nifer

oh damn

oh shit. that front wheel is FUCKED!

there's some hoes in the house, if you see 'em point 'em out.

understatement of the decade.

saw josh and stacey pullen play at ps1 summer warmup this year and he ended his set with this song. crowd went totally apeshit. you guys are in for a treat this weekend

i pass by there almost everyday. i'll have to stop by soon.

i like keef because he lets me push him around every once in a while.

i bought a nice pair of boot cut medium wale winter white cords from kenneth cole last year that i *heart*

Aug 21, 2005 8:06 pm US/Mountain Officers Make 60 Arrests At Rave Near Spanish Fork Save It Email this Article Email It Print this Article Print It PROVO, Utah About 90 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies broke up what they said was a rave party on public and private property in the Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork canyon. Utah County sheriff's Sergeant Darren Gilbert says they made about 60 arrests last night for weapons offenses, driving under the influence, underage drinking, drug possession and distribution, resisting arrest, assault on a police officer and disorderly conduct. Officers found cocaine, Ecstasy, marijuana, mushrooms, alcohol and large amounts of drug paraphernalia. Gilbert says a 17-year-old West Jordan girl was found overdosed on Ecstasy, and was treated and released to her parents. He said there were more than 250 people at the party. That is the number for which the county requires a permit, bond and county commission approval. Gilbert said the party did not have that approval. (© 2005 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_233220802.html

found on another site: video: http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=apexgrin&templatefn=FileSharing2.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.2.xml&sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US〈=en UTRave thread with accounts of beatings etc: http://www.utrave.org/showthread.php?t=19971&page=8&pp=10 _______________ Originally Posted by knick evl ntnt Last night, I was booked to play an event about an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype behind this show was huge, they presold 700 tickets and they expected up to 3,000 people total. The promoters did an amazing job with the show.. they even made slipmats with the flyers on them to promote in local shops. So, we got to the show around 11:15 or so and it was really cool. It was all outdoors, in a valley surrounded by huge mountains. They had an amazing light show flashing on to a mountain behind the site, the sound was booming, the crowd was about 1500 people thick and everything just seemed too good to be true really. Well... At about 11:30 or so, I was standing behind the stage talking with someone when I noticed a helicopter pulling over one of the mountain tops. I jokingly said "Oh look, here comes big brother" to the person I was with. I wasn't far off. The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started shining its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in awe and just sat and watched this thing circle us for a minute. As I looked back towards the crowd I saw a guy dressed in camoflauge walking by, toting an assault rifle. At this point, everyone was fully aware of what was going on . A few "troops" rushed the stage and cut the sound off and started yelling that everyone "get the fuck out of here or go to jail". This is where it got really sticky. No one resisted. That's for sure. They had police dogs raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal out a guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The soldiers attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and kicked him a few times in the ribs and had their knees in his back and sides. As they were cuffing him, there was about 1000 kids trying to leave in the backdrop, peacefully. Next thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR GAS is launched into the crowd. People are running and screaming at this point. Girls are crying, guys are cussing... bad scene. Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are instances cited straight out of the promoters mouth.. - One of the promoters friends (a very small female) was attacked by one of the police dogs. As she struggled to get away from it, the police tackled her. 3 grown men proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH. - The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total. People were trying to document what was happening out there. The police saw one guy filming and ran after him, tackled him and his camera fell, and luckily.. his friend grabbed it and ran and got away. priceless footage. That's not all though. Out of 1,500 people, there's sure to be more footage. - The police were rounding up the staff of the party and the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the show and said "here, I have the permit." The police then said, "no you don't" and ripped the permit out of his hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and said "get the fuck out of here right now." Now.. let's get the facts straight here. This event was 100% legal. They had every permit the city told them they needed. They had a 2 MILLION DOLLAR insurance policy for the event. They had liscenced security guards at the gates confiscating any alcohol or drugs found upon entry (yes, they searched every car on the way in). Oh, I suppose I should mention that they arrested all the security guards for possession. Oh another interesting fact.. the police did not have a warrant. The owner of the land already has a lawsuit against the city for something similar. A few months ago, she rented her land for a party and the police raided that as well. And catch this, the police forced her to LEAVE HER OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. That's right. They didnt arrest her, but made her leave her own property!!! Don't get it twisted, this is all going down in probably THE most conservative state in the USA. And this is scary.. a gross violation of our civil liberties. The police wanted this party shut down, so they made it happen. Even though everything about this event was legal. The promoters spent over $ 20,000 on this show and did everything they had to to make it legit, only to have it taken away from them by a group of radical neo-con's with an agenda. This was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed in person. I can't even begin to describe how surreal it was. Helicopters, assault rifles, tear gas, camoflauge-wearing soldiers.... why? Was that really necessary? This needs to be big news across the USofA. At least in our music scene (edm as a whole)... this could happen to any of us at any time. When we're losing the right to gather peacefully, we're also letting the police set a standard of what we can get away with. And I think that's BULLSHIT! The system fucked up last night... They broke up a party that was 100% legal and they physically hurt a lot of people there at the same time. The promoters already have 6 lawsuits ready to file with their lawyers and the ACLU is already involved. I'm sure some pictures (and hopefully some video) will surface soon. I'll make sure to post them up here on 404, so you can see the Police State of America at work. :evil: p.s. - there are more stories of police brutality that i'll post up later. gotta hit the airport soon. can't wait to get the fuck out of this shit hole state. _______________ The official statement of Versus (The promoter) http://forums.utrave.org/showthread.php?t=20020

