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Kristen Wiig & Tobey Maguire: 'Spoils Of Babylon' DGA Screening!
Kristen Wiig dons a bold patterned dress while attending a screening of her new mini-series The Spoils Of Babylon held at DGA Theater on Tuesday (January 7) in Los Angeles.
The 40-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars Tobey Maguire, Jelly Howie, Will Ferrell, Isabella Acres, Haley Joel Osment, and Tim Robbins.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kristen Wiig
The Spoils of Babylon centers on the "dramatic lives of the Morehouse family, led by Jonas Morehouse (Robbins), his daughter Cynthia (Wiig) and her adopted brother Devon (Maguire) who made their fortune in the oil business. The series takes viewers from the oil fields of Texas to boardrooms in New York City, through war torn battlefields and velvet-sheeted bedrooms."
In case you didn't know, the mini-series will air on Thursday (January 9) on IFC.
FYI: Kristen is wearing a Valentino dress, Cathy Waterman jewels, and Casadei shoes. Tobey is wearing Saint Laurent.
20+ pictures inside of Kristen Wiig and Tobey Maguire attending the Spoils Of Babylon screening…


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Posted on November 8, 2013
Well, I have looked over the voting on your favorite columns in this blog, and I certainly am glad this isn't being used for market research. The blogs mentioned by the most readers are the obituaries. Not that I would object to knocking off a few select volunteers for the sake of literature: it's just that my schedule is so full right now.
The second most popular category seems to be the technical blogs, particularly those dealing with vocabulary. You want to know what those funny words used by book dealers mean. Well, you'll have to wait until you're older for a few of them, jalapeno peanut brittle. But today I thought I'd mention the word "esoteric".
This lovely word has three distinct meanings. The first two are related; both are value judgements. Esoteric can mean "dealing with minute or obscure material". A book about shoes is not esoteric. A book about magic shoes in children's books is somewhat esoteric. A book about magic shoes with heels over seven inches long which change color under a rainbow is wildly esoteric.
But esoteric is also used to mean "dealing with something I don't care to learn about." A book about shoes CAN be esoteric if you happen to live in a culture which goes barefoot all the year around. That book can only interest you, in that case, if you take a deep and abiding interest in the weird footwear habits of other cultures. On the other hand, if you are reading this book on a computer in some Harry Potter reality where you will be laughed out of school if your shoes turn magenta during the Homecoming parade because a rainbow has formed, you're wondering how that third book—which is a social necessity for you—could be called esoteric.
Neither of these meanings has much to do with the third meaning, which is often found in old book catalogs. Well, actually, BOTH of those meanings have a LOT to do with the third meaning, which is often found in the backs of old magazines. Books which were esoteric, sometimes simply referred to as "esoterica", were being sold in code. Here esoteric meant "the kind you don't want a member of the clergy to catch you reading" or, simply, "smutty". This word was also a value judgement. But you can see how it might mean both "minute or obscure material" and "something I don't care about".
A case in point is a modestly rare bit of esoterica which came in, and which is of modest value for its rarity. I'm afraid between the Internet and the change of fashion, its smuttiness has cooled in the hundred years since its publication.
I first heard about this particular smut from a man who told me about being smuggled, at the age of ten, to a rooftop from which he would see, according to the sophisticated thirteen year-olds, something really hot. In fact, alas, he was bored out of his skull. From the roof of that building, one could look down onto the roof of a women's rooming house. This was a cross between an apartment building and a sorority house for single women working in the wicked city. It came with a housemother who locked the doors at 9 P.M. and kept an eagle eye out for encroaching males.
What the young ladies would do, on nice evenings, was come up to the rooftop after their showers. By our standards, they were fully clothed: nightgown, bathrobe, housedress, stockings, and slippers. They were up on the roof to dry their long hair in the evening breeze.
See, in 1910, women wore their hair up: in braids or in a bun. Only at night, in what they thought was a private and secure place, would they "let their hair down". And this is what my bemused informant (who had a mother and two sisters, after all) found himself looking at: half a dozen women brushing their hair in the evening breeze.
That's the main subject of this book: women of about 1907 in vague undress (but nothing that would alarm your Sunday School teacher…unless she's 145 years old) brushing out their long locks, smiling at the camera (and, by extension, you the viewer.) Kinda cute, I have to admit, but after the first couple dozen pages, you begin to realize that esoterica can be both esoteric and esoteric.

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Aaron Paul thanks fans at Breaking Bad finale screening party
Actor AARON PAUL thanked BREAKING BAD fans for helping to raise £1.2 million for charity from ticket sales to a special screening of the final episode on Sunday (29Sep13).
As millions of fans in the U.S. sat down to watch the finale of the hard-hitting show, Paul was hosting an event for superfans at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in California.
The show's star Bryan Cranston and its creator Vine Gilligan were among the revellers, who enjoyed doughnuts and bags of cotton candy 'blue meth' - a nod to the series' drug production theme.
After the programme bowed out, Paul took to Twitter to write, "Last episode ever of Breaking Bad. It would not be possible without all of you. Thank you all for the amazing ride."
Tickets to the event sold out in minutes earlier this month (Sep13), and profits will go towards his wife Lauren's anti-bullying organisation, The Kind Campaign.
The show has amassed a cult following over five seasons following its debut in 2008.


