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Published on June 28, 2012
Carrie Sawulski & Kate Mitchell show off one of Kate's drawings.
A senior at Greensboro's Weaver Academy for the Performing and Visual Arts, she ranks in the top 10 percent of her class for her academic and artistic talents. Her art has been displayed at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, where Congressman Brad Miller honored her with a Congressional Art Competition Judge's Special Merit Award for artistic excellence. One of her pen-and-ink drawings was used in an advertising campaign for ArtQuest, Green Hill Center's hands-on art studio in downtown Greensboro.
It is Kate's art that makes her special, not her disease. Kate has a rare form of muscular dystrophy that manifests itself in low muscle tone and an easily compromised respiratory system. Kate hasn't walked since she was in eighth grade. She rides her scooter through the hallways at Weaver, where she is the president of the National Honor Society and the 2012 Most Outstanding Art Student. Her mom, Melissa, says she functions at the high end of the disease.
Physical therapist Carrie Sawulski with the Cone Health Outpatient Rehabilitation Center's Pediatric Unit absolutely agrees. Sawulski has worked with Kate since she was in kindergarten. Kate could walk then, and she had only been diagnosed with a nonspecific muscle myopathy. It wasn't until 2008 that Kate was diagnosed with Ulrich muscular dystrophy, a very rare condition.
Sawulski is considered a part of Kate's family and always reviews any adjustments to treatment plans or other medical information.
She's our sounding board for deciphering a lot of what we're told, Melissa says. She credits Sawulski for tracking down second opinions and verifying if treatments match what she knows about her special patient's exceptional personality.
She understands Kate's specific needs, Melissa says.
The best outcome is Kate's positive reaction to wearing hand splints that stretch her hand muscles. Because of her passion for art, Kate is equally passionate about her physical therapy.
And Kate has been an inspiration to Sawulski as well.
Kate's taught me a lot as a therapist. Our goals have changed over the years. When we have to modify our exercises, she knows no limits. She's an inspiration to do great things. Working with Kate has helped me as a professional,says Sawulski, who has worked with pediatric patients for more than 13 years.
While Kate won't experience the typical physical therapy gains of increased range of motion, increased strength and increased walking distances, Sawulski says she has continued to be thrilled with Kate's progress, even if it is unconventional.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Devin Gardner appeared to be in a state of shock.
The quarterback's voice was listless, and he cast his eyes downward. The confidence he had at the start of the season all but vanished in the wake of the Michigan football team's 24-21 loss Saturday at Iowa, and in the wake of a play that could have likely changed the game in favor of the Wolverines.
On second-and-11 from the Iowa 39-yard line and UM down by three points, Gardner ran for eight yards and attempted to stretch the drive and the play a few more yards. As he ran to his left and towards the Michigan sideline, Iowa linebacker Anthony Hitchens met the quarterback, reached in, and stripped him of the ball.
MICHIGAN NOTEBOOK: UM's defensive effort not enough
As Hitchens ran towards the middle of the field, holding the ball above his head, Gardner stayed down on the field, despite the urging of his teammates. His fumble with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter ended the drive and cost the Wolverines their final shot at a comeback.
It ended Michigan's hopes of winning 10 games this season, a goal necessitated after it was eliminated from Big Ten title contention. It shook Gardner to the core.
"I fumbled, to lose the game," Gardner said, his voice barely audible. "There's not much else.
"I lost the game by myself. I fumbled the ball when they trusted me to drive down and score."
Gardner's fumble was the nadir of Michigan's second-half unraveling at Kinnick Stadium, where the Wolverines haven't won since 2005.
"We gave up two touchdowns late in the third quarter when we had a lead," Michigan coach Brady Hoke lamented. "We have to hold a lead."
Michigan (7-4, 3-4 Big Ten) held a 21-7 lead at halftime on account of Brennen Beyer's early interception return for a touchdown, and a pair of second-quarter touchdown catches by A.J. Williams and Jeremy Gallon.
Iowa's second-half jump-start, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said, came out of necessity.
Iowa defensive back Desmond King, left, breaks up a pass intended for Michigan wide receiver Jeremy Gallon during the second half.
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"I think our whole team grew during the second half today," said Ferentz, whose team outgained Michigan 117-19 in the first quarter. "I don't want to say we were embarrassed, but I think we knew we could play better offensively in the second half. And we knew that we were going to have to do that.
"You always want to do that, but the guys really put their foot on the gas."
The Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-3) didn't waste time doing that, as Tevaun Smith's 55-yard touchdown catch brought Iowa within seven points at 1:25 of the third.
It also began to deflate Michigan's offense.
The Wolverines struggled to move the ball, gaining only 10 yards (five rushing, five receiving) on 13 plays in the third quarter — even when it appeared that Raymon Taylor's interception with four minutes left in the frame could have given them some momentum. On the ensuing drive, the Wolverines moved only 13 yards on four plays before Iowa sacked Gardner for a loss of 14 yards.
"I can't really pinpoint anything," said Gardner, whose team gained 35 yards in the second half. "We just didn't finish well."
Early in the fourth, Iowa fullback Mark Weisman's four-yard carry on fourth-and-1 from the UM 24 helped set up his touchdown two plays later. Weisman (17 carries for 88 yards) churned into the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown to help the Hawkeyes tie the game at 21-all.
"Mark, there at the end, was running hard," Ferentz said of the junior, who was limited last season because of an ankle injury. "He looked like Mark Weisman of old, a little bit."
With six minutes left in the fourth, Iowa kicker Mike Meyer — whose 36-yard field goal attempt went wide right in the first quarter and whose snap was fumbled on a 35-yard attempt at the end of the first half — kicked a 34-yard field goal to give Iowa its first lead.
Seven plays later, Michigan's quarterback committed his team's only turnover.
It became the costliest.
"I was trusted to have the ball," Gardner said, sullenly. "I gave it back to the other team while we were going down to score."
