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2012-2017 Strategic Plan Ready for Life y d a Re ork W r fo s s e n i Read y Read ge e l l o C r o f 3 Today the community colleges across the nation are under close scrutiny because of many factors, including their role as a portal to opportunity for millions of college students, employees, and community stakeholders, their critical role in economic development and as contributors to a re-contextualized workplace in a post-recessionary environment, and as a catalyst for meaningful dialog about who we are as individuals and as members of a post-modern local, national, and global community. Wallace State Community College is embarking on its third five-year plan as a leader institution that understands its various roles in establishing broad and deep learning partnerships that transcend conventional institutional definitions. Through the establishment of its success agenda—Start Early, Start Right, Finish, Succeed—the college has positioned itself for strategic dynamism as much as strategic planning. To improve access at the first point of entry, for example, Wallace State has developed a flexible and responsive one-stop student services model based on extensive research and development and examination of best practices across the region and nation and has upgraded its support infrastructure and platforms to better serve the needs of students. tion c u d o Intr START START RIGHT EARLY SUCCEED FINISH Despite the financial constraints of a recessionary economy and natural disasters, Wallace State has also invested heavily in academic programs and services that promote adaptive learning and workplace preparedness. The institution has established an elearning laboratory, for example, that promotes, as a foundation principle, a digital campus without borders both as an internal developer of three-dimensional models and other resources, and as a guide to the limitless curricular and co-curricular materials available to students and faculty online. In addition, Wallace State has committed to multiple capital projects that will better position the institution for strategic growth and development. It is embarking, for example, on the construction of a $25M Nursing and Science building to be completed by August 2013 and for a $7M renovation of the library that will represent a dramatic transition from a traditional conceptual model to that of a "Learning Commons" prevalent at top universities and colleges across the nation. The accomplishments of Wallace State have been exceptional, including being named an Aspen Institute semifinalist for the previous two years, an award given annually to the most outstanding community college in the nation, and being one of a select number of colleges participating in the seminal Achieving the Dream program, a program begun by the Lumina Foundation and other organizations to enable more students to achieve the dream of realizing their own personal and professional potential, a step that often begins at the door of a community college. However, despite its many successes, Wallace State is beginning its new five-year plan with a broader and stronger vision for its role as a vital, creative force for positive change for everyone touched by its many programs and services. This vision incorporates its student success agenda but moves further and faster into its role as an accelerator of personal and professional growth and becoming, a vision expressed simply and powerfully in the idea of readiness: Ready for college. Ready for work. Ready for life. READY FOR WORK READY FOR READY FOR COLLEGE LIFE Ou r P roc ess In March, 2012, Dr. Vicki P. Hawsey, President of Wallace State Community College, launched the development of a new five-year plan with the establishment of a Strategic Planning Task Force, comprised of approximately forty representatives of various campus and community constituencies. The Task Force met off campus at a two-day planning retreat on March 15, 2012. The retreat began with background briefings from the College Dean, the Executive Vice President, the Dean of Financial Affairs and the President. A facilitator, a planning and effectiveness consultant from a neighboring state, guided the group through a number of collaborative exercises and work sessions. The retreat culminated in the production of a written compendium of views on the future direction of the college. This five-year strategic plan is based on the work of the Task Force before, during, and following the March retreat. PRIORITIES AND READY FOR COLLEGE GOALS To strengthen portals of entry, including recruiting, outreach, and marketing, and points of entry, such as physical and electronic contacts, through innovative and effective methods and practices Strateg ic Priority 1 Goal 3: To implement at all points of contact a superior and market-tested model of customer service marked by quality, efficiency, consistency, adaptability, and effectiveness Goal 2: To develop infrastructure and technologies that optimally position the college in a dynamic global marketplace Goal 1: To develop enrollment management strategies that maximize growth and that advance the institutional mission The terms "portals of entry" and "points of entry" represent two dimensions of the same challenge, how to best reduce barriers of access to the college's programs and services. Increasingly, prospective students and other stakeholders reach out to a community college through the Internet and all its modalities, including search engines, social media, and other communication mediums. But the first actual points of entry are also critically important, a guiding principle that requires superior and market-tested levels of customer service and entry efficiencies. egic Strat 2 ty Priori To enhance student success through multi-dimensional programs and intentionality of services that improve preparedness, build self-esteem, and remove barriers to academic and personal success In an educational milieu of increasing numbers of underprepared students, the college must develop holistic strategies for developmental education that engage diverse learners across multiple fulcrums of opportunity before, during, and after entry. However, it is a core institutional value that all learners can benefit from access to wide-ranging support services that promote open personal and professional inquiry in an environment characterized by academic freedom, acceptance, and safety. Goal 1: To maximize the success of developmental students through holistic strategies characterized by innovation, effectiveness, and best practices Goal 2: To develop a comprehensive network of support that empowers learners and reduces barriers to student success Strate To enhance workplace preparedness through programs and services that broaden vocational engagement, that improve in vital, innovative rity io r P ways the institutional response to the present and future needs of business and industry, that represent synergistic partnerships that promote the college's mission and vision, and that produce graduates with the adaptive skills and training needed to succeed in the millennial workplace environment READY FOR WORK gic 3 It is a critical part of the college's mission to offer programs and services that effectively respond to both the present needs of business and industry and the dynamics of rapid economic change. To this end, the college must be positioned to understand the needs of regional employers and to come to terms with the engines of change, including trends and innovations that shape the marketplace. Goal 1: To systemically strengthen and enhance institutional awareness of the present and future economic landscape Goal 2: To develop synergistic partnerships that advance the mission of the college READY FOR LIFE To develop multiple strategies of resource acquisition to support a culture of learning In recognition of the precarious nature of funding and the college's interest in reducing the financial barriers to entry, the institution will need to aggressively pursue multiple revenue sources and strive always to recognize opportunities to utilize economies of scale and other measures of good fiscal stewardship and effectiveness. Goal 1: To maximize current revenue sources through proactive communication and management strategies Strat e Prior gic ity 4 Goal 2: To aggressively pursue new revenue opportunities to support present and future programs and services It will be a critical underpinning of the college's strategic initiatives for the next five years to have in place a framework for data-based decision-making. The college will continue to be an innovator and a beacon of opportunity for diverse learners, but its strategies will be contextualized by meaningful data both to provide context for analysis and to serve as a crucible for determining effectiveness. Goal 1: To develop and maintain baseline institutional data utilizing the sixteen core indicators of effectiveness recommended by the American Association of Community Colleges and other established measures of performance Strategic Priority 5 To hold as a foundational principle that the dynamics of change will be grounded in a culture of evidence marked by integrity, accountability, and a belief in a continuous cycle of institutional effectiveness Goal 2: To utilize institutional data through environmental scanning and other methodologies to promote a personal and institutional culture of integrity and inquiry To establish transformational learning opportunities within, across, and beyond the college's curriculum that prepare participants to lead successful and fulfilling lives without boundaries trategic The college will embrace the challenges inherent in a changing educational landscape and be an agent of positive change in aggressively seeking ways to Priority 6 enhance the learning partnership for a broad community of participants. The development of credit and non-credit courses and programs will be based upon an institutional belief that learning has no borders, that curricular and co-curricular offerings are grounded in the dynamics of change and effectiveness. Goal 2: To offer online and web-enhanced courses that utilize multi-dimensional sources and constructs that challenge the limits of learning Goal 1: To develop and implement cross-disciplinary communities of learners that enhance engagement among all campus constituencies S Goal 3: To challenge the college's community of learners to think critically and transformationally about themselves and their place in the post-modern economic, social, and cultural milieu READY FOR WORK READY FOR READY FOR COLLEGE LIFE


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Post a very successful pop-up shop in Mumbai recently, my team was very keen to explore new markets and Pune was a logical choice. The venue and ambiance for a pop-up plays a very important role, and knowing Rasika's sensibility and take on fashion, it is a no-brainer for us to associate with her. It is also important to get consumers to touch and feel the product to reassure them of basic hygiene factors like quality and fit. Once comfortable, they will not hesitate to shop online. Such pop-ups help break the barrier to online shopping, which is why as a brand, we at Stylista have taken a selective but concrete approach to doing pop-up shops in various cities.
