After rejecting the court's authority, Anders Behring Breivik said Monday that he admits to the bombing in Oslo and a shooting massacre on Utoya island outside the capital on July 22.
Breivik told the court: "I admit to the acts, but not criminal guilt."
Breivik, dressed in a dark suit, smiled as cheap herve leger a guard removed his handcuffs in the crowded court room. The 33-year-old then flashed a closed-fist salute, before shaking hands with prosecutors and court officials.
"I don't recognize Norwegian courts because you get your mandate from the Norwegian political parties who support multiculturalism," Breivik said in his first comments to the court.
Breivik also said he doesn't recognize the authority of Judge Wenche Elisabeth Arntzen, because he said she is friends with the sister of former Norwegian Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Gro Harlem Brundtland.
The anti-Muslim militant described himself as a writer, currently working from prison, when asked by the judge for his employment status.
After opening statements Monday, Breivik is set to testify for five days, explaining why he set off a bomb in downtown Oslo, killing eight, and then shot to death 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labor Party youth camp on Utoya island, outside the Norwegian capital.
Breivik has admitted to the attacks, claiming they were necessary to protect Norway from being taken over by Muslims, but has rejected criminal guilt. He claims he targeted the government headquarters in Oslo and the youth camp to strike against the left-leaning political forces he blames for allowing immigration in Norway.
Breivik remained stone-faced and motionless as prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh read his indictment on terror and premeditated murder charges, including descriptions of how each victim died.
The key issue to be resolved during the 10-week trial is the state of Breivik's mental health, which will decide whether he is sent to prison or to psychiatric care.
If deemed mentally competent, he would face a maximum prison sentence of 21 years or an alternate custody arrangement under which the sentence is prolonged for as long as an inmate is deemed a danger to society.
Police sealed off the streets around the court building, where journalists, survivors and relatives of victims watched the proceedings in a 200-seat courtroom built specifically for the trial.
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Thick glass partitions were put up to separate the defendant from victims and their families, many of whom are worried that Breivik will use the trial to promote his extremist political ideology. In a manifesto he published online before the attacks, Breivik wrote that "patriotic resistance fighters" should use trials "as a platform to further our cause."
Norway's NRK television will broadcast parts of the trial, but it is not allowed to show Breivik's testimony.
Breivik told investigators he is a resistance fighter in a far-right militant group modeled on the Knights Templar medieval crusaders, but police have found no trace of the organization and say he acted alone.
Anxious to prove he is not insane, he has called right-wing extremists and radical Islamists to testify during the trial, to show that there are others who share his view of clashing civilizations.
Breivik surrendered to police 1 hour and 20 minutes after he arrived on Utoya. The police response was slowed by a series of mishaps, including the lack of an operating police helicopter and the breakdown of an overloaded boat carrying a commando team to the fashiontrendspos island.
2012年4月16日星期一
2012年4月13日星期五
We are trying to protect the revolution
Smaller Islamist groups joined the Brothers on Tahrir, all venting their anger at the felool, or remnants of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime, who many say are a threat to cheap for shop Egypt's revolution. The Brotherhood had kept its supporters off the streets since winning parliamentary elections at the end of last year. But the entrance of Omar Suleiman, a long-time confidant and spy-chief of the deposed Mubarak, into the race and legal maneuvers to have some of the Islamists' own candidates disqualified brought them out today.
Events of the past few weeks have turned Egyptian conventional wisdom on its head. A month ago, many Egyptians thought the Muslim Brotherhood would cut a private deal with the ruling Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (SCAF) by promising it wouldn't seek the presidency or eliminate the military's privileged position in exchange for latitude in parliament.
But since, the body parliament formed to write Egypt's new constitution was dissolved by court order and the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, which has almost 50 percent of the seats in parliament, has chafed at the fact that the government is still controlled by SCAF. Worried that its chances of writing a new constitution that would weaken the presidency (as things stand now, the president reigns supreme) are slipping away, the group put forward its senior strategist Khairat al-Shater as a possible candidate.
