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Monday, October 13, 2014
I have wanted to feature Cecily as our Monday Muse for some time now and in light of her exhibition opening next weekend in Paris, I choose today.
As I have said before, our muses have ranged from women of great celebrity to personal inspirations of mine. Though not exclusively, Cecily is certainly the latter - and someone I am honored to say I have come to know on a personal level.
Cecily Brown is a painter, born in London, and now living and working in New York. As an artist, she is inspired by the history of painting. From the Rubenesque to the expressionism of de Kooning her work transcends traditional notions of genre and narrative, freeing subject matter from its original context and giving it a new aesthetic reality. It is this freedom and liberation I was initially so drawn to, and that inspired many of the prints of my Fall 2014 collection.
With public collections including Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and Tate Gallery, London, Cecily is undeniably one of the most interesting artists of our generation. There is a uniqueness to her that perpetuates both her work and her personal aura. From her artistic approach to her professional and personal etiquette she is someone who refuses to let outside perception obstruct her creative process. She once told me she frequently chooses not to always read the reviews of her critics. She says for The Guardian,
you'd never make a mark if you started worrying too much about how it will be received in the world, or if anyone is going to look at it.
Her words resonate with me enormously. As we work towards the constant promise of the public sphere, whether it be an exhibition or a runway show, it requires a great deal of resolve to focus only on your work, and refuse to let the opinions and preferences - either positive or negative - of others weigh in. This is something I know well.
Our Monday Muses are women of exceptional talent, who also maintain a resolute strength and unwavering confidence in themselves. This Cecily has in abundance, but most importantly she is someone who constantly pushes boundaries, she is curious and not afraid of a challenge. My muse is an explorer, she is cultured and global. I adore her paintings, and I admire her spirit. Cecily inspires me creatively and personally, and is this Mondays muse.
Gagosian Paris will present new paintings by Cecily Brown, with her first solo exhibition in Paris opening on October 19th
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Our Monday Muses have ranged from women of great celebrity to personal inspirations of mine. It has been some time since we last celebrated a Monday Muse and its with pleasure that this week I find myself looking very much close to home.
Its hard to know where to begin in describing the woman Monique is, and what she and her brand are all about. MONIQUE PÉAN is a New York based fine jewelry brand that features beautiful, innovative and unique designs. Monique speaks of the importance of being able to stand behind ones product and ultimately MONIQUE PÉAN is an entirely socially responsible and environmentally friendly business.
All luxury brands fall prey to criticisms of extravagance, materialism and moral irrelevance. I personally have always believed that there has to be a substantial soul and persona behind luxury, that it has to relate back to the real world and be able to speak not only to the lavish and indulgent, but on some level to everyone. People should be encouraged to appreciate quality and beauty without feeling guilty, and this is exactly what Monique fights for, and achieves.
All materials used in the MONIQUE PÉAN collections are sustainable, sourced globally through partnerships with local communities and artisans. Monique produces two signature collections a year with each collection beginning with a total immersion in new local culture around the world. She picks up local techniques, for example hand carved scrimshaw - unique designs are hand etched into materials with vegetable dye -and now works with scrimshaw artists throughout the Unites States, promoting and supporting artisanal trade. Materials she uses include fossilized walrus tusk, fossilized dinosaur bone (150 million years old), fossilized jet and meteorites among others. Monique travels constantly, always looking for new naturally sourced materials. She told me once about jade she found in Guatemala, that rose naturally to the surface, prompted by the motion of plate tectonics that occur in the region. She will only use recycled gold - gold mines are commonly linked to poor working conditions and gold mining is an environmentally harmful process, depositing cyanide, lead and mercury into local water sources. She told me last week that the production of one gold wedding band can produce 20 tons of waste.
Diamonds found in MONIQUE PÉAN collections are exclusively conflict and devastation free, and often repurposed (existing stones found in antique jewelry). Interestingly she tells me that diamonds now cut with lasers, are so symmetrical and perfect that the light is unable to bounce off in the same way it does with antique diamonds.
The full circle of social responsibility culminates with the provision of clean water and sanitation in disadvantaged communities supported by MONIQUE PÉAN sales. Monique has built clean water wells in Malawi, Mozambique and Haiti and is currently building wells in Ethiopia and Nepal.
If you ask Monique what prompted her to start a fine jewelry line (having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics - and as a graduate working as an analyst at Goldman Sachs) shell tell you that immersing herself in creativity, and working with her hands, was how she coped with a personal tragedy. Her younger sister Vanessa Péan died in a car accident at the age of 16, when Monique was 25 years old. Vanessa had become interested and involved in charity work in Haiti, where their father is from she was working to set up a scholarship fund and was focused on providing education to underprivileged Haitian children. After Vanessas death, the Péan family endeavored to continue her work and set up the Vanessa Péan Foundation. In the face of such personal devastation, Monique was compelled not only to make the most of the time she had, but also to give back. It was a year later, in 2006 that she launched MONIQUE PÉAN.
Moniques fascination with travel and culture never ceases to inspire me. PRABAL GURUNG is also a brand that speaks to the global, travelled and cultured woman, the woman that looks out at the world around her and engages with a number of meaningful occupations and interests. In this way I couldnt identify with Monique more, or appreciate the ways in which our brands speak to each other. Buying a piece of Moniques jewelry is not just a statement of social awareness, you are buying into an exquisite reflection of the world we live in, the history of the world we live in, and helping to perpetuate a principled and honorable luxury. The women that inspire me are women of substance and integrity, intelligent and curious women of inordinate inner strength. I cant think of someone these words apply to more than they do Monique. I am always in awe of those who are willing to devote time and hard work to follow through with their vision. And so Monique, besides being a dear friend of mine, is also an inspiration and this Mondays Muse.
Monday, June 02, 2014
Tonight, at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards, Bethann Hardison will be honored with the Founders Award, given in honor of the CFDAs founder, Eleanor Lambert. It feels right to reflect this much deserved recognition (albeit in a smaller way!) with our Monday Muse series.
Bethann Hardison has been fighting tirelessly for greater diversity on the runway since 2007. We have identified that integrity, resolution and grit are qualities integral to the women we look towards as inspirational Hardison fulfills each in abundance she has adopted the slogan Activism needs to remain active.
Hardison started modeling in the sixties, she appeared in the 1973 Grand Divertissement à Versailles, a fashion show staged to raise awareness for the disintegrating palace a face-off between top French and American designers using exclusively black models. When she founded her own model agency Bethann Management in 1984, representing both white women and women of color, designers reluctance to consider any but white models caught her attention. She pressed the point, as far as she could, before tiring of the modeling industry and retiring in 1996. During the late 90s (and in Hardisons absence) trends shifted back towards generic, clonelike casting for the runway.
For the New York Times: In my heyday, black models worked more than they worked today, said Iman, who calls Ms. Hardison her closest friend. I thought, what the hell is this on about?
In July 2008 Bethann helped to develop and edit the ground breaking and highly successful All Black Issue of Vogue Italia, and in September 2013 Bethann led the Diversity Coalition, an organization that developed the Balance Diversity initiative, a movement to improve racial diversity in the fashion industry permanently. On the eve of the Spring 2014 Seasons debut, Hardisons Diversity Coalition penned an open letter to the fashion industry chastising the designers who made little or no effort to incorporate women of color into their runways.
Thanks to the Diversity Coalitions pioneering efforts, there has already been a noticeable increase of ethnically diverse women on runways and in editorials alike.
Bethann Hardison serves as a model of empowerment for the fashion industry and her steadfast commitment to increased diversity is cause to celebrate all she has inspired. She continues to shed light on the sensitive matter with the utmost grace. Its easy to become wrapped up in the fantasy of producing a luxury brand, Hardison works relentlessly to make sure that our industry continues to see past this, maintaining integrity and an intelligent ethical justice. Hardison is a fierce female role model, and this Mondays Muse.
