.6- to 12.1-fold elevated with schizophrenia in a sibling across various cohorts studied by Patrick F. Sullivan, MD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues.
The links were similar but lesser in magnitude for bipolar disorder in a first-degree family member, the group reported online in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
The findings suggest that schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism are different manifestations of the same root causes.
The common factors could be shared DNA sequence variation, a common environmental risk factor the whole family is exposed to, or a gene-environment interaction, Sullivan and colleagues suggested.
"Genetic effects may be more likely given substantial heritability estimates for autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder along with evidence for relatively lesser but significant environmental effects," they wrote.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that all three should be lumped together into a single psychiatric classification just yet, the group pointed out.
Rather, "it is tenable that these disorders are more similar phenotypically than currently appreciated, and it might prove interesting to reevaluate the degrees of demarcation between these three disorders," Sullivan's group wrote.
Bipolar disorder has a well known etiologic and clinical overlap with schizophrenia.
Autism used to be "regarded as childhood schizophrenia because the impaired social interactions and bizarre behavior found in autism spectrum disorder were reminiscent of symptoms of schizophrenia," the researchers noted.
While the two were separated diagnostically around 1980, they explained, "several lines of evidence suggest that this distinction is not absolute."
The group examined histories of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in three cohorts:
- The national inpatient and outpatient registries in Sweden dating back to 1973, which included 25,432 autism spectrum disorder cases, each matched to 10 controls for sex, birth year, and sex of relatives
- A registry of primarily outpatient facilities for treating autism in the Stockholm area, with 4,982 cases and 49,844 controls from 1984 through 2007
- A database of standardized psychiatric assessment of conscripts for compulsory military service in Israel, which included 386 cases born in the 1980s and 436,311 controls
The link between autism spectrum disorder and family history of the other psychiatric disorders was consistently significant across the cohorts and categories studied.
The likelihood of autism spectrum disorder was 2.9-fold elevated with a parental history of schizophrenia in both the Swedish national cohort (95% confidence interval 2.5 to 3.4) and the Stockholm County cohort (95% CI 2.0 to 4.1).
Schizophrenia in a sibling raised the risk 2.6-fold in the Swedish national cohort and 12.1-fold in the Israeli conscription cohort, though with a larger 95% confidence interval of 4.5 to 32.0 that overlapped with the confidence interval of 2.0 to 3.2 in the national cohort.
"We speculate that the higher sibling odds ratio from Israel resulted from subjects with earlier onset schizophrenia, which has a higher sibling recurrence risk," Sullivan's group wrote.
Bipolar disorder in a parent was associated with:
- 90% elevated odds of autism spectrum disorder in the Swedish national cohort (95% CI 1.7 to 2.1)
- 60% elevated odds of autism spectrum disorder in the Stockholm cohort (95% CI 1.1 to 2.1)
The associations appeared stronger in autism spectrum disorder without a clinical indication of mental retardation but didn't vary by sex of either the relative or the autism case.
The Stockholm cohort didn't have sibling data available, while the Israeli cohort didn't have data on family history of bipolar disorder.
Another potential limitation of the Swedish national cohort was that it started collecting outpatient data only in 2001 and couldn't be used for prevalence estimates because it was not yet complete.
But variations in reporting from different healthcare providers were deemed unlikely to be correlated with family history of psychotic symptoms by the researchers.
The study was funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, the Swedish Research Council, and the Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation.
The researchers reported having no conflicts of interest to disclose.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner


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Musical preparation:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Conductor: David Švec
Stage director: Jiří Heřman
Sets: Pavel Svoboda
Costumes: Alexandra Grusková
Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk, Lukáš Vasilek
Choreography: Jan Kodet
Dramaturgy: Ondřej Hučín
Chorus master of the Kühn's Children's Choir: Jiří Chvála
Lights: Daniel Tesař
Czech National Opera Orchestra
Czech National Opera Chorus
Czech National Opera Ballet
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Kühn Children's Choir
Premiere: October 29, 2009
This exquisitely staged production, which at the same time respects the depth and tenderness of the spiritual theme, met with a tremendous response following its premiere in 2009. Bohuslav Martinů created this original musico-dramatic work, made up of four self-contained and contrasting parts, in 1933 and 1934. Its central theme, inspired by medieval miracle plays and legends, is the benevolence and compassionateness of the Virgin Mary, and in the wider sense (and above all) womanhood itself – wise, foolish, sinful, vain, affectionate, self-sacrificing, munificent... In the spirit of the inter-war avant-garde, Martinů loosened up operatic conventions and in an extremely free manner handled a gamut of expressive means – solo and choral song, dance and spoken word, elements of folk theatre and poetry, modern symphonic sound, great spectacle, as well as moments of inner reflection.
A Co-Production of the National Theatre in Prague and Opera Wrocławska.
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the National Theatre Opera, Prague Philharmonic Choir and Kühn's Children Choir.
The opera is staged in Czech original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.
Photo: Diana Zehetner
Duration of the performance: 3 hours, 1 intermission


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A Walk to Remember
Dealing with death at a young age is always an awful thing. This poignant movie looks at the inspiring life of a young woman who leaves the earth all too soon. While it can be a tough watch, it is an important reminder that we need to live every day like it's our last.


text: I didn't buy Amber PH because of the sweetness. I don't like scents with clashing notes. I would find it a perfect barbershop fragrance - without the sweetness. When I heard about the Intense and that it's rather similar, but without the sweetness, I believed it and blind-bought it. It's quite a different scent, this is the least I can say. There's a faint barbershop feeling in it, but much heavier. I see that there's a great group of its followers, alas I'm not for this kind of heaviness. So I wouldn't rank them. Both are really quality scents, none for me.


