Olivia Palermo: Blazers are nostalgic

Olivia Palermo thinks she likes blazers so much because they remind her of her mom.

The American fashion star used to love delving into her mother's closet when she was little. She's adamant days spent dressing like her parent have influenced her style as a young woman.

"I used to play dress-up in my mother's closet. I think that's why I wear blazers so much , as she had a huge collection. My favourites are by Armani and Joseph - for events, I'll attach Art Deco clips to the lapels," she told the latest edition of UK InStyle magazine.

Olivia is known for her preppy and chic style. She knows people think she dresses like that all the time, but thinks her real wardrobe would surprise them.

Sometimes she eschews high heels for flat shoes - although not every type.

"You'll never see me in Crocs of Birkenstocks," she said. "They don't look good on anyone and when people wear them with socks it's just horrendous.

"People imagine I'm constantly in heels, but I love my flats too. French sole pumps have a low, slim cut, which makes them really flattering on the leg. I have so many pairs in different colours, my shoe rack looks like a sweet shop."

Charlie Chaplin’s cane and Superman’s

Charlie Chaplin’s iconic cane, a “Superman” costume and a vintage Christian Dior gown worn by Princess Diana are among Hollywood treasures being sold at auction this weekend.

The “Hollywood Legends” sale also includes earrings worn by Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston in the 1992 film “Bodyguard,” as well as other items which once belonged to the the star who died in February aged 48.

Clark Gable’s riding jacket from “Gone With The Wind” -- estimated value $10,000-$15,000 -- and Charlton Heston screen robe, staff and tablets from “The Ten Commandments” will go under the hammer too.

Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills will also be selling Richard Gere’s hat from “An Officer and a Gentleman,” as well as a Chaplin suit and a number of the black-and-white icon’s belongings such as his drivers license.

A Superheros section of the sale will include a Christopher Reeve costume from “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace,” estimated at $20-30,000, and a complete Batman costume from “Batman Returns.”
The Whitney Houston items are the first to be sold publicly since her shock death in February -- coincidentally just down the road from the auction house in the nearby Beverly Hilton Hotel.

“This will be, in fact, the first auction of items owned by Whitney Houston that will go on the auction block since she passed away,” Julien’s Auctions Executive Director Martin Nolan told ABC News Radio.

“So the world media -- in fact, everyone -- is curious to know just how collectible she has become,” he added.

No Tulips for Tulip Time?

The unprecedented warm weather in West Michigan has everything blooming well ahead of schedule – including tulips. Organizers of the annual Tulip Time Festival hope this as an opportunity to lengthen the annual celebration of tulips.

Tulip time organizers urge folks to come early for tulips. Although no one can predict the weather and its affect on sprouting tulips, it is estimated that the flowers will peak by mid-April.

Holland area attractions are opening early and some are offering special discounts. In addition, select hotels are offering deals during the month of April. Details are available by visiting and clicking on the Deals & Discounts button on their home page.

The Tulip Time Festival runs May 5-12. Opening weekend of the festival includes the Tulip Time Run, the opening of the Meijer Midway Carnival, an Art & Craft Fair, and festivities concluding with musical performances and fireworks.

During the week there will be three parades, and over 1,000 dancers dressed in authentic Dutch costumes and wooden shoes, high-kicking their way through traditional dances.

“The city plants mostly late blooming varieties of tulips,” explains Gwen Auwerda, Tulip Time Festival Executive Director. “We’re hoping these late bloomers live up to their name and last into the festival. But, either way, if those arriving in Holland for the Tulip Time Festival take advantage of all the great events, they will not be disappointed.” Don’t miss the chance to “Join the Dance” and be a part of the festival consistently named as one of North America’s Top 100 Events.

Sise’s Nordsj?lland close on Copenhagen

Mikkelsen and Parkhurst gave the visitors the much needed win with the American also picking up his third yellow card of the season, which will force him to sit out their game next weekend.

At the time of kickoff, the Wild Tigers [Nordsj?lland] held a four-point lead over Horsens in the race for the league’s second Champions League qualification spot, putting the pressure of a crucial six-pointer on each of the two.

After a cagey opening, Nordsj?lland gave themselves the upper hand two minutes before the half-hour, as Michael Parkhurst played a give-and-go to perfection with Kasper Wellemberg Lorentzen, sending a cutting pass through the defense then running onto the flicked return before putting it away in emphatic fashion for the 1-0 lead.

While Horsens did their best to stay within striking distance, Nordsj?lland’s superiority finally showed through with 18 minutes left in regulation, as Tobias Pilegaard Mikkelsen ran onto a through-ball in the left side of the area and chipped his shot from a tight angle into the far side of goal.

With Copenhagen only managing a scoreless draw later in the day on their trip to Silkeborg at the Mascot Park, the Wild Tigers move to within three points of the leaders; albeit with a slightly lesser goal differential.

Sise and his Nordsj?lland will try to continue their unexpectedly strong campaign on Sunday when they welcome HB K?ge at the Farum Park.

the richest in fashion top 200

Not only is the fashion industry one of the world's greatest environments to work in, it is also an industry in which you can become very rich. The FashionUnited Top200 most wealthiest fashion professionals lists 200 people who have made at least 70 million US$ up to 41 billion US$ while working in fashion.

Investing in clothing and starting a fashion company can be unpredictable and risky, the 200 richest in this list have mastered the game. Most of the people on the list are company founders, from New York to Hong Kong, who have created new brands and sold billions of articles over the past decades and made many people feel good wearing their clothing.

The richest in fashion is Bernard Arnault, CEO of Louis Vuitton Mo?t Hennessy, whose US$41 billion comes Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Celine, Tag Heuer, Fendi and Bvlgari. Zara founder Amancio Ortega is runner up on the list with US$37,5 billion, note that his fortune increases fastest
of all due to Inditex' success. Third on the list is the Dutch Brenninkmeijer family who run the C&A clothing chain.

The richest woman in fashion is Miuccia Prada ranked number 18 and made her US$ 6.8 billion fortune with Prada.

The person who made the biggest fortune in the shortest time frame is Sara Blakely with a US$1 billion net worth. Blakely founded Spanx in 2000, a multi-million dollar undergarment company. Blakely turned 41 in February 2012, making her the youngest female self-made billionaire in the world according to Forbes. She's the number 89 on the Fashion Richlist.

Vente-privee.com's online business grew Jacques-Antoine Granjon and Micka?l Benabou fortune to  984million US$ in only 10 years time making them the highest ranked tech entrepreneur although nowadays vente-privee.com sells more than just apparel.

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Christian Louboutin - Christian Louboutin Takes Pride In Independence

Christian Louboutin is proud he has not been ''beaten'' by ''the giants of luxury''.

The shoe designer - who is to be the focus of an exhibition at London's Design Museum - is delighted he has managed to maintain independence for his label and continue to run it in exactly the way he has wanted for the last two decades.

He told Attitude magazine: ''I've not been eaten and beaten by the giants of luxury.

''I started the company 20 years ago with two of my best friends and I always heard the working with friends is, in general, a disaster, but it's been very much the opposite..

''I'm very happy to have kept the relationship with the two people who started the company with me.''

