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2010-08-18T18:41:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-17T18:35:00.000-07:00

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Bikes: The new fashion accessory

2010-08-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-15T19:01:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-12T18:59:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-10T18:36:00.000-07:00

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Chloe's law firm, Kalow & Springut, placed an order online and had the purported Chloe bag shipped to an administrative assistant who lived in the Bronx, NY. The bag was later discovered to be counterfeit.

Chloe sued Queen Bee's principal, Simone Ubaldelli, and others, alleging the company sold at least 52 counterfeit products in New York. In its lawsuit, Chloe claimed Ubaldelli was responsible for getting the phony bags from a man named Guido.

The suit alleged Ubaldelli placed orders with Guido, received the bags at his office in Beverly Hills, and shipped them to Rebecca Rushing, a Queen Bee worker in Huntsville, AL, or to customers as Rushing directed.

Ubaldelli contends that Chloe cannot sue him in New York based on the one-time Internet-based sale of the fake designer purse.

But now a federal appeals court has ruled that a trademark infringement action can be brought against an out-of-state employee of the online retailer who sent a bogus handbag to a Bronx, N.Y., address from a website that offered merchandise to New York consumers.

Reversing a judgment of the District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit held Aug. 5 that Ubaldelli's single act, combined with the fact that Queen Bee had made at least 50 sales of non-Chloe merchandise to New Yorkers through its site, gave rise to personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute. Cheap True Religion

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Louis Vuitton opens first Lebanon store

2010-08-08T18:29:00.000-07:00

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"For many years, the maison has maintained strong relations with Lebanese clientele and is proud to reiterate its engagement by offering a new store which respects the Beirutis? heritage and patrimony," said brand executive manager Yves Carcelle at the opening, which was attended by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

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US in huge crackdown on alleged designer fakes from China

2010-08-05T18:33:00.000-07:00

The American authorities have announced the biggest federal crackdown on West Coast shop owners who allegedly sell counterfeit luxury handbags and other goods worth some US$100 million ($135 million). louis vuitton walletslouis vuitton bags

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A new ‘Beginning’:Publisher hopes ‘Glee’ novels hit right note with fans

2010-08-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

Life before Will Schuester took over McKinley High’s glee club was less than harmonious.

The novel “Glee: The Beginning” (Poppy, $9.99, 224 pages, available today) takes young readers back to that time - when Finn was just a jock, Rachel’s ambition bubbled and the future of the Glee Club was a question mark.

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For fans of Fox’s “Glee,” this book is the Rosetta stone of New Directions.

“We saw the potential to tell original stories in book form,” said Erin Stein, senior executive editor for Little Brown and Co., in a telephone interview last week from the company’s New York offices.

“There are so many great characters on the show, and there’s so much potential for extra stories and jokes and humor that you’re not getting there.”

The first mission: Capture the voice of the show. Author Sophia Lowell strived to replicate the speech patterns, the mannerisms and the soul of the show.

“She somehow found a way to really capture the characters and their different mindsets and thought processes,” Stein said. “As you read through the story, you get to see how Puck sees things and how Finn is slow on the uptake sometimes.”

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There’s one final challenge, however. The show is about music. That, Stein admits, is something you can’t transfer to text.

“Obviously, we can’t have them sing on the page,” she said. “We don’t replicate song lyrics, but there’s so much that goes into and around the idea of performing and practicing for performances.”

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Style File: A Milk Crate Is Not An End Table

2010-08-03T18:50:00.000-07:00

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FBI says "fashionable female" robbed Houston bank

2010-08-02T18:54:00.000-07:00

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The robbery occurred at the Wachovia Bank in the 12100 block of the Northwest Freeway about 4:30 p.m., officials said.

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No weapons were used and no injuries were reported.

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2010-08-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

Eight never-before-seen photographs of Angelina Jolie have been released, showing the Salt star in provocative poses and with S&M props. gucci bagsgucci bags

The pictures were taken in 1999 by a former friend who sold them to tabloid publication Star.

