What do tenacious chief executives dream about during their four nightly hours of fitful sleep?
How about a world in which hundreds of millions of people desperately want to buy your product -- so much so that riots break out in long lines while they wait in front christian louboutin of your stores. Meanwhile, although you're already the world leader when it comes to high-speed, high-efficiency manufacturing, your legions of factories simply cannot churn out enough iPhones to satisfy demand.
Oops, I let the cat out of the bag there. Because yes, there's a good chance Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is having a version of this very dream -- a kind of nightmare of success in which you fear that a huge opportunity right under your nose is simply too huge to take advantage of.
For some context, Apple sold 72 million iPhones in its fiscal 2011, a staggering number that required all the muscle of the world's most valuable technology company, as well as a network of Asian factories pumping out the devices at a breakneck pace. The sales came from more than 100 countries.
Now Chinese consumers may want to buy nearly Christian Louboutin Pumps that many iPhones all by themselves.
That may well happen, says Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who in a note to investors guessed that Apple may soon be selling 57 million iPhones annually in China, capturing 60% of the projected market for smartphone buyers there. That would be a sixfold increase from the 10 million iPhones Chinese consumers bought in 2011.
The pent-up demand for the iPhone in China is hard to overestimate. The nation's leading carrier, China Mobile, has 650 million mobile subscribers, according to Huberty (compared with about 200 million for second-place China Unicom, which offers the iPhone). China Mobile does not technically support the iPhone because its network isn't compatible. But that hasn't stopped 10 million of its customers from finding ways to use the device anyway.
Starting this year, China Mobile may flip on its next generation 4G mobile network. If analysts are correct, that upgrade might prove beneficial for the iPhone 5. The next version of the device, which observers guess may hit stores in the summer, is likely to work on the faster 4G networks.Christian Louboutin Rolando Hidden-Platform Pump Silver reflect the master's noble. Silver suede, subacute toe, 10cm covered heel, red sole, leather lining, feeling soft and comfortable, additional shoe box and dust bag. Christian louboutin pumps are loved by women for its high quality and fashional style. Discount sale online, so you can save much, free shipping and 7-9 days to your door.
That day may well bring "double happiness" to the folks in Cupertino, Calif.
2012年1月30日星期一
In a lot of cases it's because they're part of the establishment
He also says that while he knows a lot christian louboutin about Washington, he has "no establishment ties," and for that he is feared by those who do not want the "system" shaken up.
On "CBS This Morning" Gingrich was asked by Charlie Rose why so many conservatives - including people who served with him in Congress or are part of the conservative media - are attacking him.
"In a lot of cases it's because they're part of the establishment," Gingrich said. "Look at who their ties are to, look at where their money comes from. The New York and Washington establishments together want somebody they can trust: Somebody, for example, like Romney, who praised Secretary Treasurer Geithner, somebody who's comfortable with his biggest donor getting $13 or $15 or $20 billion in taxpayer money.
"They'll say and do virtually anything to keep the system alive, and I think they recognize that I'm a genuine outsider.
"I know a lot about Washington having served as Speaker. I have none of the establishment ties, and I will shake the system up. They don't want to be shaken up. They're very comfortable presiding over the decay as long as they get to keep playing their games."
Commenting on remarks by former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin who said that Gingrich was being targeted by the party establishment through the use Christian Louboutin Pumps of "Stalinesque" tactics, Gingrich said, "I think she's correct to say that all of the elements of the old Establishment are in a moment of hysteria."
Sarah Palin defends Newt against "cannibal" GOP
He then warned that supporting Romney would lead to defeat: "We nominated a moderate for president in 1996 and he lost, badly. We nominated a moderate for president in 2008 and he lost, badly. If we nominate a Massachusetts liberal, I don't see how he defends 'Romneycare' as being different from 'Obamacare.' I don't see how he defends his gun control as being different, his pro-abortion position as being different, or for that matter his tax increases being different."
The former Speaker was optimistic about his chances in Florida, saying he believes the race is "closing."
"When Floridians learned that George Soros thinks that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both okay but that Newt Gingrich is really a threat because he'll be a genuine conservative, I think for the next 24 hours you're see things change," he said.
"I don't believe, Mr. Speaker, that you think that George Soros' opinion is what's going to be at the issue in a Republican primary in Florida," said Rose.Christian Louboutin Rolando Hidden-Platform Pump Silver reflect the master's noble. Silver suede, subacute toe, 10cm covered heel, red sole, leather lining, feeling soft and comfortable, additional shoe box and dust bag. Christian louboutin pumps are loved by women for its high quality and fashional style. Discount sale online, so you can save much, free shipping and 7-9 days to your door.
"I think when you have a left wing billionaire tell Europeans that he thinks Romney's just fine because he's just as much a part of the establishment as Obama and that he can live with Romney, and then you look at Goldman Sachs which was the number one funder of Obama, now they're the number one funder of Romney - I think it's pretty easy to make the case [that] Romney is the guy who will manage the decay, he's not the guy who is going to change Washington."
On "CBS This Morning" Gingrich was asked by Charlie Rose why so many conservatives - including people who served with him in Congress or are part of the conservative media - are attacking him.
"In a lot of cases it's because they're part of the establishment," Gingrich said. "Look at who their ties are to, look at where their money comes from. The New York and Washington establishments together want somebody they can trust: Somebody, for example, like Romney, who praised Secretary Treasurer Geithner, somebody who's comfortable with his biggest donor getting $13 or $15 or $20 billion in taxpayer money.
"They'll say and do virtually anything to keep the system alive, and I think they recognize that I'm a genuine outsider.
"I know a lot about Washington having served as Speaker. I have none of the establishment ties, and I will shake the system up. They don't want to be shaken up. They're very comfortable presiding over the decay as long as they get to keep playing their games."
Commenting on remarks by former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin who said that Gingrich was being targeted by the party establishment through the use Christian Louboutin Pumps of "Stalinesque" tactics, Gingrich said, "I think she's correct to say that all of the elements of the old Establishment are in a moment of hysteria."
Sarah Palin defends Newt against "cannibal" GOP
He then warned that supporting Romney would lead to defeat: "We nominated a moderate for president in 1996 and he lost, badly. We nominated a moderate for president in 2008 and he lost, badly. If we nominate a Massachusetts liberal, I don't see how he defends 'Romneycare' as being different from 'Obamacare.' I don't see how he defends his gun control as being different, his pro-abortion position as being different, or for that matter his tax increases being different."
The former Speaker was optimistic about his chances in Florida, saying he believes the race is "closing."
"When Floridians learned that George Soros thinks that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both okay but that Newt Gingrich is really a threat because he'll be a genuine conservative, I think for the next 24 hours you're see things change," he said.
"I don't believe, Mr. Speaker, that you think that George Soros' opinion is what's going to be at the issue in a Republican primary in Florida," said Rose.Christian Louboutin Rolando Hidden-Platform Pump Silver reflect the master's noble. Silver suede, subacute toe, 10cm covered heel, red sole, leather lining, feeling soft and comfortable, additional shoe box and dust bag. Christian louboutin pumps are loved by women for its high quality and fashional style. Discount sale online, so you can save much, free shipping and 7-9 days to your door.
"I think when you have a left wing billionaire tell Europeans that he thinks Romney's just fine because he's just as much a part of the establishment as Obama and that he can live with Romney, and then you look at Goldman Sachs which was the number one funder of Obama, now they're the number one funder of Romney - I think it's pretty easy to make the case [that] Romney is the guy who will manage the decay, he's not the guy who is going to change Washington."
2012年1月29日星期日
History was not too comforting
She was on edge. She was off target and under pressure from her more experienced opponent and sonic soulmate, Maria Sharapova.
“I was really nervous before the christian louboutin match because the expectation was coming, the adrenaline was kicking in,” said Azarenka, a 22-year-old from Belarus.
History was not too comforting, either. The last Belarussian woman to play in a major singles final was Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open, and she did not win a game against Steffi Graf.
But neither the nerves nor the national precedents kept Azarenka down for long. Trailing by 0-2, 0-30, on Saturday, she won the next four points and seldom stopped winning them from there, transforming what could have been a hotly contested Australian Open final into a one-woman demonstration of power, depth and — yes — poise. That might come as some surprise to those who have watched Azarenka cry in the middle of matches.
This time, she was in the moment and maybe even in the zone, and when her 6-3, 6-0 victory was complete after just 1 hour 22 minutes, she dropped to her knees on the baseline, covered her face with her hands and looked as surprised as Sharapova looked chastened.
“It’s just this moment you cannot explain, the best feeling for sure,” Azarenka said in an Australian television interview. “I have no idea what I was doing out there.”
Perhaps not, but it was certainly working beautifully as she countered Sharapova’s increasingly desperate returns and ground strokes with big, on-target hitting. Sharapova, one of the game’s most fearsome baseliners, won only 22 of 67 points from the baseline as she kept failing to get the first-strike edge to which she is accustomed.
“I had a good couple of games, and that was about it,” said Sharapova, a three-time Grand Slam champion. “Then she was the one that was taking the first ball and hitting it deep and aggressive. I was always the one running around like a rabbit trying to play catch-up all the time.”
As a result, Azarenka, not Sharapova, will be the new No. 1 player on Monday. Azarenka will replace her friend and Monaco neighbor Caroline Wozniacki atop the WTA rankings.
Though Wozniacki, an upbeat and consistent Dane, finished 2010 and 2011 at No. 1, she never reached a Grand Slam final during those seasons. With this victory, Azarenka will restore some symmetry but not necessarily order. Five women have now won the last five major singles titles. Seven women have won the last eight, which is quite a contrast with the stability in the men’s game.
But Azarenka has the strokes and now has the stage presence to make a long-range impact. She has had significant success on hardcourts, winning the prestigious Miami event in 2009 and in 2011, when she beat Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4, in the final. Azarenka also reached the final of the season-ending WTA Championships last year.
“It’s not that she’s coming in here as an unexperienced player,” Sharapova said. “She’s beaten a lot of top players in her career.”
Sharapova, of all tennis stars, should know that being a neophyte is no impediment to victory. She won on her first attempt at Wimbledon when she was 17, stunning Serena Williams in the final. She went on to win more two more major titles, including the 2008 Australian Open.
Shoulder surgery set her back, forcing her to change her service motion, but when she returned to a major final last year at Wimbledon, she was beaten convincingly by Petra Kvitova, a left-hander from the Czech Republic who was playing in her first Grand Slam final.
Sharapova, a 24-year-old Russian who has long been based in the United States, exacted a measure of revenge by defeating Christian Louboutin Sandals Kvitova in the semifinals here Thursday, but she kept cracking first from the baseline against Azarenka.
“There was no way I was going to win the match if I was going to let her dictate and be the one that’s aggressive and, you know, go for the lines,” Sharapova said. “But I think maybe I just kind of overdid it.”
To sum up, it was a humbling night for Sharapova, who has long been the world’s highest-earning female athlete. But she has become a gracious loser through the years, and she handled the defeat with dignity, delivering a pitch-perfect speech at the awards ceremony in which she congratulated Azarenka for her victory and said she should “cherish it for as long as you can.”
Sharapova added later: “It’s frustrating, but I have a pretty good head on my shoulders in terms of having a good perspective on sport and life. And as hard as it is and as much as you want to be the champion, you know, there’s only one. That’s why the feeling is so special when you do achieve that. That’s why the work is so hard and extreme.”
Sharapova and Azarenka have much in common beyond their height, their drive and their on-court shrieking. They were born in the Soviet Union, and they left home to advance their tennis careers: Sharapova at 6 with her father, Yuri, for Florida; Azarenka at 14 for Marbella, Spain, where she disliked the training conditions and eventually returned home to Minsk.
But by then her mother, Alla, had met the N.H.L. goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and his family. Khabibulin, a Russian, had a daughter playing junior tennis at a high level, and the Khabibulins invited Azarenka to the United States. They helped her financially initially and also put her in contact with the coach Antonio Van Grichen, a former Portuguese Davis Cup player.
Van Grichen worked with Azarenka until the end of the 2009 season, when she hired Sam Sumyk, a Frenchman who had been working with the leading Russian player Vera Zvonareva. Sumyk’s wife, the American former player Meilen Tu, is also her agent, and they and her French physical trainer, Jean-Pierre Bruyere, form a close-knit, nomadic group.
