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An official in French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government found Internet fame with footage of him confusing the name of a clothing shop with a literary work.

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Some flats and pumps feature the retro styling of gathered "shower cap" vamps and many styles feature details such as dainty bows and sporty tassels. Not ready to commit? Detachable bows and interchangeable shoe clips allow for a quick switch.

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Snakeskin shoes pump it up in style and lend a luxurious look to driving shoes, moccasins and other shoe styles.

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"Ballet flats and ladylike kitten heels are certainly spring must-haves, but clogs and wooden heeled shoes with wedged and cone heels are also important," says Crisssi Giamos, a spokesperson for Town Shoes.

Mesh and perforated uppers featuring large cut-outs are fashionable, as are shoes that feature braided trim. These styles, as well as square-shaped, stacked leather heels that run about an inch in width pair well with the '70s-style clothing that dominates many spring and summer collections.

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The excitement you sense all around you isn't exclusively a result of the Weekly Volcano's Tournament of Pizza. Actually, there's a pretty big college basketball tournament kicking off ... a little something known as March Madness.

Naturally, I jest. Even the deaf, dumb and blind (looking at you, Tommy!) have probably been bombarded with the hype by now. The yearly NCAA men's basketball tournament is off and running, meaning even those who pay absolutely no attention to college basketball the rest of the year have filled out betting pool brackets and are watching the action intensely. Wagering money tends to have that effect. And wagering money on the NCAA men's basketball tournament has become an American right of passage. Just ask Rick Neuheisel.

Oh, and it's not just disgraced college football coaches and us common folks distracting ourselves from mundane life with the NCAA men's basketball tournament; March Madness reaches the highest levels.

Sadly, Obama's 2011 bracket has absolutely zero surprises, picking number one seeds Duke, Kansas, Ohio State and Pittsburgh to make the Final Four - with Kansas prevailing over Ohio State in the National Championship game.

"Kansas has more firepower," ESPN quotes Obama as saying.

Not to be outdone, soon thereafter Sarah Palin released her snowmobile championship series bracket.

STRIKE TWO

NBA referees are horrible. Just horrible. Like, David Stern's face horrible. In the world of zebras, perhaps the only officials that are worse are employed by the Pac 10 conference.

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According to the Associated Press, NBA referee William Spooner recently filed a federal lawsuit claiming that AP sports writer Jon Krawczynski defamed him on Twitter - he's seeking $75,000 and a court order to remove the Tweet from Krawczynski's page.

What's all the fuss about?

On Jan. 24 Krawczynski was covering a game between the Rockets and Timberwolves. At some point in the second quarter, Spooner apparently called a foul against the Timberwolves, one Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis objected to.

What happened next? It depends on whom you believe. ...

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According to Spooner's lawsuit, however, all he told Rambis was he'd review the foul at halftime. Rambis then said that was OK, but asked how he was supposed to get the points back - a question Spooner denies responding to.

In the lawsuit, Spooner claims the Twitter message led to a disciplinary investigation by the NBA and that his professional reputation has been hurt.

You know, because NBA referees have such a sterling reputation (for being horrible!).

STRIKE THREE

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Case in point, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, who announced this week he would soon be trying out for the MLS team Sporting Kansas City. If all goes well (and by "well" I mean the team sell a lot of tickets and jerseys) Ochocinco may end up playing for the team for an extended period of time ... or at least until the NFL lockout is over.

The MLS is a soccer league, a sport Ochocinco has reportedly followed and been a fan of since childhood. According to Sporting Kansas City team officials quoted on NFL.com, Ochocinco will be offered a four-day tryout before the club determines whether to extend the trial period.

Unless Ochocinco demands a trade first, of course.

Will Ochocinco be paid for his time playing soccer? I have no knowledge he will be, but it might help ... considering a Cincinnati-area clothing store,Nike shox are a series of Nike shoes. Exclusive Wear, claims Ochocinco owes them $11,717. Even more important, Hamilton County Municipal Judge Bernie Bouchard agrees, having recently ruled Ochocinco must pay the outstanding bill.

