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Francesco Scavullo
Born on Staten Island, New York, Scavullo was taken to the movies for the first time by his grandfather. The film was Queen Christina, starring Greta Garbo, and young Francesco was spellbound. "How could any one human be so beautiful?"[1] he thought. After seeing pictures of Garbo and Marlene Dietrich before they were stars, he later told the society reporter William Norwich, he became "fascinated by the thought that you could make people attractive."[2] He loved looking through his mother's copies of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and began photographing his sisters and their friends—styling their hair and makeup, and carefully arranging the lighting to resemble the glamorous Hollywood portraits of the time. "By the time I was in high school," he later wrote, "I had no doubts about what I wanted to be."[3]
One of Scavullo's first jobs was assisting the legendary photographer Horst P. Horst at Vogue's studios. There, Scavullo learned cutting-edge lighting techniques, including the use of muslin filters and umbrella reflectors. More important, he learned how to treat his subjects. His mentor, Scavullo would later write, "was a master at handling personalities,"and he came to believe that "it's very important for a good picture that models like the photographer."[4]
Scavullo soon left Vogue to work freelance. His first cover was for Seventeen magazine. After that his career took off, and throughout the fifties and sixties he was in constant demand. He worked for just about every major magazine in the country, as well as for a long list of private clients, most of them famous.
Along the way, he met and briefly married a model named Carol McCallson, but some 20 years after their divorce he met Sean Byrnes, who would become his lifelong partner, as well as an essential member of the Scavullo team. Along with the makeup artist Way Bandy and Suga and Maury Hopson, popular hairstylists, Byrnes helped create the Scavullo look, selecting clothing, and styling and editing the shots. By 1973, Scavullo was back at Vogue, photographing most of its covers, and many of the fashion portfolios.
Scavullo was on everyone's lips—just the last name was necessary—and it rang out as a clarion of glossy, dance-all-night seventies glamour, much like Sassoon or Halston. He photographed all the decade's defining beauties, including Farrah Fawcett, Patti Hansen, Margaux Hemingway, Rene Russo, and the young Brooke Shields. He was an habitué of Studio 54 (along with many of the aforementioned stars) and of Andy Warhol's Factory.
While wildly successful in the professional realm, Scavullo had his difficulties. He suffered from mood swings, had four "nervous breakdowns" (as everyone called them them), and, in 1981, was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Over the years he was subjected to a variety of treatments, from lithium to electroshock therapy, but although he struggled to overcome the disorder, he also believed his creativity was enhanced by its manic phases.
In the eighties, Scavullo began silk-screening his images. Working with Andy Warhol's printer Rupert Smith, he transferred photographs of flowers—full-blown, often sagging under the weight of their petals—onto canvas. He also continued to take photographic portraits, experimenting with ways to control light, ever attempting to re-create the perfect beauty he had once seen in Garbo's face.
Francesco Scavullo died of heart failure in 2004. He was 82. At the time of his death, he was at home in his townhouse in Manhattan, working on an upcoming exhibit. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute.
Francesco Scavullo born on Staten Island, New York, the fourth of five children of Angelo and Margaret Scavullo. Angelo owns a successful cooking-utensil business. Before marrying, Margaret was a sales clerk at New York department store B. Altman, with dreams of becoming a fashion designer.
Francesco's father buys the Central Park Casino, a Manhattan nightclub popular among socialites and screen stars. The family moves to a townhouse on the city's East Side. Francesco sneaks out at night to go to jazz clubs. "That's when I was really awakened," he later says. "Before that, my life was in the movies."[5]
Hired as a lowly assistant at Becker's Studio, a company that produces fashion catalogs. Works with model Betty (a.k.a. Lauren) Bacall.
Through photographer friends from Becker's, finds work assisting at Vogue's studios, where he meets all the most important photographers, chief among them Horst P. Horst (who will remain a friend for decades). "I learned more with Horst in less time than I could have hoped to learn anywhere else," he later writes.[6]
Leaves to help fashion illustrator Jerry Plucer-Sarna set up a photography studio. Harper's Bazaar signs Plucer-Sarna as a photographer and Scavullo will assist him for the next year and a half.
Learns Seventeen is looking for a photographer and offers to do a cover try on spec. "I added that I was Vogue-trained, hoping to impress,"[7] he later writes. Scavullo's cover for the "Girl Meets Boy Issue," depicting a blurry young couple walking in the rain, is a hit. The magazine offers him a contract.
Impressed with his son's success, Scavullo's father buys him a four-story townhouse to use as a home and studio. He will live there for the rest of his life.
Begins photographing society women for Town & Country, which leads to private commissions.
While on a shoot in Jamaica for Glamour, suffers a breakdown and is flown to a Manhattan hospital, where he is hospitalized for two weeks.
Marries model Carol McCallson.
Divorces Carol McCallson Scavullo (though they will remain friends until her death some three decades later). Begins work for Harper's Bazaar.
Makes screen test at Andy Warhol's Factory. Hired by Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown to develop a sexier cover look, creates the Cosmo Girl. He will produce every Cosmo cover for the next 30 years, choosing the models, supervising their "Scavulloization," picking out their clothes. "Every time a woman walks into the studio, into the dressing room, and we begin the process of hair, makeup, accessories," he will later write in his book Scavullo Women, "I become really excited as slowly we bring out the best in that woman. . . . It mounts and mounts and mounts until the final fabulous photograph of a woman looking the best she's ever looked in her life."[8]
Photographs eleven-month-old Brooke Shields for an ad for Ivory Soap. It marks the beginning of a fruitful 30-year collaboration. Shields's "Uncle Frank" will later call her "an absolute miracle."[9]
Turns down director Luchino Visconti's job offer to be assistant director on the movie Death in Venice because he doesn't want to close his studio for the year it would require. While Scavullo is on a trip to Europe, his assistant decides to clear out his basement, throwing out heaps of priceless negatives. "I never thought of a picture being worth anything except to get it to the magazine on time,"[10] he will later say.