Sumyk, Tu and Bruyere were the three she embraced first in the stands at Rod Laver Arena after Saturday’s victory, but she also thanked her parents and grandmother, who were back in Belarus, and her boyfriend, Sergei Bubka Jr., an aspiring professional player who lost in qualifying here and is the son of the former pole-vaulting star Sergei Bubka.
Azarenka and her team spent the Christmas holidays with the Bubkas in Dubai, and the elder Bubka had a motivational effect on the group.
“He’s got a real passion for sport and a passion to share, and I think he had a real effect on Vika,” Bruyere said.
Vika, short for Victoria, is Azarenka’s nickname, and it has the potential to become global shorthand, like Rafa for Christian Louboutin Trotte Avec Moi Suede Boots Black Rafael Nadal. But for now, Azarenka is on the rise after her first major singles title, even if she is soon to be No. 1.
“I have been dreaming and working so hard to win the Grand Slam,” she said. “And being No. 1 is a pretty good bonus.”
“I was really nervous before the christian louboutin match because the expectation was coming, the adrenaline was kicking in,” said Azarenka, a 22-year-old from Belarus.
History was not too comforting, either. The last Belarussian woman to play in a major singles final was Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open, and she did not win a game against Steffi Graf.
But neither the nerves nor the national precedents kept Azarenka down for long. Trailing by 0-2, 0-30, on Saturday, she won the next four points and seldom stopped winning them from there, transforming what could have been a hotly contested Australian Open final into a one-woman demonstration of power, depth and — yes — poise. That might come as some surprise to those who have watched Azarenka cry in the middle of matches.
This time, she was in the moment and maybe even in the zone, and when her 6-3, 6-0 victory was complete after just 1 hour 22 minutes, she dropped to her knees on the baseline, covered her face with her hands and looked as surprised as Sharapova looked chastened.
“It’s just this moment you cannot explain, the best feeling for sure,” Azarenka said in an Australian television interview. “I have no idea what I was doing out there.”
Perhaps not, but it was certainly working beautifully as she countered Sharapova’s increasingly desperate returns and ground strokes with big, on-target hitting. Sharapova, one of the game’s most fearsome baseliners, won only 22 of 67 points from the baseline as she kept failing to get the first-strike edge to which she is accustomed.
“I had a good couple of games, and that was about it,” said Sharapova, a three-time Grand Slam champion. “Then she was the one that was taking the first ball and hitting it deep and aggressive. I was always the one running around like a rabbit trying to play catch-up all the time.”
As a result, Azarenka, not Sharapova, will be the new No. 1 player on Monday. Azarenka will replace her friend and Monaco neighbor Caroline Wozniacki atop the WTA rankings.
Though Wozniacki, an upbeat and consistent Dane, finished 2010 and 2011 at No. 1, she never reached a Grand Slam final during those seasons. With this victory, Azarenka will restore some symmetry but not necessarily order. Five women have now won the last five major singles titles. Seven women have won the last eight, which is quite a contrast with the stability in the men’s game.
But Azarenka has the strokes and now has the stage presence to make a long-range impact. She has had significant success on hardcourts, winning the prestigious Miami event in 2009 and in 2011, when she beat Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4, in the final. Azarenka also reached the final of the season-ending WTA Championships last year.
“It’s not that she’s coming in here as an unexperienced player,” Sharapova said. “She’s beaten a lot of top players in her career.”
Sharapova, of all tennis stars, should know that being a neophyte is no impediment to victory. She won on her first attempt at Wimbledon when she was 17, stunning Serena Williams in the final. She went on to win more two more major titles, including the 2008 Australian Open.
Shoulder surgery set her back, forcing her to change her service motion, but when she returned to a major final last year at Wimbledon, she was beaten convincingly by Petra Kvitova, a left-hander from the Czech Republic who was playing in her first Grand Slam final.
Sharapova, a 24-year-old Russian who has long been based in the United States, exacted a measure of revenge by defeating Christian Louboutin Sandals Kvitova in the semifinals here Thursday, but she kept cracking first from the baseline against Azarenka.
“There was no way I was going to win the match if I was going to let her dictate and be the one that’s aggressive and, you know, go for the lines,” Sharapova said. “But I think maybe I just kind of overdid it.”
To sum up, it was a humbling night for Sharapova, who has long been the world’s highest-earning female athlete. But she has become a gracious loser through the years, and she handled the defeat with dignity, delivering a pitch-perfect speech at the awards ceremony in which she congratulated Azarenka for her victory and said she should “cherish it for as long as you can.”
Sharapova added later: “It’s frustrating, but I have a pretty good head on my shoulders in terms of having a good perspective on sport and life. And as hard as it is and as much as you want to be the champion, you know, there’s only one. That’s why the feeling is so special when you do achieve that. That’s why the work is so hard and extreme.”
Sharapova and Azarenka have much in common beyond their height, their drive and their on-court shrieking. They were born in the Soviet Union, and they left home to advance their tennis careers: Sharapova at 6 with her father, Yuri, for Florida; Azarenka at 14 for Marbella, Spain, where she disliked the training conditions and eventually returned home to Minsk.
But by then her mother, Alla, had met the N.H.L. goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and his family. Khabibulin, a Russian, had a daughter playing junior tennis at a high level, and the Khabibulins invited Azarenka to the United States. They helped her financially initially and also put her in contact with the coach Antonio Van Grichen, a former Portuguese Davis Cup player.
Van Grichen worked with Azarenka until the end of the 2009 season, when she hired Sam Sumyk, a Frenchman who had been working with the leading Russian player Vera Zvonareva. Sumyk’s wife, the American former player Meilen Tu, is also her agent, and they and her French physical trainer, Jean-Pierre Bruyere, form a close-knit, nomadic group.
Sumyk, Tu and Bruyere were the three she embraced first in the stands at Rod Laver Arena after Saturday’s victory, but she also thanked her parents and grandmother, who were back in Belarus, and her boyfriend, Sergei Bubka Jr., an aspiring professional player who lost in qualifying here and is the son of the former pole-vaulting star Sergei Bubka.
Azarenka and her team spent the Christmas holidays with the Bubkas in Dubai, and the elder Bubka had a motivational effect on the group.
“He’s got a real passion for sport and a passion to share, and I think he had a real effect on Vika,” Bruyere said.
Vika, short for Victoria, is Azarenka’s nickname, and it has the potential to become global shorthand, like Rafa for Christian Louboutin Trotte Avec Moi Suede Boots Black Rafael Nadal. But for now, Azarenka is on the rise after her first major singles title, even if she is soon to be No. 1.
“I have been dreaming and working so hard to win the Grand Slam,” she said. “And being No. 1 is a pretty good bonus.”
2012年1月14日星期六
Colbert would want to find the earliest primary
Unfortunately for anyone convinced by Colbert’s ads, they won’t have a chance to vote. The deadline for registering for the primary was Nov. 1, and the state doesn’t allow write-in candidates. “There is no ‘blank’ space on voting machines to write in a candidate,” Matt Moore, a spokesman christian louboutin for the South Carolina Republican Party, testily explained to ABC. “Stephen Colbert has about as much a chance at being elected president in South Carolina as he does of being elected pope. Zero. It didn’t work four years ago, and it won’t work now. The gag is worn out.”
But what about the other states? Should Colbert decide to continue with his “gag” after his home state’s primary, he doesn’t have many options. “With the enormous caveat that this is all for humor and theater, the math for a hypothetical Colbert campaign would be extremely quixotic and strange,” said George Washington University Prof. John Sides. “The race is probably already over, and primaries likely won’t matter by the time it gets to Super Tuesday.”
That being the case, Colbert would want to find the earliest primary he could qualify for, says Sides. He’ll also want to find an open primary—one where independents and Democrats can vote. Finally, he’ll want to Christian Louboutin Evening find one that distributes its delegates proportionally, rather than giving them all to whoever gets the most votes.
That leaves one state: Texas. Normally the state would hold its primary on March 6, Super Tuesday, and its filing deadline would have been Dec. 19. But last month a federal court approved a plan to push it back to April 3 so a legal battle over redistricting could get sorted out.
What’s bad news for Rick Perry is good news for Colbert. Texas’s filing period will reopen on a date yet to be determined, then close again on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. Colbert couldn’t ask for a better state. Texas has an open primary, and in another break for him, this year it made its primary fully proportional. That means if enough of Colbert’s fans flock to the polls and ask for the Republican primary ballot, there’s a slim chance he could score a few delegates.
And with a GOP filing fee that’s $30,000 cheaper than South Carolina’s, Colbert doesn’t have the same excuse he used Christian Louboutin Vicky Botta 120mm Boots Grey in 2007. Of course, the Texas Republican Party could always just bar him from the ballot, as the South Carolina Democrats did during his previous run.
But what about the other states? Should Colbert decide to continue with his “gag” after his home state’s primary, he doesn’t have many options. “With the enormous caveat that this is all for humor and theater, the math for a hypothetical Colbert campaign would be extremely quixotic and strange,” said George Washington University Prof. John Sides. “The race is probably already over, and primaries likely won’t matter by the time it gets to Super Tuesday.”
That being the case, Colbert would want to find the earliest primary he could qualify for, says Sides. He’ll also want to find an open primary—one where independents and Democrats can vote. Finally, he’ll want to Christian Louboutin Evening find one that distributes its delegates proportionally, rather than giving them all to whoever gets the most votes.
That leaves one state: Texas. Normally the state would hold its primary on March 6, Super Tuesday, and its filing deadline would have been Dec. 19. But last month a federal court approved a plan to push it back to April 3 so a legal battle over redistricting could get sorted out.
What’s bad news for Rick Perry is good news for Colbert. Texas’s filing period will reopen on a date yet to be determined, then close again on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. Colbert couldn’t ask for a better state. Texas has an open primary, and in another break for him, this year it made its primary fully proportional. That means if enough of Colbert’s fans flock to the polls and ask for the Republican primary ballot, there’s a slim chance he could score a few delegates.
And with a GOP filing fee that’s $30,000 cheaper than South Carolina’s, Colbert doesn’t have the same excuse he used Christian Louboutin Vicky Botta 120mm Boots Grey in 2007. Of course, the Texas Republican Party could always just bar him from the ballot, as the South Carolina Democrats did during his previous run.
2012年1月13日星期五
Will we ever reach true equality between races?
I have always believed Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream could become reality, especially in California. Of all the states, we have one of most diverse, accepting and welcoming atmospheres. Not only can we openly be friends with and form relationships with people of ethnicities other than our christian louboutin shoes own, but we can experience their culture and lifestyle as well. For example, in a major shopping mall's food court it wouldn't be unusual to have a choice of Thai, Italian or Mexican food -- all in one convenient place. While it may not be something we often dwell on, having that many options at your disposal wasn't always the case. Nor was a white person sharing the water fountain or bathroom with "colored" folk. Now, white people can be classmates, co-workers and friends with people of any ethnicity or cultural background. Our generation is living proof that King's dream would one day become reality. We are living his dream now, and just as he said,
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"little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
-- Gino Mascardo, De La Salle High School (Concord)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream will become reality when race isn't what's used to think of people as different. His dream was that everyone would be equal, and no one would be thought of as different. That won't happen until race isn't a big issue. If we apply for something like a job or scholarship, it asks for racial background. Why should that matter at all? I think that progress has been happening very slowly. However, there is still racism in my community. Where I'm from, most racism is directed toward Latinos. People say they don't belong because they're not from here, and assume that they don't know English because they also speak Spanish. Also, I know people who voted for President Barack Obama just because he was black, not because of what he stood for. King's dream will not become reality until everyone is considered equal to one another.
-- Assia Day, Mount Eden High School (Hayward)
Martin Luther King Jr. once had a dream. That dream, forever ingrained in every American's mind, already has become a reality and is only becoming more real as time goes on. Infringement of the 14th Amendment results in strict scrutiny in the courtroom, proving how seriously the U.S. government considers racial equality to be. Governmental policy has lived out King's dream, setting the trend for Americans in their own lives. It would be easy to say that our country does not treat all people equally, especially after the Sept. 11 attacks and the influx of illegal immigrants. However, socially, our country is considerably more conscientious, understanding and respectful of all people now than it was in King's day. Never before in history have people been judged by the content of their character more than by the color of their skin. Our own president is living proof. Our society is much more blind to factors such as race and gender than it was only decades ago. Today, individuals have the freedom to get to where they want to be based on their own merit, as made especially visible in the workplace and the classroom. We are living King's dream and will continue to do so. "We are free at last."