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Mr. Shater has faced a legal challenge to his candidacy, however, since he served jail time for his political activities under Mubarak. Another Islamist presidential hopeful, salafi Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, is also facing a legal challenge to his candidacy. Meanwhile Mr. Suleiman, to many Egyptians the ne plus ultra of felool, has stepped into the fray.
That's the background that led to the sea of green (the Brotherhood's color) on Tahrir today, where people are playing drums and marching through the square. “We don’t want the regime, and we don’t want Omar Suleiman,” says Mohammad Abayt, as he directs protesters into the square amid chants of “Down, down with military rule!”]
“We are trying to protect the revolution because it’s been stolen from us,” says Islam Salah with a picture of Abu Ismail hung with a white ribbon around his neck
Events of the past few weeks have turned Egyptian conventional wisdom on its head. A month ago, many Egyptians thought the Muslim Brotherhood would cut a private deal with the ruling Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (SCAF) by promising it wouldn't seek the presidency or eliminate the military's privileged position in exchange for latitude in parliament.
But since, the body parliament formed to write Egypt's new constitution was dissolved by court order and the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, which has almost 50 percent of the seats in parliament, has chafed at the fact that the government is still controlled by SCAF. Worried that its chances of writing a new constitution that would weaken the presidency (as things stand now, the president reigns supreme) are slipping away, the group put forward its senior strategist Khairat al-Shater as a possible candidate.
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Mr. Shater has faced a legal challenge to his candidacy, however, since he served jail time for his political activities under Mubarak. Another Islamist presidential hopeful, salafi Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, is also facing a legal challenge to his candidacy. Meanwhile Mr. Suleiman, to many Egyptians the ne plus ultra of felool, has stepped into the fray.
That's the background that led to the sea of green (the Brotherhood's color) on Tahrir today, where people are playing drums and marching through the square. “We don’t want the regime, and we don’t want Omar Suleiman,” says Mohammad Abayt, as he directs protesters into the square amid chants of “Down, down with military rule!”]
“We are trying to protect the revolution because it’s been stolen from us,” says Islam Salah with a picture of Abu Ismail hung with a white ribbon around his neck
2012年4月5日星期四
A light sheen and minimal debris were visible as the vessel sunk
Coast Guard cutter unleashed cannon fire on the abandoned 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru on Thursday, ending a cheap toms journey that began when last year's tsunami dislodged it and set it adrift across the Pacific Ocean.
It sank into waters more than 6,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Alaska, about 180 miles west of the southeast Alaska coast, the Coast Guard said.
The crew pummeled the ghost ship with high explosive ammunition, and the Ryou-Un Maru soon burst into flames, took on water and began listing, officials said.
A huge column of smoke could be seen over the gulf as a Coast Guard C-130 cargo plane, sent to observe the sinking, dropped a buoy to monitor for any possible pollution from the sunken ship.
The Coast Guard warned mariners to stay away, and aviation authorities did the same for pilots.
In about four hours, the ship vanished into the water, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow in Juneau.
Officials decided to sink the ship rather than risk the chance of it running aground or endangering other vessels in the busy shipping lanes between North America and Asia.
The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn't know how much fuel, if any, was aboard.
"It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into (maritime) traffic," Coast Guard spokesman Paul Webb said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship and let the fuel evaporate in the fashion trends sale open water.
A light sheen and minimal debris were visible as the vessel sunk, but the sheen is expected to quickly dissipate, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
The ship was at Hokkaido, Japan, and destined for scrapping when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck the country in March 2011 triggered a tsunami.
The waves dislodged the vessel and set it adrift. In total, about 5 million tons of debris was swept out to sea.
The boat did not have any cargo aboard, Webb said. He said he didn't know who owned the Ryou-Un Maru, which had been traveling about 1 mph in recent days.
As the Coast Guard was readying to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 62-foot Bernice C, claimed salvage rights over the ghost ship in international waters.
Plans to sink it were halted so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to tow it.
That delay, in part, prompted the cargo plane to return to Kodiak, Alaska, before the ship sank because the plane burned up fuel while circling the area monitoring the situation.
