Chelsea regain edge but Drogba's soft penalty lets Gomes off the hook
They did not leave White Hart Lane having conquered the place but there was more of a familiar strut about the Chelsea team that departed down the stadium's tunnel yesterday evening after they recaptured a little bit of what has made this team so indomitable in the past.
Paulo Ferreira even threw his shirt into the Chelsea away end – there have been occasions over the last month when it might have been thrown back at him – and the likes of Didier Drogba and John Terry wore that grimace at an opportunity missed. It was not a victory, and one win in seven Premier League games is still their worst League run since 1999, but it felt like a corner had been turned.
Had Drogba beaten Heurelho Gomes with his penalty in injury-time at the end of the game, we would have been talking about Chelsea being back on top of the Premier League, until tonight at least, but even so there was enough evidence to suggest that the worst is behind them.
Overrun in the first half by a Spurs team who were open to the point of being naive – albeit in the usual thrilling style – Carlo Ancelotti's team rediscovered themselves after the break. Drogba came on at half-time then Frank Lampard in the 77th minute and suddenly Chelsea looked a lot more like Chelsea.
They should have won the game. Gomes' challenge on Ramires was as rash as the goalkeeper's handling for Drogba's equaliser was clumsy and when the Chelsea striker put the ball on the spot it felt like one of those pivotal moments of a season. Gomes guessed correctly and denied Drogba but that does not diminish the way Chelsea played in the second half.
As for Drogba, there was a definite bolshiness about his reaction to his goal – a stroppy, unsmiling strut to the corner flag to stare at the away fans – that suggests he has not forgiven them for their unenthusiastic response to him during the Everton and Marseilles games. Drogba is not the type to forget a slight.
He did not look happy to start on the bench either, a decision presumably made because of his poor performance in France on Wednesday night. A goal down at half-time, Ancelotti signalled for him to warm up to come on as soon as the whistle blew for the end of the first half. But a bad Drogba mood hung over proceedings right to the end.
Chelsea had 60 per cent of the possession in the game and the best of a hugely entertaining second half in which both teams went for the win with little thought for the possibility of losing. Ancelotti's team did so because they needed a result to break this poor run and Spurs did so because they know no other way.
Harry Redknapp's team had the better of the first half when Roman Pavlyuchenko scored their goal but Spurs' problem is they have no notion of how to close out a game once in front. It has made them the most entertaining team to watch this season in both the Premier League and Champions League but it has its drawbacks, too.
There was always a possibility that Chelsea would find their way back into this game when Redknapp's team began trading punches with them in a compelling second half in which the action roared back and forth from one end to the other. Redknapp makes no apologies for the way his team plays although even he must be having his reservations about Gomes.
On 70 minutes, the Brazilian allowed Drogba's shot, which was hit straight at him, to go in. In the build-up to that goal, as Drogba turned Michael Dawson, himself returning for Spurs for the first time since August, the striker appeared to use the top of his arm to control the ball.
It was Gomes who came ploughing through Ramires in injury-time to concede a penalty so blatant that no one in a white shirt bothered to argue. Last season Lampard and Drogba disputed the responsibility for penalty-taking but yesterday the former was happy to defer to his grumpy team-mate.
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2010年12月12日 星期日
2010年12月6日 星期一
Wagga watches and waits as river floods
Wagga watches and waits as river floods
Long-time Wagga resident Russell Howie says the swollen Murrumbidgee River of today doesn't compare with the surging torrent of 1974 - yet.
Mr Howie mucked about in the flooded river as a teenager almost four decades ago.
This week he stood on the bank and watched as a group of local teenagers swam across what is normally the carpark of the Wagga Beach picnic area and onto the roof of an amenities block that's almost completely submerged.
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"This is a reasonable river but it's nothing compared to 1974," Mr Howie said.
"But if the rain comes (later this week) it's going to put a lot of pressure on the levies."
That's a sentiment shared by a team of NSW government water officers who are measuring the river's volume just a kilometre downstream from Wagga Beach.
They tow what looks like a high-tech body board, with GPS and sonar equipment attached, across the Murrumbidgee to record the river's width, depth and velocity.
One of the officers says he's confident the river has peaked.
But asked what happens if the predicted rains fall from Wednesday onwards, he replies: "We're all going on holiday."
A deluge later this week could threaten hundreds of homes in Wagga Wagga.
The Murrumbidgee's northern levy is 9.8 metres high and the river peaked at 9.7 metres on Monday.
The city itself will be protected no matter what by an 11-metre levy, authorities say.
More than 700 people have been evacuated from Gumly Gumly and North and East Wagga. They're staying with family and friends or at local motels.
Local telco technician Lindsay Wilson has two nephews who've had to flee North Wagga.
"One nephew's pulled out everything possible including a brand new floating floor that he'd just put in," Mr Wilson says.
"They're just hoping that everything's OK when they get back."
Mr Wilson, who lives on higher ground in the southern suburb of Tolland, says it's lucky the river rose slowly so people had time to prepare.
His nephews started clearing out on Thursday and had their houses emptied by Sunday afternoon.
"But everyone is worried about 'What if?'" Mr Wilson said.
"If we get another torrential downpour things could get a bit hectic."
East Wagga resident Adam Davies is preparing for the worst.
He spent Monday picking up sandbags from the SES headquarters to protect his home.
"In case of emergency we're sandbagging the doors and stuff," he said.
"It's rising slowly and it's up further than I thought it was going to be, so we're getting prepared."
Wagga mayor Wayne Geale is confident the river won't breach the levies as the situation stands.
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Long-time Wagga resident Russell Howie says the swollen Murrumbidgee River of today doesn't compare with the surging torrent of 1974 - yet.
Mr Howie mucked about in the flooded river as a teenager almost four decades ago.
This week he stood on the bank and watched as a group of local teenagers swam across what is normally the carpark of the Wagga Beach picnic area and onto the roof of an amenities block that's almost completely submerged.
Advertisement: Story continues below
"This is a reasonable river but it's nothing compared to 1974," Mr Howie said.
"But if the rain comes (later this week) it's going to put a lot of pressure on the levies."
That's a sentiment shared by a team of NSW government water officers who are measuring the river's volume just a kilometre downstream from Wagga Beach.
They tow what looks like a high-tech body board, with GPS and sonar equipment attached, across the Murrumbidgee to record the river's width, depth and velocity.
One of the officers says he's confident the river has peaked.
But asked what happens if the predicted rains fall from Wednesday onwards, he replies: "We're all going on holiday."
A deluge later this week could threaten hundreds of homes in Wagga Wagga.
The Murrumbidgee's northern levy is 9.8 metres high and the river peaked at 9.7 metres on Monday.
The city itself will be protected no matter what by an 11-metre levy, authorities say.
More than 700 people have been evacuated from Gumly Gumly and North and East Wagga. They're staying with family and friends or at local motels.
Local telco technician Lindsay Wilson has two nephews who've had to flee North Wagga.
"One nephew's pulled out everything possible including a brand new floating floor that he'd just put in," Mr Wilson says.
"They're just hoping that everything's OK when they get back."
Mr Wilson, who lives on higher ground in the southern suburb of Tolland, says it's lucky the river rose slowly so people had time to prepare.