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Talladega Race Preview
Granite Stripe (2013, Ep. 34): Talladega
The Granite Stripe knows that the wildness of Talladega will go a long way toward determining this year's Sprint Cup champion. Check out this week's blogs along with the broadcast and podcast, and watch the race on ESPN at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
LISTEN to the Granite Stripe Podcast (2013, Ep. 34): Charlotte Highlights, Talladega, The Walking Dead.
After PRN's Highlights from Charlotte, Jonathan and Gavin discuss Keselowski's win, breakdown Cup contenders, and pick drivers for Talladega. They wrap by discussing the season premiere of The Walking Dead.
SET your fantasy lineup with the preview: The Real Chase Wild Card.
As last fall's 25-car pileup on the final lap proved, it really doesn't matter how you do over the course of the first 187 laps of the 188-lap race. You can lead every lap or you can bumble along in the back of the pack, there's no guarantee where you'll be when the checkered flag flies nor whether your car will even be in good enough shape to cross that start/finish line.
JOIN in the discussion with the Magic Mile Power Rankings.
1. Jimmie Johnson - Five-Time is doing exactly what makes him so good at this time of year. Johnson's consistency is just sickening, as his fourth-place finish at Charlotte on Saturday night gave him his fourth top-five in the first five races and maintains his 4.0 average finishing position during that stretch. They don't call him Superman for nothing.
FIGURE out who will win the Chase with the Halfway to Homestead oddsmaker.
The Chase for the Sprint Cup has run five races, which means that there are five more to go before the Sprint Cup champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It also means that about half of the Chase drivers have at some point or another been unofficially eliminated from the Chase.


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5:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "Cincinnati, Hour Two" During a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW discusses with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service how today's endangered rhinos are affected by the antiques trade. Discoveries in "the city that sings" include a suit that belonged to chicken magnate Colonel Sanders; a bronze horse sculpture by Solon Borglum; and an 1846 wall map of the western United States, valued at $11,000-$12,000. Part 2 of 3G
6:00 pm
British Antiques Roadshow "Beverley Minister 2" Fiona Bruce and the team of experts are back for a second visit in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Hundreds of visitors come to see the experts. Among the objects caught on camera are a pair of valuable medical leech jars once used to bleed patients, a curious sideboard that hides secret drawers, and a ring with a locket containing the hair of Napoleon Bonaparte.G
6:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "North England's Lake District and Durham" Rick hikes through the green mountain playground of the Cumbrian Lake District. He tours a slate mine and conquers stony summits. He also meets local residents, their dogs and sheep; plays cricket, hikes Hadrian's Wall; and is dazzled by Durham's Norman cathedral.G
7:00 pm
The Lawrence Welk Show "April Showers" The cast and orchestra open the show with the 1921 favorite, "April Showers." Norma Zimmer & Jimmy Roberts "Look For the Silver Lining." Steve Smith sings about "April Love." Natalie Nevins says to "Look To the Rainbow." Jo Ann Castle plays a rousing "You Are My Sunshine."G
8:00 pm
Are You Being Served? "Night Club" Mr. Grace asks staff members to come up with suggestions for ways the store could make money after shopping hours.G
8:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Candlelight Supper" Hyacinth plans a candlelight supper to impress the head of the local amateur operatic society and show off her vocal talents.G
9:01 pm
As Time Goes By "Alistair's Engagement" Judy invites her new boyfriend, Paul, to stay while Jean and Lionel are out of town.G
9:31 pm
The Cafe "Deal Or No Deal" It is Carol's birthday and she has a very difficult decision to make.G
10:00 pm
The Red Green Show "Back to Nature" Harold rents out the lodge to a group that turns out to be a nudist organization. Red finds a purpose for accordions.G
10:30 pm
My Family "It's Training Men" Ben insults a patient, who storms out. Roger tells Ben their employer is using an undercover patient to evaluate customer service skills and he must attend a weekend of retraining where clips of the incident are used in class.G
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Doctor Who Series "The Vampires of Venice" The Doctor takes Amy and Rory away for a romantic break but terror awaits in 16th-century Venice where something sinister lurks within the House of Calvierri.G


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Television personality Khloé Kardashian Odom and TV host and actor Mario Lopez will host the second season of "The X Factor" airing Wednesdays (8 to 10 p.m.) and Thursdays (8 p.m.) on FOX.
Odom began her career as a television star and has helped build the Kardashian family brand on E!, while Lopez started in entertainment as a young actor and has appeared in TV, film and Broadway, and currently hosts the entertainment news magazine show, "Extra."
Odom and Lopez will first appear as hosts during the live broadcasts of "The X Factor" in November.
"The worst kept secret in Hollywood is out," said Simon Cowell. "Mario and Khloé are our hosts. They will debut on our first live show in November and I couldn't be happier."
"I'm so thrilled to become a part of 'The X Factor' family," Odom said. "I've been a big fan of the show and look forward to working with Simon and all of the judges. It's going to be so much fun!"
"I'm very excited to be joining 'The X Factor' team," Lopez said. "I love the show, and I've been a big fan of Simon Cowell and the judges for a long time. Khloé and I have been friends for years and I know we'll be a great team and have a blast."
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the judges reveal which four acts in each of the four categories - Teens, Young Adults, Groups and Over 25s - continue and which two acts are eliminated. Then, as the "Judges' Homes" round comes to a close and a new phase of the competition begins, "The X Factor" returns with special live episodes Thursday, Nov. 1 (8 until 10 p.m.), and on a special night, Sunday, Nov. 4 (8 to 10 p.m.) on FOX.
Odom, a New York Times best-selling author ("Kardashian Konfidential"), married NBA superstar Lamar Odom on Sept. 27, 2009. The two shared their wedding in their very own two-hour E! Entertainment special, "A Kardashian Wedding." This, like her family's hit reality show on E!, "Keeping up with the Kardashians," was a record-breaking hit.
Odom recently wrapped the second season of E!'s "Khloé and Lamar," on which she served as executive producer. Other hosting credits include, among others, "The Mix Up with Khloé Kardashian Odom," a daily radio show on Dallas's MIX 102.9, and a season on E!'s "Fashion Police." Odom and her sisters are co-owners of DASH boutiques, with locations in L.A., Miami and New York City. Their Kardashian Khaos store is based in Las Vegas. Other ventures include two fragrances, the Kardashian Kollection line, K-Dash clothing line for QVC and a cosmetics line, among others.
Named as one of Forbes magazine's Top 100 celebrities, Odom has always made an effort to stay connected with her fans. HerKhloeKardashian.celebuzz.com blog gets 6 million visits a month, and she has more than 7 million Twitter followers.
Lopez is the host of the nationally syndicated entertainment news show"Extra." He also is the host of the nationwide Clear Channel radio show, "On with Mario Lopez." An avid boxing fan, he is a recurring commentator on HBO's boxing programs and he recently produced a documentary based on the sport, titled "Champ."
Lopez is a New York Times best-selling author for his healthy eating guide, "Extra Lean." In May 2011, he released the follow-up to "Extra Lean," titled "Extra Lean Family." Additionally, Lopez wrote "Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness," a best-selling fitness book that offers readers a look into his impressive workout regime, and "Mud Tacos," a children's' book he co-authored with his sister, Marissa. As a follow-up to "Mud Tacos," Lopez released "Mario & Baby Gia," a children's book he wrote for his daughter, Gia. He first came to fame as a member of the popular teen series "Saved by the Bell."
Like" "The X Factor" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA. Follow the series on Twitter @TheXFactorUSA and join the discussion at #xfactor. Follow the judges and hosts:@SimonCowell,@BritneySpears,@ddlovato,@LA_Reid,@KhloeKardashian and@MarioLopezExtra.