-- Stephanie Steinbrecher, Carondelet High School (Concord)
It's easy to say that Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with dreams too big to dream and goals too high to reach. It's easy to say that his dream will never become reality because segregation will always exist, no matter where you go, no matter how far you go. But when I look around my third period French class, this is not the case at all. I am able to sit next to an African-American girl and a Scottish boy, and there is nothing that interferes with the friendship the three of us share. We are blind to the colors of our skin, but we are open to the thoughts and dreams we each hold. Together, we learn a language different from our native tongues.
King dreamed a dream of equality, and fought peacefully to see the reverie achieved. More than four decades later, racism still lurks in our cities and towns, but only because we believe equality is impossible. But now it is time for us to make King's sweet dream an even sweeter reality with his blueprint for addressing racism in a nonviolent way. King's dream will become reality, one day. You just wait.
-- Kelsey Wong, Irvington High School (Fremont)
Dr. King dreamed of a peaceful world where all people are loved and accepted; it's easy to see we aren't there yet. Some may argue that the civil rights movement ended in the 1980s, but they're wrong. It's happening now. Just the other day, I read an article about math problems in Georgia that revolved around slaves. Additionally, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) community still hasn't been accepted by a large portion of our society. The controversy surrounding Proposition 8 continues to divide our state. This is our time to make a difference. The next steps we take will be challenging but well worth it. Small steps -- such as establishing safer communities, educating ourselves on other's point of view or even exposing young children to diversity -- will make a difference in our communities and, in turn, our country. Already we're making strides toward more equality. Most of all, by spreading King's message of peace, love and acceptance we can make a difference, and we will.
-- Brenda McIntire, Las Lomas High School (Walnut Creek)
The goal or idea for this world to eliminate discrimination is in an even larger scope than world peace. Both require all people to settle their differences over histories of oppression, eliminate territorial disputes, find one single ideology in terms of lifestyle and beliefs, establish no difference between themselves and others and, most importantly, be happy with their own lives. Essentially, every aspect of a utopian society would have to be fulfilled on a global scale in order to end discrimination. The oddity of it all is that the end of discrimination isn't used as much in hyperbola as world peace. Strides can be made (and have been made) toward lessening prejudice in overt and covert forms, but it would take a massive shift in the modern world to achieve the full scope of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream.
-- Daniel Wetherell, Athenian School (Danville)
Will we ever reach true equality between races? As much of an optimist that I am, I don't think racism will ever disappear. Ubiquitous racial tolerance is impossible. Having said that, I think society on the whole will become more race-friendly. Even now, more opportunities for minorities -- not just African-Americans -- are opening up, such as unique scholarships and awards. The more children are taught about the value of character over skin color, the less they will judge people based on the latter. I see this happening in schools and communities. We also currently have a black president, voted for by millions of Americans. Almost 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s revolutionizing speech, his dream is becoming a reality.
-- Marisa Chow, home-schooled
I hear about 10 race jokes a week, aimed at almost every race we have at our school. We teenagers are great at using every slur and stereotype, and making a joke of them. And even though that may sound like a terrible atmosphere to be in, it isn't. I honestly think this attitude shows progress and hope in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. The comfort we feel with a multicultural society is apparent in the fact that we can joke about topics that once were synonymous to death. When we are laughing at stereotypes, we are ridiculing them and showing we don't subscribe to them. Don't get me wrong -- there are lines that should not be crossed, and sometimes are, showing we have a long road ahead. But I laugh at jokes about Indians that smell like curry, not offended because I know people don't see me that way. Laughter is the best medicine, and if we can laugh about it, we can move past it, and we can one day soon, not care about the old topic of race at all. Though this may not have been King's ideal progress, I think that through laughter and ease with race, our generation can one day prove his dream of a place where "children will be judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character" to be a reality.
-- Shalaka Gole, California High School (San Ramon)
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that one day, one's race would not matter and we would all be treated as equals. Unfortunately, almost 50 years later, that dream still hasn't come true. In my psychology class this year, we learned that racism is inherent. It is an instinct that comes from our primitive days, when people who looked different from the people we lived with were likely to attack us. These days, that instinct is no longer relevant, so we learn at a young age from our parents and other adults that racism is wrong. The problem is, not Christian Louboutin Flats everybody learns that as a child, and to learn something as an adult is much more difficult. The only way for King's dream to come true is if the people of the world become more open to learning new things and stop fearing change. At some point in our lives, many of us close our minds and no longer are willing to learn. But the idea that different is bad has to go. Humans typically fear change, but only when we can all be open to new ideas will King's dream become a reality.
-- Sara Chavez, Clayton Valley High School (Concord)
I believe Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality is possible, but tensions do exist. They exist because of many factors, including economic pressures. When different types of people apply for the same jobs or spots in school, there's a level of competition that can quickly escalate. Ultimately, King's dream to have equal education regardless of race is difficult to realize because public schools today are facing many severe budget cuts. In order for racial equality to be achieved, we need to change the way television and pop culture portray people of different races. Many of the stereotypes are inaccurate and spread misinformation about different cultures. We also need the people on TV and in Congress to represent the people they serve, especially in terms of complexion. We cannot be racially equal in society if there is still an educational and economic disparity between races.
-- Kim Mejia-Cuellar, Media Academy (Oakland)
The week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day when I was in second grade, my teacher gave me and my class a picture of the man himself to color. After some searching, I found the perfect shade of brown to color in his face with, but I decided to color in his suit first. When I was ready to color in his face, I couldn't find the colored pencil I had set aside. I ended up having to use this horrendous orange-brown color that looked more like Snooki then natural skin color. It upset me so much that his face wasn't the right color. Looking back now, I realize the fact that I was more upset that I didn't color his face the right shade than the fact that I had to color him in at all is a positive confirmation that children are growing up during a time when a person's skin color doesn't matter as much. If every generation is raised caring a little less about different skin colors, then I believe that King's dream of a colorblind society can become a reality.
-- Sara Zollner, Castro Valley High School
I can remember watching the election of Barack Obama while I was a high school freshman. I did not think it was a big deal. Not because I didn't like him as a candidate and not because I thought the election of the next president of the United States of America was not an important decision. But, I remember watching Oprah crying on TV and my dad staring at the screen talking about how big this is. To them, it was inspirational that we live in a society where an African-American candidate can be elected to hold the nation's highest office. Now, Obama's election is not the only indication that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream has manifested itself in the 21st century. There have been so many changes from what King spoke about in his speech that it is impossible to see the staggering amount of social progress that has been made.
-- Beilul Naizghi, Hercules High School
The Life in Perspective board is made up of teens who write columns and features for this newspaper. Reach the writers at lip@bayareanewsgroup.com.
Will Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream even become a reality?
Two score and nine years ago, King had a dream. Today, that dream has nearly come true. No longer is "the Negro sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and chains of discrimination." Now, segregation and discrimination are illegal. Racism is no longer tolerated by the vast majority of people. Instead, since King's death, there have been multiple Supreme Court cases regarding desegregation and affirmative action to ensure fair treatment of all races. In recent years, the United States has even seen its first African-American president. Needless to say, we are well on our way to complete equalization. While it is unlikely that racism will ever be entirely extinguished, surely King would be proud to see where things are now. The way people thought about civil rights changed because of this man's revolutionary dream, and they will only become more pervasive as time goes on.
-- Andy Ball, Alsion Montessori (Fremont)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a beacon for hope and dreams to many African-Americans during the civil rights movements. He was respected throughout the world for his heroic efforts to end racial discrimination. When his death came too early, an entire nation was moved to tears.
I believe that King's "I Have a Dream" speech is no longer relevant to just racial equality; it has now evolved into a beacon of equality and freedom for everyone. His message has carried through generations and is on its way to becoming reality. The only force keeping King's message from being completely true is hate. If we love each other and appreciate the beauty of individuality, then we will no longer judge others on the color of their skin, sexual orientation, who they hang out with, where they live and what they wear. We will become the society that King dreamed of for his children, a society that judges others on the content of each other's character.
-- Divya Erram, Benicia High School
On this third Monday in January, we celebrate the birth of a man who changed the course of history forever. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of perseverance, intelligence and conviction. Most of all, he was a man of faith. Despite the trying obstacles he faced, he dared to dream -- dream of a world where racism would be a distant memory, a world where people would not be "judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Today, nearly 50 years after his immortal "I Have a Dream" speech, many of King's dreams have become a reality. People of all races are free to vote, own property, run businesses and, yes, even become president. Despite this monumental progress, our country is still not free from racism. Unfortunately, racial prejudice is deeply ingrained in human nature. The sad fact is that most humans are wary of difference, whether it is of gender, religion or race. Completely ridding the world of racial intolerance would involve more than just social revolution. It would necessitate a significant change in human nature. Hopefully someday, King's dream of an entirely unprejudiced world will come true, but it will require a fundamental change in the human psyche.
-- Kelly Collins, Acalanes High School (Lafayette)
Revolution is practically America's middle name. So it's no question that when Martin Luther King Jr. proposed his "dream," there would be more opposition than not. I have no doubt that, since his passing, King's wishes have been put into action -- President Barack Obama is a clear example of that. However, parts of our country do not reflect such consistency. Despite glimpses of polarity, I still believe that our country can achieve King's dream. The most resilient message in his speech was his point that Americans have a hunger for progress. That's why I believe his overall hope for equality is still attainable. We as Americans still possess this drive for success in the many definitions of the word. It is uniquely American. In fact, I believe my innate optimism for this is a clear example; nothing is certain, but if we work toward the hope that it will be one day, perhaps it shall be so.
-- Evelyn Minaise, Foothill High School (Pleasanton)
Martin Luther King Jr. longed for a day when all people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" and while equality is possible, there are still many obstacles to overcome. For the most part, times have changed for the better. Schools and businesses are not allowed to segregate or discriminate against their students/employees based on race. De jure (legal) segregation is gone in America, yet de facto (uncontrolled by law) racism is still available. People still are covertly judged by their race, and some must work harder than others in order to be represented. One politician said that he has to "run twice as fast in order to be considered half as good" simply because he is African-American. Not everyone has privileged access to education, safety or health care, and racial biases and stereotypes still quietly permeate through our society and culture. In order for King's dream to come true, we need to put his words into practice -- judge people not by their appearances but by their actions.
-- Alexa Barger, Orinda Academy
In my eyes, Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream will never completely be realized. Our history has no doubt seen powerful movements to end racism (especially against African-Americans), but for some reason I feel that "complete equality" is impossible. Everyone who's taken an American history course in school has no doubt heard of the hardships that African-Americans have endured in the past. But because we are taught about this, we cannot help but develop a mindset that goes something along the lines of "the black community has been under attack for some time now, we should owe them something." And that is the problem -- as long as this period of hardships is taught to new generations, those children will grow up Christian Louboutin Toe Platform Slingbacks exercising a certain amount of caution about "offending" African-Americans, developing a type of "special treatment" around them without even knowing it. If in the backs of our minds, we believe that African-Americans should be treated more beneficially because of hard times they have fallen on in American history, then other Americans are still not achieving true equality.
-- Blake Garnsey, San Ramon Valley High School (Danville)
Many believe that Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream has come true in present day. But amid microagressions, stereotypes, assumptions and judgments, we have not yet honored the idea that "all men are created equal." We assert our opinions based on others' skin color, sexual orientation, mental and physical stability, and countless additional categorizations. Because each person views life differently, it is impossible to get everyone to see the world with the same lens. However, that does not mean that this profound leader's dream is too idealistic for our current state of society. By engaging in the inconvenient discussions, we must foster an awareness and analysis for every aspect of our behavior. We must learn to think as one, and to exist as one.
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"little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
-- Gino Mascardo, De La Salle High School (Concord)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream will become reality when race isn't what's used to think of people as different. His dream was that everyone would be equal, and no one would be thought of as different. That won't happen until race isn't a big issue. If we apply for something like a job or scholarship, it asks for racial background. Why should that matter at all? I think that progress has been happening very slowly. However, there is still racism in my community. Where I'm from, most racism is directed toward Latinos. People say they don't belong because they're not from here, and assume that they don't know English because they also speak Spanish. Also, I know people who voted for President Barack Obama just because he was black, not because of what he stood for. King's dream will not become reality until everyone is considered equal to one another.
