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“Outside of Black Friday and Christmas, it’s one of our biggest weekends of the year,” Dustin Lee, Eagle Eye Outfitters store manager said.

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Although sales taxes aren’t being collected on the school related items, the revenue loss for the state is offset by increased sales of non-exempt items as economic activity increases during the holiday weekend, Alison Wingate, vice president of the Alabama Retail Association, said.

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Ramadan drummers, dubbed "Sehar Khans", are a centuries-old tradition. But it came to a halt after an armed insurgency erupted in Kashmir during the final years of the last century.

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"All of these professionals have changed the quality of YouTube videos very quickly," Kitada said. "We wanted to be there as well."

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"Rupees," co-directed by Kitada and Aaron Umetani, is the first of a series of videogame mash-ups planned for the Game Station that will roll out as a three-part Web series starting Aug. 7 at YouTube.com/TheGameStation. Shorts were produced in six days, including four lensed on location at the Rickards Ranch in Malibu.

The new shorts will be promoted to Maker's growing audience across its 1,000 channels, which generated more than 1.1 billion views worldwide in June. Its network boasts more than 90 million subscribers and produces over 300 videos a month.

"Rupees" stars Game Station and Maker Studios talent, including gaming blogger and "Remag" host Lisa Foiles (a former star of Nickelodeon's sketch show "All That"), comedian-musician Rawn (HiimRawn), and actor-musician TJ Smith, with guest appearances by Jesse Cox (OMFGCata) and gaming news and culture vlogger Dodger (PressHeartToContinue).

Foiles, a fan of Westerns like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," and a contributor to gaming site Kotaku.com, immediately sparked to "Rupees."

"There are some things that are risky but this was a no-brainer," she said. "We're staying true to the story but with a twist. Gamers will always love videogames brought to life. It's a film about games made by gamers. We're all gamers in the cast. We did character research before playing the game because we're always playing the game."

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While the Game Station looks to promote YouTube's premium content initiative, making shorts like "Rupees" "is something we've always wanted to do," Kitada said. "We're big geeks. If I hadn't done it myself it's something I would be just as enthusiastic about."

Through Tough Test At London Games

The fast and furious boxing action at the London 2012 Olympic Games resumed at the ExCeL with the remaining first preliminary bouts of the Lightweight (60kg) and Welterweight (69kg) categories in the evening session on Sunday.

here was not a single available space left in the arena as the crowd gathered in anticipation for the first of the six Lightweight contests which pitted the tall Josh Taylor from Great Britain against the explosive Brazilian Robson Conceicao. The British southpaw started off well, moving with assurance around the ring andconnecting with some clever left hooks to take the first round. The native of Scotland grew in confidence in the second and was clearly lifted by the loud cheers of the partisan crowds, mixing his shots to great effect as he hit his target with a couple of hard jabs and a penetrating right hook. Soaking up the pressure from the 23-year-old Brazilian, Taylor survived a late flurry to triumph 13:9, to the delight of the supporters. He will now face third seed and 2009 AIBA World Champion Domenico Valentino for a place in the next phase of the competition.

Taylor was beaming after his win, saying, "I had a game plan and I stuck to it, I thought it was very close but with the crowd behind me, I was buzzing".

Stocky 20-year-old Lithuanian Evaldas Petrauskas’ aggressive style really applied the pressure on Hungary’s Miklos Varga from very early on in their contest. 24-year-old Varga, part of the Italian World Series of Boxing Franchise which won the WSB Team Trophy this season, was strong, landing some quality shots himself but he just could not contain the unrelenting assaults of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games winner. Petrauskas, who was at the Road to London three week training camp in the build-up to these Games, is one that no one will want to face after his resounding 20:12 victory.

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In the last of the Lightweight (60kg) bouts, tall orthodox South Korean Soonchul Han looked comfortable against 25-year-old Mohamed Eliwa of Egypt. Using his height and reach advantage throughout their contest to win each round comfortably and inflict a 11:6 defeat on his opponent. Hun will now battle the accomplished Belarusian second seed Vazgen Safaryants for a place in the quarter-finals.