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The latest from the best-selling British author (The Business of Dying, 2003, etc.); this thriller was partially inspired by a 2008 terror attack in Mumbai.
What would you do if the only way to save your two children was to betray your colleagues and send them into an ambush? A group of gunmen takes over the fictional Stanhope Hotel in London, killing anyone who shows the remotest hint of resistance. They rig the hotel with explosives to prevent either rescue or escape. Apparently, an unnamed Arab government is behind the attack, but the terrorists are hard-core mercenaries instead of Arabs. Some of them are ex-soldiers who fought in Iraq, serving the interests of the rich and powerful, and they feel they've gotten nothing in return for their sacrifices. They feel wronged by the system, so their goal is to humiliate British authorities and bring down the government. The AK 47–toting Fox wants to "cause chaos and terror, to smash the old, established order," not to liberate Palestine or high-tail it with a bundle of cash. Meanwhile, the British authorities do their best to negotiate from their vantage point of weakness. Of course, the bad guys will have a hard time leaving the hotel alive, but do they even want to escape? So the siege—but not the story—is at a standstill. A couple of subplots keep things moving, for example, witness Martin Dalston, whose intended suicide is interrupted by the chaos. Meticulous plotting makes this a fast-moving yarn with short chapters, tight writing, plenty of violence, and characters both flawed and believable.
Kernick is a first-rate storyteller. Readers will have no trouble hating this book's bad guys, who lack even a glimmer of humanity.


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Social Media Done RightBy Michael S. Kenny and Will Yen | Posted 2009-12-08 Print
Here's how to build a successful social media strategy and architecture.
Social Media Done Right
Some of the top brands in the United States have formulated recipes for success in building meaningful social media platforms. For example, Zappos initiated the use of Twitter to manage the company's employee churn problem: By using Twitter as an immediate feedback mechanism, the organization was able to address key employee problems in real time. This year, Zappos made Fortune's list as one of the top 100 best companies to work for in the United States.
CNN launched iReport in early 2008 to open up a channel for "citizen journalism," which allows the public to try its hand at reporting online. The site, which claims more than 300,000 user reports to date, has become a significant news-gathering tool. In fact, CNN has a dedicated staff of reporters who review user input for integration into its network news coverage.
In order to successfully execute in the social networking arena, an organization must understand its culture and its willingness to undertake this type of initiative. Culture will have a profound impact on overall strategy, and privacy policies and corporate guidelines must be carefully considered. Cultures that safeguard and shroud product development information might find it intimidating to share that information in a social medium.
In order to be successful, an organization's social strategy and presence must be consistent with its culture and values. Considering all these factors will help management build a realistic strategy that is tailored to its vision.
The Technology of Social Media
Numerous platform and product providers in the social media technology marketplace can provide the back-end capabilities needed to build the foundation for a social media architecture. Industry leaders are emerging, offering comprehensive product features and, in some cases, providing significant understanding of the business requirements that their product is supporting.
Further, technology called "listening platforms" provides analytics from which to mine data and derive insights from a social network. Some are delivered as software that can be integrated into the community's platform. With these tools, organizations can participate in, but cannot control, the conversation, enabling them to learn from each discussion and interaction in order to help shape and achieve business objectives.
Nurturing, growing and maintaining a community requires close examination. For this is where the "magic" happens—when a company has developed a healthy, thriving community in which all participants, no matter what their role, find value in contributing, communicating and interacting. Measuring the progress of this community's development is crucial because it allows a firm to make adjustments to its community-building strategy and tailor the community to its customers' needs.
The social media phenomenon is here to stay, and it will continue to have an impact on business decisions. Customers are demanding interaction. Conversations about your enterprise or its products and services are likely already happening within these networks—even if your organization has not yet joined the dialogue.
The larger the organization or the more complex the business or industry, the greater the need for a thoughtful and measurable strategy that can be executed and maintained by all parties involved. Any organization wishing to engage in the "conversation" must define its social media architecture across the components of business benefits or purpose, culture, policies, platform and presence, listening platforms, metrics and community.
Michael S. Kenny, the managing director of Slalom Consulting, is based in San Francisco. He has more than 18 years of consulting experience across a variety of industries and has led technology engagements for a wide array of Fortune 500 companies.
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Thursday September 1, 2011
Actress Alyssa Milano has given birth to a baby boy.
The Hall Pass star, who is married to agent David Bugliari, had the couple's first child, son Milo Thomas, on Wednesday, her rep told the New York Daily News.
Alyssa's new baby was born weighing 7lbs.
She soon took to her Twitter account to thank everyone for the well wishes.
"Thank you for all the well wishes for my son Milo. My heart has tripled in size. I love him more than all the leaves on all the trees," she said.
The 38-year-old actress, who tied the knot in 2009, has already spoken about wanting to expand her family as she has enjoyed being pregnant.
"I've had such a great time being pregnant that you're probably going to see me more pregnant than not in the next few years because I'm really digging it.
"I want to really enjoy my child. Everyone keeps telling me how fast it goes by and to spend as much time with them as possible," she told E! News.


