2011年1月28日 星期五

Gardner Landry Unveils New Line of Men's Resort Shirts

Gardner Landry has created a new trend in men's luxury brands: The Sessanta Linen Camp Shirt. Taking design points from one of his grandfather's vintage Italian shirts made at the pinnacle of the 60's Dolce Vita era,inflatable life jackets vests are very lightweight and easy to wear over thick clothing without limiting mobility. Gardner Landry was inspired to create the modern-day man's expression of perennial resort living.

The Sessanta Camp Shirt embodies exemplary fine men's apparel tailoring. The comfortable, loose-fitting shirt is constructed of one hundred percent handkerchief-weight linen and features an individually designed, handcrafted, hand-dyed pocket. The pocket, which is the iconic symbol of Gardner Landry, adorns each shirt like a one-of-a-kind, multi-colored jewel.

“I'm thrilled to bring to fruition in a warm-weather shirt of the highest quality the latest expression of an idea that I first had over twenty years ago. The Sessanta Linen Camp Shirt evokes a bygone era of casual elegance and sophisticated ease.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. Each shirt's one-of-a-kind, artisan crafted pocket adds an element of individual expression that makes the Sessanta, in addition to a classically good looking and functional component of one's wardrobe, a unique work of wearable art.” expresses Gardner Landry.

The pocket comes in four distinctive designs and wide range of color combinations.A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. The designs for the 2011 launch are: Ocean Flower I, Ocean Flower II, Ocean Sunburst and Sea Fan.

The designs blend the utmost luxury with an island living aesthetic that can span the nearest or farthest-flung warm-weather horizons.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans. Gardner Landry will continue to brand a high-end line of men's and, soon, women's resort wear for people with a penchant for sophistication and leisure.

Lady Jackets to play Trico in 2011 IHSA Class 1A Regional

The Chester High School Lady Yellow Jackets Basketball Team will play Trico in the first round of the 2011 IHSA Class 1A Regional Basketball Tournament Monday February 7 at Steeleville High School.

The opening game starts at 7:30 p.m. and it will be the fourth time that CHS will compete against the Lady Pioneers this season. The Jackets beat Trico, 40-32, at Colbert Gymnasium December 20 in Black Diamond action then lost, 47-24, in the 3rd Place game of the 2011 Lady Jacket Mid-Winter Classic Basketball Tournament January 8.A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. Chester will travel to Trico High School this Thursday January 27 for their second BDC match-up.

Steeleville High School is hosting the 2011 Class 1A Regional Tournament Monday February 7 thru Thursday February 10. The Steeleville Regional is a five-team event.

Chester is the 5th seed and will play 4th seed Trico Monday January 7 at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Trico vs. Chester game will advance to play #1 seed Marissa on Wednesday February 9 at 6 p.m.

Wednesday February 9 following the Marissa vs.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans. Trico/Chester game, #2 seed Shawnee will play #3 seed Steeleville at 8:10 p.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases.m.

The Championship game will take place Thursday February 10 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature the winner of the #2 Shawnee vs.inflatable life jackets vests are very lightweight and easy to wear over thick clothing without limiting mobility. #3 Steeleville game and the winner of the Marissa vs. Trico/Chester game.

The winner of the Steeleville Regional will make the long trip to the Carrolton, Illinois Sectional. The Steeleville Regional Champion will play the winner of the White Hall Regional on Tuesday February 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Every Kid Should Have Their Own Toothbrush

A little boy looked at the toothbrush in the bag of toiletries he'd been given and exclaimed, "I've never had my own toothbrush.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans."

Our travels for Southern (Dis)Comfort tour today took us to an impressive clothing distribution center in Shelby, NC, stocked and staffed by volunteers from the local Junior Women's Club. They raise funds and purchase new clothing and toiletries for the hundreds of homeless kids in this typical small (21,000) city in south central North Carolina.

Seeing the smiles on kids faces when they receive a new outfit, get a stack of new undies and socks,There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere. and walk out with their own toothbrush has to be rewarding for volunteers running this operation.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. They do it right, with dignity, and give families a chance to "look normal" despite their abnormal living conditions.

We're continuing our quest to bring faces and voices of homeless families, teens and adults to southern communities on our (insane) 2,000 mile route. My travel partner Pat LaMarche has begun chronicling our findings at HuffPost, hugely increasing the number of people who have a chance to read our posts. Tremendous media coverage paves our way,Mirazozo, created by Architects of Air is a large scale inflatable tent sculpture has been erected in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. keeping our techie Mary Ann Parks busy back in snowy Pennsylvania.

We both struggle with moments wondering why we're doing what we're doing. Mine came today as I had to climb onto the roof of our rolling quarters, my spartan motor home dubbed "Tillie", and try to find a hairline crack that was causing a leak. I scooted out between torrential rainstorms, sloshing through the muddied parking lot adjacent to the Shelby shelter where we were plugged in for the night. It was raw. I was chilled. I grasped the caulk gun, and climbed up onto the roof. From there I could see a kid's tricycle sitting in the middle of the fenced-in shelter yard.

Despite every effort to make things appear normal - a toothbrush, new clothes, tricycle, a place to play - life is far from normal for kids undergoing bouts of homelessness with their families. For us to pretend otherwise is flat out wrong. While I'm happy for kids to have a place to play, for families to get clothing and other assistance, for a little boy to have his own toothbrush, I'm outraged that it needs to be their reality. Even more outrageous is that homelessness is a soaring reality for many more families, youth and adults than we'd ever be able to count.

Among the ironies of this time period Pat and I are traveling is the embarrassingly inadequate effort now occurring to count homeless people in America so HUD can report to Congress the state of the homeless union. Good people give this count a tremendous effort. But HUD seems to want to limit the range of homelessness by ignoring the realities experienced by millions of families across the land. Families doubled-up or bouncing between cheap motels don't fit the HUD definition of homelessness, limiting among other things the assistance they receive.

Congress still doesn't understand homelessness.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, But Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-13, R) has risen above the clueless crowd and introduced the "Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011" which expands HUD's definition of homelessness to match what other federal agencies use--the one that makes sense because it is how families and youth experience homelessness. She's been championing this cause for a dozen years and is now the chair of the House subcommittee that oversees HUD.

If you're outraged because kids don't get to have their own toothbrush, their own pillow, or their own place to do homework, then sign this petition to urge your Congressperson to co-sponsor Mrs. Biggert's bill. It will take less time than it took you to read this far. It won't magically end the problem of homelessness but it will go a long way to taking that first step, admitting we have a problem.

Seems to me that every kid in America should have their own toothbrush. The next time you brush your teeth with your own toothbrush, think of that little boy. If he likes the toothbrush, imagine how happy he'd be having a bathroom sink with a toothbrush holder.

Coup plot dismissed by Thai deputy PM, military

Thai Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs, Suthep Thuagsuban as well as Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) spokesman, Maj Gen Ditthaporn Sasamit on Thursday denied the claim that the top brass is planning to stage coup.One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today.

DeputySarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban ruled out the possibility that the military was plotting a coup as Puea Thai party list-MP and the antigovernment "red-shirts" leader,There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere. Jatuporn Prompan had claimed, saying he did not believe it would happen.

Suthep added that Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha had democratic mind and that based on his working experience with the military over the last two years, he believed there would definitely not be a coup.

In response to Jatuporn's claim, Isoc spokesman, Maj Gen Ditthaporn Sasamit said the allegation about coup plan was groundless.

"Conditions for coup do not exist," he said.

On Wednesday Jatuporn disclosed that some military leaders held a secret meeting at a safe house in Bangkok on Tuesday to discuss staging coup, citing the meeting also mentioned some conditions that justify the action.

The opposition party lawmaker also said some 3,000 soldiers were on stand-by under the pretext of preparing for peace-keeping.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,

2011年1月27日 星期四

Win An Aaron Rodgers T-shirt From MogoTXT

Who gives away the best stuff?

That's right.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. We do.

Today, we're going to start up a contest where you can win an officially-licensed Aaron Rodgers t-shirt from MogoTXT. We've got two to give away, so there will be two big winners for this contest.