In one shot Jolie is seen with black sticky tape over her nipples and a cigarette in her mouth while another apparently shows her during a "14-hour heroin-smoking bender".

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SPURS BLOG: Joe Cole has shown what his real priorities are

2010-07-29T18:53:00.000-07:00

I'M SURE I'm not alone in being gutted about losing out to Liverpool for the services of Joe Cole.

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Meanwhile, Carlo Cudicini may have recovered from his motorbike crash last year but I welcome the news that Harry Redknapp is trying to add more personnel between the sticks.

The latest rumour has us linked with Croatian goalie Stipe Pletikosa, who is currently plying his trade at Spartak Moscow, one of the top teams in the Russian league.

As good as Cudicini is, it's entirely possible that he'll never be the player he was after breaking his wrists and pelvis when he crashed his bike in Woodford a few months back.

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Picking A College, A Primer With Tons Of Great Tips

2010-07-28T18:51:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

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Bling the big thing

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"Jewellery is coming to the fore because people are questioning 'where do I go now?' in terms of fashion," says Christine Barro, whose Melbourne boutique Christine is a treasure trove of designer costume jewels from the likes of Lanvin, Tom Binns and Lady Gaga favourite Erickson Beamon.

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"We had a lot of debate about the jewellery: Is it too feminine, is it butch, is it macho? But in the end, I think that when women can wear pants, men can wear jewellery," Lanvin menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver said backstage after the show.

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Outdo ‘It’ Bags as Luxury Growth Driver

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With sales of men’s luxury bags in the U.S., the world’s biggest market for the category, projected to grow 23 percent through 2013, according to Euromonitor, retailers including Saks Inc. and Barneys will add competitively priced own-label men’s satchels, purses and messenger bags from spring 2011, executives at both department-store chains said in interviews last month.

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Boro man to pay restitution

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A former Sugarcreek Township fire captain accused of fabricating overtime and expense reporting and lying about his certification, stealing thousands of dollars from Sugarcreek Township, agreed Thursday, July 8, to pay $45,000 in restitution and never to work for the state of Ohio again.

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Sugarcreek Township Administrator Barry Tiffany said Melton fabricated time sheets and expense reports in about 50 instances.

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He added that Melton agreeing to never apply for a job working for Ohio again was "critical" to the agreement.

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"It was a good system, don't get me wrong here," said Tiffany. "It was an excellent, excellent system that we had. Jeff manipulated it to his advantage."

Tiffany said that, although the restitution did not amount to what he believed the township was owed, if Melton had gotten a stricter sentencing - like prison - the township may not have gotten the restitution for years.

"We're delighted that we got to a resolution," said Melton's attorney John H. Rion. "We're delighted that there was no incarceration in this case."

"All things considered, the case worked out to his satisfaction."

Rion added that Melton now works in Website design from home, and, "Him being his own boss is working out better."

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As for the Allentown Fair show, Immergluck says he remembers it, correctly noting that Hootie and the Blowfish opened for them.

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According to figures compiled by Keep North Carolina Beautiful, Fayetteville had the third-worst litter index last year among 16 cities, towns and counties affiliated with the nonprofit organization that reported their indexes.

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To determine the litter index, volunteers scour main roads around eight high schools.

Each spring, hundreds of volunteers armed with plastic bags and gloves pick up garbage - collecting more than 72 tons since the campaign's inception.

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Hurst said he has an on-call list with more than 500 names to deploy volunteers to trashy roadsides between annual clean sweeps.

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PHOENIX - Airline tickets are expensive enough these days, but tacking on check-luggage fees could add hundreds of dollars to your family's trip. Now, there's another option -- ship your belongings with UPS.

UPS is hoping travelers are fed up with baggage fees and ready for an alternative.

The luggage box looks like a cardboard suitcase, complete with a sturdy plastic handle. You pack it and they ship it, and in some cases, it will cost you less than checking a regular piece of luggage.