-- Assia Day, Mount Eden High School (Hayward)
Martin Luther King Jr. once had a dream. That dream, forever ingrained in every American's mind, already has become a reality and is only becoming more real as time goes on. Infringement of the 14th Amendment results in strict scrutiny in the courtroom, proving how seriously the U.S. government considers racial equality to be. Governmental policy has lived out King's dream, setting the trend for Americans in their own lives. It would be easy to say that our country does not treat all people equally, especially after the Sept. 11 attacks and the influx of illegal immigrants. However, socially, our country is considerably more conscientious, understanding and respectful of all people now than it was in King's day. Never before in history have people been judged by the content of their character more than by the color of their skin. Our own president is living proof. Our society is much more blind to factors such as race and gender than it was only decades ago. Today, individuals have the freedom to get to where they want to be based on their own merit, as made especially visible in the workplace and the classroom. We are living King's dream and will continue to do so. "We are free at last."
-- Stephanie Steinbrecher, Carondelet High School (Concord)
It's easy to say that Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with dreams too big to dream and goals too high to reach. It's easy to say that his dream will never become reality because segregation will always exist, no matter where you go, no matter how far you go. But when I look around my third period French class, this is not the case at all. I am able to sit next to an African-American girl and a Scottish boy, and there is nothing that interferes with the friendship the three of us share. We are blind to the colors of our skin, but we are open to the thoughts and dreams we each hold. Together, we learn a language different from our native tongues.
King dreamed a dream of equality, and fought peacefully to see the reverie achieved. More than four decades later, racism still lurks in our cities and towns, but only because we believe equality is impossible. But now it is time for us to make King's sweet dream an even sweeter reality with his blueprint for addressing racism in a nonviolent way. King's dream will become reality, one day. You just wait.
-- Kelsey Wong, Irvington High School (Fremont)
Dr. King dreamed of a peaceful world where all people are loved and accepted; it's easy to see we aren't there yet. Some may argue that the civil rights movement ended in the 1980s, but they're wrong. It's happening now. Just the other day, I read an article about math problems in Georgia that revolved around slaves. Additionally, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) community still hasn't been accepted by a large portion of our society. The controversy surrounding Proposition 8 continues to divide our state. This is our time to make a difference. The next steps we take will be challenging but well worth it. Small steps -- such as establishing safer communities, educating ourselves on other's point of view or even exposing young children to diversity -- will make a difference in our communities and, in turn, our country. Already we're making strides toward more equality. Most of all, by spreading King's message of peace, love and acceptance we can make a difference, and we will.
-- Brenda McIntire, Las Lomas High School (Walnut Creek)
The goal or idea for this world to eliminate discrimination is in an even larger scope than world peace. Both require all people to settle their differences over histories of oppression, eliminate territorial disputes, find one single ideology in terms of lifestyle and beliefs, establish no difference between themselves and others and, most importantly, be happy with their own lives. Essentially, every aspect of a utopian society would have to be fulfilled on a global scale in order to end discrimination. The oddity of it all is that the end of discrimination isn't used as much in hyperbola as world peace. Strides can be made (and have been made) toward lessening prejudice in overt and covert forms, but it would take a massive shift in the modern world to achieve the full scope of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream.
-- Daniel Wetherell, Athenian School (Danville)
Will we ever reach true equality between races? As much of an optimist that I am, I don't think racism will ever disappear. Ubiquitous racial tolerance is impossible. Having said that, I think society on the whole will become more race-friendly. Even now, more opportunities for minorities -- not just African-Americans -- are opening up, such as unique scholarships and awards. The more children are taught about the value of character over skin color, the less they will judge people based on the latter. I see this happening in schools and communities. We also currently have a black president, voted for by millions of Americans. Almost 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s revolutionizing speech, his dream is becoming a reality.
-- Marisa Chow, home-schooled
I hear about 10 race jokes a week, aimed at almost every race we have at our school. We teenagers are great at using every slur and stereotype, and making a joke of them. And even though that may sound like a terrible atmosphere to be in, it isn't. I honestly think this attitude shows progress and hope in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. The comfort we feel with a multicultural society is apparent in the fact that we can joke about topics that once were synonymous to death. When we are laughing at stereotypes, we are ridiculing them and showing we don't subscribe to them. Don't get me wrong -- there are lines that should not be crossed, and sometimes are, showing we have a long road ahead. But I laugh at jokes about Indians that smell like curry, not offended because I know people don't see me that way. Laughter is the best medicine, and if we can laugh about it, we can move past it, and we can one day soon, not care about the old topic of race at all. Though this may not have been King's ideal progress, I think that through laughter and ease with race, our generation can one day prove his dream of a place where "children will be judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character" to be a reality.
-- Shalaka Gole, California High School (San Ramon)
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that one day, one's race would not matter and we would all be treated as equals. Unfortunately, almost 50 years later, that dream still hasn't come true. In my psychology class this year, we learned that racism is inherent. It is an instinct that comes from our primitive days, when people who looked different from the people we lived with were likely to attack us. These days, that instinct is no longer relevant, so we learn at a young age from our parents and other adults that racism is wrong. The problem is, not Christian Louboutin Flats everybody learns that as a child, and to learn something as an adult is much more difficult. The only way for King's dream to come true is if the people of the world become more open to learning new things and stop fearing change. At some point in our lives, many of us close our minds and no longer are willing to learn. But the idea that different is bad has to go. Humans typically fear change, but only when we can all be open to new ideas will King's dream become a reality.
-- Sara Chavez, Clayton Valley High School (Concord)
I believe Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality is possible, but tensions do exist. They exist because of many factors, including economic pressures. When different types of people apply for the same jobs or spots in school, there's a level of competition that can quickly escalate. Ultimately, King's dream to have equal education regardless of race is difficult to realize because public schools today are facing many severe budget cuts. In order for racial equality to be achieved, we need to change the way television and pop culture portray people of different races. Many of the stereotypes are inaccurate and spread misinformation about different cultures. We also need the people on TV and in Congress to represent the people they serve, especially in terms of complexion. We cannot be racially equal in society if there is still an educational and economic disparity between races.
-- Kim Mejia-Cuellar, Media Academy (Oakland)
The week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day when I was in second grade, my teacher gave me and my class a picture of the man himself to color. After some searching, I found the perfect shade of brown to color in his face with, but I decided to color in his suit first. When I was ready to color in his face, I couldn't find the colored pencil I had set aside. I ended up having to use this horrendous orange-brown color that looked more like Snooki then natural skin color. It upset me so much that his face wasn't the right color. Looking back now, I realize the fact that I was more upset that I didn't color his face the right shade than the fact that I had to color him in at all is a positive confirmation that children are growing up during a time when a person's skin color doesn't matter as much. If every generation is raised caring a little less about different skin colors, then I believe that King's dream of a colorblind society can become a reality.
-- Sara Zollner, Castro Valley High School
I can remember watching the election of Barack Obama while I was a high school freshman. I did not think it was a big deal. Not because I didn't like him as a candidate and not because I thought the election of the next president of the United States of America was not an important decision. But, I remember watching Oprah crying on TV and my dad staring at the screen talking about how big this is. To them, it was inspirational that we live in a society where an African-American candidate can be elected to hold the nation's highest office. Now, Obama's election is not the only indication that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream has manifested itself in the 21st century. There have been so many changes from what King spoke about in his speech that it is impossible to see the staggering amount of social progress that has been made.
-- Beilul Naizghi, Hercules High School
The Life in Perspective board is made up of teens who write columns and features for this newspaper. Reach the writers at lip@bayareanewsgroup.com.
Will Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream even become a reality?
Two score and nine years ago, King had a dream. Today, that dream has nearly come true. No longer is "the Negro sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and chains of discrimination." Now, segregation and discrimination are illegal. Racism is no longer tolerated by the vast majority of people. Instead, since King's death, there have been multiple Supreme Court cases regarding desegregation and affirmative action to ensure fair treatment of all races. In recent years, the United States has even seen its first African-American president. Needless to say, we are well on our way to complete equalization. While it is unlikely that racism will ever be entirely extinguished, surely King would be proud to see where things are now. The way people thought about civil rights changed because of this man's revolutionary dream, and they will only become more pervasive as time goes on.
-- Andy Ball, Alsion Montessori (Fremont)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a beacon for hope and dreams to many African-Americans during the civil rights movements. He was respected throughout the world for his heroic efforts to end racial discrimination. When his death came too early, an entire nation was moved to tears.
I believe that King's "I Have a Dream" speech is no longer relevant to just racial equality; it has now evolved into a beacon of equality and freedom for everyone. His message has carried through generations and is on its way to becoming reality. The only force keeping King's message from being completely true is hate. If we love each other and appreciate the beauty of individuality, then we will no longer judge others on the color of their skin, sexual orientation, who they hang out with, where they live and what they wear. We will become the society that King dreamed of for his children, a society that judges others on the content of each other's character.
-- Divya Erram, Benicia High School
On this third Monday in January, we celebrate the birth of a man who changed the course of history forever. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of perseverance, intelligence and conviction. Most of all, he was a man of faith. Despite the trying obstacles he faced, he dared to dream -- dream of a world where racism would be a distant memory, a world where people would not be "judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Today, nearly 50 years after his immortal "I Have a Dream" speech, many of King's dreams have become a reality. People of all races are free to vote, own property, run businesses and, yes, even become president. Despite this monumental progress, our country is still not free from racism. Unfortunately, racial prejudice is deeply ingrained in human nature. The sad fact is that most humans are wary of difference, whether it is of gender, religion or race. Completely ridding the world of racial intolerance would involve more than just social revolution. It would necessitate a significant change in human nature. Hopefully someday, King's dream of an entirely unprejudiced world will come true, but it will require a fundamental change in the human psyche.
-- Kelly Collins, Acalanes High School (Lafayette)
Revolution is practically America's middle name. So it's no question that when Martin Luther King Jr. proposed his "dream," there would be more opposition than not. I have no doubt that, since his passing, King's wishes have been put into action -- President Barack Obama is a clear example of that. However, parts of our country do not reflect such consistency. Despite glimpses of polarity, I still believe that our country can achieve King's dream. The most resilient message in his speech was his point that Americans have a hunger for progress. That's why I believe his overall hope for equality is still attainable. We as Americans still possess this drive for success in the many definitions of the word. It is uniquely American. In fact, I believe my innate optimism for this is a clear example; nothing is certain, but if we work toward the hope that it will be one day, perhaps it shall be so.
-- Evelyn Minaise, Foothill High School (Pleasanton)
Martin Luther King Jr. longed for a day when all people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" and while equality is possible, there are still many obstacles to overcome. For the most part, times have changed for the better. Schools and businesses are not allowed to segregate or discriminate against their students/employees based on race. De jure (legal) segregation is gone in America, yet de facto (uncontrolled by law) racism is still available. People still are covertly judged by their race, and some must work harder than others in order to be represented. One politician said that he has to "run twice as fast in order to be considered half as good" simply because he is African-American. Not everyone has privileged access to education, safety or health care, and racial biases and stereotypes still quietly permeate through our society and culture. In order for King's dream to come true, we need to put his words into practice -- judge people not by their appearances but by their actions.
-- Alexa Barger, Orinda Academy
In my eyes, Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream will never completely be realized. Our history has no doubt seen powerful movements to end racism (especially against African-Americans), but for some reason I feel that "complete equality" is impossible. Everyone who's taken an American history course in school has no doubt heard of the hardships that African-Americans have endured in the past. But because we are taught about this, we cannot help but develop a mindset that goes something along the lines of "the black community has been under attack for some time now, we should owe them something." And that is the problem -- as long as this period of hardships is taught to new generations, those children will grow up Christian Louboutin Toe Platform Slingbacks exercising a certain amount of caution about "offending" African-Americans, developing a type of "special treatment" around them without even knowing it. If in the backs of our minds, we believe that African-Americans should be treated more beneficially because of hard times they have fallen on in American history, then other Americans are still not achieving true equality.
-- Blake Garnsey, San Ramon Valley High School (Danville)
Many believe that Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream has come true in present day. But amid microagressions, stereotypes, assumptions and judgments, we have not yet honored the idea that "all men are created equal." We assert our opinions based on others' skin color, sexual orientation, mental and physical stability, and countless additional categorizations. Because each person views life differently, it is impossible to get everyone to see the world with the same lens. However, that does not mean that this profound leader's dream is too idealistic for our current state of society. By engaging in the inconvenient discussions, we must foster an awareness and analysis for every aspect of our behavior. We must learn to think as one, and to exist as one.