According to reports, Exclusive Wear claims that on shopping trips in late 2008 and 2009, Ochocinco took items like a $575 Al Wissam bomber coat, a pair of $400 Mauri alligator shoes and $350 Laguna Beach jeans but never paid for any of it. After repeatedly asking politely to be compensated, the store says it was forced into legal action.

Naturally, Ochocinco responded via Twitter, saying, "#random I've been informed I've a 2 year outstanding balance of 11k at an urban clothing store in Cincy. I'll pay it when I return from Mars."

No word yet on when that might be.

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Courteney Cox has insisted that estranged husband David Arquette is "not a malicious person", despite the fact he blabbed about their intimate bedroom secrets on US national radio.

Arquette, who entered rehab for treatment for "alcohol and other issues" earlier this year, famously called into Howard Stern's radio show and told the world that he and the former Friends star hadn't had sex for four months before their split last October.
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Why people hoard 200 light bulbs, 5 identical pairs of shoes

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Plenty of ardent consumers out there love certain products with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns. Be it a mascara or a cereal or a candy or a highly personal feminine item, the products in question simply cannot be replaced or matched by anything else.

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George Michael has lost 15lbs since giving up marijuana

The 47-year-old singer insists he has been clean since completing four weeks of an eight-week prison term for driving under the influence of drugs last September and has been delighted by some of the unexpected side effects of quitting his cannabis high, which is known for triggering a sudden desire for food in users.

He said: "I'm having therapy about my ongoing drug abuse.
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Kate Middleton's Wedding Shoes: Top Footwear Designers' Sketches

Though she wore Aquatalia by Marvin K. boots two days in a row last week, something tells us Kate Middleton will be splashing out on something a bit fancier for the royal wedding.

And to nudge her in the right direction, Footwear News recruited top shoe designers to contribute sketches of their fantasy wedding heels for the bride-to-be.

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Gators fall to Wildcats in SEC matchup

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The Wildcats (20-8, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) won their 33rd straight home game and gave coach John Calipari his 500th career victory.

Kenny Boynton led Florida (22-6, 11-3) with 21 points and Chandler Parsons added 15 points and eight rebounds.

Kentucky took control of a tight game with a 10-2 burst midway through the second half to get some breathing room at 58-49.

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The Jayhawks (27-2, 12-2) shot 57 percent, making more than half of their shots from the field for the 21st time this season, and notched their seventh straight win in the series.

Colorado 91, No. 5 Texas 89

BOULDER, Colo. — Alec Burks scored 33 points and Levi Knutson added 21 as Colorado overcame a 22-point first-half deficit for the upset.

Colorado (18-11, 7-7 Big 12) was down 48-33 at halftime, but the Longhorns (24-5, 13-2) suddenly were affected by the altitude and the Buffaloes' push-the-pace style that led to first-year coach Tad Boyle's biggest win in Boulder.

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SAN DIEGO — Jimmer Fredette scored 25 points and Charles Abouo added 18 as BYU spoiled the biggest game in San Diego State's history and took a one-game lead in the Mountain West Conference.

Unmanned helicopter completes air drops

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The vehicle is made by Kaman Aerospace Corp. in partnership with Lockheed Martin, which designed the helicopter's mission management and control systems.

Kaman said that in four flights at the Army's Yuma Proving Ground the K-MAX successfully air dropped 16 payloads.

Payloads included medical equipment, food, simulated leaflets and bulk cargo.

Kaman and the Army's Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center said among the "firsts" achieved by aircraft during testing were:

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-- The highest altitude for payloads air dropped from a sling load (10,000 feet above sea level).

-- The first air drop of four guided JPADS systems from a sling load.

-- The first air drop for the High Altitude Low Opening parachute system from a helicopter sling load (prototype HALO Leaflet Delivery System).

-- First demonstrated non-line-of-sight ability to dynamically re-task slingload JPADS ground target points.

"This was a very impressive and successful demonstration," said Richard Benney, division leader, Aerial Delivery Equipment and Systems Division of NSRDEC. "The Unmanned K-MAX met all of our objectives. Transitioning this capability to the warfighter could be the next step."