Meets Sean Byrnes at a fashion show in New York. Hires him as photo editor and stylist. Byrnes becomes his partner, in and out of the studio.
Begins shooting Interview covers and fashion spreads. Photographs actor Burt Reynolds for an unprecedented nude centerfold in the April issue of Cosmopolitan, making Reynolds the hottest sex-symbol in show biz.
Hired again by Vogue after actress/model Lauren Hutton tells Condé Nast editorial director Alexander Liberman, "You should get Scavullo for Vogue. He's great in color."[11] "I was a profoundly different man and photographer from the young boy I was when I assisted Horst so many years before," he later says. It was "the completion of a circle."[12] Joins Director's Guild and starts filming commercials, including famous Memorex ad featuring singer Ella Fitzgerald.
January: Does his first Vogue cover, with Lauren Hutton. Does eight more covers, for Grace Mirabella's Vogue within the year. Photographs socialite Nan Kempner in her own designer clothing for "One Wardrobe for All Seasons." July: Photographs model Rene Russo for the cover. Russo, "the most beautiful girl I ever saw,"[13] becomes his favorite. August: Twenty-one-year-old model Beverly Johnson becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue, in an historic Scavullo photograph. "Scavullo always said I had not been properly photographed until I met him," she later tells Vogue. "A lot of the photographers back then didn't have experience photographing women of color, but Scavullo and his team—the makeup artist Way Bandy and the hairdresser Suga—got me: my skin color, the texture, the tone, how to light me."[14] December: Photographs former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland—surrounded by masked models and actresses dressed in movie costumes—for a story on the Met Costume Institute show "Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design." His astonishing makeover of Martha Mitchell, wife of Watergate-tainted former Attorney General John Mitchell, lands her on the cover of New York magazine under the heading "Martha Mitchell Transformed."
Acts as creative director for the movie Lipstick, starring frequent Scavullo model Margaux Hemingway. Plays himself in the film. Shoots several more Vogue covers. April: Launches career of Farrah Fawcett when he photographs her for a Wella Balsam shampoo ad and ends up putting her on the cover of Cosmo. November: Photographs model Patti Hansen, whom he calls "the first modern sexy girl,"[15] for her debut Vogue cover. He is later credited with the skyrocketing of her career. December: Takes controversial nude photos of Brooke Shields. "She was a child," he later says, "but a woman inside."[16]
Publishes his first book, Scavullo on Beauty. Said to be the first guide of its kind, it becomes a best seller. May: Goes to Peru, an unusually exotic location, with models Rene Russo and Lisa Taylor for a 20-page Vogue fashion story. September: Scavullo's fifth cover of the year features model Patti Hansen.
Scavullo Men published.
Goes on location in Petit St. Vincent for a Vogue special starring Patti Hansen and Iman. The 24-page portfolio, styled by Polly Mellen, features nude photos of Hansen and a male model on the beach. "It was always amazing what Vogue could get away with,"[17] Hansen, wife of Rolling Stone Keith Richards, later says.
Directs country-pop singer Crystal Gayle in CBS TV special.
Heads to St. Barth's for eighteen-page swimsuit portfolio in May Vogue with models Gia Carangi and Kim Alexis. Begins silk-screening photographs of flowers with Andy Warhol printer Rupert Smith. Covers the Paris collections for Vogue with eighteen-year-old model Carol Alt.
Diagnosed with manic-depression (now known as bipolar disorder). "I found that I was very creative when I was high, and I took advantage of it," he later tells The New York Times. Unfortunately, when low, "I would have clashes with clients or art directors."[18] For the next several years, Scavullo will try to control and conceal his illness. He photographs the American Ballet Theatre company at the invitation of artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov for a special souvenir program. Leaves Vogue for Harper's Bazaar.
Publishes Scavullo Women, featuring portraits of Hollywood stars, models, musicians, and ordinary women. Vogue's Polly Mellen ("the great diva of all fashion editors," he calls her) is included. She wouldn't get a face-lift, she says, "because at age 56, in my fifty-seventh year, a man who is famous for his photographs of the most beautiful women asked me to be in his book.[19]
Scavullo: Francesco Scavullo Photographs 1948–1984 published. New silk-screen portraits include one of musician Sting as Christ on the cross, wrapped with a Halston scarf.
Works with Gia Carangi on her last shoot before she dies from complications of AIDS at the age of 26. A great favorite of Scavullo's—as a model and a friend—she had struggled with heroin addiction for years. Scavullo is said to have supported her in her last years.
Opens the Scavullo Gallery in Manhattan.
Scavullo: Photographs, 50 Years published.
Depicted in HBO biopic Gia, about the life and death of Gia Carangi. Newcomer Angelina Jolie plays the ill-fated model.
Scavullo Nudes published. The author's page includes a nude self-portrait of the artist.
At 80, honored at a New York gala hosted by Community Access, a charity that supports people with psychiatric problems. He has become more open about his bipolar diagnosis, and tells a New York Times reporter, "This is 2003. You don't have to worry about what people think."[20]
Dies of heart failure at home.