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Not Cool: MPAA Joins The W3C
from the that's-not-going-to-end-well dept
In short, the MPAA has no place at all in the W3C. If there had been any indication that this was a shift in the MPAA's thinking, that actually would be interesting. If the MPAA had shown even the slightest indication that it was finally willing to embrace real internet principles and standards, and move Hollywood into the 21st century, that would be a good thing, and they should participate. But that's not what this is about, at all.
Instead, I fear that this is because of the stupid fight, which the W3C supports, to put DRM in HTML5. Tim Berners-Lee, who created the web and heads the W3C, has (for reasons that still don't make any sense) supported this dangerous proposal. Despite detailed explanations for why this is a bad idea, he has continued to defend the idea, which appears to go against nearly everything he's said in the past. Having the MPAA join the W3C is not encouraging at all.
Berners-Lee's support of DRM in HTML5 seems to be based on the short-sighted (and simply wrong) idea that the web needs the legacy entertainment industry more than the legacy entertainment industry needs the web. Building truly open standards that the world adopts will get the MPAA and others to come along eventually, because they'll realize they need to go where the people are, even if it isn't crippled with restrictions and locks. Bringing the MPAA into the process only continues to perpetuate this idea that we should be building a broadcast platform for the entertainment industry to push a message at consumers, rather than building a platform for creators of all kinds to communicate and share.


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Bottle Bank Arcade-What Happens When We Make Choices Fun?
In this video, the fun theory is tested using a glass bottle recycling bank. The question posed: "Can we get more people to use the bottle bank by making it fun to do?"
The video shows that a traditional bottle bank converted into an arcade game was used 100 times, while a conventional bottle bank was used two times during the same period.
Other examples include a piano staircase, an invention that makes it more appealing to take the stairs instead of the escalator, and the world's deepest garbage bin, an effort to reduce litter.
The videos are part of a marketing initiative created by Volkswagen Sweden and ad agency DDB Stockholm. The campaign extends to a Fun Theory award competition, in which entrants presented the idea or invention that best demonstrates the theory. Videos of the winner and runner-up inventions are posted on the The Fun Theory site.
The campaign asks, "What Happens When We Make Choices Fun?" and answers itself: "Fun can obviously change behavior for the better."