The Canadian boat left, and once it was about 6 miles from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size.
In the year since the tsunami, the debris from Japan has washed up on shores across the Pacific.
In January, a half dozen large buoys suspected to be from Japanese oyster farms appeared at the top of Alaska's panhandle and may be among the first debris from the tsunami.
State health and environmental officials have said there's little need to be worried that debris landing on Alaska shores will be contaminated by radiation.
The earthquake triggered the toms shoes on sale world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
State officials have been working with federal counterparts to gauge the danger of debris including material affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild game could be affected.
It sank into waters more than 6,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Alaska, about 180 miles west of the southeast Alaska coast, the Coast Guard said.
The crew pummeled the ghost ship with high explosive ammunition, and the Ryou-Un Maru soon burst into flames, took on water and began listing, officials said.
A huge column of smoke could be seen over the gulf as a Coast Guard C-130 cargo plane, sent to observe the sinking, dropped a buoy to monitor for any possible pollution from the sunken ship.
The Coast Guard warned mariners to stay away, and aviation authorities did the same for pilots.
In about four hours, the ship vanished into the water, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow in Juneau.
Officials decided to sink the ship rather than risk the chance of it running aground or endangering other vessels in the busy shipping lanes between North America and Asia.
The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn't know how much fuel, if any, was aboard.
"It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into (maritime) traffic," Coast Guard spokesman Paul Webb said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship and let the fuel evaporate in the fashion trends sale open water.
A light sheen and minimal debris were visible as the vessel sunk, but the sheen is expected to quickly dissipate, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
The ship was at Hokkaido, Japan, and destined for scrapping when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck the country in March 2011 triggered a tsunami.
The waves dislodged the vessel and set it adrift. In total, about 5 million tons of debris was swept out to sea.
The boat did not have any cargo aboard, Webb said. He said he didn't know who owned the Ryou-Un Maru, which had been traveling about 1 mph in recent days.
As the Coast Guard was readying to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 62-foot Bernice C, claimed salvage rights over the ghost ship in international waters.
Plans to sink it were halted so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to tow it.
That delay, in part, prompted the cargo plane to return to Kodiak, Alaska, before the ship sank because the plane burned up fuel while circling the area monitoring the situation.
The Canadian boat left, and once it was about 6 miles from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size.
In the year since the tsunami, the debris from Japan has washed up on shores across the Pacific.
In January, a half dozen large buoys suspected to be from Japanese oyster farms appeared at the top of Alaska's panhandle and may be among the first debris from the tsunami.
State health and environmental officials have said there's little need to be worried that debris landing on Alaska shores will be contaminated by radiation.
The earthquake triggered the toms shoes on sale world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
State officials have been working with federal counterparts to gauge the danger of debris including material affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild game could be affected.
2012年4月4日星期三
Smith on Tuesday had seemed to take offense to comments Obama
Holder spoke a day after 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jerry Smith questioned President Barack cheap jeffrey campbell shoes Obama's remarks this week about an "unelected" court possibly striking down the president's health care overhaul. Smith, during oral arguments in a separate challenge to the health law, asked the Justice Department for a three-page, single-spaced letter affirming the federal court's authority.
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When asked during a Wednesday news conference in Chicago what an appropriate response to Smith would be, Holder said, "I think what the president said a couple of days ago was appropriate. He indicated that we obviously respect the decisions that courts make."
"Under our system of government ... courts have the final say on the constitutionality of statutes," Holder said. "The courts are also fairly deferential when it comes to overturning statutes that the duly elected representatives of the people, Congress, pass."
The White House, meanwhile, struggled for a third day to explain Obama's original remark that a Supreme Court reversal of the case would be "unprecedented."
White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters in Washington that Obama does not regret using that word, and he insisted Obama was not trying to bully the justices by weighing in before the case is decided.
"It's the reverse of intimidation," Carney said during a lengthy defense of Obama's comments. "He's simply making an observation about precedent and the fact that he expects the fashion trends 2012 court to adhere to that precedent."