"Francesco Scavullo: A Photographic Retrospective" opens in April at Sotheby's, New York. It features more than 80 fashion and celebrity portraits, four of which are auctioned off to benefit Fountain House, a mental-health organization.
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"Beauty Haunts Photo Portraitist Scavullo," by Dolores Barclay. Associated Press, February 3, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19850203&id=pK4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6845,519764 - ^
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"Health: Front Row; Creative Energy That Soared Too High," by David Colman. The New York Times, November 11, 2003. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/nyregion/front-row-creative-energy-that-soared-too-high.html - ^
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The Associated Press has announced its 2012 NFL All-Pro team, and it features four Broncos — two on each side of the ball.
Quarterback Peyton Manning, tackle Ryan Clady and linebacker Von Miller earned first-team honors, while cornerback Champ Bailey made the second team.
Manning and Miller garnered their third All-Pro nominations of the year after being selected by Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Writers of America earlier in the week. Manning broke franchise records in nearly every single-season passing category during his first year as a Bronco. Miller became the club's single-season sack king in Week 16, finishing with 18.5 sacks on the year.
Clady earned his second All-Pro nomination. He was also selected as a PFWA All Pro. The Pro Bowl tackle opened all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season and allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (1.0) among 16-game starting tackles.
Bailey draws second-team All-Pro honors after earning his 12th Pro Bowl selection, the most of any defensive back in NFL history. The 14th year cornerback intercepted multiple passes for the fourth consecutive season and posted his highest tackle total (66) since the 2009 season.
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani | |
Stefani at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
Background information | |
Birth name | Gwen Renée Stefani |
Born | Fullerton, California, U.S. |
October 3, 1969
Genres | Pop, dance, rock, electronic, R&B |
Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, dancer, actress |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar[1] |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Interscope |
Associated acts | No Doubt, Eve, The Neptunes, Sublime, Pharrell Williams |
Website | www.gwenstefani.com |
Gwen Renée Stefani (/stəˈfɑːni/; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. She is the co-founder of and lead vocalist for the rock band No Doubt. Stefani recorded Love. Angel. Music. Baby., her first solo album, in 2004. Inspired by music of the 1980s,[2] the album was a success with sales of over seven million copies.[3] The album's third single, "Hollaback Girl", was the first US digital download to sell one million copies.[4] Stefani's second solo studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006), yielded "Wind It Up", "4 in the Morning", and the highest-selling single, the album's title track, "The Sweet Escape". Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than thirty million albums worldwide.[5]
She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion. Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls. She married British musician Gavin Rossdale in 2002 and they have three sons: Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born May 26, 2006, Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, born August 21, 2008, and Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale, born February 28, 2014. Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the fifty-fourth most successful artist and thirty-seventh most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000–09 decade.[6][7]
Early life[edit]
Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California, and raised there,[8] and grew up in a Roman Catholic household. She attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California.[9] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from The Four Tops' 1968 cover of The Left Banke's 1966 hit song "Walk Away Renée".[10] Her father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian American and worked as a Yamaha marketing executive.[11] Her mother, Patti (née Flynn), is of Irish and Scottish descent and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.[11][12] Gwen's parents were fans of folk music and exposed her to music by artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.[9] She is the second oldest of four children: she has a younger sister, Jill Stefani, a younger brother, Todd, and an older brother, Eric.[9][12] Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt; he left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons.[8]
Many of the women in Stefani's family were seamstresses, and much of her clothing was made by them or her mother. In school, she was diagnosed with dyslexia.[13] As a child, Stefani's musical interests consisted of musicals such as The Sound of Music and Evita. After making a demo tape for her father, she was encouraged to take music lessons to train her "loopy, unpredictable" voice. Stefani made her onstage debut during a talent show at Loara High School, where she sang "I Have Confidence", from The Sound of Music, in a self-made tweed dress inspired by one from the film.[1][3] Stefani was on the Loara swim team in an attempt to lose weight.[14] She first worked at a Dairy Queen and later manned the MAC makeup counter of a department store.[15] After graduating from high school in 1987,[1] she began attending Fullerton College before transferring to California State University, Fullerton.[16]
Music career[edit]
1986–2004: Formation of No Doubt[edit]
Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and The Selecter, and in 1986, he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming.[8] Finally, in 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records. The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.[17] Before the mainstream success of both No Doubt and Sublime, Stefani contributed guest vocals to "Saw Red" on Sublime's 1994 album Robbin' the Hood. Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited Blondie singer Debbie Harry's combination of power and sex appeal as a major influence.[18] No Doubt's third album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), which followed the self-released The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took more than three years to make. Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom'; one of them, "Don't Speak", led the US Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart of 1996.[19] Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.[9] The album sold more than sixteen million copies worldwide,[9] and received several Grammy Award nominations.[20]
During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani collaborated on the singles "You're the Boss" with The Brian Setzer Orchestra, "South Side" with Moby, and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Eve. No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expands upon the New Wave influences of Tragic Kingdom.[21] Most of the lyrical content focuses on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her overall insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child.[22] The band's 2001 album, Rock Steady, explored more reggae and dancehall sounds, while maintaining the band's New Wave influences, and generally received positive reviews.[23] The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,[24] and "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992–2003, which includes a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", was released in 2003 to moderate sales. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".[25]
2004–05: Solo career and Love. Angel. Music. Baby.[edit]
Following No Doubt's hiatus, Stefani sought out her bandmate Tony Kanal to discuss the possibility of a solo career. The idea was to make a quick dance record, but this became a large collaboration with other artists, producers and various non-ska influences.