the place i stayed at this year was pretty decent. refer to my post on the 1st page.

seems like i'll have to take a road trip up to queens then. i also came across Kim Sun Young during my google searches. edit - thanks for the help

yep, it seems to be a popular wedding-type hairstyle. nice and flowy. i'm not too sure about pricing, though i think it starts around $200. no idea how they determine the cost though. and yep, it's permanent.

same reaction i got 10yrs ago when i mentioned japanese straightening. anyway, the curl in a digital perm is looser and more wavey compared to traditional perms. the curls also start farther down the head:

any of you gals know of any salon in the NYC/NJ/Philly area that offer this service? if so, can you also recommend a stylist as well? thanks!

exactly

haha! my friend had a billion pairs of those pants. you could probably fit 3 of me in the pantleg. *sigh* the memories.

on walnut st? if so, i work right across the street from you!

i worked as a sales associate at anthropologie (rittenhouse sq) for 2yrs. our parent company is indeed Urban Outfitters which was cool for me because my discount was honored at both stores. honestly though, i think both stores are way overpriced, esp. at urban. at least at anthro there are decent outside vendors such as AG, Velvet, Sweet Pea, Poleci, etc. we'd joke that urban was the store for spoiled jr high school kids shopping with their parents and anthro was the store for spoiled college kids (read: UPenn) shopping with their parent's credit cards.

maneo. duh.