It was then the turn of the Welterweights (69kg) to take to the canvas and first up was the clash of the heavy-hitters, 28-year-old Brazilian Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho and Errol Spence from the United States. It was the young American southpaw who took the initiative early on with some effective jabs, before effectively working the body in the second as the experienced Ribeiro de Carvalho looked rattled and devoid of ideas. Spence looked dangerous on route to a 16:10 victory; he will now lock horns with India’s Krishnan Vikas in the second round of preliminaries.

There was a huge cheer for 25-year-old Adam Nolan when he entered the arena, with a huge number of Irish supporters having travelled to support their compatriot. The tall southpaw was pitted against Carlos Sanchez Estacio and began on the front foot, hounding down his opponent before looking to inflict damage with the straight one-two. The Ecuadorian packs some power in his punches and caught Nolan with several hard overheads but the Irishman’s clever use of the jab saw him take all three rounds and prevail 14:8.

Nolan rejoiced at his victory by saying, "It felt unbelievable to be out there. I did not perform to my best but the Olympics are after all my first major tournament, so I will get better".

A high-intensity bout between China’s Qiong Maitituersun and 25-year-old southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy enthralled the crowd from the first bell with the Russian straight out of the blocks and landing with some hard shots. The Chinese winner of the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event Astana 2012 showed tremendous resilience in the face of the onslaught, managing to connect with punches of his own. Zamkovoy’s height and power made the difference in each round as he booked his place in the next phase of the competition by triumphing 16:11.

The 23-year-old South African with a growing reputation, Siphiwe Lusizi, controlled his bout with the inexperienced Iraqi Ahmed Abdulkareem Ahmed, hitting his target with some good combinations before reverting to some slick counter-punches as Ahmed came forward. The southpaw looked at ease, dominating each round to cruise to a 17:13 victory. Much sterner tests now await Lusizi.

With a vocal team supporting him, Ecuador’s Gabriel Maestre Perez began brightly versus Amin Ghasemi Pour of Iran. The 25-year-old Perez will have been pleased with his performance as he landed some punishing left hooks and generally dominated proceedings against his inexperienced opponent. The Ecuadorian had the measure of his rival to win 13:8 and book his place in the next round where he will face Lusizi.

Closing the day’s action were Japan’s 24-year-old Yasuhiro Suzuki and the 2008 Beijing Olympian Moroccan orthodox Mehdi Khalsi. There was nothing to separate the two as they traded blows throughout the first two rounds. The Japanese southpaw went on the offensive in the third as he trailed his rival by a single point,Official IWC store with full collection of Men's and ladies'rolexwatches available to buy online with 0% finance available. firing several one-twos to claw his way back to claim a hard-fought 14.13 win.

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Another 150 cameras watch over the nearby state government buildings.

The Children's Museum has more than 100 cameras.

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Homeland Security's 76,000-square-foot Regional Operations Center dwarfs its predecessor, the Marion County Emergency Operations Center at 47 N. State Ave., which was the size of a two-bedroom ranch house.

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2012年7月25日 星期三

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Electric vehicles still have a long road ahead before they're accepted by most drivers, but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of their makers or fans.

The optimism about electric vehicles, or EVs, was palpable at a convention focusing on them this week: Plug-In 2012 Conference & Exposition, which ends today at the Convention Center.

Several speakers, including Britta Gross of General Motors' global energy systems, noted that the cost of buying an electric vehicle, such as the Chevrolet Volt, is getting closer to $30,000, the average price of a new gasoline-powered vehicle today.

Yet some at the convention acknowledged that price remains a stumbling block to more EV sales. Limited infrastructure for charging also is a problem.

The suggested retail price for the all-electric Nissan Leaf is $36,060, and for the Volt, it's almost $40,000, according to auto information website TrueCar.com. Buyers are eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs, which helps bring the cost down.

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In a statement Wednesday, the university wouldn’t confirm the package’s contents or the sender.

Multiple news outlets have reported that the former neuroscience graduate student accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater sent a notebook to the university containing scribblings of stick figures being shot.