The song's beats and composition are based around a drum machine, piano and saxophone. It became Stefani's first US number-one single.
The song features a 1980s musical-style with new wave production. It topped the Canadian Singles Chart.
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Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was released in November 2004. The album features a large number of collaborations with producers and other artists, including Tony Kanal, Linda Perry, André 3000, Nellee Hooper, The Neptunes and New Order. Stefani created the album to modernize the music to which she listened when in high school, and L.A.M.B. takes influence from a variety of music styles of the 1980s and early 1990s such as New Wave and electro.[26] Stefani's decision to use her solo career as an opportunity to delve further into pop music instead of trying "to convince the world of [her] talent, depth and artistic worth" was considered unusual.[2] As a result, reviews of the album were mixed, and it was described as "fun as hell but [...] not exactly rife with subversive social commentary."[27] The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.[28] It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the United States,[11] the United Kingdom,[29] Australia,[30] and Canada.[31] At the 2005 Grammy Awards, Stefani was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "What You Waiting For?",[32] and at the next year's awards, Stefani received five nominations for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[33]
The first single released from the album was "What You Waiting For?", which charted outside the US top forty,[34] but reached the top ten on most other charts.[35] The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career[36] as well as her desire to have a baby.[37] "Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single. A duet with rapper Eve, and produced by Dr. Dre, it is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou & Michie One, which itself is a very loose cover lyrically but closer melodically of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. "Rich Girl" proved successful on several formats, and reached the US and UK top ten.[34][38]
L.A.M.B.'s third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it was less successful elsewhere.[34][39] The song was the first US digital download to sell more than one million copies legally, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.[4] The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, but failed to match its chart success, reaching the top twenty in US and UK.[34][38] The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed in Lake Como, Italy, depict Stefani's former relationship with Kanal.[40] "Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. "Crash" was released in early 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy.[41]
2006–07: The Sweet Escape[edit]
The lead single was critically panned, in part because of its interpolation of "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music.
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Stefani's second solo album, The Sweet Escape, was recorded by Guy Charbonneau's Le Mobile Remote Recording Studio and released in December 2006.[42] Stefani recollaborated with Kanal, Perry, and The Neptunes, along with Akon and Tim Rice-Oxley from English rock band Keane. The album focuses more heavily on electronic and dance music for clubs than its predecessor.[11] Stefani commented that it differed from L.A.M.B. because "I just wasn't inspired to do another album and…I was a lot more relaxed making it."[43] Its release coincided with the DVD release of Stefani's first tour, entitled Harajuku Lovers Live. The album received mixed reviews by critics, who found that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel... [but] Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva"[44] and called the album a "hasty return" that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.[45]
"Wind It Up", the album's lead single, was panned by critics for its use of yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music,[46] but was moderately successful, reaching the top twenty in most markets.[47] The title track was well received. To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. It became Stefani's most successful song of her solo career and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[48] In November 2006, the club single "Yummy" was released as a three-track maxi promo single and as a 12" vinyl single,[49][50] both featuring a radio edit, an instrumental and an a cappella version of the song. "4 in the Morning" was released as the album's third single. The album's fourth single was a hybrid version of "Now That You Got It" which featured Damian Marley. "Early Winter" was released in February 2008 to moderate success on European charts. To promote the album, Stefani embarked a worldwide tour, The Sweet Escape Tour, which covered North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and part of Latin America. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on June 6, 2011, Stefani stated that she had no plans to continue work as a solo artist, adding, "That was a moment in time [...] It went on a little longer than we all thought it would, because it was inspired and you have to go with wherever you're at in that time in your life... [But] everything works out how it should."[51]
2008–present: Return to No Doubt[edit]
With Stefani promoting The Sweet Escape, No Doubt began initial work on a new album without her[52] and planned to complete it after Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour was finished.[53] In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008 stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was, at the time, pregnant with her second child.[54] The Singles 1992–2003 became available on December 9, 2008 for the video game Rock Band 2.[55] All members of No Doubt except for Stefani served as Scott Weiland's backing band on the album "Happy" in Galoshes. No Doubt announced on their official website they wanted to tour in 2009[56] while finishing their upcoming album, which was set for release 2010.[57] On November 24, 2008, it was announced that No Doubt would be headlining the Bamboozle 2009 festival in May, along with Fall Out Boy. The band completed a national tour in the summer of 2009.[58] In 2010, they resumed writing their record, which was later recorded in 2011. The leading single "Settle Down" was released in July. The album Push and Shove was released on September 25, 2012 in the United States.