June 24, 2005 Officials Say Drug Raids Found Clubs Were a Front By DEAN E. MURPHY SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 - Federal authorities said Thursday that they had cracked the biggest case ever involving the use of medical marijuana dispensaries in California as a cover for international drug dealing and money laundering, which they said extended to Canada and countries in Asia. "This organization had been operating for over four years," Javier F. Peña, the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Francisco, said at a news conference. "It is now dismantled." In court documents unsealed here, the federal authorities accused a 33-year-old San Francisco man, Vince Ming Wan, of leading a multimillion-dollar operation in the trafficking of marijuana and Ecstasy that used three medical marijuana clubs in the city as a front. United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan said that an arrest warrant had been issued for Mr. Wan on charges of conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 marijuana plants, but that he remained at large. Twenty other people, all from San Francisco and its suburbs, were charged with a variety of crimes, including conspiracy to grow and traffic in marijuana plants, conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. Mr. Ryan said the two-year investigation was continuing and could result in more arrests and charges. In addition to Mr. Wan, seven other suspects remained at large on Thursday. "We're not talking about ill people who may be using marijuana," Mr. Ryan said. "We're talking about a criminal enterprise engaged in the widespread distribution of large amounts - millions of dollars, if you base it on historical evidence - of marijuana and other drugs, and money laundering their proceeds from these activities." Agents from the D.E.A., the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies executed search warrants on Wednesday at the three medical marijuana clubs. Twenty-three residences, businesses and other growing locations in San Francisco were also searched. Agents hauled away more than 9,000 marijuana plants. In all, a drug agency official said, the investigation yielded 18,000 marijuana plants over the two years with a wholesale value of $17 million. The official, Special Agent Jose Martinez, said it was the largest drug investigation ever by federal authorities that involved medical marijuana dispensaries. In addition, the court documents said, some of the marijuana was grown in Canada. Kenneth J. Hines, assistant special agent in charge of the I.R.S. in Oakland, said the authorities were still tracking financial transactions in Asia that Mr. Hines said had been funneled through 40 bank accounts at 12 financial institutions by two of the suspects, Phat Van Vuong, 30, and Richard Wong, 28, both of San Francisco. Mr. Hines, who declined to name the country or countries that were involved, said the suspects had also bought automobiles, real estate and "other high-end items" with the money in an attempt "to disguise illegal proceeds derived from their activities." California has allowed the distribution of medical marijuana since voters approved a statewide ballot measure in 1996, but the state law is in conflict with federal narcotics laws. Mr. Ryan said the timing of the investigation, called Operation Urban Harvest, had nothing to do with a ruling by the United States Supreme Court two weeks ago that upheld the authority of federal officials over marijuana, even in the states where it is permitted for medical purposes. An affidavit unsealed Thursday said that one of the suspects, Enrique Chan, 26, described in detail how the clubs were used as "a backbone" for illegal sales. The affidavit said Mr. Chan estimated that only half of the people who bought medical marijuana were really sick. "You'll get busted, but you remember, you got to beat the prosecution in court," Mr. Chan told an undercover agent, according to the affidavit. "So if it comes down to a battle in court, what are you gonna do? You're going to bring patients in court, like really sick patients with cancer, have them sit on the stand for you. And no jury is gonna try, is gonna convict you." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/24/national/24marijuana.html?