Monday, April 28, 2014
I was browsing the Internet recently, and came across a short essay entitled The Opposite of Loneliness. I happen to be perpetually intrigued, captivated by and concerned with the increasingly digitally over - connected / personally under-connected world we are living in and so this article caught my eye. Marina Keegan, musing over her last few months at Yale University, and the disconcerting state of unknowing anticipation she found her fellow undergraduates to be so nervously wallowing in juvenilia, in general - writes, Were so young. Were so young. Were twenty-two years old. We have so much time.'
I delve into the context of the article, and I discover Marina, aged 22 years old, died in a car crash five days after this essay was published.
Marina graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and a job lined up at the New Yorker. She was a rising star. The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories, is a collection of short stories and essays that was published posthumously this month. Keegan creates alarmingly imaginative emotional dynamics, empathetically exploring the idiosyncratic nature of the human condition.
Her essay entitled Even Artichokes Have Doubts resonates with me enormously. Alarmed by the statistic that 25 percent of employed Yale graduates enter the finance or consulting industry, she insists that young people shouldnt stop dreaming.
What bothers me is this idea of validation, of rationalization. The notion that some of us (regardless of what we tell ourselves) are doing this because were not sure what else to do and its easy to apply to and it will pay us decently and it will make us feel like were still successful.
She isnt discounting the finance industry, or the nobility of needing to make money and absolutely doing so.. but merely agonizing over the fact that so many young people dont seem to realize the opportunities they have entering the world as adults. Upon investigation, amongst her peers, she finds only apathetic attitudes towards upcoming positions in gleaming financial institutions. I just havent met that many people who sound genuinely excited about these jobs. Thats super depressing!. She closes her thoughts I feel like we can do something really cool to this world.
And shes right. No one has as much power to positively impact the world than the next generation.
Jack Hitt writes for the New Yorker:
For her family and friends, the grief is intimate and personal. But for some in our fieldproducers and editors, reporters and writers, the loss of Marina is a different kind of tragedy. We lost a talent before we got to know her.
Naming Marina Keegan as our Monday Muse isnt intended to be an act of contrived posthumous glorification, but recognition I feel compelled to give to an overwhelmingly talented, promising and intuitive young lady, whose chance to make a name for herself in life was ripped away from her far too soon. She was a girl who believed she could change the world for the better, and a girl who had the strength of character to try to do so. PRABAL GURUNG is a brand inspired by women of substance, women who are interested and curious about the world around them, women whose beauty radiates from the inside. Marina was insistent that if given the chance, one should absolutely follow their dreams - and so am I. Marina Keegan is this Mondays Muse.
Even Artichokes Have Doubts
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
Monday, February 17, 2014
Our Spring 2014 Campaign launched last month, featuring Liya Kebede
PRABAL GURUNG is a brand just as much inspired by women of substance, grace and intangible beauty, as it is a brand established to inspire the same. As has often been reported, particularly of late, the PRABAL GURUNG woman is a woman who epitomizes what Prabal describes as femininity with a bite. The rose with its thorn - the harness under a ball gown. For us, profound beauty cannot be comprised simply of aesthetic, but must also refer to intellectual, emotional and artistic capabilities.
For Spring 2014, a collection whose narrative referenced the concept of preserving the elegant and accomplished woman, it seemed therefore both fitting and necessary to celebrate a character of such integrity and infallible beauty, a woman who has achieved so much and stands as a symbol of such extraordinary female empowerment.
Liya Kebede was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Shes been seen on the covers of Italian, Japanese, American, French and Spanish Vogue a number of times, and has featured in campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton - amongst others. Shes been named by FORBES as one of the worlds top 15 highest earning models.
In 2005, Kebede was appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and in 2006 the Liya Kebede Foundation was started, the mission of which is to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality in Ethiopia, and around the world. She is also part of the Champions for an HIV Free Generation, an organization of African leaders who advocate for increased HIV prevention and treatment efforts in Africa.
Liya launched her clothing line Lemlem in 2008. Meaning to bloom, the line, that sells hand-spun, woven and embroidered women an childrens clothing was founded to preserve and promote the traditional arts of her homeland.
Looking aside from the statistics - awards she has won, figures she has achieved- Liyas philanthropic endeavors act as a genuine example of her compassion and concern for those around her. The ability to see beyond your personal success, and further, feel the compulsion to share your privileges as best you can with those less fortunate is not something everyone can do, or wants to do, and is something that requires integrity, resolution and an undeniable degree of grit. Liya commemorates each and every one of these qualities, she is absolutely one of the most inspirational female role models of our time. Her strength of character radiates with sincerity, and her beauty undoubtedly comes from the inside. She is this Mondays muse.
The Liya Kebede Foundation
Friday, February 07, 2014
In Mustang, leave nothing but footprints..
Mustang; a source of awe, a place of solace, with a history of myths and legends.
Mustang is the former Kingdom of Lo, an ancient Tibetan kingdom that is now part of Nepal. Until 1991, no outsiders were allowed to enter Mustang. The Nepalese government tenaciously kept this slice of mythical, spiritual land closed to all foreigners - save the odd inquisitive scholar.
Hidden in the Himalayas, it is protected by its remoteness - for centuries the only way in and out was on horseback. Explorers in the early 1900s described Mustang as a 'hidden kingdom' - the practice of Tibetan Buddhism has remained unchanged since the 14th century.
It remains wild and isolated, one of the worlds last few existing and genuine indigenous tribes. For a considerable and challenging permit fee, foreigners can now wander the dirt roads, crumbling monasteries and isolated villages. The Champa Lakhang Temple, standing close to the palace of the Raja of Mustang, houses the largest collection of 15th century Buddhist murals in the world. (Most Tibetan art was largely destroyed by the Chinese in the 1950s). Walled settlements are guarded by fierce Tibetan Mastiffs, and the Mustang people live in flat-roofed, mud brick houses. Rooftops are often stacked with piles of firewood , and with fuel being scarce in the barren lands such displays can be seen as demonstrations of wealth.
Mustang has been described as the last true Shangri-La of todays cultural landscape Shangri-La, the fictional utopian Tibetan lamasery described by English novelist James Hilton in Lost Horizon, a place of inner peace, love and sense of purpose. The PRABAL GURUNG collections have often referenced Nepalese culture, but this season is directly inspired by Nepal, and the richly mythical and legendary culture it celebrates.
PRABAL GURUNG Fall 2014. Saturday 8th, at 12 Noon. Live streaming at prabalgurung.com
Monday, November 25, 2013
Last weekend Angelina Jolie won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the fifth annual Governors Awards. As I reflected on the composure, elegance, dignity and compassion Jolie radiated standing on the podium, I began thinking about her life and career as we know it, and felt instantly compelled to have her as our next Monday Muse.
The humanitarian prize was awarded to Jolie for her charitable work with United Nations Refugee Agency for the past decade, for which she had made over 40 field missions, including helping refugees from Cambodia and Syria - this doesnt cover even half of her contribution to philanthropy in general. In her acceptance speech, Jolie comments on the moment she understood her responsibility to others - the moment she realized how sheltered and fortunate her life had been and decided to commit her life to helping those less fortunate. Also not to forget - Jolie has simultaneously been the recipient of an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. There have certainly been the cynics who doubt the integrity of her cause, and I write this in definite opposition to them.