However, Christian admits he can be a struggle to work with because he is reluctant to let things go.

He added: ''Mostly what I hear is that I'm very positive, optimistic and enthusiastic.

''I have too much energy. The negative thing is that I never let things go.''

Kim Kardashian: Worst Dressed at Perez Hilton's Birthday Party?

Kim Kardashian is a frequent guest on Perez Hilton's rather infamous gossip pages, especially with her divorce drama with Kris Humphries. But it appears as if she harbors no hard feelings towards the outspoken blogger as she recently attended his big 34th birthday bash at Siren Studios in Hollywood.

While it's not exactly clear what the theme of the party was, Hilton himself channeled "Arabian Nights" with a bit of the exotic. Donning an elaborate turban, a heavily embellished sultan-like dress and shoes fit for Aladdin, partygoers had no problem locating the guest of honor. And the parrot on his shoulder was the best part.

Kim Kardashian apparently left her turban at home, though, trading it for a rather unusual black fascinator with a silver accent piece that sat atop her long, board-straight hair, which thankfully remained flour-less. However, it was the reality TV show star's dress that raised some eyebrows, but perhaps not in a good way. Daily Mail has called fashion foul on the frock, a black-and-white, figure-hugging illusion dress meant to accentuate and create curves. While it may have been a bit too much for the already voluptuous vixen, she pulled it off, finishing the ensemble with a pair of Christian Louboutins. And it certainly wasn't the evening's worst style crime.

Daily Mail may have not been impressed by Kim Kardashian's look, saying it made her appear way too "pear-shaped," but she cut a more sultry and sophisticated profile than many of the other guests in attendance. Also helping Perez Hilton blow out the candles were 90210's Shenae Grimes in a rather strange oversized red pullover and black skinny jeans and Natasha Bedingfeld in a second-skin coral dress with patent yellow (yes, yellow!) heels and a sky-high feathered headpiece. Um, weird! Jenna Jameson also wore a hat, a top hat, and not much else, with her skeleton-printed bodysuit (or maybe swimsuit!), a jacket and bare legs. Spring Breakers star Ashley Tisdale showed off her legs, too, in a pair of distressed denim hot pants, an American flag top and a pair of Minnie Mouse ears, all matched with cerulean platform booties. Weird times two! But, it's to be expected. This is a Perez Hilton party, after all.

Nevertheless, talk about an eclectic mix! For once, Kardashian seemed to be the one who dressed down—and far more tamely than the rest of the motley crew. And while she put her curves on display, Hilton has shed many of his, showing off his slim figure during the party, which benefited VH1's Save the Music Foundation.

Self-hating shoes

When I was a child, my favorite game was dress-up. There I am, arrayed in my mother's cast-off finery, tottering in her high heels, the very picture of innocent, enraptured, incipient femininity. And then I grew up and started noticing that I couldn't wear high heels with any more dignity, or balance, than I could at the age of 6.

Which is a shame because the most beautiful pair of shoes I've ever owned — pointy-toed black suede heels that I bought for my oldest son's bar mitzvah — were so painful that my chief memory of the happy event was the cramps that attacked my calves during the Torah reading.

As far as I can tell, there has never been a time in the history of womankind that shoes haven't been a source of longing, envy and even lust. But not among men: Unless they're shoe designers, men don't think twice about women's shoes. No matter how much women are told that high heels elongate and enhance the shapes of our legs and add a sexy sizzle to our walks, I suspect men don't so much as notice shoes.

Go on, I dare you. Ask your brother, your buddy, your lover, your dog walker or even your husband: What do you think of my shoes? He will grunt.

Of course, the lion's share of women's shoe designers are men: the late Alexander McQueen, Versace, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Prada. The New York Times ran a feature in September on shoe designer Alejandro Ingelmo, calling his 5- and 6-inch high-heeled shoes "exquisitely crafted" and gushed and gushed and gushed. Actually, the entire press tends to go gaga over the most militantly degrading, expensive and health-endangering footwear. Then, of course, there's the king of sadistic footwear, Manolo Blahnik, whose pencil-thin, towering heels were popularized by the character Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City." Notice, however, that Blahnik wears the kind of flat-heeled, wide-toed, arch-supporting shoes that your dad wears.

Let's take a little stroll (in flats, if you please) down the byways of footwear fetishes. In the 17th century, courtiers wore slippers, while the common folk, both men and women, wore heavy black leather with low heels. During the long reign of Queen Victoria, no fashionista would be seen clad in anything less than the ultrachic balmoral front-laced, flat-soled, ankle-high boot. Sneakers, sandals and sling backs were big in the '30s; in the '60s and '70s, we wore clogs, Frye boots and flat-heeled leather hippie sandals. I was among the army of women who, in the '80s, wore running shoes to work. And while it's true that chopines, whose raised soles were designed to keep feminine feet above the muck and filth of, say, Renaissance Venice, eventually grew to soaring heights, the footwear was outlawed because so many women miscarried after falling off the platforms.

But that was before the bad old days of Chinese foot-binding, a fashion that, by the 19th century, was all but a necessity if a girl wanted to find a husband in China. The idea, of course, was to make women more feminine and delicate — and to hobble them so completely that they literally couldn't go anywhere.

So it strikes me as bizarre that in the aftermath of feminism, American women, who are perhaps the most liberated women in the history of humanity, choose, of our own free wills, to cripple ourselves. Now we can barely stand at all, let alone march for our rights, in our 6-inch heels.

It's almost as if the successes of feminism to liberate women to pursue professional and academic satisfaction was so heady that we decided to hinder our own foot forward in the most literal way possible. We women talk the talk, but apparently some of us would rather not walk the walk.

Adriana Lima Is Pregnant Again

Adriana Lima and her husband Marko Jaric are expecting their second child. Lima's Victoria's Secret colleagues Lily Aldridge and Alessandra Ambrosio are also pregnant. So many VS models are with child it wouldn't surprise us if soon they had to make special announcements when they're not pregnant. (Like women in Arizona!)

Fashionista has a report — and a list of 10 African designers to watch — from Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria.

Vogue Netherlands' first issue just débuted. It features Dutch models Romee Strijd, Ymre Stiekema and Josefien Rodermans.

Here at last is a video of Tom Ford's complete fall-winter 2012 collection — which we've previously only seen being worn by Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars and Jennifer Lawrence at a Hunger Games premiere.

Alberta Ferretti's collection for Macy's Impulse was unveiled last night. The line skews slightly more formal than some of the other Impulse designer collections; the colorful dresses and separates will retail for $49-$119 from April 17.

