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Bishop Angaelos
His Grace Bishop Angaelos is General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, the ancient Church of Egypt founded by Saint Mark the Apostle. Bishop Angaelos oversees the Coptic Orthodox Church's ecumenical and public relations in the United Kingdom and is ecumenically active at local, national and international levels, also working extensively in the area of inter-religious relations. Bishop Angaelos specializes in initiatives relating to advocacy and human rights, particularly minority rights, with a focus on dialogue, conflict-resolution, and reconciliation.
His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He became the 123rd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch when he was enthroned as patriarch in Damascus on May 29, 2014. Before his election to the patriarchate, he was Archbishop for the Eastern United States of America, and known as Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim in that post. In that role, he established 11 new parishes, introduced a number of new programs for the youth, and worked for inter-church unity.
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I is the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and has been Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995. He resides in Antelias, Lebanon. Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in 1970. In 1979, after serving for one year as Locum Tenens, he was elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon; the next year he received episcopal ordination. In June 1995 he was elected Catholicos (the Head of the Church) by the Electoral Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy and 115 lay representatives), and was consecrated one week later.
John Ashcroft
Former U.S. Attorney General, Governor and U.S. Senator John Ashcroft serves as founder and Chairman of The Ashcroft Group and The Ashcroft Law Firm. In 1985, Mr. Ashcroft was sworn in as Governor of Missouri, where he served two terms. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994, where he served until assuming the role of Attorney General. Mr. Ashcroft previously served as Missouri's Attorney General. He was raised in Springfield, Missouri, received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago.
Toufic Baaklini
Toufic Baaklini is a Lebanese-American with more than 30 years of business experience in finance and development. Mr. Baaklini has committed years of service to preserving the historic Christian communities of the Middle East. To this end, he has testified before Congress, met with officials at the State Department and National Security Council and other high-ranking officials. He lives in the Washington, DC area.
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Rep. Gus Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 12th congressional district, serving since January 2007. The district includes much of the northern portion of the Tampa Bay Area. He has also served in the Florida House of Representatives. Bilirakis is a member of the Republican Party's Whip Team and is Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Task Force for the Republican Policy Committee. Additionally, Bilirakis serves as a Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Veterans Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues.
Judge Joseph Boohaker
Judge Joseph Boohaker, a graduate of the University of Alabama (B.S. – 1976; J.D. – 1979), became a circuit judge for Jefferson County in January of 2001. Judge Boohaker served as a judicial law clerk to the Judges of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama (1979 – 1980) and worked in private practice (1980 – 2000) before serving as a judge. Judge Boohaker is active in the American Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Circuit Judges' Association.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Rep. Jim Bridenstine is the United States Representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, based in Tulsa, since 2013. He is a former executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium and is a Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He serves on the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury
Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury is an industrialist, philanthropist, and diplomat who has committed his adult life to the preservation of Christianity in the Middle East. Born in Nigeria to Lebanese parents, Ambassador Chagoury built several highly successful businesses and later served as a diplomat and advisor to governments in Africa and the Americas. He was appointed as an Ambassador for St. Lucia to UNESCO. He was awarded and inducted into the The Order of Saint Gregory The Great at the rank of Commander, and was inducted into the "Order of National du Benin" with the rank of Commander. In 2004, he was appointed Ambassador of St. Lucia to the Holy See.
Nabil Costa
Nabil is the Executive Director of the Lebanese Baptist Society (LSESD), a key BMS partner in the Middle East with a mission to serve the church in Lebanon and throughout the Arab World. Nabil comes to ministry from the business world where he built a career in marketing and development, working 18 years with Eastman Kodak serving as Development Manager for the Gulf region. Alongside his role with LSESD, Nabil is the General Secretary of the Association of Evangelical Schools in Lebanon.
Robert Danin
Robert M. Danin is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He headed the Jerusalem mission of the Quartet representative, Tony Blair, from April 2008 until August 2010. A former career State Department official with over twenty years of Middle East experience, Dr. Danin previously served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs with responsibilities for Israeli-Palestinian issues and Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt. He also served at the National Security Council for over three years, first as director for Israeli-Palestinian affairs and the Levant and then as acting senior director for Near East and North African affairs.
Robert Destro
Robert A. Destro is Professor of Law and founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law & Religion at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He has been a member of the faculty since 1982 and served as Interim Dean from 1999-2001. From 1983 to 1989 Professor Destro served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and led the Commission's discussions in the areas of discrimination on the basis of disability, national origin and religion.
Rep. Anna Eshoo
Rep. Anna Eshoo is the U.S. Representative for California's 18th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. She serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Ashoo was born in New Britain, Connecticut, of Assyrian and Armenian heritage.
Bishop Julian Dobbs
Bishop Julian Mark Dobbs is the Bishop of CANA East and has oversight of the CANA clergy and congregations in the diocese. In addition, he is the Missionary Bishop of CANA and provides leadership to CANA's ministry through North America. He and his wife Brenda, have made their home in Northern Virginia since 2006. Ordained in 1991, he planted three congregations and served as the rector of the fastest growing Anglican church in New Zealand. He was elected and consecrated as bishop by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in 2011, and is a member of the College of Bishops in that church and also the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). In 2013 Dobbs wrote and open letter to the President of the United States calling for urgent intervention for persecuted Christians in Syria.
Andrew Doran
Andrew Doran served on the executive secretariat of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO at the U.S. Department of State. He has worked as a business and management consultant for the U.S. Department of State. He writes variously about U.S. foreign policy, with a particular focus on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, where he has traveled widely. He has met with Senators, Hill staffers, non-governmental organizations, and human rights activists from across North America, Europe, and the Middle East to advocate for the rights of religious minorities, especially the ancient Christian communities of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. He is an attorney and armed forces veteran, and lives in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Thomas Farr
Tom Farr is director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Dr. Farr had a distinguished career in the U.S. Army and the Foreign Service. At the State Department, Dr. Farr was the first director of the Office of International Religious Freedom. He testifies regularly before Congress on issues relating to religious freedom and is published widely. His book World of Faith and Freedom makes the case that U.S. national security interests are undermined by America's failure to provide leadership on matters of religious freedom.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Jeff Fortenberry was elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 to serve Nebraska's First Congressional District. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee. Fortenberry previously served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee where he placed particular focus on human rights concerns, Middle Eastern affairs, and nuclear weapons non-proliferation. Prior to serving in Congress, Jeff worked as a publishing industry executive in Lincoln, where he also served on the Lincoln City Council from 1997-2001.
Neemat Frem
Neemat G. Frem is President & CEO of INDEVCO Group, a Lebanese-owned and based multinational manufacturing Group employing over 10,000 people worldwide. In January 2013, he launched Loubnan El Afdal – Better Lebanon a national initiative with political, economical and social dimension, with a clear roadmap for a renewal in the Lebanese national contract as an attempt for a restructuring change in the Lebanese continuous political crisis. Frem graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Dr. Jim Garlow
Dr. Jim Garlow is the Senior Pastor at Skyline Church in San Diego, California and is heard daily on over 800 radio outlets in his one-minute commentary, "The Garlow Perspective." Jim Garlow came to national attention in 2008 for his leadership role in organizing religious groups to support California Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. He has done over 900 radio, TV and print interviews, national and local, covering a wide-range of historical, theological, and political topics. In 2013, Jim Garlow became the radio spokesperson for Alliance Defending Freedom as part of The Garlow Perspective broadcast commentary.
Rep. Scott Garrett
Rep. Scott Garrett is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, serving since 2003. The district includes much of the northern-most and western-most portions of the state. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 2002. Garrett serves on the Committee on the Budget and also the Committee on Financial Services.
Robert George
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He has served on the President's Council on Bioethics and as a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. He has also served on UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), of which he remains a corresponding member. Dr. George was appointed to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom on March 22, 2012 by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH).
Rep. Kay Granger
Rep. Kay Granger represents the 12th congressional district of Texas — the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the House. She is currently Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations. She also sits on the United States House Committee on Appropriations's Subcommittee on Defense, and the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee.
His Beatitude Gregory III
His Beatitude Gregorius III Laham is Patriarch of the Church of Antioch, the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. He was elected patriarch on November 29, 2000. He took his simple religious vows in 1949 and his solemn religious vows in 1954. He was ordained priest on February 15, 1959. He was appointed administrator of the Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem in 1974. On August 30, 1981, he was named archbishop by Patriarch Maximos V Hakim. On November 27, 1981 he was enthroned as the titular archbishop of Tarsus and consecrated bishop by patriarch Maximos V Hakim.