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Newman Misses Cut At Augusta
April 11, 2009
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - Although he felt disappointed with his finish today, Jack Newman represented himself, Michigan State University and his home state of Iowa admirably this week at the 73rd Masters Tournament. Newman fired a second round four-over par 76 to finish in a tie for 65th at four-over par 148. He was also the second-best amateur in the field, ending up a stroke behind British Amateur champion Reinier Saxton. It was the best finish by a U.S. Amateur Public Links champion at the Masters since Ryan Moore finished in a tie for 13th in 2005.
The MSU junior went off in perfect weather this morning, stepping to the tee markers just after 8:55. Newman's day began with three consecutive pars. His initial drive ended up in the right fairway bunker and he muscled his second shot just off the green to the right. Newman slid his third shot above the hole to set up a 12-foot downhill putt which he sunk. On the second hole he put his drive down the right side and laid up to 60 yards. He placed his third shot about 10 feet to the right of the pin, placed in the back left of the green. His putt slid just low of the hole for a 2-putt par. Newman used a 3-wood off the tee on the third and put it down the middle, but flew his approach shot a couple feet over the green. He used his putter through the fringe to within a foot for a tap-in par.
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Newman had two birdie putts within 15 feet in the final two holes to improve his final score, but each barely missed. He settled with a pair of pars to finish and a second nine two-over 38.
He hit 8-of-18 greens in regulation (50.0%) and 8-of-14 fairways (57.1%). In addition, Newman had 29 putts and had a 273.5 driving average. With his three birdies today, Newman is 16th after 36 holes with nine birdies.
After his round, Newman had a brief chat at the back of the 18th green with Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Wisenhunt, an Augusta native. Coach Wisenhunt, who followed Newman around for much of the second nine, said he was impressed with play and demeanor out on the course, and wished him luck in the future. In addition, Clair Peterson, the tournament director of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, met Newman as he walked towards the clubhouse and offered him a sponsor's exemption into this year's tournament. It did not take him much time to accept the offer.
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Spellings sometimes change when we attempt to represent the sound of a name in another language, or with another alphabet. For example, on this website, you learn about two prominent West African ethnic groups: the Fulbe and the Mandinka. In some sources, you will find the Fulbe referred to as the Fulani, the Fulah, or even the Peul. Don't be confused: all of these are names for the same group of West African pastoral people. In some sources, you will find the Mandinka referred to as the Mandinga or the Mandingue. Again, these are simply variations in spelling the same name.
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This summer has been been a busy one for me with very few days off of "work." Fortunately for me, I love my work! I shot model homes in the Bay Area and Sacramento, lots of pro tennis and even beautiful models poolside for some lifestyle photos!
My time to relax came last week and I took advantage of it with a 3-day Sierra Nevada backpack trip. I headed to the Tahoe National Forest, north of I-80, and hiked to Glacier Lake, the Five Lakes Basin as well as the Crooked Lakes Basin.
Of course, I packed my camera! Not just that, I took my 360-degree gear and brought home seven 360x180 photos. I have put them into a "photo tour" of my trip. You can see it here...
The tour starts in a meadow with cows, near the start of my trip. Each night I had a lake to myself and, in addition to the photography, I used the time for swimming and relaxing! I hope you enjoy the tour!
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Late last year I invested in the equipment and software needed for capturing 360-degree images and turning them into virtual tours. My goal was to be able to create the cleanest, most professional and most effective virtual tours around. High-end, not low-end!
In January and February I worked closely with one of my long-time customers, Taylor Morrison, to create a tour template completely customized their look and needs. We tested many of layouts and lots of options, and then settled into what we both felt was the perfect solution for their business needs. The result is a full screen virtual tour that blends standard and 360-degree photos with an interactive floor plan.
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I'm excited to share with you a photography art form that is new for me. It's called spherical photography. Others also call it 360x180 panoramic photography.
On the commercial side of my business I'll be using it to offer virtual tours for homes, restaurants and other businesses. But on the artistic side it offers up some wonderful opportunities to go beyond traditional photography.
For my very first image I chose one of my favorite local scenes, the Rainbow Bridge and the American River in Folsom, California. Believe it or not, it took 92 image captures to create this one final image.
Link to Image: Rainbow Bridge and the American River via Spherical Photography
As a helpful hint, once this loads, you can use your mouse and the cursor within the image to control it, so give that a try if you like.
I hope you enjoy it. I'm looking forward to creating many more of these unique images!
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A very cool new nightclub just opened here in my hometown of El Dorado Hills and I got the opportunity to photograph it. Management at Reunion Nightclub wanted to show off the club's architecture and their many brand new high-end features.
This nightclub is an "intimate" setting. In technical photography terms, it was dark! For most shots this simply meant longer exposures. But they also wanted to capture images of the dance floor with the high-tech lights turned on and moving. Capturing these lights meant a fast shutter speed. One of the somewhat unheralded advances in digital photography has been the rapid improvements in the ability to capture dark scenes, with a fast shutter speed, while still maintaining image quality. My new Canon 5D MkIII camera proved up to the task, capturing the dance floor images at a very high 3200 ISO. That's something that could not have been done just a year ago!
Okay, enough geeky tech talk. Here is a link to a short video highlighting some of the images I captured.
Click the "play" icon in the middle to start it. I recommend you then click the "full screen" icon in the lower right.
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For the past few years I have made an effort to spend time in the Eastern Sierra Nevada to photograph the fall colors. Depending on my schedule, sometimes I get only a day or two, but sometimes more. I was lucky this year to be able to spend several days over a couple of trips.
I avoid weekends and, instead, head out on the weekdays. The main goal, at the headline level, is to capture the seasonal changing colors. But once I'm up there, I always realize there is another reason for being there. Starting in October, everything gets quiet. Very quiet. The campgrounds are empty. The smaller restaurants close for the season. Even some of the lodges close.
Mostly it's photographers and fisherman doing their thing. Each has their reason for being there... the photographers to get photos... the fisherman to get fish. But I suspect, in reality, we are all really drawn by the same quiet serenity and stunning beauty.
For this season I have tried out my first attempt at a YouTube video. If you would like to take a look, here is the link...