First, here's what you can win.

Officially-licensed Aaron Rodgers t-shirt:

The shirt is one of six Rodgers designs MogoTXT carries. They come in a range of colors (green, white,Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. gray) and light and heavyweight styles. The shirts retail for $19.50 or $22.50 based on the style. They come in both men's and women's.

Now, here's what you need to do to win.

In the comments, leave your suggestion for a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champions t-shirt slogan, i.e. when the Packers beat Pittsburgh, what would you like to see on a t-shirt? Commenting is fine, but if you want to get really creative, you can make up a design and email it to me and I'll post it in this thread.

Usually, we let these contests be a free-for-all, but we have some additional stipulations this time because — get this — the best slogan will actually end up on a MogoTXT t-shirt.

So, here are the caveats — 1. no profanity, 2. you cannot use the words “Super Bowl” in the slogan.

You know we appreciate humor and creativity,it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans.A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. so use them.

Again, we will be giving away two Rodgers t-shirts, so thiinflatable life jackets vests are very lightweight and easy to wear over thick clothing without limiting mobility.s contest will have a first and second place.

The contest will run until Friday, Feb. 4.

The NFLPA will have final approval over slogans and designs. MogoTXT works with the NFLPA in their Block The Lockout campaign.

Now, get to work!

Bangkok sees rise in political tension

POLITICAL temperatures are rising once again in Bangkok, as Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's one-time allies turn against him and return to street protests outside his office.

Protesters from the royalist, right-wing People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), whose massive street rallies led to the ouster of then-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, have been gathering and returning to their old stomping grounds.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. At their old protest site at the Makkawan bridge opposite the United Nations building, the 'yellow shirts' have taken over the road,A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. erected a big stage and set up an encampment designed for a prolonged sit-in.

So far, however, the protesters number in the low thousands only - far short of the huge gatherings that had led to Thaksin's ouster in 2006 as well as that of the government loyal to him in 2008. There were barely 3,000 in the evenings, and even fewer in the day.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.

While they had helped pave the way for the entrance of Mr Abhisit's government, the yellow shirts - which are backed by powerful elements of Thailand's old elites - are now turning against him.

The PAD, allied with the ultra-nationalist Thai Patriots Network and the Santi Asoke sect,inflatable life jackets vests are very lightweight and easy to wear over thick clothing without limiting mobility. has adopted a nationalist stance and is accusing the government of allowing Cambodia to grab land along the countries' border. It is demanding that Bangkok cancel a 2000 agreement with Cambodia on border issues, withdraw from Unesco's World Heritage Committee, and expel Cambodian citizens from Thai territory.

Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have been tense since 2008, when an ancient temple on disputed land on the countries' border was granted World Heritage status.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans.

$15.00 Bag Sale on UNTAGGED clothing only

Our Family Stores provide quality clothing,Mirazozo, created by Architects of Air is a large scale inflatable tent sculpture has been erected in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. furniture and other goods to the community at bargain prices.

So you see,it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans. the Family Store is much more than meets the eye. It is an outlet for bargains, a donation center,There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere. a training site, and a place where neighbors can shop with dignity. At your local Salvation Army Family Store you can find great deals and bargain prices on clothing, furniture, household goods, sporting equipment, books, electronics and much more.

Plus, your purchase directly funds The Salvation Army. That means that the bargains you find for yourself also help others by reclaiming lives and healing families.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,

Salvation Army Family Stores provide quality goods at reasonable prices.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.

Lynne Stewart tries to make best of Texas; Chow's better

Lynne Stewart — the onetime Downtown radical civil rights lawyer, convicted of materially aiding international terrorism — began 2011 in a sprawling Fort Worth, Texas, prison complex called Carswell. It's the only medical facility for women in the federal Bureau of Prisons and houses about 1,400 female inmates.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.

Stewart, 71, and her supporters had hoped she would be transferred to the federal lockup in Danbury, Connecticut, to be close to family and friends.

But her husband, Ralph Poynter, said B.O.P. "unilaterally and bureaucratically"disregarded their pleas and flew Stewart to Carswell last month. She had been detained since November 2009 at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan after a panel of Second Circuit judges from the U.S.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, Court of Appeals upheld her 2005 conviction, revoked Stewart's bail and ordered her to begin serving jail time immediately.

The appellate panel also ordered U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl, who had presided at Stewart's nine-month trial, to reconsider the 28-month sentence he imposed on her in 2006, calling it too light. During an emotional hearing at Foley Square last August, Koeltl sharply increased her sentence to 10 years for helping the imprisoned Omar Abdel-Rahman, a.k.a. "The Blind Sheik,"communicate with his militant Islamic followers in Egypt through press releases. In resentencing her, Koeltl claimed Stewart had shown a "lack of remorse.”

Stewart's allies feared she would die in prison sooner rather than later, given her poor health (she's a cancer survivor) and the generally bad food and lack of exercise at many jailhouses in the U.S. Poynter, however, who visited his wife over New Year's weekend, said Carswell is a "mixed bag."He said conditions there are an improvement over M.C.C., "where she slept on a steel bunk. She now has a real mattress,"he noted.

He added, "She's in a hospital room on the first floor and it's across from a lake.One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. She gets one telephone call a day. She's been in worse places...and she's not going to let this get her down"while her case is on appeal.

Stewart, in a recent "letter"posted on her Web site, described her prison room as having "four bunks"amid two tiers of similar rooms with an "atrium in the middle with tv sets and tables and chairs."She estimated there about 500 inmates in her unit. "Lots are doing long bits,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. victims of drugs (meth etc) and boyfriends,"she wrote. "We wear army style (khaki) pants with pockets tee shirts and dress shirts long sleeved and short sleeved. When one of the women heard that I hadn't ironed in 40 years, they offered to do the shirts for me. (This is typical of the help I get — escorted to meals and every other protection, explanations, supplies, etc.)”

She noted that one drawback is "not having a bathroom in the room — have to go about 75 yards at all hours of the day and night — clean though.”

Before her imprisonment, Stewart was derided in some press accounts for being chubby and un-chic in her courtroom appearances. Poynter said she has "lost weight"behind bars and tries to eat only one meal a day at Carswell because of the difficulty she has walking up several flights of stairs to a dining hall in a separate building. In her letter, Stewart noted the jailhouse grub at Carswell is far better than the eats at M.C.C.Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes.

"Food is vastly improved,"she wrote in late December. "Just had Sunday Brunch real scrambled eggs, PORK sausage, Baked or home fried potatoes, Butter (sweet whipped M' God!!) Grapefruit juice Toast, orange. I will probably regain the weight I lost at MCC! Weighing against that is the fact that to eat we need to walk to another building (about as far as from my house to the F Train) Also included is 3 flights of stairs up and down. May try to get an elevator pass and try NOT to use it.”

2011年1月26日 星期三

Embellishing fashion with cricket

If there is one religion in Pakistan that has an un-ebbing following without any contest it is cricket.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases.

And as the World Cup fever picks up in Pakistan with nothing short of religious zeal, associated industries get in line to benefit from it. But there’s another industry that has finally realised the potential of cricket and leaped in to get its share and that is retail; the one retail brand that has shown constant evolution with the times is Stoneage.

From fashion to music alliances, it has shown no qualms about stepping into unchartered territories and sought collaborations to strengthen its brand’s image and consumer base.

As the World Cup kicks off in Sri Lanka next week Stoneage will be launching an exclusive limited edition cricket line for men inspired by the occasion. "Our collective love for cricket has compelled us to design this line," says Moazzam Iqbal the Design Manager for men at Stone Age. This line of tee shirts, button down causal shirts, chinos, denims, blazers and track suits are all created within a colour pallete consisting of blue,The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, green and white and still the play of designs and accents with such a limited pallete has turned out to be quite impressive.

The forest green chinos, for instance, make for a great fashion statement for the audacious man who isn’t afraid of standing out. The tee shirts have shrewdly articulated images from the game with ball deliveries, bouncers and other glorious moments in cricket history and are posited with catchy slogans.