    * Hunger Games costume designer Judieanna Makovsky says that costuming Elizabeth Banks' character, Effie Trinket, was interesting because her outfits were so zany. "Her shoes are so outrageously high and uncomfortable, and she wanted that. I'm like, "Are you sure you can do the scene?" And she's like, 'Yes, I'll do it. I'll take them off in between shots. It'll be fine.' She was miserable, but she did it because she felt it was right. In the book, the fashions are so outrageous in the Capitol that they aren't meant to be actually worn." Makovsky also says she'd last about five minutes in the actual games. "I'd be at the Cornucopia, and that'd be it."
    * After five years of lobbying for legislation that would offer a measure of copyright protection to clothing and accessories, to combat knock-offs that pirate designers' intellectual property, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the American Apparel and Footwear Association are shifting their strategy. As the latest design piracy bill remains stalled in Congress, the two trade groups are pursuing other ways of raising awareness about the damage of knock-offs and other industry anti-counterfeiting initiatives.
    * Anna Wintour hosted a fundraiser for senator Kirsten Gillibrand at her Sullivan Street townhouse. Wintour is consistently among the top Democratic fundraisers. Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, and Diane von Furstenberg were among the industry leaders to attend.
    * Sara Blakely, the founder of the company that makes Spanx and the world's youngest female self-made billionaire, was a size 2 when she came up with her idea.
    * Gucci called over 700 store managers from 47 different countries home to the Italian mothership for training and a tour of a Gucci factory.
    * Stylist Jerry Stafford, who has known John Galliano since they were both club kids in London, says that he thinks it's "commendable" that the disgraced designer is still living in Paris following his conviction for a hate crime for hurling racial and anti-Semitic invective at two strangers in a café. "Galliano's an incredible guy and he's still living in Paris, which I think is commendable after all that happened to him. John Galliano is a survivor." That's one word for it.
    * J. Crew, which just announced very positive fourth-quarter earnings and same-store sales, is expanding in Canada — and its Madewell brand plans to open 15 stores in the continental interior this year. Atlanta, Denver, and other unspecified Midwestern cities are on the list.
    * Simon Spurr, the men's wear label where Simon Spurr no longer works, has "temporarily" stopped loaning samples and doing P.R.
    * Zara's parent company Inditex announced a 12% rise in profits from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011, to a total of $2.68 billion. Inditex opened 483 stores last year, bringing its total to 5,527 stores on five continents. The chain employs around 110,000 people worldwide.
    * Old Navy recalled some children's Spider Man raincoats that had dangerous levels of lead.

10 questions for miss piggy talks kids beauty secrets and much much more

There is one blond bombshell that I have adored since I was a child. She never went to rehab, she never aged, and she never ever disappointed. She was and is still – to this day – funny, beautiful, and ever so glamorous. That blonde bombshell is none other than Miss Piggy.

Miss Piggy – and the rest of the Muppets – made their triumphant return to the big screen with the wonderful The Muppets (you can read my glowing review right here). And now you can relive it, or see it for the first time in case you missed it in the theaters, in the comfort of your own home. The Muppets is now out of DVD!

We had the chance to have an exclusive interview with the most famous pig in the world.

Do you think that you'll ever have kids?
Sure. Unless Brad and Angelina get them all first.

If so, what would you name them?
The kids or Brad and Angelina? Either way, I'd probably call them all “Sweetie!”

What advice would you have for girls who want to follow in your footsteps?
Follow your dream, believe in yourself, and if anyone gets in your way, call me and I'll show you some wicked good karate moves!

For us busy moms, what glamour advice would you have for us?
Love yourself for who you are. And If you can't do that, then may I suggest loving moi for who I am.  Also, remember, you can never accessorize too much.

How do you stay so young? You haven't aged in twenty years?
It's true, isn't it! I do it by living healthy (I have a personal trainer who works out for me; hey, if I'm payin', he's sweating) and of course I've had a little work done….Well, okay, a lot of work done.  Oh, all right, they just took down the scaffolding. But what the heck, why not be the best vous that vous can be, n'est ce pas!?

Where is your most favorite place in the whole wide world and why?
In my Kermie's arms….ideally while shopping for designer shoes. Why? You must be kidding!

Who are your favorite designers?
Zac Posen, Christian Louboutin, Jason Wu, Brian Atwood, Suno, Phillip Crangi and Prabal Gurung.  I provide them with Inspiration…and they provide me with clothes! It's a win win!

If a celebrity were to play you in a movie, who would you want cast to play you?
Meryl Streep.  Only she could do the accent right. Also, while she was on set, I'd be more than happy to keep an eye on her three Oscars.

What are the most impressive celebrities you have ever met?
So many stars have had the pleasure of working with moi and I with them, from Elton John to Ethel Merman, from Michael Caine to Bobby DeNiro. To choose one would be unfair. Let's just say, when it comes to impressive celebrities, there is no one who matches my one, my only Kermie.

What's next for Miss Piggy?
I don't know about you, but I'm ordering dessert.  Hey garcon! Bring that cart over here…and two forks!

Burberry turns fans' love into 'likes' as it beats Dior

Burberry has taken the lead as Facebook's highest fashion label recipient of post 'likes', surpassing previous leader, Dior.

According to market research conducted by Stylophane, just 18 posts on the British label's page in February, generated 138,537 'likes'.

Dior, which was the second most popular fashion brand, generated 118,387 for the same period.

Also in the top ten were Coach, Louis Vuitton, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana as well as the lesser-known label Yepme which made a surprise entry in the ranking.

But it is the ongoing popularity of streetwear brands like Converse which continue to surprise fashionistas. Fellow footwear brand DC Shoes also made the top ten as well as Nike Football.

It was Converse, though, that has the most popular Facebook page (rather than posts), with a mammoth 22.9million page likes. Burberry, by contrast, has just over 11million.

It shows how luxury brands are being outdone by the sportier labels when it comes to page 'likes'.

Adidas has 13.2million page likes, making it the second most popular Facebook brand. Nike Football has more than 11million and Puma has just under 7million.

Burberry's heightened Facebook presence may be thanks to the label's newest advertising campaign, starring It model Cara Delevingne and British actor Eddie Redmayne, and shot by famed celebrity snapper Mario Testino.

It has also more than doubled its activity on the site since January, when it generated just 61,000 post likes.

Burberry was also active in the lead up to London Fashion Week, which was staged mid-February.

The brand featured preparation updates for its Fall 2012 women's wear collection on Facebook, and also streamed a recording of the show.

Wife's Shopping Spree & Husband's Killing Spree to Put Asma Behind Bars?

Online shopping sprees could see the British born wife of the Syrian President held liable for up to two years in prison as she may have broken financial sanctions imposed on her husband by shopping.

London's daily Telegraph quoted a senior lawyer as saying Asmaa al-Assad could face jail time, if she is found to have purchased items from British luxury department's store Harrods along with boutique furniture makers and Parisian jewelers.

President Bashar al-Assad appears as number one on a list of 114 Syrians subjected to financial sanctions by the European Union. The sanctions freeze any assets in EU member states of Syrian officials held responsible for the “brutal repression.”

Mrs. Assad's spending habits and knack for European luxury goods were exposed by personal emails leaked to Al Arabiya on Thursday.

If the Syrian First Lady has retained her British passport, she is at risk of violating the law by enquiring assets for the benefit – direct or indirect – of her husband. Only if she has officially renounced her British citizenship or if she can document that the purchased items were solely for her benefit will she be exempt from prosecution. Asmaa, who lived in Britain until the age of 25, is not known to have relinquished her British citizenship.

“Assuming that Asmaa al-Assad is a British citizen, she must comply with the EU asset freeze in place against her husband notwithstanding the fact that she lives in Syria,” Nigel Kushner, chief executive of Whale Rock Legal, a law firm which advises on sanctions compliance told the Daily Telegraph.