Fr. Nabil Haddad
The Very Reverend Father Nabil Haddad is a priest in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and a leading figure among Arab Christians in Jordan. He is the founder and current director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center (JICRC) in Amman, Jordan. Father Nabil Haddad has worked to implement the ideas behind World Interfaith Harmony Week, first proposed by King Abdullah II of Jordan in an address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on September 23, 2010.
His Excellency Mar Ibrahim N. Ibrahim
Bishop Emeritus of the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, Ibrahim Ibrahim was born on October 1, 1937 in Telkaif, north of Mosul in modern day Iraq. He entered the Chaldean Seminary in Mosul in 1951. After six year of study, he was sent to the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris to continue his studies in philosophy and theology. The Bishop is well known for his wisdom and expertise in theology. Bishop Ibrahim speaks and writes Chaldean, Arabic, English, French, and Italian.
Rep. Darrell Issa
Rep. Darrell Issa is the U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district, serving since 2001. Issa, the second of six children, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Martha and William Issa. His father was Eastern Orthodox and his mother was a Mormon. His paternal grandparents were Lebanese immigrants who both belonged to the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Issa is one of a few Lebanese-Americans in Congress and has had a significant role in U.S. peace initiatives in the Middle East.
Hon. Henri Jibrayel, MP
Hon. Henri Jibrayel is a Member of the National Assembly of France with Lebanese and Assyrian roots. His father was an Assyrian survivor of the Assyrian genocide who had taken refuge with his parents in a Beirut slum. After the war, the family got the French naturalization and was hosted by its new fatherland in a slum near Marseille. Henri Jibrayel left school at 15, became a crane driver, and afterwards entered the French Poste. After being a trade-unionist at the Poste, Jibrayel becomes conseiller général for the Socialist Party in a Marseille canton and maire-adjoint in a Marseille secteur in 2001, then he is elected member of the National Assembly of France in 2007, becoming one out of three metropolitan deputies with non European family roots.
Ray LaHood
Secretary Ray LaHood is a Lebanese-American who served in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama as U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2009-13). Prior to his appointment, Secretary LaHood served in the U.S. Congress as a Representative from Illinois' 18th District (1995-2009). LaHood was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Edward M. LaHood, a Lebanese American who managed a restaurant, and Mary A. LaHood, who was of German ancestry. He graduated from Spalding Institute, worked his way through Canton Junior College and Bradley University in Peoria, earning a Bachelor of Science in education and sociology in 1971.
James Marchant
James Marchant received his MA in Iranian Studies from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He is currently the Research Manager at Small Media, a London-based organisation working to increase the flow of information into and out of Iran.
Rep. Jim McGovern
Currently serving his ninth term in Congress, McGovern serves as the second ranking Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee, which sets the terms for debate and amendments on most legislation; and a member of the House Agriculture Committee. In those roles, McGovern has secured millions of dollars in federal grants and assistance for Massachusetts. McGovern is also co-chair of both the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the House Hunger Caucus. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition.
Eric Metaxas
Eric Metaxas is an American author, speaker, and TV host. He is best known for two biographies, Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery about William Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Metaxas was the keynote speaker at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC.
Alexis Moukarzel
Alexis Moukarzel served as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of the Holy Spirit in Kaslik, Lebanon, from 2001 to 2007. He is an architect and academic whose research focuses mainly on the evolution of Church art and architecture, and their interaction with their cultural context. He was designated by the Maronite Patriarcate as its representative in the "Comité de la sauvegarde de la Qadisha", inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and elected president of the Committee from 2000 to 2005.
Rep. Joe Pitts
Rep. Joe Pitts is the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, serving since 1997. He serves of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Sen. Rob Portman
Rob Portman was elected to the United States Senate from the state of Ohio in 2010. Portman was first elected to Congress in 1993, where he represented the Second District in southern Ohio. In 2005, Portman was asked to serve as the United States Trade Representative, the Cabinet-level official responsible for implementing and enforcing U.S. trade policy. A year later Portman became Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He currently serves on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Raï
Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Raï is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Rahi has said that, for the sake of communion and love, he would work "to establish a sincere and complete dialogue" with Muslims "and build together a future in common life and cooperation."
Sir Rateb Rabie
Rateb Y. Rabie, KCHS, the Founder, President & CEO of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), was born in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian parents.
He came to the United States in 1976, for his education. From 1981 to 1986, he was Director of Operations for a British/Saudi corporation "Saudi Support Services, Ltd. He moved to Jordan where he worked for his own company, Reem Support Services. In 1989, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked for Marriott Corp. and managed and owned several businesses which he founded (Image Printing & Publishing, Inc., as well as Vison Management & Consulting, Inc.) Sir Rabie is co-founder and past national president of the Birzeit Society; co-founder, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Institute for Health, Development, and Research in Palestine. He is also a Knight Commander of the Equestrian order of Holy Sepulcher, and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, founder and Co-Chair of the Holy Land Outreach Committee of the Knights of Columbus, Maryland State Council. Read more.
Nermien Riad
Nermien Riad is the executive director of Coptic Orphans, an award-winning international Christian development organization that works with Egyptian children through grassroots partnerships and volunteer networks, especially those who have lost a parent. Ms. Riad founded Coptic Orphans in 1988 after a visit to Egypt, her childhood home. She has worked for the US Department of State and the Internal Revenue Service. Ms. Riad has been recognized by the National Council of Nonprofits and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Community for her work with Coptic Orphans. In addition to serving Egypt's Christian community, Ms. Riad has been an advocate of the rights of Christian communities in the Middle East, signing the May 7, 2014 on behalf of Christians and Other Small Religious Communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
Dr. Bronwen Robertson
Dr. Bronwen Robertson received her PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and in 2012 published her book 'Reverberations of Dissent' about Iran's illegal underground music scene. She is currently the Director of Reseach and Innovation at Small Media, a London-based organisation working to increase the flow of information into and out of Iran.
His Grace Mar Awa Royel
His Grace Mar Awa Royel is the Bishop of the Diocese of California for the Assyrian Church of the East. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1999 by His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch, at the patriarchal cathedral of St. George, Chicago. His Grace Mar Awa was promoted to the rank of Cor-bishop on July 15, 2007 by His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV at Chicago, and elected to episcopacy by the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East held in Dohuk, Iraq, in October of 2008. His Grace was promoted as Archdeacon on November 23, 2008 by His Holiness the Patriarch at Mar Yosip church, San Jose, California, and then consecrated to the episcopacy by His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch (assisted by prelate-members of the Holy Synod) at Mar Zaia Cathedral, Modesto, California on November 30, 2008. His Grace is currently the Secretary of the Holy Synod and the President of CIRED.
Dr. Philip Salem
Dr. Philip A. Salem, physician, researcher, educator and international statesman in cancer medicine, serves as Director Emeritus of Cancer Research at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston and is the President of Salem Oncology Centre. In the early 1990's he served on a healthcare advisory committee to the White House. In 1994 he received the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom, and in 1998 he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his "exceptional humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to American science." In the year 2000, he was awarded the Khalil Gibran International Award by the Arabic Heritage League in Sydney, Australia. In May 2000 he was selected the 'Arab American of the Year' by the Arab Community Centre for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn, Michigan.
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri is Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute. In 1974 he served at the nunciature in Madagascar. From 1977 to 1989, he worked at the Secretariat of State. In 1989 he was posted to the United States as counsellor at the nunciature and served as papal representative at the Organization of American States. He was ordained a bishop on 11 October 1997. On 1 March 2000 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico and later, on 16 September, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State. He was a President Delegate of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops in October 2010.
Nina Shea
An international human-rights lawyer for over thirty years, Nina Shea joined Hudson Institute as a Senior Fellow in November 2006, where she directs the Center for Religious Freedom. Between June 1999 and May 2012, Shea served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. She has been appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations' main human rights body by both Republican and Democratic administrations. She also served as a member of the Clinton administration's Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad. For seven years ending in 2005, she helped organize and lead a coalition of churches and religious groups that worked to end a religious war against non-Muslims and dissident Muslims in southern Sudan.
Rep. Brad Sherman
Congressman Brad Sherman, born and raised in southern California, represents California's San Fernando Valley, and has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. He is serving his ninth term in Congress, and currently resides in Sherman Oaks, CA. Congressman Sherman is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves as the senior Democrat on the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. He is also a senior member of the Financial Services Committee.