"Nobody has done this kind of thing," says Marketing Manager, Daanish Naeem with pride. Truly the creativity employed in creating such a line is laudable; special emblems with a Pakistan logo for the blazers and some tee shirts is quite ingenious. Even the semi formal/casual shirts with logos and accents are great for young working men whose corporations would probably soon be hosting World Cup related events.

The catalogue for the cricket line has also been shot in a very intelligent manner at the Cricket Musuem in the Lahore Gymkhana.

"Even the Pakistan Cricket Board doesn’t have a museum. This place even has souvenirs from Sir Don Braidman.Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. We got special permission to shoot our look book here," added Naeem. A classic shot shows four young men leaping in the air demonstrating the camaraderie and the brotherhood that cricket creates within the nation uniting friends and foe alike in their passion for the game.

Like their previous campaigns, Stoneage has yet again employed the use of viral marketing via Facebook to hunt for models for their cricket look book.

Why not use a cricket celebrity for endorsement though? "We are a brand that is for the youth and because of the youth we want to keep our project promoting fresh talent instead of using established names," justifies Naeem.

With tee shirts priced at Rs850 and the shirts atRs 1450, the brand has also released an entire range of accessories that include stylish shoes, track suits caps and bags.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. Since the passion for cricket is an unending one, this collection is bound to have an eternal charm and appeal with consumers. One can only wish that other fashion retailers begin to think in a similar direction and capitalise on such a momentous occasion.

Also with rumours afresh of Imran Khan soon hosting a celebrity match at Gaddafi Staudium in Lahore, perhaps fashion retailers like Stoneage should leap at the offer and design track suits for the celebrity teams playing.It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company.

How Phoenix non-profit helps women land jobs

Dress for Success Phoenix is helping women,The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, down on their luck, do just that and land a job.

"Life happened and the economy happened, and I was unemployed for over a year," said client Wendy Bess.

Bess is one of more than 600 women the non-profit helped in 2010.

"It was wonderful to be able to come here and feel like a lady again,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company." Bess said about Dress for Success' south Phoenix boutique.

Dress for Success provided her with a suit to wear on job interviews.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases.

Once she landed one in November, Bess then received a week's worth of work-wear for free.

"When you look good, you feel good,” said Lisa Doromal, founder and executive director of Dress for Success Phoenix. “It just gives you confidence."

In addition to providing women with items including free suits, shoes, handbags and make-up -- volunteers can help with resume building and mentoring.

"We're just trying to help them, point them in the right direction and show them what's acceptable and what's not,” said Doromal. “And, just give them a hand up."

But, providing help costs money.Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water.

So, Doromal has launched the $11 in 2011 campaign, with a fundraising goal of $111,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.000.

To give you an idea of what your donation can provide:

$11 buys 15 pairs of hosiery.

$111 buys a plus-size suit.

$1,111 enables 10 women to sustain long-term employment, through monthly peer support and retention training.

Is Halle Berry dropping hints? Star wears huge ring on her wedding finger

If Halle Berry is dropping hints for boyfriend Olivier Martinez then this is one he surely can't miss.

The actress stepped out to run errands today modelling a huge piece of shiny jewellery on her wedding finger.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,

The ring was certainly unmissable, particularly compared to her otherwise unremarkable black and grey outfit of jeans and jumper.

Halle,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. 44, has been dating Martinez since last summer, after meeting on the set of their movie Dark Tide.

The pair have enjoyed a whirlwind romance, even spending the holiday period together.

Their romance has reportedly come at a price, however.

Relations between Halle and her ex-boyfriend of five years, who fathered her daughter Nahla, have apparently soured.

French actor Gabriel Aubry, 35, recently filed a petition with the courts to be recognised as Nahla's father.

The pair are reportedly now working things out between them, although things are still said to be strained.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'.
A friend of Martinez told People magazine that the two are 'barely speaking'.there was this inflatable swimming pools filled with water, it was the magic that this pool was suddenly there.

But Halle has made it clear her two-year-old is her priority.

'Every choice I make now, and that includes who I choose to spend personal time with as a partner,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. is not just about me any more, it’s about what’s best for her,' she said recently.

OLD MASTER IN DENIM

A street urchin, wearing an oversized brown hat and grasping a hunk of bread, looks out at the viewer like he's about to cry. The boy wears a tattered blue jacket that seems to be made of denim.

In another picture, a beggar woman stands with a crutch and a bowl, flanked by two children. She wears a long, torn denim skirt that might not be out of place on a hippie from the 1960s.

A third painting shows a woman mending. She too wears a torn garment, apparently an apron, that is made not only from denim, but the light-blue faded kind.

These and other paintings, ten works in all, are now attributed to the mysterious Master of the Blue Jeans, a newly discovered painter who is thought to have been active in 17th-century Italy. Formerly given to other artists, including Michael Sweerts,it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans. Diego Velásquez and Georges de Latour, the group of works were gathered together and reattributed by Gerlinde Gruber,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. curator at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The pictures were first shown at Galerie Canesso in Paris, and are now on view at Didier Aaron, Inc., in Manhattan.

But blue denim -- is that not a particularly modern U.S. invention, by Levi Strauss perhaps, out in California during the Gold Rush? According to Gruber, the blue cloth with a white-thread weave that we know as denim is actually a Genoese fabric -- thus the name "genes," or "jeans" -- that has a long history in Europe, stretching back to blue serge used in the 1300s.

All the works in the show -- seven of the ten -- are for sale, with prices ranging from $200,000 to $1,200,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes.000. At this writing, two of the seven have already been sold and two more are on reserve.

Little may be known about the artist, but one thing is certain: the works look terrific together.

Like Caravaggesque genre scenes, the oils depict poor people, and all of the paintings include at least one child. The artist's tenebrist palette ranges from black and white and browns to gold, reds and oranges for flesh tones, and snatches of blue, green,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. and orange-red, mostly in the clothing. The backgrounds are deep brown.

Great attention paid to clothing and pieces of cloth, which are often tattered, pressed, wrinkled, stitched in broad strokes, soiled, rolled or pleated. And every painting has crockery or food in it, even The Barber Shop, which includes a child holding a majolica shaving bowl.

Anatomy and perspective is not always so masterful, though details are lovingly painted. As viewers, we know exactly what The Frugal Meal consists of, from the tiny birds in a bowl to the bread, rice soup, and an empanada, possibly filled with beets, held by the old woman.

Another theme that runs through the works is that of sight. The title figure in Woman Spinning appears blind in one eye, which is closed, while in A Frugal Meal with Two Children one child feeds another with closed eyes, who tilts her head back as if she may be sightless as well. In The Barber's Shop, the barber wears glasses.

The "Master of the Blue Jeans" has links to Dutch (and even some French and Spanish) painters in subject matter, and to Caravaggio and his followers in his interest in the dramatic play of lights and darks. The works seem to have turned up originally in Lombardy, but it's anybody's guess who the "Master of the Blue Jeans" really is and where he or she is from. What's yours?

"The Master of the Blue Jeans," Jan. 20-Feb. 18, 2011, at Didier Aaron, Inc., New York,There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere. 32 East 67th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021.

2011年1月25日 星期二

The Best And Worst Stadiums In Baseball

The love a fan has for their favorite sport involves more than just the game, the players, or the stats. The venue in which it's played contributes to the the excitement and overall enjoyment of the sport as well. For instance,A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. a Roman gladiatorial battle could have easily taken place in a field somewhere, observed by an audience standing on the surrounding hills … but there would be an epic intensity to the same battle if it occurred in the Coliseum. THAT is the importance of venue in sports.

The baseball stadium issue has always bugged me. Unlike most other sports, baseball does not have rigid and constant guidelines as to the size and structure of the playing field. One park might have power alleys measuring 375 feet, while another might be 400 feet. This taints one of baseball's most enduring offensive yardsticks – the home run. Are home runs by Babe Ruth and Sammy Sosa really equal considering that Sosa played in a tiny ballpark like Wrigley? What might Albert Pujols' career home run totals look like if he played 81 games a year in a launching pad like Coors Field in Colorado?

