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There is seemingly no end to the number of retailers catering to home merchandising these days -- Target
Before an investment decision can be made, we want to find out as much as possible about the respective company, and one of the best sources of information is the quarterly earnings conference call. Join me as I sit down with bullish-minded Bodhi Zappa and "I never found a stock that I couldn't short" Frank Schofield to investigate the latest call from Williams-Sonoma. We'll be paying special attention to the retailer's direct-to-customer initiatives to determine whether it passes the "look" test.
Bodhi: And by "the look test," Jeremy, I assume you're referring to the phrase we often hear around NFL draft season, in which some college players make a strong first impression on coaches while being weighed, measured, and tested in combines and individual workouts? So in the case of Williams-Sonoma, we might identify its direct-to-customer initiatives and see a burgeoning Internet biz that grew revenues by 31% to $201 million versus the year-ago period and declare without hesitation that its multichannel efforts are passing "the look test."
Jeremy: A fine example, but it should be noted that the "look" test won't tell us whether an initiative or new concept is a gamer -- what Dick Vitale likes to call a PTP'er (prime-time player). Only prolonged evaluation that comes from time on the field can tell us that. In the case that you raised, however, we might be compelled to throw a yellow flag on the play. Thirty-plus percent growth sounds nice, but according to management's remarks, currently, its direct-to-customer initiates are falling below management's expectations as a result of "higher-than-expected backorders" and "cannibalization" in their retail markets.
Hank: I'll provide another example, Bodhi. By "look test," Jeremy is referring to your USC Trojans and their former quarterback Matt Leinart, who looked pretty, but the gamer on the field was QB Vince Young representing my Texas Longhorns. Similarly, Williams-Sonoma's plan to launch an e-commerce website in the third quarter may "look" the part of a player (as it will feature the "full range" of the company's merchandise assortment presented in such a manner to aid customers in visualizing how the products "can be integrated in their homes"), but only time will tell if it's able to step up to the plate as a major contributor for the company.
Bodhi: All I have to say is USC won two National Championships in three years with Heisman Trophy quarterback Matt Leinart. As far as the company's direct-to-customer biz, I think it's safe to say this initiative is, and will continue to be, a prime-time player for Williams-Sonoma. Consider this: Despite the infancy of these developments, and with some of the headaches that come with new ventures, such as supply-chain bottlenecks for one, direct-to-customer net revenues grew 11.4% to $360 million, lapping the performance of its flagship Williams-Sonoma stores that only increased sales by 5%.
Jeremy: You guys are stuck in the past -- it will be my Ohio State Buckeyes that bring in the polished hardware this upcoming season with Troy Smith and Ted Ginn leading the way.
[Bodhi and Hank pause, look at each other, and suddenly let out raucous laughs.]
We'll see who's laughing. But seriously, I think Bodhi raises a valid point. Right now, and likely for some time in the future, the greatest growth will come through its multichannel efforts. Even in the midst of the supply-chain kinks that need to be worked out, its direct-to-customer efforts are already paying off dividends in multiple ways. For instance, its emerging brands, which include West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, and PBteen managed to increase revenues by 37.8%. This increase was primarily attributed to new store openings, "improved catalog response," and heavier "traffic in e-commerce." The latter two represent the two-pronged approach of its direct-to-customer push.
Hank: Williams-Sonoma is going to have to continue tackling its supply chain and warehouse management situation, improving the flow of inventory, before it can expect its multichannel retailing approach to be a success. To their credit, it appears management has made this a point of emphasis for 2006. Virtually every one of its key operational initiatives are related in one way or another to merchandise management, including improving the "overall operational efficiency of the furniture delivery process" to "sourcing and supply chain customization" for its emerging brands.
Bodhi: Are my ears failing me? Hank, did I just hear you say something positive? Here are a few more for you: From its flagship brand to emerging concepts, in every category we can see the footprint of its multichannel efforts. The Williams-Sonoma website increased traffic by 23%, Pottery Barn's website by 14%, and Pottery Barn Kids by over 29%.
Foolish conclusions
Jeremy: Across the board, Williams-Sonoma is seeing double-digit increases in customer traffic to the websites, a positive indicator for where home furnishing retailing is going in the future. It's good to see that management is on top of this important trend, spending considerable time in its conference call explaining the current progress as it implements the multichannel retailing initiatives. As the company continues to fine-tune merchandise and inventory management systems, both the top line and profit margins should benefit from its direct-to-customer efforts. In the coming quarters, the company will seek to increase its e-commerce biz by employing more "electronic direct marketing" and expanding upon its "paid search initiatives."
Its direct-to-customer is certainly passing "the look test," and all indicators suggest it will also be a prime-time player for Williams-Sonoma.
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Once upon a time, we had so much fun giving away a $10,000 gaming system in the OPSkins Insanity Giveaway that we decided to do it again. And so in January we launched the OPBOX Giveaway for a chance to win another $10,000 Dream PC. The winners were emailed earlier today.
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Friday, 28 June 2013
Got Walleye?
The high water is dropping off very slowly and the gang plank to the fish house may be removed by the mid to later part of next week. I have to keep reminding myself that the ice went out just over 4 weeks ago. I took a ride up to some of the usual post ice out hot spots last week. At the Little Caribou creek we saw huge schools of bait fish boiling the water in 30 foot circles and then watched as the big gators would charge through them with their jaws wide open gorging on the easy meal. We were on a walleye mission. I took a few shots into the shallows and a few shots into the rocks at the bottom of the creek. Just a few lite hits and a few small fish hanging in 2 feet of water. We motored across to the Boot and found several other boats working the area so we didn't stay long. I enjoyed the time on the water with Jason and we celebrated his year closer to retirement. We limited out in about 15 minutes fishing in 2-4 feet of water off the gravel in an easy access spot. With the late ice out and extremely high water I had to rethink the pattern. This time of the year we would be around the Beave and Beer Can in 15 feet or so. Not this year. The water is darn cold and the fish we caught were so shallow you could walk on them. And many, many fatties well over the 20" mark. We have had several reports of heavies measuring close to the 30" and many in the mid 20's. No gator action as everyone is focused on the walleye action. Just a few Lakers coming in, but the usual 6-10 pound eaters. We have had just about perfect walleye weather, overcast and choppy in the mornings with the clouds burning off by afternoon and the temps rising. The evening bite in the Narrows is starting to heat up as the fish begin their transition. When the bite hits at MaryJo's Island you can find me there any evening. If the weather stays warm the action should start there pretty quick. No reports on Brookies yet. If the boss lets me, I may take a few hours and go on the hunt with my ultra lite equipment. Trying to get caught up on the grass cutting which never ends and a few staining projects. The new web site is still being built and close to launch. Watch for the interactive blogs and by all means feel free to comment and start a new conversation. This report is for everyone that loves to .......THINK WALLEYE!
