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Comelec spokesperson can't voteTinig Ng Botante - 8 hours agoAPECO answers critics anewTinig Ng Botante - 15 hours agoPeaceful polls in Maguindanao possible-PoliceTinig Ng Botante - Tue, Apr 23, 2013 The 25-year-old star says although the majority of her shoes are custom made to suit her taste, she often shops in stripper stores to purchase their infamous towering heels. "Most of my shoes are custom made, but these are just from a stripper store," she laughed. "I have a stack of them. I love being tall, because I'm really short" Gaga, who has previously admitted she changes outfits for every interview, says that it's a team effort when it comes to her styling routine. The songstress always likes to maintain input into her wardrobe choices. "It's a little bit of both," she told the Kyle and Jackie O radio show, when asked if she or a style team decide on her attire. "The House of Gaga travel with me wherever I go and they help me to pull clothing and go vintage shopping and things, but then in the morning we all wake up, and I have coffee, and everyone is smoking, apart from me, and then everyone starts going through the clothes." © Cover Media Odd Stories Liverpool's Suarez gets 10-game ban for bitingReuters - 2 hours 7 minutes ago By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed a 10-match suspension by the Football Association (FA) on Wednesday following his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend. Suarez accepted a charge of violent conduct after the incident in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Anfield on Sunday but disputed the FA view that it merited more than a three-game ban. An Independent Regulatory Commission met in London on Wednesday to decide the Uruguayan New Jersey parents demand girls' right to bare arm - in strapless dressesReuters - 14 hours ago By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - A New Jersey principal's ban on strapless dresses at a junior high school dance because they would be "distracting" to boys has enraged parents, who called on Tuesday for its reversal on the grounds it violates their daughters' constitutional rights. A regulatory filing on behalf of the county dated April 16 shows it accidentally missed an interest payment on some of its debt, including $76.1 million of public improvement bonds, putting the county technically in default. Oops. . Liverpool fine Suarez for bite but won't sack himReuters - Mon, Apr 22, 2013 (Reuters) - Liverpool have fined Uruguay striker Luis Suarez an undisclosed amount for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend but will not sack him, the Premier League club said on Monday. Suarez, the league's top scorer with 23 goals, has been widely condemned for his behavior in Sunday's 2-2 draw and is expected to get a lengthy ban from the Football Association but Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said the club would stand by him. "I think the most important thing is Spas for pigs, dogs with psychics: meet the "Spoiled Rotten Pets"Reuters - Fri, Apr 19, 2013 By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Every dog has its day, and for Afghan pooch Aiden, today is for dancing lessons while cats Lucky and Missy are legally guaranteed their nightly shrimp dinners according to their owner's last testament. These are just a few of the "Spoiled Rotten Pets," a new television series that dives into the world of fawning pet owners who outfit rats in formal wear and pamper Burmese pythons like princes. .

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She wants the shoes like those in the picture. I think she would be fine with the one you showed me. She does want them to be blue so she can use them as her something blue. She got the brooches off ebay. posted by stuffedcrust at 10:58 AM on July 1, 2009 These are very similar to what you're looking for, though they are white satin. They are also posted by brina at 11:52 AM on July 1, 2009 Here are some turquoise leather Manolos minus the jewelry. Not nearly as nice as the suede ones, either. posted by brina at 12:03 PM on July 1, 2009 Dyeable shoes are made of different fabric than regular fabric shoes. Satin shoes aren't likely to dye well or evenly unless they're made of dyeable satin--white satin shoes are generally made of stain-resistant fabric, for obvious reasons, and that fabric resists dye as well as dirt. I think that if you try to dye white satin Blahniks all you'll end up with are crappy-looking, unevenly-dyed shoes that cost you hundreds of dollars. posted by Sidhedevil at 12:26 PM on July 1, 2009 As far as searching for the original shoes goes, the style name for the Blahniks you're looking at is Sedaraby (there have been/are many variations of this style). I googled a bit and I think that the bride may have added the brooch herself as I'm able to find where people have posted about the very difficult to find a pair. The is cute if you don't mind the SATC reference. Otherwise, I think the posters above may have the right idea regarding finding something similar (seems to be a pretty popular style in general) and DIYing it a little.