Angelina Jolie has undertaken the most fascinating evolution in life, as a spectator I feel one can only admire what she has achieved. From Girl, Interrupted to receiving this award.. Perhaps she has made a few wrong decisions, run wayward a few times, but there is no denying that throughout all the choices she has made in life and in spite of what may have been considered right, she has remained entirely true to herself. To do this, and more importantly to do this in the public eye, requires an undeniable amount of inner strength and belief. In this world of flagrant pop culture that we live in, this world of Real Housewives and Snookis, it is so important to hold a beacon to the popular culture icons who act as a genuine reflection of the society and community we live in today. Jolie in no way glorifies the shallow, materialistic and bogus temptations of our times - we have been able to watch a woman mature and grow with her generation, using the opportunities she has been given to better herself and those around her.
There is certainly an element of surprise that Jolie has ended up where she has, and this can only make us applaud all the more. I identify with a journey that started out problematic, and not without demons, and can appreciate how far she has come all the more. Her acceptance speech thanked her late mother, her role model and constant supporter. Again I can identify with this. Jolies story is one of true resilience, she epitomizes the concept of femininity with a bite that so defines the woman I design for. She is this Mondays muse.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
If you've been following our Monday Muse Journal series, you'll know we have recently been keen to celebrate women from around the world that we feel are uniquely talented, spirited and inspiring. In line with this theme, we wanted to take a minute to talk about this young, beautiful poet and model from London, Greta Bellamacina.
The Better Geranium
I like to pretend
I don't care as I pour you a lake
From my kitchen sink.
I pour you my tears
Wide-wept dunes, to the
Geranium hero liver, in
Seas of flowerfaces.
I reorder my ways,
Cause my 'Friends' told me it was the 'right' way.
"I hope you will stay better"
I say it, but don't know it.
You will go, because I will go,
In innocence when others are not innocent
A less to lesser us both
My daytime idol, as it appears, bacteria
I grew.
Greta graduated from King's College London in 2012, with a BA in English. Her poems and articles have been widely published in various magazines and international poetry journals - a regular contributor to Harpers Bazaar UK, known for supporting the literary world through fashion, the publication has been a follower of Greta from the early stages of her career. Greta has also been short-listed as the Young Poet Laureate of London.
Greta has recently collaborated with Dame Vivienne Westwood to help campaign for climate issues. Creating new, emotive poetry about the climate, and world we live in, helping raise awareness for Westwood's 'Climate Revolution'.
Her poetry revolves around an unwavering devotion to words, a curiosity for depicting emotions from unfamiliar phrases and seeking unique lexical patterns.
Her debut collection of poetry 'Kaleidoscope' was released in 2011, her newest collection is entitled 'To December - A Devotion To She.'
Read Greta Bellamacina's poetry here..
Monday, October 14, 2013
Much has been written and reported about Malala Yousafzai, the young champion of womens education. On October 9th, 2012, aged 14 years old, Malala was shot in the head twice by the Taliban in Pakistan. She was returning home from school on the school bus when targeted point blank by the militant group for speaking out about their behaviour and for the promotion of womens education. Somehow, Malala made what is widely believed to be a miraculous recovery. Flown firstly to Peshawar, then to England, she survived a not only barbaric, but also life threatening head injury.
"The fact that she didn't die on the spot or very soon thereafter is to my mind nothing short of miraculous," Dr. Javid Kayani told Diane Sawyer, anchor of ABC News.
The doctors who treated Malala told the BBC that her recovery was a tribute not just to the quality of the care she received - but also to her own resilience and determination.
This resilience and determination seems to define Malala, and her story exists as proof that both can get you through the most devastating of situations. We have written regularly about women who stand as pillars of strength, confidence and intense, but quiet, self assurance - Malala, now an international symbol of girls rights' for education and security through her efforts to fight extremism and oppression, is a prime example of this woman.
Malala rose to prominence in 2009 when she wrote a blog for the BBC Urdu service about her life under Taliban rule and the lack of education for girls. "I wanted to speak up for my rights, and also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way."
She now wants to become prime minister of Pakistan, following in the footsteps of her role model, the late Benazir Bhutto.
Last Friday, Malala Yousafzai just missed out on winning the coveted Nobel Peace Prize. Regardless of the outcome of the award, we decided some time ago that she would be this Mondays Muse. Malala's bravery and dedication to her cause we feel is truly, truly remarkable. She not only stands up for women's rights, but in doing so demonstrates the female strength, sophistication and unwavering confidence we admire so much.
Read more about Malala with the BBC
Monday, September 16, 2013
This Thursday the New York City Ballet Fall 2013 Gala will open with costumes designed by Prabal Gurung. Having spent the last six months working with choreographer and dancer Justin Peck, immersing ourselves in the world of dance, movement and theatre, the more and more we came to realize the extent of dedication and persistence ballerinas devote to their craft, the multitude of hardships they face on a daily basis.
Amongst these dancers there are so many inspiring, infinitely talented and endlessly persevering women, and we felt that in light of the upcoming Gala, this weeks Monday Muse should pay tribute to them.
We were introduced to Wendy Whelan by Peck. At the age of 46, Wendy remains a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. Not only do most dancers retire well before 40, Wendy also suffers from severe scoliosis - The New York Times recently named Wendy as "America's greatest contemporary ballerina.
Similarly to many of our past Monday Muses, Whelan gains immense motivation through adversity. She admits to Broadway World, I thrive on the challenge, the exchange, the collaboration and the discovery. These experiences have shaped my artistic evolution and have kept me motivated and fulfilled.
A diagnosis of severe scoliosis is crippling for anyone. Requiring constant therapy from a young age, hours a day spent fighting your spines inclination to twist and curve with exercises and core work, long periods of time in a hard brace, soft brace, or cast - all the while knowing the likely outcome could simply result in extreme surgery, a fusion of your spine, in order to protect your organs from being crushed, and your body deforming - it without a doubt tests the strongest of characters. To excel as a dancer requires a precision of poise, balance and harmony that feels impossible to achieve with a curved back. However Whelan proves otherwise - after her treatment at the age of 13, her determination remained unwavering, she would continue to attend ballet class in a full cast from her shoulder to her hips.
I have this crooked body, she tells The New York Times, so I have to be really disciplined with it. It has to stay strong and limber, or else it gets tight. I also feel like if my spine is longer and more open, I dont get depressed." The discipline pays off Whelan is renowned for being one of the most adaptable, elegant and accomplished dancers in America.
Shes New Yorks treasure, Mr. Petronio (of Stephen Petronio Company) said. The longevity of her career has been astounding. Shes like a great architectural building you pass day after day.
Wendy Whelan is proof of a sincere and dedicated pursuit of beauty against all odds, and someone who refused to give up on her talent. Both qualities we admire without exception, and so she is this Mondays muse.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Last weekend, I went to see Woody Allens Blue Jasmine featuring Cate Blanchett and I walked out instantly knowing who our next Monday Muse would be. Cates performance stayed with me for days. Haunting, compelling and raw, it was one of those rare cinematic experiences in which the chasm between audience and projection melted, and I felt a complete and unnerving connection with the fictitious world on screen. I couldnt get Jasmine out of my mind.
It got me thinking about talent, pure, raw talent. In a world in which anyone can be famous, there has to be something said for those individuals who remain as steadfast devotees to their craft, who remain oblivious to the buzz they so organically generate. My most vivid memory of Cate is from the 77th Academy Awards, in 2005. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress in The Aviator, and wore a pale yellow Valentino gown. It was one of those great moments for me, as a fashion designer, with great talent and great beauty colliding so sensationally. It followed from my first memory of her when nominated for Best Actress for Elizabeth, wearing the hummingbird embroidered Galliano gown in 1999. Cate wears clothes with a rare elegance and finesse, and simultaneously, but independently, maintains her identity as deeply respected actress. This multi dimensional nature of her character I cant help but admire and applaud.
Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton have been the creative directors of the Sydney Theatre Company since 2008. They work together day in, day out for this institution, believing passionately in the preservation of theatre and performance. Credited with bringing international film and theatre directors into STC productions, Sydney Theatre Company chair Ian Darling has said - Theyve transformed the company and the way many people feel about it. Again going back to the idea that real craft and skill can get a little lost in the age of digital frenzy we live in, there is something so inspiring and refreshing about the dedication that has gone into this project. Cate draws so little attention to herself, yet regardless continues to succeed in proving herself to be a true ambassador of the arts.
I have no doubt that Cate will be nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Blue Jasmine, and indeed I have written this as a humble plea not only that she does, but that she wins. I can think of no one more deserving.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Our Fall 2013 Digital Campaign features Bridget Hall, was shot by Daniel Jackson and styled by Tiina Laakkonen with Creative Director Christopher Simmonds.
As Prabal said to the New York Times :
Weve grown up with this fantasy about supermodels, he said. I felt personally it was the right moment to celebrate women of that age.
Bridget speaks to the customer, a perfect representation of the woman the Fall 2013 collection was designed for.
Featured on the cover of Vogue, French Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Japan, as well as Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Italian Elle (at least three times) and W Magazine - to name but a few - she has also been named one of Sports Illustrated top 50 Swimsuit models and been the face of Dior. Bridget Hall is an established legacy of iconic, timeless and powerful beauty. She bridged a gap between high fashion models, and every woman. Her ability to work between American Athletic and French Couture gives her an edge, that beauty with another dimension.
And indeed, shooting Bridget was a dream, there was an undeniable ease about her, a quiet and natural strength of character that was present at all times, backstage and in front of the camera - a perfect muse for this campaign.
Check out more the behind the scenes footage HERE
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text: I really thought we were going to get caught with a sucker punch.But it was another away point with an average'ish performance style wise. Good possession, without having that much penetration (odd that the stat that showed the 240 odd attempts, also showed that we were weak on possession in the final 3rd (how does that work?). I just hope that this doesn't become the trend and that AVB's 'style' is this more 'functional' approach. Wasn't that Mourinho's method as well? 'Sod the football, the result is all' type thing? And isn't AVB a Mourinho clone - Sith's always travel in twos (much like Knight's Templars and turtle doves)?If AVB can cure the post Christmas slow down, then we should be in a good position come May. Maybe then, next season, he can look to 'style' - maybe?I keep reading that AVB rotates the squad more than 'arry did so we should be fresher (I haven't seen the stats, so can't comment), but from what I've seen in the games, the changes have largely been forced (Dembele being injured, BAE, Kaboul,Ade,Parker and Daws to a degree). And I'm still not certain that AVB new what his best team was anyway, so moved people around (Dempsey, Sig, Dembele, Sandro) in midfield trying to get the right combination and formation. Be interesting to see the 'minutes played' stats across the squad at the end of the season - I would guess that where 'arry played the lesser talents in the Cups (the 'yoof'), AVB will show more time with the 'main squad' players.


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About the Book
With the same adroit scrutiny that enabled him to recognize a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked, reconsiders the oeuvre of the incomparable Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are). Making Mischief pays tribute to the visionary author and illustrator, his profound understanding of children, and his stunningly imaginative and groundbreaking work that carried the picture book so much higher and farther than it had ever flown. A beautifully designed, endlessly fascinating volume, Making Mischief is one master mythmaker's heartfelt appreciation of another.
The New York Times bestselling author of Wicked presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak
Published in 1963 to great critical acclaim, Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Award-winning Where the Wild Things Are has sold millions of copies worldwide, garnered countless awards, and been translated into nineteen languages. In Making Mischief, Gregory Maguire reconsiders Sendak's oeuvre with the same adroit and idiosyncratic scrutiny that allowed him to see a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked) and add a charming dimension to the story of the Little Match Girl (Matchless).
An accomplished critic with signal reviews published in the New York Times Book Review and lectures on art delivered at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and at other locations, Maguire examines Sendak's aesthetic influences from William Blake to Walt Disney, revealing the "conversations"—often unconscious and unspoken—that artists have with one another. A master of literary invention himself, Maguire explores recurring motifs in Sendak's life work—from monsters to mayhem—as well as his profound understanding of children, their creativity, and the breadth of emotions with which they encounter the world.
Making Mischief is a gift of the imagination to Maurice Sendak, one of the master mythmakers of our time.
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Critical Praise
"At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality." — Tony Kushner
"Erudite and imaginative. . . . Maguire's appreciation is rooted in his subject's own appreciation of such artists as Randolph Caldecott, William Blake, Phillip Otto Runge, Winsor McCay, and a host of others. [A] beautifully conceived, gracefully written, and lovingly considered tribute." — Booklist (starred review)
"Refreshing. . . . Maguire arranges a bounty of favorite or rare illustrations into five playful and accessible essays. This fitting and witty homage gives ample evidence for Maguire's contention that 'the word genius isn't grade inflation.'" — Publishers Weekly
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SAN JOSE -- Mike MacIntyre called Saturday's game with BYU "one of the biggest games in the modern history of San Jose State football."
It's safe to say the third-year coach is excited. His Spartans are 8-2, their best mark through 10 games since 1987. They received four votes in The Associated Press poll this week, their first in-season votes in that poll since '87. A win over BYU (6-4) provides the chance to create some buzz on a national scale.
"It's a big game because it's a meaningful game toward the end of November," MacIntyre said. "They are a national big name coming to town. They haven't played here since 1968.
"They're bowl-eligible, we're bowl-eligible. It's two very, very good football teams playing each other on a Saturday night on national television. For a college kid, and a college head football coach, it doesn't really get much better than that."
The 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Spartan Stadium will air on ESPN2. A crowd of more than 20,000 is expected and should include a strong BYU contingent.
The players know this is a chance to make a statement.
"I feel like this game is an opportunity for us to show the nation how far we've come," senior tight end Ryan Otten said. "We want to come out and put together a good game and show that we've come a long way and can compete with the best teams in the country."
David and Peter Tuitupou could tell their Spartans teammates how much attention BYU receives. The brothers were raised 10 minutes from the BYU campus, and their mother, Carolyn Tuitupou, is an assistant dean of undergraduate education at the school. Both players are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served two-year church missions.
David, a senior defensive end, spent two years at BYU. He redshirted in 2008 and didn't see action in 2009. He played junior college ball for Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, in 2010 before transferring to SJSU.
"I don't know if any of the players understand how much publicity this team gets nationally because of the fan base they have," David said of BYU. "It's going to be a lot of fun to be a part of it."
The Spartans have a solid bowl résumé. They've beaten two bowl-bound teams in San Diego State and Navy. Their only losses are to nationally-ranked Stanford and Western Athletic Conference-leading Utah State.
Still, the perception is that SJSU needs a signature win to generate more attention. This game provides that chance.
"This will kind of boost us up there if we beat a team like BYU," junior quarterback David Fales said. "We can get nationally recognized by people and show what we're doing out here."
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Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and phenytoin may speed up how quickly your liver processes dronedarone.
What might happen:
The amount of dronedarone in your blood may decrease and it may not work as well.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Let your doctor know right away if you experience and irregular or unusually fast heartbeat.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.Reference:1.Multaq (dronedarone) US prescribing information. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC January, 2014.


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29-Nov-2004 - 02-Dec-2004
Training course in "The Object-ID Standard and Additional Information for Inventorying"
UNESCO is conducting a training course in the application of the Object-ID* standard, and the technical aspects of establishing preliminary ...
26-Nov-2004 - 27-Nov-2004
Workshop and Training of Focal Points from Central Asian countries
26-Nov-2004 - 30-Nov-2004
Maghrebin Workshop on « Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology
Maghrebin Workshop on « Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology ("Patrimoine et aménagement du ...
23-Nov-2004 - 03-Dec-2004
Workshop for writers, illustrators and publishers of children's books for Arab States.
22-Nov-2004 - 24-Nov-2004
Regional meetings for promotion of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
In order to promote the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in October ...