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What is perfection, but an image we have made that there is a right way to be?
My image of perfection is to be happy, and to be happy I am free and unlimited.
Your image may be to be happy requires making others happy or following a certain path.
My image of abundant and successful living is to live purposefully, confidently and faithfully.
Your image of perfection may be to be successful at work and home.
What is being successful at home and work for you?
My image of perfection is to learn from life, to fully enjoy life's experiences, without judging them.
Your image of perfection may be to only have "good" experiences.
My idea of perfection is to make "mistakes" and see them as opportunities to see things differently.
Your idea of perfection may be to try not to make mistakes and to try to do things perfectly.
My belief about perfection is that given to Spirit, everything is in my own best interests, ie Spirit uses it all for Good.
Your belief about perfection may be that God wants us to only do things a certain way. When we do things wrong we need to repent or make compensation.
I see us as naming ourselves as "human" to give ourselves permission to make mistakes.
What if it is Divine to make mistakes to be perfectly imperfect.
What if everything is on purpose when viewed with no judgment.
What if we really are unlimited in power, in peace, in choice, in non judgment.
What if this is an experiential Exploratorium in which we learn the most by being free.
What if we are so loved that we are totally and absolutely free.
What if it is only with our own self judgment that we get stuck repeating what we judge.
What if when we fully embrace our experience that we are totally free to choose again.
Interesting look at perfection.
Perfectly loving you and loving me,
Betty Lue
Smile….there may be no such thing as perfection as we usually define it…or maybe it all is perfect.


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Every year, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation invites special guests from Asia to provide entertainment for the annual Bridge to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Gala. For the upcoming 2017 Bridge to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Gala, there is no exception!
|Ms. Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣
Born in Maple Ridge and raised in Vancouver, Linda joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Hong Kong, after winning the 2003 Miss Chinese Pageant in Vancouver, and the 2004 Miss Chinese International. Since then, she has starred in many popular TV series. She is rated "the youngest A-grade actress".
Mr. Avan Yu 余沛霖
Hong Kong- born Avan Yu is one of Canada's most exciting young pianists. At the age of fourteen, he made his debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He won the Canadian Chopin Competition at the age of seventeen and remains to be the competition's youngest ever winner. In 2012, Avan triumphed at the Sydney International Piano Competition, winning first prize along with nine special awards. He is awarded 2016 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants.


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TomTom has recently announced that it will be shifting its focus towards the mapping and navigation business and is going to lay off around 136 employees in pursuit of this. The company wants to build on its leading position in the navigation technology market. According to the press statement, 136 out of 4700 total roles were made redundant and out of the 136 roles made redundant, 57 were from Netherlands while the remaining were from US and Taiwan.
This change in direction started taking place after the announcement of the results of the second quarter, the company reported good profits for the automotive and licensing businesses, but the consumer products failed to net a high profit resulting in a 20 percent fall in revenue.
"We are not satisfied with the progress we are making (in sports),"
said TomTom CEO Harold Goddijn at the time.
What does this mean for the consumer wearable product line of TomTom?
This announcement does not by any means indicates that the company is totally moving away from the consumer wearables, it just shows that they are shifting more of their focus towards the navigation technology area of their business.
Despite the upward trajectory of the wearable market, the company has had a rough quarter and holds very low market share.
Companies such as Xiaomi and Fitbit are taking over even the well-established players such as Garmin, Samsung, and Fossil. Nevertheless, they have a very loyal fan following especially in the low-midrange wearable market. This is primarily because of the fact that their products offer great value for money.
How this announcement change the outlook of the company?
Since the inception of smartphones and their free or cheap navigation solutions, the company has observed a steep drop in market value, but still, after all those years has managed to hold its own in the world of navigation.
This gives us hope for the future of its wearable business as well, the company will continue selling all the sports-related products, it is just that they are re-organizing the structure of their consumer sports business to adapt to the changes in the market.
Their expertise in this area is highly valuable and very few competitors are able to offer similar value for money. Thus, we hope that they keep producing high-quality sports-related products for years to come.


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Personal business card for it-entrepreneur
- État: Closed
- Prix: $100
- Propositions reçues: 26
- Gagnant: hugmin42
Résumé de concours
Design of personal 'business card' for use by it-entrepreneur in social/personal events.
The personal card will be used in any situation where I do not give out my professional card. As the personal card will be produced along side other card there is no free choice of colors and the card will have embossing.
Fixed constraints:
- Card size is 9 cm x 5½ cm
- Card is white in quality paper/carton
- Card will be printed using real colors, Pantone 300 (#0072C6, blue) and Pantone 326 (#00B2AA, greenish). No other colors can be used in design.
- Design cannot require 0-margin printing (if entire card is painted blue a thin white margin would still be visible)
- Card has lifted embossing painted red in attached file. Size is correct in this example.
- Font used to print my name must support ø / Ø (html: ø Ø , Unicode: 00F8, 00D8 )
- Only print on 1 page
What IS allowed:
- Painting on/over embossing
- Unconventional design / creativity / conservatism
Required content on card:
- My first name and last name. Consisting of 6 letters each (will be submitted in private if relevant for designer)
- Title: it-iværksætter
- My email-address
- My cell phone number
Additional optional content on card
- Logo / background silhouette / designers creativity.
- Complete source file
- A pdf-file suited for printing according to instructions sent to selected designer.
---- Optional inspiration for use by designer below ----
- Male
- 35 years (lie, of course)
- It-entrepreneur, self-employed, struggling, individualistic
- My nick-name is a invented word that sounds like a hawk / owl (some 'serious' bird-type)
- My vision is running from the avalanche
Turn Offs:
- Goofy
- Fantasy (Lords of the Rings) and high-tech-fiction (Star Treak, Star Wars)
- It-nerd stuff
I'll award Thursday at the latest as I'll send your job off to the printer, so please don't delay. Looking forward to seeing your suggestions.