Non-music work[edit]
In late summer 2007, Stefani launched a perfume, L, as a part of her L.A.M.B. collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose.[59] In September 2008, Stefani released a fragrance line as a part of her Harajuku Lovers product line. There are five different fragrances based on the four Harajuku Girls and Stefani herself called Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby and G (Gwen).[60] As of January 2011, Stefani has become the spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris.[61]
Acting work[edit]
In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.[62] She made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004 and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture the following year.[63] Scorsese, whose daughter was a No Doubt fan, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003.[64][65] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched eighteen of Harlow's films.[9] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.[66] Stefani lent her voice to the title character of the 2004 video game Malice; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band members' voices.[67]
Clothing line[edit]
Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which led to Stefani launching a fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004.[9] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.[68] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.[69][70] In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including a camera, mobile phone charms, and undergarments.[71][72] In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the various costumes that Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.[73]
Personal life[edit]
Soon after Stefani joined No Doubt, she and bandmate Tony Kanal began dating.[16] Stefani stated that she was heavily invested in the relationship, commenting that "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him."[1] During this time, the band almost split up because of the failed romantic relationship between Stefani and Kanal.[74] Kanal ended the relationship.[75] Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of the album's songs, such as "Don't Speak", "Sunday Morning", and "Hey You", chronicle the ups and downs of their relationship.[76]
During mid-1995, No Doubt and rock band Goo Goo Dolls went on tour opening for alternative rock band Bush. Stefani met Bush guitarist and lead singer Gavin Rossdale.[18] They married on September 14, 2002, with a wedding in St Paul's, Covent Garden, London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later.[77] According to Stefani, it was held so that she could wear her custom-designed wedding dress by John Galliano twice.[78] A paternity test in 2004 revealed that Rossdale had a daughter, Daisy Lowe (who was fifteen years old then), from a previous relationship with model and designer Pearl Lowe. Stefani was "devastated and infuriated" at the discovery, leading to a rocky patch in her relationship with Rossdale.[79] Rossdale remains Daisy's godfather and has a somewhat friendly relationship with her.[80][81] Stefani's song "Danger Zone" was widely believed to be about the discovery and its aftermath,[82] which has proven to be impossible because the song was written prior to the incident.[11]
In December 2005, Stefani and Rossdale announced that they were expecting their first child together. The pregnancy was first reported by Us Weekly, and Stefani confirmed the pregnancy by shouting, "I want you to sing so loud that the baby hears it!" during a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after her press agent stated that it was untrue.[41] On May 26, 2006, their son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born via Caesarean section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[83] Kingston weighed 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz).[84] In January 2008, it was confirmed by her father-in-law that Stefani was expecting her second child.[85] The couple's second son, Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, was born August 21, 2008 at 12:46 pm.[86] It was reported on September 4, 2013 that Stefani is expecting her third child with Rossdale.[87] On February 28, 2014, Stefani gave birth to a baby boy named Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale.[88]
Voice and music[edit]
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Stefani's unusual and dynamic vocals have been noted for their "deep vibrato"[89] and Stefani has been described as having a "unique vocal prowess".[90] The Chicago Tribune stated that Stefani had a "brash alto."[91] In the single "Cool", her vocal range covers around one and a half octaves.[92] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times joked that as Stefani grew as a musician, she kicked her "addiction" to vibrato.[93] Stefani received five nominations at the 2006 Grammy Awards, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.[33] Stefani has been influenced by and compared to pop singer Madonna. In 2007, she told Elle magazine, "A lot of my influence came from her early work, like directly, like a Xerox."[94] However, Madonna told a reporter that Stefani was a copycat and said that "she ripped me off", to which Stefani responded, "Some people say that I copy her. But show me one girl my age who was not influenced by her."[95] She has been referred to as "the new Madonna" by publications such as The Hollywood Reporter and People.[96] Some critics also saw the 1980s music style of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. as another way in which Stefani was imitating the singer.[96]
Public image[edit]
Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid-1990s after attending several family gatherings for Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.[97] During No Doubt's breakthrough, Stefani wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized the accessory in 1997.[98] First attracting attention in the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani is known for her midriff and frequently wears shirts that expose it.[99] Stefani's makeup design generally includes light face powder, bright red lipstick, and arched eyebrows; she wrote about the subject in a song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn, asking "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?".[9] Stefani is a natural brunette, though her hair has not been its natural color since she was in ninth grade.[100] Since late 1994, she has had platinum blond hair. Stefani discussed this in the song "Platinum Blonde Life" on Rock Steady and played original blond bombshell Jean Harlow in the 2004 biopic The Aviator.[101] Stefani also dyed her hair blue in 1998[98] and pink in 2000,[102] appearing on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.
In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1983 film Scarface.[3] The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on a necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape.[72] Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She stated she lost the weight through diet and exercise but admitted to obsessing over her weight due to the size zero trend.[103] She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing, commenting, "It's an ongoing battle and it's a nightmare. But I like clothes too much, and I always wanted to wear the outfits I would make."[104] A wax figure of Stefani was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian on September 22, 2010.[105] The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan. Stefani treats the back-up dancers, who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion,[106] as a figment of her imagination. Stefani's clothing also took influence from Japanese fashion, in a style described as a combination between Christian Dior and Japan.[37] The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour.
Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.[107] Stefani also ran an auction on eBay from April 11 to April 25, 2011, allowing participants to bid on vintage clothing items from her personal wardrobe and custom T-shirts designed and signed by her, as well as on admission to a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her on June 7, 2011 at Los Angeles' first-ever Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort.[108][109]
At the amfAR gala during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Stefani auctioned off the lacy black dress she wore at the event for charity, raising over $125,000.[110] The dress sparked controversy after a representative for designer Michael Angel—who helped Stefani with the design and worked as a stylist—alleged that it was Angel who created the gown, not Stefani.[110][111][112] In response, Angel released a statement confirming that the dress was designed by Stefani for L.A.M.B. to wear and be auctioned off at the amfAR gala, adding, "I'm disappointed that the focus has shifted away from what Gwen and I originally intended, which was to create a custom outfit for a great cause. We both were thrilled with the outcome and enjoyed the process. I have nothing but respect for her and look forward to working with her on more projects in the future."[113] Stefani hosted a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama in August 2012 at the singer's Beverly Hills home.[114]
- Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
- The Sweet Escape (2006)
- Harajuku Lovers Tour (2005)
- The Sweet Escape Tour (2007)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2001 | King of the Hill | Herself (with No Doubt) | Episode: "Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story" |
2001 | Zoolander | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2002 | Dawson's Creek | Herself (with No Doubt) | Episode: "Spiderwebs" |
2004 | Malice | Malice | Voice only; video game |
2004 | Aviator, TheThe Aviator | Jean Harlow | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
2009 | Gossip Girl | Snowed Out lead singer (with No Doubt) | Episode: "Valley Girls" |
2011 | Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | Herself | Documentary |
2013 | Portlandia | Herself (with No Doubt) | Episode: "Nina's Birthday" |
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Damageplan Biography
Damageplan was a short-lived American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003 out of the ashes of the legendary Pantera. Following the demise of their previous group Pantera, the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul) wanted to start a new band. The pair recruited former Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals, and tattoo artist Bob Zilla on bass. Damageplan released its debut album New Found Power in the United States on February 10, 2004, which debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200, selling 44,676 copies in its first week. While Damageplan was promoting the album at a concert at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004, a former U.S. marine named Nathan Gale climbed on stage and murdered Darrell, two members of the band's crew, and a local concert goer. Although no motive was found, some witnesses claimed Gale blamed the brothers for Pantera's breakup and believed that they had stolen his lyrics, though other reports say that Gale was schizophrenic and believed that the band was "reading his thoughts and laughing at him". Gale was killed by police officer James Niggemeyer, who was found to have acted accordingly by the Franklin County prosecutor's office. The band's manager confirmed there are unreleased Damageplan recordings, although they have not surfaced, and the band has not performed since the incident. Vinnie Paul and Bob Zilla joined the band Hellyeah, and Lachman joined The Mercy Clinic.
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Fields of interest James Vickery is a Senior Economist in the Research and Statistics Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he has worked since 2004. Mr. Vickery's research and policy work focuses on topics relating to financial intermediation, real estate finance and securitization. Recent and ongoing research projects study interbank markets, the effect of securitization on mortgage supply and mortgage choice, the organizational structure of bank holding companies, the TBA market, and MBS credit ratings. A separate line of research studies financial innovation and insurance in emerging market economies. Mr. Vickery also teaches as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU Stern School of Business. Mr. Vickery completed a PhD in Economics from MIT in 2004. Prior to graduate school he was an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia. |


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Nike Kobe 9 EM – Upcoming Colorways
March 11th, 2014 by Brendan Dunne | 18 comments
The Nike Kobe 9 EM, also known up to this point as the Nike Kobe 9 Low, will release on March 29th according to Foot Locker. The first up colorway will be that university gold/laser crimson/black version with the "Bruce Lee" vibe that's been the most present as far as preview pics are concerned. We know you're not satisfied with just that pair though, so here's a bigger crop of pairs to expect as soon as this lower (No Merion) Kobe launches. Get familiar with the Kobe 9 EM after the click and then tell us in the comments if you like how this upcoming Kobe Nike shoe is shaping up.
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In Chicago and Northern Illinois
CHICAGO, IL - December 27, 2010 – Now that Santa has come and gone and all the gifts have been exchanged, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to know their rights when making returns.
Whether shopping online or in stores, consumers should pay extra attention to refund and exchanges policies. Some businesses give refunds; some issue store credit only; some consider all sales to be final. A store is not legally required to accept items for refund, exchange or credit unless the merchandise is defective or was misrepresented.
"Many holiday gifts were purchased well in advance, so it may be past a store's regular season policy when you return the item," said Steve J. Bernas, president & CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. "Many stores run extended return policies during the holiday season. If the return date is not printed on your receipt, ask the sales clerk to mark and initial the return date on the store receipt."
The BBB advises consumers to remember the following when making holiday returns:
Have your receipt. Be sure to have your receipts and know the return time frame. You likely don't have to brave the crowds the day after Christmas, but don't wait too long to return the item.
Ask about restocking fees. Some merchants charge a restocking or "open box" fee for returns of electronics products or large-ticket items; ask if that is their policy. Restocking fees can be as high as 25-percent of the purchase.
Know and understand the posted return policy when shopping online. If returns are permitted, find out what procedures and timeframe need to be followed. Many online retailers will post their return policy on their website. If you can't find one, ask.
Do not assume the regular return policy applies to sales or clearance items. Some merchants consider sales items to be final, so ask to be sure. If you are the gift-recipient, do not assume you have the right to return or exchange an unwanted present. Like the shopper, you are bound by the merchant's return policy.
Check out businesses before making a purchase to review customer experiences at www.bbb.org
As a private, non-profit organization, the purpose of the Better Business Bureau is to promote an ethical marketplace. BBBs help resolve buyer/seller complaints by means of conciliation, mediation and arbitration. BBBs also review advertising claims, online business practices and charitable organizations. BBBs develop and issue reviews on businesses and nonprofit organizations and encourage people to check out a company or charity before making a purchase or donation.


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Amazing and interesting facts about human body. Interesting eyes facts, amazing body facts, hair facts, bones facts, blood facts, and many other human body facts. Interesting and strange things about human body.
Body Facts
Brain Facts
In one day, a human sheds 10 billion skin flakes. This amounts to approximately two kilograms in a year.
Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells.
Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid.
Forty-one percent of women apply body and hand moisturizer at least three times a day.
Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
The world record for the number of body piercing on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat.
The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long.
The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours.