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Earlier this summer my wife, Susan, joined her dad, sister, step-mom and others for a 3-week trip to Kenya. She wanted to shoot photos, so we did some crash photography training before she left. She has watched me for years, and I've talked her ear off about photography, so most of it was not new to her. She mostly needed to know what buttons to press!
When she returned I was amazed at the high numbers of "keepers" she had captured. Not only where the shots in focus and properly exposed, her compositions where fabulous!. I'm so excited to get to share her photos and show off her amazing photography skills!
We have taken her photos and put them into a slide show. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
Slide show link: http://vomund.zenfolio.com/kenya/slideshow
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For me, July was TENNIS MONTH! This year I accepted the role as "team photographer" for the Sacramento Capitols pro tennis team, which plays a very fast and furious season that starts and ends in July. In a first, I got to work side-by-side with my good friend, Chris Silva. Chris and I shot thousands of photos and, between the two of us, we put in a couple hundred hours into the short season. After each match I merged our photos together, sorted and processed them, then put them online. It was great to work as a team with Chris!
The matches start at sunset, and I knew from past experiences that the lighting would be difficult for shooting quality action shots. As a result I invested in Canon's newest body, the 5D Mark III. This camera's biggest draw was its low light shooting abilities, and it didn't disappoint. For those who know photography, I was able to shoot at ISO 5000, f2.8, and shutter speed 1/1250. That is something that was just not possible in the past!
Here is a slide show of some of my favorite shots from the 2012 season...
You can click the "full screen" button, in the lower right, to see a larger version.
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Last month I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Ashley and Jeremy at the Winchester Country Club, which is located in the foothills of California off of Highway 80. Photographing a wedding is stimulating for me in so many ways. I get to participate in the emotions of such a special day. Not only that, I get to capture those emotions to be saved forever. Weddings are also fast paced, challenging my skills and abilities as I move from one situation to the next, quickly. Weddings also let me explore my creative side as I try to create images that are beautiful, unique and timeless.
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I invite you to watch the resulting slide show that chronicles Ashley and Jeremy's special day.
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While final details are still being worked out, a creative partnership should be formalized by summer's end.
Power Entertainment, established in 1999, is a management and production company exclusively focusing on the business of comedy. Power has established the careers of such comedic talent as Eugene Levy ("Best in Show"); Flex Alexander (topliner of the current UPN skein "One on One"); Seth Meyers ("Saturday Night Live") and standup Mark Curry ("Hangin' With Mr. Cooper"). Power also reps rising stars like standups Pablo Francisco, Doug Stanhope and Tracy Smith.
Medavoy the middleman
Immortal Entertainment talent topper Brian Medavoy, only just appointed to head that division (Daily Variety, May 8), was instrumental in creating the alliance between Power CEO David Goldman and Immortal chairman Happy Walters and prexy David Codikow.
"Power Entertainment not only has a trailblazing roster of comedic talent but also is in the unique position of sourcing up-and-coming comedic talent throughout all of North America," said Codikow. "They see everything (in comedy) — and they see it first. Power represents the talent, and they have the means of distribution."
He called the alliance "a perfect fit" with Immortal's talent management division, film production division and live touring division.
Goldman, in a statement, cited "our ability to help support Immortal's entry into television" and "their ability to help support our expansion into features and music" as reasons that the pact was obvious to him.
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The two companies will shortly announce several projects that they are developing together. Power and Immortal share creative space in Santa Monica and will dip into each other's talent and production pools. Under the agreement, each will have options to support the other's projects in film, television, music and touring.
Immortal already reps actors like "Dharma & Greg" topliner Jenna Elfman and "Friends" star David Schwimmer, as well as thesps including Howie Long, Bill Bellamy ("The Brothers") and Morris Chestnut ("The Best Man") — all of whom became clients when Medavoy ankled Talent Entertainment Group for Immortal last May. Immortal also produces the alternative music concert series Vans Warped Tour and carries rock acts like Korn and Incubus on its Immortal Records label.


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One of the most common questions I receive through the blog & social media is, "How did you get to where you are today in the events industry?"
Simple. I got involved at a very young age and have never stopped since then. When I say get involved, I mean, join organizations in the industry, attend networking events, plan your own events, contract out with other event production companies, meet anyone & everyone you can...
basically, GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE.
I started my career in Austin, Texas as a Sophomore in college. I was working for free at an event production company to gain as much experience as I could, knowing it would be beneficial in the future. To pay the bills I had to take on other jobs as well. I figured I might as well contract out with other vendors in the industry to gain even more experience. When I didn't have events to work, I was assisting florists or shadowing wedding photographers, By doing this, I was able to understand other aspects involved in the event planning process. Years later when it was time to graduate and become a full time Event Planner, I had a tremendous amount of experience that most 20 year olds would never get and formed relationships with our vendor partners before I was officially hired. Hard work pays off, that's for damn sure.
I quickly joined organizations in the events industry. I already had my go-to vendor partners, but I wanted to know everyone, and I wanted everyone to know me! Joining these organizations wasn't necessarily to attract clients, but more to connect with the industry in our area. Plus, they are FUN! Most of the organizations put on happy hours to network or educational events to attend. I have heard some of the most well-known event planners speak and motivate, which has also brought me to where I am today.
A national organization that I would highly recommend would be the International Live Events Association (ILEA). I joined the Austin chapter when I first started and transferred to the San Francisco chapter after I moved to the Bay Area. This is the largest event organization in the country to be a member of. The organization provides countless numbers of educational events, happy hours, networking events, national conferences, and even an annual gala for each chapter. It's not only important to join these organizations, but to become involved in them. Start out joining a committee, then become the chair of a committee, then become a board member, and just continue to grow in the industry.
If you haven't read my blog post on the ILEA NCC Gala 2016, go check it out. You can get a sneak peek of the organization and the fun that we have!
You know what's better than planning a client's event? Planning your own event! I decided to start partnering up with people in the industry & planning smaller events in the area that are open to the public. I put together bridal shows, bridal happy hours, yoga & wine nights, women empowerment nights, etc. This is when social media comes in handy. Create a Facebook page or event page and promote it in the local area. By doing this, I was constantly meeting new people who were interested in what I was offering. This got my name out there, and that's when referrals start to definitely kick in!