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Summer schools in the UK Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Summer schools in the UK Goto page 1, 2, 3 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Kingdom View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message izzy272Joined: 16 Jul 2004Posts: 29Location: Shanghai Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject: Summer schools in the UK Can someone please fill me in about the summer schools(ESL) in the UK. I will be in London this summer,and may want to give it a go. Any links would be great. Thanks Back to top nickyoungJoined: 15 Dec 2004Posts: 8 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:55 pm Post subject: hi there i have a similar query, i was going to ask if anyone could recomend any good efl summer school organizations in the uk that i could find work with. i'm bristol based so anything around there would be great but i'd be prepared to travel just about anywhere.. also, the longer the summer contract the better. any suggestions? cheers nick Back to top SandyMJoined: 05 Feb 2005Posts: 114Location: Here, there, and everywhere... Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject: Summer School Slavery In response to the two queries above about working on summer schools this year, my advice is - FORGET IT! I must have done around a dozen before I saw the light - but then, I am an EFL teacher! You'll be a virtual slave, working for 200 quid a week after tax (and just everybody has to pay some tax), and expected to work a 14-hour day for 6 days a week. Your hourly rate will work out at something very similar to the minimum wage, believe me! You must be seriously desperate to consider that. There has to be something better you could do with your time - like getting proper work, for instance. Sandy Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:14 am Post subject: Although SandyM gives a pretty good and accurate summary you can be lucky. Try EJO as they often have French groups over in the South of England who bring their own 'animateurs' who are basically responsible for the supervision and welfare of their 'colonie de vacance'. I struck lucky for a couple of years (indeed my first ever teaching exeperience!). Apart from that I'd agree with Sandy, and last year I turned down two offers local to me where the vagueness of the job description told me all I needed to know. Sue Back to top Will.Joined: 02 May 2003Posts: 783Location: London Uk Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:25 am Post subject: Try the link to The Guardian's jobs web page. http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/education/academic/index.jsp? Back to top SandyMJoined: 05 Feb 2005Posts: 114Location: Here, there, and everywhere... Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:53 am Post subject: Summer Schools - Bonded Labour for the C21 I'm not too sure if I would agree with SueH's assessment of EJO. Some years ago I applied for a post with them, and the money they were offering was the worst I'd experienced up till then. Of course, things might have changed since the late 1990s. The 'best' offers will probably come from Bell, but they prefer teachers and activity staff who are properly qualified and well-experienced. Even so, what they offer is still relative - only the best of a bad bunch. Either way, Summer Schools represent the modern equivalent of bonded labour. You'll be signing away your rights for several weeks - and remember, there's no such thing as a Work Directive or a 48-hour week on a Summer School! SandyM Back to top dyakJoined: 25 Jun 2003Posts: 630 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:37 am Post subject: There's a ton of jobs on www.tefl.com if you really really want to work in a summer school. Remember, the fact that they say, 'EFL Teacher Required', is a tad misleading. Other duties will include: Excursions. Sport. Crowd control. Stopping randy 15 year old students shagging each other. Mother. Father. The wages aren't too bad if you neither drink nor smoke nor eat, but you'll really need to. Back to top Chris_CrossleyJoined: 26 Jun 2004Posts: 1797Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!! Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject: Sign your rights away and get slave wages - HA! I remember reading some time ago some clause in an applicant's notes for a summer school that there is no such thing as a regular 40-hour per week, 9-5 sort of thing when it comes to what one is expected to do at a summer school. In fact, the application form asked people to sign a waiver, which basically meant that the school was (legally?) asking for applicants to sign away their rights to a reasonable workload, which meant that they would have no redress whatsoever if they complained about being overworked. I actually applied for one of these summer schools (having gone through two reasonable ones four years ago with a different organisation) and had a telephone interview on May 19th, during which I was specifically asked if I had any real objections to this. I said "no", given that I already had 3 1/2 years' TEFL experience, including two summer schools in England and one year full-time at a public-sector primary school in China. (As any old China hand will tell you, Chinese kids can be draining.) Since then, I have heard NOTHING. Clearly, they were not remotely serious about employing me, but I have found some other teaching work for the summer, only it will be adults only. I am still in China, BTW, so I would have had to have paid my own air fare and other travel expenses even if I had been offered the UK summer job. Thanks to the total silence from what must be a cowboy outfit (even if it did advertise on TEFL.com), I can be comforted by the thought that I have saved both a lot of money and, more importantly, a lot of hassle and stress! BTW, my previous summer school experience four years ago was a non-residential post, paying newbies the utterly laughable "wage" of 180 quid a week, a considerable proportion of which went towards my renting a room at the local university - exorbitant in one case. I was shocked to discover that, four years on, that wage remains unchanged for newbies. They must be making a mint on the backs of poor newbies. Never again will I do any non-residential post for a summer school (unless I happen to be local, of course), even if I ultimately did enjoy the experience (just about, since I did not have to take the students for any extra-curricular activities whatsoever). Back to top dyakJoined: 25 Jun 2003Posts: 630 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject: Chris_Crossley wrote: In fact, the application form asked people to sign a waiver, which basically meant that the school was (legally?) asking for applicants to sign away their rights to a reasonable workload, which meant that they would have no redress whatsoever if they complained about being overworked. Amazingly it's legal if you sign the waiver. It's illegal in the rest of the EU but the UK opted out of a lot of 'laws', including this one. Back to top sprightlyJoined: 07 May 2003Posts: 136Location: England Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject: i'm starting one today. three wks, 9-1 each day. non-residential. two afternoons a wk (90min), no evenings, no wkends. we have nothing to do with the kids outside of class. the pay is not fab (500 for 60 hours, create own syllabus), but since it's near my home, it works out for me. and i need the practice. Back to top lastmanineuropeJoined: 18 Nov 2005Posts: 22Location: HK Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:17 am Post subject: Summer is the busiest time for teaching English in the UK. I have taught on summer programmes every year here since 1999 - in Glasgow, Sunderland, Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Some schools are very professional, some less so. You can find adverts on eslcafe.com and tefl.com, as well as in the Guardian newspaper on Tuesdays from the spring onwards. All schools these days request a TEFL certificate. Not all require teaching experience and summer courses can be a good way for a new teacher to get some experience. You probably won't save that much - I was getting between £800-1200 for a 4 week course (before tax) though accomodation and food are usually included. Some schools are in private colleges and have great facilities - tennis courts, swimming pools, internet etc. Others are less good, but all have been at least ok for a few weeks. Courses tend to be 4 weeks long, but some are 6 weeks long. Sometimes it is possible to do 2 or 3 courses in a row and make it last the whole summer. The students are often teenagers from rich backgrounds. Sometimes you have to help with the social programme in the afternoon and evening as well as teaching in the morning. Sometimes there are extra staff to do the social side. Depends on the programme you are on. The social programme can be a good chance to see castles, museums and new areas of Britain for free. Hours can be long and the money is not amazing, but overall I'd recommend doing a summer school course if you want to save up a bit of money, get some teaching experience and want to live and visit new areas of the UK. Good luck. Back to top kerrileeJoined: 22 Jan 2006Posts: 59Location: Dalian, China Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: English Summer School All I will say is just teach!!! I did one straight from my TESOL course, and spent a month travelling 1 1/2 hours across London to teach Italian brats who did not want to be there and then taking them out in the afternoons and Saturdays. Because of the London bombing which happened in the first week, the kids got stuck on campus and then confined to south-west London, and so were unbearable - what should have been fun looking round London turned into a fest of shopping in various places and generally other walking activities as the teachers did not feel safe on transport. So keeping control of 70 Italian kids and makin g them walk was a challenge to say the least! Luckily it was only a four week contract! So if you go for it, try and just teach as much as you can and avoid the activites like some of the other teachers did! They were sensible! Back to top John HamiltonJoined: 17 Apr 2006Posts: 45Location: France Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: Summer Schools There's a little truth in all the postings. The majority of Summer Schools are nightmarish horror stories but not all. Apply in good time, probably not from ads on tefl.com but directly to the schools and you might just get lucky. The posting about waiving your rights away sounds appalling if true. Anyone else heard of this? Back to top Will.Joined: 02 May 2003Posts: 783Location: London Uk Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: Yep! I signed that contract. I also worked much much more than the 40 'nominal' hours I rose att 05:45 and retired after midnight for 6 weeks. I also got quality accommodation, some damn fine cooking and a swimming pool on site. Crap money but good expereience The waiver one signs on these contracts allows the employer to employ you to work outside the 'normal' hours of employment and not get paid overtime rates. In a residential situation it is quite common to find certain 'activities' in progress at strange hours of the night and be obliged to don dressing gown and boots to deal with it. In this way the job gets done and the employer is assured that it will be done as part and parcel of the contractual agreement. One reason DOS's are *beep* on certain courses...it encourages the brats to behave and we all get some undisturbed sleep at night One suggestion for summer school is too use the list below and mail a CV to the schools that interest you rather than to the schools who are advertising... this means that there are teachers who are not returning this year....or the school only operates in the summer http://www.englishforum.com/00/schools/uk/ Back to top ZULJoined: 14 Jul 2004Posts: 1 Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject: I'm curious if an American is able to goto the UK and work as a teacher with just a bachelor degree. It seems to me that there are such tight requirements on teaching in the UK as a Yank. 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I had the same problem. In my case the clutch fork bearing retainer was not riveted on the fork correctly. It was not letting the bearing center itself over the tranny output shaft, adding a lot of side pressure. As I worked the clutch during driving the bearing would really heat up. When I tore it down to find the problem the bearing was ready to fall apart from wear. Not sure of the brand of fork but it was after market so there are more out there!
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Portable Birthdays: Modern Ideas for Parties Away from Home
My daughter's birthday party is tomorrow. Tomorrow! I'm not ready. But, I'm more ready than usual because this year, for her fourth birthday, we've chosen to have the party somewhere other than at our cramped house. It's our first foray into public birthday party venues, and it's a sticky wicket. Especially for me, her creative momma, who really just wants to get all crazy with decor and accessories!
But I've realized the thing to do is bring some fun ideas with us to the party. Luckily the art studio venue we chose allows us to bring our own cake (homemade and decorated by moi!), and decorations too. So we'll be bringing the ubiquitous pennant banner, homemade party favors, and balloons. If I had more time, I've found some great inspiration for unique portable party decor. Hanging banners and garlands are a particularly easy way to add some personality to a bland party room. What do you think of these options?
- Floating Photos with Balloons, from Lovely Green Lifestyle
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- Pom pom curtain, from Three Nations
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After the very last out, "Dude" immediately ran onto the field. Unfortunately he was not tased.
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Chair Greene documented a quorum and called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.
Chair Greene yielded to President Delaney.
President Delaney reported that, according to Board direction, a consultant was hired by the university to review his contract. He stated that trustees would be contacted for their input.
President Delaney spoke about a possible football program for UNF, noting that there was a major realignment in college athletic conferences across the country. He added that UNF could become an orphan institution in its current conference and football would open up more conference affiliations.
President Delaney addressed finances, noting that, if finances did not work, there would be no further exploration. He clarified that no academic funding would be used for the program and academic standards for participants would not be lowered. President Delaney mentioned that an athletics fee might be considered, which would be prefaced by significant student input.
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The ridiculous battle over who broke the news on the health care ruling―and why its dangerous. Thurs., June 28, 2012.
By Rem Rieder Rem Rieder (firstname.lastname@example.com) is AJR's editor and senior vice president.
Q: Which news organization was first to report on the U.S. Supreme Court's health care ruling?
A: Who cares?
This morning, a Bloomberg News public relations staffer sent along this helpful tip to media news blogger/aggregator Jim Romenesko:
"Just wanted to reach out about your post about the coverage of today's Supreme Court health care ruling. You reference an email that notes that the AP first reported the decision by our records, Bloomberg moved the story first at 10:07:31; the AP moved the story at 10:07:55. I've attached screen shots of both headlines with timestamps for your reference."
So Bloomberg was crowing that it beat the Associated Press by 24 seconds? 24 seconds? Really?
Give me a break.
(Off topic: And the flack also felt compelled to use the incredibly annoying and ubiquitous phrase "reach out." Nobody ever "seeks comment" anymore. They "reach out." Make it stop. Like "it is what it is," this one really stretches the limits of the First Amendment.)
The Bloomberg person was responding to an earlier Romenesko post in which an unnamed AP staffer was bragging in an e-mail about the AP's speed and accuracy on the decision, saying the wire service had been first, and thoroughly enjoying CNN's epic screw-up in its first report. Such football-spiking by AP staffers led an AP official to tell the staff to cease and desist, to act as if they had been in the end zone before.
The "who will get it first" madness started yesterday when Lyle Denniston, a reporter for the Supreme Court-blanketing SCOTUSblog, was quoted in the Washington Post as saying, "our number one ambition is to beat everyone on the ruling."
Now there's no doubt the scoop is a time-honored tradition in journalism. Breaking a big story is a big deal. And that competition to unearth powerful and important stories can be a very positive force.
But worrying about being first on reporting something that is handed to you and everyone else? By 24 seconds? To borrow the Gail Collinsism, I think I speak for everyone when I say, it's really not important.
Worse than that, it's dangerous. The health care decision is a complicated piece of business. It's worth taking the time required to fully understand it before reporting on it. It's that rush to be first or almost first that leads to world-class mistakes like CNN and Fox News made this morning, when they reported the health care law had been overturned.
Finally, you've heard of nondenial denials? Well, how about this noncorrection correction? While CNN forthrightly admitted that it had blown it in its initial report on the decision, Fox released this gem from deep in its defensive crouch:
"We gave our viewers the news as it happened. When Justice [John] Roberts said, and we read, that the mandate was not valid under the Commerce clause, we reported it. Bill Hemmer even added, be patient as we work through this. Then when we heard and read, that the mandate could be upheld under the government's power to tax, we reported that as well all within two minutes.
"By contrast, one other cable network was unable to get their Supreme Court reporter to the camera, and said as much. Another said it was a big setback for the President. Fox reported the facts, as they came in."
This, even though the network had reported flatly, "The individual mandate has been ruled unconstitutional."