The human body has approximately 37,000 miles of capillaries.
The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about the diameter of a garden hose.
The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily.
It is very common for babies in New Zealand to sleep on sheepskins. This is to help them gain weight faster, and retain their body heat.
An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin.
The width of your armspan stretched out is the length of your whole body.
41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day.
A human's small intestine is 6 meters long.
There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee. You don't see all of them because most are too fine and light to be noticed.
Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion.
By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year.
The human body is 75% water.
Heart Facts
Women hearts beat faster than men.
Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before.
The human heart weighs less than a pound.
The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.
The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.
Scientists have discovered that the longer the ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack.
The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart.
The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year.
Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications.
In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood.
In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa.
People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 AM.
At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person's emotions.
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States.
The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons.
From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain.
People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
Once a human reaches the age of 35, he/she will start losing approximately 7,000 brain cells a day. The cells will never be replaced.
It is not possible to tickle yourself. The cerebellum, a part of the brain, warns the rest of the brain that you are about to tickle yourself. Since your brain knows this, it ignores the resulting sensation.
A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder.
In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders.
Your brain is 80% water.
Your brain is move active and thinks more at night than during the day.
Bones Facts
The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear.
There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists.
The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear.
The human face is made up of 14 bones.
The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth.
If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing.
Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone.
Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water.
Adult human bones account for 14% of the body's total weight.
In 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible.
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Your thigh bone is stronger than concrete.
The strongest bone in your body is the femur (thighbone), and it's hollow!
Blood Facts
Two million red blood cells die every second.
There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
Seven percent of a humans body weight is made up of blood.
In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the carousel was good for the circulation of blood.
Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys.
By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved.
Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint.
The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.
The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days.
Blood accounts for about 8% of a human's body weight.
A woman has approximately 4.5 liters of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 liters.
Your blood takes a very long trip through your body. If you could stretch out all of a human's blood vessels, they would be about 60,000 miles long. That's enough to go around the world twice.
Half your body's red blood cells are replaced every seven days.
If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles.
Eyes Facts
We should never put anything in or near our eyes, unless we have a reason to use eye drops. We would only do that if our doctor or parent told us to use them.
Blinking helps to wash tears over our eyeballs. That keeps them clean and moist. Also, if something is about to hit our eye, we will blink automatically.
Our body has some natural protection for our eyes. Our eyelashes help to keep dirt out of our eyes. Our eyebrows are made to keep sweat from running into our eyes.
Our eyes are very important to us, and we must protect them. We don't want dirt, sand, splinters or even fingers to get in our eyes. We don't want our eyes to get scratched or poked. That could damage our sight!
The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology.
The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea.
The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes.
The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.
The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.
The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye.
Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.
Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight cam increase the risk of glaucoma in men.
People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.
Men are able to read fine print better than women can.
In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind.
All babies are colour blind when they are born.
A human eyeball weighs an ounce.
If the lens in our eye doesn't work quite right, we can get glasses to help us see. Glasses have lenses in them that work with our eye's own lens to help us see better.
Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose.
The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand.
Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye.
The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella.
Inside our eye, at the back, is a part called the "retina." On the retina are cells called "rods" and "cones." These rods and cones help us to see colors and light.
Just behind the pupil is a lens. It is round and flat. It is thicker toward the middle.
Over the front of our eye is a clear covering called the "conjunctiva."
The white part of our eye is called the "sclera." At the front, the sclera becomes clear and is called the "cornea."
Around the pupil is a colored muscle called the "iris." Our eyes may be BLUE, BROWN, GREEN, GRAY OR BLACK, because that is the color of the iris.
Our eyes have many parts. The black part on the front of our eye is called the "pupil." It is really a little hole that opens into the back part of our eyes.
Your eyes blinks over 10,000,000 times a year!
Mouth Facts
In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch.
People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose.
While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.
It takes food seven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus.
Tongue Facts
Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue.
There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.
Your tongue has 3,000 taste buds.
85% of the population can curl their tongue into a tube.
Hair Facts
On average, a man spends about five months of his life shaving.
On average, a hair strand's life span is five and a half years.
On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs.
Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times.
Humans have about the same number of hair follicles as a chimpanzee has.
Hair will fall out faster on a person that is on a crash diet.
The average human head weighs about eight pounds.
The reason why some people get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern, which causes the hair to either stand straight up, or goes to a certain angle.
The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour.
The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head.
The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis.
The longest human beard on record is 17.5 feet, held by Hans N. Langseth who was born in Norway in 1846.
The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair.
The average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin.
Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.
Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds.
The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair.
A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fiber is produced on the scalp of an adult.
Brylcreem, which was created in 1929, was the first man's hair product.
Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect.
A survey done by Clairol 10 years ago came up with 46% of men stating that it was okay to color their hair. Now 66% of men admit to coloring their hair.
A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days.
Diseases Facts
People that use mobile phones are 2.5 time more likely to develop cancer in areas of the brain that are adjacent to the ear they use to talk on the mobile phone.
Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress.
Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war.
On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female.
Many cancer patients that are treated with chemotherapy lose their hair. For some when the hair grows back, it can grow back a different colour, or be curly or straight.
Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year.
Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excessive use of alcohol.
A popular superstition is that if you put a piece of bread in a baby's crib, it will keep away diseases.
A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurons disease.
Every year in the U.S., there are 178,000 new cases of lung cancer.
Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen.
Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer.
Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes.
The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.
The number one cause of rabies in the United States are bats.
Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound — over a thousand feet per second!
A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries.
The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years.
The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people.
Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.
Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer.
Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks.
A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet.
A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers.
A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years.
Lady Peseshet is known to be the world's first known female physician. She practiced during the time of the pyramids, which was the fourth dynasty.
The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat.
Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin.
Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998.
Studies indicate that weightlifters working out in blue gyms can handle heavier weights.
Studies indicate that listening to music is good for digestion.
Studies indicate that epileptic patients that listen to Mozart's Piano Sonata can dramatically decrease their chance of a seizure.
Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections.
It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach.
Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath.
Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes.
Fourteen people die each day from asthma in the United States.
Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid.
Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout.In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days.
Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine.
In ancient Egypt, doctors used jolts from the electric catfish to reduce the pain of arthritis.
The lining of the a person's stomach is replaced every 36 hours.
The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in.
In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children.
The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that snore regularly compared to women who do not snore.
The stomach of an adult can hold 1.5 liters of material.
The stomach can break down goat's milk faster than the milk of a cow.
The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases.
It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer.
Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918.
In a year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S.
Even if you eat food standing on your head, the food will still end up in your stomach.
A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
3000 children die every day in Africa because of malaria.
Pregnancy Facts
The world's first test tube twins are Stephen and Amanda Mays born June 5, 1981.
Some people drink the urine of pregnant women to build up their immune system.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA.
During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size.
Changing a cat's litter box can be dangerous to pregnant women, as cat feces sometimes carry a parasite that can cause harm to the developing baby.
A pregnant woman's dental health can affect her unborn child.
May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months.
When a women is pregnant, her senses are all heightened.
Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared to couples that do not smoke.
Sex Facts
There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.
The sperm count of an average American male compared to thirty years ago is down thirty percent. An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter.
Men sweat more than women. This is because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose.
The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes.
The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin.
Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 liters of air.
The condom made originally of linen was invented in the early 1500's. Casanova, the womanizer, used linen condoms.
Sex burns about 70-120 calories for a 130 pound woman, and 77 to 155 calories for a 170 pound man every hour.
Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states.
There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult.
Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean.
During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex.
During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore.
According to psychologists, the shoe and the foot are the most common sources of sexual fetishism in Western society.
A kiss for one minute can burn 26.
Other Human Body Facts
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting.
The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe.
Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert.
Some brands of toothpaste contain glycerin or glycerol, which is also an ingredient in antifreeze.
Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.
Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.
Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system Research has indicated that approximately eleven minutes are cut off the life of an average male smoker from each cigarette smoked.
People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand.
Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom.
One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day.
One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving.
On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States.
On average, a person has two million sweat glands.
On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping.
On average a person passes gas 14 times a day.
On average 1,668 gallons of water are used by each person in the United States daily.
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second.
Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 meters per second.
Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went.
Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week.
Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
Medical reports show that about 18% of the population are prone to sleepwalking.
Manicuring the nails has been done by people for more than 4,000 years.
Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%.
In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001.
People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin.
People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing.
People who meet their calcium need reduce their risk of developing kidney stones.
People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke.
People still cut the cheese shortly after death.
People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter.
People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache.
The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz.
The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing.
The average person falls asleep in about 12 to 14 minutes.
There are approximately one hundred million people in the United States that have a chronic illness.
There are approximately 60 muscles in the face.
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females.
There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon.
There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk.
In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva.
In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car.
In Canada, men are three times more likely than women to have seen a doctor in the last year.
In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened.
Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds.
Girls have more tastebud than boys.
From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system.
Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth.
Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot.
Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet.
Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes.
About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.
Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not.
Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.
Eating chocolate three times a month helps people live longer as opposed to people who overeat chocolate or do not eat chocolate at all.
Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and poops become dry.
A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing.
The average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds.
The average person has at least seven dreams a night.
Bile produced by the liver is responsible for making your feces a brownish, green colour.
It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile.
By the time you are 70 you will have easily drunk over 12,000 gallons of water.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
The average person laughs about 15 times a day.
The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.
About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.


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Planning Board
Contact: Alanna Duquette - Planning Board Clerk
Address: 350 Main Street, Webster, Ma 01570
Phone: (508) 949-3800 x1002
Fax: (508) 949-3888
Planning Board Members
The Webster Palnning Board is a volunteer Board comprised of five members that are appointed by the Board of Selectmen for three year terms. The current members of the Board are:
Paul LaFramboise, Chairman
Michael Dostoler
Charles Ceppetelli
Thomas Klebart
Denise Moberg
The responsibilities of the Planning Board are varied and governed by the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and include reviewing submitted plans for the development of land for residential, commercial, and other uses. In addition, the Planning Board is responsible for guiding the process of zoning amendments and updating the Master Plan.


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…Purdue Pete!
Not a bad selection, but it might be a hard transition from the college mascot game to the pros. I don't know if it's ever been done before.
Tell me if I'm crazy…but is there not a strong resemblance here?
I hope they don't think that a five o'clock shadow and a prop change can fool us. I mean, he isn't Superman here. We're not willing to suspend our disbelief and say a pair of glasses has got us snowed.
He apparently doesn't have a name yet. But as soon as he does, I'm sure me and the rest of the mascot community will officially welcome him into the fold. Now that, of course, includes some heavy hazing and a background check. This is where we find out if his last name is Pete. Stay tuned sports fans, Miles is on the case!*
* Of course, this means absolutely nothing. Most likely I will forget all about this, and you'll never hear about it again.