Rep. Chris Smith
Rep. Chris Smith is currently in his 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, and serves residents in the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey. Smith, 61, currently serves as a senior member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and is chairman of its Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organization Subcommittee. In 2011-2012 he chaired both the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Senator Debbie Stabenow represents Michigan in the United States Senate. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001. She previously served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate. Stabenow currently serves as Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Rep. Lee Terry
Congressman Lee Terry represents the Second District of Nebraska. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1998. Lee serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee of Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. Prior to serving as a Representative, he served eight years on the Omaha City Council. He also was a managing partner in a local law firm. Lee received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University Law School. Lee lives in Omaha with his wife Robyn and their three sons.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Cardinal Donald Wuerl is the Archbishop of Washington, DC. He serves on numerous national and international bodies with an emphasis on education, social justice and religious freedom. He is chancellor of The Catholic University of America and chairman of the board of The Papal Foundation. He serves on the Vatican Congregations for the Doctrine of the Faith, for Bishops, for Clergy, the Pontifical Councils for Promoting Christian Unity and for Culture.
His Beatitude Moran Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan
Ignatius Youssef III Younan is the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians for the Syriac Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest on September 12, 1971. He served as director of the Seminary of Charfet for two years, as Director of Catechesis of the diocese of Hassaké for seven years and as pastor of the Church of the Annunciation in Beirut up to 1986. In 1986 he was sent to the United States to establish missions for the Syrian Catholic faithful. On November 6, 1995, Pope John Paul II erected the Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance in Newark for all the Syrian Catholics of the United States and Canada, and appointed Youssef Younan as first eparch (bishop). Along with Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan served as a co-president of the October 2010 Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East in the Vatican.
James Zogby
Dr. James J. Zogby is the president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), which he founded in 1985 and is the Director of Zogby Research Services, a firm engaged in ground-breaking public opinion research across the Arab World. In 2013, he was appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by President Obama. He writes a weekly column that, since 1992, has appeared in newspapers in 14 Arab and South Asian countries. He is also the author of a number of books on Arab public opinion. Dr. Zogby received his doctorate in Islamic Studies from Temple University's Department of Religion and later was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University.


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Beware the young, ambitious and jobless
10/04/2014 , 7:41 AM by Michaela Andreyev
Love him or loathe him, there's no doubt US-based world affairs commentator Gerald Celente gets the immediate attention of our listeners. The publisher of the "Trends Journal" was in typical rambunctious form when he spoke to Ian Henschke. His main theme was the prospect of more revolution around the world as so many young people cannot find jobs. Even in the USA - supposedly in economic recovery - graduates are finding it harder to repay student loans and are getting paid less when they finally do find work.
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GC's not allowed to talk about Climate Change?
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Comact Equipment US Inc. Invests $1.8 Million To Expand Facility In Dorchester County, South Carolina
Comact, located at 176 Academy Road in St. George, will add more than 3,500 square feet to its existing 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space to accommodate another line that will produce log and timber-handling equipment primarily used for sawmills. The company began production in St. George during the fall of 2013.
"We are proud to announce this expansion to assist with the growing forest industry requirements in the South. Our decision to relocate some of our manufacturing to South Carolina in 2013 is paying off for us and our customers and we look forward to growing our business in Dorchester County and specifically the great community of St. George," BID Group CEO Brian Fehr explained.
"In 2013 the BID Group chose to locate in our state and less than a year later they are ready to expand - a clear indication that South Carolina has the workforce and business environment companies need in order to succeed in the global market. We celebrate BID Group's decision to invest $1.8 million into Comact and create 60 new jobs," said Governor Nikki Haley.
"It is impressive that in less than a year since locating in Dorchester County, Comact is already expanding their St. George facility. We welcome their growth and look forward to our continued partnership with Comact," Dorchester County Council Chairman Bill Hearn said.
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Yes and no, I think. In the short term, it amps up the pressure on Senator Jack Reed, the one member of the state's Congressional delegation who has not yet come out in favor of same-sex marriage, to do so. Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) is already taking it to him:
"Today, President Obama reaffirmed the American ideal that all citizens
should be treated equally. It's been 224 days since Sen. Reed promised to make a decision on this
important civil rights issue 'very shortly.' With President Obama, Vice
President Biden, every other member of our Congressional delegation and a
majority of Rhode Islanders all supporting equal rights for LGBTQ citizens, it's
time Sen. Reed told us where he stands," said MERI Campaign Director Ray


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Newcrest said yesterday it now expected to produce 2.43 million to 2.55 million ounces of gold for this financial year, down from 2.775 to 2.925 million ounces.
The company blamed production disruptions at Cadia Valley in NSW and Lihir in Papua New Guinea, and disappointing grades and recoveries at Telfer in Western Australia.
"These disruptions and lower production occurred on the back of lower-than-forecast September quarter production," it said.
"Based on present assessments, it is now unlikely the production shortfalls will be recovered during the remainder of the financial year."
Gold production in the December quarter is expected to be 575,000-585,000 ounces, slightly lower than the 587,296 ounces produced in the September quarter.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Geoff Breen said: "A downgrade had been widely anticipated in the market, but it was a little bit more severe than we anticipated."
The production problems are believed to be one reason Newcrest shares have been under pressure. Last week the stock hit a 52-week low.
Although the downgrade was released after the market closed yesterday, Newcrest shares finished 53¢ lower at $31.07.
Newcrest still expected to produce 75,000-85,000 tonnes of copper this financial year and maintained its guidance on group cash costs. It expects its capital expenditure budget to stay within $2-2.2 billion. Major capital projects at Lihir and Cadia Valley are both tracking to plan.
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Does This Look Like The Face Of A Man Who Fucked A Horse Hoping To Create A Horseman Baby Because His Girlfriend Stood Him Up?
Weekly Vice - Andrew Mendoza, a 29-year-old Wharton County man was jailed after he allegedly had sex with a horse, then told investigators that he was attempting to get the animal pregnant. According to the Wharton County Sheriff's Office, Mendoza admitted to having sex with a horse, explaining that he decided on the encounter after his girlfriend stood him up. During a police interview, Mendoza stated that he was waiting to hear from his girlfriend when he decided to have sex with a horse if the woman failed to call him. Mendoza went ahead and put his plan into action when the woman never called. Mendoza also told investigators that he planned to get the horse pregnant, hoping the encounter would produce a "horseman baby." He then went into details about the encounter, explaining "I ain't going to lie, I blew a nut in the horse. I then got off the bucket and put my clothes back on and left. I promise that I have not been back over to the horse since that time." Mendoza was booked into the Wharton County Jail and charged with public lewdness and criminal trespass. He was sentenced to four months in prison.
You know what Andrew Mendoza is? Hes a deranged horse fucker, thats what. But you know what else he is? He's a straight shooter. He told police his plan. He told police if his girlfriend didn't call he was gonna fuck that horse. She didn't call so guess what he did? He fucked that horse. Because thats what straight shooters do. They stick to their word. He told police he blew a nut inside. He told police his goal was to create a horseman baby. He even went as far to explain that he needed to stand on top of a bucket to fuck this horse.
And why am I gushing about the honesty and integrity of this horse fucker? Because he would never, ever stand someone up. If Andrew Mendoza says he's gonna do something, he'll do it. Because he's not a social savage. Aside from the fucking of the horses. He was raised to live by his word. Unlike his whore of a girlfriend. I mean I've been dumped, blown off, lied too, whatever. But never flat out "Lets go out for a date tonight meet me at the restaurant at 8pm" and then fucking nothing. Thats the most deplorable behavior I can even imagine, and thats coming from a man who just read about a man fucking a Clydesdale with the hopes of creating a horseman baby. Thats how fucked up I think it is to stand someone up. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't go bust a night inside a horse but I can promise you I'd hit the bar looking to fuck some pigs. Because nothing would crush my confidence worse than being stood up. I'd do damn near anything to ease that pain.


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Jason Paul Pankiw
MACON, Georgia — Jason Paul Pankiw, 28, of Wimbish Road, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at his parent's home.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bridges Funeral Home in Gray, Georgia. A mass of Christian burial will be said at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at Saint John Catholic Church in Waynesville with Father Larry LoMonaco celebrating the mass. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery in Waynesville.
Mr. Pankiw, the son of George Orest Pankiw and Beverly Brady Pankiw, was born April 15, 1985 in Asheville and had lived in Macon for the past 16 years. He was a 2003 graduate of Jones County High School, and in 2010, he earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology from Georgia Southern University.
Mr. Pankiw is survived by his parents, George and Beverly Pankiw; brother and sister-in-law, Christopher and Megan Pankiw; and by his sister, Rachel Pankiw.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Bridges Funeral Home and Crematory in Gray has charge of arrangements. An online memorial is available at www.bridgesfh.com. Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville has charge of arrangements in North Carolina. Visit www.wellsfuneralhome.com.


