Tuesday, August 2, 2011

David Beckham Teams with H&M for Bodywear Launch in February

David Beckham will together with H&M make his Bodywear range for men available to millions of fans globally through a long-term partnership.

The long-term alliance will allow David Beckham to produce and exclusively sell his eagerly awaited new DAVID BECKHAM bodywear line in around 1800 H&M stores in around 40 countries worldwide. It marks the beginning of a significant relationship between H&M and David Beckham, with new Bodywear products being launched seasonally. The initial range will be launched to coincide with Valentine’s Day 2012 from February 2nd.

Over the past year, I’ve been developing my Bodywear range with my team and I’m extremely positive about what we have designed and produced,” said David Beckham. “The final piece in the jigsaw was a retail partner who has the vision and capability to distribute these products globally. In H&M we have found the perfect partner to collaborate with going forward, I’m excited and looking forward to showcasing the range to H&M customers from February.”

David Beckham is a true icon both of sport and style. It is incredibly exciting for H&M to be entering into a long-term partnership with him for his DAVID BECKHAM Bodywear line. It is the start of an amazing adventure for us at H&M. Valentine’s Day in 2012 is going to be a very exciting time indeed”, says Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M’s Head of Design.

Recognised in every corner of the world, David Beckham has consistently redefined the world he lives in. Considered by many to be one of the most marketable individuals in the world, Beckham and his business partner Simon Fuller in 2011 announced the launch of a new Brand Identity and DAVID BECKHAM branded product line, to include bodywear.

This partnership with H&M is an important step in the evolution of David’s journey from sporting hero to entrepreneur and icon”, said Simon Fuller, David Beckham’s long time business partner. “H&M’s enthusiasm and support for this venture, combined with their scale and reach, will continue to enhance the power of David’s image around the world.’
Article via H&M - photo via PorHomme.com

David Beckham's Brand New Ferrari

David Beckham's got himself a brand new ride... a $300,000 Ferrari! This stunning car was spotted parked in the driveway of the family's Malibu summer beach house. It is a black Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and has a customised number "7" logo. Of course the number seven holds a special meaning for David as it is his daughter's middle name and the shirt numer from his Manchester United days.


source: DM

Got to be the Cutest Thing Ever!!

Now I always am typing about how adorable I think it is when I see David being such an amazing father to his three sons... well this photo of the handsome foursome has got to be the cutest thing I have ever seen!

The Beckham boys have certainly been taking a liking to surfing lately and here they all are posing on the boards as the waves crash on by... this one needs a frame!
source: DM

Celebrities in VB: Candice Swanepoel in Victoria Beckham Spring 2009

Victoria's Secret Bombshell, Candice Swanepoel hosted a dinner party in honor of the unveiling of the new VS Fantasies body care and fragrance collection at the Chateau Marmont on July 19th in LA and to the event she wore the lovely Barbazan dress, #8, from Victoria's debut collection (spring 2009). This dress is amazing on her! It is still one of my all time favorties... even after several collections!
source: Style & Zimbio

Video: More Babies for the Beckhams??

MLS All-Star Game Ends 4-0

Last week was the MLS All-Star game right here in NJ at the Red Bull Arena. The MLS All-Stars were defeated by Manchester United with a final score of 4-0. David Beckham was very influential over the first 45 minutes of the match.

Even though the game did not end in his favor, David was still extremely hoored to have taken part in the match. After the game, he told ESPN: “It was an honor to play today. I think in the first 10 minutes we had a couple of really good chances. If we had put those away, that would have settled us down. Man United is a team that performs at the highest level, and if you don't capitalize on good chances, they can kill you. And, obviously, they did once they got the first goal. They played the ball around so well, and it's a pleasure to play them tonight."
source: ESPN & Zimbio

Video: David Beckham - Good Morning America



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Monday, August 1, 2011

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A single tick movement might seem as insignificant as a tiny atom, but remember that your body is entirely comprised of a bunch of insignificant atoms, just as a single Monthly candle is comprised of countless insignificant ticks. On the molecular level things may appear purely chaotic, but there is an order to things as the cumulatively order themselves as they form a baby from a single cell into a full human being – just as tick movements build the full grown Monthly candles.