The flip side of stadium uniqueness is that each stadium has its own positive and negative aspects, making it a great place to play baseball … or Hell on Earth. Let's consider together the best and worst stadiums currently in use in major league baseball, and be ready to cast your votes for best and worst!

BEST STADIUM
For me,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. a stadium isn't called "the best" simply because it's old, historical, or fancy. For instance, Fenway Park in Boston certainly has tremendous history behind it as the oldest park in the major leagues, but obnoxious quirks like The Green Monster, the short left field fence, the ladder in fair territory, and the lack of view diminish it as the best stadium in baseball.

Some other parks dazzle with the newest amenities, but still don't thrill entirely. For instance,Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. Safeco Field in Seattle is high-tech, with its monstrous retractable roof and up-to-date technology, but the roof section is an eyesore and also a distraction as it looms over the field. PNC Park in Pittsburgh is also a modern wonder with a fabulous view for the 5,000 fans in the stands.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, But, like Fenway, PNC Park's weird, asymmetrical playing field drop it a few points.

All things considered, I would pick a tie between Wrigley Field in Chicago and AT&T Park in San Fransisco. Wrigley is baseball's second-oldest stadium, and therefore retains much of the old charm of baseball's bygone era. However, unlike the older Fenway, Wrigley has solid (if smallish) dimensions and a clear view around the stadium. It also has a perfect view of the Chicago skyline. For day baseball,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. there isn't a better place on Earth than Wrigley in the summertime.

As for AT&T Park, it is a newer throwback stadium designed to take advantage of San Fransisco's incredible view of the bay. The field is mostly symmetrical and it has solid dimensions. Combined with the gorgeous weather of the area, AT&T Park is hard to beat.

As a tip of the hat to local flavor, I really do like the new Busch Stadium. It showcases the St. Louis skyline nicely, has reasonable dimensions, and nice wide concourses. I just really miss how loud old Busch would get during gametime due to having an enclosed wall. It's just not the same.

Now it's your turn … which stadium do you consider baseball's finest? Vote below or leave your opinions in the comments section!

Lucky Brand Debuts New Handbags at Exclusive NYC Cocktail Party

Lucky Brand is leaving the sunny shores of Southern California to brave New York City snow come January 31. The Los Angeles-based brand, best known for its men's and women's jeans, will debut its brand new line of fabulous, fashion-forward handbags in an exclusive combination press preview/cocktail party at their beautifully designed showroom near Times Square. Inspired by the unique culture, people, and beach-side towns of Southern California, Lucky Brand's Fall 2011 handbags feature supple leather and rich,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. handcrafted details.

"It's all feathers and fringe for the fall," says Charlie Cole, Vice President of Online Marketing for Lucky Brand. "My favorite bags are in the La Jolla Collection and feature a soft, chic feather design created by one of Lucky's resident artists.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. They are the perfect bags for the fashion-loving girl."

The La Jolla Collection is one of eleven collections that Lucky Brand has designed for 2011. Ranging from slouchy satchels to dainty, cross-body purses, every handbag spotlights the vibrant, luxurious California lifestyle that served as its inspiration. "The new Lucky Brand handbags are all fabulous on the outside, functional on the inside, and incredibly well constructed," says Cole. "Our purses showcase new trends and exciting, hand-worked details like metal rivets,A man was put under citizen's arrest for attempting to fight the inflatable bouncers rentals at Dan's Irish Sports Bar. beading, stitching, embroidery- even laser-cut prints. They are fresh and fun and, like everything that bears the Lucky label,The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, come with the essence of Southern California sewn right in."

The January 31 sneak peek of Lucky's newest accessories are reserved for industry retailers, distributors, Lucky partners and accessories editors, who will enjoy delicious drinks as the designs are unveiled. The rest of Lucky fans will wait with bated breath until the handbags are available online and in retail stores this July 2011.

About Lucky Brand
Lucky Brand is true blue American. Born and bred in Los Angeles, Lucky shipped its first pair of vintage-inspired jeans in 1990 and quickly became known as a pioneer and innovator in the world of modern denim. Lucky Brand designs and markets a full range of great fitting, good quality, distinctively Lucky men's and women's jeans and fashion that work with the American lifestyle. Lucky Brand collections are carried at better department and specialty stores, online at LuckyBrand.com, and at over 183 company-owned stores in the U.S.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases.A. and three internationally.

Lake City Bank Reports Record Net Income

Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported record net income of $24.5 million for 2010. This performance represents a $5.Today we are going to be taking a look at the latest sneaker like that, this is the new nike air max 90 in Black, Yellow and Orange.5 million, or 29%, increase in net income versus $19.0 million for 2009.

Michael L. Kubacki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We're proud of this performance in a challenging economic environment for us and our clients. While record earnings are the focal point of our performance, we're equally proud of the further balance sheet strengthening that occurred in 2010."

The Company also reported that diluted net income per common share was $1.32 for 2010 versus $1.26 for 2009, an increase of 5%. Earnings per share performance for 2010 was negatively impacted by the Company's June 2010 redemption of the TARP preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury Department. As a result of this redemption, the Company recognized a one-time non-cash reduction in net income available to common shareholders of $1.8 million, which represented the remaining unamortized accretion of the discount on the preferred shares. Excluding the impact of this redemption, diluted earnings per share would have been $1.43 for 2010 versus $1.26 for 2009, an increase of 13%.

The Company further reported net income of $5.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, which represented a 7% increase over $5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Diluted net income per share for the quarter increased 13% to $0.36 versus $0.32 for the comparable period of 2009.

The Company also announced that the Board of Directors approved a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of $0.155 per share, payable on February 7, 2011 to shareholders of record as of January 25, 2011.

Average total loans for 2010 of $2.05 billion represented a $147 million, or 8%, increase versus $1.90 billion in 2009. Average total loans for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $2.08 billion versus $1.96 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009 and $2.06 billion for the linked third quarter of 2010. On a linked quarter basis, average loans increased by $21 million versus the third quarter of 2010.

David M. Findlay, President, stated, "Our loan growth during the quarter and year are reflective of Lake City Bank's ongoing commitment to the communities we serve. This lending activity is the best tool we have to encourage economic growth in our Indiana markets."

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company's net interest margin was 3.Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes.73% versus 3.51% in 2009. This margin improvement contributed to a 15% increase in the Company's net interest income to $92.7 million in 2010 versus $80.3 million in 2009. The Company's net interest margin was 3.62% in the fourth quarter of 2010 versus 3.74% for the fourth quarter of 2009 and 3.70% in the linked third quarter of 2010. This linked quarter margin decline resulted primarily from higher costs of funds as the Company increased its reliance on core deposits as a funding source.

The Company's provision for loan losses in 2010 was $23.9 million versus $21.2 million in 2009, an increase of $2.7 million, or 13%. The provision increase on a year-over-year basis was generally driven by higher levels of loan charge-offs and overall economic conditions in the Company's markets and the related possible weaknesses in our borrowers' future performance and prospects. The provision for loan losses of $6.5 million in the fourth quarter represented an increase of $271,000, or 4%, versus $6.3 million in the same period of 2009. In the third quarter of 2010, the provision was $6.2 million.

Lakeland Financial's allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2010 was $45.0 million, compared to $32.1 million as of December 31, 2009 and $42.0 million as of September 30, 2010. The allowance for loan losses increased to 2.15% of total loans as of December 31, 2010 versus 1.59% at December 31, 2009 and 2.05% as of September 30, 2010.

"Since 2008, we have grown our loan loss reserve by $26.1 million, or 139%. This kind of growth represents a further strengthening of our balance sheet, but also reflects the challenges inherent in our loan portfolio. While overall loan quality remains stable, we have not seen any broad-based indications of economic recovery in our region. In addition, the granularity of our portfolio presents ongoing risks," commented Findlay.