2012年1月12日星期四
The country's knowledge economy minister Hong Suk-woo told Reuters
South Korea, the world's fifth-largest crude importer, buys 10 percent of its oil from Iran.
The country's knowledge economy minister Hong Suk-woo told Reuters "it was too early to say" if Seoul would reduce oil imports from Iran.
"Our basic stance is to cooperate christian louboutin sneaker with the U.S." Hong told Reuters on the sidelines of a local industry event, adding officials from the two countries would meet next week to talk about "concrete measures".
The State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, Robert Einhorn, will arrive in Seoul on Monday for a three-day visit to explain Washington's new sanctions on Iran, the foreign ministry said.
It said South Korea was planning to ask for Washington's cooperation in minimizing the sanctions' economic impact on local firms, and a source at the ministry of knowledge economy said discussions were underway ahead of the U.S. talks.
"We are currently considering various measures to cope if we need to reduce Iranian oil imports, if so, by how much, and if not, how we can deal with this matter," the source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, said.
Korean refiners have struck deals for Christian Louboutin Pumps 2012 supplies with Iran for slightly more than they purchased last year, but are also keeping an eye out for potential replacements, according to company and industry sources earlier this month.
U.S. sanctions that President Barack Obama signed into law on New Year's eve could prevent refiners from paying for Iran's oil from July.
Tehran has warned it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping chokepoint, if sanctions are imposed on its crude exports.
Japan's finance minister pledged after talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner on Thursday to steadily reduce oil imports from Iran in support of U.S. sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, while India's government has told its refiners to cut their dependence on Iranian crude.
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik leaves Seoul for Oman and the UAE on Thursday "to build stable energy supply bases," according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
Asked if he will discuss U.S. sanctions and increased crude oil imports from the Gulf states, a source at Prime Minister's Office told Reuters: "He will meet Oman's commerce minister, and it is possible to discuss such matters."
The UAE and Oman accounted for Christian Louboutin Pumps Big Lips 120 Suede 10 and 2 percent of South Korea's 846 million barrels of crude oil imports respectively between January and November of this year, according to state-run Korea National Oil Corp data.
The country's knowledge economy minister Hong Suk-woo told Reuters "it was too early to say" if Seoul would reduce oil imports from Iran.
"Our basic stance is to cooperate christian louboutin sneaker with the U.S." Hong told Reuters on the sidelines of a local industry event, adding officials from the two countries would meet next week to talk about "concrete measures".
The State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, Robert Einhorn, will arrive in Seoul on Monday for a three-day visit to explain Washington's new sanctions on Iran, the foreign ministry said.
It said South Korea was planning to ask for Washington's cooperation in minimizing the sanctions' economic impact on local firms, and a source at the ministry of knowledge economy said discussions were underway ahead of the U.S. talks.
"We are currently considering various measures to cope if we need to reduce Iranian oil imports, if so, by how much, and if not, how we can deal with this matter," the source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, said.
Korean refiners have struck deals for Christian Louboutin Pumps 2012 supplies with Iran for slightly more than they purchased last year, but are also keeping an eye out for potential replacements, according to company and industry sources earlier this month.
U.S. sanctions that President Barack Obama signed into law on New Year's eve could prevent refiners from paying for Iran's oil from July.
Tehran has warned it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping chokepoint, if sanctions are imposed on its crude exports.
Japan's finance minister pledged after talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner on Thursday to steadily reduce oil imports from Iran in support of U.S. sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, while India's government has told its refiners to cut their dependence on Iranian crude.
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik leaves Seoul for Oman and the UAE on Thursday "to build stable energy supply bases," according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
Asked if he will discuss U.S. sanctions and increased crude oil imports from the Gulf states, a source at Prime Minister's Office told Reuters: "He will meet Oman's commerce minister, and it is possible to discuss such matters."
The UAE and Oman accounted for Christian Louboutin Pumps Big Lips 120 Suede 10 and 2 percent of South Korea's 846 million barrels of crude oil imports respectively between January and November of this year, according to state-run Korea National Oil Corp data.
2012年1月11日星期三
President Obama spends the entire caucus
Obama’s campaign trip -- one day after the New Hampshire primary -- follows a forum at the White House on “Insourcing christian louboutin sneaker American Jobs,” to encourage companies to locate jobs in the U.S. and not abroad.
Obama similarly chose the day after the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa for public events, traveling to the swing state of Ohio to announce his recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“President Obama spends the entire caucus and primary period leading up to each event being rhetorically beaten to a pulp by these Republican candidates,” said Dennis J. Goldford, professor of politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. “It’s certainly helpful to get yourself out there” to respond, he said.
The first and largest of three fundraisers today, at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, features singer Janelle Monae and actor Hill Harper. It is expected to draw about 500 donors and is geared toward younger voters, with tickets starting at $44.
The other two fundraisers are to be hosted by media executive Fred Eychaner and Stuart Taylor, chief executive officer of the Taylor Group LLC and a former Bear Stearns & Co. executive, according to a Democratic Party official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to comment publicly.
Exclusive Gatherings
Tickets for the more exclusive gatherings, Christian Louboutin Slingback expected to draw about 160 guests combined, range from $7,500 to $35,800 per person, the official said. Donations benefit the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee. For the $35,800 tickets, a $5,000 maximum contribution would go to Obama’s re-election and $30,800 to the party committee.
The fundraisers and political messaging are designed to take advantage of a brief lull between Republican primaries, Goldford said. The South Carolina contest is on Jan. 21.
Obama also held a Web chat with Iowa Democrats on the night of the Iowa caucuses. Last night, after Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire Republican primary, Vice President Joe Biden arranged for video chats with New Hampshire Democrats.
The jobs forum at the White House gives Obama a platform to “show that he is the president, not a petty partisan political figure,” Goldford said.
As for the fundraisers, he said that “Christian Louboutin Vicky Botta 120mm Boots Red any time is a good time to raise money,” particularly now when supporters “can actually feel they’re doing something to counteract” the attacks on Obama.
Obama similarly chose the day after the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa for public events, traveling to the swing state of Ohio to announce his recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“President Obama spends the entire caucus and primary period leading up to each event being rhetorically beaten to a pulp by these Republican candidates,” said Dennis J. Goldford, professor of politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. “It’s certainly helpful to get yourself out there” to respond, he said.
The first and largest of three fundraisers today, at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, features singer Janelle Monae and actor Hill Harper. It is expected to draw about 500 donors and is geared toward younger voters, with tickets starting at $44.
The other two fundraisers are to be hosted by media executive Fred Eychaner and Stuart Taylor, chief executive officer of the Taylor Group LLC and a former Bear Stearns & Co. executive, according to a Democratic Party official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to comment publicly.
Exclusive Gatherings
Tickets for the more exclusive gatherings, Christian Louboutin Slingback expected to draw about 160 guests combined, range from $7,500 to $35,800 per person, the official said. Donations benefit the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee. For the $35,800 tickets, a $5,000 maximum contribution would go to Obama’s re-election and $30,800 to the party committee.
The fundraisers and political messaging are designed to take advantage of a brief lull between Republican primaries, Goldford said. The South Carolina contest is on Jan. 21.
Obama also held a Web chat with Iowa Democrats on the night of the Iowa caucuses. Last night, after Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire Republican primary, Vice President Joe Biden arranged for video chats with New Hampshire Democrats.
The jobs forum at the White House gives Obama a platform to “show that he is the president, not a petty partisan political figure,” Goldford said.
As for the fundraisers, he said that “Christian Louboutin Vicky Botta 120mm Boots Red any time is a good time to raise money,” particularly now when supporters “can actually feel they’re doing something to counteract” the attacks on Obama.
2012年1月10日星期二
Tensions have been rising in the Mideast as Iran
It is the Iranian leader's christian louboutin fifth visit to Venezuela. He will also travel to Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.
Tensions have been rising in the Mideast as Iran has warned it could retaliate against newly tightened U.S. sanctions by blocking shipping lanes out of the Persian Gulf. A large share of the world's oil tanker traffic passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ahmadinejad smiled and waved but made no comments as he stepped off a plane Sunday evening at Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas. He was greeted by Vice President Elias Jaua and other Venezuelan officials.
The Iranian leader was scheduled to meet Monday with his longtime ally President Hugo Chavez, who was on a trip in eastern Venezuela on Sunday.
Several hours before Ahmadinejad's arrival, Chavez rebuffed calls by U.S. officials for countries to insist that Iran stop defying international efforts to assess its nuclear program.
"What the empire does is make you laugh, in its desperation to do something they won't be able to do: dominate this world," Chavez said.
The U.S. and its allies accuse Christian Louboutin Sandals Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear energy program. France has been pressing the European Union to impose additional sanctions.
Chavez and his allies in the left-leaning Bolivarian Alliance, or ALBA bloc, have backed Iran in the dispute.
Chavez praised Iran's military industry, noting that it has long-range missiles.
He suggested that is a major reason why the U.S. "empire is trying to put the brakes on them, using as an excuse the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
He also dismissed speculation by some officials in Washington that Iran might eventually be able to use Latin American countries to stage attacks on U.S. interests.
"That must be looked at Christian Louboutin White Studded Flats Fishnet carefully because it's a threat against us," Chavez said. "We aren't a threat to anyone. We just have rights and we're sovereign."
Tensions have been rising in the Mideast as Iran has warned it could retaliate against newly tightened U.S. sanctions by blocking shipping lanes out of the Persian Gulf. A large share of the world's oil tanker traffic passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ahmadinejad smiled and waved but made no comments as he stepped off a plane Sunday evening at Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas. He was greeted by Vice President Elias Jaua and other Venezuelan officials.
The Iranian leader was scheduled to meet Monday with his longtime ally President Hugo Chavez, who was on a trip in eastern Venezuela on Sunday.
Several hours before Ahmadinejad's arrival, Chavez rebuffed calls by U.S. officials for countries to insist that Iran stop defying international efforts to assess its nuclear program.
"What the empire does is make you laugh, in its desperation to do something they won't be able to do: dominate this world," Chavez said.
The U.S. and its allies accuse Christian Louboutin Sandals Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear energy program. France has been pressing the European Union to impose additional sanctions.
Chavez and his allies in the left-leaning Bolivarian Alliance, or ALBA bloc, have backed Iran in the dispute.
Chavez praised Iran's military industry, noting that it has long-range missiles.
He suggested that is a major reason why the U.S. "empire is trying to put the brakes on them, using as an excuse the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
He also dismissed speculation by some officials in Washington that Iran might eventually be able to use Latin American countries to stage attacks on U.S. interests.
"That must be looked at Christian Louboutin White Studded Flats Fishnet carefully because it's a threat against us," Chavez said. "We aren't a threat to anyone. We just have rights and we're sovereign."
2012年1月9日星期一
Now several Republican congressmen now want to use the Iran issue
In the 1980s, the US backed the Contra rebels to fight Mr. Ortega's communist Sandinista government – a dark chapter in christian louboutin heels both countries' history that closed when Ortega was swept from office in democratic elections in 1990.
Since Ortega's return to power by ballot box in 2007, Washington's response has been limited. The US has criticized his antidemocratic power-grab and cut $64 million in Millennium Challenge development aid, but generally tried to work with the Ortega administration while turning a deaf ear to the Sandistas' "Anti-yanqui" diatribes.
Now several Republican congressmen now want to use the Iran issue to turn up the heat on Ortega and reclassify him from State Department bugbear to national security threat – a dubious distinction the Sandinista government hasn’t had since the 1980s.
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“This trip by Ahmadinejad to Nicaragua reaffirms why the Obama administration’s lack of action regarding the undemocratic and fraudulent measures taken by the Ortega regime in the last election in Nicaragua are not only misguided, but could pose a threat to our national security as a State Sponsor of Terrorism is given a warm welcome in our backyard,” Florida Congressman David Rivera (R), of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Monitor.
Late last year, former Costa Rican Ambassador Jaime Daremblum testified before a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Iran is using Nicaragua to establish a “strategic presence” close to the United States’ borders, just like the US has military troops stationed in the Middle East in close proximity to Iran.
“Iran wants to the do exactly the same thing with its presence in Nicaragua,” Mr. Daremblum said, starting a buzz that continues to reverberate in Washington.
What Iranian presence?
But back in Nicaragua, it’s hard to see what the hubbub is about.