Designer dresses vs. retailored breasts The most fashionable fashions don't leave much room for surgically enhanced figures. By Eric Wilson The New York Times June 19, 2005 There are worse fashion dilemmas than the one confronting Heidi Pollert, 30, a marketing executive in Houston, who can afford suits from Prada and MaxMara but must spend a small fortune on alterations because her bust is too big for the cut of most designer clothes. "I like well-fitted clothing with straight lines, a real classic look," says Pollert, who works for a wealth management company and tends to dress more conservatively than one might expect of a woman who has had breast implants that increased her cup size to 34F. "I'm bigger around the top, but I'm small everywhere else," she says. "So I have to have everything tailored, especially jackets." Such is life for shoppers who have faced the double-edge scalpel of plastic surgery, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of American women to have the cleavage they deem ideal, though they no longer fit the svelte silhouette dictated by many fashion houses. In regions where breast augmentation is most popular, such as Southern California, Texas and Florida, the wave of implants is skewing the selection of designer clothes sold at some stores, favoring sizes and styles more ample on top and creating a new market for alterations. "For women who love fashion, breast enlargements and designer dresses do not go together," says Brian Bolke, the owner of a Dallas boutique called 4510 for its address on McKinney Avenue. He estimates that more than half his customers have had cosmetic surgery. "These women have great bodies, but they are not the bodies that designer clothes are made for," he adds. "There is a ton of adjustments going on, because this area is not known for small chests. Either women are having dresses completely butchered, or we're selling them separates with a top and a skirt in different sizes." A growing phenomenon The high-fashion industry is struggling to catch up to the new plastic silhouette. After the popularity of implants dipped in the early 1990s, after the general withdrawal of silicone implants for health concerns, procedures have risen steadily. Surgery for breast enlargement (including breast lifts) has grown by 257 percent since 1997, reaching 432,403 patients last year, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Saline implants, filled with salt water, have largely replaced silicone in the United States. Last month a committee of medical experts advised the Food and Drug Administration to allow the return of silicone, which was never conclusively linked to health problems. The federal agency has not yet decided whether to follow that advice. Surgeons have performed about 1.3 million augmentations in the past decade (including repeat customers), not enough to have a broad impact on the American clothing market in a population of 149 million women. But the implant trend has affected the styles sold in designer boutiques in certain cities and regions where surgeries are most popular. For example a woman who was a standard size 6 before surgery -- a 34.5-inch bust, 26-inch waist and 36.5-inch hips -- and whose implants increase her bust by two cup sizes, would need a size 10 dress. But because she remains slim through the waist and hips, the dress would have to be altered. After breast augmentation, many women say they fill out sweaters and swimwear better, and they get a lot of positive attention, but other clothes no longer look right. "I gave up my wardrobe to show off my breasts," says Tara Fierstatt, a national merchandiser for Buffalo Jeans in New York, who had implants in 2000 and now fits a C cup. "Your options are so much better, but it's funny: I used to wear button-down shirts, and now they don't fit," she says. "I might have to go up a size on the top if it's too tight around the chest, but then it does not fit in the shoulders or the arms." Instead she wears tight-fitting sweaters and more daring designs from Juicy Couture and D&G. Retailers take notice A few retailers are catering to the trend. In 2003 Rachel Clements opened La Mode, a lingerie store in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, which stocks merchandise specifically for women who have had implants and other cosmetic operations. Her wares include compression garments for those who have had liposuction and bras with no underwires for augmentation patients. The store carries underwear from La Perla, Chantelle and Aubade, brands that produce larger cup sizes in more stylish, and costly, designs. Houston is "second to Los Angeles in augmentations, and we see a lot of alterations," Clements says. "You've got great designers like Proenza Schouler who are doing beautiful bustiers, but they don't always fit. They are designed for models who are A cups, and that's not where the customers are." Clements works with a tailor to customize suits and other clothing for these shoppers, altering 15 to 20 pieces a week from houses such as Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. "Until it starts to affect their business, the designers just aren't going to listen," she says. Customer demands for more figure-flattering clothing from designers have had an impact in the last decade. Once there was a near constant request for dresses with sleeves to accommodate women who wanted to conceal the effects of age. Today there is a call for more halter tops and strapless gowns, says Frederick Anderson, the business partner of Douglas Hannant, a designer based in New York. "When we talk about age-appropriate clothing, the equation has changed dramatically," Anderson says. "But you can't design a collection around a customer with a large chest, because it throws the proportion off. It's not realistic. When someone is a size D cup and a 2 waist, it's really a challenge." Typically, a designer will revisit and adjust a line's sizing every three to four years, the designer Carmen Marc Valvo says. "You look at your customer profile and see what's working and what isn't," he says. "I always thought I had cut for a womanly figure, but we noticed we had to increase our bust size." Plastic surgeons say the most popular choice in breast size among augmentation patients is a C cup, although it is not uncommon for a patient to return for bigger implants. Sam Saboura, a fashion stylist who appears regularly on the television series Extreme Makeover, says that after working with women who have had implants, he suggests that "anything bigger than a C cup is a bit too much." In a book to be published this month, Sam Saboura's Real Style: Style Secrets for Real Women With Real Bodies, he writes that choosing the right clothing can be as effective a makeover as plastic surgery. Dr. James H. Wells, a former president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the chairman of its breast-implant task force, has led a campaign among the society's members to encourage women to consider more natural-looking implants, meaning smaller sizes. Few women seem to have been persuaded, Wells says. But he has not yet tried telling them they would be out of fashion. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/orl-livfigures19061905jun19,0,6574502.story?coll=orl-home-lifestyle

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