Saturday, 20 November 2004
Round Table "Women Migrants and HIV/AIDS in the World: An Anthropological Approach"
This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project "A Cultural Approach to ...
Friday, 19 November 2004
Presentation of the work « Histoire de l'autre »
Presentation of the work « Histoire de l'autre » (The other's story) by Sami Adwan (Palestinian, Professor of Education at the University of ...
17-Nov-2004 - 19-Nov-2004
VSMM 2004 featuring 7th Special Session on Virtual Heritage
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia and the founding of the Society. VSMM ...
17-Nov-2004 - 25-Nov-2004
World Conservation Congress (WCC)
From 17 to 25 November, the World Conservation Congress (WCC) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. WCC is the general assembly of IUCN members, ...
17-Nov-2004 - 19-Nov-2004
Thematic meeting: "Algerian World Heritage Sites and Conservation Areas: Management, Protection, Enhancement"
14-Nov-2004 - 19-Nov-2004
Directors Seminar on Conservation and management of African immovable cultural heritage sites associated with the slave trade
Within the framework of Africa 2009 Programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG and African cultural heritage organizations are ...
10-Nov-2004 - 13-Nov-2004
4th Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage: North America
Organised by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the University of Florida (College of Design, Construction and Planning Preservation Programs). ...
Friday, 5 November 2004
Tribute to Vittorio De Sica
The Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO, the Instituto Italiano di Cultura and UNESCO are organizing a tribute to Vittorio De Sica , the ...
02-Nov-2004 - 05-Nov-2004
The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage
The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage will take place on 2-5 November and will centre on the theme: "Economy and ...
01-Nov-2004 - 04-Nov-2004
International meeting on the Harmonization of the Tentative List in the Mesoamerican sub-region
This training seminar, organized by the World Heritage Centre, in close collaboration with the San Jose UNESCO Office, the Advisory Bodies ...
Monday, 1 November 2004
Third Session of UNESCO DigiArts E-learning SEMINARS - MEDIA ARTS PROSPECT
The third session of the UNESCO DigiArts E-learning seminars about Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), one of the greatest media theorists of the ...
01-Nov-2004 - 06-Nov-2004
African Regional Conference on "Education for Cultural Heritage Development"
The main objective of the Conference is to bring together professionals, museologists, educationists and responsible officers of specialized ...
Friday, 29 October 2004
Service of Remembrance Dr. Hisao Arahi 1967-2004
The Raymond Lemaire Centre for Conservation (KU Leuven) and the many friends of Dr. Hisao Arahi invite you to attend a Memorial Service in his ...
17-Oct-2004 - 22-Oct-2004
Roundtable meeting to develop and launch the World Heritage Programme for the Pacific
As a logical follow-up to the Periodic Reporting exercise for Asia and the Pacific in 2003 a World Heritage Programme for the Pacific (World ...
05-Oct-2004 - 09-Oct-2004
The World Heritage Central Pacific project - National workshop in Kiribati
The Pacific region and marine sites are underrepresented on the World Heritage List. Despite its huge potential and importance, the Pacific ...


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As the ski season ramps up, the second film in the Breckenridge Backstage Theatre classic film series will "get this party started" on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Officially titled "National Lampoon's Animal House," released in 1978, the plotline follows the troublemaking Delta Tau Chi fraternity at a 1962 college and its ongoing battle with Dean Vernon Wormer, who is attempting to expel the entire fraternity. The film is rated R and is not suitable for all audiences.
"There are some classic films you need to be part of an audience to really enjoy," said Laurie Rambaud, film series instigator at the Breckenridge Backstage Theatre. "At home by yourself, you are not going to join in on the 'Toga! Toga!' chant, but in a theater, you can and should."
Before each film, the Backstage will let you in on some of the secrets of the film, so you can look out for them. At last month's film, the classic 1960 "Psycho," Christopher Willard, artistic director of the Backstage Theatre, revealed that "Psycho" was considered scandalous at the time, not because of the murders, but because of the scenes with the toilet. A toilet had never been flushed on screen before — quite the shocker.
"Animal House" was Kevin Bacon's ("Footloose," "Apollo 13") and Karen Allen's ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") film debut. Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four and wrote, "It's anarchic, messy and filled with energy. It assaults us. Part of the movie's impact comes from its sheer level of manic energy. ... But the movie's better made (and better acted) than we might at first realize. It takes skill to create this sort of comic pitch, and the movie's filled with characters that are sketched a little more absorbingly than they had to be and acted with perception."
December's film is "It's a Wonderful Life," starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. This Christmas classic will play Dec. 17, 24 and 25. For all films, tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. For more information about the classic film series, visit www.backstagetheatre.org.


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Westeros is the premiere fansite for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Discuss the series on the forums, browse our resource collections, read about the TV series from HBO and play the MUSH, to name just a few of the things we offer.
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Thanks to a tweet from HBO UK, we realized that quite a few things have been added to the HBO Store in the last weeks, items prominently featured on our store page for fans of HBO's Game of Thrones. Some hoodies have turned up—I guess this is the right season for them—and there's quite a few collectables, from house posters to shot glasses(!) and now what strikes me as the coolest of them all, a dragon egg paperweight that looks rather cool.
HBO's finally listing the Bluray and DVD as well, though without any box art or release information. We'll be keeping an eye on that, to say the least. (And before you ask, the US HBO Store remains US-only so far—sorry!)
The Westeros network consists of several different sites, including a forum and a wiki, for all your A Song of Ice and Fire needs.


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In today's portable edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Domini N wonders when everyone is going to get around to forecasting the death of the PS Vita like they did with the 3DS last year.
You know, I really, really don't want to have to say this, but why have I seen no "Vita is DOOOOMMMMMEEED!!!!!! " articles on Kotaku, or any game news site for that matter? During the summer of last year, every major gaming site was jumping on the 3DS hate wagon, calling it a failure, stating it was doomed, etc. At that point in its life, the 3DS had sold 4-5 million units. Keep in mind that this was before the supposed killer apps came out, a decision I agree is utterly stupid on Nintendo's part. Still, everyone knew they were on the horizon, but continued to bash the system/Nintendo in their actions.
The Vita has been out for a longer period of time in terms of day one sales anywhere, has had at least 3 "Killer" games (Uncharted, Gravity Rush, and Persona 4: The Golden) be released in various regions, and the system has managed to sell anywhere from 50-66% of what the 3DS sold at this point in time. So why aren't we getting few, if any "Vita is a failure" articles? I mean, the general ideas I'm getting from the gaming media is to wait until the holidays before you can call it doomed. Why is everyone acting so hopeful for the Vita, but were constantly bashing the 3DS at this point last year?
I'm not trying to bash the Vita or praise the 3DS, as I have the later and am planning to pick up the former when Persona 4: The Golden comes out. I'm just asking a question that I don't really see being addressed. Maybe I've not been looking in the right locations or I haven't seen them, but I'm just not getting it.


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City of Moberly Utility Director Keith Phipps says the Annual Consumer Confidence Report has been mailed.
He adds all monthly billed customers should have received a copy with their July billing. If you did not receive a copy you may look up this report on the city's website at www.moberlymo.org or you can request a copy at the water office in City Hall, Moberly Public Library or Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce.
Those with questions may contact the Moberly City Hall at 660-269-8705.
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Taking the Bus on Road to Default
You know things are getting bad when Wall Street chiefs have to take the bus.
That is what happened a couple of weeks ago when Lloyd Blankfein, James Dimon and other top bankers boarded a coach for a short trip to the White House. Their mission: to warn the president about the government shutdown and ensuing politicking over the budget.
One participant told me of how his feelings changed on the two rides: mildly optimistic en route to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., incredibly worried on the way back.