Tell us something about the growing trend of pop-up stores.
As the name suggests, a pop-up shop is a time-bound activity, and builds on the 'act now or it's gone' philosophy, which is true of shopping. It has far more attitude than an exhibition. Pop-ups are more selective, and work on the principle of tightly-curated products specific to the market it is catering to. They bring a lot of value to both a brand as well as a shopper, which is why I think it's a growing phenomenon in India.
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It's a physical manifestation of all that is available on our site. There are highly curated western pret collections from some of India's best-known designers, including Wendell Rodricks, Priyadarshini Rao and Nishka Lulla, apart from our own private label. Our USP is designer clothing at guilt-free prices, so expect to find a selection of limited edition clothing that's right for every pocket and preference.
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Seven art galleries. Seven woman owners. Seven simultaneous shows. And many, many talented women artists from across India. 'Paint and Perspectives', presented by The Hindu as part of its larger event 'WOW', to mark the centenary of International Women's Day, is a unique offering of art. From March 7 to 13, seven art galleries in the city, all owned by women of substance — many artists in their own right — will simultaneously showcase the works of women artists, both well-known names and emerging talents, from various corners of the country. The works span different themes, styles and media, but what they have in common is the shared celebration of artistic expression and womanhood. Making it even more meaningful is the fact that a part of the proceeds from the show will go towards an NGO working for women's causes. Here's what each of the gallery owners have to say about this unique undertaking
Meena Dadha, Prakrit Arts
"Earlier, very few women got a chance to display their talent as artists. Things are changing today, and they are getting more opportunities. The more media and corporate houses support women's art, the greater the awareness will be, and more parents will recognise their daughter's talents."
The show: "I've brought together women artists from all over India. Many of these artists are big names in Mumbai and Delhi, but very few know them in Chennai. This exhibition gave me the perfect opportunity to showcase their work here."
Shalini Biswajit, Forum Art Gallery
"This concept isn't new to us; Forum presented a huge collection of women's artworks in 2006. I've always wanted to repeat that exhibition at some point, and the occasion of International Women's Days seemed the perfect opportunity."
The show: "We're featuring artists from Delhi, Nagpur, Bangalore, and of course, Chennai. Each has her own take on art that is insightful and perceptive, unfolding from personal experience. Both paintings and sculpture are on display — it's very rare to see women engaging in sculpture, so we made sure to include them."
Sharan Apparao, Apparao Galleries
"Doing a women's show like this one is important because it showcases a different sensibility. Women have different issues, and their attitudes, approach and responses are different from men's. There's definitely a feminine intuition, a heightened sensibility that sets them apart."
The show: "I've put together small-format works of well-known artists from our gallery collection and private collections. Some deal with the situation of women, others with feminism — each artist has her own take."
Lakshmi Venkatraman, Gallery Sri Parvati
"If you look at important, national-level art shows, there simply aren't as many women exhibiting as men. We talk about women's empowerment in general; I think it's essential to showcase what women are capable of in as artists, and International Women's day is the perfect time to do it."
The show: "I'm displaying the works of 15 Indian artists from Mumbai, Kolkata, Kerala, Chennai and even a few European artists living in Pondicherry. The works are figurative as well as abstract, and very contemporary in expression."
Premilla Baid, Gallery Sumukha
"Women artists do tend to get neglected, so bringing their art into focus helps people to know that, yes, there are good women artists out there. For future such exhibitions, it would be nice if we could get artists to do pieces especially for the show, making their work even more relevant."
The show: "I've tried to incorporate the works of Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai-based artists, and one from New York. I've taken as much as I can from artists I already work with."
Chitra Ragulan, Studio Palazzo an Art Gallery
"I'm the member of Zonta Club of Madras, an international club of professional women who try to improve the status of other women through service and advocacy. This exhibition fits in perfectly with those aims."
The show: "I've chosen two artists — B. Kiran Kumari from Tirupati, who has worked for an NGO there on women-oriented subjects for 10 years, and Komal Parmar, who paints Rajasthani women. The theme in both their works is real women, with real problems who're still cheerful and resilient.
Viji Nagashwaran, Vinnyasa Premier Art Galery
"We at Vinnyasa have always believed in giving women artists a platform. This isn't our first such show — we did a show of 15 artists back in 2009 called 'Feminine Potpourri'. We've even given sponsorship to up and coming young women artists in the city. So, we were very keen to be a part of this exhibition."
The show: "We have put up a show with women artists who have been with us for years and have introduced a few new faces as well. We will be featuring 11 artists from all over India."


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THE ENQUIRER exposes America's most expensive president EVER!
IT'S champagne wishes and caviar dreams at the White House as the Obama administration turns into the most expensive presidency this country has ever seen, an eye-opening National ENQUIRER investigation has discovered.