His nephews started clearing out on Thursday and had their houses emptied by Sunday afternoon.
"But everyone is worried about 'What if?'" Mr Wilson said.
"If we get another torrential downpour things could get a bit hectic."
East Wagga resident Adam Davies is preparing for the worst.
He spent Monday picking up sandbags from the SES headquarters to protect his home.
"In case of emergency we're sandbagging the doors and stuff," he said.
"It's rising slowly and it's up further than I thought it was going to be, so we're getting prepared."
Wagga mayor Wayne Geale is confident the river won't breach the levies as the situation stands.
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2010年12月5日 星期日
It's OK to keep warm
It's OK to keep warm with scarves
Ah yes, the Suri issue. Well noted,There are a litany of epic Deals out there to choose from on products like . Leila, well noted indeed. As a fellow fan of most of the garments that you are currently working (NB: "most", ie, not all, and we will return to that crucial point in a moment) I,The equipment allegedly was being used to pump out thousands of fake truereligion jeans and sweat suits, too, have pondered the Suri issue and have felt far more resentment towards la Cruise Jr than an adult should towards a four-year-old. Goddammit, that kid is stealing my look!
But, in fact, I feel that Suri is a force for good in that she is opening our collective eyes to the fact that far too many of us have, for some time, been dressing like toddlers. Princess coats, woolly tights, long scarves: all of these have been popularised for adults by labels such as Miu Miu and Marc Jacobs and become known as Bonpoint Chic because they look like the clothes sold by Bonpoint, the super-dooper posh and expensive children's clothing company.
Read that sentence again: "a children's clothing company"; in other words, not an adult's one. Do you see where I'm going with this, Leila? I am a touch concerned that you do not, or at least have been so brainwashed by the popularity of Bonpoint Chic that you can no longer see what is wrong with the look. Your penultimate sentence suggests as much when you express an active desire to wear a "cute childlike outfit". Is this acceptable at any time of the year? Yes, I reply, it certainly is – if you are a child. Under any other circumstances, it most certainly is not.There's a new jordans thing I'm doing in my life. I call it "flash-forward thinking."
Which brings me back to the previously advertised point about how I like most of your outfit,Not only Nike series, you can also find , Gucci shoes to meet your different need no matter you are a man or woman. not all. Mittens, Leila, mittens? No. These are not acceptable. You have now gone past the point of Bonpoint Chic and entered the world of Paedo Chic.
The only reason Bonpoint Chic worked was because the various garments were both practical for adults and pretty to boot. When you get into clothes that only children should wear due to their slightly reduced motor skills, you have a problem. Thus, woolly tights and princess coats: yes. Mittens and babygrows: no. Do you understand the difference? Have you thrown away those mittens yet? Good.
Right, so now that we've dealt with the most extreme manifestation of your fashion problem, we can turn to more mainstream issues. There is nothing wrong with liking a touch of Bonpoint Chic, but you cannot wear all the pieces together or you will be at risk of being co-opted into the Cruise family, and nobody wants that.I legged it down to Bond Street to the D&G shoes store to get fitted for a fabulous frock. A princess coat with a pair of jeans and trainers, for example, looks marvellous and keeps one looking more Sofia Coppola than Suri Cruise. Woolly tights and long scarves are fine, but should then be worn with more grown-up or casual-looking coats. It's not very complicated. I would say that a baby could do it, but that might take us back to square one.
Ah yes, the Suri issue. Well noted,There are a litany of epic Deals out there to choose from on products like . Leila, well noted indeed. As a fellow fan of most of the garments that you are currently working (NB: "most", ie, not all, and we will return to that crucial point in a moment) I,The equipment allegedly was being used to pump out thousands of fake truereligion jeans and sweat suits, too, have pondered the Suri issue and have felt far more resentment towards la Cruise Jr than an adult should towards a four-year-old. Goddammit, that kid is stealing my look!
But, in fact, I feel that Suri is a force for good in that she is opening our collective eyes to the fact that far too many of us have, for some time, been dressing like toddlers. Princess coats, woolly tights, long scarves: all of these have been popularised for adults by labels such as Miu Miu and Marc Jacobs and become known as Bonpoint Chic because they look like the clothes sold by Bonpoint, the super-dooper posh and expensive children's clothing company.
Read that sentence again: "a children's clothing company"; in other words, not an adult's one. Do you see where I'm going with this, Leila? I am a touch concerned that you do not, or at least have been so brainwashed by the popularity of Bonpoint Chic that you can no longer see what is wrong with the look. Your penultimate sentence suggests as much when you express an active desire to wear a "cute childlike outfit". Is this acceptable at any time of the year? Yes, I reply, it certainly is – if you are a child. Under any other circumstances, it most certainly is not.There's a new jordans thing I'm doing in my life. I call it "flash-forward thinking."
Which brings me back to the previously advertised point about how I like most of your outfit,Not only Nike series, you can also find , Gucci shoes to meet your different need no matter you are a man or woman. not all. Mittens, Leila, mittens? No. These are not acceptable. You have now gone past the point of Bonpoint Chic and entered the world of Paedo Chic.
The only reason Bonpoint Chic worked was because the various garments were both practical for adults and pretty to boot. When you get into clothes that only children should wear due to their slightly reduced motor skills, you have a problem. Thus, woolly tights and princess coats: yes. Mittens and babygrows: no. Do you understand the difference? Have you thrown away those mittens yet? Good.
Right, so now that we've dealt with the most extreme manifestation of your fashion problem, we can turn to more mainstream issues. There is nothing wrong with liking a touch of Bonpoint Chic, but you cannot wear all the pieces together or you will be at risk of being co-opted into the Cruise family, and nobody wants that.I legged it down to Bond Street to the D&G shoes store to get fitted for a fabulous frock. A princess coat with a pair of jeans and trainers, for example, looks marvellous and keeps one looking more Sofia Coppola than Suri Cruise. Woolly tights and long scarves are fine, but should then be worn with more grown-up or casual-looking coats. It's not very complicated. I would say that a baby could do it, but that might take us back to square one.
2010年12月1日 星期三
with new boyfriend
Jennifer Aniston shows off in bikinis and with new boyfriend
Changes that Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend jacket is nothing new, what is surprising is that his latest companion is a stranger.
After his blunder with John Mayer and his attempt to seduce Gerard Butler, may your visit to Los Cabos (Mexico) on Thanksgiving Day was born a romance. Without doubt, this sculptural body that Carbon Steel Pipe looks in a bikini is rare that have yet to master.
Oddly enough, it was said that the most angelic blonde big screen drinking by the versatile wind Joaquin Phoenix. But you know that half a loaf is better than none, so what better to hug you a big man holding a glass of drink in his hand (probably alcohol). Of course, what happened in the room of the star is a mystery to solve it arguably the most sensationalist press.
In his brief trip to Los Cabos, the artist was accompanied by a group of friends, among which was the television presenter Chelsea Handler. A Aniston is so fond of this destination that pays $ 15,000 every day you stay at the resort you choose. How awful! And in these times of crisis where such luxuries are available to very few pockets.
Among the models that the protagonist of the series 'Friends' looked, there are two bikinis, one purple and one black. Likely to be their favorite colors, as it is frequent to them when sheathed swimwear.
