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MWC 15 Special
Together with yesterday's Galaxy S5 announcement and right after last weekend's Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch announcement, Samsung yesterday also unveiled the Samsung Gear Fit; the industry's first curved, Super AMOLED wearable device for the active consumer. The Gear Fit offers the unmatched convenience of Samsung Gear technology with the most comprehensive fitness tools available, empowering consumers stay physically active without sacrificing personal style or mobile connectivity. Whether used as a standalone or companion device (for Samsung devices only), the Samsung Gear Fit puts people in charge of their personal and active lives while staying connected so they never miss a moment.
The Samsung Gear Fit was designed to comfortably contour to consumers' wrists while offering a vivid 1.84" curved Super AMOLED (432 x 128 pixel) display, measures 23.4 x 57.4 x 11.95 mm and weights 27g only; and the standard 210mAh battery is said to be good for typical usage of 3 - 4 days with low usage up to 5 days. It provides much more than an everyday fitness band, keeping consumers up to date instant notifications from Galaxy smartphones such as incoming calls, E-Mails, SMS, alarm, S-planner, 3rd party apps while consumers are on the move so they can stay connected.
Changeable straps in Black, Orange and Mocha Grey will let users express their individual style, changing the look of the Gear Fit to match their outfit or mood for any type of activity.
The sleek new Samsung Gear Fit provides the superior connectivity benefits of Samsung wearable technology with a custom, real time fitness coaching to provide unique, personalized advice and workout recommendations.
The Gear Fit will be available globally starting from April; a price wasn't announced.
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Westhill edges Greenwich in clash of girls soccer favorites
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GREENWICH -- In the blink of a highlight reel, game-winning goal, Westhill's Jess Laszlo showed why she's one of the top offensive players in the FCIAC.
Fresh off a two-goal, one-assist performance in the season-opener, Laszlo netted the only score of the match Friday afternoon as Westhill earned a hard-fought 1-0 road victory over three-time defending FCIAC champion Greenwich in an early-season showdown.
It was a typical contest between the league rivals -- well-played and highly-competitive. As for the drama, that was saved for the 75th minute when Laszlo gained control of a long ball from junior classmate Heidi Druehl and curled in a shot from nearly 25 yards out.
"We had multiple chances, but when the ball left my foot I had a good feeling it was going in the net," Laszlo said. "My teammates were celebrating with me, and it was an amazing feeling. Our games with Greenwich are always tough, so to come out on top gives us momentum moving forward."
Tre Harrison, one of the many talented underclassmen on the field, had a chance for the equalizer in the 88th minute, but to no avail.
The game would end on a corner kick by the Cardinals, who were playing their season-opener.
"I thought Megan (Bartholomew) did a fantastic job on Jess throughout, but class rises to the top and she scored a great goal," Greenwich coach Danny Simpson said. "Greenwich-Westhill games are always tight and physical, and this was no exception."
Simspon praised the efforts of several players, notably midfielders Jamie Kockenmeister and Elizabeth Warner, and the defense led by co-captains Sarah Rodriguez and Caroline Markowitz.
Junior Kylie Ginsburg made six saves for Greenwich, as did Westhill junior goalie Zhenna Stewart.
So far, so good for a young Vikings squad with just one senior (captain Rebecca Shaulson) that has now outscored its first two opponents 8-0.
"This was a big result for us," Westhill coach Dave Flower said. "Everyone from our goalie to defense to midfield and up top did exactly as we wanted, and as a coach that's all you can really ask for. I'm very pleased."
Westhill got a big lift from freshmen Natalie Dreuhl and Chelsea Domond, who had several scoring chances, as well as junior Christian Belmonte.
Westhill 1, Greenwich 0
Records: Westhill 2-0, 2-0 FCIAC; Greenwich 0-1, 0-1. Goals: W--Jess Laszlo. Assists: W--Heidi Druehl. Saves: W--Zhenna Stewart (6 saves); G--Kylie Ginsburg (6 saves). Shots: W--10; G--9.


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ESSAYS ON THE POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE by Dimitris Pipinis A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ECONOMICS) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Dimitris Pipinis
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|The dissertation deals with key aspects pertaining to the politics of the Welfare State. In the first part of the dissertation, I examine whether, and how, policy implementation is affected by the personal characteristics of the street level welfare bureaucrats. I then turn my attention to issues surrounding the role of business in the development of progressive social legislation. Specifically, in the second part of the dissertation, I analyse the circumstances under which a segment of the big business community came to adopt a positive stance towards healthcare reform. The aforementioned questions are investigated in the context of the United States. In what follows, I provide an overview of the questions and the key findings of the dissertation. ❧ Chapter 1 examines how the personal characteristics of the street level bureaucrats affect the implementation of welfare policy. While both theory and anecdotal evidence point to the central role of low level bureaucracy in the administration of welfare programs in the U.S., no previous empirical study has examined whether, and how, the personal characteristics of the street level bureaucrats indeed affect how benefits are allocated and sanctions are imposed on welfare clients. This work attempts to fill this gap in the literature. By matching individual level data on welfare clients with county level data on welfare workers, I find that the racial composition of the welfare bureaucracy matters for clients. Specifically, I show that as the presence of whites among welfare workers grows stronger, both black and white clients face an increased likelihood of being cut off from welfare. I argue that these results, which are robust to controlling for the racial composition of the county, reflect the more conservative attitudes held by whites towards welfare and welfare recipients in general. This work provides thus, for the first time, systematic evidence that the racial characteristics of the welfare bureaucracy affect how welfare policy is implemented at the street level. ❧ Chapter 2 investigates the reasons behind big business mobilization in favor of health- care reform in the years preceding the passage of the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. I specifically examine why large unionized firms, such as the ""Big Three"" food retailers, breaking ranks with the major business organizations, spear- headed some of the most important state level reform efforts in the wake of Clinton's plan debacle. I argue that their embrace for comprehensive health reform and employer man- dates in particular reflects their failure to vastly reduce their labor costs through radically restructuring, along two-tier lines, their contracts with the unions. In light of their failure to privately solve the health cost crisis, these firms turned to government for a solution. Initially through the support for ""Fair Share"" legislation in a number of states and, later, through the formation of ad hoc business coalitions, such as the ""Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform"" in California, the ""Big Three"" signaled their openness to employer mandates, initially, and to more comprehensive solutions, eventually, along lines fundamentally similar to the federal legislation passed in 2010. This work contributes both to the understanding of the politics of healthcare reform in the United States as well as to the larger literature on the role of business in the development of progressive social legislation in capitalist societies.
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The Paypal system is a scam! Someone posted funds for me through paypal- I had to set up an account just to facilitate this. Because its a new account, they held the funds for 21 days- when I went into … Continue reading →
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PayPal mistakenly put a hold on my account and did nothing about it.
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Appalling service by PayPal
After selling USD 190,000 on ebay in a one month period ( giving Paypal substantial commission ) I am getting appalling service. 15 days ago I sent in a request asking for a transactions report during that period. It should … Continue reading →
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Horrible Paypal experience, 113 fraudulent transactions
I recently had 113 unauthorized paypal transactions and my account was overdrawn for over $10000 due to paypal fraud. The only thing that goes through my paypal account on a monthly basis is Netflix payment. When I contacted paypal, they … Continue reading →
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Worst Customer Service in The World
I have been having nothing but problems with Pay Pal for over a year!! It started last year when a Pay Pal Service Representative deleted my account without my permission!!! I had a Pay Pal Smart Connect account attached to … Continue reading →
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The risk of using PayPal
Just to confirm what we already know, PayPal does suck. I'm shocked to find out by googling 'PayPal problems' how many hits I get. Been selling on Ebay for months now, and in 80% of the cases all is well. … Continue reading →
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This message preached on May 28, 2006, is a message on the Body of Christ living in such a way that Jesus is clearly seen in the world around us.