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"Thanks for reading every fine print requirement and putting effort into creating something original and personal for me based on the several constraints in the task. All submits was according to detailed specs, all submits was good, excellent communications and relevant questions. Great quality. Employers communicating in English will save several hours of time with this freelancer."
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So speaking of advertising, it's few and far between when an add catches my attention like this one did.
But I love Hulu.com's latest foray into advertising for many reasons. The company is a multi-channel, marketing whiz, and knows exactly how to tailor itself not just towards younger generations, but older, perhaps less Internet-savvy ones as well. Just ask my mother, which is now addicted to Hulu.com.
In addition, the companies advertising model is solid. Rather than basing on gross visitors or some other arbitrary metric, they simply go on popularity. The most popular shows command the highest rates for sponsorship. Simply, yet effective.
Plus, there's nothing better than when a business embraces its self-disparaging services and/or products into a comedic advertisement, and in the process, owns up to it. Not to mention the fact that's it's just damn funny.
Last but not least, you all know you'll now be heading to Hulu.com at least once this Friday instead of doing your work. I know I've already spent the better part of my morning watching Family Guy. Enjoy.


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Alan Alda to Appear on Showtime's 'The Big C'
The Emmy-winning actor will play an oncologist in one episode.
Emmy-winning actor Alan Alda will guest star on Showtime's dark comedy, The Big C.
Alda, best known for playing army hospital doc Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H, will appear in one episode as Dr. Atticus Sherman, an oncologist who Cathy (Laura Linney) consults after her previous treatment failed.
The Big C is currently filming in Stamford, Conn. and will debut its second season June 27 at 10:30 p.m. following the Weeds premiere.


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Rebecca Marian McQuaid, JiaJun Li, Michael Mrochen, Brian Vohnsen, Advanced Optical Imgaing Group; Lateral Diffusion Coefficient in CXL with Corneal Channels. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2014;55(13):5535.
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Recent studies involving corneal cross-linking (CXL) have investigated other methods of riboflavin delivery to the cornea such as Iontophoresis, femtosecond laser-created pockets and trans-epithelium CXL. Standard CXL sees riboflavin diffusion to the cornea over a 30 minutes interval. In this study, we investigate a new method of riboflavin delivery to the cornea without removal of the corneal epithelium. The purpose is to gain insight into the temporal dynamics of corneal riboflavin diffusion via surgically-created intra-stromal channels.
Porcine globes were obtained from the local slaughterhouse 4 hours post mortem and kept at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. An incision was made using a cannula needle, followed by insertion of keraring (Mediphacos Ltd) to create a channel in the cornea for riboflavin diffusion. Monitoring of the cornea with a CCD camera facilitates the study of diffusion characteristics in real time.
The results show that riboflavin can be effectively injected into the cornea via the created diffusion channels without removal of the epithelium layer. The recorded videos show characteristic time-scales on the order of seconds to minutes from which a characteristic diffusion coefficient can be derived on the basis of Fick's 2nd law of diffusion.
This study investigated the distribution of riboflavin diffusion in the cornea through creation of surgically-created channels in post-mortem porcine eyes. This could be an effective method for riboflavin application for CXL without the need to remove the epithelial layer and thus with reduced patient discomfort..
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Apps That Help Deck The Halls Without Topping Your Budget
You have a lot on your plate when it comes to the holidays, and we're not talking about that gigantic slice of pumpkin pie.
Let's have a guess at your holiday to-do list. There's planning the family's big dinner and making sure you stock the fridge for when they arrive. You need to pull out the decorations and spruce up the guest room before your cousins fly in from the other side of the country. There's cards to send, gingerbread houses to make, and parties to attend. Oh, and let's not forget about shopping for presents!
In the excitement of the season, it's easy to put thoughts of your finances to the side. Splurging comes naturally at this time of year, especially if your priority is making the season the most festive yet for your children. The average American spends over $900 on gifts alone. (That means the average American won't be adding the $1,000 iPhone X to their list). With the added cost of entertaining and travelling, many of them end up charging an additional $5,400 in the fourth quarter onto their credit cards.
That's a lot of debt in exchange for just a few hours of celebration!
When your list of chores is as long as Santa's beard, you may think you don't have the time to budget, but you'd be wrong. Making a holiday budget is easier now more than ever. You don't even need to crunch the numbers yourself if you use any of these award-winning money management apps.
- You Need a Budget
The aptly names You Need a Budget (or YNAB when you don't have the time to say it in full) is a great option for those people living paycheck to paycheck — something nearly half of the country does. If that describes your financial arrangement, then accommodating the holidays are an even harder challenge.
YNAB is designed to help you tackle your debts by exploiting every dollar you earn. Creators of the app have nicknamed it a digital accountability partner because it forces you to work with the money you have and not a dollar more.
Though you will have to pay for the privilege of its addition on your phone, the average user pays off $600 in the first two months, so the small monthly or yearly fee— $4.17 or $50, respectively—is definitely worth it.
- Mint
By far one of the most popular money management apps in the world, Mint is one you've probably heard of it. There's a reason why you have. Since it came out on the scene in 2006, it's built a customer base of over 20 million users around the world.
Its user-friendly interface makes it easy to create budgets and track spending, even if you suffer from mathematic anxiety. Once you connect your various accounts, it will aggregate your finances into one, easy-to-understand profile on your app. With a swipe of your finger, you'll see when each bill is due and how much you can afford to pay, as well as your overall net worth.
- Acorns
You spent the summer watching squirrels bury their nuts, so they have something to eat during the winter. The people behind Acorn were inspired by these bushy-tailed creatures' preparedness, and created an app that helps squirrel away extra cash without really trying. Rather than hoarding nuts, this app reserves cents by rounding up the dollar amount of every purchase you make with a debit or credit card. It automatically invests the difference in a low-cost, low risk portfolio.
Before you know it, the cents add up. If you start early enough, Acorns can help you survive any big event or purchase in your life. While many of your friends or family may get approved for an online personal loan to cover the big things like the holidays, Acorns' automatic investing will have developed the savings you need to avoid an emergency. Though they both do the job equally well, paying your debts with your own money is much more satisfying than relying on a convenient cash loan.
It, like YNAB, costs money, but it's a pain-free way of saving worthy of the monthly $1 payment. You'll be using your cards a lot throughout the season anyways. You might as well benefit from shopping!
- The Christmas List
While the others are handy apps you can use year-round, The Christmas List is specially designed for the holidays. They only come but once a year, so why not take advantage of a themed app while you still can?