Since Nicaragua and Iran renewed diplomatic Christian Louboutin High Boots ties in January 2007, the relationship has hardly evolved beyond lofty promises and ideological commiserating. Iran’s unlikely promises to build a $230 million hydroelectric plant and a $350 million deep-water port in Nicaragua are just as implausible today as they were in 2007.
Iran’s diplomatic mission in Nicaragua – three guys sharing a rented house – is “the smallest diplomatic mission in the entire American continent,” according to Iranian Ambassador Akbar Esmaeil Pour.
And contrary to rumors that Iranians are flooding into Nicaragua without visas to establish a beachhead against the United States, Pour insists the “Iranian colony” here is less than 40 people, many of whom have been here for decades.
The only visible Iranian investment in Nicaragua so far has been a $1.5 million health clinic, which poses more of a threat to flu symptoms than US national security.
Rhetorical support
But what the Nicaraguan-Iranian relationship lacks in substance, it makes up for in rhetoric.
“Our two countries have common interests, enemies and goals,” Ahmadinejad said during his first visit in 2007, after touring a poor slum in Managua. “We may be far apart, but we are close in heart.”
Sandinista official Jacinto Suarez, the party’s secretary of international relations, said Ahmadinejad will be “welcomed” back here on Tuesday, and that Nicaragua sympathizes with Iran’s plight. “Iran is being demonized and persecuted – the country is a prisoner of the new colonial wars,” Suarez told wire service Acan-Efe.
Sandinista officials stress that Nicaragua is a sovereign nation that can confederate with any country it wants, including Iran.
Despite the concerns abroad, Ortega is riding a wave of popular support here.
The former revolutionary was recently reelected with a commanding 62 percent of the vote, and Nicaragua’s economy – feathered with $500 million of annual largess from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez – is growing steadily. The ruling Sandinista Front, a well-oiled political machine whose apparatchiks operate in lockstep obsequiousness, also won a supermajority in the legislature, giving Ortega full control over all four branches of government. Even the president’s public-approval rating is uncommonly high, despite opposition claims that his reelection was illegal.
Ortega the contrarian
But critics claims some of Ortega’s foreign policy moves – such as recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, backing Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi until the bitter end, and publicly expressing its “profound condolences for death of dear leader Kim Jong-il” – appear to driven more by contrarian instinct than national interest.
"In light of how little Daniel Ortega Christian Louboutin Suede Fringe Pumps has gotten from Iran since he befriended Ahmadinejad, it's hard to figure out this relationship,” says former opposition lawmaker Francisco Aguirre, the outgoing president of Nicaragua’s congressional foreign affairs committee. “At least Hugo Chavez forks over a half a billion dollars a year to President Ortega, but Ahmadinejad does not appear to offer anything more than moral support. Go figure!”
Since Ortega's return to power by ballot box in 2007, Washington's response has been limited. The US has criticized his antidemocratic power-grab and cut $64 million in Millennium Challenge development aid, but generally tried to work with the Ortega administration while turning a deaf ear to the Sandistas' "Anti-yanqui" diatribes.
Now several Republican congressmen now want to use the Iran issue to turn up the heat on Ortega and reclassify him from State Department bugbear to national security threat – a dubious distinction the Sandinista government hasn’t had since the 1980s.
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“This trip by Ahmadinejad to Nicaragua reaffirms why the Obama administration’s lack of action regarding the undemocratic and fraudulent measures taken by the Ortega regime in the last election in Nicaragua are not only misguided, but could pose a threat to our national security as a State Sponsor of Terrorism is given a warm welcome in our backyard,” Florida Congressman David Rivera (R), of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Monitor.
Late last year, former Costa Rican Ambassador Jaime Daremblum testified before a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Iran is using Nicaragua to establish a “strategic presence” close to the United States’ borders, just like the US has military troops stationed in the Middle East in close proximity to Iran.
“Iran wants to the do exactly the same thing with its presence in Nicaragua,” Mr. Daremblum said, starting a buzz that continues to reverberate in Washington.
What Iranian presence?
But back in Nicaragua, it’s hard to see what the hubbub is about.
Since Nicaragua and Iran renewed diplomatic Christian Louboutin High Boots ties in January 2007, the relationship has hardly evolved beyond lofty promises and ideological commiserating. Iran’s unlikely promises to build a $230 million hydroelectric plant and a $350 million deep-water port in Nicaragua are just as implausible today as they were in 2007.
Iran’s diplomatic mission in Nicaragua – three guys sharing a rented house – is “the smallest diplomatic mission in the entire American continent,” according to Iranian Ambassador Akbar Esmaeil Pour.
And contrary to rumors that Iranians are flooding into Nicaragua without visas to establish a beachhead against the United States, Pour insists the “Iranian colony” here is less than 40 people, many of whom have been here for decades.
The only visible Iranian investment in Nicaragua so far has been a $1.5 million health clinic, which poses more of a threat to flu symptoms than US national security.
Rhetorical support
But what the Nicaraguan-Iranian relationship lacks in substance, it makes up for in rhetoric.
“Our two countries have common interests, enemies and goals,” Ahmadinejad said during his first visit in 2007, after touring a poor slum in Managua. “We may be far apart, but we are close in heart.”
Sandinista official Jacinto Suarez, the party’s secretary of international relations, said Ahmadinejad will be “welcomed” back here on Tuesday, and that Nicaragua sympathizes with Iran’s plight. “Iran is being demonized and persecuted – the country is a prisoner of the new colonial wars,” Suarez told wire service Acan-Efe.
Sandinista officials stress that Nicaragua is a sovereign nation that can confederate with any country it wants, including Iran.
Despite the concerns abroad, Ortega is riding a wave of popular support here.
The former revolutionary was recently reelected with a commanding 62 percent of the vote, and Nicaragua’s economy – feathered with $500 million of annual largess from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez – is growing steadily. The ruling Sandinista Front, a well-oiled political machine whose apparatchiks operate in lockstep obsequiousness, also won a supermajority in the legislature, giving Ortega full control over all four branches of government. Even the president’s public-approval rating is uncommonly high, despite opposition claims that his reelection was illegal.
Ortega the contrarian
But critics claims some of Ortega’s foreign policy moves – such as recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, backing Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi until the bitter end, and publicly expressing its “profound condolences for death of dear leader Kim Jong-il” – appear to driven more by contrarian instinct than national interest.
"In light of how little Daniel Ortega Christian Louboutin Suede Fringe Pumps has gotten from Iran since he befriended Ahmadinejad, it's hard to figure out this relationship,” says former opposition lawmaker Francisco Aguirre, the outgoing president of Nicaragua’s congressional foreign affairs committee. “At least Hugo Chavez forks over a half a billion dollars a year to President Ortega, but Ahmadinejad does not appear to offer anything more than moral support. Go figure!”
2012年1月8日星期日
Its the second straight year of trouble for Doran
Stricker played the final five holes in 5 under, which included a 3-wood — up the hill and into the sun — that settled about 12 feet christian louboutin shoes away for eagle. That allowed Stricker to get a five-shot lead from Webb Simpson, and from the amazing eagle-eagle finish by Kevin Na.
Stricker was at 15-under 131, two shots off the 36-hole record that Ernie Els set in 2003.
Na, six strokes back at 9 under, wasn't even part of the picture until he holed a 5-iron from 221 yards for eagle on the 554-yard 17th hole, then hit 3-wood down the hill on the par-5 18th to about 10 feet for another eagle.
"It'll be the best finish of my life," Na said.
It turned a good round into a 64, and it at least kept Na in the hunt against a 27-man field that suddenly felt much smaller when Stricker put together a strong finish of his own.
Only eight players were within 10 shots of Stricker.
As much as he loves starting his year in Kapalua — this is his third straight trip, the longest streak of anyone in the field — Stricker has yet to hoist a trophy with a lei draped around his neck.
He took a big step toward that in the closing stages of the round. Starting with a simple up-and-down on the par-5 ninth, Stricker was 7 under over the last 10 holes.
"I felt like I was going to make every putt I looked at for a while," Stricker said.
After his eagle on the 15th, Stricker holed a 15-foot birdie from the front of the green on the 17th, and finished with a long two-putt birdie from just off the 18th.
He has played the par 5s in 9 under for the week.
"I've had some good success here," said Stricker, who has lost in a playoff and tied for fourth over the last four years. "The more times Christian Louboutin High Boots you can play it, the better off you are. I'd sure like to get off to a good start this year."
Rory Sabbatini was hit with a two-shot penalty at the start of his round for being late to the first tee. It was a bizarre penalty, only because the practise green is about 25 yards from the first tee.
His caddie, Mick Doran, took the blame. Instead of looking for the preceding group to tee off, he was relying on his watch, which was four minutes slow. They rushed to the tee, but it was too late.
Sabbatini had a 70 — including the two-shot penalty — was 12 shots behind.
"It's the first time ever for me on tour. I know it's the first time for Mick," Sabbatini said. "I guess neither of us were really paying attention. Just one of those goofy moments."
Its the second straight year of trouble for Doran, who was on Camilo Villegas' bag last year with the Colombian was disqualified for tamping down grass as his ball was rolling back toward him.
Martin Laird had a birdie putt on No. 13 to get within one shot of Stricker, his playing partner. Four holes later, he was seven shots behind, hurt mostly by missing two short birdie putts and by hitting his tee shot into the trees on the 17th. A search party found more than a dozen balls, none belonging to Laird.
The Scot had a 70 and was at 8-under Christian Louboutin Tell Me 120 Evening Black 138, along with first-round leader Jonathan Byrd, who had a 71. Chris Kirk was among the early starters and shot 66, though that turned out to be ordinary by the end of the day.
Stricker was at 15-under 131, two shots off the 36-hole record that Ernie Els set in 2003.
Na, six strokes back at 9 under, wasn't even part of the picture until he holed a 5-iron from 221 yards for eagle on the 554-yard 17th hole, then hit 3-wood down the hill on the par-5 18th to about 10 feet for another eagle.
"It'll be the best finish of my life," Na said.
It turned a good round into a 64, and it at least kept Na in the hunt against a 27-man field that suddenly felt much smaller when Stricker put together a strong finish of his own.
Only eight players were within 10 shots of Stricker.
As much as he loves starting his year in Kapalua — this is his third straight trip, the longest streak of anyone in the field — Stricker has yet to hoist a trophy with a lei draped around his neck.
He took a big step toward that in the closing stages of the round. Starting with a simple up-and-down on the par-5 ninth, Stricker was 7 under over the last 10 holes.
"I felt like I was going to make every putt I looked at for a while," Stricker said.
After his eagle on the 15th, Stricker holed a 15-foot birdie from the front of the green on the 17th, and finished with a long two-putt birdie from just off the 18th.
He has played the par 5s in 9 under for the week.
"I've had some good success here," said Stricker, who has lost in a playoff and tied for fourth over the last four years. "The more times Christian Louboutin High Boots you can play it, the better off you are. I'd sure like to get off to a good start this year."
Rory Sabbatini was hit with a two-shot penalty at the start of his round for being late to the first tee. It was a bizarre penalty, only because the practise green is about 25 yards from the first tee.
His caddie, Mick Doran, took the blame. Instead of looking for the preceding group to tee off, he was relying on his watch, which was four minutes slow. They rushed to the tee, but it was too late.
Sabbatini had a 70 — including the two-shot penalty — was 12 shots behind.
"It's the first time ever for me on tour. I know it's the first time for Mick," Sabbatini said. "I guess neither of us were really paying attention. Just one of those goofy moments."
Its the second straight year of trouble for Doran, who was on Camilo Villegas' bag last year with the Colombian was disqualified for tamping down grass as his ball was rolling back toward him.
Martin Laird had a birdie putt on No. 13 to get within one shot of Stricker, his playing partner. Four holes later, he was seven shots behind, hurt mostly by missing two short birdie putts and by hitting his tee shot into the trees on the 17th. A search party found more than a dozen balls, none belonging to Laird.
The Scot had a 70 and was at 8-under Christian Louboutin Tell Me 120 Evening Black 138, along with first-round leader Jonathan Byrd, who had a 71. Chris Kirk was among the early starters and shot 66, though that turned out to be ordinary by the end of the day.
2012年1月6日星期五
Today the Islamic Republic of Iran has full domination over the region
Real Admiral Ali Fadavi, naval commander of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, said exercises next month would focus directly on the Strait of Hormuz, which leads out of the Gulf and provides the outlet for most Mid-East oil.
Iran held a 10-day drill christian louboutin which ended on Monday in neighbouring seas.