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Some Christian viewers were outraged after Hallmark recently omitted the word God from a re-run of "It Could Happen to You." Hallmark explained the channel omitted the name of God in the movie because the characters take the Lord's name in vain.
The Hallmark Channel recently came under fire for editing the word God from a re-run of the 1994 movie "It Could Happen to You," reports Katherine Weber at The Christian Post. Some Christian viewers expressed their outrage at Hallmark's decision on the channel's Facebook page. "I was shocked, angry and greatly disappointed that during the movie 'It Could Happen to You.' Every time the name of God was used, it was muted out," wrote one commenter, per Christian Post. "I would never have thought the Hallmark Channel would cave in to so-called political correctness." Other viewers expressed disbelief that Hallmark made this decision and threatened to stop watching the channel. In response to these complaints, a Hallmark representative explained the channel omitted the name of God in the movie because the characters take the Lord's name in vain, wrote Abby Ohlheiser at The Wire. "As the leader of family programming, Hallmark Channel strives to provide quality programming with a balance that includes both current and contemporary shows," the representative said in a statement. "In the recent airing of 'It Could Happen to You,' the word God was omitted as staying on the side of caution to not offend." One commenter applauded Hallmark's decision to not air comments that use God's name casually. "Why are people offended over God being silenced in a movie? It offends God for his name to be used in that manner," the viewer said, per The Wire. Hallmark is not the only company that censors the word God. Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the duo who wrote the music featured in "Frozen," claimed Disney censors God during an NPR interview (though the company is concerned with avoiding all religious mentions rather than not taking the Lord's name in vain), according to Deacon Greg Kandra at Patheos. "It's funny. One of the only places you have to draw the line at Disney is with religious things, the word God," said Anderson-Lopez. "There was even a – well, you can say (God) in Disney but you can't put it in the movie," Lopez said.%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A//beacon.deseretconnect.com/beacon.gif%3Fcid%3D163699%26pid%3D46%22%20/%3E