If we have God's Spirit living within us, then He should be very visible to the world around us. If we, the Church, are the representation of Christ on earth today, we must continually be asking ourselves...How well does the world see Jesus?
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Tennis recruits need to realize that there are less than 1,000 schools that offer men's tennis. NCSA can help make sure that you do every little thing that you can to stand out as a recruit for college tennis.
1. Develop your game plan and get evaluated by a third party. Tennis coaches don't always have the time or budgets to travel and see a lot of men's tennis recruits in person, so they rely on evaluations from a trusted source like NCSA. And because NCSA is a neutral third party, we provide honest answers about your skill level, which helps you set realistic goals about where you want to play men's tennis.
2. Post your academic/athletic resume online. NCSA has the largest digital platform available to high school athletes. When a men's tennis recruit posts a resume and highlight video online, it becomes instantly visible to hundreds of college men's tennis coaches.
3. Create a winning highlight/skills video.
Coaches may not be able to frequently travel and see tennis recruits in person, and that's why a highlight/skills video is essential. A good video isn't just raw match footage. Your highlight video should show that you're a well-rounded player. It should display your footwork and your ability to every type of shot, including serves.
NCSA regional scouting vice president Billy Porter explains what to include in your tennis highlight video.
4. Contact 50 to 100 realistic men's tennis programs. Roughly 1,000 colleges have men's tennis. Using NCSA's digital space makes being a recruit for college tennis easier and lets you get your information to dozens of prospective schools. Realize that the majority of men's tennis players aren't in Division I. Nearly 70% of college men's tennis players compete at the Division II, Division III, NAIA or junior college level.
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This is a fictional draft class with cyberfaces. Overall ratings and potential ratings should work with slimm44's roster.
- No more 80 rated players in the Draft (could happen for a once in a decade player though)
- Corrected ratings, so that the three point shooting forward actually can shoot and will do it (tendencies updated too)
- Steals and busts will be found in the draft
- Cyberfaces for about players, the rest are manually done CAP faces
- Potential ratings are fixed, no more 10 players with 80-90 potential in the Draft


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Six months of science
During his six-month stay in space, Paolo Nespoli carried out more than 30 experiments.
As part of the European scientific programme, he worked on five different research fields.
Human Research
Paolo was a test subject for various human physiology experiments covering neuroscience, cardiovascular, metabolism and fitness evaluation. He underwent experiments designed to test how astronauts interpret visual information in weightlessness and how it affects their perception. Measuring different parameters, ground-based European scientists study space data about how weightlessness changes the cardiovascular system, bone metabolism and even brain functions such as memorisation or decision-making during prolonged stays in weightlessness.
• ESA Science Coordinators: Thu Jennifer Ngo-Anh, Patrik Sundblad
Fluid Physics
In physical sciences, experiments include the diffusion phenomena in model fluid mixtures in order to understand the properties of oil fields, and possibly improve oil recovery techniques in petroleum reservoirs.
A second experiment aims at simulating geophysical fluid flows under microgravity. This study will give scientists clues about Earth's magma convection, and an improved understanding of the global-scale flows in the liquid nuclei of planets.
• ESA Science Coordinator: Stefano Mazzoni
Interactions between ionising radiation in space and brain functions are among the major concerns when planning long stays in space. The light flashes observed in space – first reported by Buzz Aldrin in 1969 – are an example. A multi-disciplinary research project aims to obtain a better understanding of the phenomenon.
Paolo measured the nature and distribution of the radiation field inside the International Space Station, and the Sun's irradiation is studied with unprecedented accuracy from the European Columbus laboratory.
• ESA Science Coordinators: René Demets, Thu Jennifer Ngo-Anh, Piero Galeone
The European astronaut also acted as the main operator in complex biological experiments. These experiments addressed specific paradigms, such as the immune response in plants during growth in microgravity.
• ESA Science Coordinator: Jason Hatton
Technology Demonstrations
The Vessel Identification System tests the means to track global maritime traffic from space by picking up signals from large international ships and all types of passenger carriers. Paolo helped assemble a new mechanism to demonstrate the space-based capability to identify maritime vessels.
• ESA Coordinator: Karsten Strauch
Experiments with other agencies
Paolo also carried out experiments for the American, Japanese and Canadian space agencies (NASA, JAXA and CSA). Samples of his hair were collected to study the gene expression in a human body exposed to a long spaceflight, and state-of the-art technology monitored his sleep patterns to help treat insomnia on Earth.
Flames show an odd behaviour in space: they form tiny and almost invisible balls. Flame behaviour and combustion experiments were among his tasks, as well as the study of a very resilient and lightweight material being stretched to very thin fibres in microgravity.


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Welcome, and thank you for visiting the Salem High School's web page. As Principal of Salem High School, I am excited for the opportunity to continue building upon the tradition of excellence with the current student body, staff, and community. Salem High School has a proud past and a bright future. We are proud of the individual success stories of so many of our graduates; men and women of all walks of life who make a difference in our world. These distinguished Salem High School Alumni carry the torch and continue to give back to our school and community.
While remaining proud of our past, we are working hard to create an even brighter future. The Salem City School District and the Salem City Board of Education continue to create unparalleled opportunities for all students. Our students can take advantage of a wide array of Advanced Placement and Honors coursework, Project Lead the Way, and the International Baccalaureate Programme. Our fine arts program aims to be among the finest in the entire region. Students can study dance, art, music, applied technology, and video technology in facilities that are second to none. Like all of our courses, these programs focus on creativity and critical thinking; which is a hallmark of our district's educational philosophy. A philosophy designed to create 21st century learners: creative thinkers and problem solvers ready to contribute to our global economy.
As Salem High School's Principal, it is my job to ensure that our entire staff endeavors to meet the individual needs of each unique learner. We will strive each day to provide our students the opportunities and support they need to be successful students and that no child is overlooked. It is imperative that all of our graduates are college and career ready at the conclusion of their four year selected program.
Our entire staff will proactively work with the student body on creating an orderly and disciplined environment through the Positive Behavioral Support and Intervention Services Program. This program recognizes and rewards students for their efforts related to the following behaviors: responsibility, accountability, motivation, and success. This program assists our students on how to apply these character traits in their lives, community, and in their classes.
I look forward to working with all the stakeholders of Salem High School as we go through the 2019-2020 school year.
Yours in education,
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Occasionally, squirrels get into trouble and cause damage to homes in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. When the time comes to get rid of the squirrels that are becoming a nuisance and causing damage, you will need a trapping service. Squirrels can cause damage if they are improperly trapped. You will want to utilize a business with experience in squirrel removal and exclusion/repairs to rid your attic of squirrels.
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Cougar's 9-hour detour in downtown Mountain View
The large male cougar that sent Mountain View into conniptions last month before he was tranquilized and taken into the woods was hiding behind a small hedge on a busy street for nine hours as pedestrians and bicyclists passed by only a few feet away, experts say.