“That means she must not make available any funds or economic resources of any kind to - or for the benefit of - her husband, whether directly or indirectly. The definition of ‘economic resources' is wide and would include the kind of luxury items that Mrs. Assad appears to have been ordering online.”

Asmaa has continued to stand by her husband throughout the uprising in Syria and international pressure on the Syrian government. According to one of the thousands of leaked emails sent in late December she wrote to her husband: “If we are strong together, we will overcome this together ... I love you...,” she wrote.

The leaked emails revealed that her purchases included a lamp by renowned Italian designer Georgio Armani from Harrods as well as precious jeweled necklaces from Paris.

On February 1, 2012 an email was sent to the Syrian First Lady confirming that a Paris-based luxury boutique was ready to ship her order of a chandelier and two candle sticks and other furnishings with a total value of more than $46,000.

Assuming that Asmaa still lives with her husband, the items would have been for her benefit too. The British Treasury, however, says this purchase alone is not enough to provide sufficient grounds for actions against her.

“We would only consider furniture to fall within the definition of ‘economic resources' for the purposes of the sanctions if we had grounds to believe that it was going to be used to obtain funds, goods or services for a designated person,” the Treasury said in statement to the Telegraph.

The First Lady is not designated for any financial sanctions, and she could possibly use a loophole to say she was veering the president's “basic needs.”
However, according to Kushner, “one somehow doubts” if the items ordered by Mrs. Assad could be considered to satisfy “a basic need.”

Other items purchased, the leaked emails reveal, include her favored Christian Louboutin shoes, a chocolate fondue set and bulletproof clothing.

Syrian "heartache" given twist by Assad e-mails

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) - "I've been a walking heartache; I've made a mess of me" - the first words of a country music lament which, it seems, Syria's president e-mailed to his wife as his army shelled the rebellious city of Homs last month.

For many Syrians, little gifts of iTunes downloads and the luxury shopping habits of his British-born wife - revealed in hacked messages published by London's Guardian newspaper on Thursday - only reinforced an image of Bashar al-Assad as an uncaring tyrant, fiddling in his palaces as their country burns.

But some who survived the bombardment of Homs detected, too, a note of justifiable anxiety from the 46-year-old head of state - for all the cynical disparagement of his own reform offers as "rubbish", the jokey sharing of a YouTube video that mocks Arab peace monitors or his taking advice from Iranian allies and others on "restoring state power ... using all possible means".

"He was downloading iTunes songs while his army was shelling us. His wife was buying expensive things from Amazon," one opposition activist, known only as Rami for his own safety, told Reuters from Homs, where weeks of bombardment have been followed by tales of atrocities and war crimes.

"That makes me feel sick."

An activist in Damascus who uses the cover name Abu Omar said Asma al-Assad's chatter about jewelry, bedroom furniture, fondue sets and $5,000 Christian Louboutin shoes had hardened his resolve against a 40-year-old family rule that has milked Syria's wealth for the benefit of a few: "As women and children were dying, they were writing all these silly things, he said.

"It made me realize our fight isn't just with Bashar al-Assad."

HOPE, WORRY

Others drew some hope after reading e-mails, published on the first anniversary of the uprising, that showed Syria's first couple exchanging words of concern for their situation.

"If we are strong together," she wrote, "we will overcome this together." A Qatari princess, who voiced concern for their children and told them to come out of their "state of denial", urged Asma al-Assad in January to persuade her husband to flee.

"One good thing in this is a clear sign that Assad realizes the mess he is in," said a rebel fighter for the Farouq Brigade in Homs who goes by the nom-de-guerre al-Homsi.

"But unsurprisingly, as we expected, he really doesn't seem to care how many of his people die so he can keep his throne."

In one e-mail, part of some 3,000 the London daily said it received from an opposition group and whose authenticity it had cross-checked as far as possible, Assad responds to a note from his wife saying she was at a meeting and would be back soon.

"This is the best reform any country can have that u told me where you will be," he wrote, in English. "We are going to adopt it instead of the rubbish laws of parties, elections, media...."

That was on July 6. Two weeks earlier, Assad had made a speech pledging new legislation on elections, the media, and ending the ban on any competitors to his Baath party.

There might even be clues in some of the eclectic, largely Western, musical choices made by Assad, who trained as an eye doctor in London before his brother's death thrust him forward unexpectedly to succeed his much feared father, Hafez, in 2000.

Among them was the 2011 single by country star Blake Shelton "God Gave Me You", a file of which he sent his wife on February 5, according to the Guardian, and in whose self-pitying lyrics some could choose to read a reflection on dashed hopes that Assad the son might break with his father's legacy and free up Syria.

"I've been a walking heartache/ I've made a mess of me," it runs. "The person that I've been lately/ Ain't who I wanna be.

"God gave me you for the ups and downs," goes the chorus as sung by Shelton, whose other hits include "Hillbilly Bone".

She's back - in black!

Brooke Mueller stuns in a snugly-fitting ensemble on a ladies night out

She recently completed a two-month rehabilitation treatment, and it shows.

Brooke Mueller looked radiant last night as she stepped out for a ladies dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills.

Charlie Sheen's ex-wife looked simply stunning in a chic, all-black ensemble.

She showed off her slimmer shape in a draped top over snugly fitting leggings.

The 34-year-old real estate agent turned actress added height to her frame with a sexy pair of strappy Christian Louboutin heels.

She accessorised with a matching leather clutch and studded belt.

Her make-up was perfect and skin glowing as she stepped out for dinner with a girlfriend.

It's a far cry from how Mueller looked prior to her stay at Utah's Cirque Lodge.

She entered the facility in December, shortly after being arrested in Colorado for cocaine possession.

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It is the longest she has ever stayed in treatment.

Since she left the treatment centre in February, she has been very low-key, spending time with friends and twin sons Bob and Max.

The boys turn three this week.

She and Sheen, 46, share custody of their children.

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In a first-of-its-kind move, Woodland Shoes is looking at foraying into markets of China and Southeast Asia, according to the homegrown player in the country's premium outdoor shoe segment.

While the company already sells through other retailers in markets of the Middle East, this is the first serious foray abroad where an Indian footwear retailer is looking at setting up shop in China.

Over the next five years, says Woodland, the ratio of revenue the revenue from operations in India and abroad, will go up to 50:50 as opposed to the current 90:10, respectively.

"At present about 10 per cent of our revenues come from our foreign sales," says Harkirat Singh, MD, Woodland Shoes. "Over the next five years, we expect half of our revenues to come from abroad."

Woodland, which is unlisted, is the first Indian footwear player to be looking at creating an international footprint. Of the other players, only Hidesign, in the apparel and handbag space till now, has some international presence till date.

For the purpose of this foray, Woodland Shoes is already in talks with a couple of Chinese players. "We have finalised two of the leading players," reveals Singh. "We will soon close a partnership with one of them. The nature of the partnership is being worked out."

Woodland is already creating a distribution network for supply to the markets of China and Hong Kong. The ultimate foray will be a mix of sale through existing retailers and exclusive showrooms.

Among other options, the partnership being discussed translates into a knowledge sharing joint venture where the Chinese partner will use the Woodland platform to foray into India and vice versa.