It helps that The Christmas List is good at what it does. Beyond the red and green color scheme, it's a functional app. It plays the role of personal assistant and financial analyst, letting you stay on top of your spending while you organize your shopping according to store, people, and gifts.
Because let's face it — despite your best efforts to save on our own, the holidays work against you. You're going to be doing a little shopping no matter what the state of your finances are.
If holiday spending comes to you as naturally as breathing, you can find yourself in debt from one inhalationto the next. Don't let the season sour your finances in the New Year. With the right addition to your phone, you can create a budget that will stand up to the most wonderful time of the year. Check in with a money management app, and see how you can avoid debt in the New Year.
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|The Doctor and his original, "perfect" family.
Written between 23rd and 24th October 2015
Context is a big part of what makes a long-running series have that special feel. If a show is trying to develop characters over a long period of time, it makes sense to have continuity from one episode to the next, so that a character's previous experiences can realistically inform them as time goes by. TNG and DS9 were brilliant for this, with Picard being left reeling from the Borg attacks and his time as a Ressikan, and all of the characters in Deep Space Nine having their characters be thoroughly consistent throughout. Voyager often tries to do this, but often doesn't quite hit the mark, and that's what happens this week - okay in isolation, unforgivable in context.
The Doctor has created a family on the Holodeck in order to better understand his patience - he's made himself a human wife, Charlene, and two children, Jeffrey and Belle. When he invites Kes and B'Elanna to come to dinner, they lambaste him for creating a "perfect" family, all of whom have perfect behaviour, adore him and follow his every desire. Seeking to help The Doctor's program have the intended effect, and drawing on her own troubled childhood, B'Elanna alters his program without him knowing. Charlene is now a busy lecturer, Belle has realistic childish strops and Jeffrey hangs out with Klingons who want to involve him in blood rituals. The Doctor attempts to fix things, but when his daughter has an accident he can't fix he simply stops the program and tries to get back to life aboard Voyager. Tom convinces him to see it through and watch his daughter die, and The Doctor is changed forever. There's also a subplot about Voyager encountering subspace anomalies, but I was barely listening for that.
The episode's premise is not a bad one - The Doctor has done things to help him understand humans before, like in Tattoo where he gave himself a virtual flu and Kes taught him a similar lesson to what B'Elanna teaches him here. The difference is that said plot was the B-plot of that episode; a funny little side addition to the more important (if stunningly racist) A-plot about Chakotay's heritage. Here The Doctor has gone so far as to create holograms with which he identifies as family - something which in itself raises so many philosophical questions that this episode never touches upon. Instead of maybe presenting the idea of an artificial being creating more of himself and beginning to identify more with them than with the "real" world, we're instead given a series of trite lessons about family life and fatherhood, in which teenagers are moody, kids are crap and how dare a woman work? It also beggars belief for me that The Doctor need this particular lesson teaching in the first place - this is way before The Doctor's character shifted towards his intense egotism, and it just comes off as weird that he could be this clueless.
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sport catsuits eerily similar to those of Seven of Nine.
Voyager is guilty far too often of taking itself too seriously, but this episode suffered from exactly the opposite problem - it didn't take itself seriously enough. Buried in this episode is the potential for an amazing sci-fi concept and a heart-breaking change to The Doctor's character which does what this episode wants it to do and makes him seem more human - but it's not here. Instead, we are presented with something which aims to be funny with a sad ending, simple pimple. I want to say something about how I just have to expect this from Voyager, but I don't want to - sometimes this show can be extraordinary. It was just a shame they made such a tasteless mistake this close to one of the show's best episodes.
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The Cross was positioned on Golgofe in front of the heaven's rhomb with a depiction of Tetramorphous (traditional definition of angels, taken from visions seen by a preacher, Izekiel; a creature with wings and four faces: Human's, Lion's, Taurus', and Eagle's as a symbol of four evangelists). On this Icon, Jesus Christ is seen in four different perspectives: as Crucified with bleeding wounds on his hands and feet; as Seraphim with numerous amount of eyes on his wings; as Leader of the heaven's army with the crown on his head and the sword in his hands (for the reason that he defeated Death), and finally as David the King and the first saint priest supported by The Holy Spirit.


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this is awesome. note taken. baguette and wine picnics are so fun and so easy it's shocking that people don't bust into spontanious wine and baguette picnics all over the place. gotta say though, this forest is pretty amazing looking. besides the wicker basket and the fact that this bike is beyond terrible this scenario looks pretty close to ideal.
on the bike note, i've finally found the perfect mixte! it's a sweet ass old school Centurion touring bike. she's light metallic cocoa, in amazing condition and in general totally awesome. she's going to be the perfect cruising bike, i am SO excited! i'm going to treat her to some cruiser bars, a Brooks saddle (yeah, i'm going there), an uzo sized front basket (puppy portage!), a rear rack, full fenders and a crate for the back and carrying yarn, beer, art supplies or a blanket and picnic basket. basically, nothing not completely rad will be allowed within 5 feet of this bike, it's going to be that cool.
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Lax prompted this and other poem-like things.
Lax prompted this and other poem-like things.
This month, our school hosted a Progoff Intensive Journal Workshop. One workshop exercise involved writing a dialog between each participant and someone who has influenced him. I chose Bob Lax, who gave up and moved to Patmos to wait and write.
Instead of writing a dialog, however, I found myself writing a dozen poem-like things. I may be in the same place as I was eight years ago when I wrote a few Lax-inspired pieces.
This week, in a different kind of meeting, I tooled around with my newest Lax-inspired things, making lots of revisions. Some people with artistic training get through meetings in a similar way with doodles, of course, engaging their eye to egg on their ear.
Lax, though, missed all memos, made no meetings, and (maybe as a consequence) made few revisions to his own poems. They came out of him after long waits, and whole as eggs.
Poet Dave Bonta came up with "poem-like things" to describe some of his own work. I haven't written poems, much less poem-like things, in years. Dave also occasionally compares writing poems to having bowel movements. Perhaps, then, I should call these my Laxatives.
I've posted my first four; the rest will come in December.
the sky is signal and white sheets. the sun
…………..sets fire to sea.
……………….>>>>>>>….ice, I step onto
the sun…..>>>….like an astronaut
Lax prompted this and other poem-like things.
A rock:
. . . the blue sea.
Other Lax poem-like things
Beneath a fish
.>>>>>…lef Lex
t a rock.