Kim Kardashian Sells Wardrobe on eBay

HTC One Video. In The News doing back to school shopping. You can too if you're fan of kim kardashian. You can own a slice of her style. The reality star selling the CONTENTS OF HER CLOSET ON eBAY. There are a lot of kardashian kollection by sears. And major designers. Sizes range from 4 to 6 and designer shoes range -- 4 to 6? Depending on maker. On shoe, ranging from 6 to 6 1/2. This comes after, I don't know if you watched the program, kanye, her boyfriend, kanye west, criticized her closet on a recent episode of "keeping up with the kardashians." Kim is donating a percentage of the profits to charity. She's selling the clothing under the name of kim the princess. I have a challenge for her. Give it all to charity. just saying. And we move on. All right. Superswimmer ryan lochte is not satisfied with the medals from summ. He wantso conquer the fashion world and hollywood. He is, yes, starting his own fashion line. Please, tell me this doesn't mean we have to see him in shirts. Ryan, don't go changing, honey. Or maybe it's a line of speedo-style bathing suits. I offered you up as a model for upcoming fashion shows. Yeah, yeah. Right. Thank you, dude, appreciate that. Lochte is talking about getting into the biz, so to speak. He's telling this interviewer that his own reality show on e ! Is in the works. He's working on "dancing with the stars" or "the bachelor." You don't do both. You dance or live happily ever after. Cat owners and lovers on online videos of cats rejoice. There's now a film festival. Videos like kittens riding vacuums. Patty-cake cats. That is adorable. Patty-cake cats. And 77 other videos have been invited into the first ever viral cat video film festival hosted by the walker arts center in minneapolis. The list of 77 cut down from thousands of videos submitted. We have our own nominee. Ourroducers in the back found one. This was just put on. This is called I can haz cheese burger. The cat fighting the dog for the cheese burger. That is already trending with 50,000 views on youtube. Cat of lovers rejoice. The worldwide web is fabulous. Coming up, I don't know if you have heard. She brakes for many things.

Jews choose different shoes

That last part may not be the best known aspect of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, which begins at sunset on Friday and ends at nightfall on Saturday. In some synagogues, it can be a delicate debate: to wear or not to wear leather when the Talmud - the ancient commentary on Jewish law - expressly forbids wearing leather on the most sacred day of the Jewish year. For some, the teaching is irrelevant in modern times. For others, wearing leather is an unthinkable violation. But for a middle group, there's ambivalence - and furtive glances to the floor to check out who's wearing what. "Some of my heels have been synthetic," said Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of the United Hebrew Congregation in suburban St. Louis. "I've been thinking - if I have enough time - of going out and buying some off-white, grosgrain ribbon shoes." If Rosenberg doesn't make it to the shoe store before Yom Kippur, it won't raise eyebrows at her congregation. As in most other Reform synagogues, which accept a more symbolic than literal interpretation of many Jewish laws and traditions, forgoing leather shoes is optional. Still, Rosenberg said the prohibition on leather is "definitely something I would like to teach about" so that congregants - many of whom may be unaware of the tradition - can at least understand it and decide whether or not to follow it themselves. The Talmud specifies five prohibitions on Yom Kippur, in addition to those associated with the Sabbath, when observant Jews do not work, drive or write, among other activities. On Yom Kippur there is also no eating and drinking, washing, sex or perfuming oneself. The idea is to humble oneself before God, to eschew luxuries. Howard Sklamberg grew up wearing sneakers on Yom Kippur. But the Washington attorney dropped the practice when he saw someone at his synagogue get out of a car - a clear no-no for the observant - wearing sneakers. Forgoing leather "seems an odd thing to single out if you're not going to go fulfill the full monty," said Sklamberg, who said a change in shoes has not affected his Yom Kippur experience. "My atonement is complete," he said, "in leather, or without leather." There are other contradictions with the no-leather rule, leather wearers point out. If the idea in the Talmud is to avoid luxury and comfort, what about wearing sneakers - a popular Yom Kippur leather shoe substitute - which are undeniably comfortable? True, sneakers can be comfortable, said Rabbi Jacob Traub, chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of San Francisco. But when the Talmud was written thousands of years ago, sneakers were not an option, he pointed out. "You don't wear shoes because leather shoes are comfortable as opposed to going barefoot, which was pretty much the only other alternative, unless you live in Holland," said Traub. But Traub - who wears canvas shoes with rubber soles on Yom Kippur - wouldn't advise anyone to choose an uncomfortable shoe for the Day of Atonement - or to go barefoot. "I would say once you've complied with the law, you've complied with the law," he said. "I'm not one of those rabbis who is looking for extra, to go above the law." At the synagogue where he is now rabbi emeritus, and where he would sometimes issue pre-Yom Kippur reminders of the prohibition, he said compliance is "pretty good." Miriam Friedman, the wife of one of the rabbis at the very traditional Chabad synagogue in Birmingham, Ala., will be wearing "these cute little black Mary Jane Crocs" on Yom Kippur, and she knows everyone praying around her will also be shunning leather. But that's about as much thought as she's going to give to her footwear, said Friedman, who runs a preschool. "On Yom Kippur, we come to stand before God as a humble servant." She said the ban on leather is less about giving up comfort than eschewing what was once a sign of prestige. It's also meaningful to her to make an obvious separation between Yom Kippur and the rest of the year - when wearing leather is fine.