At 41 years, Brad Pitt's ex has failed women handbags to find an individual that makes you wear white and be a mother again. Perhaps the track that left the actor was so great that since then, can not help but compare to all members of the opposite sex with him. That is the drama of the poor "Jen", the single most famous of Hollywood.
Has recently been reported that Jennifer used a detox diet to overcome their emotional failures. According to British magazine Now, "the food (diet) is completely free of sugar and carbohydrates and is high in garlic and chile with no oil or fat." Its benefits are so prodigious that already has recommended to his friend and former colleague Courteney Cox to overcome its divorce from David Arquette. Given your experience, Jennifer Led lamp mount a loving office soon?
Changes that Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend jacket is nothing new, what is surprising is that his latest companion is a stranger.
After his blunder with John Mayer and his attempt to seduce Gerard Butler, may your visit to Los Cabos (Mexico) on Thanksgiving Day was born a romance. Without doubt, this sculptural body that Carbon Steel Pipe looks in a bikini is rare that have yet to master.
Oddly enough, it was said that the most angelic blonde big screen drinking by the versatile wind Joaquin Phoenix. But you know that half a loaf is better than none, so what better to hug you a big man holding a glass of drink in his hand (probably alcohol). Of course, what happened in the room of the star is a mystery to solve it arguably the most sensationalist press.
In his brief trip to Los Cabos, the artist was accompanied by a group of friends, among which was the television presenter Chelsea Handler. A Aniston is so fond of this destination that pays $ 15,000 every day you stay at the resort you choose. How awful! And in these times of crisis where such luxuries are available to very few pockets.
Among the models that the protagonist of the series 'Friends' looked, there are two bikinis, one purple and one black. Likely to be their favorite colors, as it is frequent to them when sheathed swimwear.
At 41 years, Brad Pitt's ex has failed women handbags to find an individual that makes you wear white and be a mother again. Perhaps the track that left the actor was so great that since then, can not help but compare to all members of the opposite sex with him. That is the drama of the poor "Jen", the single most famous of Hollywood.
Has recently been reported that Jennifer used a detox diet to overcome their emotional failures. According to British magazine Now, "the food (diet) is completely free of sugar and carbohydrates and is high in garlic and chile with no oil or fat." Its benefits are so prodigious that already has recommended to his friend and former colleague Courteney Cox to overcome its divorce from David Arquette. Given your experience, Jennifer Led lamp mount a loving office soon?
Should Your Man Pay For Your Bikini Wax
Should Your Man Pay For Your Bikini Wax?
In The Hairpin's Ask a Dude column recently, an advice-seeker brought up this hairy situation: who should pay for your bikini wax? She thinks the man asking for it should, writing "I always think guys should be paying for the Brazilians if they want their ladies to have them. Is that insane?"
Well, is it? The Hairpin's Dude is somewhat open to it, writing that if money is tight, "I wouldn't necessarily push Carbon Steel Pipe the idea that he pay for it right off the bat, as that might make you seem a little bit rude/crazy, but I think you definitely could try to bring it up organically."
I've never asked a guy to pay for a wax and don't really find it appropriate, in the same vein that I wouldn't ask him to reimburse me for razors and shaving cream. But not all ladies agree with me. One girl friend started to make her guy foot the bill for her waxes—something she does very begrudgingly—shortly after they started dating, rationalizing that he should have to pay for her suffering and his pleasure...yikes! Another said that if she waxed, she'd do the same, "assuming that I'd ever be willing to do that if someone asked." Another thinks her method of going Dutch is fair, since women handbags both parties reap the benefits. But is it really about the money—or power? After all, we don't fax our receipts over to our boyfriends when we buy a new date outfit or cute lingerie—right? Seems like some ladies are making dudes pay for their grooming in cash when they really want to make them "pay for it" in the you'll-rue-the-day sense. What Do Men Think About Bikini Waxing?
A little surprised at their ballsiness—and a little skeptical that guys are cool with this arrangement, I asked around. Surprise: they're not that cool with it. "Just because one member has a preference doesn't mean they are the one required to foot the bill for it," one guy—my ex—said. Relationship expert Abraham Lloyd agreed, saying "I don't think a guy should have to pay for appearance. Money is such a vehicle and tool for Led lamp control, and a woman asking me to pay is a complete turn-off; even if it's for me/my benefit." And if she didn't want to pony up the cash, no problem: "If I asked a woman to wax, and she said no, she didn't like it, I'd respect that."
In The Hairpin's Ask a Dude column recently, an advice-seeker brought up this hairy situation: who should pay for your bikini wax? She thinks the man asking for it should, writing "I always think guys should be paying for the Brazilians if they want their ladies to have them. Is that insane?"
Well, is it? The Hairpin's Dude is somewhat open to it, writing that if money is tight, "I wouldn't necessarily push Carbon Steel Pipe the idea that he pay for it right off the bat, as that might make you seem a little bit rude/crazy, but I think you definitely could try to bring it up organically."
I've never asked a guy to pay for a wax and don't really find it appropriate, in the same vein that I wouldn't ask him to reimburse me for razors and shaving cream. But not all ladies agree with me. One girl friend started to make her guy foot the bill for her waxes—something she does very begrudgingly—shortly after they started dating, rationalizing that he should have to pay for her suffering and his pleasure...yikes! Another said that if she waxed, she'd do the same, "assuming that I'd ever be willing to do that if someone asked." Another thinks her method of going Dutch is fair, since women handbags both parties reap the benefits. But is it really about the money—or power? After all, we don't fax our receipts over to our boyfriends when we buy a new date outfit or cute lingerie—right? Seems like some ladies are making dudes pay for their grooming in cash when they really want to make them "pay for it" in the you'll-rue-the-day sense. What Do Men Think About Bikini Waxing?
A little surprised at their ballsiness—and a little skeptical that guys are cool with this arrangement, I asked around. Surprise: they're not that cool with it. "Just because one member has a preference doesn't mean they are the one required to foot the bill for it," one guy—my ex—said. Relationship expert Abraham Lloyd agreed, saying "I don't think a guy should have to pay for appearance. Money is such a vehicle and tool for Led lamp control, and a woman asking me to pay is a complete turn-off; even if it's for me/my benefit." And if she didn't want to pony up the cash, no problem: "If I asked a woman to wax, and she said no, she didn't like it, I'd respect that."
2010年11月30日 星期二
Jail for Lese Majeste
Red-Shirt Protester to Serve 3 Years in Jail for Lese Majeste
A red-shirt protester has been sentenced to three years in jail on lese majesty charges for insulting Her Majesty the Queen.
A red-shirt protester, Suchart Nakbangsai, was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for insulting Her Majesty ed hardy shoes the Queen during an anti-government protest two years ago.
Public prosecutors have charged the man with making a speech that offended Her Majesty the Queen while he was speaking on stage at the red-shirt protest on October 14, 2008.
Public prosecutors went on to say that the man had the intention of inciting the public to feel negatively towards Her Majesty.
According to the Criminal Code, Section 112, the man women handbags is subject to a jail term of between 3 and 15 years.
However, the court cut its original jail sentence of 6 years down to 3 years as the man plead guilty to all charges.