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Custom Tailors Enjoying a Boom

Custom-made clothes—which were popular in the '50s and '60s—are making a big comeback in Europe.

"People have come to realize that the expensive designer suit they are used to buying is made to fit a thousand other people," says Rome-based tailor Luigi Gallo, who has been in the trade for more than 30 years. "In addition, they're paying a huge price for that logo sewed into the jacket."

Amid the buzz of New York and Milan fashion weeks, designers have been saying they see a pick-up in luxury spending after the steep drop-off from the economic crisis. But many custom tailors say business held up even during the recession. Mr. Gallo says he has been swamped with orders for custom-made, or bespoke, suits, dresses, wedding gowns and raincoats. Predicting a boom in business, Mr. Gallo even opened a small tailoring school in 2007 to groom young artisans.

Silvia Venturini Fendi, head of the accessories department at Italian fashion house Fendi, a unit of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, says bespoke garments, with their fine materials and high-quality linings and stitching, are meant to hold up for years,We are the UK's leading edhardy shop and True Religion Jeans stockist, offering a complete range of exclusive Ed Hardy clothing. the antithesis of faddish "fast fashion."

Until the 1950s, high-end clothes were mainly designed and manufactured on a made-to-measure basis with garments created by tailors for specific clients and then hand-sewn by seamstresses. The mid 1960s, however, ushered in ready-to-wear collections, which were often machine-made and therefore less expensive. Ready-to-wear clothes remain the bulk of the fashion industry—even for exclusive designer brands such as Christian Dior or Valentino.

Small European tailors and artisans say they offer something that high-end brands can't compete with: time and attention. A bespoke suit for both men and women needs at least 40 hours of work and has to be fitted at list three or four times.

Gaia Fredella,Can't find a particular pair of ed hardy jeans on our website? owner of a bespoke service in central Italy that produces dresses and casual clothing for women for between $200 and $700 says, "Many women turn to me because they have troubles finding ready-to-wear garments that fit them well or aren't excessively trendy."

In some cases, custom clothes can be cheaper than ready-to-wear, if the tailor doesn't have a global name backed by a big advertising budget. Veronica Raccah, a 30-year-old social-studies researcher in Rome, says she stopped buying her cocktail dresses at Alberta Ferretti five years ago. For special events she asks her neighborhood tailor to create something in the exact size and color shade,Find price and model of puma shoes in india at Click India Free Classifieds Ads. though often inspired by the looks of top fashion labels.

"It's a lot cheaper and I always have the perfect dress length so I can change from heels to flats when I dance," she says.

"Dressing classically has nothing to do with big brands," says Giuseppe Pagano, 32, a lawyer from Naples who favors custom-made suits. "What I want, instead, is a personal relationship with the tailor,Manolo blahnik would be "hurt" if Anna Wintour wore shoes by another designer. an artisan that knows me, my family, and the kind of occasions I need suits for."

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Winter doesn't freeze solar panel sales

It was brutal, but you feel like you conquered it once you get done with it," Eli Lopez says as he attaches piping on the side of an Oak Park home. "There's really nothing I can't handle now. I mean, Chicago's got some of the toughest weather in the country."

Lopez is warming up after spending much of the winter on the roof. As Solar Service Inc.'s newest technician, he's been with the solar panel installation company for eight months. On this particular day, the temperature is 43 degrees and the sun is out, so he wears only two long-sleeved shirts underneath the company t-shirt. A few weeks before, he and his co-workers, Matt Vester and Matthew Robert Bart, were wearing full-body thermals under their shirts and jeans, heavy-duty Carhart overalls, coats and ski masks.

Vester has been with the Niles, Ill., company for three and a half years, and he says he prefers working in the cold to the heat of summer. He tries to get away with as few layers as he can.

"I think it's pretty fun, actually," he says, and agrees with Lopez that he feels like he's "beating winter."

"Sometimes I bring them hot chocolate and cookies," says owner Brandon Leavitt. "But they're very hardy."