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24/10/2013 , 4:02 PM by Clugston Anne
New figures today tell us infection rates for sexually transmitted diseases is on the rise. There is a challenge for health professionals to find new and better ways to communicate the safe sex message.
Queensland University of Technology Professor Alan McKee is targeting school boys who traditionally are not interested in learning about how to manage sexual relationships. They did focus groups and found that boys responded better to sex education that was vulgar and funny.
Peter, father of 6 boys, phoned. He told his boys to be honest, look after your girl and to "make sure she gets pretty close before you think about getting there yourself"
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Chris's homes
Chris has lived all his life in the Commonwealth of Virginia, leaving only to visit other parts of the United States on a few brief occasions. However, for a number of reasons, he's lived in different homes at different times, in two parts of the state.
Chris was born and currently lives in Ruckersville, a bumfuck town in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of Charlottesville, inhabited by people similar to the late Bob Chandler. For most of his teenage years, he lived in a nearly identical suburb outside the city of Richmond, 77 miles (125 km) away, Chesterfield County. His family decided to return to Ruckersville after Chris finished high school.
Richmond is the capital city of Virginia, and former capital of the Confederate States of America. Chesterfield County is just southwest of Richmond. Chris and his parents lived in this area from 1992 to 2000. During his life here, Chris attended Providence Middle School and Manchester High School. He attended a Korean church with his father, and occasionally went swimming at the local YMCA. By 2000 he was regularly playing Pokémon at Books-A-Million.
The Chandler family moved back to Ruckersville at the end of Chris's senior year, meaning that his transition from childhood to adulthood was marked by a physical relocation across the state. This move has therefore acquired enormous symbolic significance for Chris. His complete failure to become a successful adult since then, coupled with his rose-tinted view of high school and his gal-pals, have caused him to romanticize Chesterfield County. He continues to believe that had his family not moved back to "lame Ruckersville," he would currently be drowning in china and everything would be perfect and uncomplicated.
Cloverleaf Lakes Apartments
The Cloverleaf Lakes Apartments are a set of apartments in Richmond where the Chandler family lived from 1992 to 1995.
Chris claimed to have "often" seen "whooping cranes" in the duck pond behind their domicile[1]. Whooping cranes are nearly extinct and are not found in Virginia, so he was obviously referring to the common sandhill crane.
Surreywood Subdivision
The Surreywood Subdivision, or as Chris spells it, "Surrywood," is an area of Richmond where the Chandlers lived from 1995 to 1996.
Newberry Towne Subdivision
The Newberry Towne Subdivision is an area in 500-odd homes in Chesterfield County.[2] The Chandlers lived at 6008 Partingdale Circle[3] from 1996 to 2000, Chris's important high school years. It is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom condo built in 1978.
According to Chris, the neighbors spread rumors about his family.[4] Chris has never discussed these rumors in any great detail, or mentioned whether they were a factor in the family's decision to move away from the Richmond area. He has, however, speculated that dark forces on the Greene County School Board, back in Ruckersville, conspired to force the relocation.
Chris celebrating his 18th birthday in the living room.
Chris's illustration of his room, with Spanish annotations.
Chris spent his first years in Ruckersville, VA, where the Chandlers resided at 14 Branchland Court. He and his father moved to the Richmond area after Chris left the fourth grade due to a dispute with the local school system. According to a video address Chris released on 8 May 2010, the Chandlers tried to sell 14 Branchland Court at some point during their time living outside Richmond, but were unable to do so. As a consequence, Chris says, they were forced to move back to Ruckersville after he graduated high school.
After the January 2014 fire at 14 Branchland Court, the Chandlers moved to a temporary rental house in the nearby unincorporated community of Barboursville, VA.
Chris and other states
Chris has rarely left Virginia, save for a trip to California for his half-brother's birthday,[5], his ill-fated road trip to Ohio to visit Julie, and a 2012 journey to D.C. to see a MythBusters show.
- ↑ DVD Slideshow Transcripts#CWC Note 2
- ↑ "newberry+towne" Chesterfield.gov
- ↑ A Week With Christian Chandler, page 1
- ↑ DVD, note 2
- ↑ Mumble 1


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Lieutenant governor addresses long-term care crunch
While nothing will completely ease the pain of someone who's lost a loved one, having a plan in advance helps. That's the contention of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon, who is working to encourage Minnesotans to make long-term care plans for themselves and their families.
Solon, 66, lost her husband, then-Sen. Sam Solon, DFL-Duluth, 11 years ago after he was diagnosed with cancer and died a few months later.
"After he died I had a number of things to do: a house to sell: an estate to settle, a funeral to take care of. I was grieving," she said, "It was an extremely stressful time. I just don't want my children to have to go through that."
By planning ahead for long-term care, people can make choices, control their future and establish a degree of peace of mind, she said.
After her husband's death (she succeeded him in the Minnesota Senate) Solon said she established a living trust, picked someone to make decisions regarding her finances and health in the event she couldn't and made plans for long-term care for herself.
"I think that if people have a plan, that helps them," she said. "That gives them some confidence — a feeling that there's a way to address the problem.
Medicare and health insurance do not pay for assisted living or long-term care for most people, Solon said.
"People that are very poor qualify for medical assistance," she said. "People that are wealthy are able to pay out of pocket, but most of us are in the middle."
She said it was clear that if there's a huge spike in the number of people using medical assistance for long-term care, it will be unsustainable for the government.
"The population of those over 65 is growing exponentially and those under 65 are not growing." she said.
The lieutenant governor said that between 2010 and 2030 the number of Minnesotans over age 65 will grow 107 percent while the rest of the population grows by about 6 percent. She pointed out that long-term care will be paid for either by individuals or through tax dollars. By making long-term care plans, she said individuals may obtain more control over the final years of their lives.
"There will be a lot fewer people in our work force," Solon said. "A lot fewer people who will be there to assist our elders."
Solon is encouraging Minnesotans to visit the Own Your Future website at mn.gov/ownyourfuture. At that website information may be obtained about how much long-term care costs and what options are available. The tools that are available include long-term health care insurance, reversible mortgages and annuities.
"We just tend to bury our heads in the sand," she said of the public's attitude. "I think that has been our habit. Then all of a sudden your faced with this time of life. I think people are acknowledging that more."
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Champagne rugby league … the Storm players crack open the
bubbly after their second premiership in four years yesterday.
Photo: Anthony Johnson
Good golly, Molly missed with all-time XIII
Thank God for Melbourne Storm that their No.1 ticket-holder Ian ''Molly'' Meldrum isn't picking their team on a weekly basis. Molly nominated his greatest Storm team for a Sunday newspaper and included Ryan Hoffman in the centres and Dallas Johnson at five-eighth. If the Storm really had lacked in those positions during their history, you might be able to understand the inclusion of a second-rower in the centres and a lock at five-eighth, but what about Matt King and Scott Hill? Surely quality specialists like them rate ahead of a couple of re-positioned forwards. Do yourself a favour, Molly, and have a re-think.
IT'S A WYNN-WINIt would have been a big week for Peter Wynn, watching his Eels march into the grand final and seeing the sales at his store rise for the occasion in the process. But he can never miss an opportunity for a free plug. He was seen on the sidelines during the build-up to yesterday's game with a plastic bag from his Parramatta store in tow, displaying the logo proudly. He was probably giving a jersey to a mate, but hey, it still looked a little suspicious.
PEACE IS FRAGILEGiven the good feeling generated by Parramatta's remarkable run to the grand final, it might have been logical to assume that the success of the team had unified the factions that fought so bitterly for control of the club earlier in the season. But apparently that is not so and Sin Bin has been told to expect the tensions within the club to boil to the surface now the focus is no longer on football.
MAGUIRE'S NOBLE EXITStorm assistant coach Michael Maguire may have been involved with the club for the last time in yesterday's grand final following Wigan's axing of Brian Noble. According to reports from the UK, Maguire and Wigan reserve coach Shaun Wane, a former Great Britain representative, are the frontrunners to replace Noble next season. Maguire, who began his coaching career at the Raiders, is regarded as an NRL coach in waiting and was one of the top candidates for the Newcastle job after Brian Smith quit to join the Roosters. Melbourne officials say they would not stand in his way if he wanted to leave to take up a head coaching post but work visa issues could be a stumbling block. Noble confirmed after the weekend's 14-10 loss to St Helens that this season would be his last in charge of Wigan.
NEXT YEAR'S CHAMPSA giant banner unfurled across several bays of seats on the eastern side of ANZ Stadium yesterday said: ''Parramatta Blue and Gold Army 2010.'' Perhaps they made it a few months ago when the team was struggling.