My biggest piece of advice would be, BE SOCIAL & GET INVOLVED! If you have any questions or want to share what's helped you gain success in the industry, feel free to comment below.
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Security operatives attached to Justice Gabriel Kolawole at the Federal High Court, Abuja, today prevented Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing from committing suicide in court. Charles Okah, who is standing trial on charges of terrorism, requested the permission of the judge to speak after he realized that his lawyer was absent in court. The judge granted the oral application and permitted him to speak for five minutes. According to the Guardian, Okah said
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July 23, LONDON, UK - Workshare, a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications, today announced the appointment of Alex Wood as Vice President of Sales EMEA.
Alex will be responsible for building out Workshare's EMEA sales team and executing an international sales strategy as well as continuing to build Workshare's market share across Fortune 1,000 companies.
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Ghost is for chasing down those fast buggers trying to run away eventually saving or building up your stacks.
Clarity is the most confusing, pantheon is very mana hungry throughout the game, and it's not worth it to buy any different items to fix that costing your valuable, valuable inventory slots.
1.) This item is only for those who know how to effectively use pantheon in every situation; a master's only item, it is what will make or break this strategy. Utilize your jumps perfectly and you will love this item forever, don't and well... get a different item.
2.) Pantheon is not always able to finish off his opponents right after his combo, so it is important to be able to have some attack speed along with all of his attack damage, making him strong even without his skills.
3.) The reason I buy blood thirsterers first before the infinity edge is because with it, you will not only have the damage it gives, but the life steal is the prime reason. If you are hurt after a team battle or before, you will be able to heal very quickly on minions or passive jungle monsters and it will get you back in the fight that much quicker.
4.) Infinity edge is to boost your attack damage as well as to increase your heart seeker's special ability which is to critically hit every hit with heartseeker while under 15% health. The extra critical chance will also help you if your stun to heartseeker fails, because you will obviously have to start auto attacking.
5.) Last whisper is to boost your attack speed and to mainly break through armor. It will allow you to start not even needing to use your skills to kill someone because your auto attack damage will be hitting like a truck.
6.) This is for the same reason for buying the first.
*substitutable items*
Sword of the occult - Phage, and to frozen mallet after infinity edge.
Last blood thirsterer - Black Cleaver for armor teams.
Start off by buying a long sword and a health potion. This allows you to be able to deal some decent damage early game. Use your Spear Shot often to last hit and to harass. You should attempt to stay in your lane until level 6. By the time you are level 6 you should have enough gold to purchase sword of the occult.
Look around the map to see if anyone is medium or lower hit points, if they are you should use grand skyfall onto them followed by aegis of zeonia, spear shot, and heart seeker strike. You can swap around the spear shot and aegis of zeonia to fit your needs, ex: after aegis of zeonia if they are lower than 15% heath, immediately heart seeker strike them as it will critically strike them with every hit.
If no one is able to be ganked by grand skyfall just jump back into your lane and continue with the usual aegis of zeonia heart seeker strike combination harassment.
Continue looking around the map for chances to use grand skyfall to get your sword of the occult stacks up.
Remember, you are a very squishy cannon with this build so play accordingly, ex: Don't be the first one in team fights, if you play it right, you will be able to get to 20 stacks and almost one hit anyone with the stun, spear, heartseeker combo. You will also be the deciding factor in team fights in how you utilize your stun and aim your heartseeker strike to hit as many champions as possible.


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The latest arc of Image Comics series "Morning Glories" may focus on a group of Academy students known as the Truants, but the team of six rebellious believers is actually pulling the book's many storylines closer and closer together.
With their most recent issues, writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma have started to turn mystery to revelation to a greater extent than before in the long-running sci-fi/spiritual/mystery/teen drama. From the machinations of Truants spiritual leader Abraham to the grisly details of the sacrifice demanded by the Morning Glory Academy's resident ghost monster David, the action is lining up as the book moves towards the conclusion of its first "Season" of stories this spring.
With all that happening, what better time to return to MORNING GLORY DAYS, CBR's ongoing look behind the scenes of the series. This month, Nick Spencer takes readers on a tour of issues #22 and 23 where the full plans of Truant leader Irina come to light as Hunter and Jun are thrown into a world of Babel and the hand of David claims new victims. Below, the writer describes his plan for unveiling many new answers as the first season draws toward its close, shares what was really behind the Truants name from day one and lays out the news of how fans can jump back into the series with new special issues coming in the wake of the monster #25.
CBR News: With issue #22, I'm not sure I knew it, but reading this made me realize I wanted more of the story of the truant kids after they were caught by the faculty way back in the series opener. Did you plan on telling this whole story at the end of Season 1 from the very start?
Nick Spencer: There was some moving around that occurred here. When the book first came out and I was doing my earliest plotting, I knew I'd left a door open in terms of exploring this previous set of kids. But obviously at the time, we didn't know how the book was going to do and whether we'd be running for 12 issues or 25 issues or 100 issues. It was impossible to say at that point. So those earliest scenes in the first issue just exist as if they'd been that first scene in "A New Hope." Like, there's that ship, and it's got its own story, but you don't see it. At the same time, these kids could have been a major arc down the road, and thankfully, when we realized the book had a lot of life in it, we knew this was a story we could do.
From there, I think for the longest time, I'd seen introducing these kids as the end of the first season. I think the end of #19 would have been the end of the first season. That's how I had it in my head for a long time, and then the second season would have launched with the cover to issue #21 where these kids come in.
But as we started planning out the third arc in "P.E." and I started asking myself what I really wanted to get to, I also realized that maybe that wasn't the most rewarding season ender. And so, I moved things around, and what was going to be the third arc is now going to come in the second season. But this story has always been part of the long term game plan for the book.
We discover a temple…somewhere as Hunter and Jun are taken along with the group of Truants. We've seen some ancient stuff here and there in the series -Â particularly in the cave Ike and Jade have been sitting in -Â but placing this temple in Sumeria and introducing it with more Bible stories seems a significant move. Are you trying to point a big arrow to certain Biblical mythology and saying, "This is true in this world"?