10 Stylish Shoes For Any Occasion

Kenneth Cole Reaction Stripe Search Whether or not you live in a wintry climate, a man can always use a pair of rugged black leather boots. These versatile leather boots have the traction that's most appreciated by guys who don't drive to the office. And don't be turned off by the lack of laces -- with stretch features on the sides and a back pull-tab, putting them on and taking them off is a breeze. How about some thongs in the Bahamas? Okay, it's not what you think -- but Tommy Bahama offers up some thong sandals (shoes in which a thin strap forms a "V" shape, and fits right between the big toe and second toe) that are as hot as the earlier image I provided. While the cross-band leather strap and padded footbed offer you the support you need, their color and style give them a rugged look -- the perfect alternative to the feminine sandals you've seen other guys sporting. Step out in your Born Rumrunners next time you have a date lined up, either by the beach or a booming nightclub.

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It important that we gather feedback from our merchant customers in an ongoing manner so that we know what we doing well and what we can do to better serve their needs. Additionally, it helps us understand current attitudes and concerns that may help us better anticipate upcoming needs. What conclusions can small businesses and customers draw from the results of this survey? PB: Our small business merchants appear to be cautiously optimistic about this year holiday shopping season, and the preliminary data seems to support their positive attitudes: we saw a 6 percent increase in revenue year-over-year for Cyber Monday. Merchants have been seeing some positive trends, such as a shift in the overall percentage of holiday shopping being conducted online. They believe they can capture their share of this shift. I think the results of this survey support what we already know: shopping online can be more convenient and cost-effective than shopping in-person. There no waiting in lines, fighting the crowds, or being limited to store hours. And product and pricing comparisons are easier online. Furthermore, consumers aren limited to gifts they can find at the mall; online they can find truly unique gifts to delight their family and friends. What were some examples of the survey results that you found most intriguing? PB: I was intrigued by the industries most optimistic about this upcoming holiday season: beauty and fragrances; clothing, accessories shoes; and food. In all of those cases, more than 40 percent of our merchants surveyed expect this year to be stronger than most years. I thought it was interesting that merchants from the industries like books and magazines, electronics, and music expect sales this season to be back to normal, after being depressed last year. In most cases (with the exception of electronics), these are industries with lower average ticket prices. Merchants in some of the industries with higher average product prices, such as computers hardware, were a bit more pessimistic (only 5 percent of merchants in this category expect thus year to be stronger than most years, and 64 percent expect sales to be weaker than most years). Perhaps the feeling is that while the economy is starting to recover, the gifts purchased may be a bit more modest in size than they were during stronger economic periods. If so, the preliminary data shows there may not be cause for concern, as it appears that an increase in average order sizes actually drove much of the increase in revenue this Cyber Monday. Why do you think the majority of Yahoo! merchants surveyed expect sales to be the same as most years or even stronger, especially when considering that the recession is showing no definitive signs of ending anytime soon? PB: Small business owners tend to be optimists in nature. By definition, they entrepreneurs who believe they can turn their ideas, skills, and passions into viable businesses, often personally footing the start-up costs and overcoming many challenging obstacles. This is a tough economic climate, but successful entrepreneurs have faced and overcome daunting challenges before. They may have to be increasingly creative in what they do to survive and thrive, but we believe our small business merchants are up to this challenge and whatever other challenges come their way. What kinds of services does Yahoo Small Business offer to help optimize sales for e-commerce stores? PB: We offer a robust, scalable platform with more than 99 percent uptime and the ability to scale with order volume. Our easy-to-use tools are appropriate for merchants just starting out, yet our systems offer the flexibility and integration options that allow some of the largest merchants on the web to thrive on our platform. Unlike most ecommerce offerings out there, we offer an enterprise-class analytics package providing merchants with in-depth information about sales, merchandising, and visitor behavior that they can use to optimize their product offerings and marketing initiatives in real-time. We also have some useful tools to make merchandising recommendations to increase average order volumes, such as our proprietary automated cross-sell recommendation engine which automatically cross-sells product combinations that have been purchased in the past. Our merchants can also take advantage of over 30 approved Yahoo! Merchant Solutions development partners to truly customize their sites or integrate back-office systems to meet the unique challenges ecommerce retailers of any size may have. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, and hosting more Internet Retailer top 500 merchants than any other hosted ecommerce solution, Yahoo! can offer merchants the security, reliability, and features to make their online business a success.