Lax prompted this and other poem-like things.
On a rock
…..a fish
…….Lax left
Lax prompted this and other poem-like things.
"Enjambed" sounds like "jammed," as when I jam my toe. And there is the feeling, in enjambment, of a sentence smashed into verse, scrunched against an arbitrary margin, particularly if that margin, as in much free verse, has no rhyme scheme or meter to make itself more visible or justifiable.
But enjambment can bring to sight other sounds concealed in a sentence. It can spot consonance and assonance hunched behind a rhyme's garish robes. It can hear some rhythms that don't want to make it to meter.
And enjambment stretches as much as it squeezes.
I've had, lately, in the back of my mind, something I wrote a dozen years ago, a paragraph from a short devotional that helped me get through an identity crisis. I wrote it out in longhand again this morning. Then I slowed it down some more by writing it as verse.
You had a mental
image of God
in a storage room, looking
for a vessel.
He found you
in a corner, piled up
with a lot of other
stuff, and you
were covered
with moss and grime.
God said, "How
about this one? He
has always wanted me
to use him." And he
began to clean
you for his
service. You became
I found parallel participial phrases, one beginning with "looking" and the other with "piled." Enjambment's part and parcel is the premium real estate available just before a line break. At some level, a line's last word gets the last word.
That last word is where enjambment's pull counters its push. Consider the split I made in the noun phrase "other stuff." For a hair second, "other" becomes a noun, a more philosophical, metaphysical being. And, further down, "became," for a moment, becomes its own object. But we read on because our ears can't believe their eyes. "Other" resolves into an adjective again, "became" into a linking verb again. But "became" — the unlinked "became" — was the point of my book, and of my identity crisis, too.
We read on also because our elementary teachers told us not to pause at enjambments, but to read for syntax only. And I suppose that's good advice. But just as ears have eyes, so eyes have ears, big as an elephant's, that never forget those hair seconds.
I can't breathe
.can't breathe
.can't breathe
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
.can't breathe
.can't breathe
I can't breathe
° ° °
……………….I can't breathe I can't breathe?
…………I can't breathe I can't breathe I:
…………can't breathe, "I can't breathe" I can't breathe,
I can't? breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe
……………………………I can't breathe I can't
° ° °
I can't
I can't
I can't
Somewhere this room
a gizmo chirps not
twice an hour, maybe,
someone calling him
who's not here. Or not
a call, but a notification
by someone a group
he joined once, someone
not thinking him, exactly,
and he not thinking the group
neither now nor as long as he's
not been here, the gizmo
not making as much of it
as I am here.
A week before I visited the National Gallery's new Andrew Wyeth retrospective, I had gotten my hands on Tom Montag's new In This Place: Selected Poems 1982 – 2013. In This Place is a retrospective of sorts, too, though by a man who is sometimes called a "minor regional poet." Montag's regionalism, though, is like Wyeth's – a particular window on human conditions and feelings. I thought of Montag's poetry often while walking through the show.
Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In concentrates on Wyeth's windows, and most of the show's studies and paintings are of windows from only two houses, the Kuerner Farm in Pennsylvania and the Olson House in Maine. The inexhaustible subject matter Wyeth finds in two houses reminded me of the cover photograph of In This Place: the front of "the big red house" where Montag and his wife Mary have lived for upwards of forty years in their Wisconsin farming village. Like Wyeth, Montag finds unlimited inspiration from a handful of things within a fixed geographic radius. He has written over a thousand pages of observations, for instance, for his blog, The Middlewesterner, just from things he observed during his daily drives to and from work.
Five years after Wyeth's death, the NGA show asks, have we begun to see beyond his realism and beyond his insistence on a limited, regional subject matter? Part of the narrative of Wyeth's show is the universalism in his regionalism as well as the renewed critical appreciation for the "detachment and nonbeing" undergirding Wyeth's realism, as Charles Brock puts it his essay "Through a Glass: Windows in the Art of Wyeth, Sheeler, and Hopper" appearing in the show's catalog (66). I hope In This Place generates a similar appreciation for the universalism and detachment in the corpus of Montag's poetry.
The partly negative connotation of "regional" persists, of course, and Wyeth would have sympathized with Montag becoming known as a regional poet. In her essay "Wind from the Sea: Painting Truth beneath the Facts," also published in the show's catalog, Nancy K. Anderson quotes Wyeth as saying, "People like to say Robert Frost is a bucolic poet. Just as people say I'm a painter of rustic scenes – that has nothing to do with it!" (26). Wyeth and Frost were great artists, Anderson contends, not because they were regionalists, though they were, but because they effectively used the natural world to suggest significant feelings and thoughts that moved their audiences. Explaining the name of the Wyeth retrospective, Anderson writes that, as "a keen observer of the natural world, [Frost, like Wyeth,] used exterior prompts for interior purposes – looking out triggered looking in." The same is true of Montag. Continue reading


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Contrary to rumblings floating around international industry circles in recent months, Jetix France won't be shutting down anytime soon.
The French net's parentco Jetix Europe has resumed talks with current carrier Canalsat, which will continue to broadcast the channel from December 15 to March 31, 2008, while a new deal is being hammered out.
Jetix CEO Paul Taylor is hopeful that a new, longer-term pact can be reached to keep delivering Jetix France to Canalsat's subscribers in the next few weeks. We'll be following up as more info becomes available.
Currently, Jetix Europe operates 14 channels targeting kids ages six to 14 in 58 countries and 19 languages that reach more than 49 million homes.


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Why We Love Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen has become the funny, man-child stoner we have all come to love. Besides having the most endearing laugh, and irresistible teddy bear charm, Rogen is a genuinely awesome person. From "Pineapple Express" to his charity work, here are four reasons why we love Rogen:
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Whenever a new Rogen film comes out you know you are in for some solid laughs. "Knocked Up," "This Is The End," and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," are some of the many films that Rogen graces us with his humor. The projects he chooses are original, from desperate and broke friends who decide to make a pornographic film and end up finding love ("Zack and Miri Make A Porno"), to a film about a pregnancy after a one night stand ("Knocked Up"). Rogen takes these ideas that are ridiculous and makes them into smart and entertaining comedies.
2. He is laid-back.
Whenever you watch an interview with Rogen, you cannot help but think, "I would love to hang out with this guy." Rogen is a genuine, down-to-earth person, who loves to make others laugh, and is able to laugh at himself. He knows he is a stoner, man-child whose jokes largely revolve around bodily functions, but he embraces it in such a way that us feel his humor and personality is accessible.