A reversal would not be unprecedented, even under the very narrow terms Obama and his spokesman later attached to his comments, but it would be very unusual.
Obama had sought to clarify his remarks under questioning at The Associated Press annual meeting on Tuesday. There, Obama said he was referring only to a specific class of constitutional law, and to the pattern of judicial deference to Congress exemplified by the upholding of New Deal legislation in the 1930s.
Carney on Wednesday said Obama's remarks were the object of criticism "only because a handful of people didn't seem to understand what he was referring to."
Carney also repeated Holder's assurance that the Justice Department would comply with the Texas judge's demand for a letter of explanation.
Smith on Tuesday had seemed to take offense to comments Obama made Monday that he didn't believe the Supreme Court would take the "unprecedented" step of overturning a law passed by a strong majority of Congress. He said he wanted reassurance that Holder and the Justice Department recognized judicial authority.
"The letter needs to be at least three pages, single spaced, no less and it needs to be specific. It needs to make specific reference to the president's statements," Smith said during a case brought in part by a spine and joint hospital in East Texas that is challenging the constitutionality of a portion of the health care law.
Smith's office in Houston said Wednesday the judge would not be commenting on the issue because the case before his court still is pending. Smith, a native Texan, was nominated to the appeals court by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1987.
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In Chicago, Holder said he's confident the Supreme Court will find the Affordable Care Act constitutional "given the adequate, able representation" the law had during arguments before the justices. He said Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. "did a great job."
Speaking at the same Chicago press conference during a meeting on health care fraud prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said her department is continuing to implement the health care law without contingency plans for a Supreme Court ruling against it.
If the court rules against the law, Sebelius said, "we'll make efforts to deal with that. But at this point, to black jordan high heels for women lay out the range of options and spend a lot of time and energy on what-ifs is not a very productive use of our time."
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When asked during a Wednesday news conference in Chicago what an appropriate response to Smith would be, Holder said, "I think what the president said a couple of days ago was appropriate. He indicated that we obviously respect the decisions that courts make."
"Under our system of government ... courts have the final say on the constitutionality of statutes," Holder said. "The courts are also fairly deferential when it comes to overturning statutes that the duly elected representatives of the people, Congress, pass."
The White House, meanwhile, struggled for a third day to explain Obama's original remark that a Supreme Court reversal of the case would be "unprecedented."
White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters in Washington that Obama does not regret using that word, and he insisted Obama was not trying to bully the justices by weighing in before the case is decided.
"It's the reverse of intimidation," Carney said during a lengthy defense of Obama's comments. "He's simply making an observation about precedent and the fact that he expects the fashion trends 2012 court to adhere to that precedent."
A reversal would not be unprecedented, even under the very narrow terms Obama and his spokesman later attached to his comments, but it would be very unusual.
Obama had sought to clarify his remarks under questioning at The Associated Press annual meeting on Tuesday. There, Obama said he was referring only to a specific class of constitutional law, and to the pattern of judicial deference to Congress exemplified by the upholding of New Deal legislation in the 1930s.
Carney on Wednesday said Obama's remarks were the object of criticism "only because a handful of people didn't seem to understand what he was referring to."
Carney also repeated Holder's assurance that the Justice Department would comply with the Texas judge's demand for a letter of explanation.
Smith on Tuesday had seemed to take offense to comments Obama made Monday that he didn't believe the Supreme Court would take the "unprecedented" step of overturning a law passed by a strong majority of Congress. He said he wanted reassurance that Holder and the Justice Department recognized judicial authority.
"The letter needs to be at least three pages, single spaced, no less and it needs to be specific. It needs to make specific reference to the president's statements," Smith said during a case brought in part by a spine and joint hospital in East Texas that is challenging the constitutionality of a portion of the health care law.
Smith's office in Houston said Wednesday the judge would not be commenting on the issue because the case before his court still is pending. Smith, a native Texan, was nominated to the appeals court by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1987.
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In Chicago, Holder said he's confident the Supreme Court will find the Affordable Care Act constitutional "given the adequate, able representation" the law had during arguments before the justices. He said Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. "did a great job."