Nonperforming assets were $40.7 million as of December 31, 2010 versus $29.5 million as of September 30, 2010 and $31.6 million as of December 31, 2009. The increase during the fourth quarter resulted primarily from increases in nonaccrual loans, which totaled $36.6 million at December 31, 2010 versus $25.7 million as of September 30, 2010. A single credit totaling $9.0 million represented 83% of the increase in nonaccrual loans. As a result,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. nonperforming assets to total assets at the end of 2010 was 1.52% versus 1.09% at September 30, 2010. The allowance for loan losses represented 122% of nonperforming loans as of December 31, 2010 versus 104% at December 31, 2009 and 162% at September 30, 2010.

Kubacki added, "The increase in nonperforming assets during the quarter was reflective of the continuing economic difficulties in our markets. While the increase was primarily due to a single borrower, we continue to be concerned with the fragile nature of the region's economy."

Net charge offs for 2010 of $11.0 million represented an increase of $3.0 million versus net charge offs of $8.0 million in 2009. For the fourth quarter of 2010, net charge-offs totaled $3.5 million versus $3.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2009 and $1.5 million during the third quarter of 2010. Loan exposure to two borrowers represented $1.5 million, or 43%, of these charge offs. The first loss of $782,000 was related to a manufacturing company with exposure to the housing and recreational vehicle industry. The Bank has remaining exposure of $1.3 million to this borrower. The second loss of $726,000 was related to a commercial real estate development loan. The Bank has additional exposure of $562,000 to this borrower.

The Company's non-interest income totaled $21.5 million for 2010 versus $22.2 million in 2009. For the fourth quarter of 2010, noninterest income was $5.1 million versus $5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $6.2 million for the third quarter of 2010.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, On a year-over-year basis, the quarterly decrease was driven by a non-cash other than temporary impairment of $1.3 million on several non-agency mortgage backed securities in the Company's investment portfolio. Non-interest income was positively impacted by higher mortgage banking income, which increased by $194,000, investment brokerage income, which increased by $198,000, increases in loan, insurance and service fees driven by overdraft charges and greater debit card usage and increases in other ancillary revenue sources. The decrease for the year was affected by the same factors that affected the fourth quarter. Merchant card fee income declined $1.4 million from $2.5 million in 2009 to $1.1 million for 2010. Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, the Company began converting clients to a new third-party processor for this activity. As a result, only net revenues with the new processor are being recognized in merchant card fee income in non-interest income.

Overall, total revenue for 2010 of $114.2 million represented an 11% increase versus total revenue in 2009 of $102.5 million. For the quarter, total revenue increased 2% to $28.One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today.4 million versus $27.8 million for the comparable period of 2009.

Russians barely flinch after airport bombing

A brief postscript from Monday's airport bombing in Moscow, which I covered here.

If the terrorist's aim is to provoke an overreaction, give the Russians credit for barely flinching.

Air traffic at Domodedovo airport was interrupted for only 20 minutes. According to eyewitness reports, airline crews and passengers in the adjacent arrival and departure lounges did not even realize that a bombing had taken place!

Think about that. Imagine for a minute that a similar attack had occurred at, say, Chicago's O'Hare or Los Angeles International, and what the American reaction would have been like. For hours after the blast, flights would have been halted and roadways blocked off. The entire terminal would have been closed for weeks. Tens of thousands of people would be canceling their airline reservations, and media coverage would be in absolute overdrive, fanning the flames for days.

And, of course, TSA and the rest of the Security Machine would be licking their chops in anticipation of all the new rules and restrictions to come.it was the musical equivalent of a midlife crisis, like when your dad thinks he's “hip” by wearing ed hardy jeans.

Far-fetched? I really don't think so.

Perhaps the Russians were playing it a bit too casual, but we should draw from their example if and when the time comes.

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2011年1月24日 星期一

Safety comes first in Baldwinsville

The head of the Baldwinsville School District is assuring parents tonight that student safety comes first after students were sent outside into the biting cold, some wearing only tee shirts and shorts, due to a fire alarm.
The students were kept outside for 10 minutes at most,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. but long enough to worry some parents. Some parents questioned why school wasn’t delayed in the first place due to frigid conditions.
Superintendent Jeanne Dangle said that her staff jumped into action to get the students out of the cold and into warmer environments.
Dangle says an emergency plan was in place, but took precious minutes to unfold after an alarm sounded at the high school Monday morning. She said intense heat was being reported in a duct, leaving the district with no choice but to evacuate, telling students to leave the building, without a chance for some to grab a coat.
“It’s a very difficult decision,Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. cold days, snow days and then to have an incident happen on top of it.Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. It just makes it challenging,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for ‘functional reasons’.” she said. “They couldn’t predict at that time, was there a fire in there or was there an explosion possible that could happen, any of that.”
Students, some wearing t-shirts and shorts from gym class,The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, were finally allowed back into the high school after being kept warm in buses and other schools nearby. Even so, some had to wait as long as 10 minutes for shelter, which has some parents concerned.
“It’s negative 11 degrees out, so I was really worries about the time he was going to be outside, whether or not they had coats on, and how they’d be protected,” said parent Catherine Barnes, who heard about the evacuation via text message.

Subash K Jha speaks about Dhobi Ghat

When we first enter the evocative macrocosmic world of Kiran Rao’s Mumbai, one of the characters has already snuffed out her life. We don’t know that. We only know what Arun the whimsical elitist painter Arun (Aamir Khan) knows about this artless Muslim woman in the heartless city of Mumbai which embraces everyone and favours none.
Dhobi Ghat is an immensely cryptic yet convincing exploration of four unfinished dissatisfied lives in pursuit of a life beyond the present. Mumbai is a city in timeless transition. This film captures that intangible feeling of characters being trapped in state of intermediary that you thought could never be put in a film. Dhobi Ghat makes emotions visible on camera. You catch the characters feeling their feelings when they think no one is looking.
Every protagonist wants to move to a new emotional and/or economic level of existence. Arun, a lately divorced painter would like to melt that icy coldness that he has secreted around his heart. Shai (Monica Dogra) the anything-but-shy NRI wants to discover the “real” Mumbai through her camera lens. She is the Indian tourist looking for ‘home’. Munna (Prateik Babbar) the most layered migrant in the plot is the dhobi who wants to be Salman Khan. He wears tee-shirts with pictures of rock bands like the Doors but is clueless about how to crack the rock his own stock. Munna links all the characters together in a splendid snarl of complex emotions.
And Yasmin (Kirti Malhotra)…Poor innocent Yasmin. All she ever wanted from Mumbai was a sense of belonging in an alien city. Her cognac-eyes imploring her kid-brother in the video-recording to not mind the fact that she has lost her joie de vivre in a city that has no space for the sensitive. And yet Mumbai-God bless its all-accommodating cosmopolitanism-is not portrayed as a hostile city.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. The warmth and cross-cultural camaraderie comes across in the film through portrayals of individuals lost in the most crowded parts of Mumbai and yet somehow seeking and finding a sense of belonging within the feeling of acute isolation that hits you the minute your feet touch the magical mystical metropolitanism of Mumbai.
Tushar Kanti Ray’s camera stares languidly at Mumbai with curious eyes. We see the city in all its isolating yet all-encompassing splendour. The visuals would be called breathtaking in their evocativeness if they were not so true to life, almost documentary-like in their search for the authentic voice and visuals.
Barring Aamir Khan all the faces are appropriately new. Monica Dogra for example, who plays the camera-wielding class-challenged love-seeker from the US, is no actor. And that’s the best compliment we can pay her. Kriti Malhotra on the other hand who plays Yasmin the city’s migrant casualty is more of an ‘actor’ probably because she is only seen on the video camera with which she shot her ‘letters’ to her brother that Arun discovers when he moves into a new home,For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for ‘functional reasons’. a new beginning, a new hope. He finally flees the haunting memories of Yasmin’s life,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. without leaving forwarding address. This, as we all know, often happens in Mumbai. The city is like that only.
Every character in Dhobi Ghat is in constant search of a different, though not necessarily, better life. In her 95-minute narration Kiran Rao packs in an eternity of expressed and unexpressed emotions. Indeed she is a master of silences with long stretches of the soundtrack being devoted to the sounds of quietude. Dammit, even the outstanding background score by Gustavo Santaolalla is used with rigorous austerity. It is as though Rao won’t let her passion for understatement be overruled by her overwhelming love for the city of Mumbai.
Each actor abandons all the skills and artifice of acting. Aamir’s Arun is underlined by slanted suggestions of angst. He is the painter who paints his pain. And not for financial gain. Aamir courts the canvas with a blend of vulnerability and warmth.Today, I want to show you their leather phone cases. Prateik Babbar is quite simply the most prized discovery in recent times alongside Ranbir Kapoor. His eyes and smile communicate a wealth of undefinable emotions. The way he breaks into a hint of smile when Shai calls him handsome or in the film’s dying moments when in a moment of heroic self-abnegation he gives over his right to love Shai, Prateik proves himself a delightful little interpreter of delicate emotions.