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Get out of your Losers: You are not a loser because you have a losing trade on. You are, however, a loser if you do not get out of the losing trade once you recognize that the trade is no good. Its amazing to me how accurate your gut is as a market indicator. If, in your gut, you have the idea that the trade is no good then its probably no good. Time to exit.Every trader has losing trades throughout the session. A typical trade day for me consists of 33 percent losing trades, 33 percent scratches and 33 percent winners. I exit my losers very quickly. They dont cost me much. So, although I have either lost or scratched over two-thirds of my trades for the day, I still go home a winner.

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Be Yourself, Don't try to be someone else :  In all of my years as a trader I never traded more than a 50 lot on any individual trade. Sure, I would have liked to be able to trade like col- leagues in the pit who were regularly trading 100 or 200 lots per trade.However, I didnt possess the emotional or psychological skill set necessary to trade such big size. Thats OK. I knew that my comfort zone was somewhere between 10 and 20 lots per trade. Typically,if I traded more than 20 lots, I would butcher the trade. Emotionally I could not handle that size. Thetrade would inevitably turn into a loser because I could not trade with the same talent level that I possessed with a 10 lot.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Corneliu Şerban

Van Gogh : Stars from Arles

SUNT NOPŢI CARE TE FAC SĂ ÎNŢELEGI

Sunt nopţi de dragoste 
care te fac să înţelegi,
să înţelegi, să ştii,
că stelele nu-s decît
biete fiinţe în singurătate,
că fiecare om
e-o necuprinsă galaxie
şi că toate problemele universului
sunt simple, simple, simple,
de fapt.


THERE ARE NIGHTS THAT MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

There are love nights
that make you understand,
understand, know,
that the stars are but
poor creatures in loneliness,
that every human people
is a boundless galaxy
and that all the problems of the universe
are simple, simple, simple,
actually.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

These people are awfully quiet.

My blog post entitled "Why You Should Not Get a Tattoo" is in Google's top ten hits. About three hundred people a day read this post, or at least look at it. There is one comment under that post, and that was left in 2008, by someone I know. 

I just re-read it, and the truth is, though I wrote it partially in jest, it contains some good advice. 

I do wonder why no one ever leaves a comment. 

Image note: Not a tattoo, but it would be clever (and not recommended).

Recently I noted that a number of tattooed people have posted comments on Facebook criticizing plastic surgery because the people who had it done weren't happy with themselves as they were "naturally." Tattooing and plastic surgery aren't so different. If people simply wanted to "wear art," they'd don interesting clothes and hang pictures from their necks. People want to change the way they look in drastic, permanent ways, and though not many think of tattoos as doing that, that is indeed what they do. 

When I first started tattooing, I met a tattoo artist who had inked his left calf entirely black. A year later, the person he had apprenticed with had done the same thing to his left forearm. They both had the same goal, which was simply to see how evenly they could do black work with a four flat needle. I have always wanted to do an entire "body part" one color, but I never had any takers. 


Friday, July 29, 2011

Thirteen drafts later. . .



. . .you get this:

I spent the afternoon knitting while listening to various people discussing personal growth. Personal growth  seems like a silly term to me. I think, "How can there not be personal growth? Is there impersonal growth?"

Okay. I'm being silly. Of course there are plenty of people who don't want to "grow." People will, in fact, do a helluva lot to not grow. They will kick and scream and kill instead of changing or challenging themselves. Besides, the very concept of "personal growth" seems absurd these days. Everything is a disease. You have a disease? Well, then. There's a pill for that, and if there isn't, it's incurable.

I felt motivated to cut through my hazy thinking because I felt angry. Listening to  this  trailer for the documentary film "Healing Homes" made me want to cry. The cure for psychosis? Love.

That's right. Love. No pills. No therapy. Just love.

Instead of crying, I got angry. I thought about when I met my new G.P. recently, and she asked me why I wasn't seeing a psychiatrist. I told her I've been tapering off the medication I've been on, very slowly, and had no interest in seeing a psychiatrist, for prescribing medication is the only thing that they do. She was concerned. "Have you ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia?" I wonder what would have happened if I had answered yes to that question. Would I have been forcibly put into a psychiatric hospital, even though I had no signs or symptoms of the "disease?" Perhaps. 