Leavitt says his company is as busy during the winter as it is in the summer, just like the solar panels it installs. Contrary to what you may think, solar panels work regardless of the air temperature, as long as the sun is out. It's a misconception Leavitt has been working hard to dispel for over 30 years.

"The idea of solar is like magic to some people," he says of Chicago residents. "But to us it is simple science. Sunshine is income falling out of the sky."

Leavitt first learned about this "simple science" from engineering luminary Buckminster Fuller, under whom he studied as a young man. Scrapping a career in music to learn from Fuller, Leavitt spent the mid-'70s in Florida, working with a company that prototyped solar equipment. He came back to Illinois, where he was raised, in 1977 to prove solar could work up north as well as it did down south. He started by installing solar panels on the roof of his parents' Lincolnwood home--the first solar installation in the state, he claims.

"The utility company called my dad to ask why the bills had dropped so dramatically," he chuckles.

Leavitt started Solar Service Inc. in a Niles storefront that same year, designing and installing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial properties. Today it is the oldest full-service solar company in the United States, Leavitt says, employing 16 people and taking in about $3 million in sales last year.

Solar thermal panels collect heat from the sun and transfer it to a home's potable water system, where it can replace a gas water heater about 70 percent of the time, according to Leavitt. He says larger thermal systems can also replace 50 percent of a home's heating system, saving the average family $400 per year. One reason the systems work year-round is that most of the installation is under the roof, not on it.

Photovoltaic panels capture the sun's rays and convert it to electricity. The average installation of 16 panels can provide 40 percent of a home's electricity, which adds up to about $440 in savings per year.

The systems aren't cheap: Residential contracts average $14,000, and in states with mid-range utility rates like Illinois and Indiana, the pitch can be difficult.

"That's one of the tricky things," says Lisa Albrecht, a renewable energy specialist at Solar Service. "Whenever people are looking at solar, there's two sides to the equation. One is how much does it cost, and two is how much does it save me?"

Solar Service had an unexpected boon in 2006 when Al Gore released "An Inconvenient Truth," his critically acclaimed documentary about global climate change. Sales jumped 25 percent. But when the financial crisis hit in 2008—coinciding with a further drop in utility rates—residential business dropped by half, and has been slow to recover.

"We follow the same curve as general construction and new homes sales," Albrecht says.

However, while many homeowners hold on to their money in the aftermath of the recession, commercial property owners still appreciate the potential for predictable,Manolo blahnik would be "hurt" if Anna Wintour wore shoes by another designer. long-term savings offered by solar panels. Commercial sales have doubled since 2008, mitigating the effect of the recession on the company's bottom line. On very cold winter days Leavitt and his employees keep busy in their warehouse designing and assembling materials for large-scale projects they'll construct in the warmer months.

Both Leavitt and Albrecht say it also helps to have the most clean-energy-friendly president since Jimmy Carter. A provision in the government's stimulus package gives a 30 percent tax credit to homeowners who invest in clean-energy systems. Illinois state government gives an additional 30 percent rebate on the remainder, meaning right now that $14,000 system could set you back only $6,150. After government rebates, the payback is about 14 years, Albrecht says.

While the company is faring well in the uncertain economy,we've already seen three classic Air max classic models in their flagship colorways release. two things still worry Albrecht. First,We are the UK's leading edhardy shop and True Religion Jeans stockist, offering a complete range of exclusive Ed Hardy clothing. the price of copper is rising, and since thermal panels contain copper coils, the wholesale price has risen markedly. This makes Solar Service's projects more expensive.

Second,Find price and model of puma shoes in india at Click India Free Classifieds Ads. the permit process for rooftop systems is not standardized, and the cost varies wildly from one municipality to another—from $50 to as much as $7,000. The big price tags, and prospective delays, drive customers away more than the cost of the system, Albrecht says. Solar Service has partnered with the Sierra Club and Vote Solar to work on this issue.

Five years ago, Albrecht was stranded in her car in a blizzard for 14 hours. Dissatisfied with her dot-com job and with nothing to do, she spent that time figuring out what in the world annoyed her the most, and what kind of job would let her do something about it.