News reports said the man was arrested Led lamp while having a meal at a shopping mall in Bangkok on November 1.
A red-shirt protester has been sentenced to three years in jail on lese majesty charges for insulting Her Majesty the Queen.
A red-shirt protester, Suchart Nakbangsai, was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for insulting Her Majesty ed hardy shoes the Queen during an anti-government protest two years ago.
Public prosecutors have charged the man with making a speech that offended Her Majesty the Queen while he was speaking on stage at the red-shirt protest on October 14, 2008.
Public prosecutors went on to say that the man had the intention of inciting the public to feel negatively towards Her Majesty.
According to the Criminal Code, Section 112, the man women handbags is subject to a jail term of between 3 and 15 years.
However, the court cut its original jail sentence of 6 years down to 3 years as the man plead guilty to all charges.
News reports said the man was arrested Led lamp while having a meal at a shopping mall in Bangkok on November 1.
2010年11月28日 星期日
The rise of the digital spies
The rise of the digital spies
This shows such tools are now being used in the political arena, whereas in the past they have typically been mass-market devices which individuals used to detect affairs, make home pornography and to bribe high-profile people.
There is also increasing availability of spying devices that can track vehicles and tap conversations and messages fluorescent lights sent over mobile phones without alerting the users.
Furthermore, many spy cams and digital recorders are now disguised as innocent, everyday objects, such as cigarette boxes or fountain pens. These can be placed in key locations without arousing suspicion in the targets. There are even models built into sunglasses, allowing a miniature DVR camera to inconspicuously record whatever the wearer sees.
"Hidden cameras have evolved in shape and design and can now take various forms that are hard to detect, from pens, watches and car keys to buttons in clothing," said Prinya Hom-anek of the Thailand Information Security Association (TISA) committee.
Such devices used to be employed to capture still images but have evolved over the past four to five years to support digital video and typically come at a price ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 baht. Most are imported from Taiwan.
However, there is also anti-surveillance technology available which can be used to fight back against invasions of women handbags privacy. Such devices can detect reflections from camera lenses and thus identify any hidden units.
However, surveillance technology goes beyond cameras. There are also car-tracking devices no bigger than matchboxes which can be hidden inside a vehicle and relay the target's location, while personal jammers can shut down mobile phone signals in specific areas, whether short-range (10 to 15 metres) or long-range (100-200 metres).
Prinya added that there are also surveillance-type Trojans which hackers can attach to smart phone applications that are either pre-installed or which users are encouraged to download. These allow hackers to eavesdrop on conversations and any SMS or MMS data sent to and from the handset.
Thus users should be aware of the importance of setting passwords to protect against unauthorised installations. This is especially relevant to famous people, who should also be careful to only use trusted individuals when repairing or updating handsets.
"Some important people may not realise that when they get receive expensive smart phones as gifts, they may contain pre-installed spying software," said Prinya.
Digital spying is primarily employed Led lamp to steal business and trade secrets, although personal and political reasons are often motivations, too. The use of such technology can threaten national security.
Therefore, people need to be aware of the threat and be prepared to assess or monitor and detect any suspicious devices or behaviour.
"We need the right people and right equipment to counter this threat," said Prinya.
The greatest danger is not the technology itself, but rather a lack of awareness among people, especially those with a high public profile, who may have accepted compromised smart phones as gifts without realising they contain surveillance Trojans.
This shows such tools are now being used in the political arena, whereas in the past they have typically been mass-market devices which individuals used to detect affairs, make home pornography and to bribe high-profile people.
There is also increasing availability of spying devices that can track vehicles and tap conversations and messages fluorescent lights sent over mobile phones without alerting the users.
Furthermore, many spy cams and digital recorders are now disguised as innocent, everyday objects, such as cigarette boxes or fountain pens. These can be placed in key locations without arousing suspicion in the targets. There are even models built into sunglasses, allowing a miniature DVR camera to inconspicuously record whatever the wearer sees.
"Hidden cameras have evolved in shape and design and can now take various forms that are hard to detect, from pens, watches and car keys to buttons in clothing," said Prinya Hom-anek of the Thailand Information Security Association (TISA) committee.
Such devices used to be employed to capture still images but have evolved over the past four to five years to support digital video and typically come at a price ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 baht. Most are imported from Taiwan.
However, there is also anti-surveillance technology available which can be used to fight back against invasions of women handbags privacy. Such devices can detect reflections from camera lenses and thus identify any hidden units.
However, surveillance technology goes beyond cameras. There are also car-tracking devices no bigger than matchboxes which can be hidden inside a vehicle and relay the target's location, while personal jammers can shut down mobile phone signals in specific areas, whether short-range (10 to 15 metres) or long-range (100-200 metres).
Prinya added that there are also surveillance-type Trojans which hackers can attach to smart phone applications that are either pre-installed or which users are encouraged to download. These allow hackers to eavesdrop on conversations and any SMS or MMS data sent to and from the handset.
Thus users should be aware of the importance of setting passwords to protect against unauthorised installations. This is especially relevant to famous people, who should also be careful to only use trusted individuals when repairing or updating handsets.
"Some important people may not realise that when they get receive expensive smart phones as gifts, they may contain pre-installed spying software," said Prinya.
Digital spying is primarily employed Led lamp to steal business and trade secrets, although personal and political reasons are often motivations, too. The use of such technology can threaten national security.
Therefore, people need to be aware of the threat and be prepared to assess or monitor and detect any suspicious devices or behaviour.
"We need the right people and right equipment to counter this threat," said Prinya.
The greatest danger is not the technology itself, but rather a lack of awareness among people, especially those with a high public profile, who may have accepted compromised smart phones as gifts without realising they contain surveillance Trojans.
2010年11月25日 星期四
Hamilton-Wenham wins some
Hamilton-Wenham wins some
One Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School team advanced in a blowout.
Another saw its season end by the cruelest of fates — penalty kicks.
The girls soccer team steamrolled Aion Kinah past O’Bryant, 11-0, in the opening round of the Division 2 North tourney to advance to Tuesday’s game against Stoneham at Woburn (6 p.m.).
The boys soccer team, meanwhile, saw its season come to an unceremonious end on its own turf in a 2-1 loss to Cape Ann League rival North Reading via penalty kicks. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw in regulation, went scoreless through two overtimes, then went to penalty kicks. North Reading had the last laugh, and advanced to the tourney quarterfinals.
The season ends for Hamilton-Wenham, the Cape Ann League Division 2 champion who had visions of a return trip to the state finals, where they lost in 2008.
“Everybody who plays the game or watches the game does not want it to come down to penalty kicks,” Hamilton-Wenham coach Matt Gauron said. “But the game’s got to end sometime.”
Hamilton-Wenham’s girls, meanwhile, took women handbags care of business early and often against O’Bryant, a first-year varsity program.
“The team that we played against (O’Bryant) is just getting started with their soccer program,” Hamilton-Wenham Chal Congdon said. “To their credit, they never gave up. We are playing very well as a team, but Stoneham is going to be a very tough opponent. We are going to have to play our best game to have a chance to move on in the tournament.”
Stoneham is the No. 3 seed at 14-2-3. Hamilton-Wenham is No. 11 at 10-5-2. Stoneham beat Dracut, 3-0, to advance to Tuesday's quarterfinal.