SELECTIVE AMNESIAMelbourne interchange forward Scott Anderson was introduced by the ANZ Stadium ground announcer as one of the players involved in his first grand final. Sin Bin is sure that after finishing on the end of a record 40-0 hiding from Manly, all of the Storm players would like to forget last year's decider but Anderson isn't able to do so after winning the nod over Aiden Tolman.
TSUNAMI MOVES WIKIFormer New Zealand captain Ruben Wiki will come out of retirement to play in a charity match for the Samoan tsunami disaster relief effort. The 36-year-old former Canberra and Warriors great, who won a record 55 caps for the Kiwis, will play for the Samoan Residents against a team selected from the New Zealand domestic competition at Mount Smart Stadium next Saturday.
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Millions of blogs and articles have already been given over to discussions about the William Travilla-created white halter dress from The Seven Year Itch, the pink column dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by the same designer, and the cherry print day dress from The Misfits by Jean Louis -- all iconic outfits donned by Marilyn Monroe in her films. These ensembles immediately come to mind when one imagines Monroe.
These pieces, however, were not her personal style… they were props, things worn as a uniform for her job, extensions of the characters she played. While Monroe did often borrow from her studio wardrobes when in need for more formal apparel, her personal style was much simpler and far more stylish.
Jill Taylor, costume designer for 2011's My Week With Marilyn, was pressed with the task of recreating the off-screen looks that Monroe favored. In her research, she found that real-life Monroe was a far cry from the bedazzled glamazon who graced the Silver Screen. "I really wanted to get across her simplicity of dress," Taylor has said. "When you look at photos of her off-duty, she was ahead of her time. She dressed for comfort – simple lines, nothing fussy. In an era where women were really dressed up in big petticoats and nipped little waists, she was in capri pants, T-shirts, pumps. She was a Calvin Klein girl before there was a Calvin Klein girl."
Biographers have repeatedly found that those who knew her were well aware of Monroe's ability to turn "Marilyn" on and off at will. The Marilyn Appeal was shrewdly calculated by Monroe and was brought out when necessary – at events, for cameras, and even just when bored. There is an oft-told tale of Monroe walking down a New York City street, incognito in a simple sweater and headscarf, turning to her companion and saying, "Do you want to see her?" With that, she threw off all vestiges of Norma Jeane and miraculously transformed herself. There were no grand gestures, no change of clothes, no make-up. It was a simple shift, a light switch being flicked.
The late Anne Francis began her Fox Studios acting contract in 1952 and had several run-ins with Monroe on the lot. "She really was like two different people," Francis said in 1978. "That's not an exaggeration. One time she would be overly-made up, and every movement calculated to push the sex image. The next time she would be clean and scrubbed – maybe just wearing a little pale lipstick – and down to earth and terribly sweet."
Regardless of chosen persona, Monroe had a knack for knowing exactly what garments worked for her body. "Decades before stars would not make a public appearance without the services of platoons of stylists and designers," wrote British journalist Meredith Etherington-Smith, "Marilyn was a truly great stylist. She knew exactly how to get the effect she wanted with black jersey, fine silk-crepe, or a solid nimbus of skin-tight sequins."
One example would be the Norman Norell dress chosen for the 1962 Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, seen below. The deep emerald green jersey floor-length evening gown was covered in matching sequins with an inset waist band. The odd bust line of this dress was a subject of conjecture immediately following the ceremony – did Monroe not realize her arms were supposed to go through the slots on either side of her chest? The original design shows the dress to be a high-necked number with two back straps. Truth be told, because she had lost weight, Monroe's bust had lost a bit of their bulk. She worried that if she wore the dress as designed, the bodice might flatten her… and a flattened chest was one thing Monroe would not stand for in an ensemble. Therefore, she had a dressmaker add a small strap to behind her neck to turn the dress into a halter, which left it looser, creating a much more flattering cowl neck. She wanted nothing to detract from her bare back, so the side straps were left unused and were incorporated into the front of the dress as a feature.
She also preferred to keep her jewelry simple, to the point of almost non-existence. "Flashy earrings, necklaces, and bracelets detract from a lady's looks," she said. "And even if I have to wear that stuff, I don't have to own it. The studio lends it to me whenever they want to show me off." She was seldom photographed wearing more than button earrings, very fashionable for the time, and preferred to keep her breastbone bare for maximum exposure.
Other favored accessories would be a wealth of Salvatore Ferragamo shoes, gloves of all lengths, and a vast collection of fur coats and stoles. Like other Hollywood icons (i.e. Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo), Marilyn adored wearing Ferragamo shoes – she owned dozens of pairs, each with a simple design and not one without a stiletto heel (though they were a little more reasonable in height than the sky-high versions worn today).
She loved a good peep-toe pump, and stuck with basic black, white, and nude. When a formal occasion arose, she would often have her pumps dyed to match the color of her dress. Though she may have had dozens upon dozens of various pairs, she is repeatedly photographed wearing the same few styles over and over. This is not indicative of one pair being favored over another; much like her dresses, if she found an article she liked, she would snap it up in every available version.
To complete the transformation into the glamour icon expected of her, Monroe would typically don a fur of either mink or fox to top the outfit.
|An evening stole of black silk jersey, trimmed with white fox fur.
|Hollywood premiere of Call Me Madam on March 25, 1953. Dress by William Travilla, paired with satin gloves and white fox stole.
|Monroe wearing the brown ranch full-length mink coat given by DiMaggio as an early wedding gift. This was one of the few furs that Monroe actually owned, as most were borrowed from the studio for special occasions.
|Montgomery Clift escorts Monroe to NYC preview of The Misfits at the Capitol Theater on January 31, 1961. Dress by John Moore with fox hem, paired with matching stole and kid gloves.
For such formal affairs, Monroe leaned towards figure-hugging dresses of sequins, lavish beadwork usually made of tone-on-tone bugle beads set in a vernicular pattern, velvet, or gold lame (preferably knife-pleated).
|SEQUINS -- JFK Birthday Celebration, dress by Jean Louis.
|SEQUINS -- Entering a party at Waldorf Astoria hotel following premiere of Baby Doll, December 1956. Dress by Normal Norell, navy blue jersey with bare back.
|LAME -- LEFT: 1948, at Florentine Gardens in Hollywood. RIGHT: 1953, William Travilla gown, worn to receive an award from Photoplay magazine at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
|LAME -- Wearing gold with soft ohre gloves while meeting Queen Elizabeth II, October 1956, England.
|LAME -- March 1955 at the opening of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway. Copper dress by Norman Norell.
Regardless of material, all dresses were designed to be shoulder- and back-baring. No sleeves for Monroe, and many outfits would be altered to accommodate her specifications for exposure. Even while on set, Monroe would make costume demands to allow for a more figure-flattering silhouette. If they were not skintight, the costume would be refused. Although enormously full skirts were the prevailing style of the time, film historian David Chierichetti notes: "All three stars of How To Marry A Millionaire refused to wear them [due to the unflattering distortions of Cinemascope]. [Fox Studios Head of Wardrobe] did not want to appear ignorant of current fashion, so he called a meeting. Betty Grable finally agreed to wear a cancan petticoat under a very full dress in the first scenes; Lauren Bacall wore a full-skirted printed shirtwaist in the fashion show scene; Monroe was completely intransigent and insisted on tight skirts."
Designer George Nardiello met Monroe in New York City shortly after her East Coast arrival in 1955. For the next few years, he worked with her closely. In a 1991 interview, he said "She was very difficult to design for because she wanted everything to look like a slip. Everything had to be skintight; you had to reinforce every seam or everything would break."
Due to their second-skin nature, it's no wonder Monroe favored floor-length column dresses or fishtail ensembles. Aside from shape, she was also well aware of how to make the most of design detailing. One of her favorite designers, Ceil Chapman, was known for her ability to drape and twist fabric for maximum figure-flattering results. In a photo taken during a Hollywood charity fundraiser in 1953, Monroe is seen in a Chapman dress which she described to Modern Screen magazine as "black silk with a big puff at the side… [it] drapes tightly around my legs. I like its slimming effect." She knew that tight outfits with side trains and bustles would enhance her sex appeal. Many of her chosen formal outfits featured asymmetrical waist draping and bodice ruching, gathering at the hip to emphasize her hourglass figure.
|Preparing for the premiere of Monkey Business, September 1952, Stanley Theatre in Atlantic City. Dress by Oleg Cassini in fire-engine red with royal purple sash.
|Ceil Chapman silk jersey dress from Monroe's personal collection, auctioned via Christie's.
|Joe DiMaggio and his fiance pose with General William F. Dean during a Hollywood charity fundraiser in 1953. Dress by Ceil Chapman.