It's a good question. One of the most interesting things, I think, about the "Truants" arc is that I feel the Biblical imagery and mythology has become a really integral part of the series. Some of that comes from who the Truants are and their own stories. It made a lot of sense to tie those two things together. It's always been a part of the book. We've seen things that are a little Biblically inspired and in particular, Torah inspired. We've also seen some stuff from platonic ideals and some very futuristic-looking things. The use of all those has been very purposeful and who's involved in the scenes with those things has been somewhat purposeful. So for the Truants, this is very much "their ground." If they are representative of a certain school of thought, the Truants are very much steeped in this part of the world.
Overall, this issue's story is about the fact that the so-called "Truants" of the title are truants in the fullest sense. They've gone off the reservation even from their "father" Abraham.
Somebody caught that! [Laughter] Yeah, we chose that title and that name for them very specifically. I think people just thought of it in terms of the school -Â that Irina had been hiding out in the woods and she was leading the delinquents of the Academy. But we learn in this issue that that's equally true of their previous school -Â of their time with Abraham and of their allegiance to him.
But I get the feeling that while they may be deviating from his specific plan for their return to the school, they also believe in his goals in a general sense. They think he's right, but they think they have a better way to do things. We've talked so much about this series having two big factions at odds between Abraham's people and the faculty of the school, but should we be thinking of it more in terms of two big philosophies?
Well, maybe more than two. But certainly what you're seeing here is some internal disagreement over means and methods. Whether or not Irina still shares Abraham's vision and whether she still believes the same things, we haven't quite nailed that down. But after this issue, we can definitely say that she's decided to go her own way in terms of what she does next and what the kids under her lead do next. We haven't quite determined what her driving goal is and whether or not that's in line with Abraham, but even if it is, she's going about it in a different way.
The latter half of this issue is chock full of different languages as the group gets zapped into a Tower of Babel-esque sacrifice scenario. Are all these balloons actually translatable, and has anyone done that yet?
Yes! The guys at Multiversity in their "Study Hall" column translated the whole thing…even the parts of it I didn't intend for them to be able to. [Laughs] Some other intrepid folks did some work on it, so the dialogue is out there on the interwebs if you want it. That said, it was an interesting scene. We even talked about it in our last CBR column. I referred to this issue as a place where some people would "lose their shit," and I knew that five pages of all the characters speaking in different languages was the kind of thing that would drive a few folks nuts. And it did. Thankfully, we're the kind of book where people are used to this kind of thing by now.
And we really tried to craft this thing where you can understand what's going on without the translation. In fact, having the actual dialogue defeats the purpose a bit because the intended effect is for you to not understand what's being said but only to understand that everyone is speaking different languages. But the chain of events is reasonably clear in terms of what ensues at the temple and how they're making these things happen…or at least the process.
Well, we are seeing everything through Hunter's eyes, and one of the many jokes here that is also a telling detail is when the others tell him "You're going to learn what you're good at." They seem to know more about his past than he does. Can we trust that this event is a catalyst to understanding what's going on with him and his time displacement?
I'll throw out a breadcrumb on this one: this is not the first time that Hunter has actually been in demand. We saw way back in issue #13 that Lara Hodge wanted Hunter for the cave. Ike was not intended to be there. She wanted Hunter. And now again, Hunter is in demand with the Truants. People who take a close look at that will pretty easily be able to see what the connection is, and that should tell you what Hunter might be good at. That's Hunter's story just beginning to come into focus more and exploring what he brings to the table. We've had fun with Hunter's general uselessness all throughout the series. And so it was fairly obvious that at some point he'd bring something to the table, and this was it.
And the issue wraps with him bumping into Future Jade, which I'm sure will make things totally simple by the end.
[Laughs] And I should point out that Future Jade is getting hotter. I had to say when I got the page from Joe, "Man, Future Jade is just very pretty at this point."
She's much more confident. That's what does it. [Laughter]
As we move into some of the major moments from #23, I had to say that after a lot of things being thrown at us over the past six issues or so, most of these two recent issues have been pretty straightforward in terms of storytelling. It's just all the threads of what's going on meeting up. The one exception is the flashback where Irina does…something to the Headmaster of the Academy. Is this an event that we've seen some direct reverberation of in the present?
Yeah, we have actually. I think one of the fun things about issue #23 is that you begin to see the cause and effect relationship between the Truants and the Glories. You're beginning to see how the actions of one group may have directly impacted the future of the other group. It very much shaped the way that the Academy was when the Glories arrived. That's another thing that goes back to the first issues, and I mentioned on Twitter recently that a lot of it calls back to things that happened in issue #4.
But this particular scene calls back to some of the power dynamics at the Academy as we know it. Certainly coming after things like the scene in issue #20 between Georgina and Lara, this scene will help you put everything into focus more. I really believe that #22 and 23, while they do have their mysteries, answer more questions than they raise. They might be the first issues of the book where I say that. A lot of these scenes are filling in blanks that already existed.
One of those areas where that really happens is with Fortunato and Akiko. You spoke before about how the different members of the Truants were like the Glories, and these two were the nice kids of the bunch. And here for once, the nice kids get together if only for a second.
I think with Akiko in particular, she's always been the conscience of the Truants group. That was her role in the six and an early conception of her character. There's an inherent goodness to her that shows through in the little we've seen of her. We've had a lot of fun in her relationship with Ian and her relationship with Fortunato.
In terms of the good kid/bad kid dynamics with the Truants, we've got a really interesting mix. I've said before that I think to some extent the Truants are a little bit like if Zoe had been more of a take charge personality with the Glories and Casey had been less so. That's somewhat the dynamic we've seen between Irina and Vanessa. Vanessa isn't quite as assertive and take charge as Casey was, and so that creates a vacuum that Irina can fill. I've always viewed that as an important part of the Truants story. The pecking order of the group may be fundamentally flawed or at least fundamentally different than what we see of the Glories. That comes across a lot in this arc.