3. His charity work.
Recently a video of Rogen testifying in front of the United States Congress became popular. He was testifying in front of Congress to spread awareness of the sad truth about Alzheimer's and why there needs to be more money and research put towards it. He began a charity called Hilarity for Charity, where universities can host comedy events in order to raise money for Alzheimer's research.
4. He's drama free (mostly).
Besides his comments about Justin Bieber (which we kind of love him for as well), you never see Rogen caught up in the drama of Hollywood. He knows what is important, which is fighting for your family and making people laugh. He forgoes the formalities and pointless frenzies in the celebrity world, and instead, just has fun with it.
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Who's gotten a chance to play the newest Madden? Let me know what you think.
That's online stock, even though it says no store pickup. That's because it could either be shipped to the store to be picked up or the store has a low quantity that doesn't register in their system.
Who here has gotten a chance to pick up an Xbox One. Let me know what you think!
Well, he's going to have some help!
I've updated the post with more images of what was given at the event. If this PS4 goes missing tomorrow.... I'm not responsible Hehe...
When I or blackbible get a chance to talk to someone from PlayStation about that We'll let you know
yea sorry about that my mistake. I noticed that after the fact.
I spelled it wrong its Bethesda. My mistake everyone.
I understand people have a difference of opinion about the game. I've played it and thought it was a fun title with some issues that need working out but to give it the game of the year for the Wii U.
What does that really say?
If you are talking about lords of shadow no this is just the 3DS game coming out this Tuesday. Don't worry about that though I'll be sure to get some info on that sooner or later.
Wow I can't wait for this.
I remember growing up in highschool and playing TimeSplitters 2 with my friends for hours. That was some of my best memories gaming. Truly a missed franchise in my heart.
I really loved the perfect dark series definitely think they should bring it back.
This whole time I never noticed thank you for pointing that out. Tired eyes, tired eyes lol
Thats a great source https://www.facebook.com/re... a community page about Resident Evil. Not even official. Here is the official FB page. Https://www.facebook.com/re...
February 20th is my birthday and hopefully the announcement of the PS4? God I'm lucky.
I dont know if anyone noticed that he was trying to cover his tracks. He said Next gen referring to the Xbox 360 and PS3 but we have been in this gen for a long time now. Anyone else catch that?
You all what's next right? Pointing your finger like a gun in public means jailtime. SMH politicians I wish someone would ask them where is the proof to back all these bills that are supposed to be helping people.
that picture is hilarious
SMH Just another uneducated politician. no facts to back up claims proving cause and effect. I honestly hope this doesn't get through at all.


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Chicken is the food that all unique foods get lumped into if the taste or texture is unknown, meaning it's no different than anything else. This analogy can apply to your business if you don't know what counts. If you are looking to explore the benefits an inbound marketing plan and you are a small business owner, you should start with this list to make sure it doesn't describe you.
Kuno Creative's Your inbound marketing might taste like chicken if. . .
- Your internet marketing efforts include no content marketing strategy
- A website and Facebook page represent the entirety of your web properties
- You have NO blog
- Blog posts are published less than three times per week
- You go on a social media hiatus for months at a time
- Google doesn't know your website exists
- You invest in a fancy new website design with no calls to action (CTAs) or unique value propositions (UVPs)
- You expect people to land on your website and call you
- You've never heard of lead nurturing
- You're positive social media is for kids
- Your PPC campaign links to your website's home page
- You buy email lists
- Your Facebook business page is a personal account
- You buy spammy links for SEO
- You have no idea what your return on investment is
- You have no email list of prospects or customers
- The only landing page on your website is a contact us page or a newsletter signup page.
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TripleOne Somerset transforms into an arts house, with exciting arts exhibitions and events lined up during the Year of the Horse. Catch Ron Wong on January 18, where the Singapore artist will paint a horse sculpture live for all to see, or join a public colouring contest, where two winners will be chosen to be showcased in the mall itself. Giveaways and contests will also be taking place during this period of time, where you can win cash vouchers and even an iPad air, so do head down to the mall for a chance to win these prizes.
Date: January 10 to February 14, 2014
Time: 11am
Venue: Triple One Somerset, 111 Somerset
Admission: Free
Head down to Lock+Store at Tanjong Pagar for a Chinese New Year artisan fair, where you can buy unique and lavish lo-hei platters made by ceramists Michelle Lim and Ng Seok Har, or get ornamental glass balls and needleworks. You can also do good this festive season by purchasing silk scarves and accessories for charity to help Cambodian street kids in their education and daily life as well.
Date: January 18, 2014
TIme: 12on
Venue: Lock+Store Tanjong Pagar, 37 Keppel Road
Admission: Free
Fireworks are all the hype during the festive season. Head down to the SkyPark and Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands with your family this year for the best vantage points to view the splendid fireworks display by the river.
Date: January 29 and 30, 2014
Time: 8pm
Venue: Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue
Admission: Free
Always wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year underwater? You can do that now – sort of! SEA Aquarium will be extending its opening hours from 9am to 9pm during Chinese New Year for all those who want to celebrate the festive season there. Performances involving festive drums, street acrobatics and stilt walkers will entertain you at the Waterfront promenade, and you can even see divers swimming around and presenting you with scroll blessings right inside the aquarium.
Date: January 31 to February 9, 2014
Time: 9am
Venue: SEA Aquarium
Admission: $38 (adults), $28 (children and senior citizens). Get your tickets here.
To showcase the energy and joyous spirit of Chinese New Year, award-winning Chinese performance art troupes will be performing every week at VivoCity's amphitheatre. From wushu showcases to comical and cheerful opera performances and daredevil acrobatics, you can feel the festive spirit and energy at every performance leading up to Chinese New Year.
Date: January 8 to February 4, 2014
Time: 6.30pm (first show), 7.30pm (second show)
Venue: Amphitheatre, Level Three, VivoCity, 1 Harbourfront Walk
Admission: Free
80 Chinese artisans will be gathering at VivoCity for one whole month to showcase traditional Chinese arts and crafts from China. The booths will include a wide range of arts, including jade carvings, flour sculptures, porcelain arts and more. If you're looking for traditional decor to brighten up your house this Chinese New Year, these booths will give you all you need to give your apartment a traditional makeover.