The confused cat became trapped amid the hustle and bustle of downtown and laid low until late in the afternoon when he emerged from the hedge and slunk around apartment courtyards, dodging cars and people for another 3 1/2 hours, according to Chris Wilmers, the lead researcher for the Santa Cruz Puma Project.
When the animal was finally spotted, the news set off the kind of frenzy that usually ends in death for mountain lions. This time, it had a different outcome.
"These young animals, they are exploring, trying to find a vacant territory, and they are constantly going through novel areas," said Wilmers, an environmental studies associate professor at UC Santa Cruz and one of the Bay Area's foremost experts on mountain lion behavior. "When they get into downtown areas, they basically made a mistake - took a wrong turn - and found themselves in the middle of urbanity and didn't know how to get out."
The movements of the puma as he crept through town May 6 - a drama documented by the GPS technology in the animal's collar - have given scientists a crucial picture of how the fearsome predators behave when they encounter people.
The data clearly show the cougar, known to scientists as 46M, was not in town looking to feast on human flesh, according to Wilmers, whose project is studying the effect habitat fragmentation has on the big cats.
Instead, Wilmers said, it shows how important travel corridors between wilderness areas are to the feline carnivores. Human-cougar encounters are most frequent when wildlife corridors are blocked by development, he said.
The adventures of 46M actually began in January when the king-size kitty was first captured and collared by researchers. He was with his mother just south of Big Basin Redwoods State Park at the time, but Wilmers knew he would be leaving her soon. Pumas typically leave their mothers to find their own territory when they are 1 1/2 to 2 years old, and 46M was about that age, he said.
Sure enough, the cat left his mother in April and roamed for two weeks over the Santa Cruz Mountains, covering about 40 miles, according to the GPS data plotted by Puma Project researchers.
It was not an unusual trek. Male cougars have been known to travel hundreds of miles before establishing territory and settling down. But instead of finding new wilderness, this young puma crossed Interstate 280 on May 5 and was soon traveling through the backyards of tract homes, creeping by mansions and sidling past condominium complex swimming pools in Los Altos Hills.
Playing field, parking lots
He loped across the playing field and parking lot at Egan Junior High School in Los Altos and wandered through a Target store parking lot into downtown Mountain View, where he evaded detection by moving mostly at night, according to data from the animal's collar.
At 5:30 a.m. May 6, the mountain lion crouched down behind a 2-foot-tall row of bushes in front of an apartment building at South Rengstorff Avenue and California Street and remained there for 9 1/2 hours, the GPS data show.
The spot he chose is one of the most densely populated areas of the city, 4 miles from the nearest open space. There are 22 apartment complexes on the block where he hunkered down and the sidewalks are normally bustling with pedestrians, including children and dog walkers, who likely passed within a few feet of the big cat.
"My best guess at this point is that he was looking for a way out, but he was so deep into the urban area that he was not sure where to go to get back to open space," Wilmers wrote in a blog analyzing the incident.
Cougars, he said, can crouch so that their bodies are only 8 inches off the ground and lay motionless for hours, concealing themselves despite minimal cover.
"Amazingly, despite being walked and driven past by hundreds of people, nobody saw him," Wilmers said. "Perhaps people will find it reassuring that he didn't bother anyone."
The biggest danger at that point, according to Wilmers, was that a dog would smell the cougar in the bushes and investigate. Cougars are natural enemies of wolves and generally avoid large dogs, but they will lash out when cornered.
The confused and disoriented mountain lion emerged from behind the bush at 3 p.m., went up the steps and into the courtyard of the Parkview West apartment complex across the street and from there hightailed it across several streets in search of better cover. He was first spotted about 6:30 p.m at nearby Rengstorff Park, prompting a soccer team to flee the field, panicked parents to grab their children and police to rush to the scene.
The frightened feline was eventually cornered in a nearby parking garage as a helicopter flew above and the tweets started flying. Wildlife officials tranquilized 46M and relocated him to an open space preserve west of Mountain View. He has since gone north into a forested area west of Woodside and has avoided population centers, Wilmers said.
Other wayward cougars
Young 46M wasn't the only cougar to run into trouble since the Puma Project began in 2008, according to Wilmers, who has collared more than 40 mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a place where the animals were thought to be extinct a few decades ago.
One young puma was caught hiding in an aqueduct in downtown Santa Cruz about this time last year. That cougar, known as 39M, was collared and released. He got run over and killed by a car on Highway 17 several months later.
A young collared female known as 11F was documented via GPS wandering through people's backyards in urban neighborhoods east of the Lexington Reservoir a few years ago. She eventually turned back after running into a 20-foot wall on Highway 85 that she couldn't scale. She was eventually put to death for killing someone's goats.
That mountain lion was one of several to cross Highway 17. At least a half dozen cougars have been hit and killed over the years between the Lexington Reservoir spillway and the Cats Restaurant and Tavern in Los Gatos, and at the notoriously treacherous Laurel Curve in Santa Cruz County.
Puma casualties
One of the dead was a collared puma with a fetus in her belly. Another was apparently hit by a car, lost its collar and was later photographed by a trail camera with a giant bloody scrape on its haunch. That cougar was eventually killed by trappers under a depredation permit after it, too, killed a farmer's goats.
Another young male mountain lion traveled through Santa Cruz County across the highway to Gilroy, then went north almost to Pacifica before he turned around and settled in Santa Clara County, Wilmers said. He said none of the carnivorous felines seemed malnourished, and he doesn't believe the recent encounters have anything to do with drought or global warming.
"It's the time of year," he said. "This is the time of year you are most likely to see young animals dispersing from their moms."
It is for this reason, he said, that the natural movements of wildlife must be incorporated into municipal development plans. Wilmers said cougars are often forced into populated areas when road and home construction block their historical travel routes among the mountainous regions of California.
California cougar facts
-- Mountain lions are called by more names than any other cat, including puma, panther, catamount and cougar, depending on the region.
-- As many as 5,000 pumas live in California, but that is only an estimate. The big cats are so elusive that no one has been able to get an accurate count.
-- Thousands of the big cats were killed between 1907 and 1963, when bounties were offered for shooting them. In 1920, the estimated cougar population in California was 600.
-- Cougar hunting was banned in California in 1990 when the animals were given special protected status under the California Wildlife Protection Act. They can't be legally killed except when they prey on pets and livestock or when declared a threat to public safety.
-- An average of about 112 cougars are killed in the state each year primarily by trappers or ranchers with depredation permits. Researchers say most encounters are the result of human incursions into mountain lion territory.
Attacks on humans
There have been 17 verified mountain lion attacks on humans in California since 1890, including six deaths. The fatal attacks include:
-- January 2004: Mark Reynolds, 35, was killed during a mountain bike ride at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Orange County. The amateur racer's partially eaten remains were found after the same puma later attacked a female rider, who was saved by fellow riders who drove the puma off as it tried to drag her away.
-- December 1994: Iris Kenna, 56, was attacked and killed while hiking alone near Cuyamaca Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in San Diego County.
-- April 1994: Barbara Schoener, 40, was attacked, killed and partially eaten by an 80-pound cougar while jogging on a trail in the Auburn State Recreation Area in the Sierra foothills.
Online extra
Santa Cruz Puma Project researcher Chris Wilmers analyzes the movements of 46M in his blog at http://santacruzpumas.org/blog.
Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @pfimrite


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You mean saying its easy? Yea i hear that all the time, now that everybody is facerolling algalon for their titles.Like saying Yog+0 in 277 gear is hard >.<
Or people bragging about hc lk10 in full 277 gear and next expansion talents, thats hardly impressive.