While race riots raged in Ferguson, Mo. following the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer, President Obama was enjoying yet another family vacation – this one in Martha's Vineyard.
In fact, Obama waited three days before appealing for calm from his posh vacation retreat 1,200 miles away from the unrest in the St. Louis suburb.
Meanwhile, the Commander-in-Spending has blown a whopping $44.4 million in taxpayers' money just on travel and family vacations since taking office in 2009 – and he's done more overseas travel than any previous president, our probe shows.
"The cost of the presidency is out of control!" Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told The ENQUIRER.
The respected watchdog concludes that Obama is living like a king and "doesn't care about the costs to the taxpayers."
The spending revelation comes as the rest of our cash-strapped government tightens its belt and Obama fends off mounting criticism for spending nearly $2 million on five lavish state dinner parties, including an incredible 2009 shindig for the prime minister of India that cost $572,187.
Gary Walters, who served as White House chief usher for 20 years before retiring in 2006, said a state dinner eats up about $200,000 – not including any of the Obama frills, such as an outside party planner, celeb chefs and entertainers like Beyoncé.
"When I was around, it was much less," Walters revealed to The ENQUIRER. "The money spent seems a lot higher than I remember. It was surprising to me when I heard about it."
The total dinner party cost is expected to increase by another million once the State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol, which pays for the dinners, reveals the cost of two other dinners – involving Great Britain in 2012 and France in 2014.
Repeated requests for information by The ENQUIRER were ignored. Presidential spending has always remained a secret for security reasons, and Fitton says his group has had to sue the government to get information about the Obamas' travel expenditures.
"If someone has something to hide and they don't want you to know and you have to go to court to get the info, I think you can fairly conclude that they found the information to be troubling as well," Fitton declared.
Nothing seems too good for the Obamas, who delight in giving themselves the Red Carpet treatment. The most expensive Obama trip was the astronomical $15.9 million spent in 2013 for an African adventure followed by a Hawaiian family vacation, according to Judicial Watch.
Michelle and the two first daughters broke the bank on a 2013 trip to Dublin. Incredibly, the First Lady and an entourage booked 30 rooms at the five-star Shelbourne Hotel – and she pampered herself in a 1,500-square-foot suite at a rate of $3,500 a night. The trip, during which Michelle explored her husband's Irish roots, cost taxpayers $7.9 million!
By comparison, taxpayers spent about $20 million for President George W. Bush's trips because he usually preferred unwinding at his Crawford, Texas, ranch.
As of March 2014, records show that Obama has also spent more time traveling internationally than any other U.S. president. Bush spent 116 days on 28 trips, compared to Obama's 119 days on 31 trips since 2009, according to a report by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
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State pension fund gives lenders a break
GSIS may condone unpaid penalties, surcharges
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State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced a restructuring program for delinquent members with housing loans, in line with efforts to clean up the fund's balance sheet.
In a statement Tuesday, the GSIS said the restructuring program would help the fund's members settle their arrears or update their housing accounts without being overburdened by penalties.
"The GSIS will condone all unpaid penalties and surcharges and grant extended payment terms for those qualified to restructure their accounts," GSIS President Robert G. Vergara said.
Members whose homes have already been foreclosed are also eligible for the restructuring program, as long as the properties have not yet been auctioned.
"Even those with current accounts will benefit from the program, as their monthly amortization will be reduced through an extended payment term if they apply for restructuring," he said.
The GSIS said the auction of the property may be postponed and the foreclosure case or cancellation of the Deed of Conditional Sale account will be withdrawn.
The program also grants incentives for accounts with arrears that the borrowers intend to pay in full. Those with arrearages of not more than six months will get 100 percent discount on unpaid interest, penalties and surcharges.
"Those accounts with arrearages of more than six months will get discounts based on their payment performance record," Vergara said.
The program is open to: borrowers whose accounts are current or updated, awardees of accounts with cancelled deeds of conditional sale but are not yet sold, and accounts under foreclosure proceedings.
The GSIS said heirs of deceased borrowers who will be able to meet the eligibility criteria and documentary requirements would also be allowed to restructure their loans.
"However, borrowers whose properties have been auctioned and who were already issued a certificate of sheriff sale can no longer avail themselves of the program," Vergara said.
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Lord Coe has called for Sir Alex Ferguson to manage the Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics.
Coe, the chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, confirmed holding informal discussions with the Manchester United boss but did not divulge whether the Scot was interested in the post.
"I would love to see Alex coach the team," Coe said on Sky Sports News.
"I can't think of anybody that frankly (more) deserves at the end of a stunning career to be in charge of young players here.
He added: "I've spoken to Alex.
"We know each other. We're good friends."
Chelsea fan Coe's bid to land Ferguson first came to light two months ago, at which time United expressed a relaxed attitude about the approach.
Ferguson was thought to be intrigued by the offer but reluctant to accept were it to interfere with his duties at Old Trafford.


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|Table of Contents
|Vol. 42, No. 3, 2009
Issue release date: November 2009
|Section title: Original Paper
Extraction of a Chronically Implanted, Microfabricated, Subretinal Electrode ArrayChen J.a · Shah H.A.a · Herbert C.b · Loewenstein J.I.a · Rizzo, III J.F.a, b
aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and bCenter for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Mass., USA
Received: 6/17/2008
Accepted: 9/16/2008
Published online: 7/4/2009
Issue release date: November 2009
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 7
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 0030-3747 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0259 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/ORE
Purpose: To assess the feasibility of extraction of a chronically implanted subretinal electrode array. Methods: Inactive, polyimide strips (10 mm × 1.5 mm × 15 μm) were surgically implanted into the subretinal space of 8 rabbits using a mostly ab externo approach. Pre- and postoperative clinical examinations, electroretinography and in some cases optical coherence tomography were performed to follow the course of the eyes. Two months after implantation, the polyimide strips were extracted from 5 eyes; 2 animals kept the implants and served as controls. All animals were then sacrificed and eyes enucleated for histological examination. Results: All 8 surgeries yielded successful placement of the arrays into the subretinal space. All 5 extraction surgeries were performed without obvious complications. Clinical examinations and electroretinography did not reveal any significant abnormalities. The histological examinations showed alterations from normal anatomy in all animals; the anatomical changes in the explanted animals were relatively mild and confined to the area of the surgery. Conclusions: Successful extraction of electrode arrays from the subretinal space of rabbits can be reliably performed 2 months after implantation, which is beyond the time period when postoperative scarring would be most intense.