Daisy Blue Helping to Give to Women

A local business is hoping to help Minnesota women find jobs.For some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for ‘functional reasons’.
In its second time of promoting the non-profit “Dress for Success”, Daisy Blue Naturals in Albert Lea is conducting another clothing drive.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,
Folks are asked to drop off gently used professional women’s clothing,there was this inflatable swimming pools filled with water, it was the magic that this pool was suddenly there. purses and jewelry to help economically disadvantaged women succeed in the workplace.
Daisy Blue’s Wwner says this is a great way to clean out those closets and dressers.
Jena Thompson says, “We have had so many phone calls and people dropping off clothes already, I am amazed at how much our community comes together and is supporting this,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. so I’m really thankful.”
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Dash Clothing Boutique Is Now Open and Kausing Khaos in NYC

Leave it toFor some time, women have bid farewell to the days when women handbags were just used for 'functional reasons'. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian to kause a komotion! The sisters' new Dash clothing boutique opened in New York's SoHo, just down the street from Chanel, this November. The konsensus? It's khaos!

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Now that taping has wrapped on the new reality series Kourtney and Kim Take New York, the famous entrepreneurs have headed home to LA, leaving New York fans to shop in peace at SoHo's Dash clothing boutique. Shoppers should expect to find stylish wares such as jeans, swimwear and a line of jewelry inspired by that girls' Armenian heritage.

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2011年1月23日 星期日

Back-to-school display skirts the line of decency

A St Kilda adult store is encouraging fantasies about sex with minors through its display of school uniforms and a blackboard, the director of a children's lobby group has claimed.
Julie Gale, founder of Kids Free 2B Kids, said the ''provocative'' shop window display in Barkly Street adult store Love Play correlated school-age children with adult sexuality and should be illegal.
''The message is that it's OK for school kids to be seen as sexual fodder. It's totally abhorrent and inappropriate that an adult sex shop is blatantly sexualising children returning to school.
"This display undermines child protection efforts and assumes school is a place for sexual activity,The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,'' Ms Gale said.
The display,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. which coincides with the start of the school year, depicts a pile of school books,Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. apples, pens
and four half-body mannequins wearing short tartan skirts and midriff-bearing shirts.
The mannequins hang above a blackboard that reads ''Back to School'' in chalk handwriting.
Love Play refused to comment on the display.Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones. The Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union also refused to comment.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.
General manager of the neighbouring National Theatre Ballet School Robert Taylor said he was not offended by the display and had not received any complaints from parents.
''There are three sex shops located within two blocks of this theatre. We are in St Kilda. It's a bit of a storm in a teacup.''
Ms Gale said the ''school girl'' porn genre was a worrying trend.
''It's the closest the adult sex industry can get to legitimising child pornography within the constricts of the law.''
Port Phillip Council said there were no local laws that governed shop window displays.

Weighing the Week Ahead: Is the Market Now Priced for Perfection?

With a stumble in tech stocks this week, nearly everyone is asking two questions:
1. Is the long-awaited correction upon us?
2. Will it be a normal pull back, with buyers stepping in, or the start of a big decline?
I am a long-time Greenberg fan, back from his SF Chronicle days. He does good investigative reporting. His sources have always been mostly bears and short-sellers, so he has needed to learn how to use this information without being manipulated. In general he does a good job in navigating these waters.Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones.
The piece I am citing raises some issues. How typical are the stocks cited? Let us suppose that we have a stock with forward earnings of $1.50 and earnings growth of 40%. Some investors might give this a P/E multiple of 40 (a PEG ratio of only one) and figure it is a $60 stock. Now let us suppose that the stock reports a quarter of 30 cents instead of the expected 35 cents. Two bad things happen:
1. The expected forward earnings come down a notch -- perhaps to $1.35.
2. The growth rate goes to (maybe) 25% instead of 40.
Now the growth investor does a 25 multiple on $1.35 and it is a $34 stock.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, In growth stocks, an earnings miss affects both the earnings forecast and the growth rate. This changes the multiple accorded by the market.
A stock price that reflects maximum potential earnings and growth is the definition of "priced to perfection."
Greenberg came up with some examples,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. but are these typical? And what about the "weak hands" thesis?
I'll conclude with my own answer, but first let me do my regular weekly review of data.
Background on "Weighing the Week Ahead"
There are many good services that do a complete list of every event for the upcoming week, so that is not my mission.Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. Instead, I try to single out what will be most important in the coming week. If I am correct, my theme for the week is what we will be watching on TV and reading in the mainstream media. It is a focus on what I think is important for my trading and client portfolios.
In most of my articles I build a careful case for each point. My purpose here is different.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes. This weekly piece emphasizes my opinions about what is really important and how to put the news in context. Others will disagree. That is what makes a market!

Red shirts want ministers fired

PrimTwo French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones.e Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva should change its security policy for deep South and remove heads of the security units,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said on Sunday.One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,

“Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon should be removed as they failed to resolve the problem of southern unrest”, said Mr Prompong.

He cited that the failure had led to the raid of a military camp in Rangae district of Narathiwat by militants recently in which four soldiers were killed and six others injured.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.

Um, That Doesn't Belong in My Gym Bag

I was changing at the gym a few days ago and opened up the side pocket to reveal a stash of three bags of pretzel M&Ms I bought while on a road trip the week before. I couldn't help but burst out laughing — there I was,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. suiting up to sweat off the treatwe wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston.s of the week,Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. and I had literally brought the calorie equivalent of at least two workouts with me.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.

I've resolved to eat less sugary treats after a decadent holiday season of indulgences, and I knew I'd somehow justify popping the candy if I didn't get rid of it so I gifted the packages to the nice dude that works the front desk at the gym. I'll certainly be more careful about where I stash snacks in the future. Temptation totally avoided.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.

2011年1月20日 星期四

Top ecologist bags Crafoord Prize

The Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, for areas of the life sciences not covered by the Nobel Prizes, has gone this year to Finnish scientist Ilkka Hanski, a professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Helsinki.

Hanski, 57,we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston. will receive a pot of 4 million kroner ($ 604,000) for his lifetime of work in ecology.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards the prize, said Hanski’s mathematical and analytical models have helped ecologists study the effect of urbanization, deforestation and climate change on animal and plant species. He helped establish the field of metapopulation ecology, which examines the risk of extinction for species living in fragmented landscapes. (For more on the subject, see this Nature review by Hanski)

His work prominently uses the idea of “extinction debt”, which means that highly isolated, fragmented species are doomed to extinction in the long term even though they may be hanging on for now.

In its press release, the academy called his theories the “cornerstones of research on biodiversity”, which should have practical applications for natural resource management and conservation.

The creatures Hanski has worked with are small and large, including water fleas, butterflies, lemmings and bears.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere. His longest history is with the butterfly species Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia - see picture) which he began watching more than 20 years ago.Chanelle Hayes Chanelle Hayes hit the streets in Christian Louboutin Maggie pumps. The insect once thrived in Finland and much of Northern Europe, but modern farming practices have cut off populations. Significant inbreeding has produced local groups,exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes. known as 'split metapopulations', that are vulnerable in the long term to environmental challenges. The butterfly has been in decline in Northern Europe over the past few decades.

Hanski has long called for greater urgency in dealing with accelerating biodiversity loss. He says humans are evolutionarily programmed to ignore large-scale and long-term changes,If you are really space deprived and don't have a sofa bed, today's inflatable mattress bed are a great “bed in a pinch. and that this will likely lead to the world’s ruin.