Heroic lk25 with 3 healers? Now thats pretty damn impressive, those healers deserve a medal (and some classes mechanics, a nerf).
People take stupidity to a whole new level when they sit in front of a computer.
www.poepra2.com.br Um blog para quem prefere jogos multiplayer.
It's not easy, noone else has done it etc. Really impressive stuff
But I assume it's not much harder when they first did it at +5% buff? Because now they have the gear to compensate for some of that 5%? (re: paragon not stars).
Grats, pretty crazy.
Wow, that's pretty awesome tbh.
Big congrats to them! Those healers deserve a huge pat on the back and possibly a legendary or two
Nice kill, was pretty awesome.
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Last night's Eureka saw the debut of Felicia Day as hyperactive astrophysicist Dr. Holly Marten, and, in true Eureka fashion, she almost accidentally destroyed the town on her very first day. Yep...she'll fit in quite nicely.
"Reprise" is a pretty typical Eureka episode, excepting of course the introduction of nerd favorite Felicia Day. After last week's mishap with the faster-than-light drive, the government has sent Dr. Marten to evaluate the future of Eureka, which Fargo takes as a sure sign he's about to be fired. He deals with this little problem by zapping Holly with the FTL drive, which he's pretty sure will kill her. Thankfully, it doesn't, but that's just the start of some deeply weird behavior.
When Zane fails in his attempt to find out from Jo the truth about the original timeline, he goes and burns down her house with a flamethrower. (How many times now has Jo's house been destroyed? Without looking it up, I'm going to say...three times.) Jack, who is supposed to be taking the day off to look after Allison's kids, realizes that people are being hypnotized by the music they're listening to, even if it means killing people, engaging in wanton property destruction...or creating an ever-growing bubble that will freeze Eureka in time forever.
I know Eureka is supposed to be a light, fluffy show, but it kind of amazes me how much you have to think through some of these plots for them to make any sense. "Reprise" is particularly guilty of that - the time bubble threat and the music hypnosis threat sync up, but only barely, and the actual logic of where the time bubble is at any given point can be a bit hard to figure out.
Honestly, the stasis field was probably just a contrivance too far, and it might have been a better call for the episode just to stick to people taking their favorite songs far too literally, and how that inevitably causes everyone to rip each other apart. Also, it would have been nice to know whether Kevin himself was affected by a song and that's why he was acting so uncontrollably, or if that's just who he is normally. I guess the fact that he never mentions having listened to a song points to the latter, but still...it's such an obvious alternative interpretation that it would have been good for him to confirm one way or the other if he had listened to a song. Or perhaps Eureka is trying out some understated ambiguity in its old age? [EDIT: As many of you have pointed out, Kevin was listening to cop-related songs, which explains at least part of his behavior. Apologies for the oversight on my part.]
As for Felicia Day as Dr. Holly Marten...well, manic doesn't really begin to describe it. This is one of those characters that's on a constant razor's edge between being an actual person and just a big bag of quirks. To be sure, Day is a fun to watch, and she gets the most out of the character as written, but yeah...if everyone involved doesn't know exactly what they're doing with Holly, she's going to get very irritating very fast. But hey - at least it's a nice change from the season-long guest star being a sharp-tongued, vaguely mysterious jerk with possibly sinister motives, as has been the case for the past couple of iterations of the show.
The one thing I will say for "Reprise" is that it probably works a bit better when watched again, if only because some of the stuff in it won't seem as pointless anymore. The show doesn't generally use a ton of pop music, so in the early going I honestly figured they were just trying to blow through their music licencing budget as quickly and as intrusively as possible. (Personally, I don't like a ton of well-known pop music blasted in a TV show or movie - that's a big problem I have with Forrest Gump, for instance.) At least all that music doesn't seem quite so crowbarred in when viewed in retrospect.
And then there's the Allison subplot, which seemed like the most superfluous thing the show had ever done. (I figured it might just be an excuse to get Salli Richardson-Whitfield out of the way so that she could direct the episode, but this isn't the episode she's directing.) I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and for something interesting to happen, and sure enough, just as I had given up all hope, I get hit with a huge plot twist at the end of the episode.
I'm afraid the big reveal doesn't completely undo how tedious the subplot was, but at least it served some purpose I guess. Even if that purpose was bringing back Beverly Barlowe, the show's would-be villainness if her motivations weren't so incoherent. Honestly, she's really a holdover from the original conception of the show, which was way too mired in convoluted mythology (seriously people, that freaking artifact), and her return during the James Callis plot last year didn't do much for me. And I say that as someone who really wants to like the character - or at least I like Debrah Farentino in the role.
I guess that's my big takeaway from "Reprise" - it teases a bunch of stuff that could be really great, or they could stop the show dead in its tracks. If I had to guess, Dr. Holly Marten is probably more of the former, and the return of Beverly Barlowe is the latter. Of course, I'd be more than happy to be proved only 50% right about that...as long as it's the right 50%, that is.


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#1 'Taxachusetts' Voters May Eliminate State Income Tax10-07-2008, 10:59 AM'Taxachusetts' Voters May Eliminate State Income Tax
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BOSTON For years, Massachusetts was known derisively as "Taxachusetts." But voters could help shed that label in November by completely eliminating the state's income tax in a single stroke.
If approved, the ballot initiative would wipe out 40 percent of state revenues and give back to each taxpayer an average of $3,600.
The Massachusetts proposal is the most notable of several tax-cutting questions that will appear next month on ballots around the nation.
Others include a North Dakota initiative to cut individual income tax rates in half and trim corporate rates by 15 percent; an Arizona measure to mandate that any initiatives requiring spending or tax increases be approved by majority of all registered voters, not just those casting ballots; and a Maine plan to repeal new taxes on beer, wine and soda.
In Massachusetts, critics say there's no way to chop $11 billion out of a $28 billion budget without decimating services, which could include closing schools and fire stations. Aid to cities and towns would also decline, placing enormous pressure on property taxes.
Gov. Deval Patrick has called the proposal "just a dumb idea" that would set the state on a road to fiscal ruin. He's the highest-profile member of a chorus of public officials, including the House speaker and Senate president, who have blasted the proposal.
Supporters of the idea say Massachusetts doesn't have to look far to see that a state can operate quite nicely without an income tax.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts' neighbor to the north, is one of nine states with no income tax.
"We're looking at New Hampshire and asking ourselves why not?" said anti-tax activist Barbara Anderson. "They have winters too. They have roads. They have schools."
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We've been evaluating the possibility of moving to NH within the next couple of years for just this reason. It would be nice if MA decided to do this as Boston is much closer to civilization than Portsmouth or Nashua! NH still has the advantage, however, that in addition to no state tax, there's no sales tax either.
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The people floated a petition to repeal the Gay marrage law that was illegally voted in the Mass.House at midnight and they voted it down even after hundreds of thousand voters voted to repeal it .
People in Massachusetts are stupid and with so many progressive liberals living and going to school there Conservative family people haven't a chance.There are several openly queer legislators who seem to have their way every time a pro family bill comes up for a vote.
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You see how well all those tax Prop's have worked in CA with a 15 billion deficit. If this passes, the politicians will just increase other taxes like property taxes to make up the shortfall. The problem with these left wing loony Yankee politicians is that their spending is out of control, and they have never seen a tax that they did not like.