Speaking at the same Chicago press conference during a meeting on health care fraud prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said her department is continuing to implement the health care law without contingency plans for a Supreme Court ruling against it.
If the court rules against the law, Sebelius said, "we'll make efforts to deal with that. But at this point, to black jordan high heels for women lay out the range of options and spend a lot of time and energy on what-ifs is not a very productive use of our time."
2012年4月2日星期一
The new iPad is so good that the nonprofit Consumer Reports
The iPad “establishes a new benchmark of excellence,” Consumer Reports said Monday.
Apple declined to comment.
The report further affirms Apple’s lead in the booming tablet business as competitors strive to catch up. Google, one of Apple’s primary rivals, is widely expected by analysts to sell a tablet directly to consumers this year. Google declined to comment.
Apple, already the most valuable company in the world, saw its stock rise about 3.2 percent to $618.68 in regular trading on Monday. Bolstering the price was a Topeka Capital Markets report that predicted the stock would reach $1,001.
Consumer Reports said a few weeks ago that the new iPad generates more heat than previous versions, especially when it runs graphics-heavy games. But the magazine “didn’t find those temperatures to be cause for concern,” reviewer Donna Tapellini wrote.
The review also addressed another issue it raised with previous versions of the iPad. In March, Consumer Reports said that in at least one testing scenario, the iPad lost battery charge when it was operating while plugged into an outlet.
But tests on the new iPad showed that only happened when “the device was playing a demanding game with the screen fully bright,” Tapellini wrote.
In 2010, the magazine said it could not endorse the iPhone 4 because it lost signal while held in a certain way. But the antennae issue was fixed in the next version of the iPhone, dubbed the “4S,” and the handset returned to Consumer Reports’ recommended list.
In regards to the new iPad, the magazine said the camera was good and its 4G network (tested on Verizon’s network) was very fast. Battery life was better than rivals.
But it saved its highest praise for the iPad’s new display, which is “the best we’ve seen,” the magazine said. In fact, Consumer Reports said it is adjusting its standard for excellence in tablet screens based on the new device.
The only problem with the display?
“The new iPad’s display does, in at least some applications, serve to magnify imperfections in content designed for lower-screen resolution,” Tapellini wrote. The magazine expects that this will change over time as
more content is developed for high-definition tablet displays.
Apple declined to comment.
The report further affirms Apple’s lead in the booming tablet business as competitors strive to catch up. Google, one of Apple’s primary rivals, is widely expected by analysts to sell a tablet directly to consumers this year. Google declined to comment.
Apple, already the most valuable company in the world, saw its stock rise about 3.2 percent to $618.68 in regular trading on Monday. Bolstering the price was a Topeka Capital Markets report that predicted the stock would reach $1,001.
Consumer Reports said a few weeks ago that the new iPad generates more heat than previous versions, especially when it runs graphics-heavy games. But the magazine “didn’t find those temperatures to be cause for concern,” reviewer Donna Tapellini wrote.
The review also addressed another issue it raised with previous versions of the iPad. In March, Consumer Reports said that in at least one testing scenario, the iPad lost battery charge when it was operating while plugged into an outlet.
But tests on the new iPad showed that only happened when “the device was playing a demanding game with the screen fully bright,” Tapellini wrote.
In 2010, the magazine said it could not endorse the iPhone 4 because it lost signal while held in a certain way. But the antennae issue was fixed in the next version of the iPhone, dubbed the “4S,” and the handset returned to Consumer Reports’ recommended list.
In regards to the new iPad, the magazine said the camera was good and its 4G network (tested on Verizon’s network) was very fast. Battery life was better than rivals.
But it saved its highest praise for the iPad’s new display, which is “the best we’ve seen,” the magazine said. In fact, Consumer Reports said it is adjusting its standard for excellence in tablet screens based on the new device.
The only problem with the display?
“The new iPad’s display does, in at least some applications, serve to magnify imperfections in content designed for lower-screen resolution,” Tapellini wrote. The magazine expects that this will change over time as
more content is developed for high-definition tablet displays.