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Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, Fox News’ website reported that shooting suspect James Holmes sent a notebook to the school that sat in a University of Colorado, Denver,vuittonhandbags the Art of Fusion in Watches, mailroom unopened since at least July 12 and wasn’t found until Monday.

Fox said the notebook contained drawings of stick figures being shot and a written description of an upcoming attack. The package containing it was addressed to a psychiatrist at the school,The Design Museum presents iconic French shoe designer buychristianloubouti, the website reported. It was unclear if Holmes, 24, had had any previous contact with the person. The neuroscience program that he withdrew from on June 10 included professors of psychiatry.

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The FBI and other law enforcement agencies refused to confirm the reports to The Associated Press.

The University of Colorado, Denver, issued a statement saying it could not confirm the reports or discuss any aspects of the investigation, citing a gag order placed on the case by a judge. It said that packages to the main mailroom of the Anschutz Medical Campus, where Holmes studied, are not tracked unless the U.S. Postal Service requires a signature upon delivery.

Before the gag order was issued, police said Holmes received more than 50 packages at the school and his home that apparently contained ammunition, combat gear and explosive materials that he used in the attack and to booby-trap his Aurora apartment. Holmes’ apartment building remained closed on Wednesday, although his defense team stopped by for a brief visit. They left without answering reporters’ questions.

Holmes was allegedly stockpiling for the attack while he studied at the school’s neuroscience program. He bought a shotgun and pistol in May, authorities say. On June 7, the date he took a year-end oral exam, he bought an assault rifle. He filed paperwork to leave the program three days later and did not provide a reason, the university has said.

On June 25, he filed an application to join a private gun range in eastern Colorado, but the club’s owner, hearing what he described as a "bizarre" outgoing voice mail on Holmes’ cell phone recorded in a low voice with heavy-breathing, told his staff to watch out for the man. Holmes never came to the range.

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Restaurants with a “no shoes, no service” rule have been commonplace for years. That rule is partly for health purposes, but it is also partly because many people are turned off by seeing someone else’s bare feet when they eat. If someone is barefoot and hungry, they’ll just have to go to a different restaurant and no one thinks about raising claims of discrimination.

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Another added, “Why should they be able to say that on their signs? It’s not OK.”

So long as the shopkeepers are only telling you what you cannot do in their store – in other words, not requiring you to change your own lifestyle to conform to their own – the shopkeeper has wide latitude about what can be required of customers. And it isn’t as if the Brooklyn dress codes require customers to follow the religious practices of the storeowners. There is no prohibition on women wearing pants, for example, nor is there a distinction made between men and women – the discrimination is appearance-based,Jildor wedgeshoes, Since 1949 has been providing women with designer shoes from all the top names. not gender based.

Marci Hamilton teaches Constitutional Law at Cardozo Law School. Presumably she knows the difference between discrimination imposed by the government – which is virtually always verboten – and restrictions imposed by private actors, such as shopkeepers, on their personal property, which is almost always permissible, so long as not overtly discriminatory.

When asked to comment on signs hanging in Brooklyn shop windows that state: “No Low Cut Neckline Allowed in the Store,” or “Entry here in modest dress only,” Hamilton bristled.

According to an account in the New York Post, Hamilton referred to the Orthodox dress code as a form of “Balkanization” of the United States. She said, “It’s no longer sufficient that [the Orthodox] have shared norms among themselves, they are increasingly trying to impose their norms on the rest of the culture.”

UCLA Constitutional Law professor Eugene Volokh, however, points out that there is no constitutional clause against Balkanization. “Indeed, it is perfectly legal and a part of American tradition that certain communities in the United States prefer to interact primarily within their own parameters, the Amish, for example.”

For Volokh, so long as the dress code applies equally – and it need not even be applied exactly equally – and doesn’t single out people of a certain race, color or gender – there is nothing unconstitutional about the dress codes.

“There are still plenty of fancy restaurants in New York City that require men wear jackets, aren’t there?” Volokh asked. “What’s the difference?” In fact, a quick check reveals the famous 21 Club in Manhattan prohibits sneakers and jeans, and dinner jackets are required for male patrons.