Early on in her career, Monroe was criticized for her rather "obvious taste." In an era of Peter Pan collars, matching gloves, handbags and propriety, she flaunted her curves. In a 1953 article entitled "I Dress For Men," Monroe shared her fashion philosophy: "I believe your body should make your clothes look good – instead of using clothes to make the body conform to what is considered fashionable at the moment, distorted or not." She hated the big skirts of the 1950s and much preferred body-hugging designs. In the prim '50s, Monroe's bombshell image was a bit repulsive and offensive to some women who viewed her breathy voice, skimpy outfits and blatant sexuality as improper.
Regardless of vulgarity, Monroe's early taste did lean toward the garish. Upon signing her 1951 contract to Twentieth Century Fox, she indulged in a few new pieces to expand her wardrobe. She bought an evening gown off the rack at I. Magnin's department store -- one of strapless red silk taffeta, snug from the bodice down to just below the hips, and covered in black French lace. The taffeta underskirt is finished with a ruched balloon hemline. Pairing the dress with black gloves and a black fox boa helped to tame some of the gaudiness, and Monroe wore the dress on several occasions. She considered it her lucky dress because of the attention it always brought her, both good and bad. "This was the dress that provoked so much comment… it was proof positive, they claimed, that I was utterly lacking in taste. I'm truly sorry, but I love that dress."
Another example would be the William Travilla orange chiffon gown worn in the movie Gentleman Prefer Blondes. The dress is a body-conscious number trimmed with crystal beading, ruched to just below the knee, where a skirt then flows to the ground. As a costume, it can be forgiven, but Monroe chose to borrow the dress for a benefit performance at the Hollywood Bowl in July of 1953.
All of this changed in 1954, when Monroe walked out of her Fox contract. Retreating to Manhattan, she joined forces with photographer Milton Greene to form her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. She grew close to Greene's wife, Amy, a former model who would become Monroe's most influential fashion advisor. The seventy garments Monroe brought with her from storage in Los Angeles failed to impress Mrs. Greene. "It dawned on me what pitiful clothes she had," she told biographer Anthony Summers. "She had to rummage through my drawers every time we wanted to go out. We brought [designer] Norman Norell to dinner… and had him design an elegant wardrobe for her." Prior to this relationship, Monroe had subsided with a just a few revolving permanent pieces and relied heavily on borrowing outfits from Fox Studios for public events.
On film, Monroe was dressed by Oscar-winning designers. She frequently took advantage of these designers as her personal couturiers, wearing their costumes off the studio lot for highly publicized evenings. "Film clothes must be designed to fit beautifully and are tailored so every seam and hem will look flawless in a close-up. Fox, like every other major studio, had only the most talented designers and tailors on staff," says Greg Schriener, an expert on the subject and owner of a Monroe collection that includes several of her costumes. "The clothes Marilyn wore from studio wardrobe were superbly crafted and fit her as if they were from a top designer's salon." Monroe continued the tradition of borrowing outfits right up until her death in 1962, even though by then she had established a vast designer collection of her own.
|Monroe's penchant for wearing her costumes away from the set started here, when she chose this nude crepe / off-white lace outfit by Renie from Let's Make It Legal to wear to a press party attended with Sidney Skolsky.
|Monroe chose this magenta Dorothy Jeakins dress worn to sing "Kiss" in Niagara to wear to a press party at the Hollywood Hills home of bandleader Ray Anthony (pictured to the right of Monroe) on August 3, 1952.
Starting with the Norell connection, Monroe was finally able to develop a personal style not borrowed from studios. Over time, she developed relationships with other designers such as Jean Louis and John Moore, both of whom heavily influenced her choices in evening wear. Eventually, Monroe settled into a wardrobe consisting primarily of blacks, whites, beiges, and sheer flesh-tones. It wasn't until 1961 that she re-introduced color into her wardrobe, thanks to a newfound love for the designs of Emilio Pucci.
Marilyn collected Pucci items in multiples; if she didn't have a dress in every color, she certainly had one in every other shade. By the beginning of the sixties, Pucci oufits had replaced the capri pants and matching shirts she had worn throughout the mid- to late fifties. Pucci was so engrained into her wardrobe that she was buried in a green shift dress from her collection, perhaps even the one shown below.
|Monroe at a press conference, Mexico City February 1962. INSET: Departing a Manhattan hospital following gallbladder surgery, July 11, 1961.
|In July, 1962, just weeks before her death, Monroe poses for photographer George Barris in what would be her final full photo session. She wore the pictured silk Pucci blouse a year earlier when she visited DiMaggio in Florida (inset).
|Pucci dress, worn 1962.
Pucci seemed to awaken a new appreciation for casual clothes in Monroe. In a quote from 1961, Monroe explains: "Another new thing is shopping. I was never much interested in clothes, except for public appearances… but the other day… I bought a pale yellow sweater. I never wear yellow, but now I will. And, I never used to wear blue, but I do now… I've found out it's fun to go shopping. It's such a feminine thing to do."
Monroe had always leaned towards comfortable and simple pieces, even prior to her preference for Pucci. While these early "off-duty" garments were much more understated than her formal attire, all were still carefully chosen to accentuate the figure. She favored the "wiggle dress", which is, very simply, an exaggerated form-fitting sheath dress that tapers from the hips to the hemline; the hemline can fall to the knee or just below the knee.
A sheath dress, for those who don't know, is a form-fitting dress with a defined waist. Both the sheath and the wiggle highlight the classic hourglass silhouette and were very intentionally designed to accentuate the curves and "the wiggle" of a woman's walk with its body-hugging design and tapered hem. The wiggle dress can also feature slits or kick-pleats and may even flare out after it narrows. To clarify, the main difference between a shift and wiggle is the tapering of the hem. If it doesn't taper, it's just a sheath dress, and while sheath dresses are pretty…the "va-va-voom" comes from the wiggle hem.
Needless to say, Monroe wore them almost exclusively when choosing an informal day dress.
|Galanos and Bergdorf Goodman wool crepe dress with chiffon midriff. Designed for Monroe on June 22, 1956, this outfit was worn while in London promoting The Prince and The Showgirl in July 1956.
Monroe also had a strong selection of suits for the times when an outfit called for a more conservative look. All were, of course, form-fitting.
|Charles Lemaire two-piece dress in blue gabardine with a black sequined collar and detachable bow, worn while giving a press conference in Japan. Accessorized, of course, with a black mink coat.
|Departing a Santa Monica courthouse, shortly after receiving her DiMaggio divorce decree on October 22, 1954. Seen here wearing a Charles Lemaire black wool gabardine suit topped with a portrait collar.
|Emerging from a screening of Some Like It Hot in February 1959. Monroe is in a tailored Irene for Gunther Jaeckel, New York charcoal grey fine wool suit, trimmed in fox fur.
Less publicized is Monroe's fondness for slacks. She single-handedly brought the brand name Jax to the forefront of 1950s fashion. Jax founder Jack Hanson was an unapologetic butt man and he thought post-war women's slacks lacked oomph. Taking matters into his own hands, he sketched up some ideas, borrowed $500, and opened Jax in the coastal town of Balboa, CA. His snug pants zippered up the back, calling attention to the rear end, and they sold for $60 – a hefty amount in the late '50s. Hanson even eliminated back pockets so nothing would distract from the derriere. These were pants that only women with superb shapes dared to wear, yet they were a smash and soon he was adding stores in Beverly Hills and NYC… coincidentally near Monroe's apartment.
"If any one person made us, it was Marilyn," Hanson told Sports Illustrated in 1967. "She wore our things constantly, everywhere, and was always in the shop. We designed a lot of things especially with her in mind." Hanson and his wife became personal friends of Monroe's, and she encouraged them to add other items to their line. Soon Jax blouses and dresses joined the famous pants.
|Head-to-toe in a Jax outfit, Monroe boards a plane in early 1962. The silk blouse is black-and-white print with long-sleeves, which Monroe wore rolled. Her white slacks are paired with her favorite Ferragamo pumps.
|July, 1962, another photo from the George Barris session. Seen here in Jax slacks and her favorite Pucci blouse, also pictured earlier.
Labels aside, Monroe preferred the casual look and feel of wearing capris paired with blouses or sweaters. She reserved the gussied up version of Marilyn for special occasions and stuck to the basics for regular day wear.
Monroe's personal style choices took a while to be recognized – for years, her built-in sensuality, voluptuous figure, and provocative taste worked against her being taken seriously by most fashion critics. Moreover, even when she appeared admirably chic, almost no one paid attention to the designer names responsible. As time wore on and Monroe's legacy grew, however, her lasting imprint on fashion has made itself clear.