So what can we make of the fact that the character I call "our Jun" seems to turn sides here and align himself fully with the Glories?
For Jun, we have to keep in mind that while we haven't seen it on the page, he's got a much longer history with the Truants than he has with the Glories. We know from the timeline that we have that Jun spent a significant amount of time with these other kids under Abraham's watch. Meanwhile, the Glories really haven't been at this school that long. This is where we get into another "Lost" comparison where the first two seasons were two seasons of show, but it was only a few months in real time.
Right. And later, we got a storyline on that show where Sawyer was in love with Juliet, and we had to understand that they'd been together for five years in the past that we never saw.
Of course. You as a viewer needed to keep that in mind -Â that what you were shown of the timeline was disproportionate. It's a similar thing here. Jun immediately siding with the Truants and trusting Irina is obviously what he'd do in this situation. He's kept the Glories at an arm's length distance a lot. He's shown up when it's counted and has obviously formed a friendship with Hunter, but to a large extent he's been very guarded. If you knew that your friends were already at the school and wanted to protect them, that's what you'd do too.
But now that Jun has spent a little bit of time around them again, he's in a position where he can see how much has changed. It's like a lot of situations where you haven't had contact with people for a long amount of time. You reunite with them, and all these things feel different. So Jun's had a bit of a reversal.
The other thing to remember as a factor is his brother. That's a relationship that of course precedes the Truants, and it's a relationship that has driven him for years. He's wanted to reunite with and protect his brother. So to a certain extent, all his history with the Truants has been trumped.
I really want to ask a question about David, but so far he's still just a force of nature in this thing -Â the tool that is used to make the sacrifice in this ceremony we've only glimpsed through the series.
He's got a lot coming up. It's about time we gave you a little bit more there, and that's on my mind right now as I'm working on Season Two stuff. Originally, all that would have happened sooner. But like I said, when things with this finale got moved around, I had to put that off a bit. There are big things coming, but from this scene alone, what we can tell is that what David does with his "hand through the head" routine can vary greatly depending on who's involved. Now we've seen a few potential outcomes from when David decides to do this. It's important to remember that there's some degree of correlation between the ceremony and David and the temple and all that ensues from that -Â like the time jumps the Truants have been engineering.
As of this issue, you see how all those things are connected. That was fun for me to finally link all these things up. For 22 issues, some of these things had seemed pretty random and disconnected. One of the things I wanted to do as I sat down to wrap up this arc and get to the season finale was to go, "What questions can we answer from the third arc?" Things like "Why did it suddenly go dark?" and "What is the ceremony?" and "Who is the sacrifice?" -Â those things did get answered in this arc. Maybe you didn't get the full rationale behind all of them, but you can say, "Why did it get dark out? Because the Truants made this happen as part of their plan." You can look at the ceremony and see how Hisao was meant to be the sacrifice until Akiko interfered.
Overall, with these last few issues before the end of the season, I wanted to check off some boxes so we felt like those questions got answered.
Looking forward to #24 then, it seems like one of the most straightforward cliffhangers in the book's run. We've got to see how Ike and Jade's running into military types links up with Abraham's fate and how that ties to the Truants and how their story rolls into what happens with Jun and Hisao next.
Exactly. You can very much see all these threads falling into place, I think. #24 is its own beast, but what you now see is that all the different things we threw out to you from issue #12 and the third arc overall fit together. That's how you want a season to end! It's going to make for a pretty cool issue #25 too. Really issues #24 through 27 are going to be all season ending stuff and leading into Season Two. Once we're in the middle of that, people will see the collision points.
So where are you marking off the final issue of this season, and how will we move into Season Two?
People have been noticing that #24 was originally planned for early January, and obviously that hasn't happened. The reason for that is because this grew into a giant, double-sized issue. It's 44 pages, and it will be $3.99. That's basically part one of the two-part Season Finale. And I think #24 may be my new favorite issue of the series. It's certainly my favorite since #9, 10 and 11, which I'm a big sucker for. I felt that was our best stretch prior, but #24 is right there with those. As you can probably tell from the end of #23 and the final cover to #24, we're going to get back to the Ike and Abraham stuff. Jade's also involved. That issue comes out on February 6.
#25 will also be double-sized for $3.99. It's the big Season Finale, 25th issue event. And from there, we'll have the volume 4 trade hit in early April, and issue #26 will be a $1.00, full-sized prelude issue to the second season. It'll be a great jumping on point to the single issues for all the trade readers who may want to start following us monthly. The the Season Two premier will hit with #27, which will again be double-sized and $3.99. And that will have a whole host of pretty awesome variants by some of my favorite artists. We're moving into a big stretch of high profile issues to get people excited about the new season.
"Morning Glories" #22 and 23 are on sale now from Image Comics.
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Achieving the desired position in the market is impossible for a company without branding its product. A brand can be defined as a name, term, logo or punch line which differentiates them from each other. Communicating and promoting the product is the most crucial part for any company. Building trust(as we have seen 'T' stands for trust in TATA group) among customers will do half of the work.
In Hindi we have a saying, "Jo dikhta hai wahi bikta hai", so the whole story relies on the brand image of your company. If we talk about brand building, customer satisfaction will come into picture. If the customers are satisfied with the offerings, it results into a strong and long term relationship. If the brand building process is weak, the company cannot reach its desired market share, even if the product is far better than its competitors.
Problems in Brand building:
Lets see why some companies are unable to stand like a famous brand or why they face difficulties in maintaining the break-even point resulting in improper ROI(return on investment). Here are some areas where a company may not focus, which may effect their brand image:
- The company may not have proper exposure to the target audience, making end-consumers less aware about the company.
- The product/brand may not have any distinctive or better feature as compare to the competitive brands. The brand must have a X-factor which will make them stand out among all other brands.
- It is possible that the company is constantly focusing on one type of marketing tool for promotion and not considering other marketing options. One more factor could be, allocating same amount of budget to the same marketing tool each year.
- A company may not be taking much care about the ROI impact for different promotional programs.