The episode sums up a crisis in which Wall Street and Washington have been speaking at cross-purposes in the run-up to Thursday's deadline over the debt ceiling.
The biggest misunderstanding between them has been the idea, particularly prominent in Congress, that markets aren't worried about Washington's shenanigans. That perception, in turn, is seen as loosening the pressure on Congress and the administration to resolve the budget impasse.
The reality is a lot more complex and it contains important lessons, even if a last-minute deal on the budget is reached.
It is true that equity markets have been fairly becalmed, given the circumstances. After all, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 3% on Thursday and Friday and was up again midday Monday
"End of the world? Meh," is how Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx Group, a global brokerage company based in New York, summarized the feeling in a note to clients last week.
But other important assets have been faring worse than "meh"—namely short-term Treasury bonds, repurchase agreements, or "repos," and even the dollar.
The markets don't even tell the whole story. A peek behind Wall Street's scenes shows a financial sector gripped by all-too-recent memories of the financial crisis. Exhibit A of this state of mind is a confidential report prepared by a large financial institution and shared with bank CEOs and central bankers.
The short paper, which I have viewed, analyzes the potential market ramifications of a "technical default" by the U.S.—a distinct possibility if there isn't an agreement by Thursday.
Some politicians have tried to minimize the impact of such an event, stressing its "technical" nature—by which they mean a default caused by the government's unwillingness, rather than inability, to pay its debt.
The report states otherwise. In its view, the consequences could be catastrophic. The crucial cog in this machine, and the one that could trip it up, is the role played by Treasurys as conduits of liquidity for the entire system.
Simply put, a default—or even a close shave on a default—could undermine investors' belief that the U.S. always makes good on its obligations.
The most direct impact of that would be a selloff in short-term Treasurys, with knock-on effects for equities and the dollar. We had a small preview of that in recent days, when investors dumped Treasury bills that matured around Oct. 17.
An actual default would increase the numbers and types of bonds shunned by investors. To give you an idea of the scale, there were around $1.5 trillion of outstanding Treasury bills at the end of the second quarter, or roughly three times as much as the debt of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008. Any disruption in the market would hit mom-and-pop investors, given how much of Uncle Sam's paper is held by money-market funds, mutual funds and pension funds.
The secondary effect of dallying with default would be equally notable. According to the report, the longer the squabbles continue over the debt ceiling, the higher the risk that investors will question Treasurys' value as collateral.
This isn't a trivial matter. Treasurys are the collateral of choice in both the $2.6 trillion "bilateral repo" market and the $1.8 trillion "tri-party repo" transactions. Those two are building blocks of banks' short-term financing and their ability to funnel money to the economy. U.S. government debt also is widely used in the giant derivatives market.
The collapse of Lehman showed what happens when derivatives and repo markets lose faith in collateral. Financial transactions and world trade grind to a halt because counterparties no longer trust each other.
The impact of any of this could, of course, be cushioned by rescue actions.
Traders and bankers say the Federal Reserve could ease the liquidity squeeze by stepping into the repo markets or even buying defaulted Treasurys. But that is more of a hope than a belief. The Fed has indicated its unwillingness to intervene. As Chairman Ben Bernanke said last month, "our ability to offset these shocks is very limited."
The message from Wall Street to Washington is clear: Unless there is a lasting deal, we are all on a one-way bus journey to a scary place.
— Francesco Guerrera is The Wall Street Journal's financial editor. Write to him at: firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter: @guerreraf72.


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Definition of mural in English:
A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall: huge murals depicting Norse legends
More example sentences
- Saturn is one of the so called Black Paintings - murals Goya painted on the walls of his home near Madrid.
- She spent much of her time in the school's hallways creating murals on the walls.
- Painting traditionally was done in tempera in the form of murals on temple walls as well as on cloth and paper.
1Relating to or resembling a wall: a mural escarpment
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- Carrà was born in Quargnento in 1881, at the age of twelve he left home to work as a mural decorator first at Valenza Po, and from 1895 in Milan.
- Italian mural decoration was an appropriate interest for someone who had been brought up in Florence and had achieved international fame excavating the wall decorations of Assyrian palaces.
- The practice of appropriating mural surfaces for esthetic purposes goes back, after all, in recent art history to the start of the 1940s.
2 Medicine Relating to or occurring in the wall of a body cavity or blood vessel: mural thrombosis
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- Systemic thromboembolism is a common complication of cardiac mural thrombosis.
- The usual pattern of involvement is focal or diffuse plaques of thickened valvular or mural endocardium.
- Additionally, mucinous cystadenocarcinomas often have papillary projections and mural nodules that may correlate with areas of malignancy.
muralist noun
- Example sentences
- I left the San Francisco murals scene a few years later, tired of its supposedly socially-conscious artists backbiting and claim-jumping for grants, feeling that too many muralists only did artwork when a check arrived.
- They represent part of a conscious celebration of Mesoamerican aesthetics shared with the muralists and other artists working in post-revolutionary Mexico on a nationalist project.
- I have often heard artists credit their grandparents or parents who were potters or carvers, muralists or weavers, traditional healers, praise singers or storytellers.
Late Middle English: from French, from Latin muralis, from murus 'wall'. The adjective was first used in mural crown; later (mid 16th century) the sense 'placed or executed on a wall' arose, reflected in the current noun use (dating from the early 20th century).
Words that rhyme with muralcrural, jural, neural, plural, rural
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If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane
We would walk right up to heaven and bring you home
No farewell words were spoken
No time to say goodbye
You were gone before we knew it and only God knows why
Our hearts still ache in sadness and tears still flow
Memories forever we cherish as we hold them close.
Milo you brought so much joy to our lives and so much love to our hearts. We will always treasure all your hugs, kisses, smiles and wonderful memories. Big hugs and kisses to our handsome brown eyed, curly-haired angel. Although we are apart, you are forever in our hearts.
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Milo. Missing you always. Love you.
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With the addition of the Vitros ECI Immunology Analyzer the Lab at Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital can offer enhanced testing for thyroid (T4 and FT4) , oncology (PSA), cardiac (Troponin I), endocrinology (T4 and FT4), anemia (Ferritin, Vitamin B12 and Folate) and infectious diseases such as Rubella and five types of Hepatitis tests along with reproductive (HCG) which means they now have increased capabilities to perform pre-natal screening. Vitamin D testing will soon be added to the list of services provided at the lab which is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. To 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. To 5 p.m. The lab at the Medical Specialty Center is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m., to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m. BGMH Clinical Laboratory Scientist Dennis Quist and CLS and Laboratory Manager Terry Parsons are pictured with the latest new equipment for the Laboratory. (Photo by Lisa Van De Hey)
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The House 83 seat in the Mississippi legislature provides representation for residents in Lauderdale and Clarke Counties.
This year three men are out to win that seat in Jackson. Incumbent Republican Greg Snowden, Democrat Gary Houston, and Independent Sam Thompson.
Sunday evening all three men were featured on WTOK's "On the Record" and traded some heated words.
Sam Thompson made it clear early on in the show that he believes Snowden has not been productive throughout his three terms in Jackson.
"I see where you've been serving on committees all along, and not a whole lot has really come out of that," Thompson told Snowden on the show.
"What are you speaking of?," asked Snowden.
"Chairing committees."
"Sam, I don't chair any committees. There is no Republican in the House that chairs a committee, the good news is that is going to change in January."
Another debate was sparked with the subject of the committee in Jackson that is analyzing the state's teacher retirement system.
"I understand when a committee is implemented it's to study how you can either make it better, or how you can cut something out of that particular area," said Democratic candidate Gary Houston.
Houston and Thompson continued to push the incumbent on the issues up to the end of the broadcast.
For more on the race, tune into Newscenter 11 at 10 Sunday night, or check out the story following the news on our webchannel.