Singh does not rule out a stake sale, saying that while for expansion in India, they have not yet needed major capital influx, expansion abroad might be different. "We are in talks with the Chinese partners," he says. "We might look at offloading some stake as well." The first exclusive Woodland store should be rolled out by October this year.

Woodland currently has 350 stores in India, and retails through other multibrand players as well. The number of exclusive stores says, the company will go up to 500 stores by the end of 2013, at a total investment of about Rs 150 crore.

According to data by market research agency Rncos, the Chinese footwear market is pegged at Rs 75,000 crore -- almost three times the size of the Indian footwear market, which is currently pegged at Rs 20,000 crore by analysts. While the Indian market is growing at 10 per cent, the Chinese market is growing at over 20 per cent, notes Singh.

Rncos says "almost everybody" is sourcing from China. "No one seems to have looked at the opportunity that the domestic Chinese market provides because of the sheer numbers," points out its managing director Shushumal Maheshwari.

The Chinese market is dominated like India, by unorganised players. In the organised segment, the leading players are Yue Yuen, Li Ning, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Nike, Pegasus and Brown Shoes.

According to other analysts tracking the company, while the Woodland foray into an international franchisee model might be new, the company has a range and product that might just make this a success.

"The look and the feel; the name of the product is not really Indian, might just appeal internationally," according to Pinaki Ranjan Mishra, partner and national leader, retail and consumer products practice, Ernst and Young. "Also, given that the range is specialised, Woodland might create a market." Woodland sales stood at Rs 570 crore. The company has projected these to grow to Rs 700 crore for the 2012 financial year.

Nike Declares $0.36 Quarterly Dividend

NIKE, Inc. NKE +0.56% announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on the company's outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on April 2, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2012.

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Indonesia's Lion Air is among the least-known major airlines in the world. But recent moves to expand its fleet are putting the company on the map—and drawing attention to the country's potential as a top growth market for aviation.

That expansion could expose the airline to the same heated competition that is pinching other carriers in the region, however.

Lion Air on Wednesday said it would order 27 ATR aircraft to give the airline more flexibility to reach the smaller airports among Indonesia's far-flung islands. ATR is a joint venture of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. and Finmeccanica SpA's Alenia Aermacchi SpA unit.

The announcement of the ATR order, at the Singapore Airshow, came a day after the budget carrier said it had completed purchase plans unveiled last year to buy 201 of the 737 Max jetliners that Boeing Co. is developing and 29 of its current-generation 737-900ERs, in a deal valued at $22.4 billion at catalog prices. The package is the Chicago-based plane maker's largest commercial-aircraft deal.

Lion Air will use the aircraft to transport more of Indonesia's rapidly expanding middle class to new destinations across the archipelago and to other parts of Asia, said Director Edward Sirait.

"Indonesia's big domestic market will be our first priority," he said in an interview. But "in addition to the domestic market, we plan to expand to medium routes in Asia, focusing on Asia's southern markets." Lion Air also plans to offer full-service flights.

Bombardier Inc. said Wednesday that Lion's main competitor, Indonesian flagship carrier PT Garuda Indonesia, would buy six of the Canadian aircraft maker's CRJ1000 jets, valued at $300 million in total, and has options to buy another 18.

Despite its recent shopping spree, Lion Air is little-known outside Indonesia. It has focused primarily on the domestic market rather than international and longer-distance routes, as Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd. and other large Asian carriers have done.

While that has kept the Indonesian carrier's flying-lion logo out of the eye of many regional travelers, it has so far helped keep the airline out of the bruising competition that has squeezed profits on some regional routes. AirAsia X, AirAsia's long-distance associate, recently said it would cancel flights to parts of India and elsewhere because of high fuel prices and weakening demand.

One question is whether Indonesia's market is large enough to drive most of Lion Air's growth, or whether the carrier will need to expand overseas more aggressively than planned. That would throw yet another carrier into the mix as other Asian budget carriers add or expand long-distance operations.

With the world's fourth-largest population—behind China, India and the U.S.—Indonesia is seen by many analysts as one of the world's last big growth markets for airlines.

Only a small percentage of its population has ever flown, even though a lack of roads, trains and ferries makes air travel the only means to reach many parts of the 17,000-island country.

As Indonesian incomes have risen, the number of air passengers in the country has jumped close to 50% in the last two years to around 65 million last year, according to Indonesia's National Statistics Board. Meanwhile, business travel has jumped as domestic and international companies have flown to the far corners of the country in search of its rich natural resources, including coal, tin and palm oil.

Indonesia last year drew a record $20 billion in foreign direct investment and tallied the country's highest economic expansion, 6.5% growth in gross domestic product, in 15 years.

But Lion Air also has competition from Garuda and its growing low-cost carrier Citilink, as well as from AirAsia's Indonesian operations and smaller domestic airlines, such as Batavia Air and PT Sriwijaya Air. In recent years, many smaller airlines have attempted to conquer the Indonesian market and disappeared because of safety problems or heavy debt.

Started with one plane in 2000, Lion Air has succeeded by sticking to offering no-frills, low-fare flights for underserved and remote destinations. In recent years it has emerged as Indonesia's largest private carrier, with flights to more than 36 cities in Indonesia and a few overseas destinations, including Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Speculation has been rising about Lion Air's plans, largely because of its aircraft orders and because the carrier had indicated it would sell 30% of the company in the first half of this year to raise $1 billion.

Founder and President Director Rusdi Kirana this week said Lion Air would defer an initial public offering for one to two years.

While it will be five years before the first of Lion Air's latest orders are delivered, the carrier will have to start developing new local and international routes if it wants to fill the new aircraft, analysts said.

"If they really take all of the aircraft, they will definitely be a threat," said John Rachmat, an analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland Asia Securities in Singapore. "It is not something to sneeze at."

The airline had looked at the possibility of expanding through joint ventures in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia, but decided to abandon those plans. Mr. Sirait, the Lion director, said Wednesday that the company has no plans to form joint ventures, the method AirAsia has used to expand in Asia.

"We are successfully recognized as a low-cost carrier and plan to step up into the full-service carrier business as well," he said. "We are looking at all potential markets with a focus on domestic and medium-range routes."

One factor that could hold Lion back is lingering concern over Indonesia's safety record.

The country long has had one of the worst accident rates in Asia, though its record has improved somewhat in recent years. In 2007, the U.S. downgraded the safety status of Indonesia's civil-aviation directorate, and the European Union put all the country's carriers on a list of banned airlines.

The EU in 2009 removed Garuda and some others from the list after they persuaded regulators that the airlines' safety procedures were sufficient. Safety officials in Brussels and elsewhere remain concerned, however, that while some Indonesian airlines run tight operations, the government's safety officials aren't sufficiently rigorous.

A Lion Air plane crash-landed in 2004, killing 25 people, and the airline has had a number of other safety incidents, including hard landings and overshot runways. Over the last several months, three of Lion Air's pilots have been arrested after testing positive for illegal drugs. The carrier is adjusting how it monitors its pilots' behavior to stop similar incidents, Mr. Sirait said.