© 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel
Dr. Joseph Rizzo
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Boston, MA 02114 (USA)
E-Mail firstname.lastname@example.com
Received: June 17, 2008
Accepted after revision: September 16, 2008
Published online: July 4, 2009
Number of Print Pages : 10
Number of Figures : 7, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 38
Additional supplementary material is available online - Number of Parts : 1
Ophthalmic Research (Journal for Research in Experimental and Clinical Ophthalmology)
Vol. 42, No. 3, Year 2009 (Cover Date: November 2009)
Journal Editor: Pleyer U. (Berlin)
ISSN: 0030-3747 (Print), eISSN: 1423-0259 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/ORE
Received: 6/17/2008
Accepted: 9/16/2008
Published online: 7/4/2009
Issue release date: November 2009
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 7
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 0030-3747 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0259 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/ORE


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High hopes for the Globe's "7 Hoods"
Globe's 'Robin and the 7 Hoods' has little in common with the movie, and that's a good thing. Now, all the creators have to do is build a show
On a late-June afternoon at the Globe, the cast gives a taste of the show's flavor as they do a rehearsal run-through of "Come Fly With Me." The dancing morphs from slinky 1960s cool to peppy salsa moves as Little John and Alana wing from Chicago to a Mexico getaway.
For the most part, says Nicholaw, the show "is based in that cool, traditional kind of dance. Really masculine from the guys, and even the girls' stuff is kind of masculine, which I like. It's not just like '42nd Street' girly-girls. It's a very different feel. It's a little sexier, a little hotter."
And a long way from Nicholaw's introduction to stage choreography, when he was cast as a dancing Indian in a Junior Theatre production of "Annie Get Your Gun" — his very first show.
"I was pretty terrible, I think," recalls Nicholaw, a 1980 graduate of Clairemont High (he also attended Mission Bay). "But I loved doing it."
You won't see Nicholaw getting up onstage much these days: "I can't stand it," he admits. "I have no desire to do that. This cast is working their (rear ends) off. I don't ever need to wake up one morning and have to warm up (vocally) in the shower. I'm so happy I don't have to do that — check my voice, make sure it's there."
All he has to worry about is shepherding a brand-new, closely watched, music-stuffed, 21-actor musical with high hopes (to borrow from the songwriters) for a life beyond the Globe.
"Hopefully, we'll get to New York soon after this, but you never know," Nicholaw says, shrugging off the inevitable question. "That's what this whole time is about — discovering what works, what doesn't, how the book goes with the music, how integrated the numbers feel."
And how generous in its gifts this "Robin" proves to be.
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Erwin Fellner, a spokesman for the Ethylen Pipeline Sud joint venture, told ICIS that the capacity target had not been changed.
The project was now expected to start up in the third quarter of 2011 because of difficulties in obtaining right of ways and construction delays, he said.
The pipeline will connect
It is also expected to provide a market for some 80,000 tonnes/year of ethylene produced by Mineralolraffinerie Oberrhein (MIRO) in
However, a European market participant and a London-based petrochemical analyst told ICIS that an 80,000 tonne/year ethylene supply volume from MIRO – equivalent to some 20% of the pipeline's total capacity - seemed "pretty big."
Ethylen Pipeline Sud's Fellner said he could not comment. A MIRO spokesperson said the company – a joint venture between ConocoPhillips, Esso (ExxonMobil), Ruhr Oel, and Shell – would not comment on the expected ethylene volumes.
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Posted August 15, 2011 at 6:09PM
I hate doing this, but I'm left with little choice.
Despite my recent warning I regret to note that certain people persist in making derogatory personal comments about other forum users. I'm not naming names - they know who they are.
This is to make it perfectly clear that I'm not going to tolerate personal abuse of one person by another under any circumstances. By all means argue your point vigorously, express your opinion forcefully, contest another person's assertions - those are all legitimate ways of debating a topic, and we're here for that purpose.
Break the forum rule about personal abuse though, and you'll see your post deleted without warning or explanation. Do it repeatedly and you'll find yourself unable to log in to the forum. Those of you who have been previously warned will get no further reminders. It might sound harsh, but I'm tired of asking nicely and being ignored.
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Posted August 15, 2011 at 11:26PM
I hope it doesn't disappoint you to learn that Brumas and Macscouse have my full permission to continue with their incessant ribbing of poor old you.
I firmly believe that you secretly love every minute of it - we certainly do.
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Posted August 15, 2011 at 11:34PM
john 52
Many of us hold very strong opinions - you don't have exclusivity on that score. The difference is that perhaps many of us don't allow ourselves to get swept up into making personal comments - overt or sly - about another forum user.
You had a post deleted. You know full well why it happened, yet you still couldn't resist repeating the offence here, in a thread on the subject. It's a perfect illustration of the point I'm making.
Your personal opinions are not being stamped upon because they don't fit the mindset of other forum members - that's your imagination at work. You are perfectly at liberty to make your views known as strongly as you like, provided you abide by the forum rules, one of which is that you do not make derogatory personal remarks about other people. It's a simple rule, and one that will be rigidly enforced, no matter who is involved. It's for you to decide whether or not you choose to comply.
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Posted August 15, 2011 at 11:51PM
Your suggestion is a good one, but unworkable. I have enough on my plate as it is; keeping track of all the yellow cards and weeks in the slammer would be a nightmare.
Anyone who I ban is more than welcome to contact me with regard to a reinstatement. There are many forum members who have done just that and are posting regularly again. Everyone is capable of a temporary wobble from time to time, and I'm not interested in excluding people who wish they hadn't said this or that in the heat of the moment. What gets my goat is when someone repeatedly fails to recognise a red light, or deliberately chooses to ignore it. This is a community of sorts, and unless we insist on a basic code of good conduct we'll rapidly have a forum that is a kind of battleground. Trust me, we've been there in the past, and we're not going there again while I have any say in the matter.
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Posted August 15, 2011 at 11:58PM
FE - Good answer.
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 12:50AM
I go away for a week and suddenly posting gets exiting and I missed it all. Must admit that I too think one or two people get a little personalised with their posts when perhaps it is better not to say anything. Of Course its all this broken society causing it LOL.
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 6:26AM
Well said E.D... Reminds me of something my younger brother said before he passed away, "the moment you start swearing is the moment you lost the debate". Not a pretty site if the forum becomes beholden to personal dislike rather than constructive debate,amusing as it sometimes is.