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Dan 'Bee' Spears, Willie Nelson's Longtime Bassist, Dies
Dan 'Bee' Spears, who served as the bassist in Wille Nelson's touring band for over 40 years and who played on several of the singer's crucial albums, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (Dec. 8). Spears was 62.
KXAN, a TV station based in Austin, Tex., first reported that Spears was found dead outside of his Nashville motor home, according to his friend Dee Pearce. The bassist apparently slipped and fell, ultimately dying of exposure to the elements.
A statement about Spears' death was posted on Nelson's website. It read as follows:
"We are deeply saddened by the death of Family member Dan 'Bee' Spears, long time friend and bassist for Willie Nelson and Family. We are still in shock and gathering details as the day continues. He apparently died of accidental exposure at his property near Nashville, Tenn."
According to Rolling Stone, music coursed through the bassist's veins and fueled his DNA, as he grew up in a musical family in San Antonio. Spears was hired by Nelson in 1968 at the tender age of 19. He took over for David Zetter, who was drafted. Spears recalled being hired for the gig, saying, "I happened to be there when the guys were talking about finding a replacement. One of the guys said, 'Hell, let's hire Bee. He doesn't play worth a crap, but we can teach him what to play, and he won't come in with any preconceived bulls—!""
Spears' contributed to essential Nelson albums like 'The Troublemaker,' 'Shotgun Willie, 'The Redhead Stranger' and more. He also hit the road and played with Waylon Jennings and Guy Clark. While his name might not be instantly familiar, the bassist leaves behind a lasting and impressive legacy.


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MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he won't push for more extensive background checks for gun owners in Wisconsin despite inaction in the U.S. Senate and a recent poll showing overwhelming public support for such a move in the state.
Walker was asked about the issue during a conference call from Shanghai where he is leading a 10-day trade mission. The governor has repeatedly said he is focused on improving mental health services in the state and he reiterated that Thursday.
"For us that's really where we're going to put our focal point on," he said. "The bigger issue seems to be treating chronic, untreated mental illness."
Wisconsin requires people who purchase guns from federal licensed dealers to undergo background checks, but it doesn't regulate private transactions. Democrats have introduced a bill in the Legislature calling for universal background checks which would make it illegal to buy or sell most firearms in the state without a background check.
Walker said the issue should be left to the federal government to regulate, not individual states.
State Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, said Walker and Republican legislative leaders who have refused to act on the bill he introduced were showing a "failure of leadership."
"They need to listen to people around the country, and certainly peple in this state, who overwhelmingly feel that having background checks is important to have when you transfer guns," Richards said.
A Marquette University law school poll released in March showed that 81 percent of respondents said they supported background checks for people who buy guns at gun shows or from private residents in Wisconsin. About 54 percent of respondents said they favor banning assault-style weapons.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to garner enough support for measures that would have expanded background checks to sales at gun shows and online, ban assault-style weapons and limit the capacity of ammunition magazines. President Barack Obama, who made the measure a top priority and pushed hard for its passage, called inaction on the proposal a "shameful day for Washington."
Wisconsin's U.S. senators were divided on the bill. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin voted for it Wednesday while Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted against it.
The National Rifle Association opposed the Senate bill. The NRA is a staunch backer of Walker, having spent more than $815,000 in independent expenditures on behalf of Walker in his recall election last year.
Walker has received an A-plus rating from the group. He spoke at the NRA's national convention last year, winning an award for signing the measure allowing Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons and another bill giving legal protection to homeowners who shoot and kill intruders on their property. Both were high priorities of the NRA.
The NRA has registered in opposition to Richards' gun background check bill in Wisconsin. The measure appears all but dead in the Legislature given Walker's position and opposition from Republican leaders.
The bill has generated support from Elvin Daniel, whose sister Zina Haughton was among seven people shot in an attack by her husband at a Brookfield spa last October. Haughton's husband bought the handgun from a private owner just days before the shooting and after she was granted a restraining order against him.
Backers of the Democrats' bill, including Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, argue a universal background check law may have prevented his purchase of the gun.
But Republicans who control the Legislature, echoing Walker's position, have said they are deferring to the federal government. Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, has called the Democrats' bill an unnecessary political stunt that would deny gun owners' constitutional rights.
And Senate Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said in a statement Thursday the bill was going nowhere.
"There is not enough support for the bill in the Senate at this time," Fitzgerald said. "I don't foresee us advancing gun control legislation this session."
Walker has proposed adding about $29 million in funding for mental health programs in the state, including community-based care for adults and children with severe mental illness. The spending plan also would establish an Office of Children's Mental Health.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also created a bipartisan mental health task force, which was meeting Thursday in Milwaukee.