Strangely enough, Monroe's style anticipated the future. She went sans underwear in a time when women's bodies were on shapewear lockdown. Her tousled bedhead hair contrasted sharply with the sleek bobs of the day, whereas now "morning-after" hair is seen gracing the runways on a regular basis. She built loyal followings of certain designers based on her love for them alone, this at a time when label awareness was reserved strictly for the upper echelon of society.
Perhaps one of Monroe's greatest contributions to fashion and beauty, however, was how she embraced her curvy and seductive figure. "She had a huge impact on women's fashion," said Ashley Bellet, professor of costume design at Oklahoma City University. "She really kind of made it OK to be sexually attractive. I think that, especially in costume design, we use some of those elements that are very specific to Marilyn to heighten a character's sexual attraction."
While Monroe iconography in pop culture may be limited to that breezy white halter or the pink dress copied by Madonna for her Material Girl video, a further look at "Monroe the Style Icon" was long overdue. As she transitioned from sweater-clad clean-scrubbed model to sizzling Hollywood sexpot, Monroe refined her persona and set beauty standards that still resonate more than fifty years after her death. Her enduring influence cannot be denied, nor should it be.
|Jean Louis black silk crepe wiggle dress, sans bolero, created for The Misfits. 1960.
|Jean Louis beaded sheath, May 19, 1962. Worn while singing "Happy Birthday" to JFK at his birthday gala, Madison Square Garden.
|Quintessential casual Monroe... slacks, sweater, and tousled hair.
For further reading, please pick up "Marilyn in Fashion: The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe" by Christopher Nickens and George Zeno in addition to "Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe -- The Christie's Auction Catalog".


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Albany's Brian Lillis (Urdandale, Iowa/West Des Moines Dowling) and Vermont's Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) shared America East Player of the Week honors after each led their teams to key road victories and vaulted their teams atop the league standings last week. Binghamton's Brandon Herbert (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) took home Rookie of the Week accolades for the week ending January 20. Click here for the complete Weekly Release in PDF format.
Lillis, a senior guard, averaged a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds in wins at Boston University and Hartford. Lillis scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Terriers on Tuesday. He also converted 15-of-16 attempts from the free throw line. On Saturday, Lillis tallied 15 points, pulled down 10 boards and dished out five assists in the Great Danes' win over the Hawks. Lillis, last season's America East Defensive Player of the Year, is averaging a league-best 21.5 points in conference play and is fifth overall with 16.1 points per game.
Blakely, a sophomore forward, scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field in the Catamounts' win at Maine on Wednesday. He also grabbed nine rebounds, had five steals, three blocks and dished out three assists. Blakely leads America East with 19.1 points per game, is second in rebounding (8.2 pg) and blocks (2.13 pg), third in field goal percentage (.563) and fourth in steals (1.93 pg).
Brandon Herbert played a key role in two hard-fought conference wins last week. He scored 13 of his career and game-high 20 points in the second half to lead the Bearcats to a 67-61 win over in-state rival Stony Brook on Tuesday. Herbert hit 6-of-8 from the field and drained 3-of-4 attempts from three-point range.Against UMBC on Saturday, Herbert scored all seven of his points at a key juncture midway through the second half. The freshman guard was responsible for all of his team's scoring in a 7:23 span in which the Retrievers cut an 18 point deficit down to a one-point disadvantage. For the week, Herbert averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and shot 56 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range.
Conference Notebook
Honor Roll
Several America East players had highlight performances last week. Albany's Brent Wilson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Praire) scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a win at Hartford on Saturday... Hartford's Warren McLendon (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/The Citadel) scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half in a last second loss to UMBC on Wednesday. He also had 10 rebounds... Maine's Brian Andre (Bingham, Maine) recorded a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds agaisnt Vermont on Wednesday... New Hampshire's Tyrece Gibbs (Brockton, Mass./Thayer Academy) scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while tallying five rebounds and five assists in the Wildcats' win at Maine on Saturday.
Beating the Buzzer
Brian Hodges hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give UMBC an 86-85 win over Hartford on Tuesday. The back-and-forth contest featured
16 ties and 27 lead changes. Hodges finished with 24 points and hit 6-of-9 attempts from deep, while teammate Darryl Proctor recorded his fourth double-double in five league games with 19 points and 15 rebounds.. Warren McLendon led Hartford with 29 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench, while Joe Zeglinski added 25. Rookie of the Week Morgan Sabia contributed 16 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting performance.
Taking Care of the Ball
UMBC ranks second in the nation averaging just 10.0 turnovers per game and also is atop the national leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.54). Junior point guard Jay Greene is a large part of that success. He is fifth in the country is assists (7.11 pg) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.29).
National Television
ESPNU will broadcast the first nationally-televised regular-season conference game in America East history when Boston University plays host to Vermont at Agganis Arena on Friday, January 25 at 9 p.m.
1,000-Point Club
Albany's Jon Iati became the 29th player in team history to score 1,000 career points. Iati, the league's Rookie of the Year following the 2003-04 campaign, surpassed the milestone on a three-pointer in the waning minutes against Binghamton on Saturday. UMBC's Darryl Proctor scored his 1,000th career point against New Hampshire on January 6. Proctor, a transfer from Coppin State, scored 801 of those points while with the Eagles. Albany's Brent Wilson became the third player in America East to score his 1,000th point this season, when he reached the milestone against Iowa State on December 30. Wilson currently ranks third among active conference leaders with 1,070 career points. Vermont's Mike Trimboli surpassed the milestone on November 20. Stony Brook's Mitchell Beauford scored his 1,000th career point on November 12, while UMBC's Brian Hodges hit the mark on February 15, 2007 and is the league's active scoring leader with 1,411 career points.
Team-By-Team Notebook
Albany (9-9, 4-2 America East) recorded conference road wins at Boston U. (70-63) and Hartford (73-63) last week to move into a tie for first place in the America East standings... The Great Danes, who have won four of their last five outings, have strung together three straight road victories... UAlbany shot a season-best 54.5 percent from the field against Boston U... Brian Lillis (Urbandale, Iowa / West Des Moines Dowling) had 27 points and 12 rebounds to become the first UAlbany player to register back-to-back double-doubles at the Division I level... Lillis, who is averaging 21.5 points against conference opponents, added 15 points and 10 rebounds against Hartford... Andre Duncan was the last Great Dane to post three consecutive double-doubles in February 1998... UAlbany held Hartford to 35.8-percent shooting, the seventh opponent under the 40-percent mark this season... Brent Wilson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Prairie) struck for 17 points and 11 rebounds, his fifth career double-double... Lillis and Wilson are the fourth UAlbany duo to record double-doubles in the same game in the program's Division I era... Wilson climbed to No. 22 on the all-time scoring list with 1,070 points... Jerel Hastings (Dallas, Texas / South Oak Cliff) added a career-best 16 points against the Hawks... Hastings is averaging 9.3 points and shooting 52.8 percent from the field in the month of January... Jon Iati moved up to No. 28 on the program's career scoring chart with 1,015 points... Iati became the fifth player in team history to surpass the 200-career mark (201) in three-point field goals made... the senior guard's rainbow 3-pointer with 2:11 remaining beat the shot clock and helped seal the outcome against Hartford... Jimmie Covington (Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park) tallied a season-high six points at Hartford, while Brett Gifford (Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge) pulled down a career-best six rebounds at Boston U...
Binghamton (8-10, America East 4-2) grabbed a share of first place with two home wins during the week. The Bearcats beat Stony Brook by six points and held on for a three-point thriller over UMBC... Binghamton has now tied a program Division I-best with six straight home wins, and has won seven of its last 10 games... Freshman guard Brandon Herbert (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) averaged a team-best 13.5 points on 56% shooting in the two games. Herbert, a reserve to start the season, has earned three straight starts and poured in a game- and season-high 20 points in the win over the Seawolves. He then scored seven second-half points as Binghamton held on to beat the Retrievers... Sophomore forward Lazar Trifunovic (Belgrade, Serbia/Secondary Railway Tech) dropped in a jump hook with seven seconds left for the pivotal points against UMBC... Junior forward Reggie Fuller (Missouri City, Texas/Hightower/Angelina College) then tipped and intercepted an inbounds pass and sank two free throws to seal the win. Fuller recorded his first double-double with career highs of 11 points and 12 rebounds... Junior guard Dwayne Jackson (Akron, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) reached double figures for the fourth straight game with 10 points against Stony Brook and 11 vs. UMBC... A robust crowd of 3,507 witnessed the UMBC game while the students were still on break.