"What I decided was what really annoyed me were wars over oil—people losing their lives over a crazy commodity," she says. "And so what really inspires me is solar." Albrecht took classes online and in California, and volunteered at the Illinois Solar Energy Association when she met Leavitt. She has been with the company for almost four years.

But snowy revelations and "hardy" temperaments aside, sometimes winter still beats the Solar Service crew.

"Well, we had that big blizzard not too long ago," Lopez says, smiling. "We took a few days off there.It seems that jordan 6 rings in coming up for almost everyone including boys and girls."

Chrysler's Super Bowl Ad Spawns Clothing Collection

Chrysler's epic Super Bowl ad with the tag line "Imported From Detroit" has inspired a T-shirt collection on sale now from the automaker.

Chrysler is selling a short-sleeve cotton T-shirt with the words "Imported From Detroit" and the company's winged logo. The shirt costs $29.95 and is available in three colors: black,One moment, you're seated comfortably at the end of the bench in a baseball cap.The Warrior's Way” is a glorified B-movie actioneer brimming with eccentric characters and wholesale air max. white and "asphalt."

The controversial ad, a 2-minute ode to the Motor City shown February 6 during the Super Bowl, set social media sites abuzz with commentary. Edmunds.com reported that the ad triggered a "significant" spike in traffic on its Web site in the hours after the commercial aired. The ad featured gritty scenes of Detroit, including the iconic Joe Louis fist sculpture suspended in a major downtown intersection and hip-hop artist Eminem pointing his finger at the camera and saying: "This is the Motor City. And thiswe wouldn't be surprised if Marshall's is shipping some of its unsold wholesale ed hardy gear to Houston. is what we do."

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Chilli from 'What Chilli Wants'

Many women have checklists for the ideal mate. Requirements often include dashing men with strong ideals, high-paying jobs and tender hearts.

Enough dates listening to unemployed guys drone on about video games while looking at beer guts bulging through dirty T-shirts can leave women relishing their solitude or woefully settling.

Rozonda Thomas, better known as Chilli of the singing group TLC and star of VH1's reality show What Chilli Wants, however, has done neither.

She requires a nonsmoker who doesn't eat pork and is well endowed. And that's the edited version. The reality show, in which she's searching for her ideal mate, features her in a white bikini and a tight, white jumpsuit. Chilli also knows precisely what clothes she wants.

"I'm not very glamour girl at all," she says. "I can be when it is necessary but it's not my favorite thing. I like a little bit of rock with casual gear.This morning, there are two geek-friendly ed hardy Shirt available for purchase that you might want to buy."

For Valentine's Day, Chilli will dress for the occasion.

"It depends on where you are going," she says. "If you are going to an upscale restaurant, then wear a nice sleek dress. My preference would be a longer fitted dress. Although petite, I am still shapely.

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Chilli has recently taken to jeggings and prefers 7, which she wears with BCBG tops. For casual days, she wears jogging suits, and her favorite is from Juicy Couture, which she wears with flip-flops or Adidas. Her shoes are from Michael Kors and Gucci, with her absolute favorite favorites from Guiseppe Zanotti.

Chilli searches for clothes small enough for her 5-foot-1-inch, 113-pound body. She shops in boutiques in Atlanta, including Fab'rik.

When Chilli glams up, she loves Valentino dresses.inflatable life jackets vests are very lightweight and easy to wear over thick clothing without limiting mobility.

"They fit really nice," she says. "It is rare I can find a dress that I don't have to get alterations."

Her favorite article of clothing is a scarf.

"I don't go out without my neck wrapped up," says the singer.

Onstage, she dresses for comfort. After 20 years of singing with TLC, Chilli knows that super high heels don't help her performance.

"All I need is a sequined bra and some cool pants with stones on them and cool shoes to dance my feet off," Chilli says.

She also loves purses and has her own line, Bags by Chilli.

"You want something durable that will last and something that looks better with time," she says.

Chilli's basic take on fashion is, "Most times for me, less is best, and it's even more a lot of times.I don't have no Hermes ed hardy shoes."