“Our cognitive incapacity to perceive large-scale and long-term changes is a major obstacle to rational environmental policies,” he wrote in an editorial in EMBO reports.

Belief in self behind Paralympian Holmes' success

United States Paralympic sprinter April Holmes backs herself to outrun the world's fastest man – on one leg.

The 2008 gold medallist,exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes. defending world champion and world record holder is aiming to retain her 100-metre and 200m titles at the IPC Athletics World Championships starting tomorrow in Christchurch.

Holmes, who lost her leg in a train accident in 2001, said much of her success was down to self-belief.

"I'm one of those people who believes I can do almost anything in life,There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere." she said.

"I tell people all the time that I could beat Michael Jordan at basketball, and if Usain Bolt got his leg amputated, I could beat him at running also."

Her goal in Christchurch is to get a step closer to achieving six world and Paralympic titles.

"I sat there the other day as I was warming up thinking about some of our American sports heroes, realising that Michael Jordan has six [NBA championship] rings, and Kobe [Bryant] is one shy.

"I have a very good opportunity between here and London [Paralympics] to walk away with six championships,If you are really space deprived and don't have a sofa bed, today's inflatable mattress bed are a great “bed in a pinch. so that's on my mind right now."

A hip injury has hampered Holmes' buildup, but she had not written off breaking her own world record at QEII.

"If I can put my foot down fast enough on the ground, you might see it.

"I don't think I'm moving as fast [with the injury]; I think I'm about 80 per cent. You can't run without your hip.Chanelle Hayes Chanelle Hayes hit the streets in Christian Louboutin Maggie pumps."

Holmes said she was not daunted by the expectation of being defending champion and one of the event's biggest stars.

In 2009, she became the first female athlete to sign a sponsorship deal with Jordan's clothing brand.

"I don't really get caught up in what other people expect of me. I'm more about the standards I expect and set for myself.

"As long as we get out here and put on a good show, that's my thank you to the fans."

Holmes was not a competitive athlete before the accident but her surgeon suggested she take up the sport.

She became inspired by a magazine featuring the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

"I thought he was crazy because I didn't know anybody who was an amputee and had never seen anything Paralympic.

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Hawks bounce Battalion for Spirit Cup

The Cambridge major bantam AAA Hawks recently won the sixth annual Spirit Challenge hockey tournament in Oshawa.Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,
The Hawks got off to a good start with a 2-0 win over fellow Alliance league member the London Jr. Knights. The second game saw the Hawks lose by a 4-2 score to the Niagara Falls Canucks.
The Hawks bounced back in the third round-robin game with a hard fought 1-0 win over the host Oshawa Minor Generals.
In the last round-robin game, the Hawks downed New York State’s Amherst Knights 3-1 to earn a spot in the semifinals.
The semifinals placed the Hawks in a rematch with Niagara Falls.
The Hawks avenged their prior loss to the Canucks with a solid 5-2 victory to earn a spot in the finals.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.
The finals had the Hawks matched up against the undefeated Brampton Battalion.
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So, who is this man that fills the big Apple shoes?

TIM COOK, stepping in for his boss Steve Jobs for the third time in seven years, faces the challenge of keeping up Apple’s product development and girding the iPhone and iPad maker for rivalry with Google.One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today.

Cook (50), Apple’s operations guru, took charge this week after Jobs, who has been receiving treatment for cancer and a liver transplant, said he was taking another medical leave. In an e-mail to employees, Jobs said he would remain chief executive officer and be involved in major strategic decisions, yet didn’t say when he might return.

As chief operating officer, Cook runs day-to-day operations. When he stepped in for six months in 2009 during Jobs’s transplant leave, Apple shares climbed 70 per cent. While Jobs (55) sets the creative vision for Apple’s products, Cook’s oversight includes sales, manufacturing and distribution. He can ably take over again, said Peter Misek, analyst at Jefferies Co. “He’s a star, just a different kind of star from Steve,” said Misek. “He’s arguably one of the best supply chain managers in the world.”

Jobs’ health has been deteriorating in recent weeks, according to a person who knows the Apple founder and didn’t want to be identified. Messages left for several of Apple’s six outside directors weren’t returned.

While Apple hasn’t publicly named Cook as successor to Jobs, he is the heir apparent, said Avi Greengart, research director of consumer devices at Current Analysis, a market research firm. He said while Apple will continue to succeed in its markets, he questions how it will fare finding new directions without Jobs.

“Jobs has an almost magical ability to see markets that are small and niche, and to understand what it would take to make them big businesses,” Greengart said. “Steve Jobs is the one and only Steve Jobs.”

Cook is taking charge of a company that has more than doubled to $321 billion in market capitalisation since he last took over for Jobs. The expansion was fuelled by the iPhone mobile device, which almost doubled its sales in the fiscal year ended in September, and the iPad tablet computer, which went on sale in April.

On Tuesday night, Apple reported much better than expected revenue, on the back of strong pre-Christmas sales of its devices. Profit for the first quarter of its financial year was $6 billion, up 78 per cent from a year ago, while revenue rose 71 per cent to $26.7 billion.Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes.

“Tim Cook can obviously operate,” said Michael Yoshikami, chief investment strategist at YCMNet Advisors. “The question is: can he be a visionary?”

Apple also now faces a formidable competitor – smartphones based on Google’s Android operating system. Android has become a top-seller in the US, according to ComScore, accounting for 26 per cent of the smartphone market in November, compared with 25 per cent for the iPhone.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.

The company is playing catch-up to Google in mobile advertising. Google was expected to grab 59 per cent of the US mobile-ad market last year, while Apple may have finished with less than 10 per cent, research firm IDC said last month. The two companies also compete in software that puts internet content on TV.

Cook consumes energy bars to take him through marathon meetings that run late into the night. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Cook earned an engineering degree from Auburn University in his home state and a masters of business administration from Duke University.Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones. Apple hired him in 1998 to help catch up with the efficiency of rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard.

He has proven himself as a strong operations executive and can rely, in the short term at least, on Apple’s pipeline of products.

Cook got compensation of $59.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,1 million in Apple’s fiscal 2010, including a bonus of $5 million and $52.3 million in stock awards.

2011年1月19日 星期三

USA's response to threats from China and Russia

The United States decided to breathe new life into the previously frozen project of Blackswift hypersonic aircraft. The Pentagon has been dreaming lately about the appearance of non-nuclear weapons, which could quickly (within two hours) strike any object in any part of the globe.

Such ideas appeared during the Cold War era,It is an email notification service that notifies buyers about the recent additions to the used inflatable boats for sale available with the company. although they were mostly about the creation of hypersonic missiles. According to DARPA, the Pentagon planned to have such weapons ready already in 2010. It goes about the building of the so-called Common Aero Vehicle flying bomb, which would carry a 450-kilo warhead and be capable of striking targets within the radius of 5,500 kilometers. The USA tested hypersonic missiles in May of 2010.

The Pentagon was also actively working to create reusable aircraft. US officials stated that they had achieved considerable progress in the field during the years of the Cold War as they created the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, which could develop the speed of 3 Max.

Nowadays, it goes about the creation of faster vehicles. According to Falcon project, it is planned to develop a hypersonic vehicle that would be capable of taking off from common air bases and striking any targets within the radius of 16,700 kilometers in only two hours.

Twelve leading companies were working on the project. Some of them received multi-billion orders from the Pentagon. It took quite a long time for positive results to appear. In 2001-2002, a number of tests was conducted, but they ended with a failure. It particularly goes about the X-43A aircraft, the declared speed of which exceeded the speed of sound seven times. However, the aircraft crashed during the take off in July of 2001.

The Americans continued the research. In 2007, DARPA started working on the prototype of the unmanned Blackswift aircraft, which would fly at the speed of 6 Max and stay invulnerable to modern air defense systems. Blackswift could become a platform for launching space vehicles. It could also be used as reconnaissance and bomber aircraft.