UPS does admit the airlines can usually deliver your luggage faster.

"You just preplan, pack items in the box, bring it in 4 to 5 days before. It should arrive the same day that you arrive at your destination and it all works out," says Bryan Vial, who owns a UPS store in north Phoenix.

Vial says the luggage box really becomes a bargain if it's overweight by airline standards. UPS can ship an 85-pound box from Phoenix to Denver in 2 days, and the cost for you would be $77. By contrast, checking that same bag with an airline would cost you between $100 and $175.

UPS charges a one-time fee for the luggage box -- $13 for the small and $17 for the large. After that the boxes are reusable.

A major advantage of the luggage box is it comes with a tracking number, something airlines don't offer.

Paper or plastic?

2010-07-07T19:30:00.000-07:00

Reusable coffee cups, paper or foam?
It depends on your priorities.
Looking only at energy used in manufacturing, the winner is polystyrene foam. According to a 1994 study by the University of Victoria's Martin B. Hocking, making a ceramic cup requires 70 times more energy than making a foam cup. Glass cups and paper cups require 20 and two times as much energy to make as foam, respectively.

When you add the energy used to wash a reusable cup in an energy-efficient dishwasher, the disparity gets even bigger. You'd have to use and wash a glass cup 15 times to make it as energy efficient as a paper cup. And you'd have to use a ceramic cup more than 1,000 times to make it as energy efficient as a foam cup.

But there are other factors to consider.

Expanded polystyrene (which some erroneously refer to as Styrofoam) is cheap to make and transport, but it takes centuries to biodegrade in a landfill and is very hard to recycle. In the Chicago area, for instance, only one company will accept it for recycling. And because the recycler pays no money for the material, few bother.

Foam cups also are made from petrochemicals, and many people — especially in light of the BP oil spill — want to reduce dependence on this nonrenewable resource. Some also are concerned that chemicals can leach from polystyrene at high temperatures, though manufacturers cite studies indicating the material is safe for food containers even at high heat.

Paper coffee cups may feel greener, but most are not recyclable because of their plastic lining. (However, Starbucks Corp. recently announced it will send cups used at its Chicago stores to be recycled into napkins beginning in the fall.) Making paper cups contributes to deforestation and releases carcinogenic dioxin into the environment if the paper is bleached, and they won't biodegrade in a landfill for about 20 years.

The bottom line: The best choice is probably a ceramic, glass or steel mug you already own and reuse many times, said Paul McRandle, a Natural Resources Defense Council senior researcher. Then comes paper, preferably the expensive, tough-to-find biodegradable paper cups. Foam is his third choice.

Paper or plastic grocery bags?

Both kinds of bags come with environmental drawbacks, including energy used, waste produced and airborne pollution emitted during manufacturing. When not composted or recycled, bags also take up space in landfills, where they take a long time to biodegrade.

Plastic bags are made from a nonrenewable resource (petroleum) and hurt marine life when they make their way into oceans. But paper demands more energy and creates up to 15 times more waste and pollution, experts say.

Completely plant-based bags will biodegrade, but those mixed with plastic won't. And many of these bioplastics are derived from corn, a crop that often is not grown and harvested sustainably.

Now for the good news: An Australian report found that canvas bags can be 14 times more environmentally efficient than plastic and 39 times better than paper if used 500 times.

The bottom line: Experts say the best choice is a reusable bag, preferably made from post-consumer recycled material or unbleached, organic cotton. Plan to use it hundreds of times. Second best choice: a paper bag you reuse as much as possible and then compost or recycle. Last: a plastic bag you recycle.

Hosts Jacksonville Meet & Greet

2010-07-05T19:35:00.000-07:00

He's someone Jacksonville voters will get used to seeing.

Marco Rubio is hosting a Meet & Greet on Wednesday, and it won't be the last time he makes a stop on the First Coast.