Date: January 8 to February 18, 2014
Time: 11am
Venue: Central Court B and North Court, VivoCity, 1 Harbourfront Walk
Admission: Free
Chinese New Year will not feel the same without lion dance performances and loud drum beats to accompany them. Usher in luck and prosperity for the New Year with impressive performances by the award-winning Stamford Dragon Lion Arts and Cultural Troupe at The Plaza at VivoCity this year.
Date: February 4, 2014
Time: 12pm
Venue: The Plaza, VivoCity, 1 Harbourfront Walk
Admission: Free
Chinese New Year mascots will be making their rounds around AMK Hub this year to bless you with prosperity and good health. Get into the festive cheer with the affable Fu Lu Shou mascots and receive chocolate gold coins from them, and meet the God of Fortune as well and maybe even get the chance to dance with him! This will be a great chance for your family to bond during the Chinese New Year, so don't miss out on it.
Date: January 11 to January 26, 2014
Time: 12pm
Venue: AMK Hub, 53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Admission: Free
We all wish for great wealth and blessings every Chinese New Year. Enjoy the generosity of the God of Fortune as he walks around in the mall and showers you with chocolate gold coins to bless you with great wealth this year. He will be carrying his signature gold ingot around with him, so keep an eye out for him to gain some prosperity and good fortune.
Date: February 3 to 9, 2014
Time: Anytime
Venue: AMK Hub, 53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Admission: Free
More lion dance performances will be coming your way at AMK Hub this year, with four eye-catching and brightly coloured lions keeping you in awe with their daring acrobatic performances and smooth moves.
Date: February 7, 2014
Time: 12pm
Venue: AMK Hub, 53 Ang mo Kio Avenue 3
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It's good to visit all year round. Chulmleigh Fair, held annually since 1253, is perfect for children enjoying the first week of the summer holiday. In winter take in the breathtaking scenery on a brisk walk – then have a well deserved drink in one of the town's three inns.
Chulmleigh is proud to have both good Primary and Secondary schools not to mention a Library and Resource Centre. Please see the Town Guide section of this website for information on all the shops, inns, restaurants and amenities within Chulmleigh.
The Chulmleigh area provides many leisure activities including golf, horse riding, watching cricket on a pitch with fabulous views, fishing, mountain biking and hill walking. The 180 mile Tarka Trail starts in nearby Eggesford Forest which is on the banks of the River Taw. There are also number of historic houses, gardens and theme parks in the vicinity.
Chulmleigh is midway between the national parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor and within easy reach of the rugged north coast and 'Riviera' of south Devon. Cornwall with it's many attractions, including the Eden Project, is also accessible for a day trip.
Click on Tourism for information on the area, Attractions for what to do and where to go, Food and Drink on what to eat when you get there, Leisure... well relax and think about that one and the Town Centre to shop till you drop!
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Jan. 8th, 2006 | 09:47 pm
This killer blonde joke and
Are you getting hassled on the street for the way you dress? Does your neighbourhood drug store stock black lipstick and nail polish in amounts insufficient to meet your needs? Is your mom always nagging you not to wear your thigh-high John Fluevog boots in the house because they make too much noise and scare the cat? Have you thought that you'd like to have an advocate to help you address these issues, but you don't know whom you can turn to?
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A welder, Monday Maule has been arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate's Court in Lagos for allegedly raping an expectant mother. The woman was said to be eight months pregnant when the incident occurred.
The 25-year old defendant, who resides at Friends' Colony in Agungi, Lekki, said to have committed the offence punishable under Section 259 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011, on February 23, about 4:30am.
Prosecuting police Sergeant Daniel Ighodalo told Magistrate Olaitan Ajayi that the defendant committed the crime while the victim, his neighbour, was asleep.
He said the defendant unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the 23-year old mother of four while her husband was away.
According to the prosecutor, the victim slept without locking her door and woke up when she felt pains on her face and private part.
He said she was dizzy and unable to fight the defendant due to her condition, but raised the alarm which led to the defendant's arrest.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
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The promise of technology has always been about happiness in one form or another. Technology aspires to make tiresome chores go faster, to help people get better at their work, and to augment human abilities. And yet, research suggests that technology has a strong negative impact on our lives. We all struggle a little with being human in the digital age.
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Which mutant team moves forward in a potential sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past?
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It all began with the announcement from Washington of a $10-million bounty for information that would lead to the capture and conviction of Hafiz Saeed, suspected of taking part in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
"If the US can announce a reward of $10 million for the captor of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of £10 million on President Obama and his predecessor George Bush," Ahmed was quoted by Pakistani newspaper the Express Tribune as saying. The paper also said Lord Ahmed was prepared to arrange the bounty at any cost, even if that meant selling all his personal assets, including his house.
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On April 21, Governor Daugaard announced the Blue Bell Ranch near Clear Lake, SD as the 2017 winner of the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The Blue Bell is owned and operated by Herb and Beverly Hamann and their two children Arlo and Breck. The Hamanns are the 8th family to receive this prestigious award since its 2010 inception in South Dakota. The Hamann's story is impressive and centers around the balance of operating a working cattle ranch while respecting the integrity of the grassland system so vital to the ranch's sustainability and profitability.
About the Award
The South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recognizes landowners that are committed to perpetuating a land ethic. The award program is administered by the Sand County Foundation and is sponsored and presented annually by the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association at their annual banquet. The award, which consists of $10,000 and a Leopold crystal also includes a video production of the winning operation and host tour.
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The Blue Bell Ranch dates back to the late 1800's, and has been in the Gabriel and Hamann families since the 1950's. During that time, the ranch has been a working cattle ranch and has grown in both land and cattle to its present state under the ownership and direction of Herb and Bev, who value the simple natural integrity of the ranch, a trait they have passed down to the next generation. Herb Hamann was the 1983 winner of the SD Rangeman of the Year Award sponsored by the South Dakota Chapter of the Society For Range Management, and 35 years later the same group (in partnership with SDSU Extension, the Nature Conservancy, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service) nominated the Hamanns for the Leopold Award.
From the rolling upland prairies to the creeks, fens, and springs found on the ranch, the Hamann's believe that working with natural systems is much more efficient that working against them. To that end, they've made management decisions, such as later calving, to better match their operation with natural cycles. In addition, their approach to implementing conservation is relatively unconscious, given that the right thing to do for profitability is often the right thing to do for ecology as well.