Every industry faces different problems in building their brand image and for that, they implement different types of solutions. Lets see some of the ways through which we can improve our brand building and return on investment:
- Use different strategies available in the market for promotion and measure result of each strategy differently.
- Invest money in that marketing instrument which shows increasing effectiveness. There are many ways to market yourself like online marketing, media marketing, social groups, promoting in movies, TV series, hoardings etc.
- Calculate the financial investment and estimate the ROI impact from your investment. All these things should be planned in advance to get a profitable results.
- Try and maintain long term relationship with the customers.
In today's market, branding has gained a lot of importance. For example, Red bull is one of the healthy drink which came into market. When they first launched their product, they did different promotional activities like offering some free samples and information about Red bull in front of shopping malls and super markets. And now after years from its launch its a brand image and they are readily available in all stores.
We can also see in case of Horlicks brand. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer introduced one more flavor in their product category recently, 'Kesar Badam Horlicks'. The other competitors of Horlicks like Complan, Bournvita and Protinex are also delivering different variant of product in the market. The Complan brand also came up with kesar badam flavor to increase their sale. And in case of Bournvita, they introduced 'lit champs' which targeted the kids of age between 2 to 5. To be in the market, the Horlicks also came up with 'Keasr Badam Horlicks', but on top of it they introduced a promotional kit which includes lunch box for kids. With this strategy, they may attract the consumers of Complan by giving an additional benefit to them. The span of being leader in the market is getting lesser, the companies has to come up with unique things to maintain its position and always trying to be step ahead of their competitors. Consumers pick those brands which they trust and those which deliver 'value for money'.
|Kesar Badam Horlicks (Image courtesy : www.thehindubusinessline.com)
|Complan with Kesar Badam(Image courtesy: www.atmydoorsteps.com)
To create a great brand, a company should think out of the box to satisfy their customers. Although its totally depends on the customers to make or break the brand, but still companies should try all the possible way to build their brand. Every time they should come out with different branding strategies to be success in this competitive market.


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By Nasser Namvar
Democracy is the cornerstone of a progressive society.
With democracy at its heart, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made great strides since the1979 Islamic Revolution. The Iranian nation has managed to negotiate all seemingly insurmountable impediments to prosperity and progress and move full steam ahead on the path to dignity and development.
Littered with momentous accomplishments, the last Iranian year, ending March 20, 2010, was yet another brilliant year for the nation.
On the political front, the June 12 presidential election was a watershed event where Iranians from all walks of life turned out en masse in a show of support for the lofty ideals of the revolution. The free and fair vote saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a man with the common touch and strong grassroots support, reelected as President.
Although seditious moves orchestrated by ill-wishers and foreign elements began to emerge on the heels of the election, they proved to be transitory. The Iranian people showed with one voice that they will not allow a bunch of opportunists and lackeys in the pay of hegemonic powers to rock the boat.
The massive turnout of Iranians in the February 11th rallies, marking the 31st anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, sounded the death knell for the wobbly waves of sedition rippling across the serene sea of the Iranian democracy.
The sedition movement which sought to touch off a political imbroglio and wreak mayhem in the society should not be mistaken, though, for the opposition whose members and sympathizers have always made their voices heard freely.
The Iranian democracy openly welcomes all tastes and views, but shows zero tolerance for foreign-backed traitors and saboteurs who, posing as the opposition, are desperate to deal a blow to the Islamic establishment, but to no avail.
On the nuclear front, Iran stood its ground as always, shrugging off toothless threats of more sanctions. Like before, the country refused to forswear its inalienable right to a civilian nuclear program while remaining cooperative, as ever, to allay the misgivings of the cynics over its peaceful atomic ambitions.
While agreeing, in principle, to a proposed plan on nuclear fuel swap, Iran insisted on simultaneous exchange of fuel on home soil under which the nation's low-enriched uranium would be swapped for higher enriched uranium in the form of fuel rods to be used by the Tehran research reactor. The reason behind Iran's insistence on a simultaneous exchange was the country's mistrust in the West. Their behavior had proven, time and again, that they cannot be trusted. They had even announced openly that the swap deal was aimed at depleting Iran's uranium stockpile. So much for trust!
The fact that they declined Iran's offer of a simultaneous fuel delivery was yet another indication that their talk of good faith was just s charade.
The buzz of politics did not keep Iran from further boosting its deterrence capability. Iran successfully test-fired a whole range of new or upgraded indigenously-built state-of-the-art missiles in yet another giant step towards safeguarding the nation's territorial integrity. By showing off its military prowess, Iran rendered ineffective the muscle-flexing and saber-rattling that certain powers and regimes had engaged in to force the Islamic Republic into submission. In the meantime, Iran once again reiterated that its military might and defense capability are solely for deterrence, and pose no threat, whatsoever, to the nations in the region and beyond.
Iran's accomplishments did not just stop there. The year ending March 20, 2010, saw another major technological leap in the nation's naval industries. Iran launched the Jamaran destroyer, a modern versatile vessel fully designed and developed by homegrown experts. The achievement was yet another proof that sanctions are no barrier to Iran's scientific and technological progress, but rather could, ironically enough, give fresh impetus to Iran's march toward self-sufficiency.
All this came as national security remained a top priority. Iran's intelligence apparatus working in tandem with security units managed to capture Abdolmalek Rigi, the ringleader of the notorious Jundallah terrorist grouping. US-backed Rigi had long been on Iran's most wanted list for committing numerous acts of terror against Iranians. He has the blood of dozens of innocent Iranians on his hands. The arrest of elusive Rigi proved once again that no vicious move evades the watchful eyes of the Iranian intelligence service, and no villain is allowed to escape justice.
The last word,
There is much more down the road for Iran. A nation which has successfully dealt with the ravages of an eight-year imposed war, overcome unfair sanctions and achieved self-sufficiency in different fields, will continue to march on the path to progress.
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Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students learn about the life cycle of plants by watching a time-lapse video. This activity provides students with further evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle. Two optional video segments show students how to set up a germination experiment and how to grow seeds they collect on their socks.