2012年4月1日星期日
Jennifer Lopez 's fashion hair extensions and Brooklyn Decker cheap toms
Jennifer, 42, rocked the dress during "American Idol" in L.A. on March 22. Always one to heap on the jewelry, the "AI" judge added a black Hermes cuff, hoop earrings, black Gucci and cheap toms platform sandals, and a sleek ponytail.
Brooklyn, 24, sported the look at the Met Gala in NYC way back on May 2, 2011. The model-turned-actress let her gown do all the talking, and finished off her look with a silver clutch and nude strappy heels also by Kors.
I think we can all agree that Lopez is hot in almost anything! Here, the "On the Floor" singer's gown shows off her svelte physique (although the fabric does gather a little at the waist) and it really compliments her dark hair and complexion.Lodge co-owner Dean Bruemmer, who helped with the search Saturday, said he last saw his friend at breakfast. He said True gave no indication of a specific route, which made the search more difficult.
“There are a lot of trailheads animal print toms up the road,” said Bruemmer, whose lodge is about four miles from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
Though daytime temperatures in southwest New Mexico have been mild of late, temperatures dipped into the mid-20s on recent nights. True left for his run wearing shorts and a T-shirt and carrying a water bottle.
Fourteen search teams that were scouring the area Friday were supplemented with additional volunteer teams from across the state Saturday morning, state police spokesman Lt. Robert McDonald said. Teams were hiking and on horseback and ATVs. They also used dogs and employed a helicopter and plane in the search.
Bemis said crews likely would begin removing True’s body by horseback or litter team Saturday night. But he said the body probably wouldn’t make it out of the area until Sunday because of the terrain.
True, who had been friends with Bruemmer and his wife, Jane, for 10 years, would often visit their lodge while traveling between Mexico and his Boulder, Colo., home. As a result, Bruemmer said, True knew the trail system well—which made his disappearance all the more mystifying.
Michael Sandrock, a columnist who writes about running for The Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, knew True for at least 20 years and had run with him. He called True a pioneer of the sport of ultrarunning, which involves running extreme distances, often on grueling terrain and many miles longer than a traditional 26-mile marathon.
True, he said, had a rebellious spirit but never sought to draw attention to himself even as he became legendary for his talents, which included “just going up and running for hours and hours at a time.”
“He’s just authentic and genuine. … Micah is a guy who follows his bliss,” Sandrock said.
He described True as a “legend” among ultrarunners.
Not so fast, though, J.Lo! The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model of 2010 was also stunning in the design that hugged her curves in all the right places. She even has an advantage over her competition, because she opted for minimal accessories and simple fashion trends pos hair and makeup to go with her attention-grabbing dress. For that reason, I declare Brooklyn the winner! Do you agree?
Brooklyn, 24, sported the look at the Met Gala in NYC way back on May 2, 2011. The model-turned-actress let her gown do all the talking, and finished off her look with a silver clutch and nude strappy heels also by Kors.
I think we can all agree that Lopez is hot in almost anything! Here, the "On the Floor" singer's gown shows off her svelte physique (although the fabric does gather a little at the waist) and it really compliments her dark hair and complexion.Lodge co-owner Dean Bruemmer, who helped with the search Saturday, said he last saw his friend at breakfast. He said True gave no indication of a specific route, which made the search more difficult.
“There are a lot of trailheads animal print toms up the road,” said Bruemmer, whose lodge is about four miles from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
Though daytime temperatures in southwest New Mexico have been mild of late, temperatures dipped into the mid-20s on recent nights. True left for his run wearing shorts and a T-shirt and carrying a water bottle.
Fourteen search teams that were scouring the area Friday were supplemented with additional volunteer teams from across the state Saturday morning, state police spokesman Lt. Robert McDonald said. Teams were hiking and on horseback and ATVs. They also used dogs and employed a helicopter and plane in the search.
Bemis said crews likely would begin removing True’s body by horseback or litter team Saturday night. But he said the body probably wouldn’t make it out of the area until Sunday because of the terrain.