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It is hard to believe that we only have two weeks of school and the year will be over. This week we will continue to review what we have learned this year. We are also practicing for our Move Up ceremony. The HSA will plan a Water Day for the PreK and Kindergarten - more info to follow, Show and tell - your child can bring in anything they would like to share with the class.
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Shiz which ruins are now called Takht-e Soleymān, is placed around Takab, West Azerbaijan, Iran. In Sasanian Empire it was a great religion center for Zoroaster followers named as Azargoshasb temple, which was for kings and royal families.
It's length is 400 meters and width is 310 meters. It has 37 towers and in the center is an oval lake which its depth is from 40 to 100 meters. It's the greatest temple from Sasanian era.
Undoubtedly, there was a palace for kings and princess in that place. In Owrang palace was a Khosrow's famous throne named as Taghdis which based on the sun's place on the sky it was rotatable, had been built of ivory and teak, and had a golden and silver umbrella.
Greek writers called Shiz as northern Ekbatan.
The Muslims conquered Azerbaijan
Different reports talk about various wars which happened to conquer this region. The border guard was Esfandiyār whose brother was Rostam Farrokhzad and he decided to Surrender.
There was a peace contract which its content was very important. At this contract the commander of Islam Army accepted to receive some money as Jizya and:
* Do not destroy temples and enslave people
* Do not prosecute Kudrish
* do not prevent people from doing religion ceremonies
After the Muslims' conquering
It was a rule that after conquering a region, its people gradually change their religion to religion of winners. But, this change for people who were living near the temples was happened later, because:
Shiz, Zoroastrianism and Pahlavi during the next centuries
For a long time Azarbayjan people tried to keep their language and religion. About 4 to 5 centuries later their language was Pahlavi and they follow Zoroaster religion.
It was known that the original version of Avesta was keeping in Azargoshasb temple. Though, gradually the power of the Pahlavi was decrease, still it was a common language at that region.
A warning to the cultural and tourism authorities
Our authorities don't pay enough attention to tourism. The tourism not only has economic benefit for country, but also is the best way to introduce Iran to the world. It could help us to not be isolated and improve the relation with other countries. People of other countries, directly can see that Iranians are kind and wise. We have seriously pay attention to this issue.
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And now the most captivating two minutes, the latest from the wartime grapevine:
The Washington Post Buries Facts
USA Today headlined its story on President Bush's meetings with foreign leaders in New York yesterday as follows: French President "Chirac Signals Flexibility on Iraq."
In the The Los Angeles Times, the headline was…"Bush, Schroeder End Feud; Germany Offers Aid in Iraq."
In the The Washington Times, it was "U.S., Germany Put Differences Aside on Iraq."
Then there was the The Washington Post headline, "Bush Fails to Gain Pledges on Troops Or Funds for Iraq." Not until page 22 do you read that the White House said Bush did not ask foreign leaders for troops or money. Even deeper on page 22, comes mention of the Bush-Schroeder reconciliation.
Noted But Not Notified
When the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (search) yesterday sent out a press release complaining about the equipment to be used in the California recall election, the release included the names of all eight commissioners.
But three Republican-appointed commissioners…Peter Kirsanow, Russell Redenbaugh and Abigail Thernstrom…say they were neither consulted nor even aware of the release. And they have now sent out a letter, saying, "we cannot associate ourselves with a statement made on our behalf without the dignity of notice or an opportunity to be heard."
It is the latest event in the controversial tenure of Commission Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry, whose attempt to block Kirsanow's appointment to the commission was shot down by a federal appeals court.
The Democratic Campaign Trail
A new poll out today shows that while presidential candidate Howard Dean (search) still leads the Democratic race in the key state of New Hampshire…with 36 percent of Democrats saying they'd support him…fellow candidate John Kerry (search) has gained ground in the past month.
The Marist College poll shows 24 percent of New Hampshire Democrats say they would support Kerry, compared with 17 percent who said that a month ago. General Wesley Clark (search)…a recent addition to the field of candidates…is in third place with 11 percent.
Affirmative Action Bake Sale
The Young Conservatives of Texas has raised only $1.50 from what it called an Affirmative Action bake sale…white males were charged $1.00 per cookie, white women paid $.75, Hispanics $.50 and blacks $.25.
The group said the bake sale…held at Southern Methodist University in Dallas…was to protest the use of race or gender in college admissions. But a black student at the university said the bake sale was offensive, and the school shut it down.
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Our 10 Favourite SS2016 Hairstyles
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Tamu McPherson | Thursday October 15th 2015
Our 10 Favourite SS2016 Hairstyles
By Michela Marra
Hey Pretty Girls,
How about getting a head start as far as summer trends go? We've listed 10 hairstyles that we absolutely loved and can't wait to try!
Braids – Cristiano Burani
Section off your hair and shape into braids of different sizes. We really like this girly hairstyle because it is actually very comfortable.
The high chignon – Isola Marras
Hair is gathered up high and twisted into a bun. Enhance the look by adding a sparkly barrette. This hairstyle is perfect for an important evening.
Pink Bangs – Louis Vuitton
Lightly crimped pink hair adds a touch of 80's appeal to this punk chic hairstyle. We really love the long bangs that hide the forehead. Perfect for those who dare to be bold.
Short Hair – Louis Vuitton
Dual lengths for this extreme, boyish pixie cut. Who's afraid of the cold?
Long and Accessorized – N°21
Long hair is styled to look natural and slightly flat. Details that make the difference? A hairband embellished with shiny stones will create allure and have you looking like a true princess.
Mid-length, wavy hair with bangs – Alexander Wang
The wavy, slightly voluminous hair trend has now pretty much become a classic. Variations on the theme as seen on models at Alexander Wang were among our favourites, with bangs of different lengths displaying how versatile this hairstyle actually is.
Accessories – Rodarte
Of all the accessories worn by models, the ones we were most intrigued by were those at Rodarte. Their vintage elegance was perfectly paired with bracelets, earrings and rings.
Small Braids – Valentino
We've already mentioned how much we love the hairstyle created by Guido Palau. All we can do now is encourage you to try it out!
Small Braids – Vanessa Seward
In keeping with the theme of small braids, what do you think of this updo? We find it essential and perfect for important occasions. The small braids are done diagonally, which might be less challenging if left to expert hands.
Updo – Veronique Leroy
A bit more complex to create but definitely original! Section off hair into two parts, twist and then distribute as illustrated in the photo. Let us know if you are able to replicate the look!


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