- Understand that plants have a life cycle that includes sprouting; developing roots, stems, leaves, and flowers; reproducing; and eventually dying
- Observe the changes that occur during plant growth and development
- Understand that the life cycle of plants is different from the life cycle of animals
- Sequence the stages of plant life
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Suggested Time
- Two 30- to 40-minute blocks
Multimedia Resources
Use these resources to create a simple assessment or video-based assignment with the Lesson Builder tool on PBS LearningMedia.
Optional Activity
- One flowering potted plant
- A variety of fruits
- White paper
- Crayons or markers
Optional Activities
- Germinator activity: plastic bag, bean seeds, paper towel, water
- Sock Seeds activity: sock, soil, box, water
- Bean or pea seeds activity: seeds, cups, soil, spoon, water, light source
- Mystery Garden activity: seeds collected from students' lunches, a terrarium or large pot, soil, water
Before the Lesson
- Cut open the fruits to expose their seeds.
- Collect materials for the optional activities.
The Lesson
Part I
1. Show students a flowering potted plant, and ask them to name the parts of the plant: roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. Ask:
- Which part of the plant develops into the fruit?
2. To help students understand that seeds develop inside fruits, have them examine a variety of fruits that have been cut open to expose their seeds. Discuss the different seed shapes they observe.
3. Make a word or picture splash (randomly scattered words or pictures) on the board that includes the following words or pictures: seed, root, stem, leaves, and fruit. Tell students that they are going to watch a video showing a seed sprouting (germinating) and growing. Ask them to predict which part of the plant starts to grow first, which part grows second, and so on. Put the words/pictures in the order they suggest.
4. Show students the From Seed to Flower video. After watching, have them suggest corrections to the order of the words/pictures on the board. Ask them to describe how plants change as they grow. What happens to their size? Their shape? Their parts?
5. Discuss how the life cycle of plants is similar to and different from the life cycle of animals.
6. Remind students of the stages of human development discussed in the Birth, Growth, and Development lesson: newborn, toddler, child, teenager, young adult, middle-aged adult, elderly adult. Ask students if there are comparable stages in the life cycle of plants.
7. Give each student a piece of paper and have them draw and color pictures of plants that they think correspond to each of the stages of human development. (For example, a seed with newly sprouted roots would represent a newborn plant. A tall tree, with many branches, would illustrate a middle-aged tree.) They may want to watch the video again to help them with this project.
8. If possible, take students on a stages-in-the-life-of-a-tree hunt. Can they find a seedling, sapling, young adult tree, and very mature tree? How about a dead tree? Have them carefully draw examples of the stages they are able to find.
- Have students conduct the germination experiment demonstrated in the Germinator video. Have students document with drawings the changes they observe in the seeds.
- Have students conduct the sock-seeds experiment demonstrated in the Sock Seeds video. Have students document their results with drawings.
- Have students plant bean or pea seeds in soil and observe and measure their growth.
- Have students observe and record changes in plants (trees, shrubs, flowers, grass) on the playground and around the school during fall, winter, and spring.
- Create a mystery garden. Every afternoon, have children plant the seeds that they collect from their lunches.


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Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Louise Roe, Jess Cagle and Nina Garcia will run the show during the only broadcast from the red carpet.
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Roe and Garcia's are first time hosts at the Oscars red carpet show. This will be the third stints for Roberts, Gunn and Cagle.
"We couldn't be more excited to be working with this red carpet team," said pre-show producers Charlie Haykel and Julian Hare. "Each brings something unique and different that will contribute to the show's overall dynamic and creative direction."
Roberts is co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America" and has traveled the globe extensively. The news anchor and journalist will be conducting interviews with celebrities from the main pre-show stage on Oscar Night.
Gunn is chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne Inc. and currently stars in the ABC Network's new daytime talk show, "The Revolution." He will interview celebrities and share red carpet fashion commentary with fellow "Runway" castmate Garcia, who is the fashion director for Marie Claire and is also well known for her role on "Project Runway."
Roe is the fashion editor-at-large for Glamour and hosts her own makeover show, "Plain Jane," on MTV International. Roe also hosted E!'s coverage of the Royal Wedding last April. Roe will interview celebrity guests as they arrive on the red carpet for the evening's festivities.
Cagle is editor of Entertainment Weekly is a frequent television commentator. Cagle will be stationed backstage where he will conduct exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews as the 84th Academy Awards unfolds.
Oscar.com also hosts the official Oscar blog, which will feature red carpet fashion trends and tips from chef and lifestyle experts for hosting the best Oscar party.
Leading up to the ceremony, "On The Red Carpet" co-host Rachel Smith will be doing interviews with hair and fashion stylists and makeup artists for the "Best Dressed" video series featured on Oscar.com, beginning on Feb. 11. Smith will also be covering live events and offering post-show analysis of Oscar night fashions for the site.
The site also has a social media page, Oscar Buzz, which tracks comments from fans using #Oscars and #OscarBuzz.
It was announced in November, that Billy Crystal would return to host the 84th annual Academy Awards.
The awards ceremony will air live on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 on ABC7. Coverage begins at noon PT.
OnTheRedCarpet.com will have complete coverage of the Oscar season, including an exclusive interactive live stream show LIVE from the red carpet. Follow @OnTheRedCarpet on Twitter and "Like" On The Red Carpet on Facebook, and download our FREE entertainment news app for the iPhone and iPad.


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London: Former spice girl Geri Halliwel has unveiled her range of new lingerie for Next.
She had earlier designed a range of swimwear and evening dresses, and has now turned to lingerie that she says will appeal to both sexes.
Despite being the British female singer with most number 1 singles in UK chart history, Geri had revealed that she suffered from anorexia and bulimia until she sought help in 2002.
"I feel I understand women``s bodies. This was my chance to do the sort of underwear for girls that the boys would like too, if you know what I mean!" said she in the Daily Mail.
"Basically, my aim was to make boobs look bigger and bums smaller."
The designs are both functional and visually appealing, 'so the knicker shapes had to be very flattering', says the 39-year-old.