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Sainsbury's Enfield bucket collection
Saturday 13th January 2018
We will be holding a collection at this local supermarket. Our amazing team of dedicated volunteers will be helping us raise vital funds and awareness of our life-saving charity. If you see us, pop over to say hello and if you have any loose change help us fill our collection buckets.
If you'd like more information or to discuss a Community event opportunity in your area, contact Alison on 020 3023 3313 or firstname.lastname@example.com
We are always looking for more people to join our dedicated volunteer team. Whether you're able to spare a few hours or a day a week you can really make your time matter. If you're interested, please contact Hayley on 020 3023 3312 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Gianfranco Zola says he has broken his phone in a bid to make sure Matej Vydra remains at Watford.
Vydra's form since his arrival in the summer has attracted the attention of five Premier League sides and the striker's parent club Udinese have rejected a bid from one of those teams, according to his agent.
The Czech Republic international's representative Ondrej Chovanec denied rumours Roma had expressed an interest in his client but didn't rule out a switch to the Italian club.
Chovanec had last week said it was "very likely" Vydra would be signing permanently for Watford and Zola was confident the move would happen when he was asked at the weekend.
"I have broken my phone so they can try phoning me but they won't find me that is for sure," Zola joked.
"I have no doubt in my mind [he will stay]. I have had no indication that he is leaving and I think the club want to keep him and the player I believe wants to stay so we should be alright."
The Italian continued: "As far as I understand it, the player wants to stay here as well because we can help him keep improving.
"I don't think Matej believes he has already got to the top and he knows there are still margins to improve and that is what we are going to be working with him on.
"I think he can give Watford the edge because there will be many teams looking for him."
"Here he can have the attention he needs and maybe next year he will be playing for us in the Premier League," Zola added.
Vydra, who Zola described as "a good boy who works very hard", has scored ten goals in his last five starts.
The 20-year-old is on a season-long loan from Udinese and Watford are confident of securing his services permanently - although the Championship club will not be in a rush to tie him down before the transfer window closes.
The striker has scored 18 goals in 25 league appearances this season, nine of which were from the substitute bench.
On the interest from Roma, Vydra's agent told Gazzetta Giallorossa: "No, honestly I never talked to any of the leaders at Roma. For the moment there are no offers from the Giallorossi."
"Everything is possible. For the moment there is only one offer from a Premier League club but it was rejected by Udinese," Chovanec added.
"The player of course liked the interest of Roma. We like their style of work, their play, we like (Zdenek) Zeman. If the offer is right, never say never."
Click here to see Chovanec's comments from last week and here for Zola's response to those remarks.


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November 14, 2017
Three women instrumental in building and scaling the global chapters of Keiretsu Forum today announced they've started a new firm, SAYJ GLOBAL PARTNERS, specializing in customized services for investors and companies who want to cut through the noise in expanding startup markets.
"Few people can lead a global expansion process from scratch," said Judith Iglehart, "and we all shared that experience." Iglehart, one of three SAYJ Global founding partners, was until recently the President, International at Keiretsu. Iglehart pioneered, marketed, and scaled the Keiretsu global expansion and managed 26 offshore chapters with varying cultural and business needs. "In addition to our knowledge of the international start up ecosystem, our team has 30+ years combined experience building strong relations with foreign partners and expanding the knowledge from the Valley to more than 30 major cities worldwide. With SAYJ, we are using our expertise to help entrepreneurs and investors navigate among competing angel groups, VCs, family offices, super angels, and funds."
"We know that targeted, personalized advice about US and global markets is needed around the world" said Shelley Bays, a SAYJ founding partner. Bays, an industry veteran of the EU and UK financial markets is currently President of Keiretsu Forum chapters in Paris and London. "International startups know their needs today can't always be served through the current processes in place to find funding" said Bays. "Boutique services based on needs of both our client companies and investors are an underserved niche. We are working with companies who want to move quickly to a lead position in their sectors."
"SAYJ is partnering across the globe", said Asli Isinak Gozoren, SAYJ founding partner and former President of Keiretsu Istanbul. "We're already working with key accelerators in cities underserved by access to the Valley. In coming months, I'll be participating in a major conference in the Middle East to expand partnerships in the region and also working with partners in Latin America on programs tailored for trade, government and women's groups to increase cross-border investments."
"To be clear,' said Iglehart, "SAYJ is not a fund or an angel organization. Instead, SAYJ provides bespoke services to companies, with the goal of helping them achieve success faster than is possible with many other growth options now available."
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