Nonetheless, Hamilton maintained, “There’s a movement toward insularity among religious groups. It’s dangerous for tolerance, and it’s also dangerous for peace.”

The dress code requirements of Orthodox shopkeepers may be dangerous for their own bank accounts, but it’s hard to understand how such standards could endanger peace.

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The offer sheet, all 14 years and $110 million dollars of it, front-loaded to the tune of $26 million for 2012-13, was built to take advantage of Nashville's small-market bank account. It was cruel, calculating and well within the rules of engagement.

More than a few hockey people thought that the bully tactics of Flyers GM Paul Holmgren would land one of the game's truly elite defenders for Philly.

But in the end it failed, as these bids usually do, because what choice did the Preds have? With free agent rear guard Ryan Suter already lost earlier this month to the Minnesota Wild, the franchise was at the crossroads of credibility and irrelevance.

In a statement released by the team, the decision came down to three key questions:

Was Shea Weber the individual that this franchise wanted to lead our team, a team that would compete for the Stanley Cup every year, for the next 14 years?

Would matching the offer sheet be in the best long-term interest of the team and organization?

Would a decision not to match the offer sheet send a negative message to current Predators players and other NHL organizations, a message that the Predators would only go so far to protect its best players and be pushed around by teams with "deep pockets?"

The answer to each of the above questions is clearly yes.

Of course it was. But what they forgot to mention in the release was the thank-you card that Nashville GM David Poile was sending to Holmgren. The Flyers actually did the Preds a favor. After all, if Weber doesn't sign this deal obligating him either to Philadelphia or Nashville, it's clear now he was leaving as an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Now comes the mending of the fences in Nashville. And this will take some effort from both sides.

Weber obviously had his reasons for signing the offer sheet. Maybe he wanted to cash in to a degree that he wasn't sure would be available to him as a UFA under the new CBA next summer. Maybe he didn't believe in the team's future after watching Suter walk away. Maybe he wanted to swim in a bigger pond.

Maybe he was tired of Nashville.

Whatever the case, he has some making up to do. Not to the guys in the room. They'll understand. If any one of them had been offered that kind of retirement fund, they would have taken it in a minute. But Weber will have to go hat in hand to the fans that he was so eager to desert. It's one thing for a star to take the money and run. But a captain? The fans have every right to see this as a betrayal. It's going to take some finesse to get past it.

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Poile's reaction to that request should be a peal of maniacal laughter right before he gives Weber's agent a good, old-fashioned bum's rush out of his office.

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"A lot of times when tornadoes form, they form very quickly and you don't have a lot of time to react," said Bill McMurty with Environment Canada.

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Two hope to replace longtime county judge

A career prosecutor and career public defender seek to replace a mainstay on the Marion County bench: Judge John Futch.

Futch has decided to retire after 24 years on the bench and a 40-year career in law.

Assistant State Attorney Tommy Thompson and Assistant Public Defender LeAnn Mackey Barnes hope they can live up to Futch's firm-but-fair reputation on the bench.

The attorneys think they can bring their own flair, but still hold onto Futch's core values.

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The White House has so far declined to weigh in on possible legislative responses to the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. this Friday.

But in a briefing with reporters who were travelling with President Barack Obama as he met with the victims and their families in Colorado on Sunday, Press Secretary Jay Carney signaled that the administration would tackle issues of gun violence within the confines of current legislation.

"I would say that the president's views on this are as he has stated and as he spelled out in the op-ed that was published in an Arizona newspaper," said Carney, "which is that he believes we need to take steps that protect Second Amendment rights of the American people but that ensure that we are not allowing weapons into the hands of individuals who should not, by existing law,Buy Tag Heuer watches online,We also supply all kinds of piagetwatches watch such as replica Bell&Ross, obtain those weapons.".

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Carney mentioned "existing law" three times in all over the course of the briefing. The comments didn't preclude the possibility of the administration pursuing new legislative fixes to current gun laws, though in a follow up email to The Huffington Post, Carney noted that he "said nothing about proposed or hypothetical legislation."

But the repeated citation of "existing law" did suggest that both the White House and the Department of Justice will look to close current loopholes -- whether on background checks or coordination between federal and state authorities -- rather than focus on new bills. Asked at one point about the prospect of a renewed push for an assault weapons ban,turquoisebeads Discounted Sale Prices! Carney agreed with the questioner that "there has been opposition to that since it expired within Congress" in 2004.marcjacobsshoes For Women - Buy Online Cheap Brand products.

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the main senator behind a stalled bill to restrict high-capacity magazines, has pledged to push it again. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the more vocal proponents of gun control in the country, has urged both Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney to outline their proposals to deal with the issue of gun violence. But those two individuals and their allies are likely to be outnumbered by the lawmakers who are more eager to maintain the status quo.

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As of Sunday afternoon, Kennedy was still incarcerated at the Clay County Justice Center. His bond was set at $7,000, with 10 percent allowed.

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The Target Market Of High-End Watches?

The luxury watch industry is about, well just that; luxury. We are talking about items which have a utilitarian value, but are concerned with being something beyond mere tools… and flirt with the notion of being status symbols for those who already have a high status.A replicauhrensalesonlinefederal appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction of Karen Sypher, The concept of luxury is often defined by the person you are asking, but is generally considered to be something between “the highest quality and exclusivity possible without regard for price,Buychristianlouboutinshoes direct from us at low prices,” and “expensive and unnecessary, mainly consumed or acquired by those with extra wealth.” I prefer to think of luxury as mostly applying to the former definition – but that isn’t always the case.

Luxury watches are status symbols, and are often priced as such. Most high-end brands subscribe to and further this notion with impunity. People often ask the question “why is this watch so much money?” The best answer is often “because it can be.” The wealthy target market of high-end watches wants to buy something that they feel is worth a lot of money. Why? Well because only someone with a lot of money could feasibly wear one. They are in fact choosing to pay for a certain degree of exclusivity. Clever and innovative Swiss watch brand Hublot knows and executes this principle very well.

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Parents of missing Iowa girl consult with attorney

Investigators searching for two missing Iowa cousins say it’s a distraction that one set of parents has consulted an attorney, who family members say told them to stop talking.

Black Hawk County Chief Deputy Rick Abben said Thursday that authorities expect 100 percent cooperation from Misty and Dan Morrissey, parents of 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey.

Lyric and her cousin, 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, didn't return from riding bicycles Friday in Evansdale in northeast Iowa.

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Court records show that Dan Morrissey is awaiting a trial in September on drug arrests from 2011, the Des Moines Register reports.

Misty Morrissey was sentenced in 2003 to four years in prison on methamphetamine-related charges. She left prison on a supervised release but served a second, five-month sentence for a violation.

A dive team using sonar equipment searched Meyers Lake on Thursday for evidence of the cousins, an FBI spokeswoman said.

Brousseau said she feared the girls were abducted, possibly by a sexual predator. She dismissed the possibility that the girls might have drowned in the lake, noting they are good swimmers and that their shoes weren't found.

Debbie Acklin, of Black Hawk County Waste Disposal, said authorities asked the company Monday to start dumping trash from Evansdale homes and businesses in a separate area of the county landfill. Abben confirmed the landfill had been searched but declined to say what, if any, evidence was found.

Brousseau said officers recently went into a family home and confiscated all the computers "for the purpose of seeing what information they could get off them." She did not say whose home the computers were taken from, and investigators did not comment on the removal of items from family members' homes.

Drew and Heather Collins, the parents of Elizabeth, have moved from their home in Evansdale to an undisclosed location to get rest because too many people kept showing up, Brousseau said.

Walking shoes required in Boston

Many who know the Boston area will not recommend traveling in and out of the city by plane in the winter months because you’re likely to encounter a weather delay. While that’s often true, I’m quite glad I didn’t listen and still went to Boston in December 2011. My mom and I were lucky to experience decent temperatures,Jildor wedgeshoes, Since 1949 has been providing women with designer shoes from all the top names. which allowed us to adequately explore the historic city.

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It seems it’s cold there more than anything else, so at least take a light jacket. It was pretty cold when we were there but we heard people commenting that they were experiencing a warm week, so I was glad not to have to experience the city at its coldest.

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Stay in the heart of the city: You’ll want to be able to walk to a lot of the sites and not have to rent a car or take public transportation everywhere. I recommend making sure your hotel or hostel is in close proximity to what you want to see before you book it.

Plan what you want to do ahead of time: Since it was winter, we only had about eight hours to cram in everything that was wanted to do since things closed early. If there are things you have to see in the city, make a list and plan them out ahead of time after checking the hours it’s open.

Take a trolley ride: When we were there, we bought a ticket for the trolley and it was good for a week. It’s a nice way to make sure you see some memorable sites and a great way to get around the city. Most of the drivers let you get on and off as you please. I’ve heard good things about duck tours, but they weren’t in operation when I was there.Complete your look with designer louisvuittonshoes from Barneys New York.

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Visit the New England Aquarium: We received discount tickets through the trolley company so we went, and I’m glad we did. It was really fun to see and there were a lot of interactive displays.Thousands of discount breitlingwatches styles for selection. His hair curls a little more in fright. It’s a great way to get inside, which can be helpful in the cold weather. We were able to touch stingrays, hermit crabs and starfish. I was excited to see a giant sea turtle in the central tank.

Go to the Prudential Tower Skywalk Observatory on a clear day: It’s nice to see the city from up high on a very nice day. As you walk around the skywalk, you can punch different numbers into your personal audio tour and you’ll learn a ton of interesting things about the city.

2012年7月18日 星期三

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Louis Vuitton is courting China's wealthy with one-of-a-kind shoes and bags it is branding as unique works of art to reclaim its exclusive cachet in the luxury market.

The French luxury brand, a unit of LVMH, is set to open its largest China store in Shanghai on Saturday, complete with a gilded spiral staircase and an invitation-only private floor where big spenders can get their hair done while dreaming up designs for custom bags.

"The made-to-order concept is the ultimate luxury," Louis Vuitton Chief Executive Yves Carcelle told Reuters during a tour of the store, which the company calls a "maison".

"It's the same with art. If you are interested in art, the ultimate is to commission an artist rather than buy a piece that is already done," Carcelle said.

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The company hopes to cement its exclusive luxury status with the new Shanghai store, which boasts steel sculptures and carries a wide array of goods ranging from chic coats and hats to brightly colored bags made from python or alligator skin.

It also sells carrying cases for tiles used to play the Chinese game mahjong and made-to-order trunks for tea sets.

China is the world's third biggest market for personal luxury goods, worth at least 160 billion yuan ($25 billion). In the next three years, it is expected to leapfrog over Japan and the United States to take the top spot, with the luxury segment expanding to 180 billion yuan ($28 billion).

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The Louis Vuitton maison, one of 16 similar boutiques in the world, is located in Shanghai's address for luxury goods: the swanky Plaza 66 mall, where rival brands such as Chanel and Prada also have stores.

Spanning four levels and with more than 100 staff, the store is currently the only one in China that offers custom bags and shoes. The company declined to say how much it spent on the boutique.

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Luxury spending is softening in China as the economy weakens. Economic growth slowed to its lowest level in three years last quarter. Britain's Burberry said last week its sales had been hit by the slowdown in China.

Carcelle declined to comment on the state of the Chinese economy or its impact on luxury spending, but said he sees more "maisons" opening up in the capital Beijing and Hangzhou, a thriving trade hub in eastern China.

He said Chinese consumers had rapidly matured into luxury connoisseurs, and the company needed to cater to both first-time buyers and sophisticated shoppers.

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It has a “drill mode,” so if you are swimming with, say, kicks only, you can manually enter it, and those laps count toward your distance statistics without lowering your speed and stroke averages.

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"There's a natural tendency for an arch to settle over time as we become heavier, older and a little less capable of repair," Levine said. "Our Achilles tendon tends to give way to supporting an arch."

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