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Description: Science and physics is a subject that holds the key to many answers of many questions about our world and everything in it. My brother did a homework assignment on the atom and he was supposed to draw a picture of what an atom looked like. He didn't know how to draw an atom step by step, so I had to help him in that area. Now because there was no tools for him to turn to on the internet, I decided to do a lesson on how to draw an atom. The atom is a piece of matter and matter is anything that can be physically touched by anyone or anything. Now for those of you that already know what the make up of an atom is, then I guess you can skip this part and move onto the drawing lesson. Or you can choose to read along and see if there is something new you didn't know about the atom. And for those of you that are doing a report on this subject for your science teacher, then maybe you want to continue on with the read. Everything in the universe is made of matter, which means the entire universe is all made of atoms (everything except energy that is). If you were to look at an atom itself, you would see that it is made up of three small particles which are called "subatomic particles". These subatomic particles are; protons, neutrons, and electrons. Now, it is the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus which is the center of the atom. Around the atom the electrons move around and above the nucleus which forms a small cloud like effect. What is the difference between electrons and protons you ask? Well, electrons hold a negative charge where as the protons carry a positive charge. When an atom is in a neutral state, the amount of protons and electrons are equal to each other and so would the neutrons in most cases, but that doesn't mean always. For instance, a magnesium atom would have; twelve protons, twelve neutrons, and twelve electrons. The protons and neutrons stay in the center and the electrons drift away from the center forming a ring like cloud. Facts about the atom is a very interesting subject to study. One of the famous scientists of the world loved it so much, he formed a formula that created the atomic bomb, and his name is Albert Einstein. I hope you guys like this lesson on how to draw an atom step by step. The tutorial is very simple so I know you will have no problems figuring out what to do next. I have to go now and draw out some new lessons for you all so peace out, and catch you guys later.


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Last week, Microsoft announced that it would be developing its own version of an ODF plug-in for Office 2007. The company claimed that it would be releasing the Open XML Translator via SourceForge.net, a popular site for hosting open source applications. Since the Open XML Translator's source code is freely available, it's no wonder that people would not only be perusing through it but also comparing it to the OpenDocument Foundation's ODF Plugin code. Pamela Jones did just that, and she claims that Microsoft swiped some of its source from J. David Eisenberg's program that converts ODF to HTML which is licensed under both the LGPL and Apache 2.0.
Groklaw has a comparison of the pieces of code (XSL) in question, and while they do look very, very similar, they also have some minor differences. Still, Jones questions whether Microsoft is actually allowed to copy the code, and goes on a protracting, sarcasm-laden rant about what Eisenberg should do to Microsoft for being a copycat.
Naturally, David will be filing a major lawsuit asking for billions and gazillions in damages. He'll probably wait about 5 or 6 years though, until lots of folks are using the Microsoft plugin, and in the interim, he'll donate some code to the Microsoft project and distribute it himself, and *then* he'll announce he's shocked, shocked to discover his code inside the Microsoft plugin, call a press conference and let the media know he will be suing Microsoft. They have deep pockets, after all, and he has to consider his shareholders. A man can't just sit around the camp fire singing Kumbaya when there's money to be made.
And of course he'll also have to sue corporate end users and petition the courts to shut down their businesses under the DMCA, and he'll issue sanctimonious press releases about his stolen Most Holy IP and how Microsoft is made up of a bunch of lunatic fringe criminals who don't respect other people's intellectual property. Maybe he can grab some headlines by sending a letter to Congress.
Jones loathes Microsoft, but her mockery is mostly directed at SCO. Nevertheless, her point pertains to Microsoft as well and is worth talking about. Over the years, Microsoft has gone out of its way to bury open source projects, even if it is now starting to dabble in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). How could the company all of a sudden not only acknowledge open source software's popularity, but take a little code from it as well? It's easy—the company's in-house devs didn't write the Open XML Translator. A Microsoft partner did instead.
The Open XML Translator was developed by the French company Clever Age. Their site can be found here (translated). My guess is that, since the company creates open source projects on a regular basis, one of the developers probably didn't think anything of it when he borrowed the code. Credit was in fact given to Eisenberg in a comment where it says, "Extra spaces management from J. David Heisenberg." The programmer did misspell his name though, and that's kind of a slap in the face to Eisenberg. "Please fix the typo on my surname; I'm certain there's no H in it (obligatory Heisenberg joke)," he said.
So I ask if this is really a bad thing that Microsoft, or more precisely Clever Age, has done. Should Microsoft step in and change the code? Is this an embarrassment or an achievement for the king of proprietary code? Eisenberg told Jones that he'd be willing to license the code to Microsoft under the BSD license, and Microsoft will hopefully accept the offer once it's on the table.
Update: I missed the SCO connection completely. Everyone who said she was talking about SCO in her rant was right, and I've corrected the article.


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The speech did not get off to a good start. In the first paragraph were two glaring errors. You can pooh pooh the errors as trivial if you like, but keep in mind that isn't some middle school history class; this guy is running for President of the United States! All emphasis is mine:
"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union."
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787.
Sorry Candidate Obama, the group of men who drafted the Constitution were not creating a democracy. A democracy is the last thing they wanted. If you read the Constitution, you will not find the word democracy or democratic located anywhere in that document. What you will find is this passage from Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution:
This country is (supposed to be) a Republic, not a Democracy. In a Republic, we elect representatives who pass laws that are in accordance with our unalienable, God-given rights. In a Democracy, our rights are whatever the majority of voters deems them to be. In a Republic, your rights cannot be voted away, no matter how popular the urge might be. in a Democracy, your rights can be voted away according to the whim of the majority.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government....
Next, the Philadelphia convention didn't last, "through the spring of 1787." The convention started in the Spring of 1787. It lasted through the summer, and concluded in late September of that same year. A small detail I know, but when you are giving a speech as a candidate for President of the United States - a job that requires you to swear an oath to defend the Constitution - you may want to show that you know when the document was written.
That was just the first paragraph.
Later, Obama got to the gist of his speech:
Sorry Candidate Obama, you can condemn, you can castigate, you can denounce, you can criticize Wright's rants all you like. I will always answer this with one phrase: Twenty years. For twenty years, you sat in the pews of Trinity United Church of Christ listening to Wright's crap, tithing thousands of dollars to this church, having the revagogue Wright himself marry you to your wife Michelle, having the revagogue Wright himself baptize your children. Sorry Obama, but you entered into a voluntary relationship with this creep and you never repudiated anything he said until it became politically necessary. And you never did leave the church.
I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.
But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country – a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.
This next quote is where Obama really lost me:
I can no more disown [Reverend Wright] than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.
Wow! Way to throw your grandmother to the wolves in an effort to save your political career. There is one problem with this analogy. You can't choose your relatives. Your grandmother is your grandmother, and there is nothing you can do to change that. Your pastor however is entirely your choice. Yes, you can disown him. Barack Obama should have done so 19 or 20 years ago.
One of my fellow social studies teachers (a total leftist who grew up in Berkeley) saw me in my car in the parking lot as I was reacting to what I was hearing Obama say during the speech. When I got out of the car he asked me if I was listening some funny statement by one my "right wing talk hosts." I said, "No, I'm listening to Obama make a pathetic attempt to distance himself from his pastor." My co-worker knew about this controversey but tried to minimize it. As we arrived at the doors of our respective classrooms, my co-worker told me, "I wouldn't make too big a deal out of this", to which I replied, "If Obama is elected president, you bet I will!"