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Forget about your classic Air Jordan sneakers from Nike, or your Kobe 7 kicks and Lebron 9 shoes (both also from Nike). Arguably the coolest pair of sneakers ever were the Converse Weapons, which could be bought about two-and-a-half decades ago in obnoxious yellow or garish green, depending on whether you favored Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. I don't care what anyone says, if I owned a pair today, I'd lace them up every time I step on the basketball court.

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The new sneakers will ship in black or white and are made of premium leather. In place of Converse's familiar star logo is the equally familiar star icon from Nintendo's Mario franchise. Pixelated versions of Mario and Luigi strut their stuff along the back over top of the heel.

This isn't the first time Converse has flirted with Super Mario themed sneakers, but unlike the hideous high-top version it released in 2011, I could see myself rocking these new shoes to LAN parties and other locales. Take from that what you will, considering that Pac-Man, Atari, and Donkey Kong are all represented in my wardrobe.

No word on how many coins you'll have to collect to buy the 'Converse One Star Super Mario Bros. Ox," as Converse is calling them.
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LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant will be wearing a special edition version of their signature shoes when they hit the court in Orlando for the NBA's All-Star Game on February 26.

The galactic-themed shoes pay homage to Florida's Kennedy Space Center and are inspired by NASA spacesuits and astronauts. These influences are easily noticed through each shoe's glow in the dark outsole, mission patch, and coloring.

James' “LeBron 9″ is a bright orange color that resembles the “pumpkin” pressure suits worn by astronauts during the launch and re-entry process.

Durant's “Zoom KD IV” is inspired by the late Oklahoma astronaut, Gordon Cooper, who wore a silver Mercury speedsuit.

Bryant's “Zoom Kobe VII System” incorporates the space theme differently to James and Durant's sneakers as it features supernova-type imagery as seen from a telescope.

In addition to the James, Durant, and Bryant signature models, Nike is also releasing the popular Foamposite One in a supernova special edition colorway, as well as space-themed special editions of the Nike Dunk and Nike Flight One.

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Named after the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Platonic solids are regular 3-D figures, in which all the edges are of equal length, all the angles of equal measure, and all faces are congruent shapes.

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Toyota Australia president Max Yasuda has slammed the workplace culture at the car manufacturer's plant in Melbourne, where absenteeism is as high as 30 per cent in certain areas.

Mr Yashuda said he found it difficult to understand the culture of taking a sick day, particularly on a Friday to create a long weekend.

Ms Gillard says workers have been taking sickies in Australia longer than since the creation of the Fair Work Act in 2009.

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Mr Yashuda also said Australia's workplace relations system was hurting the competitiveness of local firms.

Ms Gillard said the Fair Work Act aimed to prevent employers taking part in a race to the bottom with workers' benefits and wages.

Lion Wrestlers Visit #7 Nebraska & Host #12 Michigan with B1G Dual Meet Title on the Line

TODAY'S ACTION

No. 2 Penn State (9-1, 5-1 B1G) is set for a busy weekend of Big Ten action, beginning with a road trip to No. 7 Nebraska (14-1, 5-1 B1G). The Nittany Lions battle the Cornhuskers on Friday, Feb. 3, . at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. Penn State will travel back to State College on Saturday, arriving home Saturday night and immediately get ready for a Sunday home dual against No. 12 Michigan (6-3, 4-2 B1G). The Lions and Wolverines tangle at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. The Michigan dual is sold out but a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets still remain as of 2/1/12. With the Big Ten officially recognizing the regular season dual meet champion(s) with a trophy, the importance of this weekend's duals becomes magnified with a conference regular season title (or a share of one) on the line and all three teams in the hunt for the outright title or a share of it.

Penn State is coming off dominating 34-9 win over Ohio State on Sunday, a win that moved it into a battle for the Big Ten dual meet crown. The Nittany Lions are 9-1 overall, 5-1 in the conference and face off against another 5-1 team (Nebraska) and a 4-2 squad (Michigan) that still has a chance to forge a massive five- or six-team tie for first. For Penn State, the math is simple, win two tough duals and it is assured of at least a share of the dual meet crown.

The Nittany Lions are being led by a balanced line-up featuring eight ranked wrestlers, all of which are ranked among the top 12 and four of whom are in the top two. Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro is ranked No. 1 at 149 with a perfect 21-0 mark. All-American David Taylor is also unblemished at 19-0 and is No. 1 at 165. All-American Ed Ruth is also perfect at 21-0 and No. 2 at 174 while two-time All-American Quentin Wright is 18-2 and No. 2 at 184. Senior Cameron Wade is 18-4 and ranked No. 6 at heavyweight while red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton is 16-4 and No. 6 at 157. True freshman Nico Megaludis is 17-5 and No. 9 at 125 while classmate Morgan McIntosh is 14-5 and No. 12 at 197. Sophomore Frank Martellotti is 6-3 at 133 while junior Bryan Pearsall checks in at 141 with a 10-8 record.

Nebraska brings a 14-1 record into the dual, with an impressive 5-1 Big Ten conference mark. . The Huskers are being led by six ranked wrestlers, five of whom are in the top ten. The tough and balanced NU roster features No. 18 Ridge Kelly at 133, No. 5 Jake Sueflohn at 141, No. 7 James Green at 157, No. 6 Robert Kokesh at 165, No. 7 Josh Ihnen at 184 and No. 9 Tucker Lane at heavyweight. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since a 20-16 Nebraska win on Jan. 10, 2009, at the National Duals. Penn State won the last meeting in Lincoln, a 24-14 victory on Jan. 23, 1994. Nebraska has won three straight against Penn State, dating back to a 22-12 Penn State win on 12/5/98 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Nebraska owns an 8-4-1 edge in the series.

Michigan comes in 6-3 overall, with a 4-2 record in Big Ten action. The Wolverines are being led by seven ranked individuals, including No. 1 Kellen Russell at 141. UM also features No. 16 Zac Stevens at 133, No. 7 Eric Grajales at 149, No. 14 Dan Yates at 165, No. 8 Justin Zeerip at 174, No. 15 Max Huntley at 197 and No. 10 Ben Apland at 285. Penn State has won the last two meetings against UM and owns a slim 26-24 edge in the all-time series. Penn State won 28-13 last year on 2/6/11 in Ann Arbor and won 29-10 on 2/7/10 in Rec Hall.

Penn State will make a cross country trek to Orem, Utah, outside of Salt Lake City, to battle Utah Valley on Saturday, Feb. 11. The dual is set for 9 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Mountain (local time). Penn State's next home dual is the season dual finale against Pitt on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. All seats for the Pitt dual are sold out but some standing room only tickets remain. Fans can purchase a very limited number of SRO tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Tickets are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for youth (18 and under) and can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office. The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven's WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live and further affiliates may be added soon.

Fashion ties in 2012

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It is important to not "what" important "how" - keep repeating the stylists. Especially when it comes to fashionable neckties 2012. Silk tie the two competing shades, tied as a scarf, talk about your sense of humor and style. At Alexander McQueen tie pattern repeats print on the shirt. The condition is optional, but very effective. For the Parisian way of desirable sleeve shirts were democratically wrapped and under the shirt could guess the right color shirt.