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 7:33AM
You had a post deleted. You know full well why it happened
No not really I do not know what was insulting to say "I will refrain from posting on the thread again ".
What I do find insulting is a poster who just posts a forum members name as a reply or comparing a former prime minister with Hitler (which in fairness to you pointed out it was inappropriate) and what action was taken !
it just shows a complete lack of respect for other forum members opinions Every comment made by other members are challenged quite often backed up with inaccurate facts .
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 8:05AM
Ooooh - don'tcha just love a good heated debate?
However, I find it offensive that the arguing should go on on here. The FE has his reasons and I suspect he has personally emailed people (some if not all) about the errors of their ways, yet the arguing still goes on.
Nice to see the FE has got his "pin" out at last. Time for deletion of the individual posts and the application of "the padlock" methinks.
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 8:13AM
I wish there was a "Black Museum".
The FE is so efficient that I miss all these insults!
I feel deprived, and I also might be able to pick up the odd oath and imprecation I've not used before.
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Posted August 16, 2011 at 8:39AM
Well after defecting from this forum due to the increase in petty squabbles I decided to pop back & have a look.
I think this post says it all.
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Release Date:
July 21, 2009
Rating: pg-13 - Sexual Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Drug Content, Nudity, Scatological Humor
When two testosterone-fueled firemen attempt to register as domestic partners in order to bypass the bureaucratic red tape preventing one of them from naming his own two children as his life-insurance beneficiaries, their low-key ruse turns into headline news in this quirky matrimonial comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Chuck Levine (Sandler) and Larry Valentine (James) are two New York City firefighters whose longtime friendship has endured many a five-alarm fire. All that widower Larry wants is to ensure that his two children will be taken care of if anything should happen to him on the job, and all that single blaze-battler Chuck wants is to carry on with his carefree life of noncommitment. Having once rescued Larry from certain death in a particularly fearsome inferno, beholden Chuck feels forever indebted to his brave friend and has vowed to repay the favor when the time is right. When Larry discovers that the only means of circumventing the civic red tape that could throw his children's futures into jeopardy is to take Chuck as his lawfully wedded husband, his obligated pal reluctantly agrees to step up to the alter with the understanding that the arrangement will be a well-kept secret between themselves and the justice of the peace. A potentially fatal flaw in their presumably foolproof plan is soon revealed, however, when an overzealous bureaucrat decides to question Chuck and Larry's partnership. Subsequently forced to embark on a mandatory honeymoon and pose as starry-eyed newlyweds, Chuck and Larry quickly discover just how important it can be to stick by a friend in his or her time of need. Jessica Biel, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, and Dan Aykroyd co-star in a comedy from The Benchwarmers director Dennis Dugan. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Buddy Film, Comedy of Errors
- Theme: Faltering Friendships, Assumed Identities, Schemes and Ruses
- Run Time: 01 hr
- Language: English , French , Spanish
- Subtitle Language: French , English , Spanish
- Lead Actor: Kevin James , Jessica Biel , Dan Aykroyd , Ving Rhames , Adam Sandler
- Supporting Actor: Nick Swardson , Tila Tequila , Jessica O'Donohue , Dave Matthews , Jamie Chung , Steve Buscemi , Nick Turturro , Allen Covert , Richard Chamberlain , Becky O'Donohue
- Director: Dennis Dugan
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- Online Item #: 11538449
- Store Item Number (DPCI): 058-34-0085
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Gay Iconography: Is Marilyn Monroe One Of the Ultimate Gay Icons?
There's no doubt that Marilyn Monroe is all sorts of an icon. She's an icon of femininity, an icon of sexuality, the iconic blonde bombshell. From her tumultuous and ultimately tragic history to her struggle with identity and hyper-sexual persona, she's also been hailed as one of the ultimate gay icons.
Yes, there's the pout, the fluttering eyelashes, the image of the wanton woman who wore only Chanel No. 5 to bed. All that is part of the big persona that continues to be a cultural touchstone, recognizable decades after her death. However, like Judy Garland, what's made her such an enduring legend among gay fans lies in the more tragic aspects of her story. Marilyn's fight against her dumb blonde image, her troubles with men and her crippling insecurity, made her a relatable presence for many who struggle with their sexuality, coming out and finding acceptance.
Born Norma Jeane, Marilyn overcame a troubled childhood, including growing up with her mentally ill mother, bouncing around foster care and suffering sexual abuse. She was married and divorced three times, and allegedly had an affair with Pres. John F. Kennedy. She made about 30 films before her death at age 36 from an overdose of barbituates.
During her too-short life, Marilyn often displayed a candor, wit and charm that belied the dumb blonde persona she became most famous for on screen. She also had some pretty progressive views for the time. She famously fought for Ella Fitzgerald to play a nightclub in Los Angeles by promising to sit front row every night. And she was ahead of her time on LGBT issues as well.
"When two people love each other, who cares what color or flavor or religion they are?" she said to the lesbian president of her fan club, Jane Lawrence, according to a recent biography. "It's two human beings. It's beautiful. Love is beautiful. It's that simple."
Spend some time with some of our favorite clips of Marilyn and her fans, AFTER THE JUMP …
In 1953, Marilyn replaced Betty Grable in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The film included what would become one of Marilyn's signature songs, "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend." Her co-star Jane Russell described Marilyn as: "very shy and very sweet and far more intelligent than people gave her credit for."
For most people, there's one scene that immediately comes to mind when you mention her. Perhaps the most famous Marilyn moment is the street scene in The Seven Year Itch in which she's standing over the subway grate in that white dress, the breeze blowing up her skirt.
She starred alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in the campy cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot. Her work as Sugar earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, but the shoot was a difficult one for Marilyn, who suffered a miscarriage while filming.
The phrase "often imitated, never duplicated" could not be more appropriately applied than it is to Monroe. Singers have often emulated her, including Madonna (above), Mariah Carey and Lana Del Rey. Her story has been told on screens both large and small by actresses including Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Uma Thurman (on Smash), Ashley Judd (Norma Jeane & Marilyn) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn).
Marilyn Monroe imagery has also become a staple of the gay community. She's a drag queen favorite, from the the legendary Jimmy James (in the spectacularly awkward Geraldo clip above) to Ivy Winters' less successful attempt on RuPaul's Drag Race season five. You'll find her slapped all over gay bars throughout the country. Even Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" was originally written to honor Monroe after her death.
What are your favorite Marilyn moments?
Yes. I'm gay and I love Marilyn's movies. She was a great actress.