The winner moves on to face Led lamp in the semifinals the winner of Danvers and Tewksbury.
One Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School team advanced in a blowout.
Another saw its season end by the cruelest of fates — penalty kicks.
The girls soccer team steamrolled Aion Kinah past O’Bryant, 11-0, in the opening round of the Division 2 North tourney to advance to Tuesday’s game against Stoneham at Woburn (6 p.m.).
The boys soccer team, meanwhile, saw its season come to an unceremonious end on its own turf in a 2-1 loss to Cape Ann League rival North Reading via penalty kicks. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw in regulation, went scoreless through two overtimes, then went to penalty kicks. North Reading had the last laugh, and advanced to the tourney quarterfinals.
The season ends for Hamilton-Wenham, the Cape Ann League Division 2 champion who had visions of a return trip to the state finals, where they lost in 2008.
“Everybody who plays the game or watches the game does not want it to come down to penalty kicks,” Hamilton-Wenham coach Matt Gauron said. “But the game’s got to end sometime.”
Hamilton-Wenham’s girls, meanwhile, took women handbags care of business early and often against O’Bryant, a first-year varsity program.
“The team that we played against (O’Bryant) is just getting started with their soccer program,” Hamilton-Wenham Chal Congdon said. “To their credit, they never gave up. We are playing very well as a team, but Stoneham is going to be a very tough opponent. We are going to have to play our best game to have a chance to move on in the tournament.”
Stoneham is the No. 3 seed at 14-2-3. Hamilton-Wenham is No. 11 at 10-5-2. Stoneham beat Dracut, 3-0, to advance to Tuesday's quarterfinal.
The winner moves on to face Led lamp in the semifinals the winner of Danvers and Tewksbury.
2010年11月24日 星期三
Heidelberg football coach sacked after controversial call
Heidelberg football coach sacked after controversial call
Just days after leading his team to the DODDS-Europe Division I football crown, Heidelberg’s football coach announced Tuesday that school leadership has decided to remove him from the position he’s occupied for 15 years.
“I was notified Monday by my principal that HHS will be moving in a new direction and I will not be coaching Led lamp anymore,” Brad Shahan wrote in an e-mail to members of the sports community in Europe.
Reached at home Tuesday, Shahan said he also will no longer be serving as the school’s varsity basketball coach, a position he held since 1990. Shahan declined to comment further on the end of his coaching career, but did say he will remain on board as a teacher.
Heidelberg Principal KJ Brewer did not respond to a phone call or e-mail seeking comment. Athletic Director Karen Seadore would not comment beyond saying it was a “school leadership decision.”
The coaching shake-up comes after weeks of controversy over Shahan’s decision not to field his football team during women handbags the closing seconds of an Oct. 9 contest against Wiesbaden. The failure to put his team on the field resulted in an imposed forfeiture.
However, the referee’s ruling sparked an uproar of protest among Heidelberg parents, who led the push to get the team’s 54-19 victory reinstated. Last week, Nancy Bresell, director of Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe, overturned the forfeiture. High school sports rules mandate that forfeitures be imposed before the end of a game. Since the referee’s decision was more than a week later, it was in violation of the rule book, Bresell stated in her memorandum.
Though Heidelberg’s victory was reinstated, Shahan was not vindicated of the charge of unsportsmanlike conduct that prompted the original complaint.
“The basis of the protest, that the Heidelberg coach did not direct the players to return to the field after being so directed by the referee and that this lack of action by the coach constituted unsportsmanlike behavior, was substantiated,” Bresell wrote.
On Saturday, Shahan led his Lions to a Hemroids dramatic double-overtime win in a rematch against Wiesbaden. It was the fifth time Shahan led Heidelberg to a football championship. He was equally successful as a basketball coach, leading Heidelberg to numerous championships, including five consecutive Division I crowns from 2000 and 2004.
Just days after leading his team to the DODDS-Europe Division I football crown, Heidelberg’s football coach announced Tuesday that school leadership has decided to remove him from the position he’s occupied for 15 years.
“I was notified Monday by my principal that HHS will be moving in a new direction and I will not be coaching Led lamp anymore,” Brad Shahan wrote in an e-mail to members of the sports community in Europe.
Reached at home Tuesday, Shahan said he also will no longer be serving as the school’s varsity basketball coach, a position he held since 1990. Shahan declined to comment further on the end of his coaching career, but did say he will remain on board as a teacher.
Heidelberg Principal KJ Brewer did not respond to a phone call or e-mail seeking comment. Athletic Director Karen Seadore would not comment beyond saying it was a “school leadership decision.”
The coaching shake-up comes after weeks of controversy over Shahan’s decision not to field his football team during women handbags the closing seconds of an Oct. 9 contest against Wiesbaden. The failure to put his team on the field resulted in an imposed forfeiture.
However, the referee’s ruling sparked an uproar of protest among Heidelberg parents, who led the push to get the team’s 54-19 victory reinstated. Last week, Nancy Bresell, director of Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe, overturned the forfeiture. High school sports rules mandate that forfeitures be imposed before the end of a game. Since the referee’s decision was more than a week later, it was in violation of the rule book, Bresell stated in her memorandum.
Though Heidelberg’s victory was reinstated, Shahan was not vindicated of the charge of unsportsmanlike conduct that prompted the original complaint.
“The basis of the protest, that the Heidelberg coach did not direct the players to return to the field after being so directed by the referee and that this lack of action by the coach constituted unsportsmanlike behavior, was substantiated,” Bresell wrote.
On Saturday, Shahan led his Lions to a Hemroids dramatic double-overtime win in a rematch against Wiesbaden. It was the fifth time Shahan led Heidelberg to a football championship. He was equally successful as a basketball coach, leading Heidelberg to numerous championships, including five consecutive Division I crowns from 2000 and 2004.
2010年11月22日 星期一
Guardian Angels land in Newburgh
Guardian Angels land in Newburgh
Entrenched in a culture of crime, violence and gangs, the city welcomed a band of Guardian Angels on Sunday.
In a crowded Newburgh Recreation Center, the Alliance of the Guardian Angels presented the first graduating class of its Newburgh chapter.
Eight people, including the chapter's captain, Miguel Rivera, donned the organization's trademark red Led lamp berets and jackets and proudly accepted their roles as peacemakers — even as the city reeled from Friday's double homicide.
"It's an urban center we live in," said Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine, "and we have to make sure we don't give up hope."
The Guardian Angels is a group of volunteers who patrol the streets, unarmed, to keep residents safe and empower others to change a culture steeped in crime and violence.
It has 135 chapters in 32 cities and 60 countries.
In Newburgh, people hope that the mere presence of the Guardian Angels — who city Councilwoman Christine Bello called "the very best of Newburgh" — can prove to even the most disillusioned that all is not lost in the city.
But the Guardian Angels weren't always so welcome in Newburgh.
It took many years to convince some that Guardian Angels aren't vigilantes or thugs and that putting bars on the windows and double-locking doors isn't the way to turn back the tide on crime and violence.
"This was a real long time coming," Bello said, "but it surely was worth the wait."