Billions of dollars were assigned for its development, but the works were shelved in October of 2008 as a result of the world financial crisis. Many thought that the project would never come back to life, but now it seems that Blackswift is breathing again. The project will continue to develop on the base of SR-71 strategic bomber and X-51 spacecraft.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.

According to Ares blog, the Blackswift program is being reanimated indeed. DARPA will take into consideration the experience of 2010: the first successful flight of the X-51 hypersonic missile, the unsuccessful launch of the HTV-1 hypersonic drone and the orbital flights of reusable X-37B spacecraft.

America plans to build the first prototype of Blackswift aircraft by 2016. The vehicle is likely to be passed into service during 2021-2025. There are many hidden rocks on the way to the implementation of such an ambitious project. Among them is the possibility to receive required materials for the production of the vehicle. The Blackswift engine raises even more questions.

Some experts ironically say that one should install engines of three different types to make the aircraft fly at the speed of 6 Max. A turbojet engine would be needed for the take off and initial acceleration. A jet engine would then be needed for the plane to develop the declared hypersonic speed. Finally, the vehicle should be equipped with a supersonic combustion ramjet to continue flying at this speed.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.

American engineers hope to solve these problems and create a compound engine which would switch between several modes during operation.

Pavel Zolotarev, deputy director of the Institute for the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that it goes about the further development of the hypersonic weapons program.

"The Pentagon is first and foremost interested in building the so-called expendable component, i.e.we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston. the missiles which do not fly on the ballistic trajectory. The Americans say that with this weapon it will be possible to destroy terrorists more effectively. It is not really clear, though,Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water. why they need to build hypersonic aircraft - hypersonic missiles would be enough.

"I believe that the Americans do not want to restore the original Blackswift project. Perhaps, they are developing a vehicle, which would destroy enemy's satellites in space. At any rate, the appearance of such news raises serious concerns because hypersonic reusable aircraft pose a serious threat to other countries, rather than to terrorists. Most likely, this will make Russia and China think of taking adequate measures in response.

"It will take the USA at least ten years to implement such a project. The Americans have not found a solution to the heat protection problem of high-speed aircraft. Taking into consideration the crisis in the funding of new defense programs, one may presume that the Americans indulge in wishful thinking saying that the fleet of hypersonic aviation will be ready in 2021.

DOWNTREND SPOTTED IN SHARES OF TRUE RELIGION APPAREL

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In the past 52 weeks, shares of True Religion Apparel have traded between a low of $17.Larger pets need to be checked and require a large pet carrier non-collapsible carrier and easy access to water.50 and a high of $34.17 and are now at $20.47, which is 17% above that low price.

True Religion Apparel is currently below its 50-day moving average of $21.47 and below its 200-day moving average of $23.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.52. Look for these moving averages to decline to confirm the company's downward momentum.

In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 0.33% while the 200-day MA has slid 0.36%.

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Al McKnight, Corning: Evolution is religion, not science

We learn from the scientific method that something must be demonstrable and repeatable to be scientific. After about 150 years of organized experimentation and theorizing, no scientific proof has ever been demonstrated for evolution.There's a reason Manolo blahnik shoes are considered the crème de al crème of all shoes, everywhere.

Those who believe in evolution believe based on their faith in the theory that it is true. When someone believes by faith, that is religion.Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones.

Recent discoveries in genetics have shown that a living thing cannot evolve into a more complex organism because the genome is just not able to make it happen.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced, Mutations and natural selection can cause variation within a species or kind of living thing,we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston. but simply cannot create something more complex than what the genome is capable of.

For example, a dog will always produce another dog, never an animal more complex than a dog.

Scientifically speaking, man could not have evolved from a simpler organism because the genome of a simpler creature simply does not have the DNA to get the job done.

The scientific evidence that is available points toward creation, not evolution, as the origin of all things in the universe, both living and non-living.

There is an abundance of information available on the subject, just google creation science to learn more.

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Nasri nudges Arsenal through

SAMIR NASRI underlined his credentials as an early contender for player of the season with a sparkling display to help Arsenal finally get the better of Championship side Leeds United at Elland Road last night.

The France international scored the London side’s opener and was their creative heart as this time Leeds failed to cope with the qualities of their Premier League opposition.

And the France international said afterwards: “We wanted to start really strongly. We scored after five minutes and tried to play our game even though the pitch was a little difficult. We want to win every competition and this cup is really important to us.”

Bacary Sagna’s cracking drive made it 2-0 and Leeds were left only with the memories of Bradley Johnson’s blistering strike to sweeten the bitter pill of defeat, especially when Robin van Persie came off the bench to round off the scoring.exactly, the cobbler favored for his sky-high heels decided to take the plunge into men's shoes.

After struggling against Leeds at home in this FA Cup third-round contest, and having been embarrassed at Ipswich in the League Cup last week, this was a far more comfortable ride for Arsene Wenger’s side.

That was thanks in large part to Nasri, whose presence in midfield looked hugely reassuring for the Gunners.

It took less than five minutes for the 23-year-old to make a telling impact and score his 14th goal of the season.

Andrei Arshavin, who had a point to prove after some dismal recent performances, played a key role in the move, with Marouane Chamakh stepping over his pass to allow Nasri to dance through and slip the ball neatly to the side of Leeds United goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

The Gunners did not let up however and Leeds were chasing elusive shadows for much of the game.

Simon Grayson’s men were kept in it by Schmeichel’s stunning save, scooping Chamakh’s downward header off the line. The Moroccan continued, however, to be a thorn in Leeds’ side with a blistering run down the right and penetrating ball that somehow Arshavin failed to turn home.

The Russian tried to make amends but once more Schmeichel came to the rescue, turning aside his fierce low strike.The man who helped Jordan win jordan 6 rings as a player wants to be a coach, and though inexperienced,

Anything Arshavin could do, Nicklas Bendtner was keen to show he could do better, but the Dane’s miss from Sagna’s pinpoint cross was if anything even more ghastly than Arshavin’s minutes earlier. “That’s why you’re 52,” chanted the Leeds fans in reference to Bendtner’s shirt number.

When Sagna drilled home into the top corner with the outside of his right foot to make it 2-0 it seemed as though Arsenal were home and dry.

But Leeds, who had barely ventured into Arsenal’s half, were suddenly back in the running thanks to a quite stunning long-range strike by Johnson, who began his football life as an Arsenal schoolboy but was released as a 15-year-old.

Johnson, who made his way to Leeds via non-league football, Cambridge and Northampton,One of those shoes is without a doubt the Nike air max tn and we are going to be looking at the latest colorway today. will not have hit a more glorious shot in his life. Struck with the left foot from 30 yards out, it screamed into the top right corner with goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny clawing at thin air.Sarah emerged from Juicy couture wholesale with three bags full of clothes. That gave Leeds some hope at the break but Nasri picked up the threads again immediately. His lovely disguised pass put in Alex Song inside the opening 30 seconds,Two French gendarmes in navy blue Polo Shirts stand near the bookshop to exchange greetings in hushed tones. but Schmeichel beat away the strike.

Schmeichel then had to be alert to keep out Nasri’s free-kick but the Arsenal hordes kept coming.

One beautifully-crafted move saw Nasri so nearly send Arshavin clear only for a last-ditch interception by Robert Snodgrass.

Arshavin’s desperation for a goal can only have increased when he tried a first-time shot from Song’s pass only to see it soar not only over the bar but actually out of the ground, to raucous jeers from the Leeds fans.

Max Gradel and Billy Paynter had had no change out of the Arsenal defence but they almost combined to good effect with 20 minutes left to serve the visitors a warning that this game was not over.

Perhaps stung by that, Wenger left nothing to chance as he sent Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie on for the last 15 minutes, and Spaniard Fabregas almost immediately forced Schmeichel into a save from a direct free-kick. Van Persie’s first touch was even more decisive, the Dutchman heading powerfully home from Bendtner’s cross to finally end the contest.

Arsenal had triumphed 4-1 in their last three appearances at Elland Road and Kieran Gibbs looked set to bring about a repeat scoreline with his first goal for the Gunners but his low effort trickled wide.