True, who had been friends with Bruemmer and his wife, Jane, for 10 years, would often visit their lodge while traveling between Mexico and his Boulder, Colo., home. As a result, Bruemmer said, True knew the trail system well—which made his disappearance all the more mystifying.
Michael Sandrock, a columnist who writes about running for The Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, knew True for at least 20 years and had run with him. He called True a pioneer of the sport of ultrarunning, which involves running extreme distances, often on grueling terrain and many miles longer than a traditional 26-mile marathon.
True, he said, had a rebellious spirit but never sought to draw attention to himself even as he became legendary for his talents, which included “just going up and running for hours and hours at a time.”
“He’s just authentic and genuine. … Micah is a guy who follows his bliss,” Sandrock said.
He described True as a “legend” among ultrarunners.
Not so fast, though, J.Lo! The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model of 2010 was also stunning in the design that hugged her curves in all the right places. She even has an advantage over her competition, because she opted for minimal accessories and simple fashion trends pos hair and makeup to go with her attention-grabbing dress. For that reason, I declare Brooklyn the winner! Do you agree?
2012年3月28日星期三
the 28-year-old has been on the move
Fashion, he says, has been a part of his life as long as he can remember, since boyhood in Paris. It started through a passion for drawing, which eventually became mostly fashion drawing.
“I don’t think there was a single moment when I got into fashion. When you live in Paris, and fashion is such a Celine handbags 2012, 60% off, Cheap price celine tote bag online point of pride for the French, it’s always around and you’re very much exposed to it from an early age. It was always something I knew about and really liked,” he says.
Since coming to the U.S., first to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and then to New York to intern for Marc Jacobs, the 28-year-old has been on the move. He knows the Jacobs gig was a lucky break, especially since he’s not sure he was qualified for it. But he worked hard, he says, and was like a sponge soaking up everything he could and using that to grow his talent. From there, he worked for Proenza Schouler and then Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy.
While there, he realized he was forming his own voice and was ready to say something that could only come from his own womenswear label, which debuted in 2008. He says he felt confident on the creative side, but a little unsure in business. That’s where his parents, both investment bankers, came in, and he learned from them. (His mother is still active in the company and is his most trusted adviser.)
The $300,000 CFDA prize he received last year didn’t hurt, either. He spent it on production and a new office, but it’s the mentorship he received from different forces in the industry that he found most valuable, he says. Sure, he has competitors, but he finds that most people realize that it’s better for the fashion industry to have many success stories instead of a handful. “We do band together and support each other.”
He adds: “You are the designer, but you have to have strong relationships with the commercial side of the business — sales and press. You don’t design in a vacuum. You need to be aware of what’s happening in the company and sales. It makes you a better designer, even if it’s not what you thought you set out to do.”
So, each day is a balancing act between creating unique, beautiful things and hitting the zeitgeist so that women will want to buy them. Each new collection is a full journey.
“It starts with a story or a mood, but usually the place it starts is not the place it ends up. You have to start with your gut, an idea you are willing to commit to for the next six months, and the idea will take a life of its own and develop as you work on fabrics and start drawing,” he says. “I try to stay open to change, but I also try not to change my mind constantly.”
His newest collection was inspired by the European comic character Corto Maltese, of whom Altuzarra was a fan as a child. There is something very global and multi-ethnic about the sailor character, although he’s very cosmopolitan, too, Altuzarra explains, and that’s what he was trying to infuse into his clothes.
CFDA deputy director Lisa Smilor has been a fan of Altuzarra since the designer’s earliest days, when he was still showing in his apartment.
“I knew that I was in the room with someone special hearing the way Joseph talked about the clothes,” she says. “It was clearly evident that he was passionate about his craft but that he also understood the importance of establishing a profitable business. The questions he asked were very smart, and I knew that he had the winning combination: great talent and a good sense of the industry.”
Success will continue to come in steps, Altuzarra says, but a bellwether moment came last year when he saw fashion editors trace a blossoming trend in floral prints to his runway show.