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Taking Care of Shoes
June 22, 2011
1. Protect the soles! After I prance around in my new shoes for a day or two, my first stop is the shoe repair shop to add a thin rubber coating to the sole. (And of course red ones for Louboutins!) This $19 investment is a one time deal, I've never had to replace it. Added bonus: it's more comfortable to walk in afterwards, especially if it originally has a very thin sole.
If you're in SF, I highly recommend Joe at 441A Stockton Street near Union Square – I've been a longtime loyal customer. Great service at a great price!!
2. Replace the heel tips – often! As soon as there is a peep of metal exposed on the very tip of my heel, I run to Joe and spend $8 to replace the tips. With all of the hills around San Francisco, unfortunately this means I'm running up quite a tab for the tips. But this is how I'm able to wear shoes for years and years (my work-essential nude Louboutins are nearly 4 years old!).
3. And finally: comfort is key. Shoes don't last (regardless of how well you take care of them) if they never make it past the break in period because you can't bear to walk in them! I used to be a huge fan of Dr. Scholl's gel inserts until I tried foam pads courtesy of Stiletto Hardware (my favorites are the Ultra Slender Ball-of-Foot cushions). They're amazing!
What do you do to take care of your shoes? Please share in the comments!
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I take all of my Louboutins to Nordstrom to have the red vibram soles put on! But I don't put the rubber soles like you so I need to that! And I am going to try stiletto hardware, at 30…my feet just can't quite take the height like how they used to 🙂
Great tips Ahn! Thank you for sharing your secrets! My secret (works for heels or flats): Sweet Feet
Great tips Anh! I always make sure to replace heel tips. It has afforded me to wear some of my favorite shoes for years and years.
I also got to try the foam pads from Stiletto Hardware and agree they're great!
Thanks for recommending Joe I'll have to pay him a visit. I just moved back to SF after a two year stint in LA and now my shoe guy in Millbrae is no longer there. I have so much metal poppin out I'm ashamed!
would you recommend to do the same on cheaper shoes?
I do the same thing with all my higher end kicks…$20 bottom sole and you're set for life…so worth it especially for the Loubs! Great tips Anh!
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Great tips!
If anyone is in San Jose, Master Cobbler in San Jose also does a great job. (that's where Nordies Valley Fair send their shoes) They also have the red Vibram soles for your Louboutins.
I have a very similar routine. It is amazing how effective the rubber sole covers are. I have shoes that have held up for years too!
Great tips!!! Thanks for posting! I had no idea.
Great tips!!
I'm doing almost the same. Started putting rubber soles on my new shoes and they are so much more fun to walk in them. Next step will be finding really good gel inserts so I can really walk all day long in my heels!
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Great post! I do the same thing for all the name brand shoes I buy. It is so worth it. As far as comfort, i usually buy Dr. Scholls too!
We just tweeted you, but we absolutely love this post! Fantastic care tips – we fully understand the trouble of the San Francisco hills. 🙂
Thank you so much for this great post, Ahn!
If I may add my 2 cents, I´d say it´s very important to keep your shoes always clean. Whenever possible, as soon as I get home, I dust my shoes and clean them with a soft cloth and some leather care product, before putting them back in the cabinet.
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Would love to see a blog post on your shoe closet! 🙂
thanks for the share!
lots of shoes are coming with heel tips now! (zara just recently started doing it with some of their shoes)
Whoa…hold on tight to Joe!! I called around many places in Boston. Cheapest place that would do louboutins were $25 for rubber half soles and $10-$12 for the itty bitty heel tips.
these are great tips! ive never really thought about bringing my shoes to a shoe repair shop to prevent them from getting ruined!
Oh wow I love these pictures, its so great to see someone in their element working away 🙂
Totally agree with everything you said! I also make sure to keep my nicer shoes in boxes, and in the cloth bags when I travel, particularly the more delicate ones. Definitely keeps them from getting banged up!
If any fellow readers are in New York, don't spend your money at Leather Spa. True, they do a great job on high end items…but so do the guys in the subway at 53rd & lex. And they'll replace heel tips while you wait!
Thanks for the 'Stiletto Hardware' recommendation. May I ask why they are better/preferable to Dr. Scholl?
Thanks for the tips Anh! I definitely replace the heel tips but I've never protected the soles – will definitely do that now! Also, I use foot petals cushions on the inside (but now I will look into stiletto hardware). Whenever traveling, I place my shoes in their cloth sleeper to keep them protected. I do love the shoe repair shop – they really keep my loved heels in working order!
Oooh, thanks for all these tips! Definitely going to check out the shoe shop you mentioned above. I've been trying to find a good place to go to take care of my shoes for some time now!
Anonymous: for your question regarding whether or not I would take care of cheaper shoes the same way? It would really depend – if they are a pair of shoes that need to last longer than a season or two, then absolutely! Even a $60 pair of shoes can last longer with this kind of care. But again, it's whether or not you need/want them to last that long. Hope that helps!
Great question! I probably should have elaborated up there in the post! My best analogy is: Stiletto Hardware is to Dr. Scholls as Tempurpedic is to Waterbed. Does that make sense?
The gel used in Dr. Scholl's doesn't seem to be able to displace the pressure – I still get painful nerve feelings when using them. The foam cushions from Stiletto Hardware are softer, seem to evenly displace the pressure. I walked 7 miles in Elie Tahari flats with the added cushions and had no ball-of-foot pain at all! Of course, this is only my experience, it is true for me. You might feel differently.
Hope that helps!
Great tips Anh! Some shoes of mine are so beaten up and I hate to throw them away…now I know how to take care of them….and best of all keep them. Thank you.
These tips are amazing – I will have to start doing this for treasured pairs of shoes.
Thanks, doll!
I need to try those! I always put new sole on but the else was new tips for me so thanks! I do love my shoes 🙂
Oooh great tips! I'll have to keep this in mind 🙂
I got the red rubber soles on my Louboutins…but never thought to get it done to my other shoes too! GENIUS!
Great post! Great tipps! Have to try the rubber soles!
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sooo helpful! definitely need to get all my shoes slipped!
Love this post! Can you show us what the red rubber soles on the Loubs looks like?
Anh, you are brilliant! I absolutely adore your outfit posts but this was a worthy tangent. Thank you for the helpful tips!
I'm with you! I live in SF and am regularly replacing heel tips. I've also just distcovered how much life a rubber sole gives you!
I also recently discovered leather dying! I highly doubt any of your shoes wold get as beat up as mine but check out how I revived a pair
here: http://www.style-edition.com/style-edition-blog/2011/6/9/giving-an-old-pair-of-shoes-new-life-with-leather-dye.html
Ahn, amazing tips. In regards to the Elie Tahari flats you mentioned in the comments, do you also add the rubber coating on the soles? I have a couple of pairs but due to my old age I cannot wear for too long or if I am walking a lot. But I love them and would love to wear them more.
Hi Rosa!! For those I didn't add a sole (actually – most flats I haven't yet…considering it for my new J.Crew sandals though!). The cushions are great for them though! (HA! and you can't claim "old age," lady!!!) 🙂
Thnks for the tips dear!!!
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These are such great tips!! thanks so much for sharing. xo
Great post!!! So helpful, I've done the re-heeling on a few pairs but never the sole… thanks so much for the tips! Your blog is just fantastic!
This is SUCH SUCH a great post! Thanks for sharing!
Do it for your flats…I put it on all my shoes!!!