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5.1-1 Use
of Excessive Force (Violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983)
Revised to October 8,
The plaintiff claims that
the defendant violated (his/her) constitutional right not to be subjected to the
use of excessive force by a police officer. (He/She) brings this claim under a
federal law, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, that provides that a person acting under
color of state law who violates a person's rights under the United States
Constitution can be held liable for money damages to the person whose rights
(he/she) has violated.
In order to prove this
claim, the plaintiff must prove:
that the
defendant was acting under color of state law,
The first element, acting
under color of state law, is not in dispute. Police officers get their
authority under state law, so they are acting under color of state law when they
act in their capacity as police officers.
The second element requires
more explanation. The fourth amendment to the United States Constitution
guarantees people the right not to be unreasonably seized by government
officials, including police officers. This right is violated if a police
officer subjects a person to excessive force. The right of a police officer to
stop and arrest a person necessarily carries with it the right to use some
degree of physical coercion or contact to effect the arrest. This does not
mean, however, that the officer may use excessive amounts of force.
Force is excessive, and use
of such force constitutes a violation of a person's rights under the fourth
amendment, if the amount of force used would not be considered reasonable by a
reasonably competent police officer in the circumstances presented at the exact
time that the police officer used such force. The test is not whether the
defendant thought (his/her) use of force was reasonable, but rather it is an
objective standard: would a reasonably competent police officer consider the use
of such amount of force under the circumstances at the time the force was used?
Applying this standard
requires careful attention to the facts and circumstances of the case, including
the severity of the crime at issue, whether the plaintiff posed an immediate
threat to the safety of the officer or others, and whether the plaintiff was
actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight.
The reasonableness of a
particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable
officer on the scene, rather than with the 20-20 vision of hindsight. Not every
push or shove, even if it may later seem unnecessary in the peace of the
courtroom, violates the fourth amendment. Your assessment of reasonableness
must allow for the fact that the police officer may have had to make a
split-second judgment concerning the amount of force that was necessary in
circumstances that were tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving.
The issue is whether the
force used was reasonable, not the officer's intent or frame of mind. An
officer's bad intentions or hostile frame of mind toward the plaintiff will not
make a fourth amendment violation out of the use of force that is a reasonable
amount of force under the circumstances. An officer's good intentions will not
make constitutional what is, in fact, an unreasonable use of force.
[<If the claim is use of
deadly force:> In this case, the plaintiff claims that the officer used
deadly force, that is, that (he/she) fired (his/her) gun at the plaintiff. The
standard is that a police officer may use deadly force in two circumstances.
The first is if (he/she) reasonably believes that such force is necessary to
defend (himself/herself/others) from the actual use or imminent use of deadly
physical force. The second is to prevent the escape of a felony suspect if the
officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious
physical harm either to the officer or to others.]
It is these constitutional
standards, rather than the text of any state statute or any departmental
regulation, that should govern your consideration of this claim.
The facts are in dispute as
to what the circumstances were when the defendant acted.
<Explain the dispute>.
You must determine what the
circumstances were, as they presented themselves to the defendant, at the
precise time that (he/she) acted. If you find that the defendant was in danger
because of some conduct of (his/her) own, the fact that the police officer's own
actions contributed to (his/her) being in danger has no bearing on the issue of
whether the force used was excessive. You are simply to determine what the
situation was at the time the defendant used force, and whether a reasonably
competent police officer would not have used such force under the circumstances
at the time.
The third element that the
plaintiff must establish is that the defendant's use of force was the proximate
cause of the injuries or losses that the plaintiff sustained. An injury or loss
is proximately caused by an action if that action was a substantial factor in
bringing about the injury or the loss. The injury or loss must also be either a
direct result or a reasonably probable consequence of the act of the defendant.
In other words, the plaintiff must satisfy you that (his/her) injuries or losses
were the natural and probable consequence of the defendant's acts, and that the
defendant ought to have foreseen that injury or loss was likely to result from
such acts.
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 109 S.Ct. 1865, 104 L.Ed.2d 443 (l989); U.S.
Constitution, amend. IV; 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The most frequent claim of
the use of excessive force by police officers is by assaulting an arrestee with
fists or objects. Claims of wrongful use of deadly force by firing a gun are
also common. This charge is written for the assault situation, with a variation
set forth for claims of the wrongful use of deadly force. Where the use of force
has resulted in death, the charge will need to be edited to reflect the fact
that the claim is brought by a representative of the decedent's estate,
asserting the decedent's constitutional right.
The elements of claims
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are likely equivalent to those for claims of civil
damages for violations of the Connecticut constitution, as recognized by
Binette v. Sabo, 244 Conn. 23, 710 A.2d 305 (1998), and for violations of
the fourth amendment to the United States constitution, as recognized by
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403
U.S. 388, 91 S. Ct. 1999, 29 L. Ed. 2d 619 (1971). A number of federal district
court decisions have found that the civil claims recognized by Binette
and Bivens have the same elements. See Milardo v. Middletown,
United States District Court, Docket No. 3:06 CV 01 0712009 (D. Conn. March 25,
2009) and cases cited therein. Several federal circuit courts have reached the
same conclusion for civil claims pursuant to Bivens and 42 U.S.C. §
1983. See Chin v. Bowen, 833 F.2d 21, 24 (2d Cir. 1987); Winterland
Concessions Co. v. Trela, 735 F.2d 257, 262 (7th Cir. 1984) ("We assume for
a moment that the pleading requirements are identical . . . and that to state a
claim under either, [the plaintiff] must allege both that he has been deprived
of a right secured by the Constitution, and that the deprivation occurred under
color of law."); Paton v. La Prade, 524 F.2d 862, 871 (3d Cir. 1975).
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I have two dlna clients, a Samsung music player and an Onkyo receiver, that support flac files natively. I've been trying to suppress flac transcoding without any luck. In the "Skip transcoding..." option on the video tab of the Transcoding Options sections I've tried entering flac in three ways, flac, .flac, and ".flac". All show up in the config file as entered. I still see the #transcode# pseudo folder on the file list in the clients. Is there a way to disable flac transcoding? Am I misunderstanding the syntax for the disable option?
Another problem is that in directories with playlist files (cue and m3u) I get three of each file on the device playlist when I play the directory. I've tried both moving the playlists to a different directory and renaming them. The 3 of each device playlists still come back. In directories without playlist files I don't have this problem. That's what led me to think the playlists were the problem. Do need to remove or rename all the playlist files--I have hundreds--and delete and re-add the music directories to the list on the server? I'm hoping there's a simpler solution.


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MARIETTA - A Vincent man charged with a home break-in after leaving his cellphone at the scene was sentenced Tuesday to 144 days in jail.
Kevin M. Busch, 19, of 1380 Brackenridge Road received the sentence for the Feb. 21 incident Tuesday in Washington County Common Pleas Court.
Busch and Destry S. Todd, 22, of 2195 Layman Road, both pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony burglary charge of breaking into a home on Brackenridge Road in the midst of renovations.
The owner, Brian Ogden, of Belpre, drove by one night and saw lights on in the home. He said someone had rummaged through the home. Officers who investigated the incident that night found a cell phone and called one of the contacts, labeled "Dad."
"The reason these guys broke in is they wanted see what it looked like," Ogden said. "If they had come to the door, I would have shown them."
Washington County Common Pleas Judge Ed Lane sentenced Busch to 144 days in the Washington County Jail and five years of community control.
Once his 144 days in jail are completed and a bed is open at the SEPTA Center in Nelsonville, he will be sent there. Upon successful completion of the SEPTA program, he will be required to complete the "Thinking For A Change" program in Washington County.
"Thinking For A Change" is a cognitive behavioral change program developed by The National Institute of Corrections.
Public defender Ray Smith objected to the sentence.