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Haze returns, affects flights in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Smoke from illegal fires set to clear land, including for plantations, has blanketed parts of Riau province in western Indonesia and disrupted flight operations, an official said Tuesday.
A total of 264 hotspots were detected Tuesday by satellite across the province on Sumatra island, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
He said a thick haze is covering Pekanbaru, the province's capital, hampering flights to and from its airport. Visibility has been reduced to less than 50 meters (yards) in some districts.
In June, acrid air choked Malaysia and Singapore, which suffered its worst recorded level of air pollution. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a public apology to his neighbors.
Authorities have warned dry weather between August and October could bring more thick smoke from Sumatra and Borneo islands.
Illegal fires destroy huge areas of Indonesian forest every summer during the dry season, angering surrounding countries, causing massive economic losses and contributing to the country's carbon dioxide emissions. The fires are often set to clear land for farming, corporate development or oil palm plantations.


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Apartment for rent from € 58/day in GhisonacciaName/Address: Marina Corsa
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Interior3-room apartment 37 m2, simple and comfortable furnishings: living/dining room with 1 double sofabed. Exit to the balcony. 1 room with 1 double bed. 1 small room with 2 sleeping facilities. Kitchenette (4 hot plates). Shower/WC. 1 small pet/ dog allowed. Some apartments have a gallery with sloping ceiling.
Outside"Marina Corsa" is a residential complex situated by the sea with a fine sandy beach, in the middle of green areas of 100 000 m2, built in a mediterranean style.The properties are comfortable and situated in small 1 to 3 storey buildings. They are situated on the ground floor with patio or on one of the floors with a terrace and terrace furniture. Beach bar (from 1 July to 31 August). Please note: some apartments have a gallery with sloping ceilings. Child friendly resort "Marina Corsa". Outside the resort, 5 km from the centre of Ghisonaccia, 100 m from the sea, 100 m from the beach, direct access to the beach. For shared use: property with lawn and trees. In the complex: reception with TV, WiFi, washing machine, tumble dryer (extra). Parking. Sandy beach 100 m. Please note: car recommended. The photograph shows a typical example. There are more similar properties for rent in this same residence.
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Headed to the local coffee shop? Layer this necklace over your go-to cotton shirt and jeans. Or perhaps today calls for a trip to your favorite restaurant with your sweetie (sans kids)? Then it's this necklace paired with your hip dating outfit and cute wedges to finish off the look. What else could be better than this design – perfect for all At-Tier! Pun intended :)
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Narciso Rodriguez, the world-renowned fashion designer, has had a long involvement with AID FOR AIDS International (AFAI), culminating in his joining our Board of Directors in 2008. In a broader sense, his work with AFAI is part of a decades-long commitment to the battle against HIV/AIDS and to other charitable causes close to his heart. With AIDS WALK 2011 just around the corner, AID FOR AIDS spoke with Narciso about his role in the AFAI family and his thoughts about the long struggle to end the HIV epidemic.
Q: You've been involved for a long time with pediatric AIDS charities, breast cancer awareness and research, and a host of other causes. What specifically brought you to us?
A: I believe it was about five years ago when some friends first told me about AID FOR AIDS. The story was just amazing, and incredibly inspiring. Here's a man, Jesus Aguais, who on his own starts this organization out of his apartment to ship recycled HIV medicine to people around the world who need it to stay alive. And now, 15 years later, it's helping thousands of people. When you think of it, AID FOR AIDS was green before green became fashionable. But, to me, what the story most represents is what one person can do if he or she has the courage and cares enough. Anyway, I knew I wanted to be associated in some way with what Jesus and his people were doing. I'm honored to be a part of it.
Q: The fashion industry has been particularly out front in raising HIV awareness and funding. How big a factor is that in your own personal commitment to the cause?
A: Oh, for sure it is a huge factor. If you go back to the very beginning of the struggle, fashion, along with all the creative arts, were very deeply affected. For me and many of my colleagues in the industry, it has always been a deeply personal thing. We lost a tremendous number of talented people, a lot of good friends are gone. It was very painful…
Q: Twenty-five years later, where would you like to see the struggle go?
A: Well, I think there is still a great need to increase HIV awareness in the U.S. and around the world. Yes, with appropriate, expensive treatment, AIDS can be a manageable disease, but there are still huge parts of the world, for example Latin America and the Caribbean where AID FOR AIDS works, where it's a matter of life-and-death. There's a lot more to do to get the word out in terms of prevention and treatment. And there needs to be greater involvement by communities (outside of fashion and the arts). This thing is just too big, and too important. More people in positions of influence need to be actively involved.
Q: What are your plans for AIDS Walk on May 15? You've had some major success in the past fundraising for this event.
A: I can't be in New York to walk this year, but, like in past years, my thoughts are with the AID FOR AIDS team and this year's walkers. I encourage people to support them by joining their team or donating a contribution to their page.
Narciso Rodriguez studied design at the Parsons division of the New School in New York, before joining Anne Klein as women's design director under Donna Karan. In 1997, he launched his own label and gained worldwide recognition for the wedding dress worn by Carolyn Bessette at her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. In 2005, he became the first American to win the Council of Fashion Designers of America Womenswear Designer of the Year Award two years in a row. His list of celebrity clients includes Anna Paquin, Rachel Weisz, Claire Danes, Sonia Braga and Sarah Jessica Parker, among others. More recently, a dress from his 2009 Spring Collection was worn by Michelle Obama when she joined her husband at his first public appearance as President-Elect at Grant Park in Chicago .Narciso was one of Mr. Obama's most prominent supporters within the fashion community.