I'm so glad I stumbled across your blog! Love your style and you are absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for the great tips about protecting our best friends 😀
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Hi Anh,
How do you take care of the inside of your shoes? I find that after a while shoes start to smell (long before the 4 year mark) and I'm trying to find a good way to keep them clean inside also. Thanks!
Great tips! I don't know of any good shoes places around me that would add those rubber soles, I'll ahve to search because they look like a great idea!
I'm with you! I live in SF and am regularly replacing heel tips. I've also just distcovered how much life a rubber sole gives you!
I also recently discovered leather dying! I highly doubt any of your shoes wold get as beat up as mine but check out how I revived a pair
Amazing tips! I always replace my tips-bc I really love vintage shoes, and they are always fairly worn down when I get them-even for cowboy boots. Also, getting your shoes polished at the shoe repair always makes them look just a little bit better-newer…etc. !! So glad I found your blog!
Thanks for your sharing. I live in Taiwan and i thought people in other countries don't do those things you mentioned though. Whenever i took my expensive shoes to the repair shop for rubber coasting, it always goes with some kinda reluctance, but i know it's for the good of the shoes.
Thanks for your reply Anh! Loved your analogy with beds 😉 Totally understood, am off to try them for myself, they sound great! Kind regards, CC.
This is great, I have been meaning to get to my Wedding Loubs! Does anyone know of a good cobbler in Chicago (Downtown) – I need one!
Thanks for this great post! I have really hated tossing my favorite heels because they would get a little worn out, but I think next time I'm going to try this!
Wow I never thought about this much care for my shoes. Thanks for the tips Anh! I will think about getting the soles protected right away in the future.
I do my best to make sure my shoes are never put up wet and that I leave space between each show on the racks so they don't touch each other and get discolored.
Great tips, everybody!
this post is amazing… i have always wanted to invest in an expensive pair of designer shoes, but couldn't justify the purchase after i wear out shoes so quickly. these tips make it seem much less foolish to splurge on a pair i'll love forever (and can wear forever, too) thanks so much for the tips <3shelby
Thanks so much for this post Anh… I'm running to Joe this weekend with my Loubs!
Now this is a helpful little post. I've never heard of adding the rubber coating to a shoe's sole. This was seriously a fabu post. =)
Hi Ahn,
I live in SF too and want to try Joe's. Does he have the red Vibram soles for Louboutins?
This post is really helpful!
Such a helpful post, thanks! I hadn't found a trusty cobbler in SF yet but will be off to give Joe a try 🙂
Thanks for the tips! I've been shelving some of my heels because I wasn't sure where to take them in SF (just moved here recently), but now I'll definitely pay a visit to Joe 🙂
Maybe this is a silly question, but is it necessary to wear the shoes out a few times *before* getting the rubber coating on the sole?
For Houston readers, Shoe Savers on Bissonnet off Kirby does a wonderful job of re-soleing/re-tipping heels. They also offer the unique red-colored sole for Louboutins. Barry (the owner) will also recondition or dye back your high-end bags/luggages.
I have been recently purchasing high end shoes (i.e. Frye, Vera Wang Lavender, and Joan and David) and I needed a way to take care of them better. This post was a God send. Thank you!
Just found your blog via My Style Pill who mentioned Lucy Laught who mentioned you 🙂
I live in the city and am gone check out your shoe guy. Thanks so much.
I have some Dr Scholl's inserts that are removeable and do wonders for my flats. They are heel to arch and are ah-mazing!. I also keep my shoes in their boxes.
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I've been spending my whole life driving past Costa Mesa on my way to someplace else (visiting grandma in Anaheim, long weekends in San Diego, a special dinner).
What a fool I was for not stopping.
Who knew that this small city of 110,000-plus was heaven on earth?
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At least the conservative version. Their heaven -- as touted recently in the press -- includes big budget deficits, big cuts, firing of hundreds of employees and other measures that have reined in the power of public employee unions and helped produce political infighting.
Sounds lovely.
Heaven really is all about having weak public unions.
Fortunately, for those twisted few who imagine a heaven that's more stable, there's a different California city they might choose.
It has a budget that is so well-managed that it has been balanced without layoffs. Some of the country's fastest-growing technology firms are expanding there.
And the mayor is an interim caretaker known for quietly keeping the city's finances together and bringing political peace and harmony to the city, according to the local paper.
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Revelations in pre-trial hearings further undermine US military court as defence lawyers paint legal proceedings as illegitimate
The battered credibility of the Guant namo trials has been further dented by revelations of hidden microphones, intelligence service interference with court proceedings and protests from lawyers who say the US military is preventing a proper defence of the alleged organisers of the 9/11 attacks.
The increasingly chaotic pre-trial hearings for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four co-accused have slowed progress toward the full trial, to the point where it will now not start until at least 2014. But the latest developments also further undermine confidence in a military court whose legitimacy has long been questioned.
In recent days, the commander of the Guant namo prison, Colonel John Bogdan, was forced to admit on the witness stand that secret listening devices disguised as smoke detectors were installed in the cell where lawyers met their clients, and that he knew nothing about them.
The eavesdropping was revealed in court by one of the defence lawyers, Cheryl Bormann, who said she became suspicious about the supposed smoke detectors during a meeting with her client, Walid bin Atash, who is accused of training some of the 9/11 hijackers.
"I said, Mr Guard, is that a listening device, and he said, 'Of course not'," she said. "Well, guess what, judge? It's a listening device".
The prison's lawyer, Captain Thomas Welsh, told the court he discovered the room was fitted with hidden microphones early last year and reported it to the then warden, Colonel Donnie Thomas, to seek assurances that meetings between the accused and their lawyers were not being spied on.
Bogdan said he was not informed when he took over. He told the court that the FBI was in control of the room until 2008 and that he has since discovered that the bugs were accidentally disconnected in October during renovations but then secretly reconnected by an unnamed intelligence service two months later, suggesting they were still in use.
Bogdan denied that the microphones were eavesdropping on lawyers. "We understood that any listening to an attorney-client meeting is prohibited," he said.
But Daphne Eviatar, senior counsel at Human Rights First who was an observer at the recent pre-trial hearings, questioned whether Bogdan could give that assurance when he claimed not to know about the bugs until recently.
"The commander of the base himself didn't even know that the cells where the attorneys are allowed to interview their clients are all bugged. They all have audio surveillance equipment. That equipment is controlled by the intelligence agencies not the commander of the base. It's not clear who knows what about how it was being used," she said.
Defence lawyers also discovered that the courtroom microphones have an unusual level of sensitivity, raising the prospect that privileged conversations with their clients were also covertly listened to during proceedings.
That followed a strange incident at a hearing last month when the audio feed from the courtroom to the public and reporters was suddenly cut when a defence lawyer made a reference to torture in an unclassified motion arguing that CIA "black sites" in Poland, Afghanistan and Romania, used to interrogate and torture abducted suspects, be preserved.
The judge, Colonel James Pohl, was caught unawares and demanded to know who had cut the feed. It transpired that an unnamed intelligence agency was monitoring proceedings from an unspecified location and decided to censor the hearing, a privilege Pohl said was reserved exclusively for him.
The Pentagon refused to publicly identify who had cut the feed, and whether they were even in the Guant namo complex.
"What happened in the courtroom was shocking," said one of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's lawyers, Captain Jason Wright. "There was a wizard behind the curtain who had the power to completely cut off the audio feed to the proceedings, to censor what was being said in court. It would be foolish for us to not consider that capability in other areas where we interact with the accused."