It took time, persistence and a women handbags lot of faith, but these eight Newburgh folks empowered themselves to take responsibility for their city.
The Angels' goal is to serve as eyes and ears for police, though it has been reported that they also sometimes detain people until police arrive.
"We trust people. We know that it is people that have the ability to change the circumstances in their lives," said Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa at the ceremony Sunday.
And that's why these eight people stepped up in Newburgh to take the seven weeks of training needed.
For graduate Julius Harris, 23, it was the thought of his children that prompted him to join. His Guardian Angels street name: "Sonic."
It was the same for 24-year-old Darcel "Snuggles" Hamilton, whose children need a safe place to grow up.
That safe environment seems further away than ever before, with the deaths of former Town of Lloyd police sergeant led lighting Francis Piscopo and his nephew Gerald Piscopo in a Washington Heights house Friday. Their deaths make 2010 Newburgh's deadliest year in more than a decade.
But Guardian Angels graduate Connie "Daisy" Gamel isn't losing hope. "My job is more important to me than ever before," she said.
Entrenched in a culture of crime, violence and gangs, the city welcomed a band of Guardian Angels on Sunday.
In a crowded Newburgh Recreation Center, the Alliance of the Guardian Angels presented the first graduating class of its Newburgh chapter.
Eight people, including the chapter's captain, Miguel Rivera, donned the organization's trademark red Led lamp berets and jackets and proudly accepted their roles as peacemakers — even as the city reeled from Friday's double homicide.
"It's an urban center we live in," said Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine, "and we have to make sure we don't give up hope."
The Guardian Angels is a group of volunteers who patrol the streets, unarmed, to keep residents safe and empower others to change a culture steeped in crime and violence.
It has 135 chapters in 32 cities and 60 countries.
In Newburgh, people hope that the mere presence of the Guardian Angels — who city Councilwoman Christine Bello called "the very best of Newburgh" — can prove to even the most disillusioned that all is not lost in the city.
But the Guardian Angels weren't always so welcome in Newburgh.
It took many years to convince some that Guardian Angels aren't vigilantes or thugs and that putting bars on the windows and double-locking doors isn't the way to turn back the tide on crime and violence.
"This was a real long time coming," Bello said, "but it surely was worth the wait."
It took time, persistence and a women handbags lot of faith, but these eight Newburgh folks empowered themselves to take responsibility for their city.
The Angels' goal is to serve as eyes and ears for police, though it has been reported that they also sometimes detain people until police arrive.
"We trust people. We know that it is people that have the ability to change the circumstances in their lives," said Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa at the ceremony Sunday.
And that's why these eight people stepped up in Newburgh to take the seven weeks of training needed.
For graduate Julius Harris, 23, it was the thought of his children that prompted him to join. His Guardian Angels street name: "Sonic."
It was the same for 24-year-old Darcel "Snuggles" Hamilton, whose children need a safe place to grow up.
That safe environment seems further away than ever before, with the deaths of former Town of Lloyd police sergeant led lighting Francis Piscopo and his nephew Gerald Piscopo in a Washington Heights house Friday. Their deaths make 2010 Newburgh's deadliest year in more than a decade.
But Guardian Angels graduate Connie "Daisy" Gamel isn't losing hope. "My job is more important to me than ever before," she said.
2010年11月21日 星期日
Timex plans to bring more luxury brands to India
Timex plans to bring more luxury brands to India
After a complete recast of its retail structure and brand positioning, watch maker Timex Group India has been seeing steady growth in profitability. The once ailing company is now expecting its revenues to grow at 25% year-on-year, ahead of the industry rate of 12%. VD Wadhwa, managing director, Timex Group, talks to FE's Shreya Roy about how the restructuring Granite countertops has worked, future expansion and the company's plans to bring in watches from iconic luxury brands like Versace and Valentino to India.
In the past few years, Timex India has been going through a major overhaul in its retail structure and brand positioning. How has this worked for you?
When we started in the country, we were largely in the below Rs 1,000 category. Here, you can do volumes there but there is no margin. This is where we have done a complete repositioning. With the Timex brand, we have moved largely into the Rs 1,000 to Rs 11,000 market. This has not caused much revenue growth, but we have become highly profitable. We also restructured our retailing strategy, and from 6,000 to 7,000 points of sales we cut back to 3,200. We pulled out of non-profitable geographies; we pulled out products that were not giving us the desired margins. Now, each of our products give us a significant amount of gross margin.
Is this process of restructuring complete? What is the company looking at currently?
It is an on-going process. One of the things we have been focusing on is to keep improving average retail price by at least 10-15%. We continuously revamp our product portfolio. Each time we add something new, we do a lot of product advancement and there is then an opportunity women handbags to charge a better price. Consumers are willing to pay the price if you can give him a better product.
What is your current market share? What are you targeting?
The segment in which we majorly operate the Rs 1000 to Rs 11,000 category, is roughly 60% of the Rs 4000 crore watch market. Here, we have close to 21% share. More than market share, we are chasing our own growth. In the last few years, the market has grown at close to 12% and our growth has also been in the low double digits or high single digits. With the expansion of our portfolio and retail presence, we are aiming at a 25% year-on-year growth in revenue over the next three to five years. For the first half of this year, we have achieved 27% growth.
What is your plan for retail expansion?
Our exclusive retail format is called The Time Factory, where we sell portfolio brands from Timex including our international labels like Marc Ecko and Nautica. In the last six months, we have added 12 of these stores, and our current count is 74. In the next 36 months, we will be Led lamp looking at doubling this number. Around 35 to 40 of these would come up in the next 12 months. Currently we are located in 33 cities, and we plan to add another 16-17 cities in the next three years period. Majority of these will be tier II and tier III markets.
Other than retail expansion, what are you doing to achieve your growth target of 25%?
We are doubling our media and marketing efforts. We have decided to put a lot of money back into marketing, to make growth sustainable. Normally, we spend 11% of our turnover in the budget. Next year, we are planning to double this. Jan to December 2011, we will be looking at spending $4 to $5 million on marketing.
You have recently launched Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the luxury brands that Timex has in its portfolio internationally. How has this move helped you and what are your plans for the luxury segment?
The initial response over the past six months since the launch has been very encouraging. The luxury watch segment, that is watches above Rs 50,000 is the fastest growing category in India today . It is estimated at about Rs 600 crore, growing at 25%. This trend is going to continue. We are now in the process of rolling out a Versace collection in the next two to three months. We will look at bringing in our other luxury brands like Valentino as well. Currently this segment contributes to less than 1% but we expect it to make up 5-6% of revenues in another two years.
After a complete recast of its retail structure and brand positioning, watch maker Timex Group India has been seeing steady growth in profitability. The once ailing company is now expecting its revenues to grow at 25% year-on-year, ahead of the industry rate of 12%. VD Wadhwa, managing director, Timex Group, talks to FE's Shreya Roy about how the restructuring Granite countertops has worked, future expansion and the company's plans to bring in watches from iconic luxury brands like Versace and Valentino to India.
In the past few years, Timex India has been going through a major overhaul in its retail structure and brand positioning. How has this worked for you?