"Today the Islamic Republic of Iran has full domination over the region and controls all movements within it," Fadavi said in remarks reported by the Fars news agency.
Iranian officials have threatened in recent weeks to block the strait if new sanctions harm Tehran's oil exports, and this week said they would take action if the United States sails an aircraft carrier through it.
The United States, which has a massive naval fleet in the area that is overwhelmingly more powerful than Iran's sea forces, says it will ensure the international waters of the strait stay open. Britain said on Thursday that any attempt to close it would be illegal and unsuccessful.
New financial sanctions signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve are aimed at making it difficult for most countries to buy Iranian oil. The European Union is expected to announce tough measures of its own at the end of the month.
Most traders believe Iran will still be able to find buyers, at least in the short term, for its exports of 2.6 million barrels of oil per day (bpd). But it may have to offer steep discounts that reduce the hard currency revenue it needs to feed its 74 million people.
The sanctions are already having an effect on Iran's streets, where prices have been rising and the rial currency is falling. Iranians have been queuing up at banks to convert their savings into dollars.
The economic hardship comes less than two months before a parliamentary election, Iran's first since a 2009 presidential election that led to mass street protests across the country.
Iran's rulers successfully put down those demonstrations two years ago with force, but since then the Arab Spring has shown the vulnerability of authoritarian governments in the region to public protest fueled by anger over economic hardship.
NUCLEAR PROGRAMME
Washington and its allies are imposing the measures to force Iran to abandon a nuclear programme which they say is aimed at producing an atomic bomb. Iran says the programme is peaceful.
European Union officials say the EU, which collectively buys about 500,000 bpd of Iranian oil, rivaling China as the christian louboutin sale largest market, has agreed to impose an embargo halting all imports.
EU diplomats said they are discussing how long they will give member countries to halt purchases, with France, Germany and others wanting the ban imposed within three months but Greece favouring a grace period of up to a year.
China has also cut its imports by more than half in January and February while haggling with Tehran over the size of the discount it wants in return for doing business with it.
Other big buyers, including Turkey and Japan, say they are seeking a waiver from the U.S. sanctions.
The new American law allows Obama Christian Louboutin High Boots to give temporary waivers to allies to continue to buy Iranian oil to prevent a price shock, but to receive the permits, countries are meant to show they are reducing trade with Iran.
Iran has put on a brave face over the sanctions. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Thursday the country would "weather the storm".
"Iran, with divine assistance, has always been ready to counter such hostile actions and we are not concerned at all about the sanctions," he told a news conference.
But in a sign it is seeking to alleviate the pressure, Salehi said Tehran was interested in resuming negotiations over its nuclear programme with Western powers.
Turkey's visiting foreign minister brought an offer from Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief who negotiates on behalf of major powers.
Talks over Iran's nuclear programme collapsed a year ago. Iran has repeatedly offered to restart the talks since then, but has insisted it will not negotiate over its right to continue enriching uranium.
Western countries say talks are pointless unless a halt to enrichment is on the table. Enriched uranium can be used to fuel a reactor or build a bomb.
OIL PRICES IN SPOTLIGHT
After years of sanctions that had little impact, Western countries have adopted a far more direct approach in recent months, with sanctions that explicitly impact the oil industry that provides 60 percent of Iran's economy.
The new U.S. measures would cut off any institution that deals with the Iranian central bank from the U.S. financial system. If implemented fully, it would make it impossible for most countries' refineries to buy Iranian crude.
But Washington has to balance its determination to isolate Tehran with concern that driving its oil off markets will raise prices and hurt the fragile global economy. Brent crude futures hovered above $113 a barrel on Friday, up nearly $7 since Obama signed the new sanctions law.
To ease the impact on markets, the new U.S. measures take effect over several months, and the leeway given to Obama to offer waivers allows countries time to find other suppliers. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a foe of Iran, says it will make up for any supply shortfall.
Traders and analysts believe it is unlikely Iran will actually carry out its threats to block the strait.
"We've seen this movie before," said Cliff Kupchan, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group. "Neither side wants a war. A lot of this rhetoric is overstated."
Even if it tried, Iran could not blockade the strait for long in a direct challenge to a U.S. fleet led by the giant supercarrier John C. Stennis, accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and flotillas of destroyers and submarines.
The Combined Maritime Force protecting Gulf shipping also includes other countries such Britain, France, Canada, Australia and the Gulf Arab states, under the command of a U.S. admiral.
Iran held a 10-day drill christian louboutin which ended on Monday in neighbouring seas.
"Today the Islamic Republic of Iran has full domination over the region and controls all movements within it," Fadavi said in remarks reported by the Fars news agency.
Iranian officials have threatened in recent weeks to block the strait if new sanctions harm Tehran's oil exports, and this week said they would take action if the United States sails an aircraft carrier through it.
The United States, which has a massive naval fleet in the area that is overwhelmingly more powerful than Iran's sea forces, says it will ensure the international waters of the strait stay open. Britain said on Thursday that any attempt to close it would be illegal and unsuccessful.
New financial sanctions signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve are aimed at making it difficult for most countries to buy Iranian oil. The European Union is expected to announce tough measures of its own at the end of the month.
Most traders believe Iran will still be able to find buyers, at least in the short term, for its exports of 2.6 million barrels of oil per day (bpd). But it may have to offer steep discounts that reduce the hard currency revenue it needs to feed its 74 million people.
The sanctions are already having an effect on Iran's streets, where prices have been rising and the rial currency is falling. Iranians have been queuing up at banks to convert their savings into dollars.
The economic hardship comes less than two months before a parliamentary election, Iran's first since a 2009 presidential election that led to mass street protests across the country.
Iran's rulers successfully put down those demonstrations two years ago with force, but since then the Arab Spring has shown the vulnerability of authoritarian governments in the region to public protest fueled by anger over economic hardship.
NUCLEAR PROGRAMME
Washington and its allies are imposing the measures to force Iran to abandon a nuclear programme which they say is aimed at producing an atomic bomb. Iran says the programme is peaceful.
European Union officials say the EU, which collectively buys about 500,000 bpd of Iranian oil, rivaling China as the christian louboutin sale largest market, has agreed to impose an embargo halting all imports.
EU diplomats said they are discussing how long they will give member countries to halt purchases, with France, Germany and others wanting the ban imposed within three months but Greece favouring a grace period of up to a year.
China has also cut its imports by more than half in January and February while haggling with Tehran over the size of the discount it wants in return for doing business with it.
Other big buyers, including Turkey and Japan, say they are seeking a waiver from the U.S. sanctions.
The new American law allows Obama Christian Louboutin High Boots to give temporary waivers to allies to continue to buy Iranian oil to prevent a price shock, but to receive the permits, countries are meant to show they are reducing trade with Iran.
Iran has put on a brave face over the sanctions. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Thursday the country would "weather the storm".
"Iran, with divine assistance, has always been ready to counter such hostile actions and we are not concerned at all about the sanctions," he told a news conference.
But in a sign it is seeking to alleviate the pressure, Salehi said Tehran was interested in resuming negotiations over its nuclear programme with Western powers.
Turkey's visiting foreign minister brought an offer from Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief who negotiates on behalf of major powers.
Talks over Iran's nuclear programme collapsed a year ago. Iran has repeatedly offered to restart the talks since then, but has insisted it will not negotiate over its right to continue enriching uranium.
Western countries say talks are pointless unless a halt to enrichment is on the table. Enriched uranium can be used to fuel a reactor or build a bomb.
OIL PRICES IN SPOTLIGHT
After years of sanctions that had little impact, Western countries have adopted a far more direct approach in recent months, with sanctions that explicitly impact the oil industry that provides 60 percent of Iran's economy.
The new U.S. measures would cut off any institution that deals with the Iranian central bank from the U.S. financial system. If implemented fully, it would make it impossible for most countries' refineries to buy Iranian crude.
But Washington has to balance its determination to isolate Tehran with concern that driving its oil off markets will raise prices and hurt the fragile global economy. Brent crude futures hovered above $113 a barrel on Friday, up nearly $7 since Obama signed the new sanctions law.
To ease the impact on markets, the new U.S. measures take effect over several months, and the leeway given to Obama to offer waivers allows countries time to find other suppliers. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a foe of Iran, says it will make up for any supply shortfall.
Traders and analysts believe it is unlikely Iran will actually carry out its threats to block the strait.
"We've seen this movie before," said Cliff Kupchan, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group. "Neither side wants a war. A lot of this rhetoric is overstated."
Even if it tried, Iran could not blockade the strait for long in a direct challenge to a U.S. fleet led by the giant supercarrier John C. Stennis, accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and flotillas of destroyers and submarines.
The Combined Maritime Force protecting Gulf shipping also includes other countries such Britain, France, Canada, Australia and the Gulf Arab states, under the command of a U.S. admiral.
2012年1月4日星期三
The Samsung Series 9 was one of the first Windows ultrabooks to launch
At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you couldn’t throw your schwag bag across the show floor without hitting a 3-D television or Android tablet. This year’s hottest gadget? It looks like it christian louboutin heels will be the ultrabook.
Super thin and remarkably light, ultrabooks are expected from all the major PC manufacturers. Tablets aren’t going away by any means, but you can expect CES 2012 to be dominated by this emerging notebook category that’s being heavily pushed by Intel.
Intel, in fact, coined and trademarked ultrabook as a marketing term, using it to differentiate high-performance, ultra-portable, Intel-based notebooks from more mainstream, bottom-feeding notebooks and tablets. Apple proved to the world that this product category has legs via the success of its MacBook Air, and now Intel (and its partners) want a piece of the action too.
Intel says that to qualify as an ultrabook, a notebook must meet stringent criteria: It must weigh no more than 3.1 lbs, be no more than 0.71 inches thick, and provide five-plus hours of battery life. Even more germane to the consumer experience, it must boast flash-based storage, and incorporate Intel’s Rapid Start Technology for speedy boot times.
At CES 2012, you can expect to see 30 to 50 ultrabook models from Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, Asus and Lenovo, a few of which already have ultrabooks in their arsenals of shipping products. Most of next year’s ultrabooks will be in the $1,000 to $1,200 price range, and that’s a problem, according to Display Search analyst Richard Shim, who says these devices need to be priced around $699 to appeal to mainstream consumers.
“The challenge is that you’re trying to make a premium product mainstream,” Shim says. “It’s sort of an oxymoron, because as soon as it’s mainstream, it’s not premium anymore.”
Forrester analyst David Johnson says, “Apple has proven that people will pay a premium for style, but only time will tell if that magic can be applied to ultrabooks intended for Windows.”
Although ultrabooks are a response to consumer demand for more tablet-like computing experiences, they won’t be displacing the tablet at CES 2012. “I think ultrabooks and tablets will share dual billing,” Shim says of this year’s CES. “They offer kind of the same experience, so ultrabooks might be the headliner, but tablets are the next act.”
Forrester analyst David Johnson adds, “While the ultrabooks are thin, light and offer instant-on convenience, the tablet will still have a place in the computer bag for reading, reviewing documents, and informal discussions or presentations.”
As far as specs and features announced at next week’s CES, don’t expect any huge changes from the ultrabooks we’ve already seen. Your average ultrabook will have a 14-inch screen, Intel Core i5 processor, and between 128GB and 256GB of SSD storage.
“At this stage, it’s still hardware design and price competition. Who can get thinner, lighter,” Shim says. So, while we probably won’t see any one-pound ultrabooks this year, there are other ways an ultrabook might distinguish itself from the competition.
The Samsung Series 9 was one of the first Windows ultrabooks to launch. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired
Manufacturers could use more “exotic case materials and innovative designs,” Johnson says. Samsung’s Series 9, for example, is made of Duralumin alloy, a material that is also used in aircraft manufacture. Battery life, display quality and screen resolution are other areas that ultrabook makers can capitalize on.
Johnson hopes to see a few models built to AMD’s “Ultrathin” standards, potentially based on the company’s new Brazos platform Christian Louboutin Bags and Radeon HD 7000 graphics. Though, of course, lacking Intel silicon, these models won’t really be dictionary-definition ultrabooks.
“Ultimately, the real value will be when you complement that with software, and Windows 8 will help with that,” Shim says.
Windows 8 won’t be shipping until mid-2012 at the earliest. This means ultrabooks won’t really begin to shine until later this year and early next year — we’re just in the “build-up phase” right now, Shim says.