Posted by: Matt27 | Aug 2, 2014 11:15:07 AM
Strangely, we watched How To Marry A Millionaire on blu ray last night. Hadn't seen it in several years and they really did do a nice restoration on the picture. Marilyn always strikes me as so charming in this film...love when she mangles the quote about why she won't wear her glasses around men.
From what I've read about her she seemed to become trapped by public perception of her image. Maybe that's why gay men appreciate her? Nearly all of us have encountered people with a perception of gay men that we don't fit into or are trying to shatter.
It's a shame she died so young. I wonder if she could have aged gracefully in Hollywood.
Posted by: JC | Aug 2, 2014 11:32:14 AM
My earliest movie star memory is of Marilyn, having seen her on a small black and white TV in the 1950s.
I remember being at summer camp when I heard she died. This 10 year old (at the time) went back to his tent and cried.
Growing up in Hollywood, oh how I wish I could have seen her in person just once. Definitely a gay icon for this guy.
Posted by: Martin | Aug 2, 2014 11:39:42 AM
No discussion of Marilyn's gay iconography is complete without mention of a particularly important gay man in her life, choreographer Jack Cole. Perhaps more than other person, he helped shape Marilyn's image, working with her on 5 films: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, River of New Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, Some Like it Hot, and Let's Make Love. He was also a great friend and confidant.
Posted by: Joseph | Aug 2, 2014 11:43:50 AM
"what's made her such an enduring legend among gay fans lies in the more tragic aspects of her story......her troubles with men and her crippling insecurity made her a relatable presence for many who struggle with their sexuality"
Well, thanks for the insight into why effeminate gay men regard straight women who were/are completely oblivious to them as "icons". I guess since I never regarded my sexuality as "tragic" or a source of "crippling insecurity" and never had "troubles with men" (as though men were some kind of alien species rather than people like me)....it never occurred to me to live vicariously through someone of the opposite sex....
Testimony to the screwed-up mental and emotional state of the effeminate gay man.
My own icons growing up were (male) football players, basketball players, and baseball players and I was entirely comfortable being a male who was attracted to other males....and did not consider myself to be anything other than a male. I was, in fact, the "ring leader" in our neighborhood and among my peers....and had a healthy family environment around me.
I guess that is the difference between healthy, masculine, and well-adjusted gay men and the unhealthy, masculinely-deficient, and emotionally damaged gay men who end up embracing the culture of effeminacy and the female "icons" that symbolize it.
What a sad, sad bunch you are.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 12:27:12 PM
The Marilyn Monroe persona has become bigger than life, so it's not surprising that she is an icon for many people. On a personal level, I've been fascinated by her after seeing "The Prince and the Showgirl" on late night TV.
Posted by: Mike in the Tundra | Aug 2, 2014 12:32:18 PM
Just remember to ignore me, folks. The way my family always has. I am, after all, not an actually openly-gay man nor am I even particularly masculine by anyone's definition - i'm merely a physically unattractive and miserable lonely sort of man, who comes on the internet to anonymously express to everyone how much my parents hated gay people, via my learned disdain for anything gay.
I'm not well-adjusted at all. I'm terribly insecure and unhappy in life, and the proof is that I will always remain an anonymous presence; Simply put - I'm not man enough to be the kind of gay man I wished I was, and I want you all to imagine I am. Know what I really am? A sad, lonely, unloved pitiful creature for whom internet anonymity is my only refuge.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 12:50:06 PM
In case my psychological breakdown wasn't clear enough, let me be as clear as can be - i hate effeminate gay men because my father hated effeminate gay men, and my father did not love me. Rather than accept that my right-wing white family were simply terrible people, I have chosen to blame all you effeminate gay men for the fact that my father never loved me.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 1:00:08 PM
The last two Rick posts are authored not by Rick of course but by a pathetically insecure and threatened gay guy - Kiwi most likely - who cannot endure the thought of a gay man who is not identical to himself as described. That's it.
The first Rick post is by a healthy if rather intolerant gay man who's very fortunate path has also become something of a blinder to him since there are many gay men who are naturally effeminate types and who cannot help it. That being said (and I so wish he would modify his stance) he has a spot-on eye for all the phony posturing and invented effeminancy which has long been such an eyesore for gay people generally. If rather intolerant, Rick is a highly intelligent and well-adjusted man who merely needs to enlarge his heart. Still, he is a tonic addition to the Towleroad thread.
Posted by: UFFDA | Aug 2, 2014 1:18:41 PM
It's good to know your dad didn't love you either, UFFDA. Thanks for creating another alias with which to back me up, I like using various aliases to pretend that the threatened and insecure homosexuals are those of us who troll anonymously and not the actually-openly-gay folks who live real lives and are real people.
Yes, my father also hated effeminacy and lord knows the man didn't love me at all. I like to pretend that you and I are healthy, and also not the same person, but the reality is that the day we die not a single soul will mourn or remember us. We're not real men, after all. We're the saddest of gay stereotypes - the insecure closeted trolls who use internet anonymity to lash out at the world that has passed them by.
Does anyone here take us seriously? No. Oh well. Just like in real life.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 1:26:15 PM
@UFFDA Just to be clear, I do believe that some part of effeminate behavior is learned at a very early age, as young boys who become aware of their attraction to boys and have no role models for how to do so and maintain their masculinity....end up projecting themselves onto females. To that extent, you are right, they "can't help it" because the emotional damage has been done in their formative years and is very difficult to un-do.
That said, it is still learned behavior and can be unlearned, even if it is difficult to do. And I don't want anyone being given a crutch by being told that "it's just the way you are and there is nothing you can do about it" because that is just not true.
It is important that all gay men recognize that all effeminate behavior, conscious or unconscious, is a consequence of oppression and an internalization of the societal view that attraction to other males is incompatible with masculinity....and for that reason, it is NOT a healthy thing and should never be encouraged or condoned.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 1:30:55 PM
It's also important to remember that I don't believe a word that I ever type. If i did, I'd be even more visible and ubiquitous than Kiwi, who is the living embodiment of all that I hate - a loud, proud gay person who doesn't care what others think. *elegant curtsy*
If I believed a word I ever typed, I'd be showing myself on here and the masculine example I want you all to think that I am. Alas, I'm not a masculine man, nor am I even openly gay. I'm a stereotypical internet troll. And what I hate most about effeminate gay men is that they don't walk around every day with the fear I have.
it's true what my impostor says of me - my father hated effeminacy, and my father did not love me at all.