When we started in the country, we were largely in the below Rs 1,000 category. Here, you can do volumes there but there is no margin. This is where we have done a complete repositioning. With the Timex brand, we have moved largely into the Rs 1,000 to Rs 11,000 market. This has not caused much revenue growth, but we have become highly profitable. We also restructured our retailing strategy, and from 6,000 to 7,000 points of sales we cut back to 3,200. We pulled out of non-profitable geographies; we pulled out products that were not giving us the desired margins. Now, each of our products give us a significant amount of gross margin.
Is this process of restructuring complete? What is the company looking at currently?
It is an on-going process. One of the things we have been focusing on is to keep improving average retail price by at least 10-15%. We continuously revamp our product portfolio. Each time we add something new, we do a lot of product advancement and there is then an opportunity women handbags to charge a better price. Consumers are willing to pay the price if you can give him a better product.
What is your current market share? What are you targeting?
The segment in which we majorly operate the Rs 1000 to Rs 11,000 category, is roughly 60% of the Rs 4000 crore watch market. Here, we have close to 21% share. More than market share, we are chasing our own growth. In the last few years, the market has grown at close to 12% and our growth has also been in the low double digits or high single digits. With the expansion of our portfolio and retail presence, we are aiming at a 25% year-on-year growth in revenue over the next three to five years. For the first half of this year, we have achieved 27% growth.
What is your plan for retail expansion?
Our exclusive retail format is called The Time Factory, where we sell portfolio brands from Timex including our international labels like Marc Ecko and Nautica. In the last six months, we have added 12 of these stores, and our current count is 74. In the next 36 months, we will be Led lamp looking at doubling this number. Around 35 to 40 of these would come up in the next 12 months. Currently we are located in 33 cities, and we plan to add another 16-17 cities in the next three years period. Majority of these will be tier II and tier III markets.
Other than retail expansion, what are you doing to achieve your growth target of 25%?
We are doubling our media and marketing efforts. We have decided to put a lot of money back into marketing, to make growth sustainable. Normally, we spend 11% of our turnover in the budget. Next year, we are planning to double this. Jan to December 2011, we will be looking at spending $4 to $5 million on marketing.
You have recently launched Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the luxury brands that Timex has in its portfolio internationally. How has this move helped you and what are your plans for the luxury segment?
The initial response over the past six months since the launch has been very encouraging. The luxury watch segment, that is watches above Rs 50,000 is the fastest growing category in India today . It is estimated at about Rs 600 crore, growing at 25%. This trend is going to continue. We are now in the process of rolling out a Versace collection in the next two to three months. We will look at bringing in our other luxury brands like Valentino as well. Currently this segment contributes to less than 1% but we expect it to make up 5-6% of revenues in another two years.
2010年11月11日 星期四
Morris says Bucs will learn from loss to Falcons
Morris says Bucs will learn from loss to Falcons
Raheem Morris refuses to second-guess himself or his young Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A day after falling a yard short of taking over sole possession of first place in the NFC South, the NFL's youngest led lighting coach focused on the encouraging aspects of the team's performance during a 27-21 loss to Atlanta instead of a goal-line play the Falcons stuffed in the closing minutes.
Morris acknowledged Monday that rookie LeGarrette Blount made a mistake by bouncing outside, rather than running up the middle, on fourth-and-1 from the Atlanta 2 with the game on the line. Television replays showed a gaping hole where the play was designed to go.
Rather than picking up the first kidney stone down, and maybe even scoring, the 247-pound Blount was tackled by Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud for no gain.
"He didn't run the wrong play, he just made the wrong cut," said Morris, who stressed the defeat could not be pinned on Blount's decision.
"We're all great running backs the next day. He bounces out there and runs over DeCoud and we're all having a pool party. But he stuck his foot in the ground, he made a cut, his vision at that time ed hardy sunglasses was different than ours would be today looking at tape. He should've gone downhill, but he didn't. That happens. That's part of having a young football team, making a mistake, but we'll come back and get better from it."
Blount said Sunday that the hole that was "supposed to be there" wasn't, so he cut the play off right tackle.
DeCoud made a nice stop, however the rookie out of Oregon felt he gained enough for a first down.
Out of timeouts, the Bucs were unable replicas de relojes to challenge the spot.
Tampa Bay started six rookies, and played 12 overall, against the Falcons. Morris refused to cite youth and inexperience as a factor on the crucial play.
"That can happen with a vet. That can happen with anybody. That's just playing the game, and you can't second-guess players that way. That's just not a good road to go down," Morris said.
The loss dropped the Bucs (5-3) into third place in the division and, at least for now, forced Morris to back off his claim that Tampa Bay is the best team in the NFC.
The 34-year-old coach reiterated that he and his players didn't take solace in playing the Falcons (6-3) tough on the road. In their other two losses, the Bucs were outscored at home by a combined women handbags 69-19 by Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
"There's no consolation. Every week, there are lessons to be learned from every game ... something you can use for your football team in the future," Morris said.
Raheem Morris refuses to second-guess himself or his young Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A day after falling a yard short of taking over sole possession of first place in the NFC South, the NFL's youngest led lighting coach focused on the encouraging aspects of the team's performance during a 27-21 loss to Atlanta instead of a goal-line play the Falcons stuffed in the closing minutes.
Morris acknowledged Monday that rookie LeGarrette Blount made a mistake by bouncing outside, rather than running up the middle, on fourth-and-1 from the Atlanta 2 with the game on the line. Television replays showed a gaping hole where the play was designed to go.
Rather than picking up the first kidney stone down, and maybe even scoring, the 247-pound Blount was tackled by Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud for no gain.
"He didn't run the wrong play, he just made the wrong cut," said Morris, who stressed the defeat could not be pinned on Blount's decision.
"We're all great running backs the next day. He bounces out there and runs over DeCoud and we're all having a pool party. But he stuck his foot in the ground, he made a cut, his vision at that time ed hardy sunglasses was different than ours would be today looking at tape. He should've gone downhill, but he didn't. That happens. That's part of having a young football team, making a mistake, but we'll come back and get better from it."
Blount said Sunday that the hole that was "supposed to be there" wasn't, so he cut the play off right tackle.
DeCoud made a nice stop, however the rookie out of Oregon felt he gained enough for a first down.
Out of timeouts, the Bucs were unable replicas de relojes to challenge the spot.
Tampa Bay started six rookies, and played 12 overall, against the Falcons. Morris refused to cite youth and inexperience as a factor on the crucial play.
"That can happen with a vet. That can happen with anybody. That's just playing the game, and you can't second-guess players that way. That's just not a good road to go down," Morris said.
The loss dropped the Bucs (5-3) into third place in the division and, at least for now, forced Morris to back off his claim that Tampa Bay is the best team in the NFC.
The 34-year-old coach reiterated that he and his players didn't take solace in playing the Falcons (6-3) tough on the road. In their other two losses, the Bucs were outscored at home by a combined women handbags 69-19 by Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
"There's no consolation. Every week, there are lessons to be learned from every game ... something you can use for your football team in the future," Morris said.
2010年11月10日 星期三
Norschleife watches measure the time that counts
Norschleife watches measure the time that counts
Time. It's just about the ultimate bragging right when it comes to high-performance automobiles, and it usually comes down to one factor: how fast can said car get around the Nürburgring Nordschleife? Although hundreds of variables can come between a Chanel ceramic watch sportscar and a good lap time at the 'Ring, it's become the definitive yardstick by which such vehicles are measured. And if you're going to undertake to set a new record, you're going to need the right machine to measure it by.