Even though I was off the hook, since this doctor is an osteopath, and I figure she's at least a little bit open minded, I felt obligated to stick up for people who are indeed schizophrenic. There is no evidence whatsoever that medication is helpful for psychosis in the long term. None. There is no evidence that schizophrenia is a brain disease, as most people believe, and as I once did. How is it that doctors, too, believe that it is a disease when there is no proof anywhere of any such thing? I did say something, and, of course, she looked at me as if I was crazy. I don't generally notice that kind of thing, as I've tried hard (yes, changed) to stop trying to discern what others are thinking about me. I can not read minds, but there's that certain look of incredulity, along with a raising of the eyebrows, an intake of breath. . .well. . .Suffice it to say, the doc has a Ph.D., and I do not, so what on earth was I thinking? I must be mad.

What about proof that programs that do not rely on medication have better outcomes? There's proof of that.

This is what makes me so angry. I generally do not use the word "evil," for it has connotations that I'm not sure I believe in, but I am damned sure that there are some things (and people) who are very, very bad. Treating people with kindness is not a money making endeavor, and as such, in this so-called society, it simply doesn't pay. So what do we do with the damning evidence that love and kindness (or a lack thereof) actually matters? We hide it.

Yes, this is a rant. 

Capitalism destroys everything it touches. Do you seriously think the profit motive can do anything positive for this world? We can congratulate ourselves for having a green company or a small carbon footprint, but at core, the whole system is rotten. These little fixes can make our consciences feel better, but they, perhaps, might make matters worse. A clean conscience has been proven to cause people to do people more harm than good.  Most of us know it. Those of us who know it well are, well, crazy. 

Of course the crazy people aren't going to be treated with love in America. Drugs aren't working? Electroconvulsive "therapy" for you! 

You think I'm kidding? Hey, it's on the rise for those who are "treatment resistant." That's pretty interesting considering the treatment has never been proven to work on any known illness. 

This is the stuff of science fiction dystopian novels.

Sadly, it is not a fiction. It may sound insane, but that makes sense, for it is.

Image note: I really like Jan van Eyck, but I do not believe in angels. This is a minority point of view in America. 55% of Americans do literally believe in angels. I guess it's only if you think they're out to get you, instead of benignly looking over your shoulder, that'll get you into trouble.

Marin Sorescu



CONTABILITATE

Vine o vreme
Cînd trebuie să tragem sub noi
O linie neagră
Şi să facem socoteala.

Cîteva momente cînd era să fim fericiţi,
Cîteva momente cînd era să fim frumoşi,
Cîteva momente cînd era să fim geniali.
Ne-am întîlnit de cîteva ori
Cu nişte munţi, cu nişte copaci, cu nişte ape
( Pe unde-or mai fi ? Mai trăiesc ? ).
Toate acestea fac un viitor luminos -
Pe care l-am trăit.

O femeie pe care am iubit-o
Şi cu aceeaşi femeie care nu ne-a iubit
Fac zero.

Un sfert din anii de studii
Fac mai multe miliarde de cuvinte furajere,
A căror înţelepciune am eliminat-o treptat.

Şi, în sfîrşit, o soartă
Şi cu încă o soartă ( de unde-o mai fi ieşit ? )
Fac două ( Scriem una şi ţinem una,
Poate, cine ştie, există şi viaţă de apoi ).


ACCOUNTING

There comes a time
When we have to draw under us
A black line
And count.


Some moments when we could have been happy,
Some moments when we could have been beautiful,
Some  moments when we could have been brilliant.
Some moments when we met 
Some mountains, some trees and some waters
( Where would they be ? Do they still live ? )
All these make  a bright future -
Which we already have lived.


A woman  we loved
Plus the same woman who didn't loved us
Means zero.


A quarter of our study years
Is several billions of fodder words
Whose wisdom we removed slowly.


And finally a fate
And another fate ( hence did it come out ? )
Are two ( we write one and keep one
Maybe, who knows, there is afterlife ).