I would love to be able to prove to everyone on here how masculine and manly and strong I am, but I'm neither of those things. I am a cowardly gay man, and I always will be.
If my father didn't love me, despite all my failed attempts at faux-macho posturing, then it's simply unfair for gay men who I feel are effeminate to be accepted and embraced by their own fathers. I hate pride parades, especially PFLAG, because it's group of family's and straight people all loving and supporting people whom I feel are effeminate and weird and stereotypical. I hate it when people are loved for being themselves, and I was never loved despite trying to do everything my family demanded of me.
And yes, I like to pretend that people in here are threatened by what I say. But even I have to concede reality: I'm the threatened one, which is why I cling to internet anonymity. I'm not man enough to stand up to be counted, but I do have the ability to show everyone how sad my life is via text on a screen.
Yes. My father did not love me, and he hated effeminacy. And I refuse to accept that the problem was that I was actually just a cowardly example of a gay man.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 1:39:44 PM
God this place and its never ending drama.
Posted by: Lazycrockett | Aug 2, 2014 1:53:16 PM
Marilyn is a gay icon because she was a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman -- Hollywood drag.
Posted by: Richard | Aug 2, 2014 1:53:56 PM
Rick - the fact that your "icons" growing up were all sports players who display hyper-masculinity (that you would never attain) and that you were the "ring leader" in your neighborhood is a blatant indicator of your own "crippling insecurity."
You think you're so well-informed with regard to the historical characteristics of gay men and you think your views are progressive. The fact is you stick your foot in your mouth time and time again. And you don't even realize it. Funny and sad.
Posted by: Donny | Aug 2, 2014 1:55:46 PM
I am merely a closeted homosexual who never grew the pair needed to come out and be a worthy member of the extended gay community. My father hated effeminacy and so do I, and I choose to blame effeminate gay men for the fact that my father was ashamed of me. I will never show myself, as it would shatter the illusion I want people to have of me. I hate openly gay effeminate men who are accepted and embraced - because, as I said, no amount of forced masculine-posturing was enough to make my father love me, or accept me. That's why I'm here every day - I'm angry that fems aren't as insecure as I am.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 1:59:55 PM
A momentarily interesting comment thread becomes all about the trolls. I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.
Welcome to Trollroad, folks!
Posted by: oncemorewithfeeling | Aug 2, 2014 2:13:06 PM
How is Marilyn a gay icon when she's an icon for everybody? I'm sure gay men in the 1950s enjoyed her movies, but so did everyone else. Norman Mailer wrote a book about her. She's a cultural icon.
It's as if a gay man says: I LIKE her and everybody I know does, too. She struggles. She drinks and pops pills. I'm gay. Sometimes I feel like popping pills because of an uncaring society. Therefore, she's a gay icon.
Jane Russell must be a gay icon, too, because so many gay men like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." But, guess what? If all gay men disappeared off the earth tomorrow, Marilyn's movies would still be played on TCM. That fact that so many gay men idolized her more, like Judy, after death, after the struggle with alcohol and barbiturates -- just like gay men of the 1940s and 50s and 60s drinking themselves to death because they were not allowed to fit into society.
Posted by: will | Aug 2, 2014 2:16:35 PM
The negative responses to Rick signed "Rick" are all by KIWI, the most terminally threatened of the threatened.
As to Rick himself: can you give me an example of a self-admitted effeminant man who changed himself into a masculine one? I don't know of any. We need some evidence for what you insist on believing.
Posted by: UFFDA | Aug 2, 2014 2:21:49 PM
@Will - the same way Barbra is a gay icon, while she's also an icon for anyone who loves theatre, and was one of Roger Ebert's favourite entertainers of all time.
It's not about "who is an icon for us, exclusively" but about whom greater-collective gay culture has taken under our beautiful wings.
a person can be a rock icon, and a gay icon. a filmic icon, and a gay icon. a canadian icon, and a gay icon.
it's not about mutual exclusives. so calm down.
i grew up seeing Monroe's films - how to marry a millionaire cracked me up as a kid. that blind scene with the models? HILARIOUS.
but, for any confused homosexuals in here - it's not about "who is an icon for the gay community alone" - not at all.
david bowie is a gay icon as well as being a cultural rock god icon.
hope that cleared things up for anyone struggling with understanding this.
Posted by: Little Kiwi | Aug 2, 2014 2:24:41 PM
UFFDA - why don't "you and rick" (HA!) show yourselves, eh?
i'm not threatened - folks who feel threatened retreat into the darkness of invisibility. take a good hard look at me - i'm everything you never had and never got the chance to be.
Posted by: Little Kiwi | Aug 2, 2014 2:34:02 PM
Disclaimer: I am not a Rick sockpuppet or a Kiwi sockpuppet and I haven't even read their exchange above. I am sick of both of them.
That having been said, I find it extremely disturbing that Towleroad keeps pushing dead heterosexual female substance abusers as supposed "icons" for gay men. There is a real self-loathing that underlies these "icon" posts. Could you imagine straight men being told that they should identify with someone because they are "troubled" and "insecure"? It would be taken as an insult. But for a certain generation of gay men, it is a mark of honor to wallow in your own victimhood and failure.
I am pleased that the Millennials and the generations that follow will look to actual gay men as icons and that their status as icons will be based on their achievement, not on their "tragic ends." Much healthier to have Michael Sam, Connor Mertens, Sgt. Eric Alva, NPH, or Sir Ian McKellen as your icon than a series of prematurely deceased, depressed heterosexual women.
Posted by: Dennis | Aug 2, 2014 2:44:50 PM
Rick is struggling for acceptance among an uncaring, condemning gay society. And displaying self-destructive behavior. Therefore, Rick is a gay icon.
Posted by: will | Aug 2, 2014 2:45:37 PM
Dennis! hey gurl! i call your bluff, too.
they're not "pushing" anything. they're addressing what already exists.
you're either showing that you are ignorant of, or at the very least dismissive of, people whom have been rather-historically iconic in our community for the last few decades, or you're a trolling hack who thought he'd switch things up with a new screen name in a new attempt to spin this off-topic.
either way - kudos to missing the point!
Posted by: Little Kiwi | Aug 2, 2014 2:48:16 PM
Plus, right now I'm wearing an evening gown.
Posted by: Rick | Aug 2, 2014 3:00:57 PM


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PARIS (AP) — Saturday's installment of Paris Menswear Week was all about unexpected turns.