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Fashion ties in 2012 full of compound patterns. Geometric shapes, checkered, irregular patterns give a tendency to unconventional thinking, and this, as shown by Dr. House, I like everything. Psevdoskuchny black and white print of the "office" turns into an interesting and trendy. The fashion house Versace , known for his unbridled shocking, showed how to wear tie-zebra: a gray jacket, white shirt and dignity. In addition, the chief designer brand, Donatella Versace , has created a tie for lazy people. Contrast collar buttoned in the form of elegant forms tie-blende. The original idea and a luxury - in the style of the house.

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His creative style bowtie acquired after the opera J. Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" . All musicians of the orchestra put on a butterfly - it was an elegant reference to the title and plot of the opera. Most of today's butterflies are not tied around the neck, as required by good manners, and fastened. But designers are encouraged not to save time, when it comes to "creative tie". Another important recommendation: do not wear a bow tie every day (why do you need reputation dude?). Tie "creative tie" in special cases - if each of your output will be in light fashion event. A few words about colors: classic black and white butterflies leave the opera stars and suitors (except the dress code is white tie). Colors fashionable tie-butterfly 2012: perky green, romantic violet, blue road.

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Unleashed silk tie - this is a new symbol of masculine luxury. This image came up joker Jean-Paul Gaultier . His characters - all your favorite characters are the big boys: James Bond and Alain Delon , a rest from the heavy, but a successful day. Prerequisites for entry into the image: a black tie, and his humble satin shine against the backdrop of snow-white shirts, just as the show Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012. Leggy beauty in a dress with a neckline crazy hand in hand with our hero - is welcome.


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Tie-cord often buy their companions ladies. Men consider themselves hipsters accessory shoe laces and ignored. Undeserved Boycott! With the right approach Sweaters are working as regular exercise: tighten shape, improve posture and make the image more vibrant. The classic version: black lace with a white shirt - the most successful, as demonstrated by a series of experiments. Another interesting tie color - brownish-gray with a purple shimmer, like Dolce & Gabbana . And the designers of Dsquared have shown how to wear a tie with a shirt or vest with print. Like everything that goes under the name of this house - naturally!

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Man the cannons! Nike is brining us yet another cannon colored kick and it just goes to show that you can't keep a good color down. The last significant use of the color was the Nike Lebron 9 'Cannon' and this time the color has landed atop a Nike Air Max 1 silhouette.

The sneaker features a cannon colored suede upper with white canvas paneling for a pretty strong two toned color blocking. This one is devoid of any other complimenting color and that gives it an even stronger statement as it really stands out among the batch of other Nike Air Max 1′s we've seen.

Are those for Ronaldo?

Are those for Ronaldo? A PVC-clad Irina Shayk and Jessica White take sexy snaps at basketball match

It must be hard with her boyfriend in Spain half the time as she fulfills her modelling duties in New York.

So perhaps Irina Shayk had her footballer lover Cristiano Ronaldo in mind when she took a series of sexy snaps with fellow model Jessica White.

The girls decided to neglect the New York Knicks game last night for a spot of pouting and posing courtside.

They diverted a lot of eyes away from the sport as Jessica, 27, held up her camera phone and snapped the pair in the front row at Madison Square Garden.

In one shot, Irina can be seen pursing her lips in the direction of Jessica's cheek as the latter clicks away.

In another, the 26-year-old pokes her tongue out as Jessica feigns shock.

Jessica obviously couldn't wait to share one of the photos, posting it on her Twitter accound moments after the game.

She wrote: 'Me and my bff the beautiful irina.'

Russian Irina had wiggled and wriggled her way into a pair of spray-on PVC trousers and black Christian Louboutins to watch the Knicks beat the Orlando Magic team.

She teamed the outfit, more suited to a night out, with a faux fur sleeveless jacket and a nude silk top that appeared to have bondage-inspired straps.

She completed the look with gold drop earrings and lashings of red lipstick.

Her brunette locks were pulled back into a tight ponytail.

Jessica opted for a long white cardigan over blue skinny jeans with a fur wrap and towering orange knee-high boots with gold studs at the top.

her black hair was loose, with her heavy fringe almost covering her eyes.

Singer Ciara was also at the game, wearing similar PVC trousers and a fur gilet.

It's clear Irina was only too eager to slip back into her eye-catching clothes, after covering up in full winter attire yesterday

She abandoned her revealing wardrobe as she braved the cold New York weather to run her Sunday errands.

As most celebrities were donning skimpy dresses at the Golden Globes on the other side of the country, the model donned a thick white fur coat.

She paired the warm hooded jacket with leather gloves and black leggings with leather panels.

Hiding further beneath large celebrity shades, it was her bee-stung lips peeking out from beneath that gave her disguise away.

She added a pair of flat black boots to complete the look.

Irina visited the D`AGOSTINO grocery store in the West Village, stocking up on some healthy supplies.

Disaster on Lake Erie: The 1841 Wreck of the Steamship Erie by Alvin Oickle

Disaster on Lake Erie is a recent addition to the local history collections of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.  Oickle tells the story of the steamship Erie, one of the fastest and most elegant ships sailing between Buffalo and Chicago.  It was a large ship - over 176 ft. long and about 27 ft. wide.

On August 9, 1841, the Erie departed Buffalo carrying 343 passengers.  Many of these passengers were recent immigrants who were looking forward to starting new lives in the Midwest.  It was a windy day and many of the passengers were in their berths with seasickness.  In the early evening, there was "a slight explosion, a hissing sound and a cry of 'Fire!'"  Within minutes 254 lives were lost.

Alvin Oickle offers a minute-by-minute account of the disaster.  His use of first person accounts gives the reader insight as to what it was like to be part of this disaster.  Anyone interested in the history of Lake Erie will be fascinated by this book.

As more voters tune in, Romney tries to take control of his brand

Once Mitt Romney took the stage in New Hampshire last week to declare victory before hundreds of supporters chanting his name, he chastised President Obama. But he did not demonize him. Romney tried to identify with anxious Americans and said he could both fix the economy and unite the country. And he adapted Obama's 2008 hope as his own: “We still believe,” Romney said. “We still believe.”

Just as his opponents were trying to cast him as a “vulture capitalist,” Romney projected steadiness and warmth in a loving, handsome tableau with his high school sweetheart-turned-wife, Ann, their five sons, daughters in law and well-mannered grandchildren. The aspirational American family.

The next day, Romney aired his first Spanish-language television advertisement in South Florida. It's an uplifting, even gauzy spot narrated by his Spanish-speaking son, Craig. The title: “Nosotros,” or “Us.” The message: In Mitt Romney's America, anything is possible.

And, as in every other Romney ad, it ended with a black-and-white still photograph of Mitt and Ann holding hands on a windswept farm. Again, steadiness and warmth.

These are the ways, overt and subtle, that Romney is sharpening his brand. The Republican presidential front-runner's immediate objective is to polish off his rivals by winning the next two primaries — Saturday in South Carolina and Jan. 31 in Florida. But with the race quickly moving beyond the early states, Romney also is trying to market himself to millions of voters in all the other states who are tuning in and forming their first impressions.