Boston University (5-12, America East 2-3) split a pair of games last week, falling to Albany 70-63 before defeating Stony Brook, 59-52... Against Albany, sophomore guard Corey Lowe (Newton, Mass./Newton North) led the Terriers with 20 points to earn Boston University's America East Player of the Game honors. Freshman guard/forward John Holland (Bronx, N.Y./St. Benedict's (N.J.)) turned in a career-high 19 points on 6-for-14 shooting... Boston U fell into an early hole, missing its first five shots. The Terriers played catch-up for most of the first half but gathered momentum at the end of the frame. Boston U hung tough with UA and won the second-period battle but ultimately fell short... Red-shirt sophomore Tyler Morris (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a career-high-tying six rebounds in the Terrier's win at Stony Brook... Sophomore forward Scott Brittain (Oakville, Ont./Iroquois Ridge) added his first double-double of the season, and third in his career, with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Red-shirt junior guard/forward Matt Wolff (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) was the third Terrier in double figures, tallying 13 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from deep... Boston U fell behind late in the first half when the Terriers went scoreless over the final seven minutes of the period. But Boston University fought back over the course of the second frame, spurred by timely threes from Wolff to move back in front for good with 6:45 to go in the game.
Hartford (8-11, America East 2-2) dropped games to UMBC and Albany last week... UMBC's Brian Hodges hit a buzzer-beater to hand the Hawks an 86-85 defeat to snap Hartford's three-game winning streak. Sophomore Joe Zeglinski (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) had given the Hawks the lead on the previous possession with a jumper in the lane with 30 seconds remaining in the contest. Zeglinski finished with a career-high 25 points while junior Warren McLendon (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/The Citadel) poured in a career-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds... Hartford fell into an early hole against Albany and could never recover, losing for only the second time at home by a 73-63 final. The Hawks, who shot a season-low 19 percent in the first half and made only four field goals, trailed by as many as 19 points in the first stanza and 31-18 at the break. Hartford used a 14-0 run in the second half to cut the deficit to three put would never take the lead. McLendon led three Hawks in double figures with 19 points... Hartford will play three conference games this week, beginning with a road trip at Maine on Monday, January 21. The Hawks will also host Stony Brook on January 24 before traveling to New Hampshire on January 27.
Maine (5-12, America East 1-3) has continued to shoot the ball well, shooting 51 percent the last three games...Freshman forward Sean McNally (Gardiner, Maine) had the first double-figure scoring game of his career against a division I opponent when he went for 11 points on four-of-five shooting against New Hampshire...Mark Socoby (Houlton, Maine) has had six consecutive double-digit scoring games, including three-20 point games...Brian Andre (Bingham, Maine) has had three consecutive double-digit and five-plus rebound games...Maine had more assists than turnovers for the second time this season with 15 assists to 13 turnovers against New Hampshire...Sean McNally (Gardiner, Maine) had nearly 100 people in attendance from his hometown for his "Hometown Hero Day" against Vermont, as the basketball team will be celebrating its nine players from the state of Maine at home games this season...Maine has been using a new introduction this season for starters, taking advantage of a new spotlight previously only used for the men's hockey team...attendance at home game this season has gone up for three straight games...Maine's young lineup continues to gain experience as 55 percent of minutes in the last three games have been played by freshmen and sophomores.
UMBC (12-7, America East 4-2) played its second and third consecutive games that came down the final possession last week and split a pair of thrillers... After falling 77-74 to Maine on Jan. 12, the Retrievers hosted Hartford on Jan. 16 in a game that featured 16 ties and an astounding 27 lead changes... Senior guard Brian Hodges (Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara) had the ball in his hands last and his 23-footer at the buzzer gave the hosts an 86-85 victory... Hodges set a personal mark by scoring 20 points or more in four straight games, as he led UMBC with 24 points... Junior forward Darryl Proctor (District Heights, Md./Paul IV/Coppin State) posted his eighth double-double of the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while senior guard Ray Barbosa (Allentown, Pa./Allen/James Madison) had 13 points and a career-high eight assists... UMBC hit 14 of 25 shots from behind the arc and now have recorded three of their top four performances from three-point range in 23 seasons (since the arc debuted) this season... UMBC had lost its previous three decisions decided by six points or less before the Hartford drama, but could not complete an improbable rally at Binghamton and fell, 62-59 to the Bearcats on Saturday... UMBC scored a season-low 18 first half points (ten less than previous low for any half this season) and fell behind by 36-18 two minutes into the second half... But the Retreivers hit 12 of their first 18 shots in the final 20 minutes and erased the deficit to lead 59-56 on a Jay Greene (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) layup with 48 seconds left... After two Bearcat free throws, Hodges, an 80 percent free throw shooter, could have restored UMBC's lead to three, but missed the front end of a one-and-one with 24 seconds left and Binghamton's Lazar Trifunovic's jump hook with seven ticks remaining gave the hosts the lead for good... Greene's 30-footer at the buzzer was too strong... Proctor led all scorers in the game with 18 points and added nine rebounds... He is averaging 11.5 rebounds per game in six America East contests... UMBC committed more turnovers (11) than they had assists (10) in the contest for the first time in league play and the first time in eight contests overall... Hodges became the sixth player in school history to amass 1,400 (1,411) points... UMBC will complete the stretch of seven games in 20 days after traveling back up north to take on Boston University on Tuesday.
New Hampshire (5-12, America East 2-3) went 1-1 last week, losing an overtime thriller to Dartmouth on Jan. 15, 65-60, and grabbing an 81-75 win at Maine on Jan. 19 ... junior guard Tyrece Gibbs (Brockton, Mass./Thayer Academy) strung together a pair of great games this week for the Wildcats ... he scored 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from behind the arc, and added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block versus Dartmouth and then scored 19 on 5-of-8 shooting from long distance, while tallying five rebounds and five assists ... freshman guard Alvin Abreu (Lynn, Mass./Boys to Men) tallied 13 points and a pair of rebounds against Dartmouth, and then scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds to help the Cats to victory at Maine ... Abreu has scored in double digits in seven straight games, including 10 of his last 11 and 15 of 17 overall ... the seven straight is a Wildcat record this season ... junior guard Eric Gilchrese (Springfield, Ill./Lewis & Clark) tallied 20 points, four rebounds and four assists versus Maine ... senior forward Mike Christensen (Reston, Va./Flint Hill) scored nine points and added 11 rebounds against Dartmouth, and tallied 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals versus Maine ... freshman forward Dane DiLiegro (Lexington, Mass./Lexington) tallied eight points and 11 rebounds against Dartmouth, and chipped in with seven points and four rebounds at Maine ... the Cats return to action Thursday, Jan. 24 when they play host to Binghamton University at 7 p.m.
Stony Brook (4-13, America East 1-4) lost a pair of games this week, falling on Wednesday at Binghamton and then losing a home decision to Boston University on Saturday. Senior Emanuel Neto scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds but it wasn't enough as the Seawolves rallied late but fell short against the Binghamton Bearcats Tuesday night at the Events Center, 67-61. The Bearcats looked to be on their way to easy victory, leading by 12 at 57-45 with just over four minutes remaining. But the Seawolves rallied back, outscoring Binghamton 14-4 over the next four minutes to cut their deficit to two with 26 seconds left on a steal and lay-up from freshman Chris Martin. But Mike Gordon made a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left to push the lead to four, and BU converted 6-of-8 from the line in the final 25 seconds to seal the win. The Seawolves then lost a nine-point second half lead on Saturday to Boston University, falling 59-52. The Seawolves led 37-28 with 13:51 to go in the second half but the Terriers then went on an 18-6 run over the next several minutes highlighted by three three-pointers from Matt Wolff. Wolff's three-pointer with 5:26 to go broke a 43-43 tie and gave the Terriers the lead for good.
Vermont (8-9, 3-2 America East) won its only game of the week, 75-58 at Maine on Wednesday ... Trailing 34-32 with 16:14 left in the contest, the Catamounts responded with a 20-3 run and never looked back ... It was Vermont's first conference road win of the season ... Sophomore Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) went for 29 points, nine rebounds, five steals, three blocks and three assists to lead the Cats ... The 29 points were one off a career-high, while the five steals were a new personal best ... Blakely went 12-for-16 from the floor, including seven dunks ... Freshman Joey Accaoui (Lincoln, R.I./St. Andrew's) went for a career-high 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor ... The Catamounts shot 63.3 percent (19-30) from the floor in the second half ... UVM used its seventh different starting line-up this season ... Sophomore Nick Vier (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Bergen Catholic) matched a career-high with seven assists ... Winners of two straight, the Cats have two league games this week starting with a home contest against Stony Brook on Monday (7 p.m.) and then travel to face Boston University on Friday at 9 p.m. in a game that will be televised on ESPNU.


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