When defence lawyers examined microphones in the courtroom they found them to be unusually sensitive – so much so that they could pick up the conversations of guards chatting at the far reaches of the court.
Bormann described the situation as extraordinary.
"I've been practising law for 25 years and never have I been put in the position where I have to ask the following: 'Am I being listened in as I talk to my client?' My concern is I can't have a communication with my client in this court without it going on the record," she told the court.
Defence lawyers also accused the prison authorities of using cell searches to seize confidential legal documents. Attorneys for three of the accused – Mohammed, Bin Atash and Ramzi Binalshibh – said that the men returned to their cells on Tuesday to discover that the bins they use to store documents had been searched and confidential papers removed.
"We need to stop this now," Bormann said. "This affects our ability to do our jobs."
James Harrington, who represents Binalshibh, said: "It causes an enormous emotional problem which makes our job close to impossible."
The prison lawyer, Lieutenant Commander George Massucco, confirmed that the documents had been removed and said they would be returned shortly. Massucco said the situation was created by a change in the guards, with the navy taking over from the army, resulting in a fresh inspection which led the new guards to remove documents they found "disturbing".
The guards also seized books including a copy of the 9/11 Commission report and a memoir by a former FBI agent, Black Banners, which is critical of torture such as waterboarding, which was used on some of the alleged terrorists.
Bin Atash made an unusual outburst in court over the confiscation from his cell of a picture of the Grand Mosque at Mecca.
"In the name of God there is an important thing for you …" he shouted. The judge cut him off and threatened to remove Bin Atash from the court.
A former military lawyer at the camp testified that he believes he was removed from his post at Guant namo after raising ethical questions about reading protected communications between the defendants and their lawyers.
The past week's revelations have fed into attempts by defence lawyers to claim they are being prevented from giving a proper defence of their clients and to paint the entire legal proceedings as illegitimate.
Eviatar said some defence lawyers have begun to question whether the constraints on fulfilling their duties – from what they regard as the illegal snooping to constraints on meetings with their clients, curbs on the evidence they can use and the treatment of the accused – means they cannot fulfil their duties.
"What they're saying is they're not able to meet those basic legal and ethical obligations, and that undermines the legitimacy of the entire trial. They're not able to form a relationship with their clients because the client no longer trusts them because they're eavesdropping on them and reading their communications," she said.
"It's a legitimate concern. It really disrupts the ability for the attorney to be able to develop any kind of relationship with the client. If they don't trust their own lawyer it's very difficult for them to participate in their own defence. That's important, especially in a death penalty case."
The former vice admiral in charge of the 9/11 trials, Bruce MacDonald, was forced onto the stand over the dispute.
He got into a spat with one of the defence lawyers who was his junior in rank, Commander Walter Ruiz. Ruiz challenged MacDonald's independence and commitment to a just trial, and suggested he had rushed to pursue the death penalty.
MacDonald said that he and other lawyers in the US navy had been "disgusted" by the military tribunals set up by the Bush administration and they pressed hard to make the system more just, including a bar on evidence obtained through torture.
Defence lawyers say that the use of waterboarding and other abuses should require that the state does not pursue the death penalty.
Eviatar said the military tribunal's track record is already damaged by the use of torture and CIA black sites in interrogations, and the original Bush plans for the conduct of the trials which were struck down by the supreme court as unconstitutional.
"I think what's happening really seriously undermines the credibility of the process," she said. "These are new courts to begin with. The first version of these courts was struck down by the US supreme court so you're already starting with a lot of scepticism. And this current version hasn't been tested in the US supreme court yet. But there's so many problems every step of the way that it's going to be very hard for anyone to look back and say this was a fair trial."


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Women's History Month: A Bright Future For Women-Owned Small Businesses
By: Greta Johansson, U.S. Small Business Administration, New Hampshire District Director
Today, women-owned businesses are the fastest-growing segment of new businesses in our economy.
In fact, an analysis by American Express suggests that the number of women-owned businesses has risen by 200,000 over the past year alone, which is equivalent to just under 550 new women-owned firms created each day.
Regardless of how you slice the data, we know that this trend is growing and that women are over-indexing in entrepreneurship.
As director of the New Hampshire U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office, I travel throughout the state meeting with small business owners and entrepreneurs. I am always amazed at the entrepreneurial spirit right here in New Hampshire, particularly among the many woman-owned small businesses. Many recognize that small business ownership is a significant opportunity providing the flexibility of being your own boss as well as controlling the day-to-day operations and decision making to create your own destiny.
One example of a woman-owned business that we recently visited is Café Indigo, a vegan bakery and café in Concord, New Hampshire. The concept of the café grew out of Patti Dann's kitchen with the creation of a scrumptious vegan carrot cake for her daughter's wedding. This product opened many doors for Patti, including local distribution of her products, the opening of her café and now widespread distribution of her product at Whole Foods throughout much of the U.S. The path to success was paved with a few hurdles, but Patti never looked back and now views each hurdle as a learning experience. One entity that assisted with some of the hurdles is the NH Small Business Development Center. She is quick to credit her family for their inspiration and support and hopefully amongst her three daughters and two granddaughters there is another woman business owner ready to emerge. For more of Patti's story please visit www.cafeindigo.com
However, today, many women-owned entrepreneurs face what we call the "missing middle."
For example, according to the most recent census data, men owned 57 percent of businesses in New Hampshire and women owned 27 percent of businesses in the state (the remaining were co-owned). However, when you look at the receipts of these businesses, women-owned businesses lagged behind, capturing only 11 percent of receipts, compared to 80 percent of receipts earned by men-owned firms. There is a similar trend occurring in states across the country.
Clearly, women-owned firms are growing greater in numbers, but challenges persist in scaling their operations and garnering market share.
At the SBA, we have the proven tools needed to bridge that missing middle. And to ensure that all entrepreneurs have the tools they need to grow their businesses, reach new markets and realize their full potential.
Access to Capital
According to the Urban Institute, SBA loans are 3 to 5 times more likely to go to women and minority owned businesses than conventional loans. And since President Obama took office, SBA has supported more than $12 billion in lending through more than 35,000 SBA loans to women-owned businesses.
At the SBA, one of our priorities is making sure that more qualified women-owned, veteran-owned and minority-owned small businesses have access to government and commercial supply chain opportunities. That's why we put into place the Women's Contracting Rule, which means that for the first time federal agencies can set aside contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses in over 300 industries where women are underrepresented. Congress gave SBA this authority in 2000, but it was never implemented. Under President Obama's leadership, we have made it a priority—and have gotten it done. And recently we expanded the limits to ensure that women-owned businesses are eligible for larger government contracts.
Our Office of Women's Business Ownership oversees a national network of 106 Women's Business Centers (WBCs) that support women who want to start or grow their business. We're connecting with more women every day and, in fiscal 2012 alone, we counseled and trained more than 136,000 women entrepreneurs.
Here in New Hampshire the Center for Women's Business Advancement at Southern New Hampshire University is the SBA's official WBC. The Center is available for all women interesting in learning how to start or grow a business. For more information about this valuable resource please visit: www.cwbanh.com.
This month, as part of Women's History Month, we're excited to announce another new counseling resource called "Encore Entrepreneurship for Women: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business." It is designed specifically for female "encore entrepreneurs," who are over the age of 50 and ready to start a business as the next chapter of their careers.
We are committed to helping women entrepreneurs because we know how much potential they have to contribute to America's economic growth. To learn more about how SBA can help your business, visit www.sba.gov.