For just such a venture there's the Nordschleife Chronograph. The German-made timepiece packs the usual time-of-day hands along with new era hats the split-second timing dials into a jumbo 43-millimeter stainless steel case with mineral crystal lens, black dial and leather strap.
The purveyors of all manner of merchandise related to the Green Hell also offer an innovative 24-hour wristwatch that displays the time over the course of Led strip light a full day, instead of the half-day displays of conventional timepieces. Perfect for tracking endurance racing around the legendary circuit or keeping your head on straight when flying to Eiffel from overseas.
Arguably the best part, women handbags though, is that unlike some of the exclusive timepieces we've covered in the past with their very car-like five-figure price tags, these quartz-movement Nordschleife watches come in at 129 and 85 euros for the chronograph and 24-hour watch, respectively, which ed hardy shoes means more change for lap tokens and fresh tires.
Time. It's just about the ultimate bragging right when it comes to high-performance automobiles, and it usually comes down to one factor: how fast can said car get around the Nürburgring Nordschleife? Although hundreds of variables can come between a Chanel ceramic watch sportscar and a good lap time at the 'Ring, it's become the definitive yardstick by which such vehicles are measured. And if you're going to undertake to set a new record, you're going to need the right machine to measure it by.
For just such a venture there's the Nordschleife Chronograph. The German-made timepiece packs the usual time-of-day hands along with new era hats the split-second timing dials into a jumbo 43-millimeter stainless steel case with mineral crystal lens, black dial and leather strap.
The purveyors of all manner of merchandise related to the Green Hell also offer an innovative 24-hour wristwatch that displays the time over the course of Led strip light a full day, instead of the half-day displays of conventional timepieces. Perfect for tracking endurance racing around the legendary circuit or keeping your head on straight when flying to Eiffel from overseas.
Arguably the best part, women handbags though, is that unlike some of the exclusive timepieces we've covered in the past with their very car-like five-figure price tags, these quartz-movement Nordschleife watches come in at 129 and 85 euros for the chronograph and 24-hour watch, respectively, which ed hardy shoes means more change for lap tokens and fresh tires.
2010年11月9日 星期二
Canada watches with fingers crossed
Canada watches with fingers crossed
During his much-hyped visit here, President Barack Obama has danced with school children, won points by praising led lights Mahatma Gandhi and, in what will surely be seen here as the highlight of his trip, said the U.S. supports a permanent seat for India on the United Nations Security Council.
India has been mesmerized, and there are few corners of this nation of 1.2 billion that haven’t been immersed in news coverage of Obama’s trip — including the leafy grounds of the Canadian mission in New Delhi.
India’s economy is surging 9 per cent a year and Obama hopes to harness its new wealth in ways that will help to Hemroids spur America’s flagging industries. Canadian diplomats here are firmly rooting for the U.S. president. That’s because if the U.S. increases its trade with India, diplomats and business leaders say, Canada stands to reap some of the benefits.
“The Canadian and U.S. economies are so dependent on one another, although we’re like the junior partner in replica uhren that relationship,” said Olivier Courteaux, an expert on Canada-U.S. relations and an assistant history professor at Ryerson University.
“Look at Canada’s exports. Eighty-five per cent of them go to the U.S. If Obama is successful in India, it’s going to help Canada as well.”
Obama had hoped to help Boeing finalize a $5 billion deal to sell 10 C-17 transport planes to the Indian government during his visit and while no pact has been announced, U.S. officials say they are confident an agreement will be reached.
Also in the works are plans by energy saving light Boeing to bid for a $10 billion contract with India to replace old Russian-made fighter planes with new jets. That contract could be awarded next year.
Both Boeing deals could ultimately be wins for Canada. The aerospace company says it contributes $1 billion in business to Canada’s economy and it employs 1,600 in Ontario, Quebec, B.C. and Manitoba.
Obama has also promised America’s support for India to join the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, a deal that has been endorsed by General Electric.
India’s inclusion in that select group could ultimately benefit Canada-based Cameco, the world’s largest uranium producer, and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., the maker of CANDU nuclear reactors. India plans a drastic expansion of its nuclear power plants.
Even Canada’s auto sector could benefit from warmer U.S.-India relations.
Last month, General Motors sold 10,051 vehicles in India, up 36 per cent over October 2009. Ford’s sales were up 161 women handbags per cent. Both companies have large Canadian operations that would benefit from more orders from India, diplomats here said.
As his three-day visit here drew to a close, Indian commentators were calling Obama's trip a success. The president was trying to charm his hosts by salting his speech Monday with Hindi phrases like “Jai Hind,” which translates loosely to “Hail India.”
During his much-hyped visit here, President Barack Obama has danced with school children, won points by praising led lights Mahatma Gandhi and, in what will surely be seen here as the highlight of his trip, said the U.S. supports a permanent seat for India on the United Nations Security Council.
India has been mesmerized, and there are few corners of this nation of 1.2 billion that haven’t been immersed in news coverage of Obama’s trip — including the leafy grounds of the Canadian mission in New Delhi.
India’s economy is surging 9 per cent a year and Obama hopes to harness its new wealth in ways that will help to Hemroids spur America’s flagging industries. Canadian diplomats here are firmly rooting for the U.S. president. That’s because if the U.S. increases its trade with India, diplomats and business leaders say, Canada stands to reap some of the benefits.
“The Canadian and U.S. economies are so dependent on one another, although we’re like the junior partner in replica uhren that relationship,” said Olivier Courteaux, an expert on Canada-U.S. relations and an assistant history professor at Ryerson University.
“Look at Canada’s exports. Eighty-five per cent of them go to the U.S. If Obama is successful in India, it’s going to help Canada as well.”
Obama had hoped to help Boeing finalize a $5 billion deal to sell 10 C-17 transport planes to the Indian government during his visit and while no pact has been announced, U.S. officials say they are confident an agreement will be reached.
Also in the works are plans by energy saving light Boeing to bid for a $10 billion contract with India to replace old Russian-made fighter planes with new jets. That contract could be awarded next year.
Both Boeing deals could ultimately be wins for Canada. The aerospace company says it contributes $1 billion in business to Canada’s economy and it employs 1,600 in Ontario, Quebec, B.C. and Manitoba.
Obama has also promised America’s support for India to join the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, a deal that has been endorsed by General Electric.
India’s inclusion in that select group could ultimately benefit Canada-based Cameco, the world’s largest uranium producer, and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., the maker of CANDU nuclear reactors. India plans a drastic expansion of its nuclear power plants.
Even Canada’s auto sector could benefit from warmer U.S.-India relations.
Last month, General Motors sold 10,051 vehicles in India, up 36 per cent over October 2009. Ford’s sales were up 161 women handbags per cent. Both companies have large Canadian operations that would benefit from more orders from India, diplomats here said.
As his three-day visit here drew to a close, Indian commentators were calling Obama's trip a success. The president was trying to charm his hosts by salting his speech Monday with Hindi phrases like “Jai Hind,” which translates loosely to “Hail India.”
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