Johnson says Intel’s 22nm Ivy Bridge processors will drive a new crop of Ultrabooks towards the middle of 2012. We could also see “retina”-quality displays up to 2880×1800 resolution arriving toward the end of the year. Other updates to expect: higher-capacity Lithium-Polymer batteries and ever larger SSD capacities becoming available as new models are released.
Super thin and remarkably light, ultrabooks are expected from all the major PC manufacturers. Tablets aren’t going away by any means, but you can expect CES 2012 to be dominated by this emerging notebook category that’s being heavily pushed by Intel.
Intel, in fact, coined and trademarked ultrabook as a marketing term, using it to differentiate high-performance, ultra-portable, Intel-based notebooks from more mainstream, bottom-feeding notebooks and tablets. Apple proved to the world that this product category has legs via the success of its MacBook Air, and now Intel (and its partners) want a piece of the action too.
Intel says that to qualify as an ultrabook, a notebook must meet stringent criteria: It must weigh no more than 3.1 lbs, be no more than 0.71 inches thick, and provide five-plus hours of battery life. Even more germane to the consumer experience, it must boast flash-based storage, and incorporate Intel’s Rapid Start Technology for speedy boot times.
At CES 2012, you can expect to see 30 to 50 ultrabook models from Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, Asus and Lenovo, a few of which already have ultrabooks in their arsenals of shipping products. Most of next year’s ultrabooks will be in the $1,000 to $1,200 price range, and that’s a problem, according to Display Search analyst Richard Shim, who says these devices need to be priced around $699 to appeal to mainstream consumers.
“The challenge is that you’re trying to make a premium product mainstream,” Shim says. “It’s sort of an oxymoron, because as soon as it’s mainstream, it’s not premium anymore.”
Forrester analyst David Johnson says, “Apple has proven that people will pay a premium for style, but only time will tell if that magic can be applied to ultrabooks intended for Windows.”
Although ultrabooks are a response to consumer demand for more tablet-like computing experiences, they won’t be displacing the tablet at CES 2012. “I think ultrabooks and tablets will share dual billing,” Shim says of this year’s CES. “They offer kind of the same experience, so ultrabooks might be the headliner, but tablets are the next act.”
Forrester analyst David Johnson adds, “While the ultrabooks are thin, light and offer instant-on convenience, the tablet will still have a place in the computer bag for reading, reviewing documents, and informal discussions or presentations.”
As far as specs and features announced at next week’s CES, don’t expect any huge changes from the ultrabooks we’ve already seen. Your average ultrabook will have a 14-inch screen, Intel Core i5 processor, and between 128GB and 256GB of SSD storage.
“At this stage, it’s still hardware design and price competition. Who can get thinner, lighter,” Shim says. So, while we probably won’t see any one-pound ultrabooks this year, there are other ways an ultrabook might distinguish itself from the competition.
The Samsung Series 9 was one of the first Windows ultrabooks to launch. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired
Manufacturers could use more “exotic case materials and innovative designs,” Johnson says. Samsung’s Series 9, for example, is made of Duralumin alloy, a material that is also used in aircraft manufacture. Battery life, display quality and screen resolution are other areas that ultrabook makers can capitalize on.
Johnson hopes to see a few models built to AMD’s “Ultrathin” standards, potentially based on the company’s new Brazos platform Christian Louboutin Bags and Radeon HD 7000 graphics. Though, of course, lacking Intel silicon, these models won’t really be dictionary-definition ultrabooks.
“Ultimately, the real value will be when you complement that with software, and Windows 8 will help with that,” Shim says.
Windows 8 won’t be shipping until mid-2012 at the earliest. This means ultrabooks won’t really begin to shine until later this year and early next year — we’re just in the “build-up phase” right now, Shim says.
Johnson says Intel’s 22nm Ivy Bridge processors will drive a new crop of Ultrabooks towards the middle of 2012. We could also see “retina”-quality displays up to 2880×1800 resolution arriving toward the end of the year. Other updates to expect: higher-capacity Lithium-Polymer batteries and ever larger SSD capacities becoming available as new models are released.
2012年1月3日星期二
He spent nearly half of his afternoons on the golf course
Aides have insisted that Obama won’t be fully engaged in the campaign for the first few months of the year — at least until the christian louboutin shoes Republican primary race solidifies — but Obama will make his presence felt in Iowa on Tuesday night. His campaign is using the caucuses to prepare for a nationwide ground game in the general election and will cap the day with a live Web feed of Obama’s remarks and a brief question-and-answer session. Democratic caucus-goers can watch and participate as Obama speaks from the Capital Hilton, just a few blocks from the White House, at 8:15 p.m. ET.
At Shaker Heights High School in Ohio, Obama on Wednesday will deliver an economic speech aimed at differentiating himself from his Republican challengers. He will draw from the themes he laid out in his December speech in Osawatomie, Kan., urging an economic and taxation system that is fair to working and middle-class Americans, and depicting himself as their standard-bearer in 2012.
From there, Obama will kick off an aggressive domestic travel schedule that will include a mix of economic speeches and fundraisers. These will set the stage for the full reemergence of Candidate Obama, the man who regularly drew crowds in the tens of thousands in 2008.
The president is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union speech on Jan. 24. He met with senior advisers in Washington before heading to Hawaii, and during his vacation he spent some time thinking about the speech, aides said. It’s sure to return to the notion of fairness he extolled in Osawatomie, channeling Teddy Roosevelt’s speech there more than a century ago.
Capitalizing on his political victory in the fight to extend the payroll tax cut, Obama also will continue to attack Congress. He will engage with Capitol Hill only on what deputy press secretary Josh Earnest called the “must-do”— approving the tax break extension through the end of the year — and then keep his distance, on the theory that he doesn’t need Congress to achieve his goals.
House Republicans held up Obama’s Hawaii vacation for nearly a week by objecting to the Senate version of payroll tax cut. Once he arrived at a vacation house in Kailua on the windward side of Oahu, Obama mostly relaxed in private, less visible than he’s been on previous vacations.
He spent nearly half of his afternoons on the golf course, including on his first full day here, Christmas Eve. He played golf on Marine Corps Base Hawaii with two White House aides, chef Sam Kass and trip director Marvin Nicholson, plus four longtime friends, including high-school classmate Bobby Titcomb, who was arrested in 2011 for soliciting prostitution along a gritty street in Waikiki. Though Obama played Christian Louboutin Sandals golf with Titcomb, the president didn’t go to his friend’s beachfront home on the North Shore of Oahu for the long party that had become a tradition.
At Shaker Heights High School in Ohio, Obama on Wednesday will deliver an economic speech aimed at differentiating himself from his Republican challengers. He will draw from the themes he laid out in his December speech in Osawatomie, Kan., urging an economic and taxation system that is fair to working and middle-class Americans, and depicting himself as their standard-bearer in 2012.
From there, Obama will kick off an aggressive domestic travel schedule that will include a mix of economic speeches and fundraisers. These will set the stage for the full reemergence of Candidate Obama, the man who regularly drew crowds in the tens of thousands in 2008.
The president is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union speech on Jan. 24. He met with senior advisers in Washington before heading to Hawaii, and during his vacation he spent some time thinking about the speech, aides said. It’s sure to return to the notion of fairness he extolled in Osawatomie, channeling Teddy Roosevelt’s speech there more than a century ago.
Capitalizing on his political victory in the fight to extend the payroll tax cut, Obama also will continue to attack Congress. He will engage with Capitol Hill only on what deputy press secretary Josh Earnest called the “must-do”— approving the tax break extension through the end of the year — and then keep his distance, on the theory that he doesn’t need Congress to achieve his goals.
House Republicans held up Obama’s Hawaii vacation for nearly a week by objecting to the Senate version of payroll tax cut. Once he arrived at a vacation house in Kailua on the windward side of Oahu, Obama mostly relaxed in private, less visible than he’s been on previous vacations.
He spent nearly half of his afternoons on the golf course, including on his first full day here, Christmas Eve. He played golf on Marine Corps Base Hawaii with two White House aides, chef Sam Kass and trip director Marvin Nicholson, plus four longtime friends, including high-school classmate Bobby Titcomb, who was arrested in 2011 for soliciting prostitution along a gritty street in Waikiki. Though Obama played Christian Louboutin Sandals golf with Titcomb, the president didn’t go to his friend’s beachfront home on the North Shore of Oahu for the long party that had become a tradition.
2012年1月2日星期一
Brand will headline a late-night series on FX this spring
"Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends," he said in a statement.
Both were spotted separately last month christian louboutin sneaker without their wedding rings: Perry, while vacationing sans Brand in Hawaii, and Brand while back home in London.
The two got hitched in an ultra-private ceremony in northern India in October 2010 and since then have professed their love in interviews and on red carpets.
But from the start, the perky singer and sharp-tongued British comedian seemed an unlikely couple. She's a campy California girl who was raised by evangelical parents. He's a ribald recovering drug addict who's open about his checkered past.
The two met on the set of Brand's 2010 comedy "Get Him to the Greek," although her cameo was cut from the film. They connected instantly.
"You know when you know, and I just knew," Perry told USA TODAY in August 2010. "He stopped my world. He's someone I can count on, a life partner. And I'm wildly attracted to him. I do feel a little bit like Priscilla Presley. It's been so lovely."
Their personal travails aside, both their careers are thriving. Brand will headline a late-night series on FX this spring, while chart-topper Perry was just named MTV's artist of the year.
Earlier this month, Ellen DeGeneres asked Christian Louboutin Sneakers guest Brand about talk of marital discord. Brand said he's "married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge. I'm still alive."
Both were spotted separately last month christian louboutin sneaker without their wedding rings: Perry, while vacationing sans Brand in Hawaii, and Brand while back home in London.
The two got hitched in an ultra-private ceremony in northern India in October 2010 and since then have professed their love in interviews and on red carpets.
But from the start, the perky singer and sharp-tongued British comedian seemed an unlikely couple. She's a campy California girl who was raised by evangelical parents. He's a ribald recovering drug addict who's open about his checkered past.
The two met on the set of Brand's 2010 comedy "Get Him to the Greek," although her cameo was cut from the film. They connected instantly.
"You know when you know, and I just knew," Perry told USA TODAY in August 2010. "He stopped my world. He's someone I can count on, a life partner. And I'm wildly attracted to him. I do feel a little bit like Priscilla Presley. It's been so lovely."
Their personal travails aside, both their careers are thriving. Brand will headline a late-night series on FX this spring, while chart-topper Perry was just named MTV's artist of the year.
Earlier this month, Ellen DeGeneres asked Christian Louboutin Sneakers guest Brand about talk of marital discord. Brand said he's "married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge. I'm still alive."
2012年1月1日星期日
Iran delayed testing its long-range missiles during the drill
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The 10-day naval exercise coincided with increased tension in Iran’s nuclear row with Western powers, after the European Union said it was considering a ban – already in place in the United States – on imports of Iranian oil.
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“The mid-range surface to air missile which is equipped with the latest sophisticated anti-radar technologies has been successfully test-fired,” Deputy Navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi told IRNA.
Iran delayed testing its long-range missiles during the drill, saying the weapons would be launched in the next few days.
The United States and Israel say they have not ruled out military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to resolve a dispute over the country’s nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is a cover to build a bomb.
Iran has long-range missile systems including the Shahab-3, which could reach Israel and US bases in the Middle East.
In the past week Iran has Christian Louboutin Bags threatened to stop ships moving through the strategic Strait of Hormuz if sanctions are imposed on its oil exports.
The threat has heightened tension between Iran and the West. The US. Fifth Fleet said it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the vital oil
The 10-day naval exercise coincided with increased tension in Iran’s nuclear row with Western powers, after the European Union said it was considering a ban – already in place in the United States – on imports of Iranian oil.
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“The mid-range surface to air missile which is equipped with the latest sophisticated anti-radar technologies has been successfully test-fired,” Deputy Navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi told IRNA.
Iran delayed testing its long-range missiles during the drill, saying the weapons would be launched in the next few days.
The United States and Israel say they have not ruled out military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to resolve a dispute over the country’s nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is a cover to build a bomb.
Iran has long-range missile systems including the Shahab-3, which could reach Israel and US bases in the Middle East.
In the past week Iran has Christian Louboutin Bags threatened to stop ships moving through the strategic Strait of Hormuz if sanctions are imposed on its oil exports.
The threat has heightened tension between Iran and the West. The US. Fifth Fleet said it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the vital oil
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