"It's been an area of intense and important support for his candidacy that really kept it alive in the early days and has kept it going strong," says Campaign Spokesman Alex Burgos.

Rubio will talk about his plans if elected to Senate, but he will also focus on interacting with the voters to find out what changes they want to see at the federal level.

Burgos says building support in areas like Jacksonville is key to their campaign success.

"The state of Florida is a very large, very expensive state and it takes a lot of hard work."

The Meet & Greet is on Wednesday, July 7th 12:00-1:30 pm in UNF's Union Auditorium at 1 UNF Drive, Bldg. 58, Room 1302.

Launch clothing range

2010-07-04T19:53:00.001-07:00

Singer Cheryl Cole will be launching her own line of ultra-stylish frocks.

According to sources from talent show 'X Factor', Cole has shown some of her initial drawings for her outfits to people on the show, including the new host Konnie Huq.

'Cheryl has great fashion sense and wants to move into that area in the same way that Victoria has done,' mirror.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

'People laughed at her at first but now the (Victoria) Beckham designs are very much respected by the fashion world. Cheryl realises it will be a battle to get accepted by the snooty fashionistas that govern the industry but she's prepared to give it a go.

'She showed Konnie some designs and she is keen to wear them on the show. She thinks they are amazing and every woman would want them,' the source added.

Principal gets probation for theft

2010-07-02T01:13:00.000-07:00

Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Krull explained that Hawkins maintained that she was accruing points so she could treat the staff to gifts. But Krull said the credit card points were actually used to fund Hawkins’ daughter’s trips to Amsterdam, Philadelphia and London.

Hawkins, who was found guilty of embezzlement, never took responsibility for her crime, which ultimately led to the school losing its charter and closing, Krull said.

Even after Hawkins found out she was being investigated for using the credit card in 2004, she continued that behavior, prosecutors said.

Before the sentencing, Manning said she took into account the testimony and letters from Hawkins’ friends and former students who described her as a mentor and role model with great character.

“Maybe you just made a terrible mistake, but you also committed a crime,” Manning told Hawkins.

The case started with an investigation by the Chicago Public Schools’ Inspector General’s office, which questioned more than $250,000 in credit card charges, including almost $30,000 in charges at major department stores like Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue, designer leather shops including Louis Vuitton and Coach, as well as Elan Furs, Tommy Hilfiger and the Skymall Airline catalog.

In addition, the probe found charges totalling $2,000 for hair care products and cosmetics, $329 for appetite suppression pills and $5,800 for jewelry, said Chicago Schools Inspector General James Sullivan.

The most new giraffe

2010-06-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

It’s the coaches in their snazzy tailored suits, the recession inspired toned down approach of the players’ Wags (Wives and Girlfriends) and Bafana Bafana’s bright yellow soccer shirts that has the World Cup fashionistas talking.

Since kick-off on June 11, the SWC has become a platform for designers to show off their latest creations and according to local designer, Gavin Rajah, South Africa through its use of yellow and bright colours is basking in its international reputation as “a sunshine country”.

“The one thing that stands out about this World Cup is the predominant use of colour,” said Rajah.

“Colour is everywhere. I think that in the coming year the yellow inspired by Bafana Bafana will be a big trend for fashion collections.”

Despite the event being hosted over winter, which tends to inspire dull and dark dressing, the event had shown that Africans were “irreverent” to seasons in their approach to colour.

“It’s very nice to see (the) use of colour and people embracing that,” Rajah said.

“In sunny countries people tend to be happier. There is a sense of celebration and festivity in the use of colour.

Bright colours

“People will remember the bright colours and the mood of celebration when they think of South Africa. That will be a big attraction in the future.”

Rajah said the World Cup had broken down the fashion stereotypes foreigners hold of South Africa.

“We dress a lot better than lots expected us to.

“I think many foreigners have been quite surprised.”

Rajah said the tournament had instilled a “great pride” in the national teams and this had had a major effect on dress code.

“Other country’s have always had a very distinctive identity in their colours, but South Africa has always been lagged behind in this area.

“We have been stuck in an era of buying rugby merchandise, but that will change now.”

One of the best parts of the tournament from a fashion perspective, said Rajah, had been the collaboration between international brands, such as Puma, Nike and Adidas, to create sport orientated merchandise.

Sporty look

“The styling is better and the clothes fit better. Designers around the world have produced these clothes. It is more contemporary and more relevant to the man on the street.

“Everybody has taken on a more sporty look. People are going out in soccer shirts.

“Some of the teams have done amazing work putting together their kit.

“The players seem to have a more refined edge while the coaches are well dressed in tailored suits.”

Even Argentina coach Diego Maradona, with his reputation for being a cocaine addicted, hard drinking, foul mouthed troublemaker, had projected a clean cut image in the World Cup.

Rajah said all the collections coming out, including menswear in Paris this week, would be strongly influence by the World Cup.

“The event has permeated fashion to an enormous extent,” said Rajah.

“It had an effect on everyone in the fashion industry.”

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One top designer from Milan shot his entire show on the side of Table Mountain.

“Even Gucci at the Waterfront has merchandise which is soccer inspired.”

Louis Vuitton was another designing company that had produced a football inspired monogram duffel bag in celebration of the tournament.

Dolce & Gabbana produced close-cut suits, sunglasses and briefs for the Italian team, while British label Marks & Spencer dressed the English team for the tournament, with the suit costing £200 going on sale last month.

Fashion critics said the Wags, led by former England captain David Beckham’s wife Victoria, had taken a more toned down look for the tournament, with trousers loose at the hip but tight at the ankle the preferred fashion.

Poker Pro Tiffany Michelle Celebrates 26th Birthday at Crystals

2010-06-29T23:05:00.000-07:00

Michelle was joined by fellow Team UB pros Liv Boeree and Adam “Roothlus” Levy, sponsored adult film actress Samantha Ryan, Absolute Poker‘s Trishelle Cannatella, “Amazing Race” partner and poker player Maria Ho, and 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year Jeff Madsen at actress Eva Longoria Parker’s Beso restaurant to start the evening. Being from Los Angeles, Michelle was already a fan of the first Beso location in Hollywood and her opinion was no different of its Vegas sibling. Michelle Tweeted, “Now one of my fav restaurants is in Los Angeles AND Vegas…”

After dining on lobster, the birthday girl moved the party to the Eve nightclub, also at Crystals. Michelle and her entourage walked the red carpet, posed for pictures, exchanged pleasantries with fans, and then headed inside for drinks and dancing.

No birthday is complete without a cake and Michelle’s was something to see. Created by Gimme Some Sugar bakery, it was a three-tier chocolate cake with cookies and cream filling and chocolate ganache. The top and bottom tiers were wrapped in pink fondant, while the middle tier was black. Pink and black playing card suits wound around the tiers, while a gold chain (edible, we assume) hung from the top. Attached to the chain were brass knuckles and Michelle’s nickname “HOT CHIPZ.” A gold dollar sign adorned the top of the cake.

Always finding the time to Tweet, even on her special night, Michelle posted, “Off the hook at @Eve_NightclubLV. Best bday ever, not to mention the SICKEST cake.”

Michelle has not had much good fortune in this year’s WSOP and has yet to find herself on the right side of the money bubble. She has one lifetime cash at the annual tournament series; it was a big one, as she was the last woman standing in the 2008 Main Event, placing 17th for $334,534. She will get her chance to be the top female in the Main Event once again starting in a couple of weeks, as the big $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship kicks off on July 5th at the Rio. Last year, she was absent from the Main Event to film the CBS reality series “Amazing Race.”

She has had more success online, however. Last Thursday night, she Tweeted, “Seriously, 4 as BAD as I’ve been running @ the WSOP/Rio… I’m making up for it on UB.” Michelle proceeded to place second in that night’s $15,000 Guaranteed rebuy on the USA-friendly online poker site. Play with Michelle by visiting UB.com.

Alex Could Send Our Way

2010-06-28T21:09:00.001-07:00

Tropical Storm Alex is brewing a bundle of concerns for states along the Gulf Coast.

Alex is currently on target to make landfall around Northeast Mexico or Southeast Texas by Wednesday. Hurricane Expert Dr. Joe Sobel says the tropical storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane with 100 mile per hour winds.

While the storm is causing trouble in the Southwest region of the Gulf, Sobel says it can still impact the oil relief effort closer to home. The region impacted by the oil is seeing waves grow by 4-to-5 feet, and they could easily double as Alex intensifies. The storm is also sending wind gusts in our direction. Sobel says this combination could easily force more oil onto our shores.

New Arrangement

2010-06-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

New Yorkers long ago stopped being fooled by the luxury knockoffs peddled from sidewalk card tables at prices too good to be true. Not that they always keep their wallet in check — as a close inspection of many a supposedly pedigreed Louis Vuitton handbag might reveal, if the penny-pinching owner would allow it.

There are some counterfeit goods, though, where the close-enough counterfeit is far from an adequate substitution for the confidence of a brand-name product. Take a specific, alarming example: Trojan condoms.

Federal officials say that a counterfeit smuggling ring, ZX Trading, made millions selling imported Chinese knockoffs, including bags, clothes and sunglasses that bear brand names including Disney, Nike and North Face. But perhaps the most troubling discovery was of a stash of more than half a million fake Trojan brand condoms, which did not have spermicide as advertised and later failed water leakage tests.

A prosecutor for the United States attorney’s office in Brooklyn called the fake condoms “a danger to the public.” A lawyer for Church & Dwight, which owns Trojan, warned that the condoms “may pose potential safety risks to consumers and users.”

Two siblings were scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in Brooklyn for their role in running the counterfeit-smuggling ring that federal officials say was responsible for importing the bogus condoms. The hearing was postponed because of a debate about the level of the siblings’ involvement in the condom situation.

The two, Lin F. Hu and Jian Lin Hu, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods last year, though they specifically did not admit to importing the condoms. A recent court filing on behalf of the siblings reiterated the denial, adding, “The mere fact that a product has a counterfeit brand name does not mean that it is dangerous.”

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 46 to 57 months in prison.

Counterfeit condoms have become a booming business in China in recent years. According to a report in The Times of London last year, the Chinese authorities reported that they had raided a workshop in Hunan Province where more than two million condoms had been made in unsterile conditions, lubricated with vegetable oil and falsely labeled with brand names like Durex and Rough Rider. – A. G. Sulzberger

New Policy for District Attorney

Tucked toward the end of a news release put out by the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Thursday was a short but significant note. It read that as per office policy, 10 percent of the proceeds from the deferred-prosecution agreement being announced would go to the state, 51 percent to the city and the remaining 39 percent to law enforcement authorities.

The new policy on how to divide money from these agreements represents a stark departure by Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, from his predecessor, Robert M. Morgenthau.

Toward the end of his 35-year tenure last year, Mr. Morgenthau got into a now famous spat with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg over the office’s finances — and Mr. Morgenthau said it centered on what his office did with money from these deferred-prosecution agreements (a company or individual agrees to certain conditions in order not to be prosecuted).

The mayor’s office accused Mr. Morgenthau’s office of keeping dozens of accounts outside the city’s financial review process by not registering them with the comptroller’s office. Mr. Morgenthau said that the concerns were just sour grapes and that Mr. Bloomberg was simply upset that the state received a larger share than the city of a $350 million settlement last year with the British bank Lloyds TSB Group.

The Bloomberg administration argued that it should get all the money from those deferred prosecution agreements, Mr. Morgenthau said. But he bluntly rebuffed them.

As Mr. Morgenthau was negotiating another huge settlement with a foreign bank, Credit Suisse, he supported legislation in Albany that called for the money deferred-prosecution agreements to be split 50-50 between the city and the state. The law passed, and the city and state had to split $268 million from the Credit Suisse settlement down the middle. But that law expired this year.

So, after the city’s comptroller completed an audit of the district attorney’s books this year, one recommendation was that Mr. Vance’s office set out a policy for dispersing the settlement proceeds. The result is the 10-51-39 split, not so surprising when you consider that Mr. Vance has clearly been trying to play a conciliatory role.

As expected, Mr. Vance’s policy drew applause from the mayor’s office.

“We are pleased that the district attorney has put a consistent formula for allocating funds in place,” Jason Post, a spokesman for the mayor’s office, wrote in an e-mail message. — John Eligon

New York beautiful clothers

2010-06-24T19:56:00.001-07:00

The New York click came via Scott Campbell, a Brooklyn-based tattoo artist, and with tailored shorts suits that were a convincing city look. It has taken a while for Mr. Helbers, who works with the Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs, to get his stride. But the front-row guest Pharrell Williams, who partners on LV jewelry, applauded along with a lineup of Vuitton executives (still wearing suits).

Rick Owens speaks a different language from suits versus sport.

“I hacked up my coats, cut off the sleeves — this was my safari,” Mr. Owens said backstage to explain a collection as graphic as it was deep and dark, with the exception of one optical art pattern that the designer had photographed in a 1960s-era Berlin building.

Mr. Owens’s mix of the raw and the refined gets more powerful each season — always with the sense of a cult, whose members are defined by black flaps of boots and low-crotch “skorts,” or skirt/shorts. For spring/summer, a nun’s white wimple finished off the look — along with bracelets that looked like primeval chopping tools.

Yet within a tight artistic framework, made vaporous by clouds of dry ice billowing from above, the designer created an exceptional range of soft-and-hard textures: what looked like organza beside jute and black leather, along with draped white tops and inserts of nylon.

After the streamlined menswear products shown last week in Milan, this was the first designer to catch the only-in-Paris vibe that combines emotion with reality to make a fine show.

The 1940s movie star on vacation at Biarritz was the theme for Viktor & Rolf Monsieur, where the design duo followed their retro vision to the letter and to the lapel (wide, sequined or piped bandleader fancy). Short-sleeved sweaters over just marginally longer-sleeved shirts was a revival that worked well. And a focus on those once de rigeur summer fabrics like seersucker and madras check hit the right note.

If the elongated jackets made an intriguing silhouette, the streamlined effect was weakened by belts tied at the waist in one of those runway styling tricks. What this snappy Viktor & Rolf show — with music provided by the singer Elly Jackson, founder of the electropop duo La Roux — lacked was any sense of conviction or pertinent suggestion of projecting a 70-year-old look into the future.

The slippery world of a trout, its secret underwater life, was the inspiration for Dai Fujiwara, whose Issey Miyake show was imaginative, creative and took the theme far beyond fish printed on a T-shirt.

Debrahlee Lorenzana Wanted Her 'Melons' to Be in Playboy

2010-06-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

The self-proclaimed "too sexy" banker suing Citibank over her termination walked Thursday into the Chase branch in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she currently works wearing a tight-fitting black dress and shiny black stilettos -- but was mum about videos where she discusses her plastic surgery.
Queens, N.Y., stunner Debrahlee Lorenzana carried a red handbag and appeared to be wearing Christian Louboutin heels but said nothing about the newly-released recordings, in which she discusses various plastic surgery procedures she had.
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In a 2003 documentary, Lorenzana -- who said Citibank fired her because she was too hot -- called plastic surgery one of the best things ever and said she wanted to be a Playboy Playmate.
The video also featured her describing breast-enhancement procedures she underwent, referring to her chest as "melons."
She said she had undergone two enlargement procedures, going from a natural, large look to "double-D's."
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But when asked about the video, Lorenzana responded, "one thing has nothing to do with the other."