“As the megaphone gets bigger, you want to just continue that message that you've been building upon,” Romney adviser Russ Schriefer said. “This is ultimately going to be a contest between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama — the choice between what Mitt Romney will be talking and campaigning about and what Barack Obama has been doing, and competing visions for America.”

To many voters, Romney is an enigmatic candidate, and the battle to brand him is underway in South Carolina. The consequences are likely to ripple across the country and, if he becomes the nominee, set the terms for the general election fight with Obama.

The championship is the essence

Nikos Papaioannou wrote about LeBron James and points out that if you do not win at least one championship will go down in history as just another very good player.

Actually now it is irrelevant what does LeBron James in the regular season. If it disappeared in season 4 and extending one or more games or makes priests and leading Miami from victory to victory.

In the last two games against the Heat Warriors and Clippers, the Chosen One was the famous Frozen One of the last period, astochontas-to-minimal effort it took to send the critical iron shots. Miami defeated in both games. So what? Can the next game to make double or triple to put 60 points and Miami beat or it may disappear again. Again it does not matter.

For-maybe-more gifted in talent and somatodomi basketball player who ever stepped into a park with a career avg 27.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7 assists, the time has come to be judged by the only objective criterion of greatness. This is no different from the tournament will win.

To start the playoffs in the NBA, nothing of all that will do or will not do that LeBron will be important, because quite simply not the issue. Let's top scorer, we declared MVP, we included the best five, let's step on the moon. If you do not win-I do not believe that we will succeed this year, the champion's ring, then any exploits in the regular season will not mean anything. It makes sense only if accompanied by the league.

In any other case I can not help in categorizing the players with the title "much ado about nothing." Popular, marketable to death by countless individual discrimination, infinite talent, terrible highlights in the regular season, hefty contracts with Nike, Adidas or Reebok and annual revenues of tens of millions of dollars. Immediately immediately I come three such in mind. The Vince Carter, a Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson. The first was hailed as the successor to Michael Jordan. Scary physical skills. In his best year, with the shirt of the Nets, was avg 27.5 points, 5.9 assists and 4.7 rmpaount. The T-Mac, the Magic had 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. O ?The Answer?, culminating in the Sixers reached the point to make 33 points per game, 7.9 assists to share and make 1.9 steals.

All three, like James could fill not one but two stadiums themselves. Sold millions of shirts, it was always the first to vote for the All Star Games in the NBA, became known across the length and breadth of the land and flooded the Internet with incredible highlights. Nike, based on the Carter's revolutionary technology Shox, designing the set of shoes and clothes. The Reebok revived with shoes and clothes ?The Answer? of Iverson. The Adidas poulage like hot buns the T-Mac. On substance, though? Nothing. Leagues? Zero!

I see tremendous similarities of James with these three talented but ... untitled players. Their differences, for the moment is very low. The LeBron, not to go down in history as another Carter, McGrady and Iverson, should at least win a championship. Until then everything and make the regular season is irrelevant. Especially for him!

Let's "Pre-Rodeo" San Antonio!

You know we love our Rodeo in San Antonio! So, we decided to help you prepare a little early with some fun pre-Rodeo events that are sure to get you in the mood!

To kickoff the pre-Rodeo calendar of events is the Cowgirls Live Forever Luncheon on Thursday, January 19th, presented by Julian Gold. Heather Haynes Craft and Lee Evans Lee joined us from Cowgirls Live Forever and said this luncheon has been going on since 2007 honoring all cowgirls from around the world. Benefits from this luncheon go towards the Youth of Texas Charity and tickets are still available! The event will be held at the Pearl Stables at 11:30am.

Another fabulous event that brings together fashion with great entertainment is the Let's Rodeo Ball on Saturday January 21st featuring none other than Clint Black! Rita Stich, the Chairman for the Let's Rodeo Ball, says there will be delicious catering as well as two musical numbers. All you have to do is buy your ticket at sarodeo.com! This event will be from 6:30pm to 11:30pm at the Freeman Coliseum.

So, now that you have these events on your calendar, what are you going to wear? Not to worry, the ladies styled plenty of outfits that are perfect Rodeo attire.

Nike Brings Their Famous Dunk Sneaker To The Golf Course

Today Nike has shown off an innovation that blended together two things that haven't really seen an innovation in quite some time.

Although Nike Golf used the latest in golfing technology with their footwear, the shoes have not changed much - until now.

There have been golfing "inspired" dunks, but this is the first time Nike has mashed up a Nike dunk with golfing technology to make the Nike Dunk NG Golf Shoe.

Although most golfers wouldn't want to look overly casual on the golf course, we think that they all may want to feel comfortable. For those of you who think the attire at golf courses are too stuffy, then these shoes are perfect for you.

The Nike Dunk NG comes with two sets of shoelaces, allowing athletes to either accentuate the bright color of the shoe or to opt for traditional white. With full-grain waterproof leather, the Nike Dunk NG can battle the elements of poor weather conditions.

The Scorpion Stinger Spikes ensure that traction is not an issue for the Nike Dunk NG. The new golf shoe will soon be seen on Nike athletes Michelle Wie and Anthony Kim.

Wie will be sporting them this week at the Women's Canadian Golf Opening, and Kim will follow in soon on the PGA Tour!

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How 8 clothing brands rate on satisfaction

Consumers are growing dissatisfied with the clothing from major apparel companies they're seeing on store shelves, according to the latest surveys from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.

Click on the photo above to see how some of the most famous clothing brands rate in customer satisfaction.

The Index is an ongoing, comprehensive survey of thousands of consumers about the products and services provided by more than 225 companies. Its surveyors have been asking consumers to rate their satisfaction with companies, their products and services, on a scale of 0 to 100 since 1995.

Apparel in general rates an 81 on a scale of o100, which doesn't seem bad until you realize that the satisfaction score was 83 in 2010.

"After two years of steady improvement, customer satisfaction with apparel products such as jeans, hosiery and underwear is unraveling, down 3.6% to 80," said Claes Fornell, a business professor at the University of Michigan, which founded the index. "The substantial decline at the industry level comes from dampened satisfaction (-5% to 79) with smaller companies, the group that makes up the majority of the industry's market share.

"Adding to the problem is a lack of improvement among four of five major manufacturers," he continued.

"On one level, increasing costs — particularly cotton — have led to higher prices, which are at the root of the industry's problem with falling or stagnating customer satisfaction," Fornell explained. "Cotton prices, however, have plunged recently by more than 50%, while apparel prices have failed to follow suit. In order for customer satisfaction to return to previous levels, some adjustment in the industry's overall pricing structure is likely needed."

Americans are more satisfied with their athletic shoes, up 1 point to 81, according to Index surveys.

"But consumers see little difference among the brands, big or small," Fornell said. "The largest players in the category — Adidas and Nike — are deadlocked with scores of 80 after a 2% drop for Adidas this year."

Nike was unchanged, but its 2010 and 2011 score of 80 is the best in the 16-year history of the index.

"While customers perceive Nike as the winner when it comes to a high-quality product," Fornell said, the superior value delivered by Adidas makes the satisfaction matchup a draw for 2011. The aggregate of smaller athletic shoe brands such as New Balance and Skechers inches ahead with a 1% gain to 81, but the difference is negligible."

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