the Mediterranean Diet

Here's a quick wrap-up of the latest fitness and diet buzz: Stat Junkies, Unite! Wired's latest issue includes an article about how Nike has gotten a lot of people hooked on data through its Nike+ sensor system. The 1.2 million info-junkie runners who've used the shoe- and-iPod system woman calls herself a "stat whore" get immediate feedback on time, distance, and speed. Whether you enjoy it hinges on your personality. If you like to run for the sake of running, more to escape than to pursue a goal, you're probably not going to enjoy the data dump. But if you're a Type A a lot of runners, including this one, are can help you set goals and stay motivated. One tidbit: the most popular song used to get people motivated is the Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It." Here are other ways that technology can get you moving. And see how music can put a spring in your exercise routine. Picking the Right Shoes Nikes, however, may not be the best shoe for everyone. Bill Rodgers, marathon champion extraordinaire, discusses how to find the perfect pair of running kicks in a Q on the New York Times' Well blog. One of his tips is to ask yourself, "Do you feel biomechanically like you're moving barefoot? That's what you want. There is a trend now for simpler shoes. For 30 years I've thought they've had too many gimmicks on the running shoes. Various companies copying each other and trying to outdo each other and adding roll bars and computers on the shoes. It was unnecessary and made things more complicated than it should be." There's indeed a growing awareness that some of our running aches and pains may be the result of moving our bodies unnaturally. At the extreme end of things, some folks are shucking their shoes entirely and running barefoot, or close to it. Pumping Iron (Without the Iron) If you want to strength-train but are on the road and or simply don't have access to weights, you're in luck. Trainer Alwyn Cosgrove has created two full-body training plans for Women's Health, and the only piece of equipment you'll need is some kind of bench. Cosgrove spoke with me last year and gave me 8 great strength-training tips for women. He's also a big fan of interval training. See whether you can really get a great workout in 3 minutes. The Mediterranean Diet, Deconstructed It's no secret that the Mediterranean diet has been associated with better health and a longer life. And while the diet works best when followed comprehensively, researchers recently said they've pinpointed which elements may be most helpful: moderate amounts of alcohol, reduced meat consumption, use of olive oil, lots of vegetables, and fruits and nuts. By contrast, researchers said, eating cereal products, eating fish, and consuming few dairy products contributed much less to longevity. But don't expect to see a Mediterranean diet supplement any time soon; the synergistic effects, many of them unknown, of various foods probably contribute to the eating pattern's apparent effects. Read about the Mediterranean diet and other diets that promote health, and always have.