Karl Lagerfeld distracted guests by getting on like a house on fire — very visibly — with Chanel's powerful arch-rival Bernard Arnault on the Dior Homme front row chatting throughout the show.
Kenzo's outdoors summer show panicked organizers when it fell victim to a flash rain storm.
And guests at Sacai were delighted to be offered first-class refreshments only to discover they were so battery-packed inside many couldn't see the clothes.
Here are the highlights and show reports of the penultimate day of spring-summer 2015 menswear shows.
That Chanel's hair-powdered showman Karl Lagerfeld rocked up late to the Dior Homme show — as is tradition — it raised no eyebrows, triggering a run-of-the-mill media scrum.
What was unexpected, however, was the octogenarian chatting and laughing so visibly all the way through the show with Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH, who own Dior and are considered the rivals of Chanel's Wertheimer family. Lagerfeld's eccentric gesticulations with his gloved hands distracted guests. (Lagerfeld is also the designer for LVMH's Fendi.)
Also on the front row, were actor Ansel Elgort who wore a Dior Homme beige cotton-silk rain coat with raw-edged black leather, and rapper Kid Cudi who wore a Dior Homme navy polo shirt with contrasting gray collar. They behaved with more decorum.
Kris Van Assche mixed the staple tailored business suits of the Dior man with a spattering of the easel of southern French bohemian artists.
Navy suiting — with tuxedos and pinstripes — contrasted with Gallic-looking slim striped sweaters and T-shirts in red, blue and yellow.
It was as if to say: this stylish businessmen has had enough with working 9-5 and is now chilling out on the French Riviera.
Van Assche based his collection on the life Christian Dior who would himself travel away from Paris mid-century and gather in artistic and literary circles.
In a nod to this, and in a small play of abstraction, the vertical pinstripes became horizontal and then morphed into poetical text that graced a great blue truncated bomber jacket.
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Naqsh-e Rostam
Naqsh-e Rustam is an archaeological site located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars province, Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam lies a few hundred meters from Naqsh-e Rajab.
The oldest relief at Naqsh-i Rustam is severely damaged and dates to c. 1000 BCE. It depicts a faint image of a man with unusual head-gear and is thought to be Elamite in origin. The depiction is part of a larger mural, most of which was removed at the command of Bahram II. The man with the unusual cap gives the site its name, Naqsh-e Rostam, "Picture of Rostam", because the relief was locally believed to be a depiction of the mythical hero Rostam.
Four tombs belonging to Achaemenid kings are carved out of the rock face. They are all at a considerable height above the ground. The tombs are known locally as the 'Persian crosses', after the shape of the facades of the tombs. The entrance to each tomb is at the center of each cross, which opens onto to a small chamber, where the king lay in a sarcophagus. The horizontal beam of each of the tomb's facades is believed to be a replica of the entrance of the palace at Persepolis.
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
On a natural rock platform in front of the Darius II tomb you can see a cube-like construction known as platform known as Ka'ba-ye Zartosht - the ka'bah of Zoroaster. This ka'bah was built by the Achaemenid Empire.
It is not knowns the exact use of this structure... at the beginning people had thought that it could been a Zoroastrian shrine would have housed the eternal-flame of Zoroaster, but its architecture would not allow a flame to keep burning.
Scholars have recently suggested that this construction ought to have been a tomb - most precisely that of Cyrus. However, if you visit nearby Pasaragae, you will see a tomb there, which is attributed to Cyrus. No one knows the truth, apparently.
the seven bas reliefs
At Naqsh-e Rostam, under the tombs, you can admire seven large and beautiful bas reliefs dating back to the Sassanid period. These bas reliefs represent the kinds of the Sassanid Dinasty.They are:
- the investiture of Ardashir I
- the triumph of Shapur I
- the "grandee" relief of Bahram II
- the two equestrian reliefs of Bahram II
- the investiture of Narseh
- the equestrian relief of Hormizd II.
The triumph of Shapur I is the most stunning of the seven, and the best preserved one. Shapur is portrayed after his victory over the Roman emperors Valerian and Philip the Arab. it is not the most important, though. In the investiture relief of Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanid Empire, you can see - on the king's ring - the oldest attested use of the term 'Iran'. The Sassanid Empire was the third Iranian dynasty
the kings' tombs
Naqsh-e Rostam is a wonderful sight not far from Persepolis and, although smaller and completely differenent, is just as charming - as well as far less crowded. Moreover the surrounding scenery is truly breathtaking.
Cut in the bare face of a rock you can admire four tombs that belonged to four Achaemenid kings. As you can see from the photos, these tombs are shaped as crosses and their entrance is quite high above ground, right in the middle of the crosses.
Only one tombs has been identified without doubts, and it is the tomb of Darius I. The remaining three are believed to be those of Darius II, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I. There is also a fifth tombs, which was never finished, and which might have been built (well, carved) for Darius III.
The Achaemenid Empire was the second major Persian Empire (it controlled 20 nations and covered an area of about 7.5 mn square kilometers over 3 continents) and used Aramaic as its official language. There was no state-enforced religion, although the kings were followers of Zoroastrianism: for this reason the practice of slavery was not allowed.
Sassanian dynasty stone reliefs
These stone reliefs are showing the power of Sassanian kings - that kings get power from Ahurza Mazda, Zoroastrian divinity as well Sassanian king defeating Roman emperors. There could be seen small part of one stone reliefs of Elamite era under Sassanian stone relief.
Naqsh-e Rajab
Not far from there is Naqsh-e Rostam where you can see few some stone reliefs from Sassanian period.
Tombs of Persian kings
The information from local guide differs from the one can be read in Lonely Planet which tomb is for which of the kings.
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I thought it was the only one of the sequels that was worthwhile. For one thing, it was the only one that went for an intelligent psychological examination of the character rather than reducing it to a cheap slasher flick. For another, I very much agree with Stefano's motivation behind telling the story, which was to show that mental illness is treatable and healing is possible, unlike the second and third movies which treated Norman as incurable just so they could imitate the first film.
And there was another pilot for a show called
Bates Motel
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Cultural Interaction is a large factor of the ASC semester. Students participate in service projects and live in homestays with local families to help them encounter the Australia that tourists never see. From art and ministry to drama and dance, students attending ASC have every opportunity to pursue their passions and interests with other Christians from around North America and the world even as they compare and contrast the Australia of myths and movies with the realities of everyday life. Throughout the semester, ASC students engage the history of Australia's Indigenous peoples and discover their modern identities and present realities.
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