"Sitting in jail for 144 days is kind of heavy," he said. "I would have him go back to jail and wait for the first available bed in SEPTA."
Smith said Busch has had a problem with drug use in the past although it didn't contribute to this crime and that treatment would be beneficial.
Busch spoke little during the sentencing, responding only with "No, sir" and "Yes, sir," when Lane questioned him.
Also included in his sentencing, Busch must pay court costs and restitution to the victim. During the incident, Ogden said they shot the back door and an old water tank with damages totaling $3,885. Busch also must enroll in counseling at L&P Services and comply with their recommendations.
"I hope you turn your life around, get a handle on the drug use and find something meaningful in your life," Lane said.
Todd's sentencing will be Aug. 5 in Washington County Common Pleas Court.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Sunday, April 28, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- GRU officials have admitted to not having approval from the Board of Regents to continue with a more than $75,000 upgrade to Dr. Ricardo Azziz's home.
The garage plans are drawn and the contract awarded to Veracity Construction.
News 12 has been told the Azziz family requested the upgrades because of limited event and entertainment space.
Twin Gables on 920 Milledge Road is a three-story home and is spread around 9,000 square feet, according to a local real estate agent. The property owned by the University System of Georgia, home to Dr. Azziz, and sits on just over 3 acres of land.
Upgrades are on the way because the Azziz family needed more event space for entertaining guests. News 12 received documents that show additions to the Twin Gables Garage Carport. The plans detail electrical changes and more space being added.
The price tag is more than $75,000. It could continue to climb if the Historic Preservation's Department has its way. GRU's public relations office confirms the construction plans have not been approved by the Board of Regents.
This comes just weeks after a weekend wedding held recently by the Azziz family. A shuttle bus, the president's home and four officers were indirectly part of the wedding. After public outrage, Dr. Azziz himself requested an investigation by the Board of Regents.
The school's name change and the sports team's vanishing logo is added to the list of students recent complaints about their president's behavior. The president's home is property of the University System of Georgia and new construction must receive approval from the Board of Regents.


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Stout's Pharmacy shuts doors after 116 years
July 19, 2013
PARKERSBURG — A local pharmacy's legacy has come to an end this week as the Stout's Pharmacy on Dudley Avenue closed its doors for good....
What, CVS doesn't have to pay insurance.
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@pburghike - They are not closing because of poor business or larger pharmacies moving in, they are closing because of changes in insurance. They could have offered all the things you mentioned, but it sounds like they still would have decided to sell because of the insurance changes.
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Stout Pharmacy and the Pfalzgrafs were professional and kind. They always treated everyone with respect. Anyone who thinks anything other than they gave it their best for 16 years and now have to make the difficult decision to move on (based on economic times)for the security of their family and others is a fool. Hats off to them for their many years of great service to this community! Wish them well.
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It's a sad day.
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"Excellence with love," really expresses what this business was all about. When other pharmacies didn't have a particular drug or couldn't get it, Stout's was the "go to" place. Their closing leaves a big void. Best wishes to the Pfalzgraf's for the future and thanks to them for what they have done in the past.
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I'm not sure what they expected? As newer larger pharmacies began to dominate the Parkersburg area, Stout's did nothing to market themselves to keep abreast of the competition. Many seniors loved their free area delivery of prescriptions and that would have been the perfect angle to properly market. Looks to me like the owner sold himself, his employee's and most sadly his loyal customers out to a big chain pharmacy ... And to add insult to injury he went to work there! A win-win for him obviously, shed a few crocodile tears and keep making money.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Group LLC will host a webcast and analyst conference call to review and discuss second-quarter 2014 financial results on a new date, Aug. 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. ET/ 4:00 p.m. UK/ 5:00 p.m. CET.
The call will include a presentation followed by a brief question-and-answer session.
To ensure that a spot is reserved for you, register in advance.
Aug. 6 webcast access:
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Conference call dial-in: Participants (U.S.): +1 (877) 303-3150
Participants (International): +1 (315) 625-3227
The presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section at www.chryslergroupllc.com prior to the conference call. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location approximately 90 minutes after the call.
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Honda Announces Pricing at U.S. Dealers for CR-Z Hybrid Coupe
The new 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe will roll into U.S. dealers' showrooms on August 24, America Honda Motor Co. announced on June 22. The manufacturer's suggested retail price will be $19,200, and the company will add a destination and handling charge of $750. The two-passenger, gasoline-electric hybrid has a 1.5-liter i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine with a 10-kilowatt Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system to supply power and efficiency. The CR-Z represents the sixth version of Honda's original IMA technology since the launch of the 2000 Insight, the first hybrid vehicle commercially available in North America. The electric motor assists in acceleration and acts as a generator during braking or coasting to capture kinetic energy that can recharge the 100.8-volt IMA nickel-metal hydride battery pack. The gasoline engine can automatically turn off during vehicle stops for greater efficiency. The i-VTEC system controls the opening and closing of one intake valve per cylinder to enhance combustion at low engine speeds.
The CR-Z's 6-speed manual transmission is a first for a mass-produced hybrid vehicle, according to Honda. The car's 3-mode drive system allows for Sport, Normal or Econ (Economy) driving modes. The Econ mode is designed to smooth throttle inputs, reduce the air conditioning system's impact on fuel consumption, and potentially activate idle stop sooner when coming to a stop, which is helpful in stop-and-go city driving. See the Honda press release and the CR-Z Web site.


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Jun 11, 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team is hosting their second and final girl's basketball camp of the summer this week. The Islanders hosted Day Camp Session 1 last week with the camp consisting of students in grades third through sixth. Day Camp Session 2 started today and will continue through Thursday with grades seventh through 12th. With both camps combined, the Islanders have hosted their biggest turnout ever.
Here's a look at how last week's camp went:
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According to a report from researchers at San Diego State University, approximately 38,000 unauthorized Spanish-speaking victims
of human trafficking work in San Diego County, California. These workers, who represent 31 percent of unauthorized Spanish-speaking
workers in the county, have experienced an incident that meets the official definition of human trafficking. The analysis
estimates that of the approximately 174,240 unauthorized Mexicans in San Diego County, about 124,460 are in the labor market.
The definition of human trafficking used in the study was based on U.S. statutes (i.e., the events described by the respondents
were violations of U.S. law). The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (pdf, 86 pages) defines human trafficking as, "the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor
or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage,
debt bondage, or sex slavery."
The principal objectives of the study were to provide statistically sound estimates on the nature and prevalence of trafficking
and labor victimization among unauthorized laborers in San Diego County.
The study identified the six largest labor sectors where unauthorized workers were most likely to find jobs in:
The industries with the highest numbers of violations were construction, food processing and janitorial/cleaning. Construction
had the highest rates (35 percent for reported trafficking violations and 63 percent for abusive labor practices). Agriculture
had the lowest rates of both reported trafficking violations (16 percent) and abusive labor practices (27 percent). The researchers
were unable to document why agriculture had the lowest level of victimization. One explanation might be that the insulated
and close-knit network of migrant farmworkers in northern San Diego County serves as a protective factor against such victimization.
In general, violations and abuses inflicted during transportation appeared to be far less common than those inflicted by employers
at the workplace. Of those who traveled with migrant smugglers, six percent reported experiencing violations compared to 28
percent who reported experiencing violations in the workplace. Examples of violations and abuses included laborers who were
forbidden to leave the workplace, whose IDs were confiscated, who were forbidden to contact family members, and who were subjected
to physical and sexual violence.
Read the full study, Looking for a Hidden Population: Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County (pdf, 153 pages), by Dr. Sheldon X. Zhang.
To learn more about human trafficking and to report a potential trafficking case, visit or contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Exit Notice at 1-888-3737-888.
Back to: Extent and Nature of Human Trafficking.