The recognition makes him a little nervous, though.
“The fashion industry has a tendency to embrace someone and drop them. You don’t want to be the It boy, the flash in the pan, which is why I’m really concerned and try not to be too exposed. I don’t go to too many parties or do too much press.”
He’d much rather watch people on the Cheap Varsity Jackets, 50% Off at Varsity Letterman Jackets online street. That’s something that makes him a real New Yorker, he says, as does his TV habit and his constant checking of his cellphone. “What’s very New York? I’m obnoxiously looking at my phone when people are talking to me or I’m buying something. Also I’m eating on the go a lot. In Paris, what I did that was very French used to be smoking but that’s gone — and I’m really happy about that.”
“I don’t think there was a single moment when I got into fashion. When you live in Paris, and fashion is such a Celine handbags 2012, 60% off, Cheap price celine tote bag online point of pride for the French, it’s always around and you’re very much exposed to it from an early age. It was always something I knew about and really liked,” he says.
Since coming to the U.S., first to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and then to New York to intern for Marc Jacobs, the 28-year-old has been on the move. He knows the Jacobs gig was a lucky break, especially since he’s not sure he was qualified for it. But he worked hard, he says, and was like a sponge soaking up everything he could and using that to grow his talent. From there, he worked for Proenza Schouler and then Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy.
While there, he realized he was forming his own voice and was ready to say something that could only come from his own womenswear label, which debuted in 2008. He says he felt confident on the creative side, but a little unsure in business. That’s where his parents, both investment bankers, came in, and he learned from them. (His mother is still active in the company and is his most trusted adviser.)
The $300,000 CFDA prize he received last year didn’t hurt, either. He spent it on production and a new office, but it’s the mentorship he received from different forces in the industry that he found most valuable, he says. Sure, he has competitors, but he finds that most people realize that it’s better for the fashion industry to have many success stories instead of a handful. “We do band together and support each other.”
He adds: “You are the designer, but you have to have strong relationships with the commercial side of the business — sales and press. You don’t design in a vacuum. You need to be aware of what’s happening in the company and sales. It makes you a better designer, even if it’s not what you thought you set out to do.”
So, each day is a balancing act between creating unique, beautiful things and hitting the zeitgeist so that women will want to buy them. Each new collection is a full journey.
“It starts with a story or a mood, but usually the place it starts is not the place it ends up. You have to start with your gut, an idea you are willing to commit to for the next six months, and the idea will take a life of its own and develop as you work on fabrics and start drawing,” he says. “I try to stay open to change, but I also try not to change my mind constantly.”
His newest collection was inspired by the European comic character Corto Maltese, of whom Altuzarra was a fan as a child. There is something very global and multi-ethnic about the sailor character, although he’s very cosmopolitan, too, Altuzarra explains, and that’s what he was trying to infuse into his clothes.
CFDA deputy director Lisa Smilor has been a fan of Altuzarra since the designer’s earliest days, when he was still showing in his apartment.
“I knew that I was in the room with someone special hearing the way Joseph talked about the clothes,” she says. “It was clearly evident that he was passionate about his craft but that he also understood the importance of establishing a profitable business. The questions he asked were very smart, and I knew that he had the winning combination: great talent and a good sense of the industry.”
Success will continue to come in steps, Altuzarra says, but a bellwether moment came last year when he saw fashion editors trace a blossoming trend in floral prints to his runway show.
The recognition makes him a little nervous, though.
“The fashion industry has a tendency to embrace someone and drop them. You don’t want to be the It boy, the flash in the pan, which is why I’m really concerned and try not to be too exposed. I don’t go to too many parties or do too much press.”
He’d much rather watch people on the Cheap Varsity Jackets, 50% Off at Varsity Letterman Jackets online street. That’s something that makes him a real New Yorker, he says, as does his TV habit and his constant checking of his cellphone. “What’s very New York? I’m obnoxiously looking at my phone when people are talking to me or I’m buying something. Also I’m eating on the go a lot. In Paris, what I did that was very French used to be smoking but